[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 both greatly anger the Sultan of Brass, and likely make him send considerable forces to disrupt it.
-[X] His expertise and aid in creating the necessary defenses for such an endeavor would be invaluable.
-[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 and conventional & unconventional defenses that would stop infiltrators of Illithid, Devils and Demons. This would be used to protect Sorcerer's Deep first, and later spread across the Imperium.
---[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 generall war-related lore from Plane of Balance (currently on +9 in our Library), along with what monetary compensation is necessary.
--[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] 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] 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 both greatly anger the Sultan of Brass, and likely make him send considerable forces to disrupt it.
-[X] His expertiese and aid in creating the necessary defences for such an endevour would be invaluable.
-[X] Besides the satisfaction in the task itself, the use of any ressources we can offer to it and the aid of our greatest mages and runecrafters, we would offer a subbstantial direct reward
-[X] (X money) and knowledge of Runelore, a form of magic that should be a great boon to anyone wishing to give his magical works endurance and permanence
-[X] Long-term exchange of knowledge on magical defences 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 defence has against magical foes.
--[X] The latter is particularly important against Deep Ones
[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 both greatly anger the Sultan of Brass, and likely make him send considerable forces to disrupt it.
-[X] His expertise and aid in creating the necessary defenses for such an endeavour would be invaluable.
-[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. Further, access to fortifications that have held back the local iteration of whatever caused planes to shatter. Speak of Bran the Builder and his work. //Legendary creatures always interest dragons for the potential glimpse into their power and insight, if nothing else.
-[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 foes. Lore of millennia in regards to wars and sieges without magic. //We are in a unique advantage here, people, no one else can offer this. With such, can build a fortress fully within an antimagic field and laugh as enemies flounder.
