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They would expect the place to be quiet save for themselves yet as they approached the kitchen, they would hear noises of drawers opening and the minor clanging of utensils and other sounds of ransacking. Thieves and robbers, perhaps? Believing the Guild to be deserted? The sisters could hear voices from the kitchen should they press their ears against the closed doors.
The voices were female, and sounded very young. Like teenagers giggling about gossip. The door was a bit ajar, allowing the Altissima sisters to get a peek within the invaded kitchen. They would see a couple of figures, none of whom bode well for the lone Liliraune. They could see a fair-skinned girl with insect features about her, particularly a cockroach with their black-brown wings and appendages; a Devil Bug. The other girl they could see had the ears and the tail of a mouse; clearly a Large Mouse.
Neither of these monster species usually came alone. Who knows how much more of them were in the kitchen, let alone the Guild?
"We've got pests!" The sisters thought. Sylvia lamented Ozzy's departure, who, as an owl, was probably a great deterrent for mice. What to do? The sisters couldn't let these pests ravage the kitchen before they'd even gotten a chance to show off their prowess to the rest of the guild. Looking at each other, the sisters silently agreed on their approach.
"HEY!" Vivian yelled as she slammed the kitchen door open in an attempt to startle the unwanted guests. "What's this? A couple of mischievous vermin?" A vine snapped out in an attempt to grab one of the pests by the leg and hoist them into the air; this would give them something to bargain with, hopefully, since their tactic was going to be a sort of good cop/bad cop dynamic that teetered between intimidation and negotiation.
Though Gammaton was a bit surprised to be picked up and carried by Levia, she couldn't say that it was unpleasant. As a general, Gammaton exuded strength and dependability, so people rarely treated her like a princess even in her butterfly form, let alone her egg form. Besides, given that their master was injured, the urgency was warranted.
However, upon arrival, it seemed Tungsten was already in the process of healing Lady Faetalis, though Gammaton did head over and offer some healing as well. However, Gammaton wasn't the greatest healer outside of combat, since her abilities primarily revolved around sharing her vampirism. She would be more effective if she challenged someone like Canology Mae to a duel, used her kinsect to steal Mae's highest stat, health, and transfer it to Fatalis, and then proceed to drain Mae's health, allowing the shared vampirism with Faetalis to top her off. Of course, such a setup was a bit more complicated than the urgent situation would have allowed, and Mae might balk at being challenged to a duel during such a stressful moment. Regardless, Faetalis was soon back on her feet, so Gammaton backed off to stand at attention.
"I would say that Hivehill is very much in the same condition as the other factories," Gammaton reported, "The brood queens have gone into hibernation to conserve resources so our military force has been significantly impacted." The brood queens were not actually units, and according to the old system, were actually considered 'furniture'; barely mobile parts of Hivehill that were part of the production cycle, that is, consuming resources to make eggs that would later hatch into the various insectoid forces of Infactorium. They were not very strong, and any attacks they could perform to defend themselves were considered 'traps'. With little to no energy coming into Hivehill, the higher tiers of brood queens cocooned up, leaving only the weakest to produce a rudimentary force. "The workers, on the other hand, are mostly unscathed and are ready for leased deployment should any of the other overseers require a few additional helping mandibles. The biologically-inspired architecture of Hivehill makes it slightly more resilient to tremors, and since most of the workers were resting during the celebration, they were within the safety of the tunnels during the...forced transport." Gammaton looked around at her other overseers, and though her host's mask hid her expression, offered a melancholy smile, glad that they, at least, were safe and present, though the shadow of the absence of the other great beings loomed.
After having taken some quests in the past few days the sisters decided to stay at the guild. The garden and hothouse may not be finished yet, but it was enough to start working. Though they had shared a wonderful dinner with Neil and Sister Riñas at the festival, Sylvia felt that cooking was Vivian's expertise, and if Neil was impressed, then it was thanks to Vivian, and not herself. The sisters spent the day deciding where to transplant the herbs they had brought in their planter; they were lucky that in the few quests they had gone on that the herbs had survived such excitement.
"Are you okay with letting Neil go off with Vară?" Vivian asked.
