The hoard: always (Surraruthru, 84 days left)

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru eyes it greedily but fights the impulse to take it.

"... It should go to Kascha. From wyrm wizard to wyrm wizard. I have no fear of her denying me access to it."

[Anastasia]

"Thank you, Surraruthru," Kascha says, "We'll read it together when we're back." The book is taken.

"Congratulations," Stille comes up, "Is all well?"

"Yeah, it is," Balyss says, glancing over at Sylvie, who nods back to her.

[Iron Dragoon]

"Then on to other things, unless Selune has something else for us?"

[Anastasia]

Next move? Studying the book IC is a valid option, FYI.

[Iron Dragoon]

There's the book, the Slaad translation spell, getting a crystallized piece of Limbo/Chaos, the Golem, researching the Infinity Oozes, and integrating the hydras. I'm not entirely sure on the time frame here and which can be accomplished the fastest. I know the Golem is going to take something like 10 days? Not sure when that's going to start and what I can get done before that.

[Anastasia]

That's going on in the background by and large.

Book's probably the quickest, you'd think.

[Iron Dragoon]

Well, I'm thinking it'd probably be a really good idea to have the translation spell finished before I go back to Limbo, so how about this...

1) Book
2) Translation Spell
3) Limbo/Chaos Crystal
4/5) Infinity Oozes

And then the hydras in free/extra time? Sound time efficient to you?

[Anastasia]

Sure, it's your rodeo.

Kascha joins you in your lair, bringing the book with her. She sits on the floor and opens it, "How fast do you read?"

[Iron Dragoon]

I honestly don't know how to quantify that in D&D mechanics.

"For now, extremely fast. I have the Bibliotheca Arcana spell working at the moment. I cast it this morning before I left on Baleruk's little 'errand.' Have you seen him since?"

[Anastasia]

"I haven't, he's probably in his lair," Kascha says, opening the book.

Don't worry about it, just idle questioning.

[Iron Dragoon]

"He now has gemstone scales. He likes molting them. When I asked if it was because of Renbuu's visit, he refused to answer."

[Anastasia]

"Oh, he probably just has scale envy," Kascha giggles, as...

Going to study the book then?

[Iron Dragoon]

"It'll get worse. I have a plan for my own scales."

Pretty much. Study study.

[Anastasia]

Int check.

[Iron Dragoon]

> roll 1d20+9+2 Int Check
<Serith> Iddy roll for Serith < 14 > [d20=3]