Castle Amber: A D&D Adventure

Well this is... less than optimal... Still, he has his spellcasting back, so there's that.

"Not as bad as I had feared, but not as good as I had hoped. Still, I thank you. Now, can we all be civil and start sharing information?"

Kalar retrieves what he can of his gear. He decides to keep the tower shield. Far too large for him, but perhaps still useful. He puts on his gloves, cloak, and backpack, making sure to keep all of the trinkets and the sort he picked up.

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Being from the third world, I reserve the right to speak in the third person.

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Moriamis grins, seeming to be almost drunk rather than just tired. "Sure, what do you want to know?"

Lynda tries to keep her suspicion down. Moriamis is suddenly acting...odd. Friendly and complacent, but odd.

"So...you claim to be able to brew time. How can we get our hands on one of these time travel potions?"

"As well...who are the others you mentioned of that can 'brew time'?"

Moriamis scowls at the question. "Azedarc and his little lackey Jehan. They're evil. Pure evil." She shakes her head and regains a bit of her composure. "If you want a potion of time travel, you will have to wait." She smirks. "That's a bit of a joke. It will take me a day or so to make though. I don't just have one in my pocket or something. You'll need more than a potion to break the curse though. My research points to the Sword of Sylaire. You'll need to do more than just gain Sephora's trust for her to give up her sword though. She wouldn't let me study it, no matter what I offered her."

"Anything we can do for you? Only seems fair."

"You could tell me what YOU know about the curse and where you learned this information. That or kill Azedarc and Jehan," says a smirking Moriamis.

By now, Kalar has recovered and sorted his gear. He takes the robes offered by Lynda and uses his dagger to cut it to size as best he's able before putting it on.

He says to the woman, "It would seem you know of the items already, so we won't go over that again." Kalar finds his new voice strange, and rather more high-pitched than he's used to. "As for the information, we gained it at Castle Amber or Clover, whichever it is. As for other information, the most important that we've learned is that the curse came about from the death of King Stephen. I suspect he was slain in a coup, but that is just a suspicion. We are sure though, that once he died, the curse was unleashed, and that one of the nine Lords of Hell is behind that curse, meaning it's not quite as simple as it would seem."

Kalar thinks back before continuing and says, "Further, it would seem that the castle where we learned this information is stuck in some sort of time loop. The individuals there are forever trapped to repeat a certain set of actions, and should they die, or be killed, they return only to reenact what they have already done."

Kalar wonders what else he should say, before continuing. "As for other information, I have no idea what you already know, and we have no idea what you already know. A proposal then. Ask us what you want to know, and we will do the same. Questions for questions, truthfully answered."

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"Yes, Moriamis, did you also reach this place by passing through Castle Clover? If so, what was your experience in there like?"

"No, I have never been in the castle myself," says Moriamis. "What are these items. I only know of the sword and the potion. What do you plan to do with the potion once I brew it for you?"

"There are four items, The sword of Sylaire, the Ring of Eibon, the viper circled mirror, and a potion of time travel."

Kalar gestures towards himself before saying, "If you read us as you said, then you will know I keep my word. I said I would do all I could to break this curse, so once we receive the potion, we will do all in our power to acquire the remaining items in order to combat the curse.

"Our turn to ask a question. Do you know any further details about the Lord of Hell who is behind the curse?"

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Tammytharn respectfully waits until Kalar gets some answers to his important questions, then she will try to talk shop with Moriamis:

"What spell did you use to scan us? Is it a spell of the Detect Good and Detect Evil family? Or a sustained Detect Thoughts spell? Or something else that can read morw than surface thoughts? If so, that sounds like something I would love to be able to do myself."

"Also, is your levitation an Air Walk spell? I know how to cast that but I haven't tried it yet... is it comfortable? does it lift you with proper... 'support'?, or are there any... 'pinch points'?"

Tammytharn isn't just making friendly conversation. She is also hoping to guess how powerful Moriamis really is, and is searching her own memories of spells to see if she can recognize the spells Moriamis has been casting and match those guesses to Moriamis's answers.

"Well, I'm tired," says Moriamis. "If you'd like to wait at the library till I have brewed the potion, I'm sure I'll be able to answer your questions better there. Perhaps you can share more with me too. This is the first I'm hearing of this mirror or ring. I also had no idea a lord of the nine hells was involved. I'll need to go research all of this, but first I need some sleep. I was getting ready for bed when this all happened. Will you all come stay at the library?"

"That works well with me, but I am concerned about how we are to get our wagon and horses through these woods. As for my colleagues, I believe some of them wanted to visit the town to purchase supplies."

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Tammytharn's eyes light up at the idea of staying at the library. How will she be able to SLEEP with all the exciting books of a new land surrounding her?

"What is it you wish to purchase? Maybe our shops will suffice."