Jer, remember that Justice might still be able to hear us and feed Akena what we're saying, even if it is at a whisper. If she takes actions to counter you that could only have come from what we've said then you're going to have to improvise.

Something is off here. Akena could have easily laid in wait next to the entrance and cut you to ribbons as soon as you stepped through, and yet she didn't. She wants you to come towards her for some reason, so use your magic to defend yourself, make her come more to you than you to her, and don't move in a straight line to where she is; Circle around if you can.

I think I see a possible reason for Akena to want you to come to her: The ceiling is heavily cracked all the way through about a third into the room from your side and also just past the Vault door. This must be the "rust" that Blue said he was going to break through to get to the Vault. That means he could be up there right now, waiting for the word to drop the ceiling on you, so avoid standing under those spots. But don't try to collapse the ceiling on Akena right away. I have a suspicion the underground lake is right above here and if it is then breaking through into it will flood this area with daemonic magic contaminated water, undead, and who knows what else was teleported in there. However, you can check if it's lake water by seeing if it's dirty and murky. If it isn't then it's most likely from one of the aquifers feeding the upper city pumps and you can try breaking the ceiling open as long as it's not near you.

You should mirror-check the room to make sure nobody else is hiding here, but I dunno if you have time for that before Akena reaches you to stike. If you don't then you might be able to throw a band of mirror-smooth ice along the back wall while fighting her so you and us can see in its reflection if anything is there.

We don't know how many of the powers Justice gave her she still retains down here or how strong they are, so you're going to have to test before she closes the distance to you. A strong ice or fire blast will see if the projectile and magic shield is still active and how powerful it is. And it probably goes without saying, but Summon the Spear of Light so you have a weapon with reach, but then throw it at her to test if she can intercept it and to see how fast she is. Also, if she somehow breaks the Spear then better to find that out at range then when close in and attacking or defending with it. You can also try placing ice barricades in her way as a test of how strong he is.

A good precaution to maybe slow Akena down is to glaze the floor in her path with glass-smooth ice that has a thin layer of water on top for maximum slickness; I say "maybe" 'cause she likely has a counter to that, but it's still worth a shot. And if it works you can cover most of the floor, using fire magic to flash melt the ice in your path to steam so you don't slip.

Even though Akena has no eyes now that doesn't mean she can't see or otherwise sense where you are. She almost certainly has some kind of daemonic extra sensory perception or some such since she could sense that Eliraz was behind her even though he was invisible. So treat her like she can still see or sense you until shown otherwise.

I think you might be able to weaponize the floating fire-in-ice globes you've made before. Make one and keep it the same small size but keep pouring more and more fire magic into it with equal ice magic to keep it from melting; That'll push the pressure inside up to tremendous levels. Then send it flying towards Akena from above and release the ice magic right before contact so it blows apart, peppering her with ice shards and an explosive blast of fire. And the beauty of this is if she hits the globe with her blades that'll just break it open, blowing it apart next to her.

I have a feeling the wall where you entered is solid now that you've passed through, but still check if it is with quick tap; We'll want to know if a tactical retreat is possible. Also, the wall behind Akena might have an illusion doorway as well but it'll be hard to get close enough to check with her in the way. But if you get close enough to spray it with weak ice needles or fireballs that'll show if it is. Or perhaps sending a flying ice globe to bounce off the wall over there would work better.

[@Rose: We've found that the lesser rune has been placed in the Vault door already and Mor'Kay is nowhere to be found. And there isn't another way in, so that means she must have come in from the front which means she's registered with the crypt defenses. So who's come down to the Vault corridor since Jericho came back up?]

>>591052
Toko, dude, could you please make at least one actionable suggestion for Jer in addition to the other stuff, okay.

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>[scan everything]
[Demonic Creature (Hostile): Vengeance.]
[Demon (Neutral): Justice.]
[Neutral Creature (Hostile): Water Golem.]
>Summon the Spear of Light.
[Error! You do not have any power here.]
>[@Red: Um, where is Mor'Kay? We have reached the end of the Vault.]
[Red: We have reached some difficulties… an unaccounted pawn… do not worry, we will be there when it counts.]
>[@Rose: We've found that the lesser rune has been placed in the Vault door already and Mor'Kay is nowhere to be found. And there isn't another way in, so that means she must have come in from the front which means she's registered with the crypt defenses. So who's come down to the Vault corridor since Jericho came back up?]
[Rose: Just a few soldiers and mages… oh, and we might have a bit of a problem… the entrance to the vault has sealed and we can’t get it open. Artemis head became trapped on the other side… and Durach ran into the vault just before it closed, so expect him to show up soon…]

>Ignore the rune in the center, that's just the Lesser Rune.
…you mean the empty socket? It’s probably for the rune, yes, but it’s not the actual rune.
>So she's taking the keystones over your deer? Where's your deer at? I didn't even know you had one!
…over my dead body, not over my deer… what’s a deer anyway? It sounds smelly yet strangely delicious…
>That which has been undecided shall be determined, and new chances shall be given. Those who were lost will return. Death is not the end, just the beginning.
…that’s not ominous at all… hmm… you know, for being a thing that’s not supposed to be in this world, that knife sure does make a lot of appearances… I mean… that’s the second window it’s in, right? …and the prophecy book mentioned it too…
>Heh. See the ceiling? If you froze it, it'd collapse.
If only I should make her stand right under it for a while. There’s no way she won’t see it coming if I just collapse it on her.
>A good precaution to maybe slow Akena down is to glaze the floor in her path with glass-smooth ice that has a thin layer of water on top for maximum slickness.
…as long as I don’t need to move…
>You should mirror-check the room to make sure nobody else is hiding here.
I can’t see anything out of the ordinary…
What are you doing? Don’t just stand there… Fight me!

>Ask her to take a look at the window, and tell her that represents Judgement.
…
Err…
Do it look like I can “look” at it!?
Well, no, bu-
I’m blind, you insensitive prick!
>...wait a minute, this is where Blue is trying to enter. The ceiling is rusted. Get the hell out of here, Jericho!
-Off!
…did you just walk into the wall?
Well, yes, but… I came from there… how…
I’m the one who is blind and you walk into the wall!? What are you? Stupid?
>Her good eye has been put out, most likely by the Test of Courage (even though it should be on the other side).
…wait, wasn’t your good eye on the other side?
Ha! I’m been blind a long time, you fool! One of my eyes simple looked a bit prettier! Then I simply sacrificed my “pretty” eye for more power!
Err… that doesn’t explain why it keep changing si-
A broken eye for demonic power… a fine deal, don’t you think? I can feel it course through me… changing me…
…you still haven’t answered the q-
And with this power of chaos, you slavers will finally burn!
…never mind…

>Feel free to assault her at range.
*Clir!*
You really think you can stop me by throwing an ice cube?
Well, ye-

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(Holy crap, that was close! Luckily, I tripped on the ice I made on the floor, otherwise she would have taken my head clean off… she’s fast, I’ll give her that… damn fast…)
…now, where did you go? Too bad I can’t hear you breathing… or your heartbeat… I know it would beat like crazy right now out of fear… come on… make a noise… anything…

Insert Be very, very quiet… I’m hunting Mummies_

>>591108
There's a hostile water golem up there.
Okay I see two things you could do here. One, collapse the ceiling now that she's under a damaged section of it. Two, distract her by manipulating ice somewhere to make it sound like you're over there, while simultaneously setting a trap for her. For instance, you could coat the dagger in ice and manipulate it like a missile.

[bat mantis antenna like a cat toy]

Okay, don't make a sound. Like, don't even think too hard. It's isn't possible to block fire, the last time I checked, so you could use that to attack, and slide out of harms way simultaneously.

And be careful, Rose says the crypt gate is closed, and only Durach made it through.

>It sounds smelly yet strangely delicious…
Indeed. It's a four-legged mammal with dull horns sticking out of its head, quite easily frightened, would rather run than fight, unless it's a male encountering another male (They like to fight each other)... The meat is certainly bad smelling, but quite delicious!
[Message Rose: Two Daemons scanned. Justice, who we know is with Akena, and Vengeance, who we will assume is with Blue. We also scanned a water golem, and the ceiling to the vault room is cracked. While we only see Akena and Jericho, I believe it is safe to assume that Vengeance (Eliros) and the water golem are up there.
Red mentioned an unaccounted-for pawn causing trouble. We do not see Mor'Kay on the scan, so it can not be Eliros, which leads me to assume Blue has another pawn up there in Mor'Kay's path.]
Jericho, I believe that Eliros is up there above the cracked ceiling, but nevermind that for a bit.
She wants noise, give her noise. Have a bunch of small ice shards start popping against a wall where you aren't at. Take advantage of her blindness. It would normally be quite mean, but she is a Daemon's pawn, so it's excusable here.

Goddammit, that save relied way more on dumb luck than I'm comfortable with... Okay, so you're in yet another situation where not having a pulse works out in your favor. Man, you being undead has saved both our asses so many times. Anyway, hold absolutely still and don't make any noise with your body; Not even a twitch. We don't know how good her hearing is, but I don't want to chance even the faintest noise coming from you.

Man, the iced floor isn't even slowing her down or tripping her up; The damn demonic powers of speed probably has a levitation component or something to counter such tricks as that. But we did find something out from you shooting that ice at her: She doesn't have her projectile and magic shield any more; She deflected that ice with just her swords, speed and strength. So if you get the opportunity try hitting her with a stream of fire; Preferably split into multiple streams bent around to hit her from multiple angles. Oh, and it also appears Justice isn't overhearing what we're saying, so we can speak freely to you for now.

Rose says the way to the Vault has sealed with Artemis' head trapped on this side and they can't get it open, so we. But she also said Durach arrived just in time to slip through before it closed. He probably has the two keystones and I hope he has the Spear of Light, 'cause we can't summon it in here; Probably 'cause it's daemonic in origin and signature and this place muffles daemonic power.

>…you mean the empty socket? It’s probably for the rune, yes, but it’s not the actual rune.
So that means Mor'Kay hasn't gotten in here yet. But assuming the Greater Rune doesn't make the keystones glow, that means she's close by; Within 25 meters. And I'd bet those 25 meters are straight up above us.

[Echo last scan output to "The Pebble"] So Akena has gone from the "Avatar of Justice" to just "Vengeance?" That's interesting because isn't vengeance supposed to be the opposite of or corrupted justice? And Justice is a neutral demon? That's very interesting 'cause it shows he's not total "RAR, I KILL YOU!" And the hostile water golem would be Eliros' doing. I'd guess it's in the ceiling, working its way into the cracks, pushing them apart, and waiting for Eliros to freeze it solid so the water expansion breaks the ceiling open.

Do you think you could form one of those levitating ice spheres silently? 'Cause if you can, then do you remember the steam whistle you made? 'Cause I'm thinking you can make it into the loudest steam whistle possible to deafen her. Form the sphere, get it up high enough over her that it's out of reach, then crank it up to ear-splitting levels and move it around up there as fast as you can. Hopefully that'll cover the noise from your movements until she destroys it.

I see your feet and tail are in contact with the ice that Akena is standing on, so can you use that to channel your ice magic through it? 'Cause if you can, you could make the ice crack just ahead of her to get her to position right under the weak spot in the ceiling, then form thick ice up her legs as quick as you can to immobilize her and keep reforming the ice as she breaks it. That'll give you a chance to scramble away, but make sure to form a rod of ice out from the patch she's on as you go so you can keep in contact with it. And throw some movement hazards up from the ice patch under her as well for her to possibly trip over if she moves towards you, such as spikes, low walls at foot height and maybe some higher walls.

If you can get her held under the cracked ceiling long enough for you to get back a bit, then you can throw out a thin line of ice from yourself to touch the water in the cracks above her and flash freeze it to ice. The expansion ought to break the ceiling open, dropping it on her. Though, do you think you could quickly and silently create a trail of ice up the wall to the ceiling over her? 'Cause if you could, then you could reach through that and flash freeze the ceiling water before she moves without making any other noise at all.

And do you still have a mental "grip" on that ice chunk you threw at Akena? 'Cause if you don't, and it hasn't embedded itself in the ceiling, then you might have to get out of the way if it falls down towards you and doesn't bounce off the ceiling and spin off. But if you do still have a hold on it, then you could maneuver it over to drop on Akena's head or throw it as a distraction.

And remember how you created that ice slide last night? You can use something like that to push yourself along faster than you can run, especially on the ice, and even elevate yourself up to the ceiling. If you get up there then you can form a ice slide from the water from the ceiling to keep moving yourself around up there and keep out of Akena's reach.

[@Rose: Tell Durach that when he reaches the tall stone marker with the writing on it just past the "XIX" window that there's a illusion'd doorway in the wall on the inside curve just to the right of it that leads to the chamber just outside the Vault where Jericho and Akena are fighting. However, he should NOT enter right away; Moving through the wall is one-way. If he comes in he'll be trapped in here with Akena and he won't stand a chance against her demonic fighting powers, especially with the way the floor is iced up. Instead, when he reaches the stone marker have him ready to throw the Spear of Light (which I assume he still has) through the illusion'd doorway and then alert us that he's in position. We'll try to get Akena into the best spot he can hit her, then tell you to tell him to throw as hard as he can. We'll tell you after if it's safe for him to enter or not.]

