Well if the tower is a wreck lets see about sprucing it up.

I believe we were also looking into immortality.

>>29203806
>Consult Istur about building a giant bath.

>>29203806
Oh, fun! I was looking to join in on this ever since I read the first thread.

Let's take stock of all our new-found treasures, Overlord! Surely the old occupant would have kept some magical tools locked away somewhere?

>>29203806
Summon up some laborers, get them working with Istur to furnish this place. First and foremost, living quarters for us with amenities. Also, a big bath.

Also places to house additional demons summoned, so more living quarters, maybe a mess hall, a kitchen.

Ask Istur for buildings and rooms he would suggest for the near future.

Why am I instead talking to a bleating she-goat?

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>>29203875
He left behind quite a few neat little scrolls and potions. He also left behind these goggles that I can not figure out at all. I put them on but nothing seems to happen.

>>29203847
>>29203846

Oh, right! Giant bath. I have that on my To-Do list. Let's see how Istur is coming along with that. Then we shall see about immortality. My necklace grants me a form of immortality but I will still eventually age and wither away.

>Arva makes her way to Istur's workshop. She sees the man yelling at imps as they scramble around a massive empty room that she does not remember seeing before.

"That's not how you- No, stop! That is..! You are all hopeless!" The old man rubs his temples and sigh. He spots Arva standing by the doorway and bows. "Overlord. I'm sorry you had to see this. It has been... Frustrating working with such simple demons. We would normally have a much more competent workforce but our resources are stretched thin and these... Imps are all we could afford. Building with them will be slow and sloppy but they will get the job done for now."

>The man is obviously frustrated and doing his best to restrain himself in front of her but his glances of derision at the imps betray his true feelings

>Ask Eluria to get more competent demons
>Tell Istur to work with what he's got
>Other.

>>29203945
>Ask Eluria to get more competent demons

See how much it would cost to get decent workers up.

>>29203945
"What resources would be necessary to acquire a... more competent workforce?"

>>29203945
>>Tell Istur to work with what he's got

It doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to be big and hot. Hell, natural stone looks pretty good for hot baths.

>>29203945
>>29203979
>>29203983
A good work force is the basis of any dictatorship!

Let's check up on our possible solutions. Perhaps, instead of having to get better imps, we could get some sort of......disciplinary officer? An overseer of sorts? It might be a cheaper alternative to replacing all the imps.

>>29203945
Maybe we can just get some more competent demons and have them herd the imps. It'd be cheaper and we're not really flush on cash.

>>29204008
We could always levy a special tax on the city, to mark the joyous occasion of a new Overlord's ascension.

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An overseer, hmm? I like the idea.

"What resources would it take to get a better workforce?"

"Ask Eluria. That woman is the one who deals with such things."

"Very well. In the meantime use who you have. It doesn't have to be perfect, it simply needs to function."

>Arva leaves behind the poor man and his group of imps to go question Eluria. The... Woman(?) is busy studying a massive tome written in demonic runes. She smiles when she spots Arva and nods at her.

"Milord. To what do I owe this pleasure~?"

"I need to know exactly what it would cost to summon at least one competent demon. An overseer for the imps you've already brought forth."

"Hmm hmm... That depends on exactly how good you want them to be. I can summon something pretty good and it would only cost 5 souls, one 'golden' soul, or 500 pieces of gold. I can summon one cheaper, of course, but they will be less effective. Also if you have anything in particular in mind I can customize the summoning for a minor fee. Want them to have wings? I can do that. A dozen horns? No problem. Just tell me what it is you desire, Overlord."

>>29203806
previous thread link?

>>29204077
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/28938131/ here ya go.

>>29204059
Eyes. Lots and lots of eyes. One for every imp and more besides!

And multiple hands to wallop and hurt!

>>29204059
wings and a nice rack.

>>29204059
How much gold do we have?

>>29204098
200 in goods. we'd have to use souls for this I think.

>>29204084
thanks

>>29204059
The exact shape would be irrelevant as long as the demon is good at directing the imps to work effectively. Maybe multiple hands so it can wield several motivational devices at once... also known as barbed whips.

>>29204059
"... how did the previous overlord make us this broke?"

Wings, a whip, or multiple whips, maybe a nice rack.

We can't do it in gold, and I'd like to keep the Golden soul, so 5 souls.

>>29204086
>>29204087
>>29204123
All of these.

>>29204059
If we are splashing half of our soul cache on this, we should consider making it multipurpose in shape. A form that is good both at controlling the imps as well as serving as a defender. Two tasks which I believe have significant overlap.

>>29204167
Don't forget the nice rack.

Oh, and how cheap are the imps? We may need to expand the workforce eventually, if we want to take on grander projects.

>>29204059
Well, who knew how much we enjoyed nice racks.

Surely you could indulge us in this fancy, Overlord?

>>29204192
We've got a number of imps, although I'm not sure how many we have. Although, I think a single soul or, at least, a body for them to inhabit would be enough to summon one? Lesser demons are happy just to enter this world, anyway.

>>29204206
Maybe Arva is subconsciously (or not-so-) wanting to compensate through proxy?

"... how did the previous overlord make us this broke?"

"Succubi. Now, are we gonna summon this thing or not?" She seems rather excited as she clutches a book in her odd tentacley hands.

"Yes, yes. I think we will have to use our souls for now. We're limited on gold and I'd rather keep the Golden Soul. Hey, what's the difference between Golden Souls and normal souls?"

"The main difference is that Golden Souls are those that are destined to go to Paradise. Clerics, Paladins, those kinds of people. They are completely pure and very valuable. Hard to get a hold of them."

Note to self: Get more of them.

"Now for a demon... I want the demon to have wings, lots of arms to watch people, several arms, and... A big rack."

"Mhmm... Mhmm... You have good tastes, Overlord. It can be done. Would you like to watch?"

"I would."

>>29204206
If we're getting a competent demon we're probably going to be seeing them on a pretty regular basis.

They may as well be nice to look at instead of horrific.

>>29204231
>Succubi
Of course.

>>29204231
Note to self: no succubi

>>29204231
>lots of arms to watch people, several arms
You meant eyes in the first one, right?

>and... A big rack.
Oh yes. We're going to get on swimmingly, you and us.

>>29204231
Does it come with barbed whips or do we have to supply those separately?

>>29204260
Better to use regular whips. We want them to cause the imps pain, not maim them.

>>29204260
Hearing about the previous Overlord's obsession with succubi, I wouldn't be surprised if we could scrunge a whip or two from his bedroom.

>>29204283
true

>>29204260
>>29204283
Amongst.....other things......

Anyway, after we settle our building projects, what's up next on our agenda?

>>29204258
She knows what I meant.

>>29204228
>Arva pays her the 5 souls and Eluria begins the ritual. A book hovers in the air in front of her and she begins to chant. The pages flip on their own and the words glow bright red, their light intensifying with each word spoken. The five souls float into the air for a moment before burning out and vanishing. There is a bright light and the awful feeling of 'something' breaking in the world. Eluria steps back and smiles, a small blush on her face.

"It is done."

>Standing in the center of the room near the Black Gate is a demoness. She is a creature of nightmares with two long leathery wings coming from her back. Four thin but powerful arms flex as she stands and stretches. Her face is covered by a black helm with several black orbs lining the front. Arva gets the terrible feeling that the demon could see her no matter where she were to hide. The rest of her is covered in light armor with the occasional patch of metal protecting what she can assume are her vital parts. On her sides are many whips, some deadlier looking than the others.

