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Recent Events Summary:

You have collected and reforged each Shard of your past self. Three of the four keys to Hecate's prison are in your possession; you are certain as to the location of the last. The Black Lady has joined the alliance between the Great Forest, Felnoir, and Archon. More importantly, you've convinced both you allies in Haven that this is a good thing. Soon, your collected followers will meet in Arland, ready to shock the world with a force comprised of outsiders and rulers joined together against the demon lords summoned by Kan-Abar.

It's halfway through winter. Auriel has predicted that Kan-Abar won't move until the snow thaws and spring arrives, working in the meantime to consolidate control over their newly captured territories. So far, that prediction has held true.

A banquet was held in the Black Lady's honor by Yi Fang, introducing her to the Archon nobility. Originally, it was to celebrate Abigail's councilorhood, but the twin purpose served perfectly: it made good on Abigail's promise to extend a hand to new allies, and remake Archon not as an antagonist to the Empire of Light, but cornerstone of world stability. The ball concluded without incident, cementing Abigail as a major political force in Archon, and building ties between the Archonians and the Black Lady.

Once again, Fang turned the unexpected into a powerful advantage. The only people that know the Black Lady's true identity, however, are yourself and Auriel. You hope that the secret stays just that, as you find yourself unable to predict exactly how Fang would react.

On the whole, things seem to be aligning themselves as you've planned for some time. However, one last thing weighs on your mind: City 002, the source of the highly aggressive constructs that have repeatedly attacked you. You followed the trail of the robots through the tunnels they dug to attack you, and meandered into the Timorian Deep, the dark underground reaches of Venia.

>con't

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You encountered and fought a Vog Brain, a powerful Spirit creature that could use other Vog as part of a larger body. And to your pleasant surprise, Steward 001, the amicable robot that first made contact with you, came to your aid. But your battle drew the attention of a second robot: Steward 002.

001 held off his counterpart briefly so you could make your escape, and now you're on the run from 002, sprinting through the Deep at top speed.

You reached the ancient dwarven city of Va'ad, and found Steward once more. He explained the nature of the situation, including 002's quest for vengeance against the surface by harnessing the power of the Core of Chaos at the heart of Venia.

He also suggested a plan: by deactivating the power generators feeding mana to the city, it would be possible to weaken 002 so that the code holding the other artificial intelligences under his command could be eliminated. You've managed to Pocket both of the generators, and the city has gone dark.

You confronted 002 in the core of the city. After a lengthy battle in which you dismantled his automated defenses and fought with him directly, you were forced to chase him down into the depths of the earth.

The tunnel he flew into proved nearly endless, but it did end - at the very core of the world. Fearful of the consequences of further combat near something so vital and sensitive, you used one of your most dangerous powers and Erased 002.

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Ability Tree

GREEN abilities have been unlocked and learned.

BLUE abilties are unlocked, but are not yet purchased.

RED abilities are revealed, but locked due to prerequisites.

UNDERLINED abilities are active-use, as opposed to passive. Not all active abilities require mana.

All Revealed Ability Descriptions:

http://pastebin.com/m9Qj5ayw

Books the Main Character has read:

http://pastebin.com/dAXR00gP

Character Sheet including learned abilities and other important information:

http://pastebin.com/63LdjPMz

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Current Statistics:

HP: 38/81
Mana: 27/58
EXP: 12

Shards of Order and Chaos:

(Retribution) - Strong
(Maker) - Normal
(Silence) - Normal
(Peace) - Normal
(Breeze) - Weak
(Hammer) - Strong
(Ardor) - Normal
{Resolve} - Broken
{Humanity} - Resonant

--Summoned--

Wisp - 1 mana to order

--Automatons--

Vita (Shade)

--Equipment--

Utility belt with purse

--Inventory--

Aurora Water Gem (pocket)
Steam Golem Core (pocket)

--Teleport Anchor--

Haven - Inner Fortress

--Current Location--

Beneath the Timorian Deep

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Known Mana Pools:

Jacob's Field - entrance to Hecate's tomb - Spirit
Palthair Mines - Magnock's Lair - Spirit
Archon - Spirit District - Spirit
Archon - Shadow District - Shadow
Archon - Earth District - Earth
Archon - Water Distric - Water
Haven - Shadow
Abbotsford - Shadow
Aurora - Water
Va'ad - South Generator - Earth
Va'ad - North Generator - Earth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ywhT7uzSvo

And then the tunnel bored into the earth ends. You're falling through open space. 002's arm releases you. But you don't release him.

Darkness surrounds you both. It's as if the cavern has opened up into the void. There's no light, no sound. Nothing. Just you and the robot, rushing down through the blackness.

And then you see it.

Flickers, at first. You can feel it, radiating. Power. Endless power. Chaos.

It's behind something - a black shield. It is the biggest thing you have ever seen - but you can tell it's a sphere. Just faintly, at the far edge of your vision, you see a dividing line between the blackness of darkness and the slight light gray of the barrier.

This is it - the Core of Chaos. The heart of the world itself.

A light like a sun flares. For an instant, there's no color - you and your foe are cast in white light and black shadows. Streamers of power trail from your bodies.

>mana: 27/58

Black power flares from the barrier, and the whiteness dies.

This heart is beating.

Steward's punch comes suddenly, but you manage to dodge it. He keeps boosting downward, trying to throw you once again, but your grip is firm.

As you plummet toward the thing keeping Chaos in check, you realize that the time for holding back is over. If you don't bring your full power to bear, right this instant, something terrible could happen.

