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Nisha is staring up at you with melted bastani all over her mouth and an expectant look on her face. As much as you'd like to entertain her, there really are a few questions you must ask her father. Thus to keep her content you channel vys, two little illusory figures weaving themselves from thin air. Perched upon her step-mother's empty glass bowl is a dragon about the size of a kitten, a visage great and terrible in a compact package. Its tail lashes violently through the air behind it as it shoots a tiny little jet of flame from its mouth.

The other is a man roughly the size of your thumb, wearing Warlock armor and wielding a spear and shield. Golden beads dangle from his armor and lightning dances across the point of his spear. The two illusory figures stare one another down from across the table before the dragon leaps forward, its wings snapping out to carry it through the air towards the soldier in miniature. The battle which plays out between them is glorious indeed, with fire and lightning shooting across the table in every direction.

Nisha is absolutely captivated, she can barely pull her eyes away from the display for a moment. Even her step-mother Zahia, a woman you'd generously describe as harsh from what you've seen of her so far, watches the display with veiled interest. The distraction affords you the opportunity to discuss matters with Emir Yasin but as you lean forward to pose a question your bastani arrives, saffron flavored ice cream pressed between two crackers made of sweet fried bread.
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You bite into the sweet treat, the flavors mingling pleasantly on your tongue and the frozen cream serving as a welcome relief from the heat of the Pidjatan sun. After you've taken the time to properly savor your treat, you lean forward and address the Emir in low tones. “Regarding the Vidyarthi, how goes the investigation? Have you made any progress?”

The Emir's expression sours, and he whispers to you conspiratorially. “Not as well as I'd hoped, Mikhael. They elude us at every turn. I have needed to remove three of my trusted agents from my service after they were discovered attempting to steal text from the Grand Library. They rot in prison, under the tender ministrations of my interrogators. Unfortunately torture has delivered seldom little in the way of results.”

The Emir leans back in his chair, sighing heavily. “Universally they claim they would rather die than betray their 'family'. I've had Nature Vatis investigate their thoughts and they claim that their minds are covered in a thick, cloying haze. As though obscured or perhaps influenced by some unnatural force. I fear the Vidyarthi may hold in their possession an artifact of great power, which they're using to indoctrinate their followers.”

The Emir presses his hand to his heart, bowing his head apologetically. “But this is no concern of yours, Mikhael. Let me assure you, the forces of the Shah will not be resisted by a handful of rogue Vatis. Let us speak of something lighter, yes?”

You smile, leaning back into your own chair and folding one leg over the other. “Yes, let's.” You turn your attention to Zahia. “You mentioned you'd journeyed extensively through Elaudia, have you any wisdom to share with a man about to undertake his first expedition?”

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The scarred woman folds her arms in front of her rather meager bust. “I could offer some advice. First and foremost, trust nothing and no one. Question all that you see and question it constantly. The jungle deceives those who travel within. It seeks to make them lose themselves within its endless depths. It is alive, and anyone who tells you otherwise is a fool. Once, on my first expedition, we encountered a plant the size of a small house. It towered over us, flowers blooming all across its surface and pollen filling the air around it with a yellowish haze.”

She pauses, holding up a solitary finger. “One man went into the cloud of pollen. It clung to him, seeped into his clothes. We told him it was dangerous, but he wanted a clipping of the plant. When he came back he seemed fine, but as we started our return journey he started to act strange. His skin grew waxy and the whites of his eyes turned a deep shade of yellow. He became obsessed with touching, touching anything and everything. Then one night I awoke to screaming, and found him ripping out the throat of our healer.”

She sighs, shaking her head. “I was the only one to return. We tried to kill him, we cut and stabbed and burnt the man who had been our friend until he was little more than a smear of color on the ground. Unfortunately whatever madness consumed him had spread through his blood, and soon the others started to go mad as well. It was only thanks to my understanding of Nature magic that I was able to escape and hold off the pollen's effects until I could find civilization.”

Zahia leans forward, bracing her elbows against the table. “That is my advice to you. Trust nothing. Trust no one. The only thing that will keep you alive in Elaudia is your own rampant paranoia and skill.”

With a wry grin the Emir comments. “I'd thought we'd agree on lighter subjects, had we not? This is far from what I had in mind.”

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Zahia shrugs her shoulders. “He asked me for advice, I gave him advice.”

You decide it would be best to change the subject, preferably to something safe. Thus you conclude your little magical display with the brave warrior pulling the dragon into a headlock, wrestling him to the ground and ultimately sending the beast away crying with a firm kick to its backside. Nisha seems to find this incredibly funny, judging by her incessant giggling.

You draw her attention by affectionately messing her hair, causing her to swat at your hand and puff out her cheeks in childish frustration. Her anger is quickly forgotten when you pose a question. “How have you been since we lest met, Nisha? I trust you've been well.”

She cocks her head to one side, placing a finger contemplatively against her chin. “Umm... I've been well, I got to sail on my daddy's boat a few days ago. That was really cool! We got to see a fish jump out of the water, it had these fins that were sorta like wings so I called it a bird fish! My dad said it's called a blacksail but I think that sounds stupid! Oh, and I'm getting engaged soon! My dad sad it's almost time to find a boy for me to marry but I haven't met anyone yet. I'm really excited!”

She continues like this for quite some time, going on and on about the mundanities of being a young girl from a noble family. She talks about what she's learning from her tutors, about her enthusiasm for the game hounds and jackals, which is a sort of simple board game about plugging holes in a board with either hound or jackal headed pegs, where the goal is to get all of one's pieces into the circle at the end of the board. It's popular amongst children and bored housewives.

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Eventually you finish your bastani and you can tell that the Emir and his wife are growing restless. It would probably be best to excuse yourself and continue on to meet your Master.

>Continue on your way after thanking them for the sweets.
>Offer to help the Emir with the Vidyarthi
>Suggest that Nisha be introduced to your younger brother Chetan, as a possible groom.
>Write-in

>>41324555
>>Continue on your way after thanking them for the sweets.

