. Carina had, to the dismay of Imogen, quietly positioned herself in a way that she could hear the instruction of the volunteer scouts without having to implicate herself in their duty if she decided she did not want to go. But she believed her skills to be useful, and one skill in particular might...

Carina nodded, though her mind burrowed into Imogen’s doubts. What was seen on the Orkhan’s face was only the surface, and Carina delved into the aural emotions that flared and burned as she saw her speak and think. She knew that Imogen was only worried about her, but she was worried about Imogen ,...

”I wasn’t asking.” Carina replied, as if the dangers Imogen had described posed a challenge than an actual threat to life. ”You’re telling me there are all of these things are threatening your life and I’m to sit here and wait to find out you’ve died from an enchanted ring? No, that’s not going to ...

It was twelve minutes between the time she opened the window and Imogen had retrieved the mirror. She was patient, though, especially once she heard the rustling and Imogen’s familiar voice nearby. ”Not long,” She replied, carefully inspecting Imogen’s face once they were properly set up. She could...

Searing 2 124 Carina looked at the bags under her eyes in a small compact mirror. She hadn’t slept the night before, both for worry of Imogen’s current status — cursed? Ill? And for the fear of discovery after that thievery gone wrong. She didn’t even know which family was involved or if they would...

+8 exp, 3 can be used for magic.

Searing 1 124 The four of them stood (or sat) in a nondescript room in a nondescript tenement on the Northside of Gel’Grandal. Or Grandal, if you were a native, and Carina was trying to blend in. It was two years since she moved here and it was starting to feel like home, even if “home” was the flo...

+5 EXP Carina, Can be used for magic

. "Better?" She had very little knowledge of Talon's runeforging skill, just that he was, apparently, a runeforger. A magic for the wealthy, but if Aurin knew a runeforger who could do the job, she would not question it further. And although trust was always a dangerous gambit with those ...

. "Hmm..." Carina mused, digging her brain for the logistics of travelling to Kalzasi just to dance. She could audition for the Imperial ballet, but the Golden Peacock was an easy in, even if it just meant to keep herself up to snuff. And it was an excuse, even a weird one, for frequent t...