He makes Spellcraft and Knowledge (Arcana) checks to glean information from his surroundings, with +17 modifiers each!
'Let's see... Planes have a number of characteristics.' He readied a random spell and noticed the magical aura. 'Okay, so it's not dead magic. Time... I can't tell. I feel pretty normal, so it is not aligned to Good, Evil, Chaos or Law. '
Vulsano looked around, then with a sense of something tugging at him looked up. Far away in the sky, he could see roads and buildings from the top. They were almost exactly the same as the ones in front of him. The sky-roads ran parallel to each other...
Rudra and Toman started towards the citadel.
The two walked along the very long, misty road. It took roughly 15 minutes to get to the dark structure. It had a large wooden gate, reinforced with steel strips, and made to swing open to two sides. One door was slightly ajar; from the inside, warm light seeped out and a glimpse of red velvety carpet could be seen.
Also, for Sky for reference:
In most cases, wizards charge a fee for the privilege of copying spells from their spellbooks. This fee is usually equal to the spell’s level x 50 gp.
(Scrolls cost a lot more.)
(Uhh... first of all, are you assuming you went back to Nio? O_o You *might* want to wait until this weeks session...)
(If we say that you tried to get these in Nio...)
<as scrolls>
Protection From Evil - 25 gp
Darkness - 150 gp
See Invisibility - 150 gp
Levitate - 150 gp
Magic Circle Against Evil - 375 gp
Tongues - 375 gp
Haste - 375 gp
Ebon Eyes - 30 gp
Heroics - 150 gp (though the material component is a bit weird...)
Mindless Rage - 150 gp
Slapping Hand - 150 gp
Snake's Swiftness - 150 gp
Mass Snake's Swiftness - 375 gp
Stolen Breath - 150 gp
Stars of Avandor -> couldn't find spell
Healing Touch - 375 gp
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Total - 3139 gp