>What should I prioritize for the next few days?

Like it has been outlined in previous thread/posts we should:

Test our new form/soul. See if we can learn more about ourself.
Train runecraft or some other discipline when we "retreat for the night" in to our metal box, during the day we can try out other magic training, like magnetomancy.
Try to get a feeling about our Deep Spawn magic. To what extent we can use and if we can replicate our own Deep Spawn.
Make some Deep Spawn (the ones we have been pondering on making but didn't have time for)
Talk to Oz, Lubu.
Visit the arena, observe our Spawn and then talk to them. Try to get a soul increase reading out of them. I'd very much like to learn what Ozs training has done for them.

Phohn up Arcane works and Mordreden to get status updates. Ask how Kyorto is doing and how Welghaloo is performing.
See how the stuff with the Lined One is going and what Dompaggio is doing.

PRIORITY ONE:

KILL YETIS

MEETING WITH WEISMAHN. FACILITATE IT.

We need to deal with Timmy. I'm sick of being left in the dark regarding him.

Phohn up Jojo and see if he can help The Red Eye of the Dynamo.

Go over the runeworking books. Check up on the Arcanoworks, Mordreden.

Additionally, meeting Weismahn will give us the opportunity to garner aid vs. The Domintus (Weismahn being the administrator for the Azelhaedran State region). Also, I think they'll find the existence of a being such as Domintus rather...interesting.

>>262191
>>262195

We could try to trade while we are at it.
Iirc, Deep Spawn admins want to learn about new technology and will trade for it, right?
We should take about 100 of our revolvers (old versions and new ones).
Maybe buy several different type of automatons from Gialgorra and then trade them to the Deep Spawn...

Oh right, Talk to Ozmand and ask if we're triple anathema now.

Well, check in (along with Bang and Keddic if they want to) with our new Rageglut platoon. Get some idea of who they are, and how they can be used for our purposes. Along that vein, check on the metal equipment construction; maybe we can speed it up a little with our Arcane Magentomancy. That would also allow us to get some more competency with Magnetomancy and perhaps get an opportunity to observe some runecrafting to perhaps start learning runecrafting. (On that thought, perhaps Bobobo can help us with learning magics we don't actually know; perhaps starting off with the question: "What are the most efficient methods I may undertake to learn runecrafting, barring simply consuming Runecrafter souls?")

We should return Oz that prayer bead necklace Figment made him, too.

Also, we're going to need to send Nidhogg back to the Arcanoworks. Her deepspawn scale with her, and she's grown larger and more powerful, so her riders need to adjust to the new spawn.

>>262201
Yes, this will be witty and entertaining.

Keddic thinks we are too cautious to use such a chaotic device? Why sir, it is precisely because we use such a machine that we are cautious! Only the brave push the boundaries of the known, and only the foolhardy shatter them. Like kindred spirit Gialgorra, we are careful only because we know the enormous danger inherent in what we do. But a truly cautious man would take years to learn what we accomplish in days.

But yeah, deep spawn time. Not in front of anybody. probably back at the arcanoworks too.
Make just one for now though, I really want to know how that works now. We used to believe making deep spawn used our own soul energy, but what does that mean in light of new knowledge?

So, in the interest of giving Bob a Deep Spawn idea to use, perhaps we make the training Spawn: Mahklargg embodies the concept of TRAINING, its form revolves around MOMENTS OF INSPIRATION and INVINCIBLE SOULS is my proposal. My conceptual vision of this Spawn is that is, and its spawn, can force those it is training to have a Moment of Inspiration, greatly accelerating the development of the trained's souls.

There's a lot to do now...

- Talk to Figment and see what he is going to do now. He might want to hang with Mordre where all the action is rather than idly pass the days in the capital. It would certainly be handy to have his ultimate reality-altering powers handy.

- Report in to Lubu and see what the schedule is like for the near future. Might be worth swinging by the 17th Imperial Giant Brigade to let them know who their new boss is. Also would be very good to introduce the 17th to Phohn so they can be remotely commanded. Radio comms make warfare so much better!

- Redeploy Deep Spawn as appropriate. Lorgk needs more support to keep the Yeti menace at bay. Perhaps Psilophilia could be given a form to combat the treachery of Yetis? It'll also be good to look at how Deep Spawn work their abilities now that Mordre can potentially learn some of it.

- Start actions to reinforce the war over the States. Mobilize the Arcanoworks forces, start selling handcannons to allied forces and all that. Also might be worth seeing if Gialgorra can assist directly (by deploying CANTI) or indirectly by providing weaponry and resources.

Make sure to put on a slightly depressed act in front of people to build up to the 'soul migration' move where Mage Mordre dies to become the indelible Soul Grave Mordre.

make our construction deep spawn and ask Dorgrum about the true moutians after describing our time there

Oh, right, some terrible doom await Lubu.
We should try to find out what it is. We could use Bobobo and Dompaggio for this or ask Figment for more information.

Check up on Ugrokk.

Aren't we forgetting something? Oh right, the Ducal palace that we left in Mosmordre UN-LOOTED. Grab Arkus and Kyorto, let's get excavating/digging/looting! 

Afterward let's head up to Mordreden, kill the fucking Yetis (invite Keddic to come along), secure Lorgk's/Drazken's/Mordre's leadership over the Premen, and check-in on Oggroth, our Sons, Heol, etc.

Try talking to Gelug, tell him of our plans to restore Mosmordre, our resurrection of Kyorto, and the other Mosmorden souls within us (Merrack, Thomro, Zagrath). Try to learn the teleporting axe trick from him.

To Keddic: "I am sensing some distrust emanating where you are standing Keddic, is there something wrong?" *Keddic's reply Blahblahblah* "Keddic, it was because of you that I was able to call the Arcanoworks my home-away-from-home in the Azelhaedran State, it was because of you that Dregas and Jezebel were able to safely come to work for me, and it was because of YOU that the cave within Mordreden was sealed properly during the fight against the Deep Spawn. I consider you my friend and I hope you do the same for me; why would I lie to you? Tell me, in the time that you have known me, have I proven to be a dishonest fellow to my friends?"

yeah, make sure when Professor Morde goes to bed, that he has trouble when he's initially got on da soul grave in the morning, maybe a gradual weakness that disappears after he's been on the grave a bit, and gets worse as he moves towards the full transfer?

>>262221
Omg... We were using the Master of Sorrow's soul, if he regains control of us I predict that he will be able to control and command our Deep Spawn.

For some funny reason, I think Lenryt is the bad guy here.

We should be helping the caged one.
Or we should find out more at the very least.

>>262256
Fuck the Caged One Lenryt pays better

>>262245
Terrible Doom you say?
>>http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lü_Bu?wasRedirected=true

>>262265
>Lü has been depicted as a ruthless and impulsive warrior who has no sense of loyalty and sympathy.

Yep.... sounds like Lubu alright.

>>262250
>Aren't we forgetting something? Oh right, the Ducal palace that we left in Mosmordre UN-LOOTED. Grab Arkus and Kyorto, let's get excavating/digging/looting!

I like this idea, also it would give us the chance to have a nice talk with Arkus, and to question Kyorto about our new soul. Of course, we will have to wait until we return, but it could also be seen by Keddic as mage Mordre trying to figure whats wrong, and make him less suspicious, if not less worried.

>Phohn up Arcane works and Mordreden to get status updates.
This can happen first, while we appear fitful. Also it seems important to gauge when this "horrible thing" will happen to Lubu, so we don't have to stay around all the time if he doesn't have something to do for us, but also so we can prepare for/not miss it.

>>262201
>Oh right, Talk to Ozmand and ask if we're triple anathema now.
Haha, yes!

>>262191
>We need to deal with Timmy.
Another priority, perhaps we can pass by as we travel on our way to Domintus forces once we return again? We can't forget about the Domintus invasion going on.

>>262187
This.

>>262177

>What should I say or do?

Talk to Lubu. Inform him we couldn't find any information on the Rageglut that was living there, but we do know he must be incredibly powerful. The True Mountains are the perfect training grounds for those strong enough to survive as the Dragon's proto souls provide an excellent thing to test oneself against. Also if he ever needs to execute someone who isn't impossibly strong that a teleport box placed in the middle of said mountains would provide an incredibly cruel, unusual, and awesome way to kill someone. Aside from that take the next mission if he has one, pray he doesn't. If he doesn't get a status update from all of your bases. In particular see how the battle with the Yetis is going with Mordreden and the war effort is with the Arcanoworks (Also how are our sword/armor/blood tank coming along).

>What should I prioritize for the next few days?

1. Act the part of a man slowly dying and having his essence transferring into a Soul Grave.

2. See to it that our forces within The State are as strong as possible. I recommend conducting trade with Gialgorra for more technology, The Blue Knight asking if he can create improved Golem Armors for improved hand cannons or large amounts of silicon, and The State itself. I've also been thinking Jezebel has not had a chance to utilize her ODIN mines to full effect yet, but now is the perfect opportunity. Create a massive network of them around the Arcanoworks and send crates of them for free to the State to reinforce the capitol's defenses. Also safety first, put up signs so the townspeople don't step on them.

3. Take on one of our many side quests. In order of my preference:

- Talk to The State's admin and work out trade and how to deal with Timmy.

- Go to Mordreden and deal with the Yetis and help unify the tribes under the Drazken.

- Go with Keddic to handle his Family's business. Perhaps intercept The Repository.

- Return to Trodar with Kyorto, Arkus, and Jojo. Acquire as much valuable knowledge as possible, loot the place for valuables, explore the Duke's Mansion finally.

- Visit Gialgorra, help him out if at all possible and acquire tech.

- Stay here train our new guys. Go pick up students we were interested in at the school. Try to learn of the souls we received as boons from Lenryt so we might gain their trust and alter them.

4. Go the transport box and create more Deep Spawn. I propose the following be created:
- Tallagga embodies the concept of INFRASTRUCTURE, in the form of NATURE GENESIS and RUNE MAGIC
- Calvern embodies the concept of CAVES. Its form revolves around DIGGING and AMBUSH
- Mahklargg embodies the concept of TRAINING, its form revolves around INSIGHT and RESPECT

5. Practice both Deep Spawn and conventional magic. For the Deep Spawn magic contact Dorgrum via Phohn and ask what his knowledge and training will cost us, we need lessons like those that Goran received. This act might also allow us to contact Goran and help towards gaining his trust and unlocking the option to alter his soul. The conventional magic is best done in secret or disguised as acts of kindness. While we do the conventional magic we may want to access the Soul Grave's perfect memory and study all it's acquired magical knowledge.

>>262250
Yeah, we really should get that Small Tomb/Thomro Fragment. It would be a good idea to claim any golems left there, along with anything of use. However, I would only take Kyorto, since Arkus is busy with our projects (the Omni-sheath and our Armor).

>>262276
>Tallagga embodies the concept of INFRASTRUCTURE, in the form of NATURE GENESIS and RUNE MAGIC
I'm going to support this, since it is originally my proposal.

On the subject of Deep Spawn creation, remember to do it beyond Lubu's sight, and use Blood Magic while doing so.

Also, put Welgahoo, Bobobo, and any of our Deep Spawn who are not doing it (including any Deep Spawn we make now) on donating Blood Iron, if they aren't on it already. We want to get our Deep Spawn Blootz Steel quickly, don't we?

>>262276
I agree with these spawns, although I'm not so sure about 'NATURE GENESIS and RUNE MAGIC' suggestion. But lets go with it.

Others Spawn suggestion:
Vahnderhuug is embodies concept of THE HERO and made from HUGE and MEATROCK
Orochoth, who embodies the purity of WAR, is made fer' two fings! FIGHTIN', and WINNIN'!
Khanite manifests around SOUND and FURY, which embody NOTHING
Rutgur embodies the concept of STORAGE, in the form of WHITE CLOAKS and BLACK COFFINS.
Dorln embodies ESPIONAGE, in the form of STEALTH and SUAVE.
Aehroahquia embodies the concept of FLOW, form revolves around ACID and SHAPESHIFTING.

>>262288
>Storage
see, Omni-Sheath
>Espionage
See, Dompaggio.

>>262288
We should use our sword as a Deep Spawn template. We haven't used enough weird stuff to make Deep Spawn with yet, and who doesn't love a talking sword?

>>262287

>I'm going to support this, since it is originally my proposal.

I just picked a random builder spawn off the list on the wiki. It's not like I'm trying to steal ideas.

>On the subject of Deep Spawn creation, remember to do it beyond Lubu's sight, and use Blood Magic while doing so.

That's why I said go the transport box. It had doors and walls that are several feet thick and made of metal which give privacy.

>>262276
Gonna support these spawn, if not just so WE CAN GET THEM BORN, FARK!

>>262292
Ok, Dorln idea edited: Dorln embodies SABOTAGE, in the form of STEALTH and SUAVE.

And the 'Storage' isn't for us. Storage is for supply lines, and moving a whole army in one units. Trade, too, when Burduko isn't training.

Oh! Can we use Bobobo to find out the function and meaning of the runes on our modified AVBL blades and the Edge of Oblivion? If that is possible, we should transcribe the information (using brought/donated by Oz or someone paper and ink) and send them to Arkus; if the transcribing is not possible for whatever reason, perhaps use Phohn to call up Arkus when he is available and tell him the information.

If the information is gained, get back the Edge of Oblivion; if Arkus able to create the runes of the modified AVBL blades on our unmodified disks, then we should send him six (or more or less, six gives us two full sets) unmodified AVBL blades to rune (let him keep the original modified blade unless he wants/needs it to create more).

Okay, making deep spawn... I still back this idea, from >>/questdis/337139

Orochoth embodies the concept of PLANNING. Its form revolves around BRAINS and QUESTIONS.
Hasbern embodies the concept of VISION. Its form revolves around PORTALS and MISTS.

Combined with Bobobo, these two deep spawn will form a dedicated think tank (placed somewhere highly secure, like with the premen) to monitor our friends and enemies, answer any questions that we have about happenings elsewhere in the world, and prepare responses to problems which they anticipate occurring.

We're running into increasingly world-class problems here; we could really, really use something like this to tip us off about major problems before everything goes to shit.

The update to the magical language should be done on the Premen's end by now. If we go there, we should catch up and see what discoveries have been made.

JUST WANT TO SAY I SUPPORT EVERY LAST FUCKING DEEP SPAWN IDEA IN THIS THREAD.

YES, EVEN THE ONES THAT CONTRADICT

Note that the Deep Spawn eggs are susceptible to Chaos (this is our time limit issue), and that after exposure to MoS's brand of Chaos magic, their timeframe of creation went from 'seasons' to three months.

As these eggs are linked to Morde's soul, a soul that has likely become more Chaotic, and even more massive than previous. Thus, I predict that the timeframe to use these Eggs is likely diminishing, and the time has gone down much faster than our previous 3 month limit.

>>262336
We should probably task the Premen think-tank to come up with a written magic theory and Premen Language/alphabet now that they've gotten a handle on the magical theory language.

>>262343
Oh, yes, update the Language Think Tank on all the new languages we know of. If we haven't eaten someone, or know the language, have one of our allies help us. Possibly Phohn also helping in his off hours.

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>>262330
[No. Then I'm just handing you the plot, and you don't have to ferret out information or make difficult choices. It becomes just a story, no quest elements at that point. Not happening.]


>>262186
[With multiple time intensive things requested, it helps if you tell me what the priority order is, as all this cannot be done at once, and would take weeks to accomplish.]

>>262191
Before I take any actions, I speak through Phohn, conveying to Dorgrum my desire to cash in a favor: I wish to use one of my two pre-arranged Administrator introductions, and meet Weismahn, the Administrator for the Azelhaedran State area. My request is received, and I am told he will contact me once the meeting has been arranged. I can only hope the summons does not come at an inopportune time.

>>262192
Next I Phohn Jojo, asking if he could possibly repair a fabricated Order existence like Bang's Mask. After stating he does not even know of Order, or after being questioned Chaos either, he would be out of his depth. His magic cannot be used here.

>>262201
So what am I now, triple Anathema? I did just make my own soul.
>[Ozmand]"Hah, maybe so. Let's see, Anathema to start, has a genocidal maniac playing roomate, he's got to qualify as Anathema in spirit if not in letter, plus your new soul.. yup, triple anathema. Are you going for a high score or something?"
The thought of my existence being so small was abhorrent.
>"..Yeah, I suppose I can understand that."

Our brief conversation terminates, but I feel it was wise to consult with him, even if only to share such a trivial instant.

>>262203
With Lubu not immediately forthcoming and Figment thoroughly ensconced in catching up with Fuu and Oz, I decide to get Keddic busy, his mind off his suspicions: I ask the officer currently acting as our liaison where the 17th Imperial Giant Brigade is located, and shortly Bang and Keddic are both trailing after me as we are led to a massive structure, eighty feet high and built... as if for giants. We are ushered in through massive doors that groan as they slowly open, the only means something my size has of entering. With the location and spectacle made in our entrance, I find twenty titanic figures curiously inspecting me, some rising from immense pallets, others occupied in sparring, others looking from some game of dice. While I cannot be certain, all twenty of them look young-a thought that echoes about in my mind as one of their number, somewhat larger than the rest with an immense, wild mane of blood-red hair, steps forth, displaying a sword scaled to his size, worn and pitted-I note no such weapon with any of the others. I also note that he is alone in not wearing the metal skull-themed helm and gauntlet pair all the others bear. I listen as he speaks, hearing the brash bluster of formative years flitting through that massive voice.

"SO, YOU'RE OUR NEW CAPTAIN, HUH? WHAT MAKES YOU SO SPECIAL YOU GET TO CAPTAIN A RAGEGLUT PLATOON? I'VE NEVER HEARD OF YOU, THAT'S FOR SURE."

I am about to speak, when Keddic and Bang share a Look. I recognize this Look, thinking back to times they spent endlessly training the militia there. I know what it portends. ...I almost feel sorry for the cocky bastard . Bang waves me off, conspiratorially whispering he'll get them more presentable by morning. At the fiendish gleam in his eyes, I can hardly turn him down. As much as I would like to see the results of this, they have a planned way of handling this, and it calls for me to leave it to them. I exit the building, reviewing what little I gleaned from this initial meeting, however brief. All young.... fresh Ragegluts, then. Which brings up the question of how people are chosen for it, and how the 'owned by the state' bit works for them. I make it perhaps a hundred feet away from the buiilding when I hear a thunderclap, and a grunt of pain from lungs like bellows... Bang is having his little chat with the upstart then. I hear a roar, and the ground tremble as the fool shows his bravery, and fights back. The resulting drumbeat of impacts is eventually accompanied by heavy and pained groans.... well, it would seem they are busy.

I only barely notice Lubu before he is within twenty feet of me. ..How was he so stealthy?

"So, found Figment, even got him to come back. Let me review this, make sure I got it right: Show up during my bid for power, point me in the right direction to stop a Core Being AND off the prince before going after his dad, show up again, outperform my second in command the moment you show up, steal three active military bounty targets after getting a late start, and then find the most elusive warrior in the land... I named you Gift-Horse-Golem, and I think the name was pretty accurate. ...Good work. For the moment, I got nothing for you, so... do whatever you want. Keep in touch!"

Without even waiting for a response, Lubu starts walking away, already getting swarmed with officers carrying reports and documents-only to vanish in a flash, only a whirlwind left in his wake. The officers, seemingly used to this, simply disperse in a wide net, trying to hunt him down and get some paperwork approved.

