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Alright. Cool. I'll probably make my character for that list then. Thanks!
Ah, okay. I didn't see this written anywhere, but how do those names on the list work out exactly when you're making a character for them? The bios I've read so far seem to only vaguely allude to their involvement in Sierra's death, as I would expect. But are you the one that sort of "assigns" how each character is involved or are we supposed to just work that out with you via PM?
So the only spot on the list that needs filling is the Detective's Assistant, yes?
Hmmmmmaybe interested.
Hey! It looks like someone already claimed the last spot in your guys' RP, but if you have any openings any time soon or they don't post a CS, please let me know.
โ€œThank you for your purchase!โ€ a cheerful old Deku merchant chirped as she took the small box with the brand new silver pendant necklace with a single, smooth white pearl from wooden old hands.

โ€œGeez, sweetheart, donโ€™t you have enough jewelry?โ€ Marcus harped as she opened the box to admire it for a moment.
โ€œItโ€™s a birthday gift for my mother, if you must know,โ€ she sighed irritably. It was Vanessaโ€™s 37th birthday on the day of the Carnival.

โ€œThat?โ€ Marcus sniggered, โ€œIโ€™ve never seen Venny wear anything even remotely that classy.โ€

Lyn pursed her lips and snapped the box shutโ€ฆ but he was right. Her mother had a tendency to lean towards clothing that was a bit more on theโ€ฆ tacky side-- if she was going to be completely honest. Every year she bought her mother beautiful things and every year her mother cried in thanks but always neglected to ever wear any of it. But stillโ€ฆ Lynnette could dream. She slid the box into her satchel. When she looked up to survey more of the stalls she wanted to visit, her eyes instead fell on a somewhat familiar faceโ€”one which she had only ever glimpsed from afar maybe eight or nine times in the last several years....

The Immortal Gales Tempesta.

She'd know those facial tattoos anywhere. Her eyes locked on the nappy brunet for a split second. She could have sworn he had been looking right at her, but she wasnโ€™t sure.

โ€œHey, uhโ€ฆ Marcus,โ€ she said, still staring in the manโ€™s direction as she swept her hand behind her to grab his sleeve, โ€œThat looks like a good spot to hang a flyer over there.โ€ She pointed at large wooden community pin board just a few feet behind where the man stood (although it looked like she was pointing directly at Anemos, from his point of view).

โ€œFine,โ€ Marcus shrugged and the two made their way in his direction. Lynnette stared fixedly at Gales Tempesta while Marcus casually glanced around at the young dames that passed them by in the crowd.
โ€œIโ€™ve been carrying half the load, so I say itโ€™s your turn to hang this one,โ€ she said suddenly, pulling the hammer and nails from her satchel and passing them to Marcus, โ€œIโ€™ll just hand out a flyer to that guy right there.โ€

โ€œOkaaaay,โ€ Marcus raised an eyebrow and took the stuff. Lynnette wasnโ€™t exactly a pro when it came to hiding her intentions, but there was no way Marcus would recognize the man as Gales Tempesta. Fyer had made a strict rule that only he and Falbi would scout The Spectacle Rock Circus and he if he ever caught any of the other troupe members attending one of their shows heโ€™d suspend them for three weeks. Absolutely no exceptions. Heโ€™d made that perfectly clear when Lynnette once tried to argue with him over it and ended up getting stuck on tiger cage cleaning duty. But Lynnette hadnโ€™t let that stop her. Every chance she got, Lynnette always snuck out to see the competition. She just had to know. Simply taking Fyerโ€™s word for it that she was โ€œthe bestโ€ simply wasnโ€™t enough. And besidesโ€”she actually enjoyed seeing her competition.

And Gales Tempesta was one of her all time favoritesโ€ฆ.

As Marcus went on to pin up the flyer, Lynnette stopped in front of Anemos and held out a flyer, her friendly smile fading a bit as she approached, warping into a nervous lob-sided grin. Sure, Lorelei the Siren was a fast rising star, but The Immortal Gales Tempesta was a true legend. I mean, sureโ€”she knew as well as the next attentive person that the man wasnโ€™t really immortal, but the title itself was one deserving of respect. They didn't pass that title down to just any sub-par performer. She had so many things she would have loved to talk about with him, but if Marcus caught on that she had been going to his shows, heโ€™d bust her for sure. She'd have to make this quick.

โ€œUhm,โ€ she gasped, realizing that sheโ€™d just been staring for almost a solid three seconds and had yet to let go of the flyer he was trying to take from her, โ€œOhโ€”sorry!โ€ She laughed at herself and released the paper.

โ€œArenโ€™t youโ€ฆ Gales Tempesta?โ€ her eyes lit up in excitement every time she looked at him, but she kept throwing semi-anxious glances over her shoulder and at Marcus just in case someone was watching.
Where is he at exactly? I'm assuming that since he saw their faces he's someplace ahead of them instead of behind. They might just pin up a flyer next to the wall he's leaning against and hand him a flyer.
I'm gonna go ahead and have a short interaction with Anemos as well just before the skip.
Oh man-- that's right! My bad. I forgot about Alex's skill in Medical Knowledge. Still wondering what you would classify her as though.

The whole concept of Light Armor is that's it's supposed to be light... not necessarily tanky. I definitely wouldn't consider leather armor to be all that hindering.... But if you're a character that likes to fight with their body instead of a weapon, then I guess it makes sense since you'll want your body to be able to move as freely as physically possible. I'm just not so sure it would be the best idea to associate Light Armor with the inability to dodge attacks or "be ahead of an opponent".... It's just going to suck when you're fighting a high-skilled character that does have a weapon-- particularity a really powerful weapon. But I dunno. I wasn't trying to say that those of you who didn't pick it need to defend your reasons why (because it's fairly obvious why you didn't) but I just thought it was interesting how there weren't very many classic Hero type characters. I'm just beginning to wonder if they're a dying breed....

As for the Circus.... Uhmmm, nothing like extremely valuable. Maybe some individual members of the troupe might have some valuables. People like Lynnette and Madame Fanadi would have their fair share of jewelry and gems. Fyer and Falbi might as well. They would keep them mostly in their rooms at the Inn or else in a chest around where the tent is being set up. The later would definitely be guarded by troupe members, however-- all of whom would be experts of thievery themselves.
It seems like there's a lot of mage characters, but it's actually fairly balanced.... Dillan, Oliver, and Alex are all completely non-magic. Anemos, Griga, and Zanya are all spellswords/spellfists with only Griga being an expert at both a combat skill and magic skill. Lynnette is the only spellcaster that doesn't have any other combat skill that can actually do damage. Arguably, Rissie and Teruk fall somewhere between those last two, since Rissie apparently doesn't carry her bow around and Teruk minors in pole arms and short blade.

Nonetheless, it's kind of interesting that Chanda's character is the only one that uses armor. Kinda makes it all the more concerning to know that only Rissie has Medical Knowledge. I was mostly surprised to see that there were hardly any classic warrior-types. Like the whole sword and shield business, you know? We don't really have any Berserkers or Warriors-- I'd say most of them seem to be like a variation of a magic using and non-magic using rogues, but I don't know.

I would simply categorize Lynnette as a Water/Shadow Mage. What would you categorize your character as?
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