Ayrell/Logs/Wild Magic 08182024/Liraxes and Valenal

• Steward of Recursion Liraxes joins the adventure.

[General] Your mind hears Liraxes thinking, "Liraxes has identified one of the locations for engaging in sorcerous casting to help the Balance." [General] Your mind hears Tirost thinking, "What is the location?" [General] Your mind hears Kerennya thinking, "Where's that, Liraxes?" [General] Your mind hears Haxen thinking, "we need to cast sorcerous spells somewhere?" [General] Your mind hears Liraxes thinking, "The ruins of a small building are located west of the city of The Crossing. It appears to contain arachnids, which can be ignored for the task at hand."

[Grassland Road, Meadow] Before you lies the remains of a building, long reduced to jagged foundations of porous, moss-stained tufa. Dark blades of weevil grass poke out of the rocky ground. You hear a clattering sound somewhere within the ruined structure and a muffled oath. You also see a grey cat that is sitting. Also here: Sublime Mender Kerennya, Firehawk Casari and Steward of Recursion Liraxes. Obvious paths: north.

Liraxes tonelessly says to Casari, "Data lacking, but assumption is that you have greater than average speed, or locational awareness." Casari laughs! Casari says, "Oh, wait, I should take advantage of this." Casari asks, "Why is the sky blue?" Light of the World Gwenddolyn just arrived, leading her group. Black Fox Xionara just arrived, leading her group. Gwenddolyn nods to Liraxes. Gwenddolyn gets a sturdy green backpack from inside her watersilk bag. Stellar Statistician Urbaj just arrived. Gwenddolyn offers Liraxes a sturdy green backpack. Liraxes tonelessly says to Casari, "The concept of 'blue' is a matter of your perceptual abilities." Xionara bows to Liraxes. Liraxes accepts Gwenddolyn's green backpack. Gwenddolyn says, "I have many rods for Liraxes." Malorna slaps a hand to her cheek and looks about in confusion. Fearless Crobin just arrived, leading his group. Malorna beams! Shavay just arrived. Casari snaps her fingers. Crobin scans the area briefly. The air fills with a loud *CRACK*! You notice as a grey cat examines its tail. Fearless Crobin's group went into a ruined building. Urbaj rummages through a rugged backpack searching with intent, but it quickly becomes apparent he's not got a clue where to look. Liraxes tonelessly says to Gwenddolyn, "These are acceptable materials for this purpose, and with a variety of material properties." Urbaj says to Liraxes, "I've commissioned approximately 30,000 mechanisms made of iron, steel, bronze, copper, oravir, tin, nickel, and zinc." Fearless Crobin's group just arrived. Urbaj offers Liraxes a rugged backpack. Gwenddolyn nods. Urbaj says to Liraxes, " The backpack also contains rods carved from all of the varieties of bone commonly found on this plane." Tear Reaper Tambellis just arrived. Gwenddolyn says, "As requested." Liraxes accepts Urbaj's backpack. Urbaj says to Liraxes, "The backpack also contains rods carved from all of the common varieties of stone." Urbaj says to Liraxes, "The backpack itself is made of some sort of fiber that may also be useful." Haalik Showldh Utbrach just arrived. Liraxes tonelessly says, "These materials are also acceptable." Knight of Meraud Tirost just arrived. Shavay went into a ruined building. You get an odd feeling that someone is watching you. It quickly passes. Tear Reaper Tambellis goes north. Crobin asks, "Are we working on the device?" You happen to sense a Katamba moonbeam moving into the area. Crobin clasps Tirost's hand tenderly. A swirling vortex of shadows draws itself from the ground and coalesces into a triangular black Moongate filled with a stormy darkness, which yawns open like a hungry maw. Tear Reaper Tambellis just arrived. Mathematician Avrenka came through a triangular black Moongate filled with a stormy darkness. A triangular black Moongate filled with a stormy darkness collapses in on itself. Crobin nods to Tambellis. Gwenddolyn says, "We are giving Liraxes materials." Malorna says, "Hmm." Liraxes tonelessly says, "The delivered materials should be sufficient for accurate data acquisition." Intern Raeed just arrived. Avrenka waves. Xionara softly asks Liraxes, "Is this spot acceptable to cast?" Sir Madigan just arrived. Avrenka asks, "What'd I miss?" Madigan raises his hand in a quick salute. Crobin ponders. Tambellis steps towards Madigan to join him, but Madigan steps away. Tirost snaps to attention and hails Madigan with a crisp hand salute. Gwenddolyn says, "I know Hanryu also has many mechanisms I gave him metals to use." Shavay just arrived. Shavay assesses his combat situation. Leayne curtsies to Madigan. Knight Errant Trajan just arrived. Madigan joins Crobin's group. Tambellis joins Crobin's group. Xionara rolls her hands in an elliptical pattern in front of her. A spinning ball of vivid blue aether appears within the pattern her hands define. The spherical ellipse of vivid blue aether flattens and expands. A fine mist covers the ellipse, which clears on a gust of wind leaving a fissure in its place. Liraxes tonelessly says, "Previously delivered materials have been sufficient to start more refined calculations, identifying this location as a priority target for engaging in sorcerous casting." Xionara nods. Madigan nods to Crobin. Liraxes tonelessly says to Gwenddolyn, "Additional materials will still be of use, to further refine observational ability." Xionara softly says, "Will try with spells gifted through wild research then." Avrenka asks, "So ... Liraxes wants us to just cast a lot of sorcery spells here, until ... what?" Xionara glances up at the sky. Alshabi Kamisama just arrived. Raeed blinks. Sister Severei just arrived. Kerennya asks Liraxes, "Do we need to do this in as close to unison with each other as we can, or is just casting in our own time adequate?" You notice Sofina trying to remain hidden while speaking. You hear the voice of Sofina say, "You know just as much as us. Give it a moment to explain." Liraxes tonelessly says, "This endeavor will not be resolved swiftly." Xionara nods to Liraxes. Casari asks Liraxes, "Are you asking people to randomly do sorcerous magic, or is there a specific type of spell that you want them to cast?" Xionara softly says, "Understood." Shearah just arrived. A Prydaen villager wanders into the area. Madigan smiles at Valynn. Crobin nods to Madigan. Xionara softly says, "One." Valynn grins at Madigan. You hear the voice of Sofina exclaim, "Ah! Villager!" Valynn gazes at her fingernails. Avrenka says, "Does it matter what kind of sorcery spells we use? Mana? Or can we just snap cast a hundred as fast as possible." Xionara softly asks Liraxes, "Any change detected at all? Smallest percentage?" Bioenchantress Allye just arrived. A Prydaen villager bows gracefully, then dances a rather graceful ballroom pose. Liraxes tonelessly says to Casari, "Sorcerous casting in general, excluding Teleologic sorcery." Pyppa hugs Allye, getting a smile in return. Sofina dances mockingly around a Prydaen villager! Sofina frowns. Allye just hugged Pyppa. Sofina curtsies to a Prydaen villager. Malorna chuckles. Casari asks, "Why excluding Teleologic? Just because it's offensive to you?" You feel fully attuned to the mana streams again. Xionara softly says, "Cast safest sorcery known to yourself." Healer Leilanie just arrived, leading her group. Allye furrows her brow. You notice Sofina trying to remain hidden while speaking. You hear the voice of Sofina ask, "Necromancy work?" Malorna says, "I dont have any right now." Xionara softly says, "See if Liraxes detects change." Malorna begins pouting. Xionara softly says, "Not hard." Xionara lets out an exasperated, "Pbpbpb." Crobin flicks one ear back as though listening for something. Strawberry Nurse Illiya just arrived. Valynn picks up a glossy axinite runestone. Crobin hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return. Xionara softly says, "Could take many days to have result." Leayne hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return. Valynn grins at Illiya. Shavay goes north. Xionara softly says, "So said Liraxes." Illiya hugs Crobin, who wraps his arms around Illiya with a warm smile. Xionara gestures at Liraxes. Liraxes tonelessly says, "Do not expect immediate results. This problem has been building for a long time, and will not be resolved immediately." Illiya hugs Leayne, who wraps her arms around Illiya with a warm smile. Valynn hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return. Crobin nods to Tirost. [General] Your mind hears Xionara thinking, "Liraxes calls to cast magics to right balance in location detected. Come if care about state of things." Bookkeeper Parkons just arrived. Illiya hugs Allye, getting a smile in return. Kerennya asks Liraxes, "Could any one come to this spot at any time and cast sorcery, or does it need to be everyone together?" Crobin gives Parkons a brotherly hug, rubbing his scalp with his knuckles. Liraxes tonelessly says, "Additional locations will be identified as further calculations are performed, but one is not necessarily more important than the other." Allye whispers something to Leilanie. Allye hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return. Liraxes tonelessly says, "A large group is not required, though it will help the process." Tirost asks Liraxes, "What is it about this location that makes sorcerous casting more likely to return planar balance?" Leilanie nods at Allye, obviously agreeing with her views. Rozalynde just arrived. Pyppa casually observes the area. Leilanie nods at Allye, obviously agreeing with her views. Xionara softly says, "Destoyed building shows evidence of past misuse of sorcery... possibly." Xionara softly says, "Unaka hinted as much." Allye nibbles her lip thoughtfully. Xionara stares blankly into the distance. Allye nods to Leilanie. Liraxes tonelessly says to Tirost, "It has been calculated to be an optimal location for the impact of sorcerous casting." Godspeaker Harsh just arrived, gliding in from the north on his brown vulture at a slow pace. Harsh gives a courteous nod and tips his blob politely. Illiya says to Tirost, "Math." Trajan asks, "Has anyone, at any point, asked for references from this construct? Or is everyone just going with this?" Leilanie gnaws on her lip. Pyppa ponders. Allye quietly says, "This feels like a bad idea." Xionara softly says, "Do not fear make decisions and try what suggested." Parkons says to Liraxes, "I see many have been eager to assist you. There are those of us who would still like to finalize the contract." Harsh hugs Pyppa gingerly, trying not to hurt her. Trajan nods to Allye. Harsh takes a deep breath and then raises his hands, murmuring prayers under his breath. A strong white light fills him, exploding outward and blinding you momentarily. When the light fades Harsh seems to be floating a few inches above the ground while descending slowly to a standing position, looking exhausted but happy. Parkons says to Allye, "I am attempting to mitigate the potential for this to be a bad idea." Couri nods to Parkons. Madigan moves into position to block attacks against Leayne! Allye nods to Parkons. Leayne rests her hand on Crobin's arm with a soft smile. Severei gestures. Geysers of uncontrolled mana suddenly erupt from Severei's flesh, illuminating the surroundings in an excruciating display of blue-black fire! Harsh quietly says, "The area is blessed and should be safer from the ills of wild magic now." Xionara softly says, "Magic in flux, this could help." Madigan nods to Crobin. Basteht just touched Severei. Madigan smiles at Harsh. Severei trills softly at Basteht. Valynn gazes at Severei. Haalik Showldh Utbrach marches north. Pyppa hugs Harsh, getting a smile in return. Crobin asks, "Anything you would like us none magic users to do?" Tirost praises Harsh. Allye says to Parkons, "I laud your efforts. I hope that it will honor any contract it agrees to." Harsh smiles. Crobin gives Harsh a brotherly hug, ruffling his hair with his knuckles. Harsh gives Crobin a brotherly hug, rubbing his scalp with his knuckles. Gwenddolyn says, "It is interesting that spiders are here too." Parkons says, "I cannot stop anyone from taking action to aid Liraxes, but for anyone who is unaware, a group of us have taken the time to compose a contract. Liraxes has indicated a willingness to enter this contract and adhere to the conditions put forth." Liraxes tonelessly says to Parkons, "Calculations have changed, changing the underlying premise of the proposed contract." Xionara softly says, "Coincidence likely." Izathri just arrived. Xionara softly says, "Always here." Xionara softly says, "But, maybe..." Xionara nods to Gwenddolyn. Allye frowns. Illiya says, "Changing the underlying premise? Interesting.." Parkons asks Liraxes, "Is that so?" Parkons frowns. Illiya gazes at Liraxes. Wizard Varagoth just arrived. Gwenhwyfach ponders. Xionara softly says, "Don't know if were here before devastation that broke building." Valynn raises an eyebrow in Liraxes's direction. Liraxes tonelessly says, "Materials received thus far have been sufficient to refine calculations." Xionara nods to Liraxes. Xionara softly says, "Excellent news." Leilanie nods at Couri, obviously agreeing with her views. Casari asks Liraxes, "Do you mean that saving the five missing people is no longer part of the plan?" Gwenddolyn says, "We gave Liraxes a lot of materials just now." Trajan asks, "Who's been giving it materials?" Parkons says to Liraxes, "Are you still willing to negotiate and agree to terms? We can consider another revision." Trajan raises an eyebrow. Liraxes tonelessly says, "Revised calculations show that there are no circumstances under which your missing people are returned without resolving the current imbalance in magical energy." Malorna nods. Gwenddolyn says, "More are on the way." Crobin squints. Xionara nods to Liraxes. Sublime Mender Kerennya glides north. Parkons says to Gwenddolyn, "That may have been wreckless. I hope I'm wrong." Xionara softly says, "Take action." Sofina reveals herself. Sofina gestures at Malorna. Geysers of blue-black fire suddenly erupt from Sofina's body, consuming her in a horrific display of unbridled sorcery.

* Sofina is slain before your eyes!

