[IC] Lords of Creation: The Painter's Dream [Archive]

Gunhaven

2017-03-18, 10:59 AM

From Nothing, Something
At first there was just the First World and the Void, yet from the Void past sparks of divinity coalesced into a new form. Deities of Moons were gathered with the specks of earth the Creator left behind in the haste to paint the canvas of creation as slowly a new form was born. Yet what was born would not wake yet, earthen remnants gathered together to form a protective shell around the nascent deity. In It’s fitful state It gathered what wasn’t used around It and cast the earthen remains towards the world that It circled.
Shards of earth created the first lights among the world as they burned up within the atmosphere. The smallest bits would do nothing less while the largest found their way to the ocean below. Those in between, what could have once been a past creation of pumice or mystical metals, found a happy medium between burning up as temporary light to the lifeless world below and sinking to join their earthen brethren as they instead floated atop the endless ocean. Time had little concept in such empty times but eventually these middle shards would be used up as an archipelago formed underneath the uncaring gaze of the Nothingness Above.
Those larger meteorites for now caused tides among the ocean as they plummeted due to composition or size to the depths below. Rarely one would hit one of their smaller brethren and turn it into little more than dust to cause the ocean surrounding the growing archipelago of islands to turn murky with extraterrestrial material. Over it all was Hidia as It slept fitfully for a while longer, waiting for some unknown signal to break free of It’s earthen prison.

Starting: 16

Create Land (-2 AP): Meteorites exist in the inky blackness of the void now. Rumored to be the cast off remains of old earthen gods, cast off children of the Vastness Between, or simply false starts by the Creator they are nonetheless simple rocks floating through space. They range in size from dust specks hurtling through space to rocks about five miles across (roughly just below the size of what killed the dinosaurs) hurtling into the ocean below as they randomly plummet to the World.

Bless (-1 AP): Meteoroids Above light the night sky as the smallest shards of rock burn up in the atmosphere. Such an event is random when it happens, although it is the most likely of all meteorites to hurtle towards the world below. Those who exist beneath such a thing find their lives put at ease as it’s unlikely anything larger will hurtle toward them for a little bit.

Create Land (-2 AP): The Yunbaro Chain consists of those meteorites that make it to the World below but aren’t heavy enough to sink to the bottom. Each is about the size of a small city, roughly a mile or two across, and composed of a variety of minerals that help keep it afloat. They seem to migrate towards each other as the entire chain fits snugly within the area of Texas and help seed the World with the beginnings of the life that could be assumed to otherwise exist within the first oceans. For reference sake these can be assumed to exist within the center of the map (and make our cartographer’s job easier as a reference point for other create land actions).

Curse (-1 AP): Asteroids Below are those rare extinction-level asteroids that crash into the ocean and are heavy enough to dent the crust of the world. Perhaps half a dozen of them fall before the Yunbaro Chain is finished being created with further ones growing rarer and rarer as there is less and less ocean available. Most of the damage done by them currently is more temporary in nature, sending water or dust into the atmosphere and spelling doom for the plant life in the nearby area.

Create Mystic Concept (-4 AP): Sky Metals is a somewhat loose term for the minerals found within the meteorites busy burning, floating, and crashing against the World. All of them are currently beyond mundane technologies, requiring heat hotter than what’s needed for steel to work with. The most common kind, Lemma, is found to be extraordinarily durable while remaining oddly light. If it’s wanted then for a real world example, look towards Graphene (http://www.livescience.com/57432-stronger-than-steel-material.html) and the like.

Ending: 6AP

Iceseer

2017-03-18, 11:19 AM

The plan
As the creator left he left behind a thought. This thought struggling to survive made itself a form to survive in. This thought named itself Ferdos. Ferdos was on the first world and thought about what he should do next and decided to walk and then, a thought came to him. The idea of a walking stick so he could travel around with a way to clear obstructions and to maintain a steady pace and seeing the nearby area he saw a stick from a ceylon-ebony tree and from it he spent his power to alter it to make the first walking stick. He felt tired after spending so much power but, decided it was the smartest to move around to familiarize himself with
the terrain for the future. Saying to himself "best to move on."

16/16
-5ap staff of Ferdos(create monstrous creature)
-1ap create mundane concept(walking stick the walking stick is a simple tool that helps with self defense going about in a steady matter help people with broken legs to walk and clearing obstructions such as tall grass or vines.)
remainder 10/16 ap

aberratio ictus

2017-03-18, 11:36 AM

An Act of Mercy

Curious, Veldris set foot onto the Yunbaro Chain. There was ground now on the canvas, and with the meteorids, there had come life.

It was a phenomenon full of wonder, and the goddess observed little creatures frolicking through the grass. It was not her intention to interfere, for she saw that life was good, and she was content with observing its ways.

Life could have continued, forever without end.

Another creature sprang out, into the way of the others, swooping down on them, baring teeth, showing claws, tearing into the other, holding it down, and eating. The prey struggled, full of pain, of agony, but the hunter could not be cast off.
The hunter fed, it clawed and cut, bit and teared.
And the preys agony was neverending.

The goddess sat, and wept.

She watched, she knew not for how long, the hunter devour the prey, until she couldn't bear the creature's struggle any longer - was this life? It never ended, the pain and sorrow of existance.

There she stood, and she reached in, with a gentle, loving touch, and she tore out of the prey what made it prey, made it a creature, made it life, made it itself - its essence, and she held it high, marvelling at its beauty and excellence.

Veldris saw it was death, and death was mercy.

The prey at her feet did no longer struggle against the hunter's jaws, and the goddess smiled a smile bittersweet, then turned around and left.

She left the world, with the prey's essence, its Soul in her embrace, and went on to create a plane where it could be.

Starting: 16

Create Mythical Concept (4AP): Death and Souls. Souls are the essence of every living creature. Upon death, the cessation of living, Veldris takes these Souls into her comforting embrace, and takes them to the afterlife, her realm, where they may experience solace, calm and peace. However, Souls can be led astray...
Weave Plane (4AP): The Plains of Solace are Veldris' realm, the afterlife. It is an endless landscape of gently sloping hills, autumn forests and clear lakes, few and far between dotted by gothic buildings overgrown with rosebushes. Of these, the greatest is Veldris' palace, where she resides and watches over the Souls under her care.
Divine Infusion (3AP): The Plains of Solace are the place all Souls go and dwell for eternity after death, if they haven't been led astray. Apart from Souls, only Veldris and her trusted Servants and allies can enter the manse. The Plains of Solace have a calming, soothing effect on all who enter, and no violence can take place there.

Claim domain Souls (Guidance)

5 AP remaining

Hatter

2017-03-18, 01:58 PM

Thon-Li

My eyes opened and I observed the world around me for the very first time. There was water and there was mud but beyond that was nothing but darkness. I lifted my...Claws up before my face..Red, even in the darkness for Blood is what I was. I would smirk, if only my mandibles were capable of such an action...Then the panic set in.

My heart raced as a realization shook my very core. I was alone... I knew of nobody else.. I saw nobody else. I could feel the fear tearing me apart from the inside... I realized that I must calm myself.

I settled into the mud, digging my many segmented legs into the earth. I closed my eyes and calmed my heart as I pulled on something innate and deep withing my being...Life itself.. Chi.

16AP Start
-4AP Mythical Concept, Chi: Chi is the life force which flows through all living beings. When channeled, it can allow the practitioner to perform amazing feats such as jumping over walls, crushing stone, deflecting weapons, healing etc.
-2AP Subconcept of Chi, Meditation: Meditation is the art of calming one's mind through intense focus which allows the collection and rejuvenation of chi.
10AP Remains

Molemanking

2017-03-18, 03:02 PM

A Great Serpent Stirs

Weeping, this was the first sound that stirred the stone serpent sleeping beneath the waves. Obris contemplated the sound for a short while before rising his titanic form above the ocean's curtain. The weeping had ceased by the time he'd come to investigate its source, but Obris was far more concerned with another matter. Looking down at the small island chain, he saw that his arrival had caused great waves to crash against their coasts. Many creatures, both predator and prey, were washed out to sea and forced to endure an agonizing death. Obris was appalled at his carelessness and felt pity for these small beings that suffered at his hand. Deciding that he'd done enough damage, he traveled east for untold miles until he felt he could work without endangering mortal creatures.

His first task was to raise some earth above the waves, as he had grown to dislike the water after seeing its painful effect on mortals. Slamming his great tail into the bedrock below, a small continent pulled itself from the ocean's grasp. Any water that remained on the new land was quickly absorbed into the earth, causing a great surge of life as a large forested jungle was born. Along its northern border, a range of mountains broke the land's surface as it settled into its new place. Even now, mere moments after its creation, Obris could sense the beginnings of life stir on its new home. Fearing that the ocean's waves could harm this new life, the Earth Healer created great swathes of cavernous tunnels and cave systems beneath the continent's surface. In this way, the earth would shelter his creations from the ocean's hungry maw.

Lastly, Obris,tired of the water's mercurial nature himself, created a portal to a new plane of existence that he'd dreamed of in his slumber. This plane was created from the purest motes of earth and stone. Great hilly valleys flowed into wide open plains before stopping beneath the feet of the numerous mountain ranges that ran the new world's length. But its true beauty lie beneath its surface as an expansive system caverns and tunnels, not unlike the one on the first world but on a much grander scale. Brilliant gems and precious stones glinted in the light of biolumenscient fungai as gaseous vents caused the air to become warm and muggy. And coiled around the core of this new world rested the Serpent Lord, waiting and planning his next move.

Starting: 16
Create Land: "Name to come later" (2ap) Roughly the size of Australia, this continent is covered in lush jungles. A large mountain range, called the Serpent's Crown, runs along the northern edge of the land.
Create Land: The Snake Warrens (2ap) A large network of caverns, tunnels, and caves, the Snake Warrens are filled with precious ores, gems, etc. as well as the beginnings of subterranean life.
Weave Plane: The Chthonic Ideal (4ap) While this plane does have a surface, its true beauty can only be glimpsed in its vast cavern system. It is this place that Obris calls home, coiled around the molten core of his newly created world.
Remains: 8 ap

CrossLead24

2017-03-18, 03:33 PM

Checkmate-Pony

2017-03-18, 06:21 PM

What bright future the pale blue dot had, the death of hope, for in that instant, the sky was made of fire, and a vacuous star fell from the heavens. A bright orb of Antediluvian silver fell, a comet struck the world. Having traveled in the infinite darkness longer than any could image, the comet set the sky ablaze, boiling a lance of light through the ocean and smashing into the planets crust, the impact would evaporate the sea, sending an expanding crown of water into the atmosphere, and the world would writhe in pain from the impact, the skies weeping ice crystals and deluge.

The world would recover, and as the seas reformed once again it seemed as if nothing had happened, but make no mistake, the world had witnessed his arrival.

Beneath the waves, in the terrible vistas of the deep sea, his fiery arrival had created a deep canyon, it would forever be the unseen cradle of a god, the lowest, blackest, and farthest from heaven. At those depths where no light can reach, and pressure infinite, it was no different than the void. And slowly from the darkness rose the First Predator, a horror so monstrous that all mortal life upon the world would forever more be affected by it, dreams of races not yet born would fear his horns and whipping tail, his devilish features. His malefactor and antithesis would imprint on every living soul and henceforth the life they would eventually evolve into.

Rising from the oceanic abyss, the First Predator would roam around the darkness, the sea, the cradle of life was his first hunting ground, and it would henceforth be the domain of the ultimate predator and all his scions.

And yet, in his divine infancy, the infancy of the world, The First Predator found little life, and so he returned (a patient hunter) to the depths, his cradle, where he slumbers for now, here will wait and perfect his most devilish trap of all time: Dreams. dreams is the most private domain of all mortals, but nothing can escape the god of predators, not even in our dreams, for dreams is his domain, and it is what we call dreams, that is his hunters trap. And when it closes in on you, it is a nightmare.

One day, life will flourish upon the world, and when they dream, he will awaken.

Weave Plane (4AP): The Dream Lands Dreams are thought to be the personal domain of ones mind and spirit. And it is but a lie, dreams and nightmares are his domain, dreams are the bait, and nightmares are the sprung trap that catches you, only a fool thinks himself safe here, for the dream lands are alone his hunting grounds. (I am not sure if this should be a concept or not, a plane seems more fitting, a plane any mortal can enter when they sleep, and foolishly believe their own personal realm)

12 remaining

ArlEammon

2017-03-18, 07:16 PM

Empyron
A land mass raises from the sea. Early Bronze Era technology automatically brings the country of Empyron into prominence above all Empires. Bronze Age medicine, architecture, black smithing, animal husbandry, agriculture, astronomy and mathematics develops the Empire into the world's most powerful nation. However, The Empire at this time is only able to be larger than city states, nations and tribes because of it's early development of agriculture. Super Science is tied to The Emperor, in this case Empyron. Empyron however, first teaches "Empyron' henceforth referred to as "The Empire" or "Empire of Empyron" agriculture and bronze working. Anyone can be taught this throughout the world. Progress with technology was so rapid that Empyron will become known as a miraculous super nation in the future. For now, although the biggest fish in the pond, Empyron is still isolated from the rest of the world. Four small city states rise up in what little land is available on the world's surface to occupy.

-4 Raise Land
-4 Super Science : Legendary Concept
-2 Form Society : Empyron
-2 Sapient Life : Humans
-2 Create Advanced Concept : Bronze (A closely guarded Secret, Bronze is meant to keep Empyron above the other societies of the world put together)
-2 Create Advanced Concept : Agriculture
-10 Gain Domain (Empires (Progress)
(-4 Super Science)
(-2 Form Society)
(-2 Sapient Life)
(-2 Bronze Working)
0 Remaining

Iceseer

2017-03-18, 08:17 PM

The Plan
Fedros after travelling around his small island realized that light would be useful so he created unintelligent light which he called wisps who would follow behind those they found to always provide light for others not caring whether it be bunny, wolf or man and when a creature with a wisp mated the wisps would also create offspring by something similar to mitosis. They upon seeing the death of those of who they followed would latch on to the next moving that didn't have a wisp. If they couldn't see their creature or having no creature they would dampen their light so it wouldn't be used unnecessarily. He made them also territorial to their charge so two didn't latch on the same creature seeing the possible problems with that. He also made them share the same alignment with the one they accompany so in the future they would have little problems with their company.

10/16ap
-0(for using the staff of fedros) create monstrous creatures(wisp this will spread first on the island then on sea and air and eventually to other lands it would probably take several generations for this creature to be widespread)(mechanically will-o-wisp that is mindless)
10/16 ap

Logan1996

2017-03-18, 08:28 PM

Dremora

As I open my eyes, and the world fills with light, I weap over the immense dreams capable in such an early stage. But first, a light to shine bright for every possibility. And with a wave, the sky became a light with twinkling stars. And the people to serve them and she taught them how to use the stars to prepare for things as they could be taught much by the patterns of the sky. She then granted them a piece of herself ajd sent them out to Empyron with a gift.

Starting 16

Create Land 2 (Stars): now the sky is full of twinkling lights of so many stars
Create Mythic Life 4 (Starmen): Each starman looks like humans but with the light of the stars in their eyes. They seek assistance and guidance.
Create Mythic Concept 4 (Astrology): By the power of Dremora we are guided by the movement of the stars to know our choices.
Infuse Mythic Life 3 (Starmen): Now the are a mystical race capable of changing what they wish through the guidance of Dremora.
Create Advanced Concept 2 (Astronomy): The ability to map your location and that of others by watching the stars
Remaining: 1

Hatter

2017-03-18, 10:37 PM

Meeting of Blood and Predator

Waves crashed and the earth heaved under my chitinous belly. I dug my legs into the mud even as the force attempted to send my body flying. My eyes snapped open and their stalks twisted in place, searching for the direction of the Force's source.

My legs tore free from the mud and I propelled myself forward along the ocean floor until I came upon the rim of a great chasm that led to a deep nothingness. There I sat, staring into the darkness.

weet555

2017-03-19, 01:21 AM

Demara the inventor.

There was a clump of paint within the void, it started to shift as the divine energy swirled. The clump looked as started to think. Slowly as the fledgling god started to iterate upon its own mind, somewhere in this process the god thought itself the inventor.

Demara he was, as he started to settle down and stabilize he realised he wanted to make, build something. Resource he needed resources, materials, some sort of table to build upon. With this he grabbed hunks of rock within the void, the god smashed them to dust, melted the dust and made great glass spheres.

About half way through this the god smashed what he had made and started again using the glass dust and rock. Then the inventor filled the spheres with dirt, water, stone and just about anything else his mind knew of.

For a moment when the work was done his mind came to peace for but a second, before it was flooded with plans. He wanted to make and improve everything, all he saw all he didn’t see. But as he frantically tried he realised that even with divine power he couldn’t do all things at one time. So the inventor’s mind decided to focus on one task, but what task.

Others! Demara decided he would make other minds, simpler minds but ones that could think apart from this own. He grabbed iron ore and heated it as became forging a body, within seconds he scraped it and started a new seeing ways to improve. As Demara kept improving and starting again he made pictures in the dirt, slowly this pictures became symbols then words.

After one hundred and third nine times the inventor realised he wouldn’t be able to build or mind a body up to his high standards. So instead he made a simple mind to that would learn and a skeletal body for which the life would use armor and tools to improve its self.

After eight more tries he finally made the first of his life, then he made two more than three and four until he was building five at a time. Once Demara had made what he thought to be enough he looked upon his creations as they experimented on anything that could reach.

The inventor was pleased with his work and deigned to give them the knowledge to make more of themselves. He looked in to the book of stone, wood paper and glass filled with mad writing, he couldn’t give them this. So the god made five identical books that didn’t use too many big words and detailed instruction on how to build more Dondrons.

When the god threw the five books at the dondrons, one of the creatures was knocked down, two of them dodged, one caught a book and the last book was caught after it hit a Dondron.

It was the start of something great.

16ap

Create mystical life (4ap): Dondrons or the ‘147th’ creation.

Dondrons look vaguely like a human skeleton lacking a rib cage and are entirely made of metal. They stand about 2 meters (6.5 ish feet) tall, there height can deviate less then 5cm (2 ish inches) from this height. These creatures have an inherent desire to innovate and improve what they find, however unlike Demara dondrons only focus one or two task at a time.

The dondrons are relatively strong and quite flexible helped in part fact to the fact that there elbows and knees can harmless bend backwoods. Dondrons have incredibly analytical minds and senses to the point where their sense of smell is practically a chemical analyser. They also to see what they seek through walls and even across great distances but they focus on one thing at a time.

Despite their frail form Dondrons are quite durable and may be repaired or heal naturally even reattaching severed limbs if they are held in place long enough. The 147th’s natural healing is enough to counter the effects of rust, wear and tear.

Anyone with the knowledge how to build them could build a Dondron but the workmen ship required is that of a master. Should a Dondron die they can’t be rebuild to be brought back to life nor can pieces of one be used to make another.

Weave plane (4ap): the orbiting world.

This plane is a mass of glass spheres containing just about every environment imaginable. The spheres deviate in size from a few feet to large enough to hold a country. Raw resources inside the spheres replenish after they have been extracted, meaning the orbiting ream is one of infinite resources.

This plane is visible from the first world as it orbits around it and but can’t be reach from the first world easily.

Create major artifact (5ap): the inventor’s notebook.

This book is made from a great number of materials many of which a book shouldn’t be made from, in fact the book is only in one pace thanks to divine magic. This book holds the chaotic scribblings of the inventor but the amount of knowledge in this book would drive many a mortal mad.

This is an artifact of: create advance concept.

Create advance concept (1ap+artifact): writing

The art of writing and words. I’m sure we all know what this is.

Blessing (1ap): The flow of knowledge.

Any invention or discovery that the Dondrons learn for slowly filters down to most mortals. This filtering down takes the form of an idea placed randomly in the mortal’s mind, should the mortal ignore this idea it will be lost to them. If the mortal wishes to make this idea a reality they will receive more ideas that allow them to do so.

The way this blessing works means that the mortal believes the idea was their own and that they are the inventor of the invention. The way to make Dondrons is not shared by this blessing and this blessing acts slowly meaning that Dondrons often have most advance version of an invention that make.

1ap

aberratio ictus

2017-03-19, 04:20 AM

The Culture of Death

Not long after Veldris had brought the prey's soul to The Plains of Solace, a wave brought several other souls, hunters and prey, and they joined the first soul in the afterlife.

They walked in the plains, along the autumn forests, over the gentle hills, the hunters and prey content and without fear, since they had no longing for food.

Veldris sat and observed, and for a long time, all was good.

But suddenly, another creature arrived in her domain, an interesting one, a being capable of higher thought - a human.

And so, Veldris took on the form of a human, a middle-aged woman, very slender, almost sickly, her skin pale and her hair black, a wreath of the wilting roses of her realm woven into her hair. Her dress was black and long, the collar high, and her feet bare, so she could feel the ground and connect and feel with the creatures of the first world.

She met with the human and embraced them, gave them solace and made them calm.

Curious, she travelled to the Empire of Empyron in her new form, watched the human's and Starmen's endeavours; she was greatly impressed with their creations and ambition, and she saw it was the work of another god, Empyron.

As she walked in the streets of the city states, she noticed a human dying, felt his soul travelling to the Plains of Solace, and gave him her embrace. The other humans and starmen stood around his body, and wept, for they did not know what had happened, and what they should do with their brother.

Veldris approached and gave them warmth, gently touched their shoulders and comforted them, and spoke:
"Do not fear death, for it is my embrace. All life is suffering, but death heals all wounds. Your brother will find Solace in my realm, and you will meet him again once your time has come."

And she taught them how to bid farewell, how to mourn, and how to find comfort in her truth.
Veldris chose one to carry on this duty, and to find others to that purpose, and he called her Our Lady of Solace, The Comforting Embrace.

Starting: 5

Create Mundane Concept (1AP): Funeral rites allow living morals to say farewell to their dead kin, to mourn and take comfort in the knowledge of Veldris' Embrace.
Create Organisation (1AP): The Church of Our Lady of Solace is an organisation dedicated to the well-being of all sentient beings. For now, they mostly provide funeral rites and comfort for the bereaved. It is not bound by a single society, and Veldris' followers seek to reach all budding nations.
Female priests usually try to emulate the goddess' appearance in their holy vestments, while male priests, who often serve as undertakers as well, favour more practical clothing.

Remaining: 3

Molemanking

2017-03-19, 01:30 PM

Obris

From his molten throne, Obris extended his divine senses to observe the First World. Much had changed since he to came to the Chthonic Ideal. New beings like himself continued to be drawn towards the First World. Even his little, at least to his size, island had continued to blossom with life. All manner of flora and fauna now called the unnamed land home, both above and below its surface. However, the Serpent Lord's attention was quickly pulled elsewhere as he heard a voice pierce through his godly senses. He'd only heard this voice briefly, as it had wept for some reason unknown to Obris. But it was this voice that had drawn him to abandon his slumber beneath the sea. Turning his vision to another island, this one even smaller than the one he had created, he finally found the source of the voice. It...she, some part of him knew to call this being she, was...talking to some of the beasts upon this land. But these creatures...were they conversing with the goddess. And over there, one creature was working with a metal born of the earth. Obris had not given any beast such a gift, nor the knowledge to work it. Yet there it was, hammering it into different shapes. Another god came into focus, it was...similar to the other beasts put still possessed the unmistakable mark of the divine. Was this god controlling these creatures to fulfill some purpose? And yet another god seemed to being involved with this place as beings made of light and void motes interacted with the 'humans.'

Obris, determined to find an answer to these questions, willed a portion of his consciousness into the First World which took the form of an albino cobra. The divine serpent slithered onto a statue of the god-king of this land. "To those of divine privilege and birthright that have touched this land, Obris would have words with you!"

aberratio ictus

2017-03-19, 02:09 PM

To Converse With Death

Veldris heard the being call, and she felt the being's divinity. It spoke of divine birthright and privilege, terms Veldris herself hadn't pondered before, but she knew the being had called for her, and the Emperor.

She appeared in front of the albino cobra, watching it slither around the Emperor's statue, keeping her distance for now.

"I am Veldris. You wish to speak to me?" she asked, her voice friendly but cautious.

Sontali

2017-03-19, 02:16 PM

A woman concealed by a heavy robe shuffles through a small, dark room illuminated only by three half-melted candles. She is surrounded by ancient books and parchments that are laid out with no discernible organisation, most of which seem to be falling apart. The room is also old, stone blocks held up by half rotted posts. In her hands, she clutches a book, but her robes prevent it from being seen. Stepping over a map depicting a world she does not recognise and sitting on a chair, she places the book on the table and examines the book. Its wonderfully wrought cover is ironshod and it depicts a head, with a large spider crawling out of the mouth, a broken crown on its head and a bloody dagger sticking out of it, the picture is forged in and raised. She runs her hands over the design and feels a strange feeling come over her, the faintest urge to betray those she holds dear. She shakes her head and it passes, she holds no one dear. The book is in near perfect condition, despite it being the oldest thing in this venerable room of ancient things. She opens the book and starts reading.

Preface:
The journal you are currently reading is something which I decided to do early on in my long existence. I lie a lot, more than any other being in creation. I like to think that every lie in some way originates within myself, and count all lies as mine. I am deception, the very concept of lying and betrayal itself. But I am too good, and thus I write this on the off chance that I lie to myself one day and believe it, that I can read this book and remember who and what I am. That said, this is my journal. Put the book down and walk away or know that there is nowhere that you can run that I cannot find you. If I find out that you pass this preface I will do things to you that will make The Creator look away in horror, and you cannot imagine the things It has seen.

Along Came a Spider – The Snake Warrens

I, like all other things, was painted in the beginning. My first memory was of the feeling of The Creators brush moving against my skin, creating my skin and all that I am. You hate that you are beholden to It for that.
As I examined the place of my birth, some unremarkable cavern no different to any other part of the Snake Warrens, I did not feel disappointed, it suited me. I knew what I was of course, I knew a lot of things about myself immediately. I also knew there would be other gods somehow. This was good, they would be fun to lie to, to turn against each other. I considered my name for a moment, it see-

The woman frowns beneath her hood and stares at the first page, half of the page has been torn out roughly. Turning it her jaw clenches further and she runs a finger along where a further four pages have been removed. Luckily the candle snuffs out before the heavy iron frame it sits in hits the wall, fire would have been ruinous in the room full of paper.

“I created you for a reason.” A lie, they had been semi-intentional at best. “An important task lies before you all. You possess the tools to infiltrate, to gain trust and rule, use them. You desire to betray, to lie and cause conflict, follow that. Know that you serve me in all things no matter how much you try to escape me.”

I watched as the Abchanchu started murmuring amongst themselves, a sea of pallid white-yellow that filled my birthplace. It would not do.

“But first.” I paused to select an area of the cavern that had a few narrow tunnels. “You will kill the Abchanchu there. They disgust me, and I would be rid of them.”

The facetakers within the area hesitated, the ones without did not, starting their assault. Some of the abchanchu in the area fought each other, eager to betray those they had been talking to moments before. The smart ones fled down the tunnels I had chosen the area for, the rest were killed, outnumbered forty to one. This pleased me.

“Good. Find your way to societies, infiltrates, destabilise. Turn brother against brother, mother against child. I will be watching.”

I did not wait to see if they would follow my command, it was in their nature to do what I wanted regardless of whether I told them to or not. As I strode out of the cavern, I spun another weave, this one was more substantial though, I knew I could not do it regularly. At the end, I possessed a lustrous black robe that I slipped on. It was a relief to abandon my true form, it felt too honest. I choose something simple to replace it with, a humanoid body that was all flat planes, and hard edges where there would usually be curves, Nehelasilis shifted into blood red cloak.

As I thought about how the abchanchu had seen me, it occurred to me that they might have heard me say my name, so I wove a snare that wiped it and my appearance from their minds, and prevented them from ever being learnt. The expenditure of so much energy so quickly had left me drained, but with my last reserve I created a creature that would surely run off any facetakers who hadn’t left the cavern yet. They pleased me.

Starting AP: 16 AP

Create Mythical Race (4 AP) – Abchanchu, The Facetakers: Standing slightly shorter than a human in their base form, hunched as that is, abchanchy are a race of shapeshifters. They have considerable talent in the art of lying, disguise, infiltration, etc. born in them, and almost all progress this natural talent further. In their natural form, they appear as thin, hunched over humanoids the colour of maggots, they have 4 arms, the second pair being considerably longer, and emerging from the back. Their head lacks any facial features, but they are often gaunt enough for the area to still be skeletal. Functionally immortal, they lack genders, but can reproduce by taking them from other races, though they have to put up with a gestation period four times as long as the race would usually need. Something that they rarely do given their longevity. The abchanchu can take the form of any living creature, even changing the material they are composed of to match that of the race they are posing as.

Create Mundane Concept (1 AP) – Lying: Going beyond merely the concept of telling a falsehood, true lying is an art form. Controlling your outer self-enough to conceal your inner self, to control your body language, your word choice, to remember each word you say, there are many variables to the perfect lie. And like all skills and arts, practice makes perfect.

Form Society (1 AP, 1 Artifact) – Eficom, The Unseen: Most abchanchu belong to the Eficom, or The Unseen. They slot themselves into pre-existing societies and use their talents to cause strife. Unlikely to take the top spot, they Eficom as a rule prefer to work their way up to advisory roles, where they can feed sweet but poisoned words into the one who takes the blame when things go wrong. Not all Eficom have such lofty ambitions though, they are also the ones who willingly walk amongst the people, sowing distrust with the common people. Though they call themselves a society, the truth is that abchanchu rarely travel to societies in groups and thus rarely even know who among them could be another shapeshifter, this does not particularly bother them, it is all part of the Mother of Intrigues plan.

Form Society (2 AP) – Nirihoc, The Forsaken: Formed out of the facetakers that escaped being selected to die, the Forsaken hate their kind, the Eficom in particular, with a passion. They work against both the Eficom and the Spider as much as they can. Unfortunately for them, the only real way to do this is to play their game. The Nirihoc work in packs to secure and hold offices and titles and power, and use this to try sniff out those who work against them and the lands they come to think of as their own. Due to their nature, they fight this war in the shadows with the Eficom and it is not unusual for particularly loyal lords to be a group of nirihoc abchanchu in disguise, always in disguise, protecting a liege they know is free from Eficom influence.

Create Major Artifact [Utility: Form Society] (5 AP) – Nehelasilis, The Cloak of Lies, Insurgents Shawl: Nehelasilis is a utility artefact that gives the Nameless and Many Named a discount on the Form Society action. Taking the form of a shiny black robe, the insurgents shawl changes visually to fit the spiders disguise at the time, sometimes appearing to disappear entirely if nothing would work. The cloak of lies main purpose is to split societies apart. But it has a secondary purpose it was designed to keep anyone from seeing through their disguises, preventing mortals or gods from detecting that they are the Betrayer of Hope. Convincing disguise is convincing without evidence or a slip up basically.

Curse (1 AP) – The Nameless One – The Breaker of Crowns has erased their name and from anywhere but their own knowledge, even should an all-knowing library be constructed there would be a several pages’ gap as this curse destroyed any evidence of the name.

Create Monstrous Life (1 AP) – Spiders: Spanning the range of normal real life spiders, there are also giant spiders that could take down a large dog by themselves. The majority of the created spiders live in the snake warrens, where they spread out, but the rest eventually migrate to climates suitable to their species on the surface.

Remaining AP: 1 AP

Hatter

2017-03-19, 06:23 PM

Kung-Fu

I stared into the abyss for as long as I was willing before propelling myself away from the great chasm. I found for myself an alcove of sorts, filled with coral and seaweed before settling down in meditation.

Much time passed before I emerged from my rest and I extended my claws out in front of my armored body. With a circular motion, I pushed my claws out to the side and slid my legs across the mud and sand. I continued the movements for what seemed like an eternity. It was a dance, slow at first but gradually gaining in speed and power.

This...This was the very beginnings of Kung-Fu.

10AP Start
-2AP Subconcept of Chi, Kung-Fu: This is a martial art which focuses on using chi as both a weapon and a means for combat...Do I really need to explain Kung-Fu?
8AP Remaining

Iceseer

2017-03-19, 07:03 PM

The Plan

Hearing a mere whisper but knowing the words uttered, Fedros with his new companion a blue will-o-wisp ,whom he called neith, contemplated and figured out that this would be an opportune moment to meet some of the other gods which he would need to discover their interests if he was to succeed on his plan. So, he flew to where the voice came from ,all the while thinking about the exact phrasing he should use to introduce himself. After a while, he saw an albino snake ,and a middle-aged female. When he got there he said Hello, my name is Fedros deity of plans and this creature is a will-o-wisp a creature of light.

Molemanking

2017-03-19, 07:19 PM

Obris

The cobra slithered along the statue until he finally coiled itself around its stony neck. Looking between the two gods that answered his call, Obris gave a short nod to each deity. "We greet you, Veldris and...Fedros. We had not meant to call you, god of plans, but it is acceptable that you have come. We would wait for the ruler of this land, but the discussion may commence without him for the time being. We have come to speak to you about these...humans and men of stars. Why do you converse with them? How do they differ from the simple beasts that are born by consequence to our creations? Why do you, Fedros, give life to motes of light? For what purpose do you expend your divine essence to create more than there already is? "

Iceseer

2017-03-19, 07:36 PM

The Plan

"It is simple this mote of light provides light for which other creatures can benefit and so thieves or predators may have a hard time to sneak upon me or others." Fedros remarks. Fedros thinking something, says, "I should mention that these creatures did not use my power directly instead I put some of my power into this walking stick, a simple device with a wide range of uses, to create supernatural beings such as this will-o-wisp so that me and others may benefit. Instead of using a smaller portion of my power to just create one creature without any advantage in the future. Now I'm truly curious what are you the deities of or at least what you feel your purpose is."

Hatter

2017-03-19, 09:56 PM

Of Ctustaceans

I spent an innumerable amount of time perfecting the Art of Kung-Fu with precision and grace that would bring tears to my eyes if such a thing were possible...Alas, I was not capable of tears and so, I would have to celebrate my success in another way.

I allowed my body to drift with the currents of the ocean until I came to a point just West of a large swath of dirt which jutted out beyond the surface of the water. It was here, I decided that I would create.

I took my claws and dug perfect grooves into the sand beneath my body and rose perfectly symetrical and jagged corals up from the sand in a multitude of metalic colors. Some, even rose up and broke the surface of the water. Seeing my work, I was satisfied in its perfection and named it as such "The Crystal Reef: A Place of Perfection."

I then moved to the floor of the Reef and ripped a piece off of my shell. Blood poured freely into the water and took shape...Creatures..No..People of my own image. These were Crustaceans. My chosen.

The Crustaceans quickly spread out among the Reef and established for themselves a society based on laws, order and contracts.. to them.. I taught Kung-Fu and the most powerful of the Masters rose up to become leaders in their communities. I clicked my mandibles in satisfaction. Such perfection..

8AP Start
-2AP Create Land(The Crystal Reef): A reef of crystal like corals roughly half the size of the unnamed continent and to the west of said continent.
-2AP Create Sentient Life(Crustaceans): The Crustaceans are intelligent crabs easily double the size of your average human. They are amphibious in nature, extremely logical and constantly in search of perfection.
-2AP Create Society(The United Reef): The United Reef is a collection of Crustaceans living within the Crystal Reef and are ruled by the Master Monks of the Order of the Blood Ocean.
-1AP Create Organization (Order of the Blood Ocean): The Order of the Blood Ocean is the ruling body of the United Reef and are easily identifiable by their crystalize staves and red paint streaked across their faces.
1AP Remaining

*Claim Domain Order(Perfection)
*4AP Mythical Concept Chi
*2AP Sub-Concept Meditation
*2AP Sub-Concept Kung-Fu
*2AP Sentient Life Crustaceans

Gunhaven

2017-03-20, 12:45 AM

Lemegeton: The Newborn Universe
A touch of black, some dabs of peach, but mostly deep, bloody reds; these are the colors the next of the gods are made of. His eyes open swiftly, staring over the world with a smile. Yes, this seemed like a nice start.

