SpookySquid

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Immediately, questions flooded Kadoodle's mind (see what I did there? Ehhhh???). Why was he being recruited for this mission? He was sure that most of these people could go six hours without eating. If needed, they could just be given food to take along the way, they wouldn't have to have a personal chef along with them.

Kadoodle fidgeted nervously and glanced around the room. What was he doing here? These people were trained professionals! They didn't need a chef, did they? His services would be utterly useless! While they investigated, he would do little other than wander around the tunnels making a fool of himself. Maybe they had thought he was a mercenary? Kadoodle frowned. People always assumed that goblins were simple minded. Goblin chefs were rare; typically a job that required such finesse was left to a human or elf. Usually, even when he insisted, many didn't believe him until they tried his cooking. He finally built up enough courage to ask a question.

"Excuse me, but there must be some kind of mistake..." Kadoodle started quietly, "I'm just a... well... erm...." Kadoodle lost his confidence as he looked up at the others. He shouldn't have said anything. He should have just slunk out of the room and gone home. Fear bubbled in his chest. He glanced at Ricard. Clearly the elf was a royal, and none hated goblins more then the elves who had only heard the horrible stories never met a goblin. What was he thinking? They wouldn't just kill or imprison him for no reason! Right...? He had been dumb. He shouldn't have made himself noticeable...

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Kadoodle had little trouble getting into the parlor. He had simply produced a jar full of cookies from his pouch and explained that he was their chef. As soon as the guards sunk their teeth into the treats, they let him past. He happily entered and then stopped dead in his tracks.

He couldn't believe his terrible luck. First of all, the small boy and the hungry looking man smelled horrible, and clearly ate plenty of food. More work for him. But his biggest worry was the Snow elf. All elves despised goblins, or, at the very least disliked goblins. The elves grow up learning how terrible goblins are. But even worse then the elf was her companion. Clearly he was protective of her, and most likely hated him as well. The goblin was almost certain they would try and avoid having him on the mission. Kadoodle tried to slink into the corner of the room, but he knew that the pair would confront him soon.

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Let me know if there is something wrong with my first IC post. What was I thinking when I picked the name Kadoodle?

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Kadoodle did his best to remain calm. He was happy that he would finally be going on his long awaited adventure and he could wait to try some new meals out on different people, but at the same time, he was a bit confused. When he was contacted, he had been told that the expedition would be purely for investigative purposes, but he was beginning to have doubts. It didn't take long for the goblin to notice that the bulk of the individuals that were around the mayor's parlor seemed to be fighters. Kadoodle had seen plenty of warriors, and usually there was something different about the way they walked, talked, and acted that made them different from others. What kind of "investigation" required this many people like that? Maybe he was just letting his nerves get the better of him. For all he knew, he could be wrong, and those warrior could just happen to be standing near the parlor. Either way, he was glad he had brought his club with him... he knew he might need it.

The civil unrest didn't soothe his nerves either. Kadoodle glanced at a group of a dozen or so elves huddled closely to a cracked fountain, and they seemed to be eagerly awaiting something. Kadoodle gulped as he realized what that must be... the submarine. What kind of things had happened in this city that people were willing to pack their bags and trust some strangers just to escape? It was obvious that this had something to do with what was happening in the city. Kadoodle knew that it had been bad, but he hadn't realized how out of hand things had become, especially in the parts of the city that weren't as far inland.

Kadoodle pushed his worries aside and continued observing the people who were approaching or waiting outside of the parlor. Kadoodle smiled. It would be great to meet new people! He finally built up his courage, grabbed his pack, and then walked over to the parlor, hoping he could perhaps strike up a conversation with some of the other people that were clearly going to be investigating with him. Perhaps talking to these people would soothe his nerves.

