"Not entirely," Peony said with a shake of her head. "The power itself seems a means in this case, not an end. The rituals appear to have been quite specific, and this language... it is almost entirely lost to time. I believe the spell is the aim, and the power is being sought as a means to fuel it. And no," she added, "I do not yet know what it might be. This scroll is one of very few, and I will leave you my translation notes, but they are conjecture at best." Which was, perhaps, the most worrisome piece of all. "I will attempt to decipher the spell, but this will take yet more time. I am sorry that this is all I can currently tell you."
To Siana's second line of questioning, she shook her head once more. "I know of no one who could have done this. The Sage is... not gentle with those she percieves as dangerous to the guild. I would like to hope we haven't such a person in our midst, though of course I can guarantee nothing."