While everyone appears to be gathered around Elery in quiet deference as she examines the scroll, Neona stretches her arms with a big yawn. Luna follows suit and flops on the ground with a thud. Neona, taps her foot, scratches her arm, and starts picking at the dirt under her fingernails. Finally bored of the awkward silence, she reaches her index finger toward Elery's forehead, and upon pressing it says, "boooop."

Lazarus: (to the party) "Were you able to decipher it?"

The tavaxi looks at his companion with the scroll hoping that she has been able to decipher it.

"Hm... Yes... I'm pretty sure I did..." (I just need the DM to tell me what was written on it...)

Elery, you do decipher it. You realize after the fact that you were able to tap into the natural flow of magic as you did so. It’s as if deciphering the scroll was less a mental task and more...a feeling. Emotion.

Regardless, you read the scroll.

At first, the scroll is a series of additional notes and instructions. But what follows is the incantation for a ritual. It takes reading the entire scroll, maybe even twice, but when you finish, you know exactly what it is. Or, more accurately, what it does.

The ritual opens and closes a gate to a plane called “Fyomyhr Gustulahr Lhuvuphas”. Or “Fyo” for short.

"This scroll has a ritual written on it... It opens and closes a gate to another plane..." Elery  was hanging onto the scroll, before she stops to ponder on the situation. "I'm not sure what use it has for us, and that's just because I don't how that dimension it transports to looks like, all I know is the name: "Fyomyhr Gustulahr Lhuvuphas"."

Lazarus: (to the party) "The witch gave it to me for a reason. Perhaps she was trying to keep it out of Lord Blackwood's hands."

"New places? I love new places!" Neona says.

Tristan

"Fyomyhr Gustulahr Lhuvuphas That sounds strange,  I'm not sure going there without knowing more is a great idea, though I do admit, I do want to try."  Tristan says while trying to think.

OOC is there a check we could try to see if we know anything about this plane?

Yes!

Please roll an arcana, DC 15.
...If you succeed, you know Fyomyhr Gustulahr Lhuvuphas (Fyo) was once visited by a sorcerer/scholar named Xavius. He reported his findings in a book he published long ago called Xavius’ Almanac of the Outer Planes. At the time he visited, it was a lush and varied plane with many biomes. It was inhabited by peaceful Aasimar. Floating cities and ships floated like clouds throughout the plane.
...If you fail, you have heard of Fyomyhr Gustulahr Lhuvuphas (Fyo) as a plane with endless depths of flame, magma, and brimstone. Nothing but endless smoke and fire.

OR roll Religion, DC 18.
...If you succeed, Fyomyhr Gustulahr Lhuvuphas (Fyo) is spoken in holy text as the resting place of one of the Titans. Legend says after the Titans wrought the planes—sacrificing their own souls to do so—they laid themselves to rest in hidden locations scattered across the planes.
...If you fail, you’ve heard a Prophet named Thesia who returned from Fyo, raving mad, speaking of The End of the Planes.

Elery

Arcana: 18

(Hm... Well, then... I guess I'll just keep rolling 20 on my arcana checks, then...)

(bravo. if you get another one, do you win the game?)

The tabaxi looks confused. 

" I do not see how this is rrelated to the currrent mission. Does the witch wanted this to be out of his rreach? This mean that she is a prrisionerr of some sorrt too? What can he be looking in a place such as this you descrribe?" 

Lazarus: (to the party) "Maybe the Aasimiar made the vault."

"So,” says Seva. “How do we handle Blackwood? And his men? We don’t have enough of us to take them on directly. I worry that we have few options at our current numbers.”

Lazarus: (to the party) "Do we know why blackwood's men are loyal to him?"

Tristan

"That is a very good question?  is it just because he pays them?  If so perhaps we should raid the payroll and watch his support fade away.  This witch seems to be an ally, I wonder if there is a way we could speak with her., though after that last attempt even approaching the manor might be a bad idea"

"The vault seems to be the main sourrce of his wealth. If the rriver drries, the animals move elsewherre" says the monk with his quiet voice.

"The vault seems to be the main sourrce of his wealth. If the rriver drries, the animals move elsewherre" says the monk with his quiet voice.

Lazarus: (to the party) "Yeah, if we sabotage the mining operations, it could help turn the tide."