#/- I'm sorry to lore dump you but Kaz is like that when he's happy.

[stranded-warriors]

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 Honestly, it's quite difficult to read a burnt up book no matter how legible it's supposed to be. Not even the shade from the tiny brim of his hat did much to help, it could be making things worse for all that he knew. This was something best saved in direct sunlight, or surrounded by a dozen or so lanterns, but chances are this was to be his only look at this exceedingly rare tome. He fought the urge to ask if he could take it off the fellow's hands tooth and nail; however, after looking it over not once, but thrice the Gothitelle seemed to be satisfied with his gander.

 “I must admit, I had a bit of trouble trying to read this tome of yours.” Kaz remarked, “I'd advise you put this in a place somewhere safe and sound, preferably a vault. The open air's going to be none too nice to it as those pages look as though a gust of wind could tear them apart.”

 He took another glance at the opened pages alongside the many more hiding underneath all the tattered holes and scorched bits. One could only wonder how this precious thing had come to be a charred mess, but if he were to make a guess he'd hedge his bets on some spell going wrong or some similarly naive circumstance where the previous owner had gotten too excited with whatever nonsense they were dabbling in. There was also the likelihood someone had wanted this burnt for a reason, although he couldn't quite see why. The book seemed as though it were nothing else than a catalog of artifacts pertaining to the legendaries, a subject he always ecstatic to read about. Then again he wasn't dealing with the full picture here, just tatters and the passion to know more.

 Oh right, didn't this fellow ask him something?

 “There's yet to be someone to come along to completely revolutionize what many of my colleagues had come to practice, so as far as I'm aware my 'magic' hasn't received a proper name as of the last time I had been home. I believe we had last called the process 'Scribing' or 'Transcribing', we could never settle on either. I can't tell you the exact process other than it being slow and quite expensive, but its purpose is to allow us to stow certain techniques or powers in scripture. In essence, this allows someone to use moves which exceed what's normally possible for them.”

 “So far this 'magic' is entirely transient. The moment they're used they end up much like your book here, albeit without the possibility of ever salvaging it.” he chuckled, “I won't be breathing fire anytime soon, sadly.”

 “Now that I've rambled on for far too long I should probably make my leave. Before I do I must ask: what's so important about that staff?”

@gothinthewoods