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Great Gods, what are you supposed to say in this situation? You want to break the news gently, though you're not really entirely sure how to soften the fact that his wife is dead. After deliberating for a short while, you begin to speak with no small amount of hesitance.

“She hadn't reverted to her old ways, if that's what you're asking. I'm afraid the news is much worse. So far as I'm aware, she was visiting her former place of work to collect on a debt owed to her by the proprietor, or the thug running the place. When I found her she had already passed into Pani's embrace, there was nothing I could do to restore her life.”

The Emir's face falls, and he falls heavily back into his seat. He stares at you in silence, his face taking on an unhealthy grey tone. When finally he speaks, his voice is barely more than a whisper. “What became of the perpetrator?”

You cross the room, taking a seat in a chair opposite the Emir. Perhaps slightly rude considering you hadn't been invited to sit down, but he seemed far more occupied with the death of his apparently dear wife. “I dealt him the same fate he dealt your wife. He lies dead in his office.”

The Emir clenches the armrest of his chair, knuckles whitening. For a moment you think you might have angered him, but he takes a deep breath and his grip relaxes. “My only regret is that I could not kill him myself. Is my wife's,” He hesitates, no doubt dreading the word to come. “corpse still there as well?”

“Yes, as are a number of guards. Five or six in all. Two of them should still be paralyzed but my spell probably won't last for much longer. “
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The Emir stands without a word, walking to the wall behind him and tugging firmly on a silk rope. A moment later a guard enters, axe in hand. The Emir beckons him over with a wave of his hand, speaking only once the guard stands before his desk. “Gather ten men and pay a visit to that whorehouse in the market district. Kill everyone inside and destroy the place. Don't set it alight, a fire might spread to surrounding buildings. You're to retrieve Salma's body, discretely.”

The guard bows, making a quick exit. He doesn't question why the Emir's wife is lying dead in a whorehouse, doesn't seem to show any reaction at all. He merely sets out to do as commanded. Obedient, these guards of the Emir.

He turns his attention once more to you once the doors have slammed shut behind the guard. “You're of noble birth, that much is evidenced by your attire and bearing, and you look vaguely familiar. From whence do I know you?”

>Give him a fake name.
>Tell him the truth regarding your identity.
>Dismiss his question and change the subject.
>Write-in

>>37864876
>Give him a fake name.

>>37864876
>Tell him the truth regarding your identity.
He's the Grand Vizier, if anyone were to know about our unbanishment already it would be him.

>>37864876
>Tell him the truth regarding your identity.

>>37864876
>>Tell him the truth regarding your identity.

>>37864876
>>Tell him the truth regarding your identity.
Might as well explain everything behind it. And tell him to keep our unbanishment a secret

>>37864876
>>Tell him the truth regarding your identity.

>>37864876
>Tell him the truth regarding your identity.

>>37864876
>Produce the letter you were given by the Shah, and ask him to keep quiet.

>>37864876
>>Tell him the truth regarding your identity.
We have the letter with us.

>>37864876
>Tell him the truth regarding your identity.

Tell him the truth regarding your identity.

Agreed, he most probably already knows and if he doesn't, he needs to at this point.

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>>37864968
>>37864963
>>37864959
>>37865012
>>37865013
>>37864946
>>37864938
>>37864905
>>37865037
>Truth

>>37864972
>Proof

>>37864885
>Fake

>>37864876
>Tell him the truth regarding your identity.

He's a close political ally to the shah right? If we tell him to keep our unbanishment secret for now he will understand why, if he doesn't know already as >>37865037 pointed out.

>>37865073
>pic
wait wut

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>>37865073
Shit, wrong gif.

>>37865073
Hey nerd, give me an interesting bit of history to distract myself with on wikipedia whilst you write an update

>>37865073
...
Is Soma telling us to fuck his daughter?

>>37865073
>>37865088
I think we're about to join the El-Hashem family with the Abdul-Hakim name.

>>37864905
And even if he doesn't then he'll know shortly.

He's not a man to lied to.

>>37865125
That would cause a lot of bleeding.

>>37865087
As far as the previous Shah was concerned, yeah. As the situation is now he's most likely one of the advisor's that will be puppeting Kadir.

>>37865169
>>37865087
He could use this to subtly screw with the new Shah.
And us as a side effect of course.

>>37865102

>A Comprehensive Guide To Lilly path.gif

We keep that Vidyarthi hideout close to the water temple to ourselves or not?

>>37865221
Why the shit would we?

>>37865167
Anon.
We're a Water GM.
And we might learn Fleshcrafting soon.

>>37865257
CONVERSATION STOPS RIGHT HERE MOTHERFUCKER

>>37865073
This is perfect

Even if the Emir did not know about our unbanishment, now he does.

We avenged his wife, so now we have the 2nd most powerful man in the Shahdom of El-Amin to support out unbanishment.

>>37865257
We could get the same effect right now with some non-permanent Small runes.

>>37865221
To be honest we're the best person to infiltrate the hideout due to being an "Aghtaki."

>>37865221
I knew we were forgetting something. Let's tell him, so he can use his considerable military might to take care of them.

We should give him the dagger.
>>37865278
We healed our brand.
>>37865277
I don't think that's how it works, anon. I don't think you can enchant bodyparts separately.

>>37865299
>We healed our brand.

That's pretty much what they do there, heal brands for cash. Our healing only serves as our resume since they can easily search our name in the banished people records to confirm.

>>37865278
Why would we waste time taking care of them?
What more does this have to do with us?

>>37865277
Shit mate, you just gave me a great idea.
When we learn the Samjan rune, we could use transform+Samjan+large+large+large to become a giant.

>>37865221
Tell him, and let's not get involved personally

>>37865221
I wonder if the replacement Varistha had connections to that place.

>>37865323
Pargon Pargon Pargon Pargon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySXKnQMUVJg

>>37865323
I wonder if that's how the Rhynians created the huge spiders, as in tansform+spider+large+large+large+large

>>37865321
Better relationship with The Grand Vizier of The Shahdom?

