Sigurd, you can surpass the character limit by editing a post. I use OneNote to write everything then snag the first couple hundred chars then edit and dump the rest.

I think, and again rp is not my forte' that the smallfolk would be spooked by a Voidal researcher, but those same small folk would find most everyone in the Ossuaryrather frightening. A guiding story, like recovery from such an attack, coupled with a diligent persona hungry to understand so as to change things for the better I'm sure Sigmund can overlook some small minded peasants.