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An adventuring party recruited from Osirion teleports into Azir on the 8th of Desnus. Rahadoum's recruiting contact in Osirion wrote ahead to note they were expected. Couple of guys he's known a long time - a wizard, a ranger - and a new guy, sorcerer, probably to replace the cleric they usually travel with. They spend two days in Azir getting oriented and head out to the front. The ranger wears an unusually high quality amulet of Nondetection; the sorcerer wears a headband for intelligence, which is a bit unusual as sorcerers usually don't need it to cast, but some variants do; they are otherwise unremarkable. Chaotic Good, Lawful Neutral, no reading, which could mean neutral or 'hiding it'. They work quickly and effectively, manage resources reasonably well, get recommended to higher-ups for a closer look on that account.
"I will do that. Thank you for the update." He's weirdly tempted to ask after Vanyel, but doesn't. Vanyel is fine. Leareth last saw him literally hours ago.
Do the Heralds have anyone else they want resurrected today. Pairs should wait until tomorrow.
They have, er, ashes from some Heralds who died on the Border and whose bodies were retrieved but cremated rather than carted back to Haven (this seemed logistically easier and more pleasant for transport than the ones whose coffins need to be dug up), but all of them would have a miserable time of it if they have to wait a day for their Companion. Is the spell going to be wasted if they don't use it today, though?
In the sense that he has four tomorrow no matter how many he uses today, yes.
All right, she's going to nominate Herald Umbria as probably the most emotionally stable and able to cope with a day's wait for her Companion, but it would be kind to her if he can do it as late as possible in the day, if that's not too inconvenient. Also is there magic here that could keep her asleep until the next day?
There is, and also he could do it right before dawn so she only had to wait an hour, if that's better.
She thinks that would be much better! As long as it doesn't cost him sleep he needs or something.
No, he can do that. (As long as he doesn't talk to Abadar again but he's not planning to.)
Then they would really appreciate it! She supposes they'll run into the same problem again with an odd number of resurrectees tomorrow, but maybe could do the dawn thing again the next day.
He could also prepare a resurrection in an eighth level slot tomorrow to even them back out; he'll plan to do that.
(He spends an hour designing a proposal for a national life insurance system just because it will fill him with joy. Then he goes back to planning for the war.)
Vanyel ekes out two more big diamonds around lunchtime but he's really tired after the second and should probably take a longer break next.
Two countries away, Leareth coordinates Gates. His mages and armies are well-organized at this point. It goes smoothly.
Savil coordinates Heralds. If Vanyel can teach her the inter-world Gate spell, she can maybe transport more people so it's not trading off against his brief remaining time to make diamonds.
Once Leareth has six other mages holding a couple of concert-Gates, and things seem to be going well, he alerts the pharaoh via mirror that if it's a good time, he can do a Gate now to collect Taver.
Taver does not have any particular business to wrap up here, so he can go anytime.
It's a very straightforward transfer. The other side of the Gate is in a nondescript field next to an equally nondescript building.
Vanyel manages seven large diamonds that day, but this is proooobably pushing himself unsustainably hard and Savil thinks he should slow down tomorrow, he needs to not be going into a war exhausted.
There are logistics. They go smoothly. Really this should not be surprising at all, though both Malduoni and Leareth are on guard for them to stop going smoothly at any moment.