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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gregor" data-source="post: 5744933" data-attributes="member: 11751">********North HarbourKirio and Bannock, though you're positive you've questioned many people and wet some lips with drinks, you don't really learn anything new.  You hear that maybe someone by that name may have opened some kind of shop on Clerk's Row, but nothing else of value regarding Merrywinter.  With respect to Kubla, you learn nothing concrete about him.  You only hear that there is a large population of Ostaliner mercenaries out amongst the refugees********Lyceum"Excellent!" exclaims Simeon.  "This town needs all the help it can get."  He then rises and begins going into well organized trunks and cupboards, removing and measuring small amounts of powders from bags and locating jars filled with strange components such as little eyes, bizarre shapes floating in oils and other weird things.  Over his shoulder he says: "You are free to sit here and wait while I perform the spell, though it will take an hour or so.  Please no disruptions."After sitting back down, he places the dagger down on the table and proceeds to grind the components in a mortar and pestle until an acrid metallic-smelling paste is made.  He then takes a quill and uses the paste as an ink to draw intricate runes and designs upon the dagger.  As he does so, he recites arcane phrases, statements and passages which sound like gibberish to Alric's ear.  After an hour of this work, Simeon finishes his incantation and holds the dagger above the crystal ball.  The dagger pulses with energy, the runes and inscriptions glowing, and the weapon hovers in the air by some unseen force.  Simeon then stares into the crystal ball.After ten minutes, he blinks, the dagger wobbles in the air and then falls to the table.  Simeon sits back in his chair, rubs his forehead and turns to Alric.  "I'm sorry, but there was nothing to glean.  It is highly unusual for this to take place, especially given my experience and the use of this apparatus.  In these circumstances, it is highly probable that the dagger was not a possession of the intended target, or the name and description given were not accurate.  Disguises and aliases are simple yet effective ways to avoid divination magic.  This is regrettable, but without more concrete information on your target, I do not see a way of locating them through a scrying spell."</blockquote>

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