Your time at the Red Wolf camp has been busy. You negotiated terms for use of the Orc army successfully. The tribes of Boar, Seal, Rat, and Hind will march on the Phoenix Empire for you. In exchange, you need to help the Red Wolf clan kill a God.

Ages ago, the Crafters, the race that enslaved the Orcs ascended themselves into something that they call a God. It's the thing responsible for the Things and other horrors that are out on the Ice. It also wishes to have its property back, the Red Wolf has been fighting them off for ages. Now, however, they have a chance to go on the offensive.

There is a city further north, the Crafter's capitol city, and within it is a great Cathedral where a majority of the Crafter God's power is housed. The orcs have built a massive bomb from black oil, fire runes, and refined brillitite. They plan to use it, to cripple the Crafter God enough so they can purge the city and push the battle in their favor.

The problem is that the City is under an eternal Geas. No orc can make any hostile action against it, or its denizens. Not even remotely. They also don't want you to be the ones who set off the bomb. Orcs must be the ones who kill the Crafters and their God, or they believe that they'll never be truly free of their chains.

What they DO want you to do is to go to another location in the city. The Tower of Obedience, and take what's causing the Geas to still hold after all these years. A staff that's connected to a city wide runic array, the Staff of Domination. A powerful artifact in its own right, but more importantly, in the staff is a rock of pure brillitite, the size of your fist. That's your ticket to breaching the Citadel Wall.

So, the plan is simple enough, but you have no idea what's waiting for you within the City of the Crafters. You've seen their 'pets' and cast-offs, His Light only knows what's actually waiting for you inside.

Woo, time to go shopping in crafter's warehouse!

I hear they have terrible customer service though.

>>26054629
You're loading up Wagon, readying for the advance on the city, when Garkat comes to you.

"You wished for assurance that the tribes would honor our bargain." He holds out a length of chain. "This is it."

It's a length of iron chain, spaced between the links are small discs, each with a different animal on them. A wolf, a rat, a hind, a boar, and a seal.

"This chain is yours to hold, and once our exchange is complete you will return it to us." He says. "Any Orc who betrays the exchange, proves themselves a thief, will find themselves re-chained and bound once more." He says. "This is NOT something we give lightly, and it is only because we are aware that you are doing much for us, for a promise." Garkat says. "Also, the Hawk Tribe, the Elk, and the Ox have refused your exchange. They do as they please."

"What happens if they decide to attack us then?" Peri asks.

"Then you repel them." Garkat says. "They make their own decisions, and they are poor ones. Eventually they will be fool enough to need an exchange with one of the greater tribes, and then we will remember this time, and they will suffer. Such is our way."

>>26054753
"Very well, they're free to make poor decisions. Better to get in on the ground floor with something like this.

Tell me, is this a token, or is there some magic in it? If we were to happen to perish out there, would you be forced to retrieve it?"

Since I'm curious.

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>eagerly awaiting for more The Thing and Lovecraft in the crafter city

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>>26054842
I myself can't wait to see if poisons work on them

Good luck being scary without bones!

>>26054858
I dunno if that's a good idea. Unless we're spitting on them.

I have the feeling they'll just turn their bones into flesh and then when the poison is spent they'll shift back into bones.

I wonder if we'll run into the tall guy again.

Kinda want to try to talk to him

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>>26054827
>>26054753
oh, before I forget: Are we taking a guide? How will we find our way to this city?
That's not been resolved onscreen.

>>26054892
I think the biggest concern with biting them is we're gonna get our tongue stuck

>>26054753
"If they so wish to make an enemy of the one who is to kill a god... It is entirely their prerogative to make terrible decisions.

As insurance, this will suffice. I shall honour the terms of our contract."

Though I do have to note that the exchange doesn't end with the phoenix being defeated. It's a permanent thing - Those tribes that follow this pact are never going to be able to take hostile action against the south. If the terms of the contract are to be followed, then this chain is to be held by us forever.

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>>26054936
>I think the biggest concern with biting them is we're gonna get our tongue stuck

And not just because it's cold. I am terribly worried one of our companions is compromised. Lea in particular. Just a worry, though.

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>>26054962
>eternal pact
Oh, that's just in the fine print. I'm sure that won't come up.

>>26054971
We need to get that girl some gauntlets.

and solid boots.

Girl can't be touching everything with her fists

>>26054962
This is what happens when you strike a bargain with Satan. There's always fine print.

>>26054971
oh, that's a good point. Let's all do a quick on-tundra and then on-ice bleed check, to ensure that none of our bleeding patterns are changed by whether or not we're on ice.

That's the method the orcs used.

So, I take it the Hawk, Elk, and Ox tribes are going to be the ones who have their slaves freed first, huh?

>>26054962
This generation will keep the bargain at least.
We can't be entirely too sure about the next.

>>26055205
We'll just have to go back to Isen and tell him that he'll need to set up watchtowers and fortifications in the north. It's a long term issue, nothing we could do about it short of genocide.

>>26055205
>>26055227
it's gonna be weird being some sort of multi-generational guard organization leader.
"you know, your grandfather has a much better sense of humor. Not as handsome though."

"If they so wish to make an enemy of the one who is to kill a god... It is entirely their prerogative to make terrible decisions.

"As insurance, this will suffice. I shall honour the terms of our contract." You say.

Garkat nods. "You understand that we cannot accompany you into the City, we've found that the Geas compels us to assault others who try and harm the Crafters."

"You've really tested that thing to its fullest extent, haven't you?" Tricia asks.

Garkat nods. "Wouldn't you? We've been searching and searching for weaknesses." He hands you a compass. It's another one of the special compasses you've been finding. "This is a compass the Crafters made. It always points towards the safest route home. In this case, the City."

"The Crafters made the Compasses?" Peri asks.

Garkat nods. "Yes. You'd be surprised at how much of their legacy has filtered throughout the lands. They ruled nearly the entire continent, before we broke their chains." He nods proudly.

"Huh." Mage says.

"Yes, our rebellion was the first, and they found themselves slowly broken. They were so disgusted by the fortunes of fate turning on them, that was what caused them to turn to becoming what they are now." He thumps his chest. "All beings owe their freedom to the Orcs!"

You get the sneaking suspicion that it's probably not THAT cut and dried.

