Cerebral Paladin
First Post
Lord Silverleaves simply walked into the Council chamber without pausing to wait for an appointment. A quick signal from Dame Brionna reassured the startled guards who followed him in, and they resumed their regular posts.
“I have completed my efforts to sense the artifacts that were stolen in Debonai.”
“We are glad to hear that, your lordship,” answered Alistair. “Were you able to locate them?”
“I can confirm that the Chalice is in the South. I thought I would be able to sense two of the artifacts, but I can only sense the Chalice.” Annoyance covered the Eldar’s face, as if any task at which he could not succeed was a personal affront. “The others are hidden.”
“How would you hide something like that?” asked Kit.
“There must be a sufficiently strong aura near it, created by a powerful entity-- I can rule out a Noldar, I would have recognized their stench immediately, but I cannott rule out a major unseelie, or the avatar of a powerful extraplanar being.”
“Could the Abomination of Shur conceal the artifacts?” asked Alistair.
“No, not the Abomination of Shur-- it is too weak a power. It could be a cthon or a daemon lord. In any event, the Chalice of Simonea is much further south than the army of Debonai. There are many muted minds about it-- likely about all of the artifacts, though as I said I could not be sure.”
“Muted minds?” asked Kit. “What does that mean?”
“There is some sort of revolving shield over the minds-- it must take a lot of power, or someone very expert. Whatever it is, it is near Shur. Any of those artifacts can be teleported or apported, so I suspect that after the thief struck, they were transported via magic or psionics.”
“Thank you for this information. It will greatly aid our efforts to understand our enemies and also to recover the lost artifacts.”
Lord Silverleaves nodded gravely to Alistair and departed as suddenly as he had arrived.
“I have completed my efforts to sense the artifacts that were stolen in Debonai.”
“We are glad to hear that, your lordship,” answered Alistair. “Were you able to locate them?”
“I can confirm that the Chalice is in the South. I thought I would be able to sense two of the artifacts, but I can only sense the Chalice.” Annoyance covered the Eldar’s face, as if any task at which he could not succeed was a personal affront. “The others are hidden.”
“How would you hide something like that?” asked Kit.
“There must be a sufficiently strong aura near it, created by a powerful entity-- I can rule out a Noldar, I would have recognized their stench immediately, but I cannott rule out a major unseelie, or the avatar of a powerful extraplanar being.”
“Could the Abomination of Shur conceal the artifacts?” asked Alistair.
“No, not the Abomination of Shur-- it is too weak a power. It could be a cthon or a daemon lord. In any event, the Chalice of Simonea is much further south than the army of Debonai. There are many muted minds about it-- likely about all of the artifacts, though as I said I could not be sure.”
“Muted minds?” asked Kit. “What does that mean?”
“There is some sort of revolving shield over the minds-- it must take a lot of power, or someone very expert. Whatever it is, it is near Shur. Any of those artifacts can be teleported or apported, so I suspect that after the thief struck, they were transported via magic or psionics.”
“Thank you for this information. It will greatly aid our efforts to understand our enemies and also to recover the lost artifacts.”
Lord Silverleaves nodded gravely to Alistair and departed as suddenly as he had arrived.