>>31034456
>You assume she meant that part of the deal in case things happen while you're present.
>assume

Oh for fucks sake, you idiots just had to deal with a fae didn't you.

>Follow Tia's trail (hurry up)
We have IPP still active right?

Also, might want to post on twitter that this is live.

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>Who are we?
Maka, an exiled noble recently Exalted as a Zenith-caste Solar. She's in the western city of Tianna as a guest of queen Amata (DB), an old friend. Abyssals are targeting the city for conquest, Lintha pirates have infiltrated it with spies and agents, and half the island is controlled by paranoid Lunars. Fun times.
After a rather rough day of dealing with a particularly tricky fae, Tia left your side to go and trash the Wyld zone you're trying to clean up, on her own. Following her trail, you've stumbled into Silk, a fleeing fae who agreed to not harm anyone as long as you do the same, and defend her in case one of your allies decides to hurt her. She also gave you directions for Tia and for her (former, it seems) boss.

>Solar? Zenith? I don't know Exalted...
This quest is as newbie-friendly as possible, and I want it to work as a newbie's intro to Exalted. If you have ANY question, ask in thread. For the setting, google "1d4chan exalted".

>Archive?
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=zenith

>System?
Dicepool-like system. When performing an action, everyone rolls 1d10 when posting. the first X rolls are considered, where X is equal to attribute + ability. Yes, this means that the more people are posting, the stronger Maka is, up to a limit of her attribute + ability.

>XP?
Attributes cost [current score x5] xp. Abilities cost [current score x3] xp, except Zenith costing [(current score x3) -1]. Charms cost 10 xp, except for Zenith-based charms (related to charisma and physical/mental fortitude) which cost 8 xp. At the end of every "session" (thread) you will be presented with a list of possible acquisitions.

>Twitter?
@exaltedfag

>>31034519
>a fleeing fae who agreed to not harm anyone as long as you do the same
Not strictly true, and details matter with the fae, so reposting what we swore from last thread.

What we swore, verbatim:
>You sigh tiredly. "...And I swear that I will defend you from my allies, like we agreed, as long as your side of the oath is kept."
The "defend you" gives us some leeway to only defend her personage, the "like we agreed" bit refers to:
>"I and my associates will not harm you and your associates, and you and your associates will not harm me and my associates, as long as I remain in this swamp and for five days after I've left. When I leave, I will spend those five days entirely travelling away from this island to the best of my abilities, and will never return afterwards."
Question in my mind is what defines 'associates' to her and us?

Posting this as a reminder for those who can't remember or don't want to search the archives.

Also, a request of my fellow anons, keep discussions that are not relevant to the quest and thread where it is at, for after the thread is concluded, you can debate all you like after that.

>>31034599
None's of it's binding.

Creation can't see into the Wyld, so the fae is just assuming that: A) Maka is a stupid wench (not untrue) B) that's she retardedly honest/honorable (also not totally untrue)

But, of course, as far as Maka knows it's binding for a thousand lifetimes.

Wow, no wonder I'm never here for these threads.

Follow Tia's trail quickly. Who knows what mischief she might get herself into alone.

>>31034610
>But, of course, as far as Maka knows it's binding for a thousand lifetimes.

Maka has IPP up, she knows she's not magically bound to anything. On her part, the oath is upheld only by her own honor (and the fact that, if you break it, Silk is no longer bound by the same oath).

>>31034599
>Question in my mind is what defines 'associates' to her and us?
Your associates would be the people associated to you: the pirates, Samiel, and the Three Rivers.
Her associates, since she's parting ways with Tarien Dorian, would be just the hobgoblin serving her.

>>31034654
It wouldn't be a shaping effect though, wouldn't it? Although I guess the other option is Fate/Destiny effect and the whole >out of creation thing ruins that.

You can't IPP away an Eclipse or Moonshadow oath, for instance.

Unless you can, and I've forgotten.

>>31034670
>You can't IPP away an Eclipse or Moonshadow oath, for instance.

You can't, but an eclipse oath is always obvious.

In general fair folk in the Wyld work with shaping. Maka didn't feel any shaping happen and didn't feel anything obviously oath-like happening to her, so she knows that there's no fair folk magic binding her.

Of course the oath could have been woven in the wyld itself and if she breaks it it summons fifty billion godzillas. that wouldn't be shaping so it wouldn't count and she wouldn't know.

All Maka knows is that she wasn't affected by any effect when the oath was made.

>>31034709
Waiting warmly for more kaiju/disasters to happen.

>>31034456
>>Follow Tia's trail (move carefully)

Ho!

Rolled 1

>>31034456
>>Follow Tia's trail (move carefully)

Rolled 1

>>31034456
>>Follow Tia's trail (hurry up)

Let's get Tia and rest up.

we meant to be rolling?

>>31034822
Exaltedfag always calls/prompts for a while, so they're either prempting it or they have dice on from somewhere else.

Rolled 4

>>31034456
>>Follow Tia's trail (move carefully)

oh god we're fucked

we fail XP

>>31034841
only if we need dice, which EF hasn't said

>>31034853
>>31034822
It's not a bad idea to always roll, so go ahead. Reply in a few.

Rolled 4

>>31034499
rolling for this

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"...We're following this track. Move about carefully. Stay close. Don't touch anything suspicious." You say your men.

"What if everything looks suspicious?" One of them asks.

"Then don't touch anything." You simply reply, following the trail.

As you move through the swamp, you find the terrain becoming damper and wetter as you cover more ground, the soggy marsh giving way to a sort of shallow lake or sea, where you and your men have to wade through with water reaching up to your knees.

Despite this, the terrain under your feet is solid, almost rocky, and you don't have the sinking feeling you had up to now with every step.

Despite slowing down your progress, this cheers up you and your men because it means quicksands are less likely. The water is also unusually clean all around you.

The fog quickly parts, and the trees and reeds slowly vanish, which means that you lose the track you were following. It's not like you can count on any footprints here anyway, so your only choice is to move forward and hope you don't lose your bearings.

Fortunately, the improved visibility lets you spot a palace rising from the water in the distance.

It seems quite damaged, with part of the structure crumbled in a pile of debris, the walls shattered and broken here and there. It also has a distinctively "abandoned" feel.

It seems the destruction is still going on: you hear the noise of combat from within, with the clash of arms, screams, and the roar of masonry exploding and crumbling.

>Move in
>Move in, but leave the pirates behind
>Wait to see what happens
>Order your men to surround the building

Rolled 5

>>31035124
>Move in

Rolled 1

>>31035124

>Move in

Rolled 2

>>31035124
>Move in, but leave the pirates behind

who knows what state of mind Tia is in

Rolled 7

>>31035124
>Move in, but leave the pirates behind
Christ, the dice this morning

Rolled 3

>>31035124
>>Move in

>Move in

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You lead your men to the floating palace. Which is not really floating, to be honest, because you notice the water getting more and more shallow as you approach. It's rather solidly built,

The water swirls and flows rather fast around your legs as you get closer, and you notice a variety of colorful and bizarre lifeforms in the water. Fishes made from living mother-of-pearl, or cut from the finest colored silk, crabs made from folded paper origami stalking sand seahorses... the list could go on and on.