...So now what?

>>262234
I seek out the quartet of Dulu, Figment, Oz and Fuu, and find a moment to speak with Figment. When I ask him what he intends to do, now that he is here, his response seems quite adamant.

THE IMMEDIATE STAGE MUST BE ASSESSED. FOR THE SORROW TO BE AVERTED, ACTIONS MUST BE TAKEN, WITH THE DUO OZ AND FUU HAVING OFFERED THEMSELVES TO THIS STORYLINE. THE CHARACTER MORDRE WILL BE CONTACTED AS THE EVENT DRAWS CLOSER, WHILE THE STAGE IS READIED FOR THE TWIST.

..So, he is staying, and has started his own 'Save Lubu' coalition... I can work with that.

I summon Burduko to my side, and send orders for Nidhogg to be brought back to the Arcanoworks, and for Air Cavalry drilling and training to resume. With only a half-hearted snort, the possessed dragon complies, vanishing with the being of wind and cloth moments after he appears. Midnight has not yet come, and everyone else is now occupied: What next?

>>262250
>>262268
I speak through Phohn to Ugrokk, who takes several seconds to respond to my request for a status update. It would seem his new arm, powered by the Thundering Heart, has been completed and installed. He was not able to pick up anything useful from his lessons with Oz, and has currently suspended them, currently aiding Lorgk and Oggroth in the north. His electrical abilities are proving devastating on snowy landscapes.

Next I send messages to Arkus and Kyorto alike, informing them I wish to search the Ducal palace, and that I require their presence. Arkus reports back that he is currently sleep-deprived, and would be near useless, while Kyorto reports that she would prefer to go later, while the sun is up, but does not give a reason why. Stymied, I let the matter rest for the moment. Instead I get status updates on each location, Mordreden and the Arcanoworks.

-The Arcanoworks is doing well, the training is getting more streamlined, and the Air Cavalry is really taking shape, surety and confidence beginning to build about all the different magic items the troops are training with. Trade has been going well, but Arkus has not recently checked in with Dregas for specifics, so he can't offer any more than that. The Arcanoworks force is still roughly eight hundred-roughly because the troops are allowed to visit families on occasion, and a subbing system has been implemented to allow visits to occur with some regularity.
-Mordreden has been changing. Between the new Deep Spawn and Kyorto, the village has changed drastically. All the heat that could be stored in the walls was shunted into the village grounds, heating the soil and letting the resultant crops flourish. With food in abundance, easier living conditions and a defensive wall so harshly cold it burns anything to touch it, as well as the trio reunited, Mordreden has been building major steam. The Drazken Clan is currently in negotiations to absorb another clan, which would bring their numbers up to seventeen hundred. Recently, the yetis have been quiet, and rarely seen.

My report recieved, I make my way to the teleport box in the capital, making sure I see no sign of Lubu before I shut the heavy metal door behind me, my axe and hammer left outside as I turn my attention towards my Deep Spawn cores. ...I feel it is time to make more, and as I set my Blood Iron to flowing, I wonder just how differently they shall be formed now that I truly have a soul.

TH-THUMP!!


>>262276
>>262287
>>262288
I finally take a moment to make some more Deep Spawn.

>Rutgur embodies the concept of STORAGE, in the form of WHITE CLOAKS and BLACK COFFINS.

Rutgur.

The transporter. The carrier. He who stores. I invision a walking supply depot, an individual to hold any and everything I desire, to cut down on clutter and keep hands free. The Deep Spawn Core unfolds, edges recoiling together as in a flash it unfolds into a robed figure, a series of chained coffins floating around him, each one fit with double doors, ever so slightly cracked open. I see two shadowed wrinkles that could be eyes turn to regard me, and the new spawn bows, no mouth with which to offer words as it simply steps aside, waiting obediently for any orders. ...The creation process didn't FEEL different....

[-1 DEEP SPAWN CORE-----TOTAL DEEP SPAWN CORES REMAINING:-----19]

TH-THUMP!!

I move on.

>Mahklargg embodies the concept of TRAINING, its form revolves around INSIGHT and RESPECT

Mahklargg. I see a trainer, that quintessence of bluster and grit, the one to yell all resistance out of a recruits head, to turn their resistance, their dislike to dedication, to discipline. I invision a trainer for anyone and everyone-but most of all I think of a trainer for the Metal Skulls of the Indelible. The Deep Spawn Core before me is swiftly festooned in pulsing veins, muscles bulging from its surface as it grows larger, larger, reshaping as it grows. In no time at all a black-skinned monster, its veins blowing as blood so brilliantly red beats through its system, yet despite its piercing scarlet glare, I see flat white teeth, a face less monstrous than misshapen. Compared to other Deep Spawn, this one is quite humanoid, a thought I find intriguing as a fist is placed to the ground before me, the Deep Spawn every bit my equal in size.

"I SHALL SERVE WITHOUT QUESTION, AND MAKE ANY WARRIOR DESIGNATED AS EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE, THIS I SO SWEAR."

[-1 DEEP SPAWN CORE-----TOTAL DEEP SPAWN CORES REMAINING:-----18]

TH-THUMP!!

[DAY 155: DAY 5 OF WEEK 1 OF MONTH 5:]
[Corday of the First Cycle of Libiturnius (Summer)]

Not a bad night's work.

In the pre-dawn hours, I being to pour over my established pool of memorized runes, and begin tabulating them, trying to grant my soul the understanding that the Soul Grave cannot seem to gain. I make my way through three of Wendelin's books by the time the sun rises, and I am called by Kyorto, who reports she would be fully willing to investigate now. With Burduko's aid we are shortly gathered back in the ruins, Burduko stepping aside to steady himself after teleporting me. Arkus looks at Kyorto questioningly before looking back to me.

[Arkus]"Okay, so.... what are we here for?"




What should I say or do?
Beyond the Small Tomb, what should I be looking for in the Ducal palace?
Is there anything I want to ask Kyorto before we explore?

"Notice anything different?"

er, now i'm just sayin', but didn't we kinda leave in the middle of a war? we won a battle, and left for a few days, which became a few more days... is it a good idea to go on sidequests at the moment?

"EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY, ARKUS MY LAD!" Pat his shoulder. "Also, coming back to where I was born...oh! Yes, Arkus, I seem to have made myself a soul. Seemed like this might be a good time to see my old place. Maybe even a 'birthday party', mhym?"

Anyway, I hope we have Rutgur with us because I want to loot this place clean. Then we need to clean this place up, and for that I suggest Tallagga embodies the concept of INFRASTRUCTURE, in the form of NATURAL GENESIS and RUNE MAGIC. Or, if this is a bad idea, someone who can build and repair Trodar for us.

If we're looking for specifics, any Golem focused equipment, any information on the Master of Sorrow, and any books Arkus and we can learn from.

As for Kyorto, just ask if she knows anything about this place, any way we can get the soul out of a golem without destroying the golem - I want that soul, and I'm not sure if eating the guy is a good idea or not yet - and her thoughts on our new soul. And how she's handing Premen.

>>262349
Because this one is an easy side quest. And you should have brought this up when going to the Land of the Dragon was a good idea.

Introductions are in order, "Arkus, you remember the specter Mosmordren mage Kyorto we met on our second trip here. She will be joining us on this little excavation."

Questions for Kyorto: 
Did Mordecai commission the construction of us (referring to Soul Grave)? 
She died a few years before the Curse, how did her soul remain intact without being destroyed like everyone else's?
How did she die?
What was her rank amongst the other members of the Tower of the Red Gaze?
What was her purpose in the Tower before and after her death?
Does she remember the locations of any other Mosmordren cities, military outposts and bases, or anything else that might prove useful?
We were made of bronze at the time of the Curse, any idea why such poor quality of metal was used to make up a Soul Grave?
Is she familiar with Morgren?
Why did she prefer to come here during the day? 

Kyorto does not get to know about our revelation. Just wanted to emphasize that. Our sole real connection to her was that we, too, were a part of Mosmordre (also a large part of the reason for our desire for vengeance). Now that thats been exposed for the brittle falsehood that it is (to us, at least) our motivations could be in question were she to know our true nature as a cancer born from the Master of Sorrow.

Tch. If only we could convince him to work with us. He and Mordre are so related, MoS just needs to accept the reality of the situation.

ALSO: Before we recover Thomro's soul, speak with him.

We may be able to use the recovery of his soul as a way to placate the portion we have currently within us.

>>262346

>What should I say or do?

"We are here for a number of reasons, but primarily for recovery and exploration. I know we scoured the place the last time we were here, but we did not have my good friend here."

Gesture to Kyorto

"Who I just realized, you have not been properly introduced to. Arkus this is Kyorto. I trust you remember the spirit that had been bound to the tower when we came here last? Ah, well the skins I had been collecting have allowed her to be returned to the flesh."

Motion to Arkus

"Kyorto this is Arkus, my apprentice. I believe you met him when I first sent him and several of my men up to investigate your tower. I'd been meaning to introduce you to him earlier, but you know organizing the foundations of an empire is a busy task. Regardless, we have business to do now."

Call the newly formed Rutgur to us using Phohn and Burduko. Then begin your journey into the the palace.

>Beyond the Small Tomb, what should I be looking for in the Ducal palace?

For the Small Tomb I'm of the mind we should remove the other half Thomro and take the Small Tomb to the Arcanoworks for inspection. Later on we need to copy it's shoulder runes onto our self. Also I'll second to talking to Thomro before making him whole again too, might as do the other Mosmordren heroics while were at it too. For the looting take anything of value, whether that be precious metals like Black Steel, old magical tomes, schematics on Soul Grave equipment, or even more souls to bound places or crystals.

>Is there anything I want to ask Kyorto before we explore?

Can you help train my apprentice Arkus later?
I need your help matching my Soul Nexuses together later.
How have you been doing with the Drazken clan?

Speak to Thormo, but phrase it more as:

"So Thormo, we've kicked alot of ass together, it seems only fitting we talk before we see how it works against your own. By the way, nice working with ya all this time, its led to some kickass battles won"

SO. Who wants to bet that our two recent deep-spawn are stronger because we have a stronger soul? The process didn't feel different... But that seems to denote the same 'ratio' of our soul was used. Like, our soul was '5' before, and '1' was used for deep-spawn. Our soul is '10' now, and '2' was used? If it was a '1' no matter what, we would have felt less of our soul being used. As such, I predict that our recent two deep-spawn, and any deep-spawn we make in the future, will be stronger from the get-go.

>>262362
IIRC the Ducal palace holds some answers about our existence.

....

Maybe it's not a good idea letting Kyorto in there and having her find out some documents we wouldn't want her to see.

I hope killing all those dragons didn't mess up the system and allow the caged one to grow too much...

>>262373
We need her to get into the freaking place in the first place, so your argument is invalid.

>>262374
thats why I keep saying to ask the deep spawn admin or liasion about it, well that and we might be able to get another favor out of them for our info.

also, what about our construction/infrastructure deepspawn?

>>262378

no... not really
When we first met the small tomb, back when we were a poor parody of a soul grave, it would have provided a challenge to get through it.
Now, it is piss-weak against us, we might as well sneeze in its direction to beat it.

>>262458
true, but with Kyorto we gain Control of a fairly powerful smalltomb and a guide to the best rooms of the palace instead of just wandering around hopeing we find something

>>262362
Actually, to me, it seems like the revelation cements us as even more connected to Mosmordre: we were born from a working of the Master of Sorrow (if inadvertently), instead of just a lifeless Soul Grave that was made by the Mosmoredren Empire.

>>262346
>Burduko needing to steady himself after teleporting Mordre even with help of box
Er, was making our own soul really that big? The last time Burduko teleported us with the help of the box, there was barely a dip in energy levels. I ask because we went from over 16,000 souls to 11,265 souls, a significant dip to my eye.

For Arkus, I would suggest that we give to him the services of Bobobo, in relation to his work on the runes on our modified AVBL blades and Edge of Oblivion first, and then have him familiarize himself with the Shade of Soul rune schematic, before allowing him to ask Bobobo other specific rune related questions later if time permits.

As for what specifically we want to look for: any specifics on our construction as a Soul Grave (who participated in the making, what magical workings went into the construction) and magical artifacts (including gems and the like) are my suggestions.

As for questions to Kyorto, if she knows of a method to extract souls from their containers without harming their containers seems like a good choice. I want to complete Thomro's soul, which may allow us, with our new Soul Magic, enough of a connection to communicate with Thromo, and empower the Accelerater, and then have an already constructed Small Tomb for which to to insert another Heroic Soul. If that is not possible, I would prefer that the Small Tomb to be sent with Kyorto back to Mordreden, to help with Lorgk's attempts.

Onto other topics. First, what did we do with that sample of Caged One Blood Iron? If we still have it, perhaps it should be stored in Rutgur? Also, store Void Bringer and the golden axe in Rutgur.

Send Mahklargg to Keddic and Bang, informing them of the sending with Phohn, if that has not already been done. Also, set Mahklargg and Rutgur on Blood Iron donating if that has not already been done.

>>262517
> Er, was making our own soul really that big? The last time Burduko teleported us with the help of the box, there was barely a dip in energy levels. I ask because we went from over 16,000 souls to 11,265 souls, a significant dip to my eye.

we used 3000 some odd souls to kill the dragon swarm, the rest we changed/asorbed along with the deep spawn cores and pristine souls. changed not used up or lost.

also the link to thread ten is 404ing.

>>262522
Oh, right

And we just made a fuck-huge soul of our very own.
In fact, we might have increased the strain on Burduko then the previous time he teleported us.

>>262525
>And we just made a fuck-huge soul of our very own.
>-Mordre's soul is currently of a well-established Hero level, benefiting from having Deep Spawn regeneration inbuilt.

That makes our personal soul slightly less potent than, say, Keddic's, by my reckoning.

>>262522
>also the link to thread ten is 404ing.
Thread 10 hasn't been moved to the archive yet. It will work later.

Geopum embodies BUILDING, taking the form of MAJOR CONSTRUCTION and RUNE ENHANCEMENT.

Not sure if I am doing it right

Basicly he only builds big stuff, the sort of things that would take hundreds of people more than a year to do. the runes would enhance the natural abilitys of whatever he makes

Shove an extra core into Burduko. He needs it, and he's important enough to justify spending one of our remaining cores.

Meet the Bang

http://vocaroo.com/?media=vtfnmGMGOynhremmt

In Text Form:
Meet the Bang

If fighting is sure to result in Victory, then you must fight!
Dragon Lubu said that, and I think he knows a little more about fighting then you do pal, BECAUSE HE INVENTED IT! And then he perfectly copied everyone till no man could best him in the ring of honor.
Then, he used his fight money to buy two of every sized dragon in Zakrath, and then he herded them onto a boat, and beat the crap out of every single one!
And from that day forward, any time a bunch of dragons are together in one place, its called True!
…
Unless it’s a defenseless village!

>>262534
What? I have no idea what your trying to say.

Think I'll support giving Burduko another core, as well.

>>262533
agreed

>>262533
Well, I'm still against it. Especially now that we only have 18 cores left.

Though, on the topic of Deep Spawn, I wonder what our spawn would look like, when/if we learn the the Deep Spawn clone trick.

>>262540
agreed x2

>>262533
I support this.

Well, if we're gonna do this, I suggest using Pengaiea's core.

>>262541
Those Cores are going to go bad. Then we can't use them at all. Do you really want to lose 18 potentially incredibly powerful allies just because you think there's a shortage?

>>262547
Please don't put words into my mouth. I have never said anything against using cores because of any perceived shortage.

I am against using inserting cores into already existing Deep Spawn because I want the full 35 Deep Spawn.

Meet the Morde (TF2/GolemQuest combo #2)

Sound Link: http://vocaroo.com/?media=vkDrS2sBbLIB6CEVy

Text:
I am Heavy Weapons Morde, and this... this is my railgun
She weighs 1500 kilograms, and fires with 200 caret custom tooled Rubies at a speed of near light.
It cost 400 Souls to fire this weapon, for 12 seconds.
*laughs*
Oh my god who touched Sable!?! WHO TOUCHED MY CLAW!
Some Yetis think they can outsmart me.... maybe... maybe. I have yet to meet one that can outsmart Annihilator.
WOOOOOORD! WOOOOORD! RUNE SOME MORE! BWHAHAHAHAHA!

>>262545
Note: I am against this idea, but if we have to, I suggest this.

>>262547
The cores are not going to go stale yet. We are more than halfway through them and we have three months left. If we average one deep spawn made every five days we will be on track. Your argument is invalid.

Hardship makes everyone better, including deep spawn. Stop opting for the easy way out.

>>262545
Well hopefully it will be like when we made the soul, when it just took a number out of the total, but did not specify which ones. Retain flexibility that way, see.

Also, +1 to Infrastructure/Buildan Spawn.

>>262565
Its not opting for the easy way out when our personal growth is vastly outpacing our Deepspawns, which PREVENTS him from effectively transporting us.

>>262565
>>262550
Why does everyone refuse to use a core on Burduko, but then also ignore basically every Deep Spawn suggestion that gets made?

>>262578
Same reason people are afraid to use P.Souls

Hoarding tenancies.
Like when you get that awesome, single use item and save it for half to the game to use on the last boss only to find that it is sorely underpowered having been meant for an earlier stage.

In the case of P.Souls, understandable to an extent.
Cores? No. The longer we take to do this is the less time they get to grow and the crazier/ more unstable they become.

As far as I know, the date given relates to the date they become unusable due to insanity, not the date they become insane.

In any case, the reason why we stopped making them before was due to the damage to Mordre's soul and because we lacked knowledge on how our descriptions would cause Spawn to develop.
Now that we do know, we should be putting them out as quickly as possible so they can have as much experience as they can.


Give Burduko the boost. He is our most(personally) used Spawn after Phohn and he struggles to keep up.
The struggle will make him stronger yes, but as he said, it's variety and not repetition that makes him better.
The best training he gets is via Dregas, and that is only for an hour per day, unlike Zelgoto and the like who train all day with Oz.

I will not have him fall behind and be lacking when he is needed most.

We cannot even extend his 'training period' by a significant value because he is used so frequently.

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>>265517
[Sure, there is less soul mass. But part of that soul mass is now a hybrid of mortal souls, Deep Spawn souls, and Chaos souls. You done made a complex as hell soul there, and it's costing Burduko a good bit to move. You are basically a budding Administrator while simultaneously a Mortal Hero and an embodiment of Chaos-and that's just your soul, not counting the Soul Grave itself. So, less total stuff to move, but you switched out some tin for lead, in terms of density of said soul mass.]

>>262522
[...No, of normal souls, only four hundred and twelve were involved in the creation of your soul.]

>>262533
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>>262545
Almost as an afterthought, I flick my left hand, the half-pound lump of Caged One Blood Iron still floating over the Immortal Genocide, guiding a Deep Spawn core towards Burduko's beleaguered form. The core makes contact with his still heaving chest-

There is a soft, heavy light, wrapping Burduko's form like a blanket, shifting and writhing as he undergoes a hidden metamorphosis. Zagrath's gaze cannot pierce his cocoon, and I take a moment to pay heed to this transformation, this tiered use of Deep Spawn cores. What shall the end result be?

