un: Black Prince; text

[blackscales]

For those particularly in the southern tower, assisting with the frost wrym, the small issue of gravity has been discussed. I can enchant items to slow your descent, either involuntary from the tower itself or -- as your preference -- onto the wrym should you so choose. They are not intended as single use, but depending on the quality of my reagents there may be periods where it requires time to recharge. Gemstones usually hold the most effective enchantments, but the setting can be... personalised to suit requirements

If you can find another constructive use beyond the frost wyrm, I am willing to make several. I have not seen the harpies personally, but should their tactics include aggressive attempts to unseat members of that tower, and falling is a risk... the same offer applies.

I will need decent quality stones to hold the enchantment and allow it to be used repeatedly, and potentially other ingredients. I believe some of our party has access to the mines and merchants, so any assistance with sourcing supplies would be appreciated.

On a separate note, Deimar's missing paramour: I recently learned that when she rode out of the city, her pursuer was on a horse from the royal stables. Dressed well, with long fair hair but a poor rider. Something to keep in mind.

[ ooc: Please drop a comment if you are interested in a slow fall trinket so I can keep track, as there's a limit to how many he will make! Not limited to tower members only, nor dragon assistants only -- although his initial instinct was to help with Irenia. If you'd like to have your character ask but prefer OOCly not to have one that can easily work. Also open to any OOC questions or planning on that post! ]

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[slippin]

Stones. [ Look, not every gem can live up to one's exacting standards. ] Why, what else are you rejecting?

[ Jimmy McGill: here to dig through your garbage. ]

[blackscales]

Plenty of things.

[ The imperious answer of someone who has standards. ]

Are you planning to use any extras in trade?

[slippin]

[ In a manner of speaking...but that's a conversation he is very much not having on the network. ]

Please, what do I look like? Only the finest. [ This guy's from the middle ages, right? "Wyrm"? Ergo: ] But there are some technological applications for such things. Might not work here, but only one way to find out.

[blackscales]

[ You look like a bunch of lines of text, Jimmy. ]

What applications were you considering?

[slippin]

[ Wait till you see him sans serifs, ooh la la!

This comes in fairly fast. He's a fluent bullshitter. ] Oh, a power source—which is what it sounds like you're doing, but science and magic don't always play nice. Might be able to wring a charge out of an insufficiently enchanting diamond.

A lot of gems are tough, you can use them in tools. Drills and so on.

And then there's [ don't say robot eyes ] occular implants, but that's more of a long-term project.

[blackscales]

[ If Wrathion had glasses, he would push them up his nose before this actually: ]

I'm not using the gem itself as a power source, the gem alone could be mundane -- though a light, existing magic absorption tells me it will be a good reagent. For a reliable power source, you'd need a raw high-power substance akin to Azerite. I'm unaware of anything like that in our vicinity, although it is of course possible.

As to drilling, I'm not certain what manner of gems they mine here. I'm aware diamond is hard enough to be a common drill coating. I suppose if I have a requirement for... drilling... I could pass on anything spare.

[ What are you even drilling, Jimmy? ]

Were you thinking... decorative implants?

[ Do people just stick gems in their eye sockets? He supposes if you have the money it might be fashionable. ]