zerozero said:
Can I also add an option E to the G choice
E - Ask her to stay in the fort, after the tasks that we ask her and we will return and make a decision on the level of help that we will provide her, we want her as an ally and possible a guild member/ party member but we need more time.
Added.
zerozero said:
Fangshi - can we knock them out with Nephila's help.
She should be able to incapacitate them and bind their mouths/tendrils so that they are not immediately dangerous. It would be a bit tricky but she is confident she could succeed. As for rendering them unconscious, hard to say, she has never tried and she is not sure how the heads coordinate movement in the body (or even if they do), you might have to hit it a number of times to get the desired result, it would take some experimenting.
zerozero said:
After a maximum of 2 days of tuition sooner if you can, Lyssa, Nephila (in a wagon with enough food) and the Black Arrows head towards the dwarven city. They can practice and learn on the way. Lysaa can spot live food with her eagles and a Black arrow can shoot it or Nephila late at night can have a go herself if food is tight.
Ceannard is quick to remind you that an escort job would require a second contract and another payment. You remind him that he has to head back to the city anyway, he concedes your point and offers you a 25% discount. Nephila gives you a wink and offers to take Ceannard off your hands if you wish, just push him through the chute and she will deal with the rest. He takes a step back and offers you a 50% discount.
It will cost 5WPs to have the Arrows escort your people back to the city.
zerozero said:
She will need a physical disguise as well, a long skirt to cover her lower half of her body, a loose blouse to cover the upper half with holes for her arms, a long clock with a hood, a mask and shoes/ boots. I take it she would like a bath.
She would not refuse a bath, it would be nice to get the smell of this hole out of her plates.
zerozero said:
Fangshi - how long can Nephila maintain her invisibility while standing still and moving. How long can Lysaa maintain a suitable illusion to disguise Nephila (we want to aim for a Miosquinn level if we can but make her plain looking).
About fifteen minutes if standing still. About five if moving. As she gets more proficient at it she will be able to do it for longer.
It would depend on the type of illusion Lyssa was trying to do. If she just has to project a still image of someone sitting in a wagon then she can do it for twenty or thirty minutes, particularly if she does not have to go for the best quality.
To create a fully functional illusion like Miosguinn did when he was showing off under Muirthemne she would need a sack of energon cubes for fuel and she would only be able to maintain it for maybe five minutes at the highest quality.
It all comes down to the specific spells she has to use and the specific situations she has to use them in. If someone tries to talk to her while she is casting then that would put considerably more strain on her than if she was standing quietly.
zerozero said:
Prison Break
Can we weaken the walls with explosives and then use a pick axe to do the rest as a method of getting her out, we don't want to kill Nephila.
Yes the easiest way to get around the bars would be to remove them from the stone walls though they are sunk fairly well into the stone so it would take a bit of effort to get them out of there. You are not likely to jailbreak her before the army arrives so you might have to switch to picks and get her out 'quietly'.
zerozero said:
Fangshi - Can we quickly test out some of properties of the metal bars. Can we detect any magic off them, do they drain any magic if we touch them, does Nephila feel weaker if she touches the metal, can we scratch the metal with a knife to test the hardness.
You do not detect any magic coming off the bars.
When you touch them you do feel a little weaker, like your ability to channel magic has been impaired. Note though that you can still cast, you try to create a small light and it does work for a moment before flickering out, it just is much more difficult.
When she touches them she describes a similar sensation. She tries to cast as well, to create a small light in mimicry of your own and it also works though her spell flickers out quickly as well, she says it is much more difficult to cast in here.
Ceannard gets an idea and asks to try something with your permission. He waves Nephila back from the bars and he grabs them with both hands. He closes his eyes.
Instantly you feel a pang of longing when looking at the man. His chiseled features, he rugged handsomeness, his dreamy... right, he is trying to do what he did in the Eberhardt tower and it is working.
You cast a quick glance around the room, you catch Lyssa staring a hole into you, she shakes her head and looks at you in confusion. You meet Thaïs' glance but she seems as normal as you are, she likely figured out what is going on at around the same time and though the pull is still there she is managing. Nephila however is eyeing the three of you with a predatory hunger and more than a little hatred.
Ceannard releases the bars and steps back as the pull you feel toward him disappears and the four of you return to normal. He tells you that he had no problem working his tricks. You thank him but remind him that he is in a closed room with four dangerous spellcasters, a little warning would have been very wise on his part. He bows slightly and causally apologizes to each of you in turn.
Looks like it is only direct spellcasting that is effected by the bars, whatever technique Ceannard uses is not effected and you will need more time to try out artefacts and enchantments to see how they interact with the metal.
You try to scratch the bars with an old serving knife that is lying under the desk. The knife bends, then breaks as it catches on the surface of the bars.
zerozero said:
Fangshi - Could we ask Nephila about the types of spells she can use and not to eat any mice or rats from the fort or Lyssa eagles.
Her spell set revolves around Light magic (and by extension darkness spells as well), she is quite good at manipulating, dispersing, and concentrating light.
She gives you a few demonstrations. She sits in the middle of her cell with two of her hands pushing against each other by the palms and she mutters an incantation. You go blind.
In fact you all go blind as you hear Ceannard swear and Lyssa curse under her breath.
It only lasts for a moment and you can see again. Nephila says she can manipulate light and what she did there was to snatch the light before it hit your eyes.
Still seated she takes up another position with two arms stretched above her head, casually she mentions that these positions are not neccesary to cast the spell but that they help her focus and overcome the effects of the bars between you.
After a moment the room begins to grow darker and despite the best efforts of the torches you carry the room quickly plunges into complete darkness. A moment later you can sense Nephila casting again. She calls out to you and warns you to cover your eyes.
You do and not a minute to soon as it turns out. You can feel light and heat on your face and as you slowly open your eyes you realize the room has burst to life with a blinding light, there is hardly a dark spot or shadow in the entire cell.
Next she stands up and points six of her arms toward the far wall, she weaves them back and forth and unleashes a net of pure light that zips across the chamber and burns a stylized web into the far wall.
She winds down her spellcasting after this, content in the demonstration that she has given you. She has also worked up quite the appetite now so she would appreciate another hare at the very least.
You get her a double helping of salted pork instead which she devours despite making a face, she thanks you but says it is quite possibly the worst thing she has ever tasted. Your entire group shares a laugh over that.
She also informs you that she is familiar with a handful of movement spells and a few enchantments as well.
She has no problem agreeing to not eat your pets, most of them are too small to provide a suitable meal anyway though she is willing to swear to it as well if you desire.
Nevill said:
Oh, by the way, Fangshi, since TWM and a shade took command of the fort for half a day, can she tell us anything about them and their plans - or their Master's plans, for that matter?
They spent all their time searching the fort and waiting to see if your group would show up. She could tell you about how they planned to fight that battle but it would not be terribly important now.
Nevill said:
Fangshi, can we ask her about people from the other two tubes? They aren't enchanted in the same way Rand is, right?
She can not tell you anything in particular about the former occupants of the tube. They were released when the fort fell and they... no... well, now she can not quite recall what she was going to say. All she can tell you is that she can not tell you anything particular about the former occupants of those tubes.
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