Maybe if these were not some of the worst slavers on the planes. Having Dany worry about the free will of Efreeti officers who are mostly forced to do their jobs and are only under enchantment for a few weeks feels like it would be flanderizing her morals.
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Maybe if these were not some of the worst slavers on the planes. Having Dany worry about the free will of Efreeti officers who are mostly forced to do their jobs and are only under enchantment for a few weeks feels like it would be flanderizing her morals.
Crake
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To be fair, Viserys had to point out that she was taking her morals into a legitimately suicidal direction one time.
I think she's calmed down after that conversation though.
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I for one greatly appreciate toning down Dany's morality, that was pretty stressful to manage.
As far as Dany is concerned sure, though if you have to use Gate to get your sacrifices, it's probably not something you should try lightly, it's litterally ripping a hole in the veil between planes
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How does that have anything to do with arguing that Dany would view Melisandre and Siduri's efforts subverting the Efreeti naval personnel as slavery?
It just feels like you're arguing for the sake of arguing now, dude.
We've been able to Summon stuff for years now, and are in fact using Summoning magic on a monthly basis to imprison and sacrifice Devils and Demons.
Nah i remember being told sometime in the past that we can't use gate to summon powerfull creatures to serve us as dany considers it slavery. That was the reason i am arguing that she would not agree to this. But if she is fine with then she and by extension viseryis is totally fine with dominating people.
Vote closed.
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Part MMMCCXCVII: A Shadow Upon the Mind
A Shadow Upon the Mind
Seventh Day of the Twelfth Month 293 AC
"How might we lend your master a mirror?" you prompt as without word or gesture that might give you away you weave spells to see though glamours, illusions and others still to glimpse that sorcery casts into the ether. Perhaps you are being overly suspicious, but with as many foes as you can count you do not think so.
"You have to follow the Silverfish Strand until you are past Kela waters by eighteen leagues then turn along the light of green luminescence sixteen degrees from the fading primary behind you..." The chamber fills with the sound of your small golden assistant taking notes and the undine remains an undine, nothing more extraordinary about him than the genie heritage than you had already witnessed. The arcane auras you can see are also much as one might expect from an envoy in nature and in power, enchantments to grant a glibber tongue and a keener gaze in reading others, blessings of charm and wisdom both, a simple ward against compulsion and last but not least a token to carry him to some far off sanctuary.
Lya glances towards you curiously. Had she noticed what you were doing? A moment later it proves to be so, as aura after aura blooms around her just as it had for you, but she adds yet a third spell, sharpening her already vast knowledge of magic to a razor's edge. Under the envoy's voice and the sound of golden pen on parchment you hear the faintest whisper of an in-drawn breath.
It does not take long for the reason to be revealed as Varys carries Lya's silent message: "There is Far Realm influence on him. It's faint, she says, could have been just brushing past some bilestone a few days ago." Your familiar pauses and adds words that were certainly not from Lya. "We should detain him for some more pointed questions."
As Zhabi's account comes to an end and he begins to take his leave, you know that you must act now if you are to act at all. On the one hand, if he is an agent of the Deep Ones taking him into temporary custody would not trouble the authorities over-much, particularly if you shared anything you might learn. On the other, if the suspicion proves wrong and you sequester a citizen of Vialesk for interrogation it would cause some political embarrassment and likely feed into fears of your draconic nature.
You could just let him leave and seek him later after you had divined more of the situation as you had planned already, but if he is a Deep One agent he is likely to be conscious of the peril of being scryed after this meeting. He could simply vanish into some warded chamber leaving you with nothing but the instructions he had written out. What sort of credentials had he handed out to the embassy staff, you wonder. Enough to be believed certainly, but forging documents to pass their scrutiny is hardly impossible with enough skill or sorcery.
What do you do?
[] Detain Zhabi at once for interrogation
-[] Go directly to the city authorities
-[] Interrogate him yourself first
[] Let Zhabi leave and continue with the use of divination to find out more about the entire situation
[] Write in
OOC: Short update again, but I really need a vote here for obvious reasons.
Goldfish
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Here's an edited version of the chapter, DP.
egoo
Totally Not Creating Problems Where None Existed
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[X] Have Varys contact the authorities of the city, justifying our actions before the law.
-[X] In the meantime, have Lya's second body back in Sorcerer's Deep focus on urgently divining more about this situation.
-[X] Viserys will prepare to cast spells necessary to ensure Zhabi doesn't teleport away the moment he's able to (Celerity, Timestop, Dimensional Anchor, etc.) - try to Bluff with some inane questions that may make sense for a Dragon Viserys is IC - something about culture, or the worth of specific trade good or such - to stretch the time.
-[X] Once the authorities are informed, or Lya's divination come by something more suspiciously connected to deep ones - capture Zhabi via bloodwished/Miracled Curse of Spilt Water.
Paranoid enough?
Curse of Spilt Water (dragon Magazine 334, page 74)
Transmutation [Water]
Level: Drd 6, Sor/Wiz 6
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25 ft + 5 ft./2 levels)
Target: One creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Fortitude negates.