AAAAAADVENTURE TIME

>>41324555
>Suggest that Nisha be introduced to your younger brother Chetan, as a possible groom.

>>41324555
>Continue on your way after thanking them for the sweets.
>Offer to help the Emir with the Vidyarthi
>Suggest that Nisha be introduced to your younger brother Chetan, as a possible groom.

>>41324555
>Continue on your way after thanking them for the sweets.
We got too much shit on our plate already.

>>41324555
>Suggest that Nisha be introduced to your younger brother Chetan, as a possible groom.
All of this Nisha interaction....hnnngggg.

>>41324555
>>Suggest that Nisha be introduced to your younger brother Chetan, as a possible groom.

>>41324555
>Offer to help the Emir with the Vidyarthi
Yes please

More recognition
We can test ourselfs
And we can kill people

Its a win win

>>41324494
Oi soma you fucked up ayylin did not know she was going to study in anthus at the time of duel.

>>41324555
>Continue on your way after thanking them for the sweets.

>>41324555
>Offer to help the Emir with the Vidyarthi
>Suggest that Nisha be introduced to your younger brother Chetan, as a possible groom.

>>41324555
>Suggest that Nisha be introduced to your younger brother Chetan, as a possible groom.

EMPIRE BUILDING

>>41324555
>>Continue on your way after thanking them for the sweets.
Sup Soma, you feeling better or not done dying yet?

>>41324816
She did, actually. At least she had an inkling of an idea that's where she was headed. Check thread #125

>>41324555
>>Continue on your way after thanking them for the sweets.
>>Tell him we think the pirates near the water temple used some similar artifact that overwrites minds.
>>Tell him that Metal vatis can learn how to protect their minds.
>>Tell him we should talk again, preferably before our party leaves for Elaudia.

>>41324555
>Suggest that Nisha be introduced to your younger brother Chetan, as a possible groom.
>Continue on your way after thanking them for the sweets.

We can Vid those Yarthi after we come back.

I think we should not play matchmaker between the side of the two politically strongest families other than the El-Amin without our father's consent.

>>41324935
we must do it for the family

>>41324935
nothing will come of it without our father's (as pater familias) consent anyway, so just hinting that our brother is the right age will not hurt

>>41324935
We need to continue the tradition of playing wingman for our littlest bro.

>>41324935
I agree, but we could still mention our brother, if not for engagement, then as just someone around her age to play with or something.

>>41324935
We're not. We're casually mentioning that our brother is an option. If the Emir is interested, he'll go talk to our Father about it. This is by no means final.

>>41324980
Yes, because the first time turned out so great.
hint: it didn't
Stop trying to set him up with the first possible candidate we see.

>>41324555
>Suggest that Nisha be introduced to your younger brother Chetan, as a possible groom.

>>41325024
no

>>41325024
>Yes, because the first time turned out so great.
>hint: it didn't
How did it not turn out good?

>>41324835
>>41324834
>>41324809
>>41324799
>>41324698
>>41324694
>>41324875
>>41325042
>Suggest she meet Chetan.

>>41324839
>>41324824
>>41324793
>>41324698
>>41324568
>>41324872
>>41324875
>Time2Go

>>41324872
>Pirates, Metal Vatis, and later meetings.

>>41324834
>>41324814
>>41324698
>Offer to help with the Vidyarthi

Writin' for suggesting Chetan and then hitting the road.

>>41325024
Didn't they fall asleep holding hands or something, how is that not good?

>>41325061
The one we tried to set him up with kissed Rasim on the cheek.

>>41325052
>>Pirates, Metal Vatis, and later meetings.
Can you include that anyway, or hold a vote for it?

>>41325069
She also kissed Chetan on the cheek.

>>41325098
What a slut.

>>41325098
What a slut.
Clearly Mik can't tell a good loli from a shit tier one at first glance, he shouldn't try to mess with Chetan's romantic life, he'll just get his heart broken.

>>41325098
early signs of degeneracy

we should engage nisha to aylin

>>41325116
>implying Nisha isn't a pure loli who will bring nothing but joy into Chetan's life

>>41325052
We should have suggested ourself.

>>41325140
they shall embrace the purest form of love

>>41325155
We can't get married as a banished or a Vatis

>>41325147
Chetan isn't ready for a high quality loli like Nisha.
He won't be able to satisfy her.
Eventually, he will start to think of other men, and seek out new sources of satisfaction and excitement.
I'm saying Nisha will want us to cuck Chetan.

>>41325180
rasim and chetan should hook up tbh

>>41325174
We just need to have the Shah amend those laws though, before/after he makes divorce a thing.

>i don't have to fill out a captcha
wut the fug

ChetanxAylin otp

Until he fucks some other samjan and shows her pictures of it

;_;

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>>41325227
>our little brother fucking our daughter

>>41325227
our brother giving in to degeneracy shame on you for suggesting that

>>41325310
Why the fuck did we adopt the little degenerate piece of shit?

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>thread is kill

>>41325483
whoa she is not degenerate you heathen, the act of them knocking boots is degenerate

>>41325483
Nice vys reserves tbh

>>41325483
Cause anon loves daughterus, come on now.

>>41325483
Cause we don't hate the lesser races, we care we just know that we are naturally superior

>>41325499
no more tears only dreams

>>41325504
The inferior races are often referred to as degenerates, actually.

>>41325539
she transcends such casual racism

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>>41325483
>implying

if soma abandons the thread i will be very frustrated tbh

>>41325700
And we give a shit why?

>>41325700
Chill man we just started

>>41325700
Its been 30 minutes. Chill our.

>>41325700
relax nigga

relax

it's all gonna be alright

>>41325700
tbh your a feg

>>41325774
>>41325747
>>41325746
>>41325727
>>41325723
Soma's admirers

>>41325052
Which other omakes will you be doing? Any you got suggested on your tumblr?

woohoo first time i caught a thread live

>>41324555
>Write-in
Suggest ourselves as a possible groom

>>41325802
nah we aren't its pretty damn obvious that anon is an archive fag, or someone used to bitching/arguing( which happens around halfway through the thread usually) and since it quiet at the start he has nothing to occupy his time.

