Okay!  I'm starting to feel better, so I think I can start responding. Please let me know if I missed anything.<br/>I’m still building Sandari in my head.  I really didn’t have the energy to really think of much, but I want him to come from humble beginnings, maybe similar to Rini’s but he managed to find a way to get his hands on information about magitek.   I’ll probably need to ask Sain about a few things before I can flesh the concept out.  But it’s a rag to riches thing, except he’s not actually rich.<br/>I think I should put a disclaimer that my brain still feels funny.  I can’t think of an English word to describe the feeling right now.<br/>So sorry if I don’t make too much sense.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=254601.msg12583984#msg12583984">Quote from: Lunar Raven on 18-08-2016, 20:13:31</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><br/><strong>Sandari:</strong> Aramil would frequently want to check in on the ships engineer to know if everything was okay and to find out if any improvements can be made.  If Sandari is the sort to play his music freely, Aramil would be inclined to take a moment to listen.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>That would be great, since Aramil is probably someone who can help with the more magic heavy issues.  Sandra wouldn’t always be going to Aramil for aid though, he’s pretty proud of his abilities and position so he will try to do it on his own first.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=254601.msg12584476#msg12584476">Quote from: Premier on 19-08-2016, 00:10:48</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">It's also possible Sandari is less than happy about the Cartel, who are basically the Halfling and Gnomish Mafia but with good intentions still (Mostly) intact. Maybe not so much they're unable to get along, because that's no fun, but they could definitely disagree on how much good such a controlling group has on a community and getting Rini to see that not everyone in the group is quite as on the level as she is. <br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I like that idea.  I’m thinking that perhaps Sandari’s family was better off than Rini’s but was still located within the jurisdiction of the Cook's, maybe even had their own business and had to pay the mafia group off for “protection”.  Sandari could have been exposed to a good number of members of the Cartel’s members, and not all of them were the shining beckons of protection that Rini sees them to be.<br/><br/>But at the same time Sandari sees what the Cartel can do for people.  Maybe a connection in the Cartel could have given him his first steps in to his path to becoming the ship mechanic, so he can tolerate them for the most part, but he doesn’t like how Rini puts the group on a pedestal.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=254601.msg12585696#msg12585696">Quote from: HopeFox on 19-08-2016, 12:25:53</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Sandari: I'm not sure if Blackbird and Sandari know each other from before the voyage, but she certainly has a lot of respect and praise for his skills and knowledge.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I doubt it too.  I think by the time Sandari would have spent most of his time with his nose in books instead of exploring the rooftop civilisation.<br/><br/>Sandra would respect her honesty and her adherence to the laws of Arcanz despite her being somewhat of an outlier.  He’d also be pretty curious about how she makes 2 marriages work, and would be kind of baffled she is pursuing a 3rd, hehe!  He’d be very fascinated by her culture and ask her many questions about it.<br/><br/><br/>Taking a break for now.  so tired.  off to bed again