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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jkason" data-source="post: 5727609" data-attributes="member: 2710">[gm]Assessing behavior sounds like a Sense Motive check to me. You're all welcome to make them.[/gm]Inar begins to chuckle as Yoshiki rattles off his list of queries, and the others follow with a few more of their own. He holds up a hand, finishing the oversized bite in his mouth, then washes it back before answering. He faces the monk first:"Well, far as I can tell, the temple doesn't have any staff. Just members. While I say interview, fact is you'll be asking to join as supplicants to the order. Other than the empty hogwash they spout during those daily street gatherings, the temple itself doesn't hold any kind of public services, though, so I don't know how the order's really ranked. Since I see by far more white robes than gray, and nearly no black ones, my best guess is that the colors mark your standing. "I don't know for sure that you won't have an opening sooner, but given how little we know about this place, I'd rather you take more than less time to gather as much information as you can. Honestly, I've never seen a single member of the faith out and about. The buggers seem to definitely be a pack-run lot. And if I'm right about what kind of scoundrels they are, I gotta assume they've kept those secrets guarded by not giving over their trust to newcomers right away. A week's my best guess on a good amount of time to let natural suspicion wane; play good little zealots and I figure you'll either get them to drop their guard in general, or at least be able to pick up some bit of info on how you might get in and out. "I'm afraid I have nothing on whatever pilgrimage the others went on; hells, I'm only guessing that's what it is, I'm afraid. Like I said, I've been trying to pry information out of that place for a while now, but they've managed to sabotage every effort I've made. Honestly, if I knew more, I probably wouldn't have had to send for you." the ranger's frustration at his lack of intelligence on the cult is obvious."There's rumors of various stripe, I suppose, but I've told you the things I can substantiate. If you're game for my plan, though, probably isn't going to hurt to ask around 'out of curiosity,' as it were. Just remember, with so much secrecy about 'em, I'd only believe about half of what you hear."To Anna he adds, "Like I said, they don't hold public services, so it's hard to tell for sure what they're looking for. Seems most of the folk willing to convert are loners or wanderers or otherwise people without much in the way of family or local ties, but I can't say as I've heard of much of anyone turned away." Inar frowns as he considers this piece of information.  "Well, unless you count the guardsman I tried to push through, but by then I'd showed my hand, I'm afraid. Which, again, was why I needed new blood."The ranger takes a moment to drink down another swig of ale before turning to Elenka."Truth to tell, miss, it's damnably hard to tell who's who once they join the order, because of the masks. I've never yet seen a cultist outside the walls without one on. And with that pack instinct they have going on, I've never been able to peel any members off to even ask for a name. I don't have any kind of analyzing magics of my own, though, so I couldn't tell you for sure about charms. If you've got magical talents among you, I'd suggest hitting up the street preaching tomorrow to see if you can find any? It's the only outside activity I know the temple participates in, though even that's at different times of day." Finally he looks to Quioan and shrugs."I think the whole lot of them are off, but I have obvious biases. Your instincts are probably as good as mine."</blockquote>

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