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Hey lug, I edited the thing with the ducks in an attempt to make it more serious. I actually think they could be a thing now. Here is another idea, I'll just post more as they pop into my head:

Pugaroocusus

Pugaroocusus (singular: Pugaroocus) are small six legged insects that are about the size of a human hand. They have beady red eyes, a black exoskeleton, and large, basketball sized sacs on their backs. These sacks are typically filled with either water, water vapor, or liquid/ gaseous raw magic and are too thick to be broken unintentionally, but weak enough to be pierced or burst open by a knife or strong blow. It is nearly impossible to tell what is within the sacs before the contents are released because they are opaque. Magicians attempted to breed different Pugaroocusus, but were not very unsuccessful. The contents of the mother and fathers sacs had no affect on the contents of the child's sac (Igunus sac father + Lux filled mother= Water vapor filled child). In addition, although a Pugaroocus does not die upon having it's sac removed, the sacs seem to be an essential source of nutrients. Without the sacs, the Pugaroocusus can survive, but must eat exorbitantly large amount of food to do so.
So why not farm Pugaroocusus? Just have a magician farm Pugaroocusus and get raw magic from them all the time? It is not that simple. Pugaroocus live in dark caves and deserts and are typically fearful of most humans. A magician would have to go out of his way to find them. They also only thrive in dark places, or places near plenty of mana pools. They don't reproduce very quickly and a mother can only give birth to a child every two years. In addition, if they are threatened, they sometimes bite, scratch, or cry out for help.
Finally, the majority of sacs contain a gallon of liquid mana at best, which isn't really too much. In short, using Pugaroocusus as a source of mana is impractical for nearly any magician. Some magicians will keep one around as a pet or good luck charm to pop open in a pinch. They can live to be over 250 years old in captivity.

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Uh, spooky, I can't tell if you're serious about the ducks or not.

I've already put down gravity as a division of Astra. Potentially, Terra and Astra could be combo'd into a spell to create blocks of earth to which someone/things have gravitational attraction.

@Lugubrious

I wasn't kidding XD XD it would be fun XD XD

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Oh, in regards to world building, I kind of want to make some antagonists or just bad guys. I want to have more fun with spells, see, and the forbidden affinities are begging to be played around with.

Or at least NPCs, I have some ideas for stuff. I just want to play around with what I can do, basically.

@Lord Santa

Wow! Catch up guys! I've already made an entire species! (JK) XD

But in regards to what Oswald said, I've got an idea for a few obscure beasts, outside of the ones that I feel are almost a given in Protea (*cough, cough* Dragons *cough, cough*)

Here's one

Aumalynchos (Bonus Ducks)

Aumalynchos are massive duck creatures that have a nasty habit of popping in unexpectedly. These guys stand at a whopping 15 feet tall (on average). They tend to have white or brown feathers and can be found wandering Protea in groups of 4-6. They are incredibly aggressive towards basically everything, even other families of Aumalynchos. So what makes them unique? These ducks are able to breathe fire! Not impressed yet? It's golden fire and anything touched by these flames turns into a wonderful pirate snack (gold). In addition, all Aumalynchos have three green venomous feathers on each wing. These can be used as projectiles, but unfortunately, using all six will cost an Aumalynchos it's life, similar to how a bumblebee dies shortly after using a stinger. These dangerous feathers will either be blue or green. The brighter the color the more venomous the bird is, and green feathers are always more venomous. They are easy to train by magicians using simple mind control spells (the birds are fairly simple minded creatures), but anyone else will find training an Aumalynchos more trouble than it's worth. They are fairly uncommon, and according to some followers of the Pantheist church, seeing one on the ground is supposed to be horribly bad luck, but seeing a family in the sky means that you have been blessed. Despite their aggressive nature, an Aumalynchos diet consists of primarily roots and grasses. They will eat meat, but only when desperate for food.

*Edited so it doesn't sound like I'm Billy Mays. Added some additional info while keeping it moderately humorous, but not quite as over the top as they were before.*

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Noteworthy announcement

I'm going to be updating the character sheet somewhat. Take a quick look at the new sections and fill them out, please.

@Lugubrious

I edited Kadoodle to fit the requirements of the new CS.

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I've noticed that there are plenty of people interested in this RP and a lot of different characters. Since we have so many, do you think that they could potentially split into two different groups, perhaps sent at different times or by different people? I think that might be pretty interesting and fun, any thoughts?

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How much longer until you plan on starting things off IC? I'm just trying to avoid a flood of surprises.