>>37865391
That's a worthwhile reason.

>>37865390
Anon, no.
Not everything is enchanting.
They probably just used some genetic bullshit, or high level fleshcrafting.
I doubt there are runes for "Samja" and "spider" in any case.

>>37865391
>>37865411
So another sidequest inbetween killing Chry's husband and everything else.

>>37865420
Runes are how reality is expressed. So mechanically there must be runes for everything! *[Citation Needed]

>>37865434
Eh, it's kind of on the way to Chrys's village.

>>37865420
>Basic runes deal with something tangible. Water, fire, stone, bird, tree, et cetera.
>Bird
From the enchanting pastebin.
Besides, I assume runes cover pretty much everything, seeing as they're a language.

>>37865452
>>37865477
I really doubt there's a rune for "goat fucking" and "gay BDSM underwater orgy".

>>37865420
>>37865477
Though, yeah, I do agree with you that those runes probably aren't enough, I was just tossing silly ideas, that combination of runes would probably just produce a pile of flesh that couldn't adjust itself to the difference in size.

>>37865509
"Reproduction."
"Goat."
"Spider."
"Bound."

My, aren't you a lewd anon.

>>37865509
Well, that's why it's a language.
There's probably a rune for goat, and a rune for sex, and some way to use a rune in conjunction with another.

>>37865547
>when spider in presence of goat: activate SEX

>>37865571
It'd probably be more like when spider is in proximity of goat, mark goat, control spider -> sex goat.

>>37865539
Oh, are you tying down one of the goats with the gene that makes their milk contain spider silk proteins spliced into their genes for the cloning procedure? How nice of you!

>>37865612
So what you're telling me is we could enchant somebody to eternally fuck either goats or giant spiders, yes?

>>37865641
Well, we'd have to figure out a way to keep them sustained and healthy, and it'd probably be a lot more complex than what I wrote, but probably, yeah.

So how about that reveal last thread that Kadir has imprisoned his sister?

>>37865740
Not much of a surprise seeing as that was what he was supposed to do.

>>37865767
I'm more concerned about what he's supposed to do after that.
As in, now that I recall it, he never really elaborated on how he'd get in contact with us for our ceremony.

Briefly you debate whether or not to give him the Emir a fake name, but ultimately decide that there's no harm in revealing your true identity. Even if he wasn't already aware of your impending unbanishment, which he almost certainly is, you've just done him a great service. It would be a heartless man indeed who could throw out the man who brought his daughter home safe and avenged the murder of his wife.

Normally you'd be a bit of a pompous ass and give your full title, but these are special circumstances. “I would certainly hope you recognize me. Mikhael Abdul-Hakim, Emir Sankar's second son.”

Recognition dawns on Emir Yasin's face. “The Vatis? Gods, wasn't it just a few weeks ago that you were off saving the Shah's life from shadowy assassins?”

You relax. Seems he has heard about you after all. “Give or take, and really I had only a small part in saving his life. I was meditating on Nature magic at the time and noticed the life draining from someone in the temple. It was my companion who restarted his heart.”

The Emir nods. “Yes, yes. The robot woman. I've read the reports. Some of my men have also brought me rumors of your exploits in the north. You've already attained something resembling infamy, though not by name. You'll be pleased to know that the Shahzadi was arrested on charges of attempting to assassinate a member of the Royal Family three days ago. She awaits trial in the darkest cell beneath the palace.”

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He sits back down at his desk, clearing his throat briefly. “Well then, that business aside I must ask you a question. I trust you'll answer honestly, in light of your past service to the Shah. You've done well by avenging my wife but this insult must carry repercussions beyond merely the death of a common thug. Men like him seldom work alone. I don't suppose you found anything incriminating in his office after killing him, did you?”

>Reveal what he told you about the Vidyarthi.
>Give him the hundred gold his wife set out to collect.
>Tell him you didn't have an opportunity to question him or search the room.
>Write-in

>>37865846
>>Reveal what he told you about the Vidyarthi.

>>37865846
>Reveal what he told you about the Vidyarthi.
>Give him the hundred gold his wife set out to collect.

>>37865846
>Reveal what he told you about the Vidyarthi.
>Give him the hundred gold his wife set out to collect.

A hundred out of 215 is less than half and very worth it to convince him we're trustworthy and honorable.

>>37865846
>>Reveal what he told you about the Vidyarthi.
>>Give him the hundred gold his wife set out to collect.

We got a bunch from the thug we killed right? Only seems fair.

>>37865846
>Reveal what he told you about the Vidyarthi.
>Give him the hundred gold his wife set out to collect.

>>37865846
>Reveal what he told you about the Vidyarthi.

I miss raiding bandit camps.

>>37865846
>>Reveal what he told you about the Vidyarthi.
>>Give him the hundred gold his wife set out to collect.

>>37865846
>Reveal what he told you about the Vidyarthi.
The money doesn't belong to him or anything.
Besides, he's a fucking Emir, we'd notice that money a lot more than he would.

>>37865846
>Reveal what he told you about the Vidyarthi.

He's probably angry enough to straight up storm the place immediately, we should tell him we can go in first and scout it out (find out how deep the rabbit hole goes, etc,) and then he can send in his men that should be hiding discretely in the background.

>>37865846
>Reveal what he told you about the Vidyarthi.

>>37865905
>we should tell him we can go in first
No

>>37865846
>Reveal what he told you about the Vidyarthi.

>>37865846
>give info carefully, warn of danger, give money
>>37865740
Not very important, he needs to get info and shit from her to do anything.
We will get around to being unbanished eventually, no worries.

>>37865846
>Reveal what he told you about the Vidyarthi.

>>37865905
We have enough shit on our plate, we turned that plot hook the first time we passed by it, we're not going there now.
Besides, let's not take away any more of the man's revenge.

>>37865927
Good point, definitely convinced me.

>>37865903
We were one of the ricest men in Pidjata jist a day or so ago, anon.

