I'm not sure what you mean?
The Aboleths have the orgininal variant, ours is adapted to be understood by poor mortals?
I wasn't aware the OGs had anything to do with runecraft?
What do you mean you weren't aware the Old Gods had anything to do with runecraft? The aboleths have the tainted original variant, ours was filtered through the Old Gods over the ages and is nice enough not to make the users insane. We literally got it from Bloodraven.
[X] Show respect to Darleth and have the conversation in True Dragon form. Introduce ourselves as King Viserys. Highlight that we stand as allies with the Shaitan and the Djinn, having forged a pact with them in the Plane of Balance.
-[X] Under the assumption that he is warded against divination:
--[X] The primary reason to call on the dragon is that we plan to create and cast a ritual, that will make the Sultan of Brass apoplectic. We are expecting the strongest possible response, and need somewhere to bear his focused ire while it gets done. We fortunately have secured troops of a type he should be familiar in accounting for, for the ritual fortress. We have gotten our Shaitan and Djinn allies to not only agree to help fund and man the fortress, but also teach us their arts in constructing it.
---[X] His expertise and aid in creating the necessary defenses for such an endeavor would be invaluable. We will negotiate a suitable payment with Darleth when the time to build the fortress comes.
----[X] Besides the satisfaction in the task itself, the use of any resources we can offer to it and the aid of our greatest mages and runecrafters, we would offer a substantial direct reward.
-[X] Long-term exchange of knowledge on magical defenses would be of interest too, mostly to defend our cities in a way that works without causing extreme expanses compared to the low level of use any large, static defense has against magical foe
--[X] For the first part of our proposed bargain, we wish for insights into how to build passive & active, conventional & unconventional defenses that would stop infiltrators of Illithid, Devils and Demons, and anything else that could try its luck against us. This would be used to protect Sorcerer's Deep first, and later spread across the Imperium.
---[X] We do need defenses against infiltration, yes, but we'd want to remodel our existing and future fortifications to take into account the reality of high level magic. A set of blueprints for all sizes and levels of sophistication/effort for towers, armored outposts, forts, fortresses and castles that can vary from "the Legion camp the army builds this night while on the march" to "the holdfast of a Duke" would be magnificent.
----[X] As the first part of the payment, offer the books
Memories of Ghael the Bold and
Rooted in Stone as examples of the history of warfare in Prime Material as well as generally war-related lore from Plane of Balance (
currently on +9 in our Library), along with what monetary compensation is necessary.
----[X] To additionally tempt him, offer a brief visit to the Plane of Balance to show him the Wall. Should he agree to later agreements we would aid him in studying it in-depth, along with other examples of legendary architecture from Prime Material. Also, if Viserys deems it will go over well, offer to show him around the Hall of Horrors. Additionally offer him a tour of Sorcerer's Deep.
--[X] For long-term goals, we wish to negotiate for insights into fortification methods of Illithid and Efreeti, so that we would find it easier to go around, or storm such, and for the long perspective - preparing SD for Efreeti Invasion Force, and the rest of the world for Long Night.
---[X] In particular, one goal of ours is to build the grandest castle in Prime Material.
----[X] For potential payments we could offer him aid in studying ancient fortifications like the Wall (perhaps with our own lore for how such structures were built), along with monetary compensation and perhaps other things, but the details of the agreement and subsequent payment can be finalized at a later date.
----[X] Make sure Darleth is made aware of what runecrafting is capable of, both so he can plan around it as well as to sufficiently tempt him for future transactions.