"I am Nix. You have summoned me to this plane and given me form. Use me however you wish, master."

>>29204301
continuing immortality research? Best to get that started before we attract guests. We have one type of insurance but its limited.

>>29204319
Report to Istur. Do what he commands you to.

>>29204301
Has the citizens been informed yet that Overlord Arva is henceforth in charge? Perhaps we should make an official proclamation.

>>29204319
"Greetings Nix. Right now you are to manage imps as they build. However you look well suited to... other jobs as well. I am afraid the amenities of this place is lacking however we will be trying to fix that."

>>29204319
There's a bunch of imps that we need to get working efficiently. Go to architect Istur and follow his commands in this matter.

>>29204319
Direct her towards Istur's workshop! Have her discipline and command the imps for him!

>>29204320
Might want to start building up our power base first. Tyrannize the good citizens of this land for some quick cash, eh?

>>29204341
No.

Arva shouted it out from the top of her tower, but.....no one really heard it.

>>29204319
Report to Istur, you will be overseeing the imps in their tasks and he will be telling you what those tasks are.

>>29204319
"It's a pleasure to meet you Nix, I am Overlord Arva.

We will set up your actual living arrangements later, for now report to the architect Istur and report to him. You are to manage the imps, though you'll have other duties in the future."

>>29204319
she sounds lovely. say as much.

>>29204347
>>29204358
We're not actually Arva. We're just voices speaking into her head from a magical artifact. I think we're the Guides?

>>29204335
Nonono, that would grant full control of the demon to Istur, obeying him as if he were us. We don't.... want that.

>>29204369
If you were to ask me, we're probably a bunch of deceased evildoers trapped inside Savior.

we can suggest what to say I believe.

>>29204386
No, not Savior. We're in the necklace, I believe.

>>29204341
No. We need to make a proclamation, a meeting with town officials to hammer out arrangements. We need to set up taxes going to us, us getting the bodies of criminals for demon summoning, making sure the town is in order and there aren't any disputes about who is in charge.

>>29204402
We need to be intimidating, though. What do we have to intimidate? Aside from Nix.

>>29204419
Our magificent self who defeated the previous Overlord. Surely that is a display of strength.

>>29204432
We have Elura who can both terrify and arouse them.

>>29204419
If any of the officials start to disagree we can stab them. Also, we killed the previous Overlord which is pretty intimidating.

>>29204450
> and arouse them
I don't think there's monster fetishists amongst them.

>>29204432
Arva's looking more heroic than evil right now. Sans the red eyes.

>>29204451
How would they know he was killed?

Also, considering how....depleted the previous Overlord's resources are, it might be wise to find out what his reputation in town was before we assume that he was all that feared in this land. I mean. The forest outside of our tower? It's barely blighted at all, is it?

>>29204527
> How would they know he was killed?
Because we say so, and the Overlord they knew isn't lightning-bolting us to ash for saying so.

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"Greetings, Nix. For now you are to report to Istur, our tinkerer. He has a bunch of imps that are in need of a strong hand. Follows his orders but remember that I am your true master. Got it?"

"Yes, Master." She bows and... Well, floats, off and goes to find Istur.

>Eluria pats Arva's shoulder.

"Amazing what a few souls can do, hmm?"

"It is. Is there a way to get more?"

"Simply have someone die within the tower. The Gate does the work for us."

"Seems simple enough. Now that the imp problem is taken care of..."

>>29204341
"I think I will introduce myself proper to the people of Strongwind."

>Arva leaves Eluria behind and makes her way down the spiraling tower. She spots Elyva, the small demoness that seems to simply do odd jobs around the place, and summons her to tag along. She can not go far from the tower but the edge of Strongwind is close enough.
>As they walk she asks her of immortality.

"Overlord, I have done research as you asked but there are few ways to obtain immortality. You could always become a lich, if you desired. That is the relatively easiest way."

"I... I will put that under Plan B."

>They soon arrive at Strongwind. Arva stands there, her arms folded, and announces in a loud voice.

"PEOPLE OF STRONGWIND, I AM ARVA THE NEW OVERLORD!"

>The people who are around stare at her. Most of them ignore her.

"... They do not seem to care, Overlord."

>>29204557
Hmmm. What ways are available to obtain troops which will enforce my will, and collect taxes?

>>29204557
Ah. Looks like we'll have to bring up our rep first.

What's the guard like here, in Strongwind? Just in case we get into any trouble.

>>29204557
Maybe you should go to their leaders first.

>>29204557
I'd say kill one for their insolence, but that'd probably get the town guard on us and, despite being the overlord, being ganged up on by a buncha guard might still be lethal.... wait a minute we have that necklace thingy. Who's all for killing one of them for their insolence

>>29204557
The rabble does not interest us. Let us take the issue to whoever is at charge.

>>29204595
Oh yes. That's a start.

>>29204602
Let's get an audience of people who matter first.

>>29204602
I'd say it doesn't do good to our rep if we get killed, resurrection or no resurrection

We should see if any of our current servants knows what that potion we drank was and what it did to our eyes. Also, look in a mirror.

Also, we told our architect to get a bath done but forget to mention the upgrade to the gate.

Question summoner: What benefits does an upgrade to a gate provide? Cheaper summons? Better summons? Both?

Ask summoner if she is capable of leaving her room. We should have conference meetings to discuss things instead of running back and forth. If she can leave then we need a conference room and an easy fast way to summon our minions to there. If not we should set up a desk and chairs in here (after expanding this room) and bring the rest here (we know librarian demon and architect can move about)

Potential Troops:
Demons - Only useful in guarding the tower itself, maybe. Because they get weaker with distance from tower and then poof entirely.
Human mercs - costs gold, which we get through taxes. Good for occasional use.
Human soldiers - costs less gold, managed by home town, loyal to town more then us and at risk of revolt if we allow them to become too numerous and too powerful.
Human conscripts - cheapest, cost only food. Most likely to desert.
Undead - unknown difficulty to manufacture, unknown difficulty to control. Requires research in library. Alternatively, we could summon a demon that specializes in making them.
Monster races - requires research on what types are available. Varied use
Golems - maybe our builder can make some? if not, summoning a demon that can make some is a possibility.
Magically enhanced animals - Take a bear cub, make it magically obedient to you, make it magically stronger, breed a bunch of them.

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"I demand to speak to those who are in charge!"

"..."

>A child throws a hard piece of dirt at her. It hits her armor and explodes in a bit of dust. Arva coughs and dusts off her armor.

Did he just..?

>>29204653
This will not stand! Order Elyva to throw rocks back.

>>29204653
It's slaughtering time.

Make sure to bring her into the tower first.

>>29204653
"Great a volunteer!"
Drag him to the tower they'll hear his screams for days.

>>29204653
Grab the child. I think we found our first replacement soul. Or mortal servant.

>>29204653
Yeah, looking pretty crazy there, Overlord.

This is what happens when you just rush in without a plan.

ORDER ELYVA TO THROW ROCKS BACK AT THE CHILD!

>>29204653
That's it, no more miss nice guy. Drag him back to the tower and hand to Elura for experimentation.

>>29204653
go home, get an army, come back with an army of thugs, with some carrying you on a palanquin

>>29204653
Drag the kid back to the tower.

>>29204706
We don't have enough souls for an army.

>>29204653
Draw our sword. Grab the kid. Put the sword to his neck.

