A neverending field

[Corwin]

Taking 10 gives me 120 for both.

[Anastasia]

The magic is the same here - but with one addition. Spells that manipulate iron are stronger here and gain a bonus to overall power.

[Corwin]

Interesting. It seems like a variant on planar traits, so she'll take the time to study it now and then while she's inside the city so that Lagann could benefit from these insights.

For now, Seira decides to just explore the city and find lodgings. She'll keep off the main streets, but avoid losing herself in a maze of alleys, aiming for a safer middle ground.

Also, in case it's a city designed by devils, can I see the other wall down the main street with my 6 mile vision?

[Anastasia]

Yes. It's not that gigantic a city.

Give me a d100 and a Perception check.

[Corwin]

20:23 <Corwin> roll 1d100
20:23 <Penuche> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 78 > [d100=78]

Taking 10 for Perception gives me 110 at present.

[Anastasia]

The streets are regular and even. It's laid out very well, with the center streets mostly taken up by shops and other matters of commerce. Devils march down the streets, always going this way or that, always seemingly with purpose. The streets are freshly paved with steel, and on occasion you can see a building being torn down, built or renovated by various lowly devils.

[Corwin]

Time to find an inn! Preferably one where she sees another customer get a room before them so that the procedure is clear on that. And if they're unlucky, they'll just have to rely on Zariel leading them through it.

[Anastasia]

Here Zariel takes a lead. There is but two inns - one is a barracks styled place, which Zariel avoids. She instead heads to an ornate tower, one forged of steel and 22 stories tall. Here Zariel enters as if she owns it. Here smooth and polished erinyes man the front desk, all smiles.

"Ah, what unusual guests. Are the barracks not good enough for you?" The erinyes at the desk asks. She's on the short side but pretty, a green pallor to her skin to match her hair.

"Our gold talks," Is the answer instead from Zariel. "That is enough to suffice."

"Adventurers," A curious look from the erinyes, "Your kind does get everywhere."

[Corwin]

Seira looks bored by comparison, letting Zariel get them a room for a decent price.

[Anastasia]

"500 gold per head," Zariel continues, not even breaking her stride.

A sniff, "For your kind that's not nearly enough," the erinyes says coldly, "Scurrying in and getting everywhere."

"Adventurers exterminate vermin, we are not the vermin," Zariel retorts, "Nor would our superior think well of you saying that."

> roll 1d20+71
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 90 > [d20=19]

How fitting. Also the erinyes won't roll since it can't beat that result.

The two lock eyes before the erinyes looks away, a momentary scowl glimpsed. "Two thousand gold, place it on the desk," Zariel commands you.

[Corwin]

They have plenty of money, neutral funds as can be expected, and Seira delivers the requested price.

[Anastasia]

The room is nice - not lavish, but it's definitely more of something for someone better off than a minion. As you enter?

'We'll be watched, everyone's watched in Dis, so don't put your guard down,' Zariel sends. 'Stay close.'

[Corwin]

They have to stay within thirty feet of each other as it is, though Seira could stretch that a bit with creative positioning.

'If the Tower's size was a surprise, the city is another. It's much smaller than I thought,' Seira relays. 'Unfortunately, it is also where our directions largely end.' She tries to see whether the higher placement of the room will allow her a better view of their surroundings from the window. 'We'll need to look for information, but we can't be direct. What do you think? Investigate any other cities in the Tower? Look into the portal network? Just try to get directions to an inn on the other side or an exit? Or maybe listen to gossip more passively and bet on hitting gold?'

[Anastasia]

It gives you a nice enough view.

'We're on our own here,' Amaryl reflects as you see out to the city and beyond - and up here it's odd. It's bigger than it was on the ground level. Very subtle - you must have missed some magic, somehow. Then again if anyone could sneak it past you, a Lord of the Nine is on the list. Miles and miles more extend out, like a folded flag unfurled. 'The difficulty of the quest is the sheer futility now. We have an entire world in size to explore, and we know not where to go, or even if there's a place we can succeed.'

Xera goes to sit on a bed and yawns, "I'll rest," she says aloud and then in your minds, 'The portals are obvious, but I suspect fruitless for the same reason. We can linger a little to at least learn from listening.'

[Corwin]

She closes the window and takes a seat on the nearest bed, exhaling slowly. 'Let's gather background information while obliquely seeking employment. Something with travel, like caravan guards on a Prime. Zariel, do you think it's plausible? Or would the only jobs for mortal adventurers here be recruitment for the Blood War?'

If they need to learn more about this world, might as well let someone better connected lead them. Seira suspects the Tower is a lot like Astral, in that space and distances change, but the key spots remain in place. Ferrum's Crown is still here, after all, even despite dated information.