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[Anastasia]

"That's right," Debonah says, "Are you looking for him as well?"

[Yuthirin]

'Insomuch as you are looking for him, yes. We thought we'd help out.' Tryll explains.

[Anastasia]

"Thank you," Debonah says, "Do you have any leads? He's shielded against the divinations I've tried."

"Of fucking course he is," Dana drawls.

"It's only sensible," Miranda counters, "Otherwise Debonah would have sorted this out already."

[Yuthirin]

'I've come up with something new. Might work.'

[Anastasia]

"By all means," Debonah invites, sitting back.

"Yeah, I want to see this mind shit, too," Dana comes on over. "Shit, I still need to show you mine. I'll show you mine if you show me yours?"

Quietly, so quietly that only Tryll's advanced hearing picks it up, "Not the first time that's been said in this room, I'd wager." Miranda murmurs under her breath.

"I'm curious, too. Psionics are still fairly new to me," Benyen pipes in, coming over as well.

[Yuthirin]

'Psionics are often not flashy. Barring the more melee-oriented powers, it's often indistinguishable from magic. The majority of psionics occur within someone's brain or body. Usually one's own. For example, this power allows me to essentially see and read imprints left on a plane's astral links. The downside is that it can only see a week into the past. Don't ask why. The answer is complicated and I didn't want to spend the time building an array the size of a small city when I designed the power. Anyway. Criminals are stupid. They make stupid mistakes. A lack of pursuit can make them bold, and he may have returned to Brightwater to gloat in his own way over a heist well-executed or even to see what kind of hornet's nest he kicked over in his passing. It happens more often than you'd expect. Let's find out.' Tryll says, manifesting Examine Astral Reverberations.

Examine Astral Reverberations
Cast time: 1 minute
Cost: 17+10+5-3=29
Will DC 40
Paid extra for the divination, no-nonsense version.
Paid extra to pierce Mind Blank.
Opposed Caster Level Check![blockquote]Rolled 1d20+33 : 8 + 33, total 41[/blockquote]

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+22
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+22 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{42}

I am so sorry, that is abysmal luck.

No good. Something's shielding it, something strong.

[Yuthirin]

'...huh. A dud. Perhaps I should have built the array. Ah well. What'd he steal anyway?'

[Anastasia]

"Three Heart Rubies," Debonah explains, "Gems that hold precious memories of love and romance. They can buoy and restore the spirit, as well as mend broken relationships. Each one is an artifact, crafted by Sune's divine will."

[Yuthirin]

'...how the hell'd he get ahold of them?'

[Anastasia]

"We'd like to know that, too," Debonah says, flatly. "The protections there are not trivial."

"Okay, so a super-competent thief steals something he shouldn't," Benyen interjects, "Sounds straight forward enough. We just track him down, take them back and toss him to Sune to deal with. Sounds like a good few days."

[Yuthirin]

"Well, that depends on who he works for, really. If the protections were as strong as Debonah says, then he probably has a benefactor. Possibly divine. Stealing from a god's temple in Brightwater isn't the same as stealing from a temple on a prime. Gods walk here. Actually walk here, as opposed to just their followers." Calleigh says. "Stealing from Sune's temple when she's been known to actually physically be there sometimes? That's pretty gutsy."

[Anastasia]

"Balls the size of grapefruits," Dana agrees, "Big fucking grapefruits. So you have to fucking know that suspect one is Mask and his ilk."

"Could be," Miranda says, "But what about Mammon? He cherishes avarice, and what's more to crave them precious gemstones imbued with pure love?"

"How about Secretus?" Benyen pipes up, "He could be expanding and using those for some unspeakable purpose."

[Yuthirin]

"Isn't Secretus dead? I thought Surrarururututheutru got him."

[Anastasia]

I'm sorry, that was meant to be Shadale. Somehow Secretus came out, no idea why.