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Overlords. (Sarpedon/Sanquin)

Sanguine quickly turned around when she heard a familiar voice behind her. And indeed it was Oliver, wearing what looked like just about the most baggy clothing the game had to offer. She smirked, finding the sight kind of funny. Especially compared to what she was wearing. "That's quite the...casual look Oliver. It seems you're settling in quite nicely." In truth she too would like to just wear baggy pants and a shirt that was 3 sizes too big. But at least right now it felt like that would be setting a poor example for everyone else. Plus, it wasn't like she didn't like feeling pretty while wearing a dress like this. It was just that what he was wearing looked a whole lot more comfortable.

"Since you're apparently done bathing as well, how about we go to the dining room and have something to eat?" It had been 10 pm in the real world when all of this started. Though in this world, judging by the sun when they were out, it was probably around 5 pm now. So it seemed like a good time to have a bite...if she could still eat that is. Did vampires eat? There was only one way to find out really. "Mistress, your hair..." Daniëlle protested. Something Sanguine had forgotten about by the sudden sight of Oliver in casual attire. "Oh right! Uhm...let's say we'll meet in 10 the dining hall in 10 minutes then?" Sanguine suggested, figuring getting her hair tidied up wouldn't take too long. It wasn't like she needed to look her best for anything at the moment anyway.

Overlords. (Sarpedon/Sanquin)

Finally Sanguine started to relax. At first her mind was still being as worrying as ever, however slowly those kinds of thoughts stopped. It was like the warm water was washing all of her troubles away. And without realising, more than just 15 minutes passed. First 20 minutes, and then 25, before finally there was a knock on the door. "My lady? Is everything all right?" The vampiress jumped a little from the sudden voice, having started to fall dose off a little bit. Though she quickly regained herself ans answered. "Ah, yes, everything is fine. I dosed off a little." "I brought you a change of clothes my lady, permission to come inside." "You can come." Sanguine sighed a little, wishing she could have stayed in the water a little longer. But now that she was fully to her senses again it felt wrong to take a nap in the water at a time like this.

It was only when the voice entered that she realised whom it was. Daniëlle, rather than one of the maids. "Daniëlle? Why are you here?" The other vampiress smiled and bowed slightly. "Is there something wrong with wanting to assist my mistress and creator? Besides, I'm very good with hair so I volunteered for helping you." "No, I guess there's nothing wrong. Very well then, I will dry myself right away." "Please let me assi--" Daniëlle wanted to offer, but Sanguine was quick to cut her off. "No need. Being pampered too much will only have a negative effect on my character in the long run." Not that she wasn't being pampered a lot already. It was more an excuse, as it felt wrong to have someone else dry her.

Once Sanguine was done she was presented with the 'change of clothes'. Which in this case apparently meant a ballroom dress of some kind. "Er...Daniëlle, I think I require your assistance..." She spoke, not because she was lazy. But because she didn't have a clue about how to put a dress like this on. "Certainly my lady!" The girl replied cheerfully, immediately moving behind the woman and helping her lady dress. She almost seemed a bit too happy about it, in fact. And that thought was only strengthened when Sanguine could feel the girl's hands linger just a little bit too long on her back and along her sides. But right now she didn't want to deal with that kind of thing and decided to leave it be this time. Once dressed Sanguine looked at herself in one of the mirrors. She actually felt pretty, even though her hair was still a mess. Something she had never really felt about herself in real life. Then again, this body looked a bit more sexy than her real life body anyway... Quickly pushing that thought away the woman started to make her way to her bedroom. And Daniëlle happily followed. Not only did she look like a teenager, but she acted a bit more like one as well. Which made Sanguine wonder how much of the backgrounds they had written for them had carried over to these real versions of the npc's.