Sylvia was silent for a moment. Vivian had brought up a difficult topic. "Yes, I'm not too worried," Sylvia replied, "You've seen the type of person he is..." Sylvia sighed. "He's love-dense, I don't think he recognizes when someone is interested in him, or he's great at hiding it. Sure it makes it hard since I don't think he's picked up on my subtlety, but Vară's trying too hard to give off this noble aura that she'll never make the first move. This gives me the advantage, since I have no such qualms myself, and when the time is right, I can choose to be more aggressive. Sure, it's not ideal; every girl wants the one she's interested in to notice her, and we've tried not to let our 'monster' side shine through so that we can coexist with humans, but for someone like Neil, even a human girl would have to resort to being aggressive."
After planting the herbs, the sisters harvested a small amount and made their way to the kitchen where they would prepare their first batch of special nectar cookies for the guild. They wouldn't make very many, enough for everyone to have a taste and offer their opinions. Given that the intent was for the guild members to take them out on journeys as a revitalizing energy supplement, should they make them less cookie-like and closer to hard tack for ease of travel? How would the small amount of nectar effect the other monsters, or even the male monsters?
Staff Units are Units that are duplicated by a combination of MinMaxine's Racial Class Skills, and are cookie cutter from a Schematic (Unit Level no higher than 1/2 their Overseer) that each Factory member gave to Faetalis.
Hence, they have no cost against your Factory Production, but can only take one solid hit, before going sploosh back into slime.
So, in spite of having combat potential, they are literally a duplicate that Faetalis uses to "bypass" (a.k.a. exploit a loophole) restrictions on the Production Levels, as she designed MinMaxine to be, technically, an Overseer that duplicates other Entities and produces them via her Slime Magic, so she could spend her Production Levels on her Technomancer stuff and her fellow members can focus on projects the same without stressing.
Gammaton Zero stirred at the base of her host's neck, the parasitic network of nerves flaring into activity.
"Oya, oya?" Gammaton commented, speaking through the host's smooth, deep male voice and shaking the dust and debris off. Though she was disoriented, as if waking from a dream, Gammaton retained her composure and poise; GrillBears was a bit of a nervous wreck and had created Gammaton to be reliable and calm. Gammaton's first thought was that Infactorium had been attacked, however there should be warnings in place, were that the case. A moment of waiting with no further disruptions, and Gammaton set to commanding the workers to begin triaging Hivehill; repair what could quickly be fixed, discard that which was beyond help, and save for later what was salvageable but too costly to deal with at the moment, in an effort to bring order and stability back to Hivehill. Fortunately, the moving of heavy objects were the ants' forte, and it wasn't long before Hivehill recovered some semblance of organization.
Gammaton suddenly received a signal. of course. Damage of this magnitude needed to be discussed, and Gammaton made her way to Hivehill's exit...which happened to be obstructed by a particularly large and stubborn piece of debris, which the ants, in their stupidity, failed to prioritize. Gammaton ordered the workers to focus their efforts on moving or destroying the obstruction. Unfortunately, it was slow-going, and Gammaton considered destroying it herself, but her current form wasn't her most powerful, and she didn't quite feel that this was a good time to transform just yet.
The workers suddenly backed off from the debris, their senses picking up the presence of extremely powerful chemicals. Before long, a hole was burned through the debris, revealing the form of the dragon hybrid, Levia Vishap.
"Ah, Levia. Always a pleasure," Gammaton greeted, offering a mild bow, "Thank you for clearing that particularly stubborn piece from my entrance. Though I assume that the reason you are here instead of at the meeting is because my presence is urgently required?" Without waiting for a response, Gammaton acted on her assumption, and went over to Levia's side, walking at a brisk pace towards Faetalis' office.
I wanted to ask, can I have the staff units of Hivehill be worker ants/bees, and just have as many as I want (within reason)? As workers, they would have no combat levels, but would function as parcel delivery, waste collection, heavy labor, etc. and could be leased out to the other factories in functional groups to serve similar menial task purposes. Being of low intelligence, they coordinate through pheromones, but beyond instinctively knowing how to make hives and hills, they are incapable of higher-level planning/construction.
That way I can save the Factory levels for combat units.
I realized I didn't put a bio in for GrillBears, Gammaton's creator, and I hadn't realized GrillBears interests overlap with NotEvenHere's until just now. Does Levia have her own factory? If not, then since you mentioned Levia's home was in the 'animal pens', and the Pits of Hivehill were intended to function as such, you would be more than welcome to have Levia live in the Pits. The Pits were also intended as an experiemtnal breeding ground, so maybe GrillBears and NotEvenHere were collaborators in the past?
