The Sceptre of Kings-A Heroic Dwarven Quest

[Jarval]

Storí frowns momentarily, the Sentience's answers not following the path he'd expected.

"Is the creature intelligent?"

Then taking a less reliable path, he tries two questions perhaps a little outside of the Sentience's normal concerns.

"Is the creature itself innately evil?"

"Does the creature have any magical powers or abilities?"

 

[Uriel]

"Is the creature intelligent?"
'Yes...'

Then taking a less reliable path, he tries two questions perhaps a little outside of the Sentience's normal concerns.

"Is the creature itself innately evil?"
'Yes...'

"Does the creature have any magical powers or abilities?"
'Yes...'

And with that it is gone, leaving Stori with the sensation of suddenly having all of the water instantly evaporated from his so-recently submerged self.
In fact, he feels a bit itchy from dry skin...

 

[Uriel]

Elspeth will spend the morning writing a few letters to some friends on the surface, then after she has finished and people have got together she will see if Alembregh needs her. If not she will go off and take a look at what the Drow have been up to, speak to the local defenders and try to get an idea of what they are up against there: Numbers, MO and the possibility of laying a trap.

She'll see if Terrick and Turlough want to go along, as it seems their sort of caper, but anyone else is more than welcome to tag along.

OoC:Either of those two going? This directed at them and not Wilphe.

 

[matthewbajda]

Terrick would like to join in and find out what he can about the drow that are probing the area. lord knows that deep gnomes and drow do not get along. he will bring any information he can to the table...

 

[Jarval]

Storí scratches absently at his arm, glad to be away from the unimaginable expanse of liquid that forms the Elemental Plane of Water. He sits back in his chair, musing over the Sentience's answers, fully aware that some might be less than reliable.

Hmm, well, it's not demonic in nature, that's one thing. Or extra-planar, the answers would suggest, unless it originates from the transitive planes. Give its aquatic nature, that seems an unlikely possibility. So, an intelligent, aquatic (although not strictly so), magically inclined creature... A narrower field of research, that's for sure, although I'm not willing to put a name to the beast just yet.

Spreading his portable hole on the room's floor, Storí reaches in and pulls out his scrying mirror. After further enhancing his vision by drawing on the Order's spellpool, he settles down in front of the mirror, he concentrates on the lake, and whatever may reside within it...


(Casting Scry, with the +5 Secondhand knowledge modifier to the target's Will save. He's trying to use both detect evil and his permanent detect magic through the scrying sensor.)

 

[Uriel]

Storí scratches absently at his arm, glad to be away from the unimaginable expanse of liquid that forms the Elemental Plane of Water. He sits back in his chair, musing over the Sentience's answers, fully aware that some might be less than reliable.

Hmm, well, it's not demonic in nature, that's one thing. Or extra-planar, the answers would suggest, unless it originates from the transitive planes. Give its aquatic nature, that seems an unlikely possibility. So, an intelligent, aquatic (although not strictly so), magically inclined creature... A narrower field of research, that's for sure, although I'm not willing to put a name to the beast just yet.

Spreading his portable hole on the room's floor, Storí reaches in and pulls out his scrying mirror. After further enhancing his vision by drawing on the Order's spellpool, he settles down in front of the mirror, he concentrates on the lake, and whatever may reside within it...


(Casting Scry, with the +5 Secondhand knowledge modifier to the target's Will save. He's trying to use both detect evil and his permanent detect magic through the scrying sensor.)

Casting the Scry, Stori feels his mind flow out, over the City and beyond, down deep tunnels and dark caverns to one where a Lake does sit. Into the waters he peered, only to have his vision cut short jarringly and succinctly. He gains no knowledge of whatever it is, but he has the distinct feeling that whatever is in the Water now knows his mind...

OoC:Sorry, rolled a '20' on the save. You can't attempt another Scrye for 24 hrs etc... Please list your day's spells (minus the Scry and CoPlane) in the ooC, so I can make a note as well, thanks. Does Stori want to make any scrolls on the downtime days? You can make one a day, there is plenty of gold and I should expect excess XP for some...

 

[Jarval]

Flinching back from the mirror, Storí looks at his reflection, pale from the unnerving result of the spell. He takes a deep breath, glad to have escaped relatively unscathed from the encounter, but worried by what knowledge the creature may have gained from him. He briefly considers warding himself from any scrying attempts the creature itself might attempt, but them dismisses such thoughts as paranoia.

No need for that just yet. Chances are it can't even use a divination of that magnitude. Still, it seems powerful enough for the orc's caution to be justified. I should tell Prince Alembregh...

But Storí makes no move to find the Prince as yet. He sits, letting himself recover from the shock.

 

[silentspace]

Turlough has been out early and met with Ghimlod, Clan Valkorim's Lead Tracker, who has informed him that not two days past, Scouts reported that the Drow to the West seem to have begun probing defences of the Dwarves with small attacks and surveillance.

The Trapmaster nods grimly at Ghimlod's news. "Scoutin us out, eh? Well, methinks it's time to return the favor! Drow're a nasty lot, hard to scout against, what with their squinty eyes 'n all. Oi Ghimlod, there's another scout with us now, a deep gnome! We found 'im scoutin' bout the giants lair! Terrick's his name. Come meet him, eh?"

Elspeth will... go off and take a look at what the Drow have been up to, speak to the local defenders and try to get an idea of what they are up against there: Numbers, MO and the possibility of laying a trap.

She'll see if Terrick and Turlough want to go along, as it seems their sort of caper, but anyone else is more than welcome to tag along.

"Aye Elspeth, I was about to suggest the same thing."

Turlough invites Ghimlod along, both for his tracking skills and to strengthen the ties with Clan Valkorim.

 

[Xael]

If he hears from the plan, Denzenai will volunteer as an addition to the scouting party.

 

[matthewbajda]

OOC: i was wondering if terrick has heard of ghimlod or has worked with him at all... [ic] terrick is down to go on the scouting party for sure.