A book and many things to do

[Iron Dragoon]

"My regular things then. Let's get the others together for this."

[Anastasia]

Okay, going to get everyone together and then scry on the nagas, send them or something similar?

List any prep in case it ends up being relevant.

[Iron Dragoon]

Just for complete reference sake:

Long Duration:

Everyone:
Create Magic Tattoo: +1 Spellcaster Level, CL 32, Duration: 24 Hours.

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+1 spellcaster level.

Create Magic Tattoo: Spell Resistance 20, CL 31, Duration: 24 Hours.

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Spell resistance equal to 10 + 1 per three caster levels.

Create Magic Tattoo: +1 Luck to Attack, CL 24, Duration: 24 Hours.

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+1 luck bonus on attack rolls.

Magic Vestment +5 (Shield), CL 23, Duration 23 Hours.

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+5 armor bonus to armor/shield. (+2 via Mind over Matter: Total bonus +7)

Greater Magic Weapon: Shifting Steel +5, CL 32, Duration: 32 Hours.

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enhancement bonus on attack and damage rolls of +5

Mind Blank, CL 32, Duration: 24 Hours.

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This spell protects against all mind-affecting spells and effects as well as information gathering by divination spells or effects. Mind blank even foils limited wish, miracle, and wish spells when they are used in such a way as to affect the subject's mind or to gain information about it. In the case of scrying that scans an area the creature is in, such as arcane eye, the spell works but the creature simply isn't detected. Scrying attempts that are targeted specifically at the subject do not work at all.

Energy Immunity (Cold), CL 32, Duration: 24 Hours.

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Immunity to Cold.

Energy Immunity (Electricity), CL 32, Duration: 24 Hours.

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Immunity to Electricity.

Energy Immunity (Acid), CL 32, Duration: 24 Hours.

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Immunity to Acid.

Mass Energy Immunity (Sonic), CL 32, Duration: 24 Hours.

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Immunity to Sonic.

Epic Mage Armor, CL 32, Duration: 32 Hours.

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This spell is identical to mage armor, except that it grants a +20 armor bonus to armor class. (+2 bonus via Mind over Matter: Total bonus +22)

Self Only:
Elemental Body (Fire), CL 32, Duration: 32 Hours.

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You have the benefits of the attune form spell (page 17) with respect to the appropriate element.
You are immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning, and are not subject to extra damage from critical hits or flanking. You gain darkvision out to 60 feet.
Fire: Fire immunity, burn (those you hit in melee and those who attack you with natural weapons must make a Reflex save or catch fire, with a save DC equal to that of a fire elemental of the same size).

Bibliotheca Arcana, CL 32, Duration: 24 Hours.

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+15 insight bonus to all knowledge checks and may make knowledge checks untrained. Perfect recall of memory and anything heard/read. Speak all languages.

Pre-Combat (10 min/level):

Everyone:

Heroics, CL 32 Duration: 320 minutes.
Improved Initiative.

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+4 to initiative checks.

Magic Circle Against Evil, CL 32, Duration: 320 minutes.

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+2 deflection bonus to AC, +2 resistace bonus to saves. Immunity to possess or exercise mental control (charm/complusion). Natural weapons recoil.

Spiderskin, CL 32, Duration: 320 minutes.

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+5 ehnacnce to Natural Armor, racial bonus on saves vs. poison, racial bonus on Hide checks.

Pre-Combat (1 min/level):

Everyone:

Power fo the Huntress, CL 32, Duration: 32 minutes.

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+10 enhancement to str, dex, con. +8 enhancement to Natural Armor. +20 competence bonus to Hide/Move Silently, +6 to iniative checks, cannot be flatfooted, gain Combat Reflexes feat, and scent special quality.

Alyssa Songsteel
HP: 281/281
AC: 57.
Spells Active: Magic Vestment (CL21), Create Magic Tattoo (SR/Spellcaster Level/Attack) (CL29/25/21), Elemental Body: Fire (CL30), Mind Blank (CL30), Bibliotheca Arcana (CL30), Energy Immunity: Cold/Acid/Electricy/Sonic (CL32), Epic Mage Armor (CL30)
Bonuses: SR 20 (CMT), +1 Caster Level (CMT), +1 Luck Attack (CMT), +15 Insight Bonus to Knowledge checks (BA), +20 Armor Bonus (EMA), +7 Armor Bonus/Shield (MV)
Negative Conditions:

[Anastasia]

Thus with all of your protections readied and the party awaiting, you...

Go ahead, Alyssa.

[Iron Dragoon]

"If you want to see something specific, let me know."

Alyssa focuses on the bowl and uses it to try and find the nagas near the slabs.

[Anastasia]

No good - they're clearly shielded or strong of will. It's also plausible if the valley with the slabs is warded against teleportation, that it's also warded against scrying and similar measures.

[Iron Dragoon]

"No good. Shielded, probably by the slabs. I half expected it, but I was hoping their lair might be outside of the effect. Still, it gives me some clues. Their ancestors probably found the valley and felt the magic, moved in after noticing the protections, and eventually puzzled out the text on the slabs and learned magic from it, eventually expanding their abilities to become ha-nagas. Which means they likely consider it done sort of ancestral holy place, to some degree."

[Anastasia]

Jarem hms a moment, "That's an awful lot of assumptions, though it fits," he remarks, "It's probably something like that, or they were bound or drawn to it when it was made. I'd believe that, too."

"Still...now what?" Emily asks, "Can we contact one of them?"

[Iron Dragoon]

"I don't think we know enough about them for a sending. A representative would have to go, but I don't want to open ourselves to an ambush... A golem? Using a summon seems a bit... Mean. To the summon."

[Anastasia]

"A calling," Dolmaya suggests, "A planar ally or servant, rewarded for the risks of the effort."

"That's what I'd do," Jarem agrees, "If you don't have anyone here you want to risk."

"Oh...or....well..." Emily considers a moment, "Well yes, that is best, just have someone who deserves to be paid for and has no problem with the risk. A calling is different from a summoning."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa nods and considers... Was there anything she give a calling to that nagas might hold in some level of reverence?

[Anastasia]

K:Dungeoneering.

[Iron Dragoon]

K:D/Bibliotheca/Cunning Knowledge:

[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+84 : 3 + 84, total 87[/blockquote]

[Anastasia]

The truth is that it depends. For Ha-Nagas, what works best is any creature who comes bearing gifts and flattery. A silver tongue and a full purse can at least get you heard out. Pretty or handsome creatures, but not too pretty or handsome, works best.

[Iron Dragoon]

Uh, some sort of Eladin? (Spelling) or celestial? Or would something not quite that Good be a bit better?