<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/VjfvTWw.png)</div><strong>Taris Vannel</strong>(https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=293833.msg14533999#msg14533999)<br/><strong>HP:</strong>34 / 34<strong>AC:</strong>14<strong>CMD:</strong>19<strong>Arcane Pool:</strong>5 / 5<strong>Arrows:</strong>57<strong>Posts:</strong>7<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Modest Hawken Town<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Guardswoman, Dead Assassins<hr/>"I'd rather keep you here just a<em>bit</em>longer." Taris responded calmly as she set about her work, "I may have need of your perspective."<br/><br/>"I wouldn't be too concerned about my blood.  It's not as though I'm travelling with a hailer and a retinue, it's likely no one knows I'm here." she said, glossing over the fact that she was just a bastard who'd been dropped off with the Academies so that she could be made useful.  She'd never even set foot in her family's estate, even if her mother had wanted to be a part of her life, her grandfather had never forgiven her for the crime of being born outside of his carefully laid plans.  Born to the youngest of the family, the odds of her being legitimized had always been slim.  Even if she distinguished herself, her longevity would make the more established family members suspicious of her.<br/><br/>"Lightly equipped." she mused aloud, patting the first man's boots to make sure nothing had been hidden inside.  Shaking her head, she dropped his leg back to the floor with a thud, "<em>Cheaply</em>equipped, but well motivated.  Foot soldiers or disposable agents ... there will be others.  Likely a forward base of some manner."<br/><br/>"<em>Relax</em>." Taris offered soothingly, "You didn't do anything wrong.  If assassins have set up shop in this town, failing to discover it falls on the region's Guard Captain.  You were the first to respond to the attack.  If I'd been a bit less fortunate, you may well have saved my life." she said as she shifted over to check the next body, tugging his hood low to hide some of the damage to his face.  "And now, you're aiding my investigation.  With a bit of good fortune, you may actually come out of this with a commendation.  What's your name, guardswoman?"<br/><br/>"Hmn?" she blinked, noting the ring on this man's hand, and the faint aura of magic radiating from it.  She twisted the ring on it's finger a moment before pulling it off of the man, examining the serpentine icon etched onto its surface.  "A bit of conjuration magic on this ... not a school commonly found on rings.  Have you seen a symbol like this before?" she asked, holding the ring up for the armored woman to see.  As she looked, Taris unfocused her eyes slightly, watching the interplay of colors as they sedately played over the surface of the ring, looking for a tell-tale pattern that might reveal it's purpose.<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spellcraft Check</div><div class="spoiler_body">At 2018-11-29 15:10:26, Taris (uid: 52581) rolls: 1d20a10 Result: 19 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=127052)</div></div><hr/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/WLVeGed.png)</div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Memorized Spells</div><div class="spoiler_body">Cantrips:  Detect Magic, Light, Prestidigitation, Mage Hand<br/>1st Level:  Magic Missile, Ray of Enfeeblement, Expeditious Retreat, Obscuring Mist, Weaponwand<br/>2nd Level:  Force Sword, <del>Scorching Ray</del>, <del>Mirror Image</del></div></div>