The Psionicle, Part V

[Dalamar]

After receiving the treaty, Syld puts it in his belt pouch.
"What do you know of the yuan-ti? How many? Who's their leader? Also, will we be getting other escorts than the astral constructs that take us there?
And out of personal interest, how do you make them last so long?"

 

[GnomeWorks]

"What do you know of the yuan-ti?

The blue answers your questions.

"Very little, actually." He says honestly and with a shrug. "They are a race of snake-like psionic beings. They have developed several unique psionic powers that may be worth studying, that are not found among any other race."

"We also know that there are three different 'types' of yuan-ti, each more like serpents than the last."

How many? Who's their leader?

"We are uncertain of how many there are. As far as the Greater Council has told us, there are several hundred. The number of the more humanoid yuan-ti - those that you will be dealing with - number a little over one hundred."

"We are not certain of who their leader is. We know that she will greet you once you reach their encampment, though we do not know her name."

Also, will we be getting other escorts than the astral constructs that take us there?

"No, you will not be receiving any aid from the Council, other than that of transportation. It is assumed that you can handle any and all obstacles that you will encounter, if you encounter any at all."

And out of personal interest, how do you make them [the astral constructs] last so long?"

"Every 24 hours, the carriages create a psionic effect that manifests the astral constructs with the metapsionic 'persistent' modification. The new constructs replace the old as the old fade out. The carriages themselves are actually psionic items, developed by a shaper in the service of the Greater Council."

 

[Dalamar]

"The carriages themselves are actually psionic items, developed by a shaper in the service of the Greater Council."

"Really, I need to meet this shaper some time. I find astral constructs highly fascinating, and would love to hear tips from a master."
Syld looks at his companions, then a worry crosses his mind.
"Will the carriages work eventhough we have both a technologist and a sorcerer among us? I believe their auras would interfere with the psionic effect."

 

[GnomeWorks]

"Will the carriages work even though we have both a technologist and a sorcerer among us? I believe their auras would interfere with the psionic effect."

The blue almost laughs.

"Trust us, this has been known and taken into account. Their resistance fields will not interfere with the carriages - the shaper who crafted them is much more powerful than the technologist and sorcerer among you, thus there should be no problem."

 

[Jarval]

"I've heard talk that the yuan-ti possess some kind of psionic artifact. Do you know anything about this? Might it be part of the Psionicle?"

 

[Zhure]

Osius

Osius looks really nervous about the idea of traveling in the carriage.

"Will that be safe, them reforming every day? We'll have to land to rest at night, right?"

 

[GnomeWorks]

"I've heard talk that the yuan-ti possess some kind of psionic artifact. Do you know anything about this? Might it be part of the Psionicle?"

"That may well be true." The blue nods solemnly. "However, we do not know anything about such an item, or even if the yuan-ti posess such a thing. As for it being a part of the psionicle - if it does exist, it may very well be. We trust that you will find out more about this once you arrive at the encampment."

"Will that be safe, them reforming every day? We'll have to land to rest at night, right?"

"It should be stable," the githyanki says. "The manifestations of the constructs are stepped, each one fading out half-an-hour after the last. The replacements should appear roughly two to three seconds after the old construct fades, and there should be no more than a momentary and slight loss of speed and altitude. You won't notice anything unusual when the changes occur."

"It will not be necessary to land to rest at night. The Greater Council has informed us that we are on a very tight schedule, and that there can be no delay. You will rest in the carriages."

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

Niko ponders over all of this, and a curious thought pops into his mind, "Does the Yuan-ti possess any technology?"

 

[GnomeWorks]

"Does the Yuan-ti possess any technology?"

The halfling looks at Niko.

"Not in the sense that you are thinking. They are a primitive race in a technological-sense, but they are far from simplistic intellectually."

 

[Jarval]

"I've also heard that the yuan-ti are looking for sacrifices for their god. Is this true? What deity do they follow?"