Assassin

"A promising young killer trained in acrobatics and poisoncraft."
Nadia the Assassin is a playable hero who joins Hildie in her quest to defeat the Faceless Overlord. 
To unlock her, the player has to encounter her on their journeys and then complete the quest Introductory Ambush. 
==Roles==
Primary:
DoT, Piercer, Redirector
Secondary:
Boss Killer, Turn Manipulator
==Abilities==
 	Icon 	Description 	Power
Enemy Ability	Ally Ability	Self Ability	
== Ability Runes ==
Icon	Description	Power
 	Assassin's Blade
Nadia will strike the enemy with the least Health, dealing piercing damage with power proportional to the percentage of target's missing Health.
Ranks: 4	Damage
 100%-300%
 	Flashbang
Using this ability rune throws a flashbang that stuns all enemies and delays their next turn. The delay effect is weaker on already stunned targets.
Ranks: 2	Delay
 200%
== Skills ==
 	Stats	Skill 1	Skill 2
Branch 1	 	 	
Branch 2	 	 	
Branch 3	 	 	
Branch 4	 	 	
== Inspiration ==
=== Trickery ===
Hero with this inspiration inflicts more damage with their first attack. (This bonus is reduced for AoE attacks.)
Level 	1 	2 	4 	5
Power 	+70%
(AoE: +??%) 	+80%
(AoE: +??%) 	+90%
(AoE: +30%) 	+100%
(AoE: +33%)
Level 3 ability	Always acts first in battle.	Always acts first in battle.	Always acts first in battle.	Always acts first in battle.
==Strategy==
Thanks to Riposte and Smoke Screen, the Assassin can potentially mitigate a lot of damage. Especially so against enemies with predictable attack patterns, like Odilons or Bone Archers. Smoke Screen is a very fast ability, and with enough Speed and Special, Nadia will be able to protect both herself and another party member between enemy attacks.
Poison debuff from Venom Strike deals armor-piercing damage and is best applied on problematic enemies at the start of the battle. It also comboes well with Pyra's Cauterize and Countess' Enthrall abilities for DoT stacking.
Riposte has one of the highest XP gains in the game, which can make the Assassin a good candidate for Stone Tablets during longer journeys to reach higher levels. Permanent upgrades are beneficial if using this strategy.
Nadia is a prime boss killer when using Assassin's Blade on weakened bosses, as it deals a very considerable amount of piercing damage. It also works well against meta-bosses such as the Hunter. Otherwise her single-target efficiency is pretty low and she has to rely on her Poison to slowly whittle down enemies.
As Nadia is very fast and her Special attribute is relatively high, she's a good candidate for item use.
===Inspirations===
Zivko's Attitude: Nadia gains Motivation Points quickly due her Damage-over-Time focus, so she's a good candidate to capitalize on the Attitude bonus. The buff extension is also very helpful if you plan to use her as a mitigator, as it gives her much more breathing room when juggling between Smokescreen and Riposte. (Note that Riposte will still only trigger once, however.)
Hildie's Dedication: Nadia mostly mitigates damage by avoiding it entirely, so Dedication is usually better saved for another character. However, if you plan to face encounters where Nadia cannot out-Riposte enemies (enemies with exceptional Speed or AoE attacks, for example), Dedication can be a lifesaver by compensating for her low Armor.
Ephrem's Focus: Focus makes Nadia a more effective support character by allowing Smokescreen to heal allies as well as protect them. Combined with her Healing Mist skill, this can help you survive if you lack other healing options. The auto-Sanctuary is a mixed bag: it gives Nadia time to set up a Venom Strike or Smokescreen at the start of battle, but prevents her from opening with Riposte.
==Phrases==
Event 	Phrase	
Begins Journey 	
Come on, let's go!
We can do this!
How long till we get there?
Let's go! Let's go!	
Enemy dies 	
Haha! Great!
Yay!
Nice one!
Bye, bye!	
Ally dies 	
Hey!!!
Not good! Not good!
[name]! Watch out!	
Both allies dead 	
We'll see what my training is worth.
Really careful now.
Focus, Nadia, focus!	
Revived 	
Ugh... I'm back!
I need to be more careful next time.	
Finds an item 	
My favorite part!
That's so handy!
More trinkets!	
Empty chest 	
Guess someone took it?
For reals?	
Finds a rune 	
What does it say!?
Oh, another rune!	
Encounters hard enemy 	
This is going to be fun!
Me first, me first!
Looks like good practice.	
Encounters boss 	
This is what I'm trained for!
This should be fun!
Let's dance!	
Receiving aid 	
Hey, [name]! Thanks!
Woohoo!
Thanks!	
Uses Smoke Screen 	
Poof!
[name]! Take cover!
Don't you worry.	
Uses Venom Strike 	
Here I go!
Taking this one down!
I'm coming for you!
Gotcha!
Watch out!
A-hah!	
Uses Riposte 	
Come on! I'm ready!
Just you try!
Come and get some!	
Reduced to low health 	
I'm in trouble here!
That was close!
Ack! I think they got me!	
Level up 	
Doing good here!
This is fun!
I think I'm good at this!	
Team is winning 	
So easy!
We're so good!
I wish my parents could see me now!	
Team is losing 	
So... Any ideas?
Ouch, this is hard!	
Ends journey 	
Yay!
Can we eat now?
Let's take a break!	
Joins the party during an Endless Journey	
If you want it done, do it yourself.
We shall deliver our vengeance.	
Campfire reached (Endless Journey) 	
Did you miss me?
I've been trained for this!	
At campfire 	
I miss my parents.
So glad I met them!
I'm doing fine, I guess.
Ugh. Too tired for my workout.
I should make more poison.	
At campfire (morale low) 	
Will they leave me too?
I don't think I'm helping them.
Ugh... Get it together!
I-- I don't know what to do!	
At campfire (hungry) 	
Foooood...
Ugh, my stomach.
I'm hungry...	
Leaves for an Errand 	
I'll be right back.
Don't leave without me, ok?	
Picking a normal Journey 	
Can we go already?
Sounds like fun.
I'll start my stretches.	
Picking an easy Journey 	
Why not? Seems easy.
Nothing too scary.
Good for some light training.	
Picking a hard Journey 	
We'd have to pull our best.
Can't we go elsewhere?
If I were alone, I could sneak through, but...	
Map 	
I don't like it here.
Can we go already?
Think we'll meet someone here?
How far are we?
I wonder how this place looked before...
Where next?	
Map (hopeful location) 	
It smells so nice here.
Can we stay for a while?
Hey, I like it here!	
Map (hurt) 	
Can I rest a bit, please?
But I'm hurt!
Do I have to go? It hurts.	
Not enough heroes 	
But [name] is away!
We need to wait for everyone!	
Party lacks essential hero 	
But wasn't this [name]'s idea?
No. We can't leave without [name]!	
Departing 	
I don't think they need me.
I'm going to fail everyone anyway.	
Rejoining 	
Would it be okay if I joined you again?
Hey, guys! Let's- Let's go back to how it was, ok?	
Hero rejoins 	
Yay!
It's good to have the old team back!	
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