Simon listens to each of you and to Betimi he replies, "I do not believe this is wild magic. This effect doesn't effect magic. It strictly effects matter. You can cast your spells freely but you may be doing so while transmogrified as a blob of tentacles. I'm currently not aware of anything that can hold off the effects of Torque energy for long."
To Forge he replies, "Torque bombs were created to win a war against a neighboring city which they did quite effectively. But the horrors unleashed by the city's destruction were so terrible that New Crobuzon decided to blanket the devastation with color bombs (basically nuclear bombs) to hide what they had done. But even with annihilating the aftermath of the Torque bombs the Torque energy persists."
To Nacesh he replies, "I said I would research your dilemma for you and this is what I've come up with so far. After reaching out to some of my colleagues they said the energy signature of these planar cracks is nearly identical to the energy emanating in the region of these ruins. So it makes sense to investigate them. But I am not forcing you to enter the Stain. As a scientist I of course would like to investigate these ruins but I will not force you to let me join your expedition."
To Forge and Nacesh, "As for flying, I think it might be possible. The energy doesn't crawl along the ground but it does emanate much like a candle's light from the impact points of the Torque bombs. The further away you move from the flame the dimmer its illumination. I imagine we might be able to para-glide in close to the ruins while wearing Torque dampeners. The protection won't last long but perhaps long enough find out why the energy is so similar. But how in the world will you be able to Commandeer a Skyship? And even if you are able to locate a Skyship, finding a pilot who's willing to fly into the Cacotopic Stain is another massive hurdle unto itself!"
To Forge he replies, "Torque bombs were created to win a war against a neighboring city which they did quite effectively. But the horrors unleashed by the city's destruction were so terrible that New Crobuzon decided to blanket the devastation with color bombs (basically nuclear bombs) to hide what they had done. But even with annihilating the aftermath of the Torque bombs the Torque energy persists."
To Nacesh he replies, "I said I would research your dilemma for you and this is what I've come up with so far. After reaching out to some of my colleagues they said the energy signature of these planar cracks is nearly identical to the energy emanating in the region of these ruins. So it makes sense to investigate them. But I am not forcing you to enter the Stain. As a scientist I of course would like to investigate these ruins but I will not force you to let me join your expedition."
To Forge and Nacesh, "As for flying, I think it might be possible. The energy doesn't crawl along the ground but it does emanate much like a candle's light from the impact points of the Torque bombs. The further away you move from the flame the dimmer its illumination. I imagine we might be able to para-glide in close to the ruins while wearing Torque dampeners. The protection won't last long but perhaps long enough find out why the energy is so similar. But how in the world will you be able to Commandeer a Skyship? And even if you are able to locate a Skyship, finding a pilot who's willing to fly into the Cacotopic Stain is another massive hurdle unto itself!"
