The second seal (Moore)

[Nephrite]

"Baleruk!" Moore shouts. "That's enough!"

Can he even hear him from here?

"If this isn't her, understand that we'll be back." Moore says. "You shouldn't harbor people like this here. Consider this a warning."

[Anastasia]

No reply.

Baleruk's vaunted draconic hearing seems up to the test, as he stops and flies over. He lands before all of you and sniffs your captive, as meanwhile Balyss checks her bonds and tightens them.

"Not enough," Baleruk says quietly, "WE WILL HAVE TREASURE FOR MY HOARD! DO YOU HEAR ME, SLAAD? I AM BALERUK, FAVORED OF RENBUU AND PRISMATIC DRAGON! I WILL HAVE TREASURE OR THIS PLACE WILL BURN!"

> roll 1d20+60 intimidate +8 circumstance bonus since y'all wrecked havoc
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 62 > [d20=2]

[Nephrite]

"You'd really better listen to him. In fact, if you harbor people like this, surely you can supply both Baleruk with something as well as Aurora. We'd consider it a fair sign that you're mending your ways. But if you try to trick us with something, I'll ask my comrade here to turn your entire kingdom into nothing more than a fairy tale." Moore says.

Taking 10 and using Divine Insight to aid Baleruk's intimidation for 48. If he also gets the +8 then it's 56.

[Anastasia]

Dana just gestures at the stone frogs, or what's left of them. "Yeah, and?" Dana says, "This is where you give us tribute or we go inside of there and take it. Your choice."

There's a long pause, before something appears next to the bound and hooded woman. A big barrel, tall as Balyss is and filled to the brim with gold coins, some ingots and a couple of jewels. A lot more that you can't see, either.

Baleruk takes it in his claws, "We leave," Baleruk declares, "OPEN A PORTAL BACK SO WE CAN REVEL IN OUR VICTORY!"

[Nephrite]

"I think we're done, then." Moore says with a pleased smile. "Behave yourself from now on!"

He'll Gate them back to Aurora.

[Anastasia]

Plans now? Also loot post, go sort that out.

[Nephrite]

Take Alurae to the dungeons for the time being. Also I divvied up the loot, let me know if that isn't how Baleruk wants it done.

[Anastasia]

Okay. Beyond that, any other immediate plans? You have Alurae, gonna do anything with her?

[Nephrite]

Why, he'll talk with her, of course. But first, he's also going to cast Sending to Sunstone from Brightwater with the following message: "We have Alurae, a maiden of Malcanthet. She wronged someone of Brightwater. Should we bring her to you?"

Once that's done he's going to find someone to take some notes on the interrogation and recast Divine Insight and Improvisation and add Glibness in to speak with her. The intent is doing to do some extremely high level diplomatic bullshit with her.

[Anastasia]

The reply back from Sunstone is simple, 'Yes.'

[Nephrite]

On the one hand, he really would like to interrogate this awful person, but on the other, they're not really an enemy of Aurora, so...

Moore will get transport from someone to Brightwater (he can get himself back) with Alurae in that case, and make sure her bindings are going to hold for the trip.

[Anastasia]

Going alone or taking anyone else with you?

[Nephrite]

If Balyss wants to go she's welcome to come. Moore figures Dana's had enough of his shit for one week, though.

[Anastasia]

Balyss will come along, in case Alurae is a problem. Is she still gagged/hooded/tied up?

[Nephrite]

Yep.