crystal.

[exequy]

FORM: Crystal
SENDER: Kostos Averesch
RECIPIENT: Everybody
WHAT: Reading off the Northern Powers news ticker
WHEN: Nowish
NOTES: Kissy face

A few updates.

[ The accent is Nevarran, the tone is measured bordering on bored, or perhaps resentful of the need for this, or both. ]

There are several thousand darkspawn in the Anderfels who are—organized, to some extent, and appear to be corrupted with red lyrium. More corrupted. Than their usual—Blight. [ What even is a darkspawn. ] The Warden mages who were bound to demons appear to be alive, with their demon companions intact. The border is closed. Everything is shit. It is possible that the locals have not noticed the difference.

—this is Kostos Averesch. [ Belatedly. ] I'm currently organizing our efforts in the North.

[ And back to business: ] Nevarra is somewhere between five minutes and three months away from a civil war, which I am sure our enemy will make use of if we do not. We are still determining the cause of the problems in the Necropolis and the people responsible, if it was not, in fact, all of you.

[ Just kidding. But also: not kidding. If further investigation reveals that the Inquisition chopped up any of his family members, he's going to be pissed. He doesn't care if his family members were trying to eat everyone's faces. ]

Antiva and Rivain are—fine. To the extent anywhere can be fine.

And, as far as we are aware, Tevinter remains Tevinter. It has not transformed overnight into something that is not Tevinter. That is an ongoing problem.

If you are without enough to keep you occupied and have average or better common sense, we can find something for you to do. If you are unfamiliar with any of the words I have used here, there is an extensive library in the central tower, and you should visit it. If you have other questions, you can ask—someone.

Me.

I suppose.

Comments

crystal;

[mactears]

I am not without work, but I have a particular investment in this development.

[obviously]

Let me know what work needs to be done, and I'll provide what support I can.

{ private }

[aceso]

Do you know of any bands of roaming darkspawn corrupted by red lyrium who have broken away from this organized group? The Red Lyrium Project requires several bodies for further testing. I had hoped the Wardens might have come across a few, but as of yet, that has not happened.

Crystal

[thorndergod]

If Tevinter fractures, then you will have a problem as part of that fracturing will be Venatori. Hope for it to remain whole, Nevarran.

private 4ever

[rowancrowned]

You speak as if you have been burdened with all our efforts in the North.

[ as in, the entire inquisition's. this one is beleth's, but can skyhold have really foisted off all of this on the tiny kirkwall outpost? ]

[supersonic]

Well, if Antiva is fine—

[ He hasn't been to Antiva in over a decade, but nonetheless: this. ]

I suppose that does all sound a bit more urgent than getting my beauty sleep, however.

[exsecutus]

[A whole civil war, Nikos does not say. Imagine. All that passion.]

What would you have it transform into?

[Tevinter.]

Crystal.

[hwaaaitsme]

Well, on the plus side, if the Nevarran conflict goes poorly enough you won't have to worry about your enemy taking advantage.

I can almost guarantee Tevinter will not let that little snip of land go to waste, and they can't exactly keep expanding North.

[galvanising]

Perhaps all these rifters claiming to have powers beyond our ken could be turned to blasting the Anderfels until it crumbles to dust and falls into the sea like it should have Ages ago.

But in any event I'm not going back there again. Make a note.