“Thank you your Highness! I’m sure we could make good use of these items.”

Jasper looks at Khessa and chuckles a little as she puts on that pointy hat.

“That wand?” Jasper points to. “What exactly does it do?”

"The wand, my dear?" Khessa is glad she has an excuse to approach the elf and slips an arm around his shoulders (enjoying the soothing sensation of his body's warmth) as she shows him the item "It can create a harmless burst of multicolored light at a point you can see up to 60 feet away. The burst of light is accompanied by a crackling noise that can be heard up to 300 feet away. The light is as bright as a torch flame but lasts only a second. Not exactly a dragon-slaying wand..." the blonde arcane warrior smiles, her face just a few inches from the one of Jasper "but, like all tools, if used at the right time, it can have its uses -such as sending signals, raising an alarm, creating a diversion, enlivening a party..."

As Khessa explains her plan for a device to trap Cryovain, both of the kings turn to face Fibblestib. Fibblestib rubs his chin, appearing deep in thought.

"Hmm, we could probably make something like that," he says. "But it would take time, maybe a week? We'll have to consult with Factore as well, if we can. She is the expert with projectile-type devices after all."

Jaspers eyes are fixed on Khessa’s. And her words are all that are heard. Responding, “Those are all great uses of it. We‘ll have to try it out soon.” Jasper smiles a bit. “The idea for a chain net is a good one. I hope we can make it happen.”

Jasper addresses Fibblestib. “Am I right to assume that you can make things with magic in it? Like this wand? I was curious about that sanity ray. This dragon made the air cold and breathed ice. Could you make something magic that can shoot fire or something similar?”

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Jaspers eyes are fixed on Khessa’s. And her words are all that are heard. Responding, “Those are all great uses of it. We‘ll have to try it out soon.” Jasper smiles a bit. “The idea for a chain net is a good one. I hope we can make it happen.”

"I hope too!" Khessa smiles.

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As Khessa explains her plan for a device to trap Cryovain, both of the kings turn to face Fibblestib. Fibblestib rubs his chin, appearing deep in thought.

"Hmm, we could probably make something like that," he says. "But it would take time, maybe a week? We'll have to consult with Factore as well, if we can. She is the expert with projectile-type devices after all."

The blonde arcane warrior sighs, at the thought of eventually having to interact again with the unpredictable Factore, but in spite of everything: "I think it's an attempt worth making, friends. It could really turn out to be our decisive card... If you agree, please, go on and try. During the time you need, my companions and I will continue to fight Cryovain with our own strength - but at least we will know that something is being built!"

Fibblestib looks at Jasper. "I will confer with Dabbledob, but we should be able to put something together. We made the Wand of Pyrotechnics after all. We can make something with a little more oomph, but again it will take some time."

“Thank you Fibblestib!” Jasper graciously responds. Quietly he offers temporary payment. “These are important to me.” Reluctantly handing over four moonstones from his prayer pouch. “I will replace them with something equally valuable. Gold or gems. I just need them back.” Jasper sighs a bit. “I will also pay any more needed to finish.”

"Good! Our mission was a complete success" comments Khessa, pleased, smiling broadly to each one of her companions. "It seems that we can rest for a moment, then immediately return to Phandalin to bring the excellent news to Harbin: the gnomes have provided us with some initial tools" she adjusts her wizardly hat a little on the thick mass of blond curls "and tools potentially even more decisive are in preparation!"

"To rest," sighs the blonde arcane warrior, with a dreamy look in her blue eyes "I would love to take a bath in the waterfall down there... The water must be fresh and invigorating! I'll feel like new afterwards! Will you let me do it? We could leave in an hour or so and go back to Phandalin..."

(OOC: Techincally, Khessa would like to take a short rest, before starting the return journey)

"Katarina could also stand to wash some of the evil barrel out of her fur," the Tabaxi says with a giggle. "She will let her friends decide who would be best served by the wand; perhaps friend Echo?"

(I imagine Tabaxi probably act more like jungle cats than housecats when it comes to water, so a dip in the lake shouldn't make Katarina panic... though she would smell like a wet cat for a while after lol).

Fibblestib takes the moonstones with reverence. "Oooh," he says. "Thank you. I will take good care of these."

Over hearing Khessa's conversation, he notes, "Yes! Taking a dip in the waterfall pool is most refreshing. We gnomes do it all the time."

Before the party leaves, King Korboz and King Gnerkli thank you once again. As you leave, the pair turn to each other, and Korboz kisses Gnerkli's cheek tenderly.

'How cute they are! Love is so...' thinks Khessa, seeing King Korboz and King Gnerkli kissing – and immediately her blue eyes turn to Jasper… 'Maybe we should too…? No,' she decides, 'maybe not here in public'.

Having reached the base of the waterfall, having temporarily left the equipment in a dry place, with Anator to supervise it, the blonde arcane warrior, dressed only in the bare minimum necessary so as not to offend the sensibilities of those present, dives into the fresh, foaming water with a cry both playful and delighted at the same time.

"It's fantastic!" she assures her, re-emerging and laughing, while what she has been wearing, now completely soaked in water, adheres completely to her body "Jasper! Katarina! Echo! Aura! Come on!" she invites all the others, while she begins to swim with vigorous strokes towards the jet of the waterfall.