[-1 DEEP SPAWN CORE-----TOTAT DEEP SPAWN CORES REMAINING:-----17]

The light begins to fade, and with it the cloth that once covered so much of Burduko's form is ripped away. Beneath I find not solid limbs, but wrought and shaped metal, organically cast and far too humanoid to be coincidental. What was once a being of cloth and wind, is now a hollow metal cage, its eye sockets sullenly burning. The blade that once formed his right arm has detached, showing itself an oddly sheathed blade, its hilt now casually cupped, the living metal fusing between the points of contact.

Ultimately, no matter how fascinating his new appearance, it is what Burduko does that captivates me. The wind howls around him, cycling and swirling in an eternal tiny tornado, the aerial vortex centered on and tamed to Burduko's will. I feel the sense of his soul grow far more immense, and I feel a sense of deepened dedication. A hollow living metal mesh fist presses to the ground in genuflection, as Burduko gazes reverentially at me, saying nothing. Kyorto's attention was hooked by my action, and I feel her empty gaze resting on me as I turn back to her and Arkus.

>>262351
>>262364
"We are here for a number of reasons, But primarily for recovery and exploration."
"Hold on now what uh what did you just-"
"EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY- Or more aptly phrased, salvaging. Recall you the ducal palace?"
"Uh, uh yeah, the place with the Small Tomb that punches like mad?"
"||Mordre has expressed an interest in plundering the location.||"
"..Uh, what did she say?"
"||Ah yes, I forgot|| You do not speak Mornostric, do you scion of the Soul Grave?"
".....Okay, REALLY weird to hear someone else talk about Mordre's secret like that. And no, I don't, but you clearly speak Common, so that shouldn't be an issue."
"But it is quite an issue. You are one who knows its secret, and you know so little of magic. I can hardly blame you, with that laughable ban on Soul Magic. But if you wish to learn what I know, you must learn the language."
"....So, to reiterate, I learn Mornostric... and you teach me Soul magic, is that right?"
"I can hardly teach if you do not understand the tomes I use. ..Do you reject-"
"NO-I MEAN YES-I MEAN hold on, No I do not want to reject your offer, yes I would like to learn both Mornostric and anything else you could teach."
"Excellent, a healthy, eager young mind."

>>262357
"Arkus, you recall Kyorto here, yes? She shall be joining us soon, Using the guise you see now."
"..So, attractive older woman? A work collegue?"
"Oh my, the nonchalant compliment... Oh I LIKE this one....

Kyorto saunters closer to Arkus, now the sole focus of his attention, her body swaying dramatically, a sensuos undulation just a hair too boneless to be possible-for normal people. Kyorto pulls it off with style, clearly enjoying herself as her form shifts, ages sliding away, clothing growing slighter. I see Arkus's eybrows climbing into his messy bangs as his mouth works but no sounds come out. Kyorto entwines he arms around his neck, delicately reaching up to him as she whispers in his ear.

"You know.... I haven't even felt ANYTHING for fifteen years.... care to help me 'correct' that?"

His face blurring as he darts frantic looks between Kyorto and me, Arkus blurts out a frenzied retort.

"Uh uh uh uh we're here for a pre-existing purpose yeah, I mean Mordre isn't usually directly involved, uh, unless it has some important-ant-ah... ah, so, shouldn't we focus... uh, on that?"

Kyorto's face contorts, the side facing me revealing a playful smirk as she offers a pout to Arkus as she slowly withdraws.

"Till later, then."

And without a single further comment or action, she turns to march away, heading towards the Ducal palace, putting more space between herself and the whipping winds Burduko is generating-and a thoroughly confused Arkus. He turns to look at me with more confusion than I have seen since the first day I met him in these ruins, as if to implore my aid. I say nothing as I follow after Kyorto, Arkus eventually sighing and following along after me, Burduko staying near the Teleport box.

The sun is just reaching that pre-noon brilliance as we reach the dilapidated gates of the ducal palace. We march by without hesitation, Kyorto stopping only once she reaches the grand entrance hall, speculatively sweeping her gaze over the broken ceiling, the masses of rubble, the lone Small Tomb. She paces back and forth for a time, beore I note she is offering no comments, and begin to question her.

"So was it Mordecai that commissioned my construction?"
"||It was indeed the son of Emperor Mordrenoth who funded your creation near the end of the war, the man who once occupied this palace, was once duke of this dead city.||
"Were you involved in my creation?"
"||To a degree. I was responsible for coding your spatial geometry equations for use of artillery, as well as your mobility protocols-how you stabilize when unbalanced, or deal with unstable ground. Mordecai was the one who actually built your Soul Furnace, the closest thing to a heart you have.||"
"So Mordecai was a talented mage then?"
"||Had to be. The emperor brooked no weakness in his offspring, just like each prior emperor. Mordecai was the heir apparent, but he was the eleventh son. ...Well, by birth, he was the eldest by the time I met him. ...What he could do with his soul, the changes, the Chaos he could tame... he was a prodigy, a marvel of his time.||"
"Then why was I constructed so poorly, made of bronze and armed with so little?"
"||Funny question to ask, seeing as I can tell you've been using your real purpose all the time. Those Chaos souls you use for pretty much anything important? THAT is what you were built for, so that your Soul Furnace could act as a multi-dimensional anchor, and the Chaos Souls could pull segments of time from other worlds, and splice them into our timeline to fuel the creation of instant augmentations to your form. You were meant to be Mordecai's proof of the power of hybrid magic, combining Soul magic with Chaos itself. You actual corporeal construction was secondary to that, and with funds tight at the point of your construction, speed was more important than quality.||"
"What was your rank in the Tower of the Red Gaze?"
"||I was Mordecai's personal assistant, one of the lead researchers here. Officially, I was a senior analyst, but I had far more sway than such a position normally holds.||"
"I recall you mentioning your time of death, It being BEFORE the Curse hit: How did that come to pass?"
"||...Related to you, actually. You know how I said those Chaos souls are supposed to splice time from different dimensions into this one? Well, that is not the safest, or best understood magic. One night, while performing an experiment for the Duke, I attempted to apply Blood magic to the Chronium-the actual measurable component to this form of Time magic. I expected a reaction similar to Chronomancy, some alteration of the perception of time. What ended up happening was me living three years in one second. As I did not exactly have time to eat, drink, or even breathe during that, I died, a particularly agonizing death. But it was not the end.... and here I am. ......Okay, it seems most of Mordecai's subterranean runic mines are still active from the stairs up-and it seems they are still tied to the Small Tomb. The issue is, I think it got struck by some debris or some such, because a few of those runes about its head got warped-happens with bronze as a base-and I am no longer certain I can command it. At best, I'd need to physically touch it to command it... a prospect not made enjoyable, when considering that AT WORST, I'll be punched to smithereens. I've seen what supersonic magma punches do, and bare flesh is not built to withstand that. Thoughts?||"





What should I say or do?
How do I plan to deal with the small tomb given what Kyorto just informed me of?
And with what she just revealed, do I have further questions for her?
And should I let her keep answering in Mornostric, or demand she speak Common so Arkus understands?

>>262587
We steal time on it, and she touches it. We can take a punch.

Electrical shocks disrupt the functioning of Small Tombs, do they not? Therefore, use Ignimancy to disrupt the Small Tomb so that it won't be able to function until Kyorto takes command.

So. What is Burduko's new capability set?

>>262587
> struck by some debris or some such

Didnt we cause a good sized heap of stone to fall on the golem? damn. lets use magnetomancy to either hold its form or use our cannon shells to form magnetomancy strengthened bindings. then we hold him still in our seige fist.

Well shit, I guess that 5 P.Soul thing is off the boards now.



To Kyorto:
"Only one"
Blood magic engaged.
Power up Kinectomantic thrusters.
Change feet it Swift mode.
Activate Magnetic displacement enhancers

Fire 1 Ozmand.

Dash in it's wake and time steal the bugger.

>>262599
No. Not this at all.

>>262596
tazer it sounds good but after that we should grab it with the sieg fist and time steal.

>>262599
Employ magnetomantic rings as a form of restraint on the Smalltomb, coupled with Ignimancy disruption of it's soul-based connections.

Even if it has Magnetomantic defenses, they shouldn't affect anything when we're just amping the Magntic signature of a different object to fuck with it.

Have Burduko swagger in like the suave master of the winds he is.

Grab Kyorto by the hand

Mutter something to make her heart flutter (you know her better than I do, so you figure it out)

Use greatly enhanced teleportation abilities to get her instantly in range. (I think behind it is the better choice)

Take over baby.

A combination of the two plans seems workable, if a little inane.
I'd love to see Arkus' reaction.

First things first though.

Take over the mines and deactivate them, scan for other traps. blah blah.

>>262578
>_< I resent that implication. I sugested three of the deep spawn posted by others in this thread. I still want Calvern to be a sandworm.

>>262583
Our initial instructions were that their shelflife was measured in seasons. The three months (85 days now) we are counting down represents about one season. Using the spawn for our soul bought us a lot of time.

>>262587
Speaking Mornostric on matters of personal history is fine, but when discussing the challenges and dangers of the surrounds, it would be in everyone's best interest to speak the same language.

The tazer idea sounds like it would be worth trying, but if we steal time, wouldn't that mean the golem will think Kyorto is taaaaaalkiiiiing liiiiike thhhhiiiissss?

>>262597
or we could fix it.

*cough*golemcraft*cough*

>>262610
Wouldn't it be the opposite? Talkingmuchtoofast?

Tell her that we can use Blood Magic, and... wait, have we had Blood Magic active while creating/using Pristine Souls before?

Well. How about we just Magnetomancy the fuck out of this thing? If not that, steal time from it and/or Invert its runes so that its arms are suddenly SLOW AS FUCK. Then chop them off with the Golden Axe.

>>262614
Using yes: we used Blood Magic during Nidhogg's creation.

Creating also yes: when we discovered that we could, given time and amounts of souls unprecedented in the history of Zakrath, become a Planet God. We were fighting Gelug.

But then again, those were just PS, by my estimation. Kyorto was working with the actual measurable component.

Also, on the language barrier, Phohn can handle that, can he not?

Allow Kyorto to speak how she wishes, as I foresee forcing the issue being a bad idea. Do however comment with something in Mornostric like "I know little about flesh, but to be so touch minded? I always thought such things involved at least some speaking... and your not giving the poor boy a chance at all"

Ask Burduko about the changes to his form.

Magnetomancy is likely a good solution to dealing with the Small Tomb, as our soul-mana regen rate is still massive, and we likely could just pin the Small Tomb to the ground for Kyorto's safety first. Geomancy could also be used to sink it into the ground, restrict its ability to move against us. However, request that Arkus and Kyorto back away first, as your a bit more capable of taking a hit. Recovery of a fully intact Small Tomb should be priority along with getting that piece of Thormo's soul. If it doesn't go so well, its certainly worth finding out how much our magic has improved over time for this. Have Burduko on standby for command to recover you if your at risk of a full frontal Magma punch.

>>262587
>THAT is what you were built for, so that your Soul Furnace could act as a multi-dimensional anchor, and the Chaos Souls could pull segments of time from other worlds, and splice them into our timeline to fuel the creation of instant augmentations to your form.

This is a bit similar to the small post I wrote in the previous thread, which had the theory why the P.Souls worked.

It did not get any reaction, so I though I was completely wrong.>>261788

Anyway, ask her how we were designed to acquire the Chaos Souls. Somehow I do not think that the operator needed to be a little bit of a oracle too.


Also, ask her what she knows of MoS. What she thinks of him and if she had any personal relation with him.


Tell Phohn to translate for Arkus.

Also ask Burduko if he can transport humans without killing them.

Also, discreetly tell Arkus that she is not what she appears to be. Maybe through Phohn.

Wouldn't want Arkus to have mental damage later on.

>>262632
DON'T BE A COCKBLOCK, BRO.

LEARNING OPPORTUNITY! See if Mordre can improve his mostly untrained and unsynchronized melee skills a bit now that we have a good opponent that can take a beating.

Rev up the Blood magic, activate Feasting Vestments or Hands of Hunger and go slug it out in super golem melee mode with magnetomancy/kinetimancy powered siege fist and Sable Exectioner strikes, Jade Fist moves, regeneration all over and the full package. Try to copy Thomro's moves if possible, in fact with half of Thomro's soul already in Mordre's body it should be an easy matter. I would also suspect that Mordre can take it a few steps further when it comes to boosting his own movements now that he regenerates similarly to a Deep Spawn. Rip the metal! Grow it back stronger and faster!

The goal is to tear off the Small Tomb's arms and legs. They can be put back on with ease or fixed by Murhyihal.

"I can think of a few ways to get you close, holding down the Small Tomb or freezing it still, but I think I will try the safest and most basic means. By that I mean facing it in a titanic battle and tearing off its limbs. Stand well back and enjoy the show."

Start up the IG, tell Kyorto to be quick but stay back, once we touch the golem she's to move in as fast as she can.
Lead with our siege fist, once the golem reacts we stop it's enchantments with the IG then grab it and timesteal.

For when we reach an appropriate time "Arkus, I've noticed Kyorto's illusion wavers sometimes when she is startled. Be careful when dropping trou else you might lose interest rather rapidly." (Implying Kyorto will be startled by the size of Arkus's dick) Then chuckle at their reactions.
We don't laugh enough despite being completely hilarious. Laughing is a good thing, it makes us seem more human and therefore more endearing.

Oh and at some point request that you sit in on Kyorto's lessons to Arkus on soul magic.

>>262640
More like looking our for mah Bro.
Don't want him to do something that he'll regret later! D:


Anyway, ask Kyorto how did she fond Mordreden and how she spent her time there.

>>262640
I agree with this, and apply it to any statement about blocking romance between the two.

As for what to do, lets go up to the Small Tomb and get on it's side. Magnetomancy ready, blood magic ready. Let Kyorto do what she wants/needs, while we act as a defensive measure. We'll geomancy, magnetomancy, and time-steal the Tomb if it looks hostile, and just grab and Accelerate it away.

As for any more to ask, ask Kyorto just what she did to be time lost. Relate to what we've done ourselves, and also bring up our own soul.

Tell Arkus, through Phohn, what Kyorto is, and what's she's like under the illusion. Say nothing else about this. Do not bring up the subject ever again.

>>262632
>Adaptable Analytical Psyche: As a result of having grown up under rather dismal conditions, with poverty, famine, death, plague, and all manner of traumatizing events all bombarding him. Yet instead of retreating from the harshness of reality, or being warped by it, Arkus became obsessed with understanding the world around him. As he matured, this tendency likewise evolved, leading to Arkus being able to restore himself to a rational state of mind much more quickly than would normally be possible by all but the most grizzled veterans, all of whom would have far worse mental scars than Arkus.
Does it matter? Arkus will just bounce back anyways; besides, she can look and feel like anything she wants, which, in most probability, he'll be fascinated by and therefore will have something to fixate upon other than the strangeness. In any case, she would be teaching him magic, so maybe he'll just regard that as just payment for the tutorship.

>>262728
Why should we let it surprise him when he can just tell him? If it's fine with it, whatever. It's just not the bro-thing to do to not warn him.

>>262728
I think he would start to question the nature of all females after that.

Heh.
I feel sorry for the man, he thinks a lot like me.

Not supporting or opposing either stance though, just commenting.

>How do I plan to deal with the small tomb given what Kyorto just informed me of?

I'm good with the general taze/time steal plan, however between the time you taze and the time you steal time from the Small Tomb it might we wise to use Warding Palm. If he isn't down for the count after the taze you can use it to stop it from sucker punching you, if he is then just immediately deactivate it and steal his time.

>And with what she just revealed, do I have further questions for her?

Since we plan on using an Ignimancy bolt to disrupt this Small Tomb, why not ask if she knows of ways to insulate our Spell Matrices from that same sort of attacks?

And also ask what she knows of the other Soul Graves? Were we the first one she had worked on? What other abilities does she know of that were given to the other Soul Graves? In particular we should describe Domintus as best we can and see what she knows about him and what his given ability was.

>And should I let her keep answering in Mornostric, or demand she speak Common so Arkus understands?

It's not an issue as of yet, simply because most of this information is not pertinant to Arkus. If she insists on speaking in the tongue when it is we will correct her then. I do however feel bad that in general Arkus is a bit out of the loop, we'll need to have a sit down with our apprentice later and go into detail the current goings on.

After we are done at the ducal palace, perspective shift to Arkus. Kyorto hasn't felt anything for 15 years? Arkus WILL correct that, and we'll help him!

Just saying, it will be a learning opportunity for Arkus!

>>262799
would that be necrophilia?

>>262806
She is technically not dead, so not at all!

>>262809
...she died. At best she is undead.

>>262811
>>262809
>>262806
Necrophilia is not in relation the person (the soul/spirit/etc.) but the body for which sexual intercourse is done; specifically, necrophilia is defined as sexual attraction/intercourse with corpses. Now, as Kyorto's body is made of the skins of dead mages, it likely qualifies for the label of corpse, but as a Life Golem, it is probable that the body counts as living, and therefore sexual attraction/intercourse cannot be defined as necrophilia.

Also, these sorts of posts belong to the discussion thread, don't they.

>>262819
As they are directly relevant to a future course of action, they are likely acceptable for this thread.

Most of the skins that make up Kyorto's new body are from males.

>>262822
Through MAGIC TRANSFORMATION, they were turned female. MAGIC

So, just to receive confirmation, given the recent information revealed, Duke Mordecai is the Other within us, is that correct?

>>262827
it has not been outright stated but it seems quite likely

rolled 795, 458 = 1253

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>>262697
[Bingo bango bongo I don't want to leave the Congo, oh no no no no no.]

>>262608
[The mines are corporeal, they cannot be taken over, either activated or destroyed by some other means.]

>>262822
[yyyyYYYYUP.]

>>262596
[Burduko has localized wind current manipulation ability, centered around a manipulatable three-dimensional cyclone that forever winds through his hollow form. This ability grants Burduko Flight, of considerable speed, well in excess of his already impressive ground speed. Burduko also has a a Deep Spawn Tractomantically imbued sword forged from his own body. The sword has Severance inclined aspects, and is comparable on a smaller scale to the Golden Axe. Lastly, his magical stamina has grown by two hundred forty percent since the core was absorbed. Mordre porting should only be a problem when ten or so in rapid succession with Mordre's current soul weight.]

I direct Ignimancy at the Small Tomb, the blinding arcs of current outracing even its reactive counters, snaring the bronze figure mid-way to liquefying its arms into molten metal, runes blazing. I continue to pump current, unassisted by Blood Magic, and back off power sources, to find my own Soul alone is all that is needed to keep the golem ensnared.

>>262605
I turn the Soul Grave's innate casting towards Magnetomancy, ensnaring and activating each of my five runed saw-rings, and applying their magnetic lens to each individual limb of the small tomb, Thomro's head included. While unguarded, its Magnetic field is difficult to grasp, so warped by the thermal energy in the metal its anchored in that it is constantly remaking itself. Still, I yank each limb out straight, and continue the application of Ignimancy as I ready my Body and Hand Soul Nexus alike.

