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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 890756" data-attributes="member: 1210">Information and AlliesIn Mabrack’s great library, the Eye communes with Boccob.How long until we reach Kseethee?  Six days.What will it take to erase the damage from Lester’s geas?  He must atone and immediately quest to overthrow the Temple of Elemental Evil.Do the forces of Law in the battle below know we’re here in this cloud castle?  Yes.Will they attack soon?  No.Are the Bile Lords planning revenge on us soon?  Yes.How many days until they attack us?  It depends.What’s the earliest possible time based on current plans to travel to Kseethee?  Six days.What must we do to ensure that they’ll attack us in six days?  Become sorely beset.How many Bile Lords remain?  Four.Will they all attack at once?  No.What are the names of the Bile Lords most likely to attack us immediately?  Unknown.What are our chances of success if we teleport in to attack the Bile Lords?  Extremely poor.What must we do to overthrow the Temple of Elemental Evil?  Slay Felenga.What is Felenga’s greatest weakness?  He’s undead.What is the true identity of the angel who visited us on Pandemonium?  Seclaidra.Who is likely to win the battle below?  Law.Could Mabrack fix Lester’s missing arm without removing his gifts of Chaos?  Yes.What must we do to get him to do it?  Negotiate with him.Orbius ponders briefly, but his mind is quick and decisive.  In only a moment he has scried out the head adept at the Temple of Elemental Good in Var, and then he casts a sending to him, telling him to take him to Galador’s temple for atonement.  Then he sends his mind to a far plane, seeking a great power from whom to gather more information.What kind of attacks harm a nematodean without splitting it?  Fire, cold and acid.Who am I talking to?  Galador.Orbius gulps.If we agree to step back from the War of Ethics will you agree to let us go?   It would have to be negotiated.Is the nematodean weaker in the strength of its body, strength of its will or the speed of its reflexes?  Its reflexes are slow.What is the best time to attack it between now and the start of the New Year’s Eve party?  Doesn’t matter.Can you please show me a vision of a location we can safely teleport to near the nematodeans?  A vision of a dark cavern full of rubble flashes before Orbius’ mind.What should Angelfire do?  Overthrow the Temple of Elemental Evil.Given your great wisdom, what are the chances we’ll be able to reach a diplomatic settlement with Marius?  Fair.The news is not all bad, Orbius thinks.  It certainly could be worse!  I guess I’ll approach Mabrack about Lester’s arm after we destroy the nematodean.Sheva, meanwhile, scries Habiskis and finds him on the lam in an alley.  She goes outside and summons a planar ally, Gorthox, a malebranche.  He stands about 20’ tall, a huge, hulking, gargoyle-like form with great curled horns.  "So, mortal," he booms in the tongue of devils, "you need a favor, eh?"  He grins a great yellow-toothed grin at Sheva."I want you to go get my imp, Habiskis, out of trouble.""Hahahahah!  Habiskis, that scoundrel!  He owes me a certain 'favor', if you know what I mean!"  He winks his glowing red eye and leers evilly at Sheva.Sheva shrugs.  "He regenerates, do what you will to him as long as you don’t inflict any real damage.""Very well!  I shall do this cheaply and for the fun of it!  You need pay me only- hm, let’s say 5000 pieces of gold!"Sheva frowns.  She doesn’t have a lot of money at the moment.  "Is there something you’d take in trade?""Of course!  You could get me a soul.  Say, within two weeks.  Or yours is forfeit."Sheva smiles.  "I accept."  I’ll need to make a trip to my temple in the Shining City.It's the evening of the 28th day of Snowmonth, the 12th month of the year.  There are two more days until New Year's.  If they want to be at their best on New Year's Eve, they need to take care of a few things.  Sheva knows she can get a soul in the Shining City, and come to think of it, Fandral the smith might have a weapon or two ready for them- probably not all three, though.  And, after talking it over with the rest of the party earlier, she strongly feels that they should seek out Vulker's embassy and leave word that his boy is fighting for the Forinthians.Well, the evening's young.  The red-haired Coilite strides into the keep, looking for Orbius.Next Time: A bevy of dwarves!</blockquote>

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