"So, we'll be safe...safe-ER crossing the Ice?" Mage asks.

"We will have others on the Ice, drawing them as you did before." He nods. "Also we know safe pieces of land that are near the City but within the Geas. We'll know when it's undone and assault the Cathedral then."

>>26055315
look at the chain with your magic vision. I want to see if this is an oath deal, or if we're going to be magically cursing/fucking an entire race of people down the line on accident.

"Well, orc rebellion or not, the freedom didn't stick. It's been a struggle down south, let me tell you. Long story.

Anyway, you'll probably have a nice signal from us when the geas ends. If we have any of those bombs left, that is. Good luck with that cathedral. I expect to see you all hale and hearty after this."

>>26055315
note to self: Let's pick up a crafter history book while we're there, this shit seems like it might predate the 5th.

>>26055537
We get to take whatever we can carry.

Might as well get some fat loot

>>26055537
Excellent idea. And it might contain information as to how to thwart Citadel in its own diety making process.

You glance at the chain. There's a small bit of magic there. Not the same amount you'd see in a full on magical artifact, but it's there. However, it's something that's been surrounded by the Ice and that's enough to give most things a twinge of magic now and again.

"Well, orc rebellion or not, the freedom didn't stick. It's been a struggle down south, let me tell you. Long story.

"Anyway, you'll probably have a nice signal from us when the geas ends. If we have any of those bombs left, that is. Good luck with that cathedral. I expect to see you all hale and hearty after this." You say.

"Agreed!" Garkat says and he returns to his people.

Lea sighs as she adjusts her gloves.

"When did you get those?" Mage asks.

"A few days ago, Tundra Hind leather and rabbit fur lining. Quite warm. My hands have been nearly frozen this whole trip." She says.

"How'd you get them?" Tricia asks.

"Exchanged some of my lute strings for them. No end of uses for good strong strings." She smiles.

"They're ugly as sin, you know that." Peri says.

"They work, and it's not like I'm one to worry about beauty." Lea says. "Are we going now, or do we have anything else left to check up on?"

>>26055651
"I think we're good.

Let's go punch out Cthulhu."

>>26055697
technically we're breaking into cthulu's house and disabling his burglar alarm.

and burglarizing him.

>>26055651
"Hey, they look great to me. I'm envious. Then again, I'd ruin 'em.

I think we're as prepared as we can be. We've got bombs, we've told Terry and Tammy we're going to be gone a day or so, we've got a method of navigation. Not missing anything important."

Mumble something about missing tailsocks.

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>>26055721
Look, we're almost done being in the north and we've not gotten a single souvenir for Ssai and Ssah.
Look how adorable they are, we need to pick something up.

Rolled 9, 13 = 22

>>26055651
"Lets do this then."

"Hey, they look great to me. I'm envious. Then again, I'd ruin 'em.

"I think we're as prepared as we can be. We've got bombs, we've told Terry and Tammy we're going to be gone a day or so, we've got a method of navigation. Not missing anything important." You say. "So I think we're good. Let's do this, and go punch out a God."

You all pile into Wagon, Lea snaps the reigns and Lightmare takes off. She pauses at the border where the land meet the Ice. Then with a deep breath, she snaps the reigns again and Lightmare takes off and you enter the Ice.

Once again, the rest of the world disappears. It's not as nightmarish as before, you don't see a sea of dead beneath you, and there's no lightning or living chasms. You do however, lose the sun and the blue sky as it's replaced by a swirling churning mass of grey clouds, also the wind is blowing snow and ice into your face, making it again, near impossible to see. You look behind you, and sure enough, just the glow of the Red Wolf's fire and the Barrier are all that you can see in the storm.

Roll 1d20 - 2, lower is better.

>>26055822
(Oh, also. You have 10 bombs, 2 each. The orcs on the raiding party took the lion's share of them from the oil they could spare so they could do the bomb run.)

Rolled 17

>>26055822

Rolled 13 + 2

>>26055822
Oh boy, ice in our poor snake face.
We really should train up like, a minotaur, or human replacement for northern missions. This is so not our niche.

Rolled 9 + 2

>>26055822
Rollan

Rolled 11

>>26055822
rolling again, since we need 3 to properly do thing.

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Rolled 93

>Catching up on the archives, so I don't get spoilers
>Finish up the last thread
>See that the next one starts today
>MFW I rush to see if the schedule is right
Joy of joys! I finally caught up! And immediately as I finish, I can has jump into helping! HUZZAH!

Rolled 6

>>26055822
Now to roll... The d100 was from Bioweapon quest yesterday.

>>26055884
7

This time it's not as simple as just 'go north.' Lea keeps changing her direction as the compass keeps spinning and shifting around.

You're pretty sure you see shapes moving in the blizzard, but nothing solid, and certainly nothing you can identify.

You do hear sounds of shouting and combat in the distance. Hopefully that's the Orcs, and they haven't called up more than they can handle.

"Crap." You hear Mage say. "We've got some friends."

You look. It's two of the Same People. They're running towards Wagon, knifes in their hands, and frozen faces.

Still, they're just human-ish people, their footing isn't the best, and they're not extraordinarily fast.

"I think we can outrun them." Lea says.

You still have your oil arrows as well.

>>26056024
"Just out run them."

Lets not waste goods on these.

>>26056024
"Just keep running. They're gonna be hard pressed to catch up like that."

As long as the orcs and us keep moving, all we have to really fight is anything that comes at us from the front to stop the horse.

Rolled 15

>>26056024
Outrun.

Rolled 10

>>26056024
Do we still have inf arrows? If so, as someone else takes care of the wagon, we can probably take potshots at them. I know you said we had infinite sometime during our journey across the Ice.
As long as we have lots of arrows, take potshots. Tell Lea or whoever's driving to go fast, and not to worry about being too steady.

>>26056100
I think as long as we're with our wagon, we can just use as many arrows as we want.

Once we get in the city, we'll have a supply of arrows dictated by narrative forces.

Rolled 10

>>26056080
>>26056043
>>26056054
"Just keep running. They're gonna be hard pressed to catch up like that." You say.

"Got it." Lea says.

>>26056174
You know, I only now realize we didn't make sure our wagon was repaired.

I hope our teammates did.