There are also corpses scattered around (often quite literally), half-melted lizardmen with colorful scales, in the process of slowly vanishing back into the wyldstuff.

"Someone got busy here." Your men comment as you walk into the palace. It must have been a beautiful, luxurious dwelling, but now it's completely wrecked.

Even inside the palace, a few centimeters of water cover evenly the entire floor, with small wyld-warped creatures living in the shallow water. They're even thicker here, and for a moment you're a bit worried that you might be crushing them with every step, before you realize that they're apparently all skilled or fast or smart enough to move out of your way just enough to avoid your footsteps.

"Oh, my, my." You suddenly hear a known voice from just behind you. "She really trashed my home."

You and your men turn around, aghast, to see the head of Silk sprouting from the water. "YOU? Weren't you going to leave?!"

"I was about to... but then I got scared. I'm worried that I'll stumble into some bad people who will want to hurt me." She whimpers doing her best to look shy and worried and cute. "And so I need a big, strong woman who will protect me."

"...You..." You lift your fist, and she cowers.

"Nooo~~ Please don't hurt me~~~ I didn't do anything bad~~~"

>Hit her
>Drive her away
>Ignore her
>Tell her she can stay with you as long as she behaves

Rolled 2

>>31035308
god fucking damnit fucking fae cunts fuck you idiots for dealing with her, now we're fucked if we try anything against her and we have to protect her from Tia if we find her

fuck you stupid fucking idiots

>Drive her away
say that if Tia is still wrecking this place, we don't be able to protect her 'to the best of our ability' as Tia is stronger than us, so we'd just let Tia wreck her if she does not leave, and also, with both us and Tia here, we can end break the deal and end her lying existence if she tries anything

>>31035308
This is going to end well. So, it did swore an oath, right?

>Tell her she can stay with you as long as she behaves
Keeping it at arms reach where we can keep an eye on it should at least prevent some mischief. I'm tempted to ask for a new oath to ask for its best behavior as long as it's near us.

>>31035308
>Drive her away
Fucking Fae, do not be fooled by cuteness.

Rolled 5

>>31035391
if we find Tia, she's going to want to kill Silk, which means we'd have to defend Silk from Tia...

keeping it with us is only going to give it an excuse to cause more mischief and fuck things up for us and Tia

think for fucks sake

Rolled 5

>>31035391
Dude, she just popped up near us to deliberately fuck us over with the oath we swore...

Keeping her around is a fucking retarded idea, just like swearing an oath to her...

>>31035411
It's going to fuck with us either way, just bite the bullet. Tia isn't going to fight Miaka.

>>31035308
>Ignore her
You're clock is ticking.

>>31035308
>Ignore her
>Tell her she can stay with you as long as she behaves
either or. Don't attack her for chist sake.

>>31034599

Fortunately, unlike creation-goers, Fae are bound by the SPIRIT of Oaths they swear, not the word.

It's something people forget a lot with the Fae. They won't rules-lawyer without very good reasons and pain because that's against the concept of oaths for them.

Rolled 7

>>31035434
with the way she stormed off, she'd probably think it was another fae trick and actually fight us, biting the bullet is not being fucking retarded, its dealing with the problem, which is driving her away

Rolled 3

>>31035455
the spirit of the oath does not mean shit if she's here just to fuck with us to enforce our part of the oath, which is what she's doing

>>31035459
It's just going to find another way to start shit if driven away, like waiting until Tia and Maka are reunited before showing up again.

Rolled 8

>>31035308
FUCKING FAE
>Ignore her
>Tell her she can stay with you as long as she behaves

Rolled 2

>>31035486
>like waiting until Tia and Maka are reunited before showing up again.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT ITS DOING NOW YOU IDIOT

>>31035513
It's going to happen, you realize that? Should have included "and get the fuck away right now" in the oath genius.

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"You should get lost." You threaten her. "If Tia finds you, I'm not sure I could stop her from stomping you flat."

"It's okay!" She smiles. "I trust you."

That's when a wall explodes as a lizardman is thrown through it.

It slams on another wall in front of you, a few meters ahead of you. Despite it being WAY dead, he's immediately followed by a large bit of masonry being thrown onto him from outside of your field of view, turning it into a very, very, very thin paste.

From the hole emerges Tia, breathing heavily. She's covered in small cuts and scrapes and blood, and her dress is all damaged and ruined.

"...Maka?" She looks at you, surprised.

"Uh. Hi, Tia."

She stomps up to you angrily. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU SHOULD STAY IN BED AND REST YOU'RE STILL WOUNDED LEAVE THIS TO ME EVERYTHING IS UNDER CONTROL." She says in a single breath before catching air. She seems extremely worried, and looks at your wounds that haven't healed yet. "...Your new outfit is nice by the way, but, really. You did your part, now go back to the Bloodshark!"

She doesn't seem to have noticed Silk, or probably the fae hid back in the water.

>Persuade Tia that you're fine now.
>Change the subject (to what?).
>Agree that you should return to the ship (ask her to accompany you/ask her to continue on her own?).
>Agree to return to the ship, but she's coming because she has to rest too.

>>31035552
>Agree to return to the ship, but she's coming because she has to rest too.

>>31035308
>kill her, enough of this fae bullshit.
Make a deal with the fae, they fuck with us. anyone surprised? anyone? in the fucking slightest?
please to not be making more deals with fae.

>>31035583
You seem frustrated.

Also don't casually break an oath FFS.

>>31035552

>Agree to return to the ship, but she's coming because she has to rest too.

>>31035552
>Agree to return to the ship, but she's coming because she has to rest too.

Rolled 5

>>31035552
>Agree to return to the ship, but she's coming because she has to rest too
Come to bed waifu, you're tired

>>31035552
>Agree to return to the ship, but she's coming because she has to rest too.
Seriously, we should recuperate and reconvene the party before pushing to the win.

Rolled 1

>>31035552
>Persuade Tia that you're fine now.
>Agree to return to the ship, but she's coming because she has to rest too.

time to be the doting waifu and care for our husbando

hopefully we can waste 5 days away from Silk so she fucks off or we kill her

>>31035591
I will confess: I'm slightly ass-ravaged that this stupid deal was made in the first place.
It seems even stupider to bother to follow an agreement that the fae seems clearly intent to attempt to leverage to fuck with us.

"...Thank you, Tia. It's all right. I was just... worried about you." You explain.

"Uh?" She asks.

"Well..." You roll your eyes. "I was scared that you were doing something stupid."

"Nah. See? I'm all fine!" She says, opening her arms. She IS wounded, although they don't look like particularly serious wounds. But she's also obviously tired and, judging by the glow lingering about her, burned a lot of Essence.

"...It's good to see that, Tia, but I'm thinking you should come back to the Bloodshark too. Let's take a break together, okay?" You invite her with a wink.

"...That's unfair. If you ask me like that, I won't be able to say no." She droops her shoulders.

"Oh, come on." Silk pops up from the water, next to both of you. "I even gave you directions to Tarien Dorian's castle. Aren't you going to go there?"

Tia looks at her. Then she looks at you. Then she looks back at her.

"HERE YOU ARE YOU DAMN-" And she tries to grab the slippery, shapeless Fae, who winces back in fear.

