Lucid Lunacy of Literacy [LA2]

[Illiam'iira]

"Let's see what we can find. Records on Planar beasts incursions, Limbo section, should be over there..."

"Thank you!" She briefly glances back at L'Orr, wondering if they will follow, before scurrying to keep up with Akh Urr Hoon.

...it would really, really be helpful if they just had an explanation of things somewhere. Considering how the city's treated her so far, though, Illia imagines she's just gonna have to learn the hard way. Not like she's isn't used to it. Just seems a bit sad -- it's a library, after all. An equalizer. Or that's what she'd always thought a public library was supposed to be.

"Lady Akh Urr Hoon," She tilts her head, noting the symbols floating around the Dustwoman's crown, "Are you one of the librarians here?"

[Akh Uur Hoon]

"I am neither a librarian nor a lady. I am a simple Dustwoman with a scholarly bend who likes coming here to study various things. I've been doing it for a while so I know my way around here. Are you already involved in addressing the slaadi incursion?"

[Illiam'iira]

"I am neither a librarian nor a lady. I am a simple Dustwoman with a scholarly bend who likes coming here to study various things. I've been doing it for a while so I know my way around here. Are you already involved in addressing the slaadi incursion?"

Illi takes it all in. There is a serene humility to Akh that reminds her of a friend. This library's reminding her of a lot of things. Her chest feels heavy with a sudden homesickness for a home she lost a long, long time ago. A hand goes up to cradle the brooch hanging from her neck.

"Yes. Uhm, I helped escort a reporter to Limbo earlier today, and we met some slaadi along the way. I want to understand what's going on and hopefully remediate it before any more people get hurt."

[L'Orr-hui]

Now the the illithid had some moments of quiet he could change the course of his thoughts with knowledge. Finishing some translation, L'Orr-hui retranscribed a final few key passages.

Let us hope the results gains us something

Day 2 la, netherese Arcana roll, advantage: 2#1d20+9 23 22

[Akh Uur Hoon]

Illi takes it all in. There is a serene humility to Akh that reminds her of a friend. This library's reminding her of a lot of things. Her chest feels heavy with a sudden homesickness for a home she lost a long, long time ago. A hand goes up to cradle the brooch hanging from her neck.

"Yes. Uhm, I helped escort a reporter to Limbo earlier today, and we met some slaadi along the way. I want to understand what's going on and hopefully remediate it before any more people get hurt."

"Precedents don't always explain contemporary events, but they do so often enough for us to give it a try."

Akh got quickly to work on the subject, cruising to retrieve books and perusing them on the fly for relevant remarks. It looked rather efficient.

LA2. Past Frog Invasions. History: 1d20+7 24

[Illiam'iira]

Akh got quickly to work on the subject, cruising to retrieve books and perusing them on the fly for relevant remarks. It looked rather efficient.

LA2. Past Frog Invasions. History: 1d20+7 24

She watches with wide eyes before beginning to look herself for a book on slaadi in the Limbo section.

Lucid Lunacy of Literacy [LA2] - Search for general info on slaadi: 1d20+2 19 (whichever int knowledge check it is, she has the same modifier)

Illia's having an easier time of it, knowing she's in the general area. "Uhm, are we allowed to check these out from the library, or place them on any sort of hold so we can come back and finish reading them if we need to? Is there a rule against copying from the books?" The drow keeps her voice down as she deluges Akh with her questions. Doesn't want L'Orr glowering at her again, or worse, a librarian...

[Akh Uur Hoon]

"Some books can be checked out, but it depends on your credibility. You can usually copy what you need as long as it is not recreation for commercial purposes, but ordinary cutters can't make exclusive reservations."

Akh collated several sources on a nearby table.

"Hmm, this seems unprecedented. Much smaller incidents have happened regularly as a part of their reproductive rhythm at the Stone, but never with all the coloured subgenera at the same time. The non-exhaustive list of what might have happened is that they have fallen under some leadership, they have been forced to mass-migrate, or they have been engaged in some existential ritual."

[Illiam'iira]

"Hmm, this seems unprecedented. Much smaller incidents have happened regularly as a part of their reproductive rhythm at the Stone, but never with all the coloured subgenera at the same time. The non-exhaustive list of what might have happened is that they have fallen under some leadership, they have been forced to mass-migrate, or they have been engaged in some existential ritual."

"It might be a ritual -- there was a..." Illi pauses, considering how to explain it. "There was one lone guardian watching over everything, and a ... person. I think they were a person? Lying on top of the food. They didn't move, but we weren't there long enough to see much." Of course she'd get involved in something so strange. "They weren't eating or mating, so I can only assume their actions were for some goal, possibly for that person. A humanoid needing that amount of food though is... some cause for concern."

[L'Orr-hui]

Interesting. I will have to research that...perhaps a trip to this Toril will be needed.

The flayer had made one more step in the right direction but they knew the mistake the records had made: the netherese did not invent Chronomancy, they simply learned it from an older source.

L'Orr-hui closed the books and put them back safely before going to find the two women

[Akh Uur Hoon]

Akh Uur Hoon turned to the re-approaching Illithid. She quickly thought out their findings.

Your thoughts on the matter?