Rolled 7

>>26056232
WHY DID YOU REMIND HIM??? WE'RE ALL GONNA DIIIIIIEEEE
Eeh, the others are competent enough to take care of the things we forget. We're probably fine.

>>26056174
"There it is." Lea says.

You look and see a blurry shape in the distance, that could possibly be a city.

"That guy just doesn't give up." Mage says.

You look. It seems that one of the Sames has slipped and fall, but the other one is still running after you.

"I'm actually just a little impressed." Peri says.

"I think the City is on Land." Mari says. "I see raises in the ground."

"Does that matter for them?" Tricia asks.

"We can still outpace him, just a little more." Lea says.

>>26056174
Is it good? Is it bad? No, its average.

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>>26056296
cool down there a bit newbie. We're all going to die, but we're not screaming about it. We're in the heavy drinking stage right now.

>>26056305
Maybe loose an arrow at him? Fewer things chasing us the better.

Rolled 17

>>26056305
I don't think they can go on land, but it might not matter for the city. Keep trying to outrun them.

>>26056305
Then we'll outpace him.

>>26056305
"Outpace him, but I'm going to see if I can get him to stop being so persistent. Don't need him relaying our exact position to everyone else, if it works like that."

Go for a knee shot. No way he can keep running with an arrow in the knee/leg.

Rolled 15

>>26056370
I'd rather not waste any arrows please.

>>26055739
really happy to see this re-posted, and echo you were right, the one pointing is ssai

>>26056429
I'm happy to see fan art being made myself. I've got everything saved.

Rolled 6 + 1

>>26056386
>>26056350
>>26056343

"Best not to waste the arrow." You say. "Go for it."

Lea nods and pushes Lightmare to go faster and from side to side so that the Same hopefully falls behind and loses your location.

Rolled 15

>>26056502
Please let that roll be for the Same and not for us.

>>26056502
"Damn it!" Mage says. "This guy doesn't know when to give up!"

"We're almost there." Lea says. "I can see the City."

You look. You see the towers and walls of the City of the Crafters. The Same just refuses to give up.

All it'll take is one last hard push and you'll have reached the city. What's 20 miles to Lightmare anyway? If you have Lea slow down so you can shoot at the Same accurately, it'll take a bit longer.

"How has that thing followed us this long?" Mari mutters.

"Probably doesn't have to worry about breathing, fatigue, or muscle damage. The speed is unnatural, but I think that could be ex-" Mage starts.

"Mage, do you actually know, or are you pulling this out of your ass as we go?" Tricia asks.

"Only about half of it." Mage says shrugging.

Shoot or run?

>>26056613
eh, just keep going. We'll get out and spear him when we get there.

inb4 he runs past us and tells all the other monsters.

>>26056613
Push on through.

Rolled 9

>>26056613
A couple minutes extra, to make sure we don't have to watch our backs later, and kill an enemy who might raise the alarm? Do it. Sure, we'll lose a couple minutes, but we'll have a better chance at sneaking in the city if there's not someone chasing us inside.

>>26056613
Run. "Does it matter? His guesses have been pretty damn good so far!"

>>26056613
"Half sure is more than I'm used to. Good work."

Rolled 16 + 2

"Does it matter? His guesses have been pretty damn good so far, and half-sure is more than I'm used to. Good work. Go for broke Lea." You say.

>>26056761
Thankfully, the last bit towards the city is just a straight shot. Which is all Lightmare needs, you see the Same slowly become nothing more than a dot, and then the dot is swallowed up by the gale and blowing snow.

"Okay, whoa...whoa!" Lea says as she pulls on Lightmare's reins. The City is on land. You all stop when Lightmare's hooves stamp onto dirt, but before you walk through the Western Gate of the Crafter's city.

"Crap." Tricia says. "Are we going to have to take Lightmare with us through the city? We can't leave the fella out here."

"Well..." Mage looks through the gate. "I see hitching posts inside the city."

"Yeah, cause those are MUCH safer." Peri says. "We could send Lightmare back to Red Wolf, it's smart enough to do that...right?"

"It's still Land out here." Lea says. "Safer than inside the City and better than out on the ice. Also, we need a way out of here before the Orcs blow it up."

>>26056862
If we take wagon and lightmare, we have an emergency barricade and emergency getaway vehicle. We have the luxury of wide city streets for ONCE!

"I say take him. Worst case scenario, we have to cut him from the wagon, lose all our stuff, and send him to the red wolf camp. Keep any real valuable curios on your person, in that light, since we might lose the wagon."

>>26056862
"Lea, you know Lightmare better than anyone, and I like having an exit strategy for once."

>>26056862
We're going to need Lightmare to get out of here. We might be able to lock it up somewhere.

>>26056862
"As much of a beast Lightmare is, it probably can't fend off many of the creatures of the Ice. We should bring it with us."

"As much of a beast Lightmare is, it probably can't fend off THAT many of the Ice Things. I say take him. Worst case scenario, we have to cut him from the wagon, lose all our stuff, and send him to the red wolf camp. Keep any real valuable curios on your person, in that light, since we might lose Wagon." You say. "I'd like to have an exit strategy for once."

"First time for everything." Peri says.

The others start to unload. Lea comes up to you. "Ssen, Lightmare can carry a large amount, but..." She looks at your tail. "Can you ride anything, at all?"

You hear Tricia chuckle behind you. No doubt she's remembering the incident with her father all those years back.

>>26057021
"That was your father's fault!"

>>26057021
"Uh, er, well, *ahem*"
"Not really. I'd make my own way back come this worst case."

Rolled 9

>>26057021

"That wasn't my falt Tricia! That was your dad's fault!"

>>26057021
We might have crushed horse when we tried again later in life, after the druid-horse fiasco.

>>26057021
"Worst case scenario we do a similar maneuver to that little Fiasco on Bronze Peak."

>>26057138
We're only 800lbs...

>>26057021
"... sort of."

"Then again, I can move like a firework-powered eel when I have to, remember?"

>>26056862
"We could just take him with us. Couldn't hurt, right?"

Rolled 4

>>26057377
Let's not.

>>26057401
but that's the plan, aint it? We take him with us, then send him to split to the red wolves if shit gets so bad we can't defend our position?

Rolled 19

>>26057495
I thought the plan was to hitch him up outside the city, but still on the land.

