The Grey Dust

Table of Monsters

Almost done.

Working on language notes to be done tomorrow.
I hope I can produce some semblance of a race.

The question is how does my char become motivated to quest against humans. Maybe he's in it to research human anatomy.

I had also been thinking of drafting a similar race lore overview for the other races. It is fun to design them.

What about gnolls?

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Well, if it causes so much of a ruckus, I'll simply remove my post. It was intended to be a joke, and there was no intent to cause any harm to the story or those participating in it.

@thewizardguy

We require to chat. Have a talk with wraith of things discussed.

Table of Monsters

I'm thoroughly enjoying writing up the Sagahin.

some W.I.P

The Sagahin

The aquatic reptilian-fish humanoids of the ocean’s waves call themselves the “S’Augwin” which roughly transalates to “(Child) of Old Ones,” However, due to the cultural discovery of pesky humans, they have also adopted the human term “Sagahin.” They claim to trace their ancestry from the first of ancient marine rulers, sea creatures who had evolved beyond and became the first transcendent sapients. This claim may be true as they resemble their terrestrial cousins the Kobold in some ways with longer tails, fins and webbed claws. The key differentiating feature is the comparative length of the muzzle between the Kobold, which features a longer snout, as well as their reptilian scales, which are dry as opposed to the slimier scales of the Sagahin. Human scholars suggest some divergent evolution between the two species, much to the dismay of Sagahin scholars.

Regardless, living within the sea waters have kept the Sagahin relatively safe, as humans were terrestrial creatures, thus most of the Sagahin population remains protected under the depths of around 3000 meters and cool water temperatures. Humans most commonly encounter the small villages which stay near the shallows, but these are the equivalent of backwater Sagahin which are hardly the educated and mysterious race they truly are. These backwater Sagahin tend to misrepsent the culture and intelligent society the Sagahin have created within the deeper oceans and are often slaughtered by heroic humans for their assumed practices of worshiping demonic cults and kidnapping human citizens from local farms or stealing during times of hard fishing.

While the backwater Sagahin are indeed the more miscreant and unrefined of their race, the Sagahin belief system is a mixture of rationalism and mysticism. They believe in a scientific origin for their racial origins to a certain degree of evolutionary processes, but the original creators of their ancestral origins were primordial beings known as the “Augwin” or The Old Ones. The Old Ones are powerful ancient forces, living embodiments of life which existed in the deepest oceans as their physical avatars slumber in the depths since creation. Their “Gods” include a pantheon of mystic entities that are indeed often portrayed as amalgamations of fantastic sea-life to inspire grandeur and mystery of these great Old Ones. Thus the appearance of barbaric tendencies comes from practices as these and of course eating their meals raw and as fresh as possible.

Being almost completely aquatic, the Sagahin have developed their cuisine without the intervention of fire, although they are able to use the heat from the undersea vents as forges to create their metal craft, these volcanic hotspots would easily burn through flesh. Therefore, the Sagahin have always devoured their meals raw, and often still living as a method of avoiding bacterial growth on spoiled foodstuffs. While upon land they are seen as carnivorous, They are actually omnivorous and will maintain a diet of kelp and laver, however in keeping with such practice, every meal becomes a hunt for Sagahin not living near the great cities that have public food gardens filled with kelps and small schools of farmed fish. Sometimes conditions near the water’s edge are so terrible that humans report instances of cannibalism to further their assumptions that Sagahin are indeed monsters.

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@The Grey Dust Oh...I feel slightly dumber now.

@Shikaru

Don't worry it is quite confusing X3

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Carfax is on the river Thames, just few miles outside of London.
It should be place Vampires know because it used to belong to Dracula.

I also don't care anymore at this point what happens. Change nothing if you desire, change whatever you feel is needed.
It's not like it matters in the grand scheme of plot in the long run.

It's not worth the trouble frankly at this point to deal with it.

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@The Grey Dust

The fact that it's opposite to what Bedhivere would normally ever do is kind of the POINT. I wasn't attempting to imitate Bedhivere in any realistic manner, I was showing Gabriel having fun with his image.

However, I must admit I did not realize that the people in such a location would not work for Bedhivere.

As such, they now do.

