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Alzar spends that night preparing to head out and explore. The following morning after changing up his spell list, he heads out by himself without any wagons or allies or anything else.
In the late morning, a storm of seven small cyclones strike Alzar from suddenly, when he has crossed around 4 or 5 miles (magic acceleration a bit). The cyclones criss cross over Alzar and then begin to move to attack. Alzar seems to think these might be a bit suspicious
(He is a Sage in Inner Planes knowledge, he has a certain proficiency that would help, and he has a 20+ INT, more than the 18 max a human can usually get too, he’s smarter than the smartest humans)
Alzar tosses the dice and makes a Genie Lore check. (From his time on Hamedh) Yes, djinnis are known to turn into cyclones just like these, and then attack to protect their home. Alerted to this possibility, and armed with the knowledge that he can converse with them appropriately, he calls out that he knows who and what they are, and they suddenly pause.
A pair of hearbeats pass and one of the cyclones reverts to its djinni form. It addresses Alzar and tells him that he is either lucky to have guessed or wiser than he appears. It’s a bit of an insult to his human nature, clearly. Hmmm….djinni and big giant cyclones. It doesn’t take the world’s biggest genius to connect these dots, and realize this is probably an Elemental Air base of some sort.
They willingly tell him that they were sent to test him, not to slay him. They cannot tell Alzar who their master is, and such. All the creature can do is direct Alzar to enter the structure through the chasm in the ground, if that is truly what he seeks.
They fly off at that and leave him.
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