>>36187957

“Gotta take this,” you say with mock exasperation. “Secret society business stuff.”

“Secret society?” asks Baron, laughing.

“Yeah, it’s a work-experience internship thing,” Rowan says. She's not even trying anymore. You're not sure if that's good or bad.

You pop the phone open and leave Ro and Baron chatting, and walk along the road. Students mill about everywhere, nobody paying any attention to you or your sweet leather jacket, which is really too bad for them. You’re looing pretty good right now, except for, you know, the black eye. Stupid goat people.

You answer Waldric, preparing to be chewed out for not being as stealthy as he’d wanted or whatever. “I told you not to call me on this number!” you growl into the phone.

“What are you talking about? You only have one number,” he says. You can hear several voices and a general ruckus happening in the background on his end.

“It’s a joke. Never mind,” you say. “Seriously though. Who do you have over there? Sounds like a party.”

>>36187984

“It’s the rest of my conclave,” replies Waldric. You can hear the smile in his voice, but he’s cut off by a tumultuous crash and the sound of shattering glass. “And,” he adds drily, “the Inferians Ranthix recommended.”

>Remind me of what the hell’s going on exactly?
>Tell me where all this’s happening so I can be there.
>Wait. How’d they get here, anyway? I mean, they take a cab or something?
>They’re like, straight off the boat, right? You show them the town yet?
>So we’ll play a bunch of those hokey getting-to-know-you games at our next staff meeting, right? We can play Never Have I Ever or maybe something even more lame.
>Is this just one of those pleasantry calls or did you actually have something important to say? You know, like maybe. ‘Great work last night, Sierra!’?
>Other (?)

>>36188009
>Is this just one of those pleasantry calls or did you actually have something important to say? You know, like maybe. ‘Great work last night, Sierra!’?

>>36188009
>>Wait. How’d they get here, anyway? I mean, they take a cab or something?

>>36188009
>>Tell me where all this’s happening so I can be there.

>>36188009
>Is this just one of those pleasantry calls or did you actually have something important to say? You know, like maybe. ‘Great work last night, Sierra!’?
>Tell me where all this’s happening so I can be there.

>>36188009
>Tell me where all this’s happening so I can be there.
>Wait. How’d they get here, anyway? I mean, they take a cab or something?

btw, our character sheet is missing Whispers of Lightlessness and Form of the Unseen

>>36188009
>>Tell me where all this’s happening so I can be there.

>>36188209

So it is...

>>36188009
>Tell me where all this’s happening so I can be there.

>>36188009
>Tell me where all this’s happening so I can be there.
>They’re like, straight off the boat, right? You show them the town yet?

>>36188009
>Is this just one of those pleasantry calls or did you actually have something important to say? You know, like maybe. ‘Great work last night, Sierra!’?

>>36188264
Soul Eater as well, that was the power that won the vote off right?

>>36188009
>Tell me where all this’s happening so I can be there

>>36188009
>Tell me where all this’s happening so I can be there.

>>36188424
Looks like Blood Curse won

>>36188514
Yeah it did, I just rechecked it. I must have miscounted when last thread was running.

The demons are here. The thought makes you absurdly excited. “Tell me where all this’s happening,” you demand. Because if you know where all your new conclave buddies are, you can be where they are.

“We’re housing them in the Magister’s home while he and I get our new arrivals’ affairs in order,” Waldirc says.

You scrunch up your nose as a thought strikes you, a thought besides the one of going there immediately. “Wait. How’d they get here, anyway? I mean, they take a cab or something?”

Waldric’s answer is simple. “The Crowthers helped me to summon them.”

“Why couldn’t you just summon them like, a month ago?” you ask.

“It’s a fascinating subject,” he says. Then there’s another crash in the background. “A subject I’d rather not discuss over the phone.”

You figure you can talk about magic stuff later. “So anyway, is this just you like, calling me to be polite, or did you actually have something important to say?” you say, smirking to yourself. “You know, like maybe, ‘Fucking awesome job murdering my albino goat nemesis, Sierra’?”

“Your work in assassinating Iptaph was superlative,” Waldric answers flatly, not quite following the mandated wording. “Rumors of Verwelken sorceries are blazing through the city, rumors that I find opportunity to encourage on every hand.”

>>36188948
You snigger to yourself at the idea of inspiring fear in an entire city. “Sweet,” you say.

“Of course,” he continues, “things got messier than I would have preferred, but not more than I expected.”

You scowl. “I was doing you a favor. Take it or leave it.”

“I’m not complaining, much,” he replies. “Your accomplishments aside, Sierra, your presence would be welcome. I’m meeting with a certain dignitary in an hour’s time, and I’d rather not leave Mr. Crowther with a mess on his hands. There’s a chance your appearance would calm Ranthix’s charges.”

>They speak English, right?
>I’ll be there in a little bit.
>Who’s this dignitary dude?
>Anybody there besides you, a bunch of demons, and Big Pappa Crowther?
>Other (?)

>>36188973
>I’ll be there in a little bit.
>They speak English, right?

>>36188973
>I’ll be there in a little bit.
>Who’s this dignitary dude?

>>36188973
>>They speak English, right?
>>I’ll be there in a little bit.
>>Who’s this dignitary dude?
>>Anybody there besides you, a bunch of demons, and Big Pappa Crowther?

>>36188973
>>They speak English, right?
>>I’ll be there in a little bit.

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>>36188009
I've waited a long time for this.

>Wait. How’d they get here, anyway? I mean, they take a cab or something?
>They’re like, straight off the boat, right? You show them the town yet?

