JaceBeleren

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The dagger met some resistance at the demon's thick hide, but slid in after a moment's delay. The demon roared in anger, but Mergoux also had its approval: it would have done exactly the same thing in her situation. Its hand recoiled, and its grip loosened enough that Megoux could breath, but it didn't let go completely. Instead it pulled her up, nearly to her feet as it retracted its arm. As it did so, it looked back and saw one of the other creatures, who Mergoux knew as Nebullius, about to launch some kind of attack. The demon did not know the nature of the attack, but it suspected it was magic or magic-based. Regardless, it had no reason to be hit by such an attack, and a very good reason not to be in one of its hands.

It moved the hand with which it was holding Mergoux (its right hand) from her neck to her left shoulder, and took hold of her with its left hand below her right arm. As it was doing this, it spun to face the creature and ducked behind Mergoux, using her as a shield to block the attack. The demon was unsure whether it was the kind that would hurt her, it definitely had the appearance of a hallowed attack that might only affect it. But what a turn of events it would be if it did hurt her!

Anyway, even the worst possiblilty would be that it would not be hit, which would hardly be something to complain about.

Cult of Lycholme Recruitment Thread

@Pyromaniacwolf Wait... does this mean we might be a proper faction now?

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Tessa Imlotel, a rich mage that doesn't like mind flayers

The Technology Planet - Frixion Prime - Open

...gun touched his head...

@LokiLeo789

...standing about ten feet behind the Sykrott...

@JaceBeleren

Thought of that already. Can Mal turn around, move nearly ten feet and make an attack in the time it takes Diana to move her finger about an inch? I don't doubt his abilities, but I don't think even he could manage that.

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@ChickenTeriyaki If his ship's part of the fleet, I'd rather stick with the theme used for the other ships (names of Greek mythological characters, e.g. Medea, Argos, Heracles). If he's allied to the fleet but officially part of it, any name within reason would make sense, obviously. Anyway, other than that, if the mods accept him then he's in.

The Technology Planet - Frixion Prime - Open

@LokiLeo789 Feel free to try. I've done some arena roleplay in the past, Diana can run if necessary, and the fight might be broken up beforehand anyway. Otherwise, I'm sure we can find a way we both get to survive this.

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"Fine. Crap, whatever. No deal, I get it." Diana said, angry that she'd been ignored like that. Yes, she'd been planning to steal a fortune from the alien and prepared to kill him if he got in the way, but he had nothing to gain from being a jerk. She, on the other hand, had the world to gain. In her opinion, at least, that excused it. It didn't make things any better that this meant the deal was off as well.

She left him behind and returned to her crewmates and the bar, when she noticed the huge Sykrott get up and leave. There wasn't much extraordinary about this on its own, but the more she watched him, the more something seemed off. Maybe the way he was walking, maybe the way he was watching the man that had left a moment before. Maybe he knew that man for something one had done to the other, maybe he was off his meds, maybe she was just seeing things. Whatever it was, the man looked in too much danger for this to be ignored. After a moment's hesitation, she set off after him.

But of course, she stuck out like a sore thumb. Now on her own, in her uniform with all these modifications. At least there were plenty of aliens, so almost everyone was as weird as her in one way or another. Even then, she'd had no training or even practice in shadowing people. She just did her best to look like she happened to be heading this way, which became more and more difficult as she followed the Sykrott into more and more empty areas.

It'd be sooner rather than later she'd be found, so Diana took what time she had to steel herself for the battle to come.

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Kobasratha

Character Sheet for Kobasratha

Name: Kobasratha
Title: The Soul Duke

Height: 6'1 (7'7 with horns)
Weight: 168lbs
Age: Old, by demonic standards, though no precise amount is known
Race: Demon

Tier: 4 (National) - While nothing special in terms of physical power, Kobasratha can potentially affect a huge area using the souls he purchases.
Groups: Cult of Lycholme

Appearance: Kobasratha is an intimidating figure. Just over six feet tall, with tough, jet black skin and eyes that glow a cold blue. Thick spikes running along the back, pointing skywards like the crown of horns that adorn the brutish head. Powerfully built and distinctly otherworldly.

