A phoenix interlude (Surraruthru)

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru nods. "So, what was it you were working on. Certainly the aid of a dragon could be useful."

Meant to mention it before, but she can trigger her Wyrm Wizard bonuses off of consulting with me, correct?

[Anastasia]

That is correct. It merely says a dragon, so I assume any creature of the dragon type is sufficient.

"Rosa, as I said. She..." Kascha bows her head, "It was bad, Surraruthru. Extremely bad. From what I gather, her soul came in contact with Lixer's essence. Only the fact that it was brief and her own strength of will prevented her mind from being shattered or hopelessly warped. Even then, she's had repeated breakdowns since she awoke."

[Iron Dragoon]

Any K checks I can make to help with this?

"Hmm.. Well, I imagine that her being near things close to her heart would help. I wonder if any of the gods we have contacts with could help speed along the process..."

[Anastasia]

K:P, Surraruthru.

[Iron Dragoon]

> roll 1d20+34 K:P
<Kobot> Surraruthru rolled 1d20+34 K:P --> [ 1d20=11 ]{45}

[Anastasia]

It sounds like Rosa's been spiritually poisoned. Mortals coming into contact with powerful outsiders can be afflicted by the sheer essence of what they are and represent. Some small bit of that outsider infects them. The effects vary wildly as do how people recover from it - and if they recover at all. Mortals simply aren't prepared to deal with such things.

[Iron Dragoon]

"hmm... Spiritual poisoning, it sounds like. I've heard it referenced before, but I don't know much about it."

[Anastasia]

"It's happened to Aurora before," Kascha pauses to put her ioun stones back out and around her head. "After Aurora managed to get Abigor cast from Hell for his failures against Aurora, he fled to Auril's court, where he had a pact with the Frostmaiden for protection. We managed to convince and bribe Auril into loosening it and allowing us a chance to fight Abigor. We won, but Adrian and Jaela both suffered from even that brief contact with his evil. The fact that Jaela is a half celestial and Adrian has dragon and hag's blood are likely the only reasons they're alive. It's hard to treat with magic, since it's not a physical or magical affliction. It's a spiritual affliction, one that has to be overcome by the victim."

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru nods.

"Well, if we can't help her, then we should find something to keep ourselves busy. I need to rest and get my spells back, but I'm not really sure what I could help with in Aurora."

[Anastasia]

"Something'll come up," Kascha promises, "That's a constant. Why don't you decorate with some of the other treasures you have?" she suggests, "Gems and artwork liven up anyone's hoard."

[Iron Dragoon]

"I lack these things. Where could I acquire some?"

[Anastasia]

"Trade some of your wealth for them," Kascha says, "We have shops in Aurora. Filbrez usually has some art works you can buy, go check out his Emporium."

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru eyes the pile of gold he's on.

"... Perhaps later. I would like to have more before I spend it. I have a few plans of my own, for equipment, before that."

[Anastasia]

"Certainly. But oh mighty dragon, take this," Kascha stands up.

> roll 1d20+8 Kascha Dex
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 Kascha Dex --> [ 1d20=1 ]{9}
> roll 1d20-14 an exploding failure may be relevant here
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20-14 an exploding failure may be relevant here --> [ 1d20=15 ]{1}

Unfortunately, her foot slips on a few coins that have rolled that far. She face plants right into the ground, hard enough to rattle Surraruthru's treasure pile.

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru winces at this, but decides to leave her dignity intact by not really mentioning it beyond a simple pat on the shoulder.