Aura

Sewers

Aura follows the instructions of the old sage and find an entrance to the sewers of the Sun Sect City. Within it she finds a bunch of wererats.

"Are you the resistance?"

"Yes, we know what is inside the big temple."

"And what is it?"

"It is a big demon. Really fat. It empowers the cultists with demonic blood magic. The highpriest bathes on demon blood, and it makes him almost immortal."

"Almost?"

"Well, he can live forever and his skin may not look like it but it is strong as stone. Yet he can still be killed. By using, and that is funny, silver."

"Silver? Why is it funny."

"Because we can't touch silver. We are wererats, shapeshifters. Silver hurts us upon touch, but little else can hurt us. We can't use effective weapons against the high priest, and he doesn't feel confident enough in the loyalty of his troops to equip them with silver weapons."

"Well, I cast ice magic, I don't know anything about silver."

"It doesn't matter. You will distract him and we will find someone to deliver the finishing blow. A warrior, brave or insane enough to do this."

"Do you know anyone like this?"

"Unfortunately, no. It is up to you to find us a powerful enough warrior. In the meantime, we will stay hiding here."

"I think I know one guy. But he is a  whole ocean away."

"Well, that won't do. We need someone here."

"Well, I can go pick him up. I have a flying broom."

"Oh, that's nice. That will come handy for sure."

Aura then departs flying on her broom, to go find a warrior to deliver the finishing blow on the high priest in the battle to come.