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"Well, Sssalivan is immensely powerful if he managed to defeat the Avatars of Death and Evil by himself, after all, he is one of the four Elder Dragons. Anyway, we should see if we can solve it peacefully, if not, I'm sure the garrison of Towar is willing to let us borrow some soldiers and wyverns to take Sssalivan down." Garas explains. "About the alchemists... the people of Towar are quite adverse to alchemy and magic, saying they're the work of evil, so I'm not sure about your potion problem."

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"Oh, I wasn't aware of that," said Colmaz, a little annoyed. He was counting on that lab. "I guess we'll just have to hope my current stock is enough. I don't know much about this Sssvalian character, so we'll definitely be relying on the garrison a lot. I'm not sure how much help I'll be in the fight against him, either. I suppose it'd be too lucky for an Elder Dragon to have a convent weakness to Mugroot poisoning, wouldn't it?"

These realizations bothered Colmaz. Up until now, he was optimistic about his search, but reality was starting to weigh on him.

"Well, Elder Dragon or not, Sssalivan is a fire dragon, so he will be damaged by poisons and will be weak against fire magic, but then again, he's huge, so we'll have to be careful about his fire breath. Lucky me that I packed some ice runes!" Garas grinned.

"We could also try asking Hiraldor for help..." The water priestess said. "I mean he's one of the six dragons that have been protecting humanity from other dragons. Plus he's a ice dragon."

"I wouldn't count on that, plus even of he is nearby, we have no way of signaling him to get here to help us."

As they talked, Colmaz could see the large walls of Towar in the distance, it wouldn't be long before they would get to the city.

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As he watched Towar come into view, Colmaz felt an idea forming.

"Maria, if against all odds I find a way to brew a ridiculous amount of poison, would you be able to somehow mix it into your magic? Sort of like those ice spears you used on the murlocs earlier, but I mix a magic poison into the water you use. I figure... If I could somehow combine frost lichen into a liquid nightshade base..."

Now, Colmaz was just mumbling to himself and frantically flipping through his notebook, completely lost in thought. He looked up after a while.

"Could you do it?"

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Iosef draws his blade.

"To have power, in one form or another. Simple as that."

"Well... I see no reason as to why it wouldn't be possible." Maria says looking curiously at him. "Though we'd first have to cause a open wound, I mean he is weak against water and ice, but his scales are really tough, but, yeah, I could do it!" She says, a small smile popping up on her face.

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"Alright!" said Colmaz, clapping his hands together. He was surprised to see the display of emotion from Maria, but he was glad he saw it.

"I think I'll focus my attention on trying to make a whole lot of poison! It's going to be hard, especially without a lab, and I'll need a whole lot of Swamp Rot, but I think I'll be able to do it!"

He looked back to his book excitedly. "We're going to beat this dragon," he said.

"Don't get ahead of yourself, my friend, he is very powerful, plus, we must always try the diplomatic route first so that we see if it is possible to avoid any needless bloodshed." Garas says. "That sounds weird coming from a gnoll warrior, right?" He asks with a chuckle.

"Can you describe this plant you want to search for?" Maria asks. "That way, I can have a few water elementals looking for them while we talk to the people inside the city."

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"I suppose that's true, but I have a bad feeling Sssvalian won't be up for peaceful conflict resolution. Still, we should try!"

Turning to Maria, Colmaz flipped through his notebook until he found the sketch he was looking for. "This is Swamp Rot. It grows in marshy areas around here, especially on rotting trees and logs. Look for the white spots- that's what distinguishes it from normal Marsh Rot. If you could keep an eye out for Nightshade and Friar's Cap-" he flipped to another page to show the illustrations- "that's be awesome. Thanks, Maria."

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Connor stops, a grin on his face, and slowly turns his head to face Goran. "How much do you want?"

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And so Iosef pressed forwards, his blade still drawn for the next trials ahead.

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"Am I to be given another riddle?" Iosef announces, almost on the verge of yelling. He raises his blade, as if ready to battle.

She studied the picture for a moment before several water elementals spawned near the wagon and immediately started searching the forests for the plants.

The wagons went through the city gates and as soon as they did, the people glared at the gnoll as if he had done harm to them. Garas jumps out of the wagon and signals for Colmaz and Maria to do the same.

"Come on, we'll have to go to the captain of the garrison and get the men and the wyverns we need to get Sssvalian."

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Iosef raises his eyebrow at this, before walking closer by about two paces.

"Care to join? Must be awful staying in the same room for so long, isn't it?"

Knight makes his way to their destination quickly. After all, having people on his back was a bit uncomfortable. When he gets closer he lands, his massive wings folding once his talented feet hit the ground. "we have arrived"

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"Well ho-leeee shit! I got that much brass right 'ere!" With that, Connor walks over to Goran and gives him the platinum piece. "Alright guv, let me go get the rest of my party. I'm gonna need you and them to fight off the king's wyvern knights while I get one of the three swords from a temple nearby."

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"Sounds good. I hope those wyverns are as strong as everyone says they are. We'll need all the help we can get."

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Iosef continued to press on, a little perturbed that his passage...felt so rigged.

"Say, I never caught your name," Iosef announced to the Jester.