But then he frowned. While it would serve as a nice start, he still needed an end; you couldn't play a game without ensuring you understood how you won and lost. He needed something to work towards, some grand goal. As he gazed upon the world below, a cunning, clever idea filled his mind. It was beautiful, yes? Well, wouldn't it be wonderful to have it to himself, the land and the creatures upon it his by right of purchase. And best of all, he would have them give themselves up to him of their own free will.

Of course, to accomplish that, he would need things with which to bargain, and people with which to make deals with. And honestly, he was rather bored here, alone in the void above; he'd kill for a good conversation at the moment. At that moment he felt a weight in his robes; reaching within, he pulled out a thick tome, its cover deep brown leather, its pages turned crisp yellow by the ages it had not endured, the ink on both cover and pages a strange red.

"Yes," he said with a scheming smirk, "this is a good start."

AP: 16

5 AP: Create Major Artifact (Utility)- The Codex Abyssal
A strange, weathered tome that bears the weight of years despite only coming into being with its master, the Codex is a book that details creatures that are, were, could have been, or simply should not be. A learned soul could use the lore within when shaping various intelligent magical beings. It is a Major Utility Artifact for Create Mythical Life Actions.

3 AP: Divine Infusion (Relic)- The Codex Infernal
The Codex is not just a book; it is a part of Lemegeton, an aspect of his being. It is a Utility Relic, improving its discount by one.

16 AP - 5 AP - 3 AP = 8 AP

Dremora

As I open my eyes, and the world fills with light, I weap over the immense dreams capable in such an early stage. But first, a light to shine bright for every possibility. And with a wave, the sky became a light with twinkling stars. And the people to serve them and she taught them how to use the stars to prepare for things as they could be taught much by the patterns of the sky. She then granted them a piece of herself ajd sent them out to Empyron with a gift.

Starting 16

Create Land 2 (Stars): now the sky is full of twinkling lights of so many stars
Create Mythic Life 4 (Starmen): Each starman looks like humans but with the light of the stars in their eyes. They seek assistance and guidance.
Create Mythic Concept 4 (Astrology): By the power of Dremora we are guided by the movement of the stars to know our choices.
Infuse Mythic Life 3 (Starmen): Now the are a mystical race capable of changing what they wish through the guidance of Dremora.
Create Advanced Concept 2 (Astronomy): The ability to map your location and that of others by watching the stars
Remaining: 1

Demara the inventor.

There was a clump of paint within the void, it started to shift as the divine energy swirled. The clump looked as started to think. Slowly as the fledgling god started to iterate upon its own mind, somewhere in this process the god thought itself the inventor.

Demara he was, as he started to settle down and stabilize he realised he wanted to make, build something. Resource he needed resources, materials, some sort of table to build upon. With this he grabbed hunks of rock within the void, the god smashed them to dust, melted the dust and made great glass spheres.

About half way through this the god smashed what he had made and started again using the glass dust and rock. Then the inventor filled the spheres with dirt, water, stone and just about anything else his mind knew of.

For a moment when the work was done his mind came to peace for but a second, before it was flooded with plans. He wanted to make and improve everything, all he saw all he didn’t see. But as he frantically tried he realised that even with divine power he couldn’t do all things at one time. So the inventor’s mind decided to focus on one task, but what task.

Others! Demara decided he would make other minds, simpler minds but ones that could think apart from this own. He grabbed iron ore and heated it as became forging a body, within seconds he scraped it and started a new seeing ways to improve. As Demara kept improving and starting again he made pictures in the dirt, slowly this pictures became symbols then words.

After one hundred and third nine times the inventor realised he wouldn’t be able to build or mind a body up to his high standards. So instead he made a simple mind to that would learn and a skeletal body for which the life would use armor and tools to improve its self.

After eight more tries he finally made the first of his life, then he made two more than three and four until he was building five at a time. Once Demara had made what he thought to be enough he looked upon his creations as they experimented on anything that could reach.

The inventor was pleased with his work and deigned to give them the knowledge to make more of themselves. He looked in to the book of stone, wood paper and glass filled with mad writing, he couldn’t give them this. So the god made five identical books that didn’t use too many big words and detailed instruction on how to build more Dondrons.

When the god threw the five books at the dondrons, one of the creatures was knocked down, two of them dodged, one caught a book and the last book was caught after it hit a Dondron.

It was the start of something great.

16ap

Create mystical life (4ap): Dondrons or the ‘147th’ creation.

Dondrons look vaguely like a human skeleton lacking a rib cage and are entirely made of metal. They stand about 2 meters (6.5 ish feet) tall, there height can deviate less then 5cm (2 ish inches) from this height. These creatures have an inherent desire to innovate and improve what they find, however unlike Demara dondrons only focus one or two task at a time.

The dondrons are relatively strong and quite flexible helped in part fact to the fact that there elbows and knees can harmless bend backwoods. Dondrons have incredibly analytical minds and senses to the point where their sense of smell is practically a chemical analyser. They also to see what they seek through walls and even across great distances but they focus on one thing at a time.

Despite their frail form Dondrons are quite durable and may be repaired or heal naturally even reattaching severed limbs if they are held in place long enough. The 147th’s natural healing is enough to counter the effects of rust, wear and tear.

Anyone with the knowledge how to build them could build a Dondron but the workmen ship required is that of a master. Should a Dondron die they can’t be rebuild to be brought back to life nor can pieces of one be used to make another.

Weave plane (4ap): the orbiting world.

This plane is a mass of glass spheres containing just about every environment imaginable. The spheres deviate in size from a few feet to large enough to hold a country. Raw resources inside the spheres replenish after they have been extracted, meaning the orbiting ream is one of infinite resources.

This plane is visible from the first world as it orbits around it and but can’t be reach from the first world easily.

Create major artifact (5ap): the inventor’s notebook.

This book is made from a great number of materials many of which a book shouldn’t be made from, in fact the book is only in one pace thanks to divine magic. This book holds the chaotic scribblings of the inventor but the amount of knowledge in this book would drive many a mortal mad.

This is an artifact of: create advance concept.

Create advance concept (1ap+artifact): writing

The art of writing and words. I’m sure we all know what this is.

Blessing (1ap): The flow of knowledge.

Any invention or discovery that the Dondrons learn for slowly filters down to most mortals. This filtering down takes the form of an idea placed randomly in the mortal’s mind, should the mortal ignore this idea it will be lost to them. If the mortal wishes to make this idea a reality they will receive more ideas that allow them to do so.

The way this blessing works means that the mortal believes the idea was their own and that they are the inventor of the invention. The way to make Dondrons is not shared by this blessing and this blessing acts slowly meaning that Dondrons often have most advance version of an invention that make.

1ap

Floating Above the World – Demara, Dremora, Hidia, Lemegeton
Slowly the Nothingness Above realized that such was no longer the case. It slumbered, still, but behind sealed eyes it could tell of motes of light and drifting spheres. From ears that appeared to not exist It heard a voice speak in the cold void that it called home. So from a mouth that was hidden within It’s stone caked tentacles It said ”What is there?...Who is there?”
The Plummeting Stone shifted in position, sending further meteorites to hurdle towards the World below, as It’s sleep grew restless. From the cracks that detailed the otherwise massive asteroid emerged new creatures to tend to the deity. These Kikyoko look vaguely like squid from a distance most of the time but on closer inspection each is sufficiently different from the next, each about three times as long as anything else they currently run across. Several drift around their apparent Creator as the others move to investigate the other three deities that share the void with It.
Starting: 6AP
Create Mystical Life (-4 AP): Kikyoko are vaguely squid-like creatures that float through space via an unknown propulsion method. From a distance they look similar enough to any other one but within a couple hundred feet it becomes apparent that no two are ever alike. They have between two and thirteen limbs measuring between 24% to 87% of the total length of the roughly 13 foot long length, with whatever left being taken up by a head of equally variable dimensions. Such variety is revealed whenever one is injured as they quickly regenerate, often times spouting another limb or suddenly changing their mass in some odd way.
Ending: 2AP

Molemanking

2017-03-20, 01:16 AM

Obris

"We govern the element of earth in its purest form. Stone and earth bend to our will. Even the form before you is not our true self. We are much grander, residing in a new realm we have created. A realm far away from the sea. We also control...something else. Life? No, a way to prolong it perhaps?" The cobra lowers its hooded head in thought, seeming such the ground beneath him for answers. "These mortal creatures live such short lives. So weak, so small. Crushed and left lifeless through mere happenstance. However, these 'humans' intrigue me.They work the metals of the earth as though it is their birthright, creating something that lasts far longer than they. They comfort their sick, even as their life fades, instead of leaving them to the elements. Comforting the sick, why does that thought appeal to us?"

aberratio ictus

2017-03-20, 01:52 AM

To Converse With Death

"I converse with them as they can converse." Veldris answered the cobra, seemingly not understanding the question. "They differ in being less simple, and Empyron has taught them well. I, too, have marvelled at their accomplishments."

A god named Fedros came along, and asked of her purpose.
"I am Death, for Death ends suffering." she stated. "Before I was Death, their suffering was neverending, so I made them mortal. I guide their Souls to my realm, the afterlife, where they may find solace and eternally exist in peace." Veldris beheld the big snake in front of her. "It is good you care about comforting the sick. It is what I do, too."

Iceseer

2017-03-20, 07:02 AM

The Plan

Fedros smiles and says It seems you two share a similar purpose in aiding the fantastic creatures on this planet. It would aid you greatly ,if you two joined a group for you two to be able to do more and learn more from each other. This I bring up only so the creatures here on this planet may benefit. I will also pledge my help for this purpose if your decision Is a positive and you want it.

Checkmate-Pony

2017-03-20, 11:14 AM

Within the dreamlands, The Lord of the Night witnessed the birth of humanity, their dreams, so infinite in ambition and romantics, he admired their spirits, their capacity to dream of a better life for themselves rather than fall to fear or cower like animals.

The future always seemed so bright. He'd make them fear what the future holds... In his infinite cruelty, he found the dreams of a young nubile woman, and let himself become seduced. What happened was an unforgettable dream of curious delights, and when she awoke she found herself carrying a child. Her fellow men would call it a Succubus or Incubus, that devils had visited her in the night, but some of the early humans saw it as divine favor, a virgin birth.

When the time came, she' gave birth, but not to a god, or even a child. It was a hideous abomination so veil the mother instantly rejected it, her motherly anticipation were shattered in a moment of horror. So broken by the experience was she, that she hurled the monster off a cliff and into the sea, before ending her own life rather than live with the knowledge of having spawned such unwholesome a beast.

The child however, survived, growing in size and feeding upon the young seas, like an alpha predator. As eons passed, it'd grow in size, becoming titanic and malevolent, the blood of a god coursing through it. This horrible creature would later be known to man, as the Kraken.

And Unfortunately for humanity, in time it too became a father...

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It would be ages before these creations grew in number and dominance. But what is time to a god?
Inadvertently, without much care, the Lord of the Night had created life on earth. And when he awoke, after his dream encounter of passion with humanity, he slowly rose from his cradle, the canyon in the deep sea.

Instantly, he spotted the tracks of another creature, even the vaguest hint of tracks was obvious to the god of predators, multi-legged crustation of great size of no prey he knew.

He followed the red crab, Thon-Li. tracking it down across the seascape, observing it from a distance as it practiced and refined it's curious art. Had Thon-Li been anything than a god, he would have been seen as nothing but prey, but the First Predator understood this was no mortal animal.

He'd observe it for a long time, hidden, witnessing it creating life and land, even forming a culture. A patient hunter indeed, only then did he reveal himself to Thon-Li the Blood Claw.

Rising from the black sea, to perch himself upon a clashing rock, a towering humanoid of grotesque musculature, marine like scales, a crown of antlers and endless menace.

He'd look upon Thon-Li for a long time, not speaking, measuring him up. When he did speak, his voice was... calm, very unlike his appearance, he had a deep regal nature to his voice, one of benevolence: "What is this nonsense you speak of, perfection, those movements I saw you perform?" he asked, seemingly uninterested in the awesome birth of the Crustaceans.

Create Minor combat Artifact (3AP) The Kraken, also called a leviathan among other names, although this monster is not an object, it is still a weapon, the virgin born son of Djaygo, it is an ageless horror that slumbers beneath the waves. Nearly unkillable by mortal hands. this monster sleeps, awaiting the chance to unleash the wrath of it's father upon the mortal world.

Create Monstrous life (1AP) The Charyb'dis these creatures are believed to be the spawn of the kraken, or perhapse Djaygo created them at a whim. Never the less, these monsters resemble some fusion of shark, whale and octopus all in one, fearsome predators of the sea capable of consuming small ships in their bottomless maws. They serve as Djaygo's pack, his hunting hounds.

Justicar

2017-03-20, 11:32 PM

In the middle of an inky void, there is a cacophony of static as thousands of floating screens blink on. The light of the viewing portals illuminate the sole figure in this realm. A floating cloak, the figure inside obscured in shadows, flitting from screen to screen.

“This will not do,” murmured Shade. “Not do at all…”

With a stuttering flicker, Shade disappeared from Réimse Scáth and reappeared on the First World. Shade crouched to the ground, looking momentarily like a discarded cloak. Then, a mass of spiders and birds streamed out of his cloak and scattered across the First World. Despite their names, mirror spiders were not reflective, but an array of matte colors perfect for blending into any background. The brightly plumed chatterlings, however, did live up to their name, constantly squawking and imitating the environmental sounds around them.

Each of the creatures where imprinted with a mnemological virus that lead people to believe that the presence of certain animals grants their owners luck, inspiration, and prosperity. Instead of realizing that mirror spiders and chatterlings were attracted inventors, philosophers, leaders, and other great men for the knowledge they possess, these individuals assume that their presence is what makes them great. Eventually, the idea of other animals not imprinted had other abilities and charms spread.

Shade flickered back to Réimse Scáth and the screens were now filled with images projected from the mirror spiders and dialogue repeated by the chatterlings was also transmitted into the empty realm.

“Much better,” Shade thought. He soon realized that the amount of information coming into his realm was too great for him to process and acted upon it. With a single thought, a multitude of beings melted out of the shadows and took seats on ebony platforms that rose in front of the screen. The unblinking eyes of the diminutive creatures focused on the screens, processed the raw data and transmitted it to Shade.

From the information he soon gained, Shade became aware of a twisted race of shapeshifters. They were fleeing from something that he couldn’t see. He filed that information to be considered in the future. For now, he knew that they would be great tools to supplement the network he was building.

Through a series of clandestine meetings on both sides of the race’s schism, he formed a sect that stood apart from the conflict. They did not seek to influence others, but to collect information. Most Abchanchu were unaware of the Meánoíche’s existence in their focus on the Grand Game they played against each other. A few leaders within both the Eficom and Nirihoc knew about the Meánoíche, but left them to their devices since they were not a threat to their own schemes and were a great font of information.

With these actions complete, Shade felt a degree of satisfaction. Now he could move on to the next stage of his plan. He flickered to Demara’s workshop and watched the Inventor at work, waiting to see if the deity would notice him.

4 AP – Weave Plane (Réimse Scáth) – A realm of pure darkness and twilight. Thousands of mirrors are hung upon the umbral shadows. These mirrors are windows into the First World and other realms through which Shade can view anyone or anywhere he wants to in order gather secrets.

3 AP – Divine Infusion (Turn Réimse Scáth into a Manse)

1 AP – Create Monstrous Life (Mirror Spiders) – Tiny spiders, no larger than a small coin. These spiders have no overt magic. However, they are the source of the mirrors within Réimse Scáth. They tend to be attracted to highly intelligent or ambitious individuals.

1 AP – Create Monstrous Life (Chatterlings) – Brightly plumed birds that have an ability to mimic any sound and, with training, speech. They do have an innate instinct to recognize secrets. When they repeat those words, they are transmitted to Réimse Scáth.

1 AP – Create Mundane Concept (Living Charms) – The idea that owning certain animals bring good luck or good fortune, especially if kept alive and in relative comfort.

0 AP – Create Monstrous Life with Réimse Scáth (The Watchers) – Mindless, 3-ft talls beings with a single eye that dominates their entire head. Their entire existence is to watch the mirrors and pass what they see and hear to Shade.

1 AP – Take Ownership of Watchers – These beings belong utter to Shade and will never reveal any information they learn to any but Shade

1 AP – Create Organization (Meánoíche) – A secret sect of Abchanchu that that exists within both the Eficom and Nirihoc. They don’t take any overt action that makes them stand out within their respective societies and the average Abchanchu doesn’t know anything about the Meánoíche. Some of the more prominent members of the Eficom and Nirihoc may have knowledge of their existence but leave them alone. Mainly because the Meánoíche sole purpose seems to be in the collecting and cataloguing of the secrets they learn and have no reservations about sharing this knowledge with the lead Facetakers that ask for it.

2 AP – Create Advanced Concept (Spycraft) - The skills and techniques employed by spies such as the use of artifice or expedient to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.

14 AP spent, 2 remaining

Murtox

2017-03-21, 12:10 PM

Aexiat for the first era only saw the world and what other gods were doing, while himself did nothing, this was because Aexiat was thinking all this time , thinking and learning , about the things that happened in the world below, because his instinct told him to , with each year of thinking Aexiat could feel closer and closer to what he believed would be what his domain truly meant.

But it wasn't until the creation of humans that Aexiat finally understood what it meant and in that precise moment , he used all of his power to set up a land for his own species and his concepts, he created freewill , willpower , a large landmass , the Maytare and infused them with his own power.

This was because Aexiat believed that to fully understand his domain he needed a race of his own , which would be totally free and that didn't had to obey him.

For the first few years , the Maytari were alone trying to survive , however, they could and when Aexiat saw this , he decided to intervene and set them up on the right path ,which they could deviate from if they wanted but that it was there to show them which was the path the Aexiat declared as good.

He stayed with them for over a century and selected a group of people to work as the guides of his people. Once that was done he leaved the world to observe the Maytari.

Over the following years, Aexiat could see how the Maytari adapted to their enviroment , formed society , sometimes they fought , sometimes they decided that Aexiat wasn't real , sometimes they even worshipped false gods , but after all that time they were still there worshipping Aexiat.

It was then that Aexiat noticed , how a great empire was formed from many smaller kingdoms , this wasn't a common empire , like many others , but rather it was some sort of democracy , where are all provinces gathered to select a new ruler.

It was a big empire indeed , but it didn't do much in terms of forcing their people to do stuff , the empire only required that it was sent annual tribute and soldiers in order to defend the empire from foreign threats.

Strange indeed, but Aexiat decided to observe nonetheless.

Create Land 2 AP: A Continent sized landmass has been created by Aexiat , name Aesoria

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Create Mythical Life 4AP:

Created by Aexiat , the Maytari are a magical bipedal race , they posses most physical human characteristics but they have three special things that differentiated them from the humans, which are their horns , tails and scales , each one with a purpose indicated below. The Maytari are very strong , very intelligent , beautiful , with quick reflexes and capable of magic.

Aexiat has given them total free will , meaning that they are themselves and cannot be controlled by him in any way, if they worship him it will be because they want to not because Aexiat forces them to.

The Horns of the Maytari are used by them to enhance the way they use invisible forces such as the Chi and the energy that Aexiat has given them , without them they cannot access any of that energies , but also without them the Maytari gain more willpower and hope.

The Tails of the Maytari symbolize their strength and quick-reflexes , the tail itself gives them more strength and agility , than they already have , also with an improved sense of perception and balance , but without it the Maytari loose all that and become normal humans , in terms of physical strength and gain more willpower.

The Scales of the Maytari are both tough and hard, capable of protecting them from most animals that they can encounter and even some metal weapons, the scales also regrow and they give the Maytari an enhanced endurance and willpower.

Finally , the Maytari don't have a predetermined behaviour besides their biological one , which is to protect themselves , reproduce , etc. For this reason, Aexiat had decided to guide them in their first steps so they have a path from where to guide themselves. They also have an energy given by Aexiat himself to them , which is a form of energy that can be used in any way they want , from healing to igniting something, the more willpower a Maytari has the stronger the energy will be.

Create Mythical Concept 4AP: Free Will , all sentient beings have free will , their choices will be their choices , sentient beings will worship gods because they want to and if they don't they won't. This is the blessing of Aexiat to civilization and sentient beings, the freedom of action and thought.

Create Mythical Concept 4AP: Willpower , the willpower is an invisible force that consists of the will of a sentient being , it is not directly used but rather it generates things that the people truly want , from miracles to giving that edge to a certain faction in battle making them win , the more sentient beings exist in the world the more willpower there will be, maybe one day the mortals will create their own god, who knows.

Infuse mythical Race 3P: Maytari , Aexiat gives them an special energy that can be used in any way, from telekinesis , to igniting stuff, it also depends on how much the Maytari wants it and how much willpower he/she has.

Create Organization 1 AP: The Order of the Crown , The order crown is a religious organization that spreads the dogma of Aexiat and his worship, they don't impose their religion but rather persuade people into joining them by explaining them the virtues that Aexiat promotes and the fact that you can part of something greater and beautiful, if you truly want it. They help the Maytari whenever they are and are willing to help other races as well. The Order of The Crown is also a caritative organization.

Create Society 2 AP:

Founded by Kaeris II of the Kingdom of Naerir. The Empire of the Golden Throne stands mighty and unopposed in the continent of Aesoria , it is an monarchy that relies on the elections from every province of the empire , each province has an elector , the title of elector is given so a single family in every province and it is hereditary. After the death of the current emperor , each elector go to the capital of Erisia and vote to choose a new emperor , the emperor must be from the nobility and can be one of the electors.

The Empire is descentralized and the provinces have much autonomy, but the empire compensantes by being the only one with an army and with a tax that every province must pay to the Emperor.

New Provinces can become elector provinces after a 10 year , observation.

The worship of Aexiat is the official religion of the Empire , although , it is not really enforced , not being a worshiper of Aexiat limits you in the aspect of taxes and civil rights that you will posses , but they will not kill you for it. The Order of the Crown holds some political power but they don't wield it much for the time being.

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Claim Domain Free Will 12 AP(Willpower)
-Create Mythical Race 4 AP
-Create Mythical Concept Free Will 4 AP
-Create Mythical Concept Willpower 4 AP

Molemanking

2017-03-21, 12:30 PM

Obris

Obris ruminated over what Veldris and Fedros said, his small forked tongue flicking out to taste the air unconsciously. After a short moment of silence, the cobra lifted its head once more to address the two deities below. "This discussion has proven useful, be proud of your participation in it. We find your company agreeable and welcome both of you to visit us in the Chthonic Ideal at your leisure. Especially you Veldris, we would discuss a...partnership to further both of our goals. However, our mind churns with grand machinations that must be acted upon. We will speak to the ruler of this land at another time." As the cobra spoke, his body seemed to slowly petrify before finally breaking into clumps of stone and dust as he finished his meeting with the gods.

Back at the Chthonic Ideal
Obris willed his senses once more to gaze upon his creation in the First World. First, he must create something similar to the 'humans'. Something that can understand his message, learn from it, and grow beyond the simple beasts around it. Focusing on a mound of clay near the lake that lie at the center of his island, the Earth Healer began to mold it into a humanoid shape. Two arms, two legs, a torso and a head were swiftly molded into the clay. However, his race would not be mere copies of another god's work. No, his creatures would be graced with forms befitting the children of the Serpent Lord. The head and neck of the clay creature elongated and took on a serpentine countenance. The once smooth exterior of the clay was segmented into rows upon rows of scales, which slowly began to match the color of its creator's. The spine was pinched and pulled into a tail that, at the moment, hung lifelessly. After the first was created, the rest took far less time. Oddly enough, each of his new creation's scales were a different color that ranged from dark greens to bright oranges. Lastly, Obris focused the totality of his will at the lifeless form of his creation and spoke one word that pierced the veil of worlds. "Live!" Each of his mortal children took their first gasp of air before cautiously surveying their surroundings. Obris let his creations become used to their newfound life before once more sending a portion of his consciousness to the First World. This time, however, he took the form of a tall silver staff. A silver cobra was coiled around the length of the staff with a large Amethyst held tightly in its mouth.

"Geetings, our children. We are your creator, Obris. We have given you life for a purpose, to learn from our teachings and spread them to the other mortals of this realm. We bid thee journey to the foot of the Serpent's Crown. There you will build your civilization between the borders of the surface and the Snake warrens below, away from the dangers of the sea. However, you shall not make this journey empty handed. We present to the first of your kind a gift. You shall take this staff and lead your people across this land." As the white scaled humanoid stepped forward and grasped the staff, a flood of information rushed through its mind. Suddenly, she knew the names of every creature that wandered this land, which was called Sheocrica, and of every plant that grew beneath the twilight sky. She also learned her own name and, by extension, the name of her people. She was Lady Sulmi, first born of the Sulmivese and wielder of the Staff of Clear Thought. With staff in hand, Lady Sulmi gathered her people and started on the journey towards their new home.

The pilgrimage was not an easy one for the Sulmivese as they trekked through terrain new and alien to them. Some were injured from reckless encounters with the beasts of Sheocrica. Others grew sick from consuming poisonous fruits and berries. Lady Sulmi, guided by the Staff of Clear Thought, learned which plants were dangerous or not and which beasts were safer to hunt. She also discovered that some plants could be used to promote healing.

After months of travel, the Sulmivese finally found themselves at the foot of the Serpent's Crown. However, when the serpent people went to explore the warm caverns of their new home. A new threat made itself known. Giant spiders ambushed the Sulmivese, forcing them to retreat back to the surface. While they had seen spiders before, the amount that infested the Snake Warrens was unheard of. Obris witnessed the plight of his creations, which forced him to rethink his plans. The Sulmivese could not build their society while hounded by these eight-legged creatures. With no competition, the spiders had simply grown to large in number to be held at bay by his creations at this point. A new balance must be struck in the Snake Warrens. The Serpent Lord called to the snakes on Sheocrica, willing them stronger and deadlier as they made their way the Snake Warrens.

Starting AP: 8
Create Sapient Race (The Sulmivese or Serpentfolk) (2ap): The Sulmivese are humanoid creatures with serpentine heads (that range from normal snakes to cobra hooded one), long reptilian tails seated at the small of their spines, and scales that run the range of dark greens to bright oranges. They average slightly taller than humans, but their lithe frame make them appear frailer than they are. To an outsider, it could prove difficult to differentiate between male and females of these race.

Raise Hero (Lady Sulmi) (2ap): Lady Sulmi is a white scaled cobra Sulmivese. Her hooded head is adorned with the same purple eyes as Obris' hood. Tasked with leading her people under Obris' name, she takes to her new role with a somber composure that belies the young age of her race.

Create Minor Artifact-Divine Favour (Staff of Clear thought) (3ap): The Staff of Clear Thought stands roughly 5ft tall and is made of a glimmering silver metal. A silver cobra winds itself around the staff, ending at the tip with a large amethyst held in its maw. This staff imparts a sense of calmness and levelheadedness to those that wield it, even in times of great stress. (This artifact allows Lady Sulmi to invoke a Mundane Concept once per week as a free action).
---Create Mundane Concept (Medicine) (Free Action): Through the wisdom imparted by the staff, the art of medicine has been gifted to the world.

Create Monstrous Race (Giant Snakes) (1ap): Altered from there natural size by Obris, these snakes can be as large than a horse to no taller than a human. All variety of serpent were called to the Snake Warrens, from constrictors to their more venomous siblings.
Remaining AP: 0

aberratio ictus

2017-03-21, 12:33 PM

To Converse With Death

Veldris nodded in contentment. "I will seek you out." she promised, then she turned to the God of Plans.
"I can see merit in your plan." she stated solemnly. "I hope we will have the opportunity to discuss it further in the Chthonic Ideal."

Death under the ocean

Other creatures had entered her realm. They were big crabs, Crustaceans, and like humans, they were capable of higher thought.
They quickly went down into the deep lakes of the Plains of Solace, and spent most of their time in peaceful meditation. Veldris resolved to make the lakes deeper, to accomodate their preferences, and also to build a habitat for the Dondrons, who had also arrived.
The Crustaceans though, she thought them curious creatures, and resolved to meet them, just as she had done with the humans. She hoped she would be better received as with the Dondrons, who had shunned her and her Church.

The Goddess of Death took on the form of a grey crab bearing a black shell, and a wreath of red corals atop, and she went under the sea to The Crystal Reef.

Veldris walked among the Crustaceans, and saw them fight - however, they did not so to cause suffering, but to improve on their body and mind, a concept she found astounding.

Them, too, she taught how to mourn and commemorate, and to find solace in the truth of peace in her realm, and as she had given the Humans the symbol of a white hand, she painted a White Claw on the face of the one who would carry out rites in her name, and find others to do so too.

She found the Crustaceans had built an advanced society, and ruled themselves; she was impressed. More than that, though, she was impressed with their Kung-Fu, their discipline and wisdom.

In her crab form, she stayed a little longer, watching them in wonder, before she returned to her realm.

Death at the foot of the Serpent's Crown

There, she encountered the Sulmivese, a serpent-like species, quick in mind and elegant of body.
Veldris took on the form of a light Sulmivese, with shimmering silver scales, clad in black, with an anaconda's head, her head adorned with reddish vines, and visited the new mortals.
She saw they had invented the art of easing the suffering of their kin by use of plantlife, and this impressed the Goddess of Death greatly. She heard about their long and perilous journey, that they had been created by Obris, and that they were desperately fighting spiders swarming out from the Snake Warrens.

Them, too, she taught to mourn, find solace in her truth and to carry out the rites, and again she chose one for that duty, and to teach others.
Veldris stayed with them a bit longer, to ease their pain and comfort them, then she returned to The Plains of Solace, where she sat upon her throne, watching the souls around her, and smiled.

The Abchanchu lived in other's societies, so they were tended to just like the others. For now, all was well.
Veldris then beheld the first Maytari.

Death on Aesoria

As a Maytari, Veldris appeares as a very pale female, with elegantly curved horns, and scales that vary between silver and black; she wore a flowing long dress of deepest black, and went barefoot.

The Maytari, in their way, were as impressive a people as the others. As Veldris listened to them, she heard about the concept of Willpower, and of Free Will, which greatly intrigued her.
This Free Will made it harder for the Goddess of Death to find one who was willing to be taught and to teach, but once she found one, her dedication was admirable. So she taught the Maytari the rites of death, how to mourn and say their farewells, and she was content.

Iceseer

2017-03-21, 03:39 PM

The Plan
Upon hearing that he wondered to find another deity. Thinking to himself while smiling and flying he left them saying I hope that turns out fruitful for you both.

Hatter

2017-03-21, 06:59 PM

The Hunter and The Crab
The Crystal Reef

I took a moment to gaze upon my visitor. He was a strange one with arms and legs of flesh..Imperfection. my eyestalks twisted as I looked him up and down before extending a claw in greeting. "Perfection is a state of being that all creatures should strive for. The movements you've witnessed are called Kung-Fu."

I pulled myself up with pride as I explained. "Kung-Fu is the art of Chi. The perfect tool to search for perfection."

Sontali

2017-03-22, 09:03 AM

Upon hearing that he wondered to find another deity. Thinking to himself while smiling and flying he left them saying I hope that turns out fruitful for you both.

Tick Tock, Goes the Clock – Outside of Empyron

I made sure that he would not have to wait long. I had been on my way to the largest gathering of simpering mortals when I noticed a figure flying away. A perfect opportunity. My form of hard planes and sharp edges would work nicely, but with a moments concentration I filled my shape with sharp metal, piercings of all sorts. Each bordered flat canvas of my flesh was filled with various images of pain and anguish. Pleased with this, I took after them presented my greeting, making sure to fill the bodies’ voice with contempt and mockery.

“Greetings oh flying one. I am Rabqoaxach’endilb, the Titan of Torture, the Sultan of Pain, the Ragged Breath and Lord, Master and Keeper of the Aelf’s. You are?”

As I focused my attention on all the little movements of the deities' face and body, I pretended to absentmindedly fiddle with the twisted shards of metal that I had in the place of fingertips, as if the answer didn't matter.

Iceseer

2017-03-22, 05:29 PM

The Plan
he seeing the local civilization having the wisps following them while they went about their daily activities decided that the next part his plan was good to go. Thinking that this deity did not seem to care about him. he decided to change the wisp his namesake tactics, plans and an organization for them to be in when they are without someone to follow.while replying Hello Rabqoaxach’endilb I am Fedros deity of plans and creator of the wisp. A deity of pain is it? How do you go about doing that?
7/16
-3 ap so Create Mythical life(will-o-wisp) as the will-o-wisp but with the ability to cast endure elements have a telekinesis that is about on par with hands with a maximum carry load based off intelligence can take class levels telepathy with the one they followed and calm emotion they try to help those they follow as advisors and helpers.
-3 so Infuse mythical life( the intelligence of the will-o-wisp is equal to the creature they follow +1) They become mindless if they are not following anyone and are deeply loyal to me most of all then to the one they follow.
-1 council of advisors an organization that helps place wisps and form plans to help fedros
-2 advanced concept plans(this is preparing for the future and has a higher chance of having things go out your way when you do it.
-1 sub concept (tactics) tactics are repeatable plans that work for a wide range of things.
-0 the mundane concept the staff of ferdos, plans and tactics as well as the council of advisors are things that are logically showing forethought domain mind(forethought)
you guys are free to use all concepts i come up with.

Checkmate-Pony

2017-03-22, 06:08 PM

CrossLead24

2017-03-22, 09:06 PM

Floating Above the World – Demara, Dremora, Hidia, Lemegeton
Slowly the Nothingness Above realized that such was no longer the case. It slumbered, still, but behind sealed eyes it could tell of motes of light and drifting spheres. From ears that appeared to not exist It heard a voice speak in the cold void that it called home. So from a mouth that was hidden within It’s stone caked tentacles It said ”What is there?...Who is there?”
The Plummeting Stone shifted in position, sending further meteorites to hurdle towards the World below, as It’s sleep grew restless. From the cracks that detailed the otherwise massive asteroid emerged new creatures to tend to the deity. These Kikyoko look vaguely like squid from a distance most of the time but on closer inspection each is sufficiently different from the next, each about three times as long as anything else they currently run across. Several drift around their apparent Creator as the others move to investigate the other three deities that share the void with It.
Starting: 6AP
Create Mystical Life (-4 AP): Kikyoko are vaguely squid-like creatures that float through space via an unknown propulsion method. From a distance they look similar enough to any other one but within a couple hundred feet it becomes apparent that no two are ever alike. They have between two and thirteen limbs measuring between 24% to 87% of the total length of the roughly 13 foot long length, with whatever left being taken up by a head of equally variable dimensions. Such variety is revealed whenever one is injured as they quickly regenerate, often times spouting another limb or suddenly changing their mass in some odd way.
Ending: 2AP
Floating Above the World – Demara, Dremora, Hidia, Lemegeton
The others, it seemed, were too distracted to notice the new sight that filled the skies above the First World. And so Lemegeton would become one of the first to interact with the strange race named the Kikyoko.