>>26057021
"I can turn on the quickquick if it comes to that. Feral snakes move like greased lightning"

>>26057517
I'm against hitching anything to anything in zombie cthulu land.

>>26057021
s-s-shut up. Your dad is just a lousy horse.

It occurs to me, do our other friends know that Trica's dad is a druid?

This conversation is gonna be interesting if they don't

>>26057666
It's an "in the blood" thing, right?

>>26057666
It's already an interesting conversation. It's just a matter of how embarrassing it gets before zombies interrupt it.

>>26057196
okay, maybe knocked a horse down then.

>>26057695
Magic being being like that is a misconception as I recall

>>26057777
>>26057695
yes, but it's a misconception they might believe.

>>26057021
"Er... uh...
On another topic, we'll be using the canvas on top of the wagon as a sled for a faster getaway."

Rolled 7

>>26057666
Echo is probably taking so long because he's laughing at the conversation he's writing.

>>26057828
I thought he usually laughed at our terrible rolls.

Or just expressed disbelief when we derail his plot

Rolled 20

It occurs to me that eventually Tricia's dad is going to die. When that happens we will need to do something to take her mind off it. However, at the rate we are going we won't have any gods left to kill.

>>26057915
oh i'm sure we'll be able to find some social culture or institution in need of a controlled burn.

>>26057915
We might have to resort to having a real vacation.

You know, with coconuts.

>>26057915
Maybe we could become fur traders. Or check bulletin boards.

>>26057999
>become fur traders
Oh god, that would be the best

>>26057103
"Uh, er, well, *ahem*" You clear your throat and give Tricia a death glare. "Not really. I'd make my own way back come this worst case., orr we could do a similar maneuver to that little fiasco on Bronze Peak. Also, I can turn on the quickquick if need be. I can move like a firework-powered eel on greased lightning when I need to."

Lea nods. "Okay. Well, here's hope that when it does come to that, we'll have safe-ish options."

"It might no-" Mage starts. "Ah, who am I kidding?"

You slither over to Tricia. "And for the record, that was your Dad's fault!" You snap.

"Suuuure." She says. "Go ahead and keep telling yourself that."

"Alright." Peri/Mari says. "We're ready."

"Same." "Yeah." "All set."

You all walk over the threshold, past the Western get into the CIOupt238-90828-r1-1000001010101000111010101100011000k0r1001942490000000iorii

"Wake up." A voice. It's the Matron. She pulls you to your feet. "I'm sorry." She clicks her jaws. "I know you're normally allowed extra sleep today, and you've worked hard enough to earn even more. I hope this make up for some of it." She slips you a boiled sweet. You slip it into your mouth and smile at her. She's not a bad person. Honestly, you know of other Matrons who whip and beat other Joy like yourself. Of course, that's just so she can sell you for as high of a price as you can. "I have some exciting news. You've been fully purchased!" She smiles.

You pause, your feet suddenly feel cold. Fully purchased? Not rented or leased or anything like that, but fully purchased? You would squeal with happiness, but as a Joy your voice box was long removed.

Rolled 18

>>26057999
>fur traders

Oh god, we should totally do this.

>>26058055
"Now, we need to go to Obedience for the bonding." Matron says. "But first we need to stop at the Foundry."

What? The Foundry? Why?

"Crafter Kc'lasa wants to try something new. You should feel honored. He got inspired when he made a trip south." The Matron says.

Your happiness turns to ice. Kc'lasa's menagerie? Oh no...no no no no no! You feel light headed and your jaws go limp...the sweet...in your mouth...that...bitch.

You awake and you're in a gilded cage, filled with silk, satin and pillows. You're naked, and your hair's been altered, and your jaws have been fused...and...oh...you gasp and heave and silently scream. You can't feel your legs and all you see is this long hideous looking tail! What are you?! What kind of being ARE you? What have they done to you? Your lower body thrashes and squirms as you try and get away from it. You look up and you see Nobles watching you. You hear laughter and applause.

Rolled 18

>>26058055
Since when the fuck did we have feet?

>>26058055
oh, I see. Wait, wait, no I don't. I don't see.

Some slave bullshit going on here.

>>26058076
"Oh how marvelous!" A voice says. "How does it feel when you take her?"

"I haven't tried it yet. I'm letting the Dominance settle in."

You see the grey skinned drudges walk up to your cage and throw in a half-dead rabbit. Your stomach churns and our mouth. Oh God! You scream when your tongue, far FAR longer than it should be feels you new teeth. Oh no no no. You were so proud of your smile! You trained for ages on it!

"So, is this a perfect recreation?"

"No, no. Native lamias are poisonous and have barbs and are Dragon-Kin anyway, fit for hunting and trophies."

"Ah, I see, you changed her hair to match the head on your wall."

"Yes! So glad you noticed. I like to think of them as sisters now."

There's clinking of glasses and laughter.

"You're always so daring."

"Well, I like to think that we can do more than just make a better drudge. Anyway, let me show you my next girl. You'll flip when you see what I took inspiration from here!"

A light goes off and you're left in the dark. The rabbit is starting to smell, and you know eventually you'll eat it.

So this is your life now.

PAIN!

A hard smack and you're looking at Tricia's face. "Oh thank His Light, she's back."

"Honestly, Ssen." Lea says. "Can we go to a new place and have you NOT go crazy on us?"

"For the record," Tricia says. "She DID stay normal in Citadel and wasn't effected by the Choir. So she's got a pretty good record."

"True." Lea says. "Mage, how's Peri and Mari?"

"Regaining consciousness and swearing to kill me." He says. "Never mind the fact that I went loopy too."

"Okay, good." Tricia says. "So...what lovely facet of life here dod YOU see?"

Rolled 18

>>26058055
Wait, we have feet? Hell no, No Feet, No Toes, No Knees. Roll to disbelieve.

>Feet

What did... feet... feel like?

>>26058087
"Evidently I was a sex slave, luckily you woke me up before anything happened."

>>26058087
"That was...odd. I think I just saw someone elses memories?"

Rolled 1

>>26058087
"I felt what feet, knees, and other assorted stuff feels like. How do you stand it?"

Then brief them on what we saw.

>>26058087
"I got a bad one. Apparently they were pretty big on the surgery-on-captives here."

>>26058087
Legs are WEIRD.

REALLY WEIRD.

