D5 EM: To Candlekeep for RESEARCH!

[Illiam'iira]

Before she goes to help with the research, Illiam'iira takes a peek at the book she came here for -- and, flipping through the pages, nods before closing it.

Well, shit.

((Illi will go help Fyne and L'Orr. Will Aid both, figure Thad's giving the BI.))

[Thaddeus]

Thaddeus was thrilled by the size of the libraries in Candlekeep. Such a wealth of knowledge and collected experiences could be explored for days; however, he did not have such time available... yet.

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D5, EM, To Candlekeep for RESEARCH!, History Check | 1d20+10 ⇒ 17
D5, EM, To Candlekeep for RESEARCH!, History Check Advantage from enhance ability | 1d20+10 ⇒ 18 forgot to include advantage from using enhance ability

I've got 3 1d6 bardic inspirations to hand out.

[L'Orr-hui]

The Awoken seems rather stunned, taken back by the complete dump of a complex narrative thrown at him in a few seconds time. "Uhh...I...don't know how much you'll be able to get in a few hours time on that subject, but...uhh...okay. We'll see what we can do." His eyes nor his mannerisms did not hide the sheer shock from it. "Are you, uh, sure you don't want to stay here for a few days and research that?"

((For the sake of brevity, everyone can roll me one Arcana or History check, get your boosts in or assists in along with it, and based on the results, we'll see what information you can grab before you leave))

(do we have advantage if we take the help?)

[Illiam'iira]

(That's what it should do, if it doesn't can do some myagic.)

[L'Orr-hui]

''Perhaps it would be better to spread our efforts given the time. We can always synthesize our labor once we go back to Sigil and before we leave for the outlands.''

The Illithid proposed, ready to hire the library's clerks

[Flession]

The Awoken seems rather stunned, taken back by the complete dump of a complex narrative thrown at him in a few seconds time. "Uhh...I...don't know how much you'll be able to get in a few hours time on that subject, but...uhh...okay. We'll see what we can do." His eyes nor his mannerisms did not hide the sheer shock from it. "Are you, uh, sure you don't want to stay here for a few days and research that?"

((For the sake of brevity, everyone can roll me one Arcana or History check, get your boosts in or assists in along with it, and based on the results, we'll see what information you can grab before you leave))

(do we have advantage if we take the help?)

((Yes))

Thaddeus was thrilled by the size of the libraries in Candlekeep. Such a wealth of knowledge and collected experiences could be explored for days; however, he did not have such time available... yet.

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D5, EM, To Candlekeep for RESEARCH!, History Check | 1d20+10 ⇒ 17
D5, EM, To Candlekeep for RESEARCH!, History Check Advantage from enhance ability | 1d20+10 ⇒ 18 forgot to include advantage from using enhance ability

I've got 3 1d6 bardic inspirations to hand out.

((What are you researching specifically?))

[Thaddeus]

((What are you researching specifically?))

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Trying to research similar incidences or precedence to what happened to Fyne for some insight into the demiplane of time.

[Flession]

Your search on the subjects find some claims over the years of many people entering into the Plane of Time itself. Fyne's experience itself seems rather fantastical and strange, but even then there are only a few times where some make that claim with some certainty.

One such entry goes as follows, from a anonymous source from way back in 960 DR:

As I pour over the arcane mysteries that lie within these pages, my thoughts drift back to that singular moment when I, too, became entwined in the tapestry of time's secrets. It was a night like any other, within the quiet confines of my study in Waterdeep. The old hourglass, an artifact of ages past, seemed to beckon me with whispers of forgotten power. In the bewitching glow of moonlight, my fingers danced delicately across the ornate sigils that adorned the hourglass. A resonance, almost palpable, shivered through the air, and before me unfurled a rift—a maelstrom of colors and winds that bore me away from the mundane world into realms uncharted.

When the storm abated and the luminescent vortex released its grip, I found myself immersed in a panorama of time itself, the Demiplane of Time in all its grandeur. Ruins stood and fell in the same breath, and voices of prophecies whispered on the wind. I marveled at the threads of destiny, at once intricate and interwoven, where possibility became as tangible as the fabric of reality. Yet, for all its splendor, I was but a fleeting thought within this vast expanse. No grasp could anchor me to a single moment, and my existence felt ephemeral, a ripple amid the cosmic currents. The very passage of time seemed fluid, as if embracing me in its tender embrace while remaining ever beyond my touch.

The ebb and flow of fate itself soon recognized my presence as an incongruity. It guided me back through the rift, as suddenly as it had swept me in, but my mind emerged as a blank canvas. The memories of my sojourn were stolen, replaced only by an aching desire and the faint trace of something ineffable slipping through my fingers. As I write these words within the safety of my study, I am haunted by the echoes of a journey I cannot fully recall. What remains is a profound sense that the very essence of time coursed through my veins, that I danced with the specter of destiny itself. Though the details elude me, the experience forever altered my perspective on the intricacies of magic and the boundless nature of existence. Oh, the Demiplane of Time—realm of wonders and enigmas. May these words stand as a testament to my journey, even as the memories themselves remain elusive, a whisper on the wind that intertwines with the eternal dance of time.

[L'Orr-hui]

And thus the research begun.

Using the librarian's aid to speed up the search of the relevant tomes for the first phase, L'Orr-hui had no shame in using his spells to filter the information they perused.

(using Skill Empowerment: Arcana-Looking into Netherese magic about time and it's possible use to solve Fyne's predicament)

Candlekeep research, Advantage, expertise, Luckstone: 2#1d20+14 33 34

[Fyne]

With Illiam'iira's assistance, Fyne is able to collect up some useful volumes on the nature of the demiplane of time. They're more useful than any tomes he previously found on the subject at the very least, but the Awoken wasn't kidding that there wasn't much information in the library about the plane itself. Not many folks that have visited and come back apparently.

Candlekeep Research, Illiam'iira Help: 2d20k1+6 23