Probably

Maybe

Doubt that

Doubt that.

Big Red's got forces to throw at us limitlessly, if not many entrances yet.
Noodle's very angry at us and we don't have a way to strike at his forces directly on any meaningful way, but really - only putting out any fires he makes.

That's the gist of it for any Devil/Demon/Daemon-lord, really.


Westeros-wise I'm worried about:
1) CoS (and unaligned Fey but mainly CoS).
2) Seven (and Stranger/his Chosen in particular)
3) Sleeper agents and spies (those barrows gonna be open, maaan)
4) Maesters conspiracy (Companion-level members possibility?! Even if not, too much sabotage portntial)
5) Lannisters (Lana and Gerion as PCs, ~2 Dragons, lots of mages and mercanaries and unknown weapons - possibly WMDs).

Lannisters and CoS are really out largest contenders the way I see it, if only for how much they can burn down before we get to them.

After all, Viserys puts it as one of his main goals IC - to keep the bodycount as low as possible.

:/

Had that not been the case, I would have been content with letting Tywin live a bit.

1) They'll make their play, we'll just have to grit our teeth and suck it up, and hope we can make some diplomatic inroads to those who will sell out their neighbors and rivals.
2) We're working on it. Either we coexist or we don't, but it probably won't result in a holy war. Opens up Westeros to too much weakness and it has too many outside threats who will sniff blood in the water due to most Lords being secular in inclination. The vast majority of them.
3) Getting the tools to deal with this to a degree.
4) We need to have all of our loyalists utilize raven messengers @Goldfish will be crafting en masse and Braziers to organize and absolutely no Maester will handle either under any circumstance. Should probably also debrief them on the conspiracy (which will require gathering at least some evidence in some cases or just making a convincing argument about the likelihood of it, shouldn't be too difficult, Brune can attest to the whole thing).
5) Meh. That's all I can say. They can only play their trump cards once. Once they've been played, if they spall or falter at all even once, they're sunk.

It would probably be a single minor action to kidnap tywin. Literally teleport and kill.

Wrong, but okay. Vote for it.
 
Probably next months actions.
Tywin's got plenty of wards on his castle. And Lanna's presumably had access to Vialesk with a Lannister's paycheck, so he's probably kitted out with magic items as well. He won't be a challenge in a fight, but he's definitely not in scry-and-die territory.

More than that, there is a significant fallout from killing Tywin that we'd need to deal with. There's a reason we haven't gone after him in force yet. Right now it's a battle of intrigue and gaining the loyalty of as many Houses as we can.
 
Tywin's got plenty of wards on his castle. And Lanna's presumably had access to Vialesk with a Lannister's paycheck, so he's probably kitted out with magic items as well. He won't be a challenge in a fight, but he's definitely not in scry-and-die territory.

More than that, there is a significant fallout from killing Tywin that we'd need to deal with. There's a reason we haven't gone after him in force yet. Right now it's a battle of intrigue and gaining the loyalty of as many Houses as we can.
What fallout tho, literally everyone hates him.
Also he has to leave his castle sometime.
 
What fallout tho, literally everyone hates him.
Also he has to leave his castle sometime.
The fallout of a great lord -- our biggest Westerosi enemy -- suddenly being dead? That kind of thing causes a panic. His supporters will do lots of things they shouldn't. He no doubt has contingency plans in place for if we do kill him. Etc. That's the kind of thing we need to handle with multiple Legions already in Westeros, to secure the peace. If nobody is there then the entire thing devolves and there is a lot more shit for us to clean up.

The conquest was always going to be messy as hell. Our way of cleaning it up was making sure that our Legions were in position to handle anything horrible that happens as a result.
 
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What fallout tho, literally everyone hates him.
Also he has to leave his castle sometime.

If he's smart he doesn't. And when he does it's behind seven proxies Mind Blank auras and nondetection. I honestly would not be surprised if "Tywin" is sighted in several places at once whenever he leaves. It's what I would do in his place.
 
The fallout of a great lord -- our biggest Westerosi enemy -- suddenly being dead? That kind of thing causes a panic. His supporters will do lots of things they shouldn't. He no doubt has contingency plans in place for if we do kill him. Etc. That's the kind of thing we need to handle with multiple Legions already in Westeros, to secure the peace. If nobody is there then the entire thing devolves and there is a lot more shit for us to clean up.
What can they do, like his lords have barely any magic, the worst they could do is summon devils which we can just forsee and stop them.
Also we can forsee his contingencies.
If he's smart he doesn't. And when he does it's behind seven proxies Mind Blank auras and nondetection. I honestly would not be surprised if "Tywin" is sighted in several places at once whenever he leaves. It's what I would do in his place.
Assuming he can afford that many mindblanks. Also we can strike all the proxies and steal their mindblanks as well.
 
