1. Get Spirit expertise from the Lupus (Kyeltziv)
2. Get Construct expertise from a Construct Master in a Chirop jail (John, P’orihc, Ki’stha)
3. Don't talk to strangers (Kleigg)
4. Help Kleigg with his mission (Vandolf)

Artifact (0/1):

Inventory:
-Magic Weapons and Constructs (Book)

-Crude Mana Stone (Mana: 1/1)
-Mana Stone (Mana: 2.3/2.3)
-Mage Stone (Mana: 9/10)
-Mage Stone (Mana: 0/10)

-Gold Coin (Qty.2)
-Silver Coin (Qty. 4)
-Copper Coin (Qty. 28)

-Kinetic Bolt Staff (Construct) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (Mana: 0/1, Output: 2)
-Cotton Shirt
-Potato Sack Pants

-Crossbow Bolt (+2 Edge , +2 Impact) (Qty. 10)
-Crossbow Bolt (AM Head) (+4 Impact) (Qty. 10)
-Marble (Artificial Matter) (+0 Impact) (Qty. 5)

-Small Square Plate (Artificial Matter) (Runic Spell: “Light Grenade”)
-Taschenblitz (Mana: 0)
-Taschenblitz II (Mana: 0) (UNARMED)

-Translucent Black Lense (Artificial Matter) (+8 Blind Resistance, -2 Aim)
-Flexible AM Square

Equipped:
-Halberd (Artificial Matter) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (20/20 Durability) (+15/15 Edge | +10/10 Trauma)

-Running Pants (+1 Evasion)
-Combat Boots (+1 Evasion)
-Bandages (Old)
-Bandages (Old)

-Padded Shirt (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense)
-Plate Armor (Artificial Matter) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (10 Armor Resilience , 40/40 Durability) (+20/20 Physical Defense)
-Black Mage’s Hooded Robe (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense)

-Gauntlet (Artificial Matter) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (Right Hand) (+5 Impact) (7 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+15/15 Physical Defense)
-Gauntlet (Artificial Matter) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (Left Hand) (+5 Impact) (7 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+15/15 Physical Defense)
-Greave (Artificial Matter) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (10 Armor Resilience , 40/40 Durability) (+20/20 Physical Defense)
-Greave (Artificial Matter) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (10 Armor Resilience , 40/40 Durability) (+20/20 Physical Defense)

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Spirit)
--(Mana)
---Deposit (Discharge a select amount of mana into a source that is in contact) (does not consume AP)
---Withdrawal (Take a select amount of mana from a source that is in contact) (does not consume AP)
---Form Artificial Matter (Create magic’d solids) (Durability: Steel) (Efficiency: 1 Mana = 2 Durability)
---Form Memory Stone (Create a memory stone) (Efficiency: Low)
---Form Mana Stone (Create a mana stone) (Efficiency: 1 Capacity = 8 Mana)
---Form Conduit (Create mana conduits)
---Form Release (Create a release crystal) (Efficiency: 1 Capacity = 10 Mana)
---Form Focus (Create a focus crystal) (Efficiency: 1 Ability = 9 Mana , Ability Strength (per ability): 100% = 9 Mana [cannot exceed 100%])
---Form Sparker (Create a Mana Sparker) (Efficiency: 1 Impulse = 0.01)
---Security Sequence (Level: 2) (Load a memory crystal with a magic sequence that protects the construct from deconstruction)
-(Kinetic)
--(Impulse) (Offensive skills lower target’s Will by 50% for Stagger check)
---Micro Meteor (Launch an object with kinetic force) (+ to Projectile = Arcane + Mana)
---Kinetic Bolt (Launch an orb of kinetic energy that explodes upon impact) (Inflicts Trauma = Arcane + Mana)
---Levitation (pick up and levitate small objects)
---Blast Wave (Lets out a powerful but short-ranged concussive wave) (Inflicts Trauma = [Arcane + Mana] * 1.5)
---Counter Force (Single Turn Condition) (Applies counteracting forces to a target, lowering strength and evasion) (-Strength, -Evasion = Arcane + Mana)
---Impulse Evasion (Evasion) (Cannot use Evasion AP) (Launch yourself with kinetics to evade an attack) (Substitutes your basic evasion) (Stumbles you after use, can be used when Stumbled, can be used to recover from a Stumble) (Evasion = Arcane + MP)
--(Fortification) (If cast with Mana, Mana is only drained when abilities are disturbed/buffed attacks land)
---Stabilize (Direct Magic) (Single Turn Condition) (Lock an object’s movement relative to a target) (+Trauma Resistance = Arcane + MP)
---Lockdown (Single Turn Condition) (Lock your bones in place and petrify your skin, resisting damage) (+Physical Damage Resistance = Arcane + Mana , affected parts are unable to move [affects evasion])
---Power Flow (Single Turn Condition) (Fortify your bones and strengthen their movements with kinetics) (+Strength = Arcane + Mana)
---Agility Flow (Single Turn Condition) (Fortify your bones and accelerate their movements with kinetics) (+Evasion = Arcane + Mana)
-(Thermic)
--(Fire)
---Heat (Direct Magic) (Warm up a target, burning it with enough energy) (Inflicts Burn = Arcane + Mana)
---Fireball (Launch an orb that unleashes an explosion of heat on impact) (Inflicts Burn = Arcane + Mana)
--(Ice)
---Freeze (Cool down a target, freezing it with enough energy) (Consumes 2x AP) (Inflicts Freeze = Arcane + Mana)
-(Pure)
--(Light)
---Illuminate (Create light, blinding a target if strong enough) (Inflicts Blind = Arcane + Mana)



