A blessed homefront

[Ebiris]

"Well, lets wait and see what information we have, if there's a good lead we can work on that, otherwise we'll have to wait and see what Jessica and Colke dig up," Marie ventures, since otherwise they're just running around in circles here.

[Anastasia]

Marchalu returns, "My ladies," he bows, "Do you need a refresher on them?"

[Ebiris]

"No need," Alicia says. "Colke would have benefitted, but the rest of us aware of what Dragodan had to say about them all."

But for my easy reference and to have the info collated rather than spread over a ton of posts in another thread...

"Zylvelyn," Dragodan begins, "The Empty Gale. She is fast as lightning, trained by Shar how to fight with two weapons. She is a storm of weapons that lays anyone low." His gaze turns to Alicia at that, "She surely exceeds even you."

"The next is Ryn," Going right on from that, "A powerful sorcerer. So is Yull, though one is also one who despoils and the other is clad in steel and adamantine." Dragodan says.

"Vetch is the Avenger, a grim blade that cleaves through those who defy Shar. He gets stronger the more his enemy has opposed her." Dragodan goes on, "He's also a powerful jack of all trades beyond that - he once served Selune before he saw the Lady of Loss's dark wisdom."

"Asani is a tormentor, a mutilator and a dark warrior," Going right on from that, "Magic and fingers both rip apart impure bodies and bring all to final rest. There mere sight of her crushes resistance."

"There is Sartay, a spirit caller who is served as a Princess of the Shadows, for she has a droplet of Shar's blood as her own." Dragodan says, "Not even you can oppose all the spirits which serve her, nor her skill at arms."

"Danne, a swordsman and scytheman who wields both at once," Dragodan goes on, "A furious blade who scythes and slashes through any foe with arcane fires. The Prince of Shadows, a supreme shadow above even a greater shadow and with powers unstoppable by any of the living. All who face him are doomed to perish and become a shadow under his command - and he commands hundreds of thousands of shadows. Morllar, unholy champion and enforcer of Shar's will and master of the Null Blade."

"One recently was defeated and I am here," Dragodan says. "The last is Penae, dark speaker of Shar. She commands the Dark Speech with Shar's own insight."

[Anastasia]

Thank you, you saved me the trouble of a courtesy paste. It's appreciated.

A throat clear before, "First, Asani. We've heard reports she's been active on a Prime known as Gallayn. Details are hazy, we only have a single crusader in the area plus divinations are blocked, but a country fell into civil war before she left. Interestingly, there was a report she was pregnant. Unconfirmed, I'd like more evidence of that before anything else."

"Highly unlikely for a Sharran like that to be with child," Ebony says right away, "But we can't entirely rule it out after the example of the Child of Lifasa. Shar is hardly above mimicry when it benefits her."

"I'm inclined to think it won't be confirmed, too. Probably a misunderstood word or a deceptive appearance," Emmaline says, a note of quiet anger in her voice.

"Probably, but you never know," Is Syala's answer. "What else?"

"I've heard whispers of someone who may match her in the court of Grumbar recently," Marchalu agrees, "Unconfirmed there too, it could just be a similar person or a misdirection."

[Ebiris]

"Gallayn is probably our best lead, but I doubt she left forwarding details," Alicia says. They don't have any reach into Grumbar's court to take advantage of, barring wherever Marchalu's getting her whispers from.

"Someone who's mere sight crushes resistance probably stands out a lot, I doubt there's many lookalikes," Marie points out nonetheless.

[Anastasia]

"That assumes she can't control it," Syala counters, "Which I'd gamble on yes, she can, for the sake of sneakiness. Shar's still a shadow goddess beneath it all."

"It is an assumption," Antenora counters, as she thinks a moment.

Ebony clears her throat, "There's a small matter Aurora is involved in that may be related. Recently, Moore asked us to intervene in a matter connected to Grumbar's court. He certainly had the favors to call in so we agreed to help."

[Ebiris]

Marie shakes her head at Syala's counter, "It's like when Alicia tries to pass herself off as an unassuming old lady but everyone still pays attention to her. Force of personality, charisma, that sort of thing's hard to turn off."

"Either way, what happened with Aurora?" Alicia asks Ebony in case it's relevant. Shar having someone investigate what Moore's up to would be a good reason for Asani to be visiting.

[Anastasia]

"Moore asked us to try and recover a piece of an artifact from Danaxmos, a child of Grumbar. We're not to kill it, only get the artifact back, but it's been challenging so far. In other words, Grumbar's taken precautions, though I'm not familiar with details since i'm not directly involved." Ebony explains.

[Ebiris]

"Shar might be exerting influence with Grumbar to get in Moore's way," Alicia speculates. "Either way, I'm not sure we'll achieve much asking around after her in his court."

[Anastasia]

"At the least I should tell Moore," Antenora notes, "So that if Shar works against him there, he's at least aware."

[Ebiris]

"It's thin, but no harm in telling him," Alicia agrees. "Just make sure he knows it's supposition on unclear evidence, we don't want him accusing Grumbar of being in thrall to Shar over this."

[Anastasia]

As Antenora sees to that?

"There's some evidence that Ryn is either dead," Marchalu goes on, "Or incapacitated. Something that happened on Acheron, though the details elude me. It's a persistent rumor that a wind overcame him. The goblins and kin who speak of it and survived aren't in the best shape, but they speak freely and the story spreads. AT the least, a powerful Sharran was overcome there."

[Ebiris]

"Dragodan didn't have much to say about Ryn so I don't think he was particularly noteworthy among them," Alicia says. "Still... Acheron. Do you know where he was on Acheron when this happened?"

That is after all the plane one of the unaccounted for godseeds is on. Might he have been searching for it? Plenty of other reasons to go there, but worth bearing in mind.

[Anastasia]

"Wind? A godseed?" A murmur from Latha. "Gathgorian? He would want one as well, and the winds serve him, detestable as it is."

"Not impossible," Syala, "If so, at least he did something useful there. If only all devils could be so considerate."

"A direct question may be prudent," Antenora's voice is distracted, but, "He is many things, but he seems to have little need for prevarications in this matter."

[Ebiris]

"I'll ask him," Alicia says.

I hear one of Shar's proxies was slain on Acheron, was it your work?