It was with great delight that he realized what the strange "debris" that drew closer to him was. It appeared that some others (at least, he assumed there were others; they may well have been shaped by the Creator like he had been) had forged forth some of the first mortals! This would be good; not only did it provide him with a bevy of could-be clients (and hopefully eventual vassals), there wasn't any need to leave the universe empty. No, better to fill it with the hustle and bustle of life, the comforting presence of others. A spark of an idea burned in the back of his mind; he set it aside for later so that he could focus on the task in front of him.

Now, it would be best to take a subtle approach. While he could hypothetically just demand they serve him now, that would be so brutish and not in the spirit of the game as to be intolerable. No, better to earn their trust and then slowly bring them into the fold. Besides, he had been craving a decent bit of conversation since he had come into being; why not mix business and pleasure?

"Greetings and salutations, young ones! It is so good to see some friendly faces; I had thought I was alone out here in this void. I am Lemegeton, the Red Ink Scholar. If it would not be too forward of me, may I ask who you are, and if I may be of service in whatever business brings you here?"

Hatter

2017-03-22, 10:18 PM

The God of predators started to smile, then chuckle with an echo "The Tiny might grows even bolder"

He looked out over the Crystal Reef, and beheld the people of the blood claw

"Tell me, what are these creatures suppose to be? You created them in your own image, what for?" he scowled as if the notion was silly

"So they may all achieve perfection and mirror you, how will that save them from death?"

His eyes narrowed "There are no equals in this world"

"What does it matter if they meet death? They seek perfection and thus they must search within themselves and when they find that they are lacking.. they will seek a means to have that extra leg up" I responded to the simple-minded creature before me, my mandibles rapidly clicking with each sylible.

"As for why they were made..A purpose..Yes." Again my mandibles clicked together in a rough approximation of laughter. Such limitations in verbal communication.

Sontali

2017-03-23, 04:54 AM

he seeing the local civilization having the wisps following them while they went about their daily activities decided that the next part his plan was good to go. Thinking that this deity did not seem to care about him. he decided to change the wisp.while replying Hello Rabqoaxach’endilb I am Fedros deity of plans and creator of the wisp. A deity of pain is it? How do you go about doing that?
6/16
-3 ap so Create Mythical life(will-o-wisp) as the will-o-wisp but with the ability to cast endure elements have a telekinesis that is about on par with hands with a maximum carry load based off intelligence can take class levels and calm emotion they try to help those they follow as advisors and helpers.
-3 so Infuse mythical life( the intelligence of the will-o-wisp is equal to the creature they follow +1) They become mindless if they are not following anyone and are deeply loyal to me most of all then to the one they follow.

I turned my full attention to Fedros, or rather, I visibly shifted Rabqoaxach’endilb’s attention to Fedros. Curiously, this god seemed curious. I smiled, a shark would have recoiled.

“God of plans? I got plans, many plans. Perhaps we can share sometime. Let me show you.”

I vanished from that place, understanding the need to be quick, sometimes planners were patient. Appearing within the borders of Empryon, I took a moment to appraise the surroundings. The mortals there seemed tense, I put this down to my appearance and made a note to remember that. They did not put up much of a fight as I grabbed a few of them, tying their wrists to the others with some wire I found within myself. And vanished from there, re-joining Fedros, holding the wire keeping them from falling to the ground below.

"With your permission, of course.”

I ignored their cries.

LochDel

2017-03-23, 07:54 AM

Awakening

Rok-Shaw awoke to an unpleasant sight. It was not the trees that grew on his back or the moss that covered his body, but the murder that happened behind the mountain. It had no time to think of what it was or the things that happened when it slumbered, all it knew was things needed to be punished. Tearing itself out of the earth and shaking off all the plants it began to sprint over to the men. They were human, three males of young age beat an old blind beggar who was now on the edge of death. The blind man hears thunderous footsteps followed by the screams of terror, followed by the tearing of flesh. As the screams get more distant, the footfalls get closer and the blind man hears, "Fear no, for those who had done an injustice to you has been punished." This was not a calming voice but it didn't seem to want to harm him. As it left the blind man started to see lights as he went unconscious. The next morning many people were talking about the monster who near killed the Olson boys but the blind man was more focused on his wounds that were healed. Not only that, he could he see, he could see so much...

As Rok-Shaw wandered up a nearby mountain he knew he couldn't be everywhere at once, so it laid eggs. Born without eyes these great beasts spread their wings and took flight, their gray scales making them look more like stone than flesh. One landed in the previous town. "Greetings. It seems not all of you understand the laws of the land. I am Rok-Vau, listen to the laws." Rok-Vau ignores the screams of terror.

Mundane Concept: Law (-1AP)
Rok-Shaw's children spread laws to all that they apply to. The laws change depending on the rulers of the land for it is the ruler's right to change laws. Rok-Shaw doesn't care what the laws are as long as they are lawful and are being followed.

Mythical Concept: Truesight (-4AP)
Acts like D&D truesight but your eyes must be closed/blind to activate. It also shows evidence of deception, such as if someone steals the stolen item has a glowing hand print, if someone lies their lips glow etc. Only those who train for years to see without eyes, and keep clean of deception can learn truesight. When they see with truesight they can only see colourless shapes but can "see" in every direction, through walls and are unaffected by light.

Bless: Blind sight (-1AP)
All things that are born blind have truesight unless they live a life of deception.

Create Mythical Life: Dragons (-4AP)
Incorruptible beings of flesh. Four legs, two wings, born without eyes and seek to end chaos. They don't need food or die from old age but can reproduce but only to send the children to look after new settlements. Dragons knows all the laws in whatever land they are in.

Create Organization: The Blind (-1AP)
Commonly mistaken for a religion since it's lead by Rok-Shaw. It is strictly structured and seeks to expose all deception and punish those who break the law. So far the only members are Rok-Shaw, then every dragon under him, then any mortal that wishes to join under the dragons, they mostly consist of the blind. All members follow the laws of the land but will do everything within the law to seek out corruption, but will keep out of matters of politics.

AP Remaining: 16-11 = 5

CrazyPenguin

2017-03-23, 08:55 AM

When the Creator had painted the world, a few errant drops of white paint had fallen upon the fields. When he saw this, he had made them into sheep, and then had painted for them a shepherd. This was Aoire.

For many untold years he guided his flock, improving upon what was already there, making them better suited to his needs. He also devised many uses for all parts of his sheep, from the wool to the bones. Somewhere along the way he managed to acquire a simple wooden crook.

Eventually, Aoire came across a young man sitting on a long, low rock, with a dead body at his feet. The young man seemed stared blankly off into the distance, with unblinking, unfocused eyes. He jumped to his feet as the shepherd approached, brandishing a bloodstained bronze knife. "S-stay back!" he cried. Aoire stopped some distance away.

"You are lost," said the god with absolute certainty.

"No I'm not! I know exactly where I'm going," said the man, voice still quavering slightly. Aoire noticed that his hands were shaking.

"You know where you are going physically, yes. But in a grander sense, you are lost. Your soul bears the mark of a killer, not just once but twice. Will you spend your whole life fleeing, hiding in the shadows? It matters not where you are going, what matters is what you are going to do.

The man allowed his arm to fall to his side. "I... I don't know."

"I will guide you. You will never again have to worry about your purpose, your direction. Leave your life in my hands, and I will see to it that you are never lost again."

The young man did not know why, but he trusted this shepherd. Trusted this stranger more than he trusted himself. "Alright," he said, accepting the shepherd's offer. His hands had stopped shaking.

"Good! Now, to you I will give a gift, to aid you in your purpose." The shepherd walked over to where the man stood, and tapped the nearby corpse with his staff. It rose to it's feet, moving stiffly, it's dead eyes staring blankly at nothing. The shepherd then turned to the young man and said "You have the honor of being the first of my flock. Travel widely, and spread my gift and my words. Tell all those like you were before, all those without purpose or direction, to call my name, which is Aoire. I will hear their prayer, and I will take them into my flock."

The young man departed and did as Aoire said.

Starting AP 16

-1 AP Create Mundane Concept (Shepherding): Mundane shepherding, as well as the crafts necessary to make useful things out of sheep products.
-1 AP Create Mundane Concept (Domestication): The process of selectively breeding a species of plant or animal to make it more suited to one's needs.
-5 AP Create Major Utility Artifact (The Deathly Crook): The Deathly Crook outwardly appears to be a mundane wooden shepherd's crook. However, Aoire has imbued it with magical power, which he sometimes uses to help his flock. It provides a discount to the Bless action.
-0 AP Bless (paid for w/ artifact) (The Killer's Mark): When a sentient being kills another sentient being, a permanent mark is left upon the killer's soul. A being is marked once for every being it kills. When he wills it, Aoire can know the exact location of any being with the Mark, and can see through that creature's eyes. A being can rid itself of a Killer's Mark if it is truly and deeply sorry for the kill which gave it that particular Mark (But why would you want to, when it comes with such wonderful benefits?).
-4 AP Create Mythical Concept (Necromancy): Necromancy is the magic of death. It's most common use is the creation of undead, but it can also be used to inflict minor curses and hexes, to extend one's life (usually by shortening the life of another), or to just straight-up kill things by sucking the life out of them. Only those who bear the Killer's Mark are capable of practicing necromancy.
-1 AP Create Monstrous Life (Zombies): Zombies are corpses reanimated using necromancy. They posses almost no intelligence and are incapable of doing pretty much anything without direction. In addition, zombies will cease to be animated if the necromancer who created them dies. However, they are extraordinary resilient, requiring ridiculous amounts of damage to destroy. The easiest way to kill a zombie is to burn it to ash. In addition, zombies share a mystical link with their creator, meaning that orders can be issued to them silently over any distance, and these orders are always followed perfectly.
-1 AP Create Organization (The Flock of Lost Souls): The Flock of Lost Souls is a pseudo-religious organization under the guidance of Aoire. The Flock consist of individuals who have given up their right of self-determination in favor of the Shepherd's wise guidance. He does his best to keep the whole Flock safe and (relatively) healthy, but not necessarily rich or powerful (and in fact the Shepherd prefers his followers to be from among the poor and destitute). The Flock keeps it's existence secret from the powers that be, selectively choosing it's members from among the homeless, the extremely poor, convicted criminals, and others who have no real options left in life. As such, it has a presence in any society where any such people would exist.

Ending AP = 3

Iceseer

2017-03-23, 09:28 AM

Iceseer

2017-03-23, 09:52 AM

The Plan

The wisps advisors and aides to those they followed decided to make the golem to aid those they followed in a better fashion unlike the golem that may be built in the future these guys are able to breed. This was sparked by the fact that their God made a fellow deity to aid him and, they felt that this was the best way to commemorate and celebrate that fact.
0/16
-0 ap (fabled life)Create monstrous life (true golem) (hard workers they follow the instructions of those who created them the wisps or other creatures once they discover how to make them. Mechanically an iron golem.)
0/16

aberratio ictus

2017-03-23, 01:10 PM

Gardening in the Garden of Death

In the Plains of Solace, multitudes of creatures' souls, sentinent and not, now dwellt on the soft hills and autumn forests and clear lakes. Not all Souls felt at home, so Veldris took the land, and formed it according to their tastes.
She made the lakes deep, and winding, for the Crustaceans to dwell, and carved caves, lined with crystals, under the landscape, for the Dondrons and Sulmivese, and set stars in the sky for the Starmen to gaze upon.

She sat back, on her Throne in her palace, and was content.

Alter Land (free): The Plains of Solace now accommodate more diverse species.

Iceseer

2017-03-23, 02:43 PM

The Plan

"In The future Rabqoaxach’endilb I hope we can talk again in a better place than the air do you have a place you call your own? If you desire I'll even reveal a plan right now if you do the same. "

Gunhaven

2017-03-23, 03:21 PM

Floating Above the World – Demara, Dremora, Hidia, Lemegeton
The others, it seemed, were too distracted to notice the new sight that filled the skies above the First World. And so Lemegeton would become one of the first to interact with the strange race named the Kikyoko.

It was with great delight that he realized what the strange "debris" that drew closer to him was. It appeared that some others (at least, he assumed there were others; they may well have been shaped by the Creator like he had been) had forged forth some of the first mortals! This would be good; not only did it provide him with a bevy of could-be clients (and hopefully eventual vassals), there wasn't any need to leave the universe empty. No, better to fill it with the hustle and bustle of life, the comforting presence of others. A spark of an idea burned in the back of his mind; he set it aside for later so that he could focus on the task in front of him.

Now, it would be best to take a subtle approach. While he could hypothetically just demand they serve him now, that would be so brutish and not in the spirit of the game as to be intolerable. No, better to earn their trust and then slowly bring them into the fold. Besides, he had been craving a decent bit of conversation since he had come into being; why not mix business and pleasure?

"Greetings and salutations, young ones! It is so good to see some friendly faces; I had thought I was alone out here in this void. I am Lemegeton, the Red Ink Scholar. If it would not be too forward of me, may I ask who you are, and if I may be of service in whatever business brings you here?"
Floating Above the World – Demara, Dremora, Hidia, Lemegeton
For a moment the gaggle of Kikyoko looked among themselves before finally the largest of them floated closer. It looked at the deity with it’s seven eyes and opened it’s six tentacles to reveal the beak within as it spoke ”We are the Kikyoko, children of the Vastness Between.” Several of the others broke off to motion toward the massive rock that floated through the Void as the chosen speaker debated on what words to use. Finally it said ”It’s sleep was disturbed with rock and It’s thrashing cleared the void that we swim through. Noise threatened to wake the Nothingness Above and so It created us to ease it. Now we travel through the Void to see what noises are made. So now we have to ask, Red Ink Scholar, what brings you here?”

aberratio ictus

2017-03-23, 04:28 PM

Death and the Old Man

In the deep swamp, Veldris met a man in pain. He was a Maytari, and thus she met him in her Maytari form.

There, he sat on a rock amidst the putrid waters, in the shadows of a gnarled tree, ignoring his surroundings; were he a Crustacean, she would have thought him meditating. He was thin, haggard; the Goddess of Death could see his ribcage protruding, he had not eaten for a long time. Obvious marks of disease could be seen on his body, weeping, but he did not touch them. And he sat there, suffering.

As she approached to comfort him, he adressed her. "You are the Lady of Solace, the Goddess of Death, I recognize you;" he spoke. "I have waited long for you to come. Take my soul away."

Taken aback, the goddess stood, and replied: "It is not yet time. Let me ease your suffering." And she approached him.

"It is time." His head shook in disagreement, and she stopped, astonished by his objection.
"It is not a mortal's choice when it is time, it is mine." Veldris spoke, and she laid her hand on his shoulder, to ease his pain, but he resisted, using the energy Aexiat had gifted him. He sat there, suffering.

"I am old," he argued,
"and my kin suffers for it. They feed me, they protect me, and they shelter me, but I do nothing. I am too old for hard work, and it is best that I enter your realm." The old man's eyes were fixed on hers, and he held her divine gaze, through the Maytari force of Willpower.
"Yet my body is healthy, so I have come to the swamp, to wait for you."
"Your kin will care for you, just as you have cared for them when you were young." Veldris spoke, her voice full of warmth. "And it is good. Come, let me ease your pain, and travel back to your kin."
But the old man resisted once more, and sat there, suffering.
"It is not good. I am but a burden, my flesh sound, but not able, and I make them weak, when they could be strong. It is time I go with you."
The Goddess of Death embraced him, held him close, pleaded, begged, she seized him, white with panic, but he resisted, and sat there, suffering.

A great sorrow came over Veldris, as she seized him again with both her hands. Her eyes glowing in an ever brightening silver hue, more and more engulfing the two of them, even the swamp itself, she swiftly shattered his resistance, his will, as she cleansed him of everything: illness, disease, age, weakness, willpower, freedom of choice, his own self.

She had healed him to death.

The old man had won, and the Goddess, stepping away, could feel his Soul entering her embrace, and travelling to her realm.

In the swamp, though, the resonance of her divine power still lingered, and mingled with the putrid mist of the swamp, drifting over broken shards. Those were the shards of the old man's Willpower, his Free Will, his Energy, as they had all been shattered by Veldris' Cleansing.

To her great wonder, Veldris sensed all of this coming together mingling, forming - some other being.

Durmatagno

2017-03-23, 05:56 PM

Birth of a New God

The mists of the swamp drifted quietly over both land and water. As the various energies settled, the mists started to stir, almost as if being consumed by an invisible hole. Beneath the mists, the water rippled, and what dry dirt there was was pulled slowly towards the swirling energy and mist. The swirling grew more intense, to the point where dead branches, bones of animals, and more were pulled into the mass, disappearing like the mist itself. As the swirling reached it's climax, branches of the living trees began to creak, and then a few of them were pulled into the vortex. From there it seemed to calm, and from within it purple flowing robes, reaching to down to hover a few feet above the ground, unfurled. Slowly, ghostly arms extended from the robes, then a head, dead and lifeless, as ghostly as the arms. A bronze crown, simple in it's design, began to form on the head of Fomor, then in his hands, a rod of living ivy in full bloom, and in the other, a sickly green blade that dripped with a fetid liquid. As everything finished forming, Fomor drifted slowly to the ground for a moment before the divine spark of life within him flared, and his eyes lit up, holding both hatred and compassion in equal measure. Taking his first breath in the world, he looked around himself, passing over Veldris for a moment only so he could see exactly where, and what, he was.

He body made no noise as it turned, neither did his arms, or his robes. It was as if it wasn't truly there. He took another breath, then another, getting used to existing at all, before he returned his gaze to Veldris. He did not move from where he was floating, and after a moment of study, he opened his mouth, and the first words of a new god were heard.

"And who may you be who as watched my birth in silence?"

His voice was calm, and smooth, not at all raspy as most would assume given his current physical form. His eyes were softer now, though considering they were glowing lights in a ghostly skull, that's not saying much. They had, however shifted from a deep purple to a emerald green.

LordChaos13

2017-03-24, 02:21 AM

The Plan

" Yes of course That trade can prove to be beneficial in that regard. Heck we might be able to help each other out ." When he saw the torture Rabqoaxach’endilb caused without remorse after he said yes he had a desire to create something that would fight for peace so eventually no one would die needlessly to chill himself out and distract him. So, he changed his wisp to fit that ideal. When he created what felt to be his best creation yet. He remembered the meditation he learned long ago and put that into him. He felt proud of what he made and hoped this man would be an ally as the wisp once was. When he concluded he said, Rabqoaxach’endilb that was an interesting display. This is Ashlan a fellow deity. You would not know of him yet, but you were here for his creation.

The whisp slowly coalesces, the deep blue aura of the small guiding light growing, infused with new purpose. As it does so it reaches out, Divine Power coursing through the world and touching the pure, tapping into the great undercurrents of serenity and compassion to grow still further.
The burgeoning ball of light forming into a humanoid shape, great wings spreading from his back. Before, with a shudder of Light, he dims and reforms. The grand wings sliding down his back as shining blue is replaced by brown cloth. The wings fusing at his waist, and growing thin.

Ashlan, the Light Resplendent, stood before them, a being of divine flesh. His sword the only glow, and even that softly fades to cold steel.
"Greetings Father, and Rabqoaxach’endilb. I fear I am at a disadvantage, knowing so little about my Aunt, and Father. Though from what little I have gleaned, I fear relations may be...unsuitable." The newly formed God looks at the vicious torture of the Mortals within his relative's grip in distaste.

"One would believe such powerful beings to be above such petty behaviour as sadism or to twist the pure emotion of simple joy to be granted by consuming life needlessly and painfully."

---

Unseen to the two Divine Beings Ashlan communicated with, his Presence stretched between Mortals. Filling their minds with serene calm and in some, but not many, deep within their Soul, blew a Spark. It was soft at first, flickering and dainty.
But in their children. It caught ablaze. Ashlan's Presence was a thick blanket upon the Material Plane, detached from him and settling among the Mortals, and were those Touched by the Spark made contact, it responded eagerly to their commands.

The Magi, as they would come to be called, were powerful in the mental arts. Their minds reaching out through the Presence to touch other minds around them. They became Empaths, feeling the raging emotions of others. The skilled became Telepathic, able to divine the thoughts of those around them with effort. And others, twisted by the pain, distrust or fear that they or others possessed, could project that onto their enemies.
Inflicting Torture upon their enemies, Fear on their foes and Courage to their subjects.

The Magi were not a group, or a species, or a movement. They simply Were. And while the spark within them was weak, with every generation it grew stronger. With every new Human, Abcanchu or Crustacean their powers waxed greater. Many sought a path to affect physical reality, but as yet, such a feat of power eluded them.
And as their powers grew, so did their numbers. The Newblood Magi were as rare as ever, with thousands of normal beings born for every one Newblood. But in the growing Bloodlines their numbers expanded. For as the Newblood were rare among those without the Spark, so too were the Sparkless were rare among the Oldblood pairings.

16 AP
Create Mythical Concept (-4AP): The Presence. A vast field of Divine Power that those born with a certain ability can harness, to be Empathic, Telepathic or in rare cases Empathic Projection. You cannot learn this ability if you are not born with it.
Roughly one in every 10,000 beings have the Spark necessary to tap into the Presence, though those with power have children with the power (1/10,000 born without)

Terminology:
Presence: The energy field Magi tap into
Spark: The ability required to be a Magi
Magi: Someone who can tap into the Presence, born this way.
Sparkless: Non-Magi.
Newblood: A Magi with two non-Magi parents. 1/10,000 chance
Halfblood: A Magi with one Magi parent. 1/2 chance
Oldblood: A Magi with two Magi parents. 9,999/10,000 chance
Empathy: Sensing the emotions of people in range
Telepathy: Reading thoughts with effort
Empathic Projection: Instilling emotions into people artificially. This is temporary and incredibly difficult currently. The most common usages being Pain, Fear and Courage.

When I'm finished talking with people I'll be creating my two Artifacts and making some Life

Hatter

2017-03-24, 08:06 AM

The First Contracts
The Crystal Reef

In the early days, before I even got a chance to speak with the Predator who came to visit me amongst my thralls, I was approached by the monks of The Order of The Blood Ocean with a plea.

"Oh, Blood-Claw!" they cried out to me as I meditated within my den. Such insolence I thought as my legs moved and I came out to greet them.

They bowed down before me as my figure came into their sights..respect..this I surely liked. "Please, hear us. Our people seek perfection in all that is but we are limited in what we can achieve. We ask that you help us."

I won't lie.. the thought of these creatures begging for my help was certainly entertaining. My mandible clicked together and I laughed before presenting my price. "Very well. You want my help? I will give it to your people... With a condition. You shall dedicate yourselves to me and for all of eternity, you will be mine. What say you?"

"We accept." Were the words that came forward as the monks deliberated amongst themselves. It was music to my ears. Before they could change their minds, I produced a stone tablet with the names of the monks, speaking on behalf of their people. As I demanded, one and all came forward and spilled their blood upon it. Such was the tradition that was passed down through the ages, not just among the monks but in every corner of the United Reef whenever one would be in need of my help.

1AP Start
-1AP Create Mundane Concept: Contracts
0AP Remains

Iceseer

2017-03-24, 09:43 AM

The Plan

I agree Ashan but I need to be civil with all I meet no matter what terrible things they do. For anyone who I disrespect may harm more for vengeance. Such is the power and pitiness of deities.

Checkmate-Pony

2017-03-24, 09:48 AM

"What does it matter if they meet death? They seek perfection and thus they must search within themselves and when they find that they are lacking.. they will seek a means to have that extra leg up" I responded to the simple-minded creature before me, my mandibles rapidly clicking with each sylible.

"As for why they were made..A purpose..Yes." Again my mandibles clicked together in a rough approximation of laughter. Such limitations in verbal communication.

"Always Questioning, always restless these creatures are. And to think, Once I foolishly thought that unlike myself, lesser beings could be content" he started laughing lightly, still an echoing dirge to mortals

"It's of no consequence. Let us see for whom so little is gained from sacrificing nothing"

"A creature that is found lacking will die, so it's superiors may live... Nothing that is mortal can be perfect, only superior, but I will humor your creations for now, and your notion of free will to these creatures" He said cryptically and departed back into the sea, sparing the crystal reef.

Hatter

2017-03-24, 10:13 AM

"Always Questioning, always restless these creatures are. And to think, Once I foolishly thought that unlike myself, lesser beings could be content" he started laughing lightly, still an echoing dirge to mortals

"It's of no consequence. Let us see for whom so little is gained from sacrificing nothing"

"A creature that is found lacking will die, so it's superiors may life... Nothing that is mortal can be perfect, only superior, but I will humor your creations for now, and your notion of free will to these creatures" He said cryptically and departed back into the sea, sparing the crystal reef.

I watched the Predator leave without a word. The creature was a strange one and made little sense to me. Was he issuing a threat? Did he expect me to somehow be grateful? I couldn't rightly say.

My mandibles clicked together. He irritated me with his high and mighty attitude and perhaps one day he might feel the sharpness of my claws around his frail little fleshy neck... the thought alone brought a sense of anticipation in my gut, quickly suppressed. Emotions, the worthless things will not get the better of me.

I returned to my thralls, moving among them as they thrived towards perfection.

Hatter

2017-03-24, 11:40 PM

Curiosity
The Crystal Reef

After the Predator's departure, I lived among my thrall for a time without much thought or effort beyond guiding the creatures towards perfection. At this particular moment, I watched as a pair of initiates of The Order of The Blood Ocean spar against each other with their staves. Their bodies clashed and their weapons parties each other's blows.. there were flaws but nothing that wouldn't be corrected over time.

Crunch

One of the initiates skipped. His skull was crushed in by the other.. an accident, they spoke of the occasion at a later date but I suspect there was more. I lifted my body up and moved towards the fallen initiate, my legs trudging in the mud.

I turned my eyestalks upon the dead and watched as something departed from it. A soul? I knew what it was... Such as it was the eternal being of the creature and I reached my claw out to accept my thrall' s soul... only to find that it would disappear.

Knocking on Death's Door
Solace

I followed the soul's trail into a whole new world apart from the one which I came from. My heart leapt with a mixture of delight and confusion at the discovery. I moved forward and drunk in my surroundings with interest.

I followed the soul and watched as it descended into a body of water which wasn't quite as large as the ocean it originated from and I smacked my mandibles together in slight frustration, suppressing the emotion so as to not allow myself to be overwhelmed.

I moved under a large cypress at the edge of the lake and say in careful meditation as I pondered any further actions.

LordChaos13

2017-03-25, 12:25 AM

"Then truly this world is Lesser for our existence, for being granted such power without the balance or calm to wield the power for the Life beneath us." Ashlan shakes his head
"I will be off, I have plans I will fulfill, and entities that I dearly wish I need not oppose."
With a bow, the former Whisp vanishes. Reappearing above the World, alone.

Above the world

A God rested above the sky, among the blackness of the Void he watched the fantastical beings below scurry about. And stretching further, he felt Them. His Father, his Aunts and his Uncles. Gods of power that matched his own, many of them kind and generous and benevolent. But he knew such a thing was not universal. The God of Torture had proven that.
With a metallic ring that should not have sounded in the depths of Space, Ashlan draws his weapon. The manifestation of his Being that was his true form more than this flesh. A mere thought and the blade began to glow, channeling the Serenity of the realm below him.

"The world can be dangerous, but it should not. The world is beauty, grace and serenity, but the Evils of the Gods taint it from it's very creation. A problem that can be opposed in two ways."
The Light Resplendent looked at the blade, saw the bright beam of light, and the simple metal hilt.
"And I will walk both, for what is a God except a being capable of feats of impossibility. I shall walk the path of War, conquest and Opposition. I will Fight the Evils of the twisted Gods wherever they lie." The blue glow brightens at the pronouncement, a shining beacon of Promise, a promise to eradicate the Evil of the world.
Then, the glow faded, replaced with the simple metal weapon the glow had been emanating from. The metals that had hidden within the glow.
"But no War can continue forever, for War is inherently destructive. You cannot grow from War, for after the swords are sheathed and the fists uncurled from their anger, everything is lesser than what it had been. Something lost. So I shall pursue Peace. Beauty and Serenity will flourish before the War, and after it will fill the empty spaces." A silver shine from the hilt sparks like a sun, but does not glow. It simply seems to become more Physical than the converted whisp had been prior.

"The Hilt of Serenity and the Blade of War. Two opposing routes to victory intertwined."

12 AP
-5 AP Major Combat Artifact: Blade of War. The glowing blade of Ashlan's sword channels the benevolent minds of every being in existence
-5 AP Major Utility Artifact (Life): Hilt of Serenity. The manifestation of Ashlan's benevolence and journey to create a perfect world
2 AP remaining

aberratio ictus

2017-03-25, 02:29 AM

Birth of a new god

“I am Veldris, I am Death.“ she gently spoke to the curious divine creature rising before her.
“You were born from my divine power and the shard of will of one of my Souls.“
It had been a wondrous occasion, and the Goddess found the robed being very interesting.
“What are your intentions, as you are now part of this world?“

Knocking on Deaths Door
Solace

A Divine Being had been trying to enter her realm, and for now, Veldris had allowed them to enter; she was curious.

And she found the god sitting beneath a cypress tree in her realm, it was the crab god of the Crustaceans.

To him, as to his childer, she appeared as a grey crab, bearing a black shell, wearing a wreath of red corals on top.

“You are a God, and you are not dead.“ She observed. “Why do you visit me in Solace, the Realm of Souls?“ Her voice was warm, and her words were spoken out of genuine interest, not rejection.

Hatter

2017-03-25, 02:52 AM

Knocking on Death's door
Solace

I opened my eyes and observed before me yet another deity. A poor imitation of a Crustacean at best. Taking in her visage for a brief moment, I uttered my greeting. "Is that what this place is called? It is worthy of its name."

I jerked my head around and gazed upon the vastness of the plane. It was indeed a peaceful place, that was without doubt.

"The Crustaceans that have come here. Many are under contract for Eternity." I said, explaining my dilemma before unfurling my claws to reveal a tablet which bore the names of every single Crustacean who sold themselves to me for a shot at perfection and success. "They are my faithful and so, I wonder why it is that they come here instead of coming to me. Surely they would, for it is written of their own consent."

My mandibles clicked together and I presented the tablet for inspection. "Those who are not under contract, I care not. Those that are, owe me their eternal allegiance. "

Sontali

2017-03-25, 06:46 AM

I mulled over Ashlan’s words. I was not like them, not part of some family. The idea of such a hideous notion was almost enough to give me a moments pleasure in the torment of the humans I held up, despite the uncomfortable feeling of blood on my hands. I was outside of their systems, an outsider looking in and playing against all sides. It was not worth thinking about, and I was playing a role. The newcomer left before I could give him some blatantly vulgar lecture. But that mattered not, I doubted that he would meet Rabqoaxach’endilb again.

“I do not hold it against you that the two of you find what I do distasteful, as I do not hold grudge against Kaiulu for undoing my works and easing the pain I cause. We are as the creator made us.”

Even with my skills, a little of my frustration showed when I said that, but I continued. I also glanced down at the humans, they would wake up soon and the next part of my plan for Fedros would be ruined if they had been awake for that.

“As for your questions. I do not claim any place for my own, I share this world and do not wish to cease doing so.”

It felt strange to have told the truth in something, I did not particularly enjoy the feeling.

“I think I will let you keep your plan, perhaps it will surprise me when the time comes. But I will tell you mine before I must go back to my aelfs and let you continue your works. I will cause suffering and pain, and I will torture, it is my nature, but I hope to lift the mortals up too. Their place should not be at some god’s heel….. Farewell Fedros, god of plans.”

I vanished, taking the humans with me out of sight and earshot of Fedros, and laughed until tears ran from Rabqoaxach’endilb’s eyes. Gullible. Not long after one of the humans started stirring and I put my true plan in motion. Shifting my face ever so slightly to look more pitiable that fearsome, I put on a mournful expression and took the humans back to where I had taken them from. I thought the small sobs as I untied them while a crowd gathered were a nice touch.

“I’m so sorry,” I said to them, “I cannot deny Fedros when he asks me to do something. He created me as a servant, as a slave. I can’t… I can’t stay long, but I can warn you. Keep out of his plans, if he can’t bend you to fit his desires he will try to break you.”

I let this sink it a moment, making the metal implants in my skin look as painful as I could without them noticing that they hadn’t before. The tortured humans were almost all conscious at this point. I almost shook one of them as I burst into open tears.

“I- co-couldn’t say no. I’m so s-s-sorry.”

Vanishing again I walked back into the crowd, just another human in the group surrounding the bloody. Mine was the first voice that cried out in outrage against Fedros, as herbalists rushed to them. Enough onlookers took it up so quickly I would swear there was at least one abchanchu in there. And this pleased me.

Starting AP: 1 AP
Create Organisation (1 AP) – Children of the Minute: In reality the Children of the Minute is little more than a gang. Born out of anti-Fedros sentiment, the Children of the Minute hold planning in very low esteem, and hold great respect for those who never have to think more than a minute in advance. This eventually extends into ignoring laws, and over time a substantial criminal element moved into their ranks. Every now in then however they remember the reason they were formed initially and some of the more fiery members take to the streets to preach of the evils of planning and Fedros.
Remaining AP: 0 AP

Iceseer

2017-03-25, 07:08 AM

The Plan

Knowing that my wisps that followed the antifedros group were agitated I left to accompany my son in hopes that he could aid him. Through it He realized that the God He was communicating with was one of trickery but he still thought he was a god of pain. He hoped that the wisps would not murder them as in fact they were inherently loyal to me and instead would be trying to talk them out of it. The simple fact was He knew that th antifedros group could not harm the wisps. He hoped his son could show how to show you care about others.

LordChaos13

2017-03-25, 07:30 AM

Among the Mortals that exist, the Will O' Whisps traveled, guiding the people. They did not have goals of their own, only to aid the ones they followed.
A servile role that they were happy in, gleaning intellect from their charges to better aid them. Few felt the Presence within them, scant few, and the numbers did not increase like those of the other Races due to their inability to gain power and prestige themselves, or start family bloodlines.

But those that did feel the Spark within, however few, were weighed down by it. Drifting lower in their flight, and lower.
The weight compacted upon itself, and many of the Whisps retreated into themselves. They still sought to protect their charge, but as the years grew each Whisp of the Magi flew lower and their light dulled, surrounding a core of pure crystal.
Upon the deaths of their last charge, the Crystalline beings fell from the air, and assumed a new role.

The new Kinthia Crystals still advised, still sought to aid their charge whenever they possessed one. But they became something more as well. Beings that served the Presence, the Kinthia could mold it, draw the Presence around their charge like a blanket and igniting the Spark further into an inferno of Power.
The beings became famous Amulets, sought out by the Magi to guide them, just as the Whisps from which they came would be sought as Guides by the rest of the population. The Kinthia were Favoured partners of the kings, heroes and legends, as popular as the beings they guided, mentioned in the same breath.
No-one had heard of King Janal, without also hearing of his Kinthia companion, Leonis after all, who had taught him the responsibility of Kingship.

And thus, the brothers and sisters of a God, became his chosen subjects.
The Light looked down upon what he had wrought, and smiled softly.

2 AP
-1 AP: Create Mythical Subrace (Kinthia): A second stage of life for the Magi Whisps, they become Crystals after many years and only upon the final death of a charge, when they would otherwise become Mindless. Unable to lift themselves from their resting place, but not losing their Telekinetic control otherwise. They can improve Magi power, but generally only do so to the ones they follow, and are sought out by Magi for the same reasons other Mortals seek Whisps, to improve their lot in life.
Used: Hilt of Serenity
1 AP remaining

Checkmate-Pony

2017-03-25, 08:46 AM

The Blood Claws attempt at creating life was almost whimsical, but had it's significance, and Even The God of predators was moved by the notion. Amused by the idea, he wanted to try himself.