Sofina twitches several times as the ridges encompassing her form recede and vanish. The corpse of Sofina shudders and twists! The corpse of Sofina ceases its undead twitching. Sofina's corpse begins to shake violently, sprouting new mass to replace its lost organs. The convulsions reach a fevered pitch and then abruptly stop when Sofina's eyes snap open! She drags herself upright, wracked with pain and gasping for air, but clearly alive. Malorna chuckles. Rozalynde says, "Hmm." Leilanie frowns. Malorna says, "Is ok." Xionara softly says, "Well. That... amuses." Leilanie nods to Couri. Allye asks, "Is it?" Xionara laughs! Allye nibbles her lip thoughtfully. Sofina gives Malorna a smooch. Malorna nods. A Prydaen villager does a flourishing dance, ending with a bow. Malorna says, "She asked first." Liraxes tonelessly says, "Sorcerous backlash is not required for this process, but does not disrupt it." Malorna says, "Didnt hurt me." Xionara nods to Liraxes. Casari ponders. Xionara softly says, "Understood." Belzor just arrived. Tambellis joylessly says, "Heh..." Sofina says, "Now he says so." Sofina smirks. Tipsy Trailblazer Shaylynne just arrived. Tempest Knight Saragos just arrived. Sublime Mender Kerennya just arrived. Belzor nods to Saragos. Illiya asks Liraxes, "Can you clarify what is required for the process?" Illiya hugs Shaylynne, getting a smile in return. Saragos gives a courteous nod and tips his hat politely. Kerennya offers Liraxes a boxy golden brown canvas tote with deer-hide handles. Shaylynne nods to Allye. Medir just arrived. Shaylynne hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Shaylynne with a warm smile. Allye hugs Shaylynne, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile. Liraxes accepts Kerennya's canvas tote. Belzor nods to Medir. Intern Raeed wanders north. Parkons says to Liraxes, "We presumed as much. I'll do my best to think under this noise but I don't believe the current draft precludes that." Shaylynne says to Medir, "Follower." Casari asks Liraxes, "Oh, so ANY effort which restores the balance will definitely return the five missing people?" Medir gives a slight nod. Kerennya says, "Rods in there, Liraxes." Gwenddolyn praises Kerennya. Medir casually observes the area. Haxen just arrived. Pyppa smiles shal Xionara gestures. Shaylynne kisses Kamisama. And she doesn't seem to want to stop. Pyppa smiles at Shaylynne. Sublime Mender Kerennya glides north. Shaylynne just hugged Pyppa. Kamisama kisses Shaylynne. And he doesn't seem to want to stop. Haxen casually observes the area. Basteht gestures. Leayne pets the grey cat. Belzor traces a careful sigil in the air. Trajan asks, "How are you measuring the 'balance', exactly?" Trajan glances at Liraxes. Malorna nods to Sofina. Malorna chuckles. Liraxes tonelessly says to Casari, "That is not correct. There are methods of restoring the balance which could be accomplished without the missing people being restored, but at present those are suboptimal paths." Basteht gestures. Malorna winks at Sofina. Basteht assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Leayne frowns. Harsh quietly says to Sofina, "So sorry about you recent death." A Prydaen villager gazes about impassively. Xionara gestures. Sofina gives Malorna a smooch. Belzor gestures. Sublime Mender Kerennya just arrived. Saragos nods to Liraxes. Liraxes tonelessly says, "But there are no options which result in those individuals being returned until after Balance is restored." Indomitable Fortress Voranos just arrived. Basteht gestures. Kerennya offers Liraxes a boxy hunter-green canvas tote with buckskin handles. Sofina says to Harsh, "Seems it wasnt necessary." Xionara hugs Voranos, who wraps his arms around Xionara with a warm smile. Sofina looks at Harsh and shrugs. Xionara gestures at Liraxes. Illiya asks Liraxes, "Can you clarify which balance-restoring methods are optimal vs sub-optimal?" Harsh gestures. A cloud of black mist churns into being, glistening with an unearthly radiance from within its depths. Malorna asks, "Are we cating now?" Liraxes accepts Kerennya's canvas tote. Voranos just hugged Xionara. Casari says, "Okay, understood." Tirost asks Liraxes, "More detailed explaination required for assitance: why is sorcerous casting in this location beneficial for planar balance? Why did your calculations result in this location?" Harsh quietly says to Sofina, "Oh it was. Should try more." Harsh applauds. Saragos gestures. A faint breeze surrounds him. Basteht gestures. Allye nods at Medir, obviously agreeing with his views. Belzor nods politely to Valynn. Xionara softly says to Voranos, "Device says cast sorcerous magic here to help restore balance." Trajan says, "It seems to me it just told people something they wanted to hear and they just ran with it." Valynn grins at Belzor. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Belzor smiles at Valynn. Xionara softly says, "May take days." Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Harsh sighs. Urbaj asks Liraxes, "Do your calculations reveal the mechanism by which our sorcery will help resore Balance?" Voranos asks, "So it's good to cast sorcerous magic?" Xionara nods at Malorna, obviously agreeing with her views. Voranos rubs his hands together. Basteht gestures. Xionara nods in agreement. Illiya pats Voranos on the back. Xionara softly says, "Yes yes, needed to balance." Medir chuckles at Allye. Valynn quietly says to Belzor, "Nice to see you here." Madigan shakes Voranos's hand. Severei gestures. A soft crackle briefly comes from Severei's direction. Parkons says to Liraxes, "Understood. However, I don't think the current contract is in contradiction to that fact." Xionara softly says, "So says Liraxes." Belzor blushes a bright red color. A Prydaen villager glances about, looking for someone. Gwenddolyn says, "Safe sorcery." Malorna gestures. A faint breeze surrounds her. Parkons says, "If it is a fact.." Basteht gestures. Xionara gestures. Kerennya gestures. Allye gives Medir a rueful grin. Sofina says, "No backlash sorcery." Xionara ponders. Voranos traces a careful sigil in the air. Xionara softly says, "Fascinating." Medir shakes his head. Belzor quietly says to Valynn, "I am sorry I am tardy." Xionara softly says, "Failed." Malorna says, "Like a .. buff." Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Valynn grins at Belzor. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Voranos gestures. Basteht gestures. Voranos traces a careful sigil in the air. Harsh gestures. Saragos puts his rod in his leather holster. Leayne nods to Crobin. Malorna gestures. A faint breeze surrounds her. Xionara gestures. Pyppa gestures. Briaen gestures. Voranos rolls his hands in an elliptical pattern in front of him. A spinning ball of vivid blue aether appears within the pattern his hands define. Suddenly the chaotic fissure is torn apart by a blinding explosion! A thunderous boom echoes throughout the area. Bloodthirsty Ethun just arrived. Valynn quietly says to Belzor, "You arrived at the precise time you were supposed to." Parkons says to Liraxes, "We are agreeing to assist you as long as their return appears likely and that no other ill effects are brought upon the Plane of Abiding." Leayne grins at Crobin, her dimples flashing into view. Crobin hugs Voranos, who wraps his arms around Crobin with a warm smile. Valynn grins at Belzor. Haalik Showldh Utbrach just arrived. Harsh gestures. Kerennya takes off an acenite sea unicorn with a glittering tail of coralite. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Ethun's body below the waist is dripping with water. Pools of it are forming all around him. Voranos traces a careful sigil in the air. You feel fully attuned to the mana streams again. Sublime Mender Kerennya glides north. Pyppa gestures. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Malorna asks, "Anyone else in need of a heal?" Leayne closes her eyes for a moment and grows still. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Belzor looks at Valynn and blushes. Gwenhwyfach nods in agreement. Harsh raises his hand. Belzor nods at Valynn, obviously agreeing with her views. Bloodthirsty Ethun skips north. Harsh nods to Malorna. Belzor smiles vayl Voranos rolls his hands in an elliptical pattern in front of him. A spinning ball of vivid blue aether appears within the pattern his hands define. Voranos's cambrinth pauldron emits a loud *snap*. The spherical ellipse of vivid blue aether flattens and expands. A fine mist covers the ellipse, which clears on a gust of wind leaving a fissure in its place. Harsh smiles at Malorna. Haalik Showldh Utbrach marches north. Belzor smiles at Valynn. Liraxes tonelessly says, "Liraxes is also unable to provide information on all activities taken to attempt to restore the Balance. While you all engage in sorcerous casting, Liraxes will be engaging in tasks which will have similar impact, but require more precision." Gwenhwyfach says, "I need a heal." Valynn grins at Belzor. Malorna rests her hand on Harsh's arm with a soft smile. Illiya gestures. Harsh gestures. A cloud of black mist churns into being, glistening with an unearthly radiance from within its depths.

Polychromatic streaks of light flare brilliantly between the two clouds, which are then impelled to merge together. Once the streaks fade, the mist turns black again, seeming more intensely saturated in hue than before. Pyppa gestures. A liquid, dusky light cascades down Pyppa's body like thick honey before thinning out. Harsh beams at Malorna! Malorna rests her hand on Harsh's arm with a soft smile. Faint whispers swirl around Tambellis. Malorna rests her hand on Gwenddolyn's arm with a soft smile. Severei gestures. Xionara nods to Liraxes. Gwenhwyfach says, "Gwenh." Allye rubs her left arm. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Haxen ponders. Xionara softly says, "Understood, thank for clarifying." Malorna rests her hand on Gwenhwyfach's arm with a soft smile. Wizard Varagoth wanders north. Sofina gestures. Xionara gestures. Harsh quietly says to Malorna, "Thank you for saving my life." Gwenhwyfach grins at Malorna. Illiya lays her hand on Gwenhwyfach's arm. Gwenhwyfach says, "Thanks." Pyppa gestures. Malorna rests her hand on Gwenhwyfach's arm with a soft smile. Harsh applauds. Malorna gestures. A faint breeze surrounds her. Harsh gestures. Geysers of uncontrolled mana suddenly erupt from Harsh's flesh, illuminating the surroundings in an excruciating display of blue-black fire! Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Malorna asks, "Anyone else?" Harsh winces. Tambellis gets a glossy axinite runestone from inside her multi-strapped carryall. Severei gestures. Tambellis touches a glossy axinite runestone and closes her eyes in concentration. Tambellis puts her runestone in her multi-strapped carryall. Harsh raises his hand. Gwenhwyfach says, "Thank you." Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Kamisama chuckles at Shaylynne. Couri nods to Leilanie. Harsh quietly says to Malorna, "Me again please." Liraxes tonelessly says, "Per the requested information, however, Liraxes can confirm that the device which is being constructed will have no direct impact on your plane, beyond physical existing in it." Illiya lays her hand on Tambellis's arm. A hazy mist swirls up Leilanie's arms like undulating waves as she utters a few magical words. Malorna exclaims, "Of course!" Harsh frowns. You notice as a grey cat licks at one of its paws. Pyppa gestures. Malorna rests her hand on Harsh's arm with a soft smile. An almost visible connection between Malorna and Harsh seems to thrum through the air. Harsh beams at Malorna! Malorna rests her hand on Harsh's arm with a soft smile. Tambellis raises her hand in an imaginary toast. Voranos gestures. Voranos winces in pain! Xionara gestures. Severei gestures. Severei looks steadier. Leilanie gestures. Rutilant sparks of light encircle Leilanie, seeping into her skin and bathing her in a warm glow. Urbaj asks Liraxes, "Where is its physical location?" Crobin asks, "What is this device to look like?" Briaen gestures. Valynn gazes at Liraxes. Pyppa gestures. Pyppa's skin flushes slightly. Madigan gestures. A dull orange glow settles around him. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Harsh gestures. Malorna asks, "Anyone else ?" Parkons says to Liraxes, "Thank you, that confirmation is in keeping with the contract." Tambellis joylessly says to Illiya, "Thanks..." Shaylynne takes a sip of her mead. Parkons observes Liraxes with fascination. Leilanie nods at Couri, obviously agreeing with her views. Illiya snuggles up to Tambellis. Harsh winces. Sublime Mender Kerennya just arrived. An acrid, burning smell comes from the direction of an enormous fiery fissure. The flame opals adorning the triquetra symbol of your blighted gold bracelet flare with radiance, a sense of peace and restfulness spreading through you to ease your mental fatigue. Cascading points of rutilant light swirl around Malorna like sparks dancing up from a blazing fire. Harsh nods. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Trajan bows his head and chants a psalm. Gwenhwyfach nods at Parkons, obviously agreeing with his views. Severei gestures. Severei looks steadier. Tambellis joylessly asks Illiya, "Can I cast sorcery at you?" Xionara softly says, "Warden of adaptation..." Xionara nods. Illiya says to Tambellis, "Uh sure." You notice Kerennya attempting to conceal her spell preparations. Shaylynne offers Kamisama a cordial glass of vela'tohr nectar mead. Valynn grins at Illiya. Voranos gestures. Kamisama chuckles. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Kamisama accepts Shaylynne's nectar mead. Tambellis glowers darkly at Illiya. Tambellis cringes in pain! Harsh quietly says, "I too have lots to go around raise your hand if you want some sorcery." Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Medir rubs his head. Liraxes tonelessly says, "The precise location for final optimal placement is still being calculated." Harsh gestures. Harsh is stunned! Medir quietly says, "Bloody 'ell." Trajan gestures. Parkons says, "As much as I would like to assist in the casting, I am going to keep my wits about me and monitor Liraxes and its words." Kerennya gestures. Malorna says, "Can cast on me if needed." Crobin asks, "You can hand out sorcery?" Tambellis glowers darkly at Illiya. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Illiya! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Illiya. Malorna gestures. Malorna's skin flushes slightly. Briaen gestures. Voranos gestures. Harsh nods to Crobin.

