[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

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If Ventus is telling the truth about his promise, the fish disappears again, only to resurface with a tinkle of ice at Ventus' feet.
Somehow, despite never having seen a human probably, Relicanth understands your words. (Ventus has experienced this on occasion before in his research, but it's still pretty amazing when it happens). 

That mouth is working overtime, leading you to believe it may be the fish's primary means of sensation. You can see it has no teeth at all. The lake is dark aside from the light of Swiftfire and other lights you have brought with you.

Where the ice breaks, you get a whiff of saltwater.

Indeed the researcher did honor his promise, for when the Relicath emerge only inches away from his feet (forcing him to take a couple of steps back out of caution), he smiles before reaching into his satchel, pulled out 1/3 of a ration bar, and couched down to feed it to them in small chucks (once he noticed it didn't have any teeth). While doing this he took the opportunity to examine the relic of a fish, carefully mentally noting and cataloging the various traits of this particular specimen and also taking note of the unmistakable scent of saltwater.

'Hmm......based on the evidence, this Relicath could either be a elderly individual of its species with its partial blindness and lack of teeth, or could be a subspecies of its breed that has adapted to living in the cool, dark waters of this underground lake, where sight and dentiatia are not as necessary for survival. There also the fact that the lake is filled with saltwater, rather than being an untapped reservoir of ground as would be expected this far down. Intriguing......'

After finishing his observations and feeding the last of the ration bar to the Relicath, he gave them another smile while carefully enunciating his words so they carried a happy/positive tone and said: "My thanks for your time, Relicath. I've learned quite a lot in my examinations, and you got a free meal, so I'd say we have both come off richer from our meeting! Now, before I let you go, I have a few questions for you - and don't worry, I'll understand your response:

- Have you lived in this lake all your life, or did you happen to immigrate to it?
- Is this lake entirely 'contained' - no exits or entrances save for the surface of it - or are their connections the feed into or out of it underwater?
- Is their any 'interesting' Items underneath the surface of the lake? If so, would you be willing to fetch one for me in exchange for more food?
- Lastly, would you be interested in leaving your home, and coming with me? Now, I'm not asking you to join me, only what your opinion is on such a decision, as I rather not offer take you away from the only home you've known if you much rather remain here."

Meanwhile, Lucifer and Raphael were keeping watch as their brother/father chattered away with the mineralized colicanth, with the former actually riding on top of the later in order to share body heat/Morning Suns between them to keep warm!

Order: Ask the Relicath some question! That's all!