its time

>>24651656
YESSSSSS, YESSSSSSS

>>24651656
Love the pic, SM.

Also, WHOOO YEAH, SHADOW QUEST TIME IS GO!!!

...or is it spagetti quest now?

>>24651656
The best time of day has finally arrived!

>>24651656
>Now with 20% more spaghetti than the nearest competing brand.

But...but...there *is* no competing brand!

>>24651656
IT'S SHADOW TIME!

My body has never been more ready.

>>24651656
Before we begin, I just want to say that I woke up half my fucking neighborhood with the events of last thread. Thank you, all of you.

>>24651727
the spaggotining was upon us

Also, we need to know what happens at breakfast, really.

THE SPAGGOTTI MUST FLOW LIKE THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPI.

I WAS F5'ING FOR THE LAST HOUR

YUSSSSS

>>24651656
Time to fire up some Two Noodles from Hell theme music.

>>24651727
SPAGOOTI TIME!

>>24651752
I made a playlist just to listen to during this quest

>>24651656
Nice image. Sauce please?

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Events Summary:

After escaping the sudden arrival of two angels, you retreated to Jacob's Field and sowed discord in the Kanian army. Sir Flint met you there the next day and convinced you to return to Evinbrook to fight against an approaching Kanian army, led by a demon lord.

You met Ila, a shadow mage who helped you restore the Velarion and hunt mages. You also met the succubus, 'Annette', who pledged loyalty to you after witnessing your prowess, and who seemed to know something about Sir Flint's magic parasite. However, thinking her an enemy, Ila killed her.

The duke's plan to pierce the shield protecting the core of the Kanian forces succeeded. After a chaotic battle, you've secured the ground for the duke's forces. You managed to defeat the demon lord with the assistance of Auriel and Sir Flint.

After the battle, you tried to help Sir Flint and Auriel copulate, but once their ignorance potion wore off, they had a negative reaction to your 'help'.

Well, you did your best.

So, uh, is it time?

for Port Vanta?

>>24651656
Here, have some even more appropriate theme music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3HErOOaAfs

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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.

Unlocked Ability Descriptions Located in the following Pastebin link (full list in progress):

http://pastebin.com/z4wMU3TQ

Books the Main Character has read can be found here:

http://pastebin.com/xBMzDQJn

Meant to add the demonology book you read, but I can just fill you in on the relevant parts if it becomes necessary.

>>24651765
After last thread, I still want to pull the shadow-angel mocking thing next time Auriel gets all Lightier-than-thou, but for right now I think it'd be funny to give her a set of Shadow wings, since she can't summon her current set. Good for a laugh, anyway.

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>>24651722
no offense

Hey SM, you should check out the Zombie Quest that got started today.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/24636378/

It was fucking hilarious what happened. I think you'd like it.

>>24651764
Oh you.

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>>24651795
>After last thread, I still want to pull the shadow-angel mocking thing next time Auriel gets all Lightier-than-thou, but for right now I think it'd be funny to give her a set of Shadow wings, since she can't summon her current set. Good for a laugh, anyway.

The mocking will occur...at the right time.

I'm sure we'll all know.

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Current Statistics:

HP: 18/37
Mana: 2/10
EXP: 1
Humanity: 43
Temerity: 37

Party Members:

Sir Donovan Flint - a knight of Dobshire, of Arland, and fourth son of the lord and ruler of Arland.

Auriel - Formerly a powerful angel of the ringed city, now traveling with

Equipment:

Utility belt with purse

Inventory:

Shadow Sword Shard
Fancy Sun-Moon Key
Mind-Scribing Pen
Succubus Reagents x2
Jen Fang's Diary (Abigail's father)

Current Location:

Kelvere - Evinbrook

>>24651798
None taken. It's a damn fine drawing.

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>>24651764
Cute pun, sir. Kudos to you!

>>24651777
We decided to check on Abigail *QUICKLY* and then to go sow our wild oats.

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>>24651804
Daily Reminder

>>24651803
will do, when I have time

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Flint yawns, then stirs. He blinks. His eyes are groggy and bloodshot.

You've leaned in directly in front of his face. <When does the copulation begin?>

"WAH!"

Flint rolls himself back on the bedsheets. "...w-w-w-WHAT - "

<You were both intoxicated with beer,> you explain. <And you complained about me not knowing dick about anything. To satisfy both our needs, I arranged for you to copulate with Auriel, and I decided to stay and observe through the night. When does the mating begin?>

"It doesn't fucking work like that!" Flint's voice is cracking. "It doesn't just...begin!"

<Then how does it work?>

Auriel stirs, murmuring. She works her head deeper into her pillow.

Flint carefully works his way off the bed...

The parasite twists inside of him. You feel a flash of worry...

Flint falls over Auriel, knocking her off the bed. They both end up in a tangle on the floor. Auriel splutters awake. "What-where-uh..."

She falls silent.

"AAHHHH!"

Flint desperately tries to escape, and does, but not before he takes several bruises on his arms and legs. You're more confused than ever.

Auriel snags the sheet off the bed and covers herself with it. Unfortunately, it's the sheet covered in her own bile. She drops it, shrieking, and runs into the adjacent room holding the chamber pot and and tub. She slams the door shut.

Her voice comes through muffled. "...what...what happened?! What did we do?!"

Flint runs a hand through his hair. "...I have no idea."

"That's no help you idiot!"

<I was watching the whole time,> you begin.

"WHAAAT?!?!" comes Auriel's shriek.

"...Shadow..." Flint says. "...what...is wrong with you?"

>>24651777
Why so fixated on that city, anon?

>>24651798
Oh. Looks like someone else posted the older version before I fixed that one messed up line.

>>24651777
Soon. Flint first, though.

>>24651844
He said last time: association with the elves and our backstory.

But later, though. Flint and Abigail for now.

I've been awake for about 24 hrs now and I have a final to take tomorrow morning.

It's shadowing time.

