[several hours after Cassandra's post]

[willyousee]

[Alcuin's voice is full of an icy fury that he's trying, and failing, to conceal.]

Avoid the color shifting rooms at all costs. If color magic is used there, all surfaces immediately shift to the matching color and lock into place, opening an adjoining adjustable chamber. In addition, all color magic of that color used in that room is doubled, at the very least. Thorne and I have both tested this.
Unfortunately, [spoken as though through gritted teeth] even destroying the contents lasts for no longer than the space of a blink. The Illuminants' influence is upon that place, and likely whatever poor, unfortunate world we next visit.

Which brings me to my next point:
Should you see anyone dressed solely in a single color, even if they are different hues, be extremely cautious of them. They are likely to be a powerful mage perhaps nearing the power of our patrons. They displayed themselves as weaker before, but depending on the timeline it is possible that now they are a great deal stronger.

There are eight of them: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, Rose.
Each has a different theme, and different emotions which govern their actions. Each has a positive and a negative aspect. I strongly suggest entering the Library tower and ascending to the first floor. On the shelves immediately to the right of the door on the lowest shelf are several treatises on Color Magic, the Illuminants, and the world in which we have encountered them. I have been host for the Yellow Illuminant twice now. I will eagerly answer any questions you might have.

Comments

[protect_and_serve]

I've long since surrendered any delusion that I can forbid another Traveler anything. The moment is yours. Please inform us if what you do is like to send half a dozen of us careening after you in a rescue attempt.

[amadine]

Nothing quite so dramatic.

[Still, it's some time before she returns.]

That room is more than just outside of Liminal Space. Even abilities that should let us span the divide between Jaunt and Walkabout or here and the Arcana's realm can't penetrate it. If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say it's been deliberately warded off.

[protect_and_serve]

By the Arcana? Or from the Arcana?

[amadine]

The latter, I would think. If the Arcana were the ones warding it, why allow us entry at all? It's just asking for someone to do something catastrophically stupid, whether out of curiosity or spite.

But for magical parasites looking for a staging ground? It's a decent way to prevent the Arcana from being able to retaliate at full power immediately, and if they notice anything amiss, they're likely to either write it off as part of the current anomaly, or as one of us doing something unexpected again.

[protect_and_serve]

Is there a way we can use this to our advantage?

And if not, is there a way to leverage it by informing the Arcana?

[amadine]

I can think of a few ways. None without risk, and some more dangerous than the others. Which might be worth pursuing would depend on the end goal.

Of course, if we were to need a distraction, informing the Arcana might certainly serve...

[protect_and_serve]

I'll leave those calculations to you. If I need to know anything, to help keep other Travelers safe, you'll tell me when I need to hear it.