<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/f1ygZTS.jpg)</div><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: impact;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Razi Fortuna<br/></span></span><hr/><em>Lvl: 5 Race: Tiefling Gender: Female Class: Scaled Fist/Bard<br/><br/></em><br/><strong>HP:</strong>34/34<br/><strong>AC:</strong>20 (Flat: 15, Touch: 20)<br/><strong>Standard Perception:</strong>+4<br/><hr/>It was admittedly a little disconcerting to watch a dainty demonspawn's demeanor change entirely. At first she was cautious, and now she had a look somewhere between annoyance and pity. Either way it was visibly clear that Razi's thoughts on the Crimson Dawn had soured.<br/><br/>"Ah, I see, you're one of<em>those</em>types."<br/><br/>The tiefling shook her head. How disappointing!<br/><br/>"Firstly, I am no money grubber, as you so colorfully put it. I am here to establish a new settlement in the hopes of building it up to prosperous city-state, or even kingdom, without the unfortunate corruption that plagued so many lands back home."<br/><br/>A single hand raised, two fingers pointed up.<br/><br/>"Secondly, we know about the fleet because we could see the array of ships on the horizon, and know that the wizard went out to face them. Gods willing Mr. Oxenbridge will prevail in the end, but fighting an entire fleet with the apparent support of a powerful undead is a tall order no matter how powerful one mage is. Fortunately, or unfortunately, we were too far to make out the details of any flags or banners."<br/><br/>The third finger came up.<br/><br/>"We know of nobody named Augur, and can only assume that these cultists serve the Lich in some fashion, or there is more than one troublesome group here. Either way, without the wizard here to help support our claim, it does seem to have fallen to a matter of first-come first-serve . . ."<br/><br/>The lightly-dressed tiefling sighed to herself, eyeing the group as she carefully considered things. She tilted her head from side to side, before nodding.<br/><br/>"I did not expect to encounter more like the Sczarni in this new land, but I know how to<em>negotiate</em>." She spoke that word like it was four letters. "If you insist on claiming the tower for yourselves, then by all means, you can spend the resources the rebuild the tower and act as bulwark to any invading forces. We will simply have to find a safer location to build our settlement at, further away from those that are attacking Tidepool. I won't waste the numbers we need to defend ourselves in getting into unnecessary fights with other explorers."<br/><br/>Razi's demeanor shifted once more, smiling as she clapped her hands.<br/><br/>"However! We are seeking a number of items to assist in undoing the damage the Lich has done, and I believe that one of them is inside these ruins. It is non-negotiable that we seek it out, therefor I will make you this offer: We will assist in exploring and clearing out any lingering dangers here in exchange for you not fighting us on retrieving said item, and not working against us. Is it not better to have a few friends you can count on not to stab you in the back in this strange land, especially if you're being attacked by strange cultists already?"<br/><br/>It galled her that such mercenary sorts had taken the tower first, but she could adapt, and it meant that should the enemy make it past the wizard then<em>they</em>would be the closest targets instead of her people. The new quest however was too important to sacrifice for the sake of making peace with her 'neighbors' though. They had nothing they could offer that would value the tower itself, but the relic was too vital to risk falling into the hands of anyone that might misuse it.