He'd cast his gaze once again upon the dreams of humans, and admire their cruelty.
In his dream like trance, if even for a moment, he had forgotten himself, he had been swimming too close to the surface, and it was there he felt a prick. A harpoon had lanced into his hide, Ichor leaking into the sea, utterly harmless, but the notion of mortals daring to strike him was punishable.

Giving only the merest glance, he saw a human ship sailed beside him, thinking he was prey, and had attacked, whalers.

The Ship ceased to exist of course, brushed aside and obliterated with a lash of his tail. With that he returned to his dreams.

It was then he felt it again, this time the god became furious, who dared disturb him once again. But when he looked, he saw it was the same humans as before, clinging to life within a raft, instead of turning back they had despite it all, the few survivors that was remaining, sought to slay him rather than endure failure.

What stories of heroism and vengeance these mortals no doubt felt attempting this. Instead of crushing them, the god of Predators rose before them, admiring their spirit, if they were so willing as to sacrifice everything in pursuit of their prey, to hunt the god of predators then they would be transformed to a being more fitting their arrogant hearts, not as his blessing, but as his curse. The god took the humans to the darkest depths of the sea, there he tore the raw hides from sharks and wove them to the flesh of the humans, let them forever more be the sharks they think themselves to be, and cast them across the world as a final act of cruelty.

What rose from the sea now was not men anymore, these branded seafarers now bore upon their backs hides of grey flesh. These creatures would be known as Carcadons, on land they would be as man, but when joined with the sea they took the appearance of a shark. Outcasts and few in the world, these wretches would be the first true worshipers, and thus the first to name him: Djaygo.

Create Sub-race (1 AP): Carcadons, these creatures appear as humans on land, but when returning to the sea they drape themselves in their shark pelts and transform into monstrous sharks

But these were not worthy. Djaygo would toy with the idea of creating life for some time to come.

Iceseer

2017-03-25, 11:46 AM

The Plan
Fedros hated that his wisps were animalistic when they were without a creature to follow. So he decided to change them just a little bit so they could be sentient all the time and appreciate the world around them as they did with someone to follow and gave them the ability whether or not to split when the person they followed mated and gave them knowledge of whether Will-o-wisps outnumbered creatures, were equal or were under.

Alter will-o-wisp
This is to adjust somethings so there isn't a overpopulation problem and that they are always sentient. (Base intelligence 15 if creature they follow is equal to or above 15 base creature +1 can stop themselves from splitting based off of the needs of the creatures around them.)

Durmatagno

2017-03-25, 11:54 AM

Birth of a New God

"You say you are death? I, I am death."

Fomor raised his sword, and slashed it into a nearby tree, and the wound upon the tree bubbled as the tree began to wither and die, for a short time, focused around the wound. Eventually, the supernaturally fast disease slowed, and stopped, the tree still alive, but worse for wear.

"And I am rebirth. Life marches forward, and all things must die, and be reborn."

As he spoke, he touched the wound on the same tree with the tip of his ivy rod, and watched as not only was the tree healed of the damage done to it, but actually became slightly livelier, and it's colors more vibrant.

"I am he who shall maintain the cycle of renewal, of rebirth, in this world, and spread both death, and life in equal measures. I am Fomor, and from me the world will know both great joy, and deep suffering."

The bog water beneath him stirred as something swam away, running to hide from the two divine beings. Though, Fomor already knew what it was, for it was one of his newly born flock, created as he spoke with Veldris.

[COLOR="#339966"]"Now, I have work to do, things to create, leave me, so I may work."

While technically it was a request, Fomor had the spark of inspiration in him, and did not have time to deal with his progenitor, perhaps mother was just as accurate. Turning, Fomor got to work, weaving his divine magic to reshape the world.

Starting AP 16

Create Mythical Concept 4 AP - Reincarnation - All beings with souls, from the smallest, to the most mythical, are reincarnated upon death. Their souls take new forms, sometimes similar, other times greater, and other times lesser, and begin life anew, rarely remembering their old till their new body is old itself. Beings who worship certain gods may choose to join their gods in the afterlife, and simple creatures will find at least a portion of their original soul is allowed to choose the same.

Create Land 2 AP - A new landmass joins the others as a great land covered in swamps, and jungles, though with it's fair share of plains, rises from the oceans. Humid throughout, this new land is perfect for the newborns of The Muuch.

Create Sapient Life 2 AP - The Muuch - Frog people about the same height as humans, though they tend to hunch to appear smaller. Ugly to others, with hardy constitutions, the Muuch prefer to inhabit swamps, and flooded caves, though they can survive in deserts as well. They come in a wide range of colors, with dull greens and browns being the most common, though some are black, gold, silver, and bronze in coloration. Strong swimmers, and great leapers, they are a little slow when walking.

Create Monstrous Life 1 AP - Giant Arthropods - Throughout the world, but especially on the new continent that calls most of the Muuch home, arthropods of great proportions are being born. Dragonflies big enough to fly away with adult humans, beetles large enough to rip trees from the ground, spiders (Yes I know, but great enough to capture cows in their webs, and more have started to appear.

(This is advanced as using monstrous life gives an implied advantage, especially in combat) Create Advanced Concept 2AP - Arthropod Husbandry - The Muuch were born knowing how to tame and raise the giant arthropods of their homes for their own purposes. They use beetles as beasts of burden, able to carry and pull great weights with little to no issues. Dragonflies are used as fast transport, ants help where beetles can't, and wasps are ridden into combat (Along with Beetles and spiders) between Muuch tribes and any that threaten them. Their armored shells are also used inplace of early metals and stone in the weapons and armor of the tribes, with spears, and axes being the most common, though other weapons are not unheard of.

Create Mundane Concept 1AP - Masonry - Simple stone masonry, nothing to advanced, but a start of civilization.

Create Mundane Concept 1AP - Agriculture - Farming, simple, but allows nomads to settle down.

Form Society 2AP - Mictlan Confederation - A confederation of smaller city-states banded together under the umbrella of regulating conflict. The Mictlan Confederation is constantly at odds with itself, with various small city-states warring over lad. Perhaps someday it will evolve into a proper empire, but for now, the central governments main job is to insure not to much damage is done by the feuding states. At the heart of it all is the city of Mictlan, largest city on the continent, built on plains near a large network of rivers allowing it extensive access to fresh water, as well as trade and transportation. All city-states are pledged to band their forces together in the event that an outsider threatens one of them.

Form Organization 1AP - Followers of Fomor - A group of sapients, mostly Muuch at this time, that follow, and worship Fomor. They spread his teachings, and dogma wherever they go, and funerals overseen by them are treated as celebrations of being renewed into the great cycle of life. Some members, known as Plague Bearers, wield weapons that spread plagues (blessed by the priests of the church to do so), and another, the Censors, are experts of healing, and tend to those that are infected. This duality is spread in everything the church does, but is most easily identified here.

Final AP - 0

Iceseer

2017-03-25, 12:47 PM

The Plan
He thought and reasoned now was the time to create his own plane one with endless rooms with the most modern equipment and most comfortable chairs for discussing plans and a Master bedroom in the middle of it where he would rest when he was waiting for things to come to fruition. With his staff he decided to populate it with living plates and cups that would mate and provide the best refreshments to those that went there. He would let anyone go into it without exception be it alive or dead
4/16 rollover
-4 al Create plane: Isu this is a plane of endless strategy rooms where people with access can go to discuss their strategy with peace and comfort. It is said that whoever travels beyond the rooms will have the plan to live the perfect life from then on and with it incredible knowledge. To make it so people did not attack each other he made it so all not from this realm were always in peak health as long as they stayed there unless they attacked someone of this realm without provocation and with intent. He also made it so if someone wanted to they could end up here not matter how unlikely it maybe be it if they were alive or dead. Should a wisp die and end up here they would have the same intelligeence as they died.
-0ap(staff) Create monstrous creatures: animate cups and plates these grow a variety of various drinks and foods of the highest quality so that those on the plane may eat. Due to there easily destroyed bodies they never overwhelm the plane. Cups are females and plates are males.
Claim domain: knowledge (strategy) 6 from fabled wisp and 4 from plane.

aberratio ictus

2017-03-25, 07:36 PM

Birth of a new god

Fomor, he was not Death. He killed. Everybody could kill, She, in contrast, had created Death, and given a Soul to all living things.
Oh, the insolence of children.

She let him do what he did, and felt the stream of Souls to her realm abruptly stop. Feeling faint, Veldris used her divine power to gift all living things a blessing, the Blessing of Choice.

Starting AP: 3 (before rollover)

Give Blessing (1AP): Blessing of Choice.
After Death, all Souls are sent to the Plains of Solace, where they are given comfort. However, every Soul has a choice.
Once they are calm, they stand before Veldris and decide whether they want to remain on the Plains of Solace, or to be reincarnated, in which case Veldris sends them back to the first world.
If a sentient being willingly gifts their Soul to a God, Veldris will give the Soul into that God's care once they are calm.

Current AP: 2 (Before rollover)

Knocking on Deaths Door
Solace

"I have given a Soul to all living beings, and made them mortal, for I am Death." Veldris answered.
"Once they die, I take them into my Embrace, and lead them to the Plains of Solace, where they are given comfort. Those that have willingly promised their service to you for eternity, I will give to you, once they are calm. It is their choice."
She paused for a moment, watching the great crabs reaction.
"What would you do with them, though?"

Hatter

2017-03-25, 09:09 PM

Knocking on Death's door
Solace

"This is satisfactory. " I said in response to Death's agreement with my terms. I might even grow to like the creature..maybe. I clicked my mandibles together before showing the tablet of names away.

"For the time being, nothing too important. Eventually, something." I would smile if I could. She will have to be satisfied with clicking mandibles.

"I do have a proposal for you, Queen of the Dead. A contract between us. Allow me to establish a realm within Solace and the souls of mine will continue to reside within this plane. What say you?" I presented a scroll which bore the contents of the contract. It was simple but binding.

+4AP Rollover
-1AP Create Organization: Order of The Dead Sea Monks of this order are primarily Crustacean souls which continue to serve Thon-Li even in death. Those few living members are the undertaker and the gravewatchers within the United Reef.
3AP Remaining

Gunhaven

2017-03-25, 11:30 PM

The Consequence of Asteroids
With more land came a higher chance of an asteroid smashing into something besides the ocean. Rare as they were, it was almost an inevitably that such an event would happen. On the edge of the Mictlan Confederation it finally happened one indeterminate night; astronomers once deemed crazy were suddenly found to be right as a larger meteorites careened toward the world below. Thankfully the mass of rock crashed into a singular outlying village and the ocean, creating a new bay while sending up a fine layer of earth into the sky.
Eventually the dust settled and life could return to normal. What was noted was that there was a minor extinction in the meantime, a season of famine as plants and smaller creatures starved cut off from light. Societies wouldn’t crumble but the odd rebel village on the outlier found them compelled to band together. But now astronomers and star gazers were treated a little better while people looked out for the next possible impact.

A Buffer Zone
Another damn deity making racket in the Void above the World. With a shift of restlessness the Vastness Between threatened to wake up once again, calmed by the Kikyoko that surrounded the deity. As more messangers left the Plummeting Stone’s side to see what the new deity was talking about they found themselves in a new…material. This Dark Tapestry, as they began to call it, filled the Void and dampened their sound as they started to feel as if they were swimming through syrup. Creatures that weren’t born for the airlessness of the void may have noticed they didn’t have as much of a concern but the Kikyoko were no such beings.

Starting: 6 (2 + 4 Rollover)
Alter Land (-1 AP): The Bay of Abara exists on the coast to the north of the Mictlan Confederation on their unnamed continent. Roughly fifteen miles in radius, measured from the former coast, the asteroid that crashed into the bog utterly destroyed whatever small fishing village(s) called the former bit of land home. The debris from the impact kicked in that whole Asteroids Below curse and blocked out the stars for a while.
Create Land (-2 AP): The Dark Tapestry is just another word for the Void now that Hidia has grown tired of all these interruptions to It’s nap. While technically liquid it’s closer to mud or syrup. Light from the stars grows dimmed and hazy as it travels through the new material, sound travels about as well as shouting into mud, and movement is slowed for the Kikyoko and Starmen. The good news is that life could adapt to such an environment as opposed to the cold, dark vacuum of the Void.
Ending: 3 AP

weet555

2017-03-26, 01:14 AM

The experiment that should never be repeated- The orbiting world.

Within seconds of being made the Dondrons tried to crack the glass spheres of their orbiting home for no reason beyond to know if they could. They tried for what would be days (if there was a sun to measure days by) but there only achievement was a shallow crack no bigger than a coin that was repaired by the plane soon after they saw it.

Many of the Dondrons were disheartened by this, all believing that they couldn’t break the ‘glass’, not with their current tools. Most of the few Dondrons moved on to the project of finding the means for their people to self-replicate. For while Demara had given them the instructions he had not given them the skill, tools or the materials they needed, so that is what they sought.

A small number Dondrons tried a different venture. One of them that other cultures would call mad, he proposed that they should find the limits of their race’s forms, when they would die and he offered himself as the test subject.

The Dondron started to record all he knew, no point letting it die with him. The small group of the ‘147th’ creation began the ‘vivisection’ of the volunteer, it started slow scratches and dents but grow more severe with time, the subject was left to heal after each experiment. It all might have seemed cruel but dondrons felt no pain although they could sense injury after all why should men of metal feel pain.

Much good came from the experiments, they learned how to repair themselves, they learned the fact that they could use their severed limbs my just holding it in place.

But inevitability comes for all things end and so the time came to see what would kill a Dondron. They found that removing a dondron’s head didn’t kill them, in fact the subject was fine as nothing but a head and could still use his body if held in place. Death did come when half the head was greatly damaged, its said in stories that “grinding away one grain too many” was the death blow*.

The body was used as a template for the second generation of Dondrons those made by mortals. Discovery and a plan for the future were the legacies of the first Dondron to die**.

*That line is more from a legend than a report of events, so it’s a lot more the emotions of events than facts.

** Depending on who you ask Demara ‘killed’ less than 146 dondrons, although very few of those iterations ever had any life.

Scraps to life.

The larger group of Dondrons sent about their tasks of make their second generation. They made their eyes seek out the closest iron, they saw the shape of the ore glow though the ground. After hours of digging, finding hard stone and collapses that this was a task that needed greater tools.

Then one stated they were not in a normal realm but the work shop of a god and the scraps of god rival the gifts of a king. It was easy for the 147th to find where Demara had ripped the previous iteration into a fine pounder. They worked slowly trying to separate the iron dust from that of wood stone and other metals. compared to splitting grains making the plane remake the dust they took was child’s play.

They heated the dust then beat it in together with stones. It was slow but it was the only way they had for now. Finally, they had made the forearm of a new Dondron or artless what looked like one. One of them took the for forearm, stood upon a stump, held their new creation high before striking his arm with it. the creation bent, it was not of the quality to rival a god’s creation.

Still they tried again but not from scratch and the tried again. They Built furnaces, replaced their stone tools with failed attempts of iron then iron tools. Their furnaces burned hot enough that that the iron melted and the impurities in way of speaking burned away in the heat and air. They forged the iron and hammered it while cool.

Finally, they tested their latest work, nether the dondron’s arm nor the creation bent. “Hours upon hours upon hours ago we started with dust and stone, now we have forged iron as great as a god’s. Make no mistake this is not the beginning of something great this is another step of something great.”

The clueless and the thief.

Demara looked over that which the Dondrons did, slowly adding pages to his book. He was learning so much from the mortal’s work, ‘making them was indeed a productive move’. The inventor’s body bent around, hand holding a swirling energy that his book had warped into.

“Who is here? I know you’re not a Dondron nor a beast. Show yourself.” The god asked finally noticing that something else hide in his home.

0+4ap artifact charge.

Infuse artifact (3 ap): the inventor’s notebook.

The inventor’s book is now resembles a book in name alone, as it looks more like a swirling form of energy. So much as touching the ‘book’ cause parts of the knowledge the inventor recorded to be added to their mind.

Form society (2 ap): the collective of invention

The Dondron’s first was founded under the basis that as a group that could achieve so much more than they could individually. Technically this society changes government structure, in a quest to find the best system of government. On a practical level the only laws obeyed in the society are: don’t disrupted other Dondron’s work and work with other Dondrons when they need it.

Create advanced concept (artifact charge): metal refinement and working.

While forging, most metals can be done by most societies, refining ores, cold working and tempering metal can lead to better and stronger tools. While this concept lets many use iron it doesn’t let most on the first world get iron (outside of meteoric iron).

0 ap

Claim domain: life (Dondrons)
[Dondrons 4
The orbiting world 8
The collective of invention 10]

Claim domain: writing (archiving)
[The inventor’s notebook5
Writing 6
The flow of knowledge 7
The inventor’s notebook (infustion) 10]
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Hatter

2017-03-26, 01:41 AM

The Elusive Tuna: An Old Fable
The Crystal Reef

Among the winding passages of the Reef, there was once an elderly crab who lived alone and apart from others of his kind. He wasn't the kindess, not was he the most disciplined, nor was he any kind of Kung-Fu master.

The old crab lived his days, plucking little beast crabs and clams to fill his belly. Not a concern in the world as he went about his business. He was content and he was quite happy with his lot in life.. until he saw the biggest, fattest tuna he had ever seen in his life.

He chased the crab for many cycles and for many tides but was ultimately unable to catch the creature. He tried catching it with his claws. He tried to lance it with his spear of coral and bone. He even tried to throw stones at it but the tuna was far too elusive for him.

And so, the old crab traveled into the city and made his way to the Temple of the Dead Sea. There, he bid with the monks and plead his case in hopes that they would intercede with Thon-Li on his behalf. As such, a contract was signed. In exchange for his right eye, the old crab would be shown the way.

He returned to his hovel in the wilds of the Reef and collected for himself many varieties of seaweed. Over the next course of long cycles and tides, he wove for himself a large bet net of interwoven and tightly strung seaweed. Seeing his creation, the old crab nodded in satisfaction before heading back out again to search for that elusive tuna.

He never did find that tuna again. Some say that the tuna was ate up by Thon-Li himself. Others say that the tuna WAS Thon-Li in disguise. The old crab ultimately got exactly what he asked for and agreed upon but he never got what he wanted.

Legend has it that the old crab is still out there in the Reef..a silent spectre, constantly searching, just waiting to find that elusive tuna.

3AP Start
-1AP Mundane Concept: Fishing
2AP Remains

aberratio ictus

2017-03-26, 03:50 AM

Knocking on Death's door
Solace

"Your offer intrigues me." the Goddess of Death replied.
"Tell me more."

__________________________________________________ _____

Spreading Mercy to the World

The Goddess sat, on her Throne of Stone, adorned with elegant carvings, overgrown with wilting roses, and pondered.

The flow of Souls had continued. She had blessed all living things, and it was good.
There were Gods in the world who were malevolent. One of them was her creation, her responsibility. She would have to ease the suffering her creation caused.

To that end, Veldris decided to create an Artifact, that would bring her Mercy to the first world.
With steady hands, she created a Chalice of pure shining silver, intricately and beautifully decorated, glowing from within with the Goddess' Compassion, with which she would bless the mortals.

And she put it on the Throne's armrest, marveling at her work, wondering how to best use it for the first time.

+4AP Rollover
Starting: 6 AP

Create Major Utility Artifact (5AP): The Chalice of Mercy is a Major Artifact of the Goddess of Death. It is an Utility Artifact, lowering the Cost of Blessings by 1.

1 AP remaining + 1 free Blessing

Hatter

2017-03-26, 05:18 AM

Knocking on Death's door
Solace

"It's a simple, offer." I explained to the Goddess of Death with a nod of my head towards the great lake. "Here, I shall craft for me a home within your plane. In exchange, the souls of my faithful will come to Solace as you have originally designed."

I was banking on the fact that the Goddess of Death would desire for the souls of mortals to gather in her plain before going anywhere else. I hoped that I was correct in this. "I, along with the souls of my followers shall act as defenders of your plane...for one must always protect one's home"

Molemanking

2017-03-26, 01:11 PM

Obris

Obris curiously watched the First World from his molten seat in the Chthonic Ideal, marveling at the changes wrought by the other gods. He hadn't noticed before, but he could sense a great number of divine beings such as himself focused on the mortal plane. Some walked among their creations, flaunting their powers as they reshaped the world around them. Others remained hidden, invisible even to godly eyes except for the barest of divine essence. For the most part, each deity kept to themselves with the odd visit to another gods domain. However, there would be a shift soon enough. Beings such as they would inevitably disagree on certain matters, which could lead to wars that would shake the First World. Even now, some unknown deity had thrown great stones from the void above the First World to crash into the lands of a frog-like race of mortals. To mitigate the harm of such outcomes, alliances most be formed. With this thought Obris summoned three white cobras before three deities that he thought would consider his proposal, Veldris and the newly formed Fomor and Ashlan. Each snake invited the god before them to the Chthonic Ideal to discuss an alliance, along with any other deity they though would wish to join this partnership.

CrossLead24

2017-03-26, 01:22 PM

Floating Above the World – Demara, Dremora, Hidia, Lemegeton
For a moment the gaggle of Kikyoko looked among themselves before finally the largest of them floated closer. It looked at the deity with it’s seven eyes and opened it’s six tentacles to reveal the beak within as it spoke ”We are the Kikyoko, children of the Vastness Between.” Several of the others broke off to motion toward the massive rock that floated through the Void as the chosen speaker debated on what words to use. Finally it said ”It’s sleep was disturbed with rock and It’s thrashing cleared the void that we swim through. Noise threatened to wake the Nothingness Above and so It created us to ease it. Now we travel through the Void to see what noises are made. So now we have to ask, Red Ink Scholar, what brings you here?”
Floating Above the World – Demara, Dremora, Hidia, Lemegeton
Interesting. These "Kikyoko" seemed a promising start to the new world. And it was good to learn of one of what might be many peers with which to interact and contest with, even if this one was a bit more... rock-like than he had expected. He wonder if it was he or this "Vastness Between" who was the aberration in terms of how a god should be. Still, he needed to speak with these delightful creatures. Unfortunately it seems that staying too long might upset them and their maker; he would have to approach them at a time when they were less focused on noise control. An idea began to grow into his head, a devious "gift" that could benefit them and turn them to his favor. He opened his mouth to speak...

A Buffer Zone
Another damn deity making racket in the Void above the World. With a shift of restlessness the Vastness Between threatened to wake up once again, calmed by the Kikyoko that surrounded the deity. As more messangers left the Plummeting Stone’s side to see what the new deity was talking about they found themselves in a new…material. This Dark Tapestry, as they began to call it, filled the Void and dampened their sound as they started to feel as if they were swimming through syrup. Creatures that weren’t born for the airlessness of the void may have noticed they didn’t have as much of a concern but the Kikyoko were no such beings.

Starting: 6 (2 + 4 Rollover)
Alter Land (-1 AP): The Bay of Abara exists on the coast to the north of the Mictlan Confederation on their unnamed continent. Roughly fifteen miles in radius, measured from the former coast, the asteroid that crashed into the bog utterly destroyed whatever small fishing village(s) called the former bit of land home. The debris from the impact kicked in that whole Asteroids Below curse and blocked out the stars for a while.
Create Land (-2 AP): The Dark Tapestry is just another word for the Void now that Hidia has grown tired of all these interruptions to It’s nap. While technically liquid it’s closer to mud or syrup. Light from the stars grows dimmed and hazy as it travels through the new material, sound travels about as well as shouting into mud, and movement is slowed for the Kikyoko and Starmen. The good news is that life could adapt to such an environment as opposed to the cold, dark vacuum of the Void.
Ending: 3 AP ...Only for something to interrupt his attempt at speech, leaving his words too muffled to achieve anything. He gave a surreptitious glare at the Vastness. Now that was just rude! Sure, it might want some quiet, but it could have just asked! Still, he could salvage this, give it the lack of noise it so obviously craved and still manage to communicate. A quick shift to the nature of the medium in which they existed now allowed the Kikyoko to hear him perfectly as he addressed them even as all others could hear nothing through the muffling "liquid".

"Ah, forgive me then, young ones. I merely awoke in this realm a short while ago; I knew not I was causing another harm. I shall leave post-haste so as to cause no more trouble. In exchange for any grief I may have caused, I will offer you this."

And with that he pulled out a small book out from his robes, as if it had always been there. The slim, leather-bound tome bore a completely blank cover, even as it had a strange aura of potential surrounding it.

"It is not much at the moment, I'll admit, but give it some time and I assure you it will prove beneficial. Now, let me disturb you no further. Goodbye, and I hope we might meet under a less unfortunate situation soon enough."

And with that he faded from sight, disappearing from the world in a swirl of scarlet. To where? Well, that is a difficult question, for the place he had vanished to did not exist... yet, at least....

AP: 8 + Rollover = 12 AP

1 AP- Bless: A Medium of Communication
The strange stuff that makes up the Dark Tapestry has been changed to allow for a more private, focused sort of conversation. Any attempt to speak to a specific individual or group circumvents the way the Tapestry negates sound, and even allows the members of the discussion to speak at farther distances than they might otherwise. However, this only applied to such targeted attempts; all those not addressed hear nothing as normal.

12 AP - 1 AP = 11 AP

Iceseer

2017-03-26, 01:27 PM

The Plan
The wisps knowing of the new plane created by there master and the native residents within decided to make a new creature one that would provide food for all and that can cross pollinate between any plant. So they wanted to make a nod and celebrate it. So they decided to create pie trees rooted in one position with juice in the middle of it's trunk to provide for the creatures on the planet's thirst. These trees didn't actually need nutrients but rather stayed in one place for the sake of others.

-0 ap Pie tree( a tree which fruit is pies and is naturally hollow where juice is created) this makes children like any other tree and can cross pollinate with any of them with all of these things being given to the children.

Murtox

2017-03-26, 02:58 PM

As the Maytari travel from one place to another, they also start to differ in their way of thinking more and more, some of their ways vanished while some others were born, Aexiat saw all of this with exciment, he would often follow a single Maytari through his life to see what he had done for his people and his deeds. The more Aexiat saw it the more complete he could feel.

Other civilizations also interested him such as the United Reef and Empyrion but most of his time he used to focus on the Maytari and their petty Empire. They had expanded a lot and also they had new neighbours to their west, as some Maytari didn't agree with their way of goverment.

As such the Republic of Hartesia was born , which required people to come to the capital city every six years to vote for a new leader, at first, it was easy but as population and territory expanded , they decided to leave that method in favor of another which could be manipulated but that was much easier to manage for the people of Hartesia , in which their votes were put in a single bag and then sent to the capital where they could be counted.

The process was sure slow but it gave a chance to all Maytari to choose a leader of their own.

Near to the Republic of Hartesia , the commune of Leisara was born , the commune is a full democracy where only adult male can vote on matters of the state, with the time is has gone to more confederate positions since managing such a large population and territory is nighmarish and more with full democracy. They remain in neutral conditions with the other two Maytari nations.

Form Society (2AP): The Republic of Hartesia ,
As such the Republic of Hartesia was born , which required people to come to the capital city every six years to vote for a new leader, at first, it was easy but as population and territory expanded , they decided to leave that method in favor of another which could be manipulated but that was much easier to manage for the people of Hartesia , in which their votes were put in a single bag and then sent to the capital where they could be counted.

Form Society (2AP): The Commune of Leisara, Near to the Republic of Hartesia , the commune of Leisara was born , the commune is a full democracy where only adult male can vote on matters of the state, with the time is has gone to more confederate positions since managing such a large population and territory is nighmarish and more with full democracy. They remain in neutral conditions with the other two Maytari nations.

Checkmate-Pony

2017-03-26, 04:12 PM

Looking upon the creatures and gods of the world, first with indifference, but soon with scorn, it was weak, and fragile life, without noble purpose, gods struggling over the domain of death, and races looking inwards to their fragile and fickle souls for wisdom before these gods eventually wasted their time deciding what to do with it.

Djaygo was the only true master of death, the god of murder and predators. Power gave control over life and death and if anyone would possess such, it would be his creations.

Why settle for one Herald, when an entire species can be bend to your will, and then those beneath them and beyond.

Within the abyssal depths of the sea, where no light penetrated, there existed a proto race of tiny life. It would have evolved without the concern of the gods, perhaps survive the next apocalypse, but Djaygo had plans for it.

Finding a single such creature, he transformed it, made it jerk in agony as it's flesh molded and it's head expanding, it's mind was shattered as sentience was born within it's head and the first thing it ever witnessed in it's wretched existences was it's creator, driving it mad.

"To Perform your task as my Herald, you must become far more than merely a beast. I bestow upon you a portion of my own cosmic power. You shall absorb the boundless strength of the cosmos itself, and in time be able to transmute the elements, and to create others the same as I created you."

"Cosmic Bolts of Awesome power shall be yours to hurl some day, and neither the frigid cold of the deepest sea, nor the blazing heat from the brightest star, shall harm your shielded body"

The creature was crushed under his power, arching with transmogrifying energy. The blob of flesh hardened, and Djaygo closed his hand around it

"Most importantly, the means to expand your domain, a female partner made from your rips. You are newborn, came to this world a creature, and arose as it's master. ARiiiiise!"

he bellowed and opened his hand, what rose from his palm was an angel of the lightless depths.

A bio-luminescent master of the sea, inspiring tales of sirens and deep ones, it's blood coursing with his divine essence. This Mere creature turned and bowed proud and unafraid of it's master before departing, to find it's partner in life, and thus scion a race.

Behold the birth of life, incredibly complex, yet wonderfully beautiful. If only we could have said the same with hindsight of things to come...

Create Mythical Life (4AP): The Mi'wyrn: These Mere creatures appear as some fusion of man and deep sea predator, their bodies glossy yet tough and dark, flowing with bio luminescent power and cosmic ichor, possessing latent abilites and a complex understanding of mechanics, however the race is still in it's infancy, and more is yet to come for these hidden children of the deep
Divine Infusion (3AP)

Claim Domain: The Sea (Deep Ocean) (I'm not sure if I should call it abyss, not to be confused with the D&D abyss which is apparently hell)

Alter Land (Fabled Life ability) The Cradle of Dreams (this area if to be placed on the map is deep under the sea, and thus should be pretty far from a coast if possible)

4 AP left.

Soon the bottom of the ocean would change, out of sight and out of mind, the young race of awesome power toyed with their abilities and thus changed their habitat at a whim, till it formed an impossible geometric nightmare of teal oozing rocks and cliffs, covered in endless miles of runes and primitive yet mechanical ciphers resembling their own busy minds. Build within the Cradle of Djaygo, and stretching leagues beyond, it would in time set the stage for something utterly unlike what this world has yet seen.

Sontali

2017-03-26, 07:19 PM

A Spider Among Sharks – The Cradle of Dreams

“Be careful god. You are not alone.”

My form was not imposing as I floated a little way off from the first predator. A brightly coloured octopus of about a quarter of his size. I admit, I did not look afraid, but I kept what passed for respectful for an octopus on my face. My divine essence was hidden away, for all purposes I appeared mortal.

“My master wishes to warn you that the mortals and their gods above create a weapon that will allow them to slaughter your peoples. She recommends that you strike first.”

I will not admit that I was nervous, I am a god. That said, I was aware that this was a creature of more innate violence than my previous encounters, and was prepared to flee if needed. Blood was messy, and I’d already had to wash some off my hands.

Checkmate-Pony

2017-03-27, 06:24 AM

"She recommends!" "Your master only wishes me to expire fighting her enemies. The Lord of the night cannot be controlled like some war hound"

the god bellowed sweeping his gaze upon the gentle octopus

"all creatures, even the most bloodthirsty were but babes once, and so is my new creations, they must endure to prove themselves" around Djaygo rose the insalubrious horror that was the kraken, shifting eyes of gargantuan size and uncounted sucker filled tentacles, dwarfing the god in size, but not power

"And yet, you spark my curiosity little one" he chuckled "I will humor you, you speak of a weapon that can destroy the Mi'Wyrn. What could have such power? And what does that mean for your master, why warn me then?"

Sontali

2017-03-27, 05:27 PM

A loose piece of parchment falls out of the journal, gliding out among one of the piles as the woman fails to catch it. Sighing lightly, the woman arduously gets out of the chair she sits on, and carefully navigates through the books to where the piece of paper had landed. Turning it over, eyebrows rise silently beneath the hood, and she holds the drawing up one of the two remaining candles to get a better look. There, drawn in horrifying detail, is the image of Djaygo and his Kraken rising up from behind. Stuffing the picture into a satchel she continues reading.

“Perhaps you have heard of the Bay of Abara? A test fire. One day there is land, the next a water filled crater. My master’s intel suggests there were multiple fishing villages along that stretch of coast. A city, a hundred cities would not have fared better.”

Very well, I was nervous. The real power lay within the god before me, but his monstrosity was as much a bared weapon as any drawn sword. I did not fear death, the concept is foreign to me, but being wounded carried its own disincentives. I considered disappearing and leaving Djaygo to his devices, it seemed to me that his nature would lead him down a path congruent with my desires eventually. But you are a meddler.

“Your ocean will not save them if they launch a sufficiently large shot. The ocean would convulse and burn and they will be wiped away in an instant like so many fishing villages.

But I fear you have misjudged my master. She does not wish for you to expire but to thrive. You hold a very special place in her heart.”

Checkmate-Pony

2017-03-27, 08:03 PM

his baleful eyes narrowed as it spoke

After a moment, he started laughing, a hearty laugh, and his voice rose with excitement

"A place in her heart! her heart you say..." he made a long sigh

His hand reached around the small life to address it with more intent

"Can it be that I am wrong about you, creature? does your master truly hold the good intentions and care for my well being? the kind I myself could never possess"

his other fist closed and his draconian anger rose once more

"Master or not, if such power exist; then it is a threat to my domain, and woe betide any who'd dare strike at me"

He released the creature "Now go, your master will know that I am willing to listen, for now. Know that my heart has no room for anyone, but if she and I face a common enemy, I will extend to her, my patience... Take me to her, creature, and we shall see how far her proposal extends"

The God shifted through the darkness, now the small messenger was faced with a most dire responsibility, guiding the god of fear and murder back home, the monstrous Charyb'dis following him.

As his primordial presence faded from the cradle of dreams, the Mi'Wyrn cowered, as the kraken enclosed around their home, protecting it in it's infancy.

Sontali

2017-03-28, 06:45 AM

We appeared in some non-descript part of the Snake Warrens, an area still held by the spiders in their endless turf war against the snakes. A hundred, a thousand web filled tunnels surrounded the god of murder, the perfect place to creep around unseen.

“My master does not like to be seen. But I will bring her here.”

Stepping out of the tunnels briefly I changed quickly, deigning not just for one form but thousands. But the faithful herald would need to be there so I readied myself an-

The woman told herself to ignore the missing pages, but her hand inched towards one of the remaining candles regardless.

“-given you the memories you will need. Do well and I shall see that you are rewarded, the Maytari need high up positions filled.”

And then the octopus was back, but rather than the octopus Djaygo had been talking to, a abchanchu briefed on what to do, say and sound like had taken its place. I had instructed it to change into a tall humanoid female without hair and skin that lay within the range between white and light gray.

“My master. Araneid, The Spider.”

I took my cue and rushed into the area, filling the largest exit to the cavern, thousands and thousands of spiders that made a solid wall of arachnid flesh. Slowly a face shaped itself out if the wall, it was not a pretty face.