In fact, they're completely convinced they've worked for Bedhivere the whole time, and will cease realizing this the moment Gabe leaves the estate.

Why?

Because Gabriel wants them to.

@thewizardguy

I suppose. But what purpose does this make then? You simply then convince the people, rather than anyone else.

The only person Gabe is truly fooling is himself in thinking that this would amount to anything given that if it is merely a status of the mind and not actual belief, then he can be anyone he wants. He can be the Queen of England if he convinces everyone he is. He can be Mithias if he does the same, or Magnus, or Kami, or Martin. But to what purpose does this have?

I suppose nothing is stopping Gabe from making a video and pretending to be Kami/some Solider Superior and sending out a broadcast to completely defame the Solider/Purge. Or just control an entire city and make it a puppet for himself. Since of course, that's his character and that's what he does. To which there's really nothing important enough to illicit a response from anyone where Gabe is at since he can freely control them at will. And since the free-will of the NPC's are effectively taken there's nothing worth mentioning on my end given that control over the estate now rests with Gabriel.

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The Collector has 7 Estates total. In order of Antiquity.

Welsh (conceals Camelot's true location, preserved as a historic site by the state, no staff)
London (Most visited by Bedivere/The Collector's main stay. Used for vampiric business, staff associates Bedivere as some important business partner)
Yorkshire (Secondary estate for the Collector, staff does not see Bedivere.)
Highland Scotland (Countryside estate for the Collector, staff does not see Bedivere.)
Lower Scotland (Storage site estate for sorting for the Collector, staff does not see Bedivere.)
North Ireland (Outpost estate for the Collector, hardly visited, rarely used staff does not see Bedivere.)
Isle of Man (Used exclusively by the Collector for seaside vacations. Used for his yachts and what not.)

Water Fonts in every estate underneath the basements, plenty of water features. Door is locked from the other side.

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Wall of text initiated!

@thewizardguy

a few problems.

1) Bedivere hardly visits his estates, and when he does he does not use the front door. There is a water feature which grants him access from the inside already, thus having him roll up to an estate would be a sign of an imposter of needing to use the front door.

2) Bedivere does not use a Limo. Should he need to formally to go from place to place, assumingly at night, he uses an elegant Carriage, horse-drawn and all. Given that should need to "make a scene" he would already have made plans for a carriage to be present about a quarter-mile into where he is to show up. A limo is unbefitting of a knight.

3) Bedivere does not smoke since the last few centuries (it fell out of fashion). He would have to request a smoke, at which he would fetch for an old pipe. Let alone having a cigar as toxic as the one described. The cigars of course are for business guests, and as such...

4) Bedivere does not "request wine." But rather he would request particular humans, by referring to them as one would a query-based dating engine. Even in throwing a feast, he would not throw one for humans, lest they were to be the main course after all.

5) Bedivere doesn't actually employ the people in the estate, the Collector does who in turn is employed/puppeted by Bedivere. Thus the staff would be confused at the man walking up unless instead of Bedivere, it was the Collector to which 1-4 would be a moot point. Bedivere only comes at night from the inside of the mansion as somewhat of a Boogeyman. To which only the London Estate where some vampire fledgings are known to conduct business on behalf of Bedivere would actually know who Bedivere is. The Welsh Estate is the entrance to Camelot, and as such no staff is actually there as it is just a historic landmark which is being preserved on behalf of the state. Maybe one of the two Scottish Estates.

Table of Monsters

Very well then.

I'll draft up a few versions of the culture/geographic distribution for you by several days.

"We are the Sagahin. Our race a pinnacle of aquatic life and beauty. Witness our grand artisans create our iridescent cities of pearls and illuminated deep-sea crystals. Bask in the splendor of our great kelp parks to see the beauty of our conversation efforts to preserve rare marine life. Study in the great halls of Sciences, Arts and Magics under the tutelage of our finest minds. Dine upon the freshest catch fish hunted by these waters and all sorts of shellfish..."

"Okay, so how much exp do I get if I kill you all?"

Table of Monsters

Very well.

So somewhat cute/cuddly and conceptually understands the concept of clothing beyond simple loincloths.

So an advanced culture sort of like Atlantis based off the glory of rome/Greece? Of which the Humans just see them as monsters and kill them off humorously thinking they are great for exp.