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Message: <blockquote data-quote="darkbard" data-source="post: 9362627" data-attributes="member: 1282">The Merchant-Prince was genuine in his moment of humility, his recognition and rebuke of his general hubris. But a moment is transitory, and deeply-ingrained habits are hard to defy.He has no reason to mistrust this incarnation of an ancient goddess. But nor has he reason to abandon his own judgment and powers of scrutiny to discern what there is to be learned in this image of parley between his disparate enemies. Enemies apparently drawing in close propinquity. Against him.And so CHANVATI focuses his senses, psionic and mundane, upon the scene playing out in the lair of the Duchess of Cinders. Upon that dark figure of The Reaper and whatever interference Nerull intends for his and Pa'avu's plan.[HR][/HR]Chanvati makes a Primary Skill Insight check to read what he can of the body language, words, and emotional emanations of the negotiations between the Duchess of Cinders and Nerull's agent to glean what information he can about his foes, r10+18=28 vs 21 Moderate DC. Success.Clearly, Chanvati chooses the second option above, the course leading directly to the Duchess's lair and all that entails.</blockquote>