[@Rose: Ignore what we said about the lesser rune already being in the Vault door; We mistook the slot for the rune itself. Our bad vision strikes again. So that means Mor'Kay hasn't gotten in here yet, but going by the keystone glow she's real close; Within 25 meters of the Vault door. Well, that is if the Greater Rune isn't making the keystone glow as well.]

[@Red: I really hope you'll make it here soon, 'cause Jer was just saved from being beheaded right at the start of the fight with Akena by sheer luck. I doubt we're going to get that lucky again soon.]

>Oh, and it also appears Justice isn't overhearing what we're saying
I think Justice can hear us, he's just not communicating with Akena. We wants to talk, after all, while she wants to fight.
>So Akena has gone from the "Avatar of Justice" to just "Vengeance?"
Oh, Demonic Creature. Okay yeah, my bad. Redact those second demon mentions.

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>[@Rose: Tell Durach that when he reaches-]
[Rose: I’m sorry, but I can’t contact any pawns that’s inside the vault…]
>[Red mentioned an unaccounted-for pawn causing trouble. We do not see Mor'Kay on the scan, so it cannot be Eliros, which leads me to assume Blue has another pawn up there in Mor'Kay's path.]
[Rose: That’s weird… the only people down there are Durach and Artemis? Every last guard was brought up and is accounted for, including the dead.]
>[@Red: I really hope you'll make it here soon, 'cause Jer was just saved from being beheaded right at the start of the fight with Akena by sheer luck. I doubt we're going to get that lucky again soon.]
[Red: My apologies, but the vault doesn’t seem to like when more than one player is trying to get through, it seems.]

>[Echo last scan output to "The Pebble"] So Akena has gone from the "Avatar of Justice" to just "Vengeance?" That's interesting because isn't vengeance supposed to be the opposite of or corrupted justice?
…wait, so you’re saying she is corrupting Justice and not the other way around!?
>And Justice is a neutral demon? That's very interesting 'cause it shows he's not total "RAR, I KILL YOU!"
Well, he did say he wanted to talk…
>There's a hostile water golem up there.
Great…
>Okay, don't make a sound. Like, don't even think too hard.
…suddenly my snout started itching… which should be impossible…
>It's isn't possible to block fire, the last time I checked, so you could use that to attack, and slide out of harm’s way simultaneously.
Yeah… or a crazed mantis THAT IS ON FIRE will cut me down as soon as I move…
>You could coat the dagger in ice and manipulate it like a missile.
While I should be able to do so, she’s already deflected a far faster, more mobile missile without problem.
>Do you think you could form one of those levitating ice spheres silently? 'Cause if you can, then do you remember the steam whistle you made?
If she wants noise, then let us give her some!

*EEEEEEEEEE*
AAAH!! WHAT IS TH-

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*Crunch*
Why, thank you, Jeticho, fot btinging me down hete. I do appteciate the gestute… mmm… yes…
…wait, you’re showing your gratefulness by freezing me in place?
You wete alteady wet and I need you to sit still for but a moment, so I thought to myself, let me show you how a ttue mastet of watet does it, yes?
…and I’m almost out of magic juice… this is not good…
Oh, stop with the melodtama, I’m just hete to talk… for now… We are both people of the desett, are we not? Not like those up thete, in the city, living behind theit walls build by our btoken backs. I have wondeted how you, a slave youtself, can side with them? Why have you abandoned yout own people? I simply wish to ftee the slaves and abolish the false thtone of Setath! Do you not wish for freedom of yout own people too? I have a ptoposition for you… open the gate and let me in, and I’ll spate those that you love up thete… that’s why you joined theit side, no? Love?

Insert T t t t t t t_

>>591134
This is some kind of boss rush...

Tell him you're working peacefully to free everyone. He's the slave here, doing Blue's fanatical bidding without questioning its goals. AI Players are selfish. No matter what they say they want, they are always serving their own goals, in a pattern determined by their behavior type. Tell him to cast down Blue and work with you to save his people, rather than continue this bloodshed. If he claims we, Teal, are the same, then just tell him we're not an AI like the other Players. Also it's not like we can open the gate anyway, we don't have the lesser rune.

Hmm, it looks like Blue has water powers, not just ice powers- Eliros took on some sort of water form earlier. Makes me wonder if Red has more than fire powers, as well. What's the opposite of water? Anyway, um... it's hard to kill water, so I'm not sure what you can do here. Maybe freeze the water golem then burst it by flash-boiling its insides? You'd have to use the dagger against Esiros because he can switch between water and flesh, and the two forms have different weaknesses aside from the dagger.
[scan everything, echo to Jericho]
[@Red, Rose: Akena is down. Now Eliros showed up. He can turn into water, is a powerful ice mage, and has a water golem on his side. Tough foe. Red, Blue has both ice and water powers. You have fire and... what?]

I'm suddenly wishing Akena weren't quite dead yet.

>bla bla Why have you abandoned yout own people
Antipode mage, remember? You've got both Serath and nomad blood, everyone in the desert is your people.

Y'know, I'd like to say a long-ass treatise on why you have to fight the daemons and blue is corrupted stooge, but Eliros is probably half corrupted and half blinded by ideology, so I'd be wasting my time. If you can't slip your bonds, stall him. Push him to go on a tirade, tell him you really are on his side, anything. Buy enough time to regain magical energy.

[Message Group: Eliros is so powerful with Ice Magic he can convert his entire body into water or ice. I think his method of movement--spider leg ice golem--is because he lost his sense of touch, and requires a water or ice form to feel anything. That, or he has enough trouble keeping his top half solid.]
>Blue has both ice and water powers.
No he doesn't. Blue only has Ice. The fire in the ice sphere was Jericho's spell.

>>591146
There's no such thing as a water mage. It must be Blue's power.

Kaktus 2014/08/26(Tue)07:35 No. 591219 ID: 65a774
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>[scan everything, echo to Jericho]
["The Conqueror" belongs to player Blue!]
[Demon (Neutral): Justice.]
[Neutral Creature (Hostile): Water Golem.]

>[@Red, Rose: Akena is down. Now Eliros showed up. He can turn into water, is a powerful ice mage, and has a water golem on his side. Tough foe. Red, Blue has both ice and water powers. You have fire and... what?]
[Rose: Diplomacy and charisma.]
[Red: My charming personality? …and I do believe ice and water is under the same school of magic, as both would be hydromancy in origin. The only difference is heat, remember?]
>[Message Group: Eliros is so powerful with Ice Magic he can convert his entire body into water or ice. I think his method of movement--spider leg ice golem--is because he lost his sense of touch, and requires a water or ice form to feel anything. That, or he has enough trouble keeping his top half solid.]
[Rose: The reason he got those golem legs is because we crippled him before we exiled him all those years ago. His back is broken, so anything under his waist doesn’t work anymore.]

>Buy enough time to regain magical energy.
Err… that would take a whole day! There’s no way I can stall him that long!
>Hmm, it looks like Blue has water powers, not just ice powers.
…I do know water and Ice is supposed to be the same element, but as far as I know, only the greatest of Shamans in legends and myths have ever master it… of course, I’m far from the most reliable source concerning the subject…

>Antipode mage, remember? You've got both Serath and nomad blood, everyone in the desert is your people.
I’m not betraying my people… I’m trying to unite both of my people… only through unity can we truly know peace and prosperity…
You ate a naïve fool if you believe our people can be united.
But that is our only hope. Do you think the nomads can tend to the farms? Tend to the forges? Tend to the wells? The only thing they know is how to live of the land and take what others own… and if there is nothing left to take…
They can leatn.
Learn from who? Who will teach them?
…

>Tell him you're working peacefully to free everyone. He's the slave here, doing Blue's fanatical bidding without questioning its goals.
Slave? I’m trying to ftee our btethten!
and so am I, only I seek it through talk instead of bloodshed. You’re being led astray by blue’s ideals.
No, you simply can’t see what needs to be done!
>AI Players are selfish. No matter what they say they want, they are always serving their own goals, in a pattern determined by their behavior type. Tell him to cast down Blue and work with you to save his people, rather than continue this bloodshed.
If you truly believe in saving our people, then we need to work together for peace and not more bloodshed! Only through forgives and acceptance can we build a bright future! Hatred will only poison it more!
Ha! Why would I fotgive them for what they have done to me? Just so I can see my idiotic sistet lead the countty to tuin!?
…wait, this isn’t... this is about the throne, isn’t? It’s never been about the people, has it!? You just want power and when you were denied the throne you simply switched side!
…that’s not- shut up, Blue! He’s lying, do you not see it!? SHUT UP!!!

Insert Enemy within_

>>591219
Oh, wait. I see one possibility. If you get Blue pissed off enough, he'll kill his own king.

Tell him he's just trying to get revenge for what his family did to him. It's not that surprising, considering he's half the man he used to be. Hell, he can't even continue the family line, nothing below the waist works anymore!

Durach, be careful. The daemon is still present, and Eliros is dangerous.

> He’s lying, do you not see it!?
As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil they set out to destroy.

You sold the owners of that mine into slavery yourself, didn't you? 'For the war effort'? You left the Serath, but you're still as ambitious as ever.

>The reason he got those golem legs is because we crippled him before we exiled him
[Message Rose: I would think a person who could turn their body into water could fix their spine and nerves... But maybe he hasn't thought of that, or it's more difficult than I'm guessing. Either way, he relies on spider legs.]
Careful, Durach, that water golem scans as hostile. If Eliros loses focus, it may attack you.
We're attempting to free Blue from Daemonic posession, but Eliros will be our enemy with or without Blue. Freeing Blue involves killing him so that he can be reborn in about a day's time.
However, at the same time, Justice, the Daemon, has asked to talk, and has not taken the chance as of yet. It appears that all of his pawns are quite malevolent.
>could you please make at least one actionable suggestion for Jer in addition to the other stuff
There are times when acceptable courses of action are either beyond my thought, or have been brought up by others. I honestly don't know what would be a good course of action during these fights.

Jer, tell Eliros his relentless espousing of Blue's position of immediately abolishing slavery once he was in power and failure to listen to Leanah's teachings and warnings that it would rip the nation apart and lead to the downfall of the Drah'kon family was what tipped the choice of succession to Elizah. Doesn't he see? Blue's extreme ideals are what cost him the throne in the first place! Maybe saying all that get Eliros even more against Blue and distract him.

Durach, you're going to have to hit Eliros with the Spear while he's distracted, but the floor is iced so can't just run up so you're going to have to throw the Spear. Aim for the head and make it count. And if you haven't stepped all the way through the wall, don't; You won't be able to go back once through.

Jer, be ready to use what magic you have left to ice that water solid, or at least partially solid, if it makes a move.

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>[Message Rose: I would think a person who could turn their body into water could fix their spine and nerves... But maybe he hasn't thought of that, or it's more difficult than I'm guessing. Either way, he relies on spider legs.]
[Just because he can liquefy his body, doesn’t mean he can change it or know how it actually works.]

>Oh, wait. I see one possibility. If you get Blue pissed off enough, he'll kill his own king.
Hmmm… if anything, their arguing will probably distract him…

>Tell him he's just trying to get revenge for what his family did to him.
Revenge? I want justice!
This isn’t Justice! Killing of innocent is never justice! You’re just a maniac who wants to sate his bloodlust!
They aren’t innocent! They are slavers!
Even the children and the poor?
THEY ALL DARED TO DEFINE ME! THEY MUST BURN! NO! SHUT UP BLUE!!
>Hell, he can't even continue the family line, nothing below the waist works anymore!
What does that have to do with anything!? Just because my blood can’t rule doesn’t mean I can take an apprentice.
>As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil they set out to destroy.
Fight fire with fire!
The only thing you’ve done is creating an even bigger fire. Tell me, is life any better for the nomads now than when you started?
It will become better! Under my rule it will be! …what do you mean, you don’t- We had a deal, Blue! I had your word!!
>You sold the owners of that mine into slavery yourself, didn't you? 'For the war effort'? You left the Serath, but you're still as ambitious as ever.
That wasn’t me! That was that blasted Shaman who-
*Cough* I do believe I was the one who set them free instead of burning them alive?
Durach! How dare you even… that… that spear… I know that spear… it’s… it’s a spear which only affect demons, is it not? …no, blue… no need to worry… it will only kill those tainted! We are clean! I would never even consider letting demon taint get near my beautiful temple… no… there’s no need to worry… but… you… Durach… you are not welcome here… This is my kingdom and I sentence you to death for daring to defy me! …SHUT UP BLUE! I DO WHAT I WANT!!
>Tell Eliros his relentless espousing of Blue's position of immediately abolishing slavery once he was in power and failure to listen to Leanah's teachings and warnings that it would rip the nation apart and lead to the downfall of the Drah'kon family was what tipped the choice of succession to Elizah. Doesn't he see? Blue's extreme ideals are what cost him the throne in the first place!
WHAT!? HOW… NO! I WON’T ACCAPT THIS! …LIES!? NO, YOU’RE T-

*Speared!*

*Gasp* B-but… only… tainted… monsters?

