Defeat has always been in his stars

[Skrye [AC3; 48/48HP]]

- "Can you use these abilities at your will? I mean, can you oppose to be used them if you want to?" - asking curiously, intrigued to be able to talk with a spirit trapped in an item, one from the time of the Cleansing Wars

[Attilius]

"Hmph... How many more times can you wither a target before yer dead dead? And whats a tru master ov spirits?"

[AthasianLaborer]

As soon as Jermaine says 'hunt' in Common, Yvera cackles maniacially and 'Muiko further thins his suspicious gaze at the staff.

'Muiko will wait patiently for a pause before addressing Jermaine directly [ToM Elven: "I will not let her relegate you to the museum, I know you hold knowledge too valuable to be lost and can sense a desire to right past wrongs?"]

[Quila Oris (John M.)]

Quila looks at the slowly gathering throng around her and Jermaine. She clutches the staff closer to her body and holds out her other hand in a 'hold it there' stance. "Now now, don't all get excitable now you found out the rusty old staff can talk is really a repenting spirit from the time of the Cleansing Wars. Let us get back to what we were planning to do. Nap and get a book out of the sands, and fix things. Right?"

She walks of a bit, sits down cross-legged, putting the staff over her thighs, looking downward for a moment not to show her mouth to the party and mumbles very quietly, "Talk some more about how I am strong and direct Jermaine. Let them hear it."

[Skrye [AC3; 48/48HP]]

- "And who said the opposite Quila? Any of us? Not me so don't put words in my tongue that never left from my mouth" - looking at her - "Trading, silver tongue, charm, and ability to read emptiness in the heart are bad combination, so do not get out of hand because none has been more despised in their existence than me, you know that"

- Making a pause - "I'm looking for stories from the past, and I just made Jermaine a question" - looking at the staff - "Can you oppose to activate any of those abilities you related if you decide to, even if the wielder wants to?" - without moving from her position

[DM Bob]

"I do not like her tone, Quila. I feel safe with you carrying me, but she and the others are untested. You are obviously the drive behind this group. And tell your friend I do not speak Elvish, unless he's speaking of the arcane variants used to transcribe metaphysical expressions into reality."

[AthasianLaborer]

"I speak the Common tongue quite fluently, [ToM Elven: murderer]"

'Muiko turns to look sternly into Quila's eyes "This trinket lies, it knew I called it a hunter in the tongue of my ancestors, I'd wager it will continue to lie and sow dissent among us"

'Muiko casts Dispel Magic on Jermaine the Staff of Withering (@bob please roll the charade well).  He uses Quila's Saving Throw since he isn't unattended (at least that is how the spell text reads).

Assuming the Dispel succeeds, once 'Muiko is sure that Jermaine is back, he says [ToM Elven: "Do not think you will sunder this assembly of allies with your deceit, thief of the blood of my kin"]

[Attilius]

While watching the drama unfold, The gladiator absent mindedly starts tapping his invisible axe head against his thigh.

[Niachi]

Niachi watches the exchange while he strolls around their perimeter, getting a sense of what is around them. To Quila's question for Cat's Grace:

"Done."

His CON roll is good, and the spymaster is charged with a hyper-precise freedom of movement, reflexes and physical control for the next 8 hours.

To 'Miuko's first musings, nodding:

{Elven: What price knowledge from a Scourge?}

He continues the silent charades: his mind is unlocked and unprotected as his hand circles his head, crawls up the back of his neck and locks onto his skull. Those patient fingers spasm him as if puppeted for a few steps in the opposite direction)

To Scrye and each interaction, he nods his understanding.

To Sir Suave-A-Stick (unimpressed so far, winking)

"Huh so many lifetimes and fights! Agings and at-atrophys! Master J is it? What do you fear? I mean, we ALL gettin' tested, yeh?"

[Skrye [AC3; 48/48HP]]

- "We are wasting time to sort what we have to complete quickly, we may have time to continue this chat later on" - looking at everyone, then to the staff - "She doesn't need you to be aware of how important she is, not by making her oppose against us. You just arrived and dissonance is not going to work for you, so stop in your attempt to" - Skrye knows Quila from a while ago, in fact herself joined the party due her templaress friend request. She moves near Quila, at around 8 to 9 feet from her, stops there and looks around, then back to the staff

[OOC: Locate Object spell (7hrs).
AC 3, 48/48HP; SPELLS 1stLvl(5/5), 2ndLvl(4/5), 3rdLvl(4/4), 4thLvl(3/3)]

[Quila Oris (John M.)]

"Right, sleeping time it is indeed Skrye. We need to finish our mission, the rest can wait. Who goes first, who second?" Quila says still sitting cross-legged with Jermaine splayed across her lap.

[Attilius]

"I'll take first watch." the giant states plainly as he puts down his pack.

[Niachi]

(Will edit after hearing Jermain's replies)

Depending on current situation, Niachi accepts 2nd watch and casts Greater Malison and Vampiric Touch Verbal components are mumbled into a children's bedtime story known in Balic. He points at Q and Scrye, mimes a yawn to request a Nap.

His petitions to the shadows are heard, success on both casts.

If Napped, he will sit in half-lotus with his Vampiric hand resting off of his body, palm up and hanging over one knee.
If a situation happens, he sidesteps away from threats with his hands empty, ready to cast.

[DM Bob]

Niachi is simply ignored.

The dispel apparently does not work as the stave continues talking, both addressing and not addressing the tari by continuing to deeply converse to Quila.

"I will have you know that I have been with you for a decent amount of time and have followed you both into the Plane of Fire and the dread Avernus, as I have done with my previous owner in his travels of the planes. To many other otherworldly places as well. If you do not wish my correspondence? I will simply watch and listen once more."

[DM Bob]

Enemy's Slumber, 12th of Fortuary, Two in the afternoon

Ral: Currently in the sky at half moon

Guthay: A sliver

Current Location: The Buried City

A nap was had, as well as an hour of restudy. Regeneration occurs for those that do such things. A dimensional folding is cast with no ill effects, somewhere close to the tower, yet outside of the cocoon radius.

Depending on where you appear, you can see some heavy thrashing movement somewhere beyond the tower proper. The large wurm avatar does not seem to be on the taller structure at the present.

The tari casts here locate object and then an elemental of earth and stone. After specific instructions on where to find a tome, it leaves as you stand there in the early afternoon heat.

I will leave this here as you tell me any additional details you wish as the book is hopefully being fetched.