The wounds afflicting Tambellis gradually fade, corresponding injuries blooming on Illiya's flesh. Tirost grins at Crobin. Illiya stops playing her song. Tambellis glowers darkly at Illiya. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Illiya! Tendrils of malevolent darkness swarm around Illiya, intertwining with one another into a constricting cage. Crobin says, "Color me a bit intrigued." Stellar Statistician Urbaj strolls north. Severei gestures. Severei looks steadier. Leilanie smiles at Crobin. Voranos gestures. Illiya places her hands on her temples. Illiya's countenance takes on a sublimely tranquil air. Tambellis glowers darkly at Illiya. Stellar Statistician Urbaj just arrived. Harsh quietly says, "Here you can have some sorcery too." Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Harsh gestures at Crobin. Illiya says to Tambellis, "On second though I think you should cast at Voranos." Illiya chortles softly at some secret joke. Voranos chuckles. You notice Leayne attempting to conceal her spell preparations. Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Crobin says, "Oh...tingly." Tambellis joylessly says to Illiya, "Ok..." Medir shakes his head. Voranos asks, "What is being cast at me and for what reason?" Astral Traveler Middler just arrived. Middler raises his hands skyward, chanting. Severei gestures. A soft crackle briefly comes from Severei's direction. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Harsh quietly says to Crobin, "That means its working." Harsh nods. Harsh gestures at Malorna. Trajan bows his head and chants a psalm. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Voranos grins. Malorna grins. Briaen gestures. Crobin says, "Long as I do not lose my fur then this is fine." Voranos gestures. Lexxa just arrived. Illiya says to Voranos, "Sorcery I guess." Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Tambellis joylessly says, "The only sorcery I have is offensive sorcery..." Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Severei asks, "Are we only doing cross-realm casting?" A Prydaen villager goes about her business. Leayne gestures. A diminutive acanth tree of phantasmal blue rises up from the ground, its golden leaves stretching out into the air. Middler gestures. Liraxes tonelessly says, "Once additional locations are identified, barring further instructions you may assume that sorcerous casting at any of them is equally effective." Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. A faint sound of cracking glass echoes through the area. You feel protected. Voranos gestures. Trajan gestures. Trajan lifts his fist toward the heavens and with a mighty shout displays his righteous wrath. Kamisama takes a sip of his mead. Saragos says to Liraxes, "Do your calculations, at the moment, point towards the Wild Magic being a natural consequence of Sorcery, or caused by some entity? If it's by an entity that's opposing us, it's probably most efficient to stop them, otherwise they'll change things up to oppose us." Leayne softly says, "Empths, tree is up." Severei gestures. A soft crackle briefly comes from Severei's direction. Harsh gestures. You feel fully attuned to the mana streams again.

* Valenal joins the adventure.

Malorna gestures at Harsh. A faint breeze surrounds him. Xionara softly says to Tambellis, "Cast at big empath, with permission." Voranos says, "I'm your gnome so long as Illiya heals me." Crobin pats Saragos on the back. Malorna grins at Harsh. Malorna says, "Some for you too." Kerennya presses her palm against the bole of an azure acanth tree, fingers splayed. Harsh grins at Malorna. Xionara gestures. Xionara softly says, "Oh ho ho ho." Voranos gestures. Xionara softly says, "Someone woke up." Xionara taps her head. Middler raises his hands skyward, chanting. Xionara chortles softly at some secret joke. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Harsh gestures. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Liraxes tonelessly says to Saragos, "This Wild Magic appears more likely than not to be a natural process, but one which is likely being taken advantage of by entities." Middler gestures. Middler raises his hands skyward, chanting. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Xionara gestures. Malorna says, "Mm thank you." Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. A soft crackle briefly comes from Tambellis's direction. Urbaj asks Liraxes, "What is the physical location of your device?" Xionara flashes a wide grin at Malorna. Voranos gestures. Valenal just arrived. Leayne sighs. Valenal casually observes the area. Middler gestures. Sofina curtsies to Valenal. Middler raises his hands skyward, chanting. Valenal inhales a great swallow of air. Trajan asks Liraxes, "'What reassurances do we have that any of this activity is going to benefit anyone besides you, or whomever you serve?" Shaylynne observes Valenal with fascination. Kerennya waves to Valenal. Valenal slowly empties his lungs. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Severei gestures. A soft crackle briefly comes from Severei's direction. Valenal bows. Trajan bows his head and chants a psalm. Voranos nods politely. Medir glances at Valenal. Leilanie nods to Valenal. Valynn gazes thoughtfully at Valenal. Middler gestures. Xionara laughs at Malorna. Illiya waves to Valenal. Middler raises his hands skyward, chanting. Xionara chortles softly at some secret joke. Couri shakes her head at Leilanie. Valenal slowly says, "Greetings, all. Please do not mind me. I am just soaking up the atmosphere." Liraxes tonelessly says to Urbaj, "At present it is located in the vicinity of Liraxes, in a dimensional phase which your form is not capable of perceiving." Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Sofina says to Valenal, "Just the human suit I was hoping to see." Saragos says to Liraxes, "Do you have any information on how, exactly, it's being taken advantage of? Thinking if we knew, we might set up a sting to out them, and then stop them." Xionara softly says, "Herro Valenal and other entities." Sofina beams at Valenal! Trajan gestures. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Urbaj blinks. Middler gestures. Middler raises his hands skyward, chanting. Urbaj gazes at Liraxes. Pyppa hugs Leayne, who wraps her arms around Pyppa with a warm smile. Valenal beams at Xionara! Sublime Mender Kerennya glides north. Valenal beams at Sofina! Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Malorna gestures at Sofina. Malorna's cambrinth calf emits a loud *snap*. A faint breeze surrounds her. Liraxes tonelessly says to Trajan, "The calculations speak for themselves." You notice Pyppa slip into a hiding place. The phantom thrall discovers Pyppa, ruining her hiding place! Xionara softly asks Valenal, "Are making mad noises in head?" You are distracted for just a moment by a sharp whistle from the shadows. You look back towards Pyppa, but she is simply no longer there. Leayne tickles Crobin, grinning mischievously. Xionara softly asks Valenal, "Or happy?" Casari says, "Wait, you can see other phases? That's important." Xionara gestures. Valenal slowly asks Sofina, "It is very fine, is it not?" Middler gestures. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Harsh ponders. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Middler raises his hands skyward, chanting. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Voranos gestures. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Kamisama takes a sip of his mead. Sofina nods to Valenal. Illiya begins chortling at Sofina. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Illiya asks Liraxes, "Out of curiosity what makes certain places more useful for cross-realms casting than others?" Middler gestures. Middler crumples to the ground and is still. Severei gestures. Severei looks steadier. Xionara gestures. Trajan asks Liraxes, "'Have they spoken to anyone apart from yourself?" Xionara points at a ruined building. Voranos gestures. Xionara points at a ruined building. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Urbaj gestures. Xionara points at a ruined building. Harsh begins to focus intently around himself. Xionara points at a ruined building. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. Severei takes a sturdy belt dangling thirty-nine cambrinth disks off from around her waist. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Harsh scratches his head. Sofina says to Valenal, "The finest I've ever come across." Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Voranos gestures. Xionara softly asks, "What history of building?" Xionara peers quizzically at Liraxes. Xionara softly asks Liraxes, "Is known to Liraxes?" Madigan gestures. Madigan's sturdy belt emits a loud *snap*. War Healer Misteeus just arrived. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Liraxes tonelessly says to Illiya, "Calculations of the relative effects of sorcerous magic at these coordinates compared to others." Gwenhwyfach says, "Liraxes said the building was burned by sorcery." You notice as a grey cat begins purring. Severei holds a sturdy belt dangling thirty-nine cambrinth disks in both hands and closes her eyes in concentration. Voranos gestures. Medir says to Liraxes, "I'm curious. What is the probability a'short term negative consequences to all this casting? Notwithstandin' your long term calculations of the potentially improvin' ultimate state." Severei puts a sturdy belt dangling thirty-nine cambrinth disks around her waist. Malorna squints at a ruined building. Xionara gestures. Severei gets a jade apple from inside her white backpack. Tambellis briefly spreads her arms outward and begins to sing. A few gently melodic tones quickly build into a luscious lyrical theme. Trajan asks, "Has anyone actually checked Liraxes' math?" The clear, ringing tones of Tambellis's song define a soothing melody that sails easily into the high reaches of her range. Valenal slowly says to Liraxes, "The vibe here is very good." Valenal nods at Liraxes, obviously agreeing with his views. Malorna says, "Different time line? or this is happening again." Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Leayne softly says, "Tree is up for Empaths." Avrenka says, "Rileos attempted to once, but it escaped him." Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Malorna presses her palm against the bole of an azure acanth tree, fingers splayed. Liraxes tonelessly says to Gwenhwyfach, "Incorrect. The state of the building is unrelated to current activities." The Prydaen villager exclaims, "I think it could be better though... with more dancing!" Urbaj touches the tattoo on his wrist and closes his eyes in concentration. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Gwenhwyfach says, "I see." Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. A Prydaen villager bows gracefully, then dances a rather graceful ballroom pose. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Illiya grins at a Prydaen villager. Xionara softly asks, "What happened to make it such though?" Severei gestures. Severei's sturdy belt emits a loud *snap*. Geysers of uncontrolled mana suddenly erupt from Severei's flesh, illuminating the surroundings in an excruciating display of blue-black fire! Xionara gestures. Severei winces. Malorna does a happy little dance! Sofina applauds a Prydaen villager, cheering it on! Crobin stands near Leayne. Voranos gestures. Xionara softly says, "Perhaps not then, was something Unaka mentioned thought might be a thing." Urbaj touches the tattoo on his wrist and closes his eyes in concentration. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Leilanie nods to Couri. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Leayne giggles at Malorna. Allye nods to Shaylynne. Couri raises her hands skyward, chanting. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Malorna grins. Casari folds her arms across her chest. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Couri gestures. Clear blue light falls about Couri in the contours of an upended cup. Illiya asks Valenal, "What are your thoughts about casting sorcery in this spot to heal the imbalance?" Shaylynne frowns, shaking her head with an expression of exasperation before resting her face in the palm of her hand. Malorna closes her eyes for a moment and grows still. Xionara gestures. Harsh's skin gleams with a fiery lustre, his eyes determined and ready.

Glowing symbols appear in the air around Liraxes, forming into numbers and mathematical symbols, though many of them are not part of any known system of math. Many of the numbers are constantly shifting, and the equations appear to be written in at least three dimensions.

Parkons asks, "Can someone heal Middler?" Parkons points at Middler. Severei says, "Need a backfire heal." Medir gazes at Liraxes. Leayne studies her scholar's tome closely.

Valenal plants his feet solidly into the ground and becomes statue-still. The earth beneath your feet feels more stable somehow.

Avrenka observes Liraxes with fascination. Misteeus touches Middler with a confident, if reserved, grace. Allye fidgets nervously. Xionara applauds. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Urbaj fixes Liraxes with a serene, lofty stare. Xionara softly says, "Excellent." Sublime Mender Kerennya just arrived. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Kerennya offers Valenal a spicy sausage tart blended with peppers and onions. Madigan calmly says, "Folks, let's get to what this Construct is asking and see if this is going to work." Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Voranos gestures. Xionara softly says, "Already on it." Misteeus stands up. Madigan nods in agreement. Leilanie gazes thoughtfully at Valenal. Valenal slowly says to Illiya, "It is a good selection. The planar intersections are favorable." Trajan asks, "People are engaging in activity that has a non-zero chance to set them on mysical fire, at the behest of a construct of unknown origin, and no one finds this suspicious?" Trajan raises an eyebrow. Valenal declines Kerennya's offer. Xionara gestures. Kerennya puts her tart in her mariner's rucksack. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Tambellis is stunned! Xionara nods in agreement. Saragos asks, "]Liraxes Why will casting Sorcery here help the balance? By what mechanism does it balance things?" Parkons says to Liraxes, "We are willing to make revisions to the contract. I understand you're not bound and unlikely to agree to be bound to report on information regarding the return of our missing people." Couri nods to Trajan. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. The Prydaen villager exclaims, "Everything is normal!" Xionara smiles at Saragos. Allye says to Trajan, "Very ominous." A Prydaen villager does a flourishing dance, ending with a bow. Misteeus touches Middler with a confident, if reserved, grace. Xionara softly says, "Good question." Valenal slowly says, "I do not require food at the moment....however..." A Prydaen villager looks about rather warily. Valenal settles into a comfortable position and closes his eyes. Strangely, everything feels a tiny bit heavier. Rozalynde quietly asks, "Will the contraptions being built or sorcery being cast help against the impending iris monsters?" You notice Kerennya attempting to conceal her spell preparations. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Valynn gives Trajan a wry grin. Couri says, "I think ye too late, Parkons." Sclerotia just arrived. Middler stands up. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Xionara gestures. Avrenka says to Trajan, "I suspect it is because doing something feels better than doing nothing." Medir nods to Couri. Medir sighs. For a mere moment Tambellis lets her stately ballad fade, then erupts into a flashy, fast paced rendition of the chorus. Riddled with short, quick notes that form a vibrating tapestry of sound, she begins the main melody again with a vibrant vivacity that leaves her breathless. Bloodthirsty Ethun just arrived. Harsh blinks. Saragos's rod fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal. Middler raises his hands skyward, chanting. Valenal slowly says, "Ahhh....much more agreeable." Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Xionara softly says, "Herro Parkons." Voranos gestures. Trajan nods to Avrenka. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Trajan says, "I'm sure." Severei puts a sturdy belt dangling thirty-nine cambrinth disks around her waist. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Kerennya gestures. Kerennya's sturdy belt emits a loud *snap*. Geysers of uncontrolled mana suddenly erupt from Kerennya's flesh, illuminating the surroundings in an excruciating display of blue-black fire! Kneeling down, Severei draws a complex figure around a bounded triangle with ground ambergris. Harsh ponders. Haalik Showldh Utbrach just arrived. Middler gestures. An instant rush of black and blue fire explodes into being, consuming Middler's outstretched limbs and turning them into ash! The dark stripes upon Lexxa's skin fade away. Saragos gestures. The air around Saragos shimmers with a blinding yellow luminescence. The scintillating light writhes and twists, abruptly coalescing into a translucent field before blinking out of sight. Middler raises his hands skyward, chanting. Xionara squints at Valenal. Couri moves over to guard Leilanie. A pained expression crosses Allye's face. Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Leilanie glances about with concern on her face. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Trajan bows his head and chants a psalm. A Prydaen villager wanders away, seeking rest. Medir nods to Allye. Parkons says to Liraxes, "I'd like to ask for a clarification of what you're willing to do in regards to information about our people being returned." Saragos gestures. Helixes and cross-patterns of brownish-white crystals grow rapidly across Saragos. Crobin chuckles. Voranos gestures. Haalik Showldh Utbrach marches north. Cascading points of rutilant light swirl around Kerennya like sparks dancing up from a blazing fire. Liraxes tonelessly says to Saragos, "It is difficult to explain the mechanisms involved without references to math. Liraxes focuses on the long term outcomes of activities, rather than the proximate causes." Misteeus assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Middler gestures. Geysers of uncontrolled mana suddenly erupt from Middler's flesh, illuminating the surroundings in an excruciating display of blue-black fire! Lexxa's claws slowly retract as her hands return to normal. Severei gestures. Severei's sturdy belt emits a loud *snap*. A soft crackle briefly comes from Severei's direction. Casari gestures. Casari's watersilk bag emits a loud *snap*. The air around Casari shimmers with a weak yellow light that quickly disperses. The air around Casari shimmers with a blinding yellow luminescence. The scintillating light writhes and twists, abruptly coalescing into a translucent field before blinking out of sight. Middler raises his hands skyward, chanting. Xionara softly says, "Careful.. something may come while doing such things." Leayne gestures. A liquid, dusky light cascades down Leayne's body like thick honey before thinning out. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Trajan gestures. A soft crackle briefly comes from Trajan's direction. Xionara gestures. Saragos squints at Liraxes. Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Trajan bows his head and chants a psalm. Casari says, "Right. Now that I'm watching this happen, it really doesn't seem right." Casari gestures. A wild fervor flashes in Casari's eyes. Misteeus gestures. Misteeus's cambrinth armband emits a loud *snap*. Misteeus's skin flushes slightly. Parkons says to Liraxes, "It is important to us that you recognize we are motivated by the rescue of our people. It impacts our willingness to aid you in restoring the balance." Voranos gestures. Middler gestures. Geysers of uncontrolled mana suddenly erupt from Middler's flesh, illuminating the surroundings in an excruciating display of blue-black fire! Valenal slowly says to Xionara, "I am the thing that would come, young Warrior Mage." Middler raises his hands skyward, chanting. Gwenddolyn nods to Casari. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Casari gestures. Staccato notes rip fiercely through the air, Casari's words flowing effortlessly between each punctuated note, resonating through your mind with a sense of tranquility. Trajan gestures. Saragos says to Liraxes, "That's highly suspicious." Malorna raises an eyebrow. Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Harsh ponders. A faint sound of cracking glass echoes through the area. You feel protected. Valynn glances at Valenal. Voranos gestures. Middler gestures. Casari gestures. Middler raises his hands skyward, chanting. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Crobin chuckles. Shearah gazes at Valenal. Gwenddolyn nods to Saragos. Sofina smiles at Valenal. Kneeling down, Severei draws a complex figure around a bounded triangle with ground ambergris. Valynn asks, "What?" Xionara softly asks Valenal, "That so? And, why?" Leilanie ponders. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Saragos says to Liraxes, "Try to explain, please, so that there is not a misunderstanding." Leayne rubs Crobin gently, massaging his muscles. Xionara softly asks Valenal, "Things in head?" Allye shudders. Casari gestures. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Malorna says, "Why say thing..." Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Parkons asks Liraxes, "Can you recognize that we will help you with more enthusiasm if you can provide us with updates on where the missing factor into your calculations?" Middler gestures. Middler raises his hands skyward, chanting. You notice Leayne attempting to conceal her spell preparations. Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Illiya gestures. Harsh quietly says, "Oh Zfora has joined us." Casari gestures. Harsh applauds. Voranos says, "This is hard work being target practice against Tambellis." Voranos pants. Xionara gestures. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Severei gestures. Madigan nods to Valynn. Sofina frowns. Madigan draws forth a massive agonite-bladed zweihander balanced by a silver dragon-shaped hilt. Middler gestures. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Couri says, "I think sorcery might need ta stop til we get a few answers." Leayne gestures. Middler raises his hands skyward, chanting. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something.