"NO WAIT WAIT I'M NOT HERE TO FIGHT I SURRENDER DON'T HURT ME PLEASE MAKA GUARANTEES FOR ME"

Tia stops, her hands deeply embedded inside the fae's semiliquid, transparent body, and turns again to you, silently asking you what you intend to do.

>Explain the terms of your oath, ask Tia to let her go.
>Explain the terms of your oath, do a token attempt at stopping Tia but let her deal with Silk however she wants.
>Explain the terms of your oath, tell Tia you don't care anyway and she can do whatever she wants, you won't uphold your oath.
>Explain the terms of your oath, and ask for Tia's opinion on how to deal with it.
>Explain the terms of your oath, and that now that you're two against one (plus your men with iron weapons) you'll just break your oath and kill her
>Other?

>>31035552
>Agree to return to the ship, but she's coming because she has to rest too.

>>31035690
>Explain the terms of your oath, and ask for Tia's opinion on how to deal with it.
No reason not to really.

Rolled 2

>>31035690
>Explain the terms of your oath, and ask for Tia's opinion on how to deal with it.
Hoping it goes better than the whole Garnet mess.

Fucking fae.

Rolled 8

>>31035690
>Explain the terms of your oath, and ask for Tia's opinion on how to deal with it.

>>31035690
>Explain the terms of your oath, and ask for Tia's opinion on how to deal with it.

>>31035659

The stupidest thing though would be trying to break a deal with a Fae, even if it's not bound by an eclipse oath.

That's both betrayal and insulting to fae, as 'People can break promises' is one of the reasons they really hate creation-born.

>>31035694

Generally this, we want Tia to not think we don't value her, like it was left unresolved after Garnet thing.

Rolled 3

>>31035690

>Explain the terms of your oath, do a token attempt at stopping Tia but let her deal with Silk however she wants.

It was
>"Then just promise for yourself. That you'll do your absolute best, short of physical violence, to protect us from them."

If she is going to resort to pushing it, then its her fault

>>31035690
>Explain the terms of your oath, and ask for Tia's opinion on how to deal with it.
"I'm inclined to follow it, but the way Silk is pushing it is rather unwise of her.

>>31035690

>Explain the terms of your oath, and ask for Tia's opinion on how to deal with it.

I'm inclined to keep that oath unless we have damn good reason to break it.

>>31035772
I'm inclined to skullfuck the fae to death with a sword instead of making the stupid oath, but we don't all get what we want, do we?

>>31035738
TBH I expect Tia's about to really flip out, given that this, from her PoV, looks identical to the Garnet Fiasco that caused her to come out here.

"No Tia don't kill the fae plz I made an oath!"


We're not giving her good reason to trust our judgement if we did this *right after getting screwed over by Garnet*

>>31035798

The oath is already made. We can't unmake it.

>>31035811

Yeah and that is why I hate /tg/ and stupid choices it makes. And I'm not even that guy >>31035798 who admitted to being buttfrustrated.

>>31035813
...actually, we can. We're a Solar, not a Fae. We can break the oath whenever the fuck we want.

Unmaking the oath is as easy as letting Tia stab her in her soggy face.

Rolled 1

>>31035811
>We're not giving her good reason to trust our judgement if we did this *right after getting screwed over by Garnet*
we kind of are by asking for her opinion of it, after we finished dealing with Garnet and said she matters to us and all that

>>31035690
>explain the oath
>so i have to *ask* you not to hurt her
>but do what you want

>>31035827
Asking opinions AFTER THE FACT does not in any way constitute good judgement on our part.

She could take this really badly quite easily.

Not to mention that after the Garnet Fiasco shit wasn't really resolved becasue the both of us passed out. I don't even know if she knows that wasn't us telling her to fuck off yet.

Put simply, making that oath with the Fae was quite literally the worst thing we could have done right now.

Rolled 1

>>31035835
>I don't even know if she knows that wasn't us telling her to fuck off yet.
Go and reread that thread right the fuck now before you keep making stupid assumptions and arguments

>>31035820
don't worry, fellow pro-sanity bro, we can all be buttflustered together.

Rolled 3

>>31035835
>I don't even know if she knows that wasn't us telling her to fuck off yet

How? Did you not read that part of the thread after we broke out of Garnet's cage?

>>31035835
>I don't even know if she knows that wasn't us telling her to fuck off yet.
That is specifically the reason why she ran off while we were sleeping, to fucking murder them and protect us...

>>31035826

And thus we get to deal with the consequences of breaking said oath.

I'm personally voting for keeping it until we have no other choice.

>>31035835

And breaking the oath for no more reason than 'We think we shouldn't have made it in the first place' is also a very bad idea.

It's made, we'll have to deal with it.

Rolled 9

>>31035690
>Explain the terms of your oath, and ask for Tia's opinion on how to deal with it.

>>31035842
>>31035850

I have read the thread. Here are the relevant lines:

>"...It's okay. It's okay. Nothing happened. That wasn't me." You gently cradle her in your arms.

>"I didn't mean to... I didn't mean to..."

>Her mutterings slowly become whispers, and then simple breathing, as she cries herself to sleep.

In which it is Questionable if Tia is even listening to us at that point. Rambling herself to sleep repeating the same phrase is indicative of borderline catatonia and trauma-induced stupor and does not guarantee that she even heard what Maka said there, let alone was capable of processing it in a reasonable manner.

She *may* have heard us, but given her apparent mental and physical state at the time it is highly questionable.

>>31035875
>And thus we get to deal with the consequences of breaking said oath.


What consequences? It's not magically binding in any way. And there's literally no-one ever who will give a fuck if we backstab a Fae like that. No-one who matters, at least.

>>31035882
keep reading to the part where the captain tells us what she was muttering when she ran off

she heard, she knows, she's not stupid or insane for fucks sake

>>31035887

>What consequences? It's not magically binding in any way. And there's literally no-one ever who will give a fuck if we backstab a Fae like that. No-one who matters, at least.

To quote exaltedfag further upthread:

>Of course the oath could have been woven in the wyld itself and if she breaks it it summons fifty billion godzillas. that wouldn't be shaping so it wouldn't count and she wouldn't know.

Yes, it's not shaping on us. No, we don't know there is no magical effect if we break it.

>>31035848

I already take joy in being booty bothered my fellow!

>>31035882
Keep your paranoia and shadowruns for the fae Dr. Phil

>>31035892
First up, it was Zann who told us that, so maybe you ought to read the thread in question.

>"Did she say anything?"

>He pauses. "Only three things. "I'm sorry". "I'll kill them all". And "I'll protect her". That's all."

None of that indicates she heard anything we said there. Only that she's in a massive state of self-destructive guilt.

>>31035913
>paranoia

what

Hey EF, way back when you started this quest you mentioned we could use essence to boost our action like a sorta pseudo-excellency, can we still do that or have you changed your mind about that?

>>31035899
>No, we don't know there is no magical effect if we break it.
Protip: There isn't one.

You briefly explain to Tia the circumstances behind Silk and her oath. All the while you're explaining, she's not letting go of her (though you suspect that it's just Silk playing along... her body looks like it could break free of her "grasp" with minimal effort).

"We just had to deal with one of your pals who made me really, really, really mad." She then explains succinctly, shaking Silk a bit.