Even beyond the 'come to me if wanting something', that also displays a position of power, there's so many ways for projecting full consciousness or just video/audio with magic it is not even funny.

No point to leaving the nicely blood warded elemental nexus.
 
What can they do, like his lords have barely any magic, the worst they could do is summon devils which we can just forsee and stop them.
Also we can forsee his contingencies.

Assuming he can afford that many mindblanks. Also we can strike all the proxies and steal their mindblanks as well.
We're not worried about a true challenge in terms of a fight, but they can cause a lot of civil unrest which we'll spend months cleaning up. Don't underestimate non-magical foes, it's not hard for them to compensate with cunning.
 
We're not worried about a true challenge in terms of a fight, but they can cause a lot of civil unrest which we'll spend months cleaning up. Don't underestimate non-magical foes, it's not hard for them to compensate with cunning.
What civil unrest. Unless they can eraise all evidence of their crime we can just investigate each lord and replace them.
And if they go full bandit, well the legion needs to be kept sharp.
 
Assuming he can afford that many mindblanks. Also we can strike all the proxies and steal their mindblanks as well.
There's no question that he can afford the Mind Blanks. He's the Lord of House Lannister.
What civil unrest. Unless they can eraise all evidence of their crime we can just investigate each lord and replace them.
And if they go full bandit, well the legion needs to be kept sharp.
That's not going to work out, dude. Generally it's better for us to keep most of the lords barring the Lannisters and their most direct cronies in power because the other nobility in Westeros will get nervous about houses getting deposed and be more susceptible to working with our enemies. It's just not politically expedient for us to remove everyone who fights us, even if the main ones are definitely losing everything.

As for civil unrest, it's not a question of if it will happen, it's definitely happening. It's just that the current plan has us with the Legions positioned to nip the problem in the bud so it doesn't spiral into something we sink months of time dealing with. If we assassinate Tywin now without the Legions there to quell unrest then we shoot ourselves in the foot, because there are quite a few other things we're busy dealing with (Tiamat and the Deep Ones).

Also, regarding Tywin's death, I'd prefer to make a spectacle out of it like we did with Aedon of Lys. Assassinating him where no one can watch seems like a waste of a show and squandering perfectly good propaganda material.
 
Honestly, I'm of the opinion that the main reason Viserys hasn't taken over Westeros is because Tywin and Bobby B and co are the least threat to anything at this point. Why go after him when there's the Others, broken Heaven, the Sultan, and so many other threats to worry about?

Plus I feel like finally becoming King of Westeros would be a fitting capstone to this adventure, so there's no need to rush that.
 
There's no question that he can afford the Mind Blanks. He's the Lord of House Lannister.

That's not going to work out, dude. Generally it's better for us to keep most of the lords barring the Lannisters and their most direct cronies in power because the other nobility in Westeros will get nervous about houses getting deposed and be more susceptible to working with our enemies. It's just not politically expedient for us to remove everyone who fights us, even if the main ones are definitely losing everything.

As for civil unrest, it's not a question of if it will happen, it's definitely happening. It's just that the current plan has us with the Legions positioned to nip the problem in the bud so it doesn't spiral into something we sink months of time dealing with. If we assassinate Tywin now without the Legions there to quell unrest then we shoot ourselves in the foot, because there are quite a few other things we're busy dealing with (Tiamat and the Deep Ones).

Also, regarding Tywin's death, I'd prefer to make a spectacle out of it like we did with Aedon of Lys. Assassinating him where no one can watch seems like a waste of a show and squandering perfectly good propaganda material.
Firstly i meant that its very diffrent being rich in westros and being rich in a planar metropolis so thats why i asked. Also thats actually a good thing, a relatively low risk actions with multiple mindblank rings as a rewards.

And we won't be deposing them, we would just replace them with third cousins and stuff. Not attacking the institution enough to scare the other lords, literally every king their own loyal lords, its expected. Also we would frame it as treason, so we could easily execute them. Of we can break the habit of devout slavers we sure as hell can take care of some reshuffling of some titles. Its a much smaller chanfe then one we successfully completed.
 
Firstly i meant that its very diffrent being rich in westros and being rich in a planar metropolis so thats why i asked. Also thats actually a good thing, a relatively low risk actions with multiple mindblank rings as a rewards.