>>262631
[Burduko would need a third core to safely transport mortals right now outside the box. he is still only capable of safely moving mortal with regenerative ability on par to Deep Spawn... like Bang.]
"So, how exactly was I designed to acquire these Chaos Souls- Incidentally, I have been calling them Pristine Souls."
"||Normally one would have to be a Chronomancer, and channel their temporal manipulation through your soul furnace as your operator, to create a link to extradimensional time, so anchor to reach out beyond the here and now. ...I admit curiousity as to how you accomplished it, given the distinct lack of Chronomantic tendencies anywhere save about your hand.||"
"I keep compiling deductions and estimations of possible future events, As I track my interactions with the world around me and the actions of my allies. Everything I learn goes into these probability sortings, and in some cases, My musings end up plucking a prediction of a future event that proves true, About something I should have no way to know concretely, assembled from scraps."
"||....Interesting. I suppose simply happening upon absolute certainty of an impending event could reach beyond the here and now... strange to hear it so effective, I recognize heavy saturation of... Pristine Souls about your form.||"
"So, Master of Sorrow-"
"||I'd ask you not use that paltry title for Duke Mordecai, it is beneath him... it was, at least.||"
"The man who commissioned me, Who built my Soul Furnace, I wish to know more of him."
"||As you know his war title I imagine you heard some of the legends those non-Mosmordrens, those cowards that lived-but know this, Mordecai was not the monster they made him out to be. I say the propaganda posters they sent out demonizing him. They turned taking time to pull wounded allies off the field 'claiming patients for experimentation', called his fight against overwhelming opposition 'an unprecedented brutality against the common man'. The Duke was brilliant, and dearly loved our homeland. He hoped to one day prove himself the most able in all the Empire, and claim his father's throne. ...If only the curse had not struck, he could have done it. He would have breathed new life into the empire, given its armies a second wind.||"
"How was he to accomplish this?"
"||You know not the man you speak of. Without exception, the Duke lived up to every claim I ever heard him utter. He is beyond reproach.||"
"I asked because if you know anything, we could try to restore his attempts, When we get to restoring the Empire, and absorbing it into my eventual holdings."
"||To name a few: infrastructure changes, comprehensive branching economic plans, Troop redeployments, Soul Grave modifications, changes in leadership, new tactical doctrine, new fields of magic, and bottom line the ability to take the weight of the world and shake it off.||"
"A widely talented individual."
"||You have no idea. It was like he could, in an instant, hone his soul so perfectly for a given task it is likely all his soul could even be used for, before snapping back to normal. His soul's history was his own to rewrite, through his master of what he called '[i]SOUL CHAOS'. ...Part of his research, he put into you.||"[/i]

>>262677
"Well, Thomro's arms seem to be cooling off, The runes losing their impact without Thomro's input."
"||It is time for me to take action, then. An efficiently handled capture, by the way. Now, if you would not mind....||"

I deactivate the Ignimancy as Kyorto slips close to Thomro, moving with a sinuous speed that sees her fleshy guise stretch and distort as she flows through the intervening space, before placing a hand on Thomro's head and whispering into the Small Tomb's ear. I feel the resistance to my magic slacken as the Small Tomb goes limp. Kyorto merely turns about to me, and nods. I withdraw the magnetic flares of my five rings, slotting them back in place as the small tomb lithely lands on its feet, steaming arms snapping rigidly to its sides as it regards Kyorto's every action, subjecting her to intense scrutiny.

"Well, if we take the main stairs here that this fragment of Thomro was guarding, we should not run into any mines, Mordecai did leave himself a clear escape path, which will now bring us straight to his personal chambers. He was frequently there, pouring over this or that document..."

Kyorto amiably waxes nostalgic as she and the newly obedient Small Tomb lead the way, up three floors (each suspiciously capable of fitting me) before going down a long hall past rows of doors, most rotted through. At the end there is a set of stone doors, slabs of marble set with a few bars of Black steel as surface-based support. Delicately manipulating the handles, Kyorto sets the doors to slowly, soundlessly sliding open, revealing a dusty, musty lab, office and bedroom all in one. Notes and papers are scattered everywhere, some degraded to the point of illegibility. I see cracked glass instruments, smudged or smeared sketches of runes and equations, and above all I see masterfully crafted items everywhere I look, from delicately swirled beakers to rosewood shelves, everything speaks of wealth, beneath the wear of time and Curse. Kyorto takes command of Arkus, and swiftly sets him to aiding her in claiming and organizing salvageable documents, schematics and sketches. Periodically a gem joins the pile, until five such pieces act as weights atop the slowly growing stack of paper. It takes two hours of meticulously combing the room, during which Kyorto pockets several items that I detect no magical relevance about, before I am presented with the pile. I flip through the entire stack of papers as I inspect the gems, compiling my list of discussed topics. I barely pay attention to the pair of golden Sapphires and a trio of scarlet and lilac amathysts, all with some sense of Belief tied into their impeccably cut surfaces. Even the trio of amathysts, smaller than the sapphires by at least a third, are larger than my own ruby eyes, the Ageless Eyes of Winter.... I could find use for these-but I am more occupied by my realization concerning salvaged documents:

-There were a total of one hundred twelve individual pieces of paper deemed salvageable. Out of them, only eighty-two were not individual pages from much longer reports that made no sense out of context. However, of those eighty two pages, a full sixty seven seem highly related to me, being in regards to Soul Graves.
-The most captivating thing I found was reference to the runed saw-rings, the much improved ammunition to my blade launcher. I find them referenced in conjunction to a metal cylinder, its top partly cut away to expose the stacked saw blades, a full sixty lined up in the canister. I see that this is noted as being a possible replacement to the vanguard blade launcher, and is mounted lengthwise along the shoulder, and would point forward like my Anti-golem cannon.
-The next most pressing collection of notes references something very similar to the Pyromancy pits Todwick used, the Void Bringer bears and the cannon shells now sport, along with designs on how to mount these thrusters on the back of shoulder armaments, as well as the back itself. ...Oddly enough, I note the documents seem to imply that having larger shoulder armaments, like the cannon, or the stack of runed saw rings, allow for the mounting of larger thrusters. If I read this right, this could produce the ability to fly. Even if it does not, as it seems to require rather impressive energy resources, it would provide incredible groundspeed without Nimble Nitro, as I Geomancy the ground and Kinetomantically slide across the ground.
-I note reference to leg-mounted thrusters, which if I read outputs correctly would only be useful as stabilizers. Again, I do not see it written down conclusively, but the material heavily seems to imply that flight by fire is possible.


....So, that is what I find, left behind by Mordecai.

"Hey, Mordre! Check this out!"
"Your apprentice found Mordecai's personal lockbox. Beyond that... you hold everything of worth to be found here. ....Time and the curse claimed too much. ...Arkus, what is that?"

Arkus bends to pick up a heavy folder, stuck in between solid workbenches, and opens it to find:
[PLEASE INSERT FIVE INDIVIDUAL 1d1000 ROLLS]



What should I say or do, now that we have found all we can of Mordecai's research and belongings in his room?
Should we explore the rest of the decayed structure, knowing it heavily mined and no way save destruction capable of removing said mines?
What should I do now with the rest of the afternoon?
Should I go back to the Azelhaedran State, or perhaps the Land of Dragons?
>[Reminder, need five individual 1d1000 rolls. I will be rolling 2d1000, if BOTH of my rolls are beaten by the AVERAGE of the five rolls, contents of folder will contain AWESOME to dwarf all the rest just gained. Beating just one will give a lesser bonus.]

rolled 198 = 198

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>dose gems

PRISMATIC REVOLVER IS A GO

rolled 762 = 762

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Come on massively high number!

>pristine attempt

Mordecai was going to use you as a vessel from the get-go. His plan was to use you to become an immortal, unstoppable king who could grow in power infinitely. He's so angry because you stole that future from him, and he will never, ever, ally with us, because he is so full of pride. Even if we eject him from the furnace and into a small tomb, he would only be our enemy.

>concurrent with this:

Eject his soul and have an Egg eat it.

rolled 650 = 650

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Let's do this!

rolled 937 = 937

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Well, we are currently barely beating one number. Hopefully this one will be high. As for what to do, what does this room look like? Any old pictures, or works of art we could bling it out with? Some nice book cases, or such? I want to turn this room into ours, make it look good.

Other then that, talk to Kyoto and Thomro and even Arkus about these mines. See if we can sense them via any of our magic - and try to use Our soul, too, to do the magic. Check to see if the Small Tomb Thomro knows where the mines are. If nothing else Rutgur and Burduko might be able to warp the mines out of here, to lock them away for safe keeping.

rolled 688 = 688

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>>262830
Rolling to keep above the low roll.

...a complete collection of MORDRE AND FRIENDS action figures! You can find one in every Angry Meal at participating locations.

Not sure if Kyorto knows we're carrying MoS's soul, but she's totally going to betray us to bring him back. We need to stay on guard around her.

great rolling 4/5 greater than 600 one 900+

also
>At the end there is a set of stone doors, slabs of marble set with a few bars of Black steel as surface-based support.
Delicious black steel, we must eat it.

So, will it eventually be possible to consume Mordecai's soul and use it like a hero (legendary, most likely in this case) soul to improve ourself?

>>262842
I figure it'd be pretty hard, considering he BUILT MORDRE in the middle of a war. WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!

Have we made any spawn in front of Kyorto yet? Because we should. And suggestions are:

Aehroahquia embodies the concept of FLOW, form revolves around ACID and SHAPESHIFTING.

Calvern embodies the concept of CAVES. Its form revolves around DIGGING and AMBUSH.

>>262847
SECONDING BOTH OF THESE

Well, there might be more things of use in other rooms, particularly gems and Black Steel to finally complete the Sable Executioner (and perhaps better metals to improve other areas of Mordre) and tomes of magic that somehow survived, so searching the rest of the palace seems like a good idea.

If that activity consumes only enough time that Mordre has some free time, then trying to learn some Deep Spawn magic from one of our Deep Spawn (perhaps Velada, as it is specialized in something that currently is not in demand; I particularly want the cloning trick, and, as Velada's purpose an Order Chronomatic trick, perhaps learn something of how to do Chronomancy and maybe make PSs without going through the prediction process (though I suspect that we can't actually do that due to some event like the Curse that messed up the function, and if that does work, the PSs would be of lesser quality than the ones the predictions produce)) sounds like a good idea. If that is not possible, then try to learn runecrafting; perhaps Bobobo can help with providing a guide of the most common methods for learning runecrafting by mortal souls?

And, since the Land of Dragons has no pressing issue we must address, beyond meeting with our new Rageglut platoon, I propose that, after meeting with Bang and Keddic for the meeting with the platoon, we go to the State in preparation to kill more segments of the Disciples of Domintus.

Actually, Bang said he could make the platoon presentable by this morning, so we should probably go to the Land of Dragons after getting as much as we could from the palace. We need to collect Bang and Keddic for the offensive against the Disciples anyways.

>>262847
Yup, last thread, Welgahoo and Bobobo. Arkus hasn't witnessed it, though.

I don't think we need to make more spawn now.

>>262847
Thirding. I like that Aehroahquia idea. Flow is good.

Hey, remember when we were putting restrictions on deep spawn to make them stronger? Those were good days. I bet Calvern would be happy to take a restriction requireing him to keep a path to the underground around, sorta like the one Dorgrum and Khordu exhibited.

>>262830
Can we not simply copy Eisenhardt at this juncture? The rune mines are inscribed on some form of stone or metal, yes? Why don't we move the mines around using a buffer of the appropriate element, rendering the building safe(r) to explore?

I suggest saving one or two of the Amethysts and have Del Roga fashion them into the gift we said we'd have made as a "thank-you" for Valiria's aid.

Also: AWW, average is only 656.2

We should get status update on DoD.

Did Eisenhardt engage and beat the second army?

What is the main army doing?
IIRC The Pure Lady and her soul grave threatened us directly...

Also:
>Kyorto: *babbles on and on what a great guy Mordecai was*
Mordre: *mumble* didn't sound like a great guy when I met him *mumble*
Kyorto: Huh? What did you say?
Mordre: Oh, nothing.... nothing.

I'm just joking, don't really do this

Oh!

Ask Kyorto if our golem (Mordre) has ever been in real battle. Or even if it has been properly turned on and tested.
Since this is experimental golem which was made to show one specific function it is highly unlikely that it had been send to battle.

I ask this, because previously we have remembered several instances where we had been in battle.

We have all of Deep Spawn magic including Administrator magic.
One of the few instances we saw the use of Admin magic was removing very powerful and very hidden runes on Dulu.

Just use the same thing to remove the mines.

QUICKLY, somebody grab all the unused fan art we have stored away on the Discussion Thread (we never use them anyway) and post it here, it will increase our rolling average!! (Or you could bust out a lyrical move).

>Should we explore the rest of the decayed structure, knowing it heavily mined and no way save destruction capable of removing said mines?

Idea! To avoid setting off the mines, have Arkus stand or sit on our AV blade then Magnetomancy him above the floor and detach our eyes, float them into a room to allow us to see inside. If we find something he can't reach without touching the ground, then Kinetimancy it to him. 

>Kyorto pockets several items that I detect no magical relevance about...

Her familiarity of the palace and his room tells me that Kyorto was a little more than a "personal assistant" to Mordecai, *nudge-nudge* *wink-wink*.

>>262847
As cool as it sounds, let's not create a "Digging Deep Spawn". If there is ever a time that requires us to move a very large amount of dirt or rock, I think that the construction Deep spawn idea would be able to do so or we could always just direct both of our Soul Nexuses to Geomancy. Digging just seems like a REALLY specific and obscure power/utility for a Deep Spawn considering to that we haven't had a NEED to dig besides the Drazken mines, in which case a construction Deep Spawn would be much more useful and more needed in the long term. Even if the idea is an "underground ambusher", it still wouldn't have a lot use besides that. We don't want to create a Deep Spawn for one specific problem, we want each ones abilities to be unique and variable enough to be used for different situations or problems. (Think Swiss Army Knife vs a Steak Knife, the steak knife is really good for cutting steaks but there is not much else it's good for).

Regarding the Acid Shapeshifter idea, I'm slightly against it as well, but if more people like the idea then I'm fine with it.

Get Kyorto to make the Thromo Small Tomb obey our commands. Use Magnetomancy to fix the dent in its head and repair any other damage it has procured over the years.

>>262839 
>...She's totally going to betray us to bring him back. We need to stay on guard around her.

Agreed. However, she did pledge her loyalty us, although I don't know if we can trust her word on it. We brought her back from the brink of death and insanity, we can just as easily put her back. 

>>262858
Second

>P.Soul revalations
>MANIACAL GRIN!
Use P.Soul on Soul furnace


Also, we can't get Chronomancy guys, else we would be able to create the P.Souls on a whim, TONS OF THEM, and destroy everything.

We could use a P.Soul on our soul furnace to EXTRACT the MoS from his hiding place and bind him to our will like a Heroic Soul. I imagine he is able to hide from the furnace because the soul furnace itself is chaotic soul magic.

Hmm. The only way I can think of for him to hide to completely from us is if he's using the dimensional anchor as a gateway to another dimension. He's not hiding in us, he's watching us and manipulating our dimension to cause all these freaky things to happen to us. I predict that if we were to pull him out of his hiding place, shit will stop hitting the fan so often.

>>262885
Except we don't actually know how to do that yet.
We can learn it, but we haven't.

>>262909
>Use P.Soul on Soul furnace
Great idea! It has my full support.

> EXTRACT the MoS from his hiding place and bind him to our will

Considering just how vast the power difference between Heroic and Legendary seems we may need to use 3 or more Pristine souls for this. We would also have to explain the change in soul and possibly body which are likely to be significant.

I didn't really mean trying to bind MoS right at this moment, maybe just as a goal for later. Though we are his cancer right? Doesn't that mean we are still just a little part of him? I wonder if we could just merge back together with Mordecai, him and Mordre becoming one entity. No binding or forcing of will, but having it done willingly. Is there anyway to talk to him without activating out of control Mordre destroy all mode?

>Bind MoS
>Put a part of his research into us
>Could hone his soul to deal with things instantly
>OMG P.SOuls are the Best things ever to us

I doubt it would work for more than a few seconds.

>>262942
Thats what I thought.

Remember, Mordecai is a Legendary soul. A Legendary who most probably gained this level without the aid of "belief" like the Dragons from LoD, thus making him even more scary.

Prostine souls wouldn't be enough to keep him in hold. We need to hone our soul. We should build up belief in LoD, in Northern Mountains and in Azelhaedran state (as people strongly believe that mages are equivalent of awesome and we have established a strong persona of a great Mage).
Besides that, we must hone our soul also by conventional means.
And only then we should attempt to engage Mordecai directly.

Regardless, don't do it in front of Kyorto at least

>>262968
Indeed, if we must fight the Duke I nominate Trollingwood for the battle ground. no one will care if we kill the locals in the crossfire and theres nothing that would tilt the fight in his favour

If we decide against exploring, id suggest we head to the Land of Dragons, first thing: talk to Dulu if hes not busy, then go and see how Bang, Keddic, and hopefully Mahklargg have dealt with training (If Mahklargg has not been asigned to do this, then go ahead and do that.) Check how Oz's school has gone, how our Deep Spawn fare, and apologize to Oz about back when we spoke into his mind with Phohn without permission. Also, regale him (and his students) some about how much DRAGON ASS YOU KICKED if their not busy.

Also if possible, find Lubu and propose the teleportation box to the true mountains concept as a form of execution we had before. Also, ask the guy if he has any hobbies and likes besides combat, I mean really, we need an activity we can do with this guy without him copying. Maybe he likes art, tea, or races? look into that.

Text for conversation with Dulu:
Ask Dulu if you can speak to him alone, mention ahead of time it’s a bit personal, but you have no idea who else to talk to. Be silent for a bit, hem and haw in discomfort

“Dulu, this is a strange question to ask I suppose. However, I have no idea where else to turn but you. With the display you saw in the mountains, Im one step closer at last to leaving this crippled body and moving on… I had always honestly viewed it as a chance for immortality before. And yet, with the failure and randomness that occurred, I sort of… saw our conversation again in the teahouse while I slept… if you can call laying awake that. What is it like Dulu? It is, so odd to think of a life… never to taste? Never to drink? Never to feel the soft breeze or truly touch upon a woman’s flesh again…. OH! OH! Deep me, Im sorry Dulu, this must come off as horribly condescending. Especially as I’m the… I’m…. sorry”

Uncomfortable silence probably follows.

“I’m sorry to do that Dulu, that probably… brought up things I should never have broached. But really, I will say in this travel, I’m glad to have such a worthy rival by my side for the moment. Something I never expected I would ever say when you stood down Ozmand and threatened something I had been working for years on. Not just because of my questions now, but because you really do seem to do right Dulu, freedom and fame can be admirable or ignoble, but you never stood on the side of a more… evil act except as you were forced to. Some would abuse the power you have, but instead you indulge an old man’s folly and trials in a far off land, seeking adventure in its purest form. So please, let me ask properly Dulu, what is it like, in the words of Dulu the Golemslayer, to be a soul in a Golems body?”

Listen to Dulu intently, nod, ask relevant questions. At some point bring up if valid. As I assume there are some parts he will mention he hates/dislikes.