>>24651844
Not that anon, but I am the anon who originally suggested Port Vanta. THIS IS WHERE WE FIND ANSWERS ABOUT OURSELVES! It has to be. I feel it in da gut.

>>24651839

<Wrong with me?> you demand. <Nothing is wrong with me. You're the ones that have something -wrong- with you. First, you spend half the night consuming ignorance potions at the bar, forcing me to drag you back here. Despite that - despite all that trouble - you both said you wanted to copulate with one another, and I thought it would be a valuable learning experience. I keep hearing about all the things I -don't- know, all the things that are such a -burden- to explain to a creature that simply popped! into the world a week ago. So I go through the -additional- hassle of removing your clothes so that you might both copulate easier. Favor after favor, Sir Flint, and you have the gall to demand what is wrong of me.>

Flint swallows hard. "...well. Did we?"

<Did you what?>

"DID WE FUCK OR NOT, YOU IMBECILIC SHADOW?!" comes Auriel's shrieking voice.

<That's the whole thing,> you say. <All that, and you both just slept the entire night. What do you even need all that sleep for? I've had enough humanity for one day, thank you. I'll meet you at breakfast.>

You stomp out of the room, feeling annoyed and quite justified in your several frustrations.

You stop at the intersection to the upper quarters, resting on the red carpet.

What do you do?

>might as well consume some breakfast with the duke and wait for Flint
>find a good spot to try and summon Annette
>something else

>>24651890
Summon Annette

>>24651890
get a healthy meal, cant summon on an empty stomach

>might as well consume some breakfast with the duke and wait for Flint
We can't have spagooti for breakfast if we're off doing something else, now can we?

>>24651890
>not just going straight to the consumpion

u gota step it up

>>24651890
>find a good spot to try and summon Annette
If we don't roll a 1 on this, bring her down for some breakfast while Flint cleans up his spagooti.

>>24651890
We were specifically warned that summoning a demon can go horribly wrong, and many ways in which it can. Let's get someone we trust to watch over us, first.

>>24651890
Let's not summon Annette yet. We want to talk to someone with experience in summoning so we don't accidentally a Demon Lord again. Let's just go consume breakfast and talk about what this victory means for the overarching campaign so we know what to look out for when we go find Abby and Adavan, because they are technically behind enemy lines right now.

>>24651915
SHHHHHH, the curse will find us again

>>24651890
Breakfast. Gotta get that healthy helping of SPAGGGOOOOTII

>>24651890
CONSUME! ... a healthy breakfast with the duke with perfect manners and a monocle.

Say, SM, forgive me for asking, but did you also post any of the other books that we found in the Duke's library? Just curious...

>>24651890
CoNsUmE breakfeast with the duke.

We can summon her afterwords.

>>24651890
Consume breakfast with the duke; we still have some healing to do.

>>24651909

see

>>24651915

Maximum spaghetti potential.

Just saying. The more cloud fronts, the bigger the storm.

>>24651890
>might as well consume some breakfast with the duke and wait for Flint

>>24651918
>>24651917

So much logic!

Well, breakfast it is.

>>24651811
>>After last thread, I still want to pull the shadow-angel mocking thing next time Auriel gets all Lightier-than-thou, but for right now I think it'd be funny to give her a set of Shadow wings, since she can't summon her current set. Good for a laugh, anyway.
>The mocking will occur...at the right time.

Didn't actually mean the shadow wings as mockery. More "I'm helping!". Seemed entirely in keeping with the "helping" we did last night.

>>24651890
Meal with the Duke.

Ask him about the specifics of human copulation and when the best times usually are, then beguin to explain why when Flint and Auriel enter and further pasta filled shennanigans happen.

>>24651918
>accidentally a Demon Lord again
Yes, with our powerful ability to summon wisps, we might just accidentally bring something more powerful than an angel into the world.

You. fucking. doorknob. chewer.

>>24651974
Someone didn't read what was said a few threads ago about accidental summoning

>>24651974
I believe SM mentioned that ritual summoning is unrelated to our summoning power.

Botch the ritual and we could summon something nasty by mistake.

>>24651972
THE SPAGETTI MUST NOT END.

>>24651974
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/24611818/#p24615790
>You flip to the section on succubi...the details for a summoning ritual are all there, along with plenty of warnings of all kinds. Apparently all needs to be just right, or the succubus will escape its 'command structure' and suck out the summoner's soul. You feel as though you could probably handle such a situation without much difficulty. But more troubling is the threat of accidentally summoning something else if the sigil is off or the reagents are not of the correct type, quantity, or purity.

>Obviously, more reading will be required, but you feel confident that in time you will grasp the mechanics of the ritual.

>>24651974
Inherent summoning is something that we can just do and it's based of our magic power.

External summoning draws power off the reagents, so if we fuck up the reagents or the way in which the spell draws power we might put in too much power at in inopportune time. At least that's how I think it works.

Could we continuously summon things then consume them?

>>24651974
You really are just a presumptuous cheeky little shit.

>>24651974
it appears that the doorknob which you once shamed has now found its way into your own mouth

>>24652046
If we had the money for reagents I guess.

>>24652046
No, it was already stated that it won't work.

You waver and slide and slip and bob into the dining chamber. It's unchanged - a long wood table laden with food. You see one setting surrounded by five plates stacked halfway to the ceiling.

Clearly, the duke learns quickly.

"Shadow! Good morning. Did you rest well?"

<I didn't sleep, your excellency.> You plant yourself in the chair and CONSUME the food in one fell swoop.

Mmm.


>HP: 28/37
>Mana: 2/10
>EXP: 1
>Humanity: 43
>Temerity: 37

The duke dines quietly. The room is empty. It seems he usually eats alone.

<Do you have much family?>

"...I wouldn't have expected you to take an interest." The duke sips from his cup a moment. "An only child. My parents are passed. I've been delaying marriage, waiting for the right partner..." He sighs. "Nothing, as of yet."

<How old are you?>

"29. Still plenty of time."

<I suppose so.>

Is there anything else you'd like to ask the duke?

