More Offensives (Afina and Jaela; 84 days left)

[Corwin]

"We're being too successful," Jaela tells her, deciding not to dance around the subject. "Quinn's history, now. Any ideas where we can strike next?"

[Anastasia]

"Another one down," Velasca reflects, sipping the water. "How many are left?"

[Ebiris]

Afina shoots Jaela a look at her outright asking a traitor for strategic advice. "Tell us what you know about Silvber and his Outer Ring Fortresses." she speaks up to put things back in the right tone.

[Anastasia]

Another sip, eyes closed. "As you like, but I have a question as well. How can serving, being submissive and unwilling to do so many things make you so powerful? It defies logic."

After that and a moment, "The Outer Ring Fortresses protect the outer bounds of Lifasa and certain areas. I would expect you are aware of that already? If not, I'll need to explain more."

[Corwin]

Enemies who consider themselves superior in every way just can't help themselves if you give them a chance, Jaela thinks. At the very least, no harm in trying, and she shrugs at Afina's look.

"The answer's one of those 'if you have to ask, you won't understand it' kinds," she tells Velasca. "Why don't you explain more about those certain areas? Under the new management they've probably all been remained The Valley of Eternal Torment and the River of Really Red Blood."

[Anastasia]

A pause and a longer pause, before Velasca almost smiles. It's there but held back. "Harkin prefers bombastic names, apparently Hell was content to humor him. Fool."

"Are you familiar with ley lines?" Velasca asks next.

[Ebiris]

"Skill with a blade and spell doesn't equal power unless you use that skill for your own ends," Afina humours Velasca. "I gained much practice at killing in serving her Majesty, but I was never powerful for it, or at least no more powerful than a mightily enchanted weapon could be called such. At best you can say it trained me with skills I put to use in building power for my own purposes when I was forced to strike out on my own after Lifasa's fall."

That explanation provided she adds, "I'd never heard of the Outer Ring Fortresses until Yian mentioned them as Silvber's fief, you may explain in detail."

[Corwin]

"The idea of them, yes. Their original placement upon Lifasa, not so much."

[Anastasia]

"After Lifasa's defeat, Hell added ley lines around Lifasa's perimeter. The ends of the world were wrapped in hellish power, and around these fortresses were built," Velasca explains, gaze back on the fire. I'm not clear on the details, but they stretch below ground and those fortresses are both to protect them and protect from a direct threat from beyond Lifasa's borders, in case that route is chosen by the enemy."

After a moment, "The Duke of Destiny was always somewhat reticent about them, perhaps Silvber knows more. They are doubtless a powerful source of energy and not a thing known to any of the common rank or file, or most of the commanders. I only know because I was able to discern the tricks used to create them."

[Ebiris]

Is Lifasa a flat world? I just always took it for granted it was a sphere but this is D&D so I could be wrong!

[Anastasia]

Do you have any relevant skills? I'll give you an int check with a +10 bonus if not. You might know or you might just believe a falsehood, it's never come up.

[Ebiris]

She has knowledge (planes) at +45 and knowledge (nature) at +48?

[Anastasia]

K:N, sure, but it's a harder DC than something more directly relevant, but go for it.

[Ebiris]

[18:49] <@Ebiris> roll 1d20+48 nature
[18:49] <Serith> Ebiris roll for Serith < 64 > [d20=16]

[Anastasia]

There's a few myths about the end of the world amid the fey.

- The first is that the world never ends, going on forever and forever. New continents, new seas, all of that.  Based on planar knowledge you've learned since then, you suspect this one is simply wrong or a garbled retelling of the reality of there being many Prime Materials.

- The second is that the world is indeed flat, and you can reach it, plunge over the edge and never be seen again. Possible and nothing you've seen would render that impossible.

- The third is that the world is a loop, and that if you start at a place and go in one direction, you'll eventually return there. Also possible, you've heard of Primes like that, spherical like the moon in the sky above.