[WFRP] The Bloody Crown XI

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Elsa -- 12th Nachgeheim


It was Elsa's first opportunity to try on her new set of expensive clothes, crafted to look vaguely like a military uniform in keeping with her role as battle wizard. She knew she could not rival Irene Sforza in terms of extravagance (nor would she want to), and so she had gone in another direction, aiming for the sort of intimidating and functional outfit that a king's faithful enforcer or bodyguard might wear while on duty in a formal setting. She also wore the ivory bracelets gifted to her by Sieghard and a simple brass torc that she had bought from the dwarfs the other day at a price that struck her as entirely unreasonable.

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In terms of general aesthetic, I picture Elsa's noble garb as similar to Thalmor robes from Skyrim, except without a hood or any headgear.

As Sforza's army filed into the city, Elsa peered at the prisoners in the carts. It was probably too much to hope for that a hated familiar face such as Arnulf or Fauchard was among them. She spotted Forkbeard among the captives but took no pleasure in seeing him there, looking so badly mistreated. Irritating as the man was, he deserved no worse than just being stripped of his titles and possibly exiled.

Gods, I hope that's not all the men Sforza left alive out of Alvarr's entire army. We'll need a great deal of soldiers soon.

Elsa's gaze rested on the late Alvarr's sword when Sforza presented it to his wife. She remembered seeing it tear through Makeda's armor; at the time she had wondered if it was enchanted or just wielded by a very strong arm. She reached out with her mind to detect any magic.


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Magical Sense 88: (d100)[46]

When Elsa started hearing cries of witch from the crowd, she gritted her teeth and tried to keep a tight lid on her fight-or-flight instinct. They would not try any violence; not with Sforza and his army right here in the streets. But they damn well intended to keep the pressure on him. If Sforza was faced with the prospect of a full-blown revolt unless he had his wizard hanged, some hard choices might have to be made soon.