>>1107582
awwe I dont think we can say no to that. old man just wants a few more travel partners

>>1107584
Yeah, it would be a good idea to ask if he knows the location of anymore more mannikins or sellers thereof

>>1107587
Agreed, we need a trusted and reliable source to acquire more of them.

>>1107582
Then let them wait no longer.

As we approach the portal, ask if he has any lore or legend about the portals, the mannequin and their creation.

Aww they're so cute and empty eyed! How could you say no to such adorable little totems?

Do a few cursory tests for curse and then toss them in the portal with a 3-pointer

Muschio 2025/05/06(Tue)14:00 No. 1107624 ID: 5dd6e5
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I agree. It seems a very reasonable request after so many gifts, and costs me nothing. I rouse Dompag and send him to retrieve the portal.

"Where do you find your mannikins?"
>"Why Prince! It's a common obsession of mine. I track them down where I can, but they are such a rarity. Some traders don't know what they have, and they are so hard to identify. But I say, those who do know what they have are often more trouble!"
"Nothing reliable?"
>"I'm afraid there is in this world no grand emporium of mannikins. I simply keep an eager eye out wherever I travel for more of my tiny friends."

Dompag returns with the portal, still attached to its wheel-fitted base.

>"Quite a novel innovation! I've never seen a portal that could move. And it's been so long since I've seen one at all."
"Finesse's idea. And execution."
>"I should have guessed! I doubt many know their way around a monster portal the way Lady seng Barr does."
"...Are they so hard to get a hold of?"
>"Always, Prince, but especially of late. The Order of Helianthus frowns upon such things, and their men seem to ever grow in number."

Sadly, we may need to ally with the Order of jerks to act as a bulwark against the Czar. At least until we find evidence of cult behavior on their part.

Are... are you sure we should just throw these in with multiple potential casualties?

>>1107624
Hmm. What does he know about Finesse? I don't think she's spoken much of her past.

>>1107624
Does he know of their origins?

Created or manifested.

Also, i wonder how many are out there having been gifted to children as toys by people who thought theyvonly had a finely made doll...

>>1107624
Since he seems to like summoned monsters so much maybe we should assemble the ones we have for his viewing pleasure. We're looking for ways to repay his gifts and he might get a kick out it.
At the very least we should call for Mock Fang. Rabas might have some insight on his unusual creation.

Muschio 2025/05/07(Wed)12:20 No. 1107667 ID: 5dd6e5
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"If you are so interested in these portals and their magical production, perhaps you would like to meet those I have summoned, myself."
>"I confess, these particular little friends are my main interest here. But if the hour were not so late, I would gladly take the time. Perhaps when next I visit, your Highness."

The portal flickers to life and Morphyl approaches. He speaks softly, coaxingly, to the little dolls as he places them one after another into the portal.
>"Come now, my cherished friends. The time has come to enter this world. There is so much for you to see and do."

Muschio 2025/05/07(Wed)12:22 No. 1107668 ID: 5dd6e5
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Within a few moments, ripples appear on the ethereal, rune-crossed surface, and three small beings climb out, quite similar to the ones already in his entourage.

>"Hello, my new friends. Welcome to the world."

Ahh how cute, they all look like alien hominid

Muschio 2025/05/08(Thu)10:49 No. 1107718 ID: 5dd6e5
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While Morphyl greets the "Smriti", speaking to them in quiet, patient words, his companion approaches me.

>"Thank you for your time and your presence, Prince Malto. And for granting this boon.
>He tries to be restrained and cordial about these things, but I assure you, he'll be giddy all night. I'll have to make his special soothing tea just to get him to sleep."

"It's nothing compared to the gifts he's brought me. I'll treasure these things he's saved on my behalf."

>"It has been an honor being welcome in your court, your Royal Highness. I hope we may visit you again someday.
>I would be interested to see what this little village looks like in a year's time."

>>1107718
Well that was just downright cute. Happy to be help, and please do return!

Nice. What a smashing success. :)

>>1107718
Maybe we could introduce Morphyl to Mock Fang, Boss.

Maybe he could give his thoughts on the guy.

Muschio 2025/05/08(Thu)22:36 No. 1107729 ID: 5dd6e5
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>"And speaking of which.
>I feel silly asking, it's just--

>Does this little village have a name yet? I know it hasn't been declared on any map."

"Not yet, the workers haven't come up with anything and we're not planning to rush them on nomenclature."

>>1107729
Well, shit.
Thats something that needs sorting out.

Are you going to put out a suggestion box, royally decree something or leave it to the council of personality fragments?

>>1107729
Like the "Moss mountain Monarchy" as a placeholder

>>1107732
"MMMh" for short ("h" is silent)

Malto's Dive?

>>1107737
You know what? This. I can get behind this.

Muschio 2025/05/09(Fri)14:12 No. 1107760 ID: 5dd6e5
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"As yet, this sprouted village has no name. But rest assured, if you do visit again, it will be on every map."

