[Onoir, Paladin's Pub]
Muted lighting from small barred windows inside the tavern adds ambience and illumination to the bottles stored behind a brass-trimmed felwood bar and a triple-tiered brass serving cart that sits nearby in one corner. Waitresses pass sets of plush high-backed chairs placed around small round tables scattered throughout the room, as they carry trays of food and drinks back and forth through the teakwood swinging doors that lead to the kitchen. You also see a yellow-eyed forest wolfhound, a brass-trimmed felwood-framed red and black checkered dart board and a teakwood archway.
Also here: Willow Guardian Lehon, Great Lord Simonn, Xanthalas, Sirona, Tonari, Augustinia, Sister-in-Arms Roelaren, Cosannie, Goldstr, Denissa
Obvious exits: northwest

A bit o' information fer safety afore the Fist event started:

Speaking softly to you, Denissa says, "We do have a person of concern to watch out for and avoid."

You cock your head at Denissa.

You quietly whisper to Denissa, "Aye?"

Speaking softly to you, Denissa says, "Barakus, has been killing folks up in icemule unprovoked."

You quietly whisper to Denissa, "Oy. That be nae good. Methinks I heard o' him afore."

Speaking softly to you, Denissa says, "I watched him kill a fellow empath, and he killed father last night."

Speaking softly to you, Denissa says, "I think he needs to be avoided if one can.

Now back to the event:

You exclaim, "Hokee!"

You ask, "Less git this started. Guardian Denissa, be ye ready?"

Denissa nods.

You say, "Methanks tae Denissa fer her patience waitin tae do this."

You say, "Kai gives strength tae all professions."

You say, "And it is now Denissa's turn tae tell us how empaths display it."

You nod at Denissa.

Denissa gazes in wonder at her surroundings.

Denissa softly says, "I nae sees new faces, all knows me.. so lets get started with some basic empath stuff."

Denissa recites softly:

"There are three lifestyles of an empath
Node Potato Puff
Support Puff
War Puff"

Denissa recites softly:

"All three lifestyles are important, and serves a purpose."

Denissa recites softly:

"These lifestyles are not cut and dry, but merge and overlap from time to time."

Denissa recites softly:

"It is how you train, and roleplay your style will determine what you fall under."

Denissa recites softly:

"All empaths receive the TRANSFER ability, allowing them to take wounds from others onto themselves."

Denissa recites softly:

"An Empath can only take the wounds in which they can themselves heal."

Denissa recites softly:

"As long as an Empath has trained in the proper spells, by level 18, an empath can heal every type of injury, excluding scars."

Denissa recites softly:

"Once they have learned the appropriate healing spells, they can also use the CURE ability to target specific injuries on themselves."

Denissa recites softly:

"Its a bit quicker to get a targeted area heal, instead of prep the correct spell, once just cures left hand or cure for blood restore"

Denissa recites softly:

"At level 25, empaths can learn the group spell Troll's Blood (1125), which heals blood loss and minor wounds for free over time. This spell can be evoked and only target the empath. This spell is very handy to help the empath keep a hunting party healed up. However, if the empath isn't trained in lore transference fifty times, with the ability of transferring scars, the hunting party can be left with scars and some nae like troll blood for this reason."

Denissa recites softly:

"Mental Lore, Transformation increases the base amount of health regenerated each time the effect triggers by +1 at 3 ranks of lore, with a maximum of a +17 addition at 187 ranks. At max lore training for the spell the caster is able to regenerate +23 health every time the effect triggers."

Denissa recites softly:

"Spiritual Lore, Blessings provides for a chance for a scar to be healed when a rank 1 wound is healed down with Troll's Blood. The chance is based upon the area and severity of the scar and can be broken down into 12 tiers. Each tier requires 10 additional lore ranks than the previous tier to unlock, and the chance of success is 20% + 0.5% per rank above the required tier. Blessings Lore no longer lowers the time between pulses of the spell."

Denissa recites softly:

"At level 50, empaths can learn the spell Regeneration (1150), a once-per-day ability that fully heals all injuries instantly, then re Training in Manipulation Lore will increase the amount of protection against critical attacks."