Personality: Kobasratha, like any demon, is utterly malevolent. The only disctinction in that regard is the form that that malevolence takes. Kobasratha's evil resides in a patient, scheming manner. He sees concepts such as faith and morality like a game. He, of all people, would know that everyone has their price, even the most celebrated of saints and the most pious of angels.
He is quite content to wait for his plans to come to fruition. He does not celebrate victory, because though he does enjoy it, it no longer seems like there is much chance of failure. Winning is good, but unsurprising. However, he does not seem surprised when he is defeated, either, despite its relative rarity. In truth, he is impressed with the victor, and will often commend them for their success, before devising or improving a plan to continue with.
Power is Kobasratha's primary motivation. He desires to gather ever more souls to serve him and establish a permanent base on the mortal plane, from which he will enact further villainy. How will he do this? The greed of mortals and a little fine print tends to get Kobasratha his way.

Abilities, Talents, Traits, Powers:

• ⁽⁴⁾ Soul Duke: Kobasratha can sell certain vile commodities to mortals in exchange for their souls, upon death. These include bound lesser demons, castings of powerful enchantments long-forgotten by mortal civilisations, strange and advanced potions and even liquified pain. Upon death, the soul of the mortal will be forcibly transported to Kobasratha's castle in Hell, where he will decide on a use for them.
• ⁽²⁾ Twin existence: Kobasratha can simultaneously be on the mortal plane and Hell at the same time, organising his army of souls while gathering more "recruits".
• ⁽⁴⁾ Shadow of the demon: Kobasratha cannot be physically manifested on the mortal plane for more thana few hours. However, he can possess a weak-willed (definition: unimportant NPC) mortal indefinitely, posing as them and having access to their memories and a general idea of how they would act. Abilities inherent to the body, such as naturally occuring magic, are available to Kobasratha, but learnt abilities (such as studied magic) are not. Abilities which start off inherently but are developed through practice (such as psionics) can be used at the natural level only.
• ⁽⁴⁾ Lord of the Dark: Souls are valuable commodities, if you know how to use them. Kobasratha uses many in the processes required to produce many of the other items he uses to buy more souls. He has consumed a number in the past, permanently boosting his physical and mental power. He does not do this often, as this permanently destroys the soul, reducing opportunity for pain. Lastly, there is a process that can turn a captured soul into a weak form of demon, with stronger and more good-aligned souls forming more powerful demons (Kobasratha himself was formed from an angel), which are born compelled to the creator's service, unlesss they are a more powerful demon than the creator.

Items:

• ⁽⁴⁾ Thousands of souls: Useful for many things, see above.
• ⁽⁴⁾ A wealth of demonic commodities: Used for buying souls, in countless forms and uses, some also mentioned above.
• ⁽⁴⁾ Castle Kobasratha: A demiplane about five miles across within Hell. Most of the souls Kobasratha owns are housed here, working for eternity or until their master decides upon another use for them.

History: Kobasratha was orginally an angel, sent as part of a strike force to assassinate Asmodeus himself. The whole operation was going to plan, right up until they finally got into the room with Asmodeus. He had known they were coming, and was nowhere to be seen. In his place a series of traps killed almost the entire team, leaving only the angel that would become Kobasratha standing. It was then that Asmodeus offered the angel a chance to survive and escape an eternity of torture. Kobasratha accepted.
Since then, Kobasratha has travelled throughout the universe, with little care for who he hurts. More recently, though, he discovered the planet Lycholme, where almost an entire planet was slaughtered in the name of a powerful necromancer. Seeing a chance to "do business" he made an offer to some of the survivors. A much better chance at survival, in exchange for their humanity. What he meant by this, was that he would turn them into demons. Most accepted, which was excellent for him - he was effectively getting a few dozen souls for free. Never let it be said that Kobasratha does not keep his word.

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