MLP - Age of Exploration (D&D 5e Custom System)

[Dreamweaver]

Avedon Cyan Hide GeneralTyrus Dumbledoof
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Okay so that just happened. "Wait, Valentine, dear, n-..." she was cut off as Valentine launched a volley of magic missiles at the large earth pony (not griffin) Captain of the other ship. He let out a cry as the missiles struck deeply into his flesh and caused him to bleed. "Traitors!" He shouted at them, before getting Devotion ready. He has his eyes on Valentine, who Devotion was asking to kill.

Before anything could get to crazy, Rose decided to step in and take care of their own Captain. The mare already looked injured, and her expression turned to one of horror as Rose pulled the blunderbuss off her back and aimed it at the Captain. An ear piercing blast rang out as the energy beams tore through her, followed by a very quick follow up shot from Roses revolver. The Captain fell over dead.

The Rose stepped over the Captains body and addressed the ship. "Anypony who takes a single step will die before they make a second! Keep your distance and let us resolve this." Surprisingly it seemed to work and the crew members didn't take a single step towards them.

... It was up to the rest of the party to deal with the earth pony wielding Devotion.

As far as he was concerned, he just got attacked. But he only got attacked by a single one of them, so he was only going after Valentine. He rushed her in the blink of an eye and swung hard, totally throwing himself off balance! His next two attacks were much better, and cut deeply into her flank. Devotion flashed with an angry light as the archangels blade tore through the devils very essence. It was a horrible feeling...
VALENTINE: First attack critically missed. Second attack hit with a 17 for 38 damage. Second attack hit with a 23 for 34 damage.

• Enemy Captain

• 
  HP: 146/161
  AC: 18
  

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Rose Stats
Hit Points: 20/36
Armor Class: 17
Grit: 2/3

+1 Revolver: 5/6
Regular Revolver: 6/6
Blunderbuss: 0/1

Action Surge: 1/1

Trick Shot: Available
Duplicating Shot: Two rounds

Statuses: None

 

[GeneralTyrus]

Dreamweaver

Applebloom would watch with horror as Val attacked the Captain of the toher ship, and she'd rush forward, "Wait! She misheard!" SHe'd say, hoping he'd listen. He didn't. She'd watch as he swung at Val, before looking away, not sure of what was to happen. She'd then jump forward, "Devotion! Please! Stop attacking!" She'd say, trying to keep in the way of the Enemy Captain, "Pony Captain, we don't want to fight! We just want to finish our mission!" She'd exclaim, wanting him to listen.

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Applebloom
HP: 23/35
AC: 16

 

[Avedon]

Dreamweaver

Valentine's ears perked up and she slowed in her charge towards the captain at Rose's voice. She was puzzled by the look of shock and horror on the gunslinger's face and just raised up a hoof to the air, giving her a little wave and a smile.
"Yes hello Rose! You're dear to me to-AGH!"

An archangel's blade would be a thing to terrify even far greater devils than she, even without an Archangel behind it! Luckily for her, her random stop had made the captain completely botch the first attack like a twirling ballerina rather than a swordsman. She gave a frightened squeak as the first sword swing cut into her, her demonic aura sputtering under the blessed edge as she phased away from the second, launching a chaotic rift at the captain before and after her teleport.
"Ah my glorious ass!"

Her demonic hand tossed the dead griffon Aside and moved infront of her and the captain

Critical Miss Arcane Blast: Miss 9 (4+5)

Reaction: Blink

Action: Arcane Blast: Hit 18 (13+5)
Damage 10

Bonus: Interposing Hand

Valentine
HP: 4
Shield: 12
AC: 17
SP: 1/6 +


Arcane Hand
HP: 2/14
AC: 20

 

[Dumbledoof]

Dreamweaver
Honestly, Aurelion was inclined to just let Valentine reap what she sowed. It was the idiot's own fault for attacking the wrong pony. If she wanted to leap before she actually looked, be her guest. It would only result in her own premature death... which was something the party should avoid, if possible. That meant trying to actually de-escalate the situation and get Valentine to use that brain on her shoulders. However shrunken and tiny it must be...