Time for Verwelken hijinx.

FUCK YEAH! THE LAWN CAN'T KEEP A GOOD GARDENER DOWN!
>They speak English, right?
>I’ll be there in a little bit.
>Who’s this dignitary dude?
why do I get the feeling that scissors with be there.

>>36188973
>>They speak English, right?
>>I’ll be there in a little bit.
>>Who’s this dignitary dude?

>>36188209
It's also missing the claw upgrade.

“Who’s the dignitary?” you ask.

“The Archduke of Mardusia sent one of his conclave to establish relations,” he says. “He’s recognizing the fief as a legitimate political entity.”

“That’s… good,” you guess.

“Very,” Waldric replies.

“So, I’m coming over in a little bit, I suppose,” you say. “The new guys – they speak English, right?”

He doesn’t reply immediately. “Yes,” he says.

You are suspicious, but he keeps talking.

“I’ll tell them you’re on your way. Don’t delay.” Then he hangs up on you.

Although, now that you’re thinking about it, maybe it’s not him being rude so much as it is him not having any phone manners. You file the thought away so you can continue enjoy being annoyed with him, and return to Ro and Baron.

“So how are the secrets?” Baron asks, jokingly.

“Sierra has no secrets,” Rowan affirms.

>Cut it with the secret talk. It’s getting on my nerves.
>The secrets are all good. And secret.
>I have no secrets.
>My secrets are none of your business.
>Ro, the you-know-whos just got here. You want to come?
>I’m going to head over to Moriah’s house. Some stuff I got to take care of there.
>Other (?)

>>36189917
>>Ro, the you-know-whos just got here. You want to come?
>>I’m going to head over to Moriah’s house. Some stuff I got to take care of there.

>>36189917
>Ro, the you-know-whos just got here. You want to come?
>I’m going to head over to Moriah’s house. Some stuff I got to take care of there.

>>36189917
>>Ro, the you-know-whos just got here. You want to come?
>>I’m going to head over to Moriah’s house. Some stuff I got to take care of there.

>>36189917
>The secrets are all good. And secret. Not that I have any.
>I’m going to head over to Moriah’s house. Some stuff I got to take care of there.

>>36189917
>The secrets are all good. And secret.
>I’m going to head over to Moriah’s house. Some stuff I got to take care of there.

why are we offering to take an demonbane into a house of demons?

>Bring Ro
>The demons all flip a collective shit
RIP crowdaddy's house

>>36189917
>I have no secrets.
>Like, really. You already know what it is even if you don't know that you know.
>I’m going to head over to Moriah’s house. Some stuff I got to take care of there.

>>36189917
>I have no secrets.
>I’m going to head over to Moriah’s house. Some stuff I got to take care of there.

>>36190010
Um this archduke dude isn't actually at the Crowther's right?

Because it would probably be a bad idea to introduce Ro to that guy when he's legitimizing the fiefdom and all.

>>36189917
>I have no secrets.
>I'm like an open book, its not my fault you can't read.

>I’m going to head over to Moriah’s house. Some stuff I got to take care of there.

>>36190120
I agree. tell that to the people who voted for that.

>>36190120
I gotta agree. Getting our whole conclave labeled as blood traitors isn't something we want.

>>36190010
Because people forget things like "fresh off the summoning circle demons will probably react poorly to demonbane" when the quest doesn't run for weeks.

They just see "Ro gets more screentime" and they think "I would quite like more Ro. I haven't been getting enough Ro", so they vote for that.

>Orias shows up
>Immediately after Baron thing
Suffering

>>36190278
who?

>>36190296
The infernus belphegoran demon guy who just got here.

I have it on good authority that he's a qt.

>>36190317
Oh. sorry still worrying about scissor demon showing up.

>>36190373
Rowan's already here.

>>36189917
>Ro, the you-know-whos just got here. You want to come?

>>36190444
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA YOU'RE SO FUNNY!

>>36189917
>>My secrets are none of your business.
>>Ro, the you-know-whos just got here.
>>I’m going to head over to Moriah’s house. Some stuff I got to take care of there.


I don't mind being vague around Baron and Vikrama, since we plan on telling them eventually. Right now I just like messing with them.

“The secrets are all good. And secret. Not that I have any,” you say, keeping your poker face firmly in place.

Baron looks between you and Rowan. You’re both enjoying this a great deal. “What’s with you guys and secrets, anyway? It’s like there’s some hilarious thing going on that you think only you can understand.”

Rowan laughs at him.

“I’m like an open book, a free radical,” you say, putting some swagger n your words. “Whether or not you can read is your deal.”

“You mean free agent,” Rowan says.

You give Ro an angry look for interrupting you. “Same thing,” you say.

“Actually no,” Baron says, assuming the tone of your physics teacher. “A free agent is a lone wolf – someone who goes out on their own. A free radical is a chemically active, unstable molecule.”

“Stop correcting me! You get a dance, it doesn’t mean you have rights. And anyways, stupid science stuff aside, I’m heading over to Moriah’s house.” Your say this more to Rowan than Baron. “The you-know-whos just got there. You want to come?”

“That’s probably not a good idea,” Rowan demurs. “I mean sure, Moriah’s cool, but I don’t think her family and their… um. Their… guests? I mean Dad’s… from the East Coast.”

>>36190739
“Oh,” you say. Given that Rowan’s demonbane, it’s probably not a good idea to wave her around in the faces of a bunch of fresh-off-the-summoning-circle demons. “Right. Because they're West Coasters. I’ll have to bring them around. You know, eventually, I mean.” Because you don’t want anybody labeling anybody blood traitor today.