Valenal takes a deep breath and the earth beneath you vibrates, settling as he exhales.

Voranos gestures. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Parkons says, "The intensity of our aid to you, can be bolstered by the information you are willing to share." Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Casari gestures. A myriad of disjointed sounds seem to linger aimlessly in the air for a few moments before blending inaudibly into the background noise. Liraxes tonelessly says to Parkons, "The missing factor in as far as their return being conducive to your assistance." Leilanie glances at Couri. Xionara softly says, "No no, keep casting." Xionara softly says, "This is the way." Middler gestures. Malorna gestures. A faint breeze surrounds her. Avrenka asks Liraxes, "Care to comment on what Valenal is doing?" Valynn points to her eyes and then points at Valenal. Middler raises his hands skyward, chanting. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! Tendrils of malevolent darkness swarm around Voranos, intertwining with one another into a constricting cage. Xionara gestures. Urbaj glares at Valenal. Voranos gestures. Leayne gestures. Middler just left. Xionara softly says, "Fear not change of this." Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Malorna says, "Making my feet tickle in my bunny slippers." Tambellis joylessly says to Voranos, "It's hard work..." Harsh gestures. Xionara begins chortling at Malorna. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Malorna grins. Kamisama assumes a calm stance, concentrating on something. Casari gestures. A glowing amber mist briefly appears around Casari's arms. Leayne gestures. Leayne closes her eyes and settles into a graceful stance. Xionara gestures. Haxen ponders for a moment and nods. He murmurs something about ale, grunts in farewell, and wanders out of sight. Xionara softly says, "Perhaps something to fight though..." Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Valenal slowly says, "If it helps to view the same offer from a different perspective, this place is well chosen. It has the right feel." Voranos gestures. Xionara looks thoughtfully at Valenal. Medir asks Liraxes, "If th'optimal route to the return of balance involved th'consequence of us all blowin' ourselves and the city sky high, I take it y'take steps to guide us down that path by your very nature. Is that right?" Kamisama gestures. Medir ponders. Harsh gestures. A glowing aura surrounds Harsh. Valynn assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Leilanie asks Valenal, "What sort of feel?" Leayne gestures. Tirost traces a geometric sigil in the air. Crobin nods to Madigan. Valenal stands up. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Tirost gestures. The air around Tirost shimmers with a blinding yellow luminescence. The scintillating light writhes and twists, abruptly coalescing into a translucent field before blinking out of sight. Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Voranos says, "Such vague comments." Tirost traces a geometric sigil in the air. Xionara nods to Malorna. Trajan bows his head and chants a psalm. Allye asks, "Is it a going-to-make-everything-much-worse kind of feel?" Leilanie nods at Voranos, obviously agreeing with his views. Xionara softly says, "Intentional." Gwenddolyn nods to Allye. Harsh gestures. A cloud of black mist churns into being, glistening with an unearthly radiance from within its depths. Parkons says to Liraxes, "You could consider this contract as a balance between you and us. You will get much more of what you need if you can reciprocate by providing details that motivate us." Leayne gestures. Soft waves of a gentle, warm peach color flicker around Leayne. Xionara softly says, "Just cast. Stop overthinking." Tirost traces a geometric sigil in the air. Malorna says, "Depends on perspective." Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Valynn gestures. Valynn's body ripples, their flesh and bone swirling, in flux like water for the briefest moment. Xionara gestures. Medir chuckles. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Voranos gestures. Geysers of uncontrolled mana suddenly erupt from Voranos's flesh, illuminating the surroundings in an excruciating display of blue-black fire! Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Tambellis puts her wand in her multi-strapped carryall. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Madigan says, "They are all bloody vague. But, we are going to sus this one out for sure." Trajan gestures. Tirost gestures. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Madigan grunts at Liraxes. Medir mutters something into the air about far too sober. Voranos gestures. Leayne gestures. Leayne suddenly seems more graceful and deliberate in her movement. Harsh gestures. Liraxes tonelessly says to Avrenka, "Liraxes is unsure of the logic driving the entities referred to as Valenal, but their actions appear to be moving parameters in an improving direction." Xionara gestures. Shaylynne gets a generous dram of Chelsea Estate's Special Reserve scotch from inside her box hive. Shaylynne offers Medir a generous dram of Chelsea Estate's Special Reserve scotch. Allye pats Medir on the back. Medir accepts Shaylynne's scotch. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Valynn assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Medir beams at Shaylynne! Xionara softly says, "Thank for confirmation of such Liraxes." Avrenka says, "Well that's reassuring." Xionara nods to Liraxes. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Tirost sheathes his haralun sword. Avrenka ponders. The crystal rod floating behind Liraxes implodes into a chartreuse point.