Yet she did nothing. Only sitting down and watching this fight unfold. "Hey, Captain? Try not to kill her. We still need Valentine alive." She shouted idly. "Just... I dunno, make her remember to actually pay the fuck attention, because clearly she's just a disabled pony. A magical disabled pony. Which means go easy on her, huh?"

There really was no other explanation. Valentine must have some mental problems to be this dumb.

Aurelion Sol's StatsHP: 27/35
AC: 16

Spell Points: 2/5
Wildshape Charges: 2/2

Buffs
N/A

 

[Cyan Hide]

Avedon Dreamweaver

Wind tried to fly in between them, but was afraid of getting caught in the crossfire, so she hovered along the sidelines, trying to get them to stop and be reasonable with a voice that was barely raised above her normal. thins was getting them nowhere, and Wind's face was turning from desperate to sick of being ignored, to...

"STOP FIGHTING!"

Charisma check (Intimidation/Persuasion): 15

First she turned to Valentine, actually getting between the two now. She looked pissed. "Are you crazy?! First you misinterpret clear instructions, and then you attack somepony who seems to be working for Equestria? Do you think this whole mission, this life and death operation to save Equestia before it's too late, is some kind of game?!!! URGH!"

Charisma check (intimidation/Persuasion): 18

Wind then turned and pointed her hoof right in the face of the lage Earth pony with the giant magic sword that could easily kill her in one swing, too mad to be in the slightest bit afraid. "And you! You fly under pirate colours! You open fire on us while we're asleep! What did you expect to happen?! Even if we were actually pirates, or traitors, which we're not, you never even gave us a good chance to surrender until we were already half-sunk and half-dead! WHAT KIND OF EQUESTRIAN ARE YOU?!!"


HP: 10
AC: 14
Spell Points: 0
Bardic Inspiration: 3

 

[Dreamweaver]

Avedon Cyan Hide GeneralTyrus Dumbledoof
The Captain grunted out as another blast of magical energy slammed into him, sending him staggering back a few steps. But he knew that his enemy was far more hurt than he was and Devotion was urging him on. He took a brief moment to ready himself and call upon his nature magic to heal some of his wounds, before raising the sword high into the air. It gleamed in the early morning light and in that blade, Valentine would see her doom spelled out quite clearly. It came down on her...

Only for Applebloom to intervene between them. The Captain panicked for a moment because it was to late to stop the swing, and he figured he was about to kill one of the seemingly good ones. Yet amazingly, no harm came to Applebloom! Devotion's razor sharp edge hovered a scant millimetre above Applebloom's fur, having nearly cut the mare before stopping itself. Devotion flashed an angry red at Applebloom; the swords way of telling her to move.

Instead, the Captain looked confused and backed off slightly. When Wind got in his face and started screaming about how they were not traitors, the Captain simple arched an eyebrow and shook away his confusion. He wasn't scared of her in the slightest, but made no aggressive moves with Devotion. "If you are who you claim to be, this should be forgivable. You did not know we were Equestrian, so treason is not justified. However, mare, perhaps you have not noticed this but Equestria is not all sunshine and rainbows. We are under strict orders to attack enemy vessels on sight; no chance for surrender. So I am very sorry that we never 'gave you a chance to surrender', but the Crown does not care about your surrender. Nor does it care if you were asleep."

He waved Devotion out to the ship they had been on. With this fight pretty much over, it was pretty clear that the Equestrian navy had won. Their ship was barely damaged and they simply had far better armed and armoured troops. Any pirates still putting up a struggle were being swiftly dealt with, and the rest were on their knees with their weapons dropped.

But... kill this Captain and they could likely turn the tide.

