Rune_Alchemist

Tabrasa\- Born of Chaos.

@Duoya

So, before I forget.

How would Hayim feel about making Iva a garden in his library?

Twisted Tales (Fairy Tale Horror)

@Double

Sign me up to get mindfucked by a eldritch horror. It'll be great.

Tabrasa\- Born of Chaos.

I'd also like to voice a similar concern as Lord Zee.

As @A Lowly Wretch, Iva's Civilization should currently be the most advanced. And they have nothing like what this light god has because of the primitive state of the world. They do have a rudimentary government, fishing, boats, and an ability to build traps, hunt with relative ease, and make simple tools and structures.

Mortals shouldn't be making any large multi-story structures yet because that knowledge has yet to exist outside of Iva's Library and he wouldn't give it out freely.

Just my two cents though.

Tabrasa\- Born of Chaos.

Another post from me. Hopefully no one minds me having a bit of fun with this current story involving Lahzira too much, but I don't want to just have her stuff all happen behind the scenes and pull something outta nowhere later since she's gonna be kinda important for White Dawn.

EDIT:
Oh, and I hope Dirka likes her gift, hah.

Tabrasa\- Born of Chaos.

~~The Illuminator~~

@Dealdric
Location:
Cy'Lathak, Library of Eternity

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The creature, Zhavitri seemed to prop itself up, taking offense to being called slimy but couldn't voice any thought other than opening its dozen or so eyes and merely glare at her. It seemed like it was pouting. A few bubbles were all it could voice, but It merely contented itself with sitting on the table, taking in the sights of its new surroundings instead of poking the hornets nest.

"Hee! A pretty little birdie you are indeed!" Iva replied in response to Dirka's words, walking through the dimly lit, magnificent hall of the library at a leisurely pace. "Such a pretty thing...if you were a flower, I'd pluck you and put you in a garden!" A laugh as they passed a few half empty bookshelves. The library was in a pretty sad state right now, wasn't it? Oh, certainly the construction was grand, the architecture a marvel, and bookshelves for years, but they were so woefully empty! Ah, it made his little god heart tremble in despair! "...I could show you how I do it!" Iva chuckled. "We are gods. We can do whatever we wish - we just have to will it so!" That aside though, a present for his sister dearest. Soon enough, Iva led Dirka to a room that seemed to be a workshop of sorts. It was rather...macabre. Several carcasses of beasts were sitting on the floor, long dead and stripped of organs and internal body parts. Iva likely had used their parts for an experiment or something. In the middle of the room however, was a contraption of sorts made from bone.

It was about half as tall as a normal human, likely made out of the bones of the animals in the room. It was a weird triangle shape, with one side being made of some animals spine. Interwoven between them were strings pulled taught, running down the empty spaces at either of the triangle.

"Go on, give one of the strings a pluck! It makes a most delightful sound."

Actions

For clarification, Iva gifts Dirka a Harp made from animal bones.

Location:
White Dawn
@Stern Algorithm

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"What?" Surprised, the Kadisht Gammaton was currently conversing with looked over to Lahzira. Seemingly considering something for a moment, the dark haired male sighed, motioning her over. "I can not fathom why you want to speak with that one. She has lost Lord Iva's favor - but very well. You have given us quite the treat, traveler and is our custom to trade such. Lahzira, the traveler wishes to speak with you. Try not to let your childishness get the better of you." The human, Lahzira seemed hesitant, but soon enough walked over. The Kadisht left soon after, frowning in deep thought. She felt a chill go down her spine - why where they being so cold to her?

"...uhm, yes, hi?" She said uncertainly. She wasn't really in the mood to meet a stranger. It was odd anyways. For someone supposedly so far away wasn't it weird they could understand him? Well, she couldn't really refuse and not seem suspicious at this point. She would take a treat from Gammaton, immediately brightening as soon as the sweet substance touched her tongue. "Ah! What is this! This is delicious! Haha, oh wow this makes this entire day worth it almost." She grinned, laughing lightly before realizing she was probably being rude.

"Oh...uh, sorry? You wanted to speak with me? I don't know why...seems like the Kadisht and the hunters don't like me today." She replied quietly, rubbing the back of her hand. "Today's been really weird for me, but whatever this is has made it so much better, heh!"

Tabrasa\- Born of Chaos.

@A Lowly Wretch

Heyo, finally updated Iva's CS with the rough stats of those slimes. They may look cute and cuddly now, but wait until it grows up. Huhuhu. Do tell if there is anything you'd like changed.

I, the Demon King, Will Summon My Own Damned Heroes!

~The cavern~

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Certainly, her approach wasn't the best, but what else could she do? Wasn't like she had books or manuals to teach her magic theory. Perhaps she could find such a thing somewhere in the world. All she could do now, was to try and 'feel' it. Bend it forcefully to her will. But perhaps there was a better method. Until she learned more about magic in general - this was the best she could work with. Or at least, she thought. She didn't have complicate formula, books to reference, notes to write to work with.

The night began to drag on, with Ash not sparing a second thought for anyone else around her. Perhaps she should have taken a break, said something to Danny or Reoth. Perhaps they could offer insight, but she wasn't quite used to being able to have others around her to help so she didn't think of it. Instead, she did what she did best. Tackle a problem alone until it was solved, whether it took her a day or an entire week of sleepless nights. It wasn't like she didn't know what she was doing. This magic seemed incredibly simple, in theory. She just needed to do it. Frustrating, when you used to be able to name chemicals and do complex problems in your sleep to have something so seemingly simple elude you.