"M-M-M-M-Maka told me." She stammers.

"So explain to me why I shouldn't kill you."

She makes a really forced smile. "...Because Maka would feel really bad about it?"

You shake your head. She shakes Silk in response.

"B-because... because I am actually trying to help you take down Tarien Dorian and you have no reason to believe otherwise?"

Shake shake shake.

"B-b-because... uh... because I just want to survive this whole mess happening right now and have no intention to get in trouble?"

"I think we're getting closer to the truth." She grins, shaking her more vigorously. Bits of her transparent matter start flying around.

"I-I-I've always been telling the truth!"

"Give me a better truth then." Tia replies, continuing with the shaking and stirring.

>Ask Tia to stop
>Let Tia continue however she pleases
>Let Tia continue, but only as long as she doesn't harm Silk
>Help Tia's interrogation of Silk
>Ask Tia to just kill her

>>31035934
>Help Tia's interrogation of Silk
The last time we told Tia to stop things didn't go well.

Rolled 8

>>31035934
>Help Tia's interrogation of Silk
You're also gonna give us a bunch of treasure right?

Rolled 5

>>31035934
>ask Tia to just kill her
Let's get this shit over already

>>31035922
That was only during the chargen period, when your powers were still in flux. Now they have solidified into excellency-like Powers (like Solar Hero Style).

>>31035934
>>Let Tia continue however she pleases

>>31035934
>Let Tia continue, but only as long as she doesn't harm Silk

Rolled 4

>>31035954
Oh okay, thanks

>>31035925

You don't know that and neither do we. That's a guess and one we don't need to take if we keep our word.

>Let Tia continue, but only as long as she doesn't harm Silk

We did promise to do our best to prevent our allies hurting her.

Rolled 4

>>31035934
>Let Tia continue, but only as long as she doesn't harm Silk
Bad cop, less bad cop time

Rolled 4

>>31035934
>Help Tia's interrogation of Silk

Let's do this good cop bad cop style.

>>31035934

>Let Tia continue, but only as long as she doesn't harm Silk

>>31035934
>Let Tia continue, but only as long as she doesn't harm Silk
explain to her that we do care about our honour, which unfortunately means not breaking the oath, but if Silk changes things, then we're not responsible for the outcome

>You shake your head. She shakes Silk in response.

>Shake shake shake.

Reminds me of this scene from Men in Black.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRcUcxtaX-Q

And what have we all learned from this, kids?


NEVER MAKE OATHS WITH A FAE.

EVER.

>>31035934
>Help Tia's interrogation of Silk

Let's do this! Apologize for Tia, then give a cigarette to Silk, wait for her to get comfortable and then make a sign for Tia to start again.

Rolled 7

>>31035934
>Help Tia's interrogation of Silk
apologize to her, but we can't really do anything since she was supposed to be running from the island. Now she's going to have to help us help her

>>31036001
Not really

Rolled 7

>>31035934
>Help Tia's interrogation of Silk

Rolled 9

>>31036001
nah, she broke her side of the deal, so we can do whatever we want. We just learned to never trust fae, which I think we got after the Garnet incident

>>31036085

Broke her side of the deal? How has she done that?

Rolled 4

>>31036093
nevermind, just reread her oath and we never actually got her to say she was leaving. She's just a pacifist until she does

"I'm also interested in hearing what your real intentions are, actually. How about you tell us, Silk?" You grin.

"B-b-but you promised that you'd keep her from hurting me!"

"She's not hurting you, is she?"

"A-a-a bit, yes! The blob-like fae complains.

"Oh, nonsense. She's just being playful. Come on, man up." You slap her head, producing a wet sound.

Evidently glad that she has your approval, Tia gleefully shakes her some more.

"A-A-AALRIGHT ALRIGHT." She flows out of Tia's hands (leaving her a bit surprised) and grows back into her original shape, apparently drawing mass from the water around her to repair the damage caused by the bits that your Lunar Mate has just shaken out of her. "I'll explain."

"And it better be the truth." You reply, surly.

"I SUPER swear it's the truth." She puts one hand inside her chest and lifts the other one.

"Hurry up." Tia urges her. "I have a busy schedule of killing fae and playing nurse to Maka, I don't have time to waste."

"Alright, the..." She does a double-take. "...Alright, the main gist of it is that... well, let's say you kick out all of the fae and especially the prince out of here. What next?"

"We reclaim the Wyld to Creation." You reply.

"But you know you can't claim all of it. The deepest part of Wyld will stay. Even if you landscape the area all around it, it will survive for hundreds of years, maybe thousands, before you can whittle it down to nothing." She smiles. "Unless you blast it with some really powerful artifacts or sorceries, I guess, but if you had those you would've already used them."

(cont.)

"We could use them later, once we acquire them." Tia notes.

"You could. But, you know that even for you Creation-dwellers the Wyld, with its infinite potential, can be very useful to have." She nods, sliding a bit back into the water, up to the waist. "But Wyld left to its own, without someone with the power to shape it to its will, can be dangerous for the nearby Creation-dwellers."

You point at the fae. "...Alright, I get what your game is. You want us to leave you in power of whatever Wyld's left once we dethrone Tarien Dorian."

She nods. "I'm not going to raid Creation for mortals, and will keep the Wyld in check so that it doesn't threaten your lands, but in exchange you put me in charge, allow me to feed on ambient emotions and arrange it so that I can do it easily and harmlessly. You protect me against people who want to hurt me, both your own and other Fae, and I can use the Wyld to your advantage."

"Why should we trust you? And don't give me another oath. Give me a real reason." Tia grabs her head, fingers sinking softly inside her substance.

"Because I'm not ambitious or tricky. I Just want my little realm, safety, a guaranteed livelihood, and to satisfy my curiosity by living near you Creation people. I want to spend a few centuries in safety, isolated from the other Raksha. A bit of me time. I'm sure it can be a mutually beneficial relationship!" As she says this, her shape slowly shifts into a less threatening-looking one. "I'm ready to change. See?"

>Agree to her offer
>Make a counter-offer (what?)
>Say that you can't decide on your own
>Tell Tia the choice is hers
>Reject the offer, you'll risk keeping an empty Wyld until you can destroy it for good

>>31036148
>Say that you can't decide on your own
We have to talk to Amata and the Three Rivers and others invested in the island and this campaign against the fae, we can't make that call, and I hope we don't, so we can end her when it suits us.

Rolled 10

>>31036148
>Say that you can't decide on your own
>Make a counter-offer (what?)
A tribute of gossamer is going to be required, and she's probably going to have to swear herself to be a vassal of someone

>Remember to tell Tia and everyone else that she is bound to pacifism as long as she stays in Tianna.

>>31036148
Question: can we reasonably infer from what that fae that got smashed by a boat said that binding a Fae's graces, whatever those are, would prevent her from betraying us?

>>31036148
This is the EXACT SAME SHIT that Garnet was trying to pull before he mindfucked us.

Just pointing that out.

Rolled 4

>>31036148
>Say that you can't decide on your own
This isn't even our island, we can't really be making these decisions without everyone, and if they end up wanting to kill all the fae then I guess I just have to deal with that

>>31036179
+1

We should be extremely wary of this shit.

