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A Sword Without a Hilt: A Song of Ice and Fire/D&D 3.5 Crossover

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Goldfish said:
Like I said, it's not impossible, just a lot of trouble for no real gain.
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One Autumn Leaf said:
Mostly since Blood raven is moonlighting as Varys it would be difficult to excuse him in a short period. Frankly kidnapping Jon for a day would be easier than doing all that.
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I am somewhat surprised by this Concensus. But fair enough. Perhaps ask DP about the risks and difficulty if we can't think of something better...
 
TotallyNotEvil said:
... How?

Volantis is bigger, either as rich or richer, plain prettier, and has had access to higher level mages for longer.
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Probably by using the fact that Bravos has been a member of the Imperium for a few months, to bring in outside help in arranging it, Volantis is doing their celebration right after joining, which mean they have to do it by themselves, Bravos has been in the Imperium for a bit of time, and have more time to arrange their celebration, so they have time to hire extra help in Sorcerers deep.
 
Hey there is a theory that Shiera Seastar is actually Quaithe from Asshai.
Are we going to be going that way anytime soon? Or would it be preferable to wait until the last game of thrones book comes out?
 
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Your casual reminder to read through the list if you haven't yet, while it's left overnight (and maybe longer).

If ya'll have anything to say about these, any additions or critique of existing actions, comments would be much appreciated, and discussed.

But g'night for now from me.
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11th month's Minor Actions proposal (1.1)

In-Character actions
(Done by VIserys himself, due to narrative importance, or need for direct player input):
[X] Visit Red Priests of Volantis.
-[X] Get the rest of the lore they have, as per Scholarum rules.

[X] Make sure to take some time to look over the marriage law and the inheritance-related laws of the Emperium.

[X] If at all possible, attempt to set up a personal meeting with the Traitor-General of Yi-Ti.
-[X] General purpose: raising awareness on the matters of Golden Company, Illithids, Devils, Bloodstone Emperor acting actively and Long Night coming - ensure that he sees the true dangers to his people - and doesn't interfere with our coming war with Golden Company.

[X] Go and talk to Faceless Men in Braavos.
-[X] Set conditions on which they can operate in your Empire - if at all; what lines they aren't allowed to cross, how they operate on contracts, etc.
-[X] Also access all of their magic lore (no matter the type, Divine or Arcane), as per Scholarum rules.

[X] Set up a meeting with either a powerful enough servant, or manifestation of Weeping Lady of Lys' power.
-[X] Ask for help against Tiamat, via empowerment of Well of Souls.

[X] Attempt to come in direct contact with R'hlor, seeking out a presense once met before - or inquiring Melisande/Benerro about setting such a meeting up.
-[X] To be done before the middle of 11th month.
-[X] You have questions to him, and a possibility of an alliance (at the moment - mainly agaist Tiamat, with R'hlor possibly empowering Well of Souls alongside other Gods of the realm - if we can trust him with this, that is) between you exists, but trusting mere priests' word on the matter as delicate as this simply won't do.

[X] Do acts necessary to gain the help of the remaining deities you planned to use against Tiamat (6 total, Yss already contributed):
-[X] Merling King (Sacrifice: Greater Mind Devourer, +more).
-[X] Old Gods (Sacrifice: Lormar, Slaads, +more)
-[X] Jazzirian (use up the Favor)
-[X] Goddess of The Silver Moon (use up the Favor)
-[X] Weeping Lady of Lys (use up the Favor - needs to be met first)

[X] Dany's birthday is coming up this month. You haven't made a habit of missing them, and you're not going to start that now.

[X] Have a personal meeting with the Chosen of Smith.
-[X] Extensively divine irregular points of interest about him and his works - just in case, since one favored by Smith can prepare far more of a trap than a regular cleric.
--[X] Check his supply routes, from where he gets the materials for enchanting - and the peopel he interacts with along the way, including those he gives the items to, and who gave him the order of Dragon-slaying weaponry. Such spell as Hindisight may come especially in handy if he interacted with someone protected by Mindblank, giving us at least a clue to investigate.
--[X] With Chosen of Crone having been helping him, also try to affect same general points about her and сompany she keeps.
---[X] Learn the interests and prioritets of Chosen of Crone, the people they keep company with - usual through investigation in search of clues for a possible trap.
-[X] If no suspicious activity is detected via divination, meet with him - the focus of the meeting is setting up at least mild relationship with the Chosen, and ensuring he focues on bigger threats to people of Westeros than us.
--[X] Sharing with him our wast array of Lore on Enemies of All (Devils, Demons, Daemons, Others, Illithid, Fey, Rakshasa, Tiamat, etc.-) is a big aspect of this. There is also potential of directly sponsoring him (see: Warrior's Chosen) if all goes well...

[X] Sweep up the Riverland Neutrals and ascertain the political status of the Reach.

[X] Use Discern Location, Greater Scrying, and Greater Teleport to find and deal with the Wisps that you encountered so long ago in swamps of Braavos... One way, or another.
-[X] It'll be a very short trip for someone of Viserys' power these days, unless the Wisps take care to reside in local Feywild.
Delegated Actions
(Done by Companions, Vassals or Allies, likely to be done in an Interlude or an Inquisitorial report):
[X] Ascertain the reliability and the trustworthyness of remaining high-standing mages of Mysterium (the Necromancer, The Fire Caller (Summoner ~7+ level), etc)
-[X] Ensure the gathering of the magical and non-magical lore gathered by Mysterium as per regular Scholarum rules, as well as swift integration of the existing system into one set by our Empire

[X] Check the Lys' Flesh-forge's Feywild reflection.
-[X] If possible, have it brought under Imperial supervision and protection, given a possibility of it being able to repeat the feats of Mossforge - but from a whole new angle, so fitting the Feywild it resides in.
--[X] If the situation "on land" proves to be in any way volatile, contact Viserys.