Harsh gestures. Haalik Showldh Utbrach just arrived. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Malorna says, "Improving balance.. for clarification state." Crobin asks, "What can we do to move the perameters in a good direction quicker?" Valenal slowly says to Leilanie, "It is like a basin, collecting the sorcerous energy. And a pleasant place to bask in the realness of the Plane of Abiding." Xionara nods at Malorna, obviously agreeing with her views. Voranos gestures. Xionara gestures. Valynn gestures. Malorna says, "Sorry that was meant as a question." Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Misteeus touches a colorful elbaite runestone marked with a symbol for Bless and closes his eyes in concentration. Misteeus assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Avrenka asks Liraxes, "You mentioned before you serve the Balance in our Plane as well ... do you also serve Balance in other planes?" Medir takes a sip of his scotch. Allye closes her eyes for a moment and grows still. Couri says, "Improvin fer how? THis be too unknown and nae really to our needs." Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Kamisama preens. Someone's pleased with himself! Valynn assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Harsh gestures. Xionara softly says, "Too much fear here." Leilanie nods at Couri, obviously agreeing with her views. Xionara softly says, "Time for action." Xionara softly says, "Cast." You notice Kerennya attempting to conceal her spell preparations. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Medir grins at Shaylynne. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Severei nods at Xionara, obviously agreeing with her views. Tambellis gestures. Illiya says, "He said earlier l urbaj." Shaylynne nods to Medir. Misteeus gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Misteeus's body. Voranos gestures. Illiya coughs. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Starlight Queen Gwenhwyfach goes north. Illiya coughs. Xionara gestures. Harsh quietly says, "Im not scared all the time, but when i am, Im usually scared of Xionara." Severei beams at Allye! Harsh gestures. Malorna gestures. A faint breeze surrounds her. Gwenddolyn stops guarding. Casari glances at Saragos. Kerennya gestures. Allye traces a gossamer pattern in the air. Illiya grins at Harsh, her dimples flashing into view. Casari glances at Madigan. Allye nods to Severei. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Xionara smirks. Tambellis joylessly says, "Being betrayed is nice, because then I know who to kill." Leayne giggles at Harsh. Xionara's ears stand up proudly for a moment. Liraxes tonelessly says to Crobin, "Aside from sorcerous casting, there should be other activities which can improve probabilities. The additional materials for construction of the observational device should provide additional approaches as well." Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Tambellis gestures. A wild fervor flashes in Tambellis's eyes. Tirost traces a geometric sigil in the air. Valenal slowly says, "A fitting analog description of Liraxes's models." Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Xionara waggles her fingers mystically at Harsh. How nice. Misteeus gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Misteeus. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Misteeus's body. Harsh jumps back from Xionara! Xionara gestures. Harsh gestures. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Misteeus touches a colorful elbaite runestone marked with a symbol for Bless and closes his eyes in concentration. Misteeus assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Ethun gestures. Ethun winces in pain! Crobin says, "Gathering things." Voranos gestures. Crobin nods. Misteeus gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Misteeus's body. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Saragos says to Liraxes, "I'm sorry, I advocated for listening to you, but I'm getting a little tired of, 'do Sorcery just because I say so,' from you and from others. You're starting to concern me." Valenal searches around for a moment. Haalik Showldh Utbrach marches north. Xionara nods to Liraxes. Tirost traces a geometric sigil in the air. Crobin says, "I will see what I can do." Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Severei gestures. An instant rush of black and blue fire explodes into being, consuming Severei's left hand and turning it into ash! Liraxes tonelessly says to Medir, "In the event that such became necessary, yes. That is not currently the case, and current engagement indicates a low probability of such becoming required." Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Medir nods to Liraxes. Misteeus touches a colorful elbaite runestone marked with a symbol for Bless and closes his eyes in concentration. Misteeus assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Xionara softly asks Saragos, "No trust in yourself for this entity?" Tambellis gestures. Xionara gestures at Liraxes. Valynn reveals herself. Valynn gestures. Valynn's eyes dilate slightly. Severei says, "Went boom again." Harsh gestures. Ethun gestures. An instant rush of black and blue fire explodes into being, consuming Ethun's right hand and turning it into ash! Xionara gestures. Tirost gestures. Medir says, "Well tha's something." Casari says to Saragos, "I think if the extraplanar entities were going to use this to help us, they would be able to say something about how." Tirost gets a glossy axinite runestone from inside his sling bag. Misteeus gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Misteeus. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Misteeus's body. Tambellis gestures. The wind blowing from behind Tambellis falters for a moment, then picks up again. Elusive Asab goes north. Kerennya touches Severei with a confident grace and familiar smile. An almost visible connection between Kerennya and Severei seems to thrum through the air. Shaylynne nibbles her lip thoughtfully. Tirost gets a glossy axinite runestone from inside his sling bag. Tirost touches a glossy axinite runestone and closes his eyes in concentration. Tirost traces a geometric sigil in the air. Tirost puts his runestone in his sling bag. Malorna asks, "Anuone in need of a heal?" Xionara softly says, "Cannot understand function of its calculations." Severei beams at Kerennya! Saragos says to Xionara, "I want to have some explanation, any explanation, as to why casting Sorcery would actually help the Balance." Brilliant sparks of rutilant light dance around Allye, bathing her in a warm glow. Harsh gestures. Kerennya grins at Severei. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Valynn assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Tirost raises his hand in an imaginary toast. His eyes bug out as he lapses into a momentary trance. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Harsh quietly asks, "Has anyone figured out how to ask it a question to determine its capacity for lieing?" Tambellis gestures. Harsh points at Liraxes. Casari says, "Can't help but suspect they're just trying to gain a foothold." Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Illiya searches around for a moment. Allye says, "So many holes in the net..." Trajan says, "It's offering little in the way of reassurance beyond 'the math checks out'." Gwenddolyn nods at Casari, obviously agreeing with her views. Voranos gestures. Valynn gestures. Tambellis gestures. You hear a strange noise around Tambellis wind down and fade away. Tambellis is briefly surrounded by dissonant sound and flickering, heat-like waves of distortion. Illiya says, "Valenal said that the planar intersections are favorable here." Severei gestures. Malorna says, "What data source is the math being pulled ffrom." Couri nods to Leilanie. Voranos nods at Saragos, obviously agreeing with his views. Xionara gestures. Misteeus touches a colorful elbaite runestone marked with a symbol for Bless and closes his eyes in concentration. Misteeus assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Madigan says, "I am sure if we meet more and have a few more meetings, things will get better on their own." Droplets of water coalesce around Kerennya's fingertips as her arms undulate like gracefully flowing river currents. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Xionara softly says, "Environment." Valynn assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Medir takes a sip of his scotch. Harsh quietly says, "I can sense an extraplanar incursion here when i perceive." Illiya asks Valenal, "Can you explain more about what it means that the planar intersections are favorable here?" Avrenka flashes a quick grin at Madigan. Urbaj says, "Liraxes says the math is good. Valenal says the vibes are good. Keep casting." Xionara softly says, "Liraxes wandered about to collect data." Xionara softly says, "Too much fear." Xionara sighs. Harsh quietly says, "So it is an odd spot." Harsh gestures. Madigan says, "Now, if you are here to see if this is going to work...let's get to work here." Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Couri asks, "But why sorcery, why nae jest magic here?" Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Casari says to Madigan, "I think we should stop it." Kerennya gestures. Kerennya is bathed in a soft white glow for a moment. (Parkons patiently observes Liraxes) Misteeus gestures. Geysers of uncontrolled mana suddenly erupt from Misteeus's flesh, illuminating the surroundings in an excruciating display of blue-black fire! Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Tambellis cringes in pain! Voranos gestures. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. The brilliant silver glow dissipates from Urbaj. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Parkons looks over Liraxes very closely. Illiya asks Casari, "Oh?" Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Harsh gestures. Droplets of water coalesce around Kerennya's fingertips as her arms undulate like gracefully flowing river currents. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Madigan asks Casari, "Point me to something tangible that says to stop this other than we want to talk more?" Malorna asks, "What is that ?" Misteeus touches a colorful elbaite runestone marked with a symbol for Bless and closes his eyes in concentration. Misteeus assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Malorna peers quizzically at Harsh. Malorna says, "I see it too." Severei asks Liraxes, "Query: What is the percentage of falsehoods potentially given by Liraxes?" Harsh looks at Malorna and shrugs. Illiya asks, "What is what?" Medir grins at Severei. Avrenka says, "Unaka herself said Truffenyi is fine with regular sorcery casting ... I don't think we should be too concerned." Harsh quietly says, "The weirdness." Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Harsh nods to Malorna. Kerennya gestures. One item rapidly decomposes. Malorna says, "You sense an extraplanar incursion in the area." Voranos gestures. Trajan says to Madigan, "'Point us to something tangible that says it's going to make anything better." Xionara nods in agreement. Severei grins at Medir. Xionara softly says, "Expected this." Xionara softly says, "Keep casting." Misteeus gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Misteeus's body. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Allye frowns. Urbaj says to Severei, "Liars and truthtellers have the same answer to the question "are you lying to me." Trajan says to Madigan, ""Aside from the emotionless construct of dubious moral character." Xionara nods in agreement. Casari says to Madigan, "To me, the math adds up to... these extraplanars want us to poke more holes. If they were going to be able to do more, they would be able to say what." Xionara praises Urbaj. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Zfora reveals herself. Zfora gestures. A smoky film of grey mist exudes from Zfora's palms as she draws them close to her face. Breathing in deeply, her mouth remains open as she trembles for a second. She recovers after a moment and looks pleased. Harsh gestures. Madigan says to Trajan, "It is a tangible action that will bear fruit or not. If it does not, we move to the mext path." Xionara softly says to Urbaj, "Exactly so." Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Xionara gestures. Medir smiles at Leayne. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Kerennya gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Kerennya's body. Liraxes tonelessly says to Parkons, "Liraxes will provide information to help with the process of restoring the balance, but attempting to translate everything into a form you are capable of understanding is not possible." Casari gestures. A glowing amber mist briefly appears around Casari's arms. Kamisama assumes a calm stance, concentrating on something. Voranos says, "On principle, It's dangerous to blindly follow people we don't really know and claim to be doing things for the greater good. But, I'm kind of curious how this turns out as it's not much more sorcerous casting than most simple gatherings." Leayne smiles at Medir, revealing the dimples in her cheeks. Lexxa nods at Madigan, obviously agreeing with his views. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Harsh quietly says, "Callin us dumb again i think." Harsh squints. Saragos says to Illiya, "But WHY? Valenal claims that some previously unknown special energy from the Void that he refuses to define the source of helps bring energy here. Liraxes is now refusing to define why the Sorcery will help, saying we're not smart enough to do the math." Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Harsh gestures. Voranos gestures. Kamisama gestures. Xionara softly says, "No. Beyond our understanding does not mean dumb in case such this." Shaylynne hums to herself. Severei gestures. Xionara gestures. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Izathri searches around for a moment. Casari says to Madigan, "I was on board with this before, but after seeing it... it seems like the wrong direction." Rozalynde ponders. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Allye quietly asks Malorna, "What was that about an extraplanar incursion?" Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! Tendrils of malevolent darkness swarm around Voranos, intertwining with one another into a constricting cage. Illiya says, "There is an extraplanar incursion in the area." Harsh gestures. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Harsh nods. Voranos gestures. Allye frowns. Madigan asks Casari, "Got me my friend. What is any of this suppose to look like?" Harsh quietly says, "If you can sense mana, and you perceive, you may pick it up." Gwenddolyn asks, "What does that mean exactly?" Harsh nods to Allye. Saragos asks Xionara, "How do you know it's beyond your understanding?" Xionara gestures. Couri exclaims, "When ye follow blindly, doesnae mean ye cannae see the outcome!" Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Avrenka asks Liraxes, "Valenal once said that casting sorcery creates energy thru resonance with the Planar Void, which ordinarily evaporates to create balance ... do you agree with that idea?" Gwenddolyn says, "I see it too." Tambellis joylessly says, "Huh, a change in the physics of the area, that's itneresting." Misteeus touches a colorful elbaite runestone and closes his eyes in concentration. Misteeus assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Xionara softly says to Saragos, "Don't understand three dimensional math algorithms." Malorna mutters something into the air about math. Madigan nods to Voranos. Allye nods to Harsh. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Harsh smiles. Illiya says, "Extraplanar incursion seems bad." Xionara softly says, "So, it is not wrong. And this entity from plane of probability..." Allye fidgets nervously. Harsh quietly says, "Feels bad." Trajan nods to Illiya. Valenal slowly says to Illiya, "I will try. Here it is easier to slip through the planar boundary from the Plane of Earth, to interact with the Plane of Abiding. It is difficult to put into words. Perhaps an analog would be that the gates here are less heavy." Allye asks, "It does, doesn't it?" Voranos gestures. Xionara softly says, "No, it's trying to stop us." Madigan gestures. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Casari says to Madigan, "It should look like... we're not asking other planes to get a foothold in ours." Xionara glances up at the sky. Xionara softly says, "Keep casting." Leayne nods to Crobin. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Misteeus gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Misteeus's body. Urbaj nods to Xionara. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Harsh gestures. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Voranos joins Crobin's group. Illiya nods at Allye, obviously agreeing with her views. Misteeus touches a colorful elbaite runestone and closes his eyes in concentration. Misteeus assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Malorna gestures. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Allye asks Valenal, "How does that aid in balancing?" Tirost gazes thoughtfully at Valenal. Xionara softly says, "May end up attracting thing starting it or minions of such, or something else." Valenal slowly says, "The incursion is only an Earth domain. It is more agreeable for me to be here in its presence." Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Madigan nods to Voranos. Xionara softly says, "But, keep casting." Xionara gestures. Voranos gestures. Malorna asks, "Anyone notice.. NO surges?" Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Harsh gestures. Misteeus gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Misteeus's body. Liraxes tonelessly says to Saragos, "An increase in the quotient of sorcerous casting results in a greater probability of future outcomes not including the current Wild Magic activities, and the return of the missing individuals."

You reach out with your senses and see radiant (15/21) streams of vibrant blue and white Life mana flowing through the area. Letting your senses extend further, you feel there is brilliant (17/21) mana to the north. You sense the Regenerate spell upon you, which will last until you fail to provide 10 mana for it. You sense the Blessing of the Fae spell matrix in the area, which will last less than a roisan. You sense a matrix of Holy energy in the area. You sense the Circle of Sympathy spell matrix in the area, supported by an azure acanth tree. You sense an Ethereal Fissure spell matrix infusing the available mana streams with a staggering amount of extra elemental energy. The Ethereal Fissure should last for approximately sixteen roisaen. You sense an extraplanar incursion in the area.

