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I want to get blood magic for Arkash toward the end of Ash. I've put together a plot with a few key points to adhere to that will result in him gaining blood magic.

1. Arkash begins work next season as a thief/assassin about half-way through Ash after some rehabilitation. Shortly after, he's approached by a gaunt, shriveled human that gives him a piece of parchment. Any attempt to talk to the human is met with simple replies along the lines of 'it's from my master' or 'read it and see.' The parchment holds details of a farmhouse beyond the walls of Nivenhain and its inhabitants. He's instructed to kill the mother and father and paint the bedroom wall with the bloodied eye that's depicted at the front of the parchment, then paint the forehead of the son with the same insignia with the blood of his father, and take him outside to be collected by the gaunt human. (1 thread)
2. Arkash goes to the farmhouse in the dead of night and breaks in. After sneaking into the parent's bedroom, he decides to eliminate the father first as he only has one arm, but his gargling and thrashing wake the mother. Panicked screams ensue, and she fights back. Arkash uses his venom and knife to eliminate her. Once both parents are dead, he begins to paint the wall, when a young boy of seven walks into the room, frozen with fear. Arkash, having expected the son to be at least his own age is faced with a moral dilemma, but clings to his hatred of humans to suppress thoughts of weakness. he paints the boy's forehead with his father's blood and takes him to the field instructed to be delivered to the gaunt human. (2 threads)
3. More odd jobs are delivered by the same gaunt human after the completion of the first, which grow increasingly difficult with every completion. At some point, Arkash will be able to afford a bladed prosthetic for his left arm to make the jobs easier. All the jobs he faces share a theme of increasing difficulty as well as leaving the bloodied eye insignia where it can be seen, close to the scene of the murder or act of cruelty. (4 threads)
4. Finally, Arkash is instructed to kill a specific Errant-Knight on patrol. The gaunt human introduces himself as 'Chitter', and tells Arkash that his master wants to meet with him once he's done with the job. Arkash accepts, and the details are given to him by word of mouth. Eliminate the target in a given point of his patrol toward the fringes of lower Nivenhain, then guide his hollow to a designated Alley. Return to the scene quickly and paint the eye around the bleeding body of the errant knight. (1 thread)
5. Arkash ambushes the errant knight from a rooftop and drives the blade of his prosthetic limb into the knights shoulder. Simultaneously, he clamps the knight's face with his jaws, injects his venom, and rips as he fulls away. The hollow is disturbed and attempts to attack Arkash, but he bounds out of reach before the golem can catch him and knocks its master to the floor. Arkash spends the rest of the fight weaving through attacks from both the hollow and the knight while delivering deep cuts to the target to make him bleed out faster. When the human falls, he guides the hollow to the designated alley, where it's captured and later ceremoniously executed by Chitter. Arkash returns to the scene and paints the eye around the body. Chitters approaches Arkash and instructs Arkash to follow, and he's led out of the city. (1-2 threads) (Disclaimer: I plan to have at least expert acrobatics & stealth and at least journeyman blades & unarmed combat at this point.)
6. Chitter guides Arkash to a cave in the northern wilds, which is carved into the side of a mountain. the cold leaves him somewhat immobile by the time he reaches the cave, but the interior is warmed by fire. There, Arkash meets with the blood mage, Malafor. He's a withered, sickly human near his death bed. His condition reminds Arkash a lot of his father, so he empathizes with the mage to some extent, despite being human. Malafor offers Arkash unlimited power if he completes one more job for him, and Arkash immediately accepts. The job is then detailed as the assassination of a specific noble lord of house Vogen, the one who cast his affliction upon him, and to paint the bloodied eye around him on his sheets. Arkash decares that it will be done and takes a moment to warm up by the fire before he heads down the mountain. And that's where his research of house Vogen begins. (1 thread)
7. During his research, Arkash discovers that the man named Malafor was a powerful and feared mage who was brought to his end by an Edward Vogen, who'd barely survived the encounter himself. He learns of the noble's roost in the west end, then resolves to head there after buying some specific tools to help him complete the mission (1 thread)
8. Arkash journeys to Westfalen, where his face is unknown. There, he elects to buy an inn room for a week and watches the noble's estate carefully from afar and records everything he can, from guard patrols to occupants of the home, pets, schedules, everything. Once he has all the data he needs, he devises a plan on paper. (1-2 threads)
9. he proceeds to the estate in the dead of night. He has a twenty-minute gap between patrols to enter the building. Using the pick-like extension of his prosthetic arm, he scales the front of the building and climbs in through the lord's window either by picking the lock or using a glass cutter. He ceremoniously kills the sleeping lord and paints the sheets with his blood as instructed. The door opens partway through the act, and an Argent Knight yells his warning and attacks Arkash. Arkash doesn't try to fight the knight and instead dodges the man's attacks while completing the bloodied eye. When it's done, there's even more knights in the room, so he bails through the window and injures his leg in the fall. he attempts to limp away as the guards Rally, and Chitter arrives at the scene on horseback. he helps Arkash onto the horse, then escapes the city.
10. Though Arkash is wounded, he's still presented to Malafor with news of the deed being done. Malafor is beyond pleased and declares that Arkash will be his progeny. Though surprised, Arkash accepts and a ritual he's unfamiliar with follows. He's instructed to do nothing, to hold still and endure the pain that he's about to face. Arkash becomes hesitant and demands further explanation, but no such knowledge is given. Instead, he's detained by Chitter and another gaunt human, and held down while Malafor draws the rune on Arkash's back. He doesn't fight back as his body fights with the mark, and gashes of various depths and sizes appear on his scales. he's close to death by the time the initiation is complete, and blacks out to the pain. (1-2 threads)
11. When he next wakes, he finds his wounds stitched and bandaged. He's then made to practice his new magic on others under Malafor's supervision. He will remain imprisoned there for some time, and I will either have Arkash kill Malafor when he's strong enough and escape or I will have his companion NPCs save him somehow (or other players if they're inclined).

This is all quite roughly thrown together and I'm writing it at 4am before breakfast, so if you need any clarification or things changed, please let me know.

This plot is approved. Please update me here when you're done so I can sign off on your acquisition of Blood Magic.

Here's the plot, fifteen threads total.

1. Prospect
2. Innocence Lost I
3. Innocence Lost II
4. Hunting I
5. Hunting II
6. Cleaning Up The Vermin (Collab/Complete)
7. Presentation
8. Phobia
9. Second Blood I
10. Second Blood II
11. Legacy
12. Stolen Tomes
13. Stake-out (Collab/Complete)
14. Avenged (Collab/Complete)
15. Reward

All threads are completed and either in the review queue or are reviewed.

You are approved to acquire Blood Magic at your leisure. Thank you for writing a great plot!