Denissa recites softly:

"Training in Transformation Lore allows the empath to cast the spell additional times per day, with a cast granted at 50, 125, and 200 ranks. So with 200 ranks, you can use this spell four times in a day."

Denissa recites softly:

"This spell is very handy if an empath heals an imploded corps giving the empath level 3 wounds in most areas. One cast and completely healed leaving no scars behind. Saves time and a lot of mana."

Denissa recites softly:

"This spell is very handy if an empath heals an imploded corps giving the empath level 3 wounds in most areas. One cast and completely healed leaving no scars behind. Saves time and a lot of mana."

Denissa recites softly:

"Now that we have the basics out of the way, how can an Empath be effective in a hunting party."

Denissa recites softly:

"See how the lines can blur?"

Denissa recites softly:

"During a hunt, First goal would be to keep the hunting party healed."

Denissa recites softly:

"With me having 50 ranks in lore transference, I would have troll's blood running full speed ahead. Scars are no problem."

Denissa recites softly:

"Battles are fast and furious, so id have a code word used, such as yelling medic to draw attention to immediate healing, in case an injury got missed in all the combat swinging."

Denissa recites softly:

"Appraise group shows the health of all in your group at once. Clerics will get a tad more info such as spirit health too."

Denissa recites softly:

"Cleric giving life, also get to see how much spirit a person has"

Denissa recites softly:

"So they can plan accourdingly"

Denissa recites softly:

"Like with mother, able to have 12 spirit points would be a nightmare for a tiny cleric to raise"

Denissa recites softly:

"The next goal would be trying to assist in keeping the group safe in battle as one can."

Denissa recites softly:

"As a Support Puff, within my range, I would cast the spell 1120, sympathy. A very nice group spell that when attackers fail to ward will protect the group."

Denissa recites softly:

"All creatures that fail the warding check will become unable to attack the Empath, or his/her group, and attempt to attack each other instead."

Denissa recites softly:

"If they are fighting themselves...they wont be hurting your party"

Denissa recites softly:

"Training in Spiritual and/or Mental Mana Controls will increase the possible number of targets."

Roelaren whispers to the group, "But ye have to cast it soon enough like when they first attack."

Denissa recites softly:

"The Undead, not possessive of feelings, are even harder to provoke with Sympathy."

Denissa agrees with Roelaren.

Denissa recites softly:

"So i would cast troll blood on group before we go out, when bandits first jump the group cast 1120"

Denissa softly says, "Then watch for injuries for those it didnt affect."

Denissa recites softly:

"However, with advanced training in Mental Lore, Telepathy the caster is able to make them remember past feelings from being alive to simulate sympathy."

Denissa recites softly:

"At the minimum, the caster will need half the Undead's level in Mental Lore, Telepathy ranks to even have a chance to affect the undead creature."

Denissa recites softly:

"Furthermore, if the Empath's Mental Lore, Telepathy ranks are equal to, or greater than, the undead monster's level then the caster will successfully be able to affect the undead 100% of the time, subject to the target failing the warding check."

Denissa recites softly:

"With all the lore I do train in, I have yet to focus upon lore telepathy. Though this does fall under lifestyle choices of area you wish to focus on."

Denissa recites softly:

"So my spell wouldn't work on undead very well at all"

Denissa recites softly:

"In conclusion, the other group attacking spell would be"

Denissa recites softly:

"1117 = Empathic Link is an open cast spell that creates a link between any targets that fail a warding roll, lasting for 60 seconds. While in effect, this link causes all affected targets to have a chance to take the same damage/critical whenever one of the targets is hit by the original caster of the Empathic Link."

Denissa recites softly:

"TelepathTelepathy Lore provides a chance of (skill bonus 5)% to overload a link after casting the spell. This will cause electrical damage to one of the targets that was successfully warded, which will then"

Denissa recites softly:

"Travel through the link to the others. y Lore increases the chance to propagatThe number of targets that can be affected per cast depends on training in Mental Mana Control, with a minimum of three possible targets"

Denissa recites softly:

"If the spell is recast before the effect expires, it will prioritize targetsThe mana cost for Empathic Link is 17, plus an additional 5 mana for each target beyond the second. that are not yet linkede damage."