(The dress: )

Overlords. (Sarpedon/Sanquin)

Lol, you and your logic. You know what I mean! And let's say it's a red dragon. A 10 feet one would be a young to juvenile one. I guess you'd be one of the stupid ones that would get roasted then. xD

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As soon as Oliver stepped out of the arena a maid was already waiting for him, bowing respectfully as always. "One of our healers has already been prepared for you my lord. Please follow me." They might have only been bruises, but now that all npc's had wills of their own, they had their reasons to keep their two remaining masters as healthy as possible.

In the mean time the maid first turned on the heating system. Then she quickly moved to help Sanguine undress. By the time that was done, the water had already been heated. Magic was useful like that. Once again the woman dipped her fingers into the water and smiled. "That's better." She spoke softly to herself. She stepped into the water, sighing in content as her body submerged. As she relaxed her back against the rounded stone edge the maid had already come up behind her, ready with soap and some scented oils. Shampoo didn't exist in the game world, so it didn't exist here either it seemed. Which bothered her quite a bit, but there wasn't really anything she could do about it now.

The maid was actually very adept at this sort of thing. A gentle touch, yet thorough all the same. The vampiress' shorter hair probably made it easier as well. Though as Sanguine sat there she wondered about what the npc's thought about all this. "Say, does this bother you? I mean, it's not like I couldn't wash my own hair..." The maid quickly shook her head. "Of course not mistress! We'll gladly help you in any way you wish. And it's an honour to be allowed in the bathing room with you." Then she softly added. "The others are probably even a bit jealous of me." Sanguine had to smile at that. Though she wasn't entirely sure if she was comfortable with the idea of so many people treating her like a queen. Or a goddess even. With the whole place being in chaos though, she didn't want to add to that by suddenly acting like a completely different person from what they expected her to be.

Once her hair was washed, the maid still remained as if she was waiting for more orders. At first Sanguine didn't notice, but after a minute she realised what was going on. "Ah, uhm...that's all for now. Should have said so sooner. Though I would like for somebody to be sent to my room in about 15 minutes to help me with my hair." The maid stood and bowed. "Very well mistress. Have a pleasant bath." The maid then left again, finally giving the woman some privacy. Though on her way out she saw Oliver heading her way. As always, the maid bowed as he was about to pass. "Ser Oliver, if you're looking for lady Sanguine she is currently taking a bath. Though she said she would be done in about 15 minutes." Then unless he wanted to say something to her, the maid then went on her way.

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Had it been Sanguine in his place she would have commanded her to follow command. And that she decided whether to use magic in the arena or not. And the 'angry' amazon wouldn't have been so angry any more. :P

I mean, imagine a 10 feet tall dragon coming up to you in real life and demanding you move out of the way. No one would be stupid enough to then get angry at said dragon. xD

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Just so I know we're on the same page here...Lanius is just as loyal to us as the rest. As in, if Oliver just said "I will not use training equipment, now get me X monster" she would have listened... Plus none of them would dare attack us as they know we are superior to them.

Overlords. (Sarpedon/Sanquin)

True, true, legendary robes don't just rip. She doesn't know that for sure yet though. To her it feels like she's wearing any cloth dress. :P

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Not OP as in, she can still be stopped. If she had still casting as well, literally nothing could stop her. xD And no, she can cast level 100 spells. It's just that they're a bit weaker than, say, a human necromancer of lv 100. And sure she could tank most hits from normal enemies...but there aren't only 'normal enemies' in this world. :P (Note, even something like big ass orges are 'normal enemies'. >:3 )

Armour is armour, cloth is cloth. Sure they give a ton of stats, but in this rp it's just cloth. Magically enhanced cloth...but still!

Vampires in D&D have dr 6/silver, yes. And 10 cold and electricity resistance. But like I said, this is D&D-like, not actual D&D. :) I'm just using D&D rulesets as a basis, then adding some of my own thoughts to it to fit the rp more I guess. That's the wonders of roleplay. You're generally not bound by set rules like in D&D. :P

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Spells would be out of the question yes, as that would really hurt her. Though wrestling her to the ground is a viable option. I decided for her to not be completely overpowered, so she only has the silent casting and quick casting feats, not the still casting one.