>>41325874
sup whinerfag

>>41325890
Funny enough i'm the instigator in recent amount of the arguments in the thread.
Speaking of which you niggas should know that only the ayy scenes are getting done since the shit in 3/4 place were mistake choices done by soma.

>>41325890
faggot

i'm oceanic as fuck right now

i am transcend salt and tears

am the salt lord

>>41325982
Why are you salty this time, Anon?

>>41325951
fag tbh

>>41325982
at least post the full version anon, not this half assversion.

>>41325947
Soma is ineffable what're you totaling about

>>41326023
Learn to speak english you fucking idiot.

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You use a napkin to wipe bastani syrup and crumbs from around your mouth and briefly wash your hands in a bowl of chilled rose water the waitress laid out in the center of the table. “Well, this has been wonderful but I really should be going. I was on my way to visit my former Master and if I delay any longer I may miss him.”

The Emir reaches a hand across the table. “It's been a pleasure dining with you, Mikhael. Until next time.”

You clasp him by the forearm, shaking once. “Indeed, Emir. However, before I go may I put forward a potential suitor for your daughter?”

The Emir raises an eyebrow, his expression a mix of hesitation and curiosity. “Who did you have in mind? I was planning on introducing her to a few of the Shah's nephews but I suppose I'm open to suggestions.”

You release your grip on the Emir, standing and straightening your robes. “My younger brother Chetan, he's in training to become a priest at the Temple of Pani here in El-Amin.” You turn your attention from the Emir to Nisha. “He's not much older than you, only eleven, and a very kindhearted young man. I'm sure the two of you would get along quite well.”

Nisha seems excited by the prospect, though you're sure she's simply excited by the prospect of meeting potential suitors and not necessarily excited to meet your younger brother specifically. “Does he know magic like you? I hope he does.” She looks to her father, expression serious. “Can I marry Mik? He's really nice, Papa. Plus he can do magic! That's good, right? He'd be a great husband!”

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The Emir simply smiles affectionately to his youngest daughter and reaches across the table to take her hand in his. “Sadly, darling, Vatis can't get married. It's a law older than the Shahdom itself. You'll have to settle for someone slightly more mundane, and more likely to live past his hundredth year.” He turns to you. “I'll take you suggestion under consideration, Mikhael. Considering your family's recent rise to prominence and the projects you're undertaking with the Shah, I've no doubt an alliance between our families would prove mutually beneficial.”

You bow, touching your fingers to your chest and forehead as a show of respect before finally excusing yourself. Vaisala is right were you left her, hungrily eyeing the wait staff but resisting the temptation to eat them. She nudges her head into your chest as you get close, nuzzling you briefly. As a reward for her good behavior you dig a long strip of jerky out of your cloak and offer it to her, nearly losing your fingers when her head shoots forward to snatch the treat from your hand.

Vaisala swallows the strip of jerky whole, and you climb swiftly onto her back. She doesn't have reigns, so you don't need to worry about untying her from the fence. Instead you dig your heels gently into her flanks and she sets off at an easy pace, navigating through the light noontime traffic with ease. At this time of day most people try to avoid being outside, the heat is oppressive to put it mildly. Fortunately for you, you're a Grandmaster Water Vatis. The heat isn't really an issue.
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>>41326054
>“Can I marry Mik? He's really nice, Papa. Plus he can do magic! That's good, right? He'd be a great husband!”

The trip through the city is a short one and before long you find yourself kicking your heels into Vaisala's flanks to bring her to a stop in front of your Master's stately home. You can faintly here him shouting obscenities even from outside his door, though you can't tell who his ire is directed towards. Rasim would be the most obvious candidate but you can't be certain.

>Just let yourself in, he probably already knows you're here anyway.
>Reach out through the brooches and tell him you've come to visit.
>Knock, like a normal person.
>Write-in

>>41326075
>Vaisala is right were you left her, hungrily eyeing the wait staff but resisting the temptation to eat them. She nudges her head into your chest as you get close, nuzzling you briefly.
Can we just marry Vaisala?

>>41326101
>Just let yourself in, he probably already knows you're here anyway.

>>41326101
>>Just let yourself in, he probably already knows you're here anyway.

>>41326101
>Just let yourself in, he probably already knows you're here anyway.

>>41326101
>Just let yourself in, he probably already knows you're here anyway.
Be prepared for any pranks/shit flying at us.

>>41326101
>>Just let yourself in, he probably already knows you're here anyway.
CHECK FOR TRAPS/SURPRISES

>>41326101
>Just let yourself in, he probably already knows you're here anyway.

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>>41326101
>Reach out through the brooches and tell him you've come to visit.

Write-in
Put the Centurion or Warlock helmet on and scan for spirits

>>41326101
>write in
slip in while invisible

>>41326101
>>Just let yourself in, he probably already knows you're here anyway.

What color is Profactalus spirit?

>>41326101
>Just let yourself in, he probably already knows you're here anyway.

>>41326101
>>Write-in
tbh

>>41326075
Vaisala is best mount

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>>41326188
>Profactalus

>>41326243
>not Z-dog
tbh

>>41326243
She will also be best mother once we find a male that is worthy of our baby.
and than soon we can enchant her eggs and stuff them full of vys.

>Just let yourself in
Writin'

>>41326243
Al-Gasreed best mount. I miss him *sob*

>>41326307
same tbh

>>41326307
he is in a better place now

>>41326276
>not impregnating her ourself

>>41326307
honestly we can check if he is still alive by using our pyramid.
inb4 we see al-gasreed in a happy herd of his people or getting chased by predators

>>41326075
>and more likely to live past his hundredth year.
>Hundredth

How generous

>>41326343
Do we really know him that well?

Zahak is best mount, it can fly and do magic

>>41326377
this tbh

>>41326377
>it

>>41326387
shut up call

>>41326371
We didn't know Chryssa's hubby that well and we still managed to scry him.

