Relief

[Nephrite]

Take 10 for 114.

[Anastasia]

You can tell as you set up it's a ritual - it's going to summon something, you expect.

[Nephrite]

Will this even work on Lifasa? It probably won't.

But even if it does, he shouldn't be summoning something untoward there.

Take 10 again for 114 on spellcraft - any idea what it'll summon?

[Anastasia]

Guhl, most likely.

[Nephrite]

Moore will invite at least Sylvie along for this.

I think they all 'have' Avatars, so he will invite Sylvie's along to make sure there are no shenanigans. Also in case she thinks this is a Bad Idea.

[Anastasia]

"To answer your question, of course it's a bad idea. You're summoning a demon, Moore." Sylvie explains, arms crossed and expression unamused. "I've summoned demons before. It's not worth it. Rather than do it right away, let's ask ourselves why Guhl wants to be summoned."

[Nephrite]

"He said he wasn't a prisoner, but I suppose it could be a lie." He says. "Assuming that's the case then this would get him out. But... that seems strange, doesn't it? If he's a prisoner, wouldn't his cell or wherever he is be warded to prevent this from happening? So what other possibility is there?"

[Anastasia]

"A sufficiently powerful caster might overcome his prison," Sylvie reasons, "Or it's malicious and whomever holds him will notice and assume we're cooperating with him."

[Nephrite]

"Well, we have the option of talking to the gith about this." Moore says. "Or simply warding this place, summoning him and subduing him if there's a problem."

[Anastasia]

"None of these ideas fill me with glee," Sylvie admits, "Do what you want here, but if it's all the same, I'm not in the mood to argue with Vlaakith's lapdogs."

[Nephrite]

"Well, we might have to deal with them if we free him." Moore says. "But sometimes it's better to ask for forgiveness then permission."

Plan will be to create the wine and do the ritual, then activate their Teleport Blocker once it completes so he can't just run off.

Actually, we'll put a few walls of force up around the area too so he'd have to spend some time breaking those down if he wants to get out. Let's say 5 sets of cubes of Walls of Force around the ritual site.

If Sylvie has another suggestion we'll use it but that seems like it'll work.

[Anastasia]

Seems like a plan. Spellcraft again.

[Nephrite]

Take 10 for 114

[Anastasia]

The ritual works.

The creature that appears is a man. Shaped like an average one, dressed in plain, dull gray clothes. It has no face, only smooth flesh with perverse writing in Abyssal all over where his face should be. He just stands there, not a word spoken once he appears.

"I expected something more like a demon and less like an ultroloth," Sylvie speaks aloud, "But you're Guhl."

[Anastasia]

Moore, a moment of your time, if you have it.