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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Iron Sky" data-source="post: 5333614" data-attributes="member: 60965">Session 31, Part 15The Spire of Direction was a silversteel tower about twenty feet in diameter and three stories tall, sitting on a tiny grassy island in the middle of the Radianus Sink.  The others had gone up the ramp inside to look around the upper level while Kormak relaxed a bit before who-knew-what was coming. In the distance to the north, the Fae Wood was just barely visible, the occasional glint of sunlight reflecting off of something nestled within the black fringe of the forest.  The other horizons were pure, sparkling blue as far as the eye could see. Kormak leaned back against the warm silversteel of the Spire, the soft grass waving slightly in a cool breeze coming in of the Sink.  It was hard to believe that elsewhere in Felskein, dozens of battles, large and small, were being fought against an implacable foe that might not stop until it had killed everything that stood between it and... what?  Its endless quest to destroy the dormant Grimwythe?  Had the Keeper that ran Iron Sky decided on some other plan?  Conquest of Felskein and the Thousand Skylands? Something else more inscrutable? A shadow passed overhead and he glanced up, then reflexively leapt away as something massive landed on the island with enough force that the ground shook.  The biggest dragon he had ever seen was wrapped around the tower, one massive forearm resting on the top of the Spire, its tail following the curve of the island like a sea wall.  Its scales shone like silversteel... Kormak looked closer.  Exactly like silversteel.  It's luminous white eyes shone as it stared down at him, somehow radiating immense power, sadness, and gentleness all at once. Suniel and Bail walked out of the tower, Keeper close behind.  Bail and Keeper dropped to a knee instantly and Suniel followed a moment later. “You have done well, all of you,” Bahamut said, his voice echoing in spite of the softness of the dragon's voice.  “Keeper, all is in readiness?” Keeper nodded.  “Five Stones have been set and I activated the Crystal Towers defenses.  Soon the Interface will be active.” “Excellent.  I will be brief then, for we have little time.”  The dragon shifted slightly, his massive tail wrapping protectively around them.  “The Undercouncil is gathering to the East, on the edge of the Radianus Sink.  They will be coming here to try to stop you for they still believe that they somehow will retain Felskein for themselves.  Draconic arrogance knows no bounds, though in a way that could be said to be my fault since I was among those who created them.  They were our first Child Race and we made them too much like ourselves.  I will do what I can to stop them, but there are dozens of them and I have forbidden any others of the Overcouncil to aid me.” Bail started to speak, but Bahamut raised a clawed finger to silence him.  “All of the Overcouncil.  When your work is done here, the Overcouncil will be needed to help rebuild.  Listen closely, for here is what you must do...”</blockquote>

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