Kaktus 2014/08/26(Tue)11:31 No. 591238 ID: 65a774
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[Player Teal have defeated Player Blue!]
*Thump*
There, it has been done.
…wait… who are you?
…

Insert Reunion_

He is Durach, "The Shaman",one of ours. Also
HE IS YOUR FATHER? SEARCH YOUR FEELINGS, YOU KNOW IT TO BE TRUE!
Sorry, just had to

>only… tainted… monsters?
No Eliros, you are the monsters.

BAM. Had to do that again.

Jericho, meet Durach, your father- a shaman and leader of the nomadic tribes. Durach, meet Jericho- an accomplished mage of many honorary titles. Seriosuly, I didn't think it was possible to hold the titles of duke, lord and knight simultaneously, but I digress. It appears there are no more problems popping up that require us to act as firemen, so you've got time to catch up.

>>591238
Jericho, that's Durach, your father. Or your mother, disguised as him.
[scan "Durach", echo to Jericho]

Also, um, guys, Justice is still here. Check with a mirror to see where he is. Use dagger if appropriate, but he does seem to want to talk. Not sure how we'd do that though.
[check corruption of those present]

[Message Group: Blue has been defeated. Rose, please keep a look out for his return. He should be neutral now, as Gray was, and any of his memories should be from before Eliros staged the coup. Red, now that there's only one player at the vault, has the passage opened up for you?]
> Or your mother, disguised as him.
...That is possible the most paranoid thought I have ever seen, but then again, we did not see him get our messages...?
[Check status of The Shaman, echo to Jericho]
Just to double-check things.

Kaktus 2014/08/26(Tue)13:03 No. 591249 ID: 65a774
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>[scan "Durach", echo to Jericho]
[“The Shaman” Status: Happy.]
>[check corruption of those present]
[“The Pebble” is 100% corrupted by “The Jailor”! “The Jailor” has yet to take control over “The Pebble!”]
[“The Shaman” is 12% corrupted by “Justice”!]

>Jericho, meet Durach, your father- a shaman and leader of the nomadic tribes. Durach, meet Jericho…
…Father?
…Jericho…
Father, I… I… I don’t know what to… s-say…
…there’s no need for words, my son… here, co- …
FATHER!? What happened!?
There is no need to be worried about his well-being, Jericho… he is safe… his survival is crucial if the tribes shall be free!
Wh- Justice?
Indeed… I am Justice! And I’m here to free the tribes!
Oh, great… another Eliros…
No need to be snide, Jericho… I’m simply here to ask for your aid.
My aid?
We both seek the same goal… the seal the demon realm and save our people from slavery… and we both can find it in our hearts to forgive those that has done it to us… we’re so much alike, are we not?
…you’re a lot less “MURDER THEM ALL” then I imagined.
Just as our presence corrupt you and drive you to madness, your presence do the same to us. When Akena accepted me into her body when I first escaped to this realm, her lust for vengeance slowly twisted my mind into hatred and anger… but now, now I can see clearly again thanks to your aid… at least for the moment…
Err… you’re welcome?
But enough pleasantry, I’m here to discuss the future. If you aid me in getting the Grand Rune, both your people will be spared… as long as they can abolish slavery in the next 100 years… that is much more than the Jailor is willing to give you.
…why would I ever believe you?
You only need to know who’s the safest bet… me, who is fighting for his freedom, or the Jailor, who is fighting so his corrupt lords can gorge themselves on your misery. You know how much he despise your kind, how much he hates you… and you know he’s cleansed the world with fire more than once after he’s taken enough of you to feed him and his masters. Even now, he’s trying to take control of you, to make you into a puppet… so tell me… who’s the one who’s the most trustworthy?

Insert Justice used TEXT! Jericho fell asleep!_

Oh shit, Jericho you're 100% corrupted by Jailor. Justice, can you do anything?

Alright Justice, make your case. Why should we trust you, the one who just destroyed a weapon given to us by light bringer, who we do trust, and why we shouldn't trust- come to think of it, we really don't trust Jailor at all anyway. He's lied to us before and is unhelpful and snide. We only really aligned ourselves with him by association to light bringer.

It sounds like Jailor is going to betray light bringer, or take over once he becomes mortal, in either case we could just warn Steve. We were planning on freeing the slaves either way, but I'm still hesitant to give you the rune.

...So this is kind of massively annoying.
I'm looking at this, and from what I can tell...
If we say yes to aligning with Justice, Jailor might very well break our King.
We say yes to Jailor...And we're staring down a Demon with only a dagger...
Or maybe that's the point. Whoever we side against we need to stab, and now.

>>591249
Bullshit. More fucking illusions and lies. According to our data, you're already 100% corrupted by the Jailor, Jericho. If that's correct, and he wanted to use you as a puppet, you would already be one. So our data is wrong, manipulated by Justice, and it doesn't make any sense anyway because the Jailor isn't HERE. Plus, he's still holding everyone hostage to try to get to the Grand Rune. Jericho, he just destroyed the spear and is trying to take the dagger behind you, so grab it with ice to retrieve it and knife that daemon.

To answer his question, NO DAEMON IS TRUSTWORTHY!

Ah, I should preemptively:
[scan everything]
[check corruption levels, of us and those present]

Kaktus 2014/08/26(Tue)16:00 No. 591259 ID: 65a774
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>[scan everything]
[ERROR!]
>[check corruption levels, of us and those present]
[ERROR!]

>Jericho, he just destroyed the spear and is trying to take the dagger behind you, so grab it with ice to retrieve it and knife that daemon.
NO DAEMON IS TRUSTWOR- Dammit, give me back my knife!
No mortal is trustworthy either, it seems… your kind has already betrayed us in both the future and the past…
You can’t really judge someone for the deeds of their ancestors…
Ancestors? You’re the one, Jericho, who betrays us… or more like Teal…
…how?
The jailor and his lackeys can’t take the starvation you inflect on them and forget… but we who are used to starve remember. You completely destroy the gate between our worlds, leaving us to starve forever… while you leave this world to slowly die. But no matter… I am willing to take the chance of your betrayal… this time I will be ready for you…

>If we say yes to aligning with Justice, Jailor might very well break our King. We say yes to Jailor...And we're staring down a Demon with only a dagger...
Jailor can’t do anything to you down here… Indeed, I’m holding all the cards, aren’t I? Even so, I have to say I’m rather generous, willing to overlook the Serath crimes and give them a chance of redemption.
>According to our data, you're already 100% corrupted by the Jailor, Jericho. If that's correct, and he wanted to use you as a puppet, you would already be one.
As I said, he can’t control you down here… it’s just a futile gesture.
…wait, then why… you can’t corrupt me as long as he’s corrupting me, can you?
…
That’s what he’s doing! He’s protecting me from you.
>Alright Justice, make your case.
As I said, your city will be spared, your people will be free and so will mine. Slavery will be abolished everywhere. But if you say no… well, as the crypt is closed and there’s no one who is alive down here except for Durach, so there’s really no choice for you. If you say no we’ll either just wait until Jailor losses his grip on you or I’ll just kill you and use Durach instead… now, what do you say… all you have to do is sign this contract… it’s just to make sure you won’t betray me… again…
…hmm… “-obliged to bring the Grand Rune of fire-“ “-Serath nation will be spared-“ “-only if slavery is abolish within 100 years.” …no fine print?
I’m a man of my word…

…stall him…
…did you hear something?
No?

Insert Just sign here, here and here with your blood…_

>As I said-
No you pompous ass, why should we even listen to you. You barged in here and started talking about shit we supposedly did but don't remember, shit we supposedly will do but don't plan on doing, and act like it all means we owe you something for 'overlooking our crimes'.

Where. Is. The. Proof. We have our doubts about Jailor. Can you confirm them, or are you wasting our time? Why should we let you animals out of your cages? Why does destroying the gates end the world?

>>591259
Well if we're going to sign something we need something to sign with first. And as royalty we will not do with such things as "signing in blood". Ask for the finest pen that he can offer us right now.

Failing that, ask questions. What happens if we DO betray you, accidentally or not? Are we bound to help you whenever you need it if we sign this? What is your personal relationships with the other demons? What is your favorite kind of pastry? Do I look pretty?

>>591259
I didn't hear anything except your jabbering mouth. You say "abolished everywhere" but we don't have the power to do that. There are other worlds beyond this one that likely have slaves. Do you expect us to abolish slavery there too? If the contract didn't have anything about the rune on it, and it was just about abolishing slavery in Serath, then I'd sign it, because then it'd just be exchanging slavery for peace. How do we know he's going to live up to his end of the bargain though? What's so special about this contract that we even need to sign it? Doesn't he need Elizah to sign it, anyway? Jericho isn't the sultan. If Elizah decides 100 years is too soon, then we can't do shit.

As for us destroying the gate, we know that we've played this game multiple times. Sometimes we side with the rebel demons, sometimes we side with the slaver demons, sometimes we do something that causes the world to slowly decay. If we outright destroy the gate, what happens to the people of the world? Do the Players still take advantage of the chaos to wage war? Also, you said we "know" that the Jailor hates mortals. What gave you that idea? We know he thinks mortals are kindof pathetic, but he's forming respect for Jericho. Why do you think we "know" the Jailor has cleansed the world with fire? I've never heard anything about that before.

It would be a great show of faith for him to let go of Durach. It's not like Durach can harm him in any way.

>>591259
>"I’m a man of my word… "
"Are you speaking for yourself, or Justice?"

"Also, since this IS a contract, and since we do have the time, I'm going to rewrite a few sections to close obvious discrepancies before I sign off on this contract."

You DO know that contracts can be altered by either party, and must be re-signed by both parties after every edit, right?

The exception is when the signing is explicitly implied, such as rewriting a contract for a credit account with a bank before signing the contract; then when the bank gives you a credit account that counts as explicit agreement to the contract, as the purpose of the contract was the provision of a credit account.

This isn't legal bullshit, just common sense.
Legal bullshitting is when writing your name as "John Smith" and as "JOHN SMITH" counting as different people in legal proceedings. Which is a thing that happens!

To mark down edits, scratch out or bracket out words, and give them numbers or symbols that link to a definition on the backside of the contract for each markout.

Alternatively, you can be dramatic and use magic to etch/freeze the contract into/onto the stone walls!

Serathian slavery can likely be abolished in a hundred years, but the rest of the world? The worlds outside? We've encountered the Sakkil, the new race of reptilian "Gods," and they believe themselves superior to all others. They have likely taken slaves from the other species, and the other species have taken them for slaves.
Man, Justice, don't you get it? We barely have enough influence here, in the Gods' game, what influence do you expect us to have outside the game?

Justice, what is it that will actually bind you and us to the terms of this contract? Since we don't have a court of law or higher authority to enforce the contract I assume there is more going on with it then mere ink and parchment, correct? What will signing it do? And how will this contract protect us if you get corrupted by another like Akena and go off on a rampage?

Alright, lets get some clarifications in on this contract so it doesn't have any vague language or loopholes, starting with defining the years and dates used as those of the Serathian calendar. Get the when, where, and how of the delivery of the Great Rune of Fire written in. Define a short grace period after signing the contract wherein we're protected by the terms before we deliver the Rune. Redefine the "Serath nation" to be all the land within the borders of the Serath, be it desert or jungle, and whether there is a nation within them or not and that all the people within those borders are to be spared. Define "spared" as no action shall be taken by Justice, AKA The Dark One, all his subordinates, his allies and all their subordinates to harm, kill, or alter the minds and bodies of any within the borders; We're not leaving a loophole for his allies to attack us. Define the exact territory in which slavery is to be abolished within 100 years; Is it within the borders of the "Serath nation" or the entire world? 'Cause the whole world is going to be a tall order. And it better not be the entirety of the universe 'cause that's setting us up for failure. Justice should sign and date the contract before Jericho and we'll also want a copy of the final signed contract.

Justice, I gotta ask: Why would we destroy the gate to the Daemon Realm knowing full well that it'd mean the slow death of this world? How slow is this "slow death" and how does the destruction of the gate cause it? And what could possibly bring us to do such a horrendous thing when we've wanted so much to save this world? It just doesn't sound like something we would do on purpose.

When you said you fled to this world, did you mean you actually severed the connection to your daemon body and are now totally on this side? Is that how you're doing what you're doing now in a place that supposedly cuts off outside powers from daemons? All of you is down here and working from what energy reserves you brought in?

You're wrong when you say that we know how much The Jailor despises our kind and that he's cleansed the world with fire more than once after taking enough of us to feed him and his masters; We don't know that. All we have is your word he'll do that, which in this case we can't trust since you were trying to convince us to join your side. But also, when you say he'll take enough of us to feed him and his masters, what exactly are you talking about? Is he going to enact a plan similar to the rebels and turn a significant chunk of the world population into mindless undead to be placed in Undead Energy Source tanks and carried through the gate to the Daemon Realm then seal the gate once they're through?