>ask about angels
>ask about Auriel's lost abilities
>ask about summoning
>ask about Ila
>something else

>inb4 everyone says "EVERYTHING!!"
>which is fine, of course.

>>24652067
ISN'T IT OBVIOUS

>>24652067

>or, ask about copulation and relate your experience with Flint and Auriel in absolute detail

>>24652067
>>ask about angels
>>ask about Auriel's lost abilities
>>ask about summoning
>>ask about Ila
All of them.

>inb4 everyone says "EVERYTHING!!"
Was gonna say it before I saw the inb4.

Still saying it.

>>24652067
Everything and add human mating rituals at the end.

>>24652067
Everything, but in this order:
>Angels reaction to what happened here
>Ila
>Auriel
>The campaign in general
>Port Vanta
>Summoning

>>24652046
I'm guessing no, we would essentially be eating our own soul matter over and over again, like swallowing a mouthful of your own spit.

>>24652067
ASK ABOUT HUMAN COPULATION. NOW.

Then those two lovers need to come in at exactly the right time for hilarity to ensue.

>>24652067
Ask about the ignorance potion and the copulation rituals attached to it between human and angels

>>24652092
>>or, ask about copulation and relate your experience with Flint and Auriel in absolute detail
That too

>>24652067
>"EVERYTHING!!"
Need there be any other choice?

>>24652097
Also, this. WE MUST LEARN!

>>24652067
EVERYTHING!!

>>24652095
this

WE MUST KNOW ALL

>>24652067
Ask if he has ever heard of a Shel'Kath or maybe from where the term might come from?

(That's what it is called right?)

>>24652092
We know at least slightly better than this. No.

>>24652067
Ask about summoning and Ila; make it out like we want to re-summon Ila, without mentioning Annette. Get advice.

>>24652120
This indeed. He might well know.

>>24652120
I can never remember that little fucker's name. Ask this too.

>>24652100
>>24652067
Ask about Port Vanta too.

>>24652067
>ask about Auriel's lost abilities
>ask about Ila
These two seem most interesting to me.

>>24652092
Start off with human copulation in general, then move on towards that as the Duke wonders why the hell we are interested in that.

>>24652067

>everything

----------------------
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Alright, alright, give me a moment.

>>24652121
>We know at least slightly better than this. No.

I agree. I'll make it less personal.

>>24652147
>>24652105
>>24652107
Not sure if the Duke is really an expert in that field. Dude seems to prefer being alone.

>>24652147

we should save that for when Flint and Auriel are in the room

>>24652147
Heh. We could say that we want to know more about human mating rituals, and that we're going to help the apothecary summon a succubi, and thus we need advice. For purely educational purposes.

Do NOT ask about copulation, this is getting ridiculous. It's like this isn't the same game I became hooked on during the first 15 threads.

Ask about Auriel's lost abilities and the angels.

>>24652178

>not liking Spaghetti

you are one of those NoFunAllowed types aint ya

>>24652178
Too late fagget. Our waifu is spagooti. And I'm HUNGRY.

>>24652178
>Do NOT ask about copulation, this is getting ridiculous. It's like this isn't the same game I became hooked on during the first 15 threads.

Indeed. Just because we watched Flint spaghetti and Auriel angel-hair doesn't mean we need to noodle further on their activities..

>>24652178
This is the humor bit right before we plunge right back into adventure mode.

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>>24652194
>Our waifu is spagooti.
OH GOD

I was going to save this for later, but fuck it, why not?

If we get attacked by bandits and we catch one. "Now, puny mortal, will serve me as an underling until I deem your job complete. Now, you shall tell me all you know of human copluation rituals, or you shall see the true nature of the shadow! WHY DO THEY REFER COPULATION AS THIS "FUCKING" AND WHAT OTHER ALIESES DOES IT GO BY!? ANSWER, OR PERISH! MUAHAHAHA!!!

<I have a few questions for you...?>

The duke opens his palms. "Have at me. After this incident...I think I'd like to abdicate for a day, leave things to Thomas. Give myself time to process."

<I am curious about the nature of angels. I realize I do not exactly know what they are.>

"Angels," the duke says. "Well, they're humans. Mages, or great warriors, originally, chosen by Hyperion as his champions. All elementals 'blessed' some of their followers. The unique angelic magic - wings, and powerful Light strikes - comes from the remnants of his power, which, by all accounts, is as strong as they day on which they received it, even surviving Hyperion's own demise."

<It seems as though Auriel has lost her abilities.>

"Indeed." The duke nods slowly. "It's something that has never happened before. I don't know what to expect of her, though she seems...distraught." The duke looks at you pointedly. "There was fierce competition amongst angels for Hyperion's attention, for rank within his army. Competition which has continued for 700 years. Surely, she's made an enemy or two, stepped on a few heads on her way up. Something to use, perhaps."

<Any idea why it happened?>

The duke shrugs. "No. The only other non-magic space I've heard of is Nelmar, which is where Raijin, the Lightning elemental, and Hecate, the spirit elemental, had a fight. That one is permanent, but does not steal an angel's blessing permanently. This one has gone with the demon lord, but Auriel's magic has yet to return. I have no explanation."

con't

>>24652265
Might as well ask about Shadow's blessings...

Before the pastastorm, anyways..

>>24652286
I too would like to know.

>>24652286
this,

Also I bet the thing the demon lord summoned kept her powers

>>24652265
Wait, does that mean we could potentially make Shadow Angels way down the line?

>>24652286
I am curious as well.

>>24652302
I said I wanted to do that last thread.

Although I don't think Flint would be too receptive...

>>24652265
>Hecate, the spirit elemental
So now we have a name to put to the spirit elemental buried under the village?

>>24652286
This please

>>24652265
"Did other elementals apart from Hyperion bless their followers as well? Who received the blessings of the other elementals, and are any of them still around today?"

>>24652302
As of this moment we don't have any known limitations beyond absorbing too much power at once.

SM and dice willing, we can do whatever.

