Rebirth and redemption

[Iron Dragoon]

"To the Beastlands? Of course. I hardly need all of you to visit the others, though. Unless you just want to."

[Anastasia]

"We want to," Jarem says, "Better than sitting here," he gets up, "Let's get going."

"Far better these days," Bastian agrees.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa nods and attempts to use the weird 'walk to where you want to be' trait of this place to find Jessica!

[Anastasia]

It's not hard to find Jessica - space just...melts before you. It's easy, like stepping ahead. Not like magic, just natural and right to you. Jessica awaits quietly in a guest room, in silent meditation. She sits on her bed, ready to go at a moment's notice, in her full battle gear.

[Iron Dragoon]

"Hello! Sorry to drop in like this, I was testing something and it seems to have worked far better than I thought... I thought it would bring me to the general area and not directly to you... Interesting."

[Anastasia]

"It's easier for you now," Jessica says, "It's the same for myself in Sylica. The realm responds to your will."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa nods slowly, "I'll have to test the limits of it. In any case, tell us what you and Bastian have discovered about the Beastlands."

[Anastasia]

"He hasn't told you?" Jessica asks, "Then sit down and I'll tell you."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa does so!

"No, not a full run down. I think he wanted you to be present since you worked together on this. He's sweet in his own way."

[Anastasia]

"All of our leads are on Karasuthra," Jessica begins, "The lowest level of the Beastlands, a land of eternal night. Have you ever been there?"

[Iron Dragoon]

"Not that I recall. I'll do some research on it before we leave."

[Anastasia]

"There's many stories of over predators that hunt there, the greatest of their kind." Jessica says, "Our first idea is that one of those is the Guardian, but of course the difficulty is narrowing it down." She smiles a little bit, "Of course it's dangerous, but nothing that we shouldn't be able to handle."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa nods, "So... The top predator in a land of predators... Likely to have a smaller territory than it should, perhaps?"

[Anastasia]

"It's a good place to look," Jessica says, "There's no moral imperative against it. While they're as intelligent as a human, they're also creatures of the Beastlands and their nature. It's only normal for them to hunt and be hunted. I suggest not killing them, however."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa nods, "If possible, I have no complaints against that. They are, however, predators. They may not give us the option. That said, let's get what we know together and see if we can't narrow the possibilities down a bit more than the entire lowest level of the Beastlands. I'll be dropping by a few of the others to see if they have any tidbits or someone we can recruit. We are... unfortunately undermanned."