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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guilt Puppy" data-source="post: 2194583" data-attributes="member: 6521">Sorry for the absence. Been having off weeks more frequently than I'd like, of late.dpdx: Since I forgot the reply the last time I posted, I should mention that I agree re: benching Niccolo and Aerda (I haven't seen wings on AIM in a while, which is a good sign that he's legitimately not around)... I'm hesitant, because they're both links to the start of the game (especially Niccolo), but I'm definitely not up to the task of fully auto-piloting either character. I'm just waiting for a good spot to leave them in (somewhere from which they can reasonably get back in with the party at a future time).Part of why I haven't done it sooner is the worry that it might be imposing too much on you -- being the sole bearer of the game's continuity isn't necessarily a huge burden, but it could easily be perceived as one. Since you brought it up, I'll assume it's not a problem (and hopefully it won't become a problem now that I've mentioned it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> )doghead: Only running two NPCs at the moment, one of whom I actually quite like running (and may be able to pawn off as a cohort once I get tired of that), and one of whom I may start to like running again. Besides which, I just want Xiao back. I liked him.Regarding looking over characters, I was referring to histories rather than statblocks, and even then only generally... Basically, I just want to make sure that the character's introduction doesn't break anything in the setting.With that in mind, here's my thoughts for Xiao's re-introduction:[sblock]Not sure how much of the recent IC events you've read, but recently the party came through a town that was under cold siege by orcs... A small group stationed in town, with a hostage, and others positioned somewhere outside of town, poised to attack.When they arrived, they heard mention that the townsfolk had sent out to Eivanrach to hire some muscle to fight out the orcs. I think it would work quite well if Xiao ended up among those hired... He could easily find out about the party's passage through the town, and take it as a sign of sorts that he should rejoin them.As for why he travelled across the mountains, I can think of a few reasons... Let me know how you feel about the above, and what ideas you might have on your own, before I expound any further.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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