“ Thank you, I can only imagine what its like, at least for now Dulu, and I would not hold it against you if you harbor resentment towards me from what you have said. Whereas I have a chance to fear and prepare… I doubt you had such freedom in your decision of that body. I… I want to confess, the day I killed your body, it was filled with malice and hatred, a foolish fire of rage that would have demanded me take your Soul into this Soul Grave and enjoy in some perverse way the torture of the fire it holds. Being older and wiser is never fully true Dulu, and instead I did cause the events where you, the Golemslayer, are now housed in a Golem. I know your freedom was probably a big deal for you… but I’ve never honestly believed I can fully forgive myself. Nor could I reasonably ask you to forgive me. Yet…
*sigh a moment, mix between forced lightheartenedness, a grim but hopeful determination, and resolve*
I know we never met face to face, and so I never got to shake your hands as my equal and rival deserved. I hope… assuming that everything goes right, whenever or if I ever fully assimilate into this golem, in a way so close to what you are now… could a handshake then be considered the same as having met face to face? Could I then, assuming you would be willing to forgive an old man, and as you have fought beside me, call you my golem brother in arms? I don’t expect any real answer, but… thank you Dulu, for easing my fears I think in part of this. Its good to know even when I leave this body and house of mine, I will not be truely alone”

You know, from the description of how Chaos Souls work (stealing time from other possibilities), and from the description of how True Blow, and Keddic's derivative, works (breaking the barriers between possibilities), that leads me to believe that, with sufficient Chaos, likely completely unadulterated, all possibilities would be pulled and merged into one possibilities. That would explain why Mordre, with the purely Chaotic soul, and Domintus, with the purely Chaotic body, don't exist in any other reality but this setting.

So, if that is true, then would it not suggest that Bang, with his soul becoming purely Chaotic (or is already pure Chaos), would then be obscured from Bobobo's and Figment's special nigh-omniscience, for they look into other possibilities for that nigh-omniscience, and Bnag doesn't exist, to a degree of existence (as Bang with his rapidfire Curatiomancy), in any other reality.

...I was going somewhere with this, but I forgot where. But, am I on a/the right track?

>>262982

No, let's not do ANY of this. Forget LoD for a second, we need to focus on GIANT DoD INVASION.

Also Dulu is not 100% on our side, do not tell him anything that might give away that our soul is housed in this soul grave.

>>262998
Agreed.

>>262998
B-b-but Keddic! And Bang! They would want to have a part in the battle against the DoD!

...Though, on second thought, they are in the process of training our Rageglut platoon. Should we pull them from that duty? I don't think the Ragegluts can fit into the box, nor do they have regeneration on par with Bang (or regeneration at all)...

>>263002
ask them

So, do the noted improvements to our shoulder mounts come with schematics we can use? If they do, perhaps we can spend our afternoon modifying our mounts.

>>263003
Ask who what?

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>>262830
>>262861

>>263028
Weather to leave Keddik and Bang training the ragegluts or have them fight along side us as we commit glorious slaughter on the DoD. We will probably start hunting the other armies in a day or two, after we nose around the ruins of the city and make the construction deepspawn and maybe a few other things. I would suggest heading to the Arcanoworks gathering up our troops and making our first air raid.

Also the Patchwork Creature is the Dukes body, not sure what to do about it. Killing it could do anything or nothing. If Kyorto finds it or learns of its connection to us it could lead to her suspecting something. I have a vague suspicion that it may act a bit like a horcrux or phylactery and that if someone to do the right thing(magic? killing it?) to the creature the MoS or our self could be crippled in some way.

>>262885
[NOPE. You have the capacity to LEARN all Deep Spawn magic. Currently, you don't know shit Deep Spawn can do, you have their innate timelessness and regeneration, that's it.]

>>262831
[198]
>>262832
[762]
>>262834
[650]
>>262836
[937]
>>262838
[688]
>[3235/6=647. >458 PASS, >795 FAIL, PARTIAL BONUS]

-A set of missives. He hands them to me after noting all are in excellent condition, and I scan through them, compiling an assessment of their contents.... hm. They appear to be letters between Mordecai and several other individuals, I see titles attached to every name. Duke Elrindios of Athelens, Factor Feginion of the Golden League, General Rincewick of Duras.... High King Arcturo Fissykus of Castiliathen. The documents themselves... discuss the deployment of mages. The building of an encircling wall about the Mosmordren Empire.

These documents are about the Curse, and those involved in it. I now have names, people involved in orchestrating this event. ...But why would they be in contact with Mordecai, a Mosmordren citizen? ...I can't ask Kyorto, I can see the fanaticism in her.... so I snap the folder shut, and hand it back to Arkus.

"Some saved letters. The names involved could be of relevance, So keep that with the rest of the recovered material, alright?"
"Yeah sure, no problem."

I keep a careful eye on Kyorto, but she shows no further interest in the find-having not seen the documents themselves, she has no reason to mistrust me. ...Still, I consider the impact of all I discovered in this room... the means to flight pyromantic, the actual rune schemes for saw-rings, multiple potent gems... and now this. To hide my deep thought, I turn to the Small Tomb, and speak to Thomro.

"So, are you capable of speech?"
"Not this one. It's just one of the dozen fragments of Thomro's soul, donated on his death, it's just raw power, no thought or form to it. Saw Thomro and Merrack's monument at the chapel, then? ...Paying your respects to the empire that forged you and its heroes, I can respect that."

...New mental note: NEVER let Kyorto see the chapel, where the semi-rotted corpses of Thomro and Merrack are broken on the ground, souls in my belly.

>>262840
I walk to the marble doors on our way out, the room scoured for anything to salvage. The remaining statues are cracked and broken, the paintings peeling, the mosaics falling apart. With the room and building as a whole so dilapidated, I think nothing of claiming the several hundred pounds of Black Steel bars embedded in the doors. Broken to rubble in the process, I remove the massive doors-while happily feasting, directing what I consume towards my right arm. I feel the Sable Executioner climbing, unwinding past my elbow, blade ribbons lengthening. Twenty feet becomes twenty five..... then thirty... the ribbons top out at forty feet in total length uncoiled, the Black Steel having climbed midway up my upper arm. ...Nearly there.

>>262847
[Aehroahquia is reserved to be the Deep Spawn implanted in the Edge of Oblivion once Del Rogo and Arkus finish touching it up/inspecting it.]

>>262883
As we start walking back down the stairs, the inbuilt runic mines too well-warded for me to shift them even indirectly with Geomancy, I speak to Kyorto again.

"Has this golem been in real battle? Before the Curse I mean."
"In border disputes, yes. Four engagements, as I recall, two of which were joint with another Soul Grave.... I forget which one. The disputes happened over a five day period, and are somewhat jumbled together to my recollection."


>>262998
>>263001
Ultimately, I find my thoughts turning to the State, and curiousity consumes me concerning the status of the Domintus invasion. I find that such consumes my attention far too much... and with the Duke's rooms looted, I feel now an excellent time to return with Arkus to the Azelhaedran State, to check on Eisenhardt, the Air Cavalry, the Blue Knight, the State as a whole... so much to track, I barely note myself getting in the teleportation box with Kyorto and Arkus as Burduko shifts us away. It is only when I step out of the teleportation box in the Azelhaedran State that I realize I brought Kyorto with me, a new mage to the eyes of all my other followers.... I must establish her cover here and now. Beyond that... I do not see Eisenhardt, and when I try to speak with him through Phohn I am given no response.





With eyes on me upon my sudden arrival, what should I establish with the Arcanoworks staff as Kyorto's cover, and position in my organization?
How should I check on the current status of the war?
Now that I am back in the State, what should I do here?
What message should I send to Bang and Keddic while they work to instill discipline and respect in the Metal Skulls of the Indelible?
>[Also, if someone is brave enough, I need: a 1d100 roll, a 1d1000 roll, and a 1d10000 roll. ONLY one of each, please.]

>>263055
Ask phone about Eisenhardts status(is his mind still out there?) and make the builder deepspawn.

rolled 7309 = 7309

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1d10000 Rolled

rolled 550 = 550

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Gesture around to Kyorto. "And this would be my Arcanoworks, I named it after you, actually. One should always respect one's teacher, should they not? Well, come along, I'll show you around. This is the place I was Telling you About," old man cough. "So lets not play that age illusion on everyone. Currently at war, don't want people on edge and all that."

Hey Mordre, notice how you word your thoughts like a human now?

rolled 60 = 60

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d100 up in this bitch

>>263055
>How should I check on the current status of the war?
Ask the Blue Knight, find out whats happened to Eisenhardt and as a last resort find one of Quintin's aids and get a update off of them.

Don't forget to check on the core being and set a few of our militia and possibly Derkin to watching/investigating weather or not the mages in the camp are really trying to get rid of the core being. have we asked Kyorto about it yet?

Considering the Paradox Knights seem to kinda be the peace keepers of the continent, keep the balance, I imagine they might have intrest in the curse and the fall of the empire... ...And we have a paradox knight in this base... ...And we have letters detailing names on people involved in the curse's making... ...Why don't we pay Reisenhardt a visit?

>...New mental note: NEVER let Kyorto see the chapel, where the semi-rotted corpses of Thomro and Merrack are broken on the ground, souls in my belly.
When we get a bit a free time, we should go back there and make sure it looks like the place was looted by someone else. Everything else around there is looted, after all; it wouldn't be unusual for looters to have no respect. Then we can claim that we didn't want to bring it up and upset her, since so much has already been lost.


>With eyes on me upon my sudden arrival, what should I establish with the Arcanoworks staff as Kyorto's cover, and position in my organization?
Student is obviously out, teacher puts her in a position of nominal authority over us... the best option here is simply to say that she is a very skilled mage and one of our oldest allies. It's even literally true. She gets to outrank everyone except our top people.

See what each of our hero/officer types in the Arcanoworks have been up to in turn- all we really have to do is check in with each of them, get a quick report, see if there's anything they need or want, and then move on. Shouldn't take too long and will give us a better idea of our operations here. Personally, I am particularly interested in what Dregas has been doing with trade.

Contact the Blue Knight and/or his kids and get reports on what's been going on with his forces, those prisoners, and the war in general since we were last here. Hopefully things haven't progressed too much; it hasn't been long.

It is probably a good idea to look into the Core Being, if only because we'll want to have up-to-date information on it when our meeting with the Administrator here occurs. I would strongly prefer to at least personally extend our senses around the area where it is located.

>>263067
Until we have thoroughly read over all those letters, I don't want to spill the information in them to anyone else. Steal a moment or twelve to go over them carefully and figure out exactly how much coordination was going on and what Mordecai's motivations were if possible.

>>263074

One of our oldest surviving allies. Anyone who would sink decades into golem control systems when he and his associates were in their twilight years will be getting used to the idea of some of his friends simply dying of old age. And misadventure has always been a possibility.

Hey, we can say we brought Kyorto here with us because we needed some help inspecting the golem physically, and finding out exactly what it was we just did to it.

Stick with her original backstory of course.

We should study the letters thoroughly.

Get information about DoD from your own people and the later from that dude who first tasked us with this mission.

Look how Air Cavalry is doing. Actually, just look around your holdings to see how the stuff is going personally.

Didn't Burduko scout the places where the DoD could cross their army?
If he isn't doing anything now, set him up with this task again

>>263055

>With eyes on me upon my sudden arrival, what should I establish with the Arcanoworks staff as Kyorto's cover, and position in my organization?
We already established a cover for her back when she returned to life. She's a past acquaintance and colleague who's come to visit, but because finding our home is impossible and so she decided to settle for following our golem around. In the chain of command I suppose she's like Del Roga, Jezebel, or Dregas, the top of her respective division that reports directly to us.

>How should I check on the current status of the war?
Check with our men here, call up Carkiano and Eisenhardt via Phohn, and visit Quinton's keep and check with him. After that call up Ellayia on the rockie talkie and see if she happens to have any specifics on the enemy force and mainly to cancel the mage killing job, we managed to get the job done on our own. We may or may not still need the Leyline geyser depending on if Dregas is successful. If she's sunk time into the first job we'll compensate a small amount of cash as an apology for wasted time, but nothing more since she never officially took the job.

>Now that I am back in the State, what should I do here?
Aside from getting the report on the war effort we should primarily be concerned with the upcoming meeting with Weismahn. We need to be able to drop anything we plan to do in coming days in order to be at that meeting. So with that in mind I'd say we should not stray too far from the Arcanoworks unless on a specific task. Thankfully there's a wealth of things do around here, like getting updates on our many projects or upgrading ourselves with our new loot. For upgrades Arkus needs to add both the Small Tomb and mind shielding runes, Kyorto needs to network our Soul Nexuses, we need to integrate the jet pack/rocket boot and saw blade designs. Cautiously I'd suggest taking a trip to Gialgorra to acquire some robots to use in the war, but I'm hesitant because while we can leave at any time through the teleportation box we might get the call and rushing off on the guy wouldn't be too nice.

>What message should I send to Bang and Keddic while they work to instill discipline and respect in the Metal Skulls of the Indelible?
We're in the Azelhaedran State to continue our work here until Lubu has another mission for us, it's probably going to be a lot of logistics and diplomatic dealings so they don't need to worry about missing anything. We've left a little help for them in the form of Mahklargg, our new training Deep Spawn. If they don't feel like they need his help right now send him back here and we will use him on the troops in the Arcanoworks. Other than that they should keep in mind that these guys will need to be able to handle dragons and potentially legendary warriors later on, so focus on things like giant and hero slaying once the basics are down.

>>263214
This is all pretty sensible stuff, I agree.

>>263214
I want to make sure we tell Bang and Keddic that this new training deep spawn is not there because we don't think they can handle the job job. He is there to pick up slack if they need to scamper off for a while. He is officially their subordinate in that hierarchy.

>>263109
>>263214
>>263244
"And here we have Kyogrock Arcanoworks, where I labor in the State. Please, feel free to make yourself at home, it's been ages since last we met! I won't squander a chance to pick your brain yet again, Kyorto!"
"You will have to wait, as even if you haven't noticed,
Your entire staff is watching me-did you even tell them I was coming?"
"..Ah... must have slipped my mind, To give them advance warning. Easily corrected though!"

I turn without pause or hesitation towards the amassed crowd, Dregas, Derkin, all those I call ally intermingled, as well as the two Paradox knights, warrior and mount alike, are all paying close attention to what I say.

"So, this is Mage Kyorto, an old colleague of mine. She agreed to come visit the Azelhaedran State, And will be assisting our efforts to restore justice and safety to the land. I would see her treated with every bit as much respect as Arkus, And assumed to have every bit the equal to his authority."

I assess the crowd as I deliver my act, looking for a response to my presented ruse.

>>263060
[7309]
>[D10000 roll for audience level of trust. Trust level: Liked and Respected. PASS]
>>263061
[550]
>[D1000 roll for Arcanoworks leaders (Derkin/Dregas/Ulzrick/Vespinto/Elorrika/Jezebel/Del Rogo level of trust. Trust level: Moderate. PASS]
>>263063
[60]
>[D100 Roll for Reinhardt/Kyrchesia level of trust. Trust level: Accepting. FAIL]

I see the delight on the faces of locals, that cultural heritage of respecting mages coming to my aid here, as nearly all of them start deferentially bowing in greeting, presuming her a master mage based on her association with me. With Air Cavalry, my smiths and clerical assistants, my cooks and farmers all so enthused, I have nothing to worry about there. Dregas simply nods thoughtfully, Ellorika seems violently pleased with the change, Vespinto disinterested and Ulzrick mildly confused. Del Rogo's gnarled face is still twisted in its perpetual scowl, and Jezebel merely huffs as she wrinkles her nose. Derkin is the only one that looks askance at Kyorto, but he glances my way and shrugs before bowing with the rest-I do not think I need worry about suspicion amongst my commanders. Yet while Arkus leads Kyorto into the huddle of people, making introductions and matching names to faces, I see Kyrchesia and Reinhardt still standing, still watching. Reinhardt raises a metal hand, and beckons towards me before he leaves with Kyrchesia for the stables. I excuse myself from the meet and greet as discreetly as I am physically capable of being (read: Not very). Nonetheless I shortly find myself secluded with the two Knights in the stables, away from prying ears. Reinhardt is as brusque as ever.

"Twas twaddle thou fed thine followers- That was no mage thou returned with!"
"Truthfully, Mordre told no lie, You know this as well as I, And that 'tis indeed a mage, Whatever else it may be."
"Which is exactly the problem! What is the nature of thine ally? Speak!"
"Someone dead for more than a decade, Finally given the chance to see the world again, To live again-would you take that from her? As she is now, she could not ward her soul: Rather than persisting as she did before, She would perish as all souls eventually must."
"Thou does not know this for certain."
>>263067
"Maybe. But had I not brought her, I would not have found what I did. I don't suppose the Order would be interested in the names of those involved, In orchestrating and initiating the Curse?"

I take satisfaction from the complete lack of response from either Knight, both agog at my nonchalant comment. Kyrchesia is the first to break the silence.

"...What would you ask of us, In exchange for the rights to those names?"
"Well really I want Kyorto to not have a hard time integrating here-"
"You canno-"
"Done."
"Well, Arkus has the documents, the letters in question. Ask him, and he'll let you read them-I do need to keep them, As I have research of my own to do."
"Acceptable. ...We will need to speak with you, After we evaluate the letters and communicate our findings to the rest of the Order."
"Yes... do not think this over... Anathema."
Kyrchesia simply shakes her head as she trots into a stall, while Reinhardt walks away, back out of the stables. After a moment, I follow after, thinking of my next move.

>>263056
Phohn, what do you know of Eisenhardt's status?
The Mortal lives, but is surrounded in so many forms of barriers a message cannot be sent. There is too much interference, much of which is magnetomantic.
Well, he's alive and well for the moment, so that's all I really need to know.

>>263062
...Again I find myself considering my act as Mage Mordre: I noticed before the affectations of human thought processes was beginning to bleed through, but it seems to have built momentum. It has been so long since I spent a sizable portion of time unfettered by the need to deceive that the concept of open living seems almost alien in comparison. ...I shall have to keep an eye on this.

>>263066
I speak through Phohn again, this time to Senth, still in the southern lands with the Blue Knight and his family. After checking in to find Senth perfectly happy monitoring the prisoners, he gives me an update on the Blue Knight:

-Carkiano, Vonjeen and Valiria are all doing well, currently organizing recovery efforts in the wake of the recently squashed southern invasion.
-The few thousand prisoners have ceased to attempt escape by any means whatsoever.
-The Blue Knight armor is performing optimally once more, something Carkiano is immensely grateful for.
-The Blue Devil armor is being thoroughly tested with its new safety buffer: Vonjeen has twice now been able to get the suit to hover for several seconds, with purely Orderfire providing thrust.
-Trade is beginning to pick up as the seized armaments of the Domintus forces are liquidated, and the currency put towards funding the recovery.

Next I commune with Lorgk, Mingsk, Jojo, Uggrokk and Oggroth alike, looking for a comprehensive analysis of their current status. I get it.

-Prior negotiations successfully completed, the now thousand strong Drazken clan sets its sights on absorbing yet another clan, Lorgk intent on making the Drazken Clan into a Grand Tribe.
-Uggrok's new arm has been proving incredibly deadly, and he has earned the title Reaping Thunder Shadow. His name quickly joined Lorgk and Oggroth's, those three forming a Trio that have become well-known throughout the mountains.
-Jojo has been spending a great deal of time with Heol, aiding her in learning to control her soul with applied Dream magic techniques.
-Mingsk has been stay in constant contact with Dorgrum, and reports the compiling of every known piece of Premen magic into the Universal Magic Language is finally complete.

Lastly I call on Bang and Keddic, explaining that an old friend came knocking at the State, and that I have much I need to attend to here for now. After assuring me they could use another day or eight to continue working with the Metal Skulls, they likewise give me a brief rundown on recent events after throwing in a thanks for sending the Deep Spawn training aide:

-Lubu has taken to wearing his modified armor that drains his strength all the time now, and refuses to carry a weapon anymore.
-Reports place both the Coalition and Goujar on the move once more.

