13th Ymiden, 719
She was tired.
More than anything, Faith was tired. The travelling was starting to really make her head spin and she had to pull on every ounce of discipline she had. But the information they had found in Uthaldria was too much for her, truly, to ignore. There were just too many possibilities to consider here, and she knew that she had to pull in help. But, rather than the half a million people which sent her knees trembling, Faith had called in the Cell Leaders, the Champions and those who had answered the call in Rharne. It was still a large group, but not so large that she wanted to vomit. Just the trial before, Faith had stood in front of a mirror, a trap left by the Coven which she had fallen into. In that mirror she had lived and experienced her deepest fears. She had become Ellasin.
She had prepared for this and so, as they came in there were places for everyone to sit, there were drinks there - tea and coffee, and some snacks which she'd baked to try and calm herself down. Faith figured that the thing to do was to just come straight out with it, to discuss it with them as a group and then to get ideas. She had the information they needed, all of them, and she was ready. Faith had dressed carefully for this meeting; she wore her hair loose, although a small part of it was tied back from her face, and she wore a nice blouse and skirt. Her aim, even as she'd applied the subtle make up she wore, was to appear to be what she was currently being. First impressions, and all that. Not that this was a first impression, but it was important to look the part.
"I understand that we're all busy, so I'm so grateful to you for coming. We've uncovered a lot of intelligence and I think it's vital that we all are aware of it." Faith passed out the information she had as she spoke. "Thanks to the work of some of you here, we got some intelligence pointing towards an abandoned Coven base in Uthaldria. Having examined the intelligence, I went there," She gestured to the biqaj woman with her, leaning against a wall with her hand on the hilt of her sword. "with Alissa. We found the base and we got caught in a trap which was as subtle as it was effective."
Faith was sitting, by now, and she pressed her fingers together as she paused briefly. "We've brought back shards of the mirror in question but, as far as I can tell, it was a mirror which - the moment you looked at it - it caused you to experience your deepest fears." The pads of her fingers turned white, the only indication that she had any emotion about this. Alissa did not do as well on the remaining stoic and her face drained of colour as she looked away. Faith's voice didn't falter. "We managed to break out of there, eventually, by smashing the mirror. I've got those in a bag. I want it examined, please, thoroughly." She breathed in, then out. "But what we found there led to a single, inescapable conclusion. As I said in the Echo Scroll. Abanaxus."
She had handed out the information and she assumed they'd read it, but Faith paused there a moment for any questions, glancing around. Then, she continued. "I suggest that we need the following. I have a to do list, and I'd like us each to be working on any part of it we can, then we'll come back together. " At which point, she got on with handing out the pre-prepared parchment. People could work in pairs, or whatever worked for them.
"When you're finished, I'll collate these quickly and we'll assign workloads. Please take an approach of 'no such thing as a bad idea' and put down anything you can think of." Faith looked around and added. "We know that Sirothelle is defending. I think maybe they know, or suspect. The placement of this is such that it stands between Uthaldria and Sirothelle. That might be part of why they are closing in. But there might be more than that. We are continuing to look into that." There was just so much. So much. Then, having given them all the information she could, Faith simply answered any questions as they filled in the parchment, reminding them - only fill in anything they could.
More than anything, Faith was tired. The travelling was starting to really make her head spin and she had to pull on every ounce of discipline she had. But the information they had found in Uthaldria was too much for her, truly, to ignore. There were just too many possibilities to consider here, and she knew that she had to pull in help. But, rather than the half a million people which sent her knees trembling, Faith had called in the Cell Leaders, the Champions and those who had answered the call in Rharne. It was still a large group, but not so large that she wanted to vomit. Just the trial before, Faith had stood in front of a mirror, a trap left by the Coven which she had fallen into. In that mirror she had lived and experienced her deepest fears. She had become Ellasin.
She had prepared for this and so, as they came in there were places for everyone to sit, there were drinks there - tea and coffee, and some snacks which she'd baked to try and calm herself down. Faith figured that the thing to do was to just come straight out with it, to discuss it with them as a group and then to get ideas. She had the information they needed, all of them, and she was ready. Faith had dressed carefully for this meeting; she wore her hair loose, although a small part of it was tied back from her face, and she wore a nice blouse and skirt. Her aim, even as she'd applied the subtle make up she wore, was to appear to be what she was currently being. First impressions, and all that. Not that this was a first impression, but it was important to look the part.
