Sorry about the delay. This took a long time to write. I have five solid characters. I always use the one the best fits the role described in the plot. The fact that you wanted the second character to be subservient limited my choices. Yes I could have pushed for a different character but I chose not to. I rarely do because I have a character for each role. Yes Bastian rushes into things but that specifically mean that he needs someone who is capable of planning, well traveled or knowledgeable about the world. Even if my character was all those things there is no reason for Bastian to listen to her. Liz pretty much sat and watched people while she was Liz isn't a criminal. Not everyone who goes to jail is a criminal. She could have learned lots of things if she had chosen to do so but I saw no reason for someone like Liz to learn those skills. No I suppose that not every action that they take has to pay off. I don't mind failure. It can help people grow. If you want Liz to fail I have no problem with that. But this seems like an odd time and place. Liz and I both agree that she is probably safer in gambling establishment. But it still doesn't tell me how she is supposed to find this person. Even if the Bladed Beauty isn't well know, which I seriously doubt from your description, she is know enough that she would have a bounty on her head. Which means she isn't going to be visible. Liz might look like she belongs but she really doesn't and she knows it. Actually I was talking about Liz's point of view. My beastkind never asked for their help. In fact he clearly stated that he wasn't there to get aid. Yes I could have had her push more for my beastkind to give them information. But from Liz's point of view Bastian wasn't going to be willing to listen and my beastkind didn't seem to need them so it would have been a waste of time they couldn't afford. My beastkind is alot like Bastian. He doesn't trust easily. He has a good idea of who has taken his son and where they are headed. He thought he could help someone who didn't seem to have those answers. But he wasn't going push. Either Bastian wanted to hear why he thought he could help or he didn't. It didn't change my beastkind plan one way or another. I don't see them crossing paths again but we will see. I don't know what makes you think that Liz knows the danger. I don't so I don't see how she could. Nor does she see him as reckless. She has known him only about a week. While not all his actions make sense to Liz she thinks that has more to do with her lack of knowledge than anything on Bastian's part. She thinks he is a skilled and experienced hunter. The fact that he doesn't know why his kids were taken confuses me. He has no suspects or leads. He is basically running around hoping to find a clue. For all he knows he is going the wrong way. Once the trail goes cold he won't be able to find his kids. Oddly Bastian's father being linked to his father really does connect him to my Beastkind. My Beastkind is sure his father, who is also linked to the assassin's guild has taken his son. I assumed that Bastian was from the city where he got Liz. I assumed that he had some clues to follow about who had his children or where they went. I assumed he knew about the slave market and decided that he needed a human to go where he couldn't (again based of me playing the Beastkind.) I think I should have clarified alot more before picking my character but I don't like planning everything before starting. I suppose that the two statements do sort of conflict. When I am playing the second character I don't like to take control of the story nor do I like adding things unless I think they can help the plot or character development. I haven't seen many opportunities for either yet. And I know that is as much my fault as yours. I am sorry if you take my questions as an insult. They aren't meant that way. I am trying to follow your train of thought. Which because I hate it when my partner takes the story in a directions I didn't intend to go. It is one of the reasons I hesitate to add things. I don't want to take away from Bastian's story. I don't want to control the story. Nor do I have any idea how to do so in this world. None of the things I think exist or will happen don't. I until I have a clear understanding of this world I am not going to control it. Liz is a pushover. Is one of the few people who will do almost anything without protest or defiance. She rarely hesitates more than a minute or two. Yes Bastian's friend gave him money but as a hunter he could have gotten that anywhere. The rest I agree with. Eventually Liz might be able to calm him down but I really haven't seen a need for her to do so. She did try to caution him in the tunnels but he acted like he knew exactly what was happening so she backed off. I am willing to see how the assassin's guild plays a role later. Right now I see them as nothing but a way to cut travel time. If you aren't intending to use the conflict to progress the story or build character it's just background noise that adds to the confusion. Which is fine if you want to a unneeded drama. Do you mean Bastian or his friend knows the Bladed beauty has connections to the kidnappers? Honestly I don't see how either is possible. Bastian is clueless as to who has them or why they were taken. His friend might have knows the assassin's guild was involved but seemed to have no other information.