>>37865942
As far as he told us he needed some measure of evidence to have an explanation for imprisoning her in the first place.

>>37865962
Exactly, we just lost a huge portion of our wealth, let's not pointlessly throw away our money again.

>>37865846
>>Reveal what he told you about the Vidyarthi.
>>Give him the hundred gold his wife set out to collect.

>>37865846
>Reveal what he told you about the Vidyarthi.
>Give him the hundred gold his wife set out to collect.

>>37865962
>ricest
Can we have Thaddeus make some blue LEDs?

>>37865846
>Reveal what he told you about the Vidyarthi.
Don't give him our fucking money.

>>37866009
Nigga our magic can trick up our own.

>>37865846
>>Reveal what he told you about the Vidyarthi.

My inner jew would like to keep the gold, because he is probably rich enough, but since the gold belonged to his late wife it is now his, so
>>Give him the hundred gold his wife set out to collect.

>>37866029
It didn't even belong to her though.

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>>37866009
Those would certainly be quite cool.

What would we even put them on?

>>37865846
>>Reveal what he told you about the Vidyarthi.

>>37865947
>>37865929
>>37865907
>>37865905
>>37865903
>>37865900
>>37865898
>>37865892
>>37865886
>>37865880
>>37865861
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>>37865992
>>37865997
>>37866021
>>37866028
>Yo nigga you's gots organized crime up in dis city.

So, you're definitely telling him but shit seems split about 50/50 on giving him the money or keeping it. Note, you wouldn't be giving him all the money. Just the hundred gold his wife was after.

VOTE
1
To give him the money.

VOTE
2
To keep the dosh.

>>37866071
1

>>37866071
1

>>37866071
2

>>37866071
2

>>37866071
1

>>37866071
1

>>37866071
1

>>37866071
Stop manipulating anons, you're supposed to stay neutral.

>>37866049
What wouldn't we put them on?
For instance, we could stick them under everyone's helmet to make the eye pieces glow.

>>37866071
1

>>37866088
>>37866090
>>37866098
>>37866110
>>37866111
>>37866136
Why do you people insist on throwing all of our money away?

>>37866071
>2

>>37866071
2

>>37866150
Sounding pretty buttsalt there anon.

>>37866150
it's not our money, at least the 100 gold

>>37866071
1

>>37866169
I'm incredibly buttsore anon.

>>37866088
>>37866090
>>37866098
>>37866110
>>37866111
>>37866136
>Gibe emone plox

>>37866095
>>37866093
>>37866166
>Finders keepers, losers weepers.

>>37866166
Last valid vote.

>>37866112
I'm just clarifying some shit, mang.

>>37866071
1

>>37866150
100 gold that is not really ours?
Not to mention most of our journeys are rogue trader profitable.

>>37866187
We found it, it wasn't even legally hers.

>>37866150
The 100 gold isn't even ours.

>>37866071
2

>>37866215
>steal from a thug you killed
>"Oh no I just found this money! Mi~ne!"

>>37866221
>>37866241
moralfags

>>37866241
Well, yeah.

>>37866264
You're waaay too late to be crying moralfag. You had your chance when we voted to find the little girls mom.

Man i just wanna meditate.

Let's finish the conversation and leave.

This whole little girl shit took the entirety of last thread, let's not get distracted again.

>>37866412
We still have to buy a goat and traveling garb.

>>37866412
Hey I want to meditate too man but this shit is important.

>>37866412
>Man i just wanna meditate.
Meditation is so boring though, and we've done it a lot already the past few threads. Fuck, look at the descriptions in the archives. They're basically "We meditated, meditated again, and meditated some more".

>>37866428
no, goat and message, we're fine on close as is, we can stock up before the pavala.

Or we can have pema go get something simple

>>37866447
It's on our way mate, might as well actually do what we set out to do.
Also we should call our master to ask about Rasim's soul.

>>37866446
Meditation is actually a lot of fun, we get to learn shit tons about the magic system and we gain power as well.

and we've meditated once in the past like dozen threads.

>>37866447
I really don't want to do to our expensive black silk silver trimmed outfit what we did to our master's robes. Rather, buying clothes specifically for traveling is fairly logical to spending less money on fancy replacements.

>>37866478
I bet you are a reading fag as well.

>>37866447
sooooo-are we gonna ever have any vys in the shockwave sword?

>>37866446
Meditation is one of the most interesting parts of the quest.

>>37866478
At least three.

>On Cloak & Mind
>Hidden
>Leaping

Not counting our teaching sessions of course.

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>>37866428
If I have to remind ya fuqs bout tha gems one more time...

Does anyone remember how many days are left until our party?

>>37866521
I don't know why Soma doesn't just copy-paste a list of the day's intents. It's the fastest and easiest note to take.

>>37866521
What fucking gems?

>>37866506
We should have over 100 by now. Soma keeps forgetting.

>>37866518
>>On Cloak & Mind
Doesn't really count since we didn't Vys gather

The other 2 were one meditation.

>>37866545
The ones we were meant to buy for Fulvia.

>>37866506
i swear he is gonna have that thing break if people are gonna keep asking him to pump so much vys into it.plus i think the other sword should get checked out since it has 3 gems.

>>37866565
We already know what that one does.

>>37866529
1

>>37866558
Your criteria was learn about the magic system, so I included it because it taught us about void related soul damage.

>>37866565
But right now it has 0

That's our emergency battery for the pa'vala and it has 0.

We should all be worried

>>37866264
that just money man, it's the least important thing in this quest. we are already fully staffed and we have an house and we still have a lot of dosh (plus investment) . What whould we even use it for?

You reach into your cloak, extracting a pouch filled with one hundred gold coins. “Well, I found the money your wife was looking for. I figure it out to go to you, considering the way things went.”

You set the money down on the Emir's desk, he plucks up the pouch and sets it aside, almost distastefully. “I can't believe she died over such a paltry sum. She was always like that. More pride than sense. What about the men he was working for?”