You call upon something you've haven't had need to call upon in a long time. It's not even really because you've ignored it. More because you don't need to see it to remember it's there. Humanity is a part of you, now.

>exp: 12

>con't

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQMpRWuT6hk

Chaos unleashed consumes you.

White flames erupt from your body, a violent clash to your black aura. In an instant, they eat away the metal where you held 002. For a moment, you think you've lost him - but he doesn't go anywhere. The flames grow, and grow. They eat everything.

The air vanishes, because even the wind itself is consumed. There's a terrible sound, like a scream of a blizzard over the peak of a mountain. A vortex swirls about you, sucking everything in with an inescapable pull.

002's feet flare with power. His jets try to boost him away. For a moment, he gains distance.

And then space itself buckles.

You watch the robot with a sort of sick fascination. He starts to stretch - not break, but stretch, as if made of rubber, not metal. And his body turns in toward you, bent along the curve of space that the flames distort as they chew through the very fabric of reality.

002 is sucked in and annihilated.

The flames vanish, and you're left alone in the silence of the abyss above the barrier.

What do you do now?

>explore the space between Venia and the edge of the barrier
>head back the way you came; time is of the essence
>some other strategy

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>Shadow Quest time

>>28862922
>explore the space between Venia and the edge of the barrier
This shit is reacting kind of funny to us. We should figure out why. Shouldn't waste too much time on it, though. Just a quick check, if nothing obvious comes we save it for later.

Seems pretty quiet. No one else here or does everyone just agree with that one vote?

>>28862922
>explore the space between Venia and the edge of the barrier
explore it so we can fuck it up in a majestic way.

>>28862944
>>28863044

so it shall be

>>28863008
I agree at least. How many other lurkers are here?

Woo! Shadow Quest time! Too bad I gotta study for finals...

>>28863107
there will be archives of this, you should go and study. /

This is the first shadow quest thread I have ever caught since the very first one.
I've read all the archives and I'd like to thank you SM for making such a great quest.

>>28863092
Just got here. I normally lurk until there's a vote a feel strongly about.

>>28863168

I'm glad you enjoyed it and hope you continue to do so!

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>You've gained 10 experience from helping Va'ad and defeating 002!
>EXP: 22

This is a good opportunity to explore - and gain knowledge. You wonder how many people know this place exists. And among them, how many have actually been here? You're at the cusp of what makes magic work; of what keeps the world alive. And if you're going to take a crack at helping the world into a better future, you need to understand what makes it tick.

You press your aura behind you and take off with a BOOM of supersonic speed.

The core is huge. Even at your current velocity, your progress along the outter edge is barely noticeable. But slowly, you do make progress.

>regen: HP: 64/81
>mana: 29/58

The whiteness returns, a flash of chaos that presses against the barrier. The thrum of a great heart. Your vision is bleached by the pure power.

>mana: 58/58

The barrier hums against the white, and the endless black returns.

You fly for some time. A few minutes...perhaps tens of minutes? It's difficult to keep track of time here.

You notice white at the edge of the great core. You fly along, maintaining your distance. The light comes into view.

There is a crack in the barrier - a jagged, twisting cut that pulses with both light and darkness. A mesh of Shadow and Light is folded and turned over the massive gulf in a sort of patch. The Pure Chaos below roils against it like boiling water rattling the lid of a pot on a stove.

What do you do?

>investigate the patch more closely
>leave it, for now. You'll need tools and allies to deal with this.
>some other strategy

>Shadow Quest starts as soon as I'm going to sleep

whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

I would love to play but I doubt my halfasleep self would make coherent choices

>>28863233
Leave it

>>28863233
Whatever we do, don't mess with it until we know more. Looking at it closely is fine. Touching it isn't.

I'd say leave it and report back.

>>28863233
Investigate

>>28863233
>investigate the patch more closely
Do NOT do anything that can mess with it. Don't touch it physically or magically. If we can not find anything about it without messing with it, then leave it. Note it so we can take a look at it with allies.

>>28863233
Leave it. At least now we have an inkling as to what happened to Hyperion...

>>28863233
>mesh of Shadow and Light
Hyperion confirmed for Erebro

>>28863380
No its because were a mixture of chaos and order now

>>28863233
Analyze/Focus appropriate here?

>explore the space between Venia and the edge of the barrier

>>28863233
>Leave it
We need to finish setting up steward (and make sure there's no unexpected double cross coming our way) ASAP. The robots could be a game changer for our little alliance.

>>28863423
Focus won't do much with all this chaotic energy blasting around unless we crit succeed or something.

>>28863233
>investigate the patch more closely

>>28863233
>investigate the patch more closely

You decide to investigate the patch more closely, but are careful to keep your distance. No sense touching something that could blow up in your face. You learned that lesson the hard way back at the Palace of Shadow.

It is as you first sensed; a mixture of Order, and not-quite-chaos - the Light element. You hover there, analyzing it for a long moment.

How did the core crack in the first place? It might have been simple age...or some kind of traume. But even then...who made this container? What exactly is it containing?

What is chaos? What is order? You realize that you don't even have the answer to these most fundamental of questions. Everyone is constantly using Chaos to fuel their magic; you use Order. Two sides of a coin. But what does that make the coin?

The light flares again.

Dozens of bubbles of chaos form at the edge of the patch. A corona of Chaos blasts up around the patch, and the bubbles are sent rocketing past you at an unbelievable speed, so fast you can barely follow them. They vanish into the darkness high above you.

The light dies back. The patch returns to normal. The bubble of chaos are long gone.

What do you do?

