@ Maxwell: First, let me get this out of the way. HELLS...YEAH! Thank you, Maxwell, for this opportunity and I'm incredibly excited to get underway. Also, after taking a gander at your post in the 'Interest Check,' I completely understand and agree. Riven's poisons can probably inconvenience lesser baddies, but when we get to the really tough enemies this won't be the case. Besides, it's not like she knows how to brew something that can kill a man in five seconds or anything ridiculous like that. She's an apprentice-level chymist at best and can make some useful concoctions, though her options are limited. Above all else, Riven Koralia is an experienced fighter who focuses on speed and stealth, and I intend to play her as such.

@ Nemaisare: Hmmm...depends on what you mean by "at the court." Riven's mother, Galene, insisted on bringing her daughter to Castle Altranor whenever she could. It's only logical to have the girl become familiar with the people and layout of her future workplace. While most of Riven's training was conducted in the Iron Keep, I'd say Riven has been around the men and women of Erasmus the Sixth's court intermittently for at least 25 or 26 years. Taula has witnessed the four-year old Riven having a temper tantrum when she was told she couldn't sit on the king's throne. 25 years seems about right to me. Riven became a more permanent fixture in the royal court once her mother passed away, which was seven years prior to the start of this RP.