Wizard rythym

[Iron Dragoon]

Not specified, but reading the rod itself, I'd say it's on use. I would have logically used it when we started in case of ambush, but I didn't state so, so I guess no, not active right now.

[Anastasia]

You fly on - and in the near distance a little chunk of land floats in the thick mist.

"There," Bastian says, already heading that way. "We can at least have solid ground beneath our feet and a reference point."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa nods, "It'll stand out as a marker so beware of other things focusing on it."

[Anastasia]

Emily lands. "I'm going to try dispersing the mists," she announces, "Brace yourselves."

Bastian stands before her, arms crossed. "Give it a good shot. If you can't, I can."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa watches the magic happen!

[Anastasia]

There's no words - merely focused will. The mist begins to thin and thin. Ahead and around you is an ocean of little islands that float in the misty expanses. All are bare rock with very little growth on them, several with ice patches. This goes on for a few hundred feet, before the mist becomes thicker again and seems to churn in on itself.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa sends out her eyes to survey the area, looking for anything odd or out of place.

[Anastasia]

You find your eyes can't penetrate into the deeper fog ahead.

Bastian peers ahead at it, "That fog's just about solid. I think that's what we're looking for, has to be."

"Then why is this land here?" Emily speaks up, tapping her foot against it.

"Let me ask it," Bastian kneels and places his hand on the ground.

"You can manage that already?" Emily says, "You're getting comfortable with your power."

"I've known many lands beneath my feet," Bastian's reply is distracted, "I finally know how to get them to answer me when I ask them a question."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa waits patiently for Bastian to do his work.

[Anastasia]

"It's newborn, no more than weeks old," Bastian announces, "Created from nothing and it came out from there," he points ahead at the thicker mist.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa raises an eyebrow.

"Something is creating new terrain? Interesting... I wonder if something is trying to make this into a new habitat. Only one way to find out; let's check the mist out. I want to get closer to inspect it before we try going in."

[Anastasia]

"Yeah, let's go take a look," Bastian rolls his shoulders and then cracks his knuckles. "See what's happening here."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa heads closer to the mist to investigate!

[Anastasia]

As you all get closer, the cold notably intensifies.

[Iron Dragoon]

Can I tell if it'll go through protections?