<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/bc/Belanor.jpg)</div><strong>Dask</strong><br/><strong>Current Identity:</strong>Mirodas<br/>Changeling Alienist<br/><strong>HP:</strong>51/51 ;<strong>Status:</strong>Under the effects of Extended<em>Greater Mage Armor</em>, Extended<em>Greater Magic Weapon</em>, Extended<em>Resist Energy</em>x5 (Resist 20 vs Acid, Cold, Electricity, Fire, Sonic), Extended<em>Tongues</em>, Extended<em>Water Breathing</em>,<em>Overland Flight</em><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spells Memorized (CL 10, DC 15 + spell level)</div><div class="spoiler_body"><ul class="bbc_list"><li>5th (3/day + 1) - <em>Baleful Polymorph, Feeblemind, Greater Blink</em>(Spell Compendium)<em></em> + <em>Wall of Stone</em></li><li>4th (4/day + 1) - <em>Charm Monster, Mordenkainen's Black Tentacles, Polymorph, Polymorph</em> + <em>Dimension Door</em></li><li>3rd (4/day + 1) - <em>Haste, Haste, Shrink Item, Unluck</em>(Spell Compendium) + <em>Stinking Cloud</em></li><li>2nd (5/day + 1) - <em>Invisibility, Mirror Image, Mirror Image, Rope Trick, Web</em> + <em>Glitterdust</em></li><li>1st (6/day + 1) - <em>Grease, Nerveskitter</em>(Spell Compendium)<em>, Ray of Clumsiness</em>(Spell Compendium)<em>, Shield, True Strike, True Strike</em> + <em>Benign Transposition</em></li><li>0th (4/day + 1) - <em>Detect Magic, Detect Magic, Launch Item</em>(Spell Compendium)<em>, Prestidigitation</em> + <em>Caltrops</em>(Spell Compendium)</li></ul></div></div><hr/><br/>Dask... had to try very, very hard not to laugh, when it was finally revealed what the secret prize for the competition was.  Not that he found the situation all that amusing, but the fact that he had secured his ticket and thus already assured himself an entirely separate Alluran from the one he could have won at least made him appreciate the bitter irony of it all.  The fact that he really wouldn't have known what to do with two Allurans also helped to take the edge off of the fact that he had just spent a considerable amount of time holding back and deliberately putting on a show in order to make the young Silverfish's win against him look good.<br/><br/>The changeling disguised as an elf had specifically chosen the crystal sphere, out of all the different magical items offered up to the winners.  The power of the goddess would have likely blocked his angel's<em>Divination</em>effect from sensing the Alluran hidden within that blue crystal coffin, but just being able to ask her the questions that he had come up with had already been massively useful.  It was clearly a good idea to invest in some other divinatory abilities, and the crystal sphere's<em>Scry</em>ing magic would make an excellent start.  Its other protections would probably come in handy, as well, though he wouldn't exactly be able to make use of it constantly in public, since it was a highly recognizable magic item.<br/><br/>The rest of the ceremony was of little importance to the wizard.  There was prize money, the two Asgardian goddesses running the competition both put in personal appearances to congratulate the winner and his new Alluran slave-familiar, the top three contestants were congratulated and finally allowed to leave...  Thankfully, tracking down his angel after the competition was an easy enough task.  And a notice board for the Golden Duck Casino and other establishments that were holding daily lotteries was right outside the arena, meaning that he was able to check on the next stage of his plan immediately.  Just as the<em>Divination</em>spell had predicted, Blackfeather's ticket had won the special prize, and since his first question had been 'Who will have the winning ticket for the Alluran special prize in the lottery?', that was pretty much a full confirmation for what to expect.  Needless to say, the Changeling was more than happy to set off immediately for the Golden Duck in order to collect his prize.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>There was, of course, a small line that had formed in the main hall of the Golden Duck, winners all lining up in order to present their tickets and receive their prizes. That was for small-ticket wins, however, people who had been granted prizes of up to 50 gold pieces.  The big-ticket claims was a separate table, and with Dask's slightly late arrival, there was no line to wait in.  Feeling the eyes of the crowd upon both himself and his angel was a slightly uncomfortable experience for Dask, even while wearing Mirodas's elven face, but the jealousy he felt in their stares was also rather exhilarating.  His own eyes were largely focused on the claims table ahead of him, or more specifically, to one of the prizes awaiting behind it.<br/><br/>A lithe and supple woman, her haunting beauty, graceful curves, and pointed ears all marking her as an Alluran.  She was completely naked, covered only by flame-shaped tattoos that generated an illusory curtain of writhing black flames that just barely maintained her modesty, likely the result of some wild magic-based mishap with a more proper magical outfit...  And she belonged to him.<br/><br/>"I'm here to claim the special prize,"  The wizard confidently declared, not taking his eyes off of the Alluran woman for even a moment as he placed his ticket down on the table.  He was sure that his angel was staring at her just as hard, though with perhaps a more ravenous look in her eyes.