<div align="center">Lryera (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=105363.msg4573480#msg4573480)<br/></div><br/>Lryera tilted her head, they seemed more interested in what she had to say.<br/><strong><br/>"Wasps use venom which I have to visualize the effects of, I have not been stung by a wasp so it would be hard to understand. Nor do I intend to be if I can avoid it. Even if I was the problem is that the base wooden sculpture has to be lifelike. Something that has fine as wings as a wasp and proportioned so it can fly and be small enough would require incredible carpentry skill. The gems would be its eyes, if wood no powdered gem's would be needed in the molten metal before its shaped, still perfecting balance so it can fly as well as one would be close to impossible."</strong><br/><br/>Thinking of wasps this way made her shake her head.<br/><strong><br/>"I think attempting an egg that bursts into wooden-wasps would only be frustrating. Cast metal figurines of ones too heavy to fly. Figurines of jumping spiders maybe ... but still the venom effect thing could make other ideas more sensible."<br/></strong><br/>Lryera shook her head while considering the attempts.<br/><strong><br/>"Explosive eggs would be harder for me, I have not seen things explode, I would find it too hard to visualize, so attempts to instill the enchantment would be fruitless. Perhaps the wizard could cast spells often enough for me to replicate similar effects but even if I did the gems in it would be too hard to retrieve later, and a big waste compared to what else I could do."<br/></strong><br/><strong>" Wrens are common where we came from and I had seen them fend off larger creatures so making these eggs was easy. But if we find a creature that is nasty and can watch it for a while, then if we hire a carpenter or blacksmith to make one of its image, we could have more an a scout for us, but a creation that serves us in fights directly. I was told giant cats are cunning predators. One or two made loyal to us, fearless and tough could be guarding us or be quick to put themselves between us and harms way, letting us only need to tend with what else they cant manage at the time. However I don't know how cats of such size act. I will have to watch one for a while and see many different behavior patterns or have one who has explain their behavior in detail thoroughly before what I make is something versatile, if I don't know how they jump we could easily go to a lot of effort only to make some then have to leave them behind because they can't cross a gap in the ground a foot or two wide"</strong><br/><br/>Lryera seemed distant again ... something those about her got used to<br/><strong><br/>"What the royal family granted us titles in the first place for was enchanting their castles statues and sculptures to animate in their defense. Unfortunately they soon realized they could use them to assault others castles for not many build them to defend from such things. Seemed the idea of something else monstrous and loyal fighting for them was much more appealing than making weapons and armor they already had better for it allowed them to scheme while our creations saw to the downfall of neighbors which held lands they wanted. We were commissioned to make them for their <span class="bbc_u">defense</span>, but smart enough to understand language and obey only those of royal blood. It infuriated my father no end hearing them used for starting wars of greed... and that was before ... "</strong><br/><br/>She then moved her gaze the fire.<br/><strong><br/>"Well I guess I can at least work on the owl-scout while a decision is made to choose what I can do which could aid us most. Do any of you know how to carve creatures by any chance ? If not commissioning a ..  Oh ... thats right people need weeks or more for such things, unless we can buy one already so... "<br/></strong><br/>Lyera shrugged .. damn she was back to that dependency thing again... so many good ideas, so much potential .. but an enchanter on the run doesn't make things easy.<br/><br/><strong>"Do any know if this town have a place that sells life-like mimics of creatures ? If so perhaps we have time to buy a few before Rain appears."</strong><br/><br/>The enchantress then looked back from the fire to others about her<br/><br/><strong>"Speaking of which ... where <em>IS </em>Rain ?"<br/></strong>