>>41326415
Shut the fuck up nignog that ain't even me.

>>41326377
Zahak is best son. Vaisala is best (ground) mount.

>>41326415
seriously shut up tbh

We should ask Rajani if she wants to accompany us to Elaudia.
For those with bad memory, Rajani is our apprentice friend who is a "lesbian" and wanrts to be Mikhael's "friend".

>>41326377
Annette was best mount

>>41326489
Our party is too big already. We don't need more.

>>41326489
I'm game surely having two gms is better than one.
>>41326523
anon we aren't bringing that many people.

>>41326523
>tfw skull kid is potentially the most interesting character
>tfw hes relegated to a stay at home inventor

>>41326523
Yeah we do.

>>41326558
>SK
>Most interesting
Meh

>>41326558
>>41326587
SK's only purpose to the story is to be Fulvia's boytoy.

>>41326587
This niggas gonna become a magitech juggernaut.

>>41326523
Our party consists of Mik, Zahak, Chrys, Darzi, possibly Mortia, possibly Fulvia, and possibly Profectus.
That's 4 for sure, and 7 at most.
We can take one more.

>>41326587
he used to be a literal terrorist and shit. now he's boring as fug. he doesn't even get to use his fancy future stuff

>>41326638
Wait until we come back from out trip.

He'll have some kickass inventions with Fulvia he'll want to test, so he'll want to come with on the next adventure.

>>41326638
I have never been interested at all

>>41326638
>implying he was interesting in the past

>>41326619
He would.
If we let him.

>>41326662
Fulvia is so going to use him to rebuild the Rhynian empire. Maybe we'll even get to see it in-quest!

>>41326753
She's gonna use him for more than just rebuilding the empire, if you know what I mean.

>>41326753
Hey... maybe we could actually be a high ranking official.

Or even... the leader?

>>41326793
i dont pls explain

>>41326793
his keen intellect?

>>41326793
Y'know, Fulvia was my waifu, but if she ends up with SK, that's fine too.

>>41326793
Oh, oh, I know!
She's going to make him develop an ultra high tech artificial pussy, install it in her robot body, and use it to please Mikhael!
That's what you meant, right?

>>41326847
Only if we ask.

We're her commander, but SK will be her hand-holding partner

>>41326793

They are gonna adopt the repair bot we bought and teach him to be a real human boy?

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>>41326847
>Mikheal

>>41326906
Well, Mik is a Water GM.

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You stand to one side of the door and grab the handle, pushing it carefully open. Nothing happens, so you peek inside. The barrel of that contraption your Master built stares you in the face but doesn't fire, so you presume his little steam canon isn't powered at the moment. You step inside cautiously and ascend a flight of stairs from the foyer to the baths. Steam fills the room, and you note an abandoned set of clothes in a strange style sitting near-by. They look to be a woman's clothes, though you can't really be certain. Oddly enough you don't see their owner anywhere.

Your master's voice is more distinct now that you don't have a thick wooden door separating the two of you. You can even make out what he's saying. “-so reckless! You could find yourself banished, or killed, or worse! I forbid you to see her again, do you hear me? I forbid you! She has been nothing but a bad influence!”

You haven't heard your Master this angry since that time you tried to run away with Ismail and join the army on campaign. Admittedly a foolish notion concocted in the mind of a fourteen year old hungry for recognition, among other things. You were barely an apprentice at a time, capable of little more than parlor tricks. You would've been useless at best on the field of battle. You wonder what Rasim did to earn your Master's ire?
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You climb the stairs into your Master's sitting room, finding your Master standing over a seated Rasim and a young elf girl probably about the same age as Rasim, or perhaps a few years older. She wears little save a strip of cloth around her nonexistent breast and a loincloth of sorts. Her ears are exceptionally long, rare for an elf these days, and her skin so pale you can practically see through it. How anyone could find that attractive is beyond you.

Rasim looks properly shamed, his eyes focused on the tile in front of him. The elf girl barely seems aware of what's happening, her attention focused on a window and her expression serene. Master Karim whips his head around to look at you when you enter the room, snapping his fingers to get your attention. “Mikhael, come here and tell this idiot boy what he risk by so blatantly fraternizing with the lesser races! He brought her into my home, in broad daylight! A diplomat's daughter! The scandal he could have caused had I not arrived when I did!”

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Your master swings his cane, cracking Rasim in the arm with the length of wood. Rasim cries out in pain, grabbing hold of his arm where your Master struck him. However, he says nothing as your Master stalks off towards the kitchen, leaving you alone with the two of them whilst grumbling all the while about Rasim's apparent lack of discretion. Honestly he doesn't seem so much mad that Rasim was trying to screw an elf, as mad that he wasn't more careful about not being seen.

>You really would rather not deal with this. Excuse yourself and go try to calm your Master.
>Lecture Rasim about the horrors of the world beyond Pidjata, and the trials you've faced since your Banishment.
>Tell Rasim about what a fantastic experience being banished has been for you, and how much your life has been improved by it.
>Write-in

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>>41326945
>>41326957

>>41326973
>>Lecture Rasim about the horrors of the world beyond Pidjata, and the trials you've faced since your Banishment.

>>41326973
>>Tell Rasim about what a fantastic experience being banished has been for you, and how much your life has been improved by it.

>>41326793
Are you forgetting that regulus is gonna succeed before her?
Nigga has full knowledge of enchanting and isn't afraid to use/spread it for his own gain.
so its only a matter of time until enchanting resurfaces again.

>>41326973
>>Write-in
"Master's right. You need to hide that shit better. Learn some damn discretion."
>Lecture Rasim about the horrors of the world beyond Pidjata, and the trials you've faced since your Banishment.

>>41326973
>Lecture Rasim about the horrors of the world beyond Pidjata, and the trials you've faced since your Banishment.

>>41326973
>Write-in
Tell Rasim about your fantastic experiences of getting mutilated and nearly killed on many of your adventures, as well as the friendly run-ins with vicious void creatures and territory-warring spirits.

