Aria's eyes danced down Kass's outfit as it shifted, and glittered, as if that were the<em>best</em>part of the battle being over. The bard's next comment to Saturnia got her thinking, and she felt her tail twitching wildly. Encouraged by Keela to let it go a little freer, the tiefling today was not quite wearing pants, but rather thigh-high charcoal-black boots over which a matched skirt hung to about her knees, so narrow that at a glance it almost just seemed like an overlong shirt. The arrangement kept her tail hidden (for occasions when it might be a social disadvantage or cost her inconspicuousness) but not really restrained,<br/><br/>Saturnia, while casting healing spells upon them both, was smiling, seeming quite aware and pleased by what Kass had just said to Aria as well. She answered, "I fear not, though I suppose Faebion's supposition about those who worship the Nightsinger is one possibility - far too many humans of the Prime do as well. Mulhorand has its own dark cults, such as that of the serpent-god Set. Or it might be more secular thieves out to steal-and-sell, Red Wizards collecting things of magic to aid ever-planned conquests against Thay's neighbors..." she shrugged, "the variety of possibilities is rather depressing. All I yet know is the Sending I was sent myself, let's see if I can quote it properly:"<br/><br/>With a measured tone and up-rolled eyes, she recited, "Siwa temple, priestess Rana. Adon statue replaced by forgery within last day. Taker unknown. Divinations or sent champions beseeched; offered servicegrace."<br/><br/>In her usual, more natural voice the ghaele explained, "A servicegrace is their preferred term for a custom which has various names and connotations across the Old Empires, such as in nearby Chessenta the mentorship of youths to more seasoned philosophers and athletes. It offends the sensibilities of some but is hardly slavery - though of course there has been a great deal of that in Mulhorand over the millenia; they say its great pyramids were all built by thousands of slaves.<br/><br/>"Among our temples, a servicegrace is a bit like an apprenticeship but not necessarily to a particular trade, or a servant-hiring; sometimes a means of payment if leiu of material wealth the payees may lack, and ideally always a part of a priestess's path or learning anyway. In this context it means that if I found persons to recover the statue, they would each be offered the time, presence, person and service of a particular acolyte for a year and a day. For the girl it is typically a time of spiritual awakening to what it means to truly know Sharess, and she will often seek to learn just what pleasure means to whomever she serves for that time, and how to cultivate it, preparing their favorite foods and serving them bite by bite, playing music or drawing or sculpting their likeness, nannying any children, healing wounds, or other things besides. For those girls whose master or mistress travels during the year, it can be a chance to see more of the world. Some stay on with their master or mistress, as a house- or village-priestess, concubine, or wife. A girl is often chosen and offered by some senior priestess, though to persons and circumstances where they judge she would be decently treated. The gist of it is that the Siwa temple offers you to pay you in labor, a serving-girl for a year and a day, which need not begin the moment the task ends if such time were not convenient. In the meantime consider all this yours."<br/><br/>She'd gestured to the babau and succubus bodies; Aria had already started to pick off a few pieces of jewelry which she could see were magical, the staff of the succubus of course - and, it seemed upon their death, the four corsets had in fact been glamered torso-chainmail.<br/><br/><br/>magic stuff:<br/>babaus:<br/>2x mithral chain shirt<br/>2x amulet<br/>succubi:<br/>2x mithral chain shirt<br/>2x amulet<br/>1x handy haversack with 4x masterwork manacles, 400' of silk rope, and misc. sexual and travel-size torture implements<br/>1x staff<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>Most stunning things are Fort (like the Stunning Fist feat, or a nymph's Stunning Glance), and probably meant to be like when someone gets their wind knocked out. (The 'daze' condition has similar effects to stun and a more 'mental' feel.) I do see that the item has an enchantment aura (b/c Hold Monster is the spell used in crafting), although I'm not sure if the item effect is an 'enchantment' effect (for example, if a monk's Still Mind class feature would give it a +2 bonus on the save.) Every magic item radiates an aura corresponding to one of the schools of magic; they probably figured Hold Monster was the most appropriate spell for crafting the item (stunning and holding are a little different, but not every item has a corresponding spell with identical effects).<br/><br/>In any case, I think the 'enchantment' qualifier on the Veil of Allure is only for its spells and spell-like abilities. Extraordinary and supernatural abilities need not be enchantment, just Charisma-based (not both I think, although 'adjective-noun-and-other-noun' grammar is always ambiguous); most Ex and Su abilities don't have an associated school of magic at all (although some may say they are 'enchantment', like a bard's Fascinate / (Mass) Suggestion).<br/>For example, a dracolich's breath weapon DC is Charisma-based, so it would be enhanced even though it doesn't have an 'enchantment' feel at all.<br/><br/>Something like the Veil, of a Spell Focus feat, wouldn't affect most item effects at all (for example, Spell Focus doesn't increase the DCs of spells cast from a wand). However, since the Stunning Surge property uses its wielder's Charisma mod, the Veil probably should modify it. (Most items have fixed DCs regardless of who wields it.) So DC 29.  Very nice.<br/><br/>If you'd like Evasion, there are rings of evasion. I always thought bards were the best class for that ring, since they are the only class with good Reflex saves but not Evasion (others are monk, ranger, rogue). That or paladin (poor Reflex saves and usually mediocre Dex, but they get the Cha-to-saves). I don't know of a way to pick up Uncanny Dodge, but just increasing AC provides a similar benefit, as you alluded to. (Against most foes the only difference is retaining Dex bonus to AC; very few monsters have 'racial' sneak attack damage like the babaus did).<br/>