"I said that I'd like to talk to the people in charge. Would one of you be so kind as to give me directions?"

You know, with how uninterested these guys are I bet we are just another in a long line of Overlords who've taken over that tower.

Time to prove them we are more then the oaf who wasted his wealth on succubutts.

>ELYVA
Elyva is nearly powerless here, and she is an extremely weak demon to begin with, this is a total fucking waste

>Drag the kid back to the tower.
Will get us lynched by the adults all around us

What actual powers of combat do we personally possess? Can you single handedly take on an entire town? if not then see >>29204706

you goofed, lucky you can just walk away now and fix your mistake without anything bad happening

>>29204726
>We don't have enough souls for an army.
Demons are unisuitable for building an army anyways, see >>29204648

And if we want to harvest souls to build an army we should do so at a smaller village not the biggest town around which is well defended

>>29204715
And we'll have the guard on us for accosting a child.

>>29204727
How? By dragging a child off the streets? We don't have any sort of reputation here at all, so we wouldn't get the sort of reaction we'd want from that act.

>>29204653
Arva, what can you do? Aside from not die a set a amount of times, see in the dark, and use a sword?

>>29204682
>>29204684
>>29204702
He threw a clod of dirt at us. Torturing him will make us look like someone who can't be reasoned with, we want to improve this town, not cut off relations to them.

>>29204653
Doesn't your dad live in this town? Go visit him.

"Great a volunteer!"

>Arva sprints forward and grabs the child roughly by the arm. With one swing she lifts him up and over her shoulder and begins running back to the tower with him. After a moment of shock the kid begins to yell and pound his tiny fists on Arva but they do no damage. A few of the townsfolk begin running after them but a few well aimed fire bolts from Elyva stop them in their tracks. Once inside the tower Arva slams and locks the door behind them. She throws the kid inside and pants.

Oh man.
That was exciting.

>Before her the boy is starting to cry. He looks to be a lad of perhaps 12 or 13.

Ah...
Fuck.
I think I may have messed up a bit.

>She looks out of a peephole and sees people gathering at the edge of the town. They point at the tower but no one seems willing to enter.
>The boy continues crying.

Fuuuuuuuuck.
I let my emotions get the better of me.

"Elyva, this is your fault!"

"I understand."

>__

>>29204769
>13
>Crying

What a wus. Beat him up and dump him in front of the villagers.

>>29204769
>Sacrifice the child for demon henchmen

Always escalate

>>29204769
No, no, this is good. We have an audience. Let it build up some, maybe get some tea in the meanwhile. Offer the kid something to drink.

Once it builds up we can march out with the kid, give an official pronouncement, and then let him go.

No permanent harm, we get to announce stuff from a position of power, and they'll finally give us fucking directions to whoever runs this town.

>>29204769
> "Elyva, this is your fault!"
NOW we're starting to reason like a proper BBEG.
"When in doubt, delegate."

>>29204769
aplogize to elyva, its not her fault, its our fault. (not you either, our)

Spank the child then send him out of the tower.

Wait to see what they do. While waiting, ask your architect if he can build golems.

And ask how much it would cost to summon a demon that can:
1. Infect people with lycanthropy and control them
2. Infect people with vampirism and control them
3. Bind elementals.
etc

>>29204769
ARE YOU READY TO COMMIT AN EVIL ACT?

>Demons get weaker the further away from the tower
>Killing people in the tower earns us souls
>Stealing a child caused a mob to chase us to the tower and stand outside
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKED!

How much does it cost to summon a speedster demon that can snatch all those people outside the tower before they escape, drag them into the tower, and sacrifice them!

results: Souls, fresh corpses for necromancy or demon summoning (makes summoning cheaper)

>>29204816
y-yes, we should spank him.

>>29204818
We kinda already did, summoning a demon and all.

>>29204769
Apologize to Elyva, this wasn't her fault.

And >>29204803

>>29204816
That's a bit out of reach for us right now, I think.

>>29204833
They're not at the tower. They're just at the edge of town.

>>29204846
>>29204803
That's really schizo.

Saviour glowed in our presence before we even entered the tower, she was already pretty evil then

>>29204769
Just kill him. Or use him to lure some of the villagers into the tower so we can harvest their souls

>>29204769
"Child. Perhaps you didn't hear me the first time. I am Arva, the new Overlord of this tower. I will show you some things, and then you will go back to town, and tell them about the things you have seen here. Understood?"

>>29204833
You want us to kill a mob of people from our city. The city we're trying to rule.

We're trying to improve this place, not depopulate it.

Wait, we could spin this in our favor. Give the kid a spanking, then show him around the tower, show him the demons serve us. Have him go back and tell people that we are the new overlord and the demons serve us now.

Tell them how scary our demons are...

And you will get some candy.

>>29204769
Lock the child up somewhere.

He's a perfect lure for some hero to come to the tower to rescue. And for us to kill.

>>29204898
>Giving him candy.

If he does it we'll give him another spanking.

If he doesn't we steal his soul.

>Writing

>>29204880
>>29204898
Seems we are of like mind.

>>29204881
killing a small mob of people is necessary to jumpstart our army. And if our own city is beseiging us it makes an example. Also it won't depopulate it since its a big city and a small mob.

However, I have since thought better of it. its better to do >>29204898 for now. We should look into hiring mercenaries to capture us some slaves for sacrificing for souls and fresh corpses.

"Here take this candy, now scream like I'm torturing you okay?"
That will put the fear in their hearts, and hopefully get us some brave guy to kill.

>>29204926
It's something to generally avoid doing if you can avoid it, not good for the economy.

Targets outside the town I'm fine with, criminals I'm fine with, but we want a strong economy since we'll be setting up taxes.

>>29204969
which is why i dropped the idea once i came up with a better solution.

Oh shit, I almost forgot. We should get the trade ban lifted immediately.

In fact, instead of just having the kid memorize shit, we should make an official proclamation, sealed with our seal (we need to get one, our engineer can do this). It will proclaim us overlord, lift trade ban, and require towns to build a small embassy near the tower (but not inside it) with people who can advise us on the running of our kingdom

Okay. We can still make this work for the better.

"Ugh... Sorry. This isn't really your fault."

"I understand."

>Arva tries to think of a plan but the kid's constant crying sets her nerves on edge. She glares at him.

>>29204898
>>29204816
>She grabs the kid and bends him over her knee and spanks him. The kid cries harder but eventually just whimpers and sniffles.
>She sets him back up on his feet and stands tall above him, looking down with her red eyes.

"Child. Perhaps you didn't hear me the first time. I am Arva, the new Overlord of this tower. I will show you some things, and then you will go back to town, and tell them about the things you have seen here. Understood?"

>The kid nods.

"Elyva, let's give him a tour."

>She starts it off with a visit to Istur. It appears that since Nix took over work the place is looking far more neat. It is still made out of stone but things have defined angles and look better in general. The boy sees the imps working tirelessly and Istur watching over them. He doesn't seem too frightened.
>Until he spots Nix. Her head turns sharply, at such an angle and speed that surely would have killed a normal man, and watches him with her many covered eyes. She floats closer and closer to him, two whips in hand. The poor boy is trembling in fear and clutches Arva. She simply pushes him aside and folds her arms.

"Come."

>She takes his arm roughly and leads him away from the wicked demon.

>>29205014
are you waiting for our input on what to do next?

>>29205044
>1/2

Usually means there's a second half.