-Intermission (Spend 1 standard AP to recover 1 Stamina and Mana, and expedite debuff recovery by 1 turn)
Passives:
Strength: 6
Arcane: 10
Aim: 8
Evasion: 5 +2
Will: 5
Speed: 1

-Fortified Resolve (Grants a separate pool of AP for Fortification magic)
-Acrobat (Grants a separate pool of AP for evasion)
-Accelerator (Passive) (+10% Damage and Aim to Micro Meteor)
-Quick Rest (Passive) (If no action in the turn, all standard AP is recovered at the end of the turn) (Cannot be used if stumbled or in negative standard AP)

Artifact (1/1):
-Caelum Earth Token (+5 Will)

Inventory:
-Note from “E”
-Small Pouch
--”Negative Fabric”
-Quill (Qty. 3)
-Inkpot
-Paper (Qty. 10)
-Mana Stone (20/20)
-Padded Shirt (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense)
-Shortsword (+5 Edge | +2 Impact)
-Potato Sack Pants
-Paper Bomb (Detonates after 10 seconds after pulling string) (Power: 100) (Qty. 1)
-Spool of Thread
-Runic Assassin Gauntlet (Right Hand)

Equipped:
-Steel Mace (+10 Impact)
-Round Shield (Artificial Matter) (Left Hand) (+5 Impact) (7 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+15/15 Physical Defense , +8 Blocking)

-Hair Shirt (-2 Physical Actions)
-Running Pants (+1 Evasion)
-Combat Boots (+1 Evasion)

-Burlap Cloak (2 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+1/1 Physical Defense)
-Steel Helmet (10 Armor Resilience , 40/40 Durability) (+20/20 Physical Defense)
-Steel Cuirass (10 Armor Resilience , 14.8/40 Durability) (+7.4/20 Physical Defense)

Skills:
(Magic)
-(???)
--(Mana)
---Deposit (Discharge a select amount of mana into a source that is in contact)
---Withdrawal (Take a select amount of mana from a source that is in contact)
--(???)
---Extrasensory (Detects magic in the area) (Does not consume AP)
-(???)
--(Negation)
---Nullify (Reduce the effectiveness of a magic instance, cancelling it with enough effort)
---Zero Field (Create a persistent nullification effect on a target or area) (Inflicts Null Body = Arcane + MP)
---Capture (Grab an instance of a spell being cast, storing it while nullifying any remaining) (Nullify = Arcane + Mana)
---Release (Cast a spell that was stored with Capture [removes spell from storage])
---Reversal (Reverses the Light/Dark polarity of a magic instance) (Fire<->Ice , Impulse<->Fortification , Light<->Dark , Electric caster/user is switched) (Reverse Strength = Arcane + Mana)

-Escape! (Roll a 5 or higher to successfully run away from a battle)

-Intermission (Spend 1 standard AP to recover 1 Stamina and Mana, and expedite debuff recovery by 1 turn)

Passives:
Strength: 5
Arcane: 6
Aim: 8
Evasion: 4
Will: 12 +5
Speed: 1

-Nullifier (+20% Negation Magic Effectiveness)
-Null Body (-5 Non-Negation Magic, +5 Magic Resistance)

Artifact (1/1):
-Caelum Wind Token (+5 Evasion)