>follow the bubbles of Chaos
>return the way you came
>some other strategy

>follow the bubbles of Chaos

>>28863510
>follow the bubbles of Chaos
As long as it's not fucking with the patch I don't see any harm in seeing where this is going.

>>28863510
>>follow the bubbles of Plot

>>28863510
>follow the bubbles of Chaos
Are we destroying things yet?

>>28863510
>follow the bubbles of Chaos

>>28863510
>return the way we came
I'm well aware I'm going to lose this vote, but mainly I just want to drop off the power generators we have in our pocket before venturing forth.

>>28863405
are you a retard deliberately or

You fly a good distance from the patch, and then go supersonic.

With a burst of speed, you rocket away from the core. It slowly shrinks behind you, a massive planetoid sitting in the darkness.

Ahead, you can see the end of the blackness - the beginning of the rocky underside of Venia itself.

There is a hole in it. A torn, jagged hole. You glance back down, and your suspicion is correct. Each turn and corner of this canyon in the Timorian Deep matches that of the ugly crack in the core below, as if some great power ripped through the earth and down into the bottom of the world.

What do you do?

>proceed up on the trail of the bubbles
>that's enough for now; back to business
>some other strategy

>>28863672
>proceed up on the trail of the bubbles
Let's see what's going on here. Someone might be taking advantage of these bubbles of chaos.

>>28863672
>>proceed up on the trail of the bubbles
It's not like we're losing time. We can teleport to have, and then from haven to the manapools in Va'ad.

>>28863672
>proceed up on the trail of the bubbles
We can instantly teleport back to Haven and then Va'ad using the mana pool. So we can afford a few moments now that the threat is gone.

>>28863672
get dem bubbles

I have a theory.

This is how mana pools are made.

>>28863672
>proceed up on the trail of the bubbles
what's with these things?

You continue on the course you've set, up and into the jagged canyon that matches the shape of the crack below.

Once again, you're surrounded by rock and dirt and stone. You fly up the canyon at full supersonic, your gaze and senses seeking any trace of the strange bubbles.

And then you see it. You spread your wings and slowly brings yourself to a halt in a rush of air. Your aura gathers under you and lets you fall down the hundred feet or so you overshot your target.

One of the bubbles rests on a rock outcropping. It's about 7 or 8 feet across.

It's moving. Writhing. You can feel a presence within it.

What do you do?

>Remove this problem by consuming it.
>Continue to observe.
>Attack (write-in)
>Attempt communication
>some other strategy

>>28863696
>>28863707
We need to collect Ila before we teleport.

>>28863801
i have no idea what to do.

>>28863801
>Continue to observe.
Need to see what this is about first.

>>28863801
analyze it
Maybe we can get a light elemental friend

>>28863801
I know! DIPLOMACY!

Eat it.

>>28863825
Seconding.

>>28863801
>Continue to observe.
Science first.

>>28863801
>Continue to observe.

>>28863810
Why?
>Teleport to Haven
>Teleport through mana pool to Va'ad
>Pick up Ila

You decide to observe the sphere further before taking action. You've got only one question: what in the name of all the elements is this thing?

That question is quickly answered.

The sphere splits down the middle. The glowing outer surface begins to disintegrate. The golden particulates left behind condense in the revealed center.

And standing before you is something that is very familiar to your senses.

A wyrm - small, by your own standards. But a demon nonetheless, a being of magic without the inner core you've come to associate with the soul.

Its eyes blink. Its head twists up to look at you. An angry shriek resounds from its mouth, and it takes wing, diving straight at you!

What do you do?

>consume this pathetic thing
>smash it into the wall like a fly
>some other strategy

>>28863939
Consume the thing.

>>28863939
>consume this pathetic thing
So the Nether is leaking out of that crack, is it?

>>28863939
What the hell? Smash it.

>>28863939
>Fighting demons on the underside of the world
metal as hell

>>28863939
>consume this pathetic thing
ah well am man can dream

>>28863939
>Eat it
Which should see about fixing the breach. Or, at least, stemming the flow.

I wonder how much chaotic creatures are wandering around here. I also kinda wonder if a Demon Lord can occur naturally given enough chaos.

>>28863939
>>consume this pathetic thing

So Hyperion and Erebus teamed up to contain the Nether?

You wait in midair, wings spread, aura supporting you. You're in no hurry.

The wyrm whips itself across the chasm. It winds up to you, and its jaws snap shut around your arm.

Your arm melts into a black ooze and locks around the creatures head. Wings that were a moment earlier beating to reach you now begin to desperately try to wrest their owner from your grasp. A muffled roar punctuates the effort.

It is not successful. The head melts into your body as you chew and absorb it bit by bit. It stops struggling.

>you've gained 1HP (65/81)
>you've gained 1 EXP (23)

What do you do now?

>continue up the passage. There were a lot more bubbles than that...
>bring this information back to your allies
>some other strategy

>bring this information back to your allies
teleport, manaport back to Ila then return to Haven with her.

>>28863968
I'm pretty sure we're on the surface now

>>28864037
>bring this information back to your allies
We aren't here to monster hunt. Back to the objective.

>>28864037
I would say go get lla and tell our people and then go and come back here. this is very important

>>28864053
you know what, cancel this. Deep Focus. See if we can't find a manapool near by.

Or if the half off xp cost still applies we could always make one.

>>28864077
That's kind of pointless.

>>28864056
Nevermind

>>28864077
Would the Shield count as a manapool?

>>28864037
SHIT
This is probably the demonlords' work. It's where they're trying to crack open the Chaos. Hell these bubbles are probably how their summoning new demons! Alternatively, a crack could be where the demon lords were originally pulled from.