>>24652302
Yah. When Joey becomes a Knight we're going to make him Flint's counterpart.

>>24652333
>implying we aren't going to make Joey our most devoted soldier and pair him off with Annette

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>>24652302
We could make them like Pride from FMAB.

Vessels of shadow.

>>24652323
I suspect we'd have to figure out more about our nature first. For instance, are we really Erebus, reborn or otherwise? Are we purely shadow, or a manifestation of multiple elements of which shadow is currently dominant?

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<...another question. Have you heard of something called a Shel'Kath?>

"Shel'Kath..." The duke says the word slowly, trying it on his tongue. "Sounds demonic, but I'm unfamiliar. Why?"

<It involves my...quest, with Sir Flint. I would refer you to him for specifics. It is not my place to say.>

"I see."

<On that note, I have a mind to attempt a summoning ritual to gain information about the Shel'kath from a more...direct source. Can you tell me of anything I should know before I do so?>

"Be careful," the duke says immediately. "Extraordinarily careful. And do not believe for one moment that anything you summon lives on this plane for any reason but its own agenda. Demons are chaotic, fickle creatures."

<Thank you for the warning.>

The duke nods solemnly. "Of sigilized rituals themselves...I know they remove, somewhat, the many penalties of using a raw spell to summon a creature. But then, they are much more involved. Personally, I stay away from such magics. Demons corrupt, given time, given room to speak." The duke gestures toward you. "You might well be resistant to such eventualities, but I'd still not turn my back on one."

<Are there any limits to these circles?>

"Beyond reagents and time? Not that I know of. But each one burdens the soul...many mages have fallen from summoning too many creatures, warped into a living, mindless prisoner to serve as a magic shell to summon demons. Not an attractive fate."

<That woman that was with us on the airship, and in battle,> you begin. <The shadow mage, Ila. I...could not feel in her a soul. Was she a demon?>

The duke's face darkens.

>con't...

>>24652352
If we don't turn out to be Erebus, and instead are some sort of Herald, I vote we name ourselves Charon

>>24652351
>having a bunch of sleeper agents that can unleash shadow power at anytime
yessssss

>>24652333
No, WE'LL be the first to take the mantle of shadowknight, thank you very much! Particularly with our intrest in GREAT JUSTICE!

Not that Joey's going to get the shaft, he'll just learn both shadow AND light magic. To represent balance, you dig?

>>24652372
inb4 angels stole her soul

Also, as we were talking about last thread with HYDRA being something like an end goal.
I think we should go the fast Regen route and then go down the Pure Darkness route. AKA Fast Regen no matter where we are.

>>24652386
I like that. I like it a lot.

>>24652375
We have a name, thankyouverymuch.

>>24652398
She is a shadow servent, one of the originals of Erebus

>>24652386
>Joey is our hope for the future free of racism
god help us

>>24652400
Seconded. Let's head for Fast Regeneration by way of Purify.

>>24652402
I thought you would. That's why I mentioned it!

>>24652410
I was thinking the same.

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>>24652383
It would be quite baller.

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>>24652410
That's incredibly disturbing, especially the idea of what might have then been done to her because of it.

captcha: simoniacs
Appropriate.

>>24652351
>>24652435
I remember that little prick. Always thought he needed to be /ss/ raped. By the teacher woman, probably.

>>24652472
I liked pride, he was one of the few villains that got shit done

>>24652489
He really does fit with Shadow's mentality in the CONSUMPTION aspect what with what he did to Gluttony and Kimbly and others.

>>24652489
Meh, I preferred Sloth. Poor bastard.

>>24652372

"Not a demon. A slave. I had a suspicion, at first, but seeing Auriel order her about confirmed them."

<...a slave.> The idea...grinds inside of you. <The angels enslaved a shadow mage?>

"They need someone to do their dirty work," the duke says. "Who better?"

<...she seemed...physically unable to answer my questions, when I pressed her about it.>

"Naturally. Her soul has been separated from her body and is kept secreted inside the Ring City itself. She is bound by a strict list of commands to answer only to the angels. If she disobeys, she is met with pain intense enough to stop her disobeying, no matter how far she tries to run. And then there's the thread of imminent destruction should she try to escape her chains nonetheless."

<Disgusting,> you growl.

The duke rubs his chin. "My castle's wards alerted me that she's just left...no longer responsive to Auriel. Normally, she would gravitate toward the closest angel...failing that, return to headquarters. Auriel truly has fallen." The duke glances back at you. "It is rather disgusting, though, isn't it? The empire combs the land for shadow mages. It catches them young, and then either disposes of them, or separates their souls from their bodies and makes them slaves...in the name of peace and justice, of course."

<They do not know the meaning of the words.>

The duke grows quiet. "Kinship is a heavy burden."

<...what sort of blessings did other elemental bestow?>

The duke smiles. "You want to know more about the shadow. There are a few that survive...Ellendra Kalladar, the queen of the elves, was blessed by Geb, the Earth Lord. Though I rather suspect she's dead, now, after killing the shadow dragon. The Elven Isles have gone silent."

<Any others?>

"No. They were mostly caught in the final battle between Erebus and the other four elementals."

<Erebus fought the other four elementals alone?> you ask. <What of the others?>

"They had been defeated by then."

>con't

>>24652067
>HP: 28/37
Its been a whole night... what is wrong with our regen? in battle it gave us 1HP / round

>>24652529
CALLED IT

>>24652529
>Erebus and the other four elementals
Erebus is a fucking boss. Erm.. Was...

>>24652563
Don't worry we will be a boss in short order once more

Also I guess Erebus was (hue) a complete badass taking on the other 4 at once, and still managing to get them to use a suicide plan

>>24652563
We have a big shadow to fill.

>>24652544
I suppose so. If staying in shadows regen it then we have had plenty of time with the whole bar-bedroom fiasco.

>>24652529
This whole thing just made me want to consume Auriel all over again.

Angel powers or not.

Bitch gon pay.