Inventory:
-Basic Magic Theory (Book)
-Crude Mana Stone (Mana: 1/1)
-Crossbow Bolt (+2 Edge , +2 Impact) (Qty. 19)
-Steel Longsword (+10 Edge | +4 Impact)
-Cotton Shirt
-Potato Sack Pants
-Paper with Address (Arcane Suppliers - Production Manager’s Office)

Equipped:
-Bracelet
--Focus Stone (Skills: Power Flow)

-Crossbow (+20 to projectile) (LOADED: Crossbow Bolt (+2 Edge , +2 Impact))

-Running Pants (+1 Evasion)
-Combat Boots (+1 Evasion)
-Bandages (Old)

-Padded Shirt (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense)
-Grey Mage’s Hooded Robe (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense)

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Spirit)
--(Mana)
---Deposit (Discharge a select amount of mana into a source that is in contact)
-(Electric)
--(Telepathy) (Skills ignore Evasion and do not consume Mana)
---Message (Sends a telepathic message to a target/multiple targets) (does not consume AP)
---Receive (Picks up on thoughts if people are thinking hard enough) (does not consume AP)
---Trace (Find the source of a tendril from an active spell that uses one)
---Proxy (Create a fake mind at a specified location that you can direct to use telepathy)
---Mental Security (Strengthen your defense against Telepathy) (Inflicts Mind Guard = Arcane)
---Analyze (Degrading Condition) (Probe the target's thoughts to discover its behavior and stats) (+Evasion +Aim against target = Arcane - target_Will)
---Mind Control (Force the target to perform an action) (Arcane must be higher than target's Will)
-(Thermic)
--(Fire)
---Heat (Direct Magic) (Warm up a target, burning it with enough energy) (Inflicts Burn = Arcane + Mana)
--(Ice)
---Freeze (Cool down a target, freezing it with enough energy) (Consumes 2x AP) (Inflicts Freeze = Arcane + Mana)
-(Pure)
--(Light)
---Illuminate (Create light, blinding a target if strong enough) (Inflicts Blind = Arcane + Mana)

-Flight (Capable of sustained flight. It takes 1 AP to take off [but not land]. Stops Stamina regen during flight, drains 1 stamina at the end of every roll. User specifies Altitude: If user is stumbled while in flight, takes Trauma equal to Altitude) (Altitude climb per turn = Strength) (+Evasion = Altitude)
Passives:
Strength: 1
Arcane: 12
Aim: 6
Evasion: 7 +7
Will: 4
Speed: 2

-Mind Guard (+1 Telepathy Resistance)
-Multiprocessing (Grants a separate pool of AP for Telepathic magic)

Artifact (1/1):
-Caelum Lightning Token (+5 Speed)

Inventory:
-Copper Coin (Qty. 13)
-Cotton Shirt (Qty. 5)
-Potato Sack Pants
-Thick Cotton Pants (Qty. 4)

Equipped:
-Running Pants (+1 Evasion)
-Combat Boots (+1 Evasion)

-Padded Shirt (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense)
-Blue Mage’s Hooded Robe (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense)

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Electric)
--(Lightning) (Aim of skills is increased 50%)
---Shocking Touch (Electrify a target within arm’s reach) (Inflicts Electrocution = [Arcane + Mana] * 1.5)
---Lightning Bolt (Strike a ranged target with a lightning bolt) (Inflicts Electrocution = Arcane + Mana)
---Forked Lightning (Hit multiple targets with damage evenly distributed) (Inflicts Total Electrocution = Arcane + Mana)

-Flight (Capable of sustained flight. It takes 1 AP to take off [but not land]. Stops Stamina regen during flight, drains 1 stamina at the end of every roll. User specifies Altitude: If user is stumbled while in flight, takes Trauma equal to Altitude) (Altitude climb per turn = Strength) (+Evasion = Altitude)

Passives:
Strength: 1
Arcane: 10
Aim: 7
Evasion: 8
Will: 2
Speed: 4+5

Artifact (1/1):
-Caelum Fire Token (+1 Basic AP)

Inventory:
-Mage Stone (Mana: 10/10)
-Mage Stone (Mana: 10/20)
-Mage Stone (Mana: 0/20)
-Coin Purse
--Copper Coin (Qty. 27)
--Silver Coin (Qty. 5)
-Waterskin (Contains water)
-Waterskin (Contains water)
-Cloth wrapping
--Slab of dried meat (Qty. 9)
-Runic Initiate Gauntlet
-Runic Initiate Gauntlet

Equipped:
-Shaman Medallion (Kyeltziv)