“Well,” You begin, considering your words carefully. “I don't know if he actually works for them, but he mentioned the 'Vidyarthi', whoever they are. He seemed to owe them money, and thought I was an agent of theirs sent to collect. I got him to tell me where their base of operations lies, in a fortress to the northwest of El-Amin. On the road between here and the Temple to Pani on the northern shore. It's supposed to lie at the edge of a vast canyon.”

The Emir scowls, his brow furrowing. “I'm familiar with the Vidyarthi. They're an offshoot of Surya's church, a cult. They teach that soon the bonds which enslave Surya to merciful Pani's will are going to break, and he will unleash his divine fury upon Pidjata. They're led by a former Dastur who was excommunicated by a council of his peers. That was three centuries ago, but they've only recently started to hold anything resembling actual power.”

He shakes his head. “I'll have Kadir convene a special advisory session. Most likely we'll plant a few trusted men and women among their ranks and wait until they uncover concrete evidence of their wrongdoing, then wipe them off the face of the Earth. That would be my chosen course of action at least.”

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>>37866612
And about gaining power. Which Mik kind of really really needs.

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H-hey guys we should try to make friends or amends at least with the spirit cat. R-right?

The Emir sighs, rubbing his eyes wearily for a moment before once again addressing you. “Thank you, Mikhael. If there is anything within my power I can do to repay you for your help, name it and it shall be done.”

>Ask him to see if he can't convince the Shah to official unbanish you soon.
>Tell him you were acting in the name of your family, and he can discuss a reward with your father.
>A generous government stipend payed to your household to fund its continued operation would be greatly appreciated.
>It would really be great if he could just handwave all that testing nonsense and grant you the robes of a Grandmaster.
>Write-in

>>37866581
actually no we didn't, hell a lot of the shit in our cloak and the cloak itself is a mystery.
>>37866615
True, but i figured that thing would have a limit.

>>37866656
>>Tell him you were acting in the name of your family, and he can discuss a reward with your father.

>>37866665
We can be confident that we'll get some sort of warning signs before it overloads. Or it may just stop accepting Vys

>>37866656
>official unbanish you soon.
Should be "officially unbanish you sooner".

>>37866665
>actually no we didn't, hell a lot of the shit in our cloak and the cloak itself is a mystery.
The Varistha told us what it did.
Don't you remember?

>>37866656
>Tell him you were acting in the name of your family, and he can discuss a reward with your father.

>>37866656
>Ask him to see if he can't convince the Shah to official unbanish you soon.

>>37866656
We should offer him a favor in exchange for his knowledge of runes.

>>37866656
>Ask him to see if he can't convince the Shah to official unbanish you soon.

The sooner the best

>>37866656
>>Ask him to see if he can't convince the Shah to official unbanish you soon.
and if it fail:
>Tell him you were acting in the name of your family, and he can discuss a reward with your father.

about the grandmaster robes, remember that official vatis work for the state.

>>37866656
>Tell him you were acting in the name of your family, and he can discuss a reward with your father.

>>37866656
>Tell him you were acting in the name of your family, and he can discuss a reward with your father.

>>37866693
My fucking sides anon, my fucking sides.

>>37866693
Please tell me you're pretending to be retarded.

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>>37866693
>his knowledge of runes.
He has knowledge of runes?

>>37866693
He knows nothing of enchanting

>>37866697
>>37866691
Were gonna get that anyway and we're leaving soon.

>>37866687
He said it was only used by high ranking samnji and only hazard a guess at what it does, since it seemed similar to the single gem one.
>>37866656
>Tell him you were acting in the name of your family, and he can discuss a reward with your father.

>>37866656
>Legalize dragons.

>>37866656
>>Tell him you were acting in the name of your family, and he can discuss a reward with your father.

>>37866656
>Tell him you were acting in the name of your family, and he can discuss a reward with your father.

>>37866732

I just rarer not press him for rewards, this is a very private matter after all.

>>37866749
Extremely incorrect, anon.

>>37866789
Prove me wrong than, since i'm sure he told us he wasn't sure.

>>37866723
>>37866722
>>37866688
>>37866685
>>37866749
>>37866753
>>37866768
>He can take it up with your father.

>>37866691
>>37866697
>>37866710
>Speed up the unbanishment process.

>>37866751
>Legalize dragons for medicinal use.

Looks like the Abdul-Hakim family is about to get quite a bit more powerful. Well, maybe. I'll need to roll to see what your dad can get out of the deal. Anyway, writing.

>>37866807
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/35756258/#p35760921
He knew exactly what it did and told us so.
The 3 gems correspond to the levels of black streaks, and make the blade more easily cut through armor.

>>37866646
For what purpose?

>>37866817
Let us know how much of a bonus he gets.

>>37866849
>haggling a favor
>"Dem fuckin' Abdul-Hakims."

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>>37866817
I wonder how hard his Jew skills are with this much of an opportunity

>>37866831
Well than, what in the world am i thinking about.should still test it out though.

>>37866876
New nickname: "Haggling Hakim"

>>37866843
Cause we were kind of a dick to him? And assuming his power is going to keep growing as we construct shrines being on his good side will likely benefit us in the long term.

>>37866817
He should get a nice bonus from us saving his daughter, killing his wife murder, pointing the the murder's supporters, and saving the shas life, on top of his haggling and political connections.
>>37866817
Since we are visiting our father can we tell him i advance so that he prepares and gets an even bigger bonus?

>>37866912
Not entirely unreasonable. I still hate the bastard for freaking out over being a thing with an ego.

>>37866843
Why wouldn't you want to be friends witha powerful entity that resides within your home ? Plus we we're kind of a dick to him

>>37866922
I don't know why we just don't learn how to consume souls and then eat the fucker.

>>37866989
Wrong person, but soma said that their souls would destroy ours.

>>37866989
Because that could kill us.

>>37866646
Yeah. It was idiotic to think we could have intimidated him, hopefully he'll forgive us sometime

>>37866989
If you're talking about the spirit, then he doesn't have a soul, he has a divine core, we can't mess with that shit.
We could however hire another spirit to eat him.

