I'm trying to figure this one out and I don't see it thoroughly explained in adventure 10 that is coherent with the rest of the narrative. Adventure 10 informs us that Jiesse was once part of the elemental plane of fire, but the Ancients found a way to essentially cut it off from the plane of fire and make a separate plane out of it. However in doing so, there was still a family/tribe/force of Salamander's left on the portion of the plane of fire that became Jiesse.
The Ancient conscious says the ancients took care to find planes that did not have life forces, and from what I've gathered, the Obscurati also did extensive research about the planes to ensure they were also not linking to a plane that could easily bring an invading force. Obviously, the Ob missed the Gidim thoughtseeds on Ratios - because it was barren and the thoughtforms are incorporeal and theoretically invisible, but the Salamanders of Jiesse had a palace. By the time of the Ob's ritual, their numbers seem enough that the Sultan believes he's able to conquer Risur. How was this missed by both the Ancients and especially the Ob? Am I missing something?
The Ancient conscious says the ancients took care to find planes that did not have life forces, and from what I've gathered, the Obscurati also did extensive research about the planes to ensure they were also not linking to a plane that could easily bring an invading force. Obviously, the Ob missed the Gidim thoughtseeds on Ratios - because it was barren and the thoughtforms are incorporeal and theoretically invisible, but the Salamanders of Jiesse had a palace. By the time of the Ob's ritual, their numbers seem enough that the Sultan believes he's able to conquer Risur. How was this missed by both the Ancients and especially the Ob? Am I missing something?