<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/2c/08/70/2c087096bca0dc4604c14e18468706ce.jpg)</div>Erevan took a moment to listen and observe as there was a late comer in the form of Levane, the Lamia Matriarch. He had to ponder the kind of company mother keeps with so many unique faces amongst her inner circle, but once again it was probably testament to mothers natural ability to make potent allies rather than enemies. It was rare within drow society to cultivate such a potent circle. None the less he did pick up on the notions that he was to play along with the memory modifications done unto his new pet. All the better to reinforce it and he merely smiled in appreciation that she observed his tastes and had been planning such a gift for him.<strong>"You humble me with your insights on whom I linger on my Matron."</strong>He spoke playing along with the suggestions she spoke of.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Erevan makes a Knowledge Check and rolls a 12</div><div class="spoiler_body">At 2020-10-06 14:01:38, Laughing Hyena (uid: 10552) rolls: 1d20a2 Result: 12 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=149560)</div></div><br/>Unfortunately he couldn't contribute to the idea behind this ruined duregar city, nor did he know much of it. His studies in such matters were honestly not his strongest suit nor did he bother with learning such. Something he was regretting from time to time. Not to say that the search for a rare gem didn't interest him. Just that he was ill suited to recall anything of importance that didn't involve where to strike someone so that they are certain to perish in an instant. The perfectly placed attack was far more crucial to his training than knowing about a ruined city of duergar now home to an immense melting pot of monsters.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Erevan makes a Sense Motive check and rolls a 28</div><div class="spoiler_body">At 2020-10-06 14:02:08, Laughing Hyena (uid: 10552) rolls: 1d20a9 Result: 28 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=149561)</div></div><br/>The most important part came when he was observing the illusion that had been created to reenact the crime scene of this "zealous" killer. His eyes followed and observed exactly when the kill was made. As an assassin for his own house, this interested him immensely and as such he took the time to look over it.<strong>"Aergrim, would you kindly replay the illusion for us? Something vexes me about this."</strong>Should Aergrim do so, Erevan makes an effort to step forward and observe the killer more closely and try and look at the illusion from his own perspective. If not he would try and use his own creativity and recollection to play it out via pantomime. Mentally counting the ticks between the entrance of the killer and the kill itself he was trying to notice any tells used for an assassin.<br/><br/>A dozen questions were in his head. Did this killer practice and study his target before making the measured strike that decapitated the tailor? Exactly how did he summon the weapon? Was it from a spell he himself knew of or was it truly a hex blade as Aergrim summarized? He followed the steps closely, first they stepped inside the shop, closed the door behind him whilst locking it, closed the curtains with a cantrip, and then summoned the blade and killed her before she could barely get out a scream. Meaning he had the drop on her and managed to pull a deadly blow without a moments notice.<strong>"Yes. Possibly a hex blade, but there are other methods that can hide a weapon or summon one like that. Either way, those are my own techniques he's using. He studied the target. You can tell because he never took his eyes off her. But you need the intricacies of a melee weapon for it normally. All he had to do is make sure she didn't recognize the threat and end her life afterwards and it works on... well anyone with the right circumstances."</strong>