<br/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/66/ef/ff/66efffb462f52535ea1555baeb749db3.jpg)</div><strong>Meo Duskhand (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=288301.msg14169747#msg14169747)</strong><br/><strong>In the cave</strong><br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Kirss, Ye'me, Evri<br/><hr/><br/>As Alrun got everyone on the move again quickly, Meo was a bit disappointed they couldn't get into the card game, but pressing on was still preferable to idling for too long. "Guess we'll have to play some other time," he said to Kirss. "Maybe when this is all over and everyone's had a few celebratory drinks, everyone will join in and we can really make it interesting," he said with a wink.<br/><br/>Although the road block in the cave was an unwelcome obstacle, it also added credence to the notion of abundant treasure secreted in this cave. Meo wasn't very good at riddles, and while he was fairly confident he could sneak past the armors, it wouldn't do any good if they didn't know which passage to take. With smarter people than him on the case, Meo found himself drawn off with Ye'me again, this time with the intent to put their previous discussion into practice. While Ye'me was taking a more hands-on approach, Meo thought it best to use his skill with words to try to make Evri more amenable to their plans.<br/><br/>"Look, I know you're a paladin, Evri, and you're used to being all professional and virtuous, so this may not seem like the most sensible thing to you." Meo began. "But sometimes duty requires sacrifice. There's a humanoid skeleton on the floor right here, so these armors have clearly killed people before. They're dangerous to travellers. If we want to remove this danger, we have to get beyond them and uncover the mysteries of this cave, leaving them with nothing to guard and no more reason to cause harm." Meo produced a makeup palette from his disguise kit. "So unless you're ready to smite your way through them and risk all our lives, why don't we try the diplomatic route... after making you look appealing to them?"<br/><br/>Meo wasn't sure what armors might find attractive, but if Evri consented to the makeover, he would try to give him a layered look, with lots of contouring and sharp facial lines. Kind of like armor. Lots of gloss and shine too. It would be rather experimental and Meo was eager to give it a go.<br/><br/>