The hunt for goldenfire (Afina and Jaela, later Surraruthru too)

[Anastasia]

Mirajane hums as she follows, "Or a trap? It's harder to see things here," she remarks, "As if the immediate future has a fog over it. Or, more aptly, it's too bright to see."

Kascha brings up the rear, "Of course. Whoever changed things probably took our skills into account. Was that the Morninglord himself or a powerful servant?"

[Ebiris]

We met Lathander before, does the voice match?

[Anastasia]

It sounds reasonably like it, though the distortion makes it impossible to be sure.

[Ebiris]

"It sounded like him from the last time we spoke," Afina answers. "Can one of you cast detect magic or something and have a look at the orb, see if that gets us any clues?" She'd do it herself but after that limited wish earlier there's a good chance she'd just waste time floundering over her spells.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+46 Kascha
<Kobot> Ko-NitorisImpossibleDemand rolled 1d20+46 Kascha --> [ 1d20=10 ]{56}

Kascha stands where she is and invokes a simple cantrip. "Oh!" Kascha gasps, a hand going to her mouth, as the other protectively shields her dress. "It's a disintegration trap, primed to destroy armor and possessions."

[Ebiris]

"Can you see what triggers it?"

[Anastasia]

"No," Kascha says, "Probably distance, but you'd need someone trained in trap disabling to tell you that."

[Ebiris]

Afina looks at Arrel, and then looks at the room which presents more or less the same dimensions as the giant eagle-dragon typically occupies. "No, I don't think we're going to be sneaking around it or blocking it with a barrier. So either we dispel it, or send someone in naked to trigger it and hope it has just one charge."

[Anastasia]

Arrel just turns to Afina, preening his uncovered wings and generally unhidden eagle-dragon body.

[Ebiris]

"Thanks for volunteering, Arrel!" Afina beams, fluttering backwards to get clear.

[Anastasia]

Arrel steps into the room. Immediately several gray beams fly from the orb as it unravels, going right at Arrel.

> roll 1d20+30 touch AC
<Kobot> Ko-NitorisImpossibleDemand rolled 1d20+30 touch AC --> [ 1d20=13 ]{43}
> roll 1d20+30 touch AC
<Kobot> Ko-NitorisImpossibleDemand rolled 1d20+30 touch AC --> [ 1d20=1 ]{31}
> roll 1d20+30 touch AC
<Kobot> Ko-NitorisImpossibleDemand rolled 1d20+30 touch AC --> [ 1d20=11 ]{41}

Two beams hit Arrel - but nothing happens. "I'm unharmed," The dragon-eagle says a moment later, a clack of his beak, "Kascha's analysis was correct."

"Thank you," Kascha warmly smiles, "All that dragon lore makes analysis so easy."

[Ebiris]

"Good work, both of you," Afina is free with her compliments both for Kascha's wisdom and Arrel's bravery. "Now, what were we told earlier? Always go East towards the rising sun, so lets do that," she says, flying Eastwards.

[Anastasia]

"Hold on a moment," Kascha says, "I want to study where the trap was first." She kneels down, placing her book down and making a long, careful examination of it.

If you want to interrupt or overrule her, go ahead. Otherwise just say you're waiting.

[Ebiris]

Afina is happy to wait so Kascha can expand her knowledge. Besides the longer they take the more likely she'll have her magic back when she needs it.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+46 Kascha spellcraft
<Kobot> Ko-NitorisImpossibleDemand rolled 1d20+46 Kascha spellcraft --> [ 1d20=3 ]{49}
> roll 1d20+33 Kascha spot
<Kobot> Ko-NitorisImpossibleDemand rolled 1d20+33 Kascha spot --> [ 1d20=9 ]{42}

The ghaele takes her time, a good minute passing as she checks everything over. In the meantime, Mirajane leans over to Jaela and asks, "By the way, why didn't you invite Grandmother to this?"

Meanwhile, Kascha works on and away. She finally finishes, 'I can't tell anything else," she finally says, "The trap was all magic but fairly well obscured. Through sheer power, like how the sun blinds you with too much light. The relation seems too obvious to not use as a comparison, don't you think?"