[X] Have Divinations run targeting Denys Mallery - ensuring his safety wherever his father decides to send him.
-[X] It might be a good idea to visit him as the cleric of the Earth Mother in person (be it reality or but a dream) - in the light of the deal you set up with the Storm God, he is your best chance at reaching his patron... And, perhaps, ensuring that her blessings spread far and wide, ensuring both her, and your realm's prosperity.

[X] Have Vee, Lya and Dany help Selyse Drekelis, and give all necessary support to give birth to Garin's child(ren?)

[X] Have a report on activities of Court of Stars, and the progress on the task we left him on, by Candlekeep Courtier.

[X] Raise Heart Trees:
-[X] Healing Heart Tree (Panacea, Heart's Ease, Healing Warmth) in:
--[X] Stepstones:
---[X] Western Disputed Lands
---[X] Southern Disputed Lands
---[X] Northern Disputed Lands
---[X] The Daughters March
---[X] Eastern Flatlands
--[X] Greater Pentos:
---[X] Western Flatlands
---[X] Velvet Hills
---[X] Nontelos
--[X] Greater Braavos:
---[X] Sweetwater
---[X] Morrogos
---[X] Braavosi Coast
--[X] Greater Volantis:
---[X] Volantis
---[X] Volon Therys
---[X] Orange Shore
---[X] Valysar
---[X] Eastern Disputed Lands
---[X] Selhorys
---[X] Volon Sar
--[X] Northern Valyria:
---[X] Painted Mountains
-[X] Tree of Crows (Positive Energy Aura, Ancestral Gift, Summon Ancestral Guardian) in:
--[X] Nightfort (castle of Nightwatch)
--[X] The Shadow Tower (castle of Nightwatch)
-[X] Philosopher's Heart Tree (Discern Lies, Tongues, Wisdom of the Ages) in:
--[X] Naath (Scholarum branch)
--[X] Tyrosh (Scholarum branch)
--[X] Mantarys (Scholarum branch)
--[X] Volantis (Mysterium/Scholarum branch)
--[X] Tolos (Scholarum branch)
-[X] Total: 26 Tier-3 Hear Trees, equivalent of 520 CL of items or 1404 HD of sacrifices necessary.

[X] Visit Armun Kelisk and Opaljne Vault, searching for any mercenaries, crafters, or teachers who might be willing to join our service.
Background Actions
(Done in the background, are likely to appear on-screen if something unexpected happens, otherwise will be but informed of upon completion; possibly in form of a report):
[X] Attempt to summon the familiar Fiend of the Efreeti Sorcerer, one that overtook it's master's empty body and ran from you in Valyria.
-[X] Utilise both it's True Name, and the remaining connection of Efreeti's soul (now a book) to the body (using Yss' curse-staff to pierce the Mindblank/summon effectively)
-[X] To be attempted around the start of 11th month.

[X] With the help of Yss, attempt to summon the Advodaza that once slew Thoros and tried to corrupt Westeros through works of Alchemist Guild.
-[X] Have Yss look back into time to the connection Advodaza's summoning amulet once had (6 in 9 chances of succeeding).
-[X] If successfull, commence summoning in The Snare, no matter if dead or captured, this thing cannot be allowed to spread it's influence again, as it without a doubt will try.
-[X] To be attempted around the start of 11th month.

[X] Have our Diplomacy corps make moves to set up a personal meeting with Azure Emperor.
-[X] The goal being us sharing the lore on "Enemies of all" with each-other (Yi-Ti is bound to have unique lore on Void - having lived through the Long Night - and Bloodstone Emperor; where as we have extenhsive knowledge of Devils, Illithids and Others (as a new tool of the Void).

[X] Make a massive order of Flesh-crafted and Plantforged creatures (needs a vote and discusssion)

[X] By sending people to look into Tiamat's Shadow Fortress, you are no doubt setting a very difficult task before them - even if they aren't there to actually get in, but just to learn the plans and a quick way to enter later.
-[X] At the start of 11th month, ask Undead of Sallosh to assists Melisande, Shadow!Tor and Anu in their task, if only because one of the guaring measures seem to be engraged Undead of their long-lost nation.

[X] Colalborate with Extraplanar Empires in order to further joint understanding of various subjects, magic and common (military) alike:
-[X] Attempt to set up students' exchange with Shaitan Academy of War (Warmages, Diviners, Officers and Engineers), and the Guild of Shapers (Magewrights).
-[X] Attempt to set up students' exchange with Djinn Order of Arcane Seal (Abjurant Champions) and Order of Stormweavers (Stormcasters).
--[X] Both Djinn and Shaitan establishments will possibly require specific arguments - if any arise, refer from Diplomacy corps, to Viserys directly for hashing out an exact deal.
-[X] Accept the offer from Djinn Order of Cryomancers to hold lectures in Sorcerer's Deep, paying fairly for the privelege of course.
-[X] Collect on the lore necessary for training Djinn Auxilaries (Mystic Rangers) the Captain of Sultan's Bows offered unilaterally, but paying fairly for the privelege.

[X] Collect on the research done by Shaitan Spire of Wisdom, as a first joint research project between your Empires.
-[X] A possibility exists of starting on a new, much more massive joint project - but the price for exotic and difficult research would be equally exotic lore from our side (Runecrafting, Qyuburn's Undeath research, Saena's draconic fleshcrafting works, etc...)

[X] Have Lya transcribe Battlemagic Perception spell for the Jinn Archmage that helped us against the Efreeti expedition into Valyria.

[X] Ask Jazzirian if he would be able to cleanse the corrupted Rose's of Heaven without changing them closer to his nature - like we assume every god would naturally as a part of the process.

[X] The lore Lya uncovered within the Light of Creation is truly fascinating... and opens many magnificent possibilities. Still, first order of business should probably be seeking out similar sources, now knowing what to look for:
-[X] Question the Merling King, perhaps through one of his daughters, if he has such knowledge, and what price would he ask for in return for it.
-[X] Ask Bloodraven (and consequently, Old Gods) if through their deep connection to Earth they ever came upon knowledge like such for Earth spirits.