>>41326945
>>41326957
DISGUSTING DEGENERATE
>>41326973
>Tell the little shit to not be so much of a little shit.
>Tell him if he can't help it then at least be smart about it, god damn.
>Also don't fuck the lesser races you pleb.
>Then ask for his story on what happened, did he seriously bring her back to fuck:
>Try to talk to the elf, get her a robe or something, take her out of the room.

>>41326973
>write in
have a threesome

>>41326973
>Lecture Rasim about the horrors of the world beyond Pidjata, and the trials you've faced since your Banishment.
>Tell him Karim wouldn't be so angry if he had brought the girl home during nighttime.

>>41327026
>>Also don't fuck the lesser races you pleb.
Hypocrite~

>>41326973
>"Discretion is the better part of valor,"

>>41327054
delete this

>>41326973
>Lecture Rasim about the horrors of the world beyond Pidjata, and the trials you've faced since your Banishment.
Nigga you gotta be discreet, and mention how our master is infamous for not fucking degenerates to the point of being able to point out how good thier pussy is.

>>41326973
>>Write-in
something something broad daylight scandal banishment
In short, second that the lack of discretion is bad, without condemning the degeneracy too much


>the horrors of the world beyond Pidjata, and the trials you've faced
and now we're a grandmaster by the age of 27 this would only reinforce that being banished is good

>>41326973
>Discretion, nigga. Use it.

>>41327075
Hello?

>>41326973
>Ask him to be far far more cautious unless he cares nothing about his own life and the reputation of his family. If he needs to sate his lust, there’s a whole category of workers for that.
>Say hi to the girl.

>>41326973
"You live here, in Pidjata, in the capital city of El-Amin. You are a Samja, the greatest of these tiring races. You are an apprentice vatis, and have access to rare knowledge here, in the home of your master. I know that as a child it can be difficult to wait, but you are best waiting for now, learning all you can. If after you've learned all you can from your master, and you want to see the world or bed sub-samjan races, you have the freedom and knowledge to do so with the power of a trained Vatis.

"In the meantime, banishment would cut you off from any and all of the opportunities you are privy to here, forever. You're better off controlling your urges until they can be released either on fellow samja, or on mongrels far from the eyes of your countrymen."

>>41326973
>Lecture Rasim about the horrors of the world beyond Pidjata, and the trials you've faced since your Banishment.

Dragons and shit. Don't put on any weird masks, k?

>>41327143
And don't go burning down any bars.

>>41326973
>Don't be an irresponsible little shit.
>If you can't help being a little shit, at least be smarter about it and think things through, try not to get others in trouble for your actions.
>Get his story on what happened.
>Try to talk to the girl. Maybe use Nature magic?

I wonder if the Samjam are ever going to take that stick out of their collective ass

>>41327002
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>>41327143
>Yo nigga, you gotta be careful.

>>41327005
>>41327047
>Tacitly encourage his degeneracy

>>41326973
Ask them the whole thing

>>41326973
>Tell Rasim about what a fantastic experience being banished has been for you, and how much your life has been improved by it.
>But explain as well that you were separated from the people you cared for, and it was very hard just trying to survive and that he should at least wait until he finishes his apprenticeship before he considers risking himself like that.

>>41327176
Will mik mention the real reason our master is pissed off, and how he is famed for not fucking degenerates to the point of being able to point out how good of a fuck they could hypothetically be.
Its also why people say he fucks goats since degenerates might as well be animals.

>>41327176
Throw in a lot of casual racism if you would

>>41327236
Don't force it, anon, he'll learn on his own in time, no need to intentionally undermine our master's authority.

>>41327269
true What if the elf is actually a fellow servant to a spirit like rasim is, and the reason they came here was to talk about it.

>>41327293
Why was she naked then

>>41327304
She's an elf. Why wouldn't she be naked?

>>41327304
Because she's a degenerate that's what they do I think. I dunno I try not to associate with their kind.

>>41327176
Quick question wouldn't prof be considered some one of high status in the elven community because of how pure his bloodline would be?
It seems this elf girl is a noble and because of inbreeding became pale as shit.

>>41327293
While I don't think that's true we should address his soul issue with our master.

Is there an adjective that means "relating to the soul?" Soular?

>>41327376
Soulerriffic.

>>41327374
>Quick question wouldn't prof be considered some one of high status in the elven community because of how pure his bloodline would be?
Indeed he would, in some circles at least. Generally speaking most tribes don't value purity of the bloodline but the -most powerful- tribes do to varying degrees.

>>41327374
Except that, you know, he has a fucking stone arm.
That isn't the hottest thing to Eugenics practicing elves.

>>41327376
Spiritual, would be the closest I think.

>>41327415
>Generally speaking most tribes don't value purity of the bloodline
Hence why they breed with anything willing, the filthy animals.

>>41327374
In theory yes, but because of his stone arm he would be counted as mutant scum. I don't have a link, but this was confimed by Soma a very long while ago.

>>41327437
Kek anon you are wrong look here
>>41327415
>>41327438
Does Prof still pray to his gods?
I know that mik does it in the back ground, but i want to know if prof does as well since we found out it makes him immortal.

>>41327437
>>41327458
>implying the degenerates wouldn't fuck him regardless of the arm

>>41327487
>we found out it makes him immortal

wait what, did I miss something

>>41327487
Nah, >>41327437 is right. Because of his stone arm he wouldn't be considered attractive nor desirable, but in theory at least he'd be considered noble or high class.

Prof doesn't seem to pray to his gods any longer, at least not that you've seen. If he does he doesn't do it often.

>>41327487
You are retarded and a newfag.
Soma has confirmed he would be killed or castrated in some tribes because his stone arm makes him a mutant in their eyes.
And elves are not immortal, just long lived, this was explicitly stated by Mahana, and their longevity is not activated by praying to their gods, but by a specific ritual/process, the specifics of which we don't know, only that it is deeply engraved in their culture/society since some elf long ago figured it out.