-Steel Warhammer (+15 Impact , 7 Weight)

-Running Pants (+1 Evasion)
-Combat Boots (+1 Evasion)

-Brown Mage’s Hooded Robe (5 Armor Resilience , 0/30 Durability) (+0/4 Physical Defense)
-Padded Shirt (5 Armor Resilience , 0/30 Durability) (+0/4 Physical Defense)

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Spirit)
--(Entity)
---Meditation (Relaxes and strengthens your soul, resisting outside spirits) (Inflicts Inner Peace = Arcane + Mana)
---Spirit Channel (Let a spirit use your body to perform an action) (Consumes AP for spirit actions)
---Bind Spirit (Affix a spirit to a physical object)
-(Kinetic)
--(Fortification) (Mana is only drained when abilities are disturbed)
---Power Flow (Single Turn Condition) (Fortify your bones and strengthen their movements with kinetics) (+Strength = Arcane + Mana)
---Agility Flow (Single Turn Condition) (Cast at beginning of turn) (Fortify your bones and accelerate their movements with kinetics) (+Evasion = Arcane + Mana)

-Chilling Howl (Degrading Condition) (Strike fear into enemies, lowering their Aim and Arcane) (-Aim , -Arcane = Will)
Passives:
Strength: 8
Arcane: 8
Aim: 6
Evasion: 5 +2
Will: 9
Speed: 4

-Sixth Sense (Passive) (+5 Magic Evasion)
-Berserker (Grants a separate pool of AP for melee attacks)
-Acrobat (Passive) (Grants a separate pool of AP for evasion)
-Inner Peace (+5 Spirit Magic Resistance)
-Constitution (+10% Maximum Base HP)

Artifact (0/1):

Inventory:
-Copper Coin (Qty. 33)
-Silver Coin (Qty. 13)
-Gold Coin (Qty. 7)
-Mana Stone (2/20)
-Mage Stone (Mana: 0/10)
-Orb (Artificial Matter) (Runic Spell: Mana Storage 2) (Mana: 0)

-Short Spear (+4 Edge) (Qty. 3)
-Shortsword (+5 Edge | +2 Impact) (Qty. 3)
-Steel Longsword (+10 Edge | +4 Impact)
-Steel Longsword (+10 Edge | +4 Impact)
-Black Mage’s Hooded Robe (5 Armor Resilience , 15/15 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense)
-Crossbow Bolt (+2 Edge , +2 Impact) (Qty. 19)

-Scrap Metal
-Paper (Spirit Map Runic Spell)
-Paper (Spirit Map Runic Spell 2)
-Paper (Light Grenade Runic Spell)
-Paper (Taschenblitz) >Make a similar rune spell, one that is armed once its mana reserves increase by 0.5, like before. When it is armed, it locks onto the nearest spirit with a complexity over 30 and treats this spirit as its master. If the master spirit is within 8 meters, the spell will always do nothing. If the master spirit is farther away than that however, it will release all of its mana as light if a spirit with complexity over 30 comes within 2 meters of it.
-Paper (Taschenblitz II) >Locks onto the nearest spirit with a complexity over 30 and treats this spirit as its master. If the master spirit is within 8 meters, the spell will always do nothing. If the master spirit is farther away than that however, it will release all of its mana as light evenly distributed 0.5 meters away from the compass if a spirit with complexity over 30 comes within 2 meters of it.
-Paper (Fire Mine) >Locks onto the nearest spirit with a complexity over 30 and treats this spirit as its master. If the master spirit is within 8 meters, the spell will always do nothing. If the master spirit is farther away than that however, it will release all of its mana as heat from the compass if a spirit with complexity over 30 comes within 2 meters of it.
-Paper (Mana Storage) >Rune spell that searches for the closest spirit with complexity over 30. If that spirit is very, very close, ie approximately held against their chest, then it transfers its mana into that creature.
-Paper (Mana Storage 2) >Rune spell that searches for the closest spirit with complexity over 30 if the rune is set to T. If that spirit is very, very close, ie approximately held against their chest, then it transfers 2 mana into that creature and sets to F. Must be taken out of the specified range to set back to T.