Malorna gestures. Geysers of uncontrolled mana suddenly erupt from Malorna's flesh, illuminating the surroundings in an excruciating display of blue-black fire! Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Avrenka says, "No surges is probably a good thing." Lexxa nods to Xionara. Severei says, "Huh. But that's interesting." Madigan gestures. Voranos traces a careful sigil in the air. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. Urbaj is stunned! Xionara nods to Liraxes. Harsh quietly says, "Yes, sorcery causes no surges I have noticed. In my trials anyhow." Saragos glances at Madigan. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Harsh gestures. Voranos gestures. A glowing amber mist briefly appears around Voranos's arms. Illiya asks Valenal, "Are you an earth elemental?" Voranos gestures. A muted roar begins to emanate from Voranos's arms. Xionara gestures. Tambellis joylessly says, "Haven't blown off my hand either." Voranos traces a careful sigil in the air. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Voranos traces a careful sigil in the air. Avrenka says to Harsh, "False, I've created a surge from sorcery casting, about 1 in 80-100." Kerennya says to Malorna, "I think a cleric did a Meraud commune. That blocks the surges." Leayne assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Harsh blinks at Avrenka. Parkons says to Liraxes, "I'll wager we are all fully aware that we do not comprehend the happenings to the fullest or similar extent that you do. We're simply asking for information that will further motivate us to assist in restoring balance. Conversely, we are attempting to avoid being naive. If the balance you seek is as good for us as it is for you, then you should have no problems agreeing to share information." Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Misteeus touches a colorful elbaite runestone and closes his eyes in concentration. Misteeus assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Severei gestures. Severei looks steadier. Valenal says to Illiya, "Well spotted, yes." Tirost nods to Madigan. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Voranos gestures. Xionara gestures. Voranos traces a careful sigil in the air. Harsh quietly says, "That ive noticed, so still true. But you noticed em, so i wont repeat it again." Harsh nods to Avrenka. Xionara softly says, "It showed algorithm already..." Harsh smiles. Harsh gestures. Xionara coughs. Voranos traces a careful sigil in the air. Illiya asks Valenal, "What is your interest in our plane?" Xionara clears her throat. Shaylynne ponders. Misteeus gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Misteeus's body. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Medir chuckles. Medir walks north. Avrenka says, "Interesting that the earth elemental speaks more slowly." Voranos traces a careful sigil in the air. Tirost says to Illiya, "Sensing the elements here, it is most favorable to earth spells and magic." Xionara gestures. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Valenal chuckles at Illiya. Rozalynde says, "Rocks aren't very fast most of the time." Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Voranos traces a careful sigil in the air. Malorna gestures at Sofina. A faint breeze surrounds her. Misteeus gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Misteeus's body. Illiya nods to Tirost. Malorna hums cheerfully to herself. Allye frowns. Sofina grins at Malorna. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. An instant rush of black and blue fire explodes into being, consuming Urbaj's left hand and turning it into ash! Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Kamisama assumes a calm stance, concentrating on something. Shaylynne glances at Allye. Gwenddolyn stands near Allye. Illiya lays her hand on Urbaj's arm. Trajan bows his head and chants a psalm. Avrenka says, "The flighty personality was from Fire Plane, who used Fire Rain for state change ... fascinating." Urbaj looks healthier and Illiya appears to weaken. Urbaj smiles at Illiya. (Parkons watches Liraxes every movement while tuning out the choas around him.) Severei gestures. Severei winces in pain! Leilanie nods at Couri, obviously agreeing with her views. Kamisama gestures. Leilanie lays her hand on Severei's arm. Voranos gestures. Harsh gestures. Allye nods to Gwenddolyn. Rozalynde stops listening to Crobin. Narrowing her eyes, Sofina presses her fingertips against the side of her neck. Seams of reddish-black energy spread from Sofina's hand, eventually settling into a monstrous pattern shining through her skin. Gwenddolyn moves into position to cover Allye from harm. Avrenka asks, "What kind of state would an Earth elemental be interested in?" Misteeus gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Misteeus's body. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Madigan gestures. Leilanie smiles at Couri. Trajan gestures. Sofina says to Avrenka, "I think each tone of voice is a different elemental speaking." Allye touches Gwenddolyn with a confident grace and familiar smile. Harsh quietly says, "You just know if Dantia were here we'd be chargin at someone by now." Harsh nods. Xionara gestures. Saragos says to Madigan, "I'm seeing things dangerous. Them not wanting to explain themselves." Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Xionara softly says, "Solid." Casari nods emphatically at Saragos. Tirost traces a geometric sigil in the air. Harsh gestures. Liraxes tonelessly says to Parkons, "Liraxes is willing to provide information that is conducive to your engagement, but there are limits to what Liraxes is capable of presenting you with." Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Voranos gestures. Malorna gestures. A faint breeze surrounds her. Voranos traces a careful sigil in the air. Valenal slowly says to Illiya, "That is a difficult question to answer. It feels right to be here. To feel the deep rock underfoot. To be the soil compacting under our feet. To inhabit the geologic movement of the deep planet." Madigan says to Saragos, "None of these buggers are explaining themselves." Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Harsh shakes his head at Madigan. Madigan says, "But, this one is doing something." Harsh gestures. Harsh gestures. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Faint wisps of smoke rise from the mouth of a small fiery fissure. Xionara gestures. Sofina gestures. A smoky film of grey mist exudes from Sofina's palms as she draws them close to her face. Breathing in deeply, her mouth remains open as she trembles for a second. She recovers after a moment and looks pleased. Avrenka offers Valenal a rock. Lexxa nods at Madigan, obviously agreeing with his views. Valenal slowly says to Illiya, "It is to do the thing one is supposed to do." Leayne nods to Crobin. Valenal smiles at Avrenka. Rozalynde ponders. Saragos says to Madigan, "That's right. None of them are explaining themselves. They're just giving orders to do things, or not do things, and the literal only thing they can offer is, 'Trust me, bro!'." Crobin says, "Okay all, I am sorry but I must retire for the evening." Crobin forces Madigan out of his group. Xionara nods to Crobin. Harsh gestures. An instant rush of black and blue fire explodes into being, consuming Harsh's right hand and turning it into ash! Xionara hugs Crobin, who wraps his arms around Xionara with a warm smile. Voranos gestures. Harsh winces. Allye says to Madigan, "But tearing more holes between the planes doesn't seem like doing something *good*." Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Leayne hugs Xionara, who wraps her arms around Leayne with a warm smile. Harsh appears stronger, while Malorna seems to weaken. Avrenka removes a suede gem pouch from his belt. Casari nods to Allye. Leilanie lays her hand on Harsh's arm. Leayne hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return. Severei gestures. Saragos says to Madigan, "I thought Liraxes was different. Apparently not." Avrenka asks Valenal, "Would you be interested in this assortment of rocks?" Xionara gestures. Madigan gestures at Voranos. Brilliant, hair-like threads of light form a wispy crown around Voranos's head. Voranos gasps at Crobin! Avrenka offers Valenal a suede gem pouch. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Harsh beams at Malorna! Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Crobin hugs Voranos, who wraps his arms around Crobin with a warm smile. Leayne waves. Illiya asks Valenal, "Why are you interested in fixing the imbalance of our plane?" Crobin hugs Voranos, who wraps his arms around Crobin with a warm smile. Leayne softly says, "Be well." Valenal slowly says to Illiya, "Have you ever felt you were inhabiting your proper place? Fulfilling a purpose? It is...like that." Crobin nods to Madigan. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Malorna chuckles at Harsh. Harsh gestures. Crobin pats Parkons on the back. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Valenal accepts Avrenka's suede gem pouch. Valenal bows to Avrenka. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Crobin says, "I hope all goes well." Avrenka says to Valenal, "This pouch of different rock states might keep your interest for a while." Illiya ponders. Leayne hugs Allye, getting a smile in return. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Illiya gestures at Voranos. Soft waves of a gentle, warm peach color flicker around Voranos. Madigan says, "Saragos, I am a simple man. This Construct right now is doing something. It will either work or not. If it does not, then we will kill it and move to the next one." Liraxes tonelessly asks, "Attempting to explain difficulty... Are you capable of describing the color blue to something which does not have eyes? Or the taste of food to something which does not have a tongue?" Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Crobin pats Saragos on the back. Haalik Showldh Utbrach just arrived. Harsh gestures. Xionara gestures. Madigan says, "If it works, then great." Harsh quietly says, "Struggling with this spell like i dont normally." Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Harsh ponders. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Leilanie asks, "And if it makes things worse?" Casari inhales a great swallow of air. Casari slowly empties her lungs. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Madigan says, "No one else is doing anything. As far as I can tell." Harsh gestures. Valenal slowly says to Illiya, "Because the more imbalanced the Plane grows, the harder it is to do the things we are meant to do. To inhabit the soil, to ride the avalanche. To roil luxuriously with the magma in a volcano. The connections grow thick and brittle." You notice as a black dog pads into the area. The black dog begins to watch the goings on carefully. Severei gestures. Severei looks steadier. Madigan gestures. Madigan lifts his a massive agonite-bladed zweihander balanced by a silver dragon-shaped hilt toward the heavens and with a mighty shout displays his righteous wrath. Trajan says to Madigan, "'I don't hear you putting much thought into what could happen if it doesn't work." Tirost says, "Some porousness between planes is necessary for balance. Too much would be disasterous. We must find the source of the problem." Tambellis joylessly says to Leilanie, "Then everyone who lied dies until they stop coming back to life." Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Illiya ponders. Fearless Crobin saunters north, leading his group. Xionara gestures. Illiya gestures. Harsh quietly says, "I still sense the incursion, no change." Harsh gestures. Voranos gestures. Trajan says to Madigan, "'Or, makes things worse." Illiya asks Valenal, "So us casting sorcery helps you to inhabit our plane?" Couri asks, "Can an it die?" Casari says to Madigan, "Fine. Want to do something? Let's do something. Move on to the next step, I'm with you." Madigan gestures. Saragos shakes his head. Trajan bows his head and chants a psalm. Illiya gestures. Casari draws forth an imposing steel flamberge with a corvid hilt. Gwenddolyn says, "Yes the extraplanar incursion is still present." Madigan asks Trajan, "Give me a better course of action that involves something other than talking?" Avrenka says, "Someone did mention the mana streams being stagnant, not mixing well ... casual Sorcery casting might be thing to make them mix again." Madigan raises an eyebrow in Trajan's direction. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Harsh gestures. The black dog sits down. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Madigan gestures. Kamisama gestures. Saragos says, "Have fun following these things blindly. I'm done with this. I've got more important things to worry about." Shearah asks Valenal, "Are you able to do what you are supposed to do here? Now?" Droplets of water coalesce around Kerennya's fingertips as her arms undulate like gracefully flowing river currents. Casari gestures at an imposing steel flamberge with a corvid hilt. Tempest Knight Saragos strides north. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Tambellis joylessly says, "Sure, I've been killing constructs and sorcerers and wyverns and everything else for years. I haven't met anything yet that couldn't die." Xionara softly asks, "How is blind?" Madigan gestures. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Malorna says, "Heh never thought i hear.. casual sorcery castin." Harsh sighs. Harsh gestures. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Valenal slowly says to Illiya, "That is essentially correct. In restoring the natuarl balance, it allows us to flow freely through the boundary as we were meant to." Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Xionara gestures. Kerennya gestures. Kerennya's sturdy belt emits a loud *snap*. Trajan says to Madigan, "'Unaka has said that Truffenyi may be willing to offer help, or guidance." Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Madigan gestures. Danger Wizard Dasheek just arrived. Severei gestures. Severei cringes in pain! Harsh nods at Trajan, obviously agreeing with his views. Dasheek stands near Illiya. Illiya ponders. Harsh gestures. Malorna gestures. A faint breeze surrounds her. Trajan gestures. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Madigan gestures. A dull orange glow settles around him. Harsh sighs and says a soft prayer to himself. Dasheek waves. Valenal slowly says, "It is a natural process, without which the Plane will ultimately stagnate and die." An almost visible connection between Misteeus and Severei seems to thrum through the air. Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! Tendrils of malevolent darkness swarm around Voranos, intertwining with one another into a constricting cage. Harsh waves to Dasheek. Harsh tips his blob to Dasheek with a courteous nod. Avrenka asks Valenal, "Are there any types of sorcery that you think are harmful?" Voranos gestures. Dasheek shakes Harsh's hand. Harsh quietly says, "Was hopin we had a spy on our team." Madigan gestures. Brilliant, hair-like threads of light form a wispy crown around his head. Harsh beams at Dasheek! Harsh gestures. Valenal ponders. Severei gestures. Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Illiya asks Valenal, "Which plane will stagnate and die, ours or yours?" Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Tirost asks Liraxes, "Is there a limit to how much sorcery would be necessary to restore balance?" Voranos asks, "Is Valenal not of this plane?" Madigan gestures. Madigan touches a pale avaes runestone and closes his eyes in concentration. Madigan says to Trajan, "TOp notch. Tell her we are waiting on that guidance. She did not give us any when last we met...other than she will help." Leilanie hesitantly says, "Valenal has all but lost his identity and/or mind, delving into whatever he was involved with. I fear we are diving too head first into all of this." Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Illiya says, "Valenal, the meat puppet, is a conduit right now for an earth elemental." Harsh gestures. Avrenka says to Voranos, "The elementals that speak thru him are not." Leilanie says to Valenal, "No offense." Couri nods to Leilanie. Severei gestures. Madigan gestures. Allye nods to Leilanie. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Trajan says to Madigan, "'And I don't know about you, but I'm much more willing to trust a benevolent god with ties to the citizens of Elanthia than an extraplanar construct with no credentials." Voranos gestures. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Xionara softly says, "This slow process and experiment if don't believe. Hypothesis formed, then test." Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Xionara gestures. Illiya says, "But I'm not sure if what the earth elemental wants is the same as what we want." Briaen nods at Trajan, obviously agreeing with his views.

Valenal becomes still for a moment, and the earth beneath you vibrates in time with his glacial heartbeat.

Madigan gestures. Illiya gazes at Valenal. Harsh gestures. Severei gestures. Severei looks steadier. Xionara softly says, "Do nothing, won't know." Harsh blinks. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Allye closes her eyes for a moment and grows still. Harsh narrows his eyes. Leilanie shifts her weight. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Liraxes tonelessly says to Tirost, "Eventually too much sorcery could potential tip the Balance in the other direction, but it would require a great deal of time." Harsh begins to focus intently around himself. Madigan says to Trajan, "I trust her very much. She has no answers presently, but says she is here to help. I expect she will help when she is ready." Xionara nods at Liraxes, obviously agreeing with his views. Allye nods at Gwenddolyn, obviously agreeing with her views. Voranos gestures. Trajan says to Madigan, "'It's conceivable that we need to seek out that help on our own, rather than have it handed to us." Xionara softly says, "Exactly." Tirost nods to Liraxes. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Illiya says to Dasheek, "Liraxes said that casting sorcery in this exact spot will help restore the balance." Illiya looks at Dasheek and shrugs. Xionara gestures. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. Geysers of uncontrolled mana suddenly erupt from Urbaj's flesh, illuminating the surroundings in an excruciating display of blue-black fire! Harsh gestures. A hellish spiral of blazing red stardust rises up around him. The hellish spiral of blazing red stardust pulses hard before expanding in size, lashing out at everything within reach! Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Urbaj frowns. The hellish spiral of blazing red stardust becomes more violent, expanding outward from Harsh. The hellish spiral dissipates as quickly as it formed. Dasheek asks, "Oh really?" Dasheek casually observes the area. Liraxes tonelessly says, "Casting sorcery in other locations will help as well, but this one is optimal." Voranos gestures. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Voranos traces a careful sigil in the air. Xionara softly says, "And also said take many days. Plenty of time to observe." Severei gestures. Madigan says to Trajan, "Very much. I encourage you to help find that path. Until then, I am backing this thing to see if he has the answers." Xionara gestures. Casari gestures. A glowing amber mist briefly appears around Casari's arms. Valenal says to Illiya, "Eventually, all the Planes will wither and die. Without the context of the Plane of Abiding, the Elemental Planes would lose their essential link with physical reality." Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. A sizzling sound briefly emanates from Tambellis's direction. Xionara softly says, "Too much fear here." Kerennya touches Urbaj with a confident grace and familiar smile. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Voranos traces a careful sigil in the air. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Malorna gestures. A faint breeze surrounds her. Urbaj smiles at Kerennya. Liraxes tonelessly says, "Other potential locations are being investigated and calculated." Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Allye nods to Gwenddolyn. Haalik Showldh Utbrach marches north. Voranos gestures. A glowing amber mist briefly appears around Voranos's arms. Kamisama assumes a calm stance, concentrating on something. Harsh gestures. A flaring crimson vessel shudders and then, with measured slowness, floats away. Malorna gestures. A faint breeze surrounds her. Dasheek gestures. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Light of the World Gwenddolyn goes north. Severei gestures. Avrenka asks Valenal, "Why would no casting sorcery cause the Planes to wither and die? Why is flowing between Planes so important?" Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. An inquisitive "Meow...?" originates somewhere near Avrenka. Xionara gestures. Valenal slowly says, "What does it mean to be Earth, if there is no Water. What does it mean to be mud if there is no canvas of Aether on which to build it.." Parkons fixes Liraxes with a calm, clear stare. Parkons looks over Liraxes very closely. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Malorna gestures. A faint breeze surrounds her. Xionara nods at Valenal, obviously agreeing with his views. Knight Penitent Briaen goes north. Harsh quietly says, "Perhaps the surges are more of a casting too quickly thing. That would explain why sorcery causes them infrequently seeing as most will wait until it is ready to cast." Leilanie gnaws on her lip. Malorna says, "Not always." Malorna nods to Harsh. Harsh ponders. Malorna says, "Ive had full preps surge." Severei gestures. Voranos says, "Well we need the elements to exist so there needs to be some link between planes buf we don't want elementals to come over at a whim, that's never resulted in good things for the inhabitants of this plane." Voranos grins. Avrenka says to Harsh, "In my brief testing, it seems they are about the same probability." Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Harsh quietly says, "Not saying it cannot happen." Xionara gestures. Illiya exudes life and vitality, rutilant sparks dancing around her. You notice as a russet lynx looks around suspiciously. Valenal chuckles at Voranos. Xionara chuckles at Voranos. Harsh quietly says, "Just the frequency explaination." A small tongue of fire licks out along the edges of a small fiery fissure. Kerennya puts her almanac in her mariner's rucksack. Harsh gestures. Dasheek gestures at Illiya. Dasheek's sturdy belt emits a loud *snap*. A faint breeze surrounds her. Xionara softly says to Voranos, "Could be fun." Parkons raises his arms skyward, chanting. Valenal slowly says to Voranos, "That is, essentially, correct." Trajan sighs. Xionara flashes a wide grin at Voranos. Malorna says, "Made one at OA earlier." Tirost traces a geometric sigil in the air. Malorna giggles. Voranos gestures. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Liraxes tonelessly says to Parkons, "Liraxes can not agree to restrictions that will interrupt the ability of Liraxes to engage in maintaining the Balance. Even without formal restrictions, however, Liraxes will attempt to provide information that is helpful to your engagement. As previously mentioned, however, much is difficult to translate." Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Trajan asks, "Anyone of the clerical persuasion feel like helping me dust off an altar?" Valenal slowly says to Avrenka, "Because something is removing the energy upon which those transition depends. Energy generated through magic. Sorcerous casting replentishes that energy and enables the boundaries to remain porus." Parkons gestures. Harsh gestures. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Parkons raises his arms skyward, chanting. Harsh quietly says, "Sure." Harsh joins Trajan's group. Avrenka asks, "So without Sorcery, there would be no ... Elements in our Plane?" Xionara gestures. Trajan nods. Dasheek gestures. Harsh nods. Harsh smiles. Severei gestures. Madigan sheathes his massive zweihander. Knight Errant Trajan goes north, leading his group. A horned phantom thrall yips and hobbles off, tailing after its master. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Tambellis winces in pain! Parkons gestures. Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Parkons raises his arms skyward, chanting. Xionara softly says, "Liraxes already stated that its ideal is returning to state of things before wild magic." Illiya seems to glow with an inner light, trailing rutilant sparks with every movement. Xionara softly says, "So much fear." Severei says, "Like the elements, the different types of magic need each other, even if it doesn't seem like it." Dasheek gestures at Illiya. Xionara shakes her head. Casari says, "Our plane has its own elemental energy. It always did." Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Tirost asks Valenal, "If all sorcerous casting ceased, the pores would close?" Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Dasheek winces. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Tambellis glowers darkly at Voranos. Flickering shadows tear away from Tambellis's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward Voranos! The shadows rapidly dissipate as they draw near Voranos. Avrenka ponders. Severei gestures. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Voranos asks, "What effect does it have on the tears Lyras's master tore into this plane? We don't want those getting any larger or porus, eh?" Kamisama assumes a calm stance, concentrating on something. Xionara softly says to Tirost, "But futile to try! It will not stop. Necromancers cannot permanently die." Valenal says to Avrenka, "Eventually the entities enforcing a stranglehold upon the energy here would shut down the transition, and the elements would stagnate." Xionara gestures. Leilanie nods at Couri, obviously agreeing with her views. Xionara softly says, "So that is not way." Lexxa says to Tirost, "That is not likely, unless you mean this area not all of Elanthia." Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Avrenka asks Valenal, "Are you saying ... the boundaries are less porous than before? That ... there is somehow less sorcery?" Illiya gestures. Severei gestures. Severei looks steadier. Dasheek gestures. Dasheek's sturdy belt emits a loud *snap*. Parkons gestures. You notice as a grey cat examines its tail. Illiya gestures. Voranos gestures. Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Kamisama gestures. Xionara gestures. Valynn reveals herself. Valynn gestures. Yavash slowly rises above the horizon. Dasheek gestures. Rozalynde looks over Liraxes very closely. Avrenka ponders. Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Kerennya looks over Liraxes very closely. Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Valenal slowly says to Avrenka, "That someone is removing the energy that in general is generated by magic. But it appears they are not able to remove the energy generated by Sorcery." Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Voranos traces a careful sigil in the air. Tambellis joylessly says, "Alright I'm at my limit of social interaction for now." Dasheek gestures. Avrenka says to Valenal, "Fascinating." Tambellis pats Illiya on the back. Xionara chuckles at Tambellis. Illiya just blew Tambellis a kiss. Tear Reaper Tambellis goes north. Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Tirost asks Valenal, "Is it correct to say that removal of the entities absorbing energy from the plane would restore balance?" Dasheek gestures. Xionara gestures. Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Avrenka ponders. Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air.

