<div class="floatright">(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img841/1383/rh08.jpg)</div><br/>The red-haired priestess, not wearing the usual half-transparent fiery robes of her faith, but a chainmail adorned with fiery and carnal motifs, was watching the war council with utmost concentration. Most who heard of her religion assumed she was out of place in a war camp, some might smirk, thinking of her reason to be there, but the truth was most people didn't truly understand her goddess. Passion was a goddess of carnal desires, that was true, but she was so much more than that. She hold control over all passions of human existence, love and lust being just one of them, sorrow, joy and anger - these were also her domains. Passion was as much a love deity as she was a war goddess. Ashara tried her best to emulate all aspects of her, not limiting herself to the one most commonly worshipped.<br/><br/>Ashara's amber gaze was fixed on Lady Paladin, when she addressed the war council. The young cleric was quite captivated by their equally young leader. She seemed so young and yet she had accomplished so much during her campaign, her faith unshakeable, her aim true, her words soothing. Try as she might, she found herself unable not to trust and respect Yusissa, even though they were more different than alike. The only traits they shared was their fiery beauty and their piety, but where Yusissa was a force of justice, Ashara embraced chaos, change and unpredictable nature of rising and subsiding passions. Beyond all that, she realised that the youthful paladin was still a human being, shaken and horrified by what she had learnt about the High Priest. Ashara pitied her as she knew they would have to confront someone who was like a foster father to her. Sadness took over the cleric when she realised that the places where she had lived all her life, could now be under beastmen's assault.<br/><br/>"M'lady," she addressed their leader, "is it possible that the High Priest was possessed or corrupted by a vile fiend then?" She asked, her amber eyes looking at the paladin's face, sparkling with curiosity. "I may be able to help us with Passion's fiery light of life against the deathless, if the need arises," she interjected when their elite party's wizardress asked her question.<br/><br/>After the war council was over, Ashara headed to the training grounds where she hoped to kill two birds with one stone. She was a creature of passions, of great excitement, lust and anger, and she felt like getting it all out of her system before they moved out. She looked around at the many soldiers present, practicing, boasting, placing bets... Placing bets? She grinned and prayed to her goddess for the gift of charisma, persuasiveness and confidence. She approached one of the most handsome lads, who was just bragging about being able to take on anyone over there. "Is that so?" She flashed him a charming, seductive smile. "How about you take me on, lad?" She made the question ambiguous on purpose, may he understand it as he wanted to. "All tricks allowed. If I win, you're mine to command for an hour. If you win, I'm yours. How about this bet, soldier?"<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Mechanics</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Knowledge (religion) = 7</div><div class="spoiler_body">At 2014-04-21 17:35:35, Ashara of Flames (uid: 52021) rolls: 1d20a+4 Result: 7 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=57457)<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Sense Motive = 20</div><div class="spoiler_body">At 2014-04-21 17:36:19, Ashara of Flames (uid: 52021) rolls: 1d20a+6 Result: 20 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=57458)<br/></div></div><br/>Casting 0-level orison 'Enhanced diplomacy (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/e/enhanced-diplomacy)' to grant myself +2 to one Diplomacy check. And then persuading the handsome soldier to agree to her suggestion.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Diplomacy = 12</div><div class="spoiler_body">At 2014-04-22 03:49:42, Ashara of Flames (uid: 52021) rolls: 1d20a+9 Result: 12 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=57526)</div></div> Gosh! I suck, +9 to the roll and still 12. Hopefully the fact that she's obviously attractive will help her!</div></div>