Laura
*They emerged in the center of the room, a few students stared. Nereva looked around for Jo'del, assuming he was the one who opened the portal.*
Eric
And as if she knew him, there he stood, "Welcome back!" He says in his usual jovial tone, "Galdres! Long time no see! You never write, it is truly a shame. Tell me all about your findings." He says, gesturing them to sit
Virginia
He grumbles a bit, sitting down, "He's your boss," He says to Nereva, "Would you like to do the honors?"
Laura
*She sat at the table, removing the two masks she had. Vivec and Almalexia. There was almost... An aura to them. They were vaguely unsettling.*

"That, mostly. There's a third, obviously. And that cult is dead."

*She remembered what she was sent for.*

"Oh! And the main thing... There's a supernatural force enslaving people to work on the All-Maker stone's. From what we saw, odds are, its that Traitor Priest. Its the most reasonable explanation."
Eric
He nods, taking in the information, and thinking for a bit, "Vivec and Almalexia... Where is Sotha Sil?" He asks, "Seems odd to have two out of the three, no?"
Virginia
"That's what we were thinking. We've got to track down wherever the last mask is. There's more to their underground headquarters, but it's locked, we need all 3 to get it open."
Jennifer
*He slipped into the Arcanaeum. How did he even get here? Who knows. Well timed though. He was looking for a book.*
Laura
"They had a pilgrim out here on the Mainland. I believe they might have the third mask. Maybe the occurances on the island made them try and split them up... We found Vivecs in a basement."
Eric
He strokes his chin, "Hmm, unless they knew you were on to them I can't be certain why they would be scrambling like this. That is unless they were in danger before you were on their trail."
Virginia
"The mask of Vivec was being sold by a Redoran Guard. So either he was in the cult and was betraying them, or he confiscated and decided to make some easy coin."
Laura
"I'm stumped... I dont know where to go from here. Or what the best lead is, other than asking around every city in the province about a dunmer in robes carrying a Mask."
Jennifer
"Ah, thats what I've felt then... An attunement i havent felt in ages. The mask you're after is here in Skyrim. Seht's mask. I feel its energy in my body... But i cant pinpoint it."

*He barged into the conversation rather rudely. He had been here a few times to access the Arcanaeum, but was only on any sort of passing terms with Nereva.*
Eric
"Ah, Byleth, good to see you again," He says to the Apostle. He hasn't talked to him much, but he never forgets a face, and of course he's been keeping an eye on him, "Perhaps we could pool resources." He says, opening a small portal and grabbing a crystal ball from his room
Virginia
He's awe struck, he's seen a few Clockwork Apostles in his life, but not since Sotha Sil's murder and the Red Year, he's staring at Byleth's clockwork arm
Jennifer
*His entire right side was mechanical, it was peeking through the white robes. He stared at Galdres, sort of mockingly, the same way he was staring at him. He turned back to Jo'del.*

"I would hardly forget yours."

*Nereva was waiting silently for something to happen. She had met Byleth before.*
Eric
He places the crystal ball on the table, and begins scrying, channeling the spell, images flash onto the crystal ball. He begins searching for unique magic signatures, the ball begins showing a map, there's a few points on the map that could be the location. Only one spot jumps out, located along the Velothi Mountains, inbetween Eastmarch and The Rift
Virginia
He looks embarrassed for a moment, before looking to the crystal ball, saying nothing about how he stared at Byleth
Jennifer
"There. That's it. I'm sure of it, I *Feel* It."

*The metal itself which composed him was the direct creation of Sotha Sil. He pointed at the mark on the map, and his finger physically attracted itself to it.*
Laura
*She watched his finger. The way his mechanical body parts moved.*

"Tell Master Neloth to take his head out of his ass, he's not very pleasant."
Kathleen
Byleth because hes a telvanni
Eric
He nods, "I'm not familiar with the location, so I can't open a portal directly there, but I can get you close." He says, "Who all is going?" He asks, "I could join, but I don't want it to be too crowded..
Virginia
He flashes Nereva a look after she makes her comment, his face fully reads as *Really?*
Jennifer
"I understand if you might have qualms with Master Neloth's attitude, but that doesn't give you the right to say that. Even if i way agree at times."

*He smirked.*

"Now then, I have a vested interest in this, considering the nature of the Artifact. If Nereva already has two, there's no point in her going."
Laura
*She frowned.*

"Fine, I'll stay. It's not like you and Galdres can't handle yourselves."
Virginia
"I think I'll be heading back to Raven Rock. I have to oversee the first sweep of the Headquarters. As well as locating any cultists that are still around."
Eric
"So I suppose it will be I and Byleth then." He says, "I'll keep you all posted on anything we find."
Jennifer
"Not what I expected then, but I'll take it. Galdres, was it? See to it that nothing is destroyed there."

*Even if he had been staring at it for minutes, the nature of Clockwork prosthetics would be mesmerizing to just about anyone, it didn't move like a dwemer automaton, it moved with the fluidity of human movement.*
Virginia
"Any heretical texts of Clan Dagoth will be destroyed. As is the law." He says in a stern voice, "Whatever happens to the artifacts is not my say, but they will likely be stored away or given to the Artifacts Museum in Mournhold."
Eric
He began opening the portal, the scent of sulfur wafts through the air, "After you," He says to Byleth, gesturing politely to the portal
Jennifer
*He entered first. He always entered anything with his right foot first, to ensure if anything attacked him, his right side would be the one to suffer the damage.*
Eric
He follows, closing the portal after him, "It should be east of here." He says, conjuring a crow daedra, "Circle, let us know of any danger." He says to it
Jennifer
"There isn't much out here, besides bubbles, and sulfur. There's that one Vineyard, a bit to the south."

*He tried not to step into the volcanic hot springs. He was wearing sandals, and he didn't want his leg to oxidize.*
Eric
"Looks can be decieving. I've been hearing about many odd occurrences happening around here." He's walking at a steady pace, avoiding the springs not because of oxidation or anything, he just didn't want to get his boots wet
Jennifer
"What are your thoughts on Nereva? She struck me as unpredictable. I've met her before... And she was drunk then. She is a teacher, is she not? I know it isn't my place to govern your school... But she just seems... Off."

*The cave in question was ahead, they could see it. Thankfully they wouldn't be going through Kagrenzel.*
Eric
"I believe that she's an excellent teacher, and one of the greatest minds at the College." He says, "Everyone has their own baggage. And it isn't my place to judge my staff. Especially when they're the best in their field."
Kathleen
What furstock is he currently
Jennifer
"Well Said."

*He slipped but caught himself with his staff. After composing himself, he began to speak.*

"I heard you were an Alfiq, would it be rude to say I'm a little disappointed?"

*They were getting onto more solid ground. He shook his metal leg to get water out. It wasn't entirely solid, it could slide to imitate the bending of the muscle from side to side.*