And we won't be deposing them, we would just replace them with third cousins and stuff. Not attacking the institution enough to scare the other lords, literally every king their own loyal lords, its expected. Also we would frame it as treason, so we could easily execute them. Of we can break the habit of devout slavers we sure as hell can take care of some reshuffling of some titles. Its a much smaller chanfe then one we successfully completed.
While I'm not sure if the Lannisters are richer than we are right now, they're definitely still filthy rich. Tywin once had a standing offer of purchasing a Valyrian Steel sword from anyone in Westeros. I think it was something around 250,000 Gold Dragons, no questions asked. Gold Dragons = Imperial Marks in terms of purchasing power, so right off the bat we know he has cash enough for eleven full-priced Mind Blank rings even ignoring all the other wealth.
 
While I'm not sure if the Lannisters are richer than we are right now, they're definitely still filthy rich. Tywin once had a standing offer of purchasing a Valyrian Steel sword from anyone in Westeros. I think it was something around 250,000 Gold Dragons, no questions asked. Gold Dragons = Imperial Marks in terms of purchasing power, so right off the bat we know he has cash enough for eleven full-priced Mind Blank rings even ignoring all the other wealth.
Fair enough.
 
So, I'm trying to evaluate the policies a little bit:
Kalatrangor the Rune-Carved, Brine Dragon:
His people are used to working as mercenaries and for the last big war he even hired himself out.
Definitly an option against the Deep Ones, if we have the appropriate bribes. Sounds like he can murderblender with the best and his tribes are heavy infantery on par/better with the Minotaurs on land and sea, before getting into levels and equipment.

On the contra-side, he is a dragon, his people are mostly nomadic and his realm relativly self-running, so he could easily decide to raid the Material Plane, or even expand his domain here.

Zerbat and Dawa Emirate:
Old Marid realms. They don't sound particularly war-like, but rich and well-established.
Definitly a greap option for trade partners or finiancial allies to support our war to make sure the Squids never return, but drawing them out to fight deepspawn again might be beyond our means.

Hanpa Emirat:
One of the most numerous populations, but no specific elites.
Extremly unlikely that they'll help since that setup would mean high losses for relativly low contribution.
Maybe we could get more crafters there, isnce they are said to have the most low-level mages.

Vornath and Thyrax, Brine Dragons:
Not much said, but it sounds like they are just common raiders who happen to be dragons. I see no real ground to work here, unless we were truly desperate to convert money to firepower.

Kela Emirate:
Famous smiths but no mention of their military strenght is made.
Since their last venture into war got their backyard raided by an asshole-dragon, I severly doubt they'll help at any price.
Though maybe Galzerai's head and the Emir's rescued children could swing it our way?

Althazi the Deathless, Brine Dragon:
Strong and disciplined infantry and close ties to Zerbat and Dawa, perfect for our plans if we can convince them to help.
Of course with the usual risks a dragon brings with him, but since we could easily prove his trolls that acid is not their only weakness we have leverage against him.

Dalaqua and Mardja Emirates:
Traders and artisans as much as the first two, again we can propably get them to help, but unlikely to make serious military contributions.

In conclusion I would say it seems best to ask the Emirates for aid of a non-military kind and instead hire the Althazi or Kalantragor (or both) for our strikes, since they both have the kind of massed heavy infantry that will break Sahaugin and other Deep One meatshields with ease and allow us to focus our personal power on more valuable targets.
With that kind of aid we might even take a city of theirs, rather than destroy it.
 
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Interlude DCXV: A Song for Barrowtown
A Song for Barrowtown

Tenth Day of the Eleventh Month 293 AC

Danar had to struggle mightily against a smile at the sight of six skittish horses being half-corralled half-cajoled towards the strange many-eyed wizard. He was wearing the skin of a man now, as fine a disguise as you could ask for, but the beasts still sensed something off about him so it was 'there's a good girl Rosie' and 'have an apple Blackfoot' all the way through. But it had to be done cause Lady Dustin apparently wouldn't let just about any sore-foot wanderer into her hall, the more fool she in these times. You never knew what sort of spirit or Fae folk might come knocking on your door seeking hosting, and even the kindly could all too easily be turned to wrath by ill treatment.

"What's so funny?" the black armored warrior with a hound on his shield who'd taken the beast's name growled.

"We have the sorcery to carry things from place to place in the blink of an eye and we're using it to carry horses a thousand leagues and more just so they can carry us a couple more where the Lady of Barrowtown can see." With a sly look at his wife he added teasingly, "Guess that's what comes from leaving a woman in charge, eh..."