>>29205044
it says 1/2 in the subject, hold your rapid horses plz
plz

>And to something she personally considers far worse.
>They arrive in the workshop of Eluria. The woman is once again reading some old book when they step in. She smiles at Arva but her smile widens further when she spots the boy.

"Oh my, and who is this? A sacrifice, perhaps?"

>She walks over to the boy who is trying to do his best to simply vanish. He is no magician so he only succeeds in curling up into a ball on the floor. Eluria effortlessly lifts him up with her many strong tentacles. A few wrap around his legs and waist, holding him in place even as she takes her hands(?) off of him

"Yesss... I can think of many demons who would like him. Shall I begin the ritual?"

"... Sure. Why not?"

>The boy looks at Arva, his face pale as death, as Eluria drags him away. She pulls out a long wicked dagger and strokes the boy's face.

"Shhhh." She purrs "This won't hurt for long."

>As she brings the dagger down Arva calls out for her to stop. The dagger hands an inch above his chest.

"I changed my mind. We're letting him go."

"Aww... You're lucky, boy."

>She pats his head before letting him go. He quickly runs back to Arva, the person he feels is the safer of the two.
>She takes him back to the entrance to the tower and opens it up.

"No go and tell everyone what you saw here."

>She pushes him out and watches him sprint as fast as his little legs can carry him.

I think that worked out for the better.

>__

>>29205014
Oh busty demonesses and their /ss/

>>29205068
We should take Nix into town as our bodyguard so we don't get lynched.

>>29205068
Alright then. Let's let that sizzle for a while. For now, we should look towards other avenues to make our upkeep.

>>29205089
The further a demon is brought from the tower the weaker it gets.

Which is why you want to consider human or humanoid soldiers down the line/soon.

>>29205114
I think she'll manage within the town. Hopefully.

>>29205068
I hope the boy doesn't suddenly go crazy for Arva after this. It's like you WANTED stockholm syndrome to happen.

>>29205053
>>29205057
I fail at reading.

>I think that worked out for the better.
Yea, it worked well enough.

Now write up a letter stating:
1. I am your new overlord, NAME
2. I hereby lift the ban on trade that the old overlord had in place.
3. You are to build an embassy near my tower staffed with advisers suitable for helping me manage my holdings.

Label it as "for the mayor" on the outside.

And then send an imp to give it to a townperson, if they all run from it, have it leave it on the grown at the town gate and then retreat.

>>29205126
looks like we gained a town crier!

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>>29205075
I'm not a demoness. I'm pretty human. Mostly. I think.

>>29205126
Haha, naw. What're the odds of that happening?

>Arva watches from within the tower as the townspeople gather at the edge of town.
>>29205134
>She drafts up a quick letter declaring herself the Overlord and demanding that the trade ban be lifted. She also demands an embassy built in between the tower and the city so that she can easily communicate with the city. Elyva informs her that someone is approaching the tower.
>She checks and sees a knight in armor riding atop a horse. The knight gets as close to the tower as the horse will allow before dismounting.

"Overlord!" The knight calls out and lifts the faceplate of their helm. It would appear to be a woman judging by their face and voice. "The people of Strongwind recognize the new ownership of the tower and request that you bother us no longer! If you make any demands on us we will see it as an act of hostility and will react accordingly!"

>>29205265
Flip her the bird.

By which I mean, let's start researching spells we can use to reign down destruction on the town.

>>29205265
No! Now give them the demands!

>>29205265
>Whatcha gonna do, throw lumps of dirt at me?

>>29205265
options
1. Kill him, fight and conquer this town.
2. Let them be for NOW. Build an army, THEN attack and conquer the town.
3. Same as 2, but conquer the nearby smaller village instead and then go to town.
4. Attempt to intimidate them into following you.

>>29205265
oh hey look

its those human soldiers we need for our human army

>>29205303
Option 1, 3, and 4 are no-goes as we are now. We need to build up power.

>>29205265
"Oh good, someone to give my demands to."
Give the night the missive.

>>29205303
Maybe we can snatch him as a sacrifice for getting a necromancer demon to build your army. Any attackers they send might be killed for souls and fresh bodies... or they might end us.

>>29205312
#3 also specifies getting an army first.
And yea, I think 1 and 4 are bad ideas right now.

>>29205319
Ask our engineer if there is any chance of them having something powerful enough to damage the tower from the outside, or if any invading army would have to come inside where there are traps and demons.

>>29205265
Not you Overlord Arva, long may she live til the sands of time run dry, im talking about Nix

"Dame! Be it we do negotiations, i shall know your name forthwith! I shall not even consider a demand made by an unnamed Hedge Knight!"

>>29205346
>Him

Keep working on that reading comprehension.

>>29205265
>>29205372
Guys. No need to alert her that we're raring to fight now. We need the element of surprise. Just ignore her. Snub her.

>Arva steps out of the tower and waves at the knight.

"Oh, hey there. I was actually just finishing up this here list."

>She walks up to the knight with the letter in hand. The knight stares at her, her face emotionless and a hand on the handle of her blade. Arva hands the knight the letter.

"It's a few simple thing. You already recognize me as the Overlord so that settles that. However, I would like to say that the ban on trading has been lifted, so that's good. Also I would like an embassy built right around... There." She points to an empty field. "That way it would be easier to talk about things such as taxes, conscription, and-"

>She feels something cold pierce her. Her entire lower half suddenly loses feeling as she sees a blade sticking out of her gut.

"We will not have another Overlord telling us what to do." The knight says.

That son of a b----

>Arva wakes up within the tower, another bead gone. She sees the knight wipe blood off of her blade and her own body slowly turning to dust at the knight's feet.

She fucking killed me.

>__

>>29205265
"At the very least tell me your name Knight."

Introduce ourself to her as well.

"Knight (name), I can not agree to your request. I wish to establish diplomatic relations with the city of Strongwind, I assure you, I want this city to prosper and my own estate with it."

>>29205405
Draw Saviour and kill her back.

>>29205405
That bitch! Bring out Nix and have her force her into the tower. Then delicious souls.

>>29205422
This a very pure blade, i dont think its a good idea to use it on a honor...less knight who attacked without warning.

>>29205405
hahah
THEY THINK YOU ARE DEAD!

And if you intentionally wait a month to reveal yourself they would think you have to wait a month to come back to life after every death!

Sure its tempting to drag her into the tower for a sacrifice... but the prudent thing would be to let her go thinking she has won... for now.

>>29205405
She thinks we're dead. Leave things like that for now.

Make a note to capture that knight later when we come to conquer the town. For now, we must plot.

You seriously want to wait a month to get additional souls and gold?

>>29205405
What a cunt. Kill her in return, preferably inside the tower so that we get her soul.
>>29205436
>and her own body slowly turning to dust at the knight's feet
Doubt it.

>>29205434
actually, building on this. With some showmanship you could fake a resurrection ritual on the next new moon which they will "fail" to stop.
It would be hilarious and whichever heroes try to stop it can be captured for golden souls as sacrifice.

Oh, and meanwhile, go to architect and get this conference room thing done. And then get summoner and ask about getting a necromancer, or a beastmaster, or a golem maker demon.

>>29205448
We could hide our identify while harvesting.

>>29205465
>and her own body slowly turning to dust at the knight's feet
Why would she not think that, that's not what would usually happen?

>>29205465
She said "we will take any demands as an act of hostility" and then people immediately made demands.

Are you really surprised that she attacked?

