Afina and Jaela's planning session (Afina, Jaela)

[Anastasia]

Ettan has a few notable holdings you could attack.

- The Camps. Ettan's hordes train and prepare here. It's a large and well organized camp on the ruins of a former Lifasan city.
- Blackhearth. A crevice in the ground well to the northwest of the camps, where great lava caves are filled with those who have earned Ettan's displeasure as well as Lifasan natives. Pain devils run this place as the innocent are dragged in, never to emerge. '

A few suggestions for Quinn.

- The Broken Cathedral. This is not a cathedral, but a great dumping ground for profaned holy relics and artifacts, the rubble of a thousand shattered churches, the bones of holy warriors and other such goodly things. Devils patrol it and ensure that the unholy rituals within are not disturbed.
- Stone Forest. A forest of petrified trees, where Quinn's defeated foes and various victims hang, their corpses soaking in necromantic energies until they arise as mindless undead. Diabolical necromancy ensures the soul stays within the dead body, trapped within and unable to do anything as their reanimated body commits horrible deeds.

Finally, Mala.

- Rime Tower. A tower of black ice risen amid the inferno of Lifasa by powerful magic. Geluons within practice magic that deals with ice and insects - the latter by adding insectile grafts to captive mortals, turning them into strange creatures - if they survive the procedures.
- Malorium. A library of stolen lore from across Lifasa, curated by a pit fiend archmage. Little is known about it, as security is high.

[Ebiris]

"We've got some good prospects here," Afina says as they spread out parchment with collated data on each potential target. "I'd lean most towards Blackhearth or Stone Forest personally, but we couldn't go wrong by destroying any of them."

[Corwin]

Jaela nods slowly. "I like the Malorium myself," she notes. "I wonder whether Mala can afford to lose it, so she might turn up to defend it in person." Mala is the one that got away, after all! "The appeal of the Blackhearth is that we could roll right on to the camps in a two-for-one sort of deal. Elena, what's the likelihood of the traitors actually being there in person, from our information?"

[Anastasia]

"It's hard to say," Elena says, "Especially since they're being kept closer to the vest, and probably closer again after we got Willah."

[Corwin]

"Got it. Okay, get everyone to grab a bite to eat at the cafeteria in shifts, have them use the arch and make sure Tepen is ready to relay a go to Makaril. I'll roll the dice once it's been done and we're in the courtyard."

[Ebiris]

Afina nods. "They're all straightforward enough that we could blitz in and do a lot of damage in a small group without needing to do a great deal of preparation. 27 said he and Hanna should come, although that was more when I was thinking about the Harkin and Malphas connection. I'll get them ready regardless so we can move out on your word."

[Corwin]

"I'll catch some rest and be there," Jaela agrees.

[Anastasia]

Okay, plans here? OOCwise.

[Corwin]

Everyone is on alert and gets out long duration buffs. I take a nap to recover my spells and what not, and a few hours later I'll show up at the courtyard and the decision will be made via spear!

[Ebiris]

Afina will summon up her trusty hunting hounds in readiness for this and apply all relevant buffs.

[18:57] <@Ebiris> roll 1d8+10 Afina heroes feast
[18:58] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 14 > [d8=4]
[18:58] <@Ebiris> roll 1d8+10 Garm heroes feast
[18:58] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 18 > [d8=8]
[18:58] <@Ebiris> roll 1d8+10 Fenris heroes feast
[18:58] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 16 > [d8=6]

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Afina: 303+14/303, glaciante's spiteful ward (CL 27 attached to epic mage armour), heroes feast (CL 20), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7), epic mage armour (CL 25), moment of prescience (CL 25)
AC 92, spell resistance 40, blindsense 30, immunity to fire, water, earth, cold, disease, poison, fear
Spell charges: 6/10/10/10/8/9/9/8/7/8/7/2

Fenrir: 370+16/370, heroes feast (CL 20), greater mage armour (CL 7), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7)
AC 43, spell resistance 25, freedom of movement, immunity to electricity, exhaustion, mind affecting, fatigue, fear, poison
Garm: 370+18/370, heroes feast (CL 20), greater mage armour (CL 7), mind blank (CL 17), fortunate fate (CL 15), planar tolerance (CL 7)
AC 43, spell resistance 25, freedom of movement, immunity to electricity, exhaustion, mind affecting, fatigue, fear, poison
Attack: +39 (2d6+25) +10d6 skirmish, dimensional anchor

[Anastasia]

So the two of you plus Hanna and 21. Anyone else?

[Corwin]

Baleruk. But no one is being told IC until the very moment we're going.

[Anastasia]

Hanna, Baleruk and 27. A chaotic team to be sure, but one that's on your side. The three await Afina (plus her dogs) and Jaela as...

Go ahead and set up.

[Corwin]

This is a rare chance to see Jaela with her recently-forged golden spear! It shines even as Jaela studies the Astral just beyond Aurora, having tossed Hanna the matching pair of golden bracers that have brought so much luck to any who traveled with her.

"Elena, have Tepen tell Makaril it's a go," she says, opening the gate to the spot nearest Blackhearth their intelligence provided to them! And happily, Elena should be able to tell their destination through the view past the gate, in case it would help Makaril's planning.

She indicates Afina and her guardians, 27, Hanna and finally Baleruk Then, she is the first one across!

Precast spells are: Spell Turning CL 24, Contingency CL32, Permanency/Greater Blindsight CL32, Permanency/Mantle of Good CL33, Foresight CL25, Moment of Prescience CL23, Lore of the Gods CL28, Invisibility Purge CL28, Fortunate Fate CL15, Mind Blank CL17, Greater Mage Armor CL7, Planar Tolerance CL7, Heroes Feast CL20, Righteous Halo CL28, Vision of the Omniscient Eye CL28, Greater Heroism CL28, Sign CL28.

[Ebiris]

Afina and her dogs follow Jaela through, taking a moment to look around and get her bearings as she discovers which of the six targets have been selected.