"Well, I see that everyone has gathered round. Let's head to the back where it's more...discreet." said Niks.
"Not airing the dirty laundry and all that, heh..."
The gang heads to the back of the store: the walls are lined with shelves, filled with wondrous treasures; trinkets hang from various hooks; a huge red gem is shows proudly through a glass case.
"Okay, gather round. I'll go over the plan now..." Niks said as he leyed out three sheets of cloth on a large table. They emit a soft purple glow and have runes etched into them.
"Knax! Get the patent out, if you please."
Knax brings his master a huge piece of parchment, covering more than half of the table. Niks spreads it out and you see that the parchment has runes scribbled on every inch, one long endless line from start to end.
"Now, these are the 'plans' of the runes inside the bag, an item enchanter's equivalent of a blueprint so to speak. Those of you who are fluent in the ways of the arcane arts can obviously see a fatal flaw here, here and here." he points towards three points on the map.
He gestures towards the strips of glowing cloth on the table.
"These patches of cloth are what we will be using to seal the rift. Technically we won't be sealing the rift, per se. Rather, we will be undoing the mistakes of my apprentice by placing my runes over his. This is the first, this is the second and that is the last one." he says as he points to each.
"The first two errors are somewhere around the middle, the last one is dangerously close to the rift. The concentration of their army would be thickest there, I suppose."
He takes a deep breathe and sighs
"I can't believe that I'm saying this but since Knax is my responsibility, I will guard the portal back against any stragglers or sneaky demons." he says.
"Once you have secured the area, I will enter with a slew of magical items to aid our cause. Knax, go prepare the items on that list I handed you earlier.
"Alright, before we enter I want to hand this to you." He extends his hand towards the party, in it are three rings: three silver bands, each with a different gemstone set in it.
"This will let you communicate with me, put it over your finger and your thoughts will be sent to the bearers of the other two rings." he puts one of the rings on his index finger: it has a bright emerald-coloured gem in it.
"Keep in mind that the effects are constant: every thought you make will be sent to me and one other. I suggest you discuss further as to who shall bear such a heavy burden." he places the rings on the table gently.
| GM: | Last discussion session before the first encounter. Bah, now I'll have to make that map...let's see here =_=" |
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