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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 8403024" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p>The key point that you need to realize about the portal in the room is that it is one-way from the other side. The PCs cannot use it to get to the Enclave. Now, the bloom could be used to alter how the portal works, but the PCs don't have the bloom on them at the moment. It is back at Oakfirst Manor for safe keeping. (Of course, I'm assuming it didn't make its way into a <em>bag of holding</em> or <em>handy haversack</em>. Carrying it in a regular backpack would damage it.)</p><p></p><p></p><p>There is that option. For while the crystalline bloom is rare, it isn't so rare that the PCs can't search for another one. The one the PCs have came from the museum of Sem La Vah and it does grow wild in the ruins. Note, however, that where it grows in the wild tends to attract monsters. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>I believe that the information in the spoiler below was provided to Relgar at one point (hmm, or maybe it was Akos), but I'm not certain the information was shared with the group. But let's say Akos and Vinny would know this information:</p><p></p><p>[Spoiler="Finding Other Blooms"]</p><p>While Iridescent Zunsum still grows wild up and down the cliffside coasts near Bluffside (and in the ruins), it has been cultivated by a handful of nobles and wizards in the city. The bloom's magical properties make it highly valuable and the PCs discovered that not only did the museum have a full bloom, but also there is a very old bloom growing on the grounds of the Lord Mayor's estate.</p><p></p><p>While The Five were willing to let the PCs have the bloom from the museum, they insisted on not disturbing the bloom growing in the deceased Lord Hollingsworth's personal garden unless absolutely necessary. It is very old, very delicate, and very valuable (worth twice as much as a normal bloom). It is possible that there are other nobles who have Iridescent Zunsum <em>cuttings</em> but it isn't something a noble family would want their rivals to know. (Cuttings are like small geodes.)</p><p></p><p>It is not purposefully grown in the Gardens of Old City. That's what Sylemis told the PCs (at some point... if I'm remembering correctly.) Of course, the wilder Eastern Gardens aren't cultivated the same way as the Western Gardens, so it isn't 100% certain that a bloom hasn't taken root there.</p><p></p><p>The Wizard Council definitely has blooms located somewhere in the Wizard District. However, they do not like to talk about the magical plants they have growing in the private gardens of the Academy and various Houses of Magic, and The Five cannot order them to give up any Iridescent Zunsum's the wizard's have planted in the district. Vinny could try to go see the Head of the Sectarian Guard, Llamiryl Arahana, at the main barracks in the Wizard District, to find out if he can get access to another bloom, but Vinny and the other PCs would probably have to agree to do a <em>favor</em> for the council in return.</p><p></p><p>It is unknown if there are any other blooms located in one of the other districts of Bluffside. Maybe in the Temple District in one of the many churches/temples dedicated to magic and/or nature. Hunting one down that way will take time that the PCs really don't have.</p><p></p><p>The bloom must be planted outside for it grow properly, so it can't be hidden inside a building. (It requires both sunlight and starlight.) So, it also cannot grow underground and isn't found anywhere in the Undercity.</p><p>[/Spoiler]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 8403024, member: 2012"] The key point that you need to realize about the portal in the room is that it is one-way from the other side. The PCs cannot use it to get to the Enclave. Now, the bloom could be used to alter how the portal works, but the PCs don't have the bloom on them at the moment. It is back at Oakfirst Manor for safe keeping. (Of course, I'm assuming it didn't make its way into a [I]bag of holding[/I] or [I]handy haversack[/I]. Carrying it in a regular backpack would damage it.) There is that option. For while the crystalline bloom is rare, it isn't so rare that the PCs can't search for another one. The one the PCs have came from the museum of Sem La Vah and it does grow wild in the ruins. Note, however, that where it grows in the wild tends to attract monsters. :p I believe that the information in the spoiler below was provided to Relgar at one point (hmm, or maybe it was Akos), but I'm not certain the information was shared with the group. But let's say Akos and Vinny would know this information: [Spoiler="Finding Other Blooms"] While Iridescent Zunsum still grows wild up and down the cliffside coasts near Bluffside (and in the ruins), it has been cultivated by a handful of nobles and wizards in the city. The bloom's magical properties make it highly valuable and the PCs discovered that not only did the museum have a full bloom, but also there is a very old bloom growing on the grounds of the Lord Mayor's estate. While The Five were willing to let the PCs have the bloom from the museum, they insisted on not disturbing the bloom growing in the deceased Lord Hollingsworth's personal garden unless absolutely necessary. It is very old, very delicate, and very valuable (worth twice as much as a normal bloom). It is possible that there are other nobles who have Iridescent Zunsum [I]cuttings[/I] but it isn't something a noble family would want their rivals to know. (Cuttings are like small geodes.) It is not purposefully grown in the Gardens of Old City. That's what Sylemis told the PCs (at some point... if I'm remembering correctly.) Of course, the wilder Eastern Gardens aren't cultivated the same way as the Western Gardens, so it isn't 100% certain that a bloom hasn't taken root there. The Wizard Council definitely has blooms located somewhere in the Wizard District. However, they do not like to talk about the magical plants they have growing in the private gardens of the Academy and various Houses of Magic, and The Five cannot order them to give up any Iridescent Zunsum's the wizard's have planted in the district. Vinny could try to go see the Head of the Sectarian Guard, Llamiryl Arahana, at the main barracks in the Wizard District, to find out if he can get access to another bloom, but Vinny and the other PCs would probably have to agree to do a [I]favor[/I] for the council in return. It is unknown if there are any other blooms located in one of the other districts of Bluffside. Maybe in the Temple District in one of the many churches/temples dedicated to magic and/or nature. Hunting one down that way will take time that the PCs really don't have. The bloom must be planted outside for it grow properly, so it can't be hidden inside a building. (It requires both sunlight and starlight.) So, it also cannot grow underground and isn't found anywhere in the Undercity. [/Spoiler] [/QUOTE]
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