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[Anastasia]

"Divine visits are never to be taken lightly," Debonah says, "Explain."

"Yeah, what the fuck?" Dana says, "Who met you now and why?"

"I think it's storytime," Miranda thirds.

[Yuthirin]

Condensing!

'Well, a gentleman by the name of Rakhar strolled out into the open air over the ocean on Lifasa to scold me.' Tryll says, taking a few minutes & telling the story as Calleigh acts out positions and faces. 'In the end, he told me I'll need to find 21 and an archmage named Alyssa. Any ideas?'

[Anastasia]

"I don't know a Rakhar," Debonah admits, "Find the archmage with divinations and work from there, if she's a part of that. Assuming whomever you met isn't blatantly manipulating you."

Miranda hms at that, "If he is, he's playing a dangerous game."

[Yuthirin]

'Could be a random person, could be a passing god, could be a proxy. Former is unlikely, though. He knew far too much.' Tryll says.

[Anastasia]

"Great," Finishing her food off, Dana stands, "So let's get this fucking going then."

Next move?

[Yuthirin]

Headed back to Miranda's cottage to read the letters.

[Anastasia]

Bringing Debonah along or asking her to come?

[Yuthirin]

Sure am.

[Anastasia]

Thus you return and...

Prep for this, since it did mention it was dangerous.

[Yuthirin]

Mind Blank for everybody!

[Anastasia]

Thus Tryll opens and reads. The first reads as follows.

Part 1: Delasos

Delasos is a secret auction and trade organization. Membership is by selection only and the goods produced are the rarities and wondrous things of Creation - both high and low, elemental and ethereal. They are discreet and use various means of supernatural secrecy to stay secret, as well as severe punishments for those who do not keep them secret. The main is known as the Glaungdarum Stone, which through an unknown magical enchantment, strikes down those who speak of Delasos. Mind Blank is sufficient to stop the stone when the information is passed, but mentioning it when not protected by it will provoke the stone. I suspect the stone is an artifact of not inconsiderable power.

The membership of Delasos is unclear, as well as the means to which they obtain their merchandise. I speculate it may be a venture of one such as Mask or Cyric, but I do not have enough information to confirm this. The power involved suggests it to be the private project of one of the many deities or powers, perhaps the yugoloths as well.

[Yuthirin]

'Well, that's certainly dire and dangerous. Probably where the other two rubies went, too.'

[Anastasia]

Debonah's frowning, "If it's Mask's work, no wonder we've never heard of it," she murmurs, "Damnable."

"Well, that's great," Dana says, "More shadowy motherfuckers to smash in, what's not to love?" She smiles a bit, sharply so.

"The part about finding these shadowy thieves?" Miranda counters, "Knowing is part of the battle, but one still needs to know where to fire the arrow after finding out there is an enemy."

[Yuthirin]

'And we haven't got forever, so we need to move fast on this. Let me try some divinations.'

[Anastasia]

In that case, divine away.