[douglas]

Either way, we have the material component on hand specifically designated for the purpose for whichever party member happens to need it. Assuming we can find a 17th level cleric to cast the spell, standard price for True Resurrection would be 9*17*10 = 1530 gp, but that would bring our diamond reserves down to a single 5000 gp gem.

A simple Resurrection could be performed immediately by Elorin using just two of the 6 diamonds, but you'd go back down to 14th level with 7000 xp to go for 15th. Assuming Jack lets you count this session's xp after that rather than throwing it away in the level loss, you'd have only 3175 xp left to level up back to 15th (and you wouldn't have to retake it as a wizard level, you qualify for Archmage now).

BTW, next time we know ahead of time that we're going up against a major spellcaster, you might want to cast Spell Turning.