Fully up to date on all my other holdings, I send a message to Arkus, both about my talk with the Paradox Knights, and my desire to implement the Soul Grave modifications I found. I see his steps falter for a brief instant as the message is recieved before I set to seeking out my individual commanders, and learning of how they fare while Arkus prepares, and Kyorto continues to build on her resoudningly positive reception, a natural actor.

-I speak with Dregas, to learn that shipping with Burduko has been drawing ENORMOUS profits, not just for being cheaper, but for being instantaneous. He has increased the pay to all Arcanoworks staff, and still continues to show massive profits. He says I should breach the million mark barrier in less than a month.
-Derkin confides that he would like some personalized magic weapons, throwing knives, machetes, or kukris preferred, with stealth-based armor. He admits he has been told he lacks the brilliance or drive to become a truly potent soul, and so would like some external assistance to bring his game closer to what he's witness from Keddic and Bang. He also says he doesn't really have anything more to teach the three commanders he has been training, and now delegates duties to them regularly.
-Vespinto and Ulzrick both don't have much to comment on currently, but Ellorika confronts me with several requests for modifications to her Golem Armor. I direct her to speak with Kyorto and Arkus about the subject, Jezebel and Del Rogo liekwise people to seek out.

Kyorto continues to draw attention, and I see Arkus finally making his way to the tower entrance. He shuffles inside with his armloads of papers and carefully wrapped gems, and nods towards me as he scuttles up the stairs. I follow after him, finding him already at his desk, carefully laying out the salvaged sketches, notes and schematics alongside multiple open books, all on runecrafting. I even see those few designs for Soul Grave cannon modifications amongst the arranged documents. Arkus speaks as he continues to shuffle and 'organize' his mounds of reference.

"Okay so you may recall me mentioning that after I modified your cannons that first time, any further rune-alterations to the armaments would take even longer because I have to erase runes? Well that applies here. If it weren't for the fact that I kinda have to do your right shoulder armament first, I'd say the comprehensive thruster package is the faster of the two, and that we should start with it. ...As is, yes I do think I can make this happen, but... a cycle to erase and reset your shoulder runes, at least two days to re-rune with Mordecai's mods, and another three days to inscribe all the thruster codes on your body. So we're probably looking at half a month here. Unless you have some idea to make this go faster. I know you pull ideas out of your a-....You come up with solutions in improbable situations. Now would be a good time, unless you LIKE being out of commission that long. You seem to have a few too many obligations nowadays to put that much time aside. ...So, what's the plan?"



How do I respond to Arkus?
Do I have any ideas on how to make the modifications more streamlined?
Should I even go through with it now (Is flight and mass-magnetic lens manipulation worth it)?
What should be my focus for the next day or so, if I don't start getting the mod now?
>[Any ideas for how to make the mods go faster can be accompanied by a d1000 roll, with higher than average rolls providing bonuses to effectiveness of plans. ...Bad rolls are not helpful, as a forewarning.]

>>263289
No longterm mods right now, far too much stuff to take care of at the moment. I may have a gameplan for assaulting the disciples, but we need to find and invite the various Azelhaedran state units to discuss this at length. The most important thing to focus on at this moment is making sure Kyorto does NOT find out about what we just did.

I may not have any suggestions for how to speed it up, but we may as well complete something else while we wait.

Head over to the plot of land we rented from Gialgorra and construct a fortress with geomancy. But only use our soul to power the spell. Encouraging growth and whatnot!

>>263289
The ability to manufacture additional saw blades would be very nice, especially with a higher capacity storage canister. But independent flight seems much less important given the plethora of options at our disposal these days. For now, I don't think it would be worthwhile.

I say we should get the mod, starting RIGHT NOW.

rolled 121 = 121

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>>263289
"I can make my body more malleable utilizing Blood Magic and magnetomancy, but I fear that would do nothing to erase the magical signature of the current runes, correct? I could then attempt to annul their magics myself.

Or, perhaps I could create something to help in this task. Or perhaps I already have."

Nihilino's domain involves negation/erasure, correct? Couldn't he serve to aid in erasing the runes?

If not, we could try making the following:

Gantzio embodies the concept of MUTABILITY, it's form revolving around SHIFTING and NULLIFICATION.

>>263298
Oh, and once we finish that we should make full scale statues of the runed golems we have seen so far, complete with accurate runes. Arkus should study these, and learn him some runes.

Summon Bobobo
Use him to his full extent to gain information to make modifications faster/better. Let Arkus use him too.

Since we have learned a bit about Rune magic, try to help as much as we can.

Also, summon Akeakam and use his abilities on Arkus so that he can work better. Tell Oz that we need him for a while, he should understand.

>-Derkin confides that he would like some personalized magic weapons, throwing knives, machetes, or kukris preferred, with stealth-based armor.

Since we don't have time to personally go and search for artifacts, give him permission to acquire these stuff himself with our funds. He can travel to Gialgorra islands and LoD if he wants to (Phohn will provide translation)
Tell him to get funds from Dregas. I suggest he get enough funding for very high quality products.

Also, about the mods:
I am more interested in new Vanguard mod. And not for its increased storage, mind you but for the ability to forge those runed blades ourself. Tell Arkus to focus on that (again, use Bobobo for maximum effect)

Also, get the Shade of Soul rune inscribed on our scalp.

rolled 237 = 237

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>>263305
That wasn't a great roll, and I'm concerned that if we go with that plan Nihilino will erase all our runes or something rather than just the ones we want erased. The AA is partially rune based. So here is an alternate and probably not nearly as good plan, which hopefully will roll better.
We postpone the modifications for now, and start gathering stuff we can trade to Weismahn. Hit up Gialgorra for as many different technological doodads as we can get from him. If after doing that Weismahn still isn't ready for the meeting, we hop on Nidhogg and strafe the DoD, try and grab some prisoners. Anyone wearing metal armor would be a good target. Stick em all together and fly off with them. When we meet with Weismahn, we ask for Deep Spawn help with getting the modifications done in exchange for the prisoners/technology.

Also, tell Dregas to start investing money in various different ventures in different regions.

Like, making factories and manifacturies.
Buying up and setting up various mines throughout the regions.
Setting up massive plantations of different cultures.

etc...

[I can't think of more for now, maybe some other players could suggest something proper?]

>>263305
>>263311
FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUU-

Pay Del Rogo to make some neat stuff for Derkin.

Flight's not quite as important as the magnetic lenses, would putting off the thrusters get us the magnets quicker?

rolled 976 = 976

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Well, we formed runes on ourselves before but they didnt work. Maybe we could try it now and have Arkus do whatever it is that needs to be done to activate them or something.

>>263356
That was a method of testing unknown runes, and could only be done on the chest area as I recall.

>>263289

>How do I respond to Arkus?
"When you find yourself in as many improbable situations as I do you must learn to find improbable solutions in an improbable amount of time. Speaking of such situations, it strikes me that we have not traveled together in a long time. Considering we will be spending a lot of time idle here would you care for me to regale you with tales of my recent adventures?"

>Do I have any ideas on how to make the modifications more streamlined?
Well since we seem to be on a kick about using allies to help us, why not try Jojo? As I recall we know Souldreamers can add runes like the one's added to Bang by Figment. It stands to reason they can also remove runes. Jojo has considerable skill with his magic and while he stated previously creating things with Souldreaming was difficult, this is more of an alteration. Considering he has been making progress with his Staff of Dreams and has likely been mostly altering existing materials like he did with the wood he used as a base he should be both more powerful and practiced at technique I am suggesting. This isn't so much a way to work around the problem so much as it is a way to speed up the mechanical process of removing the runes and readding, though if Jojo has the skill maybe he could find a way to allow Arkus to add the runes without needing to remove them first.

>Should I even go through with it now (Is flight and mass-magnetic lens manipulation worth it)?
Are you kidding me? Of course it's worth it! What we've done with the magnetic lenses prior to this is simply spectacular. Imagine what kind of things we could do when we had a replenishing source and dozens more to command at a time. And flight? There have been many a time where flying could have made our tasks so much easier and in combat it'd give us more mobility and speed. If we've learned anything from fighting it's that mobility and speed are rather important to have.

>What should be my focus for the next day or so, if I don't start getting the mod now?
You're getting those mods, but if you have free time during the process keep memorizing books. That and by practicing any magic you can while they work on you or assisting them in any way you magically can.

>Predictions I am going make after creating the summary for thread four.
Digging around the attack on Gialgorra's mansion you notice a couple of things. For one both Mordre and Gialgorra remark at the oddly high quality of the attacker's materials that contrasts with their poorly orchestrated attack. This means that the people who carried out the attack had an employer or employers with access to considerable resources. Then there is the odd case of the Small Tomb operators soul, which was destroyed upon his death rather than being reclaimed or being eaten. There was no evidence Sofiazza's weapon did this and in the times we've seen Geodiaz attack his weapon did not seem to zap Dregas of his soul. This leads me to believe that the Small Tomb operator was under the employ of someone who could utilize Soul magic and did not wish his soul to escape. This of course leads one to think Weinsho. This is supported by the fact that Weinsho is known to have access to small Tombs or the ability to create them, which is quite believable considering he is both a Soul mage with no regard for law and a war hero who could have taken many as trophies. Gialgorra believed this to be the work of two parties however, and the runed Clay Golem and it's operator did seem like separate from the Small Tomb's. So who else stands to gain something by attacking Gialgorra and has a large amount of resources? Well I can only think of one other, Diomand. Perhaps it was a deal forged between the two employers or even the hire-es, but whatever the case it seems as if they attacked perhaps because they thought we would be dueling the Steam Golem at the moment and could take out Mage Wendelin and her golem before finishing off the survivor of the duel. From this wide tapestry of very shaky speculations I predict that in the future Diomand and Weinsho may collaborate again to attack us or that with Gialgorra's penchant for keeping thieves away he may have routed out Diomand as a corrupt official and when we return he will no longer hold office.

The leylines have been described as the blood vessels of the Caged One. We know that leylines are essentially the system, where the Caged One's power and energy bound within. What we observe in thread four is that leylines are only located in large landmasses, leaving islands like those that Gialgorra inhabits devoid of them or maybe as Keddic stated only have withered ones. We've also learned since then that the Caged One subsumes the souls of those who die allowing him to grow in power. So with this is mind I hypothesize that leylines require large and continuous amounts of death to occur over an area to sustain themselves. Islands have very weak to no leylines and oceans absolutely none because they are not conducive to creating a regular amount of death on that scale. In an island there is a limit to the amount of population it can sustain, this means that there are only so many that can die within a period of time. Leylines do not exist at all in oceans due to the storm and if one passed it, it would require large scale naval battles to occur over areas of ocean repeatedly, a rather unlikely prospect. So I predict that should a massive and continual conflict arise on the island between two multiple large collectives, like Gialgorra's nation and another, that the leylines about the area may grow in strength.

Glue 2010/12/10(Fri)03:25 No. 263389 ID: ddd48d
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>>263356
Its..its so simple! Even if this doesn't work on the parts with runes already, we can try it elsewhere I suppose, see what happens and all that.

I don't think we need rocket boosters at this time, we can teleport and we have a giant dragon, I think we can manage for awhile, until we think of some way to speed it up, or to get us a surrogate body to use for command while our "fighting body" is out of commission.
Hey! What if we get a little surrogate body built for situation like that, meant only to continue contact between "Mage Mordre" while his main Golem is being modified or something? A little humanoid that allows us to still meet people "in person".

rolled 283 = 283

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>>263387

I suppose I should roll for this idea too.

rolled 121 = 121

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Runes are magic writing, sometimes inlaid with precious metals. What if Mordre inlaid his current set of runes with morphic metal so that, with his blood magic, he could force the runes to rest under his skin? Then he could have multiple sets of runes and could switch between them as needed through blood magic.

rolled 155 = 155

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In fact, instead of using morphic metal for the inlay why not use it to make an entire skin for Mordre? Other Soul Graves have layered defenses too, there's no reason why Mordre shouldn't have several layers of skins, morphic or ferrous, each with their own set of runes.

Before we do anything involving the rune making, WE NEED TO FIND AND HUG OUR PET TREE CONGLOMERATION MOSS (or something less lethally equivalent)! I mean it must be lonely.

During this potential incapacitation time, we need to send scouts out to explore the area, preferably with Moss. As Bobobo put it for Leyline Geysers: "The more land-locked, and the more war-torn, the better. Maximize chances of happening upon a recently sprouted geyser to claim"

Well, the state is actually a rather war-torn area, and its land locked (I believe), with not being exactly at the sea near the islands.

In addition, when making the Chapter 3 Summary I came across alot of info on Moss, and can make a prediction now.

Consider Morde and Moss, both are relative unknowns as to what they really are, both seem to consume the things they are 'made of' (Morde is a Soul Parasite, Moss eats 'World magic' and kill plant matters). As Such, I think Moss is a form of World Parasite, similar to how Morde is one of soul. It explains the bonding of the two, and also, if chaos biased, why Moss feared the Immortal Genocide upon meeting.

Furthermore, It then follows that if this is correct, why only World and Soul parasites? There are likely to be parasites for other 'fields' of magic, Blood probably being nearly a literal leech upon blood, and Will... well, being a bit harder for me to think of.

dont forget to make the construction deepspawn

rolled 311 = 311

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Um, since it seems like that damaging the rune doesn't exactly destroy the rune instantly, but causes a cascade failure, perhaps use Magnetomancy to erase the runes and then activate FEASTING VESTMENTS to consume the free magic formerly bound to the runes floating around within our form.

Also, use the time while Arkus is runing to learn some runecrafting; perhaps Mordre could dedicate all the casting points to generate magic energy, binding that to the runes and thereby empowering them beyond what Arkus can do alone?

>A lot of bad rolls

We might want to drop the idea of modifications till we have a lot of free time to do them (like the time when we spent weeks on AA)

Major things we have to deal with:
-Lenryts LoD quest
-DoD invasion
-Weishiro/Eisenhardt
-"Timmy"
-Trollzaru

We should be careful not to put more stuff on that list till we deal with them.

>>263395
mind worms.

Oh, let me try a shot at getting a PS.
It's fairly short and obvious but I think it hits the criteria:

Since we learned of Bangs tale in Despardos we can predict some stuff of it.

So, when Bang rescued those two Masked warriors we learned that his father, Boom, has been causing a huge racket in the land, by killing and taking Masks from Fallen Warriors and Masked Warriors alike.
During the conversation in the bar we deliberately let everyone around hear it and even participate a bit. As the contolled minions were from all over the place and now that they all returned to their homes no doubt the tale of Bang and his exploits has spread through all of Despardos(especially how he killed several Fallen Warriors and took their masks).
Eventually this will get to the ears of Boom. He will do doubt will want to get those masks from his son and as soon as Bang returns to Despardos, confront him about it.
No doubt, Bang will refuse and this will lead to battle. I am sure Bang would love to test his strength against his old man, and from what I hear about Boom, he wouldn't mind also.
Though I am alarmed by the fact that Boom never leaves his foe alive. Ever.
While Bang is pretty much awesome, his trek to his homeland could potentially be his last.
So we should go with him the next time, to make sure that he doesn't die.

>>263395
Yes, I agree that when we go for attacks on DoD, we take Moss with us.

Some thoughts:
#1

the Sqoat from way back in Thread 1 seemed to disappear and turn into the rock we eventually fed Moss, and seemed to have affected Arkus.

In response to 'is this your native form' it tapped three times. To me this means either: The question is meaningless, or its part of something larger. However, by its leeching World magic constantly, I suspect it may have something to do with the Caged One. Or maybe even moreso, be a shifting part of it sent to help us when we needed it. As such, I predict that if left unattended, this could go very poorly for Moss (even possibly possession), as the rock likely still retains some form of control from the Caged One.

#2
We have messed up alot of Weinsho's plans; however, one we may haver overlooked was that Weinsho was supplying the Arcanoworks at first before we took over. Consider the Hand Cannon as a gun with some properties similar to the Anti-Golem cannon, the Morphic metal being similar to Soul Grave metal and being used to make Dulu, and that Weinsho with Dulu essentially made a custom tailored golem (that is essentially a Small Tomb) in very little time. Weinsho was also very involved on the attack against Mosmorden on the Castellan side.

Consider that Weinsho seems to have stolen alot of the Soul Grave and Small Tomb technology, but that the Soul Furnace is probably the most elusive part that divides Small Tombs from Soul Graves.

Does it not follow that in fact Weinsho, as a Soul Mage may be attempting something quite large for Eisenhardt a powerful mage,and probably nobility to join in for a form of greater good? What if we are not the only ones annoyed with how inept and cruel the state could be? Why was there so much death caused by Balboa the Butcher for so little reason?

Particularly, why would Eisenhardt betray a friend who gave him his first set of armor, through Verther? However, if Eisenhardt is nobility, and Del Roga is as big as they say, this axe of his may have the profile of many Noble and Political houses.

How about if left alone, that Weinsho plans on large scale government assassination, and to eventually reclaim the production of Soul Graves as part of his army? (plus use of their tech on smaller scale)

#3
We know that Lerynt eats souls, and we know that primarily she seems to be waiting for Maginova to occur (likely with the intent of eating this planet). However, if the Waunderer is a planet eater, why is she causing war and eating such relatively puny souls?

It could very well be, on the cosmic scheme of things, the Waunderer is in an extremely weak state and near death. Although likely finding some amusement in the politics and games she can play, she seems to be willing to go through alot of effort to make sure things play out here way through indirect means, to try and not upset or kill as much of the Coil except when she must, and not be directly involved. As a trans-dimensional entity of such enormity, this seems odd.

And so, if this is the case, it seems to follow in the broader scheme of things, whatever we are doing with Lubu via Lerynt's commands will likely play out to hasten the destruction/Maginova of the World. As if her need is desperate enough to be forced to use such indirect means, including possession of a small girl (not a forced possession even, but a seemingly willing one), this means her needs are dire.

Need time?
Fake a heart attack.

rolled 39 = 39

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>[Bunch of good plans, grea-]
>[THOSE ROLLS (barring one good one)]
>[Alright then...]

>>263298
>>263302
>>263307
>>263309
I tell Phohn to have Akeakam and Bobobo moved to the teleport cage on the Gialgorran Isles, before speaking to Arkus.

"We shall move to the Gialgorran Islands, I have tasks I can attend to while you work, Building a suitable outpost on location. Deep Spawn will join us to aid your efforts, One to recover your stamina, magical or otherwise, Another to act as runic reference material, A living compendium of information. It will also give Kyorto time to settle in, Without potentially butting heads with you."
"Well consider me sold. So I guess I'm getting in that box outside? Seems to be your Tractomancy base item, for that wind guy-by the way, what was up with that change, it-later, later. Okay, lead the way, I have to gather up these documents anyway."