I might as well explain a little more about what she can do. Her spells involve ice magic like ice bolt, ice storm (as a very high level spell) and freeze, and necromantic magic. Like different levels of undead summoning, inflict wounds and whither, etc. And for debuff/buff spells she has such things as ice shield, chill (slow effect), cause fear, poison, regenerate and energy drain. (basically a mana drain) Though she took a few minor spells for roleplay. Like telekinesis, spectral wings, teleport and comprehend languages.

As for vampire abilities. Summon familiars, which summons a group of ghostly bats and/or wolves to fight for her. Very weak, but useful in this new world as a distraction. Hypnotic gaze, which works as a temporary mind control. It only worked on npc's in the game. And of course the usual faster regeneration, a natural small damage reduction except against holy/silver and a small stat boost to all her stats. (more of a boost in strength, charisma and constitution) Contrary to that, she has a weakness to sunlight, can't be healed by normal cure spells, and her effective level as a caster is a bit lower. She basically casts spells like she was level 90~95 instead of level 100.

I can understand the wanting sexy times part though. xD

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Sanguine smirked at Oliver's comment. "Going to get into trouble again, huh... Might I suggest the monster arena then? Maybe it'll be fun and a good learning experience at the same time, slashing up some monsters. Just a possible suggestion." In front of the npc's she might want to act like the leader, but when it was just her and Oliver there was no need. In the first place, they were equals in 'real life' anyway. Though it was probably a good idea for her to remain the guild master. Oliver didn't really seem like the leader type to her.

The vampiress turned the mirror off again and stood. "Well, off to the bath then." She spoke, walking to Oliver first and putting her arms around his waist. "I'm glad you're still with me. You always managed to keep me from taking things too seriously. Plus I actually get to hug you now~" After a few seconds she let go again though, heading for the living quarters on the other side of the throne room. It was basically just a roleplay area in the game. A bunch of bedrooms, a room with some minigames, a bathing room, and a bar of course. No place was ready for roleplay without a bar. But now she figured she could actually use said bath.

However full privacy was apparently not going to happen. On her way one of the maids crossed her path, whom in turn immediately bowed as they passed each other. "Mistress, is there anything you require?" The vampiress shook her head. "Just going to take a bath." The maid, still bowing, spoke again. "I will send someone to operate the heater and wash your hair for you." She wanted to protest, wanting a bit of full privacy. But at the same time, having someone there to wash your hair and back sounded kind of nice. "Very well..." She replied, continuing on to her destination.

The bathing room was as beautiful as ever. Black polished stone on the floor, and the walls all lined with wooden planks. The planks in turn had elaborate patterns carved into them, sometimes broken up by a candle holder on the wall. On one side stood several benches and tables, as well as a mirror or two. And on the other you had one very large, and four small baths. The large one was a full meter high, carved out of the same shining black stone as the floor. While the two baths on either side beside it were instead made of marble. Each of the baths had it's own heating system as well. A small tunnel magical fire could be turned on beneath them, and kept on as long as was needed to get the right temperature. AS Sanguine walked into the room, all of the candles along the walls started to light themselves. In the game this was just a gameplay feature, but the woman figured it now worked on magic or something. It seemed that 'it now works on magic' was the answer to everything that used to be a game thing. She walked to the water of the large bath and dipped her fingers in, feeling that it was pretty cold. Just thinking about having to bathe in that made her shiver. Though luckily it took less than a minute for one of the maids to arrive. "I'm honoured to assist you, my lady." The maid spoke as she once again bowed. Sanguine sighed a little, wondering if the constant bowing and way of addressing her would get tiresome at some point. "I'm too tired for formalities right now. Just heat up the large bath and help me undress." She had tried to do so herself, but the clips on the back of her dress were hard to reach and she really didn't want to accidentally rip her precious necromancer robes which were of legendary quality.