-Taschenblitz II (Mana: 0) (NO BUTTON)

Equipped:
-Cotton Shirt
-Potato Sack Pants

-Crossbow (+20 to projectile) (LOADED)

-Steel Helmet (10 Armor Resilience , 40/40 Durability) (+20/20 Physical Defense)
-Steel Cuirass (10 Armor Resilience , 40/40 Durability) (+20/20 Physical Defense)

-Gauntlet (Artificial Matter) (Right Hand) (+13.5/18 Impact) (6.75/9 Weight) (10 Armor Resilience , 30/40 Durability) (+15/20 Physical Defense)
-Gauntlet (Artificial Matter) (Left Hand) (+13.5/18 Impact) (6.75/9 Weight) (10 Armor Resilience , 30/40 Durability) (+15/20 Physical Defense)

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Spirit)
--(Mana)
---Deposit (Discharge a select amount of mana into a source that is in contact) (does not consume AP)
---Withdrawal (Take a select amount of mana from a source that is in contact) (does not consume AP)

-Runic Magic (Draw runes for rune-based magic)
--Basic Runes (Structuring of runic spells, numbers, math, distance)
--Thermal (Raw thermal energy)
--Light (Light energy [Not light magic])
--Spirit Detection (Nth Spirit, Nearest Spirit, Complexity)
-->Spirit Map Runic Spell< (1-20 Nth spirits)

-Flurry (Melee three times, each attack dealing one third of your normal damage [consumes 1 AP])
-Metabolize (Exert your will over your body, forcing it to produce energy faster than normal) (+Stamina = Will)

Passives:
Strength: 9
Arcane: 1
Aim: 14
Evasion: 4
Will: 6
Speed: 1

-Sixth Sense (Passive) (+3 Magic Evasion)
-Momentum (Passive) (Keep yourself moving, increasing damage with each attack) (Buff ends when you fail to attack in a turn or are blocked or stumbled) (+Damage = 1d6 per attack , Max total +Damage = 2 * Strength)
-Critical Shot (Increases damage by extra Aim if initial damage to target is greater than 0)
-Berserker (Grants a separate pool of AP for melee attacks)
-Adrenaline Rush (Passive) (Stamina usage is twice as effective)

Artifact (1/1):
-Caelum Ice Token (+5 Aim)

Inventory:
-Minie Rifle (+24 to projectile | +6 Impact) (LOADED)
-Saber (+5 Edge | +2 Impact)

Equipped:

-Bandages (Old)

-Navy Blue Jacket
-Running Pants (+1 Evasion)
-Combat Boots (+1 Evasion)
-Knapsack

-Padded Shirt (5 Armor Resilience , 0/30 Durability) (+0/4 Physical Defense)

Skills:
-Stabilize (Spend the extra energy to hold still, increasing Aim for the next attack) (+Aim = Stamina)
-Flight (Capable of sustained flight. It takes 1 AP to take off [but not land]. Stops Stamina regen during flight, drains 1 stamina at the end of every roll. User specifies Altitude: If user is stumbled while in flight, takes Trauma equal to Altitude) (Altitude climb per turn = Strength) (+Evasion = Altitude)

Passives:
Strength: 4
Arcane: 8
Aim: 12 +5
Evasion: 6 +2
Will: 4
Speed: 2

-Critical Shot (Increases damage by extra Aim if initial damage to target is greater than 0)

Inventory:

Equipped:

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Pure)
--(Light)
---Accelerated Repair (Speed up the body’s natural healing process on a target, clearing conditions) (Turns given = Arcane + Mana)

Passives:
Strength: 4
Arcane: 8
Aim: 8
Evasion: 4
Will: 4
Speed: 4

P’orihc: "So um, just out of curiosity. What exactly happened that got you in here? You don't really have to answer if you don't want."

Emiel: "Y'know how I'm good at uh, 'flipping things around?' I was doing some experiments on teleportation, and there was an accident that, uh, flipped an entire block around. Inside-out, to be precise. Including, uh, living things."

John: "Well that DOES sound like the sort of thing you'd need for flipping a castle. We may have a good chance of convincing them after all, depending on how valuable this watchtower is to them. And how good of an inmate you've been.
Question is, how do we get you over to Vranhal after that.
Could go the diplomatic way and try to work that into the bargain. Or could go the less sane 'run for it when we get free' way. I'd really prefer not to be a fugitive from the Chirop government."

P’orihc: "Well, so it was an accident. I guess we have good chances to get you out of here with the community service thing."

Emiel: ”Sounds like a plan then. Is that all? Any more questions? Comments?”

Vandolf: "Kleigg...?! I must admit, I'm glad to see you in one piece. Although, if my hunch is correct, wounds are much less serious than what you now face... the way I see it, you've participated in the bombing of this city, yes? That is why I suspected and stopped you here, and I dare say you've much to answer for, and little time to do it. Go back into the streets to look for survivors; you must help those you've wronged if you wish to stand by our side once more."