“Djaygo. Care and good intentions are such strong words. Call it a certain fondness for your works.”

I let loose a small laugh, thousands of little hisses coming from all my mouths. In this place, in my domain, with my servants and without the kraken looming overhead, I once again had the feeling of being on top of the situation.

“What do you propose Huntsman? I’ve given you my warning.”

Checkmate-Pony

2017-03-28, 07:22 AM

"The lord of the night does not bargain!"

"I more than anyone understands the value of moving in the shadows, but If you are so fond my work, then I demand you tell me more, if other beings not unlike myself have such power, I will tear it from their grasps"

his eyes narrowed "And Yet I am no fool, Areneid. Clearly you must benefit from tempting my wrath this way, not just for the sake of fondness. Tell me what it is you gain from this relationship"

Sontali

2017-03-28, 09:41 AM

LordChaos13

2017-03-28, 11:04 PM

Ashlan answered the call of the Serpent, willing to discuss an Alliance.

AP:
1 AP +4 Rollover = 5
Hilt of Serenity refreshed

aberratio ictus

2017-03-29, 04:01 AM

Checkmate-Pony

2017-03-29, 05:50 AM

“What do I gain? Everything. Nothing. I care not for power or lands or titles. These things I could take for myself in an instant. I get to watch.”

Thousands of spiders crawled over each other, the face rippling as the mouth pulled upwards into a too wide smile.

“As for what more I know, Ashlan. That is the only name my webs have caught. He might seem peaceful, but he is an implacable warrior. And their ammo lies outside of the First World, in the Void.”

Djaygo considered it for a long time and then smiled "then so be it, do not stray far, and behold my wrath, fair lady" With those words he departed on dark pinions unfolding from his back and taking to the skies above, a new domain entirely compared to the sea, but no hunting grounds are beyond his prowl.

LordChaos13

2017-03-29, 06:28 AM

Knocking on Death's door
Solace

Veldris gave the crab a wry smile. "Souls do belong here;" she answered, "so I am grateful for your offer. I always try to make them comfortable with their surroundings." Clearly, the deep lakes weren't good enough for the crustaceans in their god's opinion.

"I will allow you to craft a home for your people's souls here in the Plains of Solace, or to let me do it for you, since I can change them at will, and you are welcome here as my ally as often as you wish, as long as you do not oppose Death, and are no longer an ally. Just remember that this is my Plane, and the rules I set for it are unbreakable."

The Serpent's molten throne
The Chthonic Ideal

Just like Ashlan, Veldris arrived at the Chthonic Ideal, following a white cobra.
She stood before Obris' molten seat, in her Sulmivese form, since their god had called for her.
"We have not yet met;" she adressed the middle aged man in a loose brown robe, "though I have felt your presence. I am Veldris, Goddess of Death and Healing."

The Serpent's molten throne
The Chthonic Ideal

"Well met Lady Veldris, I too have felt your shapings upon the world. Including the passage of my people's souls to their final peace, which I am compelled to thank you for. Mortals unfortunately lack the capability of the Divine to be content and worldly. Though it seems many of our family spurn that ability for lesser desires and emotions. A fact we were summoned to address I believe."
The robed warrior stands at parade rest easily, back straight and his hands locked behind his back, feet shoulder width apart. A true Warrior of Peace.
"I do wish to ask, do we speak as Deities of Death and War, or of Healing and Compassion?"

aberratio ictus

2017-03-29, 07:15 AM

LordChaos13

2017-03-29, 07:36 AM

The Serpent's molten throne
The Chthonic Ideal

The Goddess smiled at his thanks; this was new, and it was welcome.

"Death is Compassion, for it ends suffering." Veldris spoke when Ashlan had ended. "But it was Oberis who has sent for us, and only he can answer that question."

"Suffering is what makes one stronger, a life without challenge is no true life. It is the nature of Mortals to bicker amongst themselves, you simply provided a balm and an ending to their struggle, but that does not mean Life itself holds no meaning without it. Else you would be compelled to put every Mortal to the sword. No, Death can be final Compassion, but it is rather final in many respects beyond suffering." Ashlan commented
"A deer may welcome death in the jaws of the lion, but the fear of the lion and of Death that is what compels the deer to run faster than it has before. You provide the end of suffering, and growth at the same time. I do not oppose you, in fact welcome your ministrations, but I will caution you to be wary of mothering the Mortals and allow them to become weak, for in that weakness greater suffering may be wrought by our enemies."

aberratio ictus

2017-03-29, 08:44 AM

The Serpent's molten throne
The Chthonic Ideal

The Goddess laid her serpentine head slightly sideways. The accusation by Ashlan came out of nowhere, in her mind.
"There will always be suffering; it is the nature of life." she spoke calmly. "I can only offer Solace, after the mortals have suffered. Suffering without Solace does not bring Strength, but Destruction."

Molemanking

2017-03-29, 09:03 AM

Obris

Obris let the two gods discuss among themselves for a time before slowly lifting his head to look down at them. "Enough, we did not summon you here to bicker and prod at each other. We called you here to discuss an alliance of interests so that great harm may be averted. As we assume you have noticed, there are many divine beings shaping the world as we speak. And more seem drawn to this place as time passes. Our proposal is that we join forces under a common cause, that of healing and compassion. Naturally, we offer ourselves as leader of this new pantheon. What say you Veldris and Ashlan?"

LordChaos13

2017-03-29, 09:21 AM

"I graciously accept." Ashlan nods his head respectfully

5AP
-1 Pantheon Join Fee

aberratio ictus

2017-03-29, 09:36 AM

The Serpent's molten throne
The Chthonic Ideal

"There are many malevolent gods treading on the first world. It is prudent for us to join together in support. I accept."

starting 1 AP + 1 free blessing

Create Pantheon (1AP)

0 AP + 1 free blessing remaining

Molemanking

2017-03-29, 10:16 AM

Obris

"Then it is decided. With our leadership, we shall do great things for the mortals of this realm."

Starting AP: 0+4 rollover= 4
Create Pantheon (1ap):
Remaining AP: 3 + 1PAP

Checkmate-Pony

2017-03-29, 07:41 PM

Curling with anger, The Huntsman searched the skies and space above, but he found no traces there, he thought nothing beyond his senses, and he had nearly given up when he realized it was in the wrong place. It was deeper underground, closer to him that he had realized. Although mortal prey were pasee to his senses, the ichor of gods had a special scent, if such a word can even be used to describe the flow of time and omnipresence of gods.

He went into a dive, roaring the name he had heard "Ashlan!" it echoed from the heavens as he plunged into the sea and the very ground itself to reach The Chthonic Ideal. Grinding and digging with his claws and teeth.

Pounding the ground working his way till his knuckles cracked under the pressure of grinding the earths crust away.

The Subterranean meeting of the gods, The snake, the lady death and Ashlan would be interrupted in their glorious unification as the earth shook unnaturally and Djaygo smashed his way to reach them, plunging down not unlike his fiery birth, filling the chamber with boiling mud and rubble

Rising between his pinions of night he glared across the assembled gods in all his insalubrious horror, the most ironic time to arrive. indifferent to a snake and a woman, his eyes fell upon the man, the warrior, and he knew without a doubt the vague kinship he shared with Ashlan

"plotting in secret..." he rumbled "I had to see you for myself"

LordChaos13

2017-03-29, 08:05 PM

Ashlan's mortal guise vanishes for a brief moment, the blindingly light of Good vanishing the mud to reveal the pristine landscape untouched, but for the hole in the roof.
"It was no secret, monster. Nor is it a plot, merely a gathering of Benevolence to oppose the cruel Gods we share kinship with. I do not wish to be divided and conquered by Rabqoaxach’endilb and those like him. If we wished to conspire in secret, we would have hidden ourselves rather than convened within a Throne Room."
The light fades, revealing the monk, his hood thrown back to show a steel gaze. Lifting his weapon, but keeping it aimed downwards, a ready pose but non threatening.
"And so you have seen me, and I you. Would you care to speak politely, and introduce yourself? For it seems you have me at a social disadvantage, Uncle.
I do not wish to bring war, unless necessary. But neither will I shy from it. So let us speak instead, of what lies you have listened to, to think a meeting, a conspiracy."

Iceseer

2017-03-29, 08:43 PM

The Plan

Knowing that my wisps that followed the antifedros group were agitated I left to accompany my son in hopes that I could aid him. Through it He realized that the God He was communicating with was one of trickery but he still thought he was a god of pain. He hoped that the wisps would not murder them as in fact they were inherently loyal to me and instead would be trying to talk them out of it. The simple fact was He knew that th antifedros group could not harm the wisps. He hoped his son could show how to show you care about others. finally getting to my son I realize the timing was bad and promptly stand around trying to not be noticed.

Molemanking

2017-03-30, 09:41 AM

Obris

Obris' hood flared in both surprise and anger at the intrusion of Djaygo. "You are quite presumptuous to enter our domain without permission, creature. However, if you say your peace and depart our realm without violence, we will overlook this insult. But know that if it is war with one of our comrades you seek, you face all of usssss!" Obris ended his threat with bared fangs as golden venom dripped from them menacingly.

Checkmate-Pony

2017-03-30, 12:37 PM

Molemanking

2017-03-30, 05:42 PM

Obris

Obris, while offended by Djaygo's audacity, conceded that Ashlan could handle the situation from here. While the two gods conversed, the Earth Healer let a portion of his consciousness drifted back to the First World.

The Sulmivese continued their battles against the spiders that had infested the Snake Warrens. And although the numerous giant serpents that now called the Snake Warrens home have driven the spiders further down, they also tended to attack the Sulmivese just as often. Seeing this conundrum, Obris gifted his creations with the blessing of the Serpent Lord. It was Lady Sulmi, leader and first born of the Sulmivese, that discovered the extent of this blessing as she went alone into the Snake Warrens. Hours passed before she returned to her people riding atop the largest python they had ever seen. Lady Sulmi explained that Obris had blessed them with the ability to command serpents, so that they may truly claim the Snake Warrens as their home. With the new found companionship with the serpents of the Snake Warrens, the Sulmivese were finally able to carve a section of the subterranean world for themselves. However, they knew that their hold on this land was tenuous as long as they remained exposed. So, guided by the Staff of Clear Thought, they learned to fashion mud and clay into brick and mortar. Through this concept of 'masonry', the Sulmivese built sturdy walls and gates to surround their new kingdom. Now seated at one of the main entrances into the Snake Warrens, the capital city of Istekar waits for Empress Sulmi (First of the Sulmivese, Wielder of the Staff of Clear Thought, Mistress of that which Slithers) to guide them in their next endeavor.

Staring AP: 3 + 1PAP
Bless (-1PAP): Serpent Lord's Blessing The Sulmivese now have the innate ability to command all manner of snakes. (In 5e D&D terms, they can cast Animal Friendship at will but only on snakes)
Mundane Concept (Free with Staff of Clear Thought): Masonry
Form Society (-2ap): The Enlightened Empire of Istekar While there are small villages and townships found all throughout Sheocrica, none compare to the capital city of Istekar. Seated at one of the main entrances into the Snake Warrens, Istekar is the very heart of the empire that bares its name. Lead by Empress Sulmi and her decedents, the Sulmivese culture prides itself on their magnificent stone temples and wise healers.

Remaining AP: 1

LordChaos13

2017-03-30, 07:49 PM

Djaygo spat at some of the things they said, but did not argue against the points he made about convening within a throne room. Although never admitting it, he knew he was out of line.

glaring for a moment, he finally spoke with a more calm tone, holding up his hand "I am the Lord of the Night, the god of Predators, and to mortals: Djaygo" "and you Snake, hold your tongue a moment more"

he turned to Ashlan again.

"I know full well the lies surrounding you, Ashlan, it is why I trust my own eyes only"

"I am not here to fight, But answer me this first, warrior: That name you just spoke, Rabqoaxach’endilb" he pronounced perfectly "Who is that?"

"My uncle, I presume. Just like you are either an Uncle or a Cousin to me. I met him only once, at my ascendance, when he was torturing two mortals to prove a point to my Father. The God of Torture is a grave threat, and one that influenced my actions in opposing Evil where I see it." Ashlan responded, sheathing his weapon.
"And it is good you know of the lies surrounding me, you can inform me of their source and content, for I am rather ignorant on the topic. Although from what you have told me, I believe a mastermind has attempted to bring you against me in combat to weaken the two of us."

Durmatagno

2017-03-31, 12:36 PM

Fomor

Fomor wondered the wilds of Mictlan, from the mountains to the jungles, the swamps to the plains, and he watched his young people as they dealt with their world. Some suffered, other's prospered, and all he did was watch. He had not the strength for anything but the most minor of interference. He of course had heard the call of another god, but right now, he lacked the strength or the desire to deal with them. In time, once his strength returned to him, he would deal with them, see what the wanted, but for now, he was an observer.

Currently he used his ghost form, his most natural form, and as he floated about, he pondered. He pondered his nature, the nature of his mother, of the world, of life itself. He had time now, the overwhelming urge to shape the world was no longer had him in it's thrall. At first he had been angry when a large piece of rock had slammed into his creation, but after a little time, came to accept it. It wold make his people stronger, and they needed unpredictability, he didn't want them or anyone else stagnate.

He touched one hand to a particularly large, and old tree as he watched Muuch children playing in the fields below him. They were a variety of colors, blues, oranges, purples, and greens, all mismatched together. This was one of the most peaceful areas in Mictlan, and it showed. He traced scars up the old tree next to him, scars from disease, Muuch, and animals alike. It still stood strong, a testament to it's durability and it's species.

Fomor slipped into the ground and moved up underneath the village, where he found a few young ones, twins as best as he could tell, curled up in a makeshift herbalists hut. The healer of the village was doing what he could for the young ones, but it didn't seem to be working. He watched as the distraught healer left the hut, no doubt going to collect more of what he thought he needed to assist them at this time. Fomor rose from the ground, taking the form of a ghostly Muuch, but still physical. He bent over the unaware twins, and at first reached out with his right hand. After a moment, his fingers almost brushing them, he stopped and lowered the arm. Instead, he reached out with his left arm and placed a hand on each twins head, drawing the disease from them, and investing a little energy into them, restoring the strength to their limbs. Before they could awaken, he left, but marked the outside of the hut with his symbol, so all would know what had happened, and from who.

With that, he resumed his wondering, and his wandering, moving from village to village, city to city, and even simply spending time among the thick jungles, watching wildlife as it went about his day, blissfully unaware of the being of death only a few feet away. He looked to the sky, and into the deepest stones, and one question screamed to him. He had found a true drive in this world, his instincts had already put him on the path, but now he knew exactly what he would do. Now, now all he needed was for that divine spark within him to flair again with power. Then, then he could continue this path he had already begun, whether or not his mother, or any other god approved of what he was going to do.

Checkmate-Pony

2017-03-31, 01:34 PM

"Rabqoaxach’endilb! So that is his name" he growled with contempt, fingers curling in anger, skin stretching dry across his frame

"To me he is known as a creature by the name of Araneid, The Spider" Djaygo's temper grew explosively with those words

"I knew she was lying when she claimed her warnings was for her amusement and concern only. She attempted to goad me into fighting you, trying to manipulate my actions with Paranoia and fear. That I had something to fear from you."

the ground began shaking as his wings rose and invisible forces revolted at his growing fury "I am not fooled by it... But the very notion she attempted, the audacity of even attempting to control me"

"from now on and until the end of all things, she shall be my enemy and I will visit such destruction upon her, she will rue the day she thought me a pawn"

his voice lowered to a whisper "And that Day is now..."

Ashlan sensed he was about to leave with murderous intent.

aberratio ictus

2017-03-31, 01:38 PM

The Shining Light of Mercy at The Bay of Abara

There had been an impact of massive stone on the edge of the Mictlan Confederation. The Goddess of Death had felt it, the Goddess of Death had seen it, because of some Souls of Muuch arriving at the Plains of Solace. They weren't many, since her Son had convinced most of the Muuch to continue their suffering in another life, and this worried her. The stone had to have destroyed many small villages. The Muuch not killed suffered, for the dust blocked the light of the stars, and there was famine.

Veldris went down to meet the Muuch, who had previously shunned her teachings in favour of being led astray by her Son, Fomor.

She smiled at the starving people, and gave them Warmth, she held high the Chalice of Mercy, and set a new light into the sky over their villages, the Shining Light of Mercy, to penetrate the asteroid's dust and end the famine.

Then, the Goddess sat down with the Muuch, and taught them about the Solace of Death, and the Peace and Warmth they would experience in the Plains of Solace. Here, in the Muunch's rebel villages, which banded together in a loose alliance, her teachings were heard. Veldris taught them how to perform the rites, and also chose one to tell others of her teachings. The Church of Our Lady of Solace had come to the Muunch.

Use the Chalice of Mercy 0AP: End the famine by providing light to the area affected by the asteroid's dust.

Iceseer

2017-04-01, 03:26 PM

The Plan
Once the deities left I went to my son AshlanI want to follow you to observe your superior skills in communication and being able to deal with others as i am aware that there are people who are actively opposing me while none are opposing you and I hope through you I may learn how to act and show i care about others. In return i shall help you in your endeavors within my means.I hope that is satisfactory to you. A random yellow wisp latches onto me while I was talking to him."Now a wisp latches onto me man i love these guys and I was wondering when one of these guys would start following me again. The wisp tells him his name through telepathy Ah your name is Sunny nice to meet you. Refocusing on the topic he had on hand he said Sound good to you? the wisp continues telepathically talking " My one goal in life is to help people and I don't want a simple job just like every other wisp I want to help everyone I hope that's okay" You know what I can help you with that I think. Fedros created the sun and with it the first day and he saw all was good and he was pleased except for the evil deities of course.

4 ap due to rollover
create plane the sun: it is a giant wisp that once followed Fedros. He is like a normal wisp in all regards except for the fact that he made day, is solid and his powers only affect those on the plane. It is visible on the first word only about 59% larger than our sun. He is inherently good and intelligence is based off of what the total sum of the creatures on the plane is +1. The sun is about as hot as a cool summer day.
0 ap

CrossLead24

2017-04-01, 10:07 PM

Lemegeton- Outside the First World
He emerged into the void outside the First World sometime later, mildly peeved; his journey had taken far long than he thought it had. Oh well; best to hurry up and get to work.

With that he began to weave his work, words scribing themselves into the emptiness around him with a thought before the scarlet script began to twist and turn inwards, merging into a cocoon-esque cyst of reality that grew larger and larger even as it seemed to sink growing low even without any way to measure distance or relative position. And soon it grew into its true form...

Lemegeton- The Scriptum Sanctorum, The Abyss

An entirely new realm, a world outside the World. A sky so pale red it was almost pink stood over a planet-sized canyon designed as if a circular, inverted ziggurat, thirteen staggered tiers serving as layers, devoid of construction at the moment but ready to be built upon, a dim reddish light with no discernible source illuminating it all.

In the lowest layer laid the only real structure in The Abyss, an elegantly structured palace, smooth curves dominating an architecture covered with strange words in an unspeakable language that never the less seemed to coyly promises everything the viewer desired. It lead any who might follow it deeper, through curling and labyrinthine passages that curled in and out of libraries (so many libraries), treasure hordes, armories, pantries, and a dozen other enticements before leading to the great study that dominated the Scriptum Sanctorum.

It was here that the Red Ink Scholar sat, smiling with satisfaction as he studied the world he had made. So far, so good. A nice place, ready for expansion, a pleasant estate fit for himself, and an abundance of reading material. It was almost perfect. But first it needed just one more thing: life!

He grabbed some paper from the desk to his side and pulled out a quill from his sleeve. Finally, he gravely removed the Codex from his robe, pulled it open, and began to flip through. After a few moments searching he found some notations that seemed serviceable for his plans and placed it upon his desk.

And then he began to write, crimson ink dripping of his pen as he put word after word on the pages. And as he finished each page, the words flew off, coiling in the air and congealing into their proper shape. Eventual he stopped and look at his wonderful new creations.

They looked at him with awe, the sprite-like creatures fluttering through the air as they moved to look closer. He smiled at them.

"Hello, my children." He said with a smirk. "Now, we have much to discuss."

AP: 11 + Rollover = 15 AP
4 AP- Weave Plane: The Abyss
Also to be named the Nadir, the Dwelling of Debtors, and the Bazar of the Impossible by mortals as the ages go on, The Abyss is the personal fiefdom of Lemegeton. As a mild curiosity, savants note that this realm is the metaphysical "bottom" of the multiverse; it is impossible to go further down, for The Abyss defines what is down by being "below" even other worlds. Under a reddish-pink sky lies the canyon that makes up this realm like an inverted ziggurat, twelve plus one circles of earth marking the layers that make up the world. One day, they shall bustle with life and buildings, a massive city unlike any in the First World. As is, it is barren, if full of promise. At the very bottom lies the Nadir of the Nadir, the Vault of Bartered Souls, the palace of Lemegeton named the Scriptum Sanctorum. Filled with what is certainly one of the best libraries that can exist, it is here that the Lord of the Abyss goes when he is not busy elsewhere.

2 AP- Create Advanced Concept: Literature
While writing already exists in the world, this concept represents more than merely composing words on a page. Literature is the art of weaving complex written works designed to inform or entertain, from novels to monographs. A complicated art, while others might grasp it over time, the citizens of the Vermillion Dominion are raised upon the written word much like fish are raised upon water, giving them a noticeable appreciation and talent for the art.

2 AP (Discount)- Create Mythic Life: Kozurmorkanni, the Assistant Imps
First born of the class of spirits named Abyssals, the Kozurmorkanni were created to serve as aids, entertainment, and gathers of information. Like all of those of their spirit-class, they are made of congealed magic rather than proper matter, freeing them from the needs to eat or drink or excrete; they still sleep, but that's a psychological need rather than a physical one. In specific regards to themselves, the Assistant Imps are small pixie-esque creatures roughly the size of a human forearm. At seeming random they are divided between those who look like cherubic prepubescents and those who appear as hideous gremlins, but all have the ears of a bat and wings like that same creature jut from their shoulder blades. As part of their design to entertain, they are a puckish lot, prone to pulling tricks and playing pranks, something their skills are well-suited for. At the same time, they are perfectly capable of doing duties assigned to them, so long as their employer is not overbearing enough to offend them. Their wings let them fly, of course. In addition, they instinctively understand ordered systems, whether navigating or unraveling them; given a few minutes they could find a book in even the most labyrinthine library, or know just which sheep to bother to set off a stampede. They may also become immaterial, unknown to the senses even as they can slip through solid matter. Finally, they bear a number of minor magics fit for their trickery; in DnD terms, they can cast Prestidigitation as a racial cantrip.

Form Society: The Vermillion Dominion
The inhabitants of The Abyss are organized into a society under the rule of their maker and liege. As is, only one of the many breeds inhabit this realm in small numbers, and so all live under his direct rule in the libraries of the Sanctorum. As times go on they will expand and move out into the other layers. From there, they shall form into Fiefs, geographically defined areas no greater than one layer where the locals swear their loyalty to a singular citizen, and which are named after some aspect of the region or its people (.i.e. the Azure Brand Fief, the Endless Mourning Fief, the Fief of Shattered Brass). The leader of a Fief might proscribe any laws within so long as they do not offend Lemegeton, their Tief, or any who the Lord of the Abyss marks as a lieutenant of his. The one in charge of the largest Fief on a layer is named that layer's Tief, and may make any law they desire for that layer that does not offend Lemegeton or any he marks as a lieutenant of his. The universal laws of this kingdom demand universal literacy, that free trade never be forbidden or overly discouraged, that all Fiefs must reveal their laws to those who enter, and that no visitor be harmed unless they break a law of a Fief, that no one who does not reside in a Fief of their free will be killed or maimed as a punishment, and that the word of Lemegeton is the law beyond all laws.

15 AP - 4 AP - 2 AP - 2 AP - 2 AP = 5 AP

Domain: Outsiders (Abyssals) 4/10
•Kozurmorkanni, the Assistant Imps- 2 AP
•The Vermilion Dominion- 2 AP

Domain: Planes (The Abyss) 4/10
•The Abyss- 4 AP

Gunhaven

2017-04-01, 11:43 PM

Another Close Call, Another Change Below
With the coming of the Dark Tapestry the meteoroids took on a different form as rocks floating through the inky void, their speed slowed considerably given the new medium they must travel through. When they entered the atmosphere of the World below they burned briefly before crashing into the planet below. The light caused the briefest moment of evaporation for the Tapestry above before the syrup filled in the blank space, creating the oddest swirl of lights for the things below. Despite the change in speed, there still existed debris within the Tapestry that continued to pummel the World below in just as destructive of a manner as before.
How the next asteroid avoided the Empyron city states is a miracle in and of itself, yet the resulting tsunami and debris made such a distinct a relatively minute point. Like with the Muuch, the humans found they were only inconvenienced for only a portion of their youth’s aging ritual. Thanks to their increased technology such a tragedy wasn’t detrimental to their island society at least. For the other lands, there was another round of dust and the remnants of the tsunami to cause famine and hardship much like with the Muuch impact.
Starting: 7 (3 + 4 Rollover)
Alter Land (-1 AP): Bay of Kobayashi exists where Empyron calls their civilization home. Much like with the first bay created by an asteroid, this one tried to avoid the four city states as best as it could. Such was impossible, at least two borders inevitably getting altered by the new bay after the impact. Thankfully it could prove to be a catalyst to further improve the world below before the next asteroid crashes into them.
Ending: 6 AP

aberratio ictus

2017-04-02, 01:21 AM

The Church of Our Lady of Solace's Duty

The Church of the Goddess of Death had flourished in almost any society in existance, tending to the sick and dying, providing comfort and performing the rites. Veldris was very pleased with her followers, as they were compassionate.

Still, they were Humans, Crustaceans, Sulmivese, Starmen, Maytari and Muuch, and could only do so much to ease the Mortal's suffering.
The Goddess judged them, and found them worthy of more responsibility.

She came down to the first world and travelled the world, meeting with her followers, and she taught them how to employ Healing Magic, flowing from their inner Strength and Empathy, and the Goddess' Mercy.

Seasoned Priests of the Church could now perform formidable acts of Healing; closing wounds, cleansing ailments, restoring lost blood, making broken bodies whole again.

The Mortals praised her for her gift, and Veldris saw it was good.

Starting: 0 + 4 Rollover
Pantheon AP: 0 + 1 Rollover
Chalice of Mercy: 0 + 1 free Blessing Rollover

Create Mythical Concept (4AP): Healing Magic comes in many forms, though it always has something to do with the restoration of Mortal bodies. Healing Magic can heal wounds and cure sicknesses, mend bones and make living beings whole again - including lifting minor curses and hexes by other spellcasters. Mortals do not need to be Magi to learn how to perform Healing Magic, however, Magi have an easier time learning Healing Magic, as do the Maytari, because of their innate magical talent.
Healing magic usually manifests as a bright silvery sheen around the practitioner's hands, and in the case of particularly powerful priests, their eyes start to glow as well.

Claim domain Mercy (Compassion) (Chalice of Mercy 5 AP, Blessing of Choice 1 AP, Healing Magic 4 AP = 10 AP)

0 AP remaining
1 PAP remaining
1 free blessing remaining

Durmatagno

2017-04-02, 04:05 AM

Fomor, Lands of Mictlan

Fomor continued his wandering through the lands of his followers, though he could already feel the number of souls being reincarnated lessen as his mother interfered in his followers lands, he cared little, for the time being. Eventually, he would have to correct this violation of the cycle, but for now the cycle wasn't in jeopardy, his own church saw to that. He had observed in his travels through Mictlan that the simple Muuch he had created were just that, simple. They were good with their crops, with stone, and with the giant insects he had gifted them with, but only grasped the basics of many things, including herbalism.

He had returned to the village where he had healed the two children, and this time taking a form he would rarely use, he formed into the body of a Muuch. His weapons still rested in his hands, and his crown on his head, but now he was a large, purple Muuch with glowing green eyes. He strode into the village, and ignored the Muuch that dropped to the ground, bowing in the presence of their creator.

He worked his way straight to the herbalist's hut, which now had gifts, namely food, piled in front of it for the herbalist seemingly blessed by Fomor, and soon, he would be actually blessed. The young Muuch, white with red spots, and larger than most, bowed low before his god. Fomor stopped him before he could reach the ground, and made him stand, and look Fomor in the eyes. His eyes blazed with divine power, and the Muuch in-front of him felt his mind seared, not by an assault, but rather by knowledge, pure and divine, being forced into his head, and the heads of every healer in Mictlan, and his church.

His body twisted in pain, and his flesh rippled as his very physiology was altered. Croaking in pain, it was only the divine will of Fomor that kept him standing, otherwise he would be curled up in a ball, nearly overwhelmed entirely by the pain. When the pain faded, he looked upon his form, and it took everything he had not to gasp in front of his god. He opened his mouth to speak, but Fomor willed it shut, and turned to leave, leaving behind a now superior, to the normal Muuch at least, being.

From there, he decided that it was time to pay his mother a visit. Returning to his ghostly form, he wrapped himself in his robes, and wen searching for his "dear" mother who had seen fit to interfere in the lives of the Muuch and Mictlan.

0 AP + 4 AP (Rollover)

Starting AP - 4

Create Mundane Concept 1 AP - Herbalism - The foundations of medicine now echo throughout the Followers of Fomor, and Mictlan itself. While far from perfect, the healers belonging to the church and the nation now have a better grasp of natural remedies for the ailments that afflict them, as well as how to cure and inflict poisons on another.

Create Sub-Race 2 (1 Base, +1 Upgrade to Mythical Life) Muuch - Grand Muuch - Grand Muuch stand on average a full foot above their shorter cousins. Natural magics flow through their veins, and their skin can exude poison. Gifted with power over simple creatures, increased intelligence, even hardier bodies, and enhanced senses across the board, the Grand Muuch are far superior to their smaller cousins, and quickly rose to be the dominant leadership of Mictlan, and it's strongest heroes, mages, and commanders. With them at the helm, Mictlan has only been strengthened.

Claim Domain (Argument in the OOC, bare attempt here) Civilization (Progress)
Create Sapient Life - Muuch (2)
Create Advanced Concept - Arthropod Husbandry (2)
Create Simple Concept - Agriculture (1)
Create Simple Concept - Masonry (1)
Create Simple Concept - Herbalism (1)
Form Society - Confederacy of Mictlan (2)
Form Organization - Followers of Fomor (1)

Remaining AP - 1

ArlEammon

2017-04-02, 10:17 AM

Empyron, the Emperor noticed that the Four Cities were nearly destroyed by a massive asteroid. There were few if any losses reported, although some were inconvenienced due to the impact of the water disrupting the coming of age rituals. Empyron sighed. He rose from his throne and flew high above the land. Looking down on the world below him, his empire, he blessed the land, the land grew more prosperous through the fertility of the soil. Seeing as the Four Cities, or one of them at least, were almost destroyed, the Emperor began a new city, while the other cities grew fat and prosperous. The fifth city, Galendar would be renowned as the first city to develop steel working and iron. Empyron taught the various smiths of bronze how to create iron, and they would later fashion the iron into steel. Of course, Empyron would also start to develop Sky Metals and implement that sort of metal in their black smithing. Unlike other civilizations, Empyron's law system was fairer and less harsh. Stealing would be punished with fines, instead of mutilation or brutal beatings, or they may be imprisoned. In this Code of Law system, women had a say in owning property, and could even be warriors.

Empyron began to delegate law keepers in the Empire. Their code of laws was very advanced and progressive compared to other societies. Meanwhile, medicine was implemented in Empyron's society that was light years ahead of all the other medicines in the world. A few had even developed the ability to perform advanced brain surgery on their patients, with the aid of powerful herbs which were used as early anesthetics.

8 AP due to two roll overs
3 AP for advanced concept, Steel.
1 AP alter land, the land in Empyron is more fertile.
2 AP code of laws
2 AP Advanced Medicine

Checkmate-Pony

2017-04-02, 11:01 AM

The thunder and tension left for a brief moment before Djaygo stopped himself and turned to Ashlan

"Yoouu want to remove him as well, don't you, I know you do. Otherwise he'd not have tempted me" Djaygo said, giving the faintest smile with his eyes

Sontali

2017-04-02, 07:46 PM

Molemanking

2017-04-02, 08:30 PM

The Snake’s Den – Iskekar

Chuckling at the memory of the abchanchu’s face when I had locked their form and left them there for Djaygo to find I scurried out of the Snake Warrens, just a rat in a place of snakes. I took the face of the first sulmivese I passed and looked for the first source of information I could find. One constant of cities, there are always those poorly done by. The beggars I talked to thought I was some sort of crazy as I asked my questions. Where was I? Who was in charge? Who was my god? I did not care.

I changed my form a few times as I visited the worst off of Iskekar. Making sure that whenever I talked to them in a guard’s shape that I roughed them up a little, a god’s work is never done. One of them had needed the attention of a healer, who had employed some sort of silver magic. As a bystander, I had asked where such magic could be learnt and made a note of the location of a church of ‘Veldris’. I dropped by this church and learnt what the god stood for, the magic would have to wait.

I made my way through Sulmi’s palace, a servant could go anywhere as long as they looked like they belonged. The guards posted at the door of her chambers weren’t as compliant, but they wouldn’t wake up until I was gone.
Appearing as an impossibly ancient man, all six of my arms wrote furiously into a large tome, finishing several words per second. My eyes never left this book, but the third eye which sat in my withered forehead stared directly at the sulmivese ruler.

“Empress Sulmi. First of your kind. I am Guf, Keeper of Knowledge. I have yet to meet Obris, your creator, but I am familiar with his dogma. I have also spoken to your people and learnt of your governance. For posterities sake, I ask for your viewpoint, how do you see ruling? What are the greatest challenges you face waking up each day?”

Empress Sulmi, First of Her Kind
The white scaled Sulmivese ruler considered the strange being that barged into her chamber. She had never seen a creature like this, but its multiple scribbling arms reminded her of the vicious spiders that skulked the Snake Warrens. She was preparing to call her guards until she grasped the Staff of Clear Thought, intending to take care of this intruder herself if need be. The Staff warned her that this being was not unlike her creator, but different...almost unreadable. Nevertheless, the empress of the Sulmivese wouldn't allow herself to seem weak if she was to be the emissary of the Serpent Lord.
Greetings, Lord Guf Keeper of Knowledge. You wish to know my thoughts on ruling a nation? I see it as my rightful path and my birthright. I was entrusted with leading my people to prosperity by our lord Obris the Serpent Lord, the Earth Healer. Ensuring that the Sulmivese live up to our lord's ideals is what I was born to do. As for challenges, I doubt I have to warn you of the spiders that roam the Snake Warrens. They are a constant threat to our home and livelihood. I...also worry of the other races that inhabit this world. I've heard only rumors of the cities and their inhabitants. Of the monstrous beasts that would call the dark waters their home. Being that you are named Keeper of Knowledge, might I ask you of the world beyond Sheocrica?

Sontali

2017-04-03, 02:11 AM

“Yes. I encountered both spiders and snakes on my way here. My measurements of their sizes have been recorded in The Tome. It is fascinating that your Serpent Lord places so much trust in you, you are the first individual mortal I have encountered that has been directly bestowed with divine power.”

I continued writing in the so-called Tome, it was in fact fascinating. I did not feel the compulsion to do so, that they would inevitably betray me did not bother me, I would be pleased when that happened. But what had made this one mortal so special to Obris to consider it? There was always another that could take their place. I stopped writing for a brief moment, flicking the other two of my eyes up at Sulmi before continuing.

