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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 7885369" data-attributes="member: 7015827">The next morning, everyone except for Brok-Tul and Jokull made it downstairs for breakfast on time, although the half-orc eventually wandered down and managed to scrounge for leftovers in the late morning. While he was doing this, a messenger arrived at the door and handed a letter to Queron’s servant Bustable, who read the outside of it and observed that it was addressed to Rahnee. After he passed it along to her, she opened it and shared its contents with the rest of the group: "If you wish to find what you seek, go to the temple of Azuth at highsun. Answer the riddle of the priest by knowing thyself for the answer."Brok-Tul immediately stated that they had to go to the Azuth temple at highsun, ask to talk to the priest or high-priest, listen to some riddle, and say "Helm's Shadows” - or, jokingly, maybe just “lost.” Aerikoth was unimpressed by what he termed the note’s “histrionics” but nevertheless encouraged the party, after some extended banter between Rahnee and Brok-Tul, to go to the temple per the note’s instructions.After walking through Traders District and into the Council District, the four companions - Rahnee, Brok-Tul, Aerikoth and Veran - easily located the temple of Azuth, which had illusory doors of lightning along much of its façade. Once they had entered, the temple priest greeted them and also introduced a pixie dragon, who was flying around the interior, as “Pixilator.” After Rahnee showed the priest the note, he offered a riddle, which he said would be simple to answer “if you know who you are.”The riddle itself, “where there is sunlight, there must always be…” did not impress Aerikoth, who termed it rudimentary and incomplete. (At least the mage demonstrates the virtue of consistency with his rudeness and dismissive attitude towards all of the priests he encounters. --R). In reply, the priest stated that Aerikoth argued from the head rather than the heart - and in any case, he was not the one to whom the note was addressed. At this point, Rahnee stepped forward and said, “Helm’s Shadows we are. And Helm’s Shadows we will be.” This was indeed the answer the priest was looking for. He asked the party to stand on the four symbols painted on the corners of the floor. Once they had done that, he stood in the center of them and softly spoke a series of words, transporting the companions in a flash of light to the upper floor of the temple. There, a middle-aged man with fierce blue eyes set in a craggy face awaited them, introducing himself as Isyio, the diviner.Once Rahnee had made introductions, Isyio motioned for them to gather by a large mirror and discuss what had brought them to him. Aerikoth explained succinctly what they knew of Ashnakzeroth and his return. Rahnee then mentioned their dreams, including the shared ones which had seemingly transported them back in time to the lich’s cavern in the Seven Hills outside Westgate. Isyio listened intently as the companions related their experiences and deductions about what had happened with Ashnakzeroth.The diviner told them that their cause appeared more than worthy, since Ashnakzeroth’s return could signify nothing but evil for the people of the Dragon Coast. He said he was therefore willing to use his greatest divination magic on their behalf, one which opened a pathway for his mind to one of the Outer Planes. He would be able to ask no more than four questions of one of the plane’s inhabitants, receiving only terse - but hopefully true - answers in return.Isyio asked that the group designate one of their number to ask the questions, as the diviner would have to concentrate fully on maintaining the extraplanar link. After some further discussion regarding the process and what plane the party would prefer to contact, which was inconclusive, Isyio began preparing the spell, which he indicated would take approximately ten minutes. While he began chanting the words necessary for its casting, the group debated which questions to ask, designating Aerikoth to ask them on their behalf.</blockquote>

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