The Sword of Myr, again (Surraruthru)

[Iron Dragoon]

"Specifically, it's a trial from Seira. I don't suppose we have any yugoloth's in captivity or that can provide us names? Or a contact that can provide a name."

[Anastasia]

"Nothing like that," Ebony speaks up, "Our guests are mostly devils, unfortunately."

[Iron Dragoon]

"Hmm... A mercenary? Brightwater, perhaps?"

[Anastasia]

Kascha and Ebony share a look, "It's not a bad place to start, but yugoloths aren't welcome there. We might be able to find someone who knows someone and refer us along."

"It's the best idea," Ebony says with a grimace. "Distasteful but unavoidable."

[Iron Dragoon]

"To Brightwater, then."

[Anastasia]

Going to just GI and search for guides to Niflheim or something?

[Iron Dragoon]

Unless we already have contacts there, yeah. I personally don't have the skills for it, though.

[Anastasia]

Ebony has gather information so she'll take a lead. Surraruthru, can you and Kascha aid her, please?

[Iron Dragoon]

> roll 1d20+8 Int
<Serith> Iddy roll for Serith < 10 > [d20=2]

No, I can't.

[Anastasia]

Gather Information is Charisma based. 10 is a bare pass, but what's your Intelligence modifier?

Unless you have something that lets you sub in Intelligence, then say so.

[Iron Dragoon]

Ah, I used Int instead. My Cha mod is +7, so it's probably a fail.

[Anastasia]

9 total, so a bare fail.

> roll 1d20+7 Kascha can help too, right!
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 17 > [d20=10]

> roll 1d20+38 (+2 Kasch aiding)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 57 > [d20=19]

Ebony asks around quietly, talking to a few people here and there. The street of Brightwater are busy as you go about, brief conversations you often don't catch as she goes from contact to contact. Some she merely greets with a nod or a few words, but others get name exchanges, handshakes or even hugs. Finally you're lead to a jewelry shop of all things, where gold and gems glitter behind glass cases. An unremarkable, bland and boring human mans the desk. Who cares? Treasure.

Meanwhile, Ebony goes up, "Dela-umas," she greets quietly, hood drawn up.

"Lady Ebony," the bland man - ugh, you can barely look at him before you shake your eyes clear. It's like...something's trying very hard to tell you he's boring, uninteresting, bland. You should look away. You need to look away. Thanks to your mental protection of mind blank, it's just suggestions and easily discerned. Blinking, you see he is an unremarkable man. Thirty, blonde hair, spectacles. Average, though not nearly so bland as you something wanted you to believe.

"As always, you are welcome here," Dela-umas says, "How can I help the Queen of the Battlefield?"

With a faint smile briefly visible as she adjusts her hood, drawing it back and down, "This isn't that business, but my own business. I've been assigned to aid Aurora in their crusade against Hell. Right now, that leads us to need a reliable - and I know how relative that is - guide to Niflheim. All things considered, it will probably have to be a daemon. Surraruthru and Kascha will be traveling with me there, so feel free to speak around them."

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru hops up on the display case, cock his head to the side so he can look at the man with one eye and the glittering gold with another.

"This is an excellent shop. I approve."

[Anastasia]

"Why thank you," The man taps the glass case you're on, "Are you interested in buying? But please, excuse me a moment."

Then back to Ebony, "I know people that know people, and such that is the way of the world. It will probably come down to a yugoloth, and how you keep them in line is up to you." Leaning back on the case behind him, "Betrayal's in their blood. You'd best make whatever option you use to keep them in line a good one."

"Yes, we've come to the same conclusion ourselves," Ebony agrees, "We don't have a choice, unfortunately. Moreover, the nature of what we seek may require a strong, powerful and experienced guide. It is not something a typical yugoloth would know about."

"Then you really only have one choice," Dela-umas remarks, "Head on over to the Carrock. It's right on the border of Brightwater, a beached galleon converted into a hotel. The owner is named Maras, tell him that I sent you to find a guide." After that he clears his throat, "Now then, Surraruthru, can I interest you in this?" He takes out a ring with a big, bright ruby atop it. The gem has an intense red color, a deep clarity to it. "2,000 gold for a ruby mined in Magma set atop alchemically purified gold."

[Iron Dragoon]

"Hmm... Perhaps later. As it is, I feel I've been hemorrhaging money far more than I should have of late. I am loathe to part with more until a few more goals of mine have been met. I may return or commission an item from you one day, however."