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That's a...cool idea. A weak demon made much stronger by a premade physical body. It'd certainly work with the whole theme of the occult. The interactions between souls and demons would be very interesting. I could imagine monsters formed out of half-demon half-mortals, where part of their soul has been returned -- but the rest is supplanted by demons. Perhaps they would hunger for more souls to fill themselves up with. But that would depend on whether Slough/Legion/Fretzzo were down with allowing that kind of stuff to happen.

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Uggghhh noooooo, that's impure! You shall not defile the purity and beauty of DEATH with your occult taint!

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That's a...cool idea. A weak demon made much stronger by a premade physical body. It'd certainly work with the whole theme of the occult. The interactions between souls and demons would be very interesting. I could imagine monsters formed out of half-demon half-mortals, where part of their soul has been returned -- but the rest is supplanted by demons. Perhaps they would hunger for more souls to fill themselves up with. But that would depend on whether Slough/Legion/Fretzzo were down with allowing that kind of stuff to happen.

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Isn't that literally what Occult always does in fantasies? It's Fated!

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Do it! *Grabs firewhip and chases away Kho the death cultist before he can stop you*

Uggghhh noooooo, that's impure! You shall not defile the purity and beauty of DEATH with your occult taint!

Work on a post has begun. Hold on to your butts.

Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss, that was truly epic. The fact that we can't access it gives it the air of legend - a long ago war between Thulemiz and Cavern things, where comets rained down and gods fought.

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It's funny. You stop thinking about the stuff you wrote entirely and never remember it, but as soon as it returns to relevance, it's surprising how much detail you recall.

Thought exercise: In your own time, see how accurately you can remember the second character you ever wrote. The first one often has airs of nostalgia and is remembered more clearly because of it.

@FrettzoOr you could make horrible soul-demon amalgams!

I've got an idea. Not only does a half-returned soul not contain the aspect of the element its missing, but it also feels a constant yearning to make up for this. To a simple necromantic soul, this might express itself through hopeless longing; a soul without Shadow might surround itself in knick-knacks and souvenirs from everyone and everywhere it visits, while a Soul without heart might surround itself with life.

But when you mix in a demon, the undead creature becomes much stronger, the same way concrete does with rebar. Its hunger also becomes insatiable. They feel a constant urge to fill themselves with something, anything, so they kill mortals and consume what aspect of their souls they're missing. But this isn't enough to keep them whole for long; perhaps the soul cannot ever truly be taken, and eventually Reathos takes it back from the amalgam's stomach, or it simply floats away.

Sound like something good?

I have been told to say hello by the great Kho.

hi [+]

how ya doin

have been told to say hello by the great Kho.

told to say hello by the great Kho.

to say hello by the great Kho.

by the great Kho.

the great Kho.

@FrettzoOr you could make horrible soul-demon amalgams!

I've got an idea. Not only does a half-returned soul not contain the aspect of the element its missing, but it also feels a constant yearning to make up for this. To a simple necromantic soul, this might express itself through hopeless longing; a soul without Shadow might surround itself in knick-knacks and souvenirs from everyone and everywhere it visits, while a Soul without heart might surround itself with life.

But when you mix in a demon, the undead creature becomes much stronger, the same way concrete does with rebar. Its hunger also becomes insatiable. They feel a constant urge to fill themselves with something, anything, so they kill mortals and consume what aspect of their souls they're missing. But this isn't enough to keep them whole for long; perhaps the soul cannot ever truly be taken, and eventually Reathos takes it back from the amalgam's stomach, or it simply floats away.

Sound like something good?

@Kho

Do you believe the wanderer of the OOC can still join this?