She smiles faintly.
>"God wills it.
>Saghir, Prince."

Muschio 2025/05/09(Fri)14:13 No. 1107761 ID: 5dd6e5
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With his new friends in tow, Rabas and his entourage make their final goodbyes, and Ashedel and I escort them to the front entrance.

We wish each other well, all parties thoroughly exhausted, and they depart at last.

It was a pleasant day, to be sure.
I hope we shall see them again.

Muschio 2025/05/09(Fri)14:15 No. 1107763 ID: 5dd6e5
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The night is young, but I retire to my chambers all the same. Entertaining in the court asks more energy than I remember.

This is the first time I've ever had to do it myself, rather than just watch my parents carry me along.
The first time in many years I've spent the entire day being called "Prince" and "Your Highness".
The first time in some while a person of such respect has treated me like royalty from start to finish.

It was a good day.
I had missed the goings of the royal court.

Muschio 2025/05/09(Fri)14:17 No. 1107764 ID: 5dd6e5
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Such gifts raised my spirits, but such news, of Rimontaggio and Piacevole, ignited my heart.
I learned much. Things that were hard to learn. Things that yet threaten me and those I care for.

It was a long day.
And much is yet to be done, to forge the path ahead.

Muschio 2025/05/09(Fri)14:18 No. 1107765 ID: 5dd6e5
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But for now,
the day is done, and so am I.

>>1107761

That lovely archway right at the main entrance would be a grand place to display our new tapestry.

Someone remind me what that glowing symbol on the wall is for, again?

>>1107767
Ona's sigil

>>1107765
Boss, you still looking lanky from previous ordeals, please be sure to ask Ona and Finnie for a regimen that gets you swole strong and in good shape.

Hey.
Hey.
Hey.
Muschio.
Hey muschio.
...
Are you asleep yet?

notable lack of end card text

hey boss, keep your wits about you, something is up

??? 2025/05/12(Mon)13:54 No. 1107925 ID: 5dd6e5
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huff
huff

huff

??? 2025/05/12(Mon)13:55 No. 1107926 ID: 5dd6e5
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huff

Run boy run

Is that Dompag?

>>1107929
Seems to have pointy ears, so I don't believe so.

>>1107930
No, I mean the kid that was in the cage.

Dompag 2025/05/13(Tue)12:39 No. 1107957 ID: 5dd6e5
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huff

huff

RUN BABY DOMPAG, RUN!!!!

Can we do the thing where we save the kids in the past? We did it with Ona! Block the shot!

What the @#$% is wrong with these people

Dive to the side Dompag! Get over the ridge, break sight line!

>>1107958
Hit the floor kid!

>>1107958
Hey, lovely bow your have there. Shame if, say, the string were to snap all of a sudden.

Something tells me god didnt forgive these men

>>1107958
Come on muschio's uncle. Jostle him.
Something.
Anything.

Dompag 2025/05/14(Wed)10:37 No. 1108012 ID: 5dd6e5
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>"My god, man! Have you abandoned your senses?! That's a child!"
>"My Lord! I was -- it's getting away now."
>"And so? It's not going to raise an alarm. They already know we're here. Let it go."

Dompag 2025/05/14(Wed)10:38 No. 1108013 ID: 5dd6e5
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>"My Lord Calvario... is that not why we're here? To get rid of them?
>If we leave it alive it will just be someone else's problem further down the road. I say let us do what we came for."

Dompag 2025/05/14(Wed)10:39 No. 1108014 ID: 5dd6e5
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>"You will do as I tell you.
>Get to the front. Now."

>"...yes, my Lord."

>>1108014
Calvario. Make a note of that boys. We'll have to ask Muschio if that name rings any bells.

>>1108015
It's his mother's uncle, as told earlier in this thread, which confirms that this is a "flashback" of the events at Mudthrush cave (possibly right before it).

>>1108014
At this point, we will have to ask Muschio to draw us his family tree.

"There will be a problem down the line if we leave a trained child murderer alive and ready to be snatched up by the crime families. Do not become that trained child murderer."

Say...
Do any of you think these dreams are a side effect of the implanted orb shards?

Muschio sleeps, dreams, but sometimes drawing on the subconciouses and memories or amalgams of memories from implanted individuals.
Im not sure if hes had one where the presence of a sharded person wasnt a component or not.

Just something ive been wondering about.

>>1108044
Yes, but I can do you one better. When we went into Finesse’s dream she was a child talking about wanting to marry the lord Malto. She kept referring to us as “Mojo.” But given that we are the voices of Muschio, what might a young kid call us if they can’t pronounce Muschio?

Dompag 2025/05/15(Thu)12:06 No. 1108082 ID: 5dd6e5
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huff

Dompag 2025/05/15(Thu)12:07 No. 1108083 ID: 5dd6e5
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>"CANNONEERS! TO ME!"