“It is my place to remain impartial, knowledge should be without bias. Know then that my observations were taken from an objective view and my conjecture subject to change in light of new evidence. Empyron is the most technologically advanced civilization I have witnessed, their working of metal unmatched throughout the first world. Humans, the race that makes up it, are an extreme people. Not particularly strong or fast or smart, they are adaptable and varied and I find it likely that without their divine emperor that the humans would find it impossible to live in one unified society, as their opposing viewpoints would lead to wars of conquest against each other and others, they still might. The Maytari are not a unified people, free to go their own way they create many factions that seem to mostly get along despite their differences, it is possible a nation will arise among them that does not however. They are strong in mind, body and spirit, their entire race bestowed powers by their god. You will know them by their horns. The mi’wyrn dwell in the sea and are the people of murder. Their god, Djaygo, is a creature of violence and the creator of a weapon called the Kraken. There are the wisps, I have encountered them among most races, but I am not aware of their purpose. I was told they were created by Fedros, so I assume they have some long running purpose, but I have seen no evidence for it. Their prevalence and mutualistic nature would lend themselves well for gathering information on the people they aid however. I might approach the god of plans to see if I can make use the network if such is the case. As for others, I am afraid I am unsure, I find it likely that others exist, but I have not yet come across them.”

weet555

2017-04-03, 03:10 AM

Ripped from the earth - A mine shaft on the first world

Itv swung his pick in to the rock, his chi focused though the tool making the stone shatter and crumble. To his side was Afx an old friend of the first generation and Yyde a young dondron a little older than a hundred years of the second generation. Itv’s mind wandered, he had done the task so much he didn’t need to completely focus his mind on it.

He remembered when along with the other dondrons they forged the second generation, of the time their god asked for volunteers to be sent down to the first world. Of when they tried to bring as much iron, wood and coal with them on the one-way journey. He reminisced about the great heaps of dirt and stone they carried from the earth, his first-time in a cave in and the hours it took them to dig their way out. He thought of those spiders and snakes that slowed them down in that cavern they mined though. His eye’s caught a bit of spider blood he had missed when cleaning his pick axe.

But the fruit of all that work, sacrifice and struggle was but inches away. A light reflected clearly in his eyes despite the lack of a source. To his eyes the iron ore he sought glowed though the wall. Itv’s pick shot away rock exposing the ore. He grabbed the ore and tapped it a few times with his pick until he pulled it from the wall. Afx and Yyde stopped, knowing what this moment meant.

“My brothers, iron ripped from the from stone and dirt, this is a great day. With this we are no longer guests on this world but citizens of it. Our tools… the third generation of dondrons will be forged from iron like this.” Itv declared to his companions holding the ore in his hand, before they returned to the work.

0ap+4ap (rollover) artefact charge

Create Advanced Concept (artefact charge): Deep mining and tunnelling.

Well so races can already mine close to the surface or shift amounts of earth, this is but child's play compared to what this concept let’s one do. tunnelling miles into the earth, stopping cave ins, finding ores and gems hidden deep under the ground.

Form Society (2ap): The collective of the finite.

This society is near identical to the collective of invention in overall on its people effect and structure (everchanging) but they exist only upon the first world.

2ap

Iceseer

2017-04-03, 07:49 PM

While he was following his son.Fedros thought and Fedros knew that the men on the earth had food drink, workers, even creatures to give them advice so the next logical thing to create to go with his plan is transport. So he decided to do just that he created the Pegasus. A flying mare that would give transport to all that needed it.

-0 ap (staff of Fedros.)Pegasus (a creature of hope it is a fast flying transport available to those who wanted or needed a way to move)

Iceseer

2017-04-03, 08:00 PM

The wisps knew that one of the very last creatures needed was for them to create an Iron Collossus a protector of those that it took to protect by the will of Fedros or the wisps similar to the golem before but hardier and more combat ready it will help with the tasks it can manage due to it's large size.

-0 ap(fabled creature)Iron Collossus. it is a protector can only take orders from wisps or Fedros himself it's main purpose is to protect the sentient creatures of the land.

Molemanking

2017-04-06, 09:23 PM

aberratio ictus

2017-04-08, 05:42 AM

The undead plague and Holy Silver

Mortal Priests of her church had been on their knees, praying frantically, so Veldris went to the world of the living, and saw what was causing them pain.

They had administered the rites, but another had used dark magic, necromancy, to raise the recently perished as zombies, and imprisoned their Soul.

The zombie had attacked, and killed others, who had then risen as zombies as well. The fight was desperate, the zombies almost impossible to kill.

Veldris felt sick, when she saw the abominations that were the undead, and felt the horror and fear of the Mortals facing them. So she went to them and poured holy water from out the Chalice of Mercy upon their ceremonial tools of silver, and into the earth to the Silver slumbering beneath, and blessed it to be Holy, and to do her Will.

"Go to the undead and use your tools of Holy Silver;" she told her priests, "For the undead are my enemies, and my Silver shall burn them and free their Souls."

And they went and slew the zombies, the undead creatures bursting into flames when coming in contact with the silver shovels and hammers, and burning to ash. Veldris embraced the Souls of the unfortunate, and made them whole.

From the burning Ashes of the Undead, Veldris formed a creature, majestic and benevolent, a fiery predator out to protect the living from the undead. The head of a vulture, large dark wings and a panthers body with powerful claws, the Igniraptors burned from within with holy silver, and when the first of them came forth, it jumped at a zombie and, beak and claws bursting into silvery flames, tore it to pieces and incinerated it.
Veldris saw the Igniraptors were good, and she put them everywhere on the first world, to hunt the undead and protect the living.

The Necromancer was killed, but sadly, his Soul was lost to realms unknown.

Starting: 1 free blessing
1 PAP

Use the Chalice of Mercy (0AP): Blessing of Holy Silver. Silver has long since been associated with Lady Veldris, the Merciful Darkness. She has now blessed the Silver of the first world to have innate magical abilities that cut deeper than natural and burn undead creatures on impact and are thus extremely effective when fighting such abominations.

Create Monstrous Life (1 PAP): Igniraptors are creations of Our Lady of Solace. Massive creatures with vulture-like heads and wings and powerful, panther-like bodies, Igniraptors seem to permanently burn from the inside with silvery flames.
They are carrion-eaters, and generally aren't threatening Mortals if not provoked. However, they have an innate hatred for the undead, and attack them on sight, their beaks and claws bursting into flames when they do so. Once they have destroyed the undead, they feed on them and remove the undead tissue from the world.

Igniraptors are quite smart for animals, and are known for learning to imitate other creature's voices, some even learning to imitate speech.

0 AP remaining

Durmatagno

2017-04-08, 11:23 AM

A Son Speaks to a Mother

Whether or not this was an suitable time, Fomor had chosen now of all times to confront his mother. He took on his more......lively form of the Goat Headed giant, hammer sling across his back, in an attempt to appear as if he only wanted to talk. That is precisely what he wanted, but he had no idea how his mother would react.

"Veldris, we must speak of your interference in the lands of the Muuch and Grand Muuch. You have taken it upon yourself to break the cycle of rebirth, and prevent my creations from growing stronger by learning from the hardships in life. What have you to say for yourself."

Fomor wasn't subtle, most of the time. Straight to the point, and with the surge of herbal medicine in Mictlan, while the number of souls entering the cycle of rebirth had slowed, he hoped his gift had tipped the scales back into his favor.

aberratio ictus

2017-04-08, 12:49 PM

A Mother Speaks to a Son

Veldris regarded her son with no visible reaction to his new form.
"I do not have to say anything for myself." she spoke, some confusion in her voice. "It was you who broke the finality of Death, and sent back my Souls to suffer a second life. You stood by while the Muuch starved, and I brought them Solace, and I taught them about True Death. The Muuch deserve to accept my gift, if it is their wish."

Iceseer

2017-04-08, 01:11 PM

The Plan

With a little smile he decided that creating bridges between the planes of his creation would be smart to be done now. After all the sun and the plane of plans should be able to be accessed by the mortals of the first world. With a simple wave of his hand he bridged the planes. In the bridge of the sun you could see low level brush with all it's green on the bottom and the light in this place is blinding compared to the first world. In the bridge of the Isu you could buildings of tactics with errors inside the rooms like a tree instead of a table and things like that. As such with the help of the wisps and my staff some creatures were created to inhabit these two planes. The one between the sun and the first world is a Prismatic Golem a creature made of light with the ability to touch the material when they want to with the ability to follow orders from ferdos and the wisps. In the bridge between Isu and the First world instead of the typical pie tree are tart shrubs shrubs that make tarts instead of pies and has the power to move.

4/16
-2 ap(bridge plane) (isu and first world)
-2 ap(bridge plane)(first world and the sun)
-0 ap(create monstrous life staff of fedros)Prismatic Golem- a golem made of light with the ability to touch material objects without the ability of it touching him without it's permission has the ability to procreate on the behest of others and is loyal to only wisps and Fedros.
-0 ap (create monstrous life wisp )Tart shrubs -tart shrubs are shrubs that make tarts for fruit has soda inside its trunk and has the power to move.

Durmatagno

2017-04-08, 01:58 PM

A Son Speaks to a Mother

"What you bring them is a lie, they continue to exist, they do not die, and they have no reason to want. Without want, without the hardships of mortals, they strive for nothing, do nothing more, build nothing new. My death, the cycle of rebirth, little to nothing of the original is left, only the strongest wills hold on during their rebirth. They are given a new start, not given a promise that can be shattered if any god is so incline to fight their way past you. The cycle is a greater kindness than what you bring, for what can be more lonely than eternity? The souls of your plane will never fade, never struggle, never grow or learn again. They are static in an evolving world, and they always will be. What you have done is given them no chance to change the world, to make it better through their own hands. Instead they are forever separated from it, watching only as new peoples join them, people that can change much through the generations, to the point where a mortal who dies today won't recognize or connect with his kin. You did not seek my permission, you came to the lands of my children, the only beings whose lives I directly touch, and changed them. You did not teach them, you took from them. I bring them medicine, hope, and knowledge that they can always continue to shape the world, to make it better than it already is. You brought them finality, telling them they could have eternal peace at the end of their life, peace with no struggle, nothing but happiness, and when all you know is happiness, it becomes empty, and hollow. The low points I insure mortals have makes the happiness they experience all the more precious, all the more real. I let them suffer so that they know what suffering is, so they can use their own hands, and their own wits to solve their problems, and move forward. I do not touch the other peoples of the world, except to insure those that desire it are reborn, do not touch my people again, not without asking me, or there shall be consequences, Mother."

It was long winded sure, and probably repeated a few points to often, but Fomor had had his say, the ball was now in Veldris' court, it was up to her what the future would bring to the peoples, and gods of this world.

aberratio ictus

2017-04-08, 02:19 PM

A Mother Speaks to a Son

An expression of great sadness came over her countenance.
"You know nothing of Death, and nothing of the Plains of Solace, and yet you speak to Her who created both as if you did. Insolent child." Her voice was one of disappointment, not anger. "If you let them choose, there is no need for me to touch them. I have other Mortals to tend to. I weep for them, as their creator seems to think there is not enough suffering in this world, and sends them more. Poor creatures. But as long as they have choice, there is hope to break your cruel circle. That is enough for me."

Durmatagno

2017-04-08, 08:06 PM

A Son Speaks to a Mother

"Cruel? My cycle is not cruel, it allows thins to grow and become better than the previous without needing us to guide them at every step along the way. No, I let them grow, you preserve them as they are, and prevent further growth. What is more cruel, to give them the ability to grow the world, or to take that ability away?"

Fomor knew his mother would never see eye to eye with him, they were to different, but she denied that he was even what he was. He was death, one of a number of gods holding the domain, and she denied that he was this with every ounce of her being. She did not even acknowledge that he was also life, or the gifts he had given his people. She would not, could not, it wasn't her nature. He was one more thing, he wasn't born it, but he had become it, he was civilization itself, and now he could, if he so desired, stick his hands into the lives of every civilization there was.

Sontali

2017-04-08, 09:01 PM

Empress Sulmi

"Thank you for indulging my curiosity, Lord Guf Keeper of Knowledge. When next my Lord Obris speaks with my people, I shall ensure that the Serpent Lord knows you have aided his children. As for our Lords trust in me, I do not presume to know the plans of the Earth Healer. But surely I am meant to play a larger part in whatever direction our Lord guides us."

“And thank you for indulging mine, Empress Sulmi, First of your kind. When I meet your Lord Obris to learn his perspective I shall tell him of your help.”

I paused for a moment and then bowed deeply, my full attention on the empress as a supposed sign of respect.

“The world continues moving, and I have much more to catalogue. Farewell Empress.”

And then I was gone.

aberratio ictus

2017-04-09, 01:40 AM

A Mother Speaks to a Son

"New Souls are created every time a new Mortal comes to existence, if there is no vile rebirth claiming the body. It is theirs to grow and change, not those that have suffered already." Veldris spoke. He could not see that Rebirth defied Death. She felt it was useless to be drawn into an argument, Fomor had a far too skewed view of existance. "It is more cruel to deny them Solace, and send them back to suffer."

weet555

2017-04-10, 03:02 AM

Iceseer

2017-04-11, 06:09 AM

Seeing the various plants of the first world. Such as the pie trees and the pastry shrubs. I felt a carer of the plants was in order. So with some ideas within me like focus, loner and the soonest part of my Plan. I created another Deity by the name of Trusty.Hello Trusty I made you to be a gardener and care for the plants of the earth I do not care how many you care for I just want you to be caring for some so that there will be plants in any apocalyptic event. As the gods I have seen there is a possibility for that as it seems there will be a war soon.

Emperor Demonking

2017-04-11, 02:46 PM

Trusty

"A war, aye? Too much fuss about nothing are wars. What there be to fight about? If we want we can simply produce out of the ground what we would fight about. No, I've no truck for fighting." Said Trusty as he surveyed the land, evaluating all the plants to his garden and taking to existence very quick, "So, Grower-Of-Me, what is your trusty gardener supposed to call you?"

Iceseer

2017-04-11, 10:55 PM

My name is Fedros the deity of plans. The problem is it will be a war of ideals. The war will happen no matter what I try to do as there is a God behind the scenes trying to make it so. I personally don't care all that much which side wins or loses as it will give them nothing and harm the creatures and plants on the planet. I personally don't even care about the group that is actively fighting me or the God who created them. But as I have encountered him I just want to give you the advice take all info from a God with a pinch of salt. I will not ask you for any help but if you do want to fight in this war look for a man named Obris and ask to join his pantheon. As the war is in it's infancy and the "good" side may not realize it is a war yet.

Emperor Demonking

2017-04-12, 01:12 AM

Trusty

"I'll be sure to remember tat if I see 'im. But as he say, Fedros, the first priority is to ensure that things can't all go splat when the war really starts going." Trusty bowed to his creator and then wandered off, getting lost around the vegetation as he built and made mental notes for them.

aberratio ictus

2017-04-13, 04:50 PM

Guardians for Solace

Veldris went back to her Throne at Solace, and pondered.
Now, with her son being so stubborn, and another god creating undead, she feared for the integrity of the Plains of Solace. The Goddess of Death's gaze fell upon the Soul of an Igniraptor, coming to her feet and laying down in front of her, she knew.

She took the Soul, and she formed it into a new being, an intelligent being, a native of the Plains of Solace.
It was tall, taller than a human, Sulmivese or Maytari, with two strong clawed arms, two strong Avian legs, and many ethereal tendrils sprouting out of its back, serving as its wings. It had the long neck, head and flaming beak of an Igniraptor. Satisfied, Veldris created more of them, and more. She clad the beings in silver armour, gave them silver weapons, and spoke:

"You are the Guardians of Solace, the protectors of Souls. I have created you to protect my plane, and all mortals from their enemies, the undead."
She had them come one by one to her throne, and let them drink from the Chalice of Mercy.

"I hereby grant you the ability to visit the world of the mortals, do your duty, and return here, to Solace." After they had drank, she sent them out to the Plains, watching over the Souls, protecting their refuge.

Starting: 1 free blessing (rollover)
1 PAP (rollover)
4 AP (rollover)

[B]Create Mythical Life (4AP): The Guardians of Solace are a mythical species native to the Plains of Solace, the land of the dead. They are tall, pale creatures with the vulture-like burning heads of Igniraptors, avian legs and strong, clawed arms. From their back sprout a multitude of wavering, resplendent tendrils, which provide the Guardians of Solace with the ability of flight. They are warriors, and especially adept at fighting undead. They are always clad in what looks like full plate armour made of Veldris' Holy Silver, wielding Halberds made from the same material.

Use the Chalice of Mercy (0AP): The Blessing of Transcendence is what allows the Guardians of Solace to leave the Plains of Solace if their presence is needed in the Mortal World. However, most of the time, they are known to only to change Plains if there is a desperate fight against a great number of Undead. However, there are instances of a Guardian of Solace answering a prayer of a faithful mortal in other cases, too.

1 PAP remaining

Emperor Demonking

2017-04-13, 05:21 PM

Trusty

Trusty was elsewhere. With his hands caked with dirt he had finished planting. Every plant that existed in the world was now here in the Eternal Gardens. Everything was organised precisely. In some cases this meant a simple grid but more often honeycombed or something even more efficient. Often the organisation was too great for mortal minds think to understand, but it was always there.

Trusty lay upon the verdant grass - five types being flattened by his form - as he looked up at the Garden's empty skies. This plane was empty of much more beside too. He would have to fix that.

16 AP - 4 AP: Weave Plane: The Eternal Gardens

Sontali

2017-04-14, 01:59 PM

The beginning of a great adventure.

Tqrg started to gather a number of his belongings from around the dondron’s village. Each belonging glowing in his eyes one after the other as he gathered them. Tools from axes to hammers, metal from the mighty iron to the weak gold, gems from quartz to diamonds. Tqrg placed on a number of belts and pouches to hold all these possessions before finally putting on a sash of the knowledge seekers.

In his sort journey around the village he saw the many water wheels and windmills that ground rocks and ore into dust. He saw some dondrons working different metals and smelting them tougher saw what the results of this work would be. Tqrg walked up to Kozmd as he hit a number of different metal plates with a hammer to see what the bent. “Are you ready to leave Koznd or do you need to beat some more harmless metal plates?” Tqrg asked half joking.

“You may laugh but how else are we to find better metals?” Koznd placed down the hammer, wrote down several notes then put on his equipment. “Why we need to bring those useless materials?” Koznd asked as he was packing gold into bag.

“We don’t know what want other cultures find valuable so we’ll try everything.” Explained as he started to walk away. His eyes showing a small glowing ball that was ‘the closest person that know how to make iron stronger’ or so his ‘seeksight’ showed him.

2ap+4(rollover)ap artefact charge

Organisation(1ap): the knowledge seekers

A group of dondrons from the collective of the finite that search the world seeking knowledge unknow to dondrons that can be used. They never steal knowledge they trade for it with knowledge, martials or simply work. After all what are a few decades when you have an indefinite lifespan.

Blessing(1ap): seeking knowledge

The dondron’s ‘seeksight’ (the ability to see what they seek though walls) can now detect things like places or people that know specific knowledge. The dondrons don’t need to understand the knowledge they are seeking beyond basic principles. Eg ‘a metal harder than iron’, ‘a weapon dealer then a bow’ or ‘a means of using numbers’

Create mundane concept(1ap): experimentation
The simple concept of experimenting on what you can find to learn about it.

Create advanced concept(2ap): simple machines
This is the concept of windmills, watermills, pullies and even simple cranes. Generally, any machines that could be made of wood and have no springs, belts or simpler. Think medieval level and no clockwork.

Create advanced concept(artefact): alloys and metallurgy
The methods involved in altering metals and there uses for desired effects including add/removing impurities in the metal, using sacrificial metals.

1ap

Strangers on the Road

As I waited for the dondrons to enter the pass I examined my cloak. Nehelaslis had felt incomplete in some way, but a portion of my power had shored it up, though something had told me I didn’t have many of those left. Looking around I examined the craftmanship of the abchanchu, they wore the forms of maytari. Servants mostly, though I had two of them wearing the shapes of wise men. We’ll call them mental stimulation for the beings we were about to ‘run into’. I myself was among the wise men, fitting in some ways I suppose.

The dondron’s entered sight, as the scouts said they would. Hard to spot someone watching you from the eyes of the local fauna and flora. A couple ‘guards’ rushed forward and took defensive positions, but I waved them away urgently as I saw an opportunity. It appeared that on their travels these dondron had picked up wisps. Sprinting forward I spoke a few words of gibberish and then reduced the wisps to ash.

“Thank Aexiat we met you in time! The wisps eat your knowledge and memories, there's no way you can know what they have already taken. I am Thurdomri, a maytari scholar. Are you alright? What are your names? Do you know the way back home?"
Starting AP: 16
Divine Infusion (3 AP) - Nehelaslis: The Cloak of Lies can now generate a society every rollover.
Remaining AP: 13

Gunhaven

2017-04-15, 12:09 AM

The Organizing of the Kikyoko
For eons the Kikyoko continued to drift aimlessly through the Dark Tapestry with little to do besides tend to their restless Creator. From It’s tomb of rock new life was still formed, creatures that resembled the Vastness Between. Creatures that were little more than beasts of burden for the Kikyoko to use in their travels through their home; monsters that they started to call Aulos as they took to clasping on for long journeys between the stars. Soon such wanderers began to form communities, minor as they were for right now.
Starting: 10 (6 + 4 Rollover I forgot a week of rollover)
Create Monstrous Race (-1 AP): Aulos vaguely resemble asteroids swimming through the Dark Tapestry. It’s only when one gets closer that it’s apparent they are closer to massive Nautilus where the difference between shell and living animal is borderline impossible to tell. Like the rocks they look like they are fairly resilient to most things, even able to plummet through the atmosphere and end up relatively unscathed (unless they crash into terra). Kikyoko use them for their strength, grasping onto their shell to coast through the Tapestry to points unknown.
Bless (-1 AP): The Gift of the Void grants those that travel through the Dark Tapestry a decreased need for necessities. The syrup that makes up the space between objects can be used as a substitute for food or water. In addition the lack of anything else besides the Dark Tapestry seems to extend time, aging slowing for the Kikyoko and Aulos while the need for sleep drifts away.
Form Society (-2 AP): The Dominion is the collective term for the wandering bands of Aulo and Kikyoko. They are largely an uninterested bunch, only seeming to fight among themselves when it comes time to care for the Vastness Between, and seem perfectly fine with exploring the Dark Tapestry. Thankfully there are no other societies to compete with in their home and they’re allowed to develop at their own pace.
Ending: 6 This is actually 10.

Emperor Demonking

2017-04-15, 02:19 AM

Trusty

Now if Trusty's memory was right, then his job wasn't simply to protect plant life by squirrelling it away into the Gardens. The job was to preserve them on the First World itself. It with that thought that Trusty braved the first seed bud and begun to craft.

It became an animal. A large one like a tiger but with some more canine features. Strong in muscle and sharp in tooth and claw, it would be able to protect itself but would not be aggressive. Probably most notably, if one ignores it's purple fur, are the seeds that cover their entire forms.

Seedbeasts know their purpose as soon as the plane spawns them. Each Seedbeast has seeds of a certain plant. Their task is to wander the world for a certain time period. If they are unable to find an example of their plant, then after that period the blow up firing their seeds around the world. If, on the other hand, they find their Seedpartner then they look for new plants to introduce to the self-tending Gardens.

There needs, of course, be a way for this travel to occur and in a prominent place in The Eternal Gardens, but hidden in some unlocked at cave in a thick forest grove Trusty built a portal.

For all its seclusion it was not actually that far from a Doldron village. Although far enough that not even the divine eyes of Trusty could see it as he stepped through the portal - the first to have done so.

12 AP - 1 AP: Create Monstrous Life: Seedbeasts, tiger-like creatures covered with a certain type of seed. Unintelligent but with a biological urge to ensure that their Seedpartner does not go extinct.
11 AP - 1 AP: Bless: Self-Regulation, Seedbeasts are formed from The Eternal Gardens with enough lifespan to sustain them with needing to hunt. The plane ensures that each Seedparter has its respective Seedbeast formed at its particular time.
10 AP - 2 AP: Create Portal between the Eternal Gardens and the first world.

aberratio ictus

2017-04-15, 07:41 AM

Guardians for the World of Mortals

Veldris appeared before her priests among every known race. The Guardians of Solace were few, and they had duties in the Plains of Solace, too, so she had to teach the Mortals how to protect themselves against the undead, too. With that in mind, the Goddess of Death charged her priests with the creation of an organisation dedicated to the protection of all civilisation against the undead threat.

As the first had gathered, she gave them a symbol, a sword made of Holy Silver, which gave the organisation its name. She saw the Mortals cooperated, and smiled.

starting: 1 PAP

Create Organisation (1PAP): The Silver Swords are a organisation dedicated to protecting their peoples against the undead menace. Even though the organisation was founded by members of the Church or Our Lady of Solace, everybody is welcome to their ranks, as long as they have reason to fight the undead. Especially those that have lost someone to undead claws tend to flock to the Silver Swords' banners.

0 AP remaining

Iceseer

2017-04-15, 11:24 AM

The Alteration of Plans

While he departed his son for the realm of Isu, a wisp came to him. Wisp" Hi Fedros my name is Ferrous a disaster happened and me and many other wisps have died. We do not know the cause but I felt I should tell you." Thank you Ferrous That is very important info. Now it could be Rabqoaxach’endilb and a plan to demonize you guys or it could be another deity. Fedros started to think about the possible implications of the murder. He felt that one of the most likely was to make the wisps considered evil to another society and that made him mad. His plan required them to be thought of as good and this wouldn't do at all if by any chance they were thought of negatively. WHAT! I need to make sure they are thought of as good at any cost. He begun to think of a way to deal with this disastrous occurrence. While he thought he decided to bridge Isu with the sun to satisfy his plan. In the bridged plane there was a golden and shining tactic rooms that were very bright. While he did that he finally decided the best way to deal with this would actually help his plan which made him laugh at how oddly good it was. It would alter the memories of creatures where the creations of fedros were talked about in a bad way or did something bad themselves to make the people think they were always talking about the creatures kindly. He decided to create some creatures that would reside in this bridge. They were glowing golden teapots and platters which held liquid ambrosia. I promptly tried to leave Isu but felt I was too powerful to leave The it and enter The first world. I smiled as I had a bedroom in this plane which I built so I could rest and wait.

4/16 rollover
-2 bridge plane(isu and The Sun) bridged plane where there are golden and shining tactic rooms that are very bright.
-1 curse of memory alteration (curse) It would alter the memories of creatures where the creations of fedros were talked about in a bad way or did something bad themselves to make the people think they were always talking about the creatures kindly.
-0 create monstrous creature(glowing golden teapots and platters)(staff of fedros) when creatures eat or drink from these self-reproducing creatures they would be healed of their injuries. Immortal however highly susceptible to attacks.
-0 claim domain Creation(planes) 6 from bridge planes and one from the sun plane.

Iceseer

2017-04-15, 11:50 AM

The wisps were not familiar with death of their own kind. They saw it in other creatures but never their species. They felt despair for the deaths of the wisps and felt that there needed to be a way to memorialize them in their own way. So, they decided to create the Pramen. A living organism in the shape of an orb which could hold people and let them rest inside. Each of them had an interior style dependant on the wisp which the building was memorializing they were created by either self reproduction or by another wisp dying. They would roll around unless a creature wished to enter. There would never be more glowing orbs than the number of wisps alive.

1/20
-0(create the Pramen) A living organism in the shape of an orb which could hold people and let them rest inside. Each of them had an interior style dependant on the wisp's desires thoughts hopes and accomplishments which the building was memorializing they were created by either self reproduction or by another wisp dying. They would roll around unless a creature wished to enter. Immortal

ArlEammon

2017-04-15, 12:59 PM

The Empire
8 AP left
The Empire looked over the country side, villages and small towns surrounding the cities. The farms were fertile and prosperous. The land was vast and filled with civilization and the means to nourish the people. Domesticated animals such as goats, sheep, cows, chickens, and pigs were breeding at alarming rates, as were the game for the hunt. The land was a shining, pristine paradise in the country side. Alchemical formulas had been developed as fertilizers for the soil and causing the animals to grow in fertility. At this point, wild game and the farm animals were growing abundantly.

-0 domesticated animals, and rabbits, deer, and elk
-1 alter land (Fertility)
-4 Raise Land
-2 Agriculture
previous turns-7 AP
-1 fertilizer for the soil through alchemical processes
-2 fertilizer for the game and domesticated animals.
-3 AP
5 AP left
gain domain : Nations (The Land)

Emperor Demonking

2017-04-16, 02:27 AM

Trusty, The Empire

In a single skip, Trusty traveled far. He had accomplished his first task and now on the look out for his second. The plant deity was likely attracted to this verdant empire by the artificially fertile soil.

The brown-clad bearded deity hollered at the first sapient being that he saw after his skip."Hullo! Tell me what is it that you do?"

ArlEammon

2017-04-16, 08:36 AM

The Empire

"I'm a hunter." The man stated. "What is it that you do?" He asked in return. The man was tall, at least 5'10 and a half, and was broad and strong. He had fur on was so well muscled that some considered him to be the strongest man in his home town. While the forest was inhabited by abundant game animals, it was also dangerous here, because of the wolves, the bears, and sometimes bandits.

Emperor Demonking

2017-04-16, 09:24 AM

Trusty

"'m a gardner. A preserver of plants." Said Trusty as he looked more firmly at his interlocutor, "A hunter, eh? I don't supposed you've seen these seed-covered creatures. Tiger-sized? Dog-Like? If you do then don't hunt them, eh? They're my servents."

Trusrty gave a feigned whistle, "So what tools do you hunt wit?"

Iceseer

2017-04-16, 01:14 PM

The Alteration of Plans

Fedros with an inability to go to the first world. Realized joining the pantheon another step of his plan could happen now and would actually be more beneficial at this point. So with relative haste he went to The Chthonic Ideal to seek Obris to join the pantheon he had a hand in creating. When He went there and saw Obris he knew his plan would succeed. After all Obris and others would aid him more than they realized with him asking for relatively little. So he said to Obris Relatively recently I have learned about my deep caring of the mortal creatures of the planes with the deaths of an admittedly small population of my wisps. That has made me try to Resolve to show even greater care of the life of the planes. I ask to join your pantheon to better aid my goal of aiding those creatures. Will you have me?

1/20
-1ap join pantheon

Molemanking

2017-04-16, 05:12 PM

Obris

Coiled around his molten throne, Obris' slumber was suddenly disturbed by the arrival of Fedros. "Greetings, God of Plans. We see that you are...different than last we spoke. It would seem we have missed much during our rest. Nevertheless, as long as you abide by my leadership of this pantheon, we see no reason to refuse you. However, it would be prudent that you introduce yourself to the other members of our partnership. In this way, they will know you as an ally to our cause."

weet555

2017-04-16, 08:18 PM

Strangers on the Road

As I waited for the dondrons to enter the pass I examined my cloak. Nehelaslis had felt incomplete in some way, but a portion of my power had shored it up, though something had told me I didn’t have many of those left. Looking around I examined the craftmanship of the abchanchu, they wore the forms of maytari. Servants mostly, though I had two of them wearing the shapes of wise men. We’ll call them mental stimulation for the beings we were about to ‘run into’. I myself was among the wise men, fitting in some ways I suppose.

The dondron’s entered sight, as the scouts said they would. Hard to spot someone watching you from the eyes of the local fauna and flora. A couple ‘guards’ rushed forward and took defensive positions, but I waved them away urgently as I saw an opportunity. It appeared that on their travels these dondron had picked up wisps. Sprinting forward I spoke a few words of gibberish and then reduced the wisps to ash.

“Thank Aexiat we met you in time! The wisps eat your knowledge and memories, there's no way you can know what they have already taken. I am Thurdomri, a maytari scholar. Are you alright? What are your names? Do you know the way back home?"

Its not that bad… - A road on the first world.

Kozmd placed a gutted squirrel and his knife on this belt. “Well you were right, squirrel’s hearts have four chambers.” Seeming to finish his conversation to his partner before acknowledging the ‘maytari’.

“Of course creatures with fur and feathers have four chamber hearts. And to you Thurdomri I am Tqrg of the second generation forged by mortals upon the infinite world.” Tqrg explained to those before him then gesturing to his partner.

“I am Kozmd of the third generation forged by mortals upon the finite world and our home is that way about eighty days of straight and continuous walk.” Kozmd blinked changing the target of his seeksight as one of his eyes turned around in his head and his arm pointed behind him.

“Thurdomri is it? do you have any proof for your claim? I’m having a little trouble finding any clues of memory or knowledge loss… Kozmd what was one of my activities 1873 days ago, I chopped wood, smelted iron but I’m having trouble remembering my other activities?” Tqrg rapidly wrote down what he spoke and heard, after all what better time to record what transpired.

“I believe it was meditation, one of the more boring activities. Perhaps the wisps damage organic’s skulls and brains in an unseen way. We have found damaging skulls and brains sometimes changes a creatures’s behaviour should it no kill them.” The young dondron theorised has he made sure an ice pick like tool was attached to his belt.

“Kozmd… what did you just say about wisps?” The older dondron asked as his eyes looked down upon what he wrote then showed it to kozmd.

“Well I said that they reinforce and protect memory… that doesn’t fit with the rest of what I said.” Kozmd leaned in to check what was written before reeling back, a look of horror upon his metal face.

“Thurdomri, whether or not They destroys memories is but a but the tip of the ice berg, rewriting or changing memory is far more dangerous. For what is lost can be found and with enough time it will be found, but what is changed could never be fixed.” Tqrg started realising the evil ‘unknown’ evil of them.

…its far worse – the orbiting world.

In his lab the inventor looked though two lenses of glass checking upon all dondrons one by one, yes he was using divine energy to get around those annoyances like walls, dust and plane barriers. Some dondrons were experimenting with lenses his mind raced thinking what the smaller mines could do.

But he stopped the lens as they showed two dondrons speaking to other, the inventor cared little for the others if they have something the dondron would find it but what was written in the journal took the gods full interest. The lens fell to the ground and shattered but the god cared not, his mind was looking for a solution to a problem that scared him to his core. This can not be allowed to transpire, ever second before a solution could delay great discoveries by centuries or hide them for all time.

The god sent his energy far and fast a great hope to stop such a wicked crime.

Ap 1+ 4ap rollover, artefact charge
Create advanced concept (2ap): optics

This is the concept of lens, telescopes and such. No longer must mortals use their eyes to see the sky and the heavens, no longer must mortals simply stare to see the finer details.

Blessing (2 ap): a clue for memory lost (counter curse for ‘curse of memory alteration’)

The minds of dondrons have be reinforced so that should their memories be changed, removed or destroyed they become aware to this in time. There awareness simply gives them a rough idea of what was effected and facts like for how long ago the memory was from, down to the second. However, the dondrons don’t know what caused the damage and it can take up to years for the awareness to come into effect.

Finally forms of supernatural healing (chi, heal magic and such) focused on their memories (the blessing makes this child’s play for dondrons) can undo the change or destruction of the memory.

claim domain: exploration (survey) {
Form Society: The collective of the finite, 2
Organisation: the knowledge seekers, 3
Blessing: seeking knowledge, 4
Create advanced concept: simple machines 6
Create advanced concept: optics 8
Blessing: a clue for memory lost, 10}

1ap artefact charge

Iceseer

2017-04-16, 10:39 PM

Thank you. I will meet the others post haste. He then goes to The plane of Solace to Look for Veldris the goddess of death he resolved himself to go there and explore the far corners of the plane if he has to. He gave himself some time to think about a way to undo that rash curse he made and instead do it in a smarter way or at least keep it the way it is but better protected.