>>41327504
When the cat was telling us how the races started.
He told us the elves were made by the dragons and when the dragons went away, they incorporated the rituals to keep them immortal like samnji( the dragons used to do it for them) into their prayers.

>>41327548
Stop spreading misinformation faggot, elves are not immortal.

>>41327537
>You are retarded and a newfag.
ah welcome back boogyman anon i missed arguing with you.

>>41327487
>>41327504
>“Long after Samjan had already been granted the boon of limited immortality, an Elf discovered the secrets to maintaining their race just as the Dragons once maintained their servants. The knowledge was propagated, and the ritual eventually became a part of Elven traditions, and thus the myth was perpetuated that Elves were immortal. While long lived, if they manage to avoid getting killed violently and if they keep themselves maintained, Elves are by no means immortal in any sense of the word.”

Note that it doesn't necessarily mean praying to the Elven Gods is the secret to their "immortality", just some ritual.

>>41327594
I missed you too, retarded newfag

>>41327621
My mistake there. I assumed since religion is pretty wide spread and common that the ritual would somehow be part of an elven prayer.
We should mention this to prof either way in case he wants to live for a long while.

>>41327172
After they get their shit pushed all the way in

>>41327697
All he cares about is Tertia and repaying us

He barely gave a fuck when we told him about his arm baby and what it might do

Which we should ask Mah about

>>41327172
>>41327703
Nigga we aren't the shitty elves whose blood line has become so thin that they might as well be weak as shit humans.
Hell samnji whores turn their noses at degenerate races.

>>41327510
Hey soma assuming the human chick we banged and cream pied got prego, how obvious would it be that the child is half samnji, or half human?

>>41327770
Considering that Samja have over a whole foot on human height and brown to blue to grey to black skin, a half human half samja would be very obviously a halfie.
But she didn't get pregnant, Soma has stated this, there are several contraceptives, and potions to abort pregnancies, she's not retarded, she'd get thrown on the streets or killed for giving birth to a brown kid while married to a human husband.

>>41327814
Just as it should be

>>41327814
actually she was planning on stopping the marriage, and the assassin we caught should be enough proof to stop it.

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>>41327859
Once you experience the Mik Dik, nothing else can compare.

>>41327875
For some reason when I read that I was thinking McDonalds isn't that impressive though. Hahaha.
Seriously Mik at some point has to run something with golden arches in the sign, just for that lazy joke.

>>41327740
Both Light elves and Dark elves have sticks up their asses tho

>>41328019
If by stick you dick, then yes.

>>41328019
I like the fluff. The only annoying thing is we can't get married

>>41328061
who says it needs to be official?
Vatis get married all the time, hell they have kids as well.

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What are you really supposed to do in this situation? You wouldn't exactly call your banishment a horribly experience, trying though it's been. Still, you can't exactly encourage Rasim to get himself banished. Nor can you, in good conscience, suggest he carry on this relationship with a degenerate elf.

You sigh wearily before approaching the two of them, crouching down in front of Rasim and putting a hand on his shoulder. “I must side with my Master on this, Rasim. It was rather foolish to bring the woman here in broad daylight. An elf draws attention in almost every part of Pidjata, and not the good sort of attention.” You spare her a glance, but she's still staring off into space. “By the way, is there something wrong with her?”

Rasim coughs uncomfortably. “She... um, wanted to try opium. So we smoked some, and she's been like this ever since. I guess I packed too much in the bowl.”

It was probably that opium you gifted your Master a while back, as recompense for the distraction Zahak caused. You're not surprised she's so unbelievably stoned, that was really good dope. It even knocked Karim flat, and he's been smoking for hundreds of years. If it can beat his tolerance you can only imagine what it's like for a first timer.

You simply shake your head. “Honestly, there are plenty of whore houses you could've visited, even a street walker would've been better than an elf. At the very least you could have met in some secluded hide away rather than dragging her through the Vatis district for all to see. What were you thinking? Where did you even meet her?”

(1/3)

>>41328061
We can get married in Anthus and in our future empire

>>41328101
If it's not official we can't pick up anybody noble like loli here

Rasim fidgets, like he's trying to make himself smaller. “Master assigned me to help water the gardens in the palace and while I was working I saw her with her father. While he was busy with the Shah she came over and started talking to me. I tried to ignore her, but she was really insistent, and she seemed nice. Then she grabbed me by the arm and dragged me into the palace. We got lost, and snuck out of the palace, and then it just sort of escalated from there.”

You glance from Rasim, to the girl, and back again. “You do realize her father probably thinks she was kidnapped, right? You could have just caused an international incident. Why is she still here? Shouldn't you go... I don't know, return her or something?”

Rasim shakes his head. “Master wants to wait until she comes down, otherwise he thinks we'll just cause even more trouble.”

You wonder who her father is. There aren't many foreigners important enough for their representatives to earn a direct meeting with the Shah. Usually he would interact with foreign dignitaries via various proxies of his own. Perhaps an emissary from the Elven Warlord, seeking to legitimize his rule by sending out emissaries to other neighboring powers?

You squeeze Rasim's shoulder affectionately. “Listen, Rasim. You live in El-Amin, the greatest city in the world and the very heart of the Shahdom. You're a Samja, blessed by the gods themselves with a long life and magical power. Not to mention, you're an apprentice Vatis. Let me stress that, an apprentice. If you were to be banished you would be eaten alive by the outside world. The only reason I managed to survive is because I've completed my training.”

(2/3)

You let go of Rasim, rising to your feet. “So don't take unnecessary risk, at least not yet and preferably never. I may have survived and even thrived, but I share my head with the ancient remnants of a failed experiment and at times have clung to sanity by the barest of threads. I have nearly died a dozen times over and survive today only through my own talents and the aid of my companions. It's not a life I'd recommend for the faint of heart.”

Rasim doesn't say anything, just staring at the ground in front of him looking utterly shamed. It's then that Karim returns from the kitchen, his pipe held in his mouth and blue smoke curling slowly from the bowl. He cracks Rasim in the back with his staff and points towards the stairs. “Go get her clothes, get her dressed. We'll be taking her back to the palace soon.”