*Looks at the chirop next to Kleigg*

"As for you, my friend here tends to be very impressionable, and I don't appreciate you dragging him into this mess. Suffice to say that I doubt your intentions are pure, and that I wish for you to leave us be. If you refuse, I'm more than willing to resolve this through force."

Kleigg: "Hold on, more violence won't be necessary. I will go with you to help whatever innocents were harmed in this mission, but we need to discuss its motivation. This organization is working to return runic power to the hands of the people, to free them from tyrants and restore their ability to create for themselves. Breaking machines is one way toward undoing the greatest crime of the Ruhe."

"Tabi, please, will you stay with me to help? Vandolf, will you let her be? Matters are complicated. We need to make sure we are doing right by civilians who the Spiral may come to depend on."

Vandolf: "Ahahaha... bwahahaha!
Wow, I'm sorry, but I couldn't help myself; this is really rich. You're telling me you've been using rune magic? Well, for the record, I too believe that rune magic should be common knowledge, as well as an accepted practice. But all this time I've been wondering why there was such a heavy stigma associated with it - and here you really are using it to bomb cities! And you say you are doing this for the benefit of rune magic? Truly, that is a good joke!
Tell me Kleigg, what do you even know about the Ruhe? I can tell you they have little to nothing to do with the chirop. They are a lupus organization made up of shamans, and more likely than not, only the highest up in their hierarchy have anything to do with suppressing rune magic. Those would be your targets. As such, even if these chirop do have anything to do with the Ruhe, I fail to see how you would benefit from going after them or their infrastructure. If anything, it would only cause panic and greater stigma towards rune magic itself.
No Kleigg, from where I stand, this is a power grab. They aren't fighting for the benefit of rune mages, they're damning them. They're fighting for their own power as an organization. They're pitting rune magic against constructs, and the organizations around them, for their own gain. They're using their agents as pawns in their bid for power.
Meant to bring rune magic back to the people... truly, a good joke. I did not think you dabbled in humor, Kleigg; did your friend over there teach you? Perhaps I should teach her something as well."

Kleigg: "Do not mock me. I am not telling you jokes - I have already risked life and limb for the Spiral. Perhaps I will go back and find answers for why they are targeting the Hastae. If this is a war between construct and rune users, then I want no part of it. But rune magic is not inherently tainted by destructive uses. Would you apply the same standard to pathic magic or magic technology? To the prisoner the rest of the party is seeking, who everted a few city blocks? I believe, as you do, that runic magic must be as free as any other kind!"

"Of course I do not wish to fight you. Of course I will help you deal with the consequences of this operation, because it is right. But Tabi has opened my eyes to a cause that is worth pursuing. If I find that the Spiral really seeks to rule rather than shift power to the people, then I will leave it behind. However, I am on a path that is not easily altered. I need deeper answers."

Vandolf: "Hmph... Fair enough, Kleigg."
*Vandolf's posture becomes noticeably less aggressive.*
"Perhaps I haven't given you enough credit. But even so, the fact remains that this organization you've joined... Spiral, was it? Well, it's safe to say that this organization has made itself a symbol for runic magic as a whole. Anyone who practices it is treated as a criminal - and whether or not Spiral is the source of this stigma or not, they're only adding fuel to the fire, making themselves and all rune mages villains in the eyes of the very people they hope to serve."

Tabi: "Rune mages are already villains in the eyes of the Hastae."

The chirop relaxes a bit, but still holding on to the three or so paper packets she had drawn without Vandolf noticing.

Tabi: "Before the Spiral existed as an organization, our founder had tried to present Rune magic to Magusalto in a peaceful manner. He and his colleagues wrote formal research papers on the subject of runic magic, proposing its techniques and usages while still concealing the exact method by which rune magic operated. After that, our founder disappeared into hiding to create the Spiral. His colleagues had suddenly 'forgotten' the existence of runic magic, all their research papers gone, all their friends interrogated.

Someone in the Hastae wants runic magic to be forgotten."

Someone approaches the entrance of the alley on your side, and another on Kleigg's side. Chirop, wearing armor with a reddish tint and a lion-head shaped helm, an ornate crimson blade in hand.

Chirop 1: "The lupus isn't one of them!"

Chirop 2: "Stand back lupus, we'll handle this!"

Vandolf's eyes dart to the packets in Tabi's hands, and then back to the guards.

Vandolf: "Hey now, what seems to be problem?"

Tabi: ”Sorry.”