The Captain addressed the group directly. "This is my deal to you; you will come aboard our ship and be kept as prisoners until we arrive at Saddle Arabia. Once there your identities will be looked into, and you will be free to go if what you say is true."

• Enemy Captain

• 
  HP: 156/161
  AC: 18
  

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Rose Stats
Hit Points: 20/36
Armor Class: 17
Grit: 2/3

+1 Revolver: 5/6
Regular Revolver: 6/6
Blunderbuss: 0/1

Action Surge: 1/1

Trick Shot: Available
Duplicating Shot: Two rounds

Statuses: None

 

[Avedon]

Dreamweaver Cyan Hide GeneralTyrus
The fact the enemy had been Equestrians meant quite literally nothing to Valentine. She'd spent about as much time on their trip aboard the airship and the pirate cruise as she did in that country.Hey loyalties lay to people, and above even that: her word - something who's consequences of breaking were far beyond something as trivial as life and death. That however also bound her just as strongly to doing her utmost to stop the Terrasque. That was a distant and minor concern though, especially as she flinched under the near-strike of the captain's latest sword, Valentine cowering with her hooves over her head and crunched frightened behind Applebloom. With the pirate-captain dead she had no obligation to the deal they made...though she felt like the one the Equestrian captain made was...essentially exactly the same that they had been given several hours ago. She thought of pointing out how well that had turned out for the mare when it came to the less scrupulous members of the group, raising her hoof but swiftly lowering it.

Keeping and making a deal, and being forthright about it's loopholes were far from the same thing.

She had no loyalty to Equestria in the slightest, but likewise no animosity. The very moment the fighting seemed stopped she shakily picked herself up from behind Applebloom and her Arcane hand, dismissing it away. Dying was still painful...and embarrassing. There was not a drop of hostility in her eyes as she looked the captain that had nearly killed her.

"We weren't lying when we told that other captain that that sword is ridiculously dangerous to carry long for a pony you know..."

 

[GeneralTyrus]

Dreamweaver Avedon

Applebloom was standing stock-still, scared that she had been about to get cleaved, until the blade stopped. She'd grin, happy she was right, but when the sword flashed the angry red, she'd frown, shaking her head. She'd take a step back as everything slowly calmed down, and turned to hug Val, "Be more careful, will ya?" She'd ask, raising a brow, before turning back to the captain as he came to his terms, "Excuse me captain, but we are under Empress Celestia's and Empress Luna's order to get to Saddle Arabia. I understand that we're on the enemy ship, but I would like to see some proof that you're really apart of the Equestrian Royal Guard." She'd say, glaring at him.

"Only then, would I agree to be prisoner." She'd say firmly.

 

[Dumbledoof]

Dreamweaver
"My identity? I'm the daughter of Starstreak, the one who is making those cannons you've been shooting at us with!" Aurelion said impatiently, sitting and crossing her hooves over her chest. This whole battle had just been extremely annoying to her, particularly because they had nearly sunk them. Starstreak would never make another invention again if her weapons had killed her daughter. That would be bad for Equestria by a large margin.

She shook her head slightly with a small sigh. "I'd rather be with you guys than a bunch of pirates, if I'm honest. If you need me to prove it, I can even show you my mother's marks on the guns and stuff. They're all in the same spot usually. Double 'S', kinda mirrored from each other." There was a bit of doubt in her mind that anybody else really bothered to look for those things.

This whole fight sucked. She just wanted to feel safe for one damn night on this trip to Saddle Arabia, free of attacking Royal Navy, or demon overlords.

 

[Cyan Hide]

Dreamweaver

Wind Whistler calmed down a little, and floated down. She coughed awkwardly. "I, ah, apologise for my outburst. It's been a very stressful night. I surrender myself to your hospitality, and assure you what we are all telling the truth."

