Getting the band together

[Corwin]

"All I need is an estimate from you, to compare to my avatar's own thoughts," Seira voices. "It will help me plan better. If the book will take roughly a week to decypher, that's different from the work of three months."

[Anastasia]

Since your avatar's been on it, give me an Int check from the avatar?

[Corwin]

21:45 <CC> roll 1d20+17
21:45 <Penuche> CC invokes Penuche's magic: < 35 > [d20=18]

[Anastasia]

Your general thoughts is that it'll take some time, not sure how long, but you have a distinct feeling that once it 'clicks', it'll speed up vastly.

[Corwin]

"I'm thinking that rather than trying to study it with only brief food and rest breaks, we try to tackle it while overseeing the magical research being done at the Cauldron," Seira suggests to Sanzha. "Perhaps it would be best if you found someone to represent us with the foreign powers for now, however. Do you have anyone capable in mind?"

[Anastasia]

"I can come up with someone," Sanzha says, "I don't think it's going to be that quick either, so a more measured approach may be best."

[Corwin]

"Okay," Seira agrees. "So before Waukeen stops by for a visit, let's get our ducks in a row. I presume Oraga isn't back yet, or I would've known of it. How about Morwel and Lathander's forces?"

[Anastasia]

"Oraga sent word, he'll be back very shortly," Donald says, "And they're here and integrating now."

[Corwin]

"That's great!" Seira cheers, even as she relays a message to the Great Xorn to join them. "How have our forces fared launching another strike at the efreet slave camps to liberate them? And did we get any news of Yan-C-Bin's campaign on Earth against the dao slavers?"

[Anastasia]

"Not yet, soon," Donald speaks up, "They're finishing adjusting and preparing with new forces."

[Corwin]

Seira nods slowly. "Chan, Sunnis and Entemoch should be joining soon, so our allied forces will continue to grow. Very well. Until the Great Xorn gets here, I would like to assign the workload requiring our personal touch for the next week. Naturally, if there are any objections or suggestions, let's air there in this forum."

First, she turns towards her wife. "Amaryl, you didn't have chance yet to look into apprentices, so please test Fooze for suitability. It would be good to spread your faith through some direct means, and that might well be by having someone trained by you tour the lands of your birth."

Moving on to Donald, Seira says, "Continue with what you have been doing. Look into Aurora's contacts, those who never joined the Crusade out of personality conflicts and the like. Let's recruit those willing for the Abolition War."

Kascha is next, and Seira instructs her, "Follow up on our leads from Oghma with the Calley portal theorem, but do it with a look towards further collaboration. An ancient archmage hidden away from Creation might not want to join us directly, though it's up to your judgement to make the offer if you judge it likely, but they may well be willing to work with us either to contribute to a good cause or out of self-interest. We are capable of providing a great deal of incentives to the latter. Another fun aspect of this is that a wise archmage might want to get in on good terms with a newly-risen deity from the start, especially one belonging to a fresh and growing pantheon. That will aid you as well, helping you get your name out there. Finally, keep in mind that knowledge that would aid in Yemimah's rescue is more important than any of the other tasks you've been given."

She'd already covered Sanzha's instructions, so that just leaves Elle. "Work with Laurenal to establish the portal networks on our Prime of birth. It shouldn't take you more than a week if you use the top spells for that, and Oraga will be there to provide protection. Once you're done with that, please establish the very basics of the network on Lifasa, only connecting the major population centers to our academy town barring local opposition."

While only Elle explicitly has a bodyguard, Donald and Kascha would not be leaving the Cauldron without one as well. Although, perhaps, if would make sense for them to collate their targets and approach those together? Up to them, Seira decides.

[Anastasia]

You get general agreement around as the Great Xorn enters and...

Go ahead. Not trying to short sell a big post, but I knew it was coming and none of it's immediately objectionable.

[Corwin]

"Ah! Excellent!" Seira retrieves Gond's bag of holding, and offers it to the Great Xorn. "Courtesy of our friend, Gond. Your armor is there, I am told. A recalling feature, or something more unique? A friend of mine favored it for his."

[Anastasia]

The bag is taken with a happy laugh and the response is cut off. Armor flies out, a loud clang of metal as it girds the Great Xorn, covering him in armor quite snugly.

[Corwin]

It's not like the Xorn has to tell her, it was just curiosity.

"I would like to go into the state of the war," she tells those present. "Our efforts on Earth and on Fire, as well as whether Crystalle came through and provided us with a War Arch and specialized weapons."