>>24652563
Of course he fucking boss
He was the night!

>>24652529
OH GOD WHAT

Do we remember this?

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>>24652582

>>24652578
And his contingency was that the suicide plan wouldn't... fully work. Only drain his powers. And leave him to rise again.

>>24652529
Well, let's ask a bit about what shadow's rumored gift to his servant's were.

Also, we should ask him if we can take those books we found in his library as a loaner. We don't want to seem like a thief.

>>24652593
Agreed. There will be blood. Or atleast an avalanche of spaghetti.

>>24652593
Even if you want to see her suffer, that's all the more reason to leave her alive right now.

>>24652593
>consume Auriel
At least torture her for information about how to free the enslaved shadow mages first.

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>>24652619
Yes. Let her live. And walk around mimicing her and that dickwing we ate, switching between.

"Oh what's that Auriel? Sorry, so sorry, but I can't hear you over how fluffy my wings are."

>>24652593
Nah, we need her and Flint around for the massive amounts of spagooti we can cause them. That'll be our vengance...

>>24652593
>>24652642
>>24652619

The Auriel that enslaved Ila is dead. The Demon Lord killed her. The Aurial that was left is not the same, and her sins have been absolved.

>>24652593
>Total Darkness
>she can't see anything
>except our shadow-angel form
>commence mocking

>>24652593
Kill... rip... tear...

Why the hell are people blaming Auriel, a relatively weak and low-ranking angel, for the shit that her leaders did? Especially considering the shit that the Black Hand did to her village that she has alluded to.

>>24652667
Nope.

>>24652667
I'll admit a part of me wants to bring her back as one of our chosen

>>24652667
You're full of shit. She's still alive and kicking, just powered down.

>>24652593
Do we even know her to have had direct involvement in such an act?

So far she is being receptive and I would rather use words to convince rather then visit bloody vengeance... unless of course we CANNOT convince like that dumb angel we did eat.

Also, flint.

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>>24652667
Oh hell no; she's got a long way to go before forgiveness. At best, she might be starting down the road.

>>24652683
"I was only following orders." is not an excuse. It does, however, offer some slight hope of redemption. We'll see if she wants to change.

>>24652685
>>24652692
>>24652700
Tripfag circlejerkers pls go.

>>24652667
Clearly she needs to travel with us and we shall slowly turn her to the "dark" side.

>>24652685
The idea did cross my mind as well.

We should not assume the form of an angel ourselves... angels are humans agumented by an elemental. As an elemental we can augment humans of our choice to be shadow angels.

>>24652708
I don't think you know what that means Anon

>>24652706
>"I was only following orders." is not an excuse. It does, however, offer some slight hope of redemption. We'll see if she wants to change.
Fair enough.

>>24652727
Yeah, anons are faggots.

>>24652723
There already are Shadow Angels, they're called vampires

>>24652723
..IF.
If we gain that kind of power we could augment them into shadow-"anything", while angels are nice there are lots of other things we might be able to do...

>>24652690
Well then we need to give her such massive amounts of FEELS. She'll eventually call us a monster, sometime in the future when she's near us. We should simply give her what we gave Joey; a look at how we feel when she calls us that.

No better vengence then to make a heartless villan have a heart to attack...

The duke leans back in his chair. "One by one, the elemental lords were destroyed. I have a sneaking suspicion that the Spirit power under Jacob's Field is related to Hecate, or one of her powerful underlings, sealed away. Leviathan, the Wave Lord, is gone, vanished with the four higher elementals. Geb still survives today, actually, intact...depending on your definition of intact. His is the saddest tale."

<...what happened to Geb?>

"Well, before the Elementomachy, two peoples were pledged to Geb," Vellik says. "The elves, and the dwarves. The dwarves were a race of the rock, masters of iron and magical machines. The elves were surface dwelling, like humans, but came to Geb through their affinity with the products of the soil - trees, animals, life.

"As such minor differences in beliefs go...they hated each other with a terrible passion. What records remain from so long ago tell of a civil war amongst Geb's followers, brutal, devastating, even before the elementals began to fight amongst themselves. Geb, divided between his children, simply withdrew.

"Then, of course, during the Elementomachy itself, he had twice as much ground to cover," the duke continued. "Aeolus annihilated the Dwarven Empire at Tarun Gakth. The remnant of their battle still stands...twisted, endless canyons. There hasn't been sighting of a dwarf since.

"When Geb was finally pinned down during the great battle in the southeast, Hyperion cursed him, and Aeolus trapped him in a giant cyclone. He's still there - raging mad, totally insane, stomping across the plain, buffeted by a tornado that has surrounded him since the war."

<...that's...awful.>

"Quite tragic," Vellik agrees. "From what I gather, Geb never wanted war. He was always defensive. Aeolus hated him because, naturally, everything sentient and magical lived on the ground. Xile was a sort of refuge in the air...but Geb was king of the ground we all call home."

>if there's anything else, let me know and I'll continue to write

>>24652746
So who's really shitting up the thread here? the people discussing it or the guy stirring shit up?

consume auriel

>>24652765
What he said about the elf and the shadow dragon, do we remember this?

If not, move on I suppose

>>24652753
>vampires
Speaking of which, we should probably seek out the Black Lady or whatever she's called. If there's anyone who'd know who we are, it would be her.

>>24652544
>>24652583

I bow to the power of logic.

HP: 37/37

Consume Auriel, she will now how the meek feel against the strong.

>>24652765
He never did say what blessings Erebus bestowed.

>>24652791
>The fuck it isn't and this is coming from a jew whose great grandparents were killed in the holocaust.
Oh boy here we go. Nobody gives a fuck MrTT. Go be a self righteous prick somewhere else.

>>24652765
Everything seems fine. Continue on.

>>24652765
Ask him if he has a mage he would trust for general magical advice, so that we don't need to go to him for all things magic.

>>24652765
What does Erebus's blessing actually do?

>>24652765
Blessings of Erebus pls

>>24652765
I wanna know what Erebus turned his chosen into.