 

[Dreamweaver]

Avedon Cyan Hide GeneralTyrus Dumbledoof
The Captain looked between the group and nodded at their decision to surrender themselves. Except for Applebloom apparently, who he arched an eyebrow at. ".. You are in no position to be making requests, mare. But it is a fair enough request." He walked back to the ship and returned a few moments later with a note, which he handed to Applebloom. It called for the full extermination of all pirates near the Equestrian borders! And was signed by Princess Luna of course. "Will that suffice?"

He also brought with him five pairs of hoof cuffs, as well as a magic suppressing ring for Rose. Rose was not happy with this. "THIS IS BULLSHIT I DEMAND TO SPEAK TO THE CAPTAIN!" She shouted out as the guy just sighed and tossed them all their cuffs and her the ring. "... Very funny mare, everybody put your cuffs on and follow me."

After watching a grumbling rose cuff herself and put her horn ring on, and making sure all of them had their cuffs tight, he led them towards the prison!

 

[GeneralTyrus]

Dreamweaver

Applebloom, seeing the official order, would just look around at the pirates, before sighing deeply, slowly slipping herself into her shackles, "... I suppose..." She'd say bitterly, before looking over at Rose, frowning at her. She knew that a Unicorn having their magic be repressed was not exactly... Nice. Lucian had told her about it before, and it didn't sound pleasant to have a major part of yourself taken away, even if only for a short time. She'd shuffle by, alongside Rose, not wanting to be too far away.

She was hoping this would all be dealt with swiftly, however, "Gryphon, where did you get that sword? I want to know. Actually, I need to know. That sword belongs to Lucian, and you know something is up. You couldn't hit me with it." She'd say, wanting answers. She was worried senseless nearly, and it was adding to her agitation from the situation they were suddenly in.

 

[Avedon]

Dreamweaver GeneralTyrus
Valentine would stick close to Applebloom. The pirates had been alot nicer. She looked to the farm-mare and moved out wing over Apple's back, letting it act as a bit of a cover from the rain, Valentine's body still unnaturally warm despite the frigid sea-winds, even if she seemed to shiver a little. Speaking quietly between her chattering fangs.
"Lucian is fine. Ponies like him and I don't die the way you do. Worst comes to pass, as long as he's got you to come back to, he will!"

 

[Cyan Hide]

Dreamweaver

"Well," started Wind as they were escorted to the prison. "It might not be as...comfortable as planned but at least we're back on track and on our way to Saddle Arabia. As long as....as...." she trailed off as her eyes narrowed, and she stopped in her tracks and turned to the Captain. "We need those cannons back up and running tonight! We were on that pirate ship in the first place because our airship got attacked by Demons. What if they come for us again? I'll help repair the cannons if you'll let me. After all, it was....mostly me who disabled them all.....sorry...." Her ears folded back and she cringed and blushed as she turned her face away and looked at the floor.

 

[Dreamweaver]

Avedon Cyan Hide GeneralTyrus Dumbledoof
The EARTH PONY CAPTAIN just stared at Applebloom. "... Call me a griffon again and I'll leave you stranded out at sea." He rolled his eyes as he marched the group towards the prison. "Devotion appeared on the deck of my ship and I picked her up. I have only had her for a few short hours." He shrugged a bit and went quiet as Devotion spoke to him, before relaying the conversation to Applebloom. "She has informed me that after we dock in Saddle Arabia, she will travel with you. If Lucian does not return she wishes to be left in 'Diamond Tiaras' care, whoever that is. While there she will wait for a worthy pony."

As they approached the prison, he held the door open and let them all in, except for Wind Whistler and Aurelion! "Pegasus, you have offered to help repair the cannons and I accept that. Little child... I'm not throwing you in prison, that's messed up. You will have to wear a wing harness until we can confirm your identity though. If your mother is who you say she is, perhaps you should help the Pegasus fix the cannons?"

