Quest Log: Suit Up!

[modforged]

Who: Dragon mages and dragonsworn.
What: You have been given a quest to infiltrate Sin'thalas and rescue your fellow dragonsworn. Also discussion of scrying orbs.
Where: The sanctums.
When: May 4th and ongoing for a week.
Warnings: Please PM the mods if needed.


Despite the chaos surrounding the disappearances of several Dragonsworn, your sanctum's dragon mage is trying to be calm about this. After a brief discussion behind the scenes with the others, he or she has returned.

"Gather 'round, I have some grave news. Several Dragonsworn have gone missing. We found them, but we are unable to rescue them by ourselves. It would look very bad if dragons were to attack a settlement. That is why we are asking you for help.

"Southeast of Suramar is a village named Sin'thalas. It is these elves who have taken and imprisoned the Dragonsworn. Whether you negotiate or use force to ensure the return of your brethren, it will not be easy. These elves are highly-trained and knowledgeable, far from the refugees you may have seen in the Retreat.

"In light of this, we have implemented a system to communicate over great distances." The dragon mage unveils a magical orb nearby, the perfect size for gazing. "This is a scrying orb. Approach it and think of Sin'thalas, and you will be seen and heard from the orb at that location. It also works in reverse. This should allow us to coordinate our movements depending on the flow of the situation.

"I urge you to think carefully about how best to retrieve your fellow Dragonsworn. You are yet a small force and highly outnumbered. We cannot afford to lose any of you."

[ooc: If characters want to use the orbs, lookingformore is now OPEN. Remember, orbs CANNOT connect from sanctum to sanctum!]

Comments

[stormcalling]

[There's a small sigh from her.]

I have a rather major concern. Say we do start a negotiation. What is to stop another flight and it's members from swooping in and acting in a way that ruins any hopes for a peaceful resolution? I don't suppose you have any way to convey the message of avoiding battle to them, do you?

[mortalforged]

I have instructed the other dragon mages to push diplomacy as well. There are no guarantees, but the risk would certainly fall if you were to coordinate with the other flights before moving into the village.

They, too, have a stake in this.

[stormcalling]

Do we have time to spend on that? We don't know their full intentions and I would prefer us not to lose any lives.

Would you know what other flights have lost members or not? That could be useful information.

[mortalforged]

The other flights are not the enemy, draenei. Refuse to work with them at all, and you will certainly make things much more difficult.

[Sigh.]

Bronze, blue, and black have also had members taken. There are seven missing in total from what we know.

The green dragonflight is led by Ysera the Dreamer, who was very close to my queen in the past. I think they will pose no problem, if they appear.

[stormcalling]

I'm not saying that. [Light be with her, her patience for all of this is not going to last.] I mean, how can we spend time forging all of these alliances and hope to save them all? We need to be swift.

Hm. I'm afraid I don't know enough about those flights at their present time to know if they're a concern or not. I suppose we could try and send an envoy to each flight...

[mortalforged]

Dragonsworn are not separated by scale color and thousands of years of solitude. Some of you may even be from the same worlds. Most of them, I think, would be reasonable-- far less stubborn than dragonkin, at any rate.

[Seriously, no one outstubborns a goddamn dragon.]

If they come for the scrying orb placed near Sin'thalas, it may be a chance to open dialogue. The other dragon mages have been instructed with similar goals in mind.