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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 6956539" data-attributes="member: 20323">Oh! And another thing for you and&nbsp; &nbsp; [MENTION=6814006]Thateous[/MENTION] to consider is how his PC Akilah, a ranking cleric of Hakiyah, relates to your PC, a holy slayer devoted to Hakiyah. Does Akilah know your holy slayer PC's true identity/mission?As presented in the original AQ setting, the Brotherhood of True Flame is a monolithically evil secret society dedicated to eradicating or dominating all mages (esp. elementalists) who wouldn't submit to their will. A core of their philosophy is that fire magic is inherently superior to other forms of magic. They are very widespread, operating covertly within cities or from hidden desert/mountain strongholds. I'm expanding a lot on that using my own ideas too.EDIT: I stumbled on a bit of inspiration about the Soft Whisper in Assassin Mountain...[OOC]Poison: The Soft Whisper is said to use Silver Spark— a luminescent liquid said to be derived from distilled moonlight and bottled passion—a heady, gaseous poison that is so rich and musky that victims cannot resist breathing deeply when a holy slayer offers it.This perfume-poison takes effect in 1-6 rounds and causes ten points of damage each round for the next 2-8 rounds. Victims who breathe it voluntarily suffer a -4 penalty to their saving throws. If the save is made, there is no effect.[/OOC][OOC]Vow of Secrecy: One of the most powerful tools of the assassins is the silence that surrounds them. Assassins never speak of their affairs, and most holy slayers prefer death to capture. Among the Everlasting, this secrecy is enforced by a magical oath overseen by a tasked oathbinder genie. The Soft Whisper and the Grey Fire use the same system.[/OOC]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 6956539, member: 20323"] Oh! And another thing for you and [MENTION=6814006]Thateous[/MENTION] to consider is how his PC Akilah, a ranking cleric of Hakiyah, relates to your PC, a holy slayer devoted to Hakiyah. Does Akilah know your holy slayer PC's true identity/mission? As presented in the original AQ setting, the Brotherhood of True Flame is a monolithically evil secret society dedicated to eradicating or dominating all mages (esp. elementalists) who wouldn't submit to their will. A core of their philosophy is that fire magic is inherently superior to other forms of magic. They are very widespread, operating covertly within cities or from hidden desert/mountain strongholds. I'm expanding a lot on that using my own ideas too. EDIT: I stumbled on a bit of inspiration about the Soft Whisper in [I]Assassin Mountain[/I]... [OOC][b]Poison:[/b] The Soft Whisper is said to use Silver Spark— a luminescent liquid said to be derived from distilled moonlight and bottled passion—a heady, gaseous poison that is so rich and musky that victims cannot resist breathing deeply when a holy slayer offers it. This perfume-poison takes effect in 1-6 rounds and causes ten points of damage each round for the next 2-8 rounds. Victims who breathe it voluntarily suffer a -4 penalty to their saving throws. If the save is made, there is no effect.[/OOC] [OOC][B]Vow of Secrecy:[/B] One of the most powerful tools of the assassins is the silence that surrounds them. Assassins never speak of their affairs, and most holy slayers prefer death to capture. Among the Everlasting, this secrecy is enforced by a magical oath overseen by a tasked oathbinder genie. The Soft Whisper and the Grey Fire use the same system.[/OOC] [/QUOTE]

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