>>24652753
>Shadow angels are vampires
And they clearly need black wings

>>24652843
>>24652844
>>24652845
Yes please.

And how he held his own against four other elementals, and why.

>>24652854
You already said that, stop being aspie pls

>>24652765
Come on, I only wanted to know what the Gift's of The True Dark were. Please?

>>24652864
Agree'd, the insistence on "Shadow angels" and the black wings thing is getting weird.

>>24652753
Actually, if you read the timeline pastebin, you would know that the vampires are a result of Archon's experiments into lichdom related fields (i.e., trying to create magical super soldiers). They aren't a byproduct of Erebus (directly, in any case)

>>24652854
Wings are highly overrated.

>>24652901
I'd rather have pride style followers, or like Ila with just a shadow aura that makes them discreet, we're not supposed to be flashy

>>24652765
>Xile was a sort of refuge in the air.
What is Xile? If its a city i don't see it on the map.

>>24652864
deleted previous post.

>>24652934
post map pls?

>>24652934
>Xile was a sort of refuge in the air
>was
Probably why it's not on the map anymore.

>>24652901
that was a joke.
I am actually one of the few people AGAINST us assuming a shadow angel form.

>>24652934
it was the flying city, and the current center of the sky sever.

>>24652765
Also, Geb? I feel that he should be one of the first we help. The poor guy never asked for this.
>>24652802
And then the Black Lady is one of the last servants of Erebus.

>>24652864
Repeating that bit about vampires bugs me less than him trying to haul out his alleged holocaust victim grandparents in a quest thread argument.

MrTT is just a terrible person.

>>24652948
finally i can agree with you on something

>>24652943
map is located here

>>24651811

>>24652934
I know what I want to do when we get to God Teir!

(plots to bring down Xile and put it where the canyons are, as due repayment to earth, then lock that wind god fucker in a sealed cavern for the SkySever bullshit)

For a moment, you're quiet. It's a lot to take in.

<...Erebus...what kind of allies did he have?>

"The Shadow Lord," the duke murmurs. "Last to join the war. Arguably, the most powerful. Only Hyperion could stand against him for long."

<He was strongest?>

"What do you see at night, Shadow?" the duke asks. "Tiny pinpricks of light in a vast darkness so huge that is might as well be endless. The sun brings us light during the day...but it's just a ball of fire, fighting against the dark. Fires bring light, but their flickering creates huge, warped shadows. Wind is too ethereal...it doesn't move the shadow. Even lightning..." the duke rubs his chain, at the end of which hangs a small key. "...lightning blasts back the shadow, but for an instant. And then, your allies - consider them. Spirits dwell in shadows. The deep places of the earth and ocean harbor the shadow. The world is born of elements placed against a great, endless background - a blank slate of Darkness." The duke looks at you. "Of course it's the strongest. Not strong enough to beat all combined, otherwise we wouldn't exist as we do, you see. But strong."

You feel rather...pleased.

"Blessings, though. The few servants of Erebus that existed could move their own shadows and control others. They commanded powerful dark magics, often using illusions of sound and shadow. The greatest of these - unnamed in the histories - could even cancel magic itself. That was something that even Erebus was never capable. Odd, that."

>anything else, taking a few more requests

>>24652974
I was replying to what was a direct quote from the Nuremberg Trials and is famous for representing them. I mentioned family history to preempt a "you are a nazi supporter" which is what I usually get when I argue against that nonsense. And I immediately deleted it because I realized its better to ignore such an argument then to sully the quest with such a /pol/ debate.

>>24653004
>then lock that wind god fucker in a sealed cavern for the SkySever bullshit

We cannot let vengeance be a part of what we must do. ... Pic related.

Seriously though, we can't just turn things around, and do the same bullshit that Hyperion did. We have to be better.

>>24653051
>>24652836
This.

>>24652934
>What is Xile? If its a city i don't see it on the map.

See:

http://pastebin.com/xBMzDQJn

For background lore and historical timeline.

I recommend you control+f things you're looking for, it's quite a wall of text.

>>24652953
As much as I agree about Geb's suffering, i think at this point it would be a grave error to free him.
His mind is broken, but he retains his power. A mindless, rampaging, god is not what this world needs.

>>24653004
It's probably already gone.
The sky-sever is is/was indiscriminate, it annihilated everything that flew.

>>24653051
Nah, we done. It's time for Flint. And Spaghetti.

>>24653065
Too late. And deleting the post doesn't help at all.

>>24653051
We should literally become the night at some point

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>>24653081
Fuck, I forgot my picture

>>24653051
Welp, we're officially confirmed for Not Erebus. We have access to an ability which can cancel magic.

>Nightblaze - Spend 4 to 10 mana. Cancel all enchantments and spells in an area around you. Success and range based on mana spent. (about 30 feet. Additional 20 feet per mana. Alternate: Spend 10 mana to attempt to cancel any one spell in sight-range)

>>24653051
Well, let's get AWKWARD!

Ask him about the sex lives of humans and see his face squirm!

Also, we need Flint and Auriel to enter in with the best comedic timing ever.

>>24653051
>the duke rubs his chain, at the end of which hangs a small key.
Is this one of the four keys we need? I'm betting it is.

>>24653051
ask to see the key

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>>24653126
> They commanded powerful dark magics, often using illusions of sound and shadow. The greatest of these - unnamed in the histories - could even cancel magic itself.
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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>>24653051

>pictured

>The duke rubs his chain, at the end of which hands a small key.

>>24653126
or maybe he hid it. i doubt the other elementals would take kindly to the idea that he could take away their work.

>>24653141
we should probalby ask if that is a heirloom. if asked to explain then say if it is then it is probably one of the key to letting out hecate

>>24653126
Darn.

Although the thing under the town did call us Erberus...

I really wanna tell the Duke. Just to see his reaction.

>>24652765
oh hey.... the keys.
We know of 4 elements that are imprisoning the spirit being under jacobs fields.
There are 4 keys. We have the sun/moon key and flint thinks one of the keys was in his home. Tell duke about the keys.