"I understand that we're all busy, so I'm so grateful to you for coming. We've uncovered a lot of intelligence and I think it's vital that we all are aware of it." Faith passed out the information she had as she spoke. "Thanks to the work of some of you here, we got some intelligence pointing towards an abandoned Coven base in Uthaldria. Having examined the intelligence, I went there," She gestured to the biqaj woman with her, leaning against a wall with her hand on the hilt of her sword. "with Alissa. We found the base and we got caught in a trap which was as subtle as it was effective."
Faith was sitting, by now, and she pressed her fingers together as she paused briefly. "We've brought back shards of the mirror in question but, as far as I can tell, it was a mirror which - the moment you looked at it - it caused you to experience your deepest fears." The pads of her fingers turned white, the only indication that she had any emotion about this. Alissa did not do as well on the remaining stoic and her face drained of colour as she looked away. Faith's voice didn't falter. "We managed to break out of there, eventually, by smashing the mirror. I've got those in a bag. I want it examined, please, thoroughly." She breathed in, then out. "But what we found there led to a single, inescapable conclusion. As I said in the Echo Scroll. Abanaxus."
She had handed out the information and she assumed they'd read it, but Faith paused there a moment for any questions, glancing around. Then, she continued. "I suggest that we need the following. I have a to do list, and I'd like us each to be working on any part of it we can, then we'll come back together. " At which point, she got on with handing out the pre-prepared parchment. People could work in pairs, or whatever worked for them.
"When you're finished, I'll collate these quickly and we'll assign workloads. Please take an approach of 'no such thing as a bad idea' and put down anything you can think of." Faith looked around and added. "We know that Sirothelle is defending. I think maybe they know, or suspect. The placement of this is such that it stands between Uthaldria and Sirothelle. That might be part of why they are closing in. But there might be more than that. We are continuing to look into that." There was just so much. So much. Then, having given them all the information she could, Faith simply answered any questions as they filled in the parchment, reminding them - only fill in anything they could.
Questions to answer:
1. Do you have any skills, contacts or resources which you believe might be useful in this situation?
2. I suggest that we will be well served by setting traps and providing false clues - thoughts?
3. Any ideas / suggestions for ways we can stop them from finding this creature / getting to it?
4. Any ideas / suggestions for ways we can stop them from turning it into a thrall?
5. Any ideas / suggestions for getting it on our side - or killing it if we have to?
6. Suggestions for misinformation / apparent leaks from us which we want the Coven (or Sirothelle?) to find out?
When they were done, Faith looked at them all and smiled. "Thank you. While I'm sorting through this, I'd like you to think about what you consider a reasonable timeframe for us taking this Immortals-damned fight to the Coven. We need to stop being on the back foot here. So. While I'm collating, please fill in these." As she handed out the second pieces of parchment, she gave a sudden and very genuine grin. "I'm a teacher. Forgive me the hand outs."
Plan of attack
1. When would you suggest is a reasonable time to attack?
2. What do we need to do before that? What information do we need?
3. How can we maximise our own strengths?
4. How can we undermine them?
5. Issues you see
6. Suggestions for misinformation / apparent leaks from us which we want the Coven (or Sirothelle?) to find out?
7. Anything else- thoughts, random ideas. Etc.
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Questions to answer:
1. Do you have any skills, contacts or resources which you believe might be useful in this situation?
2. I suggest that we will be well served by setting traps and providing false clues - thoughts?
3. Any ideas / suggestions for ways we can stop them from finding this creature / getting to it?
4. Any ideas / suggestions for ways we can stop them from turning it into a thrall?
5. Any ideas / suggestions for getting it on our side - or killing it if we have to?
6. Suggestions for misinformation / apparent leaks from us which we want the Coven (or Sirothelle?) to find out?
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Plan of attack
1. When would you suggest is a reasonable time to attack?
2. What do we need to do before that? What information do we need?
3. How can we maximise our own strengths?
4. How can we undermine them?
5. Issues you see
6. Suggestions for misinformation / apparent leaks from us which we want the Coven (or Sirothelle?) to find out?
7. Anything else- thoughts, random ideas. Etc.
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Off Topic
I'm aware that time is of the essence so I'm trying to fit as much as I can into one post. I suggest we all do the same. I will post again on Wednesday 10th or when all other pcs have posted.