[X] The collection of lore you gathered is vast indeed... And it's about the time those far from matters supernatural started to profit from it.
-[X] Share the lore and books from your Library with your Vassals and loyal Westerosi lords.
--[X] Share the following:
--[X] Canticle of Decay (Daemons)
--[X] Journals of the Betrayed (Others)
--[X] In Memory of Death (Undead and Vampires specifically)
--[X] Reign of Madness (Illithids)
--[X] The Bitter Cub (Undead)
--[X] Bestiary of the Bizarre (Magical animals)
--[X] Notes on Devils, Fey, Demons, Rakshasa, and other assorted beasties (roughly equal in bonus to Canticle of Decay)
-[X] Make it clear for the Westerosi lords, that not only are they to supply their troubleshooters with this knowledge, but to learn it themselves. In this day and age, nothing less can be asked from a person in power than to know how to recognise the signs of dangers lurking near them.

[X] When visiting Armun Kelisk and Opaline Vault for wares, try to find rare resources:
-[X] Entangle Weed
-[X] Livewood
-[X] Obaddis Leaf
-[X] Cassil
-[X] Djezet
-[X] Voidglass
-[X] Mindglass
-[X] Obdurium
-[X] Serren
-[X] Pearlsteel
--[X] Creatures (bodies are acceptable):
---[X] Roseling
---[X] Strangle Weed
---[X] Cassian Angels
---[X] Choral Angel

[X] Proceed with binding of several Valyrian dragons:
-[X] Grey Ghost - Headmistress Teana Strycos,
-[X] Meleys the Red Queen - Zherys, Malarys, or Ceria depending on the desires of the three.
-[X] Caraxes the Blood Wyrm - Zherys, Malarys, or Ceria depending on the desires of the three.

[X] Curse the 2 knowledge-keepers of Asmodeus you summoned last month to same form their wretched cousin from Summerhall resides in.
-[X] Have them thoroughly investigated for anything that can help the group sent to Slavers' Bay, immediately notifying them if any relevant information comes to light - but also keeping an eye out for any other plots of Fiends they may reveal.
-[X] To be done at the start of 11th month

[X] Throughly question the Gelugons and the Cornugon of Asmodeus summoned and captured last month.
-[X] Any and all information relevant to the task of the group in Slavers Bay is to be relayed to them immediately- but also search for knowledge of powerful magics, rare resources, or nefarious plots unconnected to Slavers Bay.
-[X] To be done at the start of 11th month.

[X] Have Amrelath, Maelor and Malarys read the Light of Creation (Amy for his upcoming rule on PoF, Maelor and Malarys for dealing with infiltration to CoB)
-[X] Maelor's copy would obviously be disguised and shrouded away from sight in every way we can, and attempts would be made to never be caught reading it.

[X] Ask Siduri for True Names of Devils serving Dispater. Having saved Zathir, and taken Sidri's oath, you all but ensured your eventual enimity. Once he openly makes a move against you, you will have just as little left to lose with him, as you do with Mammon.
--[X] Take care to learn the names of Devils most likely to operate on Plane of Balance, or otherwise hurting our interest, via divination and interference with other sources (Uniila, Erynies, other captives), and target them first if a move is made against you. Continue operations as standard from there, with questioning of captured Devils leading further into dismantling their operating cells to maximally avaliable degree.

[X] Assign the 4 Spontaneous Search stations created in 10th month to:
-[X] 1 to Sorcerer's Deep Schoalrum
-[X] 3 to Sorcerer's Deep Extraplanar trade route (one on our side, one in Opaline Vault and Armun Kelish each respectively).
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egoo said:
--[X] With Chosen of Crone having been helping him, also try to affect same general points about her and сompany she keeps.
---[X] Learn the interests and prioritets of Chosen of Crone, the people they keep company with - usual through investigation in search of clues for a possible trap.
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Added a tiny bit about divining about Crone's Chosen.
Hopefully would be enough.

Shall we meet Danelle/Lucan this month?
 
egoo said:
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Your casual reminder to read through the list if you haven't yet, while it's left overnight (and maybe longer).

If ya'll have anything to say about these, any additions or critique of existing actions, comments would be much appreciated, and discussed.

But g'night for now from me.
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11th month's Minor Actions proposal (1.1)

In-Character actions
(Done by VIserys himself, due to narrative importance, or need for direct player input):
[X] Visit Red Priests of Volantis.
-[X] Get the rest of the lore they have, as per Scholarum rules.

[X] Make sure to take some time to look over the marriage law and the inheritance-related laws of the Emperium.

[X] If at all possible, attempt to set up a personal meeting with the Traitor-General of Yi-Ti.
-[X] General purpose: raising awareness on the matters of Golden Company, Illithids, Devils, Bloodstone Emperor acting actively and Long Night coming - ensure that he sees the true dangers to his people - and doesn't interfere with our coming war with Golden Company.

[X] Go and talk to Faceless Men in Braavos.
-[X] Set conditions on which they can operate in your Empire - if at all; what lines they aren't allowed to cross, how they operate on contracts, etc.
-[X] Also access all of their magic lore (no matter the type, Divine or Arcane), as per Scholarum rules.

[X] Set up a meeting with either a powerful enough servant, or manifestation of Weeping Lady of Lys' power.
-[X] Ask for help against Tiamat, via empowerment of Well of Souls.

[X] Attempt to come in direct contact with R'hlor, seeking out a presense once met before - or inquiring Melisande/Benerro about setting such a meeting up.
-[X] To be done before the middle of 11th month.
-[X] You have questions to him, and a possibility of an alliance (at the moment - mainly agaist Tiamat, with R'hlor possibly empowering Well of Souls alongside other Gods of the realm - if we can trust him with this, that is) between you exists, but trusting mere priests' word on the matter as delicate as this simply won't do.

