New Stats and Preparation

Race: Human

Class: Corrupt Noble Bard

Level: 5

HP: 50/50

MP: 25/25

Melee Damage: +12

Magic Damage: +12 (+10 staff)

RACE ABILITIES-

CLASS ABILITIES-

Speeches - You have the ability to speak into the hearts of your people and inspire them. You are also better at persuading people to see your point of view.

Money, money, money - You can harness the power of your voice and your greed to hire a band of mercenaries. [15/15 raiders have been hired.]

Grand Ambition: Capable of allocating resources to expand and fortify any settlement you rule

Suggestion- Cost: 7 MP Effect: Issue a suggestion to a creature, chance of success depends the simplicity of the suggestion. Likely won't work on creatures the same level as caster or higher. *Command*

Sexual Exploitation: Creatures you have had sex with are more susceptible to your abilities with the *Command* effect

SPECIAL ABILITIES

The black book - You have access to the knowledge of what your people own, how much money they make, and their exact location. [45/45 Villagers are accounted for and are living.]

Did you just feel something? - You can exert your will to shove someone back. [Damage done = Magic * Level. Distance = Level * 9]

Minor Fireball- Cost: 3 MP Effect: 7 Fire damage

Minor thunderbolt- Cost: 3 MP Effect: 7 Lightning damage

Pacify- Cost: 5 MP Effect: Creature will not attack for two minutes or until attacked *Command*

Ring of Physical Protection: -5 damage from non-magical sources

Road of Hardship Level 7 Mage Staff: +3 MP regen +10 Magic Damage

You grin as you read through your new stats. Apparently that hero had been low level enough for you to damage, but high level enough to bump you up four levels. Now you were a few steps past fodder for fledgling heroes. Now you actually have stats and powers! Of particular interest to you was the sexual exploitation. You can't help but think of ways to use that to your advantage, especially since you already fucked Ezzol.

As much as you would like to see if that power stacked with multiple fuckings, you really needed to get ready for the paladin to get back. You figured he would be much more difficult to kill and would likely get straight to killing you once he got back. It was a good thing that the number of goons you could hire had increased. Since the quest involving the werewolves was ongoing, you couldn't hire more back and instead hired some higher level mercenaries that would hopefully give the paladin some more trouble, making him easier to kill.

When you pick up the staff, you see its stat bonuses, and can't help a grin as you realize how much it will boost your new spellcasting abilities. Still, you figure you will need to hide it away as it will likely incite 'heroes' to attack you out of the blue to get their hands on it. Despite the risk, you figure you might as well wield it now since the paladin is at the part of the quest where he will arrest or kill you when he gets back.

Finally you get around to letting a patiently waiting Ezzol down from the hanger. She plants a kiss on you before you set her down and then goes through the loot bag, grinning to herself. After claiming the rest of the loot, she turns to you with a quizzical look on her face. "You going to wear that robe?"

"Are you?" Your skeptical response prompts a relenting shrug. "Besides, this is some high level gear. Maybe she will come back for it. Who knows what she would be willing to do if I can tell her where to find it..." The dirty look on your face prompts a lewd grin from the halfling as well.

"Yea, talk about a hot piece of ass. I'd fuck her too if I got the chance." After a moments pause she asks, "So, want to help me kill that paladin from earlier?"

You grin back at her. "I thought you'd never ask.