Stewan Seagull

Went to Ilshenar, Came back, Noone badly hurt

The conversation as retold by Stewan:

Stewan Seagull: We found (this) book/scroll
Stewan Seagull: (a) small book/scroll
Stewan Seagull: *holds out scroll and notes*
Silamo: *nods slowly and rumbles*
Stewan Seagull: hmm...
Stewan Seagull: *points a gargish letters*

Silamo: You (Unwinged ones) invoke the magic?
Stewan Seagull: *shakes head*
Stewan Seagull: We don´t know (how)
Stewan Seagull: the book... *thinks*
Stewan Seagull: is well coded *rubs head*
Silamo: *tilts his head slightly*

Stewan Seagull: *points at the gargish letters again*
Stewan Seagull: What does this say?
Silamo: *crouches*
Stewan Seagull: *holds it up for him to see*
Silamo: *traces the runes with a claw*

Silamo: (this is) gargoyle magic
Stewan Seagull: *nods*
Stewan Seagull: true
Silamo: *looks to Stewan*
Silamo: You don´t know how o read (that)?
Silamo: *folds his wings behind his back, looking over the assembly*
Stewan Seagull: we know
Stewan Seagull: but... not sure/(for certain)
Silamo: *nods and rumbles*
Silamo: *points a claw at the runes at the bottom of the scroll, beginning on the left*

Silamo: Kal Mani Arb (Call Life Plant)
Silamo: *a faint glow spreads over his wongs as he reads*
Stewan Seagull: *nods*

Silamo: Kal Flam Corp
Stewan Seagull: *nods*
Silamo: *traces along the runes*
Stewan Seagull: Call Flame Death

Stewan Seagull: flam corp is daemon?
Irvyn: *rubs chin and glances at Dosei*
Silamo: *looks to Stewan*
Stewan Seagull: hmm...
Kaelyn: hrm
Stewan Seagull: flam corp as in Kal Vas Xen Corp
Silamo: You don´t know??
Silamo: Corp(Death), not Xen(Creature)

Stewan Seagull: Flam Corp means?
Stewan Seagull: A big flame?
Stewan Seagull: No Flame? (Flam Corp= Dead Flame?)
Silamo: *spreads his wings wider*
Stewan Seagull: *looks at Silamo questioningly*
Silamo: *shakes his head slowly and rumbles*

Stewan Seagull: What means Kal Flam Corp
Silamo: a flame creature
Stewan Seagull: ah...
Silamo: *looks over them again*
Stewan Seagull: a creature of fire? Xen Flam?

Silamo: (any of) You know magic?
Silamo: *gestures at the whole silent lot*
Stewan Seagull: He asks for mages
Silamo: Name one that know magic
Irvyn: *looks round to Alusair*
Irvyn: You are a mage.
Alusair: well i hope i am im a terrible fighter after all..

Stewan Seagull: *points*
Stewan Seagull: Alusair
Stewan Seagull: Silamo
Silamo: *touches the tips of his wings above his head, then gestures to move closer*
Silamo: *gestures at the spellbook*
Silamo: Open Book
Kaelyn: seems it wants yer book
Stewan Seagull: open yer spellbook
Alusair: *flicks the book open...*
Silamo: *makes gesture with a wing to one side*
Silamo: *rumbles slowly after a moment and repeats the gesture to turn pages with the hand*
Alusair: *flicks throught the pages slowly...*

Silamo: *makes her stop at the summon daemon page*
Stewan Seagull: *peeks*
Stewan Seagull: *nods*

Silamo: Kal Vas Xen Corp
Silamo: *spreads his wings widely*
Silamo: Big
Stewan Seagull: Call Great Being of Death
Silamo: *folds them again*
Silamo: Not Big. Kal Flam Corp (Kal Flam Corp call a small one)
Stewan Seagull: A small creature?
Silamo: *nods at Stewan*
Stewan Seagull: *nods*
Stewan Seagull: this one call a small one
Stewan Seagull: Thanks