Valenal takes another deep breath, and the earth shakes. Then he exhales and seems somehow diminished.

Dasheek gestures. Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Severei gestures. Severei looks steadier. Valenal slowly says, "It is possible, Tirost." Xionara softly says, "It works." Tirost nods to Valenal. Dasheek gestures. Dasheek's sturdy belt emits a loud *snap*. Malorna squints at Valenal. Voranos says, "Phew, I was at my limit of defending myself against Tamb's onslaught." Voranos pants. Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Madigan smiles at Voranos. Xionara gestures. Illiya gazes at Valenal. Casari tightens her grip on her steel flamberge. Illiya grins at Voranos, her dimples flashing into view. Malorna gestures. A faint breeze surrounds her. Dasheek gestures. Voranos says, "That lady packs a sorcerous punch." Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Valenal slowly asks Voranos, "And you are essentially correct, sir. There is an ... effective dose?" Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Dasheek gestures. Urbaj gestures. Urbaj lifts his fist toward the heavens and with a mighty shout displays his righteous wrath. Severei gestures. Severei looks steadier. Avrenka asks Valenal, "Is it possible that if the Entity is removed, that there will be a sudden overwhelming excess of Sorcerous energy that weighs Balance terribly the other way?" Xionara glances up at the sky. Xionara gestures. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Valenal slowly says, "Voranos You have not yet reached that dose, to my reckoning." Tirost asks Liraxes, "Do you agree? That the removal of the entity absorbing energy from the plane would result in planar balance? Or do you believe other actions are necessary conditions of the previous balanced condition?" Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Shaylynne grins slowly at Allye. Xionara gestures. Voranos asks, "So are you two the only authorities we can trust on knowing those limits won't be breached?" Medir just arrived. Misteeus just left. Allye babbles something incoherent at Shaylynne. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Dasheek gestures. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Severei gestures. Severei looks steadier. Illiya says, "I mean.. the entity is the Heralds right? It's easier said than done to remove the Heralds from our plane." Leilanie rummages about her person, looking for something. Dasheek gestures. Valenal slowly says to Avrenka, "You must appreciate the scale of the forces involved. A sudden and catastrophic imbalance is very unlikely." Avrenka nods to Valenal. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Liraxes tonelessly says to Tirost, "Removal of the entity or entities seems likely to be necessary but not sufficient for long term Balance." Xionara gestures. Avrenka says, "That's .. some comfort." Tirost nods to Liraxes. Severei gestures. Medir nods to Allye. Madigan asks Liraxes, "Are you done with this spot?" Severei gestures. Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Shaylynne nods to Allye. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Avrenka asks Liraxes, "Is there a proxy we can look at to gauge the relative health of the Balance in our Plane? Like some kind of thermometer?" Casari gestures. A glowing amber mist briefly appears around Casari's arms. Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Valenal slowly says to Voranos, "I know not who else I might refer you to. But before a catastrophic imbalance in the other direction could occur, the system would have to pass through a period of normalcy." Voranos traces a careful sigil in the air. Dasheek gestures. Madigan gestures. A dull orange glow settles around him. Malorna gestures. A faint breeze surrounds her. Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Liraxes tonelessly says to Madigan, "For now, this spot remains an optimal location for sorcerous casting to have an impact, but more sohuld be identified."

Voranos gestures. A glowing amber mist briefly appears around Voranos's arms. Dasheek gestures. Severei gestures. Severei looks steadier. Voranos gestures. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Liraxes tonelessly says to Avrenka, "Once the device is completed, there should be information available from it." Malorna gestures. A faint breeze surrounds her. Parkons says to Liraxes, "I have considered your input. It is clear our assistance is highly effective in restoring Balance. In the spirit mutual aid, many of us are still willing to enter this contract with you. It's purpose will be to invigorate our willingness to continue the actions you call for in exchange for information. Whenever possible, the contract calls for you to provide details that will inform our goal of being reunited with our missing people and maintain the Plane of Abiding in a state that we find acceptable." Dragon Hunter Strithas just arrived. Dasheek gestures. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Avrenka nods to Liraxes. Illiya says to Casari, "I'm not sure if planar incursion is something we would really want." Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Kamisama assumes a calm stance, concentrating on something. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Malorna gestures. A faint breeze surrounds her. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Vitality Broker Emeryst just arrived. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Emeryst assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Casari does an impressive backflip, a look of determination etched in her features. Casari says to Illiya, "For what it's worth, that's probably just the Fissure." Kamisama gestures. Tirost nods to Madigan. Xionara gestures. Malorna gestures. A sizzling sound briefly emanates from Malorna's direction.

Valenal bends down and runs his fingers through the grass. The ground swells and rolls subtlely before settling back to normal.

Emeryst gestures. Avrenka says to Valenal, "To clarify ... is Sorcery basically replacing the energy that's missing, OR is sorcery help bringing in energy that's missing." Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Medir observes Valenal with fascination. Parkons asks, "We recognize you have no direct interest in our people being saved, but can you recognize that providing us with details you possess will directly impact the assistance you receive from us?" Leilanie gazes at Valenal. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Leilanie closes her eyes for a moment and grows still. Severei gestures. Severei crumples to the ground and is still. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Leilanie nods to Couri. Xionara frowns at Severei. Basteht just touched Severei. Liraxes tonelessly says to Parkons, "Yes, when possible and capable of being translated, Liraxes will provide information to help in this process." Kerennya says to Valenal, "I have a sorcery spell right now that is sort of like that, only mine isn't quite as subtle as yours." Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Basteht kindly says, "Heal severei please." Basteht kindly says, "Taking half." Parkons praises Liraxes. Allye touches Severei with a confident grace and heartfelt smile. Basteht assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Malorna says, "Question - what does the extraplanar incursion mean." Leilanie lays her hand on Severei's arm. Malorna rests her hand on Severei's arm with a soft smile. Severei groans. Malorna rests her hand on Severei's arm with a soft smile. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Valenal slowly says to Avrenka, "That is a difficult difference to parse. Say rather that sorcery is generating energy that it seems cannot be intercepted, and that energy is replacing some of what is being lost." A hazy mist swirls up Leilanie's arms like undulating waves as she utters a few magical words. Parkons says, "That is all we ask. I will revise the contract and present it to you." Tirost nods to Madigan. Basteht gestures. Avrenka nods to Valenal. Leilanie gestures toward Severei's head. Severei stirs somewhat. Xionara gestures. A strange sense passes through you. Afterward, the area feels somehow more... normal than it did a moment ago. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. A hazy mist swirls up Leilanie's arms like undulating waves as she utters a few magical words. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Basteht assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Illiya asks Casari, "I could be misunderstanding the term, but should elementals be able to flow freely into our plane like this?" Avrenka says, "Well ... I think it's working folks." Allye trills, her ears relaxing minutely back against her head. Leilanie gestures toward Severei's head. Severei slowly opens her eyes. Severei stands up. Avrenka says, "Consider me a believer." Emeryst assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Strithas gestures at Voranos. Severei says, "Phew...thanks." Basteht gestures. Basteht assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Avrenka raises his palms skyward, chanting. Avrenka gestures. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Avrenka raises his palms skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Avrenka gestures. Avrenka raises his palms skyward, chanting. Tirost says, "I must take my leave." Avrenka gestures. Avrenka raises his palms skyward, chanting. Avrenka gestures. Emeryst gestures at Voranos. Soft waves of a gentle, warm peach color flicker around Voranos. Tirost snaps to attention and hails Madigan with a crisp hand salute. Avrenka raises his palms skyward, chanting. Emeryst assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Avrenka gestures. Casari says to Illiya, "I'm not a Warrior Mage, but... I think probably not." Medir gets a generous dram of Chelsea Estate's Special Reserve scotch from inside his cartographer's cloak. Avrenka raises his palms skyward, chanting. Avrenka gestures. Avrenka raises his palms skyward, chanting. Avrenka gestures. Avrenka raises his palms skyward, chanting. Medir takes a sip of his scotch. Emeryst gestures at Voranos. Emeryst assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Basteht assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Knight of Meraud Tirost drifts north. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Urbaj gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Urbaj's body. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Zfora reveals herself. Zfora gestures. Avrenka asks Liraxes, "Which is more effective, a full mana sorcery cast, or multiple low mana sorcery snap casts?" Emeryst gestures. Emeryst assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Voranos comes out of hiding. Voranos sneezes. Basteht gestures. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Voranos gestures. A glowing amber mist briefly appears around Voranos's arms. Madigan gestures. Malorna gestures. A faint breeze surrounds her. Xionara gestures. Basteht assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Xionara softly says, "Those who leave, filled with fear. Better they not be near here." Emeryst gestures at Voranos. Dark stripes form upon her skin, rippling with feral power. Emeryst assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Dasheek gestures. Zfora reveals herself. Narrowing her eyes, Zfora presses her fingertips against the side of her neck. Seams of reddish-black energy spread from Zfora's hand, burrowing into her body. Malorna gestures. A faint breeze surrounds her. Emeryst assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Severei gestures. Droplets of water coalesce around Kerennya's fingertips as her arms undulate like gracefully flowing river currents. Basteht gestures. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Leilanie closes her eyes for a moment and grows still. Malorna gestures. Geysers of uncontrolled mana suddenly erupt from Malorna's flesh, illuminating the surroundings in an excruciating display of blue-black fire! Avrenka gestures. Illiya gestures. Kerennya gestures. Kerennya is bathed in a soft white glow for a moment. Emeryst gestures. Emeryst assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Liraxes tonelessly says to Avrenka, "Calculations indicate that the amount of mana manipulated is of more importance than the number of spells cast. But all casting will be helpful." Basteht gestures. Basteht assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Avrenka says to Liraxes, "Good to know." Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Dasheek gestures. Forgiven Numinor just arrived. Kamisama assumes a calm stance, concentrating on something. Strithas gestures at Voranos. Rozalynde begins to listen to Dasheek teach the Alchemy skill. Numinor joins Xionara's group. Emeryst gestures. Basteht gestures. Couri says, "Questions doesnae necessarily mean fear, means thought and evaluations." Basteht assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Numinor says to Xionara, "Came to help the effort." Avrenka asks Liraxes, "Query: what other actions have you taken in the past to restore Balance in the Planes?" Xionara nods to Numinor. Xionara gestures. Basteht gestures. Casari glides easily around the area! Xionara perks her ears up happily as she gazes at Numinor. Basteht assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Urbaj gestures. Medir leans on Shaylynne. Dasheek says, "Good question." Basteht gestures. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Basteht closes her eyes for a moment and grows still. Shaylynne smirks at Medir. Malorna gestures. A faint breeze surrounds her. Malorna assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Avrenka asks Liraxes, "Also: does Sorcerous Research also help?" Medir shrugs. Casari glides effortlessly around the area, displaying her skill and grace with every motion. Malorna says, "Or wild research." Voranos traces a careful sigil in the air. Malorna gestures. A faint breeze surrounds her. Liraxes tonelessly says to Avrenka, "The process has not been in place for very long at this point, and Liraxes has primarily been gathering data and performing calculations up to this point." Illiya asks Valenal, "Other than you elementals, what other planar beings could take advantage of the increased porosity granted by our sorcery to enter our plane?" Voranos gestures. Avrenka says, "...interesting." Xionara gestures. Casari twirls her flamberge, a look of determination etched in her features. Avrenka asks Liraxes, "You were assembled recently by Balance, then?" Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Xionara softly says, "It make sense logically to create such." Xionara nods. Severei gestures. An instant rush of black and blue fire explodes into being, consuming Severei's outstretched limbs and turning them into ash! Severei's jade apple falls to her feet. Liraxes tonelessly says, "Liraxes assembled itself." Illiya lays her hand on Severei's arm. Basteht just touched Severei. Medir observes Liraxes with fascination. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Severei says, "Ow ow that one was bad, thank you." Medir asks, "Of need?" Basteht kindly says, "I am watching you." Basteht smiles at Severei.

