<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=332237.msg15854400#msg15854400">Quote from: firepyre on 14-05-2021, 19:01:27</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">We literally arrived on a ship yesterday. Taking a couple of days to get a handle on things is normal. We're not just going to spin the bottle and strike out in a direction. This is an excuse for you guys to get some benefits on  your own, and for Phantom to sprinkle some plot seeds for us - which he's doing admirably. Davriel is a scholar, so he's spending his time doing academic things... So expediting the process because someone already has a map isn't really the goal. Though he'll certainly make copies of any maps he can find.<br/><br/>I know we have the deck of many things to look for, but we're not going to actively seek it. For now. I think of that more like a House Nox side quest.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>That all makes sense - although I'm surprised that there are no maps.<br/><br/>Tbh, the death of magic and ... whatever is wrong with the Continent are the things that concern Shara - less the Deck of Many Things.  She's eager, but it makes sense to find our footing.<br/><br/>And yeah ... the abundant plot cookies are<em>nice...</em>but I worry that I am seeing phantom plot-cookies.<br/><br/>A suspicious part of me notes that Shara has asked twice how long the Barrier has been a thing protecting the area, and that Francis No-Last-Name hasn't actually said - not sure if plot cookie, but that's the sort of thing that rings my paranoia-bell.<br/><br/>Khaldrash, want to linger and get the tips from Francis now, or see if we can pencil in that visit later, when we're ready to actually go beyond the Barrier?  Shara will follow your lead on that.