I think since Auri is one of my bonds, I'll hold off on taking one of hers, and give other people dibs there. If Auri is left waiting on a dance partner for any of hers later on, I might jump on at least one of them ::)<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=298024.msg14586672#msg14586672">Quote from: Kalon on 24-12-2018, 23:03:14</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><em>_____ does not trust me, and for good reason.</em> Maybe YC has seen her devilish charm in action? Maybe she's swindled a merchant into giving her something expensive at no cost, perhaps they've witnessed her swipe some rations while keeping a shopkeeper occupied when she ran out. Perhaps, in a battle where things looked really bad for the party, her inexperienced showed and instead of fighting 'till her last she got the hell out of there before things got too hairy only to rejoin the party latter with a playful grin and sheepish apology--but running from battle is unforgivable to your character. She's a tricky little tiefling who values self preservation above laws and morals, not to mention being a reckless youth. I don't doubt that there's a multitude of ways that she could've rubbed someone the wrong way and justified distrust. Just pitch something here and it'll probably stick--My only limit is just that her being a tiefling wouldn't be a 'good' reason to mistrust her. It'd have to be more in depth than that. <br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I've been re-reading the options for Excellence, and at first I didn't think Aubry slotted appropriately into any of them, but now I think this one would work. I think that with the two of them coming from very different backgrounds that the first time Aubry and Excellence meet, they would have so little in common that it would be very easy for them to not get along. I think Aubry is the type of person to latch strongly onto first impressions, and I think it's possible that Excellence's education and her cosmopolitan mannerisms would put them at odds, at least in his mind. Factoring in everything else you've said, that she's beguiling and sometimes dishonest, he'd definitely keep her at arm's length. Do you think that makes sense with how you see Excellence?<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=298024.msg14587005#msg14587005">Quote from: Guancyto on 25-12-2018, 03:12:57</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">For Aubry's bonds, how does constantly trying to kill, cook and eat nature place on the "respects nature/does not respect nature" scale, out of curiosity? Because she hasn't given up on being a cook.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Hmm. Aubry's no vegetarian; his people are hunters, and he's a capital H hunter mechanically speaking. But I think when you say 'constantly', that implies that Calanthe is going beyond sustenance hunting. He would definitely not like her for that, as that would be a disruption to the natural order, a threat to the ecosystem if it became unsustainable. Not that he thinks that one person could be responsible for toppling the food chain, so he might not give her a ton of direct grief, but he would definitely shake his head and lecture.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=298024.msg14587005#msg14587005">Quote from: Guancyto on 25-12-2018, 03:12:57</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">_____  has stood by me in battle and can be trusted completely.<br/><br/>Really anybody capable of standing by someone in battle could be this one, but I would prefer it for a more long-standing association. "Trusted completely" is a lot, after all! Maybe even someone with similarly humble origins, an old friend from the pre-adventuring days? Maybe someone with a functioning "this is not our problem" sensor, who she can rely upon to be the voice of "things will work themselves out, really they will, trust me"?<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I wouldn't want to double up on Bonds with a single PC yet, not until I'm sure everyone gets a fair shake at everyone, but if we didn't want to explore a friction between Aubry and Calanthe for overhunting, I think this could also work for Aubry. They're of similar ages, and mechanically speaking have similar enough kits, and they have similar do-good attitudes, and I think Aubry could be the pragmatist to keep Calanthe from tripping all over her ideals. I don't think it would be a stretch to place him in this role for her.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=298024.msg14587060#msg14587060">Quote from: Chulanowa on 25-12-2018, 03:51:19</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><strong>_____ will play an important role in the events to come. I have foreseen it!</strong><br/>Thaialie has some skill in astrology and divination; it's entirely possible that once, for fun, one of you guys wanted her to do a star chart and she found greatness hidden in there. How much of that is actually <em>true</em>, heavens only knows (haaah see what I did there) and there's no telling what <em>sort</em> of greatness it is. A great villain is still great, after all... Could perhaps work with Excellence or Aubry?<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>You name-dropped Aubry for your first open bond. I think that it's fairly open ended enough that literally anyone could fill that bond for you, but I think Aubry would be the sort of person who wouldn't immediately dismiss an astrological reading from her.<br/><br/>Thaialie could also be an appropriate choice for Aubry's second bond, if you had any interest in that: "_____ is a friend of nature, so I will be their friend as well."