Tombs of Scoria: Episode 57.5

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== Synopsis ==
Imrik embarks on a quest to locate the elusive Wizard Airship, first seeking help from Arc Sombar, who shares information about the ship's guardians and rules but does not assist him directly due to tradition. Despite several failed attempts to scry the airship's location, Imrik eventually discovers its position atop Sky Peak through Sombar's own scrying. Upon arriving, he finds the airship mostly deserted, except for a woman named Dianthe, who reveals that only a few people and wraiths are aboard. Imrik explores the ship, conducts extensive research on ancient texts, and engages in conversations with Dianthe about various topics, including the potential usefulness of a Beholder against their enemies. After several days of preparation and acquiring magical items, Imrik returns to update Sombar and secures additional resources for his journey. He also discusses marriage prospects with his mother before finalizing his preparations for the next phase of his mission.
== Recap ==
=== Day 1 ===
==== Searching for Wizard Airship ====
Imrik decides to find the Wizard Airship. First, he tries to convince , Jessica, to ask her about teleporting there. She tells him about the guardians and the rules of the airship. Imrik tries to scry on it using the crystal ball. Sombar doesn't help him because it's tradition. He tries to scry on Saladin Keep in Glacia, unsuccessfully.
Arc Sombar mentions the legend of a wild elven cat walking around Bergshire. He into a house elven cat, Arc Sombar plucks a few whiskers, and they disappear. Imrik turns into a bird and flies home.
After a day of studying, Imrik prepares to meet with his old crew but sees his old clothes are now dusty and changes his mind. He hands the clothes to the maid for repair. He wanders around the house for the rest of the day. 
=== Days 2-9 ===
Imrik spends more days trying to scry on the airship and failing.
=== Day 10 ===
Arc Sombar gives up and scries on it herself. He observed the airship, Arc Sombar changes the angle, the airship is at the very top of Sky Peak.
Imrik teleports to the giant's cave and into a pegasus. After a few hours of flight, he sees the airship. As he gets closer, the alarm bells ring. He makes it to the airship, turns into himself and finds the airship empty. Imrik goes down to the first deck.
==== The Wizard Airship ====
On the first deck, there is a large commonplace with a single door in the back. There is no one there. The doors lead to the hallway of 12 additional sleeping rooms, poorly lit. No one there. Further down the hall is an empty laboratory, then an herb garden, then a kitchen. There is a woman in the kitchen, . She says only 2 of them are there, and 3 wraiths. Imrik is confused why the airship is so empty. She offers him food she made, and they talk about apprentices. She's heard of him before. Imrik reveals their mission to her. Dianthe implies Mistryans might not deserve peace, she doesn't want to disclose her origin. Imrik leaves her to gastromancy and goes to the library. 
Downstairs is a griffin aviary, a place for 12 griffins. None are there. He claims up to the library and looks for books on Glacia or Age of Mist. He casts spell to help his search. Some books of interest are Old Languages and History of Conjurers I: Age of Mist. He reads those while the eyes scan through the others.
After 11 hours of research, he finds a reference of a man named Tikas who was from The Great Empire in the North. He conjured the first beast from another plane, managed to conjure beasts from the Plane of Demons. He rid of the beasts and retired. Imrik learns a bit about Drexl the Bloodthirsty. 
Dianthe meets him and offers him some soup. They talk about scholars and Eridon. Imrik cannot discern the status of Dianthe, only the aura (Lawful Good). He shows her the Robe of Scintillating Colors. Imrik talks about trade, Dianthe says she knows a few people that would like those robes but none that would want to pay for it fairly. On of the wraiths appears from beneath the floor. They discuss the properties of the robes. 
Imrik talks about Anton and his apparent loss of humanity. He sleeps in the tower for the night.
=== Day 11 ===
The next day, he copies , finds the recipe for potions: , and , and recipes for scrolls: , , , , .
In order to find missing components, he researches lensmen, mimics, and mudskippers. Mudskippers live in places like river Vodan, The Queen perhaps has a mimic, or so Dianthe says. She asks if they are tombs raiders and grave robbers as they're said to be, Imrik confirms. She offers him a glass of wine, he drinks. Dianthe says she isn't from a noble family, but she was brought up by the nobles. They discuss duty, Imrik mentions returning things he took.
Dianthe isn't familiar with The Wraith of the Teatherwilds. Upon learning how the brothers found him, she suggests that the Beholder would be the best weapon against Scoria. She brings her spellbook and shows him the , a spell she learned in the Airship, made by some ancient wizard from the island of Bravo. They talk about Scoria's personnel, he shows her the bracelet of a leader of a calvalry squad. They discuss Vuularia Wikk, War for Arcadia and the morality of her actions.
Imrik has one more drink. He spends another night, nods to Dianthe and to Wikkthronrarenta.
=== Day 12 ===
==== Back in the Capital ====
Imrik visits Arc Sombar and tells her what he's found. Sombar is confused that he's had no offers for apprentices. She cannot loan an apprentice to him. Yetel seems to have merged with Scoria's officers and she needs to learn information about that. Imrik informs her about Glacia. She gives him ichor of a mimic.
Imrik goes to visit the elven ambassador to get some dousing rods. Imrik turns into an imp and breaks the branches he needs. The guards notice him and try to catch him as he flees. 
He hires someone to catch a few mudskippers for him.
Back at home, he talks to his mother and they have a meal together. She encountered some Mistryans in the distance. Strange creatures have been seen flying above the Riverlands, gargoyles and a manticore. Imrik suggests she pretends the brothers remain in the area while they are in Glacia. Mother suggests they execute one of the halflings for espionage.
She also talks about the Queen's daughters for marriage with Imrik.
* Tara, age 24, 10 hotness, 4'11", left-handed
* Celes, age 21, 6 hotness
* Famyea, age 16, 13 hotness
He thinks would be better but will think about it. Mother tries to convince him to nudge Tyrael towards marriage. 
==== Final Preparations ====
Imrik flies from Azoron's lair or teleports to Roxsis at some point to get keys made from dwarven master-smith.
=== Days 13-22 ===
Imrik:
makes 2 potions of : 4 days
makes 2 scrolls of : 2 days
makes 2 scrolls of : 2 days
makes 1 scroll of : 2 days
=== Days 23-28 ===
Imrik learns : 6 days
Imrik drafts out a letter for Shelly Suulwikk, lists excuses for pursuing someone else for marriage. He finds a rock with a spell on it, which he's going to leave in a Bag of Holding. Anton casts on a bunch of stones.
=== Timeline ===
Some of the events in this episode would canonically have to be before the party goes to Eyowan.
The first 9 days (scrying failures) were probably 25 Feb-5 Mar, just before Eyowan.
The 13 days of going to the airship and making scrolls/potions were probably 11-23 Mar, just after Eyowan.
And the 6 days of learning probably have to be 24-29 Mar, on the boat to Glacia from Eyowan. Using Dimensional Folding to move the party and equipment there for a much shorter voyage makes the most sense.
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