>>29205465
old overlord's body turned to dust when he died and he didn't come back to life

>>29205448
>>29205473
Hide our identity while harvesting, conquer the town as a "general", then collect sacrifices from the town for the "Resurrection ritual" which would be smoke and mirrors...

>Arva rubs her stomach, still feeling the sting of the Knight's blade.

It is quite tempting, Guides. Her soul would definitely be a welcome addition to the Tower's collection.
However, if I pretend to be dead I will have the element of surprise.
It is a tough choice.

>Go and drag the Knight into the tower.
>Wait.
>Other.

>>29205497
>Go and drag the Knight into the tower.

>>29205497
>Go and drag the Knight into the tower.

>>29205488
also we were unarmed, unarmored, and turned our back on her.

Really, we should have just left her to stew in silence.

>>29205497
>>Go and drag the Knight into the tower.
Fuck that bitch.

>>29205497
>Wait

>>29205497
>Go and drag the Knight into the tower.

Golden Soul?

>>29205497
>Go defeat knight and drag her in
her soul might be golden~~

>>29205497
ya know, if we want to get her into the tower, how're we gonna go about it?

>>29205497
wait

also... does our extra lives replenish somehow? if so, how?

>>29205497
seconding this>>29205495

>>29205526
well, lets see, she is mounted, armed, armored, probably a better fighter. Oh, and can just run away on her horse.

Best chance is to hope the taskmaster demoness is a good fighter and have her capture the knight.. again assuming she just doesn't run away when she sees her. (especially if she knows about range limit of demons)

PS... there is a small chance that she will come in to loot the tower now that she thinks you are dead

>>29205497
Hey, how about we have a demon inhabit her body then go back to the townsfolk.

>>29205497
I like the idea of playing this a a good guy, but need souls to make things and we use demon labor. tough choice. For now though
>Wait

>>29205497
>Go and drag the Knight into the tower.

>>29205554
...Whatever we summon next should also be decent at combat if at all possible.

Alright, we're dragging that fucking knight in here and ripping her soul out. Perhaps I can...

"Elyva? Is there some kind of disguise I can wear?"

>Elyva runs off and brings back a dark shadowy cloak. Once Arva puts it on her body is hidden in shadows while her red eyes glow ominously. Even her figure is hidden beneath the cloak's many dark folds.

>>29205556
Heyyyy. I like the way you think. We'll see what happens.

>>29205528
No, they do not. That's partially why I'm rather upset at this.

Now if we're going to get her 'how' shall we do so? She is still examining the remains of my previous body so...

>Sneak up on her. It is getting dark and the shadows can hide you. Roll 1d20+2 (Others will not notice that it is Arva taking the Knight)
>Attack her and take her in after she's beaten 1d20+3 (The Knight will definitely know it is Arva who is attacking her. She may say so to the villagers.)
>Other. Roll 1d20

Rolled 5 + 2

>>29205622
>Sneak up on her. It is getting dark and the shadows can hide you. Roll 1d20+2 (Others will not notice that it is Arva taking the Knight)

>>29205622
>Sneak up on her.

>>29205622
Summon a sneaky type assassin demon to capture her alive, stealthily.

Rolled 15

>>29205622
>>Other. Roll 1d20

Open the door and lure her into the tower. Say you are the new Overlord, and you have even harsher demands.

Rolled 7

>>29205622

>Sneak up on her. It is getting dark and the shadows can hide you. Roll 1d20+2 (Others will not notice that it is Arva taking the Knight)

Rolled 12 + 3

>>29205622
Beat her up, she cost us a life.

Rolled 13 + 2

>>29205634
Forgot my dice.

Rolled 3

>>29205622
>Other. Roll 1d20

Open the door, don't get seen, let her curiosity get the best of her.

>>29205622
if we end up doing an open attack for fucks sake don't do it alone, get the taskmistress demoness and the imps to assists you

Rolled 13 + 2

>>29205622

>Sneak up on her. It is getting dark and the shadows can hide you. Roll 1d20+2 (Others will not notice that it is Arva taking the Knight)

Another option, since we are wearing a disguise we could walk out and say "the overlord is dead, long live the overlord. What is thy bidding, my master" with a bow.
Then convince her to come inside somehow.

>>29205622
>Don't be violent and ask her how her day was

>>29205675
Pretty sure the eyes would make it pretty obvious as to who she is

We could call her out on not doing jack shit about the last overlord, and that asking for an embassy to be built is hardly an act of war. maybe a speech along the lines of

"you self righteous coward, were you when the last overlord sealed off trade? when he demanded ruinous tribute in gold and livestock? where were you hiding as he slowly squeezed the life out of the town? are you such a coward that you can only strike the unprepared as they seek to paraly?"

say this from just inside the tower, if she charges you seal the door behind her and then lure her into a trap.

>>29205707
Isn't this tower famous for being full of traps?

>>29205697
The cloak we are wearing is make our body shadow and our eyes glow red. They don't normally glow red.

I get the horrible feeling that if I attempt stealth or a direct attack I may fail...

>>29205637
>>29205675
Let us try something a bit unorthodox.

>Arva opens the door and simply waits. The desire to peek out and watch the knight is overpowering but she manages to resist.
She can hear the knight moving closer and closer to the tower. Finally she is at the door...
>Arva grabs the knight and tosses her into the tower. The knight falls and scrambles to get back to her feet.

>>29205657
>Nix and several imps are by Arva's side and ready to help her out. The Knight draws her blade and swings at the nearest imp, killing it in one swing. She kicks another one hard enough to send him flying and with a backhand strike she takes out another. She is about to bring her blade down on another imp when he sword is suddenly wrenched from her hand. It soars through the air, connected to Nix by a long thick whip.

"You will not hurt the people of this tower."

>Without her blade the knight resorts to her fists. She is able to fell the other imps but against Nix she struggles. With a single whip she snares the Knight's arm and her three free arms begin to pummel the knight. Her limbs may be skinny but they are all muscle and she begins to dent the knight's armor with her blows. The Knight can do little but hold up her free arm to defend herself.
>From behind Arva pulls out the Savior. She has a clear shot on the knight.

>Finish her.
>Other.

Rolled 1

>>29205789
Hug her

>>29205789
Sacrifice

>>29205789
To harvest her soul, it doesn't matter how she dies, as long as it's within the tower, right?

>>29205789
>>Other.
>Bring her up to Elura to have her body inhabited by a demon.

>>29205789
Have a demon possess her.

>>29205789
other

we need to convert this town! mercy, with "threats", is key to victory!

>>29205789
sacrifice her.

Preferably for a demon that can assume her identity, travel a further distance away from the tower than normal, and is good at deceiving humans with words.

>>29205789
Does putting a Demon in someone change their appearance?

>>29205817
Is there a difference between sacrifice and possession?
As far as I understand, sacrifice is taking out the soul and having a demon come and inhabit her body

Give Nix a new body to play around in!

>>29205825
Probably the eyes and and their body language.

>>29205839
sacrifice is killing her specifically to harvest her soul. possesion is leaving her body alive while replacing her soul with a demon.

>>29205789
>Other.

Put our sword to her neck.

"Now, where were we. I believe we talking about the embassy. Didn't even give me your name before stabbing me.

I want peaceful relations with the city, I want there to be trade, I want taxes to be paid, I want peace, order, and growth in the city.

Is that really so bad?"

>>29205864
Where does the soul go in the latter option? That seems like the most efficient thing to do, if we could restrain the knight.