"We'll hang out later," Rowan promises. "You've got responsibilities and stuff. It's fine."

Baron is unable to hold back his confusion any longer. “Okay, what the hell are we talking about here?” he asks.

>Secrets that I don’t have! Shut up.
>I’m revoking your right to ask questions for the time being.
>Hey Ro, do I look okay? I mean, I kind of want to make an impression. New faces and all.
>Good question. Peace. See ya guys later.
>Other (?)

>>36190772
>>Good question. Peace. See ya guys later.

>>36190772
>Good question.
>Secrets that I don’t have! Shut up.
>Peace. See ya guys later.

>>36190772
>Hey Ro, do I look okay? I mean, I kind of want to make an impression. New faces and all.
>Good question. Peace. See ya guys later.

>>36190772
>Good question. Peace. See ya guys later.

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>>36190772
>Good question. Peace. See ya guys later.
>Give baron a smooch

>>36190772
"Alright, you got me. I am in fact the demon spawn of Hell's greatest ruler and I'm on my way to a meeting with several other very important demons, all of whom happen to run the city. Bow down, bitches."

>>36190849
I would be okay with this so long as it involves smooches

>>36190772
>Halth, not Hell.
>Hey Ro, do I look okay? I mean, I kind of want to make an impression. New faces and all.

>>36190904
It's also called Hell.

>>36190772
>Good question. Peace. See ya guys later.

“Good question,” you reply ironically. “Welp. Peace, see ya guys later.” You walk off in what you hope is a mysterious manner. And then you go about navigating your way to the Crowther residence, which is kind of nice, being by yourself. You wind up taking a bus, and some time later, you walk down the sidewalk toward Crowther’s hundred year old house, hands firmly in pockets.

Demons demons demons. All the demons you’ve met have been pretty cool, so long as they weren’t your mortal enemies. Except Waldric. But barring the baron, you are pretty damn excited to meet some other underdwellers. You try to remember who there’s supposed to be. There’s a pair that start with X’s who Ranthix needed coaxing to invite. Then there’s like, Waldric’s second cousin or something, and then there’s some Stygian? Maybe? Whatever. Point is, you’re psyched.

In the driveway you spot Crowther’s super businessy and expensive Mercedez Benz, alongside Moriah’s less expensive but still way nice ride. A white Ferrari with carbon fiber tire rims and whatnot is parked on the curb. Is having nice cars a Halth cultural thing? Because while your feet never failed you before, you realize you are sweet-rideless.

>>36191883


You try to shake your ride-obtaining schemes from your mind as you walk up past the immaculate patch of greenery and shrubs in the front yard and toward the front door. Finding it unlocked, you go ahead and let yourself inside.

The air is varnished wood and lavender-scented as usual, except what isn’t usual are the odd hints of ash, smoke, and iron. You hear a sound like that of someone stomping from the lounge. You also catch snippets of conversation coming from the kitchen, which you can’t help but hear. “-for long. With seven, an entirely new set of possibilities lies before us.” It sounds like Mr. Crowther.

Nobody seems to have noticed your entrance, which is good. You think.

>Make yourself comfortable.
>Go see Mr. Crowther.
>Check out what’s happening in the lounge.
>Sneak upstairs and start snooping around. You don’t think you’ve ever been in this house without supervision before.
>Head left. You’ve never seen that part of the house. And also there’s a kind of intriguing scent coming from that direction.
>Other (?)

>>36191905
>Go see Mr. Crowther.

>>36191905
>Head left. You’ve never seen that part of the house. And also there’s a kind of intriguing scent coming from that direction.

When in doubt follow your nose, it should lead somewhere interesting.

>>36191905
>Go see Mr. Crowther.
>Pop out of the wall like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51DjxGrnZzE

>>36191905
>>Go see Mr. Crowther.

It's his house, don't wanna make him upset by doing crap we shouldn't do.

>>36191905
>Go see Mr. Crowther.

>>36191905
>Make yourself comfortable.
Try and get to a chair and put out feet up with out anyone noticing, we have a reputation now and need to be suitably creepy to sustain it.

>>36191905
>Head left. You’ve never seen that part of the house. And also there’s a kind of intriguing scent coming from that direction.
The house itself is the treasure!

>>36191905
>>Go see Mr. Crowther.

>>36191905
>>Go see Mr. Crowther.

>>36191905
>Check out what’s happening in the lounge

You’re tempted to follow your nose and especially the strangely striking scent coming from down the hall to the left, but it’s probably better not to stalk uninvited about the Magister’s house and risk getting him pissed.

You suppose you should just go let him know you’re here. You follow the sound of his voice, and wind up in the kitchen. The place is a mess. Random food items are spread out on the counter, and the cupboards are in discord, some open with cookery stuff spilling out of them, and some drawers pulled loose from their tracks.

Waldric leans against a counter edge with a harried expression, while Deletrius Crowther speaks to him in quiet, serious tones. You can feel a tumult of anxiety from Waldric, and a calm, pressured strength from Crowther. “You must not show a hint of deference,” says Deletrius. “The Archduke is suspicious of sycophants, and goes through great lengths to select his representatives. He – “

The both of them notice your appearance. Waldric’s expression flattens immediately, as do the feelings radiating from him. Crowther’s emotions coil up like a spring to a point where you’d barely notice them at all.

>>36192636

“Welcome, Sierra,” Mr. Crowther says, looking down at you with a careful, calculating expression. “I take it you let yourself in?”