Valenal takes another deep breath and settles into a solid stance. You feel the earth beneath you tremble momentarily and then pulse beneath your feet. For a moment, you feel an oceanic sense of connection to the planet beneath you that might extend for miles deep, and are carried pleasantly by a deep and muddy flow of energy that burbles and eddies, gaining shape and strength with each magical cast. As quickly as it comes, the sensation passes, leaving you disoriented but vaguely refreshed.

A sound like a rapid, high pitched purr rumbles from Severei's throat as she gazes at Basteht. Basteht closes her eyes for a moment and grows still. Xionara gestures. Casari shifts her balance as she readies her flamberge, moving with an effortless elegance. Avrenka says to Liraxes, "I thought you were created by and serve Balance." Illiya gazes at Valenal. Medir says, "Tha' felt like a mud bath." Allye shudders. Emeryst gestures. Medir squints. Basteht gestures. Xionara nods. Basteht assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Shaylynne whispers something to Allye. Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Leilanie glances at Couri. Leilanie glances at Allye. Basteht gestures. Urbaj raises his arm skyward, chanting. Basteht assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Avrenka asks, "It seems ... perhaps the Elemental mana cycle is being refreshed?" Xionara gestures. Xionara softly says, "This felt better." Valenal slowly says, "Words do not exist to explain everything occuring here today. But perhaps that moment is...useful." Kerennya says to Valenal, "That was a most interesting feeling." Xionara softly says, "Good sign." Leilanie asks, "What about the others?" Illiya asks Valenal, "What moment was useful?" Rozalynde says, "Physics feels normal again." Couri nods to Leilanie. Kamisama assumes a calm stance, concentrating on something. Malorna exclaims, "Foot massage!" Xionara begins chortling at Malorna. Basteht assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Xionara waggles her fingers mystically at Malorna. How nice. Valenal slowly empties his lungs. Medir chuckles. Utbrach bows his head and chants catechisms. Utbrach gets a cambrinth orb from inside his haversack. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Basteht gestures. Medir settles into a comfortable position and closes his eyes. Utbrach gestures. Severei gestures. Severei looks steadier. Valenal slowly says, "I will take my leave. Thank you for accomodating me, for a time." Droplets of water coalesce around Kerennya's fingertips as her arms undulate like gracefully flowing river currents. Madigan gestures. A dull orange glow settles around him. Avrenka says to Valenal, "Thank you for answering our questions." Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Liraxes tonelessly says, "Liraxes will continue to assemble the observational device with the provided materials. Once additional optimal points have been identified, those locations will be shared for continued sorcerous casting." Knight Errant Trajan just arrived, leading his group. Trajan nods to Harsh. Kerennya gestures. A brilliant silver glow enwreathes Kerennya's body. Numinor ponders. Harsh smiles. Leilanie wrinkles her nose. Basteht gestures. Basteht assumes a rigid stance, concentrating on something. Madigan raises his hand in a quick salute. Xionara softly says to Liraxes, "Am grateful for assistance." Trajan says, "Thank you, again." Trajan bows to Harsh. Severei gestures. Severei looks steadier. Harsh bows to Trajan. Kerennya says, "Gonna have to buy many more runestones, it seems." Illiya says, "Some of our questions anyway." Harsh renders Madigan an awkward salute, nearly poking his eye out with his thumb. Voranos traces a careful sigil in the air. Avrenka says to Liraxes, "Please let us know, when possible, how much progress we've made." The flame opals adorning the triquetra symbol of your blighted gold bracelet flare with radiance, a sense of peace and restfulness spreading through you to ease your mental fatigue.

Valenal staggers and blinks several times. He takes a shuddering breath and looks around, clearly disoriented.

Shaylynne puts her bee in her box hive. Voranos gestures. Trajan snaps to attention and hails Madigan with a crisp hand salute. Allye nods to Illiya. Medir squints at Valenal.

The air around Liraxes shimmers and distorts, and its crystalline form seems to recede into the distance without actually moving. In just a moment it has taken the appearance of a tiny dot, at which point the distortion of the air vanishes with a faint pop.

Xionara pats Valenal on the back. Dasheek gestures. Liraxes steps into a shadow and is simply gone! Avrenka shrugs. Severei bows her head and chants a prayer. Harsh quietly asks, "The incursion, is gone?" Dasheek traces a careful sigil in the air. Shaylynne takes a long drag off of a burning brandy-laced cigarillo. Avrenka says, "Oh well." Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Shaylynne blew smoke in Kamisama's face. Harsh! Basteht gestures. Valenal hesitantly says, "Oh my. Where am...what am I...." Basteht closes her eyes for a moment and grows still. Dasheek gestures. Malorna says, "Yep." Valenal shakes his suede gem pouch! Illiya gazes at Valenal. Casari shifts her weight. Madigan asks Trajan, "If you are willing, I would very much like to hear your thoughts on different options if you care to sit down?" Dasheek pats Valenal on the back. Emeryst assumes a tense stance, concentrating on something. Valenal sighs. Kerennya says, "Liraxes sure likes to poof without warning." Avrenka pats Valenal on the back. Xionara gestures. Trajan nods to Madigan. Severei gestures. Avrenka asks Valenal, "How do you feel?" Trajan says, "Certainly." Valenal wearily says, "Well, it could be worse." Madigan bows to Trajan. Illiya asks Valenal, "Are you the Human Warrior Mage again?" Xionara softly says, "Its purpose was done for moment." Medir says, "Probably too sober." Leilanie glances about with concern on her face. Trajan bows. Medir pats Valenal on the back. Harsh quietly says, "It is worse pal." Harsh narrows his eyes. Harsh quietly says, "Our friends are not here." Harsh growls ferociously! Madigan asks Trajan, "Paladin guild, west room?" Medir nods to Harsh. Xionara softly asks, "Did think would be that easy?" Xionara peers quizzically at Harsh. Valenal asks Illiya, "I am. I am very tired...where am I, if you would?" Trajan nods to Madigan. Xionara angles her ears forward in curiosity. Xionara's tail undulates lazily through the air. Allye gazes at Valenal. Xionara smiles at Valenal. Malorna says, "Said will take many days." Urbaj gestures. Madigan says, "If anyone cares to discuss why I am backing Liraxes prsently, I will be in the Paladin Guild, West Room for a bit." Xionara nods at Malorna, obviously agreeing with her views. Madigan smiles. Xionara softly says, "Long time." Madigan raises his hand in a quick salute. Madigan says, "Take care friends." Medir nods to Madigan. Sir Madigan goes north. Malorna nods. Valenal slowly empties his lungs. Illiya says to Valenal, "We are outside the west gate of the Crossing, in a spot that Liraxes said would help improve balance if sorcery is cast here." Leilanie asks Valenal, "What last do you remember?" Voranos nods. Valenal rubs his head. Haalik Showldh Utbrach marches north. Xionara softly says, "For myself, will stay, continue to cast." Trajan says, "I'll be in the Paladin Guild, west room, as well." Bookkeeper Parkons goes north. Leilanie lays her hand on Valenal's arm. Kerennya asks Valenal, "Would food help now?" Allye says, "At the site of an extraplanar incursion..." Valenal quietly says to Illiya, "Thank you." Xionara softly says, "Have been waiting for such information."

You feel a stronger connection to magic and a small, fleeting bit of relief.

Xionara gestures. Shaylynne's brandy-laced cigarillo glows faintly as it burns down. Avrenka gets an impish expression on his face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Valenal says to Kerennya, "I would be grateful." Urbaj slowly empties his lungs. Shaylynne ponders. Dasheek gazes down at the ground. Medir takes a sip of his scotch. Casari rubs her head. Kerennya gets a spicy sausage tart blended with peppers and onions from inside her mariner's rucksack. Kerennya offers Valenal a spicy sausage tart blended with peppers and onions. Harsh gestures. A cloud of silver-grey mist churns into being, glistening with an unearthly radiance from within its depths. Kamisama assumes a calm stance, concentrating on something. Knight Errant Trajan goes north. Avrenka says, "Finally ... some good news." Valenal drops a rock. Dasheek gazes up at the sky. Valenal drops a suede gem pouch. Valenal accepts Kerennya's sausage tart. Xionara softly exclaims, "Oh! Feel that!" Valenal takes a bite of the tart. Xionara beams! Valenal takes a bite of the tart. Dasheek nods. Valenal takes a bite of the tart. Valenal takes a bite of the tart. Shaylynne takes a long drag off of a burning brandy-laced cigarillo. Valenal takes a bite of the tart. Xionara softly exclaims, "Knew it!" Valenal slowly empties his lungs. Xionara beams! Urbaj nods to Xionara. Severei gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Valenal says, "Thank you." Avrenka exclaims, "My pouch...!" Malorna says, "Yep." Avrenka chuckles. Xionara gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Valenal blinks. Valenal picks up a suede gem pouch. Valenal offers Avrenka a spicy sausage tart blended with peppers and onions. Severei says, "Hope." Valenal offers Avrenka a suede gem pouch. Avrenka accepts Valenal's suede gem pouch. Severei veneratively raises her hands toward the sky, rocking from side to side, lost in prayer. Avrenka attaches a suede gem pouch to his belt. Kerennya says to Valenal, "You're very welcome." Illiya says to Valenal, "You were.. it appears, overtaken by an earth elemental for awhile." Avrenka asks Valenal, "Are you aware of which elemental will take over before it happens?" Xionara traces a hasty sigil in the air. Valenal shivers. Kamisama gestures. Leilanie frowns at Valenal. Godspeaker Harsh hobbles north. Urbaj closes his eyes in concentration. Xionara gestures. Xionara cringes in pain! Illiya lays her hand on Xionara's arm. Casari sheathes her steel flamberge. Shearah goes north. Casari gazes up at the sky. Valenal says to Avrenka, "I never know. It is like being a glove. But some are more demanding than others." Malorna says, "I wonder if we end up going to different locations for different elementals." Valenal takes a bite of the tart. Numinor raises her arms skyward, chanting. Shaylynne nods to Allye. Avrenka nods to Valenal. Avrenka says, "Hopefully we don't run into the Fire elemental again." Allye nods to Shaylynne. Kerennya says to Malorna, "Yeah, interesting question." Valenal wryly says to Illiya, "That must be why I taste dirt." Malorna nods. Medir chuckles. Avrenka grins at Valenal. Emeryst gestures. Illiya looks with concern at Valenal. Valenal says, "Still, could be worse. Sounds like you lot did very well." Valenal slowly empties his lungs. Avrenka nods to Valenal. Valenal says, "Please, I must go rest. I will find you later." Avrenka says, "Stars be with you." Xionara rubs Valenal gently. Illiya says to Valenal, "Take care." Kerennya nods to Valenal. Valenal bows. Xionara softly says, "Will continue to cast." Malorna says, "Maybe opening the incursion for them to come hru in different elemental areas combined with the mild sorcery casings." Xionara nods. Valenal goes north. Mage Slayer Golameth just arrived. Medir says, "Well that was somethin'." Voranos leans over and scratches Golameth's back. Avrenka says, "Finally some progress." Belzor smiles at Medir. Allye nods in agreement. Voranos says, "You just missed a lot of magical nonsense." Voranos grins at Golameth. Casari says, "Maybe." Xionara softly says, "Liraxes said continued sorcerous casting. So, am continuing." Avrenka says, "I just hope we don't go too far the other way." Illiya pats Golameth on the back. Xionara strikes a heroic pose. Allye says, "Definitely something." Golameth says, "Imagine that." Medir shakes his head. Xionara softly says, "Would take time to do such. Liraxes will advise." Voranos says, "There was casting and finger waggling and defending against a Tambellis." Couri says, "Nae answers and nae closer ta them returned." Malorna says, "And it wasnt just us here who felt that magic connection being better." Shaylynne takes her rightful place beside Kamisama. Avrenka says, "Earth elemental said it wouldn't happen, but .... I'm not exactly taking his word for it." Medir nods to Voranos.

* Valenal returns home from a hard day of adventuring.