The Secret Scion

[Ferrix]

[sblock=Isida]

Opal will cheerfully loan you a copy of Illuminating the Corners of the Mind, one of Arden's first works in his teachings.

The book contains a variety of meditation techniques that it claims help organize the mind and make information easier to retrieve. They are also supposed to help with keeping one calm, and allowing an objective outlook on a variety of perspectives. Several of these Shenystari recognizes as similar to ones the kalashtar learn as children. They are used when teaching so that the children can absorb a large amount of information in a small amount of time, then actually do the learning of it later, through meditation, introspection, and discussion. What it might mean is that Arden's students might know more than they know, locked away in their minds until they're taught to retrieve it.

Definately a sinister method. She considers her friends with a new awareness and suspicion. She meditates deeper on the subject, trying to figure out how to tap into this knowledge to see what it is like. Knowledge: Psionics +9?

She'll also see if she can determine what the "liquor used to grant visions" is, what the purpose of their philosophical investigations lead to (the sort of grand vision they espouse, any ethics they make reference to, and methodologies they use), what their interpretation of the duel of the spirits exactly is.

Regarding the Illuminated Minds, which nights do they normally meet and where? Are all those she knows in this group under this influence or are there some who seem to be free of it, or at least less swayed by it.

She's willing to spend a bit of coin to learn some of this, but not enough to make it look like she's willing to pay too much or is too interested in the subject.

Also, are there groups of Kalashtar active in this area of Sharn, if not, where are the groups of active kalashtar in the city?

OOC: Well, that's quite a lot.

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[Bront]

[sblock=Kitchen]"My ears are burning," says Melphina's voice from the main room. She tosses a bag into her room and heads to the kitchen. She looks a bit discheveled. "Everything ok? Looks like you hosted a tornado."[/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Kitchen, Bail's Angels]"Mel, what a lovely surprise! We were just about to try to find you and have some tea, just the four of us."

"We all always seem to be off in our own directions. We should share some stories along with the tea. Bail, I would surely love to hear more about some of your great plays in that game you and your friends play. Maybe some day I can come and watch too?"[/SBLOCK]

 

[Someone]

"Filth fever I think it looks like."

"Filth fever!?" exclaims Harolk. "And what are you doing here? You should be in bed!"

Isida: [sblock]What was in the letter?[/sblock]

 

[Bront]

[sblock=Kitchen, Bail's Angels]Mel smiles and has a seat, she pulls her wet hair back a bit, and lets it fall behind her. "Warm tea sounds great. It has been a while since we got a chance to sit down togeather."[/sblock]

[sblock=Later that night, Bail's room]*knock knock knock*

"Bail, it's Melphina, can I come in?"[/sblock]

 

[D20Dazza]

[sblock=kitchen]"Sure, a tea sounds great and it would be fantastic to have you come along and watch a game sometime, all of you" Bail spends the next half-an-hour regaling the girls with stories from his games.[/sblock]

[sblock=Bail's room]"Ahh sure, come in" you hear sleepily from the other side of the door "Just give me a moment to get dressed"[/sblock]

 

[Bront]

[sblock=Bail's Angels, Kitchen]Mel smiles tenderly and sips her tea as she listens to Bail regail them in stories of the games he's played[/sblock]
[sblock=Bail's Room]Melphina waits for Bail to give the all clear and then quietly slips into his room and finds a place to sit. She slips one of her hands over Bails and clutches it tenderly.

"Bail, I want to tell you something, but I want you to promise me that you'll listen before you get mad, ok?"[/sblock]

 

[D20Dazza]

[sblock=Bail's Room]"Ahh OK Mel, sure. Is there something really wrong with Sheny? Rayni's OK isn't she?"[/sblock]

 

[Erekose13]

"Nasty stuff that is, seen plenty of it I have. We can wander by the nearest Jorasco house after dinner." says Hxaptos almost nonchalantly.

 

[Bront]

[sblock=Bail's Room]"No, no, they're fine," Mel assures. "It's me. There's more to me than you know, and I think you deserve to know."

Melphina's form begins to shift slightly, as her elven features become a bit less defined, and her body becomes a bit more cruvatious. As her golden blonde hair shifts to a redish color, Bail can recognize the fairly familiar form of Melanie Vega.

"Bail, I'm a changeling. Raised to believe I was an aberant Elf for years, fathered by someone the man I called my father hired."

Mel pauses a moment to give Bail a chance to soak it in, while she shifts back into her usuall Melphina form.[/sblock]