>>26058087
"You know, Lea, I'd really like to. Very rarely is it a pleasant sensation."

I wonder what happened to that happy-mace. Best not to think about it.

>>26058178
>>26058146
I second one of these

I'm glad Echo is continuing the tradition of mindfuckery. Can't wait till we experience the lotus eater that Citadel has become. I wonder what it will do to us in there...

"one of them went down south and saw some lamia, apparently he liked the look of them so he twisted some poor slave girl into an approximation."

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>>26058146
>how do you stand it

Good one.

>>26058218
We should strap some brillitite to our head and just... run a current through it.

It might be really bad for our brain, but at least it keeps the aliens out!

>>26058231
And miss out on what the Citadel thinks would be our perfect life and miss out on its reaction as we slap it out of its hand? Not a chance.

>>26058231
We should wear a helmet with a satellite dish on it to keep the mind-control at bay. It's the Leviathan thing to do.

>>26058270
>why are you covering your head with expensive aluminium?

>>26058087
"They forced their slaves' minds into host bodies... including a lamia. Who they considered to be "fit for hunting and trophies", by the way. Multiple kinds of messed up."

Rolled 6

>>26058282
>Assuming electrolysis of bauxite hasn't been invented

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>>26058282
>>26058270
I think it's fitting that our first helmet is as such.

the mer don't put much significance on the corpses of the dead, we should see if we can work a deal for anti mind control potions. hey, do we still have the one we already made?

>>26058270
Do we even have a helmet?

>>26058312
we do! We should really get a constant supply made.

>>26058294
its worse than that, they twisted her existing body.

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>>26058312
Party pooper.

>>26058294
Actually, I think they changed the body of the slave so that it looks like a lamia, because he mentions how he doesn't have poison

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>>26058330
nope! We've got a circlet.

>>26058350
oh bugger off to your egg. we'll get around to dealing with you eventually.

>>26058356
Can we get a helmet?

I kinda like our head.

>>26058366
We've been thinking about it, but I'm afraid the repeated head trauma has made it hard to remember things like this.

Man, it took us forever to remember even to get a shield.

>>26058087
"..If ever I felt any sympathy or mercy for what made this, it has long been spent."

>>26058401
seconded, they make citadel and the dragon who was of shadow look downright morale.

>>26058400
and when we did it saved our asses so much.

Although we're gonna need a design that lets us bite.

Gonna be fun to explain

>>26058456
ah, such is the tragedy of repeated magical brain damage.

Rolled 11

>>26058429
The Citadel wants people to be prosperous, it wants them to be safe and happy. It's goals aren't evil, just the things that have to happen for those goals to be fulfilled.

"You know, Lea, I'd really like to keep my mind. Very rarely is it a pleasant sensation." You groan as you right yourself. "I got a bad one. Apparently they were pretty big on the surgery-on-captives here. Evidently I was a sex slave, luckily you woke me up before anything happened."

"Ick." Tricia says.

"It gets worse. A noble went down south and saw some lamia, apparently he liked the look of them so he twisted this poor slave girl into an approximation."

"I had something similar." Lea says. "The slaves to the Priests were altered as well, a a place called the Foundry. They take their eyes, and change their voices and mouths. All they can do is stand behind the priests and sing praises and hymns. No end to it. The worst thing is that they get altered so that when they do it, their own bodies release a narcotic into their bloodstream."

"A narcotic my person made." Tricia says. "They changed my body into this...walking chemical factory. They milked this poor girl, day in and day out for His Light knows what."

"I got lucky...sorta." Mage says. "I worked at the Foundry. I think I figured it out though. Why all the missing machinery, and why there seems to be these gaps here and there? Like no sewage or trash and things like that? They were replaced by living beings. The Three-Eyes were fleshshapers on a scale that the Ghouls could only dream of." He shudders. "I don't want to tell you how weird it was to have extra limbs."

"Well, I felt what feet, knees, and other assorted stuff feels like. How do you stand it?" You ask.

There's a pause and the other Dawnchasers laugh.

"And just like that, we're back to normal." Peri says.

>>26058529
"Normal?"

Rolled 9

>>26058529
Peri and Mari didn't tell us what they saw.

Oh, and Echo, was Slavery practiced in the Citadel Kingdom, and is it practiced in the successor states?

>>26058529
"Okay, we wasted enough time here. Let' get that damn staff. Which way do we go?"

>>26058529
"I don't see what's so funny, it seems tricky."

The joke is that Ssen wasn't telling a joke.

"Anyway, I'm glad we all got to do the cultural enrichment part of our little trip. Keep an eye out for the locals."

Also keep an eye out for souvenirs, but that's an order for Ssen, not our partners.

>>26058529
"Peri, Mari you all right over there?"

>>26058606
I would assume that slavery is one of those practices that isn't deemed "acceptable" by Citadel, at least when it comes to humans, and I find it hard to believe anybody in the UFK would support it since we just went through the trouble of liberating the "monsters".

>>26058529
"You know, no offense Mage, but I don't think I like flesh shaping. Just in general."

>>26058529
"I don't think the nuking of this city can possibly come fast enough. I honestly hate these guys more than Citadel."

>>26058619
I'm not sure it's wise to be taking souvenirs from a dead city once populated by insane flesh shapers who turned themselves into Things.

>>26058635
>>26058606
yeah, I AM curious about slavery practices.

I do know they had a lot of "pet" nagas. Perhaps lamia too, but I've not seen it.

>>26058667
It's not just wise, it's brilliant.

>>26058667
I recall saying we would

Rolled 11

>>26058635
I would tend to agree. The part in Thread 4 where we talk about Abolishing Slavery as a great good worthy of being the quest of a paladin isn't the sort of thing you find in a slaver culture.

The pet Naga don't really count, since the humans/elves/dwarfs seem not to have realized naga were sapient on the same level as them.

>>26058606
>Oh, and Echo, was Slavery practiced in the Citadel Kingdom, and is it practiced in the successor states?

No. Citadel couldn't figure out how to make slaves truly happy, even when it totally mindwiped them, then there were people who were upset about slavery and on and on so it just dropped the whole thing because it was easier.

Rolled 3

>>26058529
The Power of Punnery Protects us from Perverse Premonitions

>>26058670
If Ssen is any indication, I really doubt you can domesticate a Lamia.