Stewan Seagull: now... what means kal vas grav?
Silamo: Call the energy of the flmae creature
Stewan Seagull: ...
Stewan Seagull: the energy of a small flame being?
Silamo: *looks over his left shoulder and points to the glow with a wing tip*
Silamo: Energy
Stewan Seagull: *nods*
Silamo: *points his wingtip at the glow again*
Silamo: Energy
Silamo: *spreads wings widely*
Silamo: Lots of Energy
Stewan Seagull: *nods*
Stewan Seagull: a source of great energy

Stewan Seagull: and...
Stewan Seagull: What means Uus Ort In Vas Shis? (Shis is a typo in the scroll)
Silamo: *rumbles slowly and looks at the scroll*
Silamo: Knowledge
Stewan Seagull: Make great knowledge?
Stewan Seagull: *nods*

Stewan Seagull: Silamo, leg Runes?
Stewan Seagull: *points at the human runes*
Silamo: *looks at them*
Stewan Seagull: In Order First - In Ord Pri
Stewan Seagull: Two Together - sek ... together *slowly closes hands*
Silamo: *seems uncertain what to look at*
Stewan Seagull: *points at the runes directly above the chants*
Silamo: *nods*
Stewan Seagull: In Ord Pri

Stewan Seagull: *points at first chant*
Stewan Seagull: In Ord Pri?
Stewan Seagull: *points at next two, fingers spread in "v"*
Stewan Seagull: sek together?
Silamo: *looks at the scroll*

Silamo: *gestures at the other place with gargoyle runes*
Stewan Seagull: *nods*
Stewan Seagull: the circles
Silamo: Kir arb
Stewan Seagull: plant circle

Stewan Seagull: (at) the plant circle (chant) "Kal Vas Arb"
Stewan Seagull: *nods*
Silamo: Invoke Magic (Chant) with this circle?
Stewan Seagull: *nods*
Stewan Seagull: Call Magic at this circle
Stewan Seagull: but...

Stewan Seagull: what order? what time?
Silamo: *traces a claw across the scroll, following the runes*
Silamo: *gestures at the first three chants*
Stewan Seagull: aye?
Silamo: Invoke these (three) first
Stewan Seagull: *nods*
Silamo: This after
Silamo: *gestures to the remaining chant*

Stewan Seagull: *points at the runes again*
Stewan Seagull: it says two together? (which) two?
Silamo: *draws a circle with a claw around the first three chants*
Silamo: One
Silamo: *gestures to the last*
Stewan Seagull: *nods again*
Silamo: Two

Stewan Seagull: *sighs*
Stewan Seagull: I cant ask this right
Stewan Seagull: the text says "Two together"
Stewan Seagull: but which two and what together?
Silamo: *shakes his wings slightly, looking at Stewan*

Stewan Seagull: alright... somethin else then
Stewan Seagull: *points at the title of the scroll*
Stewan Seagull: Oracle? (or) daemon?
Stewan Seagull: Oracle and daemon?
Silamo: *seems to think, then shakes his head, rumbling*
Silamo: Not daemon
Stewan Seagull: *points at title again*
Stewan Seagull: Call Forest Oracle
Stewan Seagull: *nods* True (yes)
Stewan Seagull: Good
Stewan Seagull: Its NOT a daemon
Silamo: *foes not seem too sure about the runes but nods*

Stewan Seagull: *points at the kir-bit again*
Silamo: *looks to it*
Stewan Seagull: Gargish glyphs call this "circle of call"?
Stewan Seagull: *points to runes in the upper left*
Stewan Seagull: human runes say Demon?

