The Great Druid Hunt (Jaela)

[Anastasia]

"Fantastic. The conditions are...? As in they sounded rather obtuse and entirely subjective or symbolic, rather than something we can easily accomplish." Crystal says.

[Corwin]

"I think the Triune is just testing my ability to think outside the box on that one," Jaela admits to Crystal. "Take the first condition. Hand of a virgin, right? To be honest this just weirded me out because I didn't want to stalk people or ask them if they had sex, but then I was suggested to talk to an elemental blacksmith. So with the second part, too, I suppose we could stalk pregnant angels or divine the birth of some predestined hero, or we could go to a divine realm where souls are transformed in their afterlife... or just go to this realm where a bunch of people die and then get reborn the next morning. Saints like fighting same as the rest of us!"

[Anastasia]

"Makes sense," Crystal finally concedes, "If not, it's a harmless effort to try."

[Corwin]

"Yep!" Jaela leads the way past the patrols to the gates, opening a Gate from to Ysgard once there. "Speaking of harmless things, what have you been up to lately?"

[Anastasia]

"The duties and making a terrible mess of things," Crystal sighs, "It seems my ability to read people needs a great deal of refinement."

[Corwin]

"That happens so often," Jaela commiserates, stepping past the Gate into Ysgard.

Random spot. Guide my way, Triune~

[Anastasia]

You stand in Ysgard. A sharp valley with the sounds of battle nearby, as the cold air braces you. Then...

> roll 1d20+32 Crystal fort
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 34 > [d20=2]

Crystal shivers and falls to her knees, before doubling over and being noisily sick. She shakes like a leaf, being ill over and over again.

1 point of Constitution damage to Crystal.

[Corwin]

"The hell?!" Jaela shares a look with her mother, before studying Crystal with an eye for magic.

Take 10 for 45 Spellcraft.

[Anastasia]

Hanna exchanges that look with you, kneeling down to help Crystal. You don't detect any magic on her. She shakes and shudders, slowly calming herself, "I'm...I'm alright," Crystal says, as Hanna takes out a cloth and wipes the pixie's mouth clean. "I fear the gate may have upset my stomach."

[Corwin]

"I'd offer to take us right back, but...."

No magic suggests it's not too bad, Jaela muses to herself. The other threat would be poison, but she doubts someone would have from within Aurora. Still, she decides to be thorough and check with another orison.

"Did something like this ever happen before?"

[Anastasia]

No poison.

"No, not with portals. I once got terribly sick from bad food," Crystal takes to the air and perches on Hanna's shoulder, slumping. "It reminds me of that. My stomach is queasiness."

[Corwin]

"Find a boyfriend lately?"

[Anastasia]

Hanna smirks at that, while Crystal blushes lightly. "I can assure you I have not. I have been fretting over the love lives of others, not my own."

[Corwin]

Jaela snorts. "I suppose that's what happens the one time I forego the sensible thing of eating at the Aurora before leaving. We've got all those unspoken rules for a reason." She thinks about the situation a bit more, before nodding. "I can't find any outside or troubling source, so I think we should continue. Even if it makes you stumble at a key point in battle, I'll cover you." Actually, now that she thinks about it Jaela looks around for evil just to be properly thorough.

"If you're fine with that, let's go check out the nearest battle for any promising saints."

[Anastasia]

No sign of evil, but it is Ysgard. It's not really expected here.

"Yes, let's," Crystal says, slowly fluttering off Hanna's shoulder. "I will endure."