Denissa recites softly:

"Empaths do not receive the same variety of direct attack and disabling spells as other pure spellcasting professions, but their attack magic is very potent against specific types of enemies, if trained correctly in the lores."

Denissa recites softly:

"Is there any questions"

Elaerina asks, "Which type o' empath do ye consider yerself tae be?"

Denissa softly says, "When i was young, i was a die hard War Puff... the Gods change voln fu, and i now lean more towards a Support Puff with a glance towards a War Puff."

Elaerina nods at Denissa.

Elaerina says, "Ye still fu pretty well."

Elaerina winks.

Cosannie says, "She used to stress me out hunting warhorses in her 23rd training."

Denissa softly says, "I do have my fathers fighting spirit."

Goldstr grins.

Roelaren grins at Denissa.

Denissa softly says, "And with that heart, i chose Kai as my deity."

Simonn says, "That explains a lot, I thought she musta gotten kicked in the head a few times."

Speaking softly to Tonari, Denissa says, "Did you have a question."
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Tonari asks, "For appraising groups, is this something anyone can do? Or is it something limited to empaths and clerics?"

Denissa softly says, "Anyone can appr group, go ahead and try."

>Appraise group
You take a quick appraisal of Simonn and find that he has no apparent injuries.
You take a quick appraisal of Sirona and find that she has no apparent injuries.
You take a quick appraisal of Tonari and find that he has no apparent injuries.
You take a quick appraisal of Augustinia and find that she has no apparent injuries.
You take a quick appraisal of Roelaren and find that she has no apparent injuries.
You take a quick appraisal of Cosannie and find that she has no apparent injuries.
You take a quick appraisal of Denissa and find that she has no apparent injuries.

Denissa softly says, "Certain profession will get more detail than others."

Tonari says, "That is very good to know, thank you."

Denissa softly says, "Any other questions."

Elaerina nods at Denissa.

You ask, "One last one. What is the most helpful thing a square....or a bard....can do to help an empath in a fight?"

Denissa ponders.

Goldstr says, "I, meself would Guard er Protect her."

Denissa softly says, "Group protection songs are nice, the tonis...i believe that speeds things up, and mana."

Elaerina nods.

Elaerina says, "Keep the healer alive. Got it."

Sirona quietly says, "I can attest to Tonis..."

Goldstr nods.

Sirona quietly says, "Helps my bow a lot."

Elaerina nods at Sirona.
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Sirona chuckles.

Tonari raises his hand.

Denissa nods at Tonari.

Tonari asks, "That reminds me, I had one more question as well - what is the best training to effectively send mana to an empath?"

Denissa ponders.

Denissa softly says, "I would say spirit mana control, most empaths would train in this, or some would train in mental mana control."

Roelaren says, "If i may interject it depends on the empath and thier traning."

Sirona nods once.

Roelaren agrees with Denissa.

Denissa softly says, "I personally train first in spirit, with a tad of mentoal."

Tonari nods.

Sirona quietly says, "And I trained in both."

Sirona nods once.

Speaking quietly to Tonari, Sirona says, "But most all train in spirit."
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Tonari says, "I see, thank you."

Sirona raises her hand.

Roelaren agrees with Sirona.

Sirona quietly says, "Just a more a comment...."

Denissa softly says, "Folks like mother train in spirit and elemental, which elemental is a tad higher for us to train in."

Roelaren says, "I have trained in all mana."

Roelaren says, "So i can send and recieve all."

Denissa softly asks, "How many ranks Lp do you have in each?"

Goldstr says, "Many many moons ago der used ta be Mana Partys. Everyone Infused."

Roelaren says, "I would have to look but the most in spiritual."

Sirona quietly says, "Not all of us wish to be called puffs...please do not use that when engaging with us. We are Empaths and that means something very deeply to us."

Sirona smiles quietly to herself.

Lehon agrees with Sirona.

Denissa nods at Sirona.
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Roelaren says, "Spiritual 94, mental 37 and elemental 19."

Denissa softly says, "Thank you boss."

Roelaren smiles.

Roelaren says, "Welcomes."

Denissa softly says, "So with Roelaren, she would accept more spirit mana, then mental, follow by elemental."

