Online:The Inscrutable Enigma

The Inscrutable Enigma
Home Settlement	Dragonstar Arena
Race	Dark Elf	Gender	Female
Health	39,959
Reaction	Justice Neutral	Class	Foot Soldier
Pickpocket	Hard	Profession	Outlaw

The Inscrutable Enigma

The Inscrutable Enigma is a Dark Elf outlaw found outside Dragonstar Arena. She is standing all by her lonesome beside a tent and a campfire, to the right of the ruins leading into the Arena proper.

Dialogue

Her words are cryptic and vague.

"Every life is a battle waiting to unfold."

Why are you wearing a mask?

"Is this a mask you see? Or is that just what you think you see?
We all have things to hide. Flaws, secrets, doubts. Everyone wears a mask. Some are simply easier to notice."

So what are you hiding?

"Everything. Nothing. I am a mystery wrapped in a puzzle, and that unsettles my opponents. Fear is at its worst when it is faceless, unseen.
Or, maybe, I was horribly disfigured by acid. Or perhaps not."

You like this whole cloak of mystery thing, don't you?

"It serves me well.
Still, you're the one asking all the questions. Seems to me that you may be the one with an unnatural need to know the truth behind all things."

Where's the rest of your group?

"You think I'm alone? Your perceptions are so … mundane."

But there's no one else here.

"Really? No one at all? Are you certain? The world is full of hidden enemies, foes that you never see until it is too late to do anything about it.
An unsettling truth, but one you need to accept. Just one more mystery to ponder …."

So … you have a group to fight with you in the Arena?

"There you go again. Asking another question. As for the answer ….
No, that would be telling."

Is that really your name?

"The Inscrutable Enigma? Isn't it just so … incomprehensible?"

It certainly is … unusual.

"Names are just another form of mask. We rarely reveal our true names to the world, preferring to hide behind commonplace labels.
My name, at least, means something. It reveals that I am … unrevealable."

So you won't tell me your real name?

"Real? What makes one name more real than another? Names are like cloaks, covering us in flowing fabric. Creating an … illusion."

An illusion?

"The illusion of personification.
We think we are people, with meaningful lives and meaningful relationships. But we are, in fact, pawns in a game. In a battle we cannot win."

That's a pretty bleak view of the world.

"Bleak? Perhaps. But unraveling such mysteries grants me liberating power.
Or maybe it's just difficult to see through the slits in this mask."

With her swords drawn

Skills and Abilities

Quick Strike

A basic melee attack that does minor physical damage.

Heavy Attack

A heavy melee attack that does moderate physical damage. It can be blocked to set the enemy off balance.

Throw Dagger

The enemy backs away from the player and throws a dagger at the player. This attack Causes snare and bleed if it connects. This attack can be interrupted to set the enemy off balance. The dagger can be blocked to prevent the snare and bleed and reduce the damage done.

Notes

• She dual-wields two Tier 5 Dark Elf Style swords.