On the prowl (Ithea)

[Merc]

Ithea gets up and grabs her gear. "Okay, let's meet up with the others, and drink something that won't give the worst hangover ever."

[Anastasia]

You find the others in the inn's taproom. It's unremarkable enough, save for one wall being entirely glass. It lets in the moonlight, giving everything a pale, ghostly glow. "Ithea!" Balyss turns, a mug in hand. She drains it and stands, marching on over, "What possessed you to drink that?"

Hanna's meanwhile eating a small bowl of berries one at a time, not rising and instead watching it all.

[Merc]

"Curiosity. And the knowledge it wasn't gonna kill me," Ithea answers honestly. "Not an experience I plan to repeat though. The visions? You can keep 'em."

[Anastasia]

WHAP! A slap right upside the head, Balyss scowling, "I'm all for trusting Selune, but don't drink toxic things and expect her to save you because it's her home! I already have one friend who makes stupid, self destructive choices, don't start copying her!"

"On another note," Hanna speaks up, quite loudly, "We found the information we need."

[Merc]

"On another note, my visions had nothing to do with what we were looking for, so that's good," Ithea comments. "And don't worry, it was a one time thing. Probably."

[Anastasia]

"Good," Balyss deflates with a heavy sigh, "So are all of you ready to head on back now?"

[Merc]

"I'd like something to drink that won't give me the worst hangover ever, if you don't mind. I'll be good to go after that."

[Anastasia]

There's no barkeep, but Balyss goes behind it and gets Ithea a drink. "Here," she slides it on over, "Don't worry, it's an open bar. All travelers can find safety and protection under Selune, they need only ask. Anyway, our 'loth's in Magma, just like we thought. There's a city of fire giants in Magma known as Thermax. Our 'loth is somewhere in there."

[Merc]

"Good to know. Remind me to discuss my visions with you later too. They involved Tannin, Adrian, Misalea, and some sort of female knight that I didn't really recognize," Ithea says as she takes a long gulp.

[Anastasia]

It's fruity with the taste of strawberries. It also has a decent kick to it, fairly strong. "A recruit for the future?" Balyss asks, "We could use more help."

[Merc]

"Maybe. I guess we can discuss the visions now if you guys are interested?" Ithea says as she takes another drink. "That experience left me thirsty enough that wouldn't mind not diving into the depths of Magma just yet."

Pausing she adds, "So there were three visions, and the rest was just kind of trippy nonsense. I think. First vision was Tannin, second was Adrian and Misalea. Last was the mystery knight, along with a dragon and an angel. Not sure how I forgot those two, guess the knight just struck a more memorable figure?"

Anyway, she shrugs and takes more sips of her drink as she waits for them to suggest which vision to go over first.

[Anastasia]

Simmer takes a seat at the bar, "Go on," she encourages.

Balyss fixes herself a drink - you can see it's just water with some sort of clear liquid added. From the scent of it, it's probably mint extract.

Hanna stays where she is but says, "Yes, let's get to this. What were your visions, precisely?"

[Merc]

Well, since nobody requested any particular order, she might as well go in order, and she describes her full visions as best as she recalls them, even the weird shit with the krakens and 27 and circles and stuff.

[Anastasia]

Normally I'm fine with skipping expo, but in this case it may matter. I'm going to ask that you write out your expo, Ithea.

[Merc]

Booo

"So...it started with rainbows and circles and unicorns, and lots of random stuff. Nothing I can figure out there, and it shifts to Tannin against a wall, bleeding. His stomach's pretty much ruined and there's a broken golem by him, and some looming figure with a greatsword. I couldn't make anything out, but given how Tannin insulted him, I'd say it was a devil of some sort," Ithea starts off, then takes another sip.

"Vision moved back to the random stuff, rivers and krakens, circles and squares and a cycle between them. That bled into the next vision of Misalea and Adrian. Like Tannin, they're pretty badly injured, though in their case it looked like they won? They were standing over someone's corpse, and Adrian was gloating or something like that. Said uh..."

Ithea scrunches up her nose briefly as she recalls and snaps her fingers, "Ah, he said, 'Too late! Willah's ours and she's the last one.'"

"More weird transitional nonsense, lots of symbolism with the number 27, not the badger slaad, before you worry, Hanna. Something with three diamonds in the sky? I dunno. That led to the last vision which is with the three mystery characters, a female knight in shining armor with long black hair, a dragon somehow shining both gold and red, and some sort of twisted angel with a globe of a world in his broken hands that he held like a shield against the other two as they all fought."

"And then I woke up with a headache and a parched throat."