You feel like there’s some kind of test going on here.

Waldric, though, brightens almost imperceptibly. “Finally," he says with a sigh of relief. "They’ll listen to you,”

>Say stuff (?)
>Do stuff (?)
>Other (?)

I’ll be back in one to two hours. Hopefully more one than two.

>>36192655
>Say stuff (?)
"They'll listen to me? Well shit, that doesn't sound good."

>>36192655
>Do stuff (?)
Try and get a proper update and read of the situation, try and get things to run as smoothly as possible.

>>36192655
>Say stuff "Of course they'll listen to me, but you should work on getting them to listen to you. You are the one in charge after all."

>>36192655
Just ask for all the facts

>>36192655
>Say stuff (?)
I guess they've been making themselves at home?

>>36192655
>Say stuff (?)
"Am I going to have to bang some heads together?"

>>36192655
>Say stuff (?)

"Well, that certainly sounds ominous. What's the problem? Do I get to smack them around some?

How much do they know? Y'know, about me being a spooky Verwelken Imperiate and the Hallows?"

Ask them some more about the new demons, and then go meet them all. Make sure to evaluate which ones of them are cute/hot. And try to get them to calm down, use violence if needed.

>>36192655
>Do stuff (?)
Go see what in the world these guys are doing that's got Waldo all bent out of shape

>>36192655
>Say stuff (?)
"I take it our guests are being uncooperative?"

>>36192920
I would imagine Ranthix told them about the Imperiate thing, Why should they listen to us to if they didnt know?

By the way, where is Ranthix?

I'm back.

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>>36193832

>>36193832
And they can't
Can't keep Languid down
There hasn't yet grew a Lawn
That'll keep old Languid down

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>Rowan's Crime Coefficient: 490; Lethal Eliminator enabled. Carefully shoot and kill the target.

>Sierra's Crime Coefficient: 51; not an arrest target. The trigger has been locked.

Rowan confirmed insane

>>36194371
?

>>36194371
I think it might have gotten them mixed up.

>>36194412
http://en.shindanmaker.com/285692

Just a little stupid fun while waiting for the update

>>36194425
Yeah, Sierra probably would be over 500 at all times.

>>36194428
Oh.

>>36194371
I wonder if the angelic forcefield ability that Rowan has would block Dominator shots.

>>36194494
I think it would, but then they have that new dominator that shoots through walls.

>Isaac's Crime Coefficient: 50; not an arrest TARGET.../ERROR/ ... Lethal Eliminator enabled.

Isaac will be kill

I’ll be back in one to two hours. Hopefully more one than two.

“I guess they’ve been making themselves at home?” you ask, not even concealing your smile.

Deletrius makes a point of listening to the commotion going on in the lounge, which can be plainly heard even from here. “The Inferians do not acknowledge my role as host,” he says with displeasure.

Waldric straightens his bluish dress shirt, disdainfully noting a discolored splotch on the sleeve. “Isaac wanted to put a schism in the conclave, and this is what we get,” he says. “Ranthix certainly has an eye for something, I’ll give him that much.”

“What exactly’s going on? Because I don’t get it,” you say.

“They’re here because Ranthix told them the Imperiate requested it,” says Waldric. “When we couldn’t instantly produce you or Ranthix, they became uncooperative.” He says the word with an especial venom. He pushes off the counter and motions for you to come with him. “You’re here now though. Let’s get everyone acquainted and end this.”

Mr. Crowther follows behind as Waldric leads you into the lounge. You’re not exactly how you’re supposed to interpret the sight before you.

In the middle of the room, a monstrous creature shrouded in ornate crimson vestments has two struggling demons pinned to the floor. He wears a tall, wide-brimmed hat dangling with golden sun ornaments.

>>36194474
So Destroy_Decompose for maximum justice?

>>36194952
He reminds you vaguely of a clergyman or something, and his face resembles that of a crab. Kind of? Do Crabs even have faces? Either way, his mouth is toothsome, broad, and sharp, and he has narrow, fish-like eyes. Most of his bulk comes in his torso and his many legs – kind of like a big fat spider. Spider crab. He folds his arms over his chest in an imperious posture.

Pinned beneath his several powerful, pointed and metal-shod feet are two other demons – Infernus, by the looks of their horns, claws, and red complexion. They’re both wearing shirts of big interwoven brassy rings. Their arms and legs are likewise encased in brassy scale armor. Each time one of them manages to free themselves from their captor’s hold, the huge demon simply shifts his posture and brings another set of feet down atop them, his serious expression and pose never wavering.

The furniture has been swept aside either deliberately or in the result of a struggle. Broken glass and splintered wood is scattered about the floor. You notice a couple curved blades, thin spike-daggers, and some kind of pole arm thing scattered amongst the chaos.

>Do stuff (?)
>Other (?)

>>36194952
>In the middle of the room, a monstrous creature shrouded in ornate crimson vestments has two struggling demons pinned to the floor. He wears a tall, wide-brimmed hat dangling with golden sun ornaments.
Kek

>>36194992
Join in

>>36194992
>Yell at them
"OI, THIS ISN'T YOUR HOUSE, DON'T DO TRASHING UP THE PLACE!"

>>36194992
>Do stuff (?)
"WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS HAPPY HORSESHIT?! SIT THE FUCK DOWN OR ALL OF YOU WILL BE SHITTING YOUR TEETH!"

>>36194992
>Other (?)
Release the Glamours and go full spooky.