>>37866932
Meh, he is probably entitled to personhood just as much as the dragon or magitech A.I. who are part of our retinue.

>>37867004
I really need to catch up on the ask, haven't checked that shit since abit after we GM'ed but it is so damn big now.

>>37867021
Just get Ricky to erode his existence with his voidy D.

>>37867015
We could bring him an offering. Spirits love offering.

>>37867045
The Ask isn't really a good place for getting answers, it's more of a chatroom with some very few BQ related elements occasionally.

>>37867062
Because they make them more powerful anon.
Let's not make him stronger.

>>37866843
It's always a good idea to try to get along with your roommate

>>37867087
Landlord.

>>37867015
We could always try to find a corrupted core in the first ryhnian ruin we explored and gift it. I don't know what else he could want unless we natty 30 a apology

>>37867062
I think spending as much money as we did fixing up what he considers his Home is pretty damn alright even if it's also our own home. He has a shrine right at its entrance, FFS.

>>37867080
But making him stronger was part of the deal we made with him you paranoid shit.

>>37867096
We own the deed, so not really.

>>37867047
Yes and destroy the only reliable source of learning new runes we have.

>>37867070
Ah, I had assumed that it was full of semi in character knowledge. I should still probably catch up some night when Soma isn't running, but fuck if I am not lazy since shit started this semester.

>>37867125
Anyone who can freely manipulate your flooring into a pit for the damned is entitled the label of Landlord, deed or no.

>>37867098
That ruin was crawling with adventurers, who were pretty pissed at us, when we left. I doubt there is anything left.

>>37867137
I suggested to them through contact-us that they make alternative viewing methods for ask pages with thousands of questions answered to make them more easily browsed.

About half a year ago.

My heart to you for however deep you choose to delve.

>It would really be great if he could just handwave all that testing nonsense and grant you the robes of a Grandmaster.

We could also just ask him to repay the favor when we need it.

>>37866729
It's just a common negotiating tactic.

>>37867164
Well considering how we got our last one I'd like to think that if anybody came close to it they're either paint or a flesh suit by now.
Then again I'm ever the optimist

>>37867183
Schedule anon here. I've got a several hundred page HTM and text record of the ask.fm page. If any good anon could tell me how to upload and host a HTM chrome file for browsing, I could have a single page navigable by ctrl+f.

>>37867261
You could just bundle it into a single file that anyone can download and open from their desktop.

>>37867327
That would make the process compatibly less painful.

>>37867327
...that is an absurdly simple yet awesome idea. Sorta like the Pa-valan Balloon. I'll do so the instant I get back home.

You shrug your shoulders. “You can consider me an actor on the behalf of the Abdul-Hakim family. If you'd like to offer a reward, I suggest you take it up with my father. He is the head of the tribe, after all.”

Where as most families are subservient to a clan head, which itself is subservient to a tribal chief, your family is something of an oddity. Because you were raised from slavery to high nobility in but a single generation, a clan and tribe needed to be created to when your family was titled. Since then any slave freed by the Royal Household has been made a member of the Abdul-Hakim tribe.

Your family is the only branch of the tribe to be considered noble, and so leadership has always remained within your family. The Abdul-Hakim clan is composed solely of your extended family, that is to say various uncles, their wives, and their children. Incidentally, most of the men and women sworn to your family's cause are technically your tribesmen despite sharing no blood relation with your family.

The Emir sighs heavily at the mention of your father. “I was worried you'd say that. Very well, I'll send a runner tomorrow explaining the situation to him.”

You stand, bowing deeply to Emir Yasin. “It's been my pleasure to help you in this matter, Emir. If there's nothing else I have business to attend to elsewhere but please, do not hesitate to contact Master Karim or my Father should you have any need to contact me.”

He nods, dismissing you with a wave. The Emir suddenly looks very tired, slouched in his seat. You leave without a word, finding that a guard is waiting for you on the other side of the door. He escorts you swiftly off the estate grounds to the main gate, where he takes up position standing to one side of the great iron construction. You set to wandering towards your family's home. It's only a few blocks away, and you can pick up a goat and a some traveling garb on your way back to your estate.

(1/2)

>>37867361
Pav-Ala.

Pav'ala.

PAV'ALA!

As you arrive in front of the much more modest estate your family resides in, the guards push open the gate for you without a word. You can't help but feel pleased that they recognized you. You pass within the high perimeter wall that surrounds your family's home and step up to the front door, where a slave stands waiting to receive guest. It must be dreadfully boring standing outside all day, though it's probably better than cleaning. The old doorman pushes the door open and announces with a surprisingly loud voice. “Mirza Mikhael Abdul-Hakim.”

You step inside, the sound of footsteps echoing from the hall to your left. You have some time to think while you wait for someone to show up to greet you, and your thoughts turn towards just who you plan on inviting to this party of yours.

>Only those family members you actually like.
>Your entire family, it's only polite really.
>Write-in

>>37867401
Pa'vala, actually.

>>37867418
>Your entire family, it's only polite really.
I'd like to finally forgive our sister sometime

>>37867418
>>Your entire family, it's only polite really.
>>Write-in
tell our father about the chance we gave him to jew.

>>37867448
Seconding.

>>37867418
>Your entire family, it's only polite really
Good food to reinforce those family bonds.

>>37867418
>Your entire family, it's only polite really.

Whatever lets get it done.

>>37867418
>>Your entire family, it's only polite really.
Our sister is a cunt, but that doesn't change that we are blood.
>>37867448
Second on giving our father a chance to prepare.

>>37867418
>>Only those family members you actually like.

>>37867448
Third.

>>37867418
>Your entire family, it's only polite really.

>>37867418
>>Your entire family, it's only polite really.

Here's the bloody link to the ask pages. It's fucking long. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/uczimg4g2xfmlq8/AAAAb3raGnnhi13RQtOWbfPMa?dl=0

>>37867418
>Only those family members you actually like.
Or else this is going to be a disaster.
Also >>37867448

>>37867448
Fourthing
>O-o-overjew!!

