33rd of Searing, 122 AS
Location: The Hobbled Gobbler
Time: Early Morning
Once the meeting with Franky had concluded Lyra was quick to take action. She penned three letters in quick succession. The first was to Mari Fel, the manager of her hidden lab in the 1st Deep of the Warrens. In it, she gave an account of the current state of Zaichaer to be relayed to the Iron Queen at once. She then made a request for a portion of their stock of mage bane to be transferred to her within the day. Enough for Salem to carry back when he returned after delivering the letter itself. There were other instructions detailing some additional work Lyra required for preparations, but those were less important than the first two requests.
The second letter was to Venetia Childs informing her that the plans had been moved up. In the letter, Lyra stated there was a fortuitous event expected the next day, and to prepare herself and her people to make final preparations in their agreed-on location in the Second Deep. The third letter went out to the Railrunners, to their contact informing them of additions to the schema across the city that needed to be put in place within 24 hours. With this letter, Lyra included a diagram of the updated pictographs, and instructions for how and where they should be applied.
Once the letters were sent, carried by Salem and Naila, Lyra immediately set off to the Hobbled Gobbler, leaving a note for Rickter to follow her when he awoke. His letter contained no details, simple instruction to come with haste as there was a matter of emergency they must attend to. That was how Lyra found herself standing outside the nondescript tavern, scroll, and pen in hand, staring intently at the building as she sketched the beginnings of an update to the building's defenses. She wore her usual gold and black robes, hair tied back in a braid, and Artur curled around her shoulders like a living scarf.
She and Franky had already come to an arrangement for a few... special additions to the Gobbler. Defense against magic which encompassed the entire tavern. The effects, while powerful, were limited in scope, and the range of effects was focused close to and inside the tavern itself. There would need to be edits made to the schema, and the changes would be obvious and gaudy, but such was the way of things in times of duress. Lyra could modify the core, and expand the scrivening circles to increase the range, but there would need to be another piece to ensure the tavern itself was safe. That was what she required Rickter for.
Location: The Hobbled Gobbler
Time: Early Morning
Once the meeting with Franky had concluded Lyra was quick to take action. She penned three letters in quick succession. The first was to Mari Fel, the manager of her hidden lab in the 1st Deep of the Warrens. In it, she gave an account of the current state of Zaichaer to be relayed to the Iron Queen at once. She then made a request for a portion of their stock of mage bane to be transferred to her within the day. Enough for Salem to carry back when he returned after delivering the letter itself. There were other instructions detailing some additional work Lyra required for preparations, but those were less important than the first two requests.
The second letter was to Venetia Childs informing her that the plans had been moved up. In the letter, Lyra stated there was a fortuitous event expected the next day, and to prepare herself and her people to make final preparations in their agreed-on location in the Second Deep. The third letter went out to the Railrunners, to their contact informing them of additions to the schema across the city that needed to be put in place within 24 hours. With this letter, Lyra included a diagram of the updated pictographs, and instructions for how and where they should be applied.
Once the letters were sent, carried by Salem and Naila, Lyra immediately set off to the Hobbled Gobbler, leaving a note for Rickter to follow her when he awoke. His letter contained no details, simple instruction to come with haste as there was a matter of emergency they must attend to. That was how Lyra found herself standing outside the nondescript tavern, scroll, and pen in hand, staring intently at the building as she sketched the beginnings of an update to the building's defenses. She wore her usual gold and black robes, hair tied back in a braid, and Artur curled around her shoulders like a living scarf.
She and Franky had already come to an arrangement for a few... special additions to the Gobbler. Defense against magic which encompassed the entire tavern. The effects, while powerful, were limited in scope, and the range of effects was focused close to and inside the tavern itself. There would need to be edits made to the schema, and the changes would be obvious and gaudy, but such was the way of things in times of duress. Lyra could modify the core, and expand the scrivening circles to increase the range, but there would need to be another piece to ensure the tavern itself was safe. That was what she required Rickter for.