I mean even for the ones who can't sweat Acid, it seems like it'd be more trouble than it's worth.

>>26058741
there was that one stuffed "pet" lamia back in teds.
Also, we were able to pass as pets back in citadel.

I think they're just a bit rarer than domesticated nagas, being very poison. Weras I assume nagas are only kinda poison.

>>26058783
It also could be that the good people of Citadel can't tell one form of snakewoman from another.

Hell. I'm pretty sure in Purple Sands somebody thought we were Trish's Pet Naga.

>>26058529
"So, I take it the staff of domination is what let them get away with such wide-spread usage of crazy mutated slaves?

What's the best way to destroy the staff, by the way?"

>>26058783
Nagas have no poison. Lamia poison comes from their Leviathan heritage. Nagas are tough like their Troll-blood makes them, and they have levels in sorcerer.

>>26058859
>no poison
I dunno, we've never checked. Or asked.

>>26058877
We did ask after the whole red moss thing. Granny said that no she doesnt have any poison. Im pretty sure she would have used it against us if she did during THAT fight. All she had was hyper-tough everything and the spell she used to black us out.

Rolled 11

>>26058722
Makes sense. And once slavery was abolished it would be largely seen as the evil it is.

The feral/pet "monsters" wouldn't count, because their mental development was probably deliberately stunted. Citadel likely gives inducement to pet naga to keep them dumb, much like it gives inducement to wild naga to keep them feral.

"I don't see what's so funny, it seems tricky." You say. "Peri, Mari you all right over there?"

"Fine." They sigh.

"You want to tell us what you saw?" Mage asks.

"We'll tell you when we can pick them apart." Mari groans. "We both got a different memory. Fried the circuits."

"I think one of us was a noble and the other was a servant, but it got all blitzed together." Peri groans. "Massive headache."

"You know, no offense Mage, but I don't think I like flesh shaping. Just in general." You say.

"Hey, it worked for Mumei." He says. "It has plenty of good uses. But I admit it seems like none of them were used here."

"Well, I don't think the nuking of this city can possibly come fast enough. I honestly hate these guys more than Citadel." You say.

"Don't say stuff like that." Tricia says as she looks around the pavilion. "Something will hear that and try and top this."

The pavilion is a large circular space with a long broken fountain in the center. You see long frozen over buildings and in the distance you hear the echo of the Choir's song.

The Tower of Obedience is still standing. You can see it, dwarfed in the shadow of the Cathedral.

If you remember the path correctly, you need to head down a road that's filled with snow drifts.

>>26058968
Be sure to give those snow drifts a good poking with Beacon to make sure there aren't any nasties hiding in them.

>>26059007
Good thinking

>>26058968
Poke every snow drift with Beacon. We are not taking any chances of an ambush, although im certain that one will happen anyways.

Rolled 11

>>26059007
>>26059022

I'd rather not provoke them so soon. The closer we can get to the staff before having to fight the whole damn city off the better.

>>26058968
I'm going with the crowd and saying shank the snow

>>26059059
As opposed to having them stab us in the back as we make our way to the staff.

>>26058968
"You know, before our wacky adventures I always stayed inside if there was even a single snowflake out.
We're going to the desert next time."

>>26059125
We'll be able to go to the desert soon

"You know, before our wacky adventures I always stayed inside if there was even a single snowflake out.

"We're going to the desert next time." You say.

"Complain, complain, complain." Tricia says.

You make your way down the street. You poke every snow drift with Beacon.

Roll 1d20

Rolled 8

>>26059169

Rolled 11

>>26059169

Rolled 9

>>26059169
Here goes everything.

Rolled 5

>>26059169
The Phoenix Empire army is in the desert. That doesn't seem like a very fun trip either.

Rolled 19

>>26059169
DON'T FAIL ME FOR MY FIRST TIME, DICE
Praise the Dice Gods!

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Rolled 14

>>26059202
MFW I see that I got a good roll, but it's too late

Rolled 1

>>26059169
"Oh sure you call it complaining now, but It's a different tune when we run out of honey during a trip, isn't it?"

I imagine she goes through it at a fair rate.

Rolled 8

>>26059192
Well, an 11 isn't too bad. At the very least it's on the better side of average.

>>26059169
"Still ectothermic"

>>26059169
"Lousy teammates hogging all the hot bloodedness"

And other mutterings

>>26059192

"Oh sure you call it complaining now, but It's a different tune when we run out of honey during a trip, isn't it?" You say.

"Don't joke about that!" She snaps.

You smirk at Tricia and then start as the snow drift screeches as something within it jumps up out of it.

Almost instantly three more drifts in front of you burst open.

You know what they are. These are Joy girls. Bred for one thing, and used and disposed of as easily as tissue.

They don't look even remotely close to whatever the Three-Eyes were. They're Ichor and ice covered skeletons with perfectly preserved faces. Three lovely soft grey eyes, smooth rounded features and their mandibles are small and cute.

The one you poked backs away from you and the other three back away as well. They make hiss-clicking noises and bear their clawed hands at you as they back away.

You hear the other Dawnchasers draw weapons and take stance.

If you want to roll for initiative it's 1d10

Rolled 19

>>26059462
Attempt diplomacy.

>>26059462
>they're backing away
"Oh, sorry, nevermind. I was looking for hostile folk. You can go about your business."

Wait. Pray it works.

Rolled 6

>>26059477
THIS
PALADIN THE SHIT out of the monsters

>>26059502
these ones are scared and backing away. They aint monsters right now.

Rolled 9

>>26059462
Rollin'

>yrlmycl chclumg
Go figure, my captcha got flesh shaped.

Rolled 1

>>26059462
Chatting initiative.

Determine the order in which you quip!

>>26059462
Just keep moving. They obviously just want to go back to sleep. Though the fact they were sleeping in ice is worrying.

Rolled 7

>>26059519
They are scared and backing away. You are a terrible person to want to attack these non-threats.

>>26059477
>>26059489
Agreed. No need to start a fight and alert bigger, WORSE things that we're here.

>>26059477
dat diplomacy, lets attempt

since we 'lived' as a slave we should know the language. Hopefully they didn't use slave langauge and master language though.

>>26059569
>we should know the language
Eh, probably not.

We're probably going to pick it up in our trip though.