Also that the mages from Kan-Abur are supposed to be trying to brute force the prison.

>>24653159
>>24653126

Jumping to conclusions.

Important difference between disrupting a spell and creating a non-magic zone like the demon lord.

Felt like I should point that out before you run for it.

Not that it confirms you ARE Erebus, but still.

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>>24653167
I prefer to think of the Duke to look like Major Armstrong

>>24653167
>>24653051

so... what does the key unlock

>>24653117
Never said anything about freeing him, just that he needs due repayment from wind boy. When gods deal with gods, their justice is usually ey for an eye...

Mind you, we should try to find his dwarven children before we free him, as well as act like a therepy councelor to him for a while...

>>24653204
stop suggesting smart options I don't want to agree with you

>>24653215
Oh.

I was worried there.

Alright everyone back to being the night

>>24653215
>like the demon lord.
DEMON LORDS CONFIRMED FOR SERVENTS OF ERBERUS

>>24653167
Tell him that he has nice and clean dungeons and ask what he keeps under the castle.

>>24653249
We should say that.

"Cancel magic... Like the demon lord. You're saying what I think you are, aren't you."

>>24653204
Yeah, try and acquire keys.

>>24653249
More likely that a demon would steal some of Erebus' vast power.

>>24653167
Let's ask the duke about this key around his neck. It would make a lot of sense for a powerful lightning mage to have a key that locks away the Spirit Lord. Also, Hecate would be a VERY powerful ally.

>>24653204
Yes, we probably should tell him about the keys.
Even on the off chance his is unrelated, he might know of where the others would be.

>>24653249
Demon Lords are more likely servants of nothing.

>>24653274
THIS, PLEASE. We'll get to awkward fun time soon enough.

>>24653296
At the very least, they might have some answers for us.

>>24653315
Don't tell him where one is, just tell him that we know of their existence and need and ask him about the one he carries.

Also:
>>24653274
This.

>>24653252
Really though, ask him what he keeps under his castle. We sensed that something magical was underneith it and now we are "friends" so we might as well ask.

<About Jacob's Field,> you say. <I believe the Kanians there are attempting to breech the seal on that source of power.>

"...disturbing news. Retaking firm control of the river is already a priority. Not to worry, though," the duke says. "My governor at Detson hasn't been idle. The rest of Kelvere's forces are moving south as we speak."

What do you do?

>tell the duke about the passage underground, and the need for four keys. Ask to see his key.
>don't let the duke in on it yet

WAIT. Is that one of the keys to unlock the Nice Lady?

>>24653361
KEY PLS

>>24653361
Ask about what he keeps under his dungeon and ask to see his key

>>24653361
I think we wait and talk to Flint before we make that decision

>>24653361
>>tell the duke about the passage underground, and the need for four keys. Ask to see his key.
Just tell him.

>>24653361
Ask him about what he is keeping under his own castle.
I MUST KNOW!.

>>24653361
Ask about the campaign in general, what he thinks is likely, what his next moves are, how long he thinks it's going to take.

Ask about the key.

Ask about the magic under the dungeon.

Ask about Port Vanta - is there anything special about it?

Then enter Flint stage right.

Damn, Flint and Aurial sure are taking their sweet time in getting to breakfast.

>>24653361
tell the duke about the passage underground, and the need for four keys. Ask to see his key.

Also, tell him what we did to disrupt their fort building there, and offer to help him retake jacob's field. Its important.

>>24653361
Tell him. I wanna see things happen.

>>24653361
gib key pls

>>24653388
>>24653398
>>24653399

acknowledged

>>24653361
>tell the duke about the passage underground, and the need for four keys. Ask to see his key.

>>24653401
Spagooti stains are hard to clean.

>>24653361
Tell him about the passage and keys. Do *not* let on that we have one.

>>24653274
I don't get it. what do you getting at?
Demon Lord CAN create null-magic
Erebus CAN NOT create null-magic

>>24653401

It's the irresistible power of an EXPOSITORY CHARACTER EVENT

>>24653433
This:
>>24653051
>"Blessings, though. The few servants of Erebus that existed could move their own shadows and control others. They commanded powerful dark magics, often using illusions of sound and shadow. The greatest of these - unnamed in the histories - could even cancel magic itself. That was something that even Erebus was never capable. Odd, that."

>>24653436
"It's a knowledgeable character! Quick, pump him for information!"

>>24653361
>>tell the duke about the passage underground, and the need for four keys. Ask to see his key.

>>24653388
>>24653399
This and this

>>24653461
see
>>24653215

>>24653482
I think he's talking about the Demon Lord possibly having been a servant of Erebus, not us.

>>24653527
Ah, sorry I'm getting really confused here

>>24653527
Yup. It was pretty clearly throwing around shadow attacks, and it was able to nullify magic.

>>24653569
wasn't it also throwing around fire?
Demons are fire & shadow beings with no soul from another dimension.
And their shadow "feels wrong" "lonely".

Doesn't sound to me like a servant of shadow

<Actually, I doubt they'll breach it. I found a remote, underground passage into the seal.>

The duke is taken aback. "Did you, now?"

<I did. The seal itself requires four keys - keys I aim to obtain.> You raise the Sun-Moon key from your belt pocket. <And one of which I already have.> You replace it, and then point at his key. <And one of which I suspect you possess.>

The duke hesitates a moment, then lifts the chain from up around his neck. "...a family heirloom. It holds a mote of lightning, but the enchantment is subtle. Good for an emergency."

You take the key in your hands.

It feels...
...the same. The same as the one you own, the same as that door...ancient. Solid. Existent.

<This is it,> you say confidently. <This is one of the keys.>

The duke raises a hand, and you give it back. He loops it around his neck. "Well, I'll keep even closer watch on it. But are you sure you want to open that seal? I've learned...the hard way...things like that are not to be trifled with. Besides." The duke shrugs. "Let's assume a most chaotic-case scenario. The elemental lords are returning." He shakes his head. "My position isn't quite ready. It's too soon."

