Chief appraiser of this house, forty-six, widow of Joos Marbeck, purser, deceased 1631. The descriptions in this catalogue are hers, written between Winemonth 1636 and Sprokkel 1637, with the thing in her hands and a glass upon it; the measurements are her own, taken twice. Her name stands in four provenances: the fair copies at lot 58, the seal matrix at lot 68, an unattributed manuscript at lot 78, and the withdrawn cabinet at lot 101. She has signed for the receipt of every lot in this sale, and for the withdrawal of one.
- CR
- 3 (XP 700)
- Type
- Humanoid
- AC
- 12
- HP
- 39
- Habitat
- Velhagen
Medium Humanoid (human), Lawful Neutral
AC 12 Initiative +1 (11)
HP 39 (6d8 + 12)
Speed 30 ft.
Skills History +10, Insight +6, Investigation +10, Perception +6, Persuasion +5
Senses Passive Perception 16
Languages Common
CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2)
Traits
Taken Twice. Any measurement, weight, count, or material she states aloud is correct. She does not state an attribution aloud at all.
The Written Description. A description she has written and signed is received as the record by the offices of this city. Contradicting it in front of a commissioner, a bailiff, or a weigher requires a paper, not an argument.
Spellcasting. She casts the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15). 1/day each: Attest, Provenance, Seal Unbroken, Unwritten Hand.
Actions
Read the Description. She reads her own entry for an object in sight. For 1 minute, no creature that heard her can be deceived about that object's material, dimensions, or condition, and every creature that heard her is one step less certain of who made it and who owned it.
Appraiser's Rule. Melee Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft. Hit: 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage. She has never used it for this and would regard being made to as a defeat.
Reactions
The Vendor's Account Is Not Before Us. When a creature makes a social assertion against her, her house, or a lot in her charge, she answers by moving it into a question of paper. The assertion is not denied and does not take effect; instead it becomes a matter to be lodged, referred, or produced, and cannot be pressed again until it is in writing. Against a creature holding the relevant paper, this reaction does nothing at all.