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<blockquote data-quote="jeffwik" data-source="post: 4603226" data-attributes="member: 9739"><p><strong>DAY NINE, night.</strong> Today Vlad received another <em>sending</em> from Zhakarov, whom he lied to once more; he claimed to be hiding with Domai in the fungal wastes north of here. After securing permission from us and Santiaggro -- we impressed upon him the importance of secrecy with regards to the location of Valley -- he conducted his own <em>sending</em>, to Irina. I half-expected some kind of breakdown from him, then and there, as she was revealed to be something other than the unrealistic idealized angel whose image he clung to in Yang's Hive. But no, the contact went as well as could be expected, apparently (I cannot guess as to why she never attempted to contact him with a <em>sending</em> while he was in his exile). She saw through his lie about Domai immediately, which is itself suggestive, and did not (according to Vlad; I suppose I should specify that all our knowledge of these <em>sending</em>s comes through him, and it is not impossible he is simply mad) object at all to the proposal that we travel to New Hope to reconnoiter.</p><p></p><p>I have just returned from dinner with Rhogash's family, along with Throg and Cadre. Grog declined the invitation (courtesy forbids me from speculation as to any liaison between him and Santiaggro which conflicted). At the dinner all were pleasant, save Rhogash's young cousins Lola and Moge, his mother Sarhinna's sister's daughters, who with the boldness of teenagers began making outrageous accusations about Santiaggro, claiming that "everyone knows" she assassinated Zhaurron to seize power for herself! Rhogash took them aside and counseled them against making rash impolitic and wholly unsupported treasonous accusations, thankfully. However I fear that these rumors are spreading through Valley like cancer in the bloodstream, weakening our communal resolve. I should ask F------ to keep her ear to the ground.</p><p></p><p>There is so much we do not know. For example: when we set out for the Hive Santiaggro gave us a few hoarded magical trinkets to trade to Yang, if he demanded payment for a cure for Zharroun. These relics of Toril-that-Was had faded in their potency and were simply normal weaponry; is this related to the similar fade in strength we see occurring with the magical items we have recovered from the Planet cult? Our limited experimentation suggests that with these items, potency fades with disuse; a weapon must be wielded or its strength diminishes -- rapidly in some cases. This makes outfitting more squads of Valley's citizens with magic weapons (and, I suppose, other gear) crafted from Planetpearls problematic, but not impossible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeffwik, post: 4603226, member: 9739"] [b]DAY NINE, night.[/b] Today Vlad received another [i]sending[/i] from Zhakarov, whom he lied to once more; he claimed to be hiding with Domai in the fungal wastes north of here. After securing permission from us and Santiaggro -- we impressed upon him the importance of secrecy with regards to the location of Valley -- he conducted his own [i]sending[/i], to Irina. I half-expected some kind of breakdown from him, then and there, as she was revealed to be something other than the unrealistic idealized angel whose image he clung to in Yang's Hive. But no, the contact went as well as could be expected, apparently (I cannot guess as to why she never attempted to contact him with a [i]sending[/i] while he was in his exile). She saw through his lie about Domai immediately, which is itself suggestive, and did not (according to Vlad; I suppose I should specify that all our knowledge of these [i]sending[/i]s comes through him, and it is not impossible he is simply mad) object at all to the proposal that we travel to New Hope to reconnoiter. I have just returned from dinner with Rhogash's family, along with Throg and Cadre. Grog declined the invitation (courtesy forbids me from speculation as to any liaison between him and Santiaggro which conflicted). At the dinner all were pleasant, save Rhogash's young cousins Lola and Moge, his mother Sarhinna's sister's daughters, who with the boldness of teenagers began making outrageous accusations about Santiaggro, claiming that "everyone knows" she assassinated Zhaurron to seize power for herself! Rhogash took them aside and counseled them against making rash impolitic and wholly unsupported treasonous accusations, thankfully. However I fear that these rumors are spreading through Valley like cancer in the bloodstream, weakening our communal resolve. I should ask F------ to keep her ear to the ground. There is so much we do not know. For example: when we set out for the Hive Santiaggro gave us a few hoarded magical trinkets to trade to Yang, if he demanded payment for a cure for Zharroun. These relics of Toril-that-Was had faded in their potency and were simply normal weaponry; is this related to the similar fade in strength we see occurring with the magical items we have recovered from the Planet cult? Our limited experimentation suggests that with these items, potency fades with disuse; a weapon must be wielded or its strength diminishes -- rapidly in some cases. This makes outfitting more squads of Valley's citizens with magic weapons (and, I suppose, other gear) crafted from Planetpearls problematic, but not impossible. [/QUOTE]
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