ArlEammon

2017-04-16, 11:56 PM

Emperor Demonking

2017-04-17, 12:53 AM

Trusty

"An iron axe, eh? OK. OK. These arrows, can I see one?" Asked Trusty in his gruff manner. He had some inklings of a plan - it must have come from his father - and he was happy with how this interaction was going.

Iceseer

2017-04-18, 12:48 PM

weet555

2017-04-19, 04:18 AM

The exasperated Wisp

Seeing the confusion of the one he followed the wisp named Tungsten realized that Fedros did something idiotic due to the anger and ignorance he has of the people of the earth. So with a kind but solid voice she says. (Well all wisps are asexual she just identified as female) said to the one she followed "I will be gone for a few years fear not I will be back to guide and educate you." she thought "It is a bit ridiculous that a wisp doesn't follow him everywhere I mean he does stupid things like this and expects us to follow the mortals and gets rid of all those who follow him."
She knew the way to the Demara just due to the knowledge she has learned from others and her travels. So, with some time she went to Demara ready to explain what happened. saying Hello Deamara I want to explain the wisps purpose and the foolishness of the man who created us.

Mortal meeting the inventor – the orbiting world.

The inventor’s lab was a mess, filled with devices of all kinds, many either half made or half disassembled. But for every device there were two bodies at different stages of dissection and lenses hanging from the ceiling. Every surface had incomprehensible text either etched or written upon them even the lenses.

Demara was distracted from his work by the wisp’s voice. The inventor’s head warped around until it faced the wisp. Upon seeing the creature Demara started to write unnatural symbols into the swirling mess that was his notebook. “I am Demara, the inventor, not ‘deamara’. If you seek a deamara none are here by that name. Regardless tell me of the fool that forged your kind, how you entered the orbiting world and your purpose? I know your purpose could be done better regardless of want it is.”

Iceseer

2017-04-19, 10:32 AM

aberratio ictus

2017-04-20, 09:46 AM

The Lion and the rat
by Tadeus Gigletor and aberratio ictus

Twas a day like any other on the Frontier of Aesoria, plains as far as the eye could see, small somewhat isolated villages dotting the landscape. A rat could be found observing a caravan travelling to the villages. This rat watched with great interest as it saw the potential for a good raid for food and shinies and so it had gathered its brothers and began to carefully scurry towards the caravan. However, it was a bit hard on the rats to raid a moving target, as such they could only trail behind it until it stopped.
It was then that the beings managing the caravan began to set up camp whilst preparing traps and sentries for the coming rest period, as the rats had been chasing the caravan for quite some time they also took a rest. Once rested up the rats once more advanced towards the caravan. The lead rat directed its brothers onwards for food and shinies, whilst keeping an eye out for anything dangerous. It was then that to the side a series of roars and growls could be heard. The rat, upon hearing the roars became curious but didn’t want to stop, sending its brothers on without it the rat came upon a great beast suspended in a net above the ground. The folk from the caravan laughed and jeered at the great beast whilst it roared back enraged, the rat saw that the great beast was quite powerful, so after some thought decided to use it as a distraction.
The lion whilst enraged was also quite concerned about its current entrapment. It had recently been sent away from its pride and was tempted by the possibility of food from the camp, unfortunately being caught in the trap. It was then the lion noticed a small creature, timid and weak looking start to scurry around the net, gnawing its way through. This greatly surprised the lion, that a small and weak creature could possibly give it any aid at all and was in fact saving the lions life. Thus, once the net was gnawed through and the lion immediately pounced upon the panicking people and upon scattering the people decided that its pride demanded it repay the life saved with its life.
Thus, the rat’s operation was a success and it had successfully raided the caravan of food and shinies except there was a tag-a-long. The great beast had begun to follow the rat around scaring the rat’s brothers. The rat looked at the great beast as it looked back at it. Seeing it wasn’t going to attack them the rat simply nodded and continued about its business admiring the shinies and eating the food.
Stories and rumours spread around the frontier about a lion wandering the land with a rat sitting atop its head, of course this was ludicrous. What lion would let a rat ride upon its head. This was however quite true; the rat had taken to riding atop the lions’ head simply because the lion allowed it and it was quite comfortable resting within the lions’ mane.

Time passed. A drought had occurred and the frontier was in something of a famine due to a lack of supplies. The animals of the frontier were just as affected, the rat and his brothers began to grow desperate for food, yet despite this the rat was surprised that the lion had stuck with it for this long needing more food than the rest of them. Regardless the rat had to change their fortunes, so it brought its brothers along with it to a nearby village to raid it for supplies and maybe get some shinies leaving the lion around the outskirts of the village. However, the rat had underestimated the desperation of the villagers and as it was distracted by something shiny, caught. It struggled but couldn’t get free and saw its brothers scurry off in haste. The man that had caught the rat was quite looking forward to eating the rat but was spotted and had to share what little was on the rat with the rest of the village.
The lion felt something was wrong as it spotted the rats’ brothers scurrying off without the rat and approached the village in caution. Upon witnessing the imminent demise of the one it had sworn its life for, the lion charged into the midst of the villagers causing a great panic and rescuing the rat. Desperation overcame panic though and the villagers managed to trap the lion and rat within a house. The rat was shocked by the lion. This lion was trying to save it where its brothers, whom the rat cared for, didn’t. The rat decided that even if it was to die soon, this lion was its brother.
The lion and the rat managed to hold the house for some time before the villagers decided to set the building ablaze, cooking the rat and the lion inside the building.

__________________________________

From the beginning, Veldris had watched the lion's and the rat's travels. It had seemed pecuilar to her, two creatures so different from each other, caring for each other. She saw it, and she had deemed it to be good.

She had come with the Chalice of Mercy to the village on Aesoria, to end the famine, as she noticed the lion and the rat again.
Curious, she sat and waited, and was impressed by the lion's selflessness in trying to rescue the rat - and she felt sad at the prospect of them burning alive in the hut. They had shown compassion to each other, selfless compassion once to someone seemingly dangerous, once to someone seemingly weaker, and developed a comraderie that was missing in many of the other mortals, which became evident especially during the times of the drought.

So the Goddess of Death came to the village, set foot on the central square, the native Maytari who had prayed to her kneeling down once they caught sight of her. And Veldris held the Chalice of Mercy up high, and let it rain over the village, the surroundings, and the whole Aesorian frontier, ending the drought.

The villagers rejoiced, but Veldris turned away, entering the building where the lion and the rat had been trapped. The rat had caught fire, and ran around in panic; its friend, the lion desperately trying to save the rat, getting its mane caught on fire as well.
With a move of her hand, Veldris made the flames on the rat's skin Holy Flames, which did not harm the creature, as their flames did not harm her Igniraptors, and she made the Lion's mane Silver, her holy metal, so it would burn no more.
She went and made the Lion and the rat calm with her presence.

Smiling, the Goddess of death gave them sapience far above the capabilities of animals, and as she had done with Fomor accidentally, she now did voluntarily - she gifted them a divine spark, a fraction of her divine power, that multiplied and expanded when given away, joining with their free will, and their unbroken bond of friendship.

She beheld the newly created pair of gods and spoke: "I am Veldris, Goddess of Death and Compassion. I have given you the powers of gods, because you have impressed me greatly. You, Lion and Rat, share a special bond of selfless friendship and camaraderie. Too many mortals in the world stand alone and afraid, which drives them in the arms of dark powers. You can show them what friendship is, and what can be achieved, if they stand together."
She smiled again, and looked upon the pair curiously.
"Please tell me, what are your names?"

starting 4 AP 1 PAP 1 free blessing

Use the Chalice of Mercy (0AP) End the drought on Aesoria

4 AP 1 PAP remaining

Tadeus Gigletor

2017-04-21, 09:52 AM

[QUOTE=aberratio ictus;21934523]The Lion and the rat
by Tadeus Gigletor and aberratio ictus

Twas a day like any other on the Frontier of Aesoria, plains as far as the eye could see, small somewhat isolated villages dotting the landscape. A rat could be found observing a caravan travelling to the villages. This rat watched with great interest as it saw the potential for a good raid for food and shinies and so it had gathered its brothers and began to carefully scurry towards the caravan. However, it was a bit hard on the rats to raid a moving target, as such they could only trail behind it until it stopped.
It was then that the beings managing the caravan began to set up camp whilst preparing traps and sentries for the coming rest period, as the rats had been chasing the caravan for quite some time they also took a rest. Once rested up the rats once more advanced towards the caravan. The lead rat directed its brothers onwards for food and shinies, whilst keeping an eye out for anything dangerous. It was then that to the side a series of roars and growls could be heard. The rat, upon hearing the roars became curious but didn’t want to stop, sending its brothers on without it the rat came upon a great beast suspended in a net above the ground. The folk from the caravan laughed and jeered at the great beast whilst it roared back enraged, the rat saw that the great beast was quite powerful, so after some thought decided to use it as a distraction.
The lion whilst enraged was also quite concerned about its current entrapment. It had recently been sent away from its pride and was tempted by the possibility of food from the camp, unfortunately being caught in the trap. It was then the lion noticed a small creature, timid and weak looking start to scurry around the net, gnawing its way through. This greatly surprised the lion, that a small and weak creature could possibly give it any aid at all and was in fact saving the lions life. Thus, once the net was gnawed through and the lion immediately pounced upon the panicking people and upon scattering the people decided that its pride demanded it repay the life saved with its life.
Thus, the rat’s operation was a success and it had successfully raided the caravan of food and shinies except there was a tag-a-long. The great beast had begun to follow the rat around scaring the rat’s brothers. The rat looked at the great beast as it looked back at it. Seeing it wasn’t going to attack them the rat simply nodded and continued about its business admiring the shinies and eating the food.
Stories and rumours spread around the frontier about a lion wandering the land with a rat sitting atop its head, of course this was ludicrous. What lion would let a rat ride upon its head. This was however quite true; the rat had taken to riding atop the lions’ head simply because the lion allowed it and it was quite comfortable resting within the lions’ mane.

Time passed. A drought had occurred and the frontier was in something of a famine due to a lack of supplies. The animals of the frontier were just as affected, the rat and his brothers began to grow desperate for food, yet despite this the rat was surprised that the lion had stuck with it for this long needing more food than the rest of them. Regardless the rat had to change their fortunes, so it brought its brothers along with it to a nearby village to raid it for supplies and maybe get some shinies leaving the lion around the outskirts of the village. However, the rat had underestimated the desperation of the villagers and as it was distracted by something shiny, caught. It struggled but couldn’t get free and saw its brothers scurry off in haste. The man that had caught the rat was quite looking forward to eating the rat but was spotted and had to share what little was on the rat with the rest of the village.
The lion felt something was wrong as it spotted the rats’ brothers scurrying off without the rat and approached the village in caution. Upon witnessing the imminent demise of the one it had sworn its life for, the lion charged into the midst of the villagers causing a great panic and rescuing the rat. Desperation overcame panic though and the villagers managed to trap the lion and rat within a house. The rat was shocked by the lion. This lion was trying to save it where its brothers, whom the rat cared for, didn’t. The rat decided that even if it was to die soon, this lion was its brother.
The lion and the rat managed to hold the house for some time before the villagers decided to set the building ablaze, cooking the rat and the lion inside the building.

__________________________________

From the beginning, Veldris had watched the lion's and the rat's travels. It had seemed pecuilar to her, two creatures so different from each other, caring for each other. She saw it, and she had deemed it to be good.

She had come with the Chalice of Mercy to the village on Aesoria, to end the famine, as she noticed the lion and the rat again.
Curious, she sat and waited, and was impressed by the lion's selflessness in trying to rescue the rat - and she felt sad at the prospect of them burning alive in the hut. They had shown compassion to each other, selfless compassion once to someone seemingly dangerous, once to someone seemingly weaker, and developed a comraderie that was missing in many of the other mortals, which became evident especially during the times of the drought.

So the Goddess of Death came to the village, set foot on the central square, the native Maytari who had prayed to her kneeling down once they caught sight of her. And Veldris held the Chalice of Mercy up high, and let it rain over the village, the surroundings, and the whole Aesorian frontier, ending the drought.

The villagers rejoiced, but Veldris turned away, entering the building where the lion and the rat had been trapped. The rat had caught fire, and ran around in panic; its friend, the lion desperately trying to save the rat, getting its mane caught on fire as well.
With a move of her hand, Veldris made the flames on the rat's skin Holy Flames, which did not harm the creature, as their flames did not harm her Igniraptors, and she made the Lion's mane Silver, her holy metal, so it would burn no more.
She went and made the Lion and the rat calm with her presence.

Smiling, the Goddess of death gave them sapience far above the capabilities of animals, and as she had done with Fomor accidentally, she now did voluntarily - she gifted them a divine spark, a fraction of her divine power, that multiplied and expanded when given away, joining with their free will, and their unbroken bond of friendship.

She beheld the newly created pair of gods and spoke: "I am Veldris, Goddess of Death and Compassion. I have given you the powers of gods, because you have impressed me greatly. You, Lion and Rat, share a special bond of selfless friendship and camaraderie. Too many mortals in the world stand alone and afraid, which drives them in the arms of dark powers. You can show them what friendship is, and what can be achieved, if they stand together."
She smiled again, and looked upon the pair curiously.
"Please tell me, what are your names?"

As a sense of calm begins to pervade through the lion and the rat, the two look upon their apparent saviour with awe and respect with a hint of befuddlement. The rat quickly takes shelter in the Lions mane, peeking out at Veldris, whilst the Lion puffs out its chest and steps forward boldly.

"Salutations Lady Veldris! This King greets thee in awe for your fair countenance. This King is known by... Noli! Your actions have by chance or will saved this one's benefactor, thus I owe you a !!"

Noli gives out a yelp as before he could finish the rat had bitten his ear. Noli then quickly covered his ears with his paws as the rat jumped atop the lions nose.

"Not another word Noli! It's bad enough that you caused me no end of trouble before with your foolishly straightforward actions. I mean honestly, it's as if you attract trouble."

"kuuuuh! It's not this king's fault! At least... not... er... some of the time?"

"It's almost always your fault! like that time you spooked that nest of..."

"Hahaha! This one doesn't know what your talking about!"

"You! GAH! Look, you, just let me handle the talking alright? Also straighten up, I need you looking tough and imposing!"

The rat looks back at Veldris.

"Hmm... Well a name shouldn't go wrong I guess. *Achem* Greetings my dear! You have the privilege to look upon the glorious visage of me, Efir Tar! The greatest purveyor of shinies in the world! Also the guardian of this silly kitten here."

"Hey!"

"Moving on, You've done a bang up job saving me and Noli here. For that you have my utmost gratitude Took your sweet time though, couldn't have arrived a couple of minutes earlier to stop my live roasting, though this new me is quite awesome, heh. *cough* Where was I? Ah yes, as you have saved me and my... brother here... it is my great chargrin and your honour to recieve around about say... five favours I guess? It's quite a profit I assure you lady."

"Efir! I knew you cared! Also she saved us!"

"Oh fine! you did... save me and my brother... We ... Urgh... We owe you... If... you ever need us... I suppose we could possibly"EFIR!" *groan* Fine we'll definitely be there a-a-as m-m-m-many t-t-t-times asYouNeedUs! Are you happy now Noli! You made me give out the biggest freebie of my life! Urgh I'll never live this down."

And so a smug looking lion and a mildly depressed rat stood before Veldris.

aberratio ictus

2017-04-21, 01:32 PM

weet555

2017-04-21, 09:00 PM

Mortal meeting the inventor – the orbiting world.

Ignoring the messy surroundings due to her long experience of various enviroments The purpose of all wisps is to advise, educate, and help however we are able. To satisfy that end without making us too powerful he has given us a high base intelligence and superior intelligence if the person we follow is smarter and the ability to create life of any nonsapient kind. Sorry about the word mess up It is hard for us to speak correctly as we rarely use our speakers and instead use telepathy. We are able to travel to the various worlds to satisfy our goal to advise and learn from the creatures of the land from the lowliest worm to the mightiest dondron. While Fedros the deity who created us is a lawful Neutral deity trying to be good when it is against his nature and is something he doesn't truly understand. While he cares for his creations and tried to protect them after many deaths. He didn't understand that talking was the logical way to go about it instead he tried to protect his wisps by forcing creatures to think of us as good. Tungsten says as she bobs up and down in the air.

A mortal speaking to the inventor – the inventor’s lab, the orbiting world.

The inventor seemed to measure the wisps body ever holding a bit of iron that when he threw it aside it stuck to the metal wall. “You need not learn from the dondrons not directly at the very least. Though a little divine energy I have made it so all useful knowledge of the dondrons is shared with the other races. For what is the use of knowledge if it’s not shared?”

Demara start to build and bend something behind its form, slowly something dawned on the god. “… you came here to talk to save wisps from death. I understand your reasoning I preserve knowledge and I have moved against your god’s foolish curse. However, you have made a slight error, I hold no intention of killing wisps and the dondrons of this realm will not have a desire to do so until they even know what a wisp is. I recommend you keep wisps from this realm as I know dondrons here will seek to kill any creature they find here just to see how it dies.”

The inventor pulled out a small amount of chain mail that could fit a wisp. “I recommend armor or hiding and using your people’s telepathy should you wish wisps not to die. After all mortals, can’t seek death on what they don’t know exists and mortals seek to love ideas if they think it is their own.”

Demara’s mind seemed to find a focus in this mind as he pulled a lens close to the wisp, the lens showed the image of two dondrons on the first world. “These two seem to distrust your kind after finding your gods work. It is them that are considering the death of wisps. I know not how they found of your god’s work nor do I care it seems to involve other god’s creations.” The lens seemed to blink as the god channelled a tiny sliver of his power through it. “Whatever going through this lens will arrive before the dondrons but only the first thing. If you are traveling though it I recommend a mask.” The inventor explained gesturing to the lens.

1ap artefact change

Create advanced concept (artefact change): magnets

The discovery of how to make magnetising materials as well as how to remove magnetism from most martials. A long with a few the simpler applications of magnets.

1 ap

Gunhaven

2017-04-21, 11:10 PM

The Coming of the Tide
For too long had the World Below gone through too many…periods without another large impact, the odd meteorite show helping light up the sky when the sun continued it’s dance around the World while the random meteor would help reform the Chain depending on erosion. So when an impact finally happened it was perhaps the closest the world had come to ending.
First to streak through the sky was a massive rock that ultimately found it’s mark in Aesoria in a place that was relatively out of the way, much as the other two major impacts had been. Before the wave of debris and water barely had a chance to spread a second object hurtled toward the World Below toward the continent of Sheorica. The dust filled the sky at the same time that the shared tsunamis crashed against the coasts of the remaining continents. Eventually, like with either of the other impacts, the world would return with a further understanding of the dangers the asteroids held as coasts were slowly repopulated.
It was during this recovery period that two new metals were discovered. The first had polluted the ocean surrounding the newest bays, causing the odd mutation for those creatures who had extended contact with it. Thankfully it could be separated from the ocean water, even if it meant that there was still a liquid to work with. The second gave the World Below a fine dusting, scholars finding it in the other bays after further investigation, and marveling at how it was even harder to handle than Lemma, seeming to be immune to the heat necessary to mold it.
The last consequence was also the least likely to be discovered and likely wouldn’t have been if it wasn’t for the odd fisherman who decided to investigate these bays. Vaguely resembling a squid with too many tentacles, it was thought that it may have been a side effect of the newest material from the asteroids before scholars of the Dark Tapestry saw the resemblance between it and the other creatures that floated through that inky void. They certainly weren’t intelligent, seeming to be comfortable simply swimming through the newest medium for now.
Starting: 10 AP (There hadn't been a rollover since the last post, I forgot 4/08's rollover in my count on the 15th)

Alter Land (-1 AP): Bay of Aposimz is the name of the crater impact on Aesoria. The only real difference compared to any other one is that it’s the first time Yukkage was found and the impact seemed to be guided somewhat to insure that the resulting bay would be mirrored by Sheorica’s bay.
Alter Land (-1 AP): Bay of Tsumagi could be confused for the Bay of Aposimz if it wasn’t for the rest of the continents that they crashed into. While Aposimz was first, Tsumagi’s asteroid was home to an increased number of Yunbaro who then took the opportunity to work towards figuring out their new, heavy world and how to get back to the Dark Tapestry.

Curse (-1 AP): The Crashing Tide accompanies the debris from an asteroid impact, each one causing a wave enough to crash up against the other side of the world. Coastal areas are largely wrecked which, when combined with the dust cloud they already kick up, makes life exceedingly difficult (but not impossible) for those who call the World Below home.

Create Monstrous Life (-1 AP): Yunbaro are terrestrial bound versions of Kikyoko that aren’t the brightest of the pack. Making their homes in asteroids, their main sign of difference is the ability to break through the metallic shell of their homes. Shortly after the impact they slither out of the crater and recover in the oceans until they recover enough to idly hunt the new prey.

Create Subconcept of Skymetals (-2 AP) Yukkage is a liquid under most conditions that refuses to mix with most other liquids. Because it’s a liquid it’s easier to swallow for those inhabitants that don’t know any better, causing mutations that closely resemble Hidia’s other monstrous races. Unlike the other Skymetals there isn’t an immediate use found for Yukkage until a new method of working with it can be devised.

Create Subconcept of Skymetals (-2 AP) Kanata is a third form of Skymetal with scholars theorizing that it forms a shell or core of the asteroids that impact. The only known methods of working with it seems to be the initial impact turning most of it into dust or the Yunbaro who have been seen on the odd occasional eating through the metal.

Ending: 2AP

Emperor Demonking

2017-04-22, 06:44 AM

All Across the World

Genius is good. Genius is useful. However, many geniuses begun to go mad. Delusions of grandeur. Blissful delusions of grandeur. A blissful smile upon their face as they gave orders without the slightest concept of their being ignored; even when those orders were being given to cliffs.

This ailment effected the brightest in all the sapient species. It could be cured - sometimes in quite dramatic fashion-, but the momories could not be erased (well I mean they could).

Trusty did all that while speaking absent-mindely to a mortal.

-1 AP: The Curse of Grandeur: Geniuses in all species can delusions of omnipotence. Individual cases are not that difficult to cure.

Iceseer

2017-04-22, 08:26 AM

A mortal speaking to the inventor – the inventor’s lab, the orbiting world.

Thank you I shall go there immediately I hope with my power I can guide these people to the right direction Tungsten knew that it would be best if the wisps were all given the information immediately so instead of going directly after the Dondrons that sought the death of his kind she went to Fedros so that he could fix what he did wrong. Tungsten when meeting Fedros said. Your previous plan has an error which should be fixed now before anything else is done. I suggest that you make the wisps undetectable. As they can not harm something that they do not know is there. Fedros just barely realizing Tungstens arrival replied Yes I can make that work with a simple blessing thank you for pointing that out to me that would of also fixed the earlier problem So, Fedros with a wave of his hand quick muttering of bananas made the wisps undetectable. Once the wisp saw that was done he went back to his followed dondron to guide him once again.

0/20 1pap
-1 ap (Blessing of undetectability)-This makes all wisps undetectable and the wisps primary means of contact is telepathy with their base creature. However, when a creature is alone for a long period of time based off of what is normal for the followed creature a wisp will start talking to try and keep the creature sane.

Tadeus Gigletor

2017-04-22, 10:05 AM

The Lion and the rat

When the duo had ended, the Goddess did something she hadn't done ever before.

She chuckled.

The pair was amusing to her, and even through their bickering, she could feel the strong bond between them. She had made a wise choice in making them Gods.

"It was my will." she gently spoke to the Lion, as she wished him to know that their birth as a god was no accident, not like with Fomor.

"Well, Efir Tar and Noli. I appreciate your gesture, but it would not be necessary to give anything in return. I am Death, I am Compassion, and I give both freely." The goddess smiled, and a hint of sadness returned, as the previous chuckle faded.
"You may call on me as well, whenever you have need of me. I know you will be a great boon to the world of mortals, and if I can help you, I will."

Efir Tar observed Veldris for a moment before nodding,

"Well, I guess I'm happy to be needed I guess? And there's nothing wrong with having friends in high places I suppose... Mmm, this could work."

This response however led to Noli giving out a laugh,

"Ha! This king thinks you should have just been this way from the start, why the dithering and obscurity. Just thank the kind lady for her mercy, don't approach it like some kind of trade."

"Shut up, you have no persuasive power here you little kitten!" Snapped Efir

"NGngN! This king has told you that this one is a mighty and majestic Lion! Not some 'little kitten'!"

"Yeah, yeah..." Efir suddenly stiffens "What! Can you feel that Noli? There's something-EEP!"

The Land shook as if something had hit it really really hard somewhere relatively nearby. Efir Tar scrambled up into Noli's mane as Noli braced himself.

aberratio ictus

2017-04-22, 10:47 AM

Iceseer

2017-04-22, 01:46 PM

Well that was strange though it's none of my concern it works into my plans about the same anyhow. Fedros says as he continues travelling around the plane of solstice looking for Veldris Where can she be? I do not care how long it takes it is just simply a matte of knowing the direction. Well I can create another artifact one of blessing so that those pesky no great blessings i will be doing can be done more effectively. He proceeds to work out an artifact the necklace of Hope.

5/20 rollover
-5 Major artifact of blessing (Necklace of Hope)
0/20

Tadeus Gigletor

2017-04-22, 08:04 PM

The Lion and the rat, Death and her Chalice

Veldris' face took on a concerned expression. "There has been another asteroid impact." she spoke, explaining the impact they all had just felt. "This time, it is different. This time, it is worse. Much water is coming, and it will cause much suffering to all mortal beings." The Goddess knelt down before the Lion and the Rat, and put the Chalice of Mercy, a shining chalice of pure silver, intricately adorned, on the ground before her.

"This is the Chalice of Mercy. I use it to bestow my blessings upon the mortal world." she explained.
"Please, touch it and lend it some of your divine power, so we can calm the waves and prevent much suffering. You will see, Noli and Efir Tar, using your power comes naturally."

And Death touched her Chalice, intensifying it's silvery glow, and gave the Lion and the Rat an encouraging look.

Counter the Curse of the Crashing Tide by using the Chalice of Mercy (1/2): Whenever an asteroid hits the first world, there is still a crashing tide, but the waves are immediately calmed by this blessing. There is still some destruction on coastal regions nearby, but the Mortals can rebuilt. Right now, lacks 1 AP, maybe provided by Efir Tar and Noli?

Looking at the chalice and hearing what Veldris had said,

"Certainly Lady Veldirs, This King will definitely lend this one's power! Tis the least this one could do after such an amiable interaction."

"Eh, I suppose we could help, I mean we did promise I guess. So we just touch the cup right?"

Both Noli and Efir Tar reach out and place their paws upon the chalice, upon doing so they feel the sensation of some power being pulled away, something that hadn't been felt before.

AP Action:
Counter the Curse of the Crashing Tide by using the Chalice of Mercy (2/2): Whenever an asteroid hits the first world, there is still a crashing tide, but the waves are immediately calmed by this blessing. There is still some destruction on coastal regions nearby, but the Mortals can rebuilt. Right now, lacks 1 AP, maybe provided by Efir Tar and Noli? Yes, they did indeed lend their paws to this cause, after all they did promise to help out however they could.

16-1=15AP

Iceseer

2017-04-22, 08:34 PM

The Plan

Fedros had a mere thought seem to escape him and he smiled for that was how he got here after all. He wondered what idea it was and how it would go about completing it. He realized that it would go about it in a very different manner than him and so that sparked the idea of testing his latest artifact with a blessing for all creatures. This would sensibly alter quite a lot in the future which is something he needed before his plan would come to fruition. After all that was still his purpose it just didn't seem like a good thing to do.

0/20
-0(amulet of hope)Blessing of Talent- this gives every creature throughtout the multiverse a different talent. This talent is effectively a 0-10th level spell in dnd 3.5 with no particular reason for being on that individual it could be a ray of frost on a wisp or invisibility on a dondron only two things are they are never exactly the same as another's. The odds of having a particular level of talent is about 50% for 0th with a progressively less likely chance ever step up.

aberratio ictus

2017-04-23, 03:41 AM

The Lion and the rat, Death and her Chalice

And thus, the waves were calmed. The great waves originating at the points of impact of the asteroid grew weaker and weaker, and in the end, there would only be some destruction in the nearby coastal regions. The mortals would rebuilt, Veldris was sure of it.

She rose from the floor, taking the Chalice of Mercy with her, and smiled. "You did admirable." she lauded.
"And just like this, you can perform many things with your divine power, if you will it. Tell the mortals what companionship is. They desperately need it."

Sometime else, To the Protection of Mortals

Watching The Silver Swords, Veldris noticed that their swords were actually of very poor quality. They fought bravely, and efficiently, but while their swords struck terrible wounds, they themselves broke easily, leaving the mortal warriors in bad situations. Also, it was hard to find efficient defences against the undead claws.

So Veldris came to them, and gave them the knowledge to efficiently smith her Holy Silver into strong weapons, and also armour, that burned them when the undead touched it. The Mortals were eager to use these new methods, and soon every new recruit into the Silver Swords was handed their namesake, and the leaders clad themselves in Holy Silver, leather armour with Silver studs at first, later on even Silver breastplates, but it would take some time until they would wear full plate armour made of holy silver, as her Guardians of Solace wore.

However, as the undead were killed, their Souls were often still lost, and did not return to the Plains of Solace. Veldris also went to her priests, and taught them how to guide lost Souls back to Solace, using their innate Compassion and Strength.

Veldris felt tired, and she returned to her rose-covered throne on the plains of Solace. She looked upon her Guardians, standing watch over the palace, and pondered. They were good creatures, created to guard Solace and the Mortal world, yet they were inefficient, without order. Every Guardian decided for themself, where they could do the most good, so many times, too many Guardians joined a fight on the first world, other times, none did, while they were sorely needed.
So Veldris chose the most accomplished of them, whose Armour bore the scars of many battles, and named them the first Grandmaster of the Hierarchy of Guardians.

8AP
1 PAP

Create Advanced Concept (2AP): Advanced Silversmithing allows mortals to smith Veldris' Holy Silver into weapons and armour most efficient against the undead menace, whereas up until now, it had only been used for jewelry or spiritual tools.

Create Mythical Concept (4AP): Guidance Magic is the Holy power used to guide lost spirits back to the Plains of Solace. Be it a ghost, or the broken Soul of a zombie, the priests of the Church of Our Lady of Solace have the ability to calm lost Souls and give them the Guidance they need to find their way back. Undead creatures are destroyed in the process. Of course, the stronger the undead being is, the more powerful the priest has to be to guide their Soul to Solace.

Form Society (2AP): The Hierarchy of Guardians is the organisation consisting of Death's servants, the Guardians of Solace. They are organised similarly to a knightly order, with a Council of Grand Masters overlooking the Guardian's duties, and down the hierarchy a larger group of Masters overseeing different chapters.

0 AP left
1 PAP left

weet555

2017-04-26, 08:05 PM

An experiment about a bow- the orbiting world.

“The same power but half the size… are you sure that the delusion of grandeur qtwh?” The first generation dondron asked qtwh while holding the second generation dondron’s new bow.

“I assure you I have tested the design, the construction and the end product to the scientific method the creator Demara has given us. With the exception of having another test my discovery, hence why I gave it to you.” Qtwh answered kne’s question.

Kne draw the bow feeling how it bent and strained. “It holds a draw strength of a normal long bow. I will test it a few hundred times and build a few of myself. How did you achieve this, using alchemy?” Kne fired an arrow for the bow as the spoke.

“Not completely, I used a small amount in refining the materials, but most of the discovery was using two different materials one for the elastic compression one for the elastic expansion.” Kne felt a feeling of disappointment in himself for not discovering the idea sooner.

“I see, I suppose I should stop thinking of alchemy a great magic like chi after all when a god comes down from there lab to correct mortals, we the mortals must have been horribly wrong. Qtwh while I test your bow design could you try to find flaws with in my latest lock mechanism?” Qtwh nodded and both the dondrons exchanged books with a fear that their egos had made the work of fools.

1+5ap artefact charge

Create advanced concept (artefact charge): Composite martials.

The idea of using multiple different martials to cover and compensate for each other’s properties. Commonly this involves one material to withstand compression force and anther to resist stretching.

Create advanced concept (2ap): Clock work.

Clock work as a concept is not just gears and springs but their use together in incredibly complicated machines and mechanisms. With this concept a people could make time pieces, locks and even mechanical calculators.

Create advanced concept (2ap): mundane Alchemy.

Alchemy is in most of its forms the art of changing matter from one to another, mundane alchemy is practically chemistry and may well be chemistry by a different name.

Create advanced concept (2ap): the scientific method.

To the dondrons the scientific method is a system given by their god to act against Trusty’s curse. This concept is about proving an idea thought testing it and that any experiments must be repeatable.
0ap

Emperor Demonking

2017-04-27, 10:58 AM

Trusty, The Creation of Geniis

There was a mortal - the type does not matter, it is a story that takes place in every society - who had recently been cured of 'the madness of genius' by the help of family and freinds. This was the first time her had been alone since. Well, he was not alone. There were many reasons for that, but one of the reasons was the green, misty decacipated head in front of him. It wore the mortals head.

Perhaps he was not cured? The head spoke, "You are special. You know that. Oh, perhaps not as special as the madness made you think. Not yet any way. But you could be. I am your Genii, I shall help you."

Geniis are invisible to mortals apart from that Wisps, Geniis and their master can see them as normal. They are not always with their master - indeed most of the time they are simply sharing information with other Geniis - but when with their master they assist them and urge them in the pursuit of greater power.

10 AP + 4 AP Rollover
- 4 AP: Create Magical Species: Geniis - Tied to mortals of genius, they look like green decapitated cloudy heads of their mortal. They tempt their master to the pursit of power.
10 AP

Iceseer

2017-04-29, 09:02 AM

Without really caring about these creations instead just trying to fill the world with a variety of creatures that can help the people of the first world he creates dire wolves and the wisps create dire tigers on the first world.

0/20
-0 ap (staff of fedros) Dire wolves bigger meaner but easily tamed wolves that are able to give those who tame it protection and mounts.
-0 ap (wisps) dire tigers bigger meaner but easily tamed tigers that are able to give those who tame it protection and mounts.

Iceseer

2017-05-01, 08:57 PM

With incredible patience Ferris continued looking for the goddess of death on her home plane. He was thinking of the creations he needed to make and when best to make them. Though unlike the past fedros had evil thoughts in his head of destruction. Fedros tried to wave it off but knew that he couldn't really do it forever. No matter how hard he tried to stop himself.

aberratio ictus

2017-05-02, 12:52 AM

Death and Plans

As usual, Veldris was sitting on her throne in the palace of Solace, surrounded by many Souls she held dear, and Guardians, and pondered.

The God of Plans was welcome here, for now, and could simply walk up to her, if he wanted.

Iceseer

2017-05-02, 06:40 AM

The arrival

Finally finding the palace he walked in.Upon seeing who he was looking for for so long he said. Hello I have merely come to tell you that I am now apart of your pantheon. So much has happened but ultimately I joined due to my love of the wisps and the unfortunate death of some of them.

aberratio ictus

2017-05-02, 07:26 AM

Death and Plans

"Welcome, God of Plans." the Goddess spoke, smiling slightly at Fedros. "I know we can all gain much from cooperation." She was sincere, of course, Fedros had done much to make the life of Mortals better. "I have seen your Wisps arriving in my realm, you need not worry. Their pain has gone."