This >>31036179 plus she now explained to us that she never wanted to uphold her part of a deal, that is, leaving. She wanted to stay from the start.
You know what that means.

>Use hair-dryer on Silk

>>31036148

Talk to Tia about it. However, unless she raises any major issues with it I'm inclined to agree.

However, I want a real damn oath. One we've sat down with people and hammered out. Not one off the top of our head.

Rolled 9

>>31036148
>Say that you can't decide on your own
and tell her that she will have to be properly bound into an oath by Mikahil if the other powers agree.

>>31036179
Not really. He was promising us all sorts of shit he probably couldn't deliver. The bullshit is much less strong in this one. Also, he never mindfucked us.
>>31036173
agreed.

>>31036148

>Say that you can't decide on your own

We'll need to talk to the actual owners of this island.

>>31036198
Just pointing out that leaving the island was never part of her oath.

Rolled 2

>>31036200
Oh absolutely. Proper contract, with clauses, sub clauses, terms and agreements, and Silk's getting bound by her Heart Grace

>>31036206
>Also, he never mindfucked us.
No, but he did Tia, in the old-fasioned way.

>>31036215
No, but this way she's not ever leaving which by the terms of *our* oath oblige us to protect her the whole time.

Which we could constitute as a foul play breach of the agreement, buts till.

>>31036148
>Other
Garnet made the same offer before fucking us over, so until I see evidence you're not like him and not capable of being like him, that ain't happening.

Rolled 3

>>31036173
>>31036200
both of these are good.

>>31036198
She said she would not harm anybody while she was on Tianna and 5 days after it. She never said she would leave. Like all fae, she is following the exact letter of her oath

>>31036206
Same intent. "Let me run the place after you kick out Dorian, it'll be good, I swear!"

Fuck. That. Shit.

>>31036214
>We'll need to talk to the actual owners of this island.
Technically, we're one of the owners. Lets face it, the three most influential people on the island are the Queen of Tiana, the Head of the three rivers and us.

>>31036226
yeah, if we allowed it and she never left the island, our oath would still stand, which would break the spirit of the oath, which would let us fucker her over

>>31036232
Not really. Its: "Let me run the place after you kick out Dorian, it'll be good, I swear!" vs "Let me run the place after you kick out Dorian, I'll make you Queen of the world!"

Rolled 9

>>31036226
she will also be obliged by the terms of her oath to do no harm.

>>31036237
We have no legal authority though.


>>31036173
>>31036200

STOP MAKING DEALS WITH FAE.

WE HAVE PROVEN THIS IS A BAD IDEA.

REPEATEDLY.

>>31036148
I doubt she'd agree to giving over her Heart Grace, since free will and all that (who knows, though), but what would happen to her if she swore over all the other graces? Not voting in favor of agreement yet, just curious.

>>31036173

Seconding this.

>>31036247
Neither is the slightest bit good for Tianna in the long term, nor for Maka.

>>31036252
NOBODY ON THE ISLAND THAT ISN'T FAE KNOWS ABOUT THE GRACES. STOP ASKING.

>>31036148
>Say that you can't decide on your own

Rolled 7

>>31036249
we are not going to make the deal. We are going to get all major players to sit down with Silk and we are going to hammer out a proper contract, probably with Mikahil (you know, that guy who's really really good at that sort of thing) writing it up. And Silk is still straight-up unable to even try and hurt us, as opposed to Garnet who only swore to love us

>>31036252

We'd control...most of her. Graces are a big deal. It's not just a measure of trust. It allows you to define who they are on the most basic level.

Having a Fae's grace basically gives you an irresistible mind-rape on the thing. They are just limited in scope of mind-rape, save the heart's grace.

>>31036148
>>Say that you can't decide on your own
We have no authority to make the decision anyway.

>>31036269
>We are going to get all major players to sit down with Silk and we are going to hammer out a proper contract
Talon Won't; he's explicitly been indicated to hate Fae to death.

>probably with Mikahil
He's left the Island, and is long gone for our purposes.

>And Silk is still straight-up unable to even try and hurt us
Doesn't mean she still can't cause problems. Fae are the epitome of Rules-lawyers.

The only safe Fae is a dead Fae.

>>31036269
Agreed. Including a clause requiring her to go to war with a 2/3rds vote of the three rivers, Tiania, and us. And yes, each of us can give the other proxy if necessary.

Rolled 8

>>31036269
>Garnet who only swore to love us
And people were surprised when he fucked us over

Rolled 9

>>31036262
1. Having a friendly fae is actually extremely good for both Tianna and Maka in both short and long term. The problem is simply making sure she stays friendly

2. I'm pretty sure anon was asking what the Graces do. A lot of players don't know what they are, and it's a fairly confusing concept

>>31036173
works for me. Also, she'd need to swear to be a loyal vassal.

>>31036293
>1. Having a friendly fae is actually extremely good for both Tianna and Maka in both short and long term. The problem is simply making sure she stays friendly

The only useful Fae is a dead Fae. Ever.

They are never worth the effort of managing unless we have a powerful Eclipse on permanent retainer to micromanage them.

No, Mikhail is not an option there.

Rolled 6

>>31036290
I wasn't. Love is a vague concept, as opposed to "I swear I will do no harm" is much more concrete, and is not limited to physical harm

>>31036295
>>31036288
>>31036269
>>31036218
>>31036206
>>31036200

WHY ARE YOU ALL SO CONSTANTLY STUPID

WE NEED TO KILL THE FAE

NOT MAKE DEALS WITH IT

OR IT WILL JUST FUCK US OVER AGAIN

>>31036297
That depends a lot on ST interpretation. Fae play roles usually. Its totally legit to have a fae playing the loyal knight.

Rolled 9

>>31036304
contrary to popular belief, Fae are different from one another. Silk seems more open to negotiation and mutual satisfaction, probably making her a Diplomat/Worker, while Garnet acted more like an Entertainer/Warrior, making him extremely untrustworthy and volatile even compared to other Fae

>>31036304
Anon, I agree, but they're dead-set on it. She's acting cute and helpless, and /tg/ has a massive boner for diplomacy. Exaltedfag just handed us our heroin - yelling won't keep us from using it.

You shake your head. "It's not a decision I can take on my own."

"Right, right, of course." She smiles. "You have to agree with the others, right? Well, then, let's go."

You blink. "...Go where?"

"Well, weren't you going back to your ship? To rest your wounds and have sexytimes with your Lunar and to talk with the others about my offer? I'm coming too!"

"I'm pretty sure Talon is just going to kill you." You state.

"Well, you're going to help me out if he does, aren't you?" She winks.

"Honestly I kind of hope that he's going to be way too fast for me to do anything about it."

"But then you'd have to deal with an uncontrolled patch of Wyld for who knows how many years. Not to mention all the monsters it will spawn, or all the other Raksha who will want to take control of it. People who will be a lot less peaceful or lazy than I am, mind you." She smiles softly. "Look, I realize that you've had a bad experience with Garnet and it burned you out on dealing with my kind, but we're not all like him."

"Prove it." you reply.

"Give me a chance to prove it."

>Let her come with you, return to the Bloodshark
>Leave her in the Wyld, return to the Bloodshark
>Other?