Name: Gammaton Age: 5 (1 complete life cycle is 1 year, so Gammaton has lived 5 lifetimes) Gender:
Genderfluid (Gammaton Zero: uses the gender of the host, currently male; Gammaton Infantilis: tends toward male; Gammaton Anastasis: neutral; Nova Gammaton: Female)
Factory and Functionality:
Hivehill
Hivehill, as the name would suggest, is a combination beehive and anthill, housing two classes of Infactorium's most populous minions, dire bees and dire ants. For the most part, Hivehill produces very little, beyond more bee and ant minions, and is mostly a place of logistics and experimentation. The logistics aspect of Hivehill comes from the fact that it functions primarily as a parcel transfer and delivery hub for the rest of Infactorium, unifying the flow of materials and loaning out workers and couriers as necessary so the other factory heads don't need to worry about this themselves. The experimental aspect of Hivehill comes from the deepest part of the anthill known as the Pits, GrillBears personal playground that combined aspects from YGGDRASIL's Biotech patch and the creature collecting/breeding patch, creating a combination Frankenstein's lab and training colosseum that houses wild freaks of nature.
Personality:
Gammaton is stately, intelligent, and graceful, no matter her form. Gammaton can be likened to a knight or a musketeer, respectful and practicing decorum and loyalty. First and foremost, Gammaton is a general who leads multitudes, but only ever in the service of Infactorium. Though strategic and tactical, Gammaton does not harbor ambition above her station. Gammaton is cooperative and accommodating, but will stand her ground if she perceives that others might be taking advantage of her magnanimity.
Creator: GrillBears - GrillBears was a low tier-player who didn't like to think about the 'meta', and preferred to focus on the side aspects of the game, especially things that were introduced in unpopular patches, like the animal capturing and breeding mechanic, the music mechanic, and others. Preferring to craft and breed, GrillBears found a place in Infactorium. As someone whose profession was to organize and dispatch food delivery drivers, he had a knack for logistics, and quickly proved his usefulness. But GrillBears didn't want to do 'work' while he was supposed to be playing, so he created Gammaton to run Hivehill in his stead while he focused on the mechanics that actually interested him, creating the Pits beneath Hivehill as a home to his eccentric breeding experiments, an interest he shared with guildmate NotEvenHere.
Overseer Build
Level: 72 Racial Levels:
(B) Lepidopteran lv15
(Made up): 4-stage metamorphosis, returns to egg form when resurrected. Greatly-increased experience gain up to previous max level. Bonus to illusions, and illusion resistance.
(H) Parasite lv10
(Made up): Bonuses to benefiting from vampiric/drain effects and towards inflicting negative statuses. Gain experience from eating food. Access to the 'essence' resource. Resistance to poisons.
(R) Vermin Lord lv5 (canon)
Job Levels:
(B) Illusionist lv10
(B) Wind Elementalist lv10 -----
(B) Cleric lv10
(H) High Cleric lv7
(R) Templar lv1
(R) General lv1 -----
(R) Insect Master lv5 (Unlocked by Vermin Lord) -----
(B) Pharmacist lv3
(B) Poison Maker lv3
Stat Block: Egg / Larva / Pupa / Imago
HP:
5 / 15 / 55 / 35
MP:
20 / 25 / 25 / 30
PHY. ATK:
0 / 5 / 0 / 40
PHY. DEF:
0 / 10 / 45 / 15
AGI:
0 / 5 / 0 / 80
MAG. ATK:
20 / 70 / 0 / 40
MAG. DEF:
0 / 5 / 45 / 15
RESIST:
20 / 20 / 50 / 50
SPECIAL:
25 / 25 / 50 / 55
Stat Total (Power): 90 / 180 / 270 / 360
Overseer Inventory and Powers
Inventory:
Israfil's Hammer -
Named after the angel of music, Israfil's Hammer is a kanabo (long two-handed bludgeon) in the shape of a tuning fork with the unique 'Harmonics' and 'Sonic Dowsing' effects.
Fan of Zhuge Liang -
A magical fan named after a famous, ancient Chinese strategist that offers bonuses to illusions and wind spells.
Powers:
Harmonics -
Channeled wind spells, chants, shouts (ie., abilities that count as 'sound') apply stacks of harmonics to targets in range. Each stack exponentially increases the damage done to the targets by wind spells, chants and shouts, if those abilities do damage. Wind spells, chants, and shouts also contribute to Sonic Dowsing.
