Family Reunion

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa raises an eye at it.

"Well... done, I suppose? You seem pleased, at least."

[Anastasia]

"It follows basic commands in Common," Jarem goes on, handing you a list. "Be careful about saying these around it."

The list reads: Sit, lie down, attack, stalk, take down, heel.

[Iron Dragoon]

"Jarem, you seemed extremely pleased about this idea. Far more than I am. How about you keep it? I'm a bit more interested in a different type of animal."

[Anastasia]

"Oh," Jarem asks, "What animal interests you then, Queen?"

[Iron Dragoon]

"Shocker lizards."

[Anastasia]

"Really?" Jarem says, expression turning dubious. "Not something more majestic, like a dragon or a titan? How about a squad of wyverns?"

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa raises an eyebrow.

"Small, stealthy, pack-oriented. Infiltrate, surround, assault, and they amplify their damage nearly exponentially. A collar of some sort with a basic camouflage spell and the ability to do long-range commands."

Alyssa waits for Jarem to process that tactically.

[Anastasia]

"Foul tempered, fast breeding, unpleasant vermin," Jarem counters back. "Careful there. You think you can train them?"

[Iron Dragoon]

"I think I can find someone to if need be. A druid, perhaps. Ranger. There's certainly someone who can. I have some other ideas for them, also. Perhaps some sort of alteration to their energy type? Imagine if I could get force or sonic to work. Have them infiltrate a fortress over time, and then remotely command a sonic attack. Cripple all spellcasting, commands, and coordination. Or force to simply level it."

[Anastasia]

"Do you have an idea of how you'd do it?" Jarem asks, sitting back as you go on. "You seem set on this."

[Iron Dragoon]

Which part is he referring to? The energy changes or capturing them or training them?

[Anastasia]

Ask him, he was a little unclear on purpose.

[Iron Dragoon]

"Which part do you mean?"

[Anastasia]

"The energy changes," Jarem says, tapping his fingers on the seat of his chair. "Do you think you can do that?"

[Iron Dragoon]

"I'll have to do some research and mild experimentation, but I think so. If various things can become dragons, or half-elementals and the like, I don't see why not. It's just a matter of finding the right things to make it work. Imagine Scorcher Lizards."


Somewhere a pyro-dryad just squealed like a little girl.