>>31036304
Well, if she's not lying about unruled Wyld lands being more dangerous than the ruled kind, we're going to need SOMEBODY in charge.

Just... someone much less volatile than Garnet.

>>31036328
She's fucked us over by following us to Tia, *knowing* full well we'd have to invoke our promise.

None of the roles these Fae are playing are the slightest bit beneficial to anyone but themselves.

>>31036337
Er, that was me. Sorry, posted in another thread and forgot my trip.

>>31036287
>Doesn't mean she still can't cause problems. Fae are the epitome of Rules-lawyers.

Actually, that's the opposite of what Fae are. Fae are bound by the spirit of oaths, not the letter. They hate mortals for their rules lawyering and breaking oaths.

>>31036337
>KILL THE FAE

Rolled 9

>>31036337
>Let her come with you, return to the Bloodshark
Let's get this over with

>>31036337
>Let her come with you, return to the Bloodshark

>>31036337
>Let her come with you, return to the Bloodshark
Either Zaan and Talon make an ironclad - literally - oath for her to swear, or Talon kills her before we can intervene.

Win-win.

>>31036337

>Let her come with you, return to the Bloodshark

>>31036351
Tell that to Garnet.

Silk seems to have missed the Memo following us here, too.

>>31036344

This

>Murder Silk

Rolled 3

>>31036344
Because we definitely stopped Tia from shaking her like a ragdoll. Our husbando could have torn our Heart out and we would have just apologized because she didn't listen.
>Let her come with you, return to the Bloodshark
Any hint of betrayal, and me and Tia will use your corpse like a waterbed

>>31036337
>Other?

This isn't worth the bother. Let's just let Tia kill her and be done with it.

>>31036355
Look, can we wait for a reasonable opening instead of voting every single action whether or not to kill her?

>>31036337
>Let her come with you, return to the Bloodshark

While i voted for swearing the oath, it was only to save essence, i have no plans on dealing with her, just fulfill the minimum obligation of keeping her safe from our allies. The plan of purging the wyld remains unchanged.

Honestly, dealing with fay is too much work to be worth it.

Rolled 9

>>31036337
>Ask Tia if she's alright making deals with another Fae
>Let her come with you, return to the Bloodshark

>>31036380
Killing Fae is always reasonable.

Rolled 1

>>31036344
>>31036355
>>31036372
>>31036378
>>31036385
really buddy?

>>31036385

Not when it's being thrown at every single option when she's in scene.

>>31036390

Huh...I hadn't actually realized that one was being throw literally 1/min.

>>31036337
>Let her come with you, return to the Bloodshark
Look Exaltedfag can you just say OOC that Maka doesn't belive that Fae are like Hollow Quest Djini? That they don't literally live just to fuck us over with no sense of self preservation?

>>31036371
technically, she has 5 days to leave.

Man, all this talk about how Fae are going to dick us over is making me want to include them in my Exalted game.

The Fae will be 100% honest and trustworthy, playing the role of the Paladin, the Knight on a White Charger. Ruleslawyering or being a dick about oaths in that role would be a betrayal of the role.

I wonder if you can use fae shaping to shape someone back to health if they are hurt.

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>>31036390
>>31036398
Nope

Rolled 9

>>31036412
No, she has to spend five days traveling away from the island when she does leave, it was to prevent her from stepping off the island and coming back in to fuck us over

Rolled 10

>>31036412
no sir. She is bound to do no harm as long as she is on Tianna and for five days after she leaves. She can stay as long as she wants, but she can't hurt anybody physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, etc.

"...Come along. But no tricks." You threaten her. Tia says nothing, but her glare is just as sharp.

"I told you! I'm not the tricky sort of fae!"

"You said that you were leaving the island and then followed me instead." You glower, walking out of the palace.

"I changed my mind! You Creation people never change your mind?"

"Oh? What made you change your mind, then?" You shoot back at her.

"...The realization that I was wandering, without my knife, in a swamp full of hostile Exalted and iron-toting mortals? I felt so lonely and vulnerable! I needed to be protected! And I could only trust you of all the people I know!"

You take a deep sigh, and you and Tia trade tired glances.

The walk back to the Bloodshark is going to be long.

>Ask for the pirates' opinion.
>Ask for Tia's opinion.
>Keep questioning Silk (about?).
>Just walk silently.

Rolled 1

>>31036337
>>Let her come with you, return to the Bloodshark
Be ready for any sign of betrayal.

Rolled 9

>>31036444
Where's your cannonfodder?
You had a bunch of meat shields traveling with you

>>31036337
>Leave her in the Wyld, return to the Bloodshark
She can stay here in her palace until we talk to the others and they meet with her, we let Garnet on the Bloodshark, and look how that turned out

>>31036399
What Maka believes is shaped by your responses.

>>31036444
>Keep questioning Silk (about?).
"So, one of your fellows said that your lord should have binded Garnets Graces. What are your graces?"

>>31036444
>Just walk silently.

>>31036467
Nice

>>31036444
>Keep questioning Silk
We want to get to know her a but

>>31036444
>Ask for Tia's opinion.

Rolled 9

>>31036467
Oh, I like that!
Seconded.

>>31036444
Seconding >>31036467 & >>31036483

Rolled 5

>>31036444
>Keep questioning Silk (about?).
Garnet mentioned your lord as fighting another lord, who is that

Rolled 6

>>31036444
We should also be holding Tia's hand, we haven't seen her since we woke up

>>31036467
Why didn't i think of that?

Rolled 8

>>31036444
>>Ask for the pirates' opinion.
>>Ask for Tia's opinion.
and ask Silk what her plans are, if she's allowed to have her little piece of Wyld. we need some concrete plans if we want to argue her case

Rolled 6

>>31036483
>>31036467

Rolled 4

>>31036444

Rolled 9

>>31036444
>Ask for Tia's opinion.
>>31036467

"So, one of your fellows said that your lord should have 'binded Garnet's Graces'. What are your graces?"

"Not much, I'm afraid. I can't really dance or sing, and I have no artistic talent for things like painting or composing poetry, even though they are all things I enjoy." She thinks about it. "In general I would describe myself as clumsy, rather than graceful. On the other hand, Garnet was very graceful and elegant. Man, I was envious of him." She pauses, turning to you. "You killed him, right? It's okay to use the past tense?"

You're about to reply when she interrupts you: "Oh! Oh! I'm good at sculpture, if this counts!" She shifts her shape, moving around her mass and making her surface a lot smoother and more defined. As she slithers to your side, you see her focus in a much more refined and aesthetically pleasing shape.

She only keeps it for a few seconds though, before returning to "normal". "How was that? I'm a bit tired, so I can't really do it for a lot. Maybe I can give you a full performance some other day~"

"...What does "binding Garnet's Graces" mean, then?" You reply.

"Mhhh. Probably kinky bondage stuff? I think Garnet was into that. Or maybe it means the prince "bound" him in sort of a "you are my slave now, bwahaha", way? I never paid a lot of attention during court meetings."

Tia shakes her head.

(cont.)

>>31036585

Can't blame the Fae from trying to avoid telling people who blatantly don't trust them about the worst thing a person can do to a Fae.

Rolled 10

>>31036585
Well no shit she didn't tell us

>>31036598
also a great way to keep us from trusting her...