Sonic Dowsing -
Successfully hitting a target three times with wind spells, chants, or shouts allows the resonant frequency of the target to be triangulated, putting the target into 'interference' status. Subsequent strikes with harmonic attacks deal critical damage in the form of: bonus magic damage based on M.ATK, bonus physical damage based on P.ATK, and bonus true damage based on the sum of M.ATK and P.ATK, while the target's equipment loses durability at a rapid rate.
Essence Thief -
As a parasite, Gammaton is able to extract the 'essence' of any living thing. Essence is half the highest stat of the target. In combat, Gammaton can steal essence, temporarily robbing the target of half of their highest stat, while giving that stat boost to Gammaton. While Gammaton can steal essence from multiple enemies at once, Gammaton cannot steal essence from a single enemy multiple times. (this may become something different in the New World)
Share Essence -
As a pharmacist, Gammaton can distill stolen essence down into potion form to share with allies.
Kinsect -
As a Vermin Lord and Insect Master, Gammaton can summon a kinsect, a mosquito-like creature that uses its syringe-like mouthparts to steal essence, health, and mana. It can also be used to inject essence, health, and mana into allies.
Consume Knowledge -
As a parasite, Gammaton can consume the brain of any animal and temporarily gain one of its skills at half the creature's skill level. (this may become something different in the New World)
Parasitic Egg -
Despite being immobile in egg form, Gammaton Zero can be implanted by an ally into the neck vertebra of a target creature. This kills the creature and allows Gammaton Zero to control the victim body until Gammaton has gained enough experience to level up to larval form, at which point Gammaton Infantilis will eat their way out of the victim.
Lead by Example -
As a general and a templar, Gammaton can share buffs and bonuses she has received with her allies and minions, including the Harmonics and Sonic Dowsing buffs, allowing for unexpected and devastating damage due to stacking from multiple sources, the three-strike dowsing condition being easily met, and guaranteed criticals.
Fuzzy Antennae -
As a lepidopteran, Gammaton has heightened senses augmented by a chemical sense and a resistance to illusions.
Universal Carrier -
Due to their high negative status tolerance, Gammaton has used their Pharmacist and Poison Making skills to make their blood highly toxic. Gammaton's melee opponents who manage to draw blood are often the first the experience the Russian Roulette of negative statuses that Gammaton's blood imparts on contact.
Summary:
Gammaton is versatile, using their many forms for different purposes. Gammaton Zero is great for infiltration. Larval Gammaton is a decent mid-tier summoner/spellcaster. Gammaton Anastasis is an immobile life-stealing tank intended to stall for time. Nova Gammaton is Gammaton perfected, the leader of an army of insects, using her templar and general abilities to buff allies and minions, while taking full advantage of her weapon's unique traits. Nova Gammaton uses her speed and illusions to give her forces a tactical advantage, or to trick opponents during duels. Gammaton believes in striking fast and striking hard using her flight, speed, and guaranteed critical attacks; but she is not above taking the time to lay traps and ambushes. She keeps herself alive by stealing essence from her opponents; and anyone who causes her damage usually doesn't expect her blood to be so dangerous.
Music:
Voice inspirations:
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*1 lvl of Tunnel Doctor removed (removing Tunnel Doctor entirely), 1 level given to Pharmacist **Hivehill Theme music added, Voice inspirations added, GrillBears bio added.
Neil dutifully wheeled the Altissima sisters towards his surprise gift for them. "Hmm, I wouldn't say 'long' but they were with the Guild for several days before they had to leave for their personal matters." He answered immediately. "I... guess you could say we're close. Good friends and all." It seemed Neil decided not to reveal anything specific.
Soon, Riñas lead them into an empty space. The darkness of the night made it hard to see anything but with a snap of the Dark Priest's fingers and the place was lit up by several pyres. The area had two cooking stations, tables filled with kitchenware from pans to spatulas and various food ingredients from vegetables and herbs to condiments like salt and spices. The sight... looked very much like the cooking competition from earlier. Albeit smaller.
"You two, err... I guess Vivian, really wanted to join the cooking contest earlier but instead, you got stuck working with me." Neil said as he took his place on one of the cooking stations and putting on an apron. "So to show my gratitude, I asked Riñas to prepare another one of these. Thanks again, Sister Riñas."
"No problem, Neil. Sorry it's not as extravagant as the one from earlier but it was all last-minute, you know?" The Dark Priest replied. "You also mentioned that you wanted to ask me something regarding the Fallen God? Well, we can talk about later after you're done with this threesome. Farewell and have fun!" And with that, Riñas took off to handle the festival.
