((I'll be honest I'm not sure either. But a better perspective with Auram may help. Perhaps traces of the creature can be found, or maybe it went into a Regio accessible through the air? Intelligo Auram I think is what we're looking for))
((I have a bizarre idea. The description for Muto Corpus base 2 is "Change someone to give them a minor ability", and is the base for Eyes of the Cat. Would it be possible to tweak that so that a Muto Corpus, with a Vim requisite, could give the subject a minor Supernatural Ability such as Second Sight, or even part of it? I'm wondering if Fiona could turn Alexei into a raven, give him the ability to see regios, and turn him loose.))
Perhaps if Fiona had the ability, I could consider stretching... I'm having trouble connecting the dots to a regio. That is a big hint, by the way.
((I hinted too, so it's a matter of finding it then, I suggest the standard Regio finding methods then? Intelligo Auram maybe or would it be Vim with Auram Requisite?))
When the SG is asking how this connects to a regio, that's a big hint.
((That's...exactly what i wasn't saying, any misreading of what I wrote was entirely intentional...and I defer any blame to a temporary Twilight, with sparkly vampires no less.))
So, how are you moving the story forward?
((Yeah, I'm not seeing that indicates a regio, either. So. We have an Arcane Connection to Mufarjj. But the only AC spell that we have, as near as I can tell, is Leap of the Homecoming, which would only work for Alexei and would leave everyone else behind. All we know, near as I can tell, as that Mufarjj was spirited away by either a whirlwind, djinni, or both. Do we have anything that can be used as an AC to the spirit that was helping Mufarjj when he first attacked Alexei?))
((You been smoking infernal vis again? 
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Let me be clear. I hinted that following the path of destruction left by the whirlwind would be unwise, it's reasonable for Alexei to surmise that the whirlwind outpaced Alexei's maximum speed. The only magus Alexei spoke to was Fiona. Did he speak to others? This may or may not be important. This is a bit of a connect the dots puzzle I've laid out for the player, it's up to him to position the character in a spot that will open the door to unlocking this puzzle. Here's my hint, a magus or maga of Mons Electi will not have the answer you seek, but a magus is the gatekeeper to that answer. It's also possible that the magus or maga (or their respective player) is unaware of that.
Going to Fiona, asking her to join you on an overland journey is doubling down on a bet that I strongly hinted had a low payoff probability.
((Sorry, I'm just not sure what to do. I was advised to find an Auram specialist and it seems we don't have have one. From here, if the Auram specialist is still the key to finding the gate, I might have to consult with Magi outside of Mons Electi. Let me read through the thread again. Sorry, I'm just not seeing the dots to connect, though I was hit by a cluex4 once already. I'll post what Alexei does in a bit, once I go through this all again.))
((Well, you can start by asking each of the magi if they know an Auram specialist. Yes, I want you to go through the motions here. If necessary pm the players that you're asking them and to respond in the thread.))
At the site Alexei starts to look frustrated. "Goddammit!" he curses, then sighs and says a quick prayer in German to ask for forgiveness. "Do you know how my parens taught me to use magic without gestures? Without words? He tied and gagged me and set his grogs on me. He said it was for my own good and he also wanted to see if it worked. On the one hand it was a success, on the other my magic rarely exceeds my grasp. He also said that when the only tool one has is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. I have not the slightest idea how I might find Mufarrj and all I want to do is lash out, but there's no one bloody here!" He takes a moment or two to calm down. "Fiona, if you please. I'm going to head back to the Covenant and see if anyone else has experience with Auram as well. Anything you might find out though would be greatly appreciated."
With that Alexei disappears and sets out to find the other Flambeau Isen and Jacques.
((Wow, that's kinda rude, dragging Fiona out there and then disappearing. I'm getting a spoiled/only child vibe from him. Please note, I said each of the magi of Mons Electi...))
In the interests of moving things forward: Jacques and Isen are unable to help, except suggesting Ariel, the new Prima. Unfortunately, asking her for assistance at this time is ill-advised due to her extremely busy schedule...
((Yeah, Fiona's a little annoyed about coming out on what looks like a fool's errand, and then Alexei, presumably, Leap of the Homecoming-ing back to the covenant leaving her to come back with the mortals. I'm going to keep this thread for the search for Muffarj, and handle other stuff to the appropriate thread.))
((He'll make it up to her I swear!))
Super late on this, but V's Auram is 2. Her Intellego is 14.
Am I on crack or is Viscaria the Princeps for the season this story takes place?
Yes, and yes.
Once Alexei is back at the covenant he sends word straight away for Jacques and Isen, from there he starts checking correspondences of Magi that he or others might know that have a specialty in Auram.
((I want to make an Order of Hermes lore roll, but it is pretty low, so first he'll try to get some anecdotal material to help out. This also goes nicely with the other thread where Fiona returns.))
The first one to knock on the door turns out to be neither Jacques nor Isen, but Viscaria. She's wearing an expression on her face that Alexei is very familiar with, the one that says he has yet again somehow insulted a woman inadvertently.
"I realize that I'm pretty new to this whole Princeps thing, but I thought the whole point was that I'm the one you bother before you go bugging any of the others. I mean, isn't that the whole reason I revoked my membership in Phoenix Covenant for you Normandy wimps? Oh, and speaking of Phoenix Covenant..."
Viscaria drags Abigail out from around the corner. "Could you please explain to this apprentice where the monsters in our regio are? She seems to think that I'm kidding when I say there aren't any."