>>31036598
I agree. I can blame her for doing a really bad evasion though.

>>31036619
She did say she's not very good at being tricksy.

Rolled 10

>>31036619
That is a Good Thing

>>31036627
>>31036635
Point. The pathetic job she did at avoiding that actually makes me trust her a lot more.

>>31036642

Maybe that means she's actually SUPER tricky and tricking us into thinking she's not tricky!

Rolled 10

>>31036660
nah. Garnet's role was that of trickster. Why would two Fae in the same scene have the same part?

>>31036660
While I realize you're joking, I want to point out that she wouldn't try that gambit with her graces.

>>31036668

Yeah. Graces are way too important for her to gamble with. Especially on a double bluff, which is damn risky.

Rolled 6

>>31036665
I wonder what Silk used to do for Dorian, from the name she might have been in charge of gossamer

>>31036668
we still don't know what those are, as she caredully dodged that question

Rolled 3

>>31036702
She's a Noble, so she was a member of two castes. Gossamer production makes sense, and would mark her as being a Worker (Temperence). She just mentioned being in courts, so she is also probably a Diplomat (Conviction).

You turn to Tia. "What's on your mind?"

"Nurse-and-patient roleplay."

"...I meant about Silk."

"...You want her to play the nurse, or the patient?"

"...Come on, Tia. Stay focused."

"Oh! You meant about the Wyld zone!" She finally realizes.

You take a loong breath.

"Well, It's true that an unattended Wyld zone can be dangerous, and it's true that having the loyalty of a Fae would be very useful."

"Can we trust her?" You ask the all-important question.

"I don't know." She admits. "Maybe. I'd say we have to make it so that it's in her best interests to be loyal to us."

"Mh. How are we going to do that?"

"We could beat her up." She suggests.

"Isn't that going to make her like us LESS, rather than more?" You point out.

She thinks about it. "We could fuck her into submission."

"...Anything other than sex and violence?" You ask.

"Aren't those our specialties?" She asks back.

She kind of has a point.

"Once we get to the ship, we put her in iron chains. Then we deal with her more calmly."

"Bot you still think we should leave her the benefit of the doubt? Despite what happened with Garnet?" You wonder, a bit surprised that Tia is not completely berserk about killing her.

"...Well, yesterday you got mad at me because I killed Garnet without first listening to you."

"That's-" not a good memory for you.

"But you were right. I shouldn't have. And, Silk has basically surrendered to us. She might end up being an useful ally if we handle her correctly. And, she's right about one thing at least."

"What?" You ask.

"She's not Garnet. They're from the same race, but separate beings." She makes a poignant pause. "...There are some bad Lunars, Maka. Fortunately you never met them. But I wouldn't want to be judged because i share the same nature with them. Likewise, there are bad Solars. In the past, there have been a lot- A LOT of bad Solars. But I won't judge you, or others, because of them, even if you have the same nature. So... I won't judge Silk yet."

(cont.)

Rolled 5

>>31036753
And then Tia was a more rational person than 99% of the human race circa 2014
she gets a hug and a kiss, right now

>>31036753

>She thinks about it. "We could fuck her into submission."

This is a good and logical plan. It cannot end poorly.

Rolled 1

>>31036753
Tia has become a good girl, are we holding her hand, we should if were not.
Also she's right, we should fuck Silk into submission

>>31036782
Yes, she deserves to have a hand held.

Rolled 9

>>31036782
absolutely. On both counts, but the sex comes later
Tia has to nurse us back to health first

>>31036753
>She thinks about it. "We could fuck her into submission."
>"...Anything other than sex and violence? You ask.
>"Aren't those our specialties?" She asks back
>She kind of has a point

Tia is the best Lunar Bondmate.

>>31036753
>You turn to Tia. "What's on your mind?"
>
>"Nurse-and-patient roleplay."
>
>"...I meant about Silk."
>
>"...You want her to play the nurse, or the patient?"
>
>"...Come on, Tia. Stay focused."
>
>"Oh! You meant about the Wyld zone!" She finally realizes.
>
>You take a loong breath.
Oh, Tia. I really hated you at first, but I love what you've mellowed into.

Finally, you reach the Bloodshark. The island of stable Creation around it is a lot wider now, and you see groups of armed-and-armored pirates walking around the perimeter, hammering iron nails into trees or into the soil, tracing right lines intersecting at sharp angles on the ground, and loudly giving names to trees, rocks, even single plants. Most of the names you hear are corny and not really creative, which makes you suspect they're running out of them quickly.

Your group, overjoyed at having navigated through the Wyld without anything TOO horrible happening to them, thank you profusely for your protection (even though you didn't do much) and rejoin the crew. Samiel drops down from the upper deck and comes to meet you.

"Got another prisoner?" He asks, eyeing Silk.

"Yep!" She replies, surprisingly chipper.

"Will she behave this time?" He asks you, rather darkly.

"Yep!" She replies in your place.

Tia plants her hand on her mouth and sinks it halfway inside her face. "Shut up a second, you. Samiel, can you be a dear and bring out the iron chains."

"Sure. Good call." He replies, heading back to the ship. "There's Talon and Zaan in the captain's cabin preparing the next offensive. Everyone was waiting you."

>Hurry up and join them right now, Tia and Silk will join you later
>Wait for Tia to secure Silk with the chain, then go there together
>Trust that Silk will behave and spare her the chain, join the others
>Other?

>>31036842
>Wait for Tia to secure Silk with the chain, then go there together

>>31036842
>>Wait for Tia to secure Silk with the chain, then go there together

Safe than sorry.

Rolled 4

>>31036842
>Wait for Tia to secure Silk with the chain, then go there together

Rolled 10

>>31036842
>Hurry up and join them right now, Tia and Silk will join you later
We should probably give Talon and Zaan a heads up about Silk so they don't attack on sight or something

>>31036842
>Wait for Tia to secure Silk with the chain, then go there together

>>31036842

>Trust that Silk will behave and spare her the chain, join the others

Iron is a hit hefty, considering how much is harms Fae by mere presence.

Rolled 5

>>31036842
>Wait for Tia to secure Silk with the chain, then go there together.
Pretty sure Talon will be less likely to simply end the Fae if she looks like a well guarded prisoner than anything else. We should probably mention that to Silk and hope she plays along.

>>31036842
>Wait for Tia to secure Silk with the chain, then go there together

Rolled 5

>>31036842
>Wait for Tia to secure Silk with the chain, then go there together
murmur to Silk that if she's a good girl she'll probably get healed by Nurse Tia

Rolled 3

>>31036900
nah, Nurse Tia is only for us

we get to to do S&M play with Tia on her, I mean, we're already putting her in chains...

>>31036900
>she'll probably get healed by nurse Tia and doctor Maka.
FTFY

>>31036842
>and loudly giving names to trees, rocks, even single plants.
Why is this so funny to me?

Also props to Exalted for the reference to Adam giving names to everything in the Book of Genesis. That's legitimately clever.

Rolled 5

>>31036931
ooh that will be fun. We should definitely try this out. Gotta let Tia know without Silk hearing though

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"...Is this really necessary?" Silk asks, as Samiel wraps the iron chain around her neck. Where the metal touches her blob-like flesh, you see it becoming opaque rather than transparent, and quite hard rather than yielding. The treatment seems to be painful for her.