[X] Do acts necessary to gain the help of the remaining deities you planned to use against Tiamat (6 total, Yss already contributed):
-[X] Merling King (Sacrifice: Greater Mind Devourer, +more).
-[X] Old Gods (Sacrifice: Lormar, Slaads, +more)
-[X] Jazzirian (use up the Favor)
-[X] Goddess of The Silver Moon (use up the Favor)
-[X] Weeping Lady of Lys (use up the Favor - needs to be met first)

[X] Dany's birthday is coming up this month. You haven't made a habit of missing them, and you're not going to start that now.

[X] Have a personal meeting with the Chosen of Smith.
-[X] Extensively divine irregular points of interest about him and his works - just in case, since one favored by Smith can prepare far more of a trap than a regular cleric.
--[X] Check his supply routes, from where he gets the materials for enchanting - and the peopel he interacts with along the way, including those he gives the items to, and who gave him the order of Dragon-slaying weaponry. Such spell as Hindisight may come especially in handy if he interacted with someone protected by Mindblank, giving us at least a clue to investigate.
--[X] With Chosen of Crone having been helping him, also try to affect same general points about her and сompany she keeps.
---[X] Learn the interests and prioritets of Chosen of Crone, the people they keep company with - usual through investigation in search of clues for a possible trap.
-[X] If no suspicious activity is detected via divination, meet with him - the focus of the meeting is setting up at least mild relationship with the Chosen, and ensuring he focues on bigger threats to people of Westeros than us.
--[X] Sharing with him our wast array of Lore on Enemies of All (Devils, Demons, Daemons, Others, Illithid, Fey, Rakshasa, Tiamat, etc.-) is a big aspect of this. There is also potential of directly sponsoring him (see: Warrior's Chosen) if all goes well...

[X] Use Discern Location, Greater Scrying, and Greater Teleport to find and deal with the Wisps that you encountered so long ago in swamps of Braavos... One way, or another.
-[X] It'll be a very short trip for someone of Viserys' power these days, unless the Wisps take care to reside in local Feywild.
Delegated Actions
(Done by Companions, Vassals or Allies, likely to be done in an Interlude or an Inquisitorial report):
[X] Ascertain the reliability and the trustworthyness of remaining high-standing mages of Mysterium (the Necromancer, The Fire Caller (Summoner ~7+ level), etc)
-[X] Ensure the gathering of the magical and non-magical lore gathered by Mysterium as per regular Scholarum rules, as well as swift integration of the existing system into one set by our Empire

[X] Check the Lys' Flesh-forge's Feywild reflection.
-[X] If possible, have it brought under Imperial supervision and protection, given a possibility of it being able to repeat the feats of Mossforge - but from a whole new angle, so fitting the Feywild it resides in.
--[X] If the situation "on land" proves to be in any way volatile, contact Viserys.

[X] Have Divinations run targeting Denys Mallery - ensuring his safety wherever his father decides to send him.
-[X] It might be a good idea to visit him as the cleric of the Earth Mother in person (be it reality or but a dream) - in the light of the deal you set up with the Storm God, he is your best chance at reaching his patron... And, perhaps, ensuring that her blessings spread far and wide, ensuring both her, and your realm's prosperity.

[X] Have Vee, Lya and Dany help Selyse Drekelis, and give all necessary support to give birth to Garin's child(ren?)

[X] Have a report on activities of Court of Stars, and the progress on the task we left him on, by Candlekeep Courtier.

[X] Raise Heart Trees:
-[X] Healing Heart Tree (Panacea, Heart's Ease, Healing Warmth) in:
--[X] Stepstones:
---[X] Western Disputed Lands
---[X] Southern Disputed Lands
---[X] Northern Disputed Lands
---[X] The Daughters March
---[X] Eastern Flatlands
--[X] Greater Pentos:
---[X] Western Flatlands
---[X] Velvet Hills
---[X] Nontelos
--[X] Greater Braavos:
---[X] Sweetwater
---[X] Morrogos
---[X] Braavosi Coast
--[X] Greater Volantis:
---[X] Volantis
---[X] Volon Therys
---[X] Orange Shore
---[X] Valysar
---[X] Eastern Disputed Lands
---[X] Selhorys
---[X] Volon Sar
--[X] Northern Valyria:
---[X] Painted Mountains
-[X] Tree of Crows (Positive Energy Aura, Ancestral Gift, Summon Ancestral Guardian) in:
--[X] Nightfort (castle of Nightwatch)
--[X] The Shadow Tower (castle of Nightwatch)
-[X] Philosopher's Heart Tree (Discern Lies, Tongues, Wisdom of the Ages) in:
--[X] Naath (Scholarum branch)
--[X] Tyrosh (Scholarum branch)
--[X] Mantarys (Scholarum branch)
--[X] Volantis (Mysterium/Scholarum branch)
--[X] Tolos (Scholarum branch)
-[X] Total: 26 Tier-3 Hear Trees, equivalent of 520 CL of items or 1404 HD of sacrifices necessary.
Background Actions
(Done in the background, are likely to appear on-screen if something unexpected happens, otherwise will be but informed of upon completion; possibly in form of a report):
[X] Attempt to summon the familiar Fiend of the Efreeti Sorcerer, one that overtook it's master's empty body and ran from you in Valyria.
-[X] Utilise both it's True Name, and the remaining connection of Efreeti's soul (now a book) to the body (using Yss' curse-staff to pierce the Mindblank/summon effectively)
-[X] To be attempted around the start of 11th month.

[X] With the help of Yss, attempt to summon the Advodaza that once slew Thoros and tried to corrupt Westeros through works of Alchemist Guild.
-[X] Have Yss look back into time to the connection Advodaza's summoning amulet once had (6 in 9 chances of succeeding).
-[X] If successfull, commence summoning in The Snare, no matter if dead or captured, this thing cannot be allowed to spread it's influence again, as it without a doubt will try.
-[X] To be attempted around the start of 11th month.