"Is it now?" she asked archly without looking up from polishing the brass work of her new crossbow, bought with the Dragon King's coin from an earth-spirit trader. "Well then, I'll know what to blame whenever we meet an empty-headed lord."

"I am thankful then that my kind have no lords," Soft Strider said in that gentle tone of hers, like butter wouldn't melt in her mouth, but Danar didn't miss the spark of humor in her deep green eyes.

***​

A light snow drifted over Barrowtown as heavy clouds crowded above veiling the sight of the morning sun, though there was light aplenty peeking through the windows of smiths and bakeries, potters' shops, and candle makers. They weren't poor in fire to keep the cold at bay, nor for any other wealth needed to keep body and soul together. The last meandering songs of last night's carousing drifted out of tavern doors while diligent merchants set up their shops to catch early custom.


Yet not all was as commonplace as seemed at first glance. Where the lights of hearths and candles faded into grey twilight the shadows twisted strangely, the creak of a lonely door echoing like strange laughter. Men walked softly and never alone along the snowy streets, Danar saw. They knew that they were not all that walked the streets and custom was not all that was being hunted, though being townsmen they might be too stubborn to admit it to themselves.

Ahead the Great Barrow loomed, a hill raised by human hands, not near so grand as Winterfell, nor so mighty as the Wall meant to keep the dead things out, but wrought of those same old arts, death brooding in the midst of life. Were their task less urgent he might have stopped to string a few words together to a tune to fix the feeling in mind. But like so many songs that might have been, this one too flew on the wind, perhaps to whisper itself into some other bard's ear.

They rode up the path to Barrow Hall openly for none dared challenge them until they reached the gates, there Xor gave a name to match his face, Baral Xo from the far off Summer Islands come to see the wonders of the north alongside his faithful retinue and wishing to give gifts to the lady of Barrowtown for the honor of seeing the deep halls under the hill. At this the guards grumbled a little, as good guards were wont to do, but they quieted down without needing any silver as only the best guards could claim. Whatever else Barbrey Dustin was she knew how to surround herself with loyal men bearing steel, likely why she hadn't come afoul of some dark Fey's bloody jest until now.

Thus it was that they came to have their audience with the lady of the keep without even an hour's delay. Twas private of course, as 'Summer Islander custom demanded', though that part had strangely been the hardest to convince Xor of. What kind of singer shied away from a lie or two, for after all, were not all songs lies as much as truths?

"So what are these gifts you would bring with the morning light?" Barbrey Dustin asked as they entered the shadowy great hall. She sat perched upon her throne like a raven on a branch. Black was her dress in mourning for a man more than eight years dead and black her hair pulled back in a widow's knot, seeming to stretch out her skin all the more over her sharp features.


"Many gifts, great lady," Xor began in his melodious voice. "The gift of spices and perfumes, of wines and chocolate, even of song if you would lend me an ear." With each proclamation he motioned to one of the bags they had brought along, the aromas of summer brought in the land under winter's grip. Then he paused, and in a far more serious tone, he added, "But above all else we bring the gift of safety from what which walks the night."

"A bold claim," the lady said, eyes narrowing in sudden interest. "Pray continue."

OOC: This is what happens when you send not one but two bards to perform diplomacy. No hidden messages and teleporting into locked rooms for them.
 
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Just haphazardly stabbing people to death is for primitives.
So, I'm trying to evaluate the policies a little bit:
Kalatrangor the Rune-Carved, Brine Dragon:
His people are used to working as mercenaries and for the last big war he even hired himself out.
Definitly an option against the Deep Ones, if we have the appropriate bribes. Sounds like he can murderblender with the best and his tribes are heavy infantery on par/better with the Minotaurs on land and sea, before getting into levels and equipment.

On the contra-side, he is a dragon, his people are mostly nomadic and his realm relativly self-running, so he could easily decide to raid the Material Plane, or even expand his domain here.

Zerbat and Dawa Emirate:
Old Marid realms. They don't sound particularly war-like, but rich and well-established.
Definitly a greap option for trade partners or finiancial allies to support our war to make sure the Squids never return, but drawing them out to fight deepspawn again might be beyond our means.

Hanpa Emirat:
One of the most numerous populations, but no specific elites.
Extremly unlikely that they'll help since that setup would mean high losses for relativly low contribution.
Maybe we could get more crafters there, isnce they are said to have the most low-level mages.

