[mad=dog]

... and with these reassuring words I threw myself at it. Ganged up with Aerie and Yoshimo initially and started the usual affairs in Athkalta. This is my first time with a kensai so you'll have to pardon me. I simply didn't expect that amount of damage. Wow. I claimed the rings of Gaxx (cheese, but need them more than ever), the staff of cheese and other such trinkets with relative ease. As I emerged from Firkraags smoking den I had just enough for the set goal of level 17. This will allow me to reach level 36 as thief. Good thing is that the XP bonus from completing Firkraag and a handful easy quests left open send me to level 8 without ever having to fight. Out goes Yoshi and in comes Minsc. Now as good as I will become when I scrape up the XP to reactivate the Kensai I am a literal sitting duck atm. I have all the restrictions of a Kensai and none of the benefits. I am level 12 however and ready to go to Brynnlaw. Watchers Keep does not seem like an option. Minsc will be booted out in favour of Edwin when I set sails. It'll simply have to make do.

I have discovered some bugs though. The darts +5 from the cloak of stars are not restricted from kensais. Might be deliberate, but I think it's an oversight. Could be abused, but I don't plan to do so. Also being under influence of prot vs. undead seems to break some scripts in Bodhis lair and in Umar Temple.

And then one of these little things that makes you smile. I failed a shoplift at the black market in the thieves guild and she yelled "Thief!". Well, duh, "where?". Hardly going to get any reaction at that particular location.