Tormeron's events: the Stories

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Topic/Postby Gergel » 05 Sep 2014, 23:11

Intermission.

A small meeting took place outside Stormwind in Friday evening.

A concerned Thelarwen walked in to Lilandris' and Aroona's quiet evening in the Blue Recluse bar. She spent no time on pleasantries and immediately requested a private meeting with the duo. So, apologizing to Stutter, Lilandris and Aroona joined Thelarwen in a secluded spot near the waterfall just outside Stormwind, towards Westfall.

The death knight expressed her concern about the upcoming expedition to Stormwind Keep. When their next destination had been discovered in Tanaris, several group members had promptly started to make plans to covertly enter the Keep and what's worse, possibly even mount an attack by force.

Such an act would most certainly be illegal and even treasonous, and would very likely end in being thrown into prison, or worse, if found out. To Thelarwen's satisfaction both Lilandris and Aroona were strongly opposed to this type of incursion.

So they discussed legal ways to enter the Keep. Thelarwen would talk to her commander, Highlord Tirion Fordring of the Argent Crusade. Lilandris, in turn, suggested that she can have a word with higher-ups of the Stormwind Cathedral. And Aroona would contact high-ranking night elven druids. Each of them would try to arrange for a letter of recommendation from their contacts, which would point out that an independent investigation had uncovered a possible threat to the security of the Keep. They would request that the presenter of the letter and her companions should be allowed to attempt to pinpoint the dangerous magical item in the throne room. Such notes from powerful and influential faction leaders should hopefully maximise their chances for an official audience with the King.

Thelarwen also pointed out that incidents of mind and body control had occurred during many of their recent expeditions. It would be prudent to prepare for a scenario when such possession or control is used against the group as they attempt to enter the Keep on Tuesday.

It would be unlikely for the entire Keep's staff to be controlled and possessed. The Keep is the nerve center of the Alliance, any strangeness would be noticed immediately. If not by Stormwind Nobles and SI-7 (who, being in close proximity of the Keep, might themselves be controlled), then definitely by Ironforge, Darnassus, Exodar. It would be similarly unlikely that the group might encounter fake guards, as in Menethil. The Royal Guard are very carefully selected and monitored. Any attempt to even temporarily set up a false guard post would be noticed and very quickly taken care of by the real Royal Guard.

Therefore the most likely scenario would probably be a stealthy control of single guards, such as the ones greeting visitors to the Keep. Lilandris and Aroona would attempt to determine unnoticeable methods of dispelling or blocking such control. These would allow the travellers to covertly neutralize attempts at blocking their way, or even prevent themselves to be controlled, as already had happened several times during recent expeditions. In a worst case scenario, Lilandris might also know a non-stealthy spell that could be used to cure any controlled guards, and then hope for the best as the guard realizes what has been happening to them, and speak up on behalf of those who had freed his mind.

Finally, after discussing the vision the locket had granted to Lilandris and Aroona, a worrisome point appeared: they did not exactly know where the third piece of the artifact is located. The vision only hinted at the Stormwind gates, then the Keep, and towards the base of the king's throne, but not with full certainty. So Aroona suggested that she could ask her night elven druid colleagues to perform a scrying through the Emerald Dream to attempt to establish the exact location and nature of the object.

And with these plans of action, Aroona, Lilandris and Thelarwen bid each other good night and went their separate ways to set up their preparations for Tuesday.
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