A familiar feeling this was. Loneliness. Working on her own, sleepless and even forgetting to eat at times as she worked tirelessly. That's all she was good for, after all. Didn't have friends. Didn't have a life, outside of work. Her family was no better, always measuring her by her achievements. At least this was simple. Feel the magic, attempt movement. Nothing else too it. She just needed to keep her growing frustration under control. The familiar exhaustion was shoved to the back of her mind. In a way, it was familiar even.

Skill Gain: Magic Analysis I
You may now analyze magical energies or objects to learn their most basic magical characteristics. Less effective on Materials and Monsters unless they are magical in nature.

Skill Gain: Lesser Force I
Use a type of magical telekinesis to manipulate objects a short distance from your body. Objects cannot be finely manipulated, and the strength of this Spell is comparable to your physical ability. It works better if the object is also within your sight. This Spell has low MP consumption.

system:Ash

And suddenly, it seemed she succeed.

"Aha, yes!" She opened her eyes, letting the focus slip from her mind as she made a rather comical attempt at doing a victory jump, only to wobble over and fall face first onto the ground. "Urf...oh I haven't been this tired since I was studying for college exams..." She grumbled, panting lightly and catching her breath, letting her body rest on the ground. Lesser Force and Magic analysis! How useful! That would be an excellent skill to study and understand more forms of magic. Hopefully she could opt for a less tiring approach in the future the more magical skills she developed and understood.

Skill Rank Up: Overwork I > II
Stamina consumption increased. Self-Buff increased. When Stamina is fully consumed, this Skill can be kept active by sacrificing HP. This skill will automatically deactivate when HP reaches dangerously low levels.

You have no MP remaining.

WARNING! You have run out of Stamina! You will be Exhausted until you recover through rest--abilities are significantly decreased. You are Thirsty.

system:Ash

"Ah...thank you...I couldn't tell that myself." She moved her mouth, smacking her lips a bit to try and get rid of the dry feeling. Overwork leveled up too, huh? No surprise there. The skill would be useful later on, in both combat and study. Now that she had Lesser Force, she could manipulate objects fairly easily. More importantly though, she should find something to drink. The pool was a fair ways off, and from the continuing sounds of combat echoing through the cavern she'd probably not want to go that way. First things first then. Get her stamina back up, then find a source of water, but the system wasn't done quite yet.

Another level up?

And seven skill points this time, too! How nice. What skills should she put points into? Taking a moment to consider, Ash scrolled down the list to the bottom until she reached the next section. Her body was beginning to change? What?

"Darwin would be rolling in his grave if it was this easy..." The lizard mused to herself. But what was this? How should she go about this? The options to choose from all seemed fairly standard. There was the adult Fanged Lizard. An obvious choice, and likely one that could get her a pack of lizards easier than the others. A kobold was up next. Hands and feet would be very useful, though now that she had developed lesser force, that was much less of an issue. The tailed frog was the most unattractive option. Seemed like a strength based option. Hm. That left the Pygmy Drake.

"Slight increase to base stats...Increase to MP, Gain lesser flight, and gain Mana Orb and Dragon Affinity..." By all accounts, that seemed to be the most attractive one of the options. She could continue developing Lesser force to achieve more fine manipulation, and with Mana Orb she could easily gain a better understanding of how magic worked with Magic Analysis. The more magic she learned - the better off she'd be. Perhaps she could even find a mage? According to the system info, mages kept them as pets sometimes. She wouldn't mind finding such a person to learn under. It'd be an excellent way to gain a better understanding of the world.

"Hmm, what to do..." Should she do it now? It said it would leave her temporarily vulnerable. How long was temporarily? She cast a glance over to Colchain and then towards the direction of the cavern entrance. "...hm, put Five points into Alert, and two into Charisma." Muffle, while useful, wasn't going to be doing much for her at the moment. Perhaps later, it could be something useful but for now it'd be far better to be aware of the people sneaking up on you, and it was difficult grinding Charisma in a place where no one even understood what she was saying. Deciding that for now it'd be best to rest, Ash walked over to the other fanged Lizard, feeling at least safe enough to rest near the other as she let herself lay on the ground near him. "Pygmy Drake."

Inventory

Throat Pouch:
- 5x empty slots.
Rawhide Backpack
- 5 slots

Current party

Dominated Fanged Lizard - Colchain

Tabrasa\- Born of Chaos.

Pffft

Same, fam, same.

So far everyones posts have been amazing.

Reminds me I need to update Iva's CS with the Shoggoth slime people.

Razelia: The Kingdom Of Magic (FINISHED)

~~Seleth~~

@PaulHaynek@Polaris North

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The moment Raviel removed himself from atop her, she already moved. Making a simple movement, shadowy orbs of darkness formed on Raviel, holding him in place. As strong as he was, he was no match for the magic! Hopefully. At least. Honestly, she felt a little bad. He could have just ended it there by keeping her pinned, but she wasn't about to let victory out of her grasp even if her opponent was going easy on her. She had to prove that she wasn't just all talk. If not to others, just for herself. She couldn't let herself go home empty handed.

"Tch, going easy on me." She grunted, picking up her spear from the ground. "Fine, I'll take the win then." Seleth formed several javelins around her. Breathing deeply and focusing, she ran towards her opponent, the black javelins following suit behind her. She'd need to watch for his teleportation. The weights prevented physical movement, but not magical ones, but hopefully she could strike faster than he could move.

She lunged forward with her spear, aiming it right into Raviel's chest. The shadow Javelins followed behind her, aiming to impale him from various directions.

Razelia: The Kingdom Of Magic (FINISHED)

I'll be getting a post up tomorrow~