(Not Midori)
To the Heroes of Travance
My name is Sylvia Fairchild. I’m a farmhand from Kaladonia. My daughter, April, went missing in February. She’s 23 years old, with long wavy red hair, and favors blue clothing. I’ve been told that a number of you witnessed her being taken by a group of mercenaries. I know that a single farm hand does not rank especially high on the priority list of people who save the world on a regular basis, but are there any among you who have information for me? I understand one among you is currently keeping her casting phokus? Perhaps you could use that to contact her patron? I don’t know. But any tracker, or investigator, or if someone can commune with nature or spirits, or contemplate divine will? Or anyone with a patron of their own to invoke? Contacts in Coast Haven? Scryers? Psions who can project their minds to other locations? I’m not expecting to trouble any more seasoned adventurers with this…but if anyone has information or the ability to get it, please, I’m begging you to get in contact with me. She’s my only child and she's everything to me. She’s been gone for almost two months, and her birthday is coming up. Please help.
-Sylvia Fairchild
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Mina gave me a proper description of how things went down. From that description, it sounds like they used a portal ritual, cast at the location of departure. While yes, that's more advanced than your typical use of telemancy, that's not quite a 'magnitude of spellcraft'. It's just a portal ritual. You open it to a location, people go through willing or otherwise, and you close it behind you. Ritual done. Knowing how to get the portal to open to a specific location does lean more into green sorcery. But if the proper prep work is done beforehand, someone else can be given a sheet of parchment with most of the work done already and a list of instructions.
Someone with a deeper understanding of portals and green sorcery may be able to give you a more thorough explanation than what I've said above, but from my knowledge as an experienced user of telemancy, this is my conclusion of what happened.
- Maria Quincy
Can anyone who was there at the time of the Gold Thorns' retreat with Miss April provide a visual description of what occurred? That would be helpful in determining the specifics of what went on metaphysically.
- Maria Quincy
̶L̶a̶ ̶Viceroy Talaniel,
I believe you may be right, it may be the Arcane Crossroads which is an asset currently held by Travance. Thank you for noticing and correcting, I was merely carrying forth the information Isaac had sent me.
In Enax's name,
Mieshi Long Vordressi
To all those seeking to help Mistress Fairchild and her daughter,
Mieshi, is it possibly the Arcane Crossroads of which you speak? Many of us have had firsthand experience with that artifact, and I would be happy to share all that I know with anyone who is curious. In either case, this is a tremendously worthy thing you are seeking to do, and I would be happy to share all of the resources I have compiled in regards to the study of telemancy.
If there is any other resource I can make available to any of you, I should be happy to do so.
I remain your friend and humble servant,
Viceroy Talaniel Starling
Mistress Fairchild,
I have received a missive from Isaac McGhallagan, a priest of Gaia who has been continually aiding in this endeavor. He has garnered additional information towards a resolution of this issue.
According to the information he has gathered, the teleportation magicks used by the Gold Thorns are beyond basic telemancy - attested by the large group of people and the fact that not all those transported were willing participants. The magnitude of spellcraft would either indicate ritualistic magic or, potentially, some form of arcane artefact. There is one such item called "The Crossroads," that Isaac believes to be the most likely candidate.
Any other Travancian who may better understand this item, please find me. I'm going to be cloistered in the Dragon's Claw (and nearby) until after the next feast. We need to better know how to use such a thing - or better yet how to counteract its use, should an escape attempt be made.
Needless to say, whomever would have such an object of power would be nothing to sneeze at themself, and so it would behoove us to bear an abundance of caution here on out with regards to this.
In Enax's name,
Mieshi Long Vordressi
Miss Fairchild Just wanted to let you know that people are lookin into your daughter's disappearance. We got a new lead that should point us to where she was taken. There is a ciuspshus(?) manor south of Septufas that will at least have clues. A group is being put together to investigate it more, and it will hopefully depart around the next feast. We're gonna do everything we can to get her back. Garos
Mistress Fairchild,
I hope this message finds you well. I have been following the paper trail of these Gold Thorns, and they appear to have a warehouse located also in Septufas. I have no special ability to track, but I believe this should at least lead us to a step before finding their base of operations... unless she is being held in their shipping warehouse, but I believe that somewhat unlikely.
I hope that my fellow Travancians should complete this work I have begun.
In Enax's name,
Mieshi Long Vordressi