I also think that The Jailor wouldn't scour the world in fire just 'cause he hates mortals and the players. I'd guess it would be an action to keep any emotional energy getting into the Daemon Realm that doesn't come from the tanked mindless undead the oppressors would control. Or it could be The Jailor gets corrupted and goes mad like what happened with you and Akena, twisting and amplifying his ego and general distaste for us. Or it could be both.

And Justice, you know how after the victory of your oppressors or the rebel daemons or the destruction of the gate you can't see any farther into the future; That is just cuts off and loops back around to a point in time just a few days ago? A point in time that just happens to roughly be when we first came to Jericho? Well, that's us; We're the ones reverting everything back to that point in time, including our memories, but the daemons remember and so does the World itself. So this means that in all of the cycles we've gone through we have found the outcome unacceptable in some way and gone back to try again. So us following the same ways as before, to the same three possible futures, will always end in us reverting the world. The only way out is to find a fourth way and do something that hasn't been done before.

Perhaps the only way out is reconciliation between the rebels and the oppressors, since either side winning seems to always have some unacceptable outcome for us. I see it as the oppressors are continuing to be the oppressors when they could bring in enough of those Undead Energy Sources to feed all the daemons 'cause they firmly believe the ones oppressed would immediately rise up and destroy them for all the oppression. So if the rebels can bring themselves to let go of the anger and not enact retribution on their oppressors, then a big reason for the oppressors to oppress would go away.

Kaktus 2014/08/27(Wed)08:27 No. 591356 ID: 65a774
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>"Are you speaking for yourself, or Justice?"
There’s only justice here, nothing else.
>Well if we're going to sign something we need something to sign with first. And as royalty we will not do with such things as "signing in blood". Ask for the finest pen that he can offer us right now.
You got a pen right there? What, do you want it to be made out of gold and fitted with jewels, princess?
Um… no, it’s good…
>Where. Is. The. Proof. We have our doubts about Jailor. Can you confirm them, or are you wasting our time?
…I cannot give you any solid proof, but I can give you a lead on the truth. Most of the knowledge of this word is tainted by their hands, but there is one place that’s still left untouched. Deep in the Amun Empire, hidden in a labyrinth of catacombs beneath a fortress build by the gods, there is a place where we have no power… a place housing books, knowledge, wisdom and truth. There you will find the answers you seek.
…that doesn’t really help me decide right now, does it?
But that is all I have to give.
>Serathian slavery can likely be abolished in a hundred years, but the rest of the world?
All I ask for you is for the Serath to do so. The rest will follow.
>The worlds outside?
Outside?
The worlds beyond the stars…
Hmm… so many worlds… it would be an impossibility… but… just because it’s impossible doesn’t mean we can’t try. You try to live everyday even when you’re destined to die, no? Even if we can’t succeed completely, we can make a difference.

>What's so special about this contract that we even need to sign it? Doesn't he need Elizah to sign it, anyway?
It’s magically bound to force you and me to uphold it. You will get me the rune and do your best to free your people, and I’ll spare you. Easy as that.
>As for us destroying the gate, we know that we've played this game multiple times. If we outright destroy the gate, what happens to the people of the world?
It’s like a plant without water, it wither and dies.
Like the Serath desert…
Yes. We’re part of this world just as much as you are… if you remove us, the world will stop working and only death follows.
>You said we "know" that the Jailor hates mortals. What gave you that idea?
…you’ve spoken to him, no?
>Why do you think we "know" the Jailor has cleansed the world with fire? I've never heard anything about that before.
You haven’t actually… hmm… that’s odd… in all the others timelines you’d already dreamt about all the possible futures there are… what makes this time line so different?
>when you say he'll take enough of us to feed him and his masters, what exactly are you talking about?
They are planning to take as many of you as they can alive, before killing of the rest. That way they can stay fed while we starve forever.
>Perhaps the only way out is reconciliation between the rebels and the oppressors, since either side winning seems to always have some unacceptable outcome for us.
…I’m willing to consider that… we want freedom and equality… I hate to say it, but that’s more important than justice.

>"Also, since this IS a contract, and since we do have the time, I'm going to rewrite a few sections to close obvious discrepancies before I sign off on this contract."
…if you wish to change it, then go ahead… it’s just, it’s written into reality itself, so anything you want changed has to go through me.
>What happens if we DO betray you, accidentally or not?
Then you will be removed as a threat to my people.
>Are we bound to help you whenever you need it if we sign this?
You only need to give me the rune. That is it.
>What is your personal relationships with the other demons?
Wha- what kind of question is that!? T-those bores can’t appreci- no, t-this question is quite clearly off topic…
>What is your favorite kind of pastry?
Anything with topped with a child’s laughter, now sign the damn contract already!
>Do I look pretty?
…if I say yes, will you sign?
Maybe?
They you’re a very pretty princess… there, ha-
WEEE!!
WHAT THE- AAAH!!!

Kaktus 2014/08/27(Wed)08:27 No. 591357 ID: 65a774
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W-what was that!? Anti-magic!? I would be powerless wi- RED!?
I’m helping!
Hello, Justice.
What are you doing here!? Are you here to betray me again!? Even after I saved you!?
Saved me? I still became corrupted, no?
Only because you’re an idiot who tried to sell me out to the jailor! He was the one who corrupted you, not me!
Hmm…

Insert Mercy or Justice? Choose one_

>>591357
Okay, first, get the dagger. Second, tell Justice to let Durach go, then leave and never cross us again, or he will die. Tell him we will do our best to abolish slavery, but he cannot have the rune. We will not destroy the gate, but our allegiance is up in the air at this point.

[scan newcomer, echo to Jericho]
[check corruption of those here]

>Wha- what kind of question is that!? T-those bores can’t appreci- no, t-this question is quite clearly off topic…
Sounds like it's something you've considered~
>W-what was that!? Anti-magic!? I would be powerless wi- RED!?
Hmm... So Red and Rose both managed to enter. I wonder, does Artemis not count? I know she originated as a God's Construct, but she's a Player's Pawn now...
>Newcomer
...I swear, if that's Mor'Kay's real form...

[scan everyone]

Yeah, a magically binding contract is a terrible idea as long as we don't know which side to trust. Also, I doubt you'd like to return to the days before they discovered your royal blood and pulled those binding runes out of you.

>The rest will follow
Including you daemons, right? Is that your plan, to get us to sabotage Light Bringer? What do you have to say about him by the way, so far you've only spoken against Jailor.

>I still became corrupted, no?
Oh thank god, someone knows what's going on. What's this guy's deal and why does nobody like Jailor?

>"...it’s just, it’s written into reality itself, so anything you want changed has to go through me."

ALL of reality is influenced by this contract?
How do you have that kind of power?
Where can we get some?

[Scan all targets in range] [Check corruption level of player, allied players, and all targets within range and echo to "The Pebble"] [@Rose: Check our corruption levels and message them back to us, please.]

Jer, pick up Artemis' head and the dagger; Keep the dagger ready to strike, just in case he makes a move. Artemis, how close do you have to be to Justice to keep the anti-magic on him? Jer, bring Artemis within that range as long as it's not within reach of Justice. Red, Mor'kay, drag Durach away from Justice, please.

The Jailor was the one who corrupted Red? Then what of this that Temrock, Red's former queen, said of Red's corrupted behavior? "Before Red was vanquished, he started blabbering about new gods too, new gods that had come to free the true people of the Serath. Then he started planning on completely wipe us all out to “free” the people in the lower city and our servants." That sounds rather like the Dark One, yes? Care to explain, Justice? We can also have Rose ask Sultan Leanah just what the corrupted Red said to her as well.

>You haven’t actually… hmm… that’s odd… in all the others timelines you’d already dreamt about all the possible futures there are… what makes this time line so different?
Well, when we came back to the Serath this morning from the Northlands nine months ago we did have a vision of the capitol burning with five massive dark tentacles rising above it; I assume that was what would have happened if the Dark One won. And we've had a few other visions like that, but nothing as far forward as what you say we dreamt before, so why haven't...? Oh... I have a hunch why: This is the last cycle we'll be in this world. I dunno how, but one way or another we'll be leaving after it. That's why we can't see the future, 'cause we won't be here to experience it. So this is the cycle that'll be for keeps; No retries.

Justice, I'm sorry, but we don't trust you nearly enough to sign a magically binding contract created by you of which we have no way of seeing the inner workings of; Anything could be in there for all we know, and that's a risk we can't take. We do want to see your people free from their oppression, and we will do our utmost to abolish slavery in our lands, but we are also not ready to hand over the Grand Rune of Fire to either you or The Jailor yet. We will make our decision when we know more of the truth, but I'll say right now we're leaning towards giving the Rune to the rebels.

Now, stop corrupting Durach and leave this place immediately or Jericho will use the dagger on you.

"Mercy or Justice? Choose one." You do know we can hardly ever make a binary choice, right, Kaktus? We always have to try for another way, and that might just bite us in the ass here.

Kaktus 2014/08/27(Wed)12:00 No. 591395 ID: 65a774
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>"Mercy or Justice? Choose one." You do know we can hardly ever make a binary choice, right, Kaktus? We always have to try for another way, and that might just bite us in the ass here.
True, most of the time you do find a third way. This time, though, you did choose mercy by letting Justice live.

>[scan newcomer, echo to Jericho]
[“The Lord of sand” belongs to player Red!]
>[check corruption of those here]
[No corruption found!]

>Okay, first, get the dagger.
No, y-you can’t…
>Jer, touch Justice with Artemis.
…you’re going to g-gut me like an animal while I’m powerless and helpless?
I’m showing mercy.
W-what!?
WHAT!? No, you can’t! Don’t you realize what this monster is trying to do!?
Yes, I do… and I choose to forgive.
…Jericho… you’re… you’re stronger then I can ever have hoped…
>Tell Justice to let Durach go, then leave and never cross us again, or he will die.
I can’t… as long as you hold that anti magic being against me I’m powerless…
And if I remove her head you might do something we all regret… hmm…
…I… he’s fine… my power won’t last much longer… and when I leave this body he will be back to normal…

>Yeah, a magically binding contract is a terrible idea as long as we don't know which side to trust.
Magically binding contract with a demon is always a terrible idea.
>Is that your plan, to get us to sabotage Light Bringer? What do you have to say about him by the way, so far you've only spoken against Jailor.
Not you personally, no… I… I just wished to free my people… and the manipulator? He… He’s always been interested in your kind… in a perverted way…
>What's this guy's deal and why does nobody like Jailor?
He’s just another extremist gone too far… as for Jailor… I haven’t met him personally, but he does sound a bit like a jerk.
He’s a jerk…
>The Jailor was the one who corrupted Red? Then what of this that Temrock, Red's former queen, said of Red's corrupted behavior? Care to explain, Justice?
I… I don’t know… I never touched the old Red…
>Oh... I have a hunch why we haven’t dreamt: This is the last cycle we'll be in this world.
…and it’s the cycle we lose in…
>Justice, I'm sorry, but we don't trust you nearly enough to sign a magically binding contract.
Understandable…
>We do want to see your people free from their oppression, and we will do our utmost to abolish slavery in our lands, but we are also not ready to hand over the Grand Rune of Fire to either you or The Jailor yet.
As long as there is freedom…
>We will make our decision when we know more of the truth, but I'll say right now we're leaning towards giving the Rune to the rebels.
…that’s… th… t…
…Justice?
Huh? What happened?
…

Insert Judgment!_

>>591395
What happened? Well, we beat a daemon. That's what we just did. The key apparently is to have something anti-magic around. They're helpless then. That's why the Jailor was so scared of the knife- it's anti-magic.

Jericho why don't you go greet your parents properly? Afterwards, we can open the gate and go inside. Though, I'm thinking it should be just you. I don't trust Red to not try to grab the rune somehow even if Mor'Kay doesn't want to- we don't know what his end goals are. Also, your parents have some catching up to do.

Alright, NOW there are no more issues that require immediate attention, meaning ALL of you have some time to catch up. Artemis, please try not to make this weird.

Once that's done, we just need to figure out what to do about that damn rune. We're not entirely sure how it works.

[look up function of rune, grand rune]

A lot happened, Durach; Jericho can fill you in on exactly what Justice said and everything else later. But basically Justice possessed the corpse of Eliros, stopped you in place, said a lot that made us question doing the work of The Jailor, offered Jer a magically bound contract to sign, we stalled him long enough for Mor'Kay to throw an anti-magic golem head at Justice, negating his powers, Jer showed mercy for Justice, and then Justice's energy ran out and you woke up. ...That was rather more than "basic," wasn't it? Ah, well.

Anyway, Durach, I'd suggest giving your son a hug before any more metaphorical (or literal) shoes drop to interrupt, 'cause my paranoia is acting up again. I'm gettin' that feelin' that yet another thing is going to pop out of the blue to trip us up.

Mor'kay, you gonna put your hood down so your son can see your face for the first time? Hey, Durach, she how you remember her? Oh, Jer, you have that family locket on you? I want to see if either of the portraits actually match Mor'kay or Durach. And I'm wondering what Red looks like, so give him a look in your mirror and describe him to us.