<I have another question,> you say. <When I explored your castle, I sensed something below the dungeons. A magical something. I'm greatly curious.>

"...well, at least you couldn't access it," the duke says. "That gives me some small confidence." He folds his fingers across the table, and closes his eyes for a long moment. "...we are alone. Good." He opens his eyes. "Research is under my castle, shadow. Dwarven technology uncovered from Tarun Gakth. If we pivot toward the empire, they will pivot toward us. We need an edge."

<What kind of technology?>

>con't

>>24653604
Obviously we have to show their shadow kindness and friends, and convert them WITH THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP

>>24653610
>"...well, at least you couldn't access it," the duke says

Not like him to make faulty assumptions. "Didn't", not "couldn't". We're about one ability away from being able to trivially do so, if we couldn't already.

>>24653632
Or guiltpression them with a crit empathy implant.

>>24653686
>>24653632

>Implying demons can enjoy friendship or empathy
>Implying we'd want converted demon lords on our side.

>>24653701
I wouldn't mind having demons with human emotions on our side

>>24653701
I was thinking of a way to make Annette stay honest actually.

>>24653701
Annette seemed to be a sociable creature. The demon lord was just an asshole.

>>24653610

"It was the dwarves that pioneered airships," the duke says, "and their destruction is what keeps us from making any more. Aeolus percieved it a great insult that a people of the earth would try to raise themselves into the skies...one of many logs on the fire of the Elementomachy," the duke says. "If we could rediscover that - well. That would be more than an edge." He shrugs again. "At the moment, the Engineering Guild holds a monopoly on the maintenance of airships - which is the only knowledge that was left by the furtive dwarves following their destruction. And the Guild is headquartered in Heavensgate. As long as Kelvere toes the line and contributes men to the frontier to fight the Black Lady, our airships stay well-maintained. Breaking that monopoly will be key, going forward."

<I see.> You nod. <What of your campaign? What are your next moves?"

"We retake the river. I want to push back to Westport before winter...but we might not make it. The port has been totally leveled, and Kan-Abar's fleets are harrying Isle Imil, which is cutting off their support. It's going to be a long war, Shadow."

----------------
----------------

Flint and Auriel will be entering the room shortly.

>huehuehue

What do you ask the duke now?

>write-in

>>24653737
>>24653734
There's a difference between Annette, and a demon LORD. Annette we could almost definitely convert. A demon lord? Let's stay the fuck away from that shit.

>>24653763
Well yeah. I wasn't suggesting we summon a demon lord and try to make friends with him.

>>24653739
Ask him about our ability to use multiple elements. Is that typical among mages?

>>24653739
In reference to the ignorance potions and the whole failing to copulate, let's warn the duke that Flint & Auriel had a rough night; but keep the privacy and don't tell him the specifics.
Maybe wait until they are JUST within hearing distance for this.

<In regards to the 'Spirit' underneath Jacobs Field, My friend informs me that She is a 'Nice Lady'. One that called out to me for help. I thought that Having not only a being of Shadow, but also one of Spirit might have interested you, though it seems I may have been mistaken. Either way, I must find the other two keys before we can revisit this topic...>

>>24653739
Ask about mating rituals right as they walk in.

>>24653739
Ask him about the manufacture of dynamos, and show him that we've figured out the beginnings of it, just not how to sustain it quite yet.

>>24653806
>>24653801
>>24653816
All three of these.

>>24653816
this too

>>24653816
This, I like this idea.

>>24653679

You don't know how strong the seal on those underground chambers is, though.

>>24653739
I confess I have taken an interest in human mating rituals, but Auriel and Flint seem unwilling to perform. Do you think it would be wise to summon an incubi to "help" Auriel along with the process?

>>24653800
See >>24653632

>>24653816
SO MUCH THIS

>>24653816
This looks nice.
Let's get more useful info before we spaghetti the fallen angel and the natural beacon.

>>24653833

Alrighty then.

>>24653816
This.

Perhaps we could offer to help in creating a new dynamo in exchange for the use of the Duke's key when the time is right.

>>24653838
>>24653840
>>24653858
>>24653872
>>24653907
>>24653893
Awww, shucks.

>>24653632
I normally would proclaim that to be completely impossible and a really really bad idea, but then I remembered thet we're playing as a shadow elemental who literally cannot exist in that world, who made friends with a young spirit mage who just so happens to be related to a mage-king ruler of wizards and a paladin of the light who is the brother of another countries king and who lives with a spirt/demon parasite latched on his soul, had convinced a wizard who had fought in the Elemenarchy to give up his 700 year old grudge to teach said young spirit mage, met the Duke of ANOTHER kingdom, fought 3 battles, ate 1 and a half dynamos, and helped kill a demon lord, as well as met Joey.

Having a Succubus pal around would be par for the course.

>>24653921
Don't worry, there's plenty of breakfast time left after the pasta buddies arrive to start all the other stuff.

Unless... Plot hooks happen.

>>24653924
You forgot the bit about eating an angel.

>>24653942
That was an "Awww, shucks, thanks for the support.", not an "Awww, shucks, wish something different had happened."

>>24651656
God damn it! Here I am, searching the catalog for about two hours looking for Shadow Quest and here it is!

A picture of pasta! PASTA!

>>24653810
>>24653851
>>24653805
Please. Or if the others go through, we'll ask him when they come in.

>>24653994
And part of a demon lord.

We've almost hit the bump limit and the Pastomachy hasn't even begun.

>>24654027
...You do know that the catalog has a search bar, right? You could just type "Shadow"

>>24654022
Fine. Go sit on a stick. It's not like I was implanting my own feelings into that "Aww shucks" or anything like that. Loser.

>>24653994
>>24654036
True, but the post is a wall of text now, why make it bigger?

>>24654091
It's a wall of glory.

Would you reduce the memorial to those who lost their lives in Vietnam?