>>28864037
>bring this information back to your allies

>>28864093
>>28864077
Or would the Core count as a mana pool?

>>28864037
Deep Focus then go retrieve lla and inform allies before returning.

>>28864037
>bring this information back to your allies
I think we've wasted enough time for the moment.

>>28864113
>>28864093
you guys serously want to touch the Shield or the Core? Really? Truly?

Im sure nothing will go wrong. Besides it'd be SCIENCE!

>>28863939
SM i just had a thought. the world as far as we know consists of one big continent with nothing beyond but water and beyond that is a void. and yet here we are under the crust of the earth, staring at the core, the ROUND core. i cant help but wonder what would be on the other side if anything at all, would the ground above us just stop if we kept going or is there a second shadow florin on the other side within the void. i dont expect you to answer i just thought it was intresting and maybe did you mess up or maybe it is all acording to plan.

>>28864136
I don't think anything would, though it is a risk.

>>28864145
very good point. Venia is flat. The World is not.

>>28864113
>>28864093

No.

>>28864145

Those are interesting observations, aren't they?

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Vote 1:
>bring this info back to your allies; you've got other things to deal with

Vote 2:
>use Deep Focus to try and find a mana pool or other points of interest

>>28864187
2

>>28864187
1

>>28864187
1

>>28864187
2

>>28864187
2

>>28864187
1

>>28864093
>>28864113
>>28864156
Guiz plz core touch no dont bad


>>28863510
>No sense touching something that could blow up in your face. You learned that lesson the hard way back at the Palace of Shadow.

>>28864187
2

>>28864037
Wait for more bubbles.
XP FARM TIME

>>28864217
not to Va'ad

>>28864187
2

>>28864187
2

>>28864241
We can take the mana pool at Haven to Va'ad.

>>28864187
2

Roll 1d100 for your focus

Rolled 66

>>28864303

Rolled 81

>>28864303

Rolled 26

>>28864268
still focus looks for anything interesting

>>28864303

Rolled 16

>>28864337
I hope lla didn't go down the hole, cause she totally would.

>>28864303

Rolled 54

>>28864303

Rolled 13

>>28864303
Focus

>>28864303
We've been flying for a while.
Is the sky-sever active down here?

If we just detect a mana pool i suggest we go to it simply because it may be somewhere important, like beneath the demons, or in Kan-abar, or Atlantis.

>>28864394

Not close to the core. Up past where the crust of the world begins, yes.

I'm just not bothering to write "you touch the wall and keep going. And then you do it again, and again"

>>28864423
Yeah, i know you don't write that we touch it every X minutes.
But I had a suspicion the its influence was waning as we got closer to the core, so I felt like I should ask.

>>28864313

But why?

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You Focus.

Below, you sense the core, and the shield of Order that contains it - though, from what you've seen, it could use some serious repair work.

But it is what rests above you that now grabs your attention.

Your senses fly up the vast canyon, and as before, they echo off the walls - walls filled with adamantium ore. Beyond the lower depths of the canyon you sense vast networks of tunnels. And within the tunnels you sense demons - a lot of demons, every kind you've seen before, and then some you haven't.

Thankfully, you do not detect the signature of a demon lord. Perhaps that means the breach in the core below isn't great enough to release that much energy.

Or something like that.

What do you do now?

>return to home base
>investigate the upper reaches of the canyon
>some other strategy

So are we still going to that choas island?

>>28864472
>return to home base

>>28864472
>return to home base

>>28864476
I think that's for after we stop the demons.

Rolled 75

>>28864472
Get sewin' on that light/dark patchwork.

>>28864472
>>28864493
is this shit under everyone?
If so the demon lord problem is a shit ton worse then we thought.

>>28864497
>I think that's for after we stop the demons.
we had a choice of going to it, before the robots.
So shadow master can we still go to chaos island?

>>28864472
>>return to home base
We can send people from Haven to help out here. They're all powerful mages, after all.

>>28864530
>>28864497
>>28864472
Meant to say Order Island, and can we still go to it?(we were only gone for a day max).

>>28864592
It's end-game stuff, let's keep the world from plunging into total demon war first.

>>28864530
>chaos island?

Yes, Order Island.

You certainly have the option to reach it before the war council. Why would I say no? You're making the decisions here, not me.

See your extended conversation with Valeria Kavanere for more detailed information about your motives for doing so and how you might get there.

It isn't the most popular option because, while it's a priority for solving the greater problems of the world, stopping the immediate thread of the demon lords is necessary or that all might not matter anyway.

>returning to home base

>>28864633
the war council is still 2 weeks away, how long would it take to go to this island?

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Here is what i think the world would look like if we were to step way the fuck back and see it from the side. Pardon my lack of any skill whatsoever

>>28864672
IIRC It's winters' end that is two weeks away, and having the war council with Arland before winter ends is the idea.

>>28864697

It's vaguely getting there.

>return to home base

>>28864672
The war council is sooner than that.

Considering the island is in fucking space it may take a long time to even fly there. Then there's whatever shit that's actually happening there that we have to deal with.

>>28864672
>implying we won't be spending a ridiculous amount of time meditating on our shards

>>28864661
Can we ask Auriel about her connections to the King of Atlantis and whether or not she would feel like we have a long enough time to involve him?

>>28864753
it was already confirmed that the war council will have our Nat 1, and i think we should be prepared, yeah its up to majority rule.
>>28864795
you act like distance matters to shadow or his ship?

>>28864828
I'm pretty sure it does since we can only teleport to places we've already been.

Speed of sound isn't that fast in terms of fucking space.

Also, how the fuck does checking out the island help prepare for the nat 1?

