Labalyn's memorial

[Anastasia]

Cresiel grunts and instead applies his will, striving forward without a single comment.

> roll 1d20+1
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 10 > [d20=9]
> roll 1d20+5
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 18 > [d20=13]

Yet he cannot advance a step more with Seema.

There's no answer to your words otherwise.

[Nephrite]

"Maybe if we all try." Moore says. "We are a group, after all."

He'd like to try with everyone at once and see if they're able to do it - even if assuming Cresiel can't since he already tried.

Basically, everyone focusing on the same goal of trying to free them.

[Anastasia]

"Let's," Jetina agrees, as...

Okay, rank checks for everyone but Cresiel.

[Nephrite]

[12:28] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+1 Moore
[12:28] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 9 > [d20=8]
[12:28] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+1 Jetina
[12:28] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 2 > [d20=1]
[12:28] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+1 Xandra
[12:28] <Penuche> Nephrite invokes Penuche's magic: < 13 > [d20=12]

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+1 Sylvie
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 10 > [d20=9]
> roll 1d20+1 Kaja
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 6 > [d20=5]
> roll 1d20+5
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 22 > [d20=17]
> roll 1d20+5  Jetina
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 13 > [d20=8]
> roll 1d20+5 Xandra
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 21 > [d20=16]
> roll 1d20+5 Sylvie
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 20 > [d20=15]
> roll 1d20+5 Kaja
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 22 > [d20=17]]

Hope. Power. Retribution. Wisdom. Knowledge. Mercy.

So much goes against the will of the Guardian, but in the end, not a one of you can move them a single step forward. Sylvie growls low as she pulls and pulls, until at last she lets go. Kaja scowls while at last Xandra says, "As we are now, we are not enough."

[Nephrite]

Moore will move over to the construct guard that is near to the entrance.

"Is there any protocol for releasing prisoners of this place?" He asks.

He doesn't expect an answer, but there's no harm in asking...

[Anastasia]

Indeed, there is no answer.

[Nephrite]

"It does seem like we need to get stronger, or get some aid." Moore says.

"Very well, we'll leave for now and see what we can do about this and return when we're more prepared."

They will leave and go back to Hope's Landing for now.

[Anastasia]

Next move then?

[Nephrite]

I think it's time to officially start spending time working on the doctrine and actually getting followers for everyone and all that that's been put off due to the Seed Hunts.

[Anastasia]

Okay.

So are you saying that you're done with your end of the seed hunts?

[Nephrite]

Well, there's the one in Elysium, but that one's... going to be a challenge. But yes, other than that, we have pursued the ones that we need to pursue, unless we're asked to help with one or to directly oppose Baator trying to get one.

[Anastasia]

Okay, we won't do level ups quite yet, so let's cover some basics in the meantime.

Perhaps to your surprise or not, it's Sylvie.

You sit at your desk, quill to paper. How to write this? How to phrase it all?

"First word's the hardest," Sylvie says, suddenly at your side. "Glad I didn't bother. How do you phrase a doctrine of hope?"

[Nephrite]

"It begins by never giving up." Moore says. "It's... not that complicated, but at the same time, it's infinite. But I suppose another way to look at it is to simply look at what Shar does and represents and do the opposite."

A dry laugh after that. "Could you imagine going to a church and reading the first statement of their doctrine and all it says is 'Be the opposite of a Sharran.'" A noise as he breathes out. "At any rate, it's... the first word is definitely 'Be true to who you are,' because you can't bring hope to other people dishonestly."

[Anastasia]

Sylvie sits on thin air and with a little smile, "But what if who you are isn't someone worth being? Is it better to be a good person dishonestly, or a bad person but be true to yourself?"