>"Load! Prepare!
>We are to be ready!"

>>1108083
Don't look back Dompag, don't look back...

Is it time? Should be about time.

I have one question: did they demand surrender, or are they simply murdering every ogre in sight?

Because if they're that stupid then I bet the ogres aren't responsible for every murder on the highway... and the people who did are ordering paladins of justice to cover it up.

Dompag 2025/05/16(Fri)12:41 No. 1108130 ID: 5dd6e5
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>"SET CANNONS! Aim, and prepare spark!

>What we do here tonight is not easy. But it is just!

>These fields will be safe for our children to play in. These roads will be safe for our families to walk!

>And when the morning comes, a righteous sun will blow away the purified ash!
>Do not flinch now! We do God's will here tonight!"

>"Maybe God Himself is lost."

Dompag 2025/05/16(Fri)12:41 No. 1108131 ID: 5dd6e5
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Please.
Please.

"Please."

>>1108131
Look away, Dompag…

It is not just.

Calvario: This is wrong, and you know it.
You did not declare war.
You did not demand terms.
You did not even bother to talk to them.
And now your men are gleefully shoving artillery rounds into their faces.
This is not war. This is slaughter.
Someone, somewhere, is laughing at how easy you all are. The ogres are going to be blamed for things they didn't do. Which means whoever did all those murders is going to enjoy getting away with them.

Stop your men. Now. Before you damn yourselves in the name of God.
Like countless others before you.
If you can't hear god, then don't rape in his name.

>>1108130
This is the past, the deed is done.
from it we learn and carry on.

>>1108163
I think you mean *wasn't done*.

Dompag 2025/05/19(Mon)11:06 No. 1108266 ID: 5dd6e5
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>"Bring the sparks!

>Pray with me, men.
>May the sun's light guide us."

Dompag 2025/05/19(Mon)11:07 No. 1108267 ID: 5dd6e5
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"PLEEASE!!"

>>1108267
Don't look, Lil' Dompag... Please. Don't look.

Calvario, you know this is wrong. You can give the order to stop. Your men do this in darkness because you don't want the sun to see, to do this in the name of God isn't just wrong, it is blasphemous. If god wouldn't forgive this, if you wouldn't forgive this, then call off the attack. Give the order. If you're men are loyal, they will follow.

>>1108270
Did you not read the rest of the thread? Odu Rumux stops this. And it's implied that we are somehow directly connected to the diety, so...

I guess we have to summon up the will to do it?

>>1108273
Right, right... Okay. Well then. If we are to be the one who stops this, come one then, everyone! Rally!


HALT, YE SINNERS! LAY DOWN THINE ARMS AND REPENT!

Stop them, Cal.

Dompag 2025/05/20(Tue)11:00 No. 1108317 ID: 5dd6e5
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>"Light, watch over us this night!
>Make strong our steel as our blades find your enemies!
>Make light our arms as we fight in your name!"

>"How does he not choke on those words?"

Dompag 2025/05/20(Tue)11:01 No. 1108318 ID: 5dd6e5
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>"May the light of your divine grace shine upon us this night!
>And may it burn away all that is wicked and impure!"

Sheesh, irony.

>"How does he not choke on those words?"
Because he's not living in the same reality as you when he prays. It's an addiction to god, to cope with the wretchedness he refuses to acknowledge, both in himself and the people he worships.

Get explosives, stop religious marauders.

>>1108317
I dont know cal.
Some folk need and deserve a little help with that.
This arse sounds like he could venegit from a choking.

Dompag 2025/05/21(Wed)10:15 No. 1108366 ID: 5dd6e5
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[Animated]

Dompag 2025/05/21(Wed)10:15 No. 1108368 ID: 5dd6e5
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>"...Amen."

>>1108372
You know, being exploded by magical blue fireworks of death kinda sucks.

Just the tiniest expression of power, in the right spot, can do so much.

>>1108371
ACME's spiritual shenanigans is one particular way to go.

>>1108372

Guess god spoke pretty loudly that time.

Thoughts and prayers for our poor, pointy-eared friends. Such an unavoidable tragedy. If only something could be done about loose alchemical reagents like that.

Logical logistics... supernatural sparks.

The explosion was a natural expression of Classic, Euclidian physics.

The spontaneous, otherworldly fire that started it could not be.

It took both at once to rapture the zealots.

Hmn.
Looks like that place has its own small god.
Spirit entity.
Guardian or whatever.
Could be worth meeting.
See if the faith that sprung up out of this small spark that triggered a large event has left a mark on it or empowered it in some way.
Pendle will be interested.

>>1108366
cool fire knack, bro

Dompag 2025/05/22(Thu)10:10 No. 1108423 ID: 5dd6e5
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"...thank you."

Dompag 2025/05/22(Thu)10:11 No. 1108424 ID: 5dd6e5
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>"OI! D'ennyone else see that big fockin' LIGHT?"