Roelaren says, "I think it is important when healing to be able to give mana to the person."

Tonari nods.

Sirona quietly says, "It is very helpful indeed."

Denissa softly says, "I have 80 spirit, and 12 mental."

Denissa softly says, "But i am only 80 visits to trainer."

Roelaren says, "As ye train ye will get more."

Sirona quietly says, "I have 36 mental and 40 spirit."

Denissa softly says, "Though Empath profession, does have a new shiny skill."

Denissa softly says, "Blood jewelry."

Sirona quietly says, "Sorry I mean 132 mental and 140 spirit."

Denissa softly says, "We now gain the 50k week of vitality."

Denissa softly says, "tier one cost 50k, tier 2 cost 75k, tier 3 cost 100k, tier 4 cost 125k and tier 5 cost 150k."

Denissa softly says, "The focus is restore health, stamina, and mana."

Denissa softly says, "Higher tiers you can move wounds to the jewery for 10 mins."

Roelaren smiles.

Denissa softly says, "And i believe if i read right, tier five can move them onto the foe."

Denissa softly says, "Its still new and shiny, and i just did tier one for father."

You say, "Foe loses a leg...falls over and gits smooshed by Goldstr."

You nod.

Denissa softly says, "He is my test fellow."

Sir Tebon just came through a teakwood archway.

Elaerina beams happily at Tebon!

Tebon smiles.

Denissa softly says, "Speaking of."

Tebon says, "E'enin' e'eryone."

Roelaren smiles at Tebon.

Goldstr starts chuckling at Elaerina!

Roelaren says, "Evening."

Simonn glances at Tebon and clasps his hands in a reverent gesture.

Speaking softly to Tebon, Denissa says, "Can you share your experiences of the blood jewelry and your thoughts."

Goldstr and Tebon bash their forearms in greeting.

Elaerina says, "Evening, Tebon."

Sirona smiles at Tebon.

Tebon says, "Apologies fer tha intrusion."

Tebon peers quizzically at Denissa.

Elaerina says, "Never needed."

Elaerina nods at Tebon.

Tebon and Goldstr bash their forearms in greeting.

Lehon gives Tebon a friendly hug.

Speaking to Denissa, Tebon says, "Asure."

Tebon taps an oval bloodstone buckle that he is wearing.

Speaking softly to Tebon, Denissa says, "Actually perfect timing dear father."

Tebon says, "So, Denissa made me this here buckle."

Speaking softly to Tebon, Denissa says, "Can you analyze it, and tell what each tier does."

Tebon says, "It 'as increased my o'erall health, my o'erall amount of mana I 'ave access ta, an' my o'erall stamina."

Tebon says, "Aye, it kin be analyzed."

Tebon says, "Analyzin' tha buckle gives a breakdown of wat each tier gives."

Denissa softly says, "And before it is worn for the first time, you can choose the location where to wear it."

Tebon adopts an agreeable expression.

Tebon says, "I chose tha buckle, ta where on me belt."

Tebon coughs.

Tebon says, "Wear."

Tebon says, "I will gladly pass it around an' let folks analyze it themselves."

Tebon says, "So e'eryone kin see wat it does."

Speaking quietly to Denissa, Sirona says, "Thank you so much for this presentation. It was very informative."

Roelaren offers you an oval bloodstone buckle. Type ACCEPT to accept the offer or DECLINE to decline it. The offer will expire in 30 seconds.

You analyze the bloodstone buckle and sense that the creator has provided the following information:

Bloodstone Jewelry
The bloodstone buckle has been infused with the vitality of an Empath and is tier 1 with 100 of 100 charges remaining.
The bloodstone buckle is attuned for 28 more days and will renew its bond when used, or when worn after the bond has expired.

Tier 1: Altered State
Grants enhancive attributes of +20 max health, +10 max mana, and +5 max stamina per tier.

Tier 2: Augmented Recovery
Grants enhancive attributes of +4 health, +2 mana, and +1 stamina recovery per tier.

