Wizard rythym

[Anastasia]

'If he's still of his right mind and doesn't want to drink blood, perhaps we can save him? One less vampire and he'd be deeply in our debt, so he'd do exactly what we want.'

[Iron Dragoon]

'Worth a shot. Let's see if we can find him quickly.'

[Anastasia]

'Meet me by the paths outside. The two of us can do this quickly. Don't invite Emily, the living dead tend to irritate paladins. Honeydip's probably a bad choice too, but Jarem or Dolmaya have potential.'

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa takes a step away from her desk, shifting to finish it next to Bastian, "Eh, we'll be fine."

[Anastasia]

Any prep?

[Iron Dragoon]

Aside from just refreshing spells, I can't imagine dealing with one vampire will be an issue. That said, I'd let Jarem and Dolmaya know we're going out for an errand.

[Anastasia]

As you walk down the path, away from the noise of the academy and your realm, "It's a pissant little hole," Bastian says aloud, "I'm not sure how he's eating there, last I heard it's only the dead, so maybe he's trying not to. Anyway, it's wild and unclaimed land, the sort where might makes right. If we need to make an example we can do that."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa nods, "Yes, but I'd rather do this quickly and quietly. This place is somewhere both Lixer and Shar would jump at the chance to ambush us in."

[Anastasia]

"Then ward us," Bastian says, "The less notice, the better."

[Iron Dragoon]

I... Assume he's referring to a specific spell that Alyssa would know off hand, but I don't?

[Anastasia]

Nondetection? Mind Blank? Things like that.

[Iron Dragoon]

Oh! Okay. Mind Blank is part of my normal buffs, yeah. If Bastian can't cast it for himself, I'll do it for him.

[Anastasia]

Please.

Dark gloom. There's not much light here, just a town of green lanterns. A run down town, tightly packed buildings on a slab of hard rock in the middle of the emptiness of the Negative Energy Plane. You two float before it as you eye it ahead. You see ashen faced men, skeletal creatures and things of bone and dead flesh move about.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa raises an eyebrow at the place, but motions Bastian to lead.

[Anastasia]

You go in. Bastian lands and walks. They watch from windows, alleys, the broken places. Skeletal things, dead things. Crawling, dozens of eyes on the two of you.

"The living..."

"They come..."

"Food..."

Bastian cracks his knuckles as he walks, and  aloud he says, "I might spare the first idiot who tries," His voice is clear and carries well, "No guarantees about anyone else."