Spell Resistance: Yes
The target of this spell must succeed at a Fortitude saving throw or be permanently transformed into water equal to its original volume. The water immediately splashes to the ground and spreads as normal water. If a suitable container is within 5 feet of the target, the caster can direct the water to collapse into the container. Any equipment carried by the victumalso transforms into water. While transformed into water, the victum has no consciousness and can take no actions.
If any quantity of the water is recovered, a break enchantment can restore the victim to normal.
However, if the water is allowed to evaporate (a process that requires 1 hour for a creature of Fine size, 1 day for Tiny creature, and 2 days for each cathegory size larger than Tiny) or mixed with a larger body of water, such as a lake or sea, a limited wish, miracle, or wish is required to restore the target to it's original form.
Material component: A rag doll soaked in seawater.
Transmutation [Water]
Level: Drd 6, Sor/Wiz 6
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25 ft + 5 ft./2 levels)
Target: One creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Fortitude negates.
Spell Resistance: Yes
The target of this spell must succeed at a Fortitude saving throw or be permanently transformed into water equal to its original volume. The water immediately splashes to the ground and spreads as normal water. If a suitable container is within 5 feet of the target, the caster can direct the water to collapse into the container. Any equipment carried by the victumalso transforms into water. While transformed into water, the victum has no consciousness and can take no actions.
If any quantity of the water is recovered, a break enchantment can restore the victim to normal.
However, if the water is allowed to evaporate (a process that requires 1 hour for a creature of Fine size, 1 day for Tiny creature, and 2 days for each cathegory size larger than Tiny) or mixed with a larger body of water, such as a lake or sea, a limited wish, miracle, or wish is required to restore the target to it's original form.
Material component: A rag doll soaked in seawater.
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Goldfish
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If this causes any issues, we can apologize and give the Vialesk City Council some more Forge-grown warbeasts to sooth their injured pride.
[X] Detain Zhabi at once for interrogation (per standard operating procedures; Celerity + Amber Sarcophagus, Smoky Confinement, Curse of Spilt Water, etc., whatever seems most appropriate to Viserys and Lya)
-[X] Once Zhabi is subdued, immediately take him to meet with the Seaguard Investigators while Lya's body back in Sorcerer's Deep carries out further Divinations as previously voted on.
[X] Detain Zhabi at once for interrogation (per standard operating procedures; Celerity + Amber Sarcophagus, Smoky Confinement, Curse of Spilt Water, etc., whatever seems most appropriate to Viserys and Lya)
-[X] Once Zhabi is subdued, immediately take him to meet with the Seaguard Investigators while Lya's body back in Sorcerer's Deep carries out further Divinations as previously voted on.
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Really bad move. We don't know how prolific this infestation is. You would just risk tipping them off.
egoo
Totally Not Creating Problems Where None Existed
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We know any specific authorities we can trust with this one, then, @DragonParadox?
Goldfish
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I would rather just go to the authorities ourselves, Zhabi in a bottle or block of amber, and deal with them directly.
If we need to ascertain trustworthiness, we can boost our relevant skills enough to find anyone similarly infested.
Yes, you were told who to report espionage and serious crimes to, the Sea Guard investigators.
egoo
Totally Not Creating Problems Where None Existed
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*sigh*
[X] Capture Zhabi via the Curse of Spilt Water, be on guard for him trying to escape.
-[X] Have Lya's second body back in SD quickly start on Divining everything about the situation (as outlined in the previous vote).
-[X] Given successful capture, move to authorities, try your best to discern who's trustworthy enough on this matter. Worst case, we come off as paranoid and efficient.
@Goldfish, better?
The CoSW is great because it is:
1) Not blocked by Beads of Newt Prevention.
2) Isn't one of the spells we've ever shown to use, and as such highly unlikely to be prepared for, unlike bottling, amber, and Malarys' sign.
3) Will not fuck up everything inside the target if it has something extraneous inside of it, like subdermal armor or illithid parasite, unlike Polymorph.
4) Neither will any shit he may or may not carry go off because of this spell.
[X] Capture Zhabi via the Curse of Spilt Water, be on guard for him trying to escape.
-[X] Have Lya's second body back in SD quickly start on Divining everything about the situation (as outlined in the previous vote).
-[X] Given successful capture, move to authorities, try your best to discern who's trustworthy enough on this matter. Worst case, we come off as paranoid and efficient.
@Goldfish, better?
The CoSW is great because it is:
1) Not blocked by Beads of Newt Prevention.
2) Isn't one of the spells we've ever shown to use, and as such highly unlikely to be prepared for, unlike bottling, amber, and Malarys' sign.
3) Will not fuck up everything inside the target if it has something extraneous inside of it, like subdermal armor or illithid parasite, unlike Polymorph.
4) Neither will any shit he may or may not carry go off because of this spell.
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You know I am always a fan of capture spells. It looks great and I love it.