Surraruthru and spellhoarding (Surraruthru)

[Iron Dragoon]

"Very well. I'm actually here to talk to you concerning a ritual. I've designed a ritual to ascend to true dragonhood and you have something that is critical to its success."

[Anastasia]

"Go on," Gold says, pushing his food aside to give you his full attention.

[Iron Dragoon]

"I need some of your blood. The ritual will use this preserved dragon heart I have, from a Red, to provide me with the essence of a True Dragon. I need your blood to bridge the gap between it, using the connections of us both being Good and Dragon with the heart's connection to Dragon and Fire. I'll bind the essence to myself with my Tapestry. You're the dragon with the most similar connection to myself. Without your help, I'll have to ask Seira. Asking favors of Gods, no matter how much you like them or they like you, is never cheap nor easy. Nor asking Baleruk."

[Anastasia]

I'm going to ask for a Diplo check here to help frame it, though it won't be decisive one way or another. Merely part of the calculus.

[Iron Dragoon]

> roll 1d20+26 Diplo
<Serith> IronDragoon roll for Serith < 43 > [d20=17]

[Anastasia]

"Were it another, a quest would suffice," Gold says wryly, "There's little point with bothering with such formalities with another dragon."

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru inclines his head as thanks. "Thank you. Though I'm not a true dragon yet, with your help, that will be fixed shortly. When you're prepared to pass your blood to me, please let me know. I will consider you an ally always for this."

If that's all for here, then Vault time. If the upgrade for the Aurora buffing has been finished, then I'll research threading my Tapestry to that, as well.

[Anastasia]

"I didn't agree yet," Gold says quietly, "Were you another, a quest would suffice. That doesn't mean I'm going to give it to you freely." Here he pauses and looks you in the eye, "Dragons give nothing away freely. We are exceptions, but our nature is still our nature.  Give me something - anything - to show your sincerity and your desire to walk this path."

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru nods and closes his eyes, consideringly...

He then reaches into his haversack and retrieves two items, placing them before Gold.

"I offer you your choice of these. One is a Ruby: a typical offering to entice a dragon. The other is an item I've devised and used to great effect before. A simple stone, enchanted to produce an Anti-Magic Field once per day. Both are worth roughly the same. An object more suitable for an adventurer and strategic mind."

To be clear, it's these two:
1x Large ruby: 5,000gp
Anti-Magic Field Stone, 6,600gp

[Anastasia]

Gold takes 10 on the appropriate checks to identify those and appraise them. That's 54 for Appraise and 44 for Spellcraft.

"A humble thing, isn't it?" Gold takes the anti magic stone and holds it up to study. "A humble vessel for a great power, one that can bring low the mighty. We dragons would be wise to learn from this example. In the end, it's always the humble, lesser vessel that claims us. How many chromatics have fallen to the challenges of heroic mortals? How many metallics have perished to the schemes of the wicked?"

[Iron Dragoon]

Gold takes 10 on the appropriate checks to identify those and appraise them. That's 54 for Appraise and 44 for Spellcraft.

"A humble thing, isn't it?" Gold takes the anti magic stone and holds it up to study. "A humble vessel for a great power, one that can bring low the mighty. We dragons would be wise to learn from this example. In the end, it's always the humble, lesser vessel that claims us. How many chromatics have fallen to the challenges of heroic mortals? How many metallics have perished to the schemes of the wicked?"

Surraruthru nods.

"It's a lesson that I didn't fully consider being in the offerings, but I agree. That's the sort of wisdom I hope to attain and the power to make full use of it.

And just to tweak Baleruk's nose, of course."

Surraruthru finishes with grin.

[Anastasia]

Post the loss of the stone in loot.

Gold smiles knowingly and takes the stone. "You can have the blood when you are ready."

[Iron Dragoon]

"Thank you again, Gold. I look forward to joining you in the ranks of true dragons."

Okay, so now Vault or Aurora buff upgrade -> Tapestry thing. Some more research on Spellhoarding may be called for concerning my board PM, as well.

[Anastasia]

One interrupt first.

You head back to your hoard for a bit of rest and checking over some notes before your next move. You find 27 is already in there, just inside and waiting for you, stare meeting your eyes as you walk in.

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru growls, then snorts, knowing its reputation, then sweeping his gaze around his lair, looking for anything out of place.

"I know you don't care about normal beings' sensibilities, but you could at least make some effort to be polite and simply wait outside; at least the first time you want to enter someone's lair."