Neil sighed at the parting remarks. "Well then, you two. You may be professional chefs, but I'll have you know that I'm no slouch at this. En garde, Sylvia and Vivian!"
Vivian's face lit up at seeing the cooking contest layout remade. "Thank you Neil! Thank you Sister Riñas!" Vivian exclaimed exuberantly. Even though cooking was more Vivian's thing, Sylvia also smiled at how happy her sister was.
"So, are we even?" Sylvia asked.
"Even? You bet!" Vivian replied as the sisters high-fived each other. "Alright Neil, prepare your taste buds!" Vivian challenged.
The sisters then fell into a hushed and hurried discussion; even though Vivian's strength lay in pastries, they still wanted to impress Neil, and came to the stereotype that, on the whole, boys preferred meat. They could make some sort of meat pie, but felt they had prepared something similar for previous guild dinners. Soon, they both nodded, having decided what they were going to make. They went around the kitchen, looking for flour, eggs, milk, butter, salt, pepper, mushrooms, thinly-sliced cured ham, olive oil, mustard, and a cylindrical beef fillet.
Vivian set to mixing the flour, salt, and slices of butter, adding the occasional cold water to keep the butter from melting completely, while Sylvia thinly diced the mushrooms and sautéed them dry with salt and pepper in a frying pan until it became an almost dry paste. After removing the mushrooms and putting them in a bowl to the side, Sylvia then added olive oil to the pan and seared the beef fillet on all sides, but didn't cook the beef completely. Vivian, meanwhile, had taken the flour out of the mixing bowl and began to laminate it; flattening it, folding it, and repeating this process several times. Sylvia then took one of her leaves and laid it out on the table, layering the cured ham slices on the leaf, and thinly slathering the sautéed mushroom paste over the ham. She then basted the beef fillet with mustard and placed it on the ham. Using the leaf, Sylvia tightly wrapped the fillet in the ham and mushroom. They both put their respective projects into a magical ice box for about twenty minutes. Vivian then cracked some eggs and isolated the yolk, creating an egg wash glaze. The sisters discussed a bit before deciding to add just a hint of their nectar, not strong enough to elicit an aphrodisiac response, but enough to get the blood circulating and adding a slight, fragrant sweetness. After taking out the ham and mushroom-wrapped beef and the puff pastry, they wrapped the meet in the puff pastry, glazing it with the nectar-infused egg wash to help the puff pastry stick. Then they palced the whole thing back into the ice box to firm up for a few minutes before taking it back out, glazing the top with more egg wash, scoring it for the added artisanal effect, and finishing it off with a light sprinkling of salt on top. Then they placed it in the oven until the pastry was golden brown and sizzling slightly from the butter. Taking it out, the sisters allowed it to cool, before cutting it into inch-thick slices. The beef was medium rare and juicy, but the layer of mushroom and ham prevented the juice from making the puff pastry soggy, leaving it crispy and flaky. Dividing the slices evenly, the sisters prepared two plates, one for Neil and one for Sister Riñas.
"Try to beat that, Neil!" Vivian challenged triumphantly.
Neil came forward and spoke to the Liliraune. "Hey, you two. The surprise's ready. We can head over there once you're ready."
Neil then turned to Vară and Nagare. "Welcome back, you two. So much has happened after you left. Like guild members leaving, but also new ones arriving. Like Ada and Sir Reed." He motioned to the aforementioned, with the knight waving back. "I-I'd love to catch up with you guys but I've got an arrangement with the Liliraune sisters. I'll leave you two to the rest of the guild, okay?"
"He's got a date with the sisters, that's what's up." Haley laughed before approaching Vară. "But he's right, though. A lot's happened after the two of you left. Why don't we start catching up, eh?"
If a potted plant could jump, the sisters certainly would have. "How delightful, I've been waiting all afternoon for this!" Sylvia exclaimed, and followed Neil and Sister Riñas. As they left, the sister's heard Haley's comment, causing Sylvia to grab her face in embarrassment, hoping that the night was dark enough that Neil wouldn't notice her blushing. But something didn't sit quite right with Vivian, who spoke up and asked, "Vară and Nagare seem nice. Were they in the Guild long before they left? Were you close?" This question brought Sylvia out of her reverie, prompting her to look back at the group that they had just left, wondering if there was anything between Neil and the demoness.
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