[X] Have our Diplomacy corps make moves to set up a personal meeting with Azure Emperor.
-[X] The goal being us sharing the lore on "Enemies of all" with each-other (Yi-Ti is bound to have unique lore on Void - having lived through the Long Night - and Bloodstone Emperor; where as we have extenhsive knowledge of Devils, Illithids and Others (as a new tool of the Void).

[X] Make a massive order of Flesh-crafted and Plantforged creatures (needs a vote and discusssion)

[X] By sending people to look into Tiamat's Shadow Fortress, you are no doubt setting a very difficult task before them - even if they aren't there to actually get in, but just to learn the plans and a quick way to enter later.
-[X] At the start of 11th month, ask Undead of Sallosh to assists Melisande, Shadow!Tor and Anu in their task, if only because one of the guaring measures seem to be engraged Undead of their long-lost nation.

[X] Colalborate with Extraplanar Empires in order to further joint understanding of various subjects, magic and common (military) alike:
-[X] Attempt to set up students' exchange with Shaitan Academy of War (Warmages, Diviners, Officers and Engineers), and the Guild of Shapers (Magewrights).
-[X] Attempt to set up students' exchange with Djinn Order of Arcane Seal (Abjurant Champions) and Order of Stormweavers (Stormcasters).
--[X] Both Djinn and Shaitan establishments will possibly require specific arguments - if any arise, refer from Diplomacy corps, to Viserys directly for hashing out an exact deal.
-[X] Accept the offer from Djinn Order of Cryomancers to hold lectures in Sorcerer's Deep, paying fairly for the privelege of course.
-[X] Collect on the lore necessary for training Djinn Auxilaries (Mystic Rangers) the Captain of Sultan's Bows offered unilaterally, but paying fairly for the privelege.

[X] Collect on the research done by Shaitan Spire of Wisdom, as a first joint research project between your Empires.
-[X] A possibility exists of starting on a new, much more massive joint project - but the price for exotic and difficult research would be equally exotic lore from our side (Runecrafting, Qyuburn's Undeath research, Saena's draconic fleshcrafting works, etc...)

[X] Have Lya transcribe Battlemagic Perception spell for the Jinn Archmage that helped us against the Efreeti expedition into Valyria.

[X] Ask Jazzirian if he would be able to cleanse the corrupted Rose's of Heaven without changing them closer to his nature - like we assume every god would naturally as a part of the process.

[X] The lore Lya uncovered within the Light of Creation is truly fascinating... and opens many magnificent possibilities. Still, first order of business should probably be seeking out similar sources, now knowing what to look for:
-[X] Question the Merling King, perhaps through one of his daughters, if he has such knowledge, and what price would he ask for in return for it.
-[X] Ask Bloodraven (and consequently, Old Gods) if through their deep connection to Earth they ever came upon knowledge like such for Earth spirits.

[X] The collection of lore you gathered is vast indeed... And it's about the time those far from matters supernatural started to profit from it.
-[X] Share the lore and books from your Library with your Vassals and loyal Westerosi lords.
--[X] Share the following:
--[X] Canticle of Decay (Daemons)
--[X] Journals of the Betrayed (Others)
--[X] In Memory of Death (Undead and Vampires specifically)
--[X] Reign of Madness (Illithids)
--[X] The Bitter Cub (Undead)
--[X] Bestiary of the Bizarre (Magical animals)
--[X] Notes on Devils, Fey, Demons, Rakshasa, and other assorted beasties (roughly equal in bonus to Canticle of Decay)
-[X] Make it clear for the Westerosi lords, that not only are they to supply their troubleshooters with this knowledge, but to learn it themselves. In this day and age, nothing less can be asked from a person in power than to know how to recognise the signs of dangers lurking near them.

[X] When visiting Armun Kelisk and Opaline Vault for wares, try to find rare resources:
-[X] Entangle Weed
-[X] Flame Clove
-[X] Livewood
-[X] Obaddis Leaf
-[X] Cassil
-[X] Djezet
-[X] Voidglass
-[X] Mindglass
-[X] Obdurium
-[X] Serren
-[X] Pearlsteel
--[X] Creatures (bodies are acceptable):
---[X] Roseling
---[X] Strangle Weed
---[X] Cassian Angels
---[X] Choral Angel

[X] Proceed with binding of several Valyrian dragons:
-[X] Grey Ghost - Headmistress Teana Strycos,
-[X] Meleys the Red Queen - Zherys, Malarys, or Ceria depending on the desires of the three.
-[X] Caraxes the Blood Wyrm - Zherys, Malarys, or Ceria depending on the desires of the three.

[X] Curse the 2 knowledge-keepers of Asmodeus you summoned last month to same form their wretched cousin from Summerhall resides in.
-[X] Have them thoroughly investigated for anything that can help the group sent to Slavers' Bay, immediately notifying them if any relevant information comes to light - but also keeping an eye out for any other plots of Fiends they may reveal.
-[X] To be done at the start of 11th month

[X] Throughly question the Gelugons and the Cornugon of Asmodeus summoned and captured last month.
-[X] Any and all information relevant to the task of the group in Slavers Bay is to be relayed to them immediately- but also search for knowledge of powerful magics, rare resources, or nefarious plots unconnected to Slavers Bay.
-[X] To be done at the start of 11th month.

[X] Have Amrelath, Maelor and Malarys read the Light of Creation (Amy for his upcoming rule on PoF, Maelor and Malarys for dealing with infiltration to CoB)
-[X] Maelor's copy would obviously be disguised and shrouded away from sight in every way we can, and attempts would be made to never be caught reading it.