He walked over and got a wing strap for both Wind and Aurelion, and tightened it around their mid sections. That would stop them from flying away, but he did take the cuffs off their forelegs! He left them on their back legs though. "I will be in my quarters, do not cause trouble." He commanded before walking off.

The rest of the ride was uneventful, and a few days later they docked at Saddle Arabia! The first thing the Captain did was march them all down to the castle where they would talk to the Empresses representative.

 

[Dumbledoof]

Dreamweaver Cyan Hide
Aurelion grumbled and held her hooves up for them to be cuffed. This day was just going worse and worse by the minute. First they're shot down by demons, and then their transportation is sunk by the Royal Navy! Who won't even believe they are who they say! She could not believe how much bad luck they've had so far. Hopefully things will, at the very least, turn around when they reach Saddle Arabia. What a drag.

They were marched off to the stockades, but then... she was told not to go in! She gave the captain a somewhat odd look but shrugged. "Fine. I'll go help repair the cannons you shot at me with, yeah, totally. I hope you've got some spare mana crystals on you, otherwise, if those were destroyed, those cannons are not going to work. Period."

With wind straps on, she went over to the cannons and inspected them loosely. "Wind, no offense... but neither of us are going to be able to fix these things. I've learned a bit from mum, but, erm... this is kinda beyond me." Aurelion said lightly. She tapped the broken bits of the cannons. She did manage to find the symbol she was looking for; Starstreak's makers mark. "I know it's from Starstreak, but I don't know how these things are even made. I just know they use magic infused crystals as ammo."

That's okay. The next few hours, and they were off to the Equestrian representatives in Saddle Arabia!

 

[Cyan Hide]

Dreamweaver Dumbledoof

Wind Whistler graciously accepted the wing strap, and once the Captain was gone, began to study the cannons. As she did, she listened to Aurelion talk. When she was finished, Wind turned to her. "While you are correct that the intricate workings of these canons are beyond my knowledge, I don't believe I need to know all about them to fix them. Logically speaking, I only need to repair the parts my arrows damaged. We won't be able to fix all five cannons this way, but we will be able to fix most of them, meaning we will have some air defence if the demons return."

Sure enough, Wind Whistler, with Aurelion's help, managed to patch up the parts that were damaged by Wind's arrows. Due to this method alone, they were able to restore two of the five cannons. Not bad for two ponies who didn't actually know how to properly fix them.

The rest of the trip, Wind Whistler wasn't content to relax or enjoy herself. She helped out anywhere and everywhere she could, and the crew appreciated it. As far as they were concerned, she wasn't a prisoner by the time they touched down. She was part of the crew. She never even smiled, or held a conversation. She was just...kind.

Of course, when they touched down, Wind was marched with the rest of the prisoners. Wind had no problem with this. In fact, she was part glad to be back with her teammates. Their bond was now forged in blood. It went deeper than friendship. They were Sisters-in-arms.

 

[GeneralTyrus]

Dreamweaver

Applebloom, clearly battle fatigued and tired from everything that happened, was not in the right head space. She'd stare at the captain, and just stay silent, not looking at him now. She didn't want to , she was tired and wanted to get some rest. At the mention of Devotion wanting to travel with her, she'd smile, but then she heard mention of it being brought to... Diamond Tiara... What? She'd look up at the captain suddenly, her eyes narrowing, but she didn't say anything.

Once they were brought to the prison, she'd grimace, and watch as Windy and Aurelion were allowed to go and help with repairs. She'd much rather be doing labor than that, but she guessed she missed her chance to offer. She'd settle in for the trip, and slept through most of it. She'd exercise between her rest and meals however, not trying to get out of shape. One thing had settled in the back of her mind though. What exactly happened to Lucian...

 

[Dreamweaver]

Avedon Cyan Hide GeneralTyrus Dumbledoof
As the group were escorted to the Equestrian representatives office, they were held outside by a number of guards while the Captain went in to speak with the representative. He came out a few seconds later looking absolutely pale in the face, and proceeded to take all of their chains off and hand Devotion over to Applebloom. "... Good luck, ponies. Take care of that blade, lady." He said with a salute, before fucking right off out of there.

