[center][h1][url=https://dicecloud.com/character/bGfs9JNF5yQjL3hPZ/Mara-kai-Vrede][color=6ecff6]Mara-kai Vrede [/color][img]http://i.imgur.com/cywF1Ac.png?1[/img][/url][/h1][/center][hr]
In all her years, Mara had never seen a diamond as large as the one that laid before her now, bored into this man's chest beyond what she could have thought possible. No doubt this diamond was expensive, probably worth more money than she had seen in her entire life. She could remove the diamond with some effort, but no doubt it would result in the man expiring. Some of those nearby might make the assumption that she were trying to kill the man for some reason as well. It was obvious that this required a modicum of thought, a process which generally yielded less-than-favorable results for Mara.

The first thing to consider was the diamond. Just from looking at it, she couldn't discern who placed it there or why, but with the way it seemed to bore right to the man's heart, it was likely someone highly skilled with either magic or medicine. She wondered why someone would go to all of this effort. There must be some benefit to having an expensive gem impeding your breathing. She wracked her brain for anything like this she had ever heard of. Somewhere in the deepest recesses of her brain, she had heard of a gem that resonated with chaos and eschewed order, granting special abilities to those who followed its path and harming those of the opposing path. If this was indeed like the gem she was considering, it would indeed be very powerful for her, and likely for this individual as well. She rubbed the back of her neck thoughtfully, as she was coming up with fewer and fewer reasons to leave him alive.

As she did so, her fingers brushed against the gem that was in her own body. Could... could it be the same thing? She glanced around at the others. They all seemed to have gems, albeit much smaller in size, and likely much less powerful. The various colors must have some meaning. Although she couldn't see her own gem, she could see that there were three distinct colors visible, and each of them seemed to correspond to personalities. She pressed her hand against the gem and concentrated on something that had been nagging at the back of her mind: some new sensation she had never experienced before. She decided to keep this revelation to herself for now, especially with the sound of another level being pulled. [color=6ecff6]"Oy, ya tryna get us killed, ya twat?"[/color] Mara called out with frustration. [color=6ecff6]"Flip that lever back! You just trapped the fairy lass!"[/color]

To those nearby, her voice dropped to a quieter tone. [color=6ecff6]"I dunno what's up with this diamond, but most like an he's a powerful mage of some sort. Might be he can help us out of here. I'ma check on this other sheet though."[/color] With that, she moved to the other side of the room. The others could do with the man what they will, but unless they knew the powers of the gem, they were likely to gain little from it other than some cash. With any luck, she'd be able to snag it first. In any case, she would see what lay on the other pedestal. She pulled the sheet from it revealing... nothing. Well, it appeared to be nothing at first, but she could see a shadow still lay on the slab despite nothing casting a shadow there. So Mara did what anyone would do: poke the shadow. Her finger did not quite reach the slab below before it stopped, pressing against some solid fleshy object that felt like clothing. Her hands ran along the object, trying to determine its nature. After a few seconds, she could determine that it was a feminine figure clothed with a belt, pants, and shirt. The ears seemed of human shape, and her height appeared to be of a moderate or slightly short height for a human. There was little else she could tell without seeing the shape, but a gem could be felt on one of the girl's forearms. [color=6ecff6]"Could probably use some healing here too, ya?"[/color]

[hider=Mechanics]
Medicine Check to determine how dangerous it would be to remove the diamond: 1d20+2 = 19+2 = [b]21[/b]
Arcana Check to determine the diamond's effects: 1d20-2 = 19-2 = [b]17[/b]
Arcana Check to determine the other gems' effects: 1d20-2 = 20-2 = [b]18[/b]
No seriously. Those rolls are crazy.[/hider]