[X] Ask Siduri for True Names of Devils serving Dispater. Having saved Zathir, and taken Sidri's oath, you all but ensured your eventual enimity. Once he openly makes a move against you, you will have just as little left to lose with him, as you do with Mammon.
--[X] Take care to learn the names of Devils most likely to operate on Plane of Balance, or otherwise hurting our interest, via divination and interference with other sources (Uniila, Erynies, other captives), and target them first if a move is made against you. Continue operations as standard from there, with questioning of captured Devils leading further into dismantling their operating cells to maximally avaliable degree.

[X] Assign the 4 Spontaneous Search stations created in 10th month to:
-[X] 1 to Sorcerer's Deep Schoalrum
-[X] 3 to Sorcerer's Deep Extraplanar trade route (one on our side, one in Opaline Vault and Armun Kelish each respectively).
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@egoo We got Flame Clove from the City of Brass. But maybe add those firms I cant remember the names off? And the Salamander Orchids too. Honestly maybe just change it to all plants from the dnd list we dont have yet? Plus special emphasis on any surviving samples from the Good Aligned Planes.
 
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Interlude DXCVII: A Watcher's Duty
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    • A Watcher's Duty ​

    First Day of the Eleventh Month 293 AC

    Before coming to Sorcerer's Deep, Ser Alliser Thorne had only played the Wandering Crow once. A year after he'd taken the black he could not bear the sight of the Wall and the gallows' bait upon it and headed south, not far, only to the Barrowtown and back. That was when he had learned that a Crow takes his perch with him wherever he goes. Men wonder and whisper of how you might have sinned and drunks in taverns ask for tales of wildlings and bloodshed, the only ones besides the whores who dare get close. Since then Alliser kept to the latter over the former, the ale was hardly any cheaper than a whore's company and at least one does not usually leave a brothel with head-splitting pain.

    Yet it was not one of the houses of vice and delight arranged after the Essosi manner that Ser Alliser found himself leaving that evening. He was standing outside the Gilded Mask, a new built theater like practically the whole city. He had rather enjoyed the play. It had been years since he had done so last, but he found much to his surprise that he had enjoyed the evening's show more than the half-remembered night in King's Landing. The knight was not used to the present living up to the golden glow of memory, not like this. Better swords to fight monsters with, better warmth to ward off the northern chill, a better King he couldn't serve, all these Alliser Thorne had grown accustomed to, but a better night at the theater was not something he had expected to have.

    A man pushed past Alliser, a merchant from his silver-buttoned coat, he did not look back even for an instant, so urgent was the clink of silver that called him. Anger flared, though quickly doused by a question he had never before considered: 'Would you rather be distrusted or ignored?'

    In Sorcerer's Deep a black cloak weighed no more than any other color, for what was a Brother of the Night's Watch besides a Bull-Man, a Phoenix, or an Angel? He had learned their names each and everyone, the books by which he studied an easier reading than the ones the maester had given him as a boy, yet the more he stayed and the more he learned the knight began to wonder if his order even had a place in this new world. Could not the King march men in the red-and-black cloaks of his Legion? The joy of the day spilled from him like wine from a broken goblet. It was one thing to sacrifice kith, kin and land for the sake of guarding the realm, but quite another to do so for the sake of nothing more than putting off the executioner's sword.

    He did not know what streets he walked, what turns he made to find himself in the small square by the gently bubbling fountain, but as he looked around with a warrior's instincts rooted deeper than the present turmoil he was surprised to see a giant armored in polished steel sitting on a bench looking into the fountain. No, not a giant, an Angel of the same kindred as the Lord of Mantarys, the knight realized with no small measure of awe, yet as he started to move away to give the spirit a chance to think in peace Alliser caught a glimpse of the face beneath the heavy helm and saw there something far worse than mere irritation at the trespass, he saw sorrows all too familiar.

    Without a word the knight sat on the bench next to the steel-garbed angel and handed out his wine flask, there were still a few mouthfuls left.

    "A gift of poison kindly meant, thank you," came the soft reply as the Angel looked at the flask as though he had never seen its like before. "I would have to indulge far more deeply to forget."

    Were this any other speaking to him Alliser knew he would be angry, but the pain in the words was too deep for that. Instead he merely asked: "To forget what?"

    "A duty abandoned and comrades I could not bear to inflict my presence upon any further." The words were barely more than a sigh. "They still believed, still had hope, and I no longer did."

    I still have hope, more hope than the Watch's had in a long time and still I railed that the people did not know my sacrifice, the knight's earlier doubts seemed so small and petty it was all he could do not to curse himself for a fool aloud. "Did you then leave your duty and your comrades to do nothing, or change one duty for another?" he asked bluntly, for he had never been a man skilled in soft and pleasing words.

    "I swore to the Dragon, to help raise his realm and fight his foes." The armored warrior paused a long moment. "They are foes worth fighting."

    "To foes worth fighting, then." Alister tipped his flask lightly as though in a toast than drank it all down.

    The Angel nodded and turned again to look at the fountain, his pain a little less, his eyes seeing the world a little more.

    OOC: And here is our friend the Fallen Shield Archon. He has not had much screen time before.
     
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    A Watcher's Duty ​

    First Day of the Eleventh Month 293 AC

    Before coming to Sorcerer's Deep, Ser Alliser Thorne had only played the Wandering Crow once. A year after he'd taken the black had resolved that he could not bear the sight of the Wall and the gallows' bait upon it, he had headed south, though not far, only to the Barrowtown and back. That was when he had learned that a Crow takes his perch with him wherever he goes. Men wonder and whisper of how you might have sinned, and drunks in taverns ask for tales of wildlings and bloodshed, the only ones besides the whores who dare get close. Since then Alliser kept to the latter over the former. The ale was hardly any cheaper than a whore's company, and at least one does not usually leave a brothel with a head-splitting pain.

