"Ah... so you were not his student, but his accomplice? I am sure that will endear you to his victims..." Rebecca smirked. "But let's take a look at this belt first." Rebecca studied the belt, looking very focused, then passed it to her friend, who studied it as well, mumbling while she traced the runes and gems. "... doesn't look like it's magical anymore..."<br/><br/>While the half-elf was working Rebecca adressed Callie. "Oh, there are plenty of mages who would like to take you under their wing, be assured. But I am not so sure you'd like working under them." Her tone and wink made it clear that "under them" referred to the bed as well. "Not to mention that this could take a long time with any of them."<br/><br/>Getting a bit more serious the priestess continued. "There are a few mages willing to help you depsite the Blackstaff's displeasure with Timmon and his friends. The Harpells, for one, but they are eccentric, and might very well just shift the curse into something else by mistake. Then there is - or was - Rashmeg, a mage with a touch of chaos, to put it mildly. The one I mentioned having headed south."<br/><br/>Rebecca was interrupted by the half-elf. "It's using Netherese runes, as far as I can tell. Hidden inside the gems. Looks like a triggered curse, like a heal spell."<br/><br/>"Oh... tricky. Not many know much about old Netheril. Timmons really picked the right enemy..." Rebecca wrinkled her forehead cutely while she thought. "There's a sort of sage, and minor mage I think, living near Anauroch, who I remember buying a book dating back to Netheril which I also wanted... he might know more, but he's almost lving like a hermit - doesn't seem to like women, from his reaction towards my avances."<br/><br/>The half-elf looked pensive too. "What about the House of the Moon? They might know a mage as well, they have some experience with shape changers."<br/><br/>"Limited to lycanthropes I think."<br/><br/>"True."