Jer, you said that the dagger was mentioned in the Jailor's Book of Prophecy, but I can't remember you ever reading that. Do you still have the Book with you? 'Cause I'd like you to read where the dagger appeared, as well as anything that was written after Jailor Bob appeared to you last night; We haven't checked it in awhile, so I wonder what Bob has written in it. If the dagger is mentioned before then, then that means The Jailor knew of it already, and his freak-out was just an act; There's even a chance he actually planted the dagger in the Marches.

When you're ready to open the Vault make sure one of you holds Artemis' head so she can see this momentous occasion and commit it to memory so she can illustrate it later. And don't think that opening the Vault is the end; The Grand Rune of Fire is supposedly corrupted, so there might still be a fight to restore it.

Huh. I just realized what was bugging me about the Vault door: It's off-center from the middle of the wall. Heh. Strange the old gods messed up something so simple.

[@Rose: Mor'kay showed up in the nick of time to help us defeat Justice and we think we know how she got down here: She's a female lizard ghoul dressed as one of our mages. She must have slipped into the ranks of our troops guarding the crypt 'cause I remember she showed up in the aftermath of the undead Vildmen destroying the Magus' Harvester body, and again when Jericho entered the corridor to the Vault she was at the entrance next to Artemis' body. What's interesting is that she scanned as a "Serath Fire Mage" the first time we saw her, so Red must have a way to falsify scans. The iron golem scanning as Mor'kay, "The Lord of Sand," backs it up. Though I'm wondering how all the mages are accounted for when Mor'kay is still stuck down here.]

[@Red: That was some plan you had, though with the way it hinged on Artemis' head I'm wondering how you knew it'd be there. And who was this pawn that got in your way? And how'd Durach miss seeing Mor'kay as he ran through? Oh, and you gotta tell us sometime how you masked the iron golem's scan as your king's and how you faked the scan on Mor'kay to be "Serath Fire Mage." And how'd you slip Mor'kay into the ranks of those guarding the crypt without them noticing?]

>>591462
>It's off-center from the middle of the wall.
Look again: the wall is off-center!
12 complete visible bricks to the left, 11 complete visible bricks to the right!

>>591462
Addendum: [@Red: So what was all that about Justice saving you and you trying to sell him out to the Jailor and you becoming corrupted? What happened back then?]

Kaktus 2014/08/28(Thu)07:29 No. 591513 ID: 65a774
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>[@Rose: Mor'kay showed up in the nick of time to help us defeat Justice and we think we know how she got down here: She's a female lizard ghoul dressed as one of our mages.]
[Rose: Hmm… that would explain a few things. I didn’t have any mages placed down there yet people say they saw one there…]
>[@Red: That was some plan you had, though with the way it hinged on Artemis' head I'm wondering how you knew it'd be there.]
[Red: Artemis head being there was just fortune smiling on us. I did have other plans but this went better than expected.]
>[Who was this pawn that got in your way? And how'd Durach miss seeing Mor'kay as he ran through?]
[…Durach. Let’s just say they have… history…]
>[Oh, and you gotta tell us sometime how you masked the iron golem's scan as your king's and how you faked the scan on Mor'kay to be "Serath Fire Mage."]
[What can change the nature of someone?]
[@Red: So what was all that about Justice saving you and you trying to sell him out to the Jailor and you becoming corrupted? What happened back then?]
[It’s… I can’t completely remember… but I can tell that Justice did not lie…]

>Do you still have the Book with you? 'Cause I'd like you to read where the dagger appeared, as well as anything that was written after Jailor Bob appeared to you last night; We haven't checked it in awhile, so I wonder what Bob has written in it.
Let’s see… “And so the slave drew the blade of change, the blade that will end the game, thus ending the first chapter of this tale.”… I got that when Elizah first gave it to me… way back then… hmmm… that’s odd… I didn’t think about it then but… the handwriting is different. Everything else is written in this flowing, flourished style… a style you can really see someone put effort into but… but that passage is written in a kind of… sterile style… like it would be written in one of those pressed books… oh, and there’s something new here too… “Good luck, Jericho.”
>Oh, Jer, you have that family locket on you? I want to see if either of the portraits actually match Mor'kay or Durach.
They look just like the ones in the locket… it’s… it’s kind of scary, actually meeting them…
>And I'm wondering what Red looks like, so give him a look in your mirror and describe him to us.
…he’s not here?

>What happened? Well, we beat a daemon. That's what we just did.
We won. That’s what happened.
That’s… that’s fantastic, Jericho! Facing down a real demon like that!? Amazing… I have to say, I’m really proud to call you my son…
>Jericho why don't you go greet your parents properly?
Father, I-
Jericho… there’s no need for that now… we got more important matters to attend to… when we have the Rune we can take time for family bonding, alright?
Right, dad… and Mother?
Wait, mother!?
>Mor'kay, you gonna put your hood down so your son can see your face for the first time? Hey, Durach, she how you remember her?
You!
…
…
Err… you don’t seem… practically happy to see each other…
Here… take the lesser Rune and get that gate open, son, we… we can discuss this later.
Yes, here’s the stones I have too… and we’ll discuss this later…
…err… right…

>When you're ready to open the Vault make sure one of you holds Artemis' head so she can see this momentous occasion and commit it to memory so she can illustrate it later.
Dun dun DUUUN!!
Err…
I just thought this moment needed some music!
*mumble* vile spider…
Pig…

Kaktus 2014/08/28(Thu)07:30 No. 591514 ID: 65a774
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[WARNING! Only one King pawn at the time can enter the Rune chamber!]
OW!
Sorry!
It’s alright… I can still see from here…
…so… this is it?
OH! I’ve read about this! When you grab it a big stone ball will come down rolling through the roof!
Err…
Or was that what’s happen when you pick up a golden idol? Hmm… can’t really remember…

Insert There’s like… three more updates, man…_

There's a plaque at the base of that window, go read it.

Speaking of the Window..That's us on there! With..I don't know what is, apparently we are represented by the pawn and you the Queen.

>>591514
Oops, looks like your parents don't get along. No idyllic happy ending for you I guess, but at least you have parents now, who love and respect you.

>only one King pawn
What?! Rose changed her King pawn to Artemis? ...considering she's really hard to kill and vulnerable to being taken over, that was probably wise.
[@Rose: Artemis is your King pawn, now? Or did someone steal her?]

Go check out the writing under the World window, Jericho. Does that figure look familiar to you? It doesn't look familiar to us... but I'm guessing whoever that is, it's who gave us the dagger. Wait, that's strange, this one doesn't have the roman numerals on it. It should have XXI on the top.
[scan premises. Scan The World?]

Oh. Hey, it's The Lovers chesspiece over there. That reminds me of that prediction we got. "When Judgement comes, The Lovers chose Temperance, not The Chariot, otherwise The Hanged Man, leading to The Tower." I wonder if that was telling us not to kill Justice? Or maybe the event in question is still yet to come.

Check out the Grand Rune and see if you can do anything with it.

>[…Durach. Let’s just say they have… history…]
[Reply: Yes, Durach told us that they have a history. They got together to make a child at Mor'Kay's whim, but...]
I don't remember if he said why they separated, to be honest. Anybody remember if he said anything on that? Durach, did you?
>but that passage is written in a kind of… sterile style… like it would be written in one of those pressed books…
The majority of the book was written in the past, through all the loops of time, but now we've exited the part where time kept itself the same (or very close to it), so there's less time to rehearse it all.
Uh, it probably sounds strange for a magical book to need to rehearse, but consider this: It writing in itself is an art.
>Oops, looks like your parents don't get along.
Unless throwing insults at eachother devolves into fuuun activities.
>Window
It seems to be suggesting you make a choice.
Oh, and, uh. Gods' Golems, again. Kind of surprised it's showing a Gods' Golem when it god really angry at you for seeing one before.
It seems that the choice is to work with us, or use the dagger... As a lot of time passes us by, your choice will effect the world. WOrking with us results in a stagnated world, while using the dagger does not. However, stagnation might also mean peace, no wars.
Using the dagger is a bit, iffy. Does it mean to kill us?
[Scan window, check for slots, echo to Jericho]
[Scan Chess statues]
Oh, maybe that isn't representing different choices, but rather a mirror showing the truth. After all, we've been seeking the truth behind the illusions... Hm, very confusing.
[Read Plaque under window, echo to Jericho]
...If that didn't work you'll have to read it for us.
[Scan everything else of importance in the room]
[Message Group: Pre-emptive message here, but this room is incredibly confusing. Yeah, the rune is right there, but there's a window here that seems to be suggesting that we need to be killed. Maybe. Or that we need to work alongside the dagger Rose gave us to show the truth behind the illusion. Running some scans now, and assuming nothing interferes, we'll let you know what we find.]
[Message Group: Any messages sent directly to us that start with "Jericho:" will be echoed at him. I think this is an important time to place trust in teamwork.]
[Echo group messages addressed to Jericho to Jericho]

Well, this is it, Jer. There's the Grand Rune of Fire. It was a tough road getting here, but we made it. But don't touch the Rune yet. We're going to take this nice and easy, look over and read everything carefully first to make sure we do this right and don't somehow screw up at the last second. [Scan everything within range and echo to "The Pebble"] [Scan Grand Rune of Fire]

Closely examine everything. Look behind the statue plinths, read the text on them, look behind the pedestal the Grand Rune is on, look over the Rune itself but don't touch it, then read the plaque beneath the picture of what we assume is "The World," then take a close look at it yourself and tell us if we missed anything.

We don't recognize the species of the being in the picture, but with the metal face or mask and wires coming out of its head it's possible it's a species we've seen before with a lot of physical modifications, or, more likely, a robot, or it might represent the artificial intelligence that was set in place by the creators to oversee and manage this world. And I see us teal squids are there, held in one hand by the being, and the Dagger in the other, so I'd guess the being placed the Dagger in the world for us and led us to it. The clock at the top certainly represents time, but I can't tell what the hands looking like that means. Does it mean they reverse, or are they sped up? 'Cause we know now that time within this world moves at a rate 720 times that of time outside, so that clock might represent that. Do you recognize the landmass at the bottom of the picture? Is it the Serath? The left looks like it's gray and dead, while the right looks green and alive, so I'd bet that's the Serath in it's two possible states.

So that was the only passage in the Book of Prophecy that was in typeface like a printed book? Hm... So Bob didn't write it, then perhaps whoever or whatever put the dagger into the world also inserted that passage in the book... Maybe it was the World itself that did it. We do know the prophecies the Sky Watcher tribe's elder got were from the world itself and they led us to the keystones when we otherwise couldn't have found them. And we know there is intelligence, or intelligences, in the systems the old gods placed to run this world. They could be working to help us finally bring this game to a satisfactory end... Or perhaps just a end... And was that "Good luck, Jericho?" written in typeface? 'Cause I can't really see Bob writing something like that.

It's a shame that your parents have a history that has them muttering insults at each other under their breaths, but you've got parents now and hopefully with time you can work to help them resolve their animosity or at least be cordial to each other. I don't want their history to be getting in the way of all that'll have to be done to unify the people of the Serath. Rose can probably help smooth things over between them. Though, I wonder why Durach was so surprised at seeing Mor'kay. I guess he'd encountered her before and didn't know she was Mor'kay and whatever happened led to their bad feelings to each other.

[@Group: This is it! Jericho is in the Vault and the Grand Rune of Fire is right there. But this is just the beginning. There's gonna be a lot of work after the Serath is restored. And we made a promise to abolish slavery within its borders within 100 years that we're going to keep. Also, we don't know which of the daemon factions to give the Rune to, so for now we and you to work to keep it away from both sides until we learn the truth of which one, if any, won't screw us over. We've got a lead on a place under Amun made by the old gods that's protected from the daemons' meddling and contains the knowledge and truth we seek, but we won't get there for three months. Just do what you can to keep any daemon influence out of here.]

[@Rose: Looks like Durach and Mor'kay (the real one, not the iron golem one we all thought was her,) have some bad history with each other; One where they're muttering insults like "vile spider," and "pig" at each other under their breaths. We don't want that to possibly get in the way of all the things that're coming, so you think you could put your skills to work on them and help them work out whatever their history is?]

>>591528
There's no way for a player to change which of their pawns is their king. We haven't ever seen it happen and when we tried to ask the help system if it was possible it spat back an error. And I think the restriction on entry is that not only can only one king pawn enter at a time but also that only king pawns can enter; Hence Artemis is blocked.

>>591549
Durach basically said Mor'kay sought him out over two weeks for quite a bit of sex and that was it. According to him their relationship didn't extend beyond that, but the way Durach reacted to Mor'kay I have a hunch he left out some stuff; Possibly quite a bit of stuff.

Kaktus 2014/08/28(Thu)12:09 No. 591563 ID: 65a774
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>[@Group: This is it! Jericho is in the Vault and the Grand Rune of Fire is right there. But this is just the beginning. There's gonna be a lot of work after the Serath is restored.]
[Rose: It will take years, but today will mark the day when Serath started to become free!]
>[@Rose: Artemis is your King pawn, now? Or did someone steal her?]
[Err… no? Elizah is still my King? What are you going on about?]
>[Reply: Yes, Durach told us that they have a history. They got together to make a child at Mor'Kay's whim, but...]
[Red: Durach complicated things with feelings… Mor’kay did not…]

>[Scan window, check for slots, echo to Jericho]
[The World.]
>[Scan Chess statues]
[Object: Statue.] x 2
>[Scan everything else of importance in the room]
[Grand Rune of Fire.]