    Yet it was not one of the houses of vice and delight, arranged after the Essosi manner, that Ser Alliser found himself leaving this evening. He was standing outside the Gilded Mask, a newly built theater, like practically the whole city. He had rather enjoyed the play. It had been years since he had done so last, but he found, much to his surprise, that he had enjoyed the evening's show more than the half-remembered night in King's Landing. The knight was not used to the present, living up the the golden glow of memory, not like this. Better swords to fight monsters with, better warmth to ward off the northern chill, a better king he couldn't serve. All these Alliser Thorne had grown accustomed to, but a better night at the theater was not something he had expected to experience.

    A man pushed past Alliser, a merchant from his silver buttoned coat. He did not look back even for an instant, so urgent was the glint of silver that called him. Anger flared, though it was quickly doused by a question he had never before considered: 'Would you rather be distrusted or ignored?'

    In Sorcerer's Deep, a black cloak weighed no more than any other color, for what was a Brother of the Night's Watch beside a bull-man, a phoenix, or an angel? He had learned their names, each and everyone. The books by which he studied made for easier reading than the ones the maester had given him as a boy, yet the longer he stayed and the more learned, the more knight began to wonder if his order even had a place in this new world. Could not the King march men in the red cloaks of his legion? The joy of the day spilled from him like wine from a broken goblet. It was one thing to sacrifice kith, kin, and land for the sake of guarding the realm, but quite another to do so for the sake of nothing more than putting off the executioner's sword.

    He did not know what streets he walked, what turns he made to find himself in the small square by the gently bubbling fountain, but as he looked around a warrior's instincts, rooted deeper than the present turmoil, he was surprised to see a giant armored in polished steel sitting on a bench looking into the fountain. No, not a giant, an angel of the same kindred as the Lord of Mantarys, the knight realized with no small measure of awe. As he started to move away to give the spirit a chance to think in peace, Alliser caught a glimpse of the face beneath the heavy helm and saw there far worse than mere irritation at the trespass, he saw sorrows all too familiar.

    Without a word, the knight sat on the bench next to the steel-garbed angel and handed out his wine flask. There were still a few mouthfulls left.

    "A gift of poison kindly meant, thank you," came the soft reply as the angel looked at the flask as though he had never seen its like before. "I would have to indulge far more deeply to forget."

    Were this any other speaking to him, Alliser knew he would be angry, but the pain in the words was too deep for that. Instead, he merely asked: "To forget what?"

    "A duty abandoned and comrades I could not bear to inflict my presence upon any further." The words were barely more than a sigh. "They still believed, still had hope, yet I no longer did."

    I still have hope, more hope than the Watch has had in a long time, and still I railed that the people did not know my sacrifice. The knight's earlier doubts seemed so small and petty, it was all he could do not to curse himself for a fool aloud. "Did you then leave your duty and your comrades to do nothing, or change one duty for another?" he asked bluntly, for he had never been a man skilled in soft and pleasing words.

    "I swore to the dragon, to help raise his realm and fight his foes." The armored warrior paused a long moment. "They are foes worth fighting."

    "To foes worth fighting then," Alister tipped his flask lightly, as though in a toast, than drank it all down.

    The angel nodded then turned again to look at the fountain, his pain a little less, his eyes seeing the world a little more.

    OOC: And here is our friend the Fallen shield archon. He has not had much screen time before. Not yet beta-ed.
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    Here's an edited version of the chapter, @DragonParadox.

    Really neat interlude. I haven't thought about that Shield Archon in a while.

    How's Ser Aliser coming in his retraining, DP?
     
    Man Alister being awesome is nice. Love to speak with him to see how his training is going and just see if he's alright.
     
    [X] In Dragon Shape
    -[X] Arrive in style, enjoying the freedom and dominion of the skies just as naturally as you might fly above the Deep, but when it comes to speaking to the people take the form of man, for that is the form with which you rule and make common cause with most.

    [X] With Company
    -[X] All Companions make at least a brief appearance as we are making a show of it and they are famous, as well as Rhaella who deserves to share your triumphs just as much as they. Lady Saenena, Rhaella and Nettles will buzz the city in formation atop dragonback near the end of the day before returning to their business. Have Varys direct Balerion during the display in your stead.
    -[X] Lya will be at your side all throughout, and she might offer her own words to your speech or alter it and make it grander all for it. Today, and for all days, you will take on the burdens of rule side-by-side. Let there be no illusions that she is merely an ornament to your rule.

    -[X] Copious Buffing occurs for both:
    -[X] Divine Insight and Surge of Fortune (for a +35 bonus during the crescendo of each speech)
    -[X] Grand Destiny (for a +4 bonus at the five most important points of each speech)
    -[X] Greater Heroism (+4 Morale bonus)
    -[X} Moment of Greatness (used in conjunction with Greater Heroism to double bonus to +8 during the crescendo of each speech)
    -[X] Voice of the Dragon and Air of Nobility (+20)
    -[X] Mythic Surge (+1d6 during the crescendo of each speech)
    -[X] Total: +49 from Viserys' base Diplomacy and another +24 from long duration buffs, for a total of +73, or +77 at four points during each speech. That increases to +116+1d6 during the crescendo of each speech.

