The Fallen Solar still appears nauseous--yes, even Archdevils have weaknesses and, apparently, Fallen Solars are not good sailors--Tzadkiel the Betrayer is no exception. For the third time since embarking upon his plane-spanning sojourn, the fire-scarred angel is thankful that he did not partake of Fierna's feast of mortal men cooked over hellfire in a sauce of their own seed--but then Tzadkiel had never developed a taste for mortal flesh. Since his fall, he preferred consuming the souls of those he had slain in battle.<br/><br/>The Betrayer turns to the Daemonic Ferryman--though he finds most of the natural denizens of the lowerplanes base and disgusting he looks at the man with--a measure of respect? Perhaps.<strong> "Your diligence is passing strange for one who is native to the lower planes--you have done well. Convey me to the Terminal Archives and I shall reward you with a bonus, Ferryman--and rest assured, I have no intention of leaving your ferry."</strong>Tzadkiel looks down into the swirling waters of the Styx. Even to one as powerful as he, the water of the Styx was death, or worse--the loss of memory; and he must remember. He must remember all the slights and insults visited upon him by the Gods of Light and his fellows Angels: The Solars and Planetars of Marduk's host in particular.<br/><br/>More than any other--he must remember who burned him with the fires of heaven after his fall.<br/><br/>Tzadkiel tenses, his hand falls to his hellfire brand as he meets the Ferryman's gaze with eyes blacker than the negative material plane--eyes that were once a deep topaz.<strong>"Astaroth's armies protect the Terminal Archives and those jealous of his power seek to plunder it--but what of this third party, dread Ferryman?"</strong><br/><br/><br/>OOC: I'd like to try to have Tzadkiel try to recall if he has heard anything about the Terminal Archives, and the three warring groups the Ferryman is mentioning.<br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Roll Result: Sahariel rolled: 1d20, adding 50to the total<br/>Comment: Knowledge Planes details of Terminal Archives<br/>Result: 6, <br/>Total: 56</div></div><br/>Oh, and I made Listen and Spot checks in an effort to anticipate an ambush<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Roll Result: Sahariel rolled: 1d20, adding 50to the total<br/>Comment: Listen<br/>Result: 11, <br/>Total: 61<br/><br/>Roll Result: Sahariel rolled: 1d20, adding 28to the total<br/>Comment: Spot<br/>Result: 9, <br/>Total: 37<br/></div></div>