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Possible Safe Haven

Dec 3rd, 2023
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  1. “What I do have,” Jodah said, “is an alternate means of transport.” He waited for her to absorb this before adding, “It’s not like planeswalking. It’s more like a series of tunnels that I use from time to time.”
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  3. “Can it get us to Shiv?”
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  5. “Almost certainly. It takes some effort to set up the passageway, and I can only take us to preexisting, suitable places. I can’t make us appear exactly where we want to be, but it works by following ley lines and mana channels. If our destination has magic…”
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  7. “It does. Not in abundance, but it exists.”
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  9. “Capital.” Jodah nodded. “If there’s mana, we can go there. Shall I begin?”
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  11. “Please. And if you don’t need my help, I will scout the area for signs of Venser’s machine.”
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  13. “And Urborgian monsters.” Jodah bobbed his head and waved his hand magnanimously. “By all means, scout away. I love having a solid fallback plan.”
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  15. Jhoira nodded, treating the archmage to a confident smile. “Let’s get started.”
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  17. (...)
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  19. Jhoira sat watching Jodah as the archmage prepared his transport tunnel. It was not a flashy affair. In fact, it was little more than an existing hole in the ground with a shimmering skin of liquid rippling over it. Jodah had spent most of his time finding the hole. The magic was almost an afterthought.
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  23. Planar Chaos, Chapter 9
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