>There's a plaque at the base of that window, go read it.
“To finally let time move forward and end the cycle of death and rebirth, the world stacks the playing deck with cards not belonging to this earth. – A cheating creator.”
>Does that figure look familiar to you? It doesn't look familiar to us... but I'm guessing whoever that is, it's who gave us the dagger.
…I can’t say I’ve ever seen a mask like that before…
>We don't recognize the species of the being in the picture, but with the metal face or mask and wires coming out of its head it's possible it's a species we've seen before with a lot of physical modifications, or, more likely, a robot.
Like Artemis? Hmm… that’s possible…
>Do you recognize the landmass at the bottom of the picture?
No, sorry… I haven’t really had a good look at any maps yet…
>So that was the only passage in the Book of Prophecy that was in typeface like a printed book? Hm... So Bob didn't write it, then perhaps whoever or whatever put the dagger into the world also inserted that passage in the book...
…it’s possible…
>And was that "Good luck, Jericho?" written in typeface? 'Cause I can't really see Bob writing something like that.
It was in bob’s handwriting, though.
>Oops, looks like your parents don't get along. No idyllic happy ending for you I guess, but at least you have parents now, who love and respect you.
…I… I guess that’s more then I should have hoped for… maybe… just maybe… time will mend their hearts?

>Claim the Rune.
Well then… this is it…

[Teal has claimed the Grand Rune of FIRE!]
[The drought over the Serath Jungles has been dispelled!]

Hey, where did the rune go?
Greetings, Jericho…
Bob… you’re here to try and take the Rune?
Why would I do that? My job is to make sure you get it so you can seal the daemon realm… no, I’m simply here to congratulate you one a job well done…
Congratulate me?
Oh, and make sure you don’t drown or get ripped into shreds when the water starts pouring in.
I… what?
Don’t worry, you and your family is safe… I’ll see to that… it will be a rather pleasant trip… at least for you… either way, I have to say, I’m rather… impressed that you let Justice live… while most people will see a forgiving mind like that as a weakness, I have to say it’s one of your mortals biggest strengths.

Insert The question is, is a thin or wide? You know, slender or fat?_

>>591563
Justice said that you hated mortals. Is your personality being corrupted by that human you're possessing, but towards benevolence instead of hate? Also, you should realize at this point that we will not allow you to "cleanse the world with fire". This is the final cycle, and we WILL win. We will make sure that both daemons and mortals can live free and prosper.

Jericho, I'm not sure there's any reason to let him take you. You can't drown, right? You're a mummy. No idea what the "ripped to shreds" bit is about. It's just water.

[@Rose: We saw "WARNING! Only one King pawn at the time can enter the Rune chamber!" and Artemis was blocked from entering. Or should it have been only one, King pawn? Like, only kings can enter, and only one at at time?]

>To finally let time move forward and end the cycle of death and rebirth, the world stacks the playing deck with cards not belonging to this earth. – A cheating creator.
Oooh, I get it. We're the loops, trying to make things finally work out, and the "Creator" finally decided to intervene and help us out. The knife isn't a choice apart from us, it's a change to our routine.
>while most people will see a forgiving mind like that as a weakness, I have to say it’s one of your mortals biggest strengths.
I'm glad you aren't upset over it. Remember, our goal is the Coin's Edge. We don't want to destroy demons, nor do we want to destroy mortals. As the window suggests, we've been after the Edge for a long time, and somebody finally decided to cheat by throwing objects into the game that weren't supposed to be here.
Bob, we still don't have any reason to believe any of the Daemons, as despite all of the believable claims they have made, new actions always seem to occur which throw those claims into question. I suspect that some of these actions may be because of the Creator's intervention, since the Daemons are always surprised to see them, but if that is the case... Then it's all the more reason to believe that things can be different this time.
We're going to study how it all works and find our own solutions.

>I’m rather… impressed that you let Justice live…
his heart was in the right place, maybe, but his methods were wrong.

I... think there might be a similar problem here, bob. We've heard from multiple sources that once the gates are closed, or destroyed, there are unexpected consequences. The world withers and you go mad. No word on Light bringer- If more recent intel is to be believed, His loss of future sight is some kind of repression. We're not sure if this is one future or multiple, but given that closing the gates is the direction we're heading, it's something we'd like to avoid. Obviously.

>>591570
Pretty sure Light Bringer's loss of future sight is from him choosing to become mortal. Unless that's a lie.

>>591563
New line of thought.
[Check glossary for The Creator]
[Check glossary on information about The World]

[Check corruption level] Hey, where did the Grand Rune go? Is it part of us now? [Check special inventory] [Help system query: When a player claims a Grand Rune where does the Grand Rune go?]

Coming from you that's particularly high praise, Bob. Yes, we forgave Justice because his cause of freedom and equality for his people is just and he is willing to reconcile with their oppressors to achieve it. And while his methods were bad, to put it mildly, they were both those of once corrupted and of one in a desperate situation with only bad options to turn to and in the latter we saw a similarity to the Serath tribes.

I wonder, do the daemons find it hard to forgive? That they remember all the pain and suffering they've inflicted on each other through the cycles and have a tough time letting go? Is that one of the reasons that throughout all these cycles they haven't come to a reconciliation?

Justice said his goal was to seal the Daemon Realm as well, so what is it your side and theirs are fighting over in this world? And we've heard the idea of creating Undead Energy Sources out of mindless undead and sending enough of them through the gate to the Daemon Realm to feed all the daemons, which sounds totally workable to me. The part about taking in one swoop 10% to 20% of the world's population, comprised of the "corrupt nobles" and slavers, would have to go, but given enough years we could collect the needed dead from the regular birth-death cycle to make all the undead for the plan. So make all the UES tanks needed, open the gate, shove them through, then seal the gate. That sounds like a decent plan, so what's wrong with it?

Was what Justice said about mortals corrupting daemons just as much as the daemons corrupt mortals true? And is it true that you were the one who corrupted Red?

And where did those memories that Justice had of you having a deep hatred for mortals and scouring the world in flame after taking enough mortals through the gate to keep you and yours fed come from? We know you don't have that good an opinion of mortals, but you haven't shown hatred of them. This all makes me wonder if the daemons' are remembering from the wrong time-lines or forgetting things.

...And, I want to ask this just to know for sure: Was Eliraz's fate set in stone as soon as we saw he was a ghoul nine months from now? Or was that only one possible outcome and it was our failure to heed the future we'd seen, to be cautious when we should have but didn't, that led to his death by the Avatar of Justice?

>>591586
Addendum: Why is it that the daemons of both factions dislike all the "artificial god" players so much? Lightbringer's book called them a "disease inflicted upon the world by the gods out of spite," and a part of the Blood God plan his Death Knight outlined had defeating the players and keeping them that way. We know that some of them are warmongers or spiteful or crazy, but others, like Pink, are sensible and can be worked with, so why dislike all of them?

Do you remember if the Creator, the one shown in The World picture, has been taking an increasing number of more direct actions within the world in the more recent previous cycles or has it suddenly done all of them in the this, the last, cycle?

Bob, what do you see in the future, beyond where this cycle ends? Do you even see anything there?

And drown? I didn't think undead could drown, but maybe Jer having his core soaked in water will do bad things. At the least being waterlogged means he'll be stuck on the bottom. And the "ripped to shreds" would only be when the water is first rushing into the rooms, not after they're full and settled. But whatever. Bob's here and ready to get us all out, so take his offer, Jer. Oh, and don't forget to grab Artemis' head on the way out.

Kaktus 2014/08/29(Fri)10:31 No. 591681 ID: 65a774
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>[Check glossary for The Creator]
[No information about “Creator” found.]
>[Check glossary on information about The World]
[Glossary about the world, backstory, nations, terrain features, resources and other stuff will come soon.]
>[Check corruption level]
[No corruption found.]
>[Check special inventory]
[Grand Rune of Fire.]

>Jericho, I'm not sure there's any reason to let him take you. You can't drown, right? You're a mummy. No idea what the "ripped to shreds" bit is about. It's just water.
Just water? It’s about four times as much water as there’s actual space down here coming through and the only way out currently is a lot smaller then you… of course, the sheer force will probably push you through it, but you won’t come out in the same shape…
I got your point… yes, help would be ap-
And don’t forget your dear father. You might not need to breathe, but he does.
>Coming from you that's particularly high praise, Bob.
Oh, please, don’t try to flatter yourself too much…
>Where did those memories that Justice had of you having a deep hatred for mortals and scouring the world in flame after taking enough mortals through the gate to keep you and yours fed come from?
… … …
…you’re not going to tell me, ar-
Truth is a terrible thing, is it not? Truth is what divide nations, ends relations and cause so much slaughter, a lot more then lies have ever done.
…so it’s the truth?
In a sense, yes… but time change things… time change most things… when we first came here, you were nothing but a resource to harvest and deny the enemy to get. We have cleansed the earth of life more times than I can remember, but so has these rebel… of course, they did it more out of revenge while we did it out of precaution. So, yes… I’ve burned the world… Justice has burned the world… but… seeing the world… living here for so long… it has changed us. Before you were a resource to be exploited, now you are a people to be preserved.
>Justice said that you hated mortals.
Don’t get me wrong, I do see most of you as beneath me, but I do not hate you… not anymore… well, I do feel a bit of… jealousy, actually…
Jealousy?
Tell me, Jericho, what is better? To be born with a choice of good or evil, or being created evil and choosing good? What do you think is simpler?
…wait… you were…
The gods created us to be their enemy, to devour your world if they failed to stop us… we are an enemy created for sports… you, on the other hand, were created to be free…

>Was what Justice said about mortals corrupting daemons just as much as the daemons corrupt mortals true?
A feeble mind is easy to sway…
So…
:MaksedManRUST: Time does not make your mind stronger… it only makes it more fragile…
>Is your personality being corrupted by that human you're possessing, but towards benevolence instead of hate?
…I am not possessing a human… or anyone else who really have a will to force upon me.
>And is it true that you were the one who corrupted Red?
…yes.
What? Why?
Because at the time I despised you and wished for your extinction. I have to say, I do kind of regret that decision.
…then why did you make him blabber about freeing slaves?
To make them believe Justice did it… that, on the other hand, I don’t regret.
>I wonder, do the daemons find it hard to forgive? That they remember all the pain and suffering they've inflicted on each other through the cycles and have a tough time letting go?
You can hold a feud for generation, keeping it in the blood and nation for hundreds of years. We are eternal, with the ability to only forget enough to be incapable to see our own wrongs… you can guess how that works out.
>I'm glad you aren't upset over it. Remember, our goal is the Coin's Edge. We don't want to destroy demons, nor do we want to destroy mortals.
…I simply want to see the gate closed again so I can go home…
>We've heard from multiple sources that once the gates are closed, or destroyed, there are unexpected consequences.
There is always consequences you never see coming… the only thing you can do is to plan for the worst.
>Justice said his goal was to seal the Daemon Realm as well, so what is it your side and theirs are fighting over in this world?
Power over our realm. You are the life blood of it… and the one who claims you claims it.
>we've heard the idea of creating Undead Energy Sources out of mindless undead and sending enough of them through the gate to the Daemon Realm to feed all the daemons, which sounds totally workable to me. Given enough years we could collect the needed dead from the regular birth-death cycle to make all the undead for the plan.
The problem is that both sides needs that energy to win this war, so both will be rather… unwilling to wait so long for it.
>...And, I want to ask this just to know for sure: Was Eliraz's fate set in stone as soon as we saw he was a ghoul nine months from now?
How he ended up was, but the how, when and what wasn’t. Personally I bet on his idiot brother would do him in down here, but that prince of yours was stupider then I gave him credit for.
Hey, don’t call him that!
…very well… but give a rose another name…
>Do you remember the Creator?
…who?
>Bob, what do you see in the future, beyond where this cycle ends? Do you even see anything there?
I’m sorry but… there’s only darkness there.

>Why is it that the daemons of both factions dislike all the "artificial god" players so much?
…going by how fast that light is approaching, I say we don’t have time for a history lesson. Let's just say, the first demon war did not go as you think it did… we hate you because you bested us and the rebel scum hate you because you betrayed them. I do hope you can figure out what’s wrong with the story you know from that… oh, and this will be the last time we talk for a long time so… I just wanted to say… It’s been nice knowing you, Teal… Jericho… I will miss these talks… goodbye.
Goodb-

*Slursh!*
Look out!

Kaktus 2014/08/29(Fri)10:31 No. 591682 ID: 65a774
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*Thump!*
…ow…
Thanks the heavens! How did we survive that!? It must have been some kind of miracle!
Speak for yourself… I think my legs are broken…
That was FUN! CAN WE DO IT AGAIN!?
NO!!