Vornath and Thyrax, Brine Dragons:
Not much said, but it sounds like they are just common raiders who happen to be dragons. I see no real ground to work here, unless we were truly desperate to convert money to firepower.

Kela Emirate:
Famous smiths but no mention of their military strenght is made.
Since their last venture into war got their backyard raided by an asshole-dragon, I severly doubt they'll help at any price.
Though maybe Galzerai's head and the Emir's rescued children could swing it our way?

Althazi the Deathless, Brine Dragon:
Strong and disciplines infantery and close ties to Zerbat and Dawa, perfect for our plans if we can convince them to help.
Of course with the usual risks a dragon brings with him, but since we could easily prove his trolls that acid is not their only weakness we have leverage against him.

Dalaqua and Mardja Emirates:
Traders and artisans as much as the first to, again we can propably get them to help, but unlikely to make serious military contributions.

In conclusion I would say it seems best to ask the Emirates for aid of a non-military kind and instead hire the Althazi or Kalantragor (or both) for our strikes, since they both have the kind of massed heavy infantry that will break Sahaugin and other Deep One meatshields with ease and allow us to focus our personal power on more valuable targets.
With that kind of aid we might even take a city of theirs, rather than destroy it.
1) He has no reason not to try to conquer up a nice big chunk of Prime Material to himself if he comes calling. There's no benefit to him fucking back off from the Prime Material Plane when instead he can try snapping up a chunk of millions to rule over, and he has the forces and personal power to force the issue. Hard pass without certain assurances. And in the best case he will definitely switch over to raiding there, if not necessarily us. That at least could be a good or bad thing--he could raid ALL Westerosi shipping and we really only target Lannister or Royal Fleet ships. That's plain bad for trade.

2) Agreed, we should trade with them.

3) Agreed, could be ripe recruitment grounds.

4) Complete liabilities.

5) We might have an inroad there with the hostages, which could get us some military allies. At the least we can supply them with high quality metals through our Xorn contacts and run shipments to them as an intermediary and reap a nice markup.

6) Tentative agreement. He has some baggage in Water, so he wouldn't be able to act as freely.

7) Pretty much just trade contacts.
 
1) He has no reason not to try to conquer up a nice big chunk of Prime Material to himself if he comes calling. There's no benefit to him fucking back off from the Prime Material Plane when instead he can try snapping up a chunk of millions to rule over, and he has the forces and personal power to force the issue. Hard pass without certain assurances. And in the best case he will definitely switch over to raiding there, if not necessarily us. That at least could be a good or bad thing--he could raid ALL Westerosi shipping and we really only target Lannister or Royal Fleet ships. That's plain bad for trade.
Eh, there is one thing we have in hand and that's our introduction as "pretty much the ruler of the Material Plane" towards the Genies so far (no matter how far from practical reality that is).
He knows if he raids or claims our lands, he'll have to take us on personally sooner or later, unless he works with our permission.

So the real matter is very much in his straight power, will he force the issue against a big Red, or not?
Keep in mind that Brine Dragons are relativly weak, an Adult Red could easily beat and Old Brine, so the matter is mostly if his classlevels and other available tricks compensate.
 
A Song for Barrowtown

Tenth Day of the Eleventh Month 293 AC

Danar had to struggle mightily against a smile at the sight of six skittish horses being half-caroled half-cajoled towards the strange many-eyed wizard. He was wearing the skin of a man now, as fine a disguise as you could ask for, but the beasts still sensed something off about him so it was 'there's a good girl Rosie' and 'have an apple Blackfoot' all the way through. But it had to be done cause Lady Dustin apparently wouldn't let just about any sore-foot wanderer into her hall, the more fool she in these times. You never knew what sort of spirit or fae folk might come knocking on your door seeking hosting, and even the kindly could all too easily be turned to wrath by ill treatment.

"What's so funny," the black armored warrior with a hound on his shield who'd taken the beast's name growled.

"We have the sorcery to carry things from place to place in the blink of an eye and we're using it to carry horses a thousand leagues and more just so they can carry us a couple more where the Lady of Barrowtown can see." With a sly look at his wife he added teasingly. "Guess that's what comes from leaving a woman in charge eh..."

"Is it now?" she asked archly without looking up from polishing the brass work of her new crossbow, bought with the Dragon's coin from an earth-spirit trader. "Well then, I'll know what to blame whenever we meet an empty-headed lord."

"I am thankful then that my kind have no lords," Soft Strider said in that gentle tone of hers, like butter wouldn't melt in her mouth, but Danar didn't miss the spark of humor in her deep green eyes.