To read Ssen's memoir, you will need to be fluent in:

Lizardman. Citadel. Phoenixian. Crafter language. Advanced mathematics.

>>26059589
We still need to pick up Orc

>>26059596
oh, I forgot orc!

>>26059589
Maybe we should make up a language.

>>26059608
That's cheaitng

You hold up a hand to hold the others back.

"Oh, sorry, nevermind. I was looking for hostile folk. You can go about your business." You say.

The Joy Things back towards one of the flesh markets that line the street. The one you poked looks at you as the others scamper inside. She looks left and right and then motions for you to come inside.

"Oh no. Don't even think it." Tricia says.

>>26059608
that would just be cheating

>>26059625
"Okay, I won't think about it"

Then get to following the joy, in the fearless manner only one who isn't considering the consequences can have.

Diplomacy, HO!

Rolled 14

>>26059625
Sure why not. Follow the creepy ancient dead girls. Nothing could possibly go wrong!

>>26059625
No.
No no no no no. Just keep moving.

>>26059625
well time to follow

Rolled 16

>>26059625
Continue on to the tower.

>>26059655
>>26059673
oh come on, this is probably just like Odette.

Probably not a trap at all.

>>26059625
Time to follow, it can't be that terrible of an idea

>>26059625
"You don't want to follow the creepy frozen sex skeletons?"

Rolled 15

All these people talking about ambushes, now they want to walk right into one.

I now realize Ssen is the absolute worst character for any kind of call of cthulu.

READ ALL THE BOOKS

CHAT UP ALL THE MONSTROSITIES

LISTEN TO THEIR ARGUMENT IN FULL BEFORE RENDERING DECISIONS

>>26059625
Follow them. What could possibly go wrong?

>>26059721
that is our function, yes. See the ambush, walk into it.

I already voted to follow though, so don't take this as a doublevote.

>>26059722
No wonder we get mindraped so many times.

>>26059625
"She's inviting us in, and they passed up a chance to attack us while they had the advantage of surprise. There must be a reason for both, and I want to know what it is."

"So I'm beyond thinking about it."

>>26059704
>it can't be that terrible an idea
>>26059731
>what could possibly go wrong?

At least it's not raining!

>>26059721
We thought they would be hostiles not potential guides/friendlies. If they prove to be traitorous THEN we kill them.

>>26059722
Considering she's pretty much impervious to SAN loss...

Rolled 3

>>26059722
Well, we would probably be pretty good at CoC, due to leviathan brain. Also, we've slowly been getting crazier, it seems.

>>26059762
>>26059780
trick question:

Have we lost SAN, or have we gained the paladin immunity-to-fear-effect-ability?

>>26059808
Definitely both.

>>26059780
Okay we seem to be at an argumentative point, so I'll call a vote.

Also I need to step out for a bit. So 'after these messages we'll be right back.'

>>26059832
Okay, my vote is FOLLOW THEM.

>>26059832
Don't follow them.

>>26059832
Follow them.

Rolled 8

>>26059832
Don't follow

>>26059832
follow them

>>26059832
Don't follow.

>>26059840
Follow.

>>26059832
Follow them.

Indigenous knowledge and all that.

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Rolled 12

>>26059832
Follow them! Diplomacy!
Following creepy undead women from an ancient hedonistic fallen empire can't possibly go wrong!
Now.... Time to get the popcorn...

>>26059832
By the light, don't follow them.

>>26059832
Follow the fuck out of them. i wanna see where the rabbit hole goes.

Rolled 12

>>26059832
Don't follow them.

>>26059832
Follow them, for great justice. Also because they invited us so lets not be rude.

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>>26059840
>follow
>>26059845
>don't follow
>>26059847
>follow
>>26059854
>don't follow
>>26059874
>follow
>>26059887
>don't follow
>>26059888
>follow

>>26059933
You are actively experiencing Ssen going mad. This is what SAN damage looks like.

>>26059832
Follow the cute undead monstrosity girls.

>>26059952
On a lamia at least

>>26059832
>following someone into a FLESH FACTORY
Yeah, NO

>>26059965
yes. This is lamia-brand brain damage.

> Duck Season

>>26059986
>Fuel

>>26059981
what could POSSIBLY go wrong?

>>26059986
>Rabbit Season

>>26059999
>Rockets

Look at it this way: there's zero chance that one way is just going to go swimmingly well. So we can either run into something later, or investigate the first ice/ichor constructs that haven't tried to kill us yet and who used to be horribly mistreated by the three-eyes.

This way can lead to good or bad things, or a combination. I have a feeling that just plodding along will only lead to bad things.

So I vote follow them.

We have aesymmetrical brains, sure.
And we've got a split decision, sure.
But which side is arguing what?

>>26059981
It's a flesh market not a flesh factory. Completely different. Seeing as nobody's selling any more it's just an abandoned marketplace.

>>26059625
Follow! "I'll bite." Toothy grin

You know, I hate to interrupt you guys thinking about this problem so much

But tricia asked us not to think about it

>>26060036
I don't care where they're taking us. I don't trust them.

>>26060087
Oh, fuck it, ask if anyone has a coin. Heads we go in, tails we apologize and go on our way.

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Rolled 2

I call 11 to 6 at this point. As of right now from my count, follow wins.

>>26060087
Tricia just fell into one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is to not invade russia during the winter but almost as famous is to not tell a lamia what NOT to think!

HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Rolled 1

1. Follow
2. Nope

>>26060087
And then WE had to.

Ssen shouldn't even have to think about it. Following them or not following them could just as easily come from a gut instinct: and our gut instinct has always been to stick our nose where it doesn't belong, for better or worse.

>>26060123
yeah, follow is winning.
Because that's obviously the right* thing to do.
This is not a vote, I already voted.
*what could go wrong?

Rolled 15

>>26060031
They will eventually be bound to do violence on us when they figure out we mean to free them. They won't have a choice.

>>26059625
Follow, mabe we can learn how to free these poor things.

>>26060148
I like to think Ssen's thought process is something similar to what we're doing. Though Echo's never said that specifically and never should, it's my fan theory.

Rolled 7

>>26060163
No, pretty sure that's only if they can actually see us. If they just know, it shouldn't do any harm. I mean, the orcs know, and there's no danger to us from them as long as they don't physically see us try and break the domination effect.

