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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 3496174" data-attributes="member: 3448">Dame Brionna smiled, glad that they had deprived the Fist of the North of his elementals through Stythus’s efforts.  “What of his fighting style?  What weapons does he use?”“By preference, he fights with two longswords, although any two weapons of equal length would do just as well.”“Do his swords have any particular properties?”“Indeed.  He brought three sets with him.  His first set is a pair of powerfully enchanted weapons, his favorite longswords, that were made from the teeth of a mighty daemon.  His second set is a pair of unenchanted rapiers, in case he had the opportunity to fight an honorable challenge.  And the final set is a pair of cavalry sabers, in case mounted combat is called for.  He brought no mount, mind you, but he thought that he should have the swords in case he needed to fight on a mount.”  The Harlequin’s tone suggested that he thought that the sabers had been an example of the Master Unbidden’s mental limitations.“He brought rapiers for dueling?  Would he accept a challenge to a duel?”“Without question, and without even thinking about it.  His honor would require it of him, and he would believe that he could triumph against any duelist--certainly against any duelist who might challenge him in a human land.”<<Our job just got easier…>> sent Kit to Alistair.<<Sorry, I can’t lie about that.  If I challenged him, I would have to fight him.  It would hurt our diplomacy too much if we lied.>><so not suggesting that you challenge him.>><<Oh.  Good.  I thought you might be thinking about setting up an ambush.>><<Well, yes.  But not having you be there.  Maybe we could have an illusion of you challenge him--it would at least get him down to rapiers from those demon longswords.>><<No.  If we set up a challenge, it has to be real.>><<But it can’t be you.>><><<Oh.  There’s a thought.>>While Kit and Alistair strategized, Dame Brionna continued gathering tactical data.  “Does he poison his blades?”“The Master Unbidden uses poison on his longswords and cavalry sabers, but not on the rapiers.”“What sort of poison?”“A powerful toxin from Krashmere, infused with negative energy and magic.  There is no specific antidote.”“What about his defenses?  Is there anything notable?”“He wears ancient crystal plate armor.  It is not as wise a choice as other armor could be, as he lacks psionics and cannot empower it, but he is very attached to it.  It once belonged to a grandmaster coercer, but the Master Unbidden is immune to coercion--probably because he is too simple to have enough of a mind to be affected, but he believes that it is a special blessing from Morgrath.”“Does he have any powers of regeneration?”“No, at least in the sense of true regeneration.  If he is slain, he will remain dead.  But he does heal very rapidly--much more rapidly than I ever did.”<<Ask if he thinks the Master Unbidden would bite at a rumor that I was in a specific place,>> suggested Alistair.“Would he follow a rumor to the Archduke’s location?”The Harlequin thought it through aloud.  “Except for the Master of the North, he is alone, and you may have even done away with the Master of the North based on how you have spoken.  He well might.  If the Master Unbidden is alone, he will fear that the mission is in danger of failing.  That would make him tend towards fast action.  Attacking a rumor may not be the wisest of strategies, but there is a significant chance he would do so anyway.  Our strategist was supposed to guide him and keep him in check, but you took our strategist early and slew him before we realized how dangerous you were.”<<So much for being a good strategist.>> Kit chuckled silently.<<Indeed.>></blockquote>

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