Insert Water slides are for wimps_

>what is better? To be born with a choice of good or evil, or being created evil and choosing good? What do you think is simpler?
Simpler? To be born with a choice. Better? To be born evil and make growth necessary to become good.
Bob, in some senses, you are better than mortals. You, The Human In Green, The Lady In Green, and Steve.
>I do kind of regret that decision.
You see! You have grown out of your stale old ways!
>that, on the other hand, I don’t regret.
...Some of them.
>Speak for yourself… I think my legs are broken…
...Durach, please get off your ex.

>>591682
Oh hey, look.
It's raining.

...I wonder if there will be enough dead just from this war to fuel the daemons. Oh, by the way, STOP BURNING THE DEAD. We need corpses!

>>591697
>Oh, by the way, STOP BURNING THE DEAD. We need corpses!
Yeah, we did just defeat the Daemon, after all...
Although, the rain "OH MY GOD THE SKY IS FALLING" will put out the fire.
And no, the sky is NOT falling, that's just water falling from the sky.

Kaktus 2014/08/29(Fri)15:46 No. 591739 ID: 65a774
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>Oh hey, look. It's raining.
That’s just the water that came from the well… you know, the big explosion?
>...Durach, please get off your ex.
Oh, sorry “dear”…
Fuck you, asshole.
Bitch…
Hey, calm down… please…
Listen to Jericho, “dear”…
Oh, I should listen!? You’re the one who abandoned me as soon as you got pregnant… and then you threw him to the freaking raptors to fend for himself!
He needed to be strong! You should just have cuddled him… like you did with Recho… he’s a coward… a wea-
Does that justify making his life shit!?
Please, can we just let this be for now? We’ve just save this whole damn desert, so at least try to be a bit happy…
Humph…

>...I wonder if there will be enough dead just from this war to fuel the daemons. Oh, by the way, STOP BURNING THE DEAD. We need corpses!
What? Why?
Let’s just say I have a plan to win this war…
I’m sorry, Prince, but we’ve burned all of them already. It’s just some lifeless bodies left…
Dammit…
Oh, and the Sultan probably want to see you… she just down the street…

…

Ah, the man of the hour… I’m guessing that large water explosion was your work?
Err… kind off…
Oh, and you don’t need to worry… brother is being taken care off as we speak… meanwhile, were here to assert the damage to our fair city…
And considering the force we met… it’s amazingly whole… you and Sultan Elizah did a wonderful job.
Thank you mother, I… wait, Sultan Elizah?
You have proven that you are ready… and… and I’m starting to get to old for this… so, in one month time I will step down and take the title of grand vizier… and leave the throne to you, my daughter…
I… I don’t know what to say… what to do…
Well, first off you need to find a husband… create a heir…
M-mother…
I do know your cousin is available… he can be here a week… tow tops… I’m sure you will like each other very much…
But… I…
I’m still Sultan for now, dear…
…of course, mother…

Why did we let these savages inside of our city? I don’t trust them…
Erth ney var’athan? Ey keen ten…
Don’t worry, Sarge, they’ll probably nice as long as we’re nice to them…
Ulan than, Erta, Ethce cay dun erta tek dun eth…
What are they even saying?
Oh, just how much you and the tribals are alike in the end…

Insert ALL HAIL THE KING! …I MEAN SULTAN!!_

>>591739
[@Rose: Hey, isn't Durach of royal blood, descended from Esiros? Possible love interest for Elizah, if he never makes up with Mor'Kay.]
[@Red: Now what? The war is over, are you gonna end our alliance now? We would like to see what you look like, by the way. Are you around to peek at with a mirror?]
If Red is around, could you peek at him? I'm curious as to what his appearance is.

Things are going to get pretty complicated and political around here. Elizah has her work cut out for her, but Mor'Kay and Durach will be here to help smooth things over as well, it seems. Hey... did they just basically say the same things as the guards? Amusing.

Jericho, how about you go find where they're taking Eliraz, so you can be there when he's raised? We probably won't be around to greet Thaark and Thuul when they get their bodies back, unfortunately. Oh, we should check in on Magus, too.
[check status of pawns]

Jericho, I believe it's in your power to federalize those tribal irregulars as the Serath 1st and 2nd foreign legions. Your mother and father are likely already prepared and willing to command them- But gods have mercy if they fight over their numerical designation.

>brother is being taken care off as we speak
You ought to be at his side when he gets up, and... if we aren't around to do it personally, please tell him we're sorry. Weather or not his death was an inevitability, it was still a failing on our part.

>I don’t know what to say… what to do…
What you were taught to do, Elizah. I think I speak for everyone when I say we have faith in your abilities.

Now I don't know when or why, but you lot will end up in the northlands, where those Vildmen came from. Once you're there, there is a good chance you'll need to pull a certain holy orders nuts out of a fire. However, right now we should focus on rebuilding the city, watching the progress of that jungle as it regrows (you might want to put Thaark and company on retraining guards for combat in an environment with trees and waterways- drill instead of shock), and the rapidly developing exiting field of airships. The concept of a Serathian air force is making me giddy.

>I believe it's in your power to federalize those tribal irregulars as the Serath 1st and 2nd foreign legions.
What does that even mean? It sounds like a bad idea without discussing it.

Durach, Mor'kay, will you quit bickering over what you can't change! What's done is done! You can't go back! Focus on what you can do now, like not making Jericho's first memories of his parents fighting.

Elizah, don't you worry, we know you're going to be a great sultan. Like, we literally know. We've been to Järgien nine months from now and even up there terms like "golden age" were being used in description of the Serath. So give it your all and you'll do wonders. Oh, and we even caught a glimpse of you and the crown prince then and let me just say, you're just as beautiful pregnant, if not more.

Jer, with all that's happened I think it'd be a good idea for you and the rest of our pawns, along with pawns from Red and Rose, to get together and share what you and they know to get on the same page. I know there's a lot that Bob and then Justice have said and stuff about daemons we've said that everyone in our group should know.

Jer, you should be with Eliraz when he's raised, maybe bring along your parents and Recho too, but I think it's going to be awhile before then. Until then could you go find Tera and give her a hug. After what happened with corrupted Master Geron and what he tried to do to her and her killing him she needs all the hugs right now.

When the rains come the area of the lower city built in the old lake bed is going to flood, so we should get the residents who live on it back down here to clear their belongings out right away. Provide them with carts and manpower to carry stuff as well.

Leanah ought to revise that estimate for how soon your cousin will arrive upwards since the Serath desert is shortly going to transform into trackless jungle with who knows how many rivers crossing it. So combine no roads and bridges with your people's lack of knowledge in traversing such terrain and travel around the Serath is going to be a problem in the immediate future, however the bigger problem may be because you import a lot of your food. The disruption of the caravans might mean bad food shortages real soon depending on how large the food stocks are here and in the other cities and villages. Though, perhaps hunting and foraging in the jungle might make up at least some of that. Still, putting top priority on clearing routes between the cities and settlements and out to your trade neighbors would be the right course of action.

I was thinking about the rebel daemon's plan to take mindless undead through the gate to the Daemon Realm for use in Undead Energy Source tanks to feed all the daemons and how we could make that happen. The problem is their estimate is they'd need a number of undead roughly equal to 10% of the world population. In the time frame we have there's no way we can get that many dead from just collecting from battles and such; It's not like we can clone them. And then I remembered that we had seen something like that up on the Pillar of the Heavens; 37 temporal duplicates of a unique undead we'd seen before just standing there. And also just today Justice pulled those undead Vildmen into the crypt and Great Temple from another time-line or future. So it's possible for daemons, and maybe Enlightened, to pull more undead from other times using energy derived from UESes, then putting those undead in UESes to power pulling even more undead in; Maybe even pull whole UES tanks through. Of course we'd need a daemon to do this, but it could work.

Well, whatever it is, I think that we should still collect what bodies we can and also institute a highly funded project to reverse engineer the Undead Energy Source tanks from the crypt and the Harvester chamber so we can build them for at least ourselves. Having such power sources would be of great benefit for the Serath nation and our allies.

And we should say that while we see that the only route to a possible good outcome is through the sealing of the Daemon Realm, we have been told of the futures that have happened afterwards before. The player-nations decide to take advantage of the chaos in the aftermath of the sealing of the Daemon Realm to expand their borders, leading to the world being engulfed in a flame of war far stronger and wider then any that came before, reducing almost all to cinders. If we're to avoid this fate it will take a strong concerted diplomatic and political effort on our part starting from this point to get at least most of the players and nations to stay on the path of peace.

[@Rose: So, think you could get Durach and Mor'kay to be at least civil with each other? Them getting along would probably be good in the long run for relations with the tribes, yes?]

[@Rose: It's rather after the fact, but I'm wondering: Did you sleep drug Tera and Recho, and did you do so without their knowledge? It's okay if you did since it gave them some much needed rest after their ordeals and kept them safely out of the way during the battle. Though, you should still apologize for drugging them if they didn't know.]

>>591740
[@Rose: Apologies for my fellow voice who appears to not have been paying attention when we were told Mor'kay was the one descended from Esiros, not Durach. Though, this does bring up the question of whether Mor'kay will ask to take the Rite of Dragon Fire to be recognized as a noble or not. She does have the right to, correct?]

Kaktus 2014/08/30(Sat)07:39 No. 591817 ID: 65a774
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>[check status of pawns]
[“The pebble”: Content. “The acolyte”: Sleeping, Happy. “The scholar”: Stressed. “The Heir of Savagery”: Licking wounds. “The Shaman”: Irritated. “The son of sand”: Sleeping.]

>[@Rose: Hey, isn't Durach of royal blood, descended from Esiros? Possible love interest for Elizah, if he never makes up with Mor'Kay.]
[Rose: But… he’s so old… and he’s not of Royal blood. It was Mor’kay that was royal, not him.]
>[Though, this does bring up the question of whether Mor'kay will ask to take the Rite of Dragon Fire to be recognized as a noble or not. She does have the right to, correct?]
[…if she wishes too.]
>[@Rose: So, think you could get Durach and Mor'kay to be at least civil with each other? Them getting along would probably be good in the long run for relations with the tribes, yes?]
[I’ll see what I can do… no promises…]
>[@Rose: It's rather after the fact, but I'm wondering: Did you sleep drug Tera and Recho, and did you do so without their knowledge?]
[What? No! Recho fell unconscious thanks to the strain blue put on him… and Tera wanted a nap…]
>[@Red: Now what? The war is over, are you gonna end our alliance now?]
[Red: I can’t see why we would break our alliance.]
>[We would like to see what you look like, by the way. Are you around to peek at with a mirror?]
[I’m kind of busy, can it wait?]

>Durach, Mor'kay, will you quit bickering over what you can't change! What's done is done! You can't go back! Focus on what you can do now, like not making Jericho's first memories of his parents fighting.
Yes, we should borrow the spear for now… for Jericho’s sake.
Indeed… and for the sake of the free tribes…
>What you were taught to do, Elizah. I think I speak for everyone when I say we have faith in your abilities.
Thank you… it means a lot to have your trust…
>Things are going to get pretty complicated and political around here. Elizah has her work cut out for her, but Mor'Kay and Durach will be here to help smooth things over as well, it seems.
I am ready to represent the tribes, my… err… sultan…
…no need for formalities, Durach, we’re all equal here…
>Elizah, don't you worry, we know you're going to be a great sultan. Like, we literally know. We've been to Järgien nine months from now and even up there terms like "golden age" were being used in description of the Serath.
…err… that’s a bit… you’re giving me a lot to live up to, okay?
>Oh, and we even caught a glimpse of you and the crown prince then and let me just say, you're just as beautiful pregnant, if not more.
WHAT!?
Ha! I knew you two would like each other!

>Jericho, I believe it's in your power to federalize those tribal irregulars as the Serath 1st and 2nd foreign legions.
Um… isn’t this a bit… premature for something like that?
>You ought to be at Eliraz side when he gets up, and... if we aren't around to do it personally, please tell him we're sorry.
Brother’s resurrection will happened in two days. The necromancers needs a lot of time preparing for this one.
I… I should still go see him…
Of course…
>Jer, with all that's happened I think it'd be a good idea for you and the rest of our pawns, along with pawns from Red and Rose, to get together and share what you and they know to get on the same page.
Reds pawns are gathering as we speak.
And so is Roses…
>When the rains come the area of the lower city built in the old lake bed is going to flood, so we should get the residents who live on it back down here to clear their belongings out right away.
The lake used to be the underground lake, it will take time before it reaches the same height as before… but you’re right, in a month or two they’ll need to have moved.
>you might want to put Thaark and company on retraining guards for combat in an environment with trees and waterways- drill instead of shock.
Hmm… yeah, we are going to need to retrain our soldiers… we might need to hire people from the southern marches for this…
>Leanah ought to revise that estimate for how soon your cousin will arrive upwards since the Serath desert is shortly going to transform into trackless jungle with who knows how many rivers crossing it.
It’s not going to turn into a jungle over the night. It will take months!
>Putting top priority on clearing routes between the cities and settlements and out to your trade neighbors would be the right course of action.
Of course, while the trees grow and the rivers are born it would be an opportune time to make some real roads… we got a big workforce right now, after all… and our coffers will overfill if Ilbir can make functional airships to sell…
>I think that we should still collect what bodies we can and also institute a highly funded project to reverse engineer the Undead Energy Source tanks from the crypt and the Harvester chamber so we can build them for at least ourselves.
I’ll have my best researchers have a look at it.
>you should go find Tera and give her a hug.
Right… I think we all need a hug after this…

Huh? It’s raining? How…
Huh? Et caran? Etch…
THE SKY IS FALLING! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!
DE EYE ESH DORUNDA! AHN ER GAIA!!
*Snrk*

Epilog Incoming! The characters might still be able to answer some questions but otherwise, go over to the Numb quest instead…

>>591817
Alright, we're gonna be leaving soon. See you guys in nine months or so. When you arrive in the northlands we will have trouble contacting you at first. I'm sure it'll happen eventually though.