>>26059832
Gotta go with following them.

Our job is to walk into traps.

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>>26060136
>tell Ssen not to think about something
>she thinks about everything
>HA HA LEVIATHAN BRAIN

... I vote follow them.

>>26060163
they won't be bound to harm us if we break the dominion rod.

>>26060163
And you assume too much.

They have not attacked us. That is clearly worth investigating.

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>"Don't even think about it."

I'M SORRY I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER HOW PALADIN I AM

NOW LETS GET *STUPID!*

>>26060185
I like to think that the lamia brain is a sort of hivemind intellect and /tg/ is actually what is happening.

And then the result of /tg/'s collective insanity and schizophrenia gets filtered through the dragon brain, forming a somewhat more coherent and *slightly* less insane action, which is then what Ssen actually does.

>>26060248
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMhwddNQSWQ

Okay

if they had enough will left to not mindlessly attack you we might be able to work some sort of diplomacy, the three eyes were laid low by a slave revolt so not all there creations were loyal. besides our career is walking into traps.

>>26060263
Later, it turns out Ssen just has schizophrenia

>>26060312
>walking
What is this devilry?

>>26060248
Just because you disagree with the logic behind an action does not make it any less logical.

Giving in to mistrust and fear when there's something here worth looking into would be stupidity. Because if there's something here worth saving, freeing them is both the right thing to do and the pragmatic thing to do.

>>26060323
Lamia are supposed to be weird.

Rolled 20

>>26060333
I understand the thinking. I just want to get to the tower asap.

>>26060333
I was actually supporting going to follow them. And I think Ssen has a twisted enough sense of humor and self-awareness to realize how monumentally stupid this but is also enough of a Paladin to do it anyway.

AKA this is really fucking stupid and we know it but dammit if it isn't the Light thing to do.

>>26060377
Are you familiar with the OODA loop? It stands for Observe, Orient, Decide, Act, and it's the cornerstone of modern military tactics as well as an analytical framework used in business strategy and education.

Skipping the Observation process leads to death. Failing to gather enough information to Orient yourself leads to miscalculation.

Rushing forward to the tower without investigating things that don't make sense in the context of our previous run-ins with three-eyes constructs is a failure to Observe and Orient, and will probably make things harder in the long run. It may even lead to someone dying needlessly.

Well, I like how this vote is going.
Besides, we need to give civilians, if they exist, a chance to flee before the orc nuclear solution happens.

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>... waiting for OP
Also, I found an image that encapsulates our adventure thus far.

>>26059832
I think Echo got eaten by a Thing...

"Alright, I won't think about it." You say. "Come on."

You go inside the building. The others follow. Tricia muttering under her breath.

The moment Peri/Mari enter the building as the last of the group, a Joy Thing slams the door shut behind her.

You look around the room and up at the upstairs balcony. The room is packed with the Things. A collection of frightened eyes and ice-ichor bodies.

You hear a rumbling outside and it gets louder and louder. The Joy Things push you to the side of the room and behind a bar. One puts a finger to her lips.

You see another Joy Thing huddling in a ball behind the bar with you. From her size she couldn't have been older than 10. You hear her whispering under her breath. The words are Crafter's but your brush with the mind of a Crafter lets you pick up what she's saying. It's a very simple mantra.

"Not here...not here...not here."

Then THUD THUD THUD. The sound of something huge hits the door. The little Thing squeals and looks like she's trying to hide within the wood of the bar itself.

A Joy Thing goes to open the door. The moment she undoes the latch the door flings open and another Thing comes in.

It's another one of those Headhunter things you fought in the woods. This one doesn't have any deadflesh on it though. It's just a walking mound of ice on a bunch of thin spindly legs. It has a Three-Eye skull on top and some three-eye heads within.

The Joy Things all scamper back.

"Rejoice and exalt!" The skull thing says in Crafter. "Glory has come at last. Sing praises upon thee and know that thy salvation has come for we may allow three rapture within glory! Rejoice! Rejoice! Praise! Praise!"

"Praise. Praise." The collection of Joy Things say.

(cont)

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Rolled 19

>>26061441
.....excellent.........

>>26061479
Slowly, three Joy Things come forward and stand before the Headhunter.

The headhunter sprouts a large ice arm and claw and swats them aside. They smash into the wall and lie their. Their bodies broken and leaking ichor over the floor.

"Praise! Praise! For only the Pure shall be! Only the young shall come first! Only in youth is their innocence and holiest of holies! Praise the children!"

The Headhunter skitters around the room and then pauses. The claw reaches over the bar in a flash and grabs the small Joy Thing. It screams for an instant. Then another claw has ripped off the head from the body. The body is tossed aside and the claw thrusts the head inside the mound of ice.

You see the frozen spheres that serve as eyes for the Headhunter roll back and forth like billiard balls.

"Praise and rejoice for now the innocent are as God! Now they rejoice! Praise! Praise!"

"Praise. Praise."

"Please..." You see one of the earlier Joy Things dragging themselves over to the headhunter. "Please...praise and exalt...please...I wish and need to be of God. Please...praise! Praise!"

The Headhunter's reply is to simply smash the Joy Thing's head into pulp with one of its hands.

The skull spins its eyes and looks around the room. "Praise and champion! For hers is now peace! Praise! Praise!"

"Praise. Praise."

"Two more are ready for the rapture and bliss!" The Headhunter continues to speak. "Bring them! Praise and let them ascend!"

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>>26061491
If this is what is going on in Citadel then maybe we should hurry up.

>>26061491
Introduce the headhunter to a quick quick tail slam and beacon pierce

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Rolled 7

>>26061491
Make this face and say this to the big guy

>>26061491
I have absolutely no idea what is going on.

I sort of think we should step in.

>>26061491
What the fuck.

Rolled 17

>>26061534
I don't think we should attack the big one quite yet. Merely make our presence known. The little ones seem fond of it. Maybe make some sort of statement. Or perhaps unleash our most devastating nonviolent move: The Pun Barrage.

>>26061591
If in insist

>>26061491
I am not entirely sure what I'm seeing.

If I understand this correctly, that thing just killed a child.
Did that thing just kill a child?

>>26061670
Yes, but I don't really know if that child is some kind of undead or if they actually still have a civilization here and are just getting around to converting the slaves.