Rasim runs off, eager to obey and escape the reach of your Master's staff. Once he's out of the room, Karim turns to you. “Fool boy, honestly. How he even managed to get her attention I'll never know.” He glances towards the elf girl, who's currently sprawled out on a handful of cushions. Seems like she might have fallen asleep. “A diplomat's daughter! I tell you, I'll not hear the end of this. I'll be a thousand years old and Padma will still be mocking me for this entire incident.”

He shakes his head, sighing. “Anyway, why did you decide to visit? Not that I mind, you're always welcome here. I simply wish the circumstances could have been better.”

>You wanted to discuss Rasim's soul, ask if he figured out why it's green.
>Ask him what preparations he took to defend the city from dragons.
>You were hoping to find out more about this shadowy cabal of Vatis he's apart of.
>Tell him of your coming journey to Elaudia, and ask if he has any advice.
>Write-in

>>41328175
>You wanted to discuss Rasim's soul, ask if he figured out why it's green.
>Ask him what preparations he took to defend the city from dragons.
>You were hoping to find out more about this shadowy cabal of Vatis he's apart of.
>Tell him of your coming journey to Elaudia, and ask if he has any advice.

>>41328175
>>You wanted to discuss Rasim's soul, ask if he figured out why it's green.
>>Ask him what preparations he took to defend the city from dragons.
>>You were hoping to find out more about this shadowy cabal of Vatis he's apart of.
Wait, he's part of the Vid'yartha or whatever?
>>Tell him of your coming journey to Elaudia, and ask if he has any advice.

>>41328175
>You wanted to discuss Rasim's soul, ask if he figured out why it's green.
>Ask him what preparations he took to defend the city from dragons.
>You were hoping to find out more about this shadowy cabal of Vatis he's apart of.
>Tell him of your coming journey to Elaudia, and ask if he has any advice.

>>41328175
>You wanted to discuss Rasim's soul, ask if he figured out why it's green.
>Ask him what preparations he took to defend the city from dragons.
>Tell him of your coming journey to Elaudia, and ask if he has any advice.

>>41328216
Not the Vidyarthi, but a different shadowy cabal of Vatis. It's termed as a 'social club', but it really seems more like a sort of guild or trade union.

>>41328175
>>You wanted to discuss Rasim's soul, ask if he figured out why it's green.
>>Ask him what preparations he took to defend the city from dragons.
>>You were hoping to find out more about this shadowy cabal of Vatis he's apart of.

>>41328175
>>You wanted to discuss Rasim's soul, ask if he figured out why it's green.
>>Ask him what preparations he took to defend the city from dragons.
>>You were hoping to find out more about this shadowy cabal of Vatis he's apart of.
>>Tell him of your coming journey to Elaudia, and ask if he has any advice.
I see no reason not to vote on all of these.

>>41328175
>You wanted to discuss Rasim's soul, ask if he figured out why it's green.
>You were hoping to find out more about this shadowy cabal of Vatis he's apart of.

>>41328175
>>You wanted to discuss Rasim's soul, ask if he figured out why it's green.
it's because he's a degenerate right?
Like that rapist guy

>>41328175
>You wanted to discuss Rasim's soul, ask if he figured out why it's green.
>Ask him what preparations he took to defend the city from dragons.
>You were hoping to find out more about this shadowy cabal of Vatis he's apart of.
>Tell him of your coming journey to Elaudia, and ask if he has any advice.
All of the things.

>>41328175
>You wanted to discuss Rasim's soul, ask if he figured out why it's green.
>Ask him what preparations he took to defend the city from dragons.
>You were hoping to find out more about this shadowy cabal of Vatis he's apart of.
>Tell him of your coming journey to Elaudia, and ask if he has any advice.
+
>Teach him the new runes Mahana taught you.
>Tell him of the spirit war you participated in.

>>41328175
>Write-in
"Let's smoke some opium and fuck this elf."

>>41328268
seconded also mention out travels.
I'm >>41328232

>>41328175
>>You wanted to discuss Rasim's soul, ask if he figured out why it's green.
>>Tell him of your coming journey to Elaudia, and ask if he has any advice.

>>41328175
>You wanted to discuss Rasim's soul, ask if he figured out why it's green.
>Ask him what preparations he took to defend the city from dragons.
>You were hoping to find out more about this shadowy cabal of Vatis he's apart of.
>Tell him of your coming journey to Elaudia, and ask if he has any advice.

>>41328175
Supporting >>41328268

>>41328268
Thirded

>>41328234
Changing my vote from this to
>>41328287
this

>>41328175
>You wanted to discuss Rasim's soul, ask if he figured out why it's green.
>Tell him of your coming journey to Elaudia, and ask if he has any advice.

>>41328175

>You wanted to discuss Rasim's soul, ask if he figured out why it's green.
>Ask him what preparations he took to defend the city from dragons.
>You were hoping to find out more about this shadowy cabal of Vatis he's apart of.
>Tell him of your coming journey to Elaudia, and ask if he has any advice.

>>41328175
Changing from >>41328237
to
>>41328268

>>41328268
Yes! Gotta impress the master

>>41328287
>>41328345
>being a degenerate

>>41328268
Supporting this

>>41328175

>>41328268
seventhing

>>41328175
>You wanted to discuss Rasim's soul, ask if he figured out why it's green.
>Ask him what preparations he took to defend the city from dragons.
>You were hoping to find out more about this shadowy cabal of Vatis he's apart of.
>Tell him of your coming journey to Elaudia, and ask if he has any advice.
>Write-in
>Teach him the new runes Mahana taught you.
>Tell him of the spirit war you participated in.
>The Aylin
>Out tattoos

>>41328385
>being a cuck

>>41328427
that'll take Soma foreeeever

>All of the above
>+Teach runes, talk about spirits, show off tattoos.

>>41328473
>writing?

>>41328473
Can we get the summary version without the 12 posts?