    [X] To crowd and court
    -[X] To the plebs:
    -[X] "Citizens, I offer greetings to you. Some of you may know me for my deeds, and some of you might have come to experience my works first hand already. It is to you this day is a triumph to, for it is back to the first page in the annals of our forefathers when Western Essos stood as one."
    -[X] "And it is as one body that we march into the future, into the winds of change. It is not merely sifting through the ruins of the past that we might gain glory, for just as the common adage goes that we must learn from history in order avoid its mistakes, one must look to the future where dreams not yet envisioned might reach the light of day."
    -[X] "Networks of roads forged by sorcery even now take shape across the continent, straight and wide to bind the realm together, trade is stronger today among signatories of this accord than it has been for centuries. Never before have we had this opportunity for prosperity and peace secured with common bonds of friendship and good fortune, as much as the protections of strong armies and uncommon guardians as dragons."
    -[X] "But not all is as it seems. These mechanisms of empire, this artifice of war is not merely for welding Essos together as Aegon of old might have dreamed of Westeros. We are a people besieged not by our own ambitions but by darker things, the pitiless baleful gaze of aberrant ilk lurking beneath the waves, the restless dead haunting the plains and steppe, the cold blowing of the Northern Wind, the ancient sins of our forefathers, and more, inexorable in its march to bring an end to our way of lives. And if they should stand unopposed, civilization as we know it."
    -[X] "But we are not defenseless before the night. We are not without our defiance, shouting it into the distance before the contempt of pitiless gods and monsters. We are the firmament of the earth, reforged as iron is to steel. We are the burning flame to ward off the darkness that encroaches upon us from all quarters. We are first rays of the sun on the horizon. We, all marching together, for no one man alone is responsible for our survival. Only together can our deeds committed here and now serve to overcome these trials presented before us."
    -[X] "We are at a turning point today. This is the pivot upon which history will remember that when we came under attack from those without, rather than turning upon each other like a pack of hyenas as the sons of Ghiscar have, we will have stood together."
    -[X} "To face the dawn of a new day."
    -[X] To the Court:
    -[X] "Sons and Daughters of Valyria, I have no doubt you have your own means to have heard the promise and the warning given to the masses outside these hallowed halls."
    -[X] "So I will dispense with both, as what I speak implores you to simply pay witness to the unvarnished truth. Let this be the first counsel of many I take up with you, you deserve no less than that for you have chosen with forethought the better path for your kin."
    -[X] "Out there, the common man, barring the few with the talent, will and ambition to rise above their current status, have little need to do more but live their lives to the fullest extent to which they are obliged as citizens of a new realm, to reap all the benefits of being united under one banner."
    -[X] "A realm where rule of law is the order of the day, where the stern hand of justice guards men and women's livelihoods and ensures the common betterment of all, highborn or low, for when their rulers prosper so too those who follow them are able to."
    -[X] "Let me be open and honest then, for we of all people cannot afford self-delusion. Not any longer. We are facing a new age with all its wonders, and its terrors."
    -[X] "All I have done for the past four years was deliberate, calculated, yes, sometimes even ruthless. But it was also done with the minimum amount of bloodshed, lost lives and guaranteed stability throughout Western Essos in the long term."
    -[X] "The current state of affairs was not won without that bloodshed, but you will find, and I hope eventually make peace with the knowledge, that it was a mercy for slavery to die a quiet death. It could have been so much worse, after all, seeing as how fiends had been plotting for centuries to exploit that arrow in their quiver and use the chaos to reap a bloody harvest."
    -[X] "That is not to say my task has always gone perfectly, or that we are free and clear of that tangle. Slavery lives on in some parts of the continent. Our work will never be done until it is at an end, our safety will never be guaranteed from the guile and scheming of Asmodeus or his ilk if we do not strike off the last collar and melt down the last chain."
    -[X] If there is any confusion of who you speak of, briefly elaborate on what Baator is in general terms that you can while guarding more precarious knowledge, how it is structured and what you are all essentially up against.
    -[X] "That is just one among a host of threats I have worked against. That will alone could grant me the strength to deny this foe his unwarranted tithe, they have not had free reign of this Plane because of it."
    -[X] "He tried to yoke chains onto our ancestors, and too many of them snapped their own collar on for temporal glory and influence in a world uncaring. To that I say this: 'Go to Hell', all Nine of them, and remain there."
    -[X] "And with each of you aiding me today, thus he shall!" You thunder to the assembly.
    -[X] "And each time the Lord of Nessus' hand slips to take the fraying edges of our kindred into his midst, we shall slap it away."
    -[X] On that grim note, continue: "Yet for all that, for all those victories, for much of that time, I was an object of mockery and scorn. I have clawed back the respect and prestige of my line, each step of which was necessary to even be able to make these statements before this assembly, because even that much is necessary, to ensure your ears are listening and your eyes remain wide open."
    -[X] "I did not take up the Jewel of Volantis into my crown to lay more triumphs upon that name as my forefathers have with other realms. Aegon spurned the open hand of Volantis because he had a vision all of his own, and likely found the thought of a rival uncontested too burdensome to stomach."
    -[X] "I have always been of the mind that the Conqueror ruled with too light a hand, that his ambitions were not as grand as history implies, or his work might not have been nearly undone a dozen times in three centuries."
    -[X] "I will not cow my prospective vassals with vulgar displays of power until they all fall in line and then forget the scheming and the resentment that might foster."
    -[X] "There will be no more room for corruption, for infighting and undercutting each other because we cannot afford it. We cannot. We are faced with the threat of extinction. It is time to accept this fact, for we are responsible, together, for staving it off."
    -[X] "Any man or woman among you with the stomach for it, remain, or else leave advisers in these halls who can guide you along the path we all must take, to even have a legacy to leave to our descendants in the first place."
    -[X] Call Zherys to stand beside you and Lya. "Lord Naethyreon, I have given you a full accounting of our task. You were the first to recognize that it was an effort that could not be undertaken alone. For that, I thank you, and reward you." Take a client's oath in the manner of the Freehold.
    -[X] "You who have taken counsel with me and called me to the city as Volantis did Aegon were not mistaken this time. I will see this city rise taller and grander than at any point before in history, and you will be there by my side every step of the way. Now it is your burden to prepare this august body for the days ahead, for the wars we must fight and for the calamities we must face."
    -[X] "And in the fullness of time, as with the citizens we have guarded and guided along arduous paths, we too as they, shall reap the rewards of safety and succor for all, as we shall be of that body, to enjoy that peace which we have wrought."
    -[X] "Then, in its place, Volantis will stand a testament, as one with the will to see it through!"
     
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