FOR THE HOARD! (Surraruthru)

[Iron Dragoon]

> roll 1d20+34+15 K:P
<Penuche> Iddy invokes Penuche's magic: < 56 > [d20=7]

Going primarily for gem-like stuff. Pearls and anything that could be easily transported, but converted into not-so-easily transported piles of gold.

Secondary interest in powerful items.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+50 Kascha
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 57 > [d20=7]

The two settle into the library, getting to it.

By water's nature, there's not a lot in the way of metals and gems here. There is a booming market in pearls, though most oysters and other creatures that make them are controlled by the marid or other natives. It's not easy to find a bunch of free, pearl producing creatures - merely finding a lot is as good as pearls, since you can sell them. There is an extremely complex and rich coral market for the many types of coral Water has. Coral of fine color, shape and composition is worth as much as gemstones and carefully mined. Finding a reef of high quality coral is akin to finding an untapped gold mine on the Prime.

What sort of powerful items? Just powerful in general? Weapons, armor, something else?

[Iron Dragoon]

Accessories primarily, armor secondary. Pearls and coral would be fine, though if we go for stuff like that, I'd be more inclined to find something I could incorporate into a portion of my lair and use it to produce a steady stream.

[Anastasia]

By accessories, you mean rings, necklaces, amulets, boots and so forth?

[Iron Dragoon]

That'd be them, yeah. Typically stuff like that shows opulence more weapons or armor, outside of a specific type of weapon/armor made for it.

[Anastasia]

The coral trade and how Water's races value it could be elaborated on for hours and hours. Your best bet is to bring an honest local (or a skilled planar appraiser) and have them help value any coral you find. In general, vivid colors mean more value. Coral from warm waters tends to be valued more than coral from cold waters, though some of the richest coral types are rare cold water varieties. Generally, coral can't be effectively farmed. The best comes from influence from various powerful creatures and magic, which is seldom mastered enough to permit that level farming. Plus the different races value some times differently than others, but a general trend and standards do exist.

That all said, you read the marid are skilled at making skintight clothing that can be enchanted. It's often worn by the marid nobility or natives with money to burn. Those are one of the most common magical items in Water, followed by tridents and spears. Unfortunately those aren't precisely what Surraruthru wants. Jewelry is usually made of coral (hardened by magic) and properly enchanted, or made of imported, rust-free metals from other planes. Most clothes, woods and iron don't last long in water due to rust or the wear liquids inflict on them.

There's more than a fair few solitary or isolated marid item crafters, many of which have alluring amounts of treasure. Of course, that is blatant robbery and invites troubles. Finding a lost cache is harder but much safer. If you find any sort of area that has air instead of water, there's decent odds there may be something there. Finding those is a good way to become rich in Water.

[Iron Dragoon]

"It seems like searching for air would be our best bet... Kascha, can you suggest a divination specialist?"

[Anastasia]

"I can do it," Kascha says, "I can use a wish to contact Seira directly and ask for guidance."

[Iron Dragoon]

Surrarthru hums to himself.

"If a wish is what you're going to do, then I should be the one to do it. This is far more my quest than yours, and though only through a contract, I still have a connection to Seira."

[Anastasia]

"Go ahead, then," Kascha says, "Go somewhere quiet and do it."

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru nods and leaps from Kascha's shoulder, taking wing and heads back to his lair. He'll do the casting while on his pile of gold.

[Anastasia]

Okay, what are you doing with your wish, Surraruthru?

[Iron Dragoon]

I'll use Wish to ask for guidance from Seira to find the location of a vast store of undiscovered wealth on Water.

[Anastasia]

Okay, wish follows the last of least resistance and mimicking commune is a reasonable way to interpret that request. At least something close to it, as I usually play around with the format ab it anyway. Go ahead and give me your first question. You get a number of questions equal to your caster level, track them.

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/commune.htm

[Iron Dragoon]

"Is there someone in Aurora who can directly obtain the exact location of lost caches of treasure on Water?"

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