>>36194992

Combine:
>>36195118
>>36195043
>>36195013

>>36195118
This one, release the glamours and make them stop being shitheads

>>36194992
Yeah Full spooky! like >>36195155 said!

>>36194992
>Do stuff (?)

Take off our Glamour and look as demony and intimidating as possible. Berate, loudly and with numerous rhetorical threats, the Inferni Xanissil and Xathix for being unappreciative guests, and order them to stand down.

Then get introductions taken care of, politely greet the Stygian, and order the Inferni to help clean up after their mess.

Also, evaluate how attractive the Inferni are.

>>36195208
I like this. Ranthix told us our mom used inflict pain on him when he first met her. Maybe Terrorizing Glare, since we don't have Inflict Pain?

Then again, we'd probably critfail that....

>>36194992
"Seriously?"

this is going to end well.

>>36195155
this good

>>36195260
Its not.

Oh well.

>>36194992
>Other (?)
"Where's the other one?"

I'm freaking out here. Where's the other one at?

>>36195299
I'm guessing that the remaining one is Orias, and he's over where the intriguing scent is coming from.

>>36194992
Remove glamours
"I didn't realise that when I asked Ranthix to send two of his most trusted allies I'd end up with two mewling infants who literally are incapable of taking a fucking seat for, what? a couple of hours at the most?"
Then greet the stygian, and compliment the great hat

>>36195617
I like this

>>36195617
This, let's try not to go in yelling

>>36195617
supporting

>>36195617
voting

>>36195617
I'll back this.

...Speaking of Ranthix, has anyone told him they've arrived?

This is supposed to be cool. Instead, you find this isn’t cool at all. This is crazy! “Everybody just… just chill out,” you shout. But nobody seems to pay you any heed. (+5 Stress: 20/100)

How the hell are you supposed to contain this? Ranthix would know what to do. But what would Ranthix do? What WOULD Ranthix do?

You suddenly understand perfectly how to bring order to chaos.

You gather all your displeasure and find you have a whole lot more of it than you thought you did. Your human form can’t handle the stress and warps, your glamors failing along with it. Your skin cracks, your tail whisks free, and your fingers sharpen into claws. (+15 Stress: 35/100)

The edges of your vision waver with red. “Everything…” you take a deep, rattling breath and draw up to your full height. “NOBODY FUCKING MOVE!” you shriek, clenching your claws and expressing everything unpleasant on your face. (+3 Stress: 38/100)

The huge Stygian crab jerks his head to look straight at you, his attention caught. Even his charges, still pinned beneath his feet, slow in their struggles to look up at you. “WHAT THE FUCKING HELL IS THIS CRAP? THIS IS THE STUPIDEST THING I’VE EVER SEEN! YOU!” you point at the Stygian. “GET OUT OF MY WAY!” (+1 Stress: 39/100)
The Stygian crab guy bows low and deftly scurries backward and off the Inferni. The two Inferni immediately clamor to their feet and make a break for their weapons.

>>36196489

“LAY A CLAW ON THAT KNIFE AND I’LL TEAR IT OFF AND FEED IT TO YOU,” you bark. (+5 Stress: 44/100)

Something in your tone gets them to do just that, and they turn to consider you more fully. One’s a guy, and the other’s a girl, and both regard you with a look of contempt.

The guy looks maybe a couple years older than you? He has golden eyes and sharp teeth, and a pair of broad horns, kind of like a bull’s. He has coarse, jagged features, like the designer of his face chopped it out of a block of granite with an ax, and went through to smooth things over only as an afterthought. He has dark, charcoal grey hair shorn close to his scalp.

An aura of willful rage flames out about him, but there’s an hollowness, as if he’s been sapped of power. (Stoneface: 34/36 HP; 0/15 PP) “A bold claim,” he says with an angry smile. “How do we answer such challenges?” he asks, addressing his companion.

>>36196501

The lady demon person is about the same age, and looks you over with a scowl. She has a wiry frame and constantly shifts her weight from one foot to the other. Her skin is a shade red lighter than her friend, and her downward curving horns frame her face, coming to sharp points beside her angular chin. Her eyes are blood red, and their shape, as well as that of her nose, are equally sharp. She has gaunt cheeks and a wavy black faux-hawk. She’s lacking all magical energy as well. (Faux-hawk: 35/35 HP; 0/10 PP)

The impressions of victory and fury you get from the Inferni is nothing like you’ve become accustomed to from Ranthix. There’s something limited and undisciplined in their feeling that feels a little more… not Ranthix?

In answer to the guy demon’s question, the lady demon glares at you and reaches down for the spike-knife on the ground.

The crab guy looks warily in their direction, and you can feel the eyes of Waldric and Crowther on your back.

>Try to explain to them that you’re the Imperiate.
>Shadow powers the weapon away from her.
>Shadow powers her away from the weapon.
>Tackle her. You doubt this will be any harder than fighting Ranthix.
>Make outrageous threats on her person.
>Summon Tiger to deal with this.
>Hit them with terrorizing glare.
>Request assistance like a panzy.
>Belittle and berate their competence. (As per >>36195617)
>Other (?)

>>36196517
>Summon Tiger to deal with this.

>>36196517
>Hit them with terrorizing glare.

Rolled 73 (1d100)

>>36196517
>>Hit them with terrorizing glare.

>>36196517
>Hit them with terrorizing glare.
>Shadow powers the weapon away from her.
>Try to explain to them that you’re the Imperiate.

>>36196517
>Hit them with terrorizing glare.
>Shadow powers the weapon away from her.