When the group entered the room, they would find no representative waiting for them. Instead, Empress Luna herself was there! That explains why the Captain came out looking like he just stared death in the face. Empress Luna tapped a hoof on the desk and motioned for them all to step up to her desk. "... My apologies for your troubles the past few days. However, the Captain was only doing his job and I hope that you understand that. Should you ever need help, seek him out and you'll have him and his crew."

Empress Luna then stared directly Platinum Rose, and arched an eyebrow. A little bead of sweat rolled down Rose's but she kept the eye contact at least. After a few moments Empress Luna spoke up again. "... Platinum Rose, did you not think it important to tell me that Fluttershy is pregnant?" She asked with a little bit of annoyance in her voice, to which Rose mumbled out some sort of apology that got waved away. "You're either stupid or selfish enough that you're willing to risk letting your kid grow up without another mother. I'm not sure which. You are dismissed and will be summoned again when the child is delivered."

And just like that... Rose vanished! And in her place was an orange Pegasus eating a bowl of cereal, who looked absolutely stunned to suddenly be here. "... Valentine, Applebloom, Aurelion, this is Spitfire. Spitfire, your new group." Luna commented, to which Spitfire blanched slightly. "... That was today? I totally forgot. Uhm... hello. So what are we doing...?"

Empres Luna figured the group could catch Spitfire up on the current goal and waved them all out of her office.

First things first... they had to find that dragons cave! Out in the middle of the desert...

 

[Avedon]

Dreamweaver
Valentine was on her knees, staring where Rose had been, looking utterly heart-broken with her face scrunched up
"N-no! My friend-minion! Replaced...by cereal!"
She said lifting up the bowl and looking at it instead of the mare. Valentine did her best to conjure a little gun for the cereal-bowl. It was practically the same now. Then she ate it and it was exactly the same.

 

[Cyan Hide]

Dreamweaver

Wind Whistler bowed in the prescence of Princess Luna, and made no reply to reaction to any of the events until they were waved out of the office. First things first, they had a new teammate, and she was a pegasus pony just like her. Wind Whistler smiled and offered her hoof. "Welcome to the team. My name is Wind Whistler, a bard from Dream Valley."

She would let the rest of her teammates do their own introductions. After shaking Spitfire's hoof, Wind looked around the corridors of the embassy, though, it was more like a castle than an embassy. Maybe they had a library, or a map room. Either way, they would need somewhere to take stock, get their bearings and find the location of the Dragon's cave.

"I don't suppose anyone knows if there's a library in here, do they?" she asked aloud, to the guards and other residents more than to her teammates.

 

[GeneralTyrus]

Dreamweaver Dumbledoof Cyan Hide

Applebloom was happy to be out of her cuff, and would watch as the captain went into the building. When he came outside, looking like he'd been threatened with execution, she'd frown deeply, before suddenly she was handed off the sword. She'd wave goodbye to the captain, frowning at him, before slipping the sword over her back, feeling the weight of it. She'd sigh deeply, happy to have a piece of Lucian with her. With it secure, she'd follow everyone inside.

Seeing Luna, she'd start to smile, and listened as she began to speak. At the mention of the captain, she'd frown, having felt a little bad about giving him a hard time. She was worried about her friends, and wanted to make sure they were walking into something bad. It was probably just paranoia. She'd nod, thinking to apologize if she ever got the chance.

Then Rose was spoken with, being scolded for leaving behind a pregnant Fluttershy. She hadn't even known, and had thought it strange she was seeing Fluttershy less and less. She'd watch as Rose vanished, and Spitfire had taken her place. She'd frown, knowing she'd miss Rose a little bit, before watching as Luna too, vanished.

