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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aust Thale" data-source="post: 9167249" data-attributes="member: 6804768">Falen:“Thank you Custodio!”  Falen was correct.  As soon as the restorative spell effects finished their funny bone painful tingle through Falen’s body, he felt alert and focused.  The telepathic “noise” had subsided, giving way to something much more.  He was pleased to make Amba’s acquaintance.  At Oakfirst’s description, he found himself intrigued.  He straightened his tunic and put on a “new” face with his magical hat, a modified version of his own with a whisp of grey hair.  It was a common look for his repertoire, especially when purchasing wares.  He could remember it for return trips.Amba was as advertised.  Fey perhaps?   She was talking to a cheeky gnome who was clearly interested in nothing the Equinox had to offer.  When it was clear that was the case, she excused herself to attend to Falen.Falen looked about the Equinox and inquired on the scrolls he was after.  As she found them, he unloaded the gold necessary to purchase them.  He feigned focus on it to look at her more closely.  She was indeed striking.  Her ebony features almost Drow, or at least what he knew of them.  She moved with grace.  Her voice was soothing, almost musical.  And her manner was purposeful and efficient without being detached.Not being sure what anyone’s allegiance was in Bluffside, he was polite but not too chatty.  However he was admittedly embarrassed at the quantity and diversity of scroll requests.  She suggested several, evidently seeing a pattern in his choices.He was perhaps a little too exuberant in his excitement.  This was the first time in recent memory, if ever, he’d come across this abundant a source of spell scrolls.  Otherwise he’d picked them up along the way, along with a handful from his old wizard mentor.  Amba was mildly tickled with his armful of scrolls, if not also mildly concerned with his display of means to obtain them.  He played it off intentionally, mumbling a preference to purchase a 2nd hand spellbook were she to acquire one.  All-in, he left with 23 spells and 30 scrolls, 7 of them being duplicates.  He put them carefully into his magical haversack, separating the duplicates into one side pocket with the remainder in the main part of the backpack.  He politely squared up what he owed her, sharing that he would be interested in the future in more exotic spell scrolls as well.  She seemed to be happy that Falen was not being cheeky.  Or perhaps she was pleased with the gold he provided to obtain the scrolls.   Either way, she nodded appreciatively at his suggestion to do more business.Falen parted from her with a question, “I’m curious. Why did you name your store the Equinox?    Oh!  I’m also curious as to your opinion on who the most significant (or powerful…take your pick) wizard in Bluffside would happen to be.  Hope to see you sooner than later. “Continued:  During his encounter with Amba, he tests his newfound telepathic ability, particularly as to his Mindsight locating intelligent beings in and around the Equinox.  He does not attempt active telepathy with anyone around, but he passively “listens” to those in the shop for thoughts in languages he understands (which is extensive).  He surmises it may take awhile before he is fully vested with these abilities, but practicing it is better than not, if no other reason than to learn to focus.  Upon his arrival with the others in the palace mortuary, he performs the same activity.  He does not engage anyone with telepathic ability.  And he doesn’t share anything with anyone present regardless of what he “hears”.  He will do that later.He does make a point to edge as close to the magically sealed area closest to the party as he can, where he intently focuses the ability to locate intelligent beings on the other side of the barrier.  Surely the Five and willing Wizards would have thought to deploy spells of this sort.  Nevertheless, he continues as he listens to the questions put to the dead.  He does attempt to sense any intelligence they may have, spell induced or no.  He doesn’t sense anything.  Clearly, these skills have their limits.</blockquote>

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