>>36196517
>Hit them with terrorizing glare.

>>36196517
>>Shadow powers the weapon away from her.
That should get the point across. Yay semi-unique powers

>>36196517
>Shadow powers the weapon away from her.

>>36196517
>Belittle and berate their competence.
>Hit them with terrorizing glare.

>>36196517
>Shadow powers the weapon away from her.
>Hit them with terrorizing glare.
>Belittle and berate their competence. (As per >>36195617)

And if stuff doesn't seem to be working out, keep an eye on their emotions, then try to catch them off guard with a surprise attack.

>>36196517
>Belittle and berate their competence. (As per >>36195617 #)
If the "I asked ranthix" part didn't clue them in to who we are were gonna have to spell it out in their blood

>>36196517
Oh yeah also >>36195617. that's good stuff.

Roll some dice.

Rolled 15 (1d100)

>>36196680

>>36196517
>"Not a claim, nor a challenge. Just informing you of the fact."
>Belittle and berate their competence.
Take no combative actions whatsoever. Supreme confidence.

Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>36196680

Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>36196680

>>36196703
>>36196687
Noice

>>36196703
Looks like we just belittled the fuck out of them,

Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>36196680

Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>36196680
Just in case there's a hundred or a one skulking about.

>>36196741
Oh jezz

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I forgot to post this earlier, but a 13 deserves celebration. Just imagine a hat.

>>36196798
Oh my god it's adorable.
Can we keep him?

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>36196680
goddamn you bad rollers

>>36196798

>>36194952
>He wears a tall, wide-brimmed hat dangling with golden sun ornaments.
Ausfag here. This description brings to mind an akubra hat with corks strung on it.
This makes me giggle.

>>36196906
It's roll under, bud.
We did alright.

>>36196906
>>36196687
>>36196703
>15
>13
>bad
It's roll under These are very good rolls.

>>36196906
Goddamn you morons who don't know that this quest is roll under.

>>36196906
>>36196924
And even if it was roll over, we still would've done good with that 90.

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>>36196798
For you.

please for the love of god someone who isn't artistically retarded do a proper version

I show up late and find you guys made good choices, what is this bizzaro /tg/?

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>>36197543
Oh, howdy friend!

>>36197543
>>36197583
What do you think the odds are that Barron followed us to try to find out what we are up to?

>>36197626
Low but the idea is highly amusing

>>36197626
Unlikly but I can hope that he'd would and he still finds use hot.

>>36197626
Still fairly low. My impression is that our non-clued -in friends don't really realize the scale of our secrets. Probably figure we just enjoy being mysterious.

>>36197663
He could be a fa/tg/guy, see us with horns tail and cracked skin and go full "That's my fetish." then get disappointed when we are not a succubus.

>>36197626
I'm probably in the minority but I don't read the interactions with the normies. I think they are boring as hell and if it looks like a thread will be all slice of life with them I just skip it.

>>36197698
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

>>36197626
Well, we did say out loud where we were going, so if he wanted to listen at the windowsill he definately could.

>>36197711
I think you're missing out.it's the best time to see Sierra being her snarky self

>>36197626
Unlikely, he does not seem like an overly sneaky person and Sierra has excellent senses.

Now Vikrama, I'd be less surprised if she was up to something. Something is up with her.

It’s not necessarily very dark in the room, but you figure you need to show these clowns who you are. Before the demoness… demonette? Whatever. Your eye twitches, and before she can grab the knife, the shadows from under the couch snatch the weapon away from her fingers. (-3 PP: 30/33)

She dives after the knife, but you pulled it much faster than she can catch. She flops unceremoniously on the ground, and the knife skitters out of sight under the couch. She growls a curse in Heltic. “Sorcerist,” she growls, sweeping back up to her feet to face you, claws ready.

Except the show of shadow stuff has made guy demon lose about half of his bravado. His broad smile contorts into a broad frown, almost like he’s choking on something.

Deciding that screaming isn’t doing all that you want it to do, you switch tactics, and decide just to passive aggressive the crap out of them. “I told Ranthix to get people I could trust, not a couple idiots who can’t even sit still for ten fucking minutes,” you tell them. You then give them an intense glare. “I don’t need children. You keep this up for like, one more second, you’re going straight back to Halth.”

The lady demon is restrained by her companion’s wordless suffering, but once you mention ordering Ranthix around, her eyes grow wide. “Ceph,” she breathes.

The other Infernus quickly drops to a knee, almost melting before your gaze like wax before a fire, and punches the side of his companion’s knee, reminding her to do the same.

>>36197795
Waldric walks to your side, then, a smug smile on his face. “Yes, the Imperiate,” he says, glaring at the Inferni, who seem to melt before your gaze like wax before a blazing fire. “Like we all told you. Ranthix is elsewhere, and Sakheris was on her way – and now she’s here.”

Mr. Crowther snorts and walks out of the room, pleased with the renewed sense of order.

The kneeling demon knight person starts talking, but he doesn’t get too far. “My utmost apologies, my uh. Queen. Spawn of… the….” He seems to forget the proper term. “Daughter of Halth and… we merely… we were. That is. We believed then that… we… deceived…?”

“Ghe akht, Xath!” hisses his companion, who firmly fixes her panicked gaze on the space just before your clawed feet. He shuts up after she gives him this word of advice.

