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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Systole" data-source="post: 6386360" data-attributes="member: 93930"><img src="http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii513/pnthffr/mirra_150_2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />“No!  I want no applause from you,” Mirra says with a glare at the onlookers.  When the cheering comes to a surprised and stuttering halt, she continues. “That feeling of relief you have right now?  That is because you are guilty, and each of you knows it.  You were all complicit in risking the life of a young girl.  Every single one of you.  And for what?  Prosperity?  Safety?  Freedom from a little bit of fear and uncertainty?  And because she survived, you feel relief because you think yourselves forgiven.”   She draws herself erect. “You are not forgiven.  I do not forgive you.” There is a shocked silence before one of the onlookers finally manages, “But Lesovik--”  “Told you to do it?  And you are so powerless that you must blindly follow his every command?  You have more power than you realize.”  She leans forward and hisses, “What do you think happens to a god whose name is no longer spoken?” As that begins to sink in, she turns to the king and bows. “Your majesty, at noon three days from now, a contingent of wildmen will arrive at the clearing where we found Polina.  They will be there to negotiate changes to the Challenge – there are any number of ways to have a contest that doesn't involve risking the life of an innocent.  I would be more than happy to suggest several, many of them altogether bloodless.”  She bows again. “And if I may be so bold, might I suggest you appoint your daughter Valeriya as your proxy?  Were I in your place, I would want the person who spoke for me to be exactly as concerned as I would be for the safety of my granddaughters yet unborn.”[sblock=OOC]Mirra is in full-on aasimar fire-and-brimstone mode, at least for the first exchange.  This whole contest is absolutely, morally wrong to her.[/sblock][sblock=Mini Stats]<a href="http://livingpf.wikia.com/wiki/Mirra_Weathersmith_%28Systole%29" target="_blank">Mirra Weathersmith</a>AC: 18+2 (13+2 flat-footed, 15 touch)HP: 35/35CMB: +4 CMD: 17Fort: +4 Reflex: +7 Will: +2Perception: +8Initiative: +3Bombs: 4/11Cognatogen Prepared: None1st Level: 2/52nd Level: 1/3Extracts Prepared: Barkskin x2, Enlarge Person, Shield x2Current Weapon in Hand: Bomb (+6, x2, 3d6+4+2), Longspear (+4, x2, 1d8, Silver/Reach)Current Conditions in Effect: Cognatogen (+4 Int, -2 Str, +2 Natural AC)Used Items:Alchemist's ice[/sblock]</blockquote>

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