[Mercy Merchant]

I added some more information to Sian on OP for SoP, including a bit of her bio up to Egypt.  I added a bit that indicated she knew of Vindariel's actions there but did not meet up with him because she was in a different part of Egypt at the time.

[Aria]

@Obi/SoP: finally had a look at Athan... a force 10 ally might be a bit overkill?! Just bear in mind I will need to find you all challenges to keep you on your toes! 

[Beta]

I was only going to go for a force 9 ally ;-)

More seriously, what is your comfort zone?  My concern was to make the ally not too vulnerable to damage (since we'd be facing a lot of magic I presume, and they are weak there), and to have the ally able to have a direct impact (i.e. die pools reasonably close to what we might be slinging around).

[Mercy Merchant]

So it looks like a couple of spirit summoners, one non-summoning mage and a martial artist for new characters and Al as a returning one.

[Mercy Merchant]

I added some more to the bio for Sian in OP for the SoP thread coming up.  I am now up to the end of the Thirty Years War.  I hope that Jack does not mind that I have referred to his character a couple of times now.  I have not mentioned ever meeting this man but certainly could if Jack is agreeable.  Otherwise they are just two ships who pass in the night.  There is a good chance that others of us could be peripherally involved in the same historical events, perhaps meeting each other and perhaps not.

[Jack_Spade]

Na, no problem at all. I might add a few more details to my story, now that I know more about your characters as well

[Aria]

If you want force 10 allies that's fine...just be warned you'll face opposition accordingly 

Multiple force 18 elementals for example 

[Jack_Spade]

Eeeeep...

Either I need to invest more into hiding, or into demolitions if we are going to go that route 

[Aria]

@SFW: Up to you lot if you want to be in the first 'wave'...

[Jack_Spade]

Feel free to ignore Isaint's caution - he's just being overly careful as usual. Going in first would give us more time to unobtrusively gear up. 

[Mercy Merchant]

Actually, Jack, I did write in that we had briefly met in Venice but that you did not recognize me for what I was.  I can change that if you think I should.

[Jack_Spade]

Nah, Vindariel doesn't have any special detection abilities. That's fine

Edit:

But one thing about him: While he is married he stays true. So Sian meeting him as a client means he must have just lost another wife. Usually he spent half to two decades in morning, swearing never to marry again, only to repeat the cycle (And not all his wife's died while they were with him. Some left him for another man or found an other calling)

Edit²: Dumpshock is online again.

[Mercy Merchant]

@Jack  Yeah, I picked a time when you did not mention being married so thought it OK to have you visit a fancy brothel from time to time.  Might be interesting when we meet.  She has been following some of your progress when you cross paths.  Still waiting for the others to put up some background information to see if I can do some of the same with them.

[Aria]

@SFW: had already composed my IC before reading Jack's... ah well, don't think it contradicts anything even if it's not quite the way you'd want to play it 

[Aria]

@SFW: in case you hadn't guessed, all is not right down here, lights are dimmer than might be expected...sec guards aren't behaving 'quite right' either...and using drones? Definitely against standard protocols!