>>28862778

So I check several times but I can't find Pestilence in the Ability Descriptions. Is it missing for some reason?

You've explored enough for now. You've got priorities elsewhere.

You open a portal to Haven. There's a rush of wind - a difference in pressure creates a constant breeze into the central portal room of the fort.

Everyone heaves a sigh of relief when they see it's you - a bit quicker than last time. Steward looks to you. "Shadow."

<002 is dealt with. It's over.>

Steward nods. "Understood. Take me to his servers."

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It takes a bit of time, but you get the generators back in position. Steward does whatever he needs to do to erase 002's control codes. A few hours later, power is restored to the City. Steward tells you that every A.I. is in favor of lending you their support in the coming conflict. Though their own internal strife has reduced the amount of resources that can be brought to bear in time to fight the Demon Lords, you're sure they'll prove and exceptionally formidable force to tip the scales in your favor.

You now sit at the meeting table on the backside of the bridge of the Cirrus. Steward is in attendance, standing with a silent attention on the consoles and controls spread below the wall-size bow windows. Ila lingers with Cain and Hamil down a few stairs to your right. Sir Flint and Tyrael stand together by the doors, chatting idly.

The doors to the bridge open. Obis and Freja walk in, accompanied by another two guests: Valeria Kavanere, and Young Bull, the werewolf who represents the more feral half of the Great Forest Den.

And a surprise third guest saunters in after them: Vaz Grak, the chieftain of the orcs that rule over the eastern part of the forest near Abbotsford. He glances your way. His face is expressionless. His eyes glance to the robot standing next to you, and then pass over the rest of the occupants.

>con't

The doors swing again, and someone you've been waiting for enters. Auriel - accompanied by Abigail.

You stand from your chair and move around the table. Abigail's dress swishes around her feet as she clacks across the steel floor. She smiles at you. "Shadow." She embraces you briefly, then steps away. "I've heard a lot of crazy things from the Highest. Again. You're always up to something."

<It sure seems that way to me, too.>

Auriel greets you simply. "Hello, Shadow."

<Hello.>

Her stern face twists into a smirk. "Did you ever get around to renaming the Cirrus?"

<Uh...>

>write-in

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>>28864937

It's on the full ability list, but I may have forgotten it on the character sheet.

Pestilence - Enemy physical strength is halved and all regeneration halted until they are touched by light magic. Applies to first target Shadow touches after activation. (7 exp)

>>28864937

Actually, it's on the character sheet, but not the full ability list.

>>28865137
>BOAT

>>28864895
it takes us around 13 minutes to go from earth to the moon going supersonic.

>>28865137
NUUUUUUUUUUUUUUOOOOOOOOOOOO

UHHH

THE NAME

THE NAME IS


THE NAME IS!!!

NYXYSTIX ABBY-SABBATICAL SHIP #6!

>>28865199
>NYXYSTIX ABBY-SABBATICAL SHIP #6!
Fucking
Do it.

And then when they guffaw, ask them why Elementals can't make jokes, too.

>>28865137
Nyx, Aether, Hemera, Hesperis, Erytheia, Geras, Nemesis.

I'm just going to throw Greek primordial diety names around and hope something sticks.

>>28865172
this works for me.

>>28865137
Ship.

>>28865184

From google:

(384 800 kilometers) / speed of sound at sea level =
13.0879653 days

>>28865228

Ooooh, I like Nemesis.

>>28865225
say this as the joke, and then let the name be.
>>28865234
>>28865172

>>28865242
i mussed have forgotten a zero, i stand corrected.(this also means that the people who wanted to rush it were wrong as well.)

>>28865228
Aether or Nemesis work for me.

Rolled 85

>>28865137
Air...Ship...y...
Airshipy

You know some captains DO name their ships after their sweathearts.

>>28865242
any chance about the king of Atlantis bit happening?

>>28865228

I like Aether.

>>28864895
>>28865184
>>28865242
I am resisting the urge to completely fucking keyboard physicist your jollies in regards to your collective absences in knowledge of acceleration in low resistance environments.

>>28865228

Voting for Nemesis.

>>28865137
Make humor >>28865199
And then make real name. I'm partial to "Boat" or "ship," but if Auriel demands something "real" I could also get behind "Nemesis."

>>28865225
>>28865280
this works and is in character.
>>28865286
that is a bit forward for shadow isn't it?

>>28865228
Aether or Nemesis sound good.

>>28865302
Me too, brother.

>>28865302
>>28865344
then do explain.

>>28865228

Nemesis is a classic name.

Supporting.

>>28865302

The context doesn't matter. The ability lets you travel at the speed of sound at sea level regardless of atmospheric context.

Solid and liquid barriers notwithstanding.

>>28865228
Nemesis

>>28865137
air ship or ship, this is in character.

Vote 1:
>Nemesis

Vote 2:
>make a bad joke, then name it Nemesis

Vote 3:
>bad joke, then name it Ship

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>>28865302
If our supersonic has propulsion like I assume it does?
We would be going 1.4x hypersonic within three minutes of travel in any environment that has as much resistance as space. Veniaspace? Who knows.

>>28865394
And then you said something like that which basically means shadowquest physics are best physics.

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>>28865442
he just said that it is not propulsion based, but reality fuckage based

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>>28865423
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That joke is going to be so fucking groan worthy that I'll probably feel second-hand emarrasment for Shadow.

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>>28865434
>Not making the bad joke
It's like you hate fun.

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>>28865394
Whoa. Gaseous substances DON'T hinder our supersonic?

So... how... what... but... HUH?!