>>37867448
Isn't that a bit unfair?

>>37867418
>Your entire family, it's only polite really.

>>37867430
>>37867448
>>37867463
>>37867471
>>37867481
>>37867497
>>37867504
Do you really want to invite a bunch of racists we're not too close to, including the wife beater and the shit eating sister to a party filled with our closest friends?

>>37867565
Yes. Obviously.

>>37867418
>Only those family members you actually like.

>>37867532
Wha-

This isn't even...

Why is it so shit?!

>>37867565
You can pick your friends but you can't pick your family.

>>37867418
>Only those family members you actually like.

>>37867418
>Your entire family, it's only polite really.
Only right thing to do.

>>37867565

Yeah, but deep down I don't want them to come over and neither do they. Just like with regular family.

>>37867594
You can easily do that.
Fuck them.

>>37867609
edgy

>>37867565
Yes.
Why?
Because we're not gonna play favoritism. But mostly because showing off.

Jesus christ, half the people there are going to be asshole Abdul-Hakims.

>>37867565
I want to rub it in their noses, our house is better than the jew brother, and we are in a better position than our cunt sister.

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>>37867609
>Fuck them.

Don't go there anon.

>>37867624
>half
>implying 2 people count towards half our family

>>37867626
>>37867621
Ah yes, instead of allowing our guests to enjoy themselves we're going to invite a bunch of assholes just to rub it in their noses.

>>37867418
>Your entire family, it's only polite really.

>Entire family
>Tell father.
Writin'

>>37867624
Good thing our friends are already used to a racist asshole.
>>37867645
2 people are not a bunch of assholes.
unless you include our mother and father and siblings in that mix.

>>37867565
yes. we should mend our family ties if they can be mended. our brother was stuck with an unloving wife and it's hard to say if our sister acted by oportunism or by honor. we don't need to be best friend but we could at least be on good term.

>>37867645
Our party needs to be badass enough that it will be impossible not to enjoy it

>>37867624
>two bad apples among the dozen
Whatever. It'll make us look better in comparison in the eyes of our minions(companions) for how benevolent we are to the lesser peoples when compared to our family.

It's also a pretty good way for them to learn about our culture and how superior it is to their own.

>>37867666
>>37867643
>>37867678
>Two
You people do realize we're going to have 3 humans and an elf there, 3 of those are mutants as well as a bunch of commoners and insane vatis.
All of our family are going to be assholes towards them.

>>37867718
If they were hosts, maybe. But in this they are guests.
There's quite the supreme difference.

>>37867738
They're nobles.
They don't give two shits.

>>37867565

Apart from asshole brother I don't think anyone will make trouble. Even if our friends are foreigners father and the others are merchant-minded its unlikely they will be throwing insults during dinner.

>>37867718
Profectus is probably more related to us than our servants are.

Just add some dragon cum and he's two thirds there.

>>37867779
>Just add some dragon cum
That can be arranged.

>>37867759
As far as the fluff pastebins of our family and culture go I'm inclined to disagree.

>>37867790
I don't think Zahak reached that age yet.
How do dragons reproduce anyways?

>>37867790
>>37867779
You keep buttslut away from our son!

>>37867800
Claoca

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>>37867678
Now thats the kinda Samjan thinking I like to see in these threads.

>>37867759
Yes they are nobles. Which means they have at least some concept of propriety. Namely don't insult your host's companions no mater how degenerate, elvish, or human they may be.

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>>37867820
unnnffffff

>>37867820
>degenerate
>Elvish
same thing anon

>>37867849
Are you calling Mik a dark degenerate?

>>37867862
>IM-FUCKING-PLYING

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>>37867849
Covering all the bases anon. You can certainly be degenerate with out being Elvish after all. Though one dose tend to go hand in hand with the other.

>>37867974
Man what a bad case of dead fish eyes.

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>>37868005
Opium. Not even once. Even if it is super magic opium.

Also some people me dig that far off look.

>>37868078
So... you like drugged women.

Soma pls come back soon I feel unsafe.

>>37868147
Someone has never been to a college party.

>>37868190
>going to a college party
Not the same as "going to a party while also being in college" mind you.

>>37868190
What kind of an asshole does?

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>>37868147
You don't? I mean not when fucking obviously, since going dead fish should be a defense mechanism not the default but that look makes my cock a very happy camper.

>>37868285
Rapist genes making your boner hard.
Do you happen to have any particularly barbaric ancestry?

>>37868147
i think that he enjoys the fact that they have a vacant look for anything around them but he wants them to become focused on him when she has such a casual disregard for everything else around them

>>37868309
>not knowing that rape is natural and one of the big reason why rape is so traumatic to women is that they sometimes enjoy it, and thus feel extreme guilt over it.
Sure there are guys who pump and jump, but there are others who enjoy themselves.

>>37868331
I think his boner recognizes inattentiveness and it wants to strike.

>>37868339
I don't actually see how that's related to what I asked.

>>37868309
>barbaric

A good amount of Ashkenazi jew, bit o' Irish, touch of Amerind, some other shit. Do I win?

>>37868386
me neither

>>37868349
also a possibility

SOMA PLS

THE CROWD IS GETTING DANGEROUSLY ELVISH

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>>37868404
Somebody say Elves?

>>37868404
and by we, you mean the gestalt unconscious that is mik, right?

>>37868413
This entire quest is about dark elves anon, where have you been?

>>37868404
Well elves are known to have stretchy anuses and vaginas.

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>>37868426
I've seen Slamjams, Humies, Dragons, and Elves. No "Dark Elves" or whatever you call them

>>37868426
WE ARE NOT ELVES FOR THE LAST FUCKING TIME YOU DEGENERATE!

>>37868404
To think this all started when some one suggested to have butt slut room with our son.

>>37868469
No.

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>>37868413
Yes. That they are degenerate. Now post superior Samjan.

>>37868495
either saggy tits or she is part giraffe.