>>263320
>>263387
I speak through Phohn to Dregas, telling him to aid Derkin in acquiring high quality magical equipment as I wait a few moments as Arkus partly finishes gathering things, starting only when he is seconds from completion. Before reaching the first floor I call upon Phohn yet again, this time asking for Burduko to bring Jojo to join Akeakam and Bobobo in awaiting our arrival. We march down the stairs as I have Phohn call Burduko once more to the State teleportation box, and as we exit the tower we are met with distorted, mutely whipping winds coiled vortexes meeting in Burduko's hollow form as he patiently awaits us. I see more than a few of the staff turning to look again upon my creation, intrigued as they see the scope of his change. I swing the doors shut behind Arkus and I with Magnetomancy, and the world shifts in a fractioned instant as I re-open them almost immediately. Arkus simply quirks an eyebrow as he looks at our new surroundings, then sighs as he begins picking out spots to lay down paperwork as he spots Bobobo and Akeakam, clearly connecting them with my prior mention as his eyes linger for a moment on Jojo's surly presence. ...Arkus does NOT see Heol, who seems to be accompanying Jojo... interesting.

I leave him to his preparation as I begin casting out my senses innate and magical into a detailaed analysis of my surroundings, trying to draw only on my new soul as I slowly begin sending out Geomantic and Magnetomantic feelers into the environment, as I plot transforming this cave into an impregnable bastion. Ideas whirl in my head of how to best assist Arkus in his work, as I likewise realize I will be in much heavier contact with Phohn for the coming days as I monitor my empire. Still, the sooner I do what I plan during my absence, the sooner I can benefit from it. ....If I can accomplish this before my impending clashes, with Weinsho, Domintus, the Pure Lady, the Anti-Lubu Coalition and Goujar to name a few, I will be in a far better position.

I take a moment to consider some final issues that have been bothering me for a time. First I consider that attack I helped vanquish in my first trip to Gialgorra's manse. The place I found Wootz steel, my sword, Zagrath's soul... the attack held several things of note. For one, the equipment of the attackers did not match their displayed competence, suggesting they were likely part of an organization, or under the employ of someone with considerable resources. Further, what happened to the attack leader's soul seems suspiciously like Soul magic in my reflection, and could easily be something a Soul Mage would be capable of. Lastly.... the attention they paid to my COULD have been due not just to my being a Soul Grave... but because they represent someone I've encountered before. A Soul mage I've butted shoulders with considerable resources and an inclination to tactical use of subordinates.... Weinsho. This in and of itself is not that surprising, and I feel as if I already half knew it. What matters is the impact it has on how the second set of opportunists are evaluated. Before I had taken them as part of a collective attack. ...Now, I must think them seperate. The Clay Golem does not match what I know of Weinsho, and the two groups seemed oddly too capable at playing unaware of eachother before the ambush. I suspect they may genuinely have been a second raiding party. On an intuitive leap, I presume them to be funded by Diomand. His position of relative wealth appropriating seized goods from the port stores and established negative relations with Gialgorra would certainly make him a likely suspect... as would Gialgorra's wrathful retort. If Diomand yet lives, he is either imprisoned or has fled the islands.... but if he DID flee, I feel Weinsho would be sure to pick up on a resourceful individual likewise inclined to wish me dead. ....I foresee Weinsho and Diomand working in concert against me, and in that moment I feel a third Pristine Soul join the remaining two in my Soul Furnace. ....I am correct, then.

[+1 PRISTINE SOUL-----TOTAL PRISTINE SOULS REMAINING:-----03]

My thoughts then turn towards the nature of leylines themselves, and their relations to landmass. Perhaps their connection is just a facade, the landmass a byproduct of the real cause. I have been considering what I learned, that the Caged One feeds on the unclaimed souls of the dead as they unravel over time.... but how does he feed? Could it not be done through the system itself? This would perfectly explain why leylines are not to be found beneath oceans, and only withered examples seen on the islands: The amount of death claiming soul-bearers is simply not high enough to support a larger System. ....But it would more pertinently mean that if Gialgorra continues to expand as Dregas has informed me, he could well become involved in large enough amounts of bloodshed that the local System could be empowered.... I feel there is more to this thought, but I cannot find that Moment of Inspiration just yet.

>>263389
[FANART BONUS TO COMING MORDRE DOWNTIME]

>>263395
I recall how happy Moss was to see me... and how quickly I left, and returned only to leave before even stopping by to see him. I likewise consider those times he ran off on his own, and his connection to World Magic... I wonder if he is so designed to live off it that he could be classified as a World Parasite.... making me a Soul Parasite. Could that explain our bound? More importantly, could Moss sense Leylines are I sense souls? I speak through Phohn, instructing Derkin to organize long range patrols with Moss taking the lead, and to explain to Moss my desire for him to find Leylines.




And so I take a step out of direct contact with the busy world, and let those that serve my interests carry on without me.

.....................................................................[PERSPECTIVE SHIFT: OGGROTH THE MOUNTAIN EATER] .....................................................................

It is dusk, and I prowl.

Unlike my brethren, born and made Drazken warriors alike gathered about me, I have no need for heavy furs, for shelter from this biting wind and dense hail we are subjected to. Save my loincloth nothing protects me from the elements save my own strength.

And I am the stronger.

I calmly survey the snowy landscape below, where Ugrokk is meeting with another clan Lorgk, Delroy and Mingsk wanted to consider for assimilation... their name escapes me. I see the glint of Ugrokk's southern armor, his marvelous metal arm spotless. He gestures, he shows the appropiate levels of respect in his stance....

And I see weapons being turned upon him and his escort, the Sons of Mordr, likewise garbed in gleaming armor. The alien gleam they carry that has worked so well in making powerful first impressions seems to backfire on them now, as even under the turbulent weather's pall, the whole tribe begins to turn out, armed and howling in instants.

Well then.

I open my mouth and suck in a deep breath, my belly bulging further and further out as my spine arches back, before I snap forward and roar my challenge, the snow before me quaking and shivering as I lead the charge, four hundred of the Drazken Clan's warriors at my back in our frenzied charge down the mountainslope. Our trampling footfall and my thundering howl turn our assault into a pellmell avalanche, with us both riding and running from the snowy waves in our wake. We smash into the tribal village like the implacable military force Lorgk wishes us to be, as we come to Ugrokk's aid.

I heft my wrecking ball and hammer, muscles knotting as I toss the orb high with one hand, sweeping an arm back wide as I look for a target. Hmm... I see a smattering of elders, senior warriors and mages with the look of authority I could put a hole in... I see several igloos that bear the look of being difficult to build that could do with a solid smashing.... I see warriors all about Ugrokk and the sons of Mordre, and while I know them capable, our combined assault could strike fear unparalleled in them.





What should I target with my wrecking ball?
How brutal should we be in our retaliation against this village?
Once we're done here, what should we do, report back to Mordreden or seek out another candidate for joining Drazken (Ugrokk does have a list of names memorized)?
>[I need someone to roll for Oggroth, a 1d120, and someone to roll for Ugrokk, a 1d110. These are to be pitted against my 1d100 roll for the village.]

damn it, right before the time skip would have been a perfect time for the construction deepspawn.

>Local System could be empowered

Make it know that you are interested in being an Admin over this region in the event that the system grows to require one.

You are going to be an admin my boy

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Oggroth
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If it is assimilation you seek, it would be good to not destroy anything of importance or anything hard to rebuild.

Instead I suggest that you place a giant, magic-hammer fueled hole in the enemy lines, taking out anyone who begins to attack.

If the elders make no move to strike or prepare, leave them.

As you attack, you can call out something along the lines of 'you will pay for this insult against us. If you stand against us you will fall, if you wish to live then surrender your arms, etc'

Though knowing the Preman sense of honour, that will only make them fight all the more, and we do not want to replace Goran as a tyrant.

Hmmm
What would make a Preman stop fighting sans death?
Insults? No
Threats to family? No
Threat of death? Unlikely
Beating them into submission without slaying them? Difficult, but yes.

So here is what I think.
Retaliate, strike those who make to strike you and if they can be dispatched without death then do so.
That way you have more left alive to assimilate.

If the battle drags on, you can always do the 'let your champions fight each other' deal so that you do not destroy each other.

rolled 37 = 37

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Ugrokk, I believe in you, and that awesome new arm you have! show them the power of a magnum opus WITH 3x Power temporarily power!

rolled 74 = 74

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>>263545
Give em hell Oggroth. Attack the warriors surrounding Ugrokk. Once a team, always a team

Taking out the elders means they have no leadership. If a clan has no leadership, it is no clan. Once the elders are dead the warriors and makers will have no choice but to join another clan, or die with a dead one. Meaning they will join the Drazken clan.
Kill the leaders, expand the clan.

the senior warriors obviously, you can assimilate souls and need to compete with the Uggrock.

What should I target with my wrecking ball?
the senior warriors or elders to break their leadership.

How brutal should we be in our retaliation against this village?
do not damage any useful structures and reward loyal villagers once this is done.

Once we're done here, what should we do, report back to Mordreden or seek out another candidate for joining Drazken (Ugrokk does have a list of names memorized)?
go back to Mordreden but only after securing this village

>Death/souls empower the System
Huh, does that mean part of the reason why Eldghodd wants living mortals is that he can shore up the part of the System he oversees and maintains with the living flesh and souls of the mortals. I'm not quite sure that is correct, with the dead flesh (though flesh, living or dead, as Bang proved, contains magic that can be used, though of much less quantities than living or freshly dead) inclusion to the deal.

>Oggroth the Mountain Eater, not the Hungry Mountain
That must be just another title that basically equates to the same thing, and not another untidy appellate that should be added to the wiki...

Onto more relevant matters, the targets, I suppose would be more fear than anything else. The more Premen that survive are the more Premen that can join the Drazken. Therefore, fear-evoking actions are best (though I don't know exactly what to suggest; the only concrete action I can suggest is that perhaps striking the snow upon the ground with the ball to create a wave of snow, relatively harmless, but also concealing - use Phohn to alert Ugrokk to our intentions; silent and almost unblockable communication is awesome - for Ugrokk and the Sons of Mordre to attack, with all-but-Ugrokk screaming at the top of their lungs as they emerge charging, along with us and the warriors behind us, from the wave of snow. Ugrokk would be felling, invisible and using electrical attacks to evoke lots of fear with the invocation of his title, charismatic people who might be able to inspire the warriors to withstand the charge, and we would be sucking in the floating snow, as a demonstration and reminder of our title). Though it would fit more into Premen behavior to just kill and eat all the warriors (if that happens, make sure to eat the souls; if Oggroth can't do that, then why hasn't he approached the shamans already to learn how to see and affect disembodied souls, as that would drastically give Oggroth's capabilities a boost), and force the makers and surviving shamans, I guess, into joining the clan.

Also, be on the watch for Yetis; even if they have been quiet of late, it is not surety that they shall no longer trouble us; especially now with Kyorto gone, as she is not here to utilize her experience with illusions to identify when Yetis are near and to break them.

So on pretty much a complete tangent to the current pov, does the fact that Mordre's soul is comprised partially of Deep Spawn, and that Mordre is a budding Administrator (how does that work out? Phohn was addressing Mordre as Administrator before Mordre made the soul...), mean Mordre, whether it is the soul or the body, is producing Blood and World energy naturally (like as observed in Dorgrum) and therefore the body is becoming saturated with Administrator Blood Iron (i.e. the existant Blood Iron is being converted into Administrator Blood Iron because of the energy saturation).

Can we get status update on Oggroth?

What are his new capabilities and strengths?

[what were the old ones?]

Emba 2010/12/11(Sat)01:08 No. 263601 ID: d4f98d
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Well, here's something to hopefully help our Combat Spawn out. Shame we haven't seen most of them in action, especially Mothbern and NIhilino.

Hey, we can ask questions, right?
I love asking questions.

SO, Oggroth, how have you doing my boy?
What do you think of how things have been going lately in Mordreden and Northern Mountains in general?
Do you miss travelling with Mordre? Would you want to go on adventures with him again? Speaking of him, what is you opinion of him right now?
Why don't you wear armor anymore? You look to much like Goran these days.... we had even custom armor made for you and all...
Did you visit you home tribe? How was it there? Were they happy to see you, and how did they take the news of Goran defeat and that you participated in it?
How are Sons of Mordre doing? (always wanted to hear their thoughts and how they stand in society these days)


Concerning the attack.
Don't make it too bloody. The perfect would be to beat them into submission without killing anybody.
If they don't want to join, then they don't. We never set out to make another Dictatorship. We must deal diplomatically.
They will come around sooner or later.
Makesure there are no casualties on our side, take Ugrokk and try your luck with other village.

Seriously, I want unite the Northern Mountain through peaceful means.

[Titles are interchangeable, Hungry Mountain/Mountain Eater]

>>263593
[Check wiki for old Oggroth abilities, none have been lost, only new abilities added as a result of the shift. New abilities introduced in this post.]

>>263601
[What's this? Nihilino's soul is evolving! Nihilino can now create CHAOS ANNULMENT CORES, Order spheres that sacrifice their existence to unravel Chaos in all its forms.]

>>263548
I roar out a challenge that quakes through the air as I swing my hammer forward like inevitability.

"IF YOU TRULY THINK YOURSELVES STRONG ENOUGH TO LIVE ON YOUR OWN STRENGTH ALONE-PROVE IT!"

>>263550
[Oggroth: 74]
>>263552
>>263554
My hammer swings home as I make my choice. The wrecking ball rockets forward as snow vaporizes near me at the sheer weight of the resounding, ringing impact of metal on metal. of the seven tribal elders I spotted, three simply vanish, their misfortune at being in the way of my onslaught leaving them with crushed and ruptured bodies, the last dregs of life draining out of them as their mangled forms continue skidding and tumbling away even after I begin withdrawing my attack. ...Such paltry strength, to think themselves powerful enough to resist us. I see the fear, the uncertainty: They expected Ugrokk and the Sons to be alone, our presence and our swift, vicious response has given their attack pause. The four hundred at my back spill into the village as a ravenous wave, implacable in their violence as they cut down any that resist. ...There is no challenge here.

>>263549
[Ugrokk: 37 vs 39]
Ugrokk seems to be facing the brunt of the enemy tribe still, as while those still moving to fight were cowed by the slaying of half their elders (and the subsequent scattering the surviving leaders), those already swarming Ugrokk and the sons are undaunted. I see clubs and war picks swinging home, I see dents and dings rising in armor as it slowly warps-and I see three charred bodies locked in a deathgrip on Ugrokk's arm, weighing him down and keeping him from using his most able weapon.

Ultimately it matters not. I turn my strength, prodigious to begin with, towards wrenching a stone my size from the ground, and hurling it into the mass of warriors pressing towards Ugrokk. I see snow fly and flurry from the impact, just as I see Ugrokk taking advantage of it to fade from view as I see his free hand going to his pistol. I almost laugh as a few warriors muster up their courage to attack me, their clubs and spikes no more effective on my skin than they were against the armored Sons of Mordre. In a display of strength, I flick a finger forward with such force I knock the head off a would-be assailant. At my casual dispensation of death, the sheer scale of the power gap becomes more apparant to our foes, and coupled with the rapid casualties they are suffering after having downed all of one of our warriors....

It is one minute after our coutner-ambush that the remaining elders come forth before me, and offer themselves to save their tribe. ...I find my desire to feast on them waning as I respect their dedication to the burden of leadership. Ugrokk re-materializes as he scrapes off the burned corpses still dragging on his arm, and quickly sets to organizing the Sons and other Drazken warriors into leading our 'prisoners' This is not the first tribe we ended up taking by force... nor do I think it shall be the last. As Ugrokk organizes the exodus of this tribe to Mordreden, the Drazken clan's home ever-growing home, he spends time informing them of the bountiful supplies to be found, both in armaments and in rations. As Ugrokk begins to lead away the prisoners-soon to be clanmates-I set to gathering up corpses as the village is stripped of everything of value. I am still piling bodies when Ugrokk and his group leave, my form now the sole living thing in this village. My stomach rumbles as I labor, and I consider the one I've termed god: Mordre.

Even though he has been away for quite some time, his influence continues to pull as all down the path of strength. His Deep Spawn removed our frantic need to constantly hunt food, as Mordreden now yields enough food to feed thousands just with crops. Likewise, the southern shaman that stayed with us briefly was able to lay an enchantment on several herds of mountain goats and mountain lions alike_ We have two types of livestock now, and Delro has made sure we do not overharvest. Currently, we are the only tribe to benefit from such opulence, and this does not even count the benefit of our ruby mines.

With no one around to see, I begin feasting on the scores of dead, eating several times my body weight without gaining a pound as I convert their vestiges of life into more fragments of my power. I consider the changes I have undergone: The initial transformation, when Mordre first laid hands on me, was harrowing, with crippling dreams haunting my sleep. But after the modifications were made, after I had time to grow into my new existence, I have no complaints. My skin is like iron, nothing seems capable of fatiguing me, I can go weeks without sleep, and I possess the strength to rip apart a mountainside with my bare-hands. ...The counterbalance to my strength is hunger unending, a stomach that is never full for long. Still, my new appetites seem to bring me even closer to Mordre... closer to my personal pinnacle of strength. I know I serve him well, a thought that brings me satisfaction as I finish crunching on the last body, slurping down its spinal fluid thoughtfully.

>>263658
I have to admit I am most pleased with life in recent days. I get to fight almost every single day, I get as much food as I want, and the Drazken Clan is midway to becoming a grand clan, one with stories to be told of its current generation. I find solace in the fact there are tales of my strength, of Ugrokk's skill, of Lorgk's power. I do find myself somewhat saddened by the fact I can no longer wear the armor Mordre had forged for me, but considering I have grown another two feet in height and put on several hundred pounds of extra muscle, even if the armor wasn't still shredded from the fight with Goran I could not wear it. Besides, my skin provides comparable protection now, without weighing me down. ...While my home tribe is far away, I still desire to go there soon-on that note, I realize they are only two days journey from my current location. I had wanted to show them the Sons of Mordre when I finally go to them, to show the warriors that have quickly taken their place as a well known and feared fighting force, their expertly molded armor superior to all but the garb of chieftains.

My head whips to the side as I stare at a nearby mountainpeak: I saw it.

For just an instant, there was a patch of white fur visible before it ducked out of sight.

...Lorgk will expect Ugrokk and I to return together, not just to report but so that he can rely on our stature to sway negotiations further in our favor. ....But a yeti.... I have grown leery of their decreased presence, and agree with Lorgk that they are up to something.




What should I do?
Should I go after Ugrokk to return to Mordreden with the captives as I was ordered to?
Or should I eschew orders and hunt down the yeti I saw?
Or should I do something else?
>[Disclaimer: Attempting to be savvy diplomat or non-violent in approaching threats with Oggroth will FAIL. He is not that kind of character.]

Those Yetis are completely untrustworthy, were found in this area, and even once attempted to kill your god! THIS MUST NOT STAND!

You are the mountain! show that Yeti your fury, bash him till you get answer, then kill him anyways! NO YETI MUST SURVIVE! THEY WILL ALL BE CONSUMED FOR THE GOOD OF THE PREMEN.

>>263672
catch up with the others and warn them of the yeti, then see if there are any highly skilled trackers in the group. If possible we will head out with them to hunt and kill the yeti, if we get a skilled guide they can also double as a messenger incase we find anything important.

I wonder if we can do something about his unending hunger.

Something that can increase the efficiency of the food consumed.

I remember Oggroth should be able to digest everything, from trees, rocks to metal. Everything.
But I do not think he has teeth, mouth and tongue that can chew everything without hurting him or giving him discomfort.
Maybe we should amend that in future? Ask Figment to give Oggroth some runic enchantments in his mouth? Or find someone who can alchemically alter people.
Or maybe learn that shit ourself?

