Fairy waltz

[Anastasia]

"Well, he has holdings on other planes, particularly ones dominated by the daemons," Sylvie says in deep consideration, "When you put it like that, the fact that someone owes us a favor could be useful."

[Nephrite]

"I'm not sure that person would see it as owing us anything." Moore says. "But I can ask them nonetheless."

[Anastasia]

"We have the harp. We have..." Sylvie smiles just a little bit, "A certain bit of unspoken leverage. He'll understand that without it being said."

[Nephrite]

"Let me see, then." He says.

He prepares himself, and then reaches out!

Adversary, I have an update on the harp.

He will be 100% honest (as promised) about the tests they did on the elementals and other things, including the resiliency against the Words of Creation.

[Anastasia]

Go ahead and write it out? I'm usually fine with an expo skip but this situation may depend on your words and phrasing here.

[Nephrite]

No problem. In that case:

Is now a good time?

[Anastasia]

Speak.

[Nephrite]

First - the results of how summoning interacts with it. Unsurprisingly, lesser elementals were affected without much issue. When resummoning the same creature, they were still affected by the harp's influence, but they seemed to recover from the effects. It may be unique to the way summoning works.

I did not test this extensively as of currently, but when I studied the function of the harp to specifics between its mind-affecting function and its soul-impacting function, the summoning spells we used completely unraveled and were destroyed. It is possible that the harp may have an impact on magic, like a dispel does. I will investigate that further.

Finally, the harp is able to also destroy mundane matter. Things created with the Words of Creation have a resilience to its effects. The harp also doesn't seem to be able to evoke its... for lack of a better way to describe it, soul-stealing aspects in a place like Celestia.

[Anastasia]

Give me a Diplomacy check here, -40 penalty for ???.

[Nephrite]

Take 10 for 121 in that case.

[Anastasia]

Interesting. Is that all?

[Nephrite]

I believe I can control the power of it and direct it now that we've done these tests. We will continue to test the limits of it as we can. Oh, it does seem to try and... do something every time you use it - I assume steal their life force or something along those lines. If I figure it out I will inform you.

That is all I have to report on the harp as of currently - but I am investigating something that I believe you may be aware of. We have concerns that Shar may have done something to Mask and are seeking to investigate any of his holdings outside of Shadow. Are you aware of any bychance?

[Anastasia]

...

Daydon Hill in Oinos.

[Nephrite]

Thank you. If I find evidence, I will let you know.

Take 10 for Knowledges at 120 for what that place is!

[Anastasia]

It's in the first gloom of Hades. Not much is known of it - it has meaning to the daemons. In particular, you know it is a place where Anthraxus was defeated and forced back to his throne, as part of the circumstances that ultimately lead to his loss of the Siege Malicious.