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

[mortalforged]

"Absolutely." Thank the Great Mother that someone had a head on their shoulders. "However, communicating with them might be difficult unless you meet up near Sin'thalas. I imagine that is where the other flights are going to be, considering the placement of the scrying orb."

[bloodpainter]

"And we won't have any idea what they're planning until we can talk to them..." That worried her. It worried her because she knew a great deal about what could happen when someone made a plan and launched into it too hurriedly and without consulting anyone, no matter how good (or not) their intentions were.

"Do you think I might be able to catch them all before they leave for the city if I go for the orb right away? I don't think it's a good idea to risk anyone doing something foolish befur we have a chance to decide on something together, and the elves shouldn't notice me coming in as long as I'm careful."

[skystrikes]

Quinn has reservations about bring a child along with her, but she also recognizes the value of spirit. She and her brother had done quite a lot at a young age, after all. So she wanders over to Krasus (taking care to offer him a polite bow of her head) and Nepeta, focusing on the latter while Valor waddles behind her.

"I am going to scout with Valor to see what we are up against inside the City," she replies gently. "Do you have anything to offer to help us?"

[mortalforged]

Krasus nods in return, his wispy hair scattering across the front of his cloak. "Aside from the orbs and my blessing, I have very little." He opens his arms. "If there are injuries, bring them here. I will see to them personally."

[bloodpainter]

Nepeta turns to the new woman right away. "Did you hear what we were talking about? I need to get to the orb and contact the other flights as soon as possible, to make sure no one does anything silly. If you want, we can go together. I'm good at staying out of sight, even better since I got here."

As if to demonstrate, she activates her stealth ability by will alone, blending into the background so that she can barely be seen at all.

[skystrikes]

The ability causes Quinn to grin a bit wryly -- she once spent months tracking down someone with a very similar ability. Valor immediately perks up and hops toward Nepeta to try and get a closer look, cawing and scratching at the ground to alert his companion that there was still someone there.

"Works for me," Quinn offers, nodding. Valor, however, continues to try and hassle Nepeta out of hiding. "C'mon Val, leave her alone."

[bloodpainter]

Giggling, she deactivates it and grins down at Valor. "Little beakbeast doesn't like having a hidden kitty around. Not that I blame him."

She bares her fangs in a grin, then turns back to Quinn. "So are we going now? Or is there anything you need to do first?"

[skystrikes]

"The sooner the better," she replies, holding out her arm until Valor takes the hint and flutters up to her gauntlet. "In case we aren't all on the same page here."

She reaches up to rub under the eagle's beak. "I'm Quinn, and this is Valor. We can get to know each other on the way."

[bloodpainter]

"I'm Nepeta Leijon. Let's get going." Even as she says that she's dropped down to a crouch and is beginning to move in the direction of the city, looking very much like a great cat on the prowl. "We'll let the others keep discussing how they'll talk to the elves."

[skystrikes]

[ooc: slides this over]