Instead, she went to Aurelion, hugging her, "Ya did pretty good, little filly." She'd say, before sighing deeply, "I'm glad you're okay." She'd say softly, before trotting off quickly to check on Windy, "Hey, you feeling well Windy?" She'd ask, looking worried about them.

 

[Dumbledoof]

Dreamweaver
Aurelion wasn't exactly fond of being back in chains, with her wings restrained, and looked like one very grumpy filly. This was not a fun time at all. In fact, none of these adventures were really 'fun,' per se, and more just something she had to do now. Nearly dying a bunch was not the most appealing thing in the world. Now they were actually here in Saddle Arabia, which meant hunting down a dragon. In a desert. A very large desert. Joy is them.

Standing outside the office briefly, the Captain went in... and then came out like they had seen a ghost. It was a little bit surprising to see such a sudden shift in demeanor. Wonder what had happened. Their chains were off and the little filly took that moment to really stretch out her legs and wings, a few cracks and pops coming from her wings in particular. "I hate pirates now."

They got to see exactly who it was that the Captain had talked to. Empress Luna herself. Aurelion's eyes widened. She must have noticed that they were running pretty late... or that their ship had been attacked by demons. Whichever the case was, they were here now. And the Captain probably got an earful.

Aurelion waved to Luna from the back of everybody! Hi there!

Spitfire in tow, they were back outside. She smiled slightly at Applebloom. "Oh... thank you." She mumbled in response shyly. But it didn't last long, turning to Spitfire. "We're hunting a dragon in the desert. Don't remember why but I think they did something bad. So now they gotta die."

 

[Dreamweaver]

Avedon Cyan Hide GeneralTyrus Dumbledoof
Well at least two of the four party members had greeted Spitfire! Applebloom totally ignored her and Valentine... stole her cereal. Oh no, that wasn't going to do at all. Spitfire snatched the bowl right back, along with the gun which she stared at for a moment before tossing back at Valentine. "... You keep the gun, and I'll keep my breakfast. Got it... I don't know your name. What even are you?"

Spitfire was really happy when Wind came over and properly introduced herself! It really set a good impression, considering the first impression she got was a mare trying to eat her cereal. "Ah hello Wind! I am Spitfire, it's a pleasure to meet you..." it was at that point that Spitfire looked over at the child and arched an eyebrow. "... First of all, can anypony explain to me why a child is adventuring with us? I mean no offence to you, young one, but that's a little... irresponsible of whoever allowed this."

She shrugged. "Secondly, why do we have to kill the dragon? Can't we just... ask it to leave? Convince it to take a home somewhere else? Throw so much friendship at it that it gets annoyed and leaves?" She didn't really like that the first option was 'murder'. That wasn't very kind at all!

After a while the group got led to the library by a guard, and in there they could begin searching for clues as to the dragons lair. To the books and maps!

Everybody make an Intelligence check.

 

[Avedon]

Dreamweaver
"HEY! Don't you go kidnapping our replacement party-member random cereal-delivery mare! You get your hooves off R-O's!"
She fumbled to try and get it back, gripping the other side of the bowl, making little fidgeting noises and whines!
"That's right you don't know what I am so you don't know the power you're messing with! I am Valentine d'vaal Dampierre! A Devil of the Nine Hells!"
She let go of the cereal on sheer instinct, bringing her hooves up to her face...and thus flinging milk and cereal from her gun over her snoot!

She made an extremely sad expression and fidgeted to get it off before looking at Aurellion then back to Spitfire while they walked to the library.
"You mean shapeshift baby? They're alright. Do some cool magic. Is that not normal?"
She looked at Aurellion and shrugged, she seemed just fine! if needing a spanking now and then!

With a simple wave of her arm books swarmed off the shelves, pages turning at blinding speeds infront of her face while they flew by, Valentine reading and comprehending them at an unnatural speed fitting for a devil.
"No, no, no, LEWD, no, no..."

Intelligence Check: 20 (15+5)