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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 3347863" data-attributes="member: 3448">The Council gathered in the Archducal Coven’s chambers.  The tiefling, barely covered by some scraps of cloth, was heavily chained within a series of intricate iron circles.  A variety of braziers and pedestals surrounded the pentagrams with all sorts of arcane substances.  Outside the circles, a group of muscular young men, naked to the waist, stood holding iron rods.  At least, they looked like young men, but the Council knew Lady Constance too well to be fooled.Lady Constance nodded to the Council.  “Your grace.  I am ready to begin the process whenever you are ready.  I will be able to bind him for thirteen questions and then must release it.  It should probably be killed at that point.”“Are the questions limited to yes and no?”“They are not, your grace, but I would phrase them to produce short answers.  I will be able to compel truth for questions with short answers, but if he is allowed to talk on without a clear question, his answer may become a pack of lies.  I would avoid in-depth, open-ended questions.”The Council discussed possible lines of questioning for a while, and then Alistair nodded to Lady Constance.“In the name of Lilith, Queen of Hell, I command you to answer truthfully.”  Lady Constance gestured at the tiefling, which arched its back and screamed.“Who is your master?”“The Abomination of Shur,” choked out the tiefling.“What is your assignment?”“To assist the harlequins sent by our ally.”“Where are the harlequins?”“They are scattered between three brothels.”Alistair grimaced at that answer-- he had been hoping for a little more specificity without spending another question.  “Which three brothels?”The tiefling twitched and struggled against its iron chains, but finally answered.  “The Golden Knot, the Seductress’s Wings, and the Border Hole.”“I’ll begin preparing strike teams to hit all three,” said Dame Brionna.“Good.  Ask the Eldar if his team would be willing to provide back-up-- we have to expect these to be very dangerous missions.”  Alistair turned his attention back to the tiefling.  “Is your mother involved?”“No, my uncle.”“Who is your uncle?”The tiefling struggled again.  “He is beneath Brightspan.  I cannot speak his name.”“His grace has asked you a question!  You will speak his name,” commanded Lady Constance.  She gestured at the young men, who stepped into the circle and began beating the tiefling with red iron rods.  When they entered the iron circles, they looked much less human than they had moments earlier.  The Council flinched at the torture, but waited for an answer while the tiefling struggled and screamed. Lady Constance turned to Alistair.  “The geas is too strong.  I cannot guarantee that he will survive more pressure.  Should we continue anyway?”“No, his answers are too valuable.  Maybe we can get the information indirectly.  If we know who his uncle’s sister is, that might let us figure out the molydeus’s identity.”  As the young “men” stepped back, Alistair continued.  “Who is your mother?”“She is Daliana, of the Ninetieth Plane,” answered the tiefling, hatred palpable in its voice.  “Do you wish to kill her?”“Perhaps.”The tiefling smiled at this answer.</blockquote>

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