Options and hopes (full party)

[Anastasia]

"Easier said than done," Hanna says, "But the idea's sound."

From there it's a quick return to the war room. After a brief discussion of what happened with Balyss, Morniel says, "I see. One point must be addressed: The holding in the Astral may not be one of Lixer's bases. It came up to us in the matter of freeing part of Lfasa, this may merely be a general order. Still, destroying the base is needed regardless. What is our plan?"

[Ebiris]

"Let's not make this too complicated," Afina says, drumming her fingers on the tabletop. "Either it's been abandoned as compromised or there's another trap waiting for us to blunder in again. So take no chances. We deploy Aurora to the location and then send out Baleruk and the golems to raze it until no stone stands atop another. Then we leave."

[Corwin]

"Sounds safe enough," Jaela muses. "So long as we plan to move onto Lixer's other holding right after. Is there actually a viable target we never got around to hitting there, or do we need to scout them out?"

[Anastasia]

"We'll need to work on it," Gisfal speaks up, "But finding more places to make Lixer squeal about should be able to be done."

[Ebiris]

"Alright," Afina says, since it sounds like they have a framework. "Sylvie? You round up Vul'lath and Tannin and draw up a list of targets for us, big or small it doesn't matter. I'll organise Baleruk and the golems for some wide area destruction, and Ithea can you draw in the patrols and get someone to Gate us to where that outpost was? Also we've been hanging around Air too much, maybe we should come up with ideas for a new location to head too after we finish up on the astral."

[Anastasia]

"Yo, there's one of other thing," Adrian's standing, hands on the table as he leans forward. "We have a new recruited named Moore. He's a pixie sent by Erathaol, Morniel can vouch for this. He's apparently meant to help against the Duke of Destiny. The timing of it's obvious."

"How about the Positive Energy Plane?" Morniel suggests, nodding to Adrian before he continues. "It will complicate and restrict patrols around Aurora, but it will make it harder for any direct assault on it. Doubly so for any undead minions of Lixer."

[Ebiris]

Will they get a new tortle as well? It's probably unfair to Moore, but so soon after losing Lief it just feels like a replacement, and there's no replacing someone like Lief. "Positive energy plane sounds good. Have a location picked out and we'll go straight there after finishing up this outpost," she says, heading off to organise some weapons of mass destruction.

[Merc]

"Will do," Ithea say with a short nod as she heads off to do what Afina suggested.

ooc: Who knows Gate in Aurora?

[Corwin]

"Wait up," Jaela calls out to Ithea. "I'll handle this personally."

Well, as it so happens....

[Merc]

"Alright," Ithea says, pausing to wait for Jaela.

Well that works!

[Anastasia]

Okay, can I get a quick summary of teams and goals here?

[Ebiris]

Plan is Aurora gates to astral, sends out Baleruk and golems to raze that outpost to the ground, then gates to positive energy plane. Then we review targets provided by team info gathering and make up new teams to go on raids. We'll be at action stations while the outpost is being razed in case serious opposition develops.

[Anastasia]

Preparations are a storm of activity. Aurora bustles once more as plans are made. Soon the fortress passes through a portal and into the Astral Plane. The timeless silence of the realm surrounds Aurora like a calm sea. Before you is the base that caused so much grief, its emerald spire still rising up in defiance.

The prismatic dragon Baleruk stands before the gates, the golems besides him. "Now," he is quiet, "We shall CRUSH THIS OFFense against us!

Go ahead and set yourselves all up, everyone. Be it a part of the strike team, watching at battle stations or merely a spectator.

[Nephrite]

Moore has little to add besides a short introduction to those he happens to meet as he hears about the news and his condolences to those who knew the two that had fallen.

For the time being, he waits near a window for either some orders from Morniel or Adrian, although he does cast a spell to ask specifically "Should I do anything specifically beyond what is asked of me for now?"

Moore's casting Divination, CL 6

EDIT: I lied, it's actually CL8 due to having the Oracle Domain

[Ebiris]

Afina lingers by the gates, having instructed the freshly constructed Shredstorms to obey the orders of Baleruk and their senior golems for this excursion, but content to let those more attuned towards brute force have their fun.