Kirin will be there!

Can I teach it inap exotic drinking songs?

Or at least, tell it some stories about some people I know?

-Kirin

Kirin leaves a thick wad of notes in the file.

I made this.

Dozens of notes, drawings of the runes from the Witch's spells and the Netherese ruins, lists of spells and components that have meaning litter the pages.

'Cobalt - Healing/Cleansing? Gold to focus/mirror the sun
Gems charged with magic- Ruby for dawn and dusk. Topaz for noon and Sapphire for night.
The dagger cuts the link- symbolic of the intent?
Blood for beginnings and Grave dust for ends- the Hourglass
The Censor is a key- but what of the lock? Let it break if it must...'

*Finally, a drawing of a spell array, a mix of abjuration and conjuration runes written over a massive symbol- the Rune of a Thousand Faces.

If this goes terribly wrong, please take care of my cat, perhaps Jastyne could use a furry friend.
-Kirin Ashewood, Friend.

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Nich,

I've no idea. I'm not a wizardry person, so I'm going off my gut here.

I'm drawing out a spell array that feels like it might hold her but for how long or if it even does, I've no idea.

But! I'm pretty sure it'll get her attention good and proper.

-Kirin

I'm inclined to put Miss Druid forward for it.

She has extensive combat experience, is naturally more inclined to understand how to hunt something down and with some preparation, can fight like a really mad bear.

She's also led others before and I think, is less likely to have sore points that could be used against her.

-Kirin

(I think that pushes into Monday for me so I won't be available.

I like this plan.

I'm working on a rite to draw her attention, but if we have a site to do this at I'm open to suggestions.

We know the Witch came from the Stonelands, so perhaps a place there would be a good choice, though that 'does' mean she might be able to draw on the Horde.

So a defensible site.

I'm hoping to pull her over and part her from the Staff, of question her if we can't.
I'll speak to Rismente about some kind of magic array, otherwise I'll make something up.

-Fang Kirin

https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Countdown+Timer&iso=20210207T05&p1=47

Then we need to find where she first came from.

-Kirin

Everyone, I need you to list everything you know about the Witch, the ruins and anything related to that.

The White Witch.

-Appeared many months ago, maybe a year? First sighted among the White Horde

-Killed the late King, destroyed the mage tower and maybe its leader, and the late Lord Vaylan

-Has been attacking adventurers inside caverns, breaking into their mind

-As far as records goes, has never spoke herself, only in Netherese through others

-There appears to be names or words said by the White Witch, which are also found in the Stonelands ruins

She bears the robes and rings of a war wizard, paled by thousands of years in the sun.

-When I saw her in a vision, she was a large white spirit floating in the winds of the Weave. Apparently when she possessed me, she ranted about betrayal and taking back something in the name of... something. 'By the powers of Maluradek' maybe?

Theory #1-

She's actually the Spirit of Karsus, a truly powerful mage of the Netherese.

I find it unlikely though, since the ghost was a 'she'.

Theory #2 -

She's actually the Spirit of Karsus' apprentice or wife, determined to restore her lands.

-Maluradek - The staff has this engraved on it.
-Ariania- The Child of Maluradek
-Alysha Thardresk, Ninth of her name - The Queen of Anauria, the kingdom of the ruins.
-Khadeejah- This was written dozens of times over on a golden obelisk in the ruined temple of Ten Thousand Faces
-The Rune of Ten Thousand Faces- A rune made by Karsus.
-The Temple also contains two wolves attacking a stag - the Tethgard ruin shows a Stag and Wolf side by side as equals. The Stag represents the elven kingdoms and the Wolf the netherese.

-The Temple of Ten Thousand Faces- There are massive pillars that feed magic into something. So much magic it's drained the land around it.

---Theory #3 -
This was a failed ascension and what is left of Karsus took a willing host and has worked to regain what was lost.

Heya,

It was brought to my attention that the laws as they stand don't recognize some being as 'civilized' and thus protected by the city's laws, depending on how the law is read.

Apparently beings with unusual bloodlines may or may not be covered?

As it stands, Genasi, Aasimer, Dragon-touched and Tieflings could be argued to be their own 'race' and not covered.

It's a minor thing, but could we have the law on citizenship amended so that it covers even those of unusual heritage of the accepted races, or is at least more clear that 'decent' doesn't exclude them?

Obviously, there is always the exceptions outside those bounds, but as it stands, apparently there are some that are taking the 'law' into their own hands.

I want to close this loophole, so 'honest and law-abiding' citizens aren't 'doing their part' to people who probably just want to go about their business without being harried.

-Fang Kirin Ashewood