>>36197815


The big crab stygian bows slightly toward you then, as if feeling it appropriate at this moment to acknowledge his own presence. He glides forward on his many legs and stops before you to dip forward in a kind of bow. His little sun ornament things swing about in unison as he addresses you in an impossibly deep bass. “Good tidings be upon you Sierra, Daughter of Corithis,” he says smoothly. “I am Ulam’uberatu of House Ziratshala, and wyrmling cleric of Belititus, the Great Taintless One; I had the particular honor of an acquaintanceship with your predecessor. Particular loveliness such as yours I have only seen matched only once before - by your mother, if I may be as bold to observe.” He bows again, deeply. “A privilege.”

You don’t know how you’re supposed to react.

>Uh. Right back at you.
>Th-thanks.
>I like your hat.
>You knew my mom?
>Hey guys, you can like. Stand up and stuff. Just no more hijinks. I’m hijinksed out for the day.
>Where’s our fourth guy?
>Say stuff (?)
>Other (?)

>>36197711
I like the interactions, but not Baron. I mean, he's cool and all, but we're going to be a demon queen. I guess we can go full fucking shonen on him if everyone else wants to, but he's . . .

Just kind of "ew". He hasn't really done anything to impress at all so far. I'd rather wait and see if we meet anyone who's actually interesting, or get some more time w/ Wolfgang.

Besides, we have an empire to rebuild.

>>36197834
>You knew my mom?
>I like your hat.

>>36197834
>You too

>>36197834
>Uh. Right back at you.
>I like your hat.
>Where’s our fourth guy?
Max snark is go. Okay sleep time now. thanks for running Master gardener but I need some shut eye.

>>36197834
>I like your hat.
>You knew my mom?
>Where’s our fourth guy?

>>36197834
>thanks.
>I like your hat.
>where's our fourth guy?

>>36197834
>I like your hat.

Ask him where he got it, and what he used to do for our mother. Thank him for restraining the other two, and preventing them from further damaging the rest of the house.

Lament that you don't know just what Ranthix will do when he hears that they were both unable to restrain themselves, and also unable to win a battle they picked - no matter how ill advised.

>>36197834
>Uh. Thanks. And thank you for keeping these two from breaking any more than they did.
>Hey guys, you can like. Stand up and stuff. Just no more hijinks. I’m hijinksed out for the day.
>Where’s our fourth guy?

>>36197834
>Say stuff (?)
Turn to the the two inferni and say: "When you two get a chance, go and apologize to Mr. Crowther. We are guests in his house. His house, his rules."

>>36197844
That might be it for me as well. Vik is fine and our interactions with her siblings was fun back on Halloween, but I just don't give a fuck about Baron in part cause I hate that name.

Same with Harvey, but I will at least read that stuff for the most part.

>>36197834
>I like your hat.

Thumbs up.

>>36197834
I like this >>36197908 as well as
>I like your hat.
>Where’s our fourth guy?

Also, have we mentioned to Waldo about the motorcyclist who crashed our assassination mission? I feel that might be important information

>>36197930
Eh I like baron almost because of his normalcy. He's a chill dude who has no idea he's standing in the deep end of supernatural bullshit. He just asked out the princess of health and has no fucking clue. That's fucking funny in my book. To me the deciding point will be seeing how he copes with the big reveal, whenever we get around to it.

>>36197834
>Curtsy back?
>I like your hat.
>You knew my mom?

>Hey guys, you can like. Stand up and stuff. Just no more hijinks. I’m hijinksed out for the day.

>>36197982
Halth*
Fuck you autocorrect

>>36197981
>Also, have we mentioned to Waldo about the motorcyclist who crashed our assassination mission? I feel that might be important information
I'd like to know that as well. See if his contacts know something about that.

>>36197982
I'm really really looking forward to the thread where we finally show Baron and Vik that we're more than the Clark Kent they know. We should do that before the dance, probably

>>36197834
>Hey guys, you can like. Stand up and stuff. Just no more hijinks. I’m hijinksed out for the day.
>Where’s our fourth guy?

>>36197982
Ugh, it's just too Shonen Protagonist for me. Comic Book Nerd secretly dating the Princess of "Halth"! Wacky adventures, ho!

Seriously, his only possible role is either to take over as the hero, or get kidnapped a bunch. If we're going to get involved with someone, let's do it with someone who can stand beside us, not below us.

I mean, we can still be friends, but let's not lead him on.

>>36198079
I totally agree with not having Baron as a romance option because Flash Gordan stole my heart but I still enjoy his interactions.

>>36197834
>>You knew my mom?
when it can be unobtrusively inserted:
>I like your hat.
avoid acting skittish or unsure at the moment. We need to appear strong and sure of ourselves.

>>36197834
>>Where’s our fourth guy?
>You knew my mom?

>>36198079
like I said the big reveal is going to be the turning point for me. right now sierra isn't very attached to the idea of dating him she just thought a date might be fun.

if he can handle the big reveal somehow is still interested in us then he becomes a serious option in my book. Any guy we look at seriously has to pass that trial of trust before they can be considered for something long term.

long story short I'm going to withhold my judgement until after the reveal_, until then hes still fun character to hang out with at least

>>36197716
Wouldn't a succubus in this setting be a BE? So we sorta are.

>>36197834
>thanks.
>I like your hat.
No stuttering allowed

>>36198193
Man, I hope he gets eaten by a demon if that happens.

Seriously, he's a high-school nerd. I guess he could be revealed to have some sort of secret life as well, but mostly I think he would bugger the fuck off if he had half a brain. Unless he's so thirsty that it doesn't click.

FYI, We enjoy killing and drinking the blood of our enemies.

>>36198224
It'd be a BE NY mix.

>>36198257
How are they goat people?