>>29205852
Nah, demons will come for free if you offer a body. No need to stuff one we already have in there.

>>29205864
Once sacrificed though, a demon can inhabit the now empty body to lower summoning cost...

... is it cheaper/more effective to perform a sacrifice and then summon into a corpse, or to perform a possession?

>>29205853
which is why the demon we summoned should have a demonic ability to assume her identity and mask those attributes :)

We should bind her arms and tell our overseer to subdue rather then kill.

>>29205885
wait, so dead body = free demon?
Then that would imply sacrifice and then offering body would give you two demons (1 from traditional summon with her soul, 1 from body)
Unless there is a bonus for doing a possession

>>29205924
If not free it's a much reduced price.

>With a swift strike at the back of her head Arva knocks out the knight. She hangs limply in Nix's arms.

"Let's take her to Eluria."

******************************************************

>Eluria examines the knight in front of her, humming as she pokes her with various arcane instruments.

"It seems we have a Golden Soul here, Overlord. A good find for the first victim of the tower. There is much I can do with it... Do you have anything in particular in mind?"

"I do, but first I need to ask a few questions. First of all what's the difference between a Sacrifice and Possession?"

"With a sacrifice the body and soul are destroyed as a cost for something. It could be a particularly difficult summon or maybe even a spell. The demon would retain some traits of the one sacrificed. Possession leaves the body intact but the soul is completely destroyed. Her soul must be destroyed from within for a demon to take possession of it. She may have a Golden Soul but a good demon should still be able to destroy it. This is quite beneficial because a summon that would normally cost, let's say, souls would only cost the one of the person being possessed."

"If she were possessed would she still look like herself? Still act like herself?"

"Acting is easy enough. The demon would have complete access to her memories. The looks... It's a gamble. It may look exactly like her or she may have a horn. So, what will you do?"

>Harvest Golden Soul.
>Possession.
>Other.

>>29205971
>Harvest Golden Soul.
The Golden Soul seems more useful, really.

>>29205971
>>Harvest Golden Soul.

Let's use possession for those with regular souls.

>>29205971
Do we have to sacrifice her right away? We can do things with her. Tentacle things.

>>29205971
Can we harvest her soul, and still keep her alive? Just to tell her she has no soul?

>>29205971
Is there any difference between using Possession on someone with a golden soul and someone with a normal soul?

And you didn't mention a number of souls that Possession is equivalent to.

>>29205971
not really sure if a golden soul is what we need, already got one

we need some muscle!

>>29206026
DARK SOULSSSSSSSSS

>>29205971
1. if we harvest golden soul, could it be used to summon a shapeshifter demon that can make itself look like her?
2. If all I care about is raw power, what is more efficient, possession or sacrifice?
3. Are there other ways to hide demonic mutations? such as by summoning a demon who has the power of cosmetic surgery?

>More memories are kept on possession
If we intend for her to convince anyone at all that she is still her and that she killed us, we would need to use possession. Seems like a risk reward thing

>>29206042
also as far as I can tell a golden soul is worth 5 regular souls.
Is there anything that can only be done with golden souls and not regular ones?

>Oooor Option D: Ask more questions.
>Writing now.

>>29205971
>>29206042
And we can acquire muscle with the golden soul, yes. Souls are used to summon demons, after all. Or power spells. Having another golden soul for either of these tasks would be useful.

Possession, on the other hand, would give us a spy in the town. Perhaps a trusted spy, depending on how highly ranked knights are.

Well......let's go with Possession. We need a foothold in the town anyway. Let's start with this knight.

>>29206050
>3. Are there other ways to hide demonic mutations? such as by summoning a demon who has the power of cosmetic surgery?
to clarify, this is a "if we have her possessed and she grows horns and a tail"

>>29206064
the problem with demons as muscle is that they only have power in the immediate tower's vicinity. They unsummon if they get too far, and become as weak as a human just by going to the nearby town.

This means that they would make excellent tower guardians against invaders, as well as any utility (eg, summon a magic teacher who can teach us magic) but are useless as an army.

... holy smokes, we need to summon a demonic magic teacher who specializes in teaching magic!

>>29206077
I assume simple spells exist to hide/disguise appearances. Illusions. Glamours.

>>29206105
I didn't even consider that. Better idea than mine that is for sure.

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"Can we harvest her soul, and still keep her alive? Just to tell her she has no soul?"

"Oh, of course we can! I don't normally completely destroy the body. It's just that most of the time we get the soul because their body was already destroyed by the Tower. However, in that state she will be nothing more than a mindless puppet with little sense of self preservation. She'll do what you ask but there will be no will within her. For humans souls are not just a source of energy, it seems to power their very sense of self. It is quite fascinating."

>>29206022
I couldn't quite hear that last bit but it sounds like you were suggesting lewd things.

"If we harvest golden soul, could it be used to summon a shapeshifter demon that can make itself look like her?"

"It's possible but it would lack her memories and mannerisms. A good disguise at a glance."

"If all I care about is raw power, what is more efficient, possession or sacrifice?"

"Well, it would depend on who was being sacrificed. This little lady here would be quite powerful considering what she is. If you got a bookworm you would be better off sacrificing them."

"Are there other ways to hide demonic mutations? Such as by summoning a demon who has the power of cosmetic surgery?"

"There are ways and most of them are pretty good. However, any spell or surgery has a chance of failing if someone suspects her."

>___

>>29206132
Let's go with possession, guys? We're guaranteed a powerful pawn outside of the tower's influence that way, in the worst case scenario.

What abilities does the possessed gain anyway?

>>29206132
Alright, Possession it is, we need some muscle and a bodyguard. Also, a demon that can travel from the tower without turning into a quivering mass of jelly.

>>29206132
If she 'grows' a horn, there's always her armor. Any outwardly traits have the possibility of being covered up by her armor or additional armor.

A possession is the best option here, we need some breathing room and ability to get someone capable to the town so we can look into subjugating and/or razing it. A possessed body can also be sent out to hire mercenaries.

>>29206132
Possession.

Reasons:
1. In her specific case it will be more powerful
2. All memories retained, can be pumped for info
3. All memories retained, good way to hide her new identity as a demon and pretend we are really dead. - which is more important than a soul IMAO

>>29206132
Okay, sacrifice her and keep her alive. Her soul's worth more than possession, and we get a puppet.

>>29206132
Go for possession.

Hopefully she doesn't look strange afterwards, if she does then at least we have a strong demon.

If she looks normal we can send her back out and use her as a pawn.

We get her memories about stuff which'll be very useful. We might even be able to use her to get the town to work under us peacefully.

>>29206171
And if caught, she could say that when she killed the overlord the tower linked to her as its new master and mutated her. But she refuses to use that evil and will not be an overlord, blah blah

>>29206175
>Her soul's worth more than possession
We were explicitly told that in her specific case possession is more efficient

>>29206132
agreed, possession, let's see if we can't get a demon with similar skills to posses her. Also one that we can be assured loyalty from if that might be a problem. unsure but we've only summoned viah souls and I believe this would be our first possession

>>29206204
I'm not entirely sure about her saying she's the overlord.

Keeping up the deception to the outside world would be annoying and inconvenient. She'd have to be part of negotiations and so on with the outside and we'd have to disguise ourself so people didn't recognize us.

We can try to get her to lure people into the tower with rumors of treasure and what not right?

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"Just have a demon posses her. A good one with some fighting ability."

