Except you, Sabina.

:3

Right.

Back to brass tacks.

They need their Field Marshall in the field. The first priority should be assigning a squad of Guards to protect the Queen, so that the Field Marshall is freed up to hire their relief by the time the shift ends.

The men are dead tired, some are strength-damaged, and even at their best none could match Sabina or Kroft, but if they post half the Guard and put them under command of Watch Sergeant Grau Soldado...

I’m sorry, Watch Sergeant who now.

You’ve met?

We studied under Vencarlo Orisini. I don’t want him near Ileosa.

Noted.

...What Kroft would give to speak again to Vencarlo.

Outside of Merrin and Kroft, Soldado is the Guard’s strongest living fighter. If he’s disqualified they’re left pulling from a very shallow bench. The Korvosan Guard is down to thirteen soldiers:

Field Marshall Sabina Merrin;

Watch Sergeants Kroft and Soldado; Detective Brontolone and Guard Chaplain Sebastia Jeggare;

Senior Guardsmen Sahlara, Karralo, and Baldrago; Lieutenant Spellmaster Tavid Bromathan;

Guardsmen Eveli, Malder, Proudfoot, and Parns.

Or, by class and level:

Kroft: Aristocrat 1/Fighter 9

Soldado: Rogue 2/Fighter 4

Brontolone: Warrior 2/Expert 3

Jeggare: Aristocrat 2/Cleric 1

Sahlara: Expert 2/Warrior 1

Karralo: Warrior 2

Baldrago: Warrior 2

Bromathan: Aristocrat 1/Wizard 1

Eveli: Warrior 2

Malder: Warrior 1

Proudfoot: Fighter 2

Parns: Warrior 1

Remove the highest level characters, and then everyone who’s strength-damaged or sleep-deprived, and then remove either Karralo or Baldrago because they act stupid together with no one that outranks them, and that leaves… just Sahlara, Baldrago, and Parns.

It would be really convenient if Kroft could go out, do a round of hiring, and came back.

I don't know why you're angling towards that but that you want it is reason enough you can't have it.

I order you to stay here and keep anyone from entering the tunnel. Sabina can find Guard candidates and bring them here to be interviewed by me.

That works fine. If I'd thought you’d feel safe with no one in between us, I might have suggested it myself.

You stood between me and the mob earlier tonight. You aren’t randomly going to stab me, you're not that type of threat.

I am so glad that's common knowledge.

And if you did, your god would claw back all your paladin powers.

I am not a Paladin???

...Is it too late to call Sabina back?

The Guard is hiring. I’m looking for people who interview well and can hold their own in a fight.

You are looking for people who interview well? Usually that's less explicit.

I’m not about to bring someone back to Ileosa that makes her question my judgement.

Well those guys over there certainly can fight.

But you’ll have to tell me how well it is they interview.

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1. Poorly. ↩

The Field Marshall is asking for your job qualifications, how do you open?

I've got this, friends. I always keep my resume up to date.

SUMMARY

Aasimar Cleric 2 of Cayden Cailean. I'm skilled with a rapier, proficient with shields, medium armor, and all simple weapons. I have first level divine spells and can channel positive energy 6 times per day.

EDUCATION

 

SKILLS

    - Diplomacy
    - Perform (percussion)
    - Knowledge (religion)
    - Knowledge (engineering and architecture)

EXPERIENCE

Abadius 4638 – Erastus 4638
Pegasus Shipping, Kantaria, Menador, Deckhand

    - Assisted with cargo operations
    - Assisted with unmooring the vessel
    - Assisted with handling lines
    - Involved in watchkeeping activity

Erastus 4638 - Lamashan 4650
Freelance, Augustana, Arthfell, Panhandler

    - Begged for my daily bread
    - Stood up for the other street urchins
    - Broke both of my legs
    
Lamashan 4650 - Lamashan 4651

    - Took a year off

4651 - 4656

    - Took another five years off

4656 - Abadius 4666

    - Spent five years carousing
    
Abadius 4666 - Calistril 4669
Almas University, Almas, Student

    - Studied religion, philosophy, maths and architecture
    
Calistril 4669 - Arodus 4671
People's Revolt, Andoran, Signal Drummer

    - Beat a drum
    - Walked a lot
    - Became a holy healer
    
Arodus 4671 - Arodus 4677
People's Revolt, Andoran, Support Cleric

    - Channeled positive energy 6 times a day
    - Did other odd jobs but was mostly never stabbed
    
Neth 4683 - Arodus 4706
Centimane Archetecture LLC, Korvosa, Varisia, Architect

    - Was integral to the renovation and restoration of Korvosa's Temple to Asmodeus
    - Likewise key in designing and building the Pantheon of Many

Arodus 4706 - Neth 4707
Church of Cayden Cailean, Korvosa, Varisia, Most High Arch Megapope

   - Held weekly services at the Pantheon of Many twice or thrice a week
   - Got on the other clerics' nerves
   - Channeled positive energy 6 times a day
   - Did other odd jobs and got stabbed pretty often

Neth 4707 - current
Those Fucking Guys, Korvosa, Varisia, Adventurer

    - Served as the primary healer and as a secondary frontline fighter
    - Took point on destroying 1HD skeletons
    - Took notes on the plot and wrote down people's names
    - Functioned as the party face in situations that required a high charisma score
   

You don’t look like a seventy year old man.

That’s because I’m eighty-seven. Aasimars start at 60, and a Trained class like Cleric adds 6d8.

Check out my halo, I can turn it on and off.

Dude, that was errata'd.