>>37868519
Most people cannot into realistic scale for example GW.

>>37868469
Come on you know Z-diggy loves his uncle-brother.

>>37868519
Blame it on freaky Samjan proportions. For reference that bitch is like 6'8.

>>37868519
How do people notice these things?

I always see what the author intended, never picking out the imperfections no matter how odd or hilarious they are.

>>37868614
Well when you imagine how you might advance on such a creature you pay attention to the general proportions of things.

>>37868614
(1/7) incoming

>>37867820
7/10
>>37867974
8/10
>>37868078
4/10
>>37868285
4/10
>>37868413
6/10
>>37868461
9/10 would hunt with
>>37868495
6/10
>>37868600
5/10

kinda disapointed in the quality of long eared sapients in this thread

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This is a real fucking elf.

>>37868614
Funny enough i never noticed the text, when i saw the saggy tits.

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>>37868768
And also a massive pervert.

Been over n hour, i will laugh if it was just soma being on the phone.

>>37868768
>Dunmer
>Elf

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>>37868690
Meh, most of my shit is way too Nip for the erudite audience that makes up the BQ player base. Also post shit if you are going complain, faggot.

>>37868768
Did that nigga fuck up a fleshcrafting roll to turn his hand into a scorpion/lobster thing or what?

>>37868810
brb gonna go pledge my soul to Malal now

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Your sister Halima appears in the hallway a moment later. You're a bit surprised, you wouldn't expect a Captain of the City Guard to be visiting home in the middle of the day. She's even still wearing her armor, and has a scimitar sitting in its scabbard on her hip. It's like she just got off duty.

You and Halima have been close ever since you were children. She's three years older than you, and would always tag along with you and your brother when the two of you went off to cause trouble. It wasn't much of a surprise when she ended up joining the City Guard, she'd professed her desire to pursue a martial career even as a child.

She has a scar running across her cheek that you don't recall being there, and a fresh bruise on her forehead. Halima has never been the most attractive sort; she's always had a mannish jawline and her light skin does her no favors, not to mention her height. She's as tall as you are. Plus she has what some would term an overly muscular frame, much like Chryssa in that regard. All that said, she seems to be in rough shape even by her standards.

She seems surprised to see you, though you can't imagine why. You would have thought that your mother and father would inform her of your unbanishment. She is family, after all. “Mikhael, what are you doing here? Should you really just be walking about the city? I thought you were hiding with your old Master.”

You look at her confused. “Why would I be hiding? I've been pardoned for whatever crimes I was thought to have committed. I'm going to be officially unbanished in the near future. I'm not trying to draw attention to myself or anything but I'm not hiding either.”
(1/???)

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She looks wary. “So it's true then, you really did save the Shah's life? What is Kadir like? I've heard barely a thing about our new ruler since he took power, he's been keeping to himself for the most part.”

You shrug your shoulders. “Kadir is a pompous ass but I don't think he'll make for a particularly bad ruler. I think that he'll turn out to be a weak king who more or less allows his council to direct the Shahdom how they will, to the benefit of everyone involved I'm sure. Anyway, a friend and I managed to bring Kadir back to life after he suffered a heart attack, most likely brought on by magic.”

She smiles, but seems preoccupied by something else. “As much as I'm pleased to hear about your return to society, I'm wouldn't be so certain of Kadir's plans to rule in name only. He had his sister dragged off in the middle of the night not three days ago for supposedly attempting to assassinate a member of the royal family. The guard has been in an uproar over the arrest, the Shahzadi was much loved by the common solider.”

Well this is an unforeseen development. “I take it you were here to discuss the matter with father, then? I wouldn't worry about it if I were you. It was on my recommendation that he had the Shahzadi arrested as it was she who put out the contract on his life and the life of the previous Shah. Not to mention, as a ruler she would be absolutely disastrous for the realm. I wouldn't worry about it, were I you.”

Halima seems shocked but what you've said. “Do you have any proof? She always seemed so kind and charismatic. The woman I knew would never stoop as low as sending shadowy assassins after her own brother.”

(2/???)

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“I have my own testimony as a man who was there.” Rather, as the man who carried out the assassination. “She hired a band of pirates to destroy the Shah's yacht. They had his body hanging from the entrance to their hideout before I destroyed half the island they had settled on. I heard one of their leaders referring to a client, and mentioning that they needed Kadir dead as well as the Shah.”

“The only way they could have known about the unscheduled cruise along the coast is if their client was a close associate of the Shah, and the only people wealthy enough to hire them would be members of the Royal Family. As next in line to the throne, Shahzadi Shahnaz had the most to gain from the death of the Shah and his heir. She's a violent ideologue on a mission to undermine Samjan society. I assume if Kadir had her arrested he's found more concrete proof of her wrongdoing.”

You sighs in exasperation, but it seems you've managed to alleviate some of her concerns. “Freeing the slaves is not undermining society. Perhaps there will be a few years of turmoil but at the end we would emerge stronger than ever before. Regardless, it's a relief to hear that Kadir is not merely a tyrant, even if I won't be able to share with my comrades exactly how I know that.”

Ugh, your sister is one of those people. Damned abolitionist have no clue the devastation they'd bring upon the realm by abolishing the institution of slavery entirely. Regardless, you change the subject. “Is father in? I need to speak with him.”

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Halima nods. “He's in his office, I was actually just leaving, but we'll need to catch up soon. I want to hear all about my little brother's exploits abroad. Traveling is something so few of our people are given the opportunity to do and you were lucky enough to have it forced upon you.”

She pulls you into a brief half-hug, ruffling your hair affectionately before letting you go on your way. At least she doesn't let her political views define her entirely as a person. You don't know how you'd manage to get through an entire night in her company otherwise. You make your way down the hallway Halima just came from, passing the dining room where two of your step-mothers, Ayda and Semiha, are chatting quietly and sipping tea. Semiha waves enthusiastically when she sees you, where as Ayda is far more subdued. You never really connected with your father's fourth wife.

