!!!! (Surraruthru, 88 days left)

[Anastasia]

Okay, how do you plan to get money for those purchases?

[Iron Dragoon]

I honestly have no idea. Treasure hunting or something. I was going to check into rumors and stuff after I went to the Gate.

[Anastasia]

"Treasure?"

Your search for leads takes you to Tannin, who is kicking back and watching soldiers train in the courtyard. He shoots you a rainbow-eyed look and goes on, "Yeah, I have possible treasure hoards. Trick is surviving them as always. How big a haul are you looking for?"

[Iron Dragoon]

"I desire a custom ioun stone and a Ring of Wizardry XI. For more Superb Dispels. And to pad my hoard."

[Anastasia]

"You can get those that powerful?" Tannin remarks, rubbing his chin, "Well anyway, so there I was. Creeping through the drunk part of Brightwater, or maybe I was just drunk. Then I realized it wasn't Brightwater and I knew I'd had too much to drink. It was some nice, out of the way play in the Beastlands. You could tell because of all the animals outside. Anyway, so there I was, wondering what I'd had to drink and where I could get more when I fall flat on my face, like my body remembered I was still drunk."

A beat after that, "While I was getting up close and personal with Miss Floor, some hunters get talking. Branches of the River Oceanus that are almost choked with free gold in the Beastlands, untouched because of the fearsome defenders there. Go there with a bit of time and knowledge and you can pull away sackful after sackful. Of course, you have to stop things that would make a dire wolf look cute and cuddly, plus whatever other particular entities call that slice of the Heavens home. Sound like something you'd pursue?"

[Iron Dragoon]

"Perhaps. I recently went to the Beastlands with a Druid guide named Pearwood. Apparently the Guardians in place for very good reasons. Would taking this gold damage the Beastlands? I may be a dragon and greedy by nature, but I'm also a faerie dragon. I prefer not to destroy nature if possible."

[Anastasia]

"Not a clue," Tannin admits, watching as dwarves and celestials clash, axe against mace. "You'd have to ask the the library group about that one."

[Iron Dragoon]

"Hm. I'll check into it. I may pass on that count, but we'll see what research and discussion turns up. Thank you, Tannin."

[Anastasia]

"Yeah, come on back, I collect these lately. Every war needs money," Tannin says.

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru nods and heads towards the library to discuss with other brains!

[Anastasia]

Go ahead and make a K:P check (or K:L(Beastlands) if superior) with the library bonus.

[Iron Dragoon]

> roll 1d20+42+15 K:P/Library
<Serith> Iddy roll for Serith < 61 > [d20=4]

[Anastasia]

You do some research. There's indeed gold deposits in the Beastlands and reports of free gold in the rivers isn't unheard of. The sparsely populated nature of the plane and the inhabitants make exploiting it a rare and expensive thing. There's frankly much safer ways to get gold in the Heavens, so it's mostly a curiosity. However, scholars note that there's probably a big harvest potential with it. Since it's so rarely tapped, there's lots waiting if someone can exploit it. That's speculated to fuel the occasional effort to do so, which tend to fail sooner or later, usually sooner.

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru decides that this is a viable route, but the time crunch hurts the potential of it... Back-burner for now. Instead, Surrraurthru heads back to Tannin for any other leads.

[Anastasia]

Tannin's out in Elysium by this point, munching on grapes and watching the clouds. "Back for more?" He asks, not looking over at you, but watching clouds slowly pass by.