"As you wish, Overlord."

>Eluria bows and pulls out a glass dagger. It hums with foul energy and even Arva shudders when she looks at it. Eluria strokes the knight's face as she brings the dagger close to her chest. The Knight's eyes flutter and open. She gets once glance at Eluria as a terrible realization hits her. Before she can react the knife is plunged into her chest, it's blade sliding through her armor as if it weren't even there. The knight cries out in pain and her entire body seizes. Her mouth and eyes are wide open and she trembles. Eluria keeps the dagger pressed into her body and Arva can sense that a terrible fight must be going on within her. Finally the knight goes limp and Eluria withdraws the dagger.

"Done~"

>The knight stands. Her armor is darker and of a different design but her body appears to be the same. There's just something subtly... Off. Her eyes no longer shine and a cruel smiles rests on her lips.

"I am Krus." The knight says. "Thank you for giving me a new body. It was a tough fight but she was no match for one such as I."

>>29206262
>I'm not entirely sure about her saying she's the overlord.
only if she is found out.

>>29206286
Do you really expect our life to go so smoothly that us not being dead is going to go unnoticed forever?

It'll be a hassle to keep up, I'm guessing it'll get out eventually, and it isn't that useful.

>>29206282
Crap, what was the knights name? You will go by that from now on.

>>29206282
Time for a debriefing. Let's get somewhere comfortable first. Perhaps the library or our throne room. Then we can have Krus spill everything the knight knew to us.

>>29206282
excellent!

Start with pumping for info
Who was she, who are her friends, is anyone expecting her back soon? Does she live in a church or some other consecrated structure which krus cannot enter? any close relative that might realize something is off about her?

>>29206282
>>29206313
ALSO, call Elyva. Have her search for a spell that can cast an illusion or glamor over Krus. Something to make her look more......approachable.

>>29206303
1. We lose nothing from trying to hide it
2. We are not hiding it forever, we intend to expose ourselves on purpose with a smoke and mirrors "magical resurrection ceremony" done by our minons

>>29206282
"Good afternoon Krus. It's a pleasure to meet you.

I'm rather interested in what the Knight you possessed knows. But first let's go somewhere comfier."

Head to a room with coaches or the like, get something to eat, and get an infodump about the Knight and the town from Krus.

>>29206313
agreed, let's not be crass and rude, let's get comfortable, and then pump for information

>>29206313
>Let's get somewhere comfortable first.
I still want to get a war room made so we can summon all our major minion to us and ask them all questions / brainstorm without having to run around.

>>29206342
Another future expansion project for our tower!

What are we having built first anyway? The bath? Or what?

>>29206282
>There's just something subtly... Off
subtle? I don't think gigantic horns count as subtle.

also, those rapier things are HUGE.

ask for a demonstration on how well she/it can act like the knight.

>>29206362
the horns are from the armor methinks from what the description says, and I don't think they're actually that big, they look like giant chopsticks

>>29206362
>her body appears to be the same
Its just a picture the author found on the internet

"Good afternoon Krus. It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm rather interested in what the Knight you possessed knows. But first let's go somewhere comfier."

>The two of them make their way to the library, the one room with the biggest couches, and take a seat. Before she asks Krus anything she sends Elyva off to find some sort of glamor spell for her newest minion.

>>29206362
Hey, that's her armor. It's not stuck on her head. I did totally say the armor was different.

"So, tell us everything you can about this knight. Her friends, family, anyone of note that she knows. Is she from a church? Anyone we should worry about that might notice something different?"

"Let me see, milord..." She closes her eyes for a moment. "Her true name was Julie Morgansson. She has quite the family. Uncles, aunts, father, mother, even an older brother. However, I am am confident that I could easily fool them. I am able to replicate her mannerisms perfectly. She was of middle rank within the knights and volunteered to take this mission to help Strongwind. While she may not be top rank she was well liked and had many friends including the Mayor of Strongwind. It would appear that most of the town knows who you are and some of them kind of expected this. Ah, she had a boyfriend. I will have to find a way to destroy their relationship that won't arouse suspicion. Should be simple enough. Is there anything else you would like to know?"

>___

>>29206440
>and some of them kind of expected this
Expected that Arva would have gone to take over the tower? Huh.

Not exactly the most subtle person are you, missy?

>>29206440
Won't that new armor arouse suspicion? Change it back.

>>29206440
how large is the contingent of knights in Strongwind? What information do they know about us and the tower?

>>29206440
>>29206474
Aside from that, what other defenses do they have? Spell casters?

>>29206440
How would they react if we tried to be peaceful?

>>29206440
get the imps to help make a suitable armor to match the previous one. have her get a new official set done, with the excuse that her current one got hit by acid while fighting the overlord.

have her volunteer to help "rehabilitate" Strongwind, since she is seen as a hero and will help moral in the town.

>>29206440
How did the previous overlord manage to keep them from trading with the other towns? Does he have soldiers loyal to him there?

Can anyone bring me up to speed on what's happening?

>>29206512
we don't want to be peaceful.

>>29206513
you mean our engineer.
the imps are all dead (although we can summon more, they are cheap IIRC) and our engineer boasts being able to build anything. He would be perfect for modifying her armor to match what it was before.

>>29206534
>We

Speak for yourself. I want to be peaceful with the town, it's other towns I want to war with.

>>29206534
Not all our imps are dead. Only one. Two injured.

We need a way to communicate with her at range once she leaves, as having her come and go would be suspicious.

Also, what are her abilities (I am assuming fighting is one)

>>29206534
and then bind a demon to the armor, to impart some of it's powers, gotta make sure the armor wont mutate afterwards though. Jot that down for the engineer to know, if making armor to look inconspicuous make sure it wont mutate under demonic influence

Captcha: Charabs discus
Indeed we do Captcha

>>29206534
yeah I suppose. Don't waste too much resources though, we only need it to look like it might be official if it just went through a wash of acid or something. They might catch on if we leave her with fake armor.

>>29206546
peaceful means leaving them free and unconquered.
We want to properly manage all our towns, not burn them to the ground or depopulate them.
But to do that it means conquering them.

>>29206560
i don't think the armor would mutate further if modified.
And if anything, binding more demons to it will just increase the chance of it mutating.

>>29206463
.......
I uhm...
Whatever!

>>29206474
>>29206494
"How many knights do they have? Also are there other defenses I need to worry about?"

"There are 23 knights. They are all officially trained warriors who are quite powerful. Some of the other townsfolk are capable of fighting but are not nearly as strong. They have two magic users in the town. Twins who focus on elemental magic. They appear to have little else in defense as the old Overlord took down their walls and any engines of war."

"So how exactly did he even keep the towns from trading?"

"If he found out that Strongwind traded he would simply summon a rush of meteors or something terrible on them."

"How would they react if we tried to be peaceful?"

"It would be difficult, Overlord, but possible. Having me speaking on your behalf will definitely help. However it appears your actions with the child has caused some mixed feelings. Some are grateful that you did not kill him while others are upset at his kidnapping. The boy himself was happy that you saved him from Eluria."

It seems that they do not have much for defense. 23 knights and an unknown militia are a bit worrying, though. And those spellcasters. As it stands my power is only within my tower besides the one warrior before me...
If I could get Nix or maybe Eluria outside...

"Is there anything else you wish to know, Overlord?"

>>29206595
No, that's all.