As you draw near the double doors leading into your father's study, you hear three voices from inside. You can hear your mother clearly, she seems to be berating your father, the only masculine voice in the room. You assume the third voice is probably one of your sisters, or perhaps Nadiyya. You can't really be sure. Regardless, you knock firmly on the door.

Your father's voice calls out, instructing you to enter. You push the door open, surprised to see that in addition to your father, mother, and Nadiyya that your brother, Salil, is also present. Salil scowls when he sees you, but your mother beams. Your father and Nadiyya keep their expressions staunchly neutral.

>>37868928
Nadiya is hagglin mom right?

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>>37868888
>I wouldn't worry about it, were I you.”

>>37868969
Wjat tha fuak is that?

>>37868963
Parents:
(72) Sankar Abdul-Hakim: Father. A kind and loving father. He always looked out for the family before himself.
(57) Hafsah Abdul-Hakim: Mother. Your father's first and favorite wife. Absolutely coddled you.

Siblings:
(34) Safiyyah Abdul-Hakim: Eldest Sister. Played a large part in raising you and your siblings. Married to a noble in Marqash.
(30) Halima Abdul-Hakim: Older Sister. A bit of a tomboy, always tagged along with you and your brother. Captain of the Guard.
(28) Zaahir Abdul-Hakim: Older Brother. Your closest childhood friend, you did everything together. Your father's heir.
(23) Azra Abdul-Hakim: Younger Sister. Almost worshiped you and your brother as heroes, until you were banished.

Family:
Step-Mothers:
(41) Semiha Abdul-Hakim: Father's second wife. A beautiful, if dimwitted woman. Very doting. Has always treated you well.
(33) Nadiyya Abdul-Hakim: A distant and cold woman, but unbelievably shrewd. Taught you everything you know about haggling.
(26) Ayda Abdul-Hakim: Father's fourth wife. The last scion of a once wealthy and noble family. Married for her wealth.

Half-Siblings:
(23) Salil Abdul-Hakim: Younger Brother. Glad to see you banished. Married to your former fiancee. Successful merchant.
(20) Pratima Abdul-Hakim: Younger Sister. Not particularly well known.
(16) Duha Abdul-Hakim: Youngest Sister. Not particularly well known.
(11) Chetan Abdul-Hakim: Youngest Brother. Not particularly well known. Priest dedicated to Pani in El-Amin.

>>37868987
pratima was the one who spit on us right?

and Azra is the adventurer?

>>37869015
other way around.

>>37869015
You mixed them up.

>>37868986
Skinwalker. Nothing you need worry about mea... anon. Yess,, noThing yoU nEEd TO worRy abouT.

>>37868928
>alil, is also present. Salil scowls when he sees you,
Oh i'm gonna love what we are about to tell our father.

>>37869046
I'm mostly glad he's present for the invitation.

Is Soma dead or what?

>>37869121
I think he posted a portion of the update to whet our appetites.

>>37869046
My penis is absolutely knotted in anticipation.

It's your father who ultimately speaks first. “Ah, Mikhael. I wasn't expecting you. Is it urgent?”

You think about his question for a moment before responding. “Well, I mean. It's fairly urgent. At least one of the reasons I've come here to speak with you is. I discovered Emir Yasin's wife dead and escorted his daughter back to his estate. He's going to be sending you an envoy tomorrow to discuss the possibility of a reward, as I told him I was merely acting as an agent of our family.”

You're surprised to find that Salil can scowl even harder than he already was. You've no doubt he wishes to shout all manner of obscenities at you, but to his credit he holds his tongue. As for the rest of your family, even Nadiyya seems surprised by the news. Your father doesn't seem to know how to respond at first. Your mother simply looks incredibly smug.

Eventually it's your father who speaks. “Well, I suppose that is rather urgent. Which one of Emir Yasin's wives that you found dead?”

You stride into the office proper, brushing past your brother to take a seat in an unoccupied chair in front of your father's desk. “Salma, apparently she used to be a prostitute and was owed a debt by the owner of the whorehouse she once worked in. He cut her throat when she came to collect. Anyway, the other matter I wished to discuss is far less somber. I've only recently acquired the deed to an estate on the docks and finished having it renovated. I'm hosting a get together for some of the men and women I was apprenticed alongside, as well as some of my Master's friends. I figured I may as well invite the family.”

(Shit, forgot to submit the post)

Silence reigns in the room. It only occurs to you afterwards how strange it is to walk into the middle of a family meeting talking about dead former prostitutes and throwing a party. However, you dismiss such thoughts. Nothing you can do about it now after all. “So, can I expect your attendance? It will be your typical housewarming party, everyone will be bringing a dish of their own.”

Your mother is the first to recover from the rapid change of subject. “Of course we'll be attending! Won't we, dearest husband?”

Your father chimes in with his own agreement. “Of course, we'd be honored. Just how lucrative are these adventures of yours? Did you really have enough money left over after investing thousands of silver in family endeavors to buy a house on a whim and have it renovated?”

Before you can answer, Salil butts in. “I'm afraid I won't be able to make it, dearest brother. I'll be on a ship to some foreign hellhole at the behest of our dearest father. I'm sure Vasuda will be delighted to attend in my stead.”

With that, your brother turns to storm out of the room. You can't help yourself, you have to quip. “Oh, please do tell your lovely wife I'll be simply delighted to show her my hospitality.”

You deliver the line with a straight face, though the temptation to grin like a cocky asshole is almost too strong to resist. Your brother pauses mid-step, and for a moment you think he's going to turn around and say something, but he thinks better of it. He slams the door shut forcefully behind him.

Your mother daggers glares at you. “Come now, you should know better than to antagonize your brother like that Mik. It's terribly rude.”

>>37868986
The strange and dangerous lizard Jew.

>>37868908
>it was almost gay marriage rights again
Thank goodness we stopped her

>>37869159
>“Oh, please do tell your lovely wife I'll be simply delighted to show her my hospitality.”
That the mik we know and love.