Vanguard (Afina)

[Anastasia]

So plan is to take them out, deal with them and then search as time permits?

Just want to be clear before we begin today.

[Ebiris]

Yes, unless we're being hard pressed by counterattacks Afina will leave Dana and Moonlight to handle the defence/guard watch while she takes a handful of soldiers for heavy lifting and goes through the temple for anything of tactical value. She's not really concerned with looting shinies but having all the stuff in one spot under guard so teleporting devils can't sneak in and out to arm themselves is a good idea.

[Anastasia]

As you head out and reach the door out, you hear the sound of a trumpet. A beautiful sound, clear as crystal. A moment later bright sunlight spills in from outside, the gloom you see ahead completely dispelled.

"I like it," Moonlight smiles, "Someone's up to something good."

[Ebiris]

Well hopefully her clearing the clouds helped this. "A good omen," she agrees, though she doesn't stand around to gawk when they have prisoners to sort out and a defensive line to maintain. "Had any notable pushes come at you?" she asks one of the leading Firre.

[Anastasia]

"Not at the moment, ma'am," The firre reports, a quick salute. "Intelligence indicates that we've done well at splintering the enemy forces. We're able to hit them in too many places at once."

[Ebiris]

"Good," she says. "Dana, Moonlight? You two stay here and make sure nothing challenges us. Watch out for illusory diversions," she suggests before pointing at three strong looking soldiers. "You three, with me. We're going to have a look through this place for anything pertinent and I might need help carrying things."

She'll have a fairly brisk search through the temple for intelligence and magic items. No real care for valuables since we're not looting the place.

[16:25] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+47 search
[16:25] <Rei-chan> Ebiris rolled : 1d20+47 search --> [ 1d20=6 ]{53}

[Anastasia]

Are the others supposed to be aiding?

[Ebiris]

No, they're there to carry heavy things for me

[Anastasia]

You get lucky fairly soon. A side room, locked. That's no impediment to you and within looks to be lots of correspondence. Much of it's in Infernal, too. You could take a look and read some of it if you like.

[Ebiris]

She has a quick skim through the more recent entries for anything that might be tactically relevant while instructing her helping hands to start boxing up the rest of it.

[Anastasia]

Most of it looks to be bookkeeping. There's a few orders and commands mixed in - including one for 'possible outside interference'. The command simply says to prepare and that matters will be resolved by direct Hellish action and reinforcements from the sky. Should things go wrong, they are to fortify in position in the downstairs basement and protect the Dreamfont there.

[Ebiris]

did we descend any stairs en route to the centre room we found those Erinyes in?

[Anastasia]

No.

[Ebiris]

"Seems we might have missed some after all," Afina says to her companions, handing over the recent orders to be boxed up with the rest.

Taking advantage of the telepathic link she sends to Dana, 'Dana, ask our prisoners about the Dreamfont in the downstairs basement, I think there's a third line of defence we missed.'

[Anastasia]

'On it,' Dana sends back.

> roll 1d20+33
<Rei-chan> Koaway rolled : 1d20+33 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{36}

'Yeah, sounds like it. Cockmunches are trying to play it off, but they're not hiding it well. They know what the fuck it is.'