>>28865503

Magic bitch.

>>28865423
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>>28865503
We are a being of nonreality. that's how

>>28865423

cutting off votes

>>28865503

Magic, motherfucker. Do you speak it?

>>28865242
so is that how far away the island is?

>>28865478
I know, I also pointed it out. Shadowquest physics are indeed best physics.

>>28865503
BEST.
PHYSICS.

>>28865423
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>>28865529
Yes.

>>28865503

Might have something to do with our form not being entirely tangible. I'm kind of curious how much thought SM put into this.

Not really a big fan of nemesis.
A remorseless goddess: the goddess of revenge.
A source of harm or ruin:

>>28865596
that is what it will be to our enemies.

Wasn't nemesis also very motherly? or is my brain fucked?

>>28865596
That's what Nemesis became after she became popular.

>>28865614

Not from what I read in Percy Jackson. :O

Wait guys, Cumulonimbus is a storm cloud right? What if we name the ship Nimbus?
Or DARK NIMBUS or something edgy like that, I don't give a fuck.

>>28865596
Revenge as a term used to be less loaded with negativity.
It's use for Nemesis is closer to "Retribution".

>>28865596
Wiki'd:
>The word Nemesis originally meant the distributor of fortune, neither good nor bad, simply in due proportion to each according to what was deserved; then, nemesis came to suggest the resentment caused by any disturbance of this right proportion, the sense of justice which could not allow it to pass unpunished.

>>28865596
Nemesis isn't just revenge/antagonism, it's also about Balance.

>>28865632
>Percy Jackson
No.

movie/book adaptations will bastardize anything and everythin ever.

>>28865634
Voidbearer, you're worse at names than Shadow.
Save it for Edgy Quest.

>>28865658

Dude, I'm joking, chill.

>>28865652

Yeh, I wasn't on board with the name until I looked this up. It's pretty much perfect.

>>28865645
Well that makes sense.
>>28865654
this doesn't at all.

>>28865676
I just don't like people using that as a source. bit of a history/mythological buff here, or used to be.

It would be like if someone started claiming fanfictions were cannon.

RAGE

>>28865693
>>28865652
Eh i was going off of the webster dictionary term, but ok.

>>28865743

There is a fair amount of Greek mythology in the naming scheme for this quest.

>>28865778
like what exactly?
Just out of curiosity.

>>28865816
Erebus, Hyperion, and Hecate; for starters.

>>28865816

Erebus

>>28865816
Erebus
Hecate

>>28865778
>The swirling chaos at the center of the world is actually our wife, Nyx
>Hyperion is our son, !Aether
>The Elementomachy was just because he was pissed that we were treating mom like some kind of unknowable primordial concept

>In Greek mythology, Erebus /ˈɛrəbəs/, also Erebos (Ancient Greek: Ἔρεβος, "deep darkness, shadow"), was often conceived as a primordial deity, representing the personification of darkness; for instance, Hesiod's Theogony identifies him as one of the first five beings in existence, born of Chaos.

SM you are a bastard.

>>28865778
Also a bit of biblical to.

just realized it has kind of been Christianity Vs Greek

>>28865885
so the name "Shadow" that abby gave us and "Erebus" are just literal definitions of each other

fuuuuuuck

>>28865849
Don't forget that the Elementomachy is totally not the Titanomachy/Gigantomachy.

>>28865885
>born of Chaos.
.....
.....
.....

Well now i don't know if i should factor this into my thought process now. cause erebus (we think) was pure order.

>>28865921
Ehh kinda sorta i could see it maybe.

it wasn't Elementals vs humans though.

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>>28865662
We could also name it NIGHTBLADE
Or Reckoning of the Moon
Or The Black Mamba
Or The Nighthawk
Or The Twilight
Or The Opaque Moon
Or The Oberon
Or The Umbra
Or Orpheus
Or The Hades
Or Tarterus
Or Thanatos
Or Asteria
Or Selene
Or Lethe
Or Penthos

>>28865958
But it was. Holy shit, it was. Aurora didn't burn itself. Tarun Gakuth wasn't target because it was empty. Holy shit you are so wrong it hurts my life.

>>28865974
>Thanatos

This is actually not a bad name, I wish it came up sooner.

>>28866000
Don't forget that lots of the elementomachy conflict happened because of the conflicts between the followers of the elementals, at least according to one of our friends.

>>28865958
At their core, the Titanmachy and Gigantomachy were struggles between Titans and Olympians/Olympians and Chaos.
Just as the Elementomachy was really between the Lesser and Greater Elements.

>>28866000
No, It was elementals and humans vs elementals and humans. if the elementals had wanted the humans dead then they would all be dead. literally the humans were like playthings compared to the elementals. Aeolus destroyed the massively powerful Dwarf civilization by himself

>>28865423
>>28865527
>Ship
we totally should've named it ship

>>28866038
but they were both elementals. it would be more akin to if hades were to take half of the gods and demigods and attack Zeus.

The titanmachy and gigantomachy were seperate beings fighting eachother.

>>28866097
>implying that wasn't Erebus' keikaku in order to destroy the beings separate from himself

Shadow Master is taking a long time to write a joke.

Paranoia time.

>>28866125
Well you can't really comare Erebuses Keikaku to any sort of mythos because apparently there was no schemeing ever in any ancient myths. as a generalization it is almost always straight up fights, with very little manipulation.

>>28866169
>there was no schemeing ever in any ancient myths. as a generalization it is almost always straight up fights, with very little manipulation.

Hue.