Tier 3: Vivacity
Activated ability to regain 20% of health, 10% of stamina, or 5% of mana every 2 seconds for 10 seconds.
- BESEECH buckle (HEALTH / STAMINA / MANA)

Tier 4: Sanguine Swap
Store all existing wounds into the jewelry for 10 minutes, after which the wounds will automatically reappear.
- SPIN: Initiate the transfer of wounds for a second time to transfer the wounds back early.

Tier 5: Sanguine Sacrifice
Attacks deal an additional amount of concussion damage, occasionally overflowing to cause Major Bleed.
- PROD: Disable the additional messaging for concussion damage.
- PINCH: Toggle whether to enable the overflow capability.

The bloodstone buckle can be TUCKed while worn in order to hide it from sight.

Alteration Guidelines
Appearance alterations are acceptable for the full 15/15/15, show, long, and read descriptions as long as the buckle's essence remains the same (a bloodstone jewelry item worn at the same permanent location). There will always be a trailing line after the show description that includes the oval bloodstone cabochon set within the jewelry.

You get no sense of whether or not the buckle may be further lightened.

Denissa softly says, "Once it has been worn and set to a location, you then can have it sadie scroll altered."

Denissa softly says, "I am proud of the work the gods have created for our profession."

Denissa softly says, "They did good."

Tebon says, "She did good werk."

Roelaren recites:

"A lot of times the empaths ye see in Town centers are younger empaths that have not developed good huntng skills"

Roelaren recites:

"And to earn learning for that they help heal in the centers of town"

Speaking softly to Tebon, Denissa says, "You may be a tad biased."

Lehon says, "Thank Denissa for the sharing."

Goldstr exclaims, "Aye! Verra nice gadget!"

Tebon agrees with Denissa.

Tebon says, "Mebbe."

Lehon asks, "Gadget?"

Lehon glances around for something.

Denissa winks at Tebon.

Goldstr says, "Buckle."

Tonari says, "Yes, thank you for the instruction, very informative."

Denissa softly says, "For a tier five item, it would take a full 10 weeks of 50k learning."

Denissa softly says, "Long as you nae had to suffuse points."

Denissa softly says, "This being my first try, i nae know how far i can go."

>resource
Health: 224/224 Mana: 199/199 Stamina: 83/83 Spirit: 11/11
Voln Favor: 148,610
Luck Inspiration: 3,169/50,000 (Weekly) 82,774/200,000 (Total)
Suffused Luck Inspiration: 0

Denissa softly says, "I do know the bloodstone cost 1k at empath guild, the potion cost 50k per potion."

Denissa softly says, "Will take 2 potions for 2nd tier, 3 for 3rd tier, and goes on up."

Denissa softly says, "Like a ranger imbue item, putting resistance on it."

Elaerina says, "That be a very nifty new skill."

Goldstr nods.

Denissa nods.

Tebon says, "I like it."

Denissa softly says, "The gods love us empath,"

Denissa softly says, "Is there any other questions."

Elaerina says, "Thankee Guardian Denissa for a wonderful presentation."

Elaerina says, "And informative."

Tonari applauds Denissa.

Denissa softly says, "My pleasure."

Denissa drops into a deep curtsy, moving smoothly as her arms sweep grandly to her sides.

Roelaren recites:

"Thank ye Denissa"

Goldstr grins at Denissa.

Speaking to Denissa, Cosannie says, "Good job, nice straight form on that curtsy."

Simonn raises his hand.

Denissa softly says, "I have been practicing it."

Simonn says, "I know there are scrolls with healing spells, but are there any scrolls which would allow a non-empath to TRANSFER wounds."

Denissa softly says, "Don't think so."

Simonn says, "Given that monks can learn a combat maneuver to heal minor wounds, it would be interesting."

All agreed, and then we went for a hunt, led by Tebon, to practice what we learned. Bandits for Elaerina and Denissa first. In the latter hunt we failed to protect our empath, but did complete our tasks after some raising and healing. I (Elaerina) will be studying how to do a better job protecting empaths next time!

Those who did not face utter annihilation (not me!) then hunted capped bandits.

My deepest gratitude to Guardian of the Talismans Denissa for an amazing talk and to Lord Paladin Emeritus Tebon for a fantastic hunt.

In honor and song,

Lady Guardian of the Talismans Elaerina