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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 3339337" data-attributes="member: 3448">Some minutes later, “John Smith” and a burly thief struggled up to the palace gate carrying along an unconscious form.  John dressed in a manner much like his brother, complete with the robe that covered his entire body and the gloves that left not an inch of skin visible.  But Kit focused her attention on the massive man they were carrying.“Did you check his mouth for poison?”“Yes, with a spell.  The poison on him is on his fingernails, toenails, and bellybutton.  And I did a visual check for poison capsules in his mouth as well.  I didn’t find any, although his teeth were filed.”“Filed?”“Yes, to form sharp points.”“Are you sure they weren’t just naturally that way?  What if he isn’t fully human?”“I hadn’t thought of that, ma’am…  I guess he could be only partly human, and I couldn’t swear that his teeth were filed, then.  But he certainly looks human…”Kit sent Abigail to summon Lady Constance, who quickly made her way to the gate.“I see why you called me!”“We don’t think he’s fully human.”“Oh, he’s not.  He’s a demonic tiefling.”  She cast a quick spell as she carefully examined the body.  “The son of a marilith, I believe.  I doubt that its father is still alive…  Some small psionic ability… vicious claws…”  She gestured again, and the form changed, not dramatically, but in many small ways revealing its demonic heritage through scales on the skin, pointed ears, vestigial horns, and the like.  “Where did you find him?”“Attacking a brothel.”“Well… he isn’t a terribly handsome specimen,” said Lady Constance dubiously.Kit frowned.  “We don’t think he was there innocently.”“Oh.  Oh!  Oh…” said Lady Constance, as she thought through what she had just been told.  “He will know something.  I will prepare the triple circle.  It’s not impossible to do such things to a tiefling.  Just more difficult.”</blockquote>

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