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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 3173358" data-attributes="member: 3448">Session 12:The following day had a busy schedule, with the formal cremation of the late Archduchess promising a day of sorrow and ceremony.  But before the ceremonial duties began, Dame Brionna reviewed her military briefings and concluded that she needed more information on the Seachen Empire.  And fortuitously, she knew someone who could tell her more from personal experience.As Dame Brionna had expected, Ilsbet sat in the Archducal library even early in the day, carefully reading the tomes of magic that she had received from the collection of the Mother Superior of the Order of the Silvery Veil.  Ilsbet took no notes as she read but studied the books intently.  Still, unlike most readers concentrating on difficult materials, Ilsbet rarely went for longer than a minute or two without looking around the library, just in case there was some threat.  The girl looked up as Dame Brionna approached her table.  Suspicion colored her voice.  “Yes?”“I hope that you are finding the library interesting and learning a great deal.”“Yes.  The collection is very impressive.  But why did you wish to speak with me?”Dame Brionna cleared her throat.  “I would like to ask you a few questions about the Seachen.”“The human Seachen?”“Uh, yes.  Wait… are there non-human Seachen?”Ilsbet ignored the question.  “What did you want to know?”“What can you tell me about their religion?  You said they worship dead gods?”“Yes.”“Do you?”“Trying to bring back dead gods makes even less sense than worshiping living gods.”Dame Brionna pursed her lips disapprovingly, but let the sacrilege slide.  “What can you tell me about their priests?  Are they powerful?”“Yes.  The priests control much of the government, and use many slaves on their great project.”“Their great project?”“I don’t know the details-- I never worked on it.  But more religious mistresses would send their slaves to serve the priests, digging in the ancient city.  I am not certain what they were doing, but it had something to do with their effort to bring back the dead gods.”“When you describe their power, did the priests have powerful divine magic?”“No.  Some of the priests can cast minor spells, and some are mages.”“None of the priests could cast the more powerful spells, like raising dead?”“I don’t think so.  I never heard of any great miracles.  Their gods are dead, after all.”“Do they have any means of healing, then?”“Their priests can do minor healing.  And they have some redactors-- psions who are skilled in healing.  But from what I’ve seen, I would say that they have less healing capabilities than your land does.”“What about their army?  How powerful is its magical capabilities?”“The Seachen have many mages, and some of their mages are very powerful.”“So significant arcane support, some psionic support, but little to no divine magic?”“That sounds accurate.”</blockquote>

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