[Alagaesian]

Nah, I'm not much of a person to strike people with mysterious bolts of purple lighting coming from a clear sky. Though, I will say this about DMing - it's like trying to heard a group of ducklings with a tank. You have so much power over them, but it can be tricky trying to get them to do what you want without outright squashing them. It's okay, I'm not frustrated or anything, I'm just learning how to use my tank properly.

Actually, I'm sort of glad that I've encountered my first wild party split-up in this helpful environment, as opposed to a couple months down the road when I would be a lot more hesitant asking for suggestions. I'll probably send out PMs to everyone in a few hours, after my classes are done, but I'll wait for SwordScythe to post a response in the IC thread before doing anything with Hong-Hua.

Edit: Sodalite, sorry, didn't see your post before I started posting. But yes, I'm planning on using that sort of approach.