Once completely under the waterfall, the tall adventurer lets herself be invested by the gigantic natural shower for a long time, letting the wild vehemence of nature wash away not only the dirt, but also the tiredness, the fatigue, the thoughts... while she partly swims, partly bends, partly turns, laughing non-stop as she enjoys on every spot of the body the natural massage of the falling water...

After an indefinite and carefree period of time, Khessa leaves the jet and starts swimming in the pool again, checking if someone has dived in turn...

Seeing how much fun Khessa is having, it doesn’t take long for Aura to join her. Shedding her heavy garments and leaving only what was necessary to remain modest, Aura strips down, leaving her clothes and weapons on the ground before diving elegantly into the frothing pool. She immediately resurfaces with a gasp, her body taking a moment to adapt to the icy cold water, but her expression soon morphs into a smile as she lets the water wash over her, providing her with much-needed refreshment. Now grinning, she raises a hand above the water, beckoning the others to join her before she dives below the surface once more, streamlined toward the bubbling waterfall.
Now directly beneath the waterfall, but still underwater, Aura allows the strong currents to pull her to and fro, tumbling over herself as the strong curtain of water falls over her from above. She giggles at the strange sensation, bubbles of air escaping her mouth, but still enjoys the natural massage as it soothes her worn-out muscles. She appears to be under the water for an obscenely long amount of time, yet, without even resurfacing for air she dives deep once more, this time swimming away from the frothing current of the waterfall and towards the calmer pool. When she finally reappears once more she does not so much as gasp for air, only popping up next to Khessa with a giggle and a “Boo!”

"What... Aura!" feigns indignation Khessa - but she is laughing heartily "Not seeing you reemerge I almost thought you had drowned! I was going to come looking for you down there... Congrats on your resistance, girl! Good lungs, huh? Look at yourself! All that time underwater and you are not even gasping for air!"

Aura looks slightly surprised, as if she had not realised she had been below the surface for so long. “Oh.. I actually don’t need to breathe at all! I am able to remain underwater - or anywhere else where one may not be able to breathe - for as long as I like. I’m not sure why, really - just part of being an Air Genasi, I suppose.” She gestures to her arm and it’s strange, swirling patterns, droplets of water glistening against her sky-hued skin as she lifts it out of the water. 

Katarina takes a few moments to prepare herself before diving in, carefully taking off her dress and placing her equipment in a neat pile, until she is wearing only what is necessary for modesty's sake. She takes a few moments to look at her dress and determine how much of a mess the exploding barrel actually made... but it looks like she and Echo did a pretty good job of cleaning it. She'll still probably want to give it a thorough wash later. She takes a few more moments to undo her braid, letting her mane fall down her back and shoulders like a waterfall, before stepping into the lake and letting the clear water wash away the last traces of the evil barrel.

Jasper makes his way down to the pool and removes his armor and most of his clothes after Khessa and Aura jump in. Entering the cold water at waist level at first, Jasper bares down and submerges himself. He swims out to the center of the pool and floats on his back. Smiling at hearing Khessa’s laughter.

Jasper thinks about how he can pay the gnomes and he tries to concentrate on raw diamonds. Jasper knows what might happen but he must try. Casts Locate Object on raw diamonds. 

"Oh, really cool!" comments Khessa at Aura's explanation.

Then the blonde arcane warrior sees that the tabaxi fighter has also entered the water, intent on washing herself in such a trivial and unfunny way...  so she tries to sneak up on her, swimming underwater. As she gets close to her, she suddenly emerges and starts splashing her with handfuls of water: "Hey Katarina!" she laughs "Do you need a hand washing up?"

When she has finished joking with her new friend, the tall adventuress notices that Jasper has reached the center of the pool undisturbed. Obviously she wants to go and try to convey joy and enthusiasm to him too, so she approaches him, swimming breaststroke... but as soon as she reaches him, she realizes that he's doing something that has nothing to do with swimming movements - it's like... he's casting a spell!

"Jasper ..." she murmurs, not too loudly so as not to de-concentrate him "What are you doing? I don't know if it's safe out here... We are still so near Gnomengarde! Do you want to find out if, besides blue skin and wings, you can also get a pair of gills?"

Echo nods slowly, still a little confused but eyes sparkling, "I'd love to try use this wand! We don't use fireworks often, so this is cool!" (She'll take the wand if no one else has a use for it!)

Once they begin to move out to the pull, she places her hat down and also strips down to her undershirts. Being unfamiliar with swimming, wades her way under the waterfall, giggling at the novel sensation. She does chokes a little bit as the water gets in her eyes and she takes a breath in out of surprise, but this only makes her laugh harder as she comes out from under the waterfall. "This is nice! I wouldn't mind trekking all the way here just to get a feel of this again."

She imitates Jasper and tries to float on her back, but she only sinks. She blinks from underneath the water, and spends quite a long time under, just slowly sinking, before jumping back up again. This seems enough to entertain her, and she repeats this a few times, feeling the water around her. No air bubbles ever seem to float out of her nose and mouth.

Khessa is happy that finally even Echo, the first friend she had in Phandalin (and who also offered her hospitality the first night) joins them in the water! After some time, however, the tall adventurer notices that her friend too, like Aura, is particularly gifted for diving... She approaches her and congratulates her: "You too, like Aura, manage to stay underwater often and for a long time! It must be an ability that the Stars" (Khessa remembers very well that her friend is a Star descended from the sky) "have in common with the Air Genasi!"