Chronias

[Iron Dragoon]

"So, how do we prevent them from interfering? I can't imagine they'd exactly align with Shar, but it'd be easy enough for her or Ao to arrange for portals or bribes. Ao is Chaos, so he's sure to have more sway on that front."

[Anastasia]

"On that, Asmodeus and I agree and have measures in place to check the demons if we must," Zaphkiel says simply. "If absolutely needs must, the Blood War will go catastrophically wrong for the Abyss."

It's Sylvie who answers the other, "All of you can set up a safe zone with time and effort. I'll give pointers, a deity's ability to alter reality or strong enough magic will do. Don't go in without that, it's not safe."

[Iron Dragoon]

"I would like some help with that. An easy place to practice and work would be excellent. I could even build a forge there."

[Anastasia]

"I'll help," Sylvie says, then with a bittersweet smile, "I'm going to be busy. There's a lot to be done if we're going to do this and even more to learn."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa nods.

[Nephrite]

"But that still doesn't clear up the power of anarchs. It can't... really have anything to do with the slaad, can it?" Moore says. "I mean, I suppose if you have an infinite amount of randomness, at some point, something will end up fitting in..."

Moore turns back to Sylvie. "The first thing you're doing when you leave here is go to Calley." His words aren't ones to broker any disagreement.

[Anastasia]

"Those matters are more complicated," Zaphkiel says, "We will come back to it in due time."

[Nephrite]

Moore nods. "I understand, thank you."

[Anastasia]

After that, "Next is the seed in Ysgard - which is held in the lair of the Jormugandr. In an area the Jormugandr is highly territorial over, and tolerates no other creatures there but itself." Zaphkiel says, "The Guardian there wears the form of Jormugandr when it chooses to take a physical form. This will be a deep challenge, but at least one that the nature of Ysgard tempers."

[Nephrite]

"Ah! I can help with that one." Moore says with a smile. "I met the World Serpent not too long ago."

Actually, he still has that lingering issue from that particular meeting, wasn't that supposed to...? Ah... he should be patient, it is coming.

Because there is always hope.

"I actually owe one of his children a much better race than I could manage last time." He adds.

[Anastasia]

"The seed in Arcadia is different - it is outside of the bounds of Arcadia entirely," Zaphkiel says, "You must break out from the limits of Arcadia and seek the seed there."

[Iron Dragoon]

"Which of these are Asmodeaus' champions going after?"

[Ebiris]

Alicia is fairly quiet as the conversation passes her by, simply absorbing the information and trusting that Zaphkiel is telling them everything pertinent he knows about the seeds in question.

[Anastasia]

"I believe they will focus on the ones easiest and safest to get, as is logical," Zaphkiel says, "They would focus on certain lower planes and regions they have advantages in."

"So do we let them do that?" Bastian speaks up, "Or try and preempt them?"

[Nephrite]

"I suppose the question becomes how much we should compete against them for these, and whether or not it makes sense to let them have any at all." Moore says.