The second seal (Moore)

[Anastasia]

Baleruk freezes mid-shout, pausing and coming in close to you. His head is inches away, one of his eyes all that you see. He sniffs you three times, "Malcanthet?" he asks, in a bare whisper, "Explain."

[Nephrite]

"We're after a woman named Alurae who is vying to be one of Malcanthet's top." Moore explains. "It's a long, convoluted story that basically ends with us getting more support from Brightwater for Aurora. We found out that Alurae is hiding in Farrdale, which is why we're going. However, I bet there are way more evil things in Farrdale, so if we're going to make a mark of Aurora, then I say let's show them that they can't hide from justice."

[Anastasia]

Baleruk gives you an unamused look, unblinking and severe. "You want us to interfere in the business of succubi?" he asks, voice still soft.

[Nephrite]

"Yes, because it's the right thing to do." Moore says firmly, standing (flying) his ground. "You wouldn't want to be known as the Primastic Dragon who let a succubus walk all over you, would you?"

Would he?

[Anastasia]

Make a Diplo check there, Moore.

[Nephrite]

It just wouldn't do not trust the dice in the presence of Baleruk.

[13:18] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+46
[13:18] <Kobot> Nephrite rolled 1d20+46 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{65}

[Anastasia]

"I SHALL CRUSH THEM UNDERFOOT!" Baleruk whips his head back and roars, "GO NOW AND ASSEMBLE A PARTY TO OBLITERATE THESE FOOLS!"

[Nephrite]

"It shall be as you say." Moore nods and goes back. Hm, is that really enough? Well, it's assuredly enough to deal with Alurae, if nothing else.

He'll go to get something to eat while he waits for Balyss and Dana.

[Anastasia]

Time passes uneventfully. You catch up with Dana and Balyss after the hour passes, filling them in.

"So Baleruk wants us to go and lay waste to it all?" Balyss is armored and ready, "Just like that?"

[Nephrite]

Moore nods with a bit of a shrug. "It's hard to say what to expect exactly, but I think Baleruk can get us in, at least. I'm not really sure we want to try and get into too much of a fight with a death slaad, but then again, we may really not have to deal with it at all, depending on... well, everything." 

[Anastasia]

"So we're at the mercy of Baleruk's whims?" Balyss closes her eyes and murmurs something, and then aloud, "Selune protect us."

[Nephrite]

"He seems to like me, so I think it'll be fine." Moore says with a smile. "Besides, Selune surely has a reason to have you wrapped up in all of this!"

[Anastasia]

"Yeah ,at worst we wreck some frogs. I'm in," Dana says, "Where's the big rainbow, anyway?"

[Nephrite]

"Well, he told me to assemble a party, so since that part's done, any second now..." Moore glances over in the general direction of Baleruk's lair.

[Anastasia]

No sign of him yet.

"Any second, right?" Balyss looks up as well, joined by Dana. "...right?"

Then Baleruk simply plunges down out of the demiplane, landing in the courtyard with a tremendous THUMP. Soldiers drilling pause with shouts of alarm, while several of the Graceful Blow are sent to the ground in heaps. "FORWARD!" Baleruk declares.