Counter-Skrying.

- Lady Elisa Horgath. -


Dear Journal,

After a long time of no-use, my skrying abilities prove useful again & again.

This time it was counter-skrying.

But first things first, let's start from beginning.

... in the request shelf in Defenders HQ i found a note signed by Magistrate Shannon D'Arneau, a request to investigate the skrying attempt.


'It has come to my attention that Lady Elisa Horgath, believes she has been scryed upon in her quarters in City Hall. Her associate that noticed the attempt has not been available for my interview.

I would ask for a few things - firstly, that the Defenders in City Hall could clarify whether or not the quarters in which Lady Horgath is staying are private (as I assume they are) or public.

If preliminary investigations of quarters deemed as private point to a culprit that is indeed scrying...in this case, they are deemed to be trespassing under Statute 1.17 and should be thus pursued.

Contingent on private quarters, I would ask the Cerulean Star to launch an investigation into these scrying attempts and, should they prove to be legitimate, query the victim for next steps: further investigation and pursuit of the culprit or protection by magic to eliminate further attempts at risk of shorting an investigation.'


This note has been answered with:

'The quarters in which she stays in are indeed considered private property."

-Captain of the Kingsguard,
Baron Thom Tiller'


After some arrangements i met Lady Elisa Horgath in Peltarch's Commons, questioned her, then made a mind contact as she imagined whole situation.

Skrying spell confirmed that she was in presence of a balded man, her business partner with tattoos on his head.

He felt something and cast detect magic spell.

i noticed in my vision a magical sensor, followed it and saw a shadowy silhouette of a human woman.

With more of time & effort, with luck & my ring i was able to sense her aura - she was neither good nor evil, neither lawful nor chaotic.

Then Lady Elisa lost her patience and spell ended.

i reported to her what i saw, she answered: 'I bet it's Maurina'.

After a short talk, i learned that Maurina is one of Lady Elisa Horgath's competitors, a sorceress that courts the King.

Maurina resides in City Hall, or even more often - in her own pocket plane, that's hard to reach without her.

As this is a delicate matter, i won't write an open report accessible to every defender in rank, instead i'll write a private letter to Magistrate D'Arneau, himself.

... i've painted my vision as well, Dear Journal.

-- Yours, Chea Allin, Cerulean Star 2nd & a Witch of Light.




- Vision. -