>>36198273
It's not about the goatness, it's about NY being the demons that do sex magic stuff.

A mix of them could look entirely BE except with bigger horns anyway.

>>36198273
Well, faun-like creatures seem to fall under that label. They're typically associated with sex.

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>>36198257
Sucubutts do regularly have cloven feet...

>>36197981
>Also, have we mentioned to Waldo about the motorcyclist who crashed our assassination mission? I feel that might be important information
This might be good to mention, I can't remember if Satt is back in town

You give Ulam’s crab face a long look, shaded as it is by the brim of his crimson hat with its fancy little gold sun talisman dangly things. You can’t stop looking at it. “I like your hat,” you say, unable to think of anything else. “It’s kind of a statement.”

“The hat is a part of the clericship’s sacred garb,” Ulam says, turning his head slightly in a curiously bird-like motion. Whether or not he meant it to, it sets all the little dangles dangling all over the place again. “The thousand stars of creation hang about us, and yet the unsettled overlook their grandness in the prosaic toils arrayed before them in life.”

“Yeah I can uh. I can see that,” you say. You suppose fancy hats are as good a way as any to remind people about spiritual stuff. However, your attention gets diverted by the Inferni, who are still kneeling in chagrin. ”Hey guys, you can like. Stand up and stuff,” you inform them. “Just no more hijinks. I’m hijinksed out for the day.”

They both rise, the guy demon person a lot quicker than the girl demon person.

“What are your guys’ names?” you ask. You’re tired of inventing labels for them. That only works for people you’re going to kill or dislike, and you’re not sure if you’re set on either for them.

“Xanissil is as I am called,” says the girl, making a weird curve motion over her face with one of her hands, which are shaking subtly.

>>36198505
“And thou beholdest her brother, Xathix,” says the guy, replicating the motion a degree more smoothly. Kind of.

“And I’m Sierra,” you say. You look around you at the whole mess they’ve caused. “I want you to apologize to Crowther. We’re guests, and in his house, it’s his rules. Understand?”

“Yes, your… greatness… Sierra,” Xanissil manages, eyes on the ground. “Immediately.” She sets off with alacrity. Her brother watches her go before understanding he’s meant to go as well. He hastily follows her out of the room, making an obvious effort not to look directly at you.
You look around and Waldric, who has been observing your interactions with some relish. “Where’s our fourth guy?” you ask.

“Orias wasn’t fond of the noise,” says Waldric, frowning. “Moriah’s showing him the greenhouse.”

>Let’s go meet him.
>Cool. You worry about your big meeting, I’ll track him down.
>By the way. Yesterday, there was this motorcyclist person? The timing worked out for me, but it was kind of sketchy.
>How’s he related to you again?
>I should have guessed there was a greenhouse in here somewhere.
>Other (?)

I'm going to bed. Check twitter for the next thread. Thanksgiving break is coming up.

>>36198513
>Let’s go meet him.
>By the way. Yesterday, there was this motorcyclist person? The timing worked out for me, but it was kind of sketchy.

>>36198513
>I should have guessed there was a greenhouse in here somewhere.
>Let’s go meet him.
>By the way. Yesterday, there was this motorcyclist person? The timing worked out for me, but it was kind of sketchy.

>>36198520
Thanks for the thread Lawnman.

is that a chance of those baller all-day threads I hear?

>>36198513
>By the way. Yesterday, there was this motorcyclist person? The timing worked out for me, but it was kind of sketchy. Have you heard anything about other parties that might have been gunning for Iptaph
>Let’s go meet him.
and ask on the walk there
>How’s he related to you again?

>>36198513
>>Cool. You worry about your big meeting, I’ll track him down.
>>By the way. Yesterday, there was this motorcyclist person? The timing worked out for me, but it was kind of sketchy.

>>36198513
>Let’s go meet him.
>By the way. Yesterday, there was this motorcyclist person? The timing worked out for me, but it was kind of sketchy.

>>36198541
>>How’s he related to you again?
He's like a second cousin or something

>>36198513
Thanks for the thread LawnGuy, I missed this.

>>36198513
>Let’s go meet him.
>By the way. Yesterday, there was this motorcyclist person? The timing worked out for me, but it was kind of sketchy.

>>36198513
>Cool. You worry about your big meeting, I’ll track him down.

>>36198520
Thanks for running!

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>>36198520
Good Night, Lawnmeats. We will be awaiting your contact on the Bird-Meats. Waiting warmly~

>>36198513
>Cool. You worry about your big meeting, I’ll track him down.
>By the way. Yesterday, there was this motorcyclist person? The timing worked out for me, but it was kind of sketchy.

>>36198655
Aaaaand now you've reminded me it's been fucking ages since the last Shadowrun Storytime.
Dammit.

>>36198717
'Bout a year come December. I think. That guy might have just been waiting and polishing. I hope because, I need that completion in my life.

>>36198520
Thanks for running!!

>>36198520
Thanks for the thread

Thanks for the thread.

But I just wanna let you know that at this rate your quest is gonna die due to only running once every week or so if that.

I think we should go landwell hunting some more.

>>36200786
That is so very wrong. In this quest era of glorious twitter people can be hibernating for months and still have active quests when they come back.

>>36201729
Yea but unless super super big most of their playerbase loses interest or at least enthusiasm with 2 week intervals.

Hard to stay excited bout a fight when it's spread over 2-3 weeks

>>36201842
I think he's okay.

>>36201842
It's hard for me to be excited about a fight in a quest at all.

bump cause i feel like it

>>36198520
Thanks for running