***​

A light snow drifted over Barrowtown as heavy clouds crowded above veiling the sight of the morning sun, though there was light aplenty peeking through the windows of smiths and bakeries, potters' shops and candle makers. They weren't poor in fire to keep the cold at bay, nor for any other wealth needed to keep body and soul together. The last meandering songs of last night's carousing drifted out of tavern doors while diligent merchants set up their shops to catch early custom.


Yet not all was as commonplace as seemed at first glance. Where the lights of hearths and candles faded into grey twilight the shadows twisted strangely, the creak of a lonely door echoing like strange laughter. Men walked softly and never alone along the snowy streets, Danar saw. They knew that they were not all that walked the streets and custom was not all that was being hunted, though being townsmen they might be too stubborn to admit it to themselves.

Ahead the Great Barrow loomed, a hill raised by human hands, not near so grand as Winterfell, nor so mighty as the Wall meant to keep the dead things out, but wrought of those same old arts, death brooding in the midst of life. Were their task less urgent he might have stopped to string a few words together to a tune to fix the feeling in mind. But like so many songs that might have been, this one too flew on the wind, perhaps to whisper itself into some other bard's ear.

They rode up the path to Barrow Hall openly for none dared challenge them until they reached the gates, there Xor gave a name to match his face, Baral Xo from the far off Summer Islands come to see the wonders of the north alongside his faithful retinue and wishing to give gifts to the lady of Barrowtown for the honor of seeing the deep halls under the hill. At this the guards grumbled a little, as good guards were wont to do, but they quieted down without needing any silver as only the best guards could claim. Whatever else Barbrey Dustin was she knew how to surround herself with loyal men bearing steel, likely why she hadn't come afoul of some dark fey's bloody jest until now.

Thus it was that they came to have their audience with the lady of the keep without even an hour's delay. Twas private of course, as 'Summer Islander custom demanded', though that part had strangely been the hardest to convince Xor of. What kind of singer shied away from a lie or two, for after all, were not all songs lies as much as truths?

"So what are these gifts you would bring with the morning light?" Barbrey Dustin asked as they entered the shadowy great hall. She sat perched upon her throne like a raven on a branch. Black was her dress in mourning for a man more than eight years dead and black her hair pulled back in a widow's knot, seeming to stretch out her skin all the more over her sharp features.


"Many gifts, great lady," Xor began in his melodious voice. "The gift of spices and perfumes, of wines and chocolate, even of song if you would lend me an ear." With each proclamation he motioned to one of the bags they had brought along, the aromas of summer brought in the land under winter's grip. Then he paused and in a far more serious tone, he added. "But above all else we bring the gift of safety from what which walks the night."

"A bold claim," the lady said, eyes narrowing in sudden interest. "Pray continue."

OOC: This is what happens when you send not one but two bards to perform diplomacy. No hidden messages and teleporting into locked rooms for them.
I dunno the lore associated with Lady Dustin enough to really speculate, but it would be so amusing if Xor somehow attracted her attention in an amorous way.

This looks like another promising interlude arc, with or without a Westerosi cougar trying to sink her claws into Xor.
 
Eh, there is one thing we have in hand and that's our introduction as "pretty much the ruler of the Material Plane" towards the Genies so far (no matter how far from practical reality that is).
He knows if he raids or claims our lands, he'll have to take us on personally sooner or later, unless he works with our permission.

So the real matter is very much in his straight power, will he force the issue against a big Red, or not?
Keep in mind that Brine Dragons are relativly weak, an Adult Red could easily beat and Old Brine, so the matter is mostly if his classlevels and other available tricks compensate.

They might against one Red, but not against him and a bunch of high level PCs.
 
I dunno the lore associated with Lady Dustin enough to really speculate, but it would be so amusing if Xor somehow attracted her attention in an amorous way.

This looks like another promising interlude arc, with or without a Westerosi cougar trying to sink her claws into Xor.

She's a widow characterized by her bitter resentment over that fact. So not likely.
 
Keep in mind that Brine Dragons are relativly weak, an Adult Red could easily beat and Old Brine
A fact, actually.
I mean...
When the oldest cathegory of the dragon type, a Great fuckmothering Wyrm, is only(heh) 19 CR... that's almost not a danger by our standards, given a decent party composition.
Old Brine is mere CR14.

Call me out on hubris however much ya'll want, I have low opinion of Brines as opponents on party-scale, no matter how many artifacts they pick up along the way.
 
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