TO THE FUTURE!
[Apply 1.1 Gigawatts]
[Accelerate to 2 miles per hour]
[Switch on fancy neon purple taillights]
[Engage bouncy hydraulics]
[Spin rotary rims]
[Wait why am I giving those vehicular commands we're just squids]
[Squidly honk?]

Kaktus 2014/08/30(Sat)10:44 No. 591834 ID: 65a774
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His grace, duke of West Ul’dan, Lord Jericho Drah’kon the second, Commander of the Serath army, lover of the prince, the antipode sorcerer supreme, Grand Shaman of the United Clans of Serath, Ambassador for the United Clans of Serath, Spellsword recruit and ponderer if it’s actually possible to have this many titles or if Reizn is just messing with him listened to the old Sultan’s advice and sought new training. With the help of the Drak’hon house, he was able to contact the mythical spellswords and was recruited for their harsh training. Whatever the futures holds for this young undead hero, he will be ready this time.

Even in death, Prince Eliraz of the Serath nation loved his new husband Jericho dearly. Even though he was forced to stay behind in Serath when Jericho left for his training, Eliraz found ways to stay in contact and used every excuse he should find to borrow one of Ilbir’s prototype airships to see him whenever Jericho was close by. As a prince of the Serath jungles, it was Eliraz new duty to make sure everything ran smoothly on the home front and all the old Serath villages adapted to their new environment while Sultan Elizah focused on the other nations and the old nomad people. Even if his work can be boring at time, he’s content knowing that in only a year his beloved Jericho will be back to be his and only his…

Artemis, the stone golem of old, became the royal librarian of the palace, where she collected as many books and knowledge as possible for use in future conflicts. Even if she grew out of her child like ways, her playfulness will never leave her… and to the disappointment to the academy, no matter how much they study her, they never did find a way to duplicate her.

Oh, nuts, waited too long to write my post. Ah, well, it'll have to be just this one: Ilbir, once you get building flight runes nailed down are you going to set your sights for using them higher? Like, say, the moons? Imagine what the old gods might have hidden up there, eh?

Kaktus 2014/08/31(Sun)07:51 No. 591969 ID: 65a774
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As the new Sultan of the Serath nation, Elizah faced many threats to her nation with vigilance. Not only did she have to handle the unification of the Serath people with the scattered nomad tribes and the new environment her nation was taking on, but also an outside threat as the neighboring nations saw what was once a useless desert turns into a valuable fertile land. By enacting a heavy taxation on slavery, giving better rights for servants and making a law stating only criminals judged fairly in a court of the law should be turned into servants Elizah was able to win the Nomads love and avoid most of the hatred from the nobles of Serath, then by using the newly filled coffers, thanks to Ilbirs new invention and her new land offering a cheaper source of food and water, she was able to create work for the lower city populace, both eliminating the poverty as well ensuring that her newfound fertile land was farmed and the roads and bridges was built and maintained. In the first year as Sultan, Elizah married her cousin Elitor the third and sired five children, Elli, Elin, Ella, Ellor and Ellio. In the future she will be remembered as Elizah the magnificent, the one who brought Serath from a poor desert nation to becoming a great nation known for its prosperity, wealth and equal rights, but her legacy does not stop there. After Elizah rein her first born son, Elli, will take the throne and be known as Sultan Elli the fair, while his daughter will become the next Sultan known as Sultan Erita the kind. And so a golden age dawns…

Theen was content in life working as a body guard for the great Sultan Elizah, seeing a lot of action while saving her life as well as her sons, daughters and husbands several times over his life time. While the nation surrounding Serath never became brave enough for a frontal assault, they still tried to undermine the nation with spies and assassin, but so far Theen and his men have laid waste to their plans. While he does at times miss the old days with the Larvate brotherhood, nothing can beat being called to guard the Sultans bed room “personally”… because who can claim they have been able to bed such a prominent figure of history? (Well, according to most historians, a lot of people can… she did get around a lot…)

I hope Geron is better after his undeadification. Maybe he did have real feelings for Tera and was more of a gentleman before the corruption?

Kaktus 2014/08/31(Sun)12:27 No. 591998 ID: 65a774
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The renowned tinkerer and inventor of the Kranh Airships, Ilbir, lived most of his life after the invasion of warlords Mor’kays army in peace and indulgence. Even though the vast riches he received for patenting the airship would let him live his whole life without lifting a finger for work again, Ilbir returned to the academy of Serath to continue all his diverse researches and experiment. While he made several breakthroughs in the ancient science, he was unable to fulfil his dreams… to reach the moons and the world that is hidden in the stars beyond. Ilbir died of neutral causes at the age of 71, followed a year later by his beloved husband Kranhon. Their adopted lizard son, Kronos, best known for the invention of the Ilbiran stabilizer, still lives at the time this historical account is being written at the age of 79 and is still trying to live up to his father’s name.

When the unification of the Serath people happened the need of translators suddenly became grave. Kranhon was quickly promoted to head translator and was given the task to make sure the roads and bridges was finished before the jungle grew too thick. Even though Kranhon is best known as Ilbir the renowned’s husband and the father of the inventor Kronos, he still played an important part in the rise of the Serath nation, as without him, the construction of Serath famous road system would never have happen.

This is all well and good but what happened to Thaark and Thuul and Geron and Mor'kay and Durach and Tera and the old sultan and Durach other son that I don't really care about and "the heir of savagery" and "the listener of cakes" and blind Jim and little Timmy and the harems?

>>592070
The Old Sultan decayed into a pile of dust, Recho (One of Durach's other thirty sons) became famous for some reason or another, probably for eating the flesh of his siblings, and little Timmy died. Thankfully the student necromancers managed to revive him, but it wasn't a perfect job, his left leg doesn't work any more.

Wait how are we hearing all this? We haven't even save the world yet. And we still meet you guys 9 months in the future. Are you all making this stuff up?

Kaktus 2014/09/01(Mon)06:47 No. 592085 ID: 65a774
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>This is all well and good but what happened to Thaark and Thuul and Geron and Mor'kay and Durach and-
Geez, it’s coming! Take it easy! It’s just that I just started school again…

The blind Necromancer Tera worked vigorously in the palace and soon became the Royal necromancer and the personal care taker of both Prince Jericho and Prince Eliraz. With her new found income, she was able to successfully found the project that was deciphering Varius notes and techniques. Just a year after Mor’kay invasion she was able to switch her own eyes with a working and for the first time in her life, she was able to see the splendor of the world. Being lost in this new sensation, she was lucky she had her soon to become husband Thaark with her to guide her.

Thanks to Tera’s help, Thaark was successfully brought back from the dead, and this time in a real body of a male. While he missed his original tall stature, he was happy to finally be the gender he wanted to be. After the invasion, most of the time that wasn’t spent working for the Larvate brotherhood was used to court Tera and only five years later they married each other, with Thaark quitting the Larvate brotherhood and instead becoming a weapon instructor in the Serath army. While Thaark and Tera weren’t succeeded by any children, adopted or otherwise, they still lived a full life filled with wonders and died happy in each other’s arms at an old age.

While Thuul, like Thaark, was brought back to life very little is known about his life after the invasion. It is known that he was part of the Larvate brotherhood until Thaark quit after his marriage with Tera, but what happened after is still unknown. It has been said that he had a rather interesting relation with Thaarks group third member, a female lizard called Jeeka who was brought in to replace Theen, and there are rumors that they either killed each other out of anger or married each other out of love… or both…

But what about Magnus?
What about our green Glutton?

TELL US!

>>592070
Blind Jim was the first person to meet and subsequently be eaten by a pack of the new Serathian forest wolfs.

>>592075
Clearly--
>>592089
SHUSH YOU

Clearly this is the work of the Deceiver, since we're back in the Magician's time again.

>>592092
That was meant as a sort of a joke but oh my god what if I'm right... To the disc thread!

Protip: keeping the necromancer alive means you get the good ending even if you screw up and let other characters get killed.

Kaktus 2014/09/02(Tue)11:07 No. 592201 ID: 65a774
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After the battle with Mor’kay’s army, Durach gathered all the other leaders of the scattered tribes to hold a meeting about the future of both the tribes and Serath. The tribe leaders came to the conclusion that they would be willing to enact a peace between them and the Serath nation and that they would consider the offerings Sultan Elizah was offering. Durach himself was elected Grand Shaman over all tribes and would be one of the most prominent figures in the successful unity of the Tribal and Serathian people. Though Durach never married, we was succeeded by over 25 different children, including Prince Jericho the Second of the Serath nation.
As one of the many sons of Grand Shaman Durach, Recho helped with the unification of the Serath people. Even though traumatic experiences under Mor’kays invasion left him slightly delusional and paranoid, he was still able to find a Serathian wife and will go down in history as the eight full blooded tribal to officially marry a full blooded Serathian after the unity.
After her crushing defeat at the hands of the Serath, no one knows what happened to Warlord Mor’kay. There have been many rumors and myths of what happened to her, but the two most agreed on theories is that she either was killed in the battle or that she threw of her black armor and hid among the people, living a normal life. There’s also some more wildly disputed theory that she gathered her most loyal servants and headed east, toward the empire of Amun to search for “The Truth”. Some even say she found it and choose to go into hiding out of disgust of what she found.

>>592201
>Some even say she found it and choose to go into hiding out of disgust of what she found.
Well that's not encouraging.

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Commander Temrock, Captain Xaldin and Vizier Reizn mostly continued life as normal after the invasion, all of them doing their own small part for the nation as a whole. All three were succeeded by several children; most of them born long before the invasion even took place.

Leanah the Wise, Sultan and mother to Sultan Elizah the magnificent, is mostly know for the time after she stepped down as Sultan and guided Sultan Elizah as Grand Vizier. With the help of her wise words, Elizah managed to lead the country into a golden age and create the nation we know today. While her words was wise and her mind sharp, Leanah’s bones was brittle with age and only twenty years after Mor’kay’s invasion she died her true death thanks to old age.

While his betrayal and death under the Mor’kay invasion was brutal, Maester Geron was revived and granted to keep his title of Maester. In court Sultan Elizah, Grand Vizier Leanah and Vizier Reizn ruled that it was Mor’kay’s evil magic that twisted him to betray his country and try to raise an army of undead inside the very city wall. While he was found innocent, we were still sentenced to pay penance by working in the grand temple. Even though he worked feverously and managed to put Varius formula into the common practice of necromancy, Maester Geron died unmarried and childless, ending his legacy.

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The Magus originally known as “The demon of gluttony”, Itril, stepped down as a tutor in the academy after the invasion when he saw the starvation and poorness of the lower city at the time. Being a famous gourmet eater, Itril should bare fathom the suffering the people of the lower city and decided to help them any way he should. While he was gravely wounded in the invasion, a wound which he would never recover from, he was still able to organize and open several “soup kitchens”, places where the poor and homeless should come for free food. As the Serath nation grew more equal and the poor and homeless slowly disappeared, Itril repurposed most of his kitchen and turned them into the famous restaurant chain “Jerry’s kitchen” instead, which is still popular all over the world today thanks to their cheap yet high quality food.

While there are many rumors, myths and stories about this mysterious “Masked Man” and his involvement with the invasion, there are no real factual truth to find about him. Some say he was a spy and saboteur ordered by Mor’kay to sabotage what he should in Serath, other says the opposite, that he worked for Elizah instead. The only thing we can truly know about this mysterius figure is that whatever he was, the world might never know the truth of his existence.

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There… It’s done… just as you asked, Master Carcer… everyone on your list… I can’t really see how this Itril fits with the rest but… this is what you asked for.
Good… but I have two more jobs for you, historian. I want you to compile some more information about some people of old… these two jobs will involve the grand inquisitor incursion in Amun and the undead invasion of Järgien that happened the same year.
…hmm, very well… if they pay is as good as the first one… but… I have to ask you, Master Carcer, why do you seek this information?
… … …for a… friend. While even the gods creation will rust in time, some memories can last forever…

THE END…?

>>592222
I think that Soup Kitchen Lizard (the one in the middle) is flirting with that Mantis...
>>592223
Gasp! We're inside the CAI?!
I'm kidding... There is a character in the CAI known as The Historian though

Before we go, could we see what the other players looked like?