Dust and blood

[Anastasia]

Okay then, next move after that?

[Iron Dragoon]

Wait for Bastian to get back and then go over everything together.

[Anastasia]

Bastian returns soon enough. He meets you outside on the roads and calls, "How'd your end of it go?"

[Iron Dragoon]

"Selune gave us some insight. Apparently the plane was made... Odd. Both Chaos and Law are in the very nature of everything there. Everything there has it in varying degrees. I have to wonder what the elimination of one side will do. Even for the victors, the other side is in their very natures."

[Anastasia]

"That or they can't win easily," Bastian says, "Sounds like it's a setup from the beginning."

[Iron Dragoon]

"Hmm... With the ones involved, I don't think it's a mere set up. I can't imagine Helm or Bahamut not being fully serious about it. Still, the plane was made with Law and Chaos together. I think they're disrupting the balance and exacerbating the natural conflict there."

[Anastasia]

"That's a certain level of malice to them I'm not sure I believe," Bastian says, "At least Bahamut. He's a paladin, he has to believe he's working towards good there." He considers it, slowing his pace as he catches up to you fully.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa nods, "True, but if it were the case that he was intending to protect the balance, I think my reaching out to him might have gotten a different response. Though I guess he could just not trust me, which is oddly upsetting. I haven't done anything to garner that. Paladins, though, are all about the establishment of Law and Good. The tribes are likely neither. Though... I wonder if our third player has meddled in their raw nature to push them to more extremes."

[Anastasia]

"You're not of law or good," Bastian points out, "So why would he want you interfering?" Nonetheless he listens, "It might be. That entire world's axis seems off. It might just be what's going on there, I don't know."

[Iron Dragoon]

"Mmm... So, should we even get involved is the question. I dislike the idea of either side overtaking the other. Both end in a slaughter. That said, we still need to look into the tribes; they could be irredeemable."

[Anastasia]

"Then aim it to be a conversion instead," Bastian suggests, "But regardless, let's find that out. I dealt with a few off plane, they're all as dogmatic as almost any spirit. Not as hard to talk to, I think they have flexibility, but the deck is stacked. Near as I can figure it, it's mortals with connections to primal chaos like a spirit. Interesting mix."

[Iron Dragoon]

"So not flat out problems, good. Issue is their lack of structure. We need to talk with a few of them to see if we can figure out a way to appeal to all of them."

[Anastasia]

"Good luck," Bastian says, "Each one wanted to do what he wanted." He follows, "I think the first thing is to treat them like individuals and garner the worthwhile ones. Got a line on one who was awed and honored I met him."

[Iron Dragoon]

"Well, that's a start, I suppose."

[Anastasia]

"Why don't we bring him over and you can get a feel for him," Bastian agrees, "As well as study their nature."