>>28866203
>as a generalization

guys I just had a crazy idea, what if instead of attacking the Kan-Abar army directly we fly the Nemesis cloaked to Kan-Abar's capitol dispose of the Usurper King and put Obis on the throne

>>28866165

Are we getting that rit fail now? All our ties will be broken because of one poorly received bad joke.

I still like the name The Deliverance.

You draw yourself up slightly, puffing out your chest. <Why yes, yes I have.>

"Oh yeah? Let's hear it."

<Nyxystix Abby-Sabbatical Ship #6.>

Abigail blinks for a moment. She blushes slightly, but seems more confused than anything.

Auriel just gives you a disbelieving look. "...why?"

<I sounds impressive. I wanted to include Abigail's name for sentimental reasons. Also, I've destroyed many other airships. I believe this is my sixth. It's all perfectly logical.>

Auriel slaps a hand to her forehead. "It's like I'm naked in Vellik's castle all over again."

Abigail does a double-take. "Wait, what?!"

<Only joking,> you say. <It's name is Nemesis.>

Auriel stops, looks up at you. She purses her lips. "Maybe a bit expected, but it works well. Might as well get on with this." She sits down at the table.

"Wait, what about the castle?" Abigail says.

"Don't worry about it, dear," Auriel says. "I do my best to block it from my memory."

At this point, Abigail looks ready to fall over. You guide her to a seat. <I'll tell you another time. It's not what you think.>

Abigail reluctantly sits and folds her arms gruffly, tucking her bad arm under her good one. "Where have I heard that before?"

>con't

>>28866224

Because the Demon Lords would be off the leash and the problem wouldn't be entirely fixed. We can't fix everything with a single action.

>>28866097
They were conflicts between groups of deities. The groups were just labeled less obviously.
It would be like saying a War between Triangles and Squares is not a war between geometrics shapes, just because they called them triangles and squares insteand of three-sides shapes and four-sided shapes.

>>28866252
I still like The Gavel

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You've already told the 'inner circle' of Haven, and Steward, about what you found at the core. You learned something important in exchange - the breach there is known by only by a few dozen at the top of Ring City's hierarchy, and the Black Lady.

The Shadow War culminated in a confrontation between Sandalphon and the Black Lady. The angel's most powerful spell - the Sun Call - collided with the Lady's own extremely potent magic. The resulting blast produced the Lady's Finger, a gulf in the world leading all the way to the core, which was damaged in the process. As demons rushed forward, uncontrolled, the Lady and Sandalphon worked together to patch the breach as they could.

The popular version of the tale holds that the armistice was based on efforts to clean up the demons following the actual conflict. The cities of Demonclaw, within Vampiria, and Gaphold, in the The Frontier, have the mutual goal of watching each other and making sure nothing nasty makes it out of the Finger.

In reality, both the Lady and Sandalphon know that the patch is only a temporary measure. However, Sandalphon refused on principle to work with the vampire and further, and has since been attempting to relieve the pressure on the seal itself by controlling magic. This has resulted in the empire's policies of killing off wild elementals, strictly regulating the usage of mana pools, and suppressing spiritual magics which utilize summons from the Nether. It was also an excuse to 'regulate' all forms of magic, giving legitimacy to what was the systemized slavery of Shadow mages. Before that, Auriel told you, they were simply executed.

>con't

>>28866224

and after the supplies stop coming in from Kan-Abar the Army would be forced to relinquish their conquest and return home.

perfect plan

Auriel had been sitting on the information because she was afraid of splitting your priorities. Her thought was that the seal would hold; for now, gathering together the nations of the world to fight the enemy in front of them was the most important thing. And in the aftermath, perhaps they'd be willing to join hands and help with greater problems, as well.

She apologized for not including you in her most private thoughts - but she also revealed she'd been hoping that Sandalphon would relent. After months out of the Empire, she's finally put that hope behind her.

A brutal reality. But now you know the truth behind the truth.

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While the members of the room gather together, the orc, Vaz Grak, approaches you. He towers over your human form, a hulk of green muscle and armor. "I have something to say to you, Shadow mage."

<Yes?>

"You took my sword," Grak growls. Young Bull and Kavanere glance over, their faces a bit worried. "But," the orc continues, "you also destroyed the thing at Abbotsford. We saw the tomb you made there. So listen." He points a clawed finger at you. "The feud between us is not settled, but my people owe you a debt. And so we will fight against the demons with you. But do not expect Vax Grak to forgive, or forget."

<You forced my hand back in the forest,> you say. <And I'm sorry to have earned your enmity. But I'm glad you'll be on my side.>

"In this...yes. Tomorrow's portents are for another day." The orc roughly takes a seat next to Young Bull.

And with that, the meeting in the Cirrus - no, the Nemesis - commences. Conversation is halting, at first, but picks up quickly as your allies begin to coordinate men and resources. Who will move where, and at what time, and with what tools and equipment, and what supplies...it's a dizzying prospect. Thankfully, Auriel seems to thrive on it.

Do you have any concerns or points to raise?

>write-in

>>28866279
we could if the summoners were there.

>>28866297
>implying demons eat food

>>28866315
The king of atlantis, and how many demon lords there.

>>28866315
an inventory of our "heavy weaponry"
(eg: power pieces we now have at our disposal against demon lords)

Reconnaissance, knowing the opponents pieces and how much they know about us

>>28866315
Ask how long it takes for a person to summon a demon lord and how fast is the process sped up by other demon lords.

>>28866315
How many Demon Lords are there and how much time do we have before it goes out of control.

The King of Atlantis.

The Nemesis can fit an army inside and has cloaking abilities, so it would be best for an attack on Kan-Abar and it's summoners.

