The duty to live

[Anastasia]

Yes.

I will see to Mystra's improvement on this spell.

[Ebiris]

Thank you. I will continue warning our allies and passing along what we currently know.

Selune is an obvious target for Shar's wrath as well, so while her avatar chats up her friends in Bytopia, the real Alicia continues on to the Gates of the Moon, hurried but still with the polite divine 'knock' at the edge of Selune's realm.

[Anastasia]

You feel Selune's presence, acceptance to your request follows a moment after.

[Ebiris]

Thus Alicia enters the Gates of the Moon and waits a moment once inside for Selune to either send an avatar her way or summon her to some location within.

[Anastasia]

The moon above is bright and radiant. Amid its light you see the ghostly face of a woman - young and old, chlid and grandmother, crone and maiden.

You are welcomed to the Gates of the Moon, Alicia.

[Ebiris]

Alicia looks up towards the moon.

Thank you, Selune. Unfortunately I bring grave news of a new form of attack Shar has developed, and a countermeasure earned in blood by Mystra.

[Anastasia]

What vile blasphemy has Shar conjured forth this time?

[Ebiris]

A method of attacking someone from her home no matter where in Creation the target may be. Dimensional warding should block it and Mystra has developed a spell to protect a potential target on an ongoing basis. Shar used this to strike at Mystra when she was secure in Dweomerheart.

[Anastasia]

Explain, now. Tell me everything.

[Ebiris]

Alicia explains the circumstances of the attack and that Mystra's blood was stolen and she was sufficiently weakened by it that the other deities of Dweomerheart as well as herself and Marie had to temporarily assume custody of the Weave so that Mystra could heal herself.

Selune's good people, and this is important information regarding the machinations of her greatest foe.

[Anastasia]

This is dire and cannot be allowed to progress. Mystra's defense is adequate, but there must be more done. A lesson to teach Shar that her efforts here are foolishness, to punish her for the presumption. Do you agree?

[Ebiris]

I agree fully. Mystra has asked me to spread this knowledge and I shall, since safety comes first. But reprisals must be made.

[Anastasia]

To capture or destroy her divine essence is the goal, this is only a defense. She must be stopped and chastised for this, yet another assault on Shadow would likely achieve little as of now.

[Ebiris]

Capturing more of her proxies might help, but she may be withdrawing those anyway. Beezlebub recently captured one of the Shadow Twelve, a group normally comprising of proxies except this one had had that blessing revoked while otherwise seeming to be in Shar's favour.

[Anastasia]

Above, the images settle into the visage of a middle aged woman, face severe.

Then we must simply capture and slay more Sharrans, until we succeed. A task I prepare for - tell me, are your arms and those of your allies sufficient to this task?