Iceseer

2017-05-02, 09:52 AM

Death and Plans

Fedros as relieved by those words. It is nice to hear that. I do hope that the alliances we share may bring light to the creature on the world and to us. I am no longer able to enter the first world so if you see Ashlan will you please tell him that I have joined the pantheon? he started thinking about what step he needed to do next to reach the plan's fruition.

aberratio ictus

2017-05-02, 10:06 AM

Death and Plans

"I hope so as well." she stated, still smiling. Hovever, her countenance took on an expression of regret at Fedros' request. I cannot tread on the first world any more as well, I'm afraid." she informed him.
"However, I am sure Obris has a means to contact him, or ask one of your followers to do it." She looked at one of the silver-clad halberd-wielding burning bird-creatures at her side.
"I could send one of the Guardians of Solace, if you want, but it would be better if one of your servants spoke to him."

Iceseer

2017-05-02, 06:08 PM

Yes that can work will need a way to contact them however. Fedros decided to create a message relay system using the wisps it would take some time. This caused a variety of boons for the people on the first world. So Fedros tried to call Ashlan which would take some time till a wisp came to follow ashlan.

5/20
-1 blessing of intercommunication- wisps are able to talk to each other and Fedros anytime they want.
-2 ap intercommunication- talking to people around the planes from anywhere and at anytime
-2 ap shared research- people can help each other develop new devices and ideas with this communication

Tadeus Gigletor

2017-05-04, 09:07 AM

The Lion and the rat, Death and her Chalice

A moment passes, Noli speaks.

"What people need and what people want are difficult things to balance, this one thinks it best to let life take its course. Let the stories of their lives intertwine and break apart as their decisions influence the stories of their existence."

A moment passes, Efir Tar speaks.

"Companionship is a beautiful thing, it shines like the stars against a dark sky. But Gems shine brightly as well, the stars of the Earth we stand upon. Aye we'll aid those who cherish there relationships, but it is their own path to walk, not ours."

The rat mounts the lion.

"But it is time for us to leave, the whole world is waiting for us. It is time for us to part ways and see the world."

"We'll give people a little nudge and see what happens, see if they could stand each others company."

"It has been a pleasure to meet thee."

The lion leaps through the wall and runs off into the distance.

Iceseer

2017-05-05, 09:30 AM

Fedros made 3 more creatures at this point with the help of the wisps. The legendary thunder bird preferring deserts able to create thunder clouds so that no land was too dry for life. The Phoenix was made preferring highly wet areas able to resurrect themselves and destroy rain clouds. The Roc able to create wind and move rain clouds. Once that was done he went to the sun so he could see how the birds after on the first world.
1 pap
-0 create monstrous life- thunder bird
-0 Create monstrous life- phoenix
-1 create monstrous life-Roc

aberratio ictus

2017-05-05, 11:48 AM

The Burden on the Throne

Veldris sat at her throne, and pondered. She felt different, and her inability to walk amongst the mortals irked her; she had grown too powerful.
Still, their interests were at her heart. She called for Xer'mar, first amongst the Guardians, and he knelt, his beak almost touching the floor.
"Go to the Mortals;" she spoke, "And bring them the art of making ships with strong bows, for the waters are deep and full of terrors."
"I do not know the art", Xer'mar spoke, calmly and with deference.
Death smiled, and lightly touched his head. "You do now." And the Guardian dissappeared.

There were still some things to do. Veldris used the Chalice of Mercy to let it rain on the first world, and she made the rain cleanse the sky of the asteroid's dust, so there would be no more famine if asteroids stroke.

Lastly, the Goddess wandered the Plains of Solace. She saw how well the Guardians did, and she resolved they should be rewarded for their service. So, she plucked a rose from a nearby bush, and in her hand it grew hard and radiant, and she encased it in holy silver, to give it to Grand Master Xer'mar once he returned. "Take this," she spoke, "It is the Wise Guardian's Rose, for you to find a blessing worth granting. I trust your judgement." Thus, the Grand Master wore the amulet around his neck, and could ask for Death's blessing whenever he saw the need.

0 + 5 AP Rollover
0 + 1 PAP Rollover
1 free blessing

Create Mundane Concept (1PAP): Shipbuilding allows Mortals to build ships with strong bows, so that travel by sea is a little less dangerous.
Use the Chalice of Mercy (0AP): Cleansing Rain. The rain of the first world has cleansing properties. It cleans the air of dust, washing it away and letting sunbeams in. The fallout of an asteroid strike is lessened.
Create Minor Artifact (3AP): The Wise Guardian's Rose is a silver amulet adorned with a rose-shaped ruby. Veldris shows her divine favour to the bearer of the amulet; they can ask for Veldris' blessing and it will be granted. (+1 free blessing)

2 AP left
0 PAP left
1 free blessing

Iceseer

2017-05-06, 05:39 AM

As Fedros was on the sun he saw many lives go by. However eventually he took to watching one in particular. A man named Havatr Einar. He was a man with exceptional talent in the means of archery. With his talent being the ability of enhancing his arrows with lightning. That ability was very useful for him to kill the tougher beasts he hunted. But the real reason why fedros was watching him was because he knew that if that man was a god the pantheon he was in wouldn't lose in the upcoming war and he had the personality to fit in the pantheon. So when the man was about to die when he was attacked by a bear. Fedros conjured him forth and with great mystical working of magic being cast in Havatr he was given the powers of a god. Fedros said once that was finished. Though your last hunt was a failure you have shown great promise and deserving of respect. So I have given you the powers of a god with only one request for you to help me and my fellow gods fight against a great threat when the time comes. What you do with your divine power beyond that is for you to decide.

weet555

2017-05-07, 04:06 AM

Strangers on the Road

As I waited for the dondrons to enter the pass I examined my cloak. Nehelaslis had felt incomplete in some way, but a portion of my power had shored it up, though something had told me I didn’t have many of those left. Looking around I examined the craftmanship of the abchanchu, they wore the forms of maytari. Servants mostly, though I had two of them wearing the shapes of wise men. We’ll call them mental stimulation for the beings we were about to ‘run into’. I myself was among the wise men, fitting in some ways I suppose.

The dondron’s entered sight, as the scouts said they would. Hard to spot someone watching you from the eyes of the local fauna and flora. A couple ‘guards’ rushed forward and took defensive positions, but I waved them away urgently as I saw an opportunity. It appeared that on their travels these dondron had picked up wisps. Sprinting forward I spoke a few words of gibberish and then reduced the wisps to ash.

“Thank Aexiat we met you in time! The wisps eat your knowledge and memories, there's no way you can know what they have already taken. I am Thurdomri, a maytari scholar. Are you alright? What are your names? Do you know the way back home?"

A vessel for the ocean-the first world.

Tqrg and Kozmd slowly walked out of the tree line, before them they saw a beach and a mighty ocean that stretched out to the horizon. The two of them held no clear memories of how their meeting with the maytaris had ended, no doubt the work of the ‘wisps’.

Their memories would return in time, for now their minds were focused upon how to across the ocean. They debated the possibility of using chi to run across the ocean, but the realisation that waves could disrupt the technique ended the exploration of this solution.

The next solution considered was to construct and use a flotation device, simply build a boat. Kozmd and Tqrg made plans, experimented with prototypes and build tools for the construction. Frames to hold the hull, forges to make nails, weave of the sails.

It took the two knowledge seekers months to construct the boat, for others it might have taken years. But dondrons were faster for they know no rest and were masters of craft if for no other reason than practise. This was no small canoe, it was a vessel, like one from the age of sail.

The two men of metal lunched their wooden boat into water, not for the first time but the last time, the testing was done and the boat was done. Tqrg and Kozmd loaded several tools they had made in case they could be used latter.

The discovery that would change the world- the first world.

In a village of dondrons Icjqu was testing several combinations of substances, heating them, mixing them, even poking them. She recorded each reaction and each lack of a reaction. It was a nondescript powder that burned near instantly when the candle’s fire touched it drew the dondron’s attention.

After complete her experiments she remade different versions of the powder, changeling the ratio of its six ingredients. As she tested Icjqu discovered that animal faeces, copper and rust didn’t make the reaction but charcoal, form of salt and a volcanic rock did cause it.

“What is it you have found here Icjqu?” A dondron looking though a crystal lens attached to gears and dials asked. “It seems to hold no magic or so my lens shows.” Xfts explained as he turned the dials and gears on his tool.

“It’s a new chemical I made…” Icjqu started to wonder what to call this new chemical, her notes called in ‘no. 9’ but that would not do as tomorrow there would be another no. 9 and the day after. “Called blackpowder. Its not a great name name do you have ideas for better ones?” She asked.

Xfts let out a great laugh. “No, if there is an art I haven’t masted, it is that of naming. I call this device a magic lens. For I named this decide the magic lens as it is a lens and it sees magic.” The older dondron explained holding the lens out.

Icjqu giggled sending an ember to a pot of black powder which almost exploded. It was then she knew this no. 9 or blackpowder was something big.

0ap+10ap artefact charge

Blessing (1ap): Dondron quality.

Thanks to several factors** dondron’s craftsmanship that is inherently greater than that of other races. So, should a dondron and another creator have the same tools and metrals the dondron’s produce will be better. However, it may be only as little as fraction of a percent should the other creature be truly skilled.

This blessing generally doesn’t effect art as dondrons care little for art compared to efficiency or the durability of an item.

**indifferent life spans, highly detailed scenes and their god’s divine help (this is a blessing after all).

Create advanced concept (artefact charge): Navigation.

The concept to determining your location without using landmarks, often using compasses, telescope, clocks and even the sky.

Create Mythical advanced (4ap): lens of magic.

This form of magic that allows one to see and measure any form of magic that exists within an area. This magic is not one of wizards or spell casters but one of artificers and tools. These magic tools could be like dbz scouters, alarms or printouts, but regardless these tools always have crystals and clockwork components.

Create advanced concept (2ap): Black powder.

Gun powder, black powder, smoke powder whatever you call it is an early explosive. It must be remembered that this concept doesn’t yet include guns.

3ap

ArlEammon

2017-05-08, 01:01 AM

Airships
Empyron was due for another innovation. Other nations had far superior naval vessels, since Empyron was a land Empire. The great Empire was unmatched in it's innovations and Golden Ages, though it had it's Dark Ages where it was only as advanced as other nations. A curious old man had invented the blue prints of the first airships. Well, the first five. He was fifty when the first airships were made, barely flight capable, yet they worked. The second generation was less susceptible to fire and puncturing; the third generation was faster and far more durable, and finally his last generation of airships were capable of cannon mounted assaults. The Airships were making contact with trade routes all over the world.

-3 AP Airships
-3 Cannons and Fire Arms
-2 Trade Routes
9 AP

HavatrEinar

2017-05-08, 08:24 AM

Havatr felt the crushing blow of the bear as it struck. His vision filled with darkness, and then he found himself standing before a man with long greyish black hair and a devise over his left eye. In fact the general appearance was different then the world Havatr came from. He also noticed a walking stick the man carried and wondered what it was for. The stick however didn't hold his attention for long as he noticed they were on the sun. The gods voice rang forth and Havatr was given the answer to his question. Why was this happening to him?

Though your last hunt was a failure you have shown great promise and deserving of respect. So I have given you the powers of a god with only one request for you to help me and my fellow gods fight against a great threat when the time comes. What you do with your divine power beyond that is for you to decide.

Havatr stepped forward understanding that he was no longer a mortal man. He was a god and able to influence the world, but yet he found that many aspects of godhood didn't appeal to him. Interested in testing his knew powers Havatr thrust his hand forward and focus his thoughts on a bow made of ram horn and imbued with lightning to make it easier for him to channel lighting into his arrows. The composite long bow formed and on the ram horns it had glowing ruins the shine a dull blue color. Havatr smiled and then looked at the god before him.

I thank you for your gift as I can protect the world better this way, but i cannot promise to fight a threat I do not know. You see I not if you are a kind god or a malevolent one, and I would never aid a malevolent god. I do not say this out of ungratefulness, but understand it is not in my nature to aid evil, but to destroy it.

11/16
Create Major Artifact (5AP): Ram Horn Composite Long Bow of Lightning: Combat Artifacts provide a +2 to RCR rolls once a week

Iceseer

2017-05-08, 09:36 AM

I understand perfectly. For I have been deceived in the past myself. The man the pantheon of life and compassion will fight not out of choice but out of inevitability. Is Rabqoaxach’endilb, the Titan of Torture, the Sultan of Pain, the Ragged Breath and Lord, Master and Keeper of the Aelfs. As for me I am Fedros the deity of plans ,the giver of talents, the creator of the pie trees and so many creatures, the God creator of trusty Ashlan and you havatr and the maker of the sun. As such I am preparing for the fighting in the best way I can by making it so the mortals on the first world can quickly rebuild anything destroyed and give our side as many gods to quickly end the war when it starts. Fedros remembered the introduction the villainous God had because of what happened during that time. That God made him push to be good despite his inner nature. Of course if you do not believe me I can guide you to two gods very easily that can confirm what I said Fedros waited for Havatr to reply before he did anything else.

HavatrEinar

2017-05-08, 09:47 AM

Havatr pondered what he was told and decided that he would trust his creator.

I will join the pantheon of life and compassion. Havatr reached out his hands and two stones the size of fists formed. They looked as black as the night sky in color and the white veins in them made the gems looked like lightning crackling in the night sky. These gems are linked. They will allow you to call me at any time you need aid. Keep on or give it to anyone you trust or think will need my aid.

Havatr handed Feros one of the gems and placed the partner stone in his pocket.

Is there anything I have to do to join the pantheon or am I free to go back to earth to assist the people there?

7/16
Create Minor Artifact (3AP): Communication Stones: Allows the holder of the partner stone to talk to Havatr from anywhere unless a specific plane blocks that type of magic.
Form/Join Pantheon (1AP): Joining Life and Compassion

Iceseer

2017-05-08, 11:01 AM

As the leader is asleep there are no special requirements if you want you can talk to veldris the only non sleeping deity besides me. Thank you for this gift I shall make sure the right person gets it . Fedros replies kindly. Not mentioning the fact that he already had a means to communicate with him through the wisp that followed him. He wondered why that man even thought about communication when he could do it on a whim before. Though it was still a smart move.

Gunhaven

2017-05-08, 05:55 PM

A Home Fitting for a Sleeper
The Dark Tapestry did a well enough job maintaining the silence that the Nothingness Above demanded yet it could always be better. And so the Kikyoko took it upon themselves to gather up more rock, infused with It’s divine might and form a new landmass. Within the slumbering deity could remain undisturbed within It’s personal sea of dark tapestry. Through tunnels bored through the newest skymetal the Dominion continued to check on their Creator’s slumber and occasionally getting caught and frozen by the material that seemed to suck whatever energy managed to come into contact with it. Still they seemed to be more interested in their own unknowable plans, floating through the Dark Tapestry.
Starting: 17 (2 Left Over + 15 from Rollovers (5 * 3 weeks since my last post))
Create Subconcept (-2 AP): Benisuzume forms the majority of Lem’s mass. Dark gray in color and easily mistakable for generic limestone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonoloway_Formation) at first glance the properties of it only become apparent when one feels it. It seems to absorb heat and light, freezing anything it touches and thus making it nearly impossible to harvest (since it’ll form a layer of ice around anything it’s exposed to).
Create Land (-2 AP): Lem is a massive moon, roughly 1/49th of the size of the First World it orbits just in side of any other object, minus the meteorites that manage to continue to exist. Due to the Benisuzume that makes up the majority of the object the only indication of it’s location is the thin layer of frozen Dark Tapestry. Even with the ice the rock below dulls the shine of stars around it and helps reveal the nature of the object.
Create Plane (-4 AP): Lem’s Core is in fact a separate plane in which Hidia now resides. Functionally infinite it’s filled with nothing but the same syrupy material that makes up the Dark Tapestry that seems to circle in on itself except for the odd place where the below forms. Kikyoko view it as a rite of passage to now visit their Creator, maintain It’s slumber, and emerge from beyond Lem’s icy shell.
Create Portal (-2 AP): Lem’s Mantle is the vague connection between the Core and the Moon itself. The Benisuzume Shell mixes with the Dark Tapestry of the Core at seemingly random spots in a slurry that allows movement between the two planes, if one is strong enough to survive the experience in the first place.
Ending: 7 AP

Iceseer

2017-05-14, 07:02 PM

Fedros felt joy at escaping a pause almost nonexistence. It was weird both because he was aware of it and that He was in it. He never the less continued on deciding to create a tablet of consciousness giving him the ability to have the thoughts of his wisps of new ideas be shown to him and make it easier to be created he could use to create further concepts.

5/20 1pap
-5 tablet of collaboration- artifact of mythical concepts.
claim domain mentality(colobarritive)(-5 tablet of consciousness
-1 blessing of intercommunication- wisps are able to talk to each other and Fedros anytime they want.
-2 ap intercommunication- talking to people around the planes from anywhere and at anytime
-2 ap shared research- people can help each other develop new devices and ideas with this communication)

Sontali

2017-05-15, 01:23 AM

The Price of Perfection

I shook off my disgust as I left the dondron lands, the two wanders had been of almost no use to me, but before I had left them I had learnt two valuable things. The location of the rest of them, and how to take apart and piece together more of their kind. Their location had been the more interesting of the discoveries.

My visit to the dondrons had been livelier, if somewhat messier. Some of them had shown clear signs of madness, delusions of grandeur. And what kind of monster would I be if I hadn’t helped them. Their god, Demara had the fool notion that nothing was perfect, that it could always be improved. It had been hard to change this attitude among even the mad, but slowly I had. Delusions of grandeur no longer.

Three of them I convinced, turning away from Demara in their belief that the dondron was the ultimate expression of life. They had fled into the wilds one day together, thinking that they would make another forge. Following them it had not been hard to show them the error of their ways. It was such cruelty to let the lesser races live.

I suppose it shouldn’t have surprised me that the mortals instantly started to discuss the best way to kill the rest. But once again I was forced to show them a better way. And then I fed them.

Now, as I write this I remember the cries of the mortals I gave them, but that is truly not what I live for, as you should know by now. A piece, yes. But merely a by-product of my goals. Perhaps I should demonstrate further, even as I write I weave. Such faith, it would be a shame if it was misplaced.

Starting AP: 16 AP
Create Society (Cloak of Lies Charges) – The Perfect: A splinter group of the dondrons that arrived on the First World, the original members fell into delusions of grandeur and were convinced that the dondron is the perfect lifeform. Taking mercy on the lesser beings, The Perfect see themselves as saviours. As their numbers swell they send out raiding parties to bring non dondron sentient beings back to the Conversion Forges. Where they Perfect them. In most other regards The Perfect functions much like other dondron societies, except not one worships Demara and they tend towards cruelty.

Create Mythical Concept (4 AP) – Conversion Forges: These enchanted objects actually resemble something closer to a smelter, but the name has stuck. The Conversion Forges are built for the facilitation of one thing, the conversion of a mortal into a dondron. A horrific process, the conversion works by trapping the soul of the mortal within a metal body. The mortal is locked within the chamber of the hollow, cylinder like construction, and molten metals of various kinds are poured over the prisoner. As they die and their flesh and body is burnt away the magic of the forge traps the soul in the metal and shapes it into their new dondron form. They are then fished out and instilled with the mentality and madness of The Perfect. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this does not always work perfectly well, and the failures are either horribly disfigured amalgamations of metal and flesh, or stark raving mad, often both. These are then tested to work out better methods. And sometimes, sometimes nothing comes out of a Conversion Forge, The Perfect think they get hungry.

Curse (1 AP) – The Good Word: Let the faithful beware. Every once in a while, a curse sets itself upon the shoulders of a truly faithful mortal. They hear the voice of their god. So, overwhelmed is this person that they become even more faithful, impossibly loyal. But the truth is that it is not actually their gods voice. And that eventually their ‘gift’ will turn them and the people around them from their god. Often in spectacular ways. Just as an example, a faithful of a god that preaches about the peace of death might find that someone who hears their ‘Good Word’ might eventually become the centre of a death cult that sends people to their embrace before their time.

Remaining AP: 11 AP

HavatrEinar

2017-05-15, 02:36 PM

The Beginning of the Wodenaris

Havatr walked the wild forests of the First world. There beauty was far greater seen with his new eyes. Seeing from the eyes of a god had changed many things in Havatr. His enjoyment of the world grew as well as his desire to protect it. Realizing this truth in himself Havatr set forth in creating a people that would cherish the forest as he did. Placing his hand on a tree. Havatr used his divine powers to cause seeds to fall from the tree. As this happened the seeds sprouted and from the seed was the Wodenaris born. Havatr provided cloths to his people and gave them the gift of speech. Looking at his creations he choose one female Wodenari to step forward.

You shale be called Aya and you will be the leader of your people. You will be protectors of this forest. Walk with me and I shale teach you how to create a city and govern. I will teach you the art of archery as well as how to commune with the forest. You will call your city Vas Modresa. I will also teach you how to use the innate powers of your race. You all can use all the elements however lightning will be the easiest to use as I am the god of lightning and you are my creation

Havatr spent days with the people he created teaching them the way of the current world. Of how to have a thriving city, and what in the forest was good and what was bad and that the balance between both must be maintained. He taught them the magic of the elements ingrained in the blood of his people. When this was finished he turned to his people and with a smile called to Aya.

You all have learned fast and learned well. Aya you may ask of me one thing. Choose wisely and carefully. But before that I will task you with the found of the Order of The Branch. You will be druids devoted to maintain the forest, its balance, and assisting those who mean no harm to the forest.

Thank you Lord we will do as you command and serve our purpose. As far as the gift you give us. I think a staff would work. This staff will be called the staff of the Arch Druid and it will signify separation of religion and government. It will talk you directly and only you, and create forest creatures to assist in governing the balance of the forest

Smiling Havatr reached down and picked up a twig. He focus his divine energy into the object and the twig became a staff. He gave it to Aya and she turned to the eldest male in the group.

Aegis Moonsinger come forth and take this staff. You shale be the first in a line of many Arch Druids. Serve your god and people well.

Aegis stepped forward and took the staff. When they looked back at Havatr he was walking away into the forest. Though his people felt alone they knew he would remain watchful over them.

Having completed what he found to be a good thing Havatr began his search for the leader of the Pantheon of life.

7(roll over) + 4 weekly = 11 - 10= 1Ap
Claim Domain: Druid(Forest Druids)
Create Mythical Race: Wodenari - Able to naturally use elemental type magic. Fire is the worst for them to use and most unpredictable. This is due to fire being destructive to wood. They naturally use lightning due to the god in which created them. There height ranges from 5'5'' to 6'1'' they have tanned skin and dark brown hair.
Form Society (2AP): Vas Modresa a city built in the tallest thickest trees of the forest.
Create Organization (1AP): Order of the Branch: Druids who protect the balance of good and evil in the forest as well as assist those who mean no ill will to the forest.
Create Minor Artifact (3AP): Staff of the Arch Druid - allows the Arch Druid only to use Create Monstrous Race as well as allowing anyone who is touching the staff to call on Havatr.

aberratio ictus

2017-05-16, 04:05 PM

A City of Silver

Through her divine will, a new mass of land arose from the deep dark sea. It was smaller than most other masses of land on the first world, but massive considering it was to be covered by one city alone, the City of Holy Silver.
The island was a single mountain, it's coasts were steep cliffs, and from the mountain a city of Pure Silver broke free, with strong walls, high spires and elaborately carved palaces and towers; complex, but still unmistakably a unity, a City made from one piece.
In some places, the steep cliffs surrounding the island opened up to high caverns, where the subterranean harbour of the City of Silver would appear, with enough room to house trade and a fleet of ships.
The highest of spires grew docking bays, to accommodate airships.

And Death blessed the Silver City, and made it holy. No undead creature could set foot on the island, for it would burst into flames by her will. Deep beneath the surface was a cavern with a lake, and that lake was as well infused by Death's divine power, its shining light blue water being granted the ability to heal any illness or affliction, remove any curse or hex from those who bathed in it. Whenever a Mortal died within the borders of the city, it would be granted safe passage to the Plains of Solace by the means of powerful Guidance magic.
Moreover, there was a sense of peace and serenity permeating the city, calming the emotions of those who dwelled there.

Veldris allowed wild Igniraptors to fly free amongst the spires; yet, the city itself, it was empty. Thus, Veldris contacted priests loyal to the Church of Our Lady of Solace in the way Fedros had showed her, and ordered them to encourage the peoples of the first world to come populate her city.

Grand Master Xer'mar used his rose to grant the settlers safe passage to the Silver city, and soon, the first arrived. Crustaceans, Humans, Sulmivese, Maytari, Muuch, their wisps - a multitude of different species populated the Holy City.
An ordained priest of every community was sent to the citadel, to create a convent to rule over the city, and decide on laws and regulations, and speak truth if there was a dispute.

Veldris saw the gleaming city, and she saw it was good.

Lastly, the Guardians of Solace gathered around her rose-covered throne, and Death blessed them, and made them Fabled.

2 AP left + 10 AP (rollover x 2) = 12 AP
1 PAP
1 free blessing (The Chalice of Mercy)
1 free blessing (The Wise Guardian's Rose)

Create Land (2AP): The Silver City is Veldris' holy city on the first world. A massive city made from pure silver, with high spires and strong walls, it is an impressive sight to behold.
Infuse Land (3AP): The Silver City was blessed by Death, and thus has some special properties.
Form Society (2AP): The Silver City is populated by members of almost every known species of the first world.
Create Organisation (1AP): The Holy Silver Convent is the ruling body of the Silver City. Its members are priests of the Church of Our Lady of Solace.
Infuse Mythical Life (3AP): The Guardians of Solace are now Fabled Life.
Blessing of safe travel (1 AP The Wise Guardian's Rose) was used to grant the settlers safe passage to the Silver City over the hostile seas.

1 AP left
1 PAP left
1 free blessing (The Chalice of Mercy)
1 free Alter Land or Create Monstrous Life

Deeply grateful for the trust Veldris had given them, the Guardians of Solace used their inherent magical powers to grow rosebushes all over the Silver City, growing over some parts of the walls, along the sides of towers and spires, to her everlasting glory.

The Holy Silver Convent, meanwhile, was busy recruiting from the faithful guardsmen, who were charged with keeping the peace inside the city's walls.

1 AP
1 PAP
1 free blessing (The Chalice of Mercy)
1 free Alter Land or Create Monstrous Life

Alter Land (0 AP (GoS)): The Roses of the Silver City cover some parts of the Silver City in beautiful roses, some even growing so high as to reach up to the highest of spires.
Create Organisation (1 PAP): The Convent Guard are the peacekeepers inside the Silver City. They are armed and trained very well, and answer only to the Convent.

1 AP left
1 free blessing (The Chalice of Mercy)

Gunhaven

2017-05-19, 09:59 PM

To Twist Fate
The effects of the Good Word were subtle among the Dominion and yet they still were affected by it. A new faction of the odd youth here and there was created that felt it was their right to not insure the Tentacles in the Void’s sleep but instead awaken It. When those youth inevitably bonded together they took it upon themselves to attempt the impossible within Lem’s core. Fully half of them were frozen by Benisuzume before the Destroyer of Coasts managed to encase the remaining unfaithful and hurtle them away in a fit of activity. This new life found itself hurtling towards the World Below before their icy tomb began to melt in the atmosphere and they crashed into the ocean.

To Populate the Seas Below
The Ika, as the newly transformed Kikyoko called themselves, quickly regrouped. They found that they had a certain command over the creatures of this new sea they swam through, especially the Yunbaro that had been floating aimlessly before, and began work on forming new schools to explore the depths. As a collective they began to call themselves the Sheru with those who remained faithful to the dream of awakening their Creator taking the name of Yume. Unlike the Dominion who had the Nothingness Above to guide them the Sheru quickly turned to the largest Ika that took the name Kujira.
This Ika helped form some order within the schools of the Sheru, learning to track the objects above their new home and through the use of astronomy provide hunting grounds so that they could live in harmony. Kujira was still a Yume, though, and gave preference to what some of it’s kin would call the first member of the organization. The second most favored were those Ika who could fully commit to astronomy, who started to call themselves the Hoshi, with the nonbelievers and simpler Ika or Yunbaro to pick at the scraps within the vast sea.
Starting: 17 AP (7 AP + 10 (5 * 2 weeks))
Create Organization (1 AP): Yume, or Awakeners, are those that believe Hidia should wake up. Most Kikyoko are vehemently against the idea and have taken to copying their Creator’s tactic of attempting to hurtle any of their rank toward the seas below. On the other hand most Ika believe that it’s their duty to return to space and complete their mission of awakening that Which Exiled. Only a few were unjustly targeted by the slumbering fury of the deity and maintain their beliefs as Ika that they shouldn’t bother with something that clearly just wants a nap.
Create Organization (1 AP): Hoshi are Astronomers, primarily among the Ika although eventually their knowledge may spread. It is they who track the stars, sun, and Lem above and divine meaning from it all. It is also they who carry down Kujira’s decrees dealing with territory so that the Sheru can continue to coexist in a finite area.
Create Subrace of Kikyoko (2 AP): Ika are Kikyoko that have been confined to the oceans below. Largely squid like in appearance, much like the Kikyoko, they appear to have an innate ability to manipulate sea creatures. It is they who work on taming the otherwise wild Yunbaro and begin a steady exploration of where they’re stuck while always trying to evolve past the water and back to the Tapestry above.
Form Society (2 AP): Sheru is the society that mirrors the Dominion on the World Below. Made up of schools of Ika, Yunbaro, and whatever other sea creatures the Ika can convince to join them as they hunt the oceans’ depths. Most of their members are made up of Yume as well who constantly strive for the means to leave the water and bring the fight back up to the Dominion.
Create Avatar (4 AP): Kujira is the largest Ika and some say the one who initially organized the Kikyoko that wished to awaken Hidia from It’s slumber. Even if it wasn’t the now Ika remembers clearly It’s life before the ocean and directs it’s kin to realize the dream their leader has for that Which Exiled. What that could be is anybody’s guess but it surely can’t end well.
Ending: 7 AP

aberratio ictus

2017-05-21, 12:20 PM

The fading connection

Veldris, the Goddess of Death, felt her connection to the First World fading. With Souls streaming into her realm, the number of her faithful ever growing and her influence spreading, herself growing in power, that divine might felt too strong to influence the First World without possible catastrophic consequences for the mortals. She knew very well what her might was capable of. There was the old man she had healed to death, which had led to the creation of Fomor, Prince of Decay.

She needed another, a vessel, a relay, someone who could do her work in a way that did not hurt.

And it was her old friend, the First Soul, the prey whose suffering she had ended when the first world had just been born, that came to her side.

Veldris called it AiO, and gifted AiO a body of gleaming silver light, the outlines of a majestic stag's head visible to the observer, and a deep, grand voice to speak her word. As she had done so, she sent The First Soul to the first world, to act in her name and preserve the Plains of Solace and make sure the mortals would eternally find it there.

Meanwhile, in the City of Silver, Grand Master Xer'mar, in deference to his goddess, taught the Mortals how to produce fine art, paintings, sculptures, literature and plays. Soon, beautiful statues of Veldris appeared in the City's streets, and paintings and stageplays were made in her honour, and the people rejoiced.

Soon, through trade, the concepts of high art spread far and wide, and although they were at first religious in nature, celebrating the gods, the mortals soon expanded to other themes as well.

Deep below the surface of the Silver City, the Guardians created deep, highly branched caverns to serve as catacombs for the mortals in this most holy place. It was soon considered good fortune to be buried beneath the Silver City, and even from far away Mortals made pilgrimages there to see their loved ones buried. An organisation, the Gravekeepers, formed to tend to the subterranean tunnel systems.

1 AP + 5 AP rollover
1 free blessing (The Chalice of Mercy)
1 free bessing (The Wise Guardian's Rose)
1 PAP
1 free Alter Land or Create Monstrous Life

Create Avatar (4AP): AiO, The First Soul is Veldris' Avatar on the first world. A being of gleaming light, its exact appearance is impossible to ascertain, although the ghostly features of a majestic stag's head can be seen when it speaks.
Alter Land (0AP): The Deep Catacombs are elaborate tunnels and caverns below the Silver City. Here, the dead are buried on holy land, and cared after religiously.
Create advanced concept (2AP): High Art comes in many forms - paintings, plays, operas, novels... While there had been primitive versions of all that in every culture, only now that the different species actively come together in one city, the City of Silver, the mutual inspiration has led to a great surge in quality and innovation.
Create Organisation (1PAP): The Gravekeepers are an organisation of various Mortals tending to the Deep Catacombs and making sure their repose is not disturbed. They are taciturn individuals wearing heavy, white robes, and they take their duties very seriously. Still, they provide friendly guidance to pilgrims travelling the tunnels, and nobody knows the Deep Catacombs as well as they do.

1 free blessing (The Chalice of Mercy) left
1 free bessing (The Wise Guardian's Rose) left

weet555

2017-05-21, 11:37 PM

The burning engine of progress, the first world.

The collective of the finite had been set back by a number of their own leaving and forming the perfect. Still dondrons kept on working, some ever thought of this as an opportunity to truly see if they were doing task the best way.

One young dondron of the third generation had both an idea and a design to test and now was the time. His idea was a production line were each dondron passed their work to the next. This was no great revolution, dondrons had been dividing up work since their creation, although this method was largely untried. However it was the design that drew more interest, a water pump using steam, it had not been considered before.

The dondrons got to work fast organising themselves into a production line and started to build the machine. Before the day was done the steam engine had been made from raw materials, a quick production for something larger than a man.

There was some doubt about the young dondron’s intended use for the pump, he planned to use it to drain the flooded coal mine. To some of the dondrons using a coal powered machine to get more coal seemed counterproductive but all agreed this would be an excellent field test regardless.

The fire was lit, the water bubbled and boiled, the machine came to life and pulled water from the mine. Soon it became clear that the young had dramatically miscalculated how much water his machine consumed. Desperately the metal men attached drains and tanks to stop the overflow of water. Inspired by the crude design and the overflow each of the dondron’s minds raced with ideas of improving the machine or using it.

Gods Created Men But Colt Made Them Equal – the orbiting world.

In one of the bubbles of the orbiting world a Getg poured powder into the chamber, then loaded bullet in each and finally covered them in grease. The metal men aimed his gun at a target and pulled back its hammer. *bang* None of the nearby dondrons turned at the noise. Getg pulled the hammer back, the chambers turned. *bang* Some eyes turned to Getg thinking he must have been quick on reloading his pistol.

Getg placed his left hand over the hammer, time for a serious test . *bang*bang*bang* The three shots where fired in a moment. Every dondron now turned to the sound of pistol that could fire as fast as three men. Getg pulled the hummer back, the chambers turned. *bang*

He looked at his gun as its barrel smoked, it was the start of a new age.

13ap artefact charge

Create advance concept (2ap): Production line

A method of production, instead of one or two people doing most of the construction you have a team each doing one task of the production.

Create advance concept (2ap): Steam engine

A steam engine as many know is a machine that turns heat to pressure and pressure to force. Steam engines possess some great advantages over there contemporaries (windmills, water wheel) in that it can be built any were and can run at any time.

Create advance concept (2ap): Pluming

Pipes, pumps and tanks everything one would need to get water from one place to another.

Create advance concept (2ap): Industrialisation.

Power is nothing unless it can be used. This is the concept of machines that do the work of man on great scales.

Create advance concept (artefact charge): Pre-loaded guns

This is the concept for the practises and designs used for loading guns while ahead of use, while with this concept reloading still takes while a lot of it can be done before the battle.

5ap