Bring up getting a prosthetic for Abby to Steward in private.

What threads were sperg-anons rants in? Include all the shit from that.

>>28866315

ask about

>>28866224


even if it let the Demon Lords off the hook they would lose their human support and supplies making it a much easier time cleaning up the left overs

>>28866315
So who all will be coming to Arland?

Will werewolf guy and orc guy come too? what about Steward? and Aruiel(which will piss off sandalthong)? and how about atlantis dude?

Also shouldn't we inform everyone of the massive amount of demons waiting in tarun gakth? probably should tell refuge aswell.

>>28866315
How far has the demon lord army spread and what is the new about sandy.
>>28866429
>What threads were sperg-anons rants in? Include all the shit from that.
you really expect him to dig for those threads?

>>28866315
talk about supplies and weaponry.

>>28866450
Oh yeah, they kind of have a massive unbound demon army just sitting there waiting to spring up at any moment. Might be a little important.

>>28866315
Ask them if there is any problems they can think about before the meeting begins.

>>28866315
Mention that we don't want Kan-Abar to become too weakened to do anything after the fight when Obis takes over. It's imperative that Obis can stand on his own. We need a swift victory.

Bring up Kulia and our theories about her and that she may be involved in all this.

>>28866477
and a half a ton of raw adamantium.

Can we afford HT?

>>28866169
Hm. Not that other anon but it teally depends on which ancient myths of which culture and whose interpretation/translation of them you're relying on.
Ancient Indian and Asian myths, middle-eastern/North African myths in particular have lots of scheming in them.
>>28866221
And if you want to generalize them the vast majority of ancient myths involve quite a bit of trickery and manipulation. Ancient mythology is fun like that.

>>28866429
>>28866457
Thread 81 has the 7 post one, but I wouldn't advise relying on the old speculation too much.
Thread 82 had the 2 post one with a risky plan I don't believe in anymore.
I forget which thread I posted the 5 post kan-abar one in though.

>>28866450
>Also shouldn't we inform everyone of the massive amount of demons waiting in tarun gakth? probably should tell refuge aswell.
>>28866315
this gets my vote.

SM is gonna have some writing to do.

>>28866533
nope, we are 2xp short

>>28866457
I plan to dig it up myself, I just wanted some idea to where they were.

>>28866564
WE CAN STILL EAT THAT STEM GOLEM CORE. FUCK YEAH

HEARTHSTONE TITAN ALL THE WAY

>>28866565
look
>>28866536

>>28866589
STEAM

>>28866589
I still find it weird SM keeps ignoring this suggestion.

>>28866589
Do it. A giant pilotable robot would be damn good for this war.

>>28866589
so who is up for some exp spending?

>>28866627
he hasn't really, hasn't been appropriatly brought up yet.

We should totally walk into Arland riding the titan.

>>28866589
Let's do it, then. Or at least buy the skill and bring it up.

>>28866652
its been suggested several time during lulls in combat, and agreed to be done by others.

>>28866675
this. Eat the core and buy the ability. then we see what comes after it and can see about getting the materials.

>>28866315
You alive SM?

I think people want to spend some EXP. Or call a vote on it or whatever.

>>28866700
still need 10xp and we don't know if we want to save up for whats after HT.

>>28866536
Addendum:
I searched quickly and found the Kan-Abar vomit the top of thread 69. Though much of it is irrelevant now.

>>28866727
12 + 1 + 10 = 23

and we have that steam Golem core to eat. probably 2-5 xp.

and we arent going to buy the other one. just wanted to see what it is.

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shadoooow masstuurrrr
http://en.genzu.net/yurai/?n=Xella%20Muh%20Waifu

>>28866787
Using HS requires 10 exp.

>>28866793

That is indescribably creepy.

Also, I'm busy answering 564,092 questions, hang on a second.

>>28866801
Oh, well i still suggest buying it now and start collecting the materials. after ho usefull shade was for city 002, the HT will be multitudes better for the war.

>>28866793
shadooooooowwww amsthurrrrrrr

>>28866850
I'd rather think how useful WE would be if we spent experience on the central tree.

Or, y'know, MAGIC POWER FIVE.

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>>28866793
For some reason i want to fuck that.

>>28866872
We can't be everywhere at once, infact it would be much better to have something that can actually stomp enemy forces like that fucking behemoth. remember back from Tarun Gakth that old, giant robot that completely and utterly had us running for our lives?

We get a new and improved version of that.

>>28866872

So, a list:

>Magic Power 5
>Earth Tree
>Void Ring/Eclipse
>Physical Shadow Tree
>Order Immateria/Pure Darkness
>Spirit Tree

>>28866872
you will have your way after we get ours, the gravity party died off a long time ago.

>>28866942
magic powah foive

>>28866962
Heartstone Titan

>>28866969
not as good as heartstone titan.

especialy if we artifact it

Rolled 30

>>28866993
fuck off

>>28867009
No you

>>28866969
What was so good about magic power 5 anyway?

So for things to bring up here, I guess:

>>28866520 This.

And:
Mention a concern of what kind of restitution on Kan-Abars part will be demanded for the Demon Lord wars,

And ask Auriel specifically if she feels it would be wise to scout Kan-Abar stealthily before forming solid attack plans.

>>28867056
Our magic regeneration rate and cap will increase, and maybe even the overall effectiveness of our spells. I'm not certain about that last bit.

>>28867056
More mana, all our spells become stronger, and better mana regen.

>>28867084
So nothing special?


>>28867090
link it?

>>28867084
IIRC about the passive bonus to our spells SM stated it pretty flatly.