The Sword of Myr, again (Surraruthru)

[Anastasia]

"Correct." The door opens, Sylvie nodding in approval. "Good. Living in one of these temples is great for picking up trivia. "

Within is a room full of small crystals. They hang from thin strands of string tied to the ceiling, hundreds of them. The sway gently and move out of the way as you walk through, until you come to a young dwarf with a bright red beard, "Welcome, Seekers of Knowledge," he greets you, clad in heavy armor.

Sylvie bows her head in polite greeting, holding it. "Keeper of Knowledge, we seek memory crystals for our quest."

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru bows likewise.

"Keeper of Knowledge, we seek information on a yugoloth as well."

[Anastasia]

"I don't know daemons," The dwarf grunts, "But I do know memory crystals. How many do you need?"

"At least two, more if Surraruthru brings more people along with him." Sylvie looks sidelong at you, "Are you? This is your crusade."

[Iron Dragoon]

"Hm. Well, there's Sylive and me, and last time Kascha, Vivanthia, Ebony, and Tryll came as well. What's the cost of six crystals?"

[Anastasia]

"18000 per crystal, so 108000 total," he says.

Sylvie shakes her head, "There's expensive and there's too expensive. Friend," she comes over and kneels down next to him, "We're doing Oghma's good work. The reason we need them is a precaution against Secretus, a yugoloth that rules over secrets and steals knowledge, all to be his and his alone. This isn't a question of profit, it's a question of the faith." She reaches out and jabs a finger into his chest, smiling all the while, "Now you can cooperate or I'll go over your head, play nice and get them to tell you why you should give them to us."

Trying straight Diplomacy.

> roll 1d20+48 (+23 factotum)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 53 > [d20=5]

Feel free to chime in if you like, Surraruthru.

[Iron Dragoon]

"She'll do it, too. No question. Listen, my plan is to, hopefully, capture this Secretus. If I can do it, if these crystals allow us to do so by preventing him from ripping knowledge of ourselves away, then I plan to repay your temple in full. More than in full. Aurora is adept at dealing, holding, and interrogating devils. A daemon like this? We might be able to do it. But we'd be in a far better position with the aid of Oghma's faithful.

Think of what might be regained from this thief. The knowledge returned to all. You'd have to take *heavy* precautions, of course. There's no way in hell you'd ever want him near any of the Oghma temples, or in this place. The damage he could cause if he were to get loose in a repository of knowledge like this is unimaginable. But if we work together, we could pry those secrets from him. These crystals are the first step to that."

> roll 1d20+33 Diplo
<Serith> Rhaqa roll for Serith < 43 > [d20=10]

[Anastasia]

A long grunt from the dwarf, "Tell you what. Go up the chain and get that approval. Get someone to vouch for you and I'll do it."

[Iron Dragoon]

"Very well. Sylvie, who should we speak to? I imagine you know a specific person who will solve this quickly."

[Anastasia]

"Yeah, where's the High Knowledge Keeper here?" Sylvie asks, a hand on her hip, looking unamused as she stands back up.

"Volat, he should be out there," he gestures with a hand, "Human, old looking, walks with a limp."

[Iron Dragoon]

"Let's go then."

[Anastasia]

You go back and find just that person wandering. An old man with a walking stick and wearing plain gray clothes, old wool well kept but nothing special. "High Knowledge Keeper Volat, we need to speak with you," Sylvie says.

The old man frowns, cups a hand to his ear and goes, "Eh? Eh? What was that, youngin'?"

"That doesn't work well in paradise," Sylvie says, her hand lashing out at his walking stick.

> roll 1d20+45 disarm +14 inspiration to the attack roll
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+45 disarm +14 inspiration to the attack roll --> [ 1d20=3 ]{48}

Includes an additional +5 for knowledge devotion for a total of 53.

The old man moves his staff back lightning fast, grinning. "Ah ah, you're a millenia too young to disarm me," he says, "Sylvie and Surraruthru, you're here about the memory crystals?"

[Iron Dragoon]

"Yes, High Knowledge Keeper. It's very important we get them. I assume you already know why and what I told the dwarf?"

[Anastasia]

"See me when I try seriously," Sylvie retorts, rubbing her hand after the miss. "That's what we need and you know why?"

"Yes, yes, I'm already aware of it all. See the title? High Knowledge Keeper. It's my job to know things." The old man begins to walk at a brisk pace, leading the three of you out of this, through a few more doors (no riddles, they stay silent as he opens them) and to an empty room.

"Pardon the lack of decor, but none of us want to stand on boring ceremony. Surraruthru, you seek the Sword of Myr? That's been lost a long time."

> roll 1d20+14
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+14 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{20}

[Iron Dragoon]

"I do. Not only could it be a powerful ally, but it is a task from Seira. From my research, I've figured out it and Secretus are likely hunting each other."

[Anastasia]

"An interesting theory, one I hope you survive to prove or disprove," The old man says, "What do you think of it?"