A neverending field

[Corwin]

'We understand the inner workings of the Tower better. Now we just need to analyze the data properly, and come back later with a better plan of attack.'

[Anastasia]

A nod to that as you go back. Getting paid is easy and that leaves one question: How are you going to get out?

[Corwin]

They'll just have to go through the bank. Seira knows how to travel the path, so it's a matter of forging new orders and then heading back.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d100
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 58 > [d100=58]
> roll 1d100
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 1 > [d100=1]
> roll 1d100
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 54 > [d100=54]

It's almost...anticlimatic. You simply travel a time until you reach the bank. There's no inquisition that challenges you, no diabolical counter attack. Just a path out to freedom, one you pass right through without incident.

[Corwin]

Seira decides to travel out of the city.

I presume I can plane shift to Astral from here? If so, I'll do it after leaving city limits and while I don't detect anyone watching me.

[Anastasia]

It's done. You're back in the Cauldron. Amaryl breathes out a sigh of relief once you are, while Zariel's gaze is faraway and probably lost in her own thoughts.

"It's a problem of size, like searching for a needle in an entire Prime," Xera breaks the silence, "How utterly vexing."

[Corwin]

Seira sighs herself. "No kidding. I honestly thought Dispater would have more defenses specifically dedicated to keeping Yemimah captive. Then, it would've been possible to learn of this from the places we infiltrated. But no, he decided to hide her. We'll come up with a better plan, as I said there, but any initial impressions?"

[Anastasia]

"We're on the wrong track now," Zariel speaks up, "The Iron Tower isn't Dispater's weak point. Dispater is Dispater's weak point. We have a tower so vast that we cannot see an end, and one mistake is all it takes to doom us. We need to cut across this and deal with the devil himself."

"On the other hand, the more we learn of the Tower, th emore we can move against Dispater himself. He's a paranoid monster. The thread of knowledge of the Iron Tower spreading, no matter how seemingly harmless, will motivate him." Amaryl points out, "Which means we can manipulate him the more we have to threaten him with."

[Corwin]

"I'll do just that," Seira agrees. "Not to mention, have the rescued souls freed in Brightwater anonymously. Let's get him guessing."

[Anastasia]

"He wants to play mind games, we play them back," Zariel agrees, "War is as much mental as it is physical at times."

[Corwin]

Seira nods. "It's a shame we weren't more successful, but overall we had a productive trip," she voices. "For now, try to keep on looking into Dispater's weaknesses? If we manage to produce something to get past them, we'll end up drawing even more of his attention."

[Anastasia]

"Until then," Zariel agrees, and...

Anything to wrap up here? If not, next move?

[Corwin]

It's been a huge disappointment, so just hit me with something.

[Anastasia]

As Seira goes, she senses it, feels it. A small and consecrated shrine in the Astral to you - a little stone cylinder with a single open door in, a statue of your dragon form scaled down and a book of your faith - is disturbed. The holy ground is profaned as a vile presence enters that place.

The presence of a daemon, and far from a weak one.

An open invitation, nothing hidden about this affront at all.

[Corwin]

The response is an avatar, one appearing on Astral farther than teleport interdiction can work and geared for battle!

Let's say 2000ft away, with Celestial Valor, Glorious Rally, Many Moments of Prescience, True Seeing and Antimagic Zone cast via a quickened Time Stop.

18:34 <Corwin> roll 1d4+1
18:34 <Penuche2> Corwin invokes Penuche's magic: < 5 > [d4=4]

That sort of time allows me to travel right over and take in the scene while time-stopped, so please describe what I'm seeing there? I also have Greater Arcane Sight so if there's any spells/magic I'd be interested in knowing.