"If we don't do this, you might be destroyed immediately. This is so we can trust that you won't do anything stupid."

"...As long as it's temporary. I... really don't like this. You'll remove it right away, right?"

You dodge her question as Samiel puts a lock on the chain and hands you the other end.

"My Maka has a Fair Folk on a leash." is Tia's comment. She sounds inordinately proud of that.

"...Let's go now." You give a light tug to the chain, producing a pained, distressed moan from your Fair Folk on a leash.

You climb onto the ship and down into the quarters, where your captains, a few barbarian chiefs, Talon, Zaan, Flow, Yaraon and Dancing Smoke are crowding the narrow space, all sitting around a small table, or standing around it. There's a rough map with the few landmarks of the Wyld badly scrawled on.

"...Maka. Tia." Talon lifts the eyes from the map, as the ongoing discussion suddenly stops. "And a prisoner. You must be Silk, right? I heard about you."

"I hope it was good things." She says, her voice hoarse and screechy from the iron wrapped around her throat.

>Explain Silk's proposal (neutral/in favor/against).
>Share information on how to reach Tarien Dorian's castle.
>Ask for news
>Talk with Talon
>Talk with Zaan
>Talk with Samiel
>Talk with the captains
>Talk with Flow
>Talk with Yaraon
>Talk with Smoke
>Other?

>>31037001
>>Share information on how to reach Tarien Dorian's castle.

Information is the most pressing matter

Then
>Ask for news

We can discuss Silk's proposal after that,

Rolled 2

>>31037001
>Share information on how to reach Tarien Dorian's castle.
>Ask for news
>Explain Silk's proposal (in favor).
As long as we get worked out contract I'm willing to play along
In that order

Rolled 5

>>31037001
>Share information on how to reach Tarien Dorian's castle.
Then
>Ask for news

>>31037001
>Explain Silk's proposal (in favor).

>Share information on how to reach Tarien Dorian's castle.

>Ask for news

>>31037001
>>Explain Silk's proposal (in favor).
>>Share information on how to reach Tarien Dorian's castle.
Basically, the way I see it the worst that could happen is that she manages to wiggle out of whatever she swears and starts being a problem and we have to go in and kill her. Honestly, that really isn't any worse than leaving it empty and another fae setting up shop. At least this way there's a decent chance we won't have to come in here again in a year or so.

Rolled 4

>>31037001
>>Explain Silk's proposal (neutral/in favor/against).
in favor of
>>Share information on how to reach Tarien Dorian's castle.
if we still have time, do as many of the rest as possible, in order of priority
>Talk with Smoke
>Talk with Talon
>Ask for news
>Talk with the captains
>Talk with Zaan
>Talk with Flow
>Talk with Yaraon
>Ignore Samiel

>>31037001
>Explain Silk's proposal (neutral).
>Share information on how to reach Tarien Dorian's castle.
>Ask for news
Make it clear we don't know fuckall about the wyld- ask if having semi-friendly Fae managing it makes it safer

>>31037041
And hey, she might legitimately like us over time.

There's nothing saying Fae can't make friends if it's appropriate for their role.

She's already promised to only eat ambient emotions, meaning she doesn't offend our moral sensibilities.

>>31037001
>Explain Silk's proposal (neutral
>Share information on how to reach Tarien Dorian's castle.
>Ask for news

mmhhmm

>>31037001
>Share information on how to reach Tarien Dorian's castle.

>Ask for news

>Explain Silk's proposal (neutral)

Rolled 7

>>31037001
>Explain Silk's proposal (in favor)
>Share information of how to reach Tarien Dorian's castle.
>Ask for news.
>Talk with Smoke - som how was Yaraon?

>>31037060
Right. I think its a good idea. I'm just saying that even if she betrays us it won't actually be worse than if we left it empty and another Fae moved in.

>>31037001

>Explain Silk's proposal (in favor).

Rolled 7

>>31037001
>>Explain Silk's proposal (in favor)
>>Share information on how to reach Tarien Dorian's castle.
>Talk with Smoke-ask how she liked exploding all over Yaraon?
>Ask for news
>talk with everyone but Samiel

>>31037082
Yeah. I'm backing up your position with more reasons why it might be a good idea.

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"Silk here..." and you give another gentle tug to the chain, "...provided us with directions for Tarien Dorian's castle." You point at the map, the location marked as "Fortress on the Water", and start explaining: "From here, there's a red road. Following it, you'd reach a starleaf tree..."

"THE Starleaf Tree." Points out Silk.

"...Which has some sort of guardian creature. From there, there's a path to his castle."

While you explain, Zaan draws your directions on the map. "Good. This gives us a way to plan our next move." He eyes Silk. "...If it's true."

"It is!" She replies, almost sounding offended. "Can you take this horrible chain off me now?"

"What did I miss while I was away?" You wonder, ignoring the fae's plight.

"You want the long version?" Talon grins.

"Come on~" She protests.

"Not much, anyway." He laughs. "By my reckoning Silk is the last noble left in the swamp, apart for Tarien Dorian, who is probably still fortified in his castle. He's alone, but probably commands an impressive army of hobgoblins and various Behemoths."

"Yes and yes." Silk croaks. "About five thousand hobgoblins. I'd say at least one Behemoth, but I don't know anything specific."

"Aren't you helpful." Yaraon seems to be in a really bad mood (as opposed to Dancing Smoke, who is sitting right next to him). "What are you getting out of betraying your old boss?"

>Let her explain
>Explain yourself
>Change the subject (to what?)

>>31037165
>Explain yourself

Rolled 10

>>31037165
>Explain yourself
I know if we let she's gonna say something stupid

Rolled 7

>>31037165
Let her explain, clarify if she starts getting stupid

>>31037165
>Let her explain
Time for a vote!

Rolled 5

>>31037185
true

Rolled 10

>>31037165
>Let her explain
But correct her when she tries to be tricky

Rolled 8

>>31037165
>Explain yourself
Also explain we've agreed to nothing beyond safe passage for her so far, her proposal will have to be ratified by the group.

>>31037165
>Let her explain

Best take the information from the source.

Rolled 1

>>31037165
>Explain yourself

>>31037185
>I know if we let she's gonna say something stupid
Good. That'll show how much we can actually trust her in this matter. If she can't make her case to these guys, I don't think she's a qualified ally.

Rolled 6

>>31037165
>Explain yourself

Rolled 3

>>31037165
>Let her explain

Rolled 5

>>31037165
>Explain yourself

After this, we should remove the chains or at least make them out of something else

>>31037296
No.

Rolled 8

>>31037296
I vote shibari

>>31037312
If Tia has as much experience with shibari as I expect she does I'll second this course of action. Bonus points for suspension play.

>>31037296
>After this, we should remove the chains or at least make them out of something else
If we make them out of something else, then they're just jewelry.

>>31037312
We'd need to make sure she can't just liquid out of them.

>>31037351
Then they'd have to be iron, which would put a significant damper on any enjoyment

>>31037351
Hmm, we could have her make a second promise maybe? Something to the effect that any physical bindings we or Tia place on her will solidify her and that she will not allow herself to escape them?