[Lazy_Perfectionist]

The problem is that a Mujina scripted to 'Cast spells' has little chance to take out a priest, since she'll cast forever, while the priest has less encumberance.

So perhaps if I only scripted Animate Skeleton 5 times, before giving an attack order, I'd avoid that worst case scenario.

It's also a problem not with independents but also Agartha, and other nations where everybody's a mage-priest.

So, its probably best to limit the number of times I animate skellies.

Now entering baseless speculation mode...

An ice sword or pair of 'Main Gauche of Parrying' might do wonders for that fear aura, giving it more chances to work against mundane bodyguards. Or, a 'staff'-like weaon would offer up a decent defense- more than an ice sword.

She actually has decent precision, and by decent I mean completely average. But assassinations tend to take place at short ranges, a Black Bow of Botulf could be rather nice and I might send 'em against a powerful mage even if I didn't expect to win. Though I'm not sure exactly what feeblemind does.

And while its entirely stupid, I want to put Stymphalian wings on a Mujina for a trampling, flying assassin. Unfortunately, size 2 means you'd be the terror of the Hoburgs, and not much else. Still, that is an amusing picture. Filthy hobbits - i mean hoburgs.

Skullface may be worth pursuing if some bodyguards get in the way of animate skeletons workng, though its overkill at 20 death gems.

I see a couple other artifacts of interest. Boots of Stone, and the Barkskin Amulet. Then there's the medallion of vengeance (great for a one-two punch if you can figure out the combat order, and your oppononent has just enough bodyguards), the bottle of living water, and Holger the Head.

The successes with the skull talisman have set me off on a brainstorming spree. I'll have to try these out and let you know whether any are actually any good, especially considering the cost... but a Bakemono Sorcerer should come along able to forge a Dwarven Hammer eventually, at least by the time I can consider some of the items I mentioned.