For now, we need to set Krus back in town. A glamor to hide the changes in her armor and make her seem more peaceable. And a method of communication between her and us.

One possible plan is to have her convince some knights to come with her on an expedition to cleanse the tower of the demons that inhabit it now that the overlord is dead (citing the child's tale of demons in the tower)

She brings a manageable amount, and backstabs them, maybe poisons them first with something that is nonfatal.
Or make a chloroform trap and lead them into it.
we capture them and get them possessed as well.

>>29206595
No. What should the cover story be? She fought her way out? Managed to make peace with us?

Also, we need to have our engineer modify her armor to match what it was before.
And/or illusion spell
And a spell to communicate with her at range after she leaves to avoid suspcion

>>29206634
She killed the new overlord pretender as everyone watching clearly saw, the overlord is DEAD. she tried to go in and kill the demons too, but there are too powerful, she retreated for now and needs to get reinforcements to cleanse it

>>29206629
I like this idea, but it may backfire and more come with than intended

>>29206595
We don't have much more in the way of souls and gold. Enough for a few demons, not a lot. And we'd be up against 23 knights and some militia.

We either need to get a pile of knights and turn them to our side, or make peace.

>>29206652
I think us making peace with her is better. If anyone objects just say we sent a doppelganger out to parlay with her.

>>29206668
It's believable. No self respecting overlord would actually get killed by the messenger.

Then she can go out saying that we're willing to negotiate and are peaceful.

>>29206668
how the heck is goodly knight going to justify making peace with an evil overlord?

Also, this would reveal we are still alive, everyone saw us die, we should at least have the resurrection ceremony ruse with fake rare ingredients and sacrifices being provided by a captured town.

... i just realized that if we just claimed to be the old overlords servant they would be serving us now instead of trying to kill us.

>>29206708
Because we're not evil? The only thing evil we've done so far (that they know of) is spanking a teenager and scaring him with demons.

>>29206708
She killed a doppelganger, she never killed us, at least that's the story, there's no reason to hide that we're alive.

>>29206727
The sword thinks we're evil. And we just obliterated someone's soul to summon a demon.

>>29206743
I meant more our public image.

I think for now we will go for the 'she killed me and invaded the tower' ruse.

>Arva dismisses the knight, there is nothing else she wants to know for now. Elyva appears with a scroll in hand. She casts a spell over Krus and makes her look exactly as she did before. Even if she were touched it would appear the same.
>The demonic knight is sent out of the tower to spread the word that the Overlord has been killed and of the demons she found within.

>As the knight leaves Istur approaches Arva.

"Overlord, we have finished the bathing facilities. Nix was quite helpful. Also I have done some tinkering and..."

>He hands her a pair of rings.

"With these rings you can communicate long range with anyone wearing the other one. It can work at just about any distance but it can only be given to one other person. I will try to find a way to make more but this will have to do for now."

"Oooh. This will be quite helpful. Oh, crap..." Krus already left and I don't feel like running after her. Well, she'll be back.

Hmm... I think that's all I had to do for today. It is late and the skies are dark. Is there anything left to take care of before I turn in?

>>29206753
Who cares about public image when we can sacrifice villagers to the blood god? BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!

I am ALL for good PR, good pr is awesome...
But you are being completely unrealistic here.
We CANNOT assert our control over the town by mere good PR. We have to somehow conquer it.

And your plan sabotages every one of our ideas and plans and methods. We will never accomplish anything that way.

>>29206770
A bath, of course.

You're not going to go to sleep without testing out the new facilities, right?

>>29206770
make sure that Arva knows the next room is a war room, also we need to expand the summoning chambers for Elura if both can be done at the same time without splitting the resources too thin then great.

>>29206770
>Bathe with Elura.

>>29206770
MAKE A SACRIFICE TO THE BLOOD GOD

>>29206770
1. since they work so far, might as well request they make a war room to brainstorm in.
2. Check cost and ability to summon a:
a. Demon magic teacher
b. Demon necromancer who can create and control undead for us (vampires, ghouls, zombies, skeletons, etc)
c. Demon golemmancer
d. Demon beastmaster who can control animals / magical animals, and potentially augment animals (eg, capture wolfs in forest, magic them into dire wolves)

>>29206814
>1. since they work so far
fast not far

>>29206770
I guess you should test out the new hot tub. See what Elura can do with her tentacles.

>>29206814
B and C, C especially would be very handy at the moment, as golems and undead likely come at a cost as well.

We want to die as few times as possible.

>>29206814
I pick:
>e. BLOOD FOR BLOOD GOD

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>>29206824
eep
... maybe want?

>>29206814
We might not even need to summon a necromancer or golem maker. Perhaps we could learn it on our own in the library.

A spellmaster to help tutor us would be useful, however.

>>29206824
Eh, if anything, we could use a good massage. We've died constantly, and we've set out a (surprising smart) demon knight to do evils.

You've done a good job today Arva, order someone to pat you on the back.

>>29206770
thanks for the fun quest QM

>>29206785
>>29206794
>>29206814
>>29206824

Talk to Eluria or bathe...? Well, may as well do both.

>She thanks Istur again and tells him to next try and work on a War Room and to expand Eluria's room.
>She then summons Eluria and the two of them make their way to the bath. It is massive, with enough room to easily fit 20 or more people at once comfortably. An imp scurries to and fro but other than that it is empty.
>Arva explains that she has some more questions to ask but would love to try the bath first. Eluria doesn't seem to mind.
>As she undresses Arva watches Eluria, a bit curious about how her body works. Eluria's clothing doesn't so much come off but instead... Dissolves away. It appears to be as much a part of her body as her tentacles. Without anything covering her chest her massive breasts hang free, each of them topped with an odd dark purple nipple. Arva's eyes wander down to the demon's crotch and she sees... Well there are squirming tentacles covering anything worth mentioning. Her entire body seems to be composed of tendrils that are constantly shifting and taking new forms. She steps into the bath and lowers herself inside with a content sigh.

"Aren't you going to join me, Overlord?"

"Huh? Oh."

>Arva realizes she's still completely dressed.

>>29206935
This pleases the Guides, Arva.

>>29206935
undress and join her. And then after relaxing a bit ask our questions

>Arva strips and steps into the bath herself. It truly is exquisite and the perfect thing to wash away a day of stress.

"Mmm... So... Eluria, mind answering a few more demon related questions?"

"Ask away."

"How much would it cost to summon a demonic magic teacher? Or a necromancer? Golemmancer? Maybe even a beast tamer."


"Hmm hmm... All of those would simply cost the usual amount. Perhaps 4 or 5 souls. If you pay more I can get better ones. If I had to give them a rank I'd say each of them could be a C for 5 souls. Each additional soul would only make them better. Now, if you were to allow me to posses someone it would cost significantly less but that means you would have to bring in a live body."

"So let me see if I get this straight... 100 gold equals one soul and five souls equals one Golden Soul."

"That's about right."

"If something would cost me 4-5 souls I can instead forget the cost by having them possess someone."

"Mhmm."

"And Sacrifice destroys a body and soul and uses it as fuel for a complicated ritual or spell. Now, can souls be used for the same thing a sacrifice is used for?"

"Not all the time. Some things specifically require a sacrifice."

"Right, okay."

The system seems simple enough. I realize though that this will pretty much either be powered by human death or massive amounts of gold. I either need to destroy an entire kingdom to amass an army or
ah, fuck it.
I'll plot later. Time for relaxing times.
Anything else to ask while I'm here?