Silamo: *nods*
Stewan Seagull: which is it?
Stewan Seagull: Call-Circle or Demon-Circle?
Stewan Seagull: The runes say daemon, the gargl glyphs say circle of call
Stewan Seagull: I wonder which it is
Stewan Seagull: *points at human runes again*
Stewan Seagull: Or is this no Circle?
Silamo: *thinks*
Silamo: *bows forward and drags his claw through the sand, marking a circle then striking a line through it and pointing at the end*
Silamo: demon
Stewan Seagull: hmm...
Stewan Seagull: *points at the black dot on the scroll*
Stewan Seagull: the circle of call?
Silamo: *nods*
Stewan Seagull: *points at the Y-shape*
Stewan Seagull: daemon?
Silamo: *nods and rumbles slowly*
Silamo: *points at the circle again*
Stewan Seagull: *looks*
Silamo: *scratches another circle next to the first and strikes it through with another line*
Silamo: *both lines end in one point and he points at it*
Silamo: demon

Stewan Seagull: ummh... huh?
Stewan Seagull: outside the circle?
Silamo: *looks to Stewan*
Stewan Seagull: Daemon out(side) circle?
Silamo: Circle (to; toward; for; unto) demon

Stewan Seagull: oh...
Stewan Seagull: the circle for the demon goes there
Stewan Seagull: hmm...
Stewan Seagull: pent kir? a fifth circle?
Silamo: *shakes his head*

Stewan Seagull: *draws into the dirt*
Stewan Seagull: *four circles arranged as suggested*
Stewan Seagull: *points to each one*
Stewan Seagull: Circle of Call
Stewan Seagull: Circle of Demon
Stewan Seagull: Circle of Plant
Stewan Seagull: Circle of Energy
Stewan Seagull: a fifth circle?
Silamo: *shakes his head again*
Stewan Seagull: Four Circles?
Stewan Seagull: *points to the four circles*

Silamo: *drags his claw through each circle, making two meet*
Silamo: *points at the meeting lines*
Silamo: Circles (lead?) to Daemon
Stewan Seagull: (they) place the daemon?
Silamo: *points at another line meeting nothing*
Stewan Seagull: *looks puzzled*
Silamo: Circle toward
Stewan Seagull: Circle of .... way?
Stewan Seagull: to, towards, for

Silamo: *drags a claw to make it longer, then points at the end of the line*
Silamo: trak - points/leads
Stewan Seagull: the circle points toward the demon?
Stewan Seagull: Circle leads toward daemon?
Silamo: *looks to Stewan*
Silamo: *nods*

Stewan Seagull: Which Circle?
Silamo: *gestures to the runes at the top left of the scroll*
Stewan Seagull: directions?
Silamo: *shakes his wings slightly*
Stewan Seagull: *looks at the drawings still insecure*
Stewan Seagull: It seems what we will get in the end
Stewan Seagull: is a pointer where to look for the oracle
Stewan Seagull: *shrugs* maybe

Stewan Seagull: *points at scroll again*
Stewan Seagull: *points at gargish text*
Stewan Seagull: kir arb, the Plant-circle and a symbol
Stewan Seagull: *points at top left runes*
Stewan Seagull: great tree, vas arb and a symbol
Stewan Seagull: *points at lower left*
Stewan Seagull: symbol and plant
Silamo: *points at the end of a line going through a circle*
Silamo: Vas arb

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Stewan Seagull: *could you send me a drawing of this?*
Silamo: *draw a circle*
Stewan Seagull: *nods*
Silamo: *separate it into two equal halves with a line*
Stewan Seagull: *nods*
Silamo: *make the line longer on one side*
Stewan Seagull: *nods*
Silamo: *look at the end of it, its where he is pointing*
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Stewan Seagull: This circle is the circle of plant?
Silamo: Circle leads towards Big Tree
Stewan Seagull: *nods*
Stewan Seagull: one circle leads us to the great tree
Stewan Seagull: two other circles lead us to the daemon?
Silamo: *nods*

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Pancakes are not cooking, they´re housework!

Stewan Seagull

A note on the Duke´s desk:

Yer Grace!
Finally it´s done! Preparations are complete, so I request a meeting to discuss proceeding further.

Safe Paths,
Stewan Seagull

P.S.: I will hand in a statement on refundable expenses as soon as possible

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Pancakes are not cooking, they´re housework!