Or we could claim some very fertile land in southern regions. Make a huge-ass farm with the sole purpose of providing for Oggroth. [food would be teleported by means of tele-box]
We'll call it "Oggroths Banquet" or something.


Having Oggroth eat people is kind of .... creepy.


The yeti.
Well, don't go there alone, that's for sure.
I think you should alert Uggrokk.

This is most certainly a trap. Yetis are not as careless to make themselves seen. Keep your head cool and don't rush in there.
Don't let your power get over your head. Trollzaru is a potent enemy, not only that he might have the similar capabilities to you and Goran.

>I do find myself somewhat saddened by the fact I can no longer wear the armor Mordre had forged for me

Would you like Mordre forge you new, even more impressive armor for you? With enchantments that make you faster/lighter (or anything else, what would you prefer?)

Mhm. I agree with this. The great hunger of Oggroth is unending, but the trickery of these white devils put even a god's strength to test. We must be careful - only in the sense that charging blindly towards liers and beasts that can alter the very fabric of space and time are devils not to be dealt with lightly.

However, speed is a factor here. Mhm, an idea. Take a large rock. Carve the words 'yeti' and 'Oggroth' into it. THROW it in the direction that the Sons of Mordre and Ugroth went before charging after the yeti.

>>263672
Don't be a fool, Oggroth. If you saw that yeti, it's a decent chance that it let itself be seen to try and lure you into a trap. They're tricky bastards. Tell Ugrokk about it, and perhaps when you've safely escorted your newest recruits to Mordreden the pair of you can persuade Lorgk to let you really go yeti-hunting. Heading out alone or with a small force of warriors against them, when you know that they have strong shamans with subtle and frustrating magics to deploy against you, would be foolish.

It's a bitter conclusion, but you need to gather up a force that can actually deal with their tricks before chasing them down.

>Having Oggroth eat people is kind of .... creepy.

It's been established that Premen are cannibalistic. It might be impolite at worst I think.

We MUST hunt that yeti. However we should at least tell Ugrokk what we're doing.

>>263708
Alternatively, use Phohn; communication, which is what this situation falls under, is the main purpose for Phohn's creation, after all.

>>263708
Funny thing the "throw rock with yeti writen on it" idea occured to me too but I didnt mention it because I am fairly sure Oggroth is unable to write and that if a stone was thrown that far it would probably shatter

>>263716
The Premen don't even have a written language yet, so I doubt the plan would've ever worked even if the rock didn't shatter on impact.

Judging from the previous encounters with yetis, I postulate that this is probably a distraction so that a larger Yeti force can attack Ugrokk and our new Clanmates without Oggroth's support. Phohn Ugrokk and warn him of Yetis in the area. Let's sprint after Ugrokk, before it is too late.

>>263672

>What should I do?
Do not attack, not just yet. The Yeti are known for their deceptiveness, it's likely this one let you see it. It's trying to goad you into following it while you are alone. Instead shrug your shoulders as if dismissing what you have seen as a trick of the eyes and catch up to Ugrokk. Wait until you get home and then tell him what you've seen, that way you can report this to Lorgk together. Then suggest a plan to Lorgk. In this plan you would pretend to go out alone into the mountains to investigate what you thought you saw, the Yetis will likely see this and come down to attack, but what they won't know is that you have Ugrokk and other Premen wearing mounds of Yeti furs following you in stealth to aid you.

>>263716
There are more problems to the idea than just that. Premen do not have any form of written language. So not only can't Oggroth write, no Premen can write. And beyond that there wouldn't be a point because the Yetis couldn't understand what was written because they don't speak Premen, let alone any newly formed written variant.

>>263740
Another thought, perhaps Trollzaru wants Oggroth for a specific reason. He took Goran's arm and is trying to make himself as powerful as Goran once was, what if he recognizes what Oggroth has become and wants to use him to expedite the process?

>>263692
[IMPULSIVE OGGROTH ACTS ON FIRST SUGGESTION]

There is no time. Hail bombards the mountains, if I moved to intercept Ugrokk first I would have no chance of tracking the yeti . With Ugrokk armed, accompanied by the Sons of Mordre and several hundred Drazken warriors, he should be fine. I bound across the snowy landscape, great one-legged leaps carrying me through the snow without needing to slog through its weight. I reach the mountain peak I saw the yeti about in a single minute, and as I crest its peak in a breathless rush. Immediately spears thud into my exposed form, dozens smashing into my body-

And breaking against my iron-hard hide as I cast my gaze about, seeking my foes.

There, before me, thirty feet down the slopes, yetis. Two dozen at most.... and I do not see Trollzaru amongst them. My mouth splits wide in an ugly grin as I finally get the chance to try something I've considered for a time. I charge down the slop as implacably as an avalanche, the unready yetis attempting to flee. I see the runic tattoos of yeti shaman: Perhaps if they had stood and fought they could have accomplished something. I shall never know.

They cannot outrace me, and I can pick them up one per hand. Only one survives to make it to the bottom of the mountain in her frantic flight as I consume her companions one by one, not even bothering to kill them before hand. Finally the last survivor stumbles panting to the snowy ground amidst the hailstorm, rabid fear painting her furred leathery face as she looks up at my looming, gore covered form. I pick her up and march back up the mountainside, reclaiming my hammer and wrecking ball as I crest the peak. It takes me little time, but I make my way back to the village, then set to catching up with Ugrokk and the others, only having to threateningly squeeze my prisoner three times before she seems to resign herself.

...This was too easy. The yeti have proven themselves careful opportunists in the past-yet as I crest another ridge and see Ugrokk's party unmolested, I wonder, where is the bite, the pain? Hopefully, the captive can yield some answers. ...A pleasing bonus to compensate for the less than stellar recruitment attempt. ...And another chance to show up Ugrokk. With dusk turning to twilight, I continue onward, back towards Mordreden. ....I will prove to Mordre we are strong enough he need not shelter us...


............................................................[PERSPECTIVE SHIFT: VONJEEN] ............................................................



[DAY 156: DAY 6 OF WEEK 1 OF MONTH 5:]
[Lorthday of the First Cycle of Libiturnius (Summer)]

I get up at dawn as I am wont to do, taking a moment to carefully regard my face in the mirror, as has become my morning ritual. ....Still no need to shave. My razor remains unused.... for now. I wash myself with a bucket of water, toweling myself down before I put on my normal vestments, leaving my sword and armor within the room. Twenty minutes after waking I open the door-to immediately be set upon by one of father's men. I am told I am needed in the golem storage facility. I do not speak, not trusting myself to refrain from overt stuttering, but simply nod and set out, checking the dagger at my side in its sheath. When I make my way to the building in question, it is to find that ally of Mordre, the red-haired Senth, lazily sprawled out on top of the Blue Devil. Staff unsure of how to proceed look to me for guidance. ....This is not the first time he has been caught napping here.... does the innately warmed metal appeal so as a place to rest?

The issue is that this man aided in saving my father's life. He is also an ally of someone I feel certain father has decided is his friend for life. Lastly, he has been instrumental in maintaining the volatile prison population in check, which led to the revenue from selling their armaments. ...To counter balance this he has blatently and consistently shown a lack of respect in his interactions with any and everyone, and does not restrict his shenanigans to the prisoners, frequently caught mildly terrorizing our soldiers when not otherwise occupied. He seems to find it funny, and likewise thinks nothing of the multiple requests made to him concerning curtailing his behavior.



How should I approach this situation?
Would a hard-line approach or a conciliatory approach be more advantageous?
Given my tendency to stutter, what exactly should I say?

>>263752
Just ignore him. Go about your business around him. Although, do you enjoy his antics?

And other then that, hows life been? How's dad, how's sis, what do you think of Mordre, and Bang and Keddic? What are any local trading partners you have other then Mordre's group? You got a girl? What do you do for fun? How goes the war? Stuffing or Potatos?

>>263754
2nding on questions.

If you need the Blue devil then we'll have to ask him to make place other than that there is really nothing we can do about him.
On the subject of Blue Devil. What do you think of new upgrades that Mordre did? Have you had to to test it?

What are your capabilities bu the way? You are not as weak as it seems at a first glance.

Also, why do you stutter so much, dammit!?

>>263755
Nah, if you need the Devil, just get in and start moving with Senth atop.

>>263752
Stop a troll trolling but without insulting or greatly displeasing them?

Mabey find them a more entertaining target?

>>263757
Why hasn't Senth been assigned to the yeti problem yet?

>>263760
good idea but then who would tramatize the DoD prisioners into submision?

We have paid Senth, right?

How much we'll we need to pay him/have paid him?

Either way, we should have Dregas deal with payment, I'm sure he'll negotiate a better deal. Even though we are pretty damn rich, I don't want us to throw money away.

Senth doesn't seem to respect authority much in any form, so a hardline approach is likely to backfire, or not work at all.

Think of him like a cat. Go hardline ranting, and he'll just be sneaky about what he does. And spiteful. Or ignore you.

ON THE OTHER HAND, you can choose to not give the cat attention. Y'know, I'm pretty sure you haven't got the full hang of utilizing the new and improved Blue Devil. Now's as good a time as any for some precision maneuvering testing. How fast do you think you can make it go, eh?

>>263754
For the moment I ignore him as I start accepting my morning stream of reports as I have the crew start preparing the Blue Devil. As I confirm that nothing of note has changed overnight, I spend some time considering life in recent days. Senth's antics can at times be amusing this I freely admit, but he is incessant. It is hard to genuinely become irritated, as finally the family is back together again, sister Valiria home as well. ...While only recently met, I find myself in turns suspicious and supremely grateful of the tremendous aide we have received from these chance met allies. ...I also note their castellen to by all reports be a shrewd trader. Yet not once have I heard of any name in that party save the fourth Keddic Harksburton, who I know only through knowledge of his family. Magnum Bang? Mage Mordre? Senth? I do not question their talents, but why have I heard of none of them? Bang can be explained by clearly being of Desparden origin, where I do not have any contacts, but what of Mordre or Senth? ...Questions for a more peaceful time.... though such can be frustratingly difficult to find nowadays. I shall have to resign myself to following my father's example, and taking them at face value. ...Besides, they beat out Swohein's AND our few State underground connections in terms of total trade, we seem to be stuck with them.

I consider sending for Shanly, but realize I have booked myself too tightly. Already too busy to participate in a genuine relationship, I am finding it difficult to meet with my maid on a regular basis to clear my head. Still, these reports from the northing are interesting to say the least. Massively torn up landscape, thousands of Domintus soldiers dead, warped armor with crushed bearers, massive metal shards and crystal blocks jutting forth like mass tombstones. At least ten thousand are confirmed dead-and for two days this battle has been proceeding. My contact in Swohein charged a hefty fee for it, but I consider it inconsequential. ...So, Mordre comes down here, and helps end the southern front, while at the same time some similar fate starts to befall the northern front. ....Something to investigate.

The war, if these reports from the north are accurate, is going well from our perspective. The northern army can't sweep straight south and around the state capital to come at us with whatever it is that assaults it, while the main force has only just begun to lay siege to the capital. I have had reports that they were also armed with hand-cannons, and so for now can actually provide cover for limited supplies and messages to get through while the army sets up. The Pale Lady and Domintus where witnessed, but as of the last report had not taken part in the battle yet. I have been told they have the supplies and armed forces to comfortably last months like this.... assuming those two stay out of it, letting their Knight Captains do their jobs.

>>263755
I climb into the Blue Devil's open chest, patiently waiting as the assorted clamps and restraints are locked about my body, and the suit prepared. I seal the access hatch in the chest as I begin running through the list so far on what has changed in the suit since modifications... again, a boon from Mordre.

-A buffer exists between my soul and the suit itself. Its existence is obviously an example of Soul magic. ...Dad told me not to worry about it, and said he just re-activated a preexisting ability. Regardless of the truth, the fact remains that I can manipulate a respectable amount of flames without any risk to my soul for an indefinite period.
-I can reach up to forty feet from the suit in any given direction with flared spike of Orderfire, and disintegrate whatever it touches. This flaring creates quite a kickback.
-I can create an all encompassing aura about myself of Orderfire that acts as a reactive shield.
-The buffer seems to provide enough passive power that the metal of the suit, a dark black with a hint of red in its worn and pitted surface, seems to have woken up. It now gleams as if freshly polished, and emits a passive heat-and has proven horrifically poisonous in direct skin contact, the staff now using modified steel gauntlets to provide a non-living barrier. ...For reasons unexplained, Senth has proven completely immune to this contact poison, and refuses to answer any questions as to why.
-The suit has become more responsive in general.

>>263756
>>263765
I confirm the last readout, and channel the Will trigger into the bypass lock of State design built into this suit's interface-

And it moves. Senth blinks and grumbles as I shift and he slides, teleporting himself by increments in a mad bid to stay sprawled over the suit's shoulder. He still has not opened his eyes as I finish standing and stomp out into the open testing ground, twenty feet tall. I decide that those thoughts rumbling in my head of turning recoil to flight can be indulged, and will be an excellent way to shake off Senth. If he wishes to play this game... then I will play.

I crouch and leap, flaring Orderfire from my back and my feet, trying recklessly for flight from the clearing-In truth all I end up getting is a massive leap-that carries me outside the outpost walls. ...That was several hundred feet. ...A useful trick, but no flight, and that was the maximum output possible without tapping... other sources. I suppose flight is still not an option. As I flare Orderfire again before landing, searing an ashy crater for my impact mid-deceleration, I note Senth to STILL be sprawled on my shoulder... and sporting a grin as, eyes still shut, his hands move to pull out his pipe and pouch... he plans to smoke the moment he awakens then? ....This one, I swear.....




Well, I have established massive jumps that last several seconds and cover hundreds of feet are possible, what else would I want to test?

So... Northern and Souther DoD army defeated.
Where there any other armies except for the Main one?
How big is the main army, again?

>what else would I want to test

I dunno.... what were you planning on doing today, anyway?

>, I note Senth to STILL be sprawled on my shoulder...
Seriously, just leave him alone and ignore him.
Do whatever you want to do like he's not there. If your actions inadvertently threaten him, he will no doubtely teleport away.
If not.... well, he doesn't impede you in any way, right?

Don't flare your orderfire shield or anything. There's being a rascal, and then theres being a callous dick. Find a nearby tree or something, and try this:

If you can flare orderfire from just about anywhere on the Blue Devil, try jetting it from the back of your elbow as you strike. A rocket punch.

Also, Shanly, eh? Public or private relationship, and any reason for it being private if so?

How old are you, anyway?

What's Valiria been up to in this downtime? She seems like the sort that likes to be doing something all the time.

Ask for a puff. I'm sure he can magic you some, even inside the suit, Spacebending and all that.

>>263803
I wouldn't recommend it.

Seriously.

Trying to move a highly focused tractomancer is a pretty futile task. If you really want Senth to leave then pay him to go do something somewhere and not come back.

Rather than flying, how about directing the thrust horizontally? If you form a small buffer under your feet and propel forwards can you slide across the ground to move quickly and efficiently?

Consider that there is more than one way to deal with a person like Senth, there is always both carrot and stick. Seemingly so carefree, the stick of course is ineffective.

However, what if instead of being a mere mild annoyance, he was instead hurting a friend? this seems less in his character. If a deepening of the 'feel' of alliance, or a feeling of friendship was to foster, he might listen on grounds of kindness instead of orders. Also, considering you once again know nothing about the guy, it would solve that issue. Plus, if he is under the employ of those others, he may know things about them.

Besides, he may be genuinely useful or knowledgeable, you never know.

Oh, also, have you always had that stutter? what is your sister like?

Nah, man, ask for a couple puffs. You're stressed out man, need something to relax a bit, clear your head.

>>263800
I hit upon an intermediary use of the Orderfire spike recoil as I pull back a fist, setting my elbow as the origin point. Blue flames jet out as the massive metal arm rockets forward, carrying my entire Golem Armor forward several steps with it. My punch was at least thrice as swiftly accelerated as any I have observed in all prior incidents. I try something similar with a point on the back of my heel, my front kick whipping through the air so swiftly I only barely avoid overbalancing, my arms pinwheeling. ...I can designate any surface of the armor for one of those Order fire pillars, and the recoil it brings... I could make all movements swifter, with an appropriately shifting set of thrust vectors. It would be highly intensive and situational in application, but there is no time like the present to begin learning. I spend several minutes getting a feel for how the suit's weighting and aerodynamics affect its movements.

>>263801
I consider how my sister has been so busy with interrogating the prisoners, looking for scraps of information about the main force. The Pure Lady, Domintus, three knight captains and fifty thousand soldiers, this she delves into for specifics. She seems to plan to interview each and every prisoner, to insure no fabricated tales slip through. ...She is nothing if not thorough.

>>263810
No flying.... I may have to act properly so as not to spoil the hard won respect I have garnered at the age of seventeen, but I wonder, could I still have a bit of fun with this suit? I have ample evidence that recoil can considerably shift the suit-have I not also seen that exuding Orderfire from the suits feet atomizes what it stands on, making anything seem as slippery as ice? Would this not mean I could slip and slide about the ground, burning a path as I propel myself with recoil? ...Shortly enough I am putting theory to the test, as I leave ash-filled furrows in the ground where my feet pass as I jet about, sliding with considerable speed, having to keep my stance low and adaptive to avoid issues when cornering. ...I believe I am reaching speeds around seventy miles an hour like this. As incredible as that is, not just for mibility gains but for general evasiveness, I find my enthusiasm curtailed as I note Senth happily puffing away on that old wood pipe, still pretending to snooze on my shoulder.

I spend my morning carefully logging all the results of my numerous tests, all while Senth resolutely clings to his smokey perch, still unfazed by the poisonous metal. Lunchtime rolls around, and I bring the Blue Devil back in, leaving it in the care of its meticulous staff as I disengage myself and move towards the main hall. ...Surprise surprise, Senth is coming to join us, muzzily rubbing sleep out of his eyes as he theatrically yawns while following me. I can hardly believe he near my age with how irresponsible he is.

In short enough order father, sister, Senth and I are all seated at a curved table before several long tables where officers and Hounds alike take advantage of our ample food supplies. ...Dining conversation, lovely.




Is there anything I would like to discuss with Senth, Carkiano or Valiria while we eat?
Or should I simply enjoy my meal in peace?

Ask Senth what he's smokin and if you can have some.

See if you can make friends with him.

Hmm, Im not so sure that trying to convince Vonjeen to get high is ever going to bear fruit, given how...regimented and responsible his mannerisms make him out to be.

"Sister, I just realized I've heard little of what you've been up to since you left. If I may ask, what have you been up to?"

ask your sister how she feels about working with Mordre.

>>263839
>Is there anything I would like to discuss with Senth, Carkiano or Valiria while we eat?
Prior to this meal you expressed concern at not having heard of Senth. Stir up some conversation and ask him why a skilled Tractomancer like himself isn't more widely spoken of in these parts. Then you can ask him about how he met Mage Mordre and of any other adventures he's had. You could swap stories. Doing this could ingratiate you towards Senth and perhaps curtail his pranks.

And if talk of the war is allowed at the table you may want to see what your father and sister think of certain topics, like what has occurred at the northern front. Do you or they know anything of the Pale Lady and Domintus? And what of the three captains they have along with them in the main attack force, know anything beyond their names? Finally what do they think of the Aurockoth sighting Mage Mordre had outside your lands?