>>41328496
no

>>41328496
You are going to wait 2 hours and enjoy those fucking 12 posts goddamnit

>>41328496
At least for when we explain stuff to him

>>41328496
That's like saying "can you tell us the story without writing it down?"

>>41328524
Yes yes we will. Till then, to the irc!

>>41328496
Why the fuck you not want 12+ posts?

>>41328575
Why the fuck you not english?

>>41328575
I want to do stuff before Soma abandons us... Again.

>>41328825
He's running for 15 hours today, and he's running tomorrow. We'll get plenty of shit done in that time.

>>41328953
>believing the potatomerchant

>>41329007
*potatonigger

>>41329047
*poetayterboi*

You Cocknobbling shitcunt.

>>41329471
FUCK YOU

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>>41329471
You just had to ruin the quiet huh

>>41329602
FUCK YOU TOO

>>41329602
Eat a bag of dicks.

>>41329657
Gently caress you too, bud.

>>41329801
With a golden barrel cactus.

>>41329801
>>41330050
FORNICATE THOU

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>>41330061

>>41330164
>>41330061
>>41330050
>>41329801
>>41329795
>>41329657
>>41329561
>>41329471

You guys are a bunch of tar stars.

Want to see if we can reach auto sage before he posts?

>>41330310
yes.

>>41330310
No.

>>41330337
Yes.

>>41330310
Maybe.

>>41330310
Ask again later.

14 more posts to go

>>41330574
>not knowing how to count

36 more posts to go

>>41330598
POTATO
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>>41330664
Shut up.

>literal hours in between posts
Soma what happened to you man?

Have you lost interest in running quests?

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You run through a veritable laundry list of things you wish to discuss with your old Master. Rasim's soul, the defense of the city, that 'social club' he's part of, your journey to Elaudia, and any number of other topics. However, considering the circumstances you're not sure it would be proper to hang around too long, especially considering he'll be departing soon to take this elf girl back to the palace. Thus, you'll need to speak quickly. “I was mainly interested in discussing Rasim's soul, did you ever figure out why it was green?”

Karim nods. “I did, or at least I have my theories. He claims that he has no idea why his soul would be green but as you know, Rasim is clanless. He was living in the Eastern Slums when it was found that he had immense magical potential. Thus, he never knew his parents. In light of what you've told me regarding spirits and disciples it's my belief that, as a babe, his parents formed some sort of pact with a spirit which he was included in. I wouldn't be able to tell you with which spirit his parents could have formed a pact, so far as I'm aware no spirit actually controls El-Amin or any of the surrounding area, but it's my best guess as to why his soul is abnormal and why he's proved such a powerful vatis.”

You suppose that is indeed a possibility, though it leaves you with more questions than answers. Why would his parents form a pact with a spirit, and who were they? They must have been at least somewhat important if they'd managed to draw the attention of a spirit, or at the very least they must have been powerful. Why would Rasim have been included in their pact? A child doesn't seem like a particularly useful servant. Why would it take twelve years for the portion of divine essence bound to Rasim's soul to express itself?
(1/6)

>>41330729
26 more posts to go

Unfortunately those questions will have to wait, you don't have even the barest inkling of an idea of where to go to find answers to any of them. “What about the defense of the city? I recall you saying something about having an idea to help fight off a dragon attack, should the need arise.”

Karim grins a wicked grin. “Ahh, now wouldn't that be telling? An old man must keep some secrets to himself. All I can tell you, Mikhael, is that I've recruited a handful of my friends and colleagues to make a few slight alterations to the plans for the construction of Kadir's walls. Certain changes that I think will go a long way to prevent the fall or destruction of the city should dragons ever come pouring out of the mountains.”

That reminds you of something else you've been meaning to ask about. “Speaking of your 'friends and colleagues', Master, just what is the deal with this little Vatis club you're apart of? A shadowy cabal of Vatis working together and meeting in secret to discuss politics and the possibility of making demands of the Shah is sure to draw the ire of the nobility. Oh, and why wasn't I invited to join?” You're a bit hurt, to be honest.

Master Karim scoffs. “The nobility can rot in Surya's fiery maw for all I care! For too long Vatis have been relegated to the status of second class citizens despite our vast contributions to Samjan society. We've a right to organize, and we're taking advantage of it to improve or lot in life. Right now it's just an excuse to sit around and drink and discuss, but soon Mikhael. Soon we'll be much more.”

(2/??)

“I can't elaborate on what exactly we have planned, but at the very least let me assure you we remain loyal subjects of the Shahdom. We don't wish to change the present order of things, maybe just see a few ancient laws repealed and a few privileges granted. As for an invitation, well. I could recommend you but I don't think it would be wise of you to join us. Not yet at least. Perhaps once you've been officially unbanished we could induct you into our number.”

That doesn't exactly put you at ease but you suppose you can trust your Master, he doesn't really seem like the revolutionary sort, after all. If you had to guess they're probably just going to push for Vatis to be allowed to marry. Considering recent controversies, particularly those regarding your friend Ismail and his mistress, that would make the most sense.

Not like it really affects you, you'll be in Elaudia for the next several weeks, or months. Most likely months, considering your task. To scour the jungles of Elaudia in search of an ancient lost recipe. “Well regardless of what you intend I wish you the best of luck, Master. I do hope you don't attempt anything too extreme, but if you do at least delay it long enough for me to reach the jungles of Elaudia. I'd like to be far, far away if there's to be an impending civil war.”

Karim raises an eyebrow, his expression inquisitive. “Elaudia? I thought you were going to the deserts of the Pa'vala next. What led you to change your mind?”
(3/?)

>>41330772
>to improve or lot in life.

You shrug. “I put it to a vote amongst my party members and most wound up supporting Elaudia over the Pa'vala. Really, a lot of my impetus for first going to the Pa'vala was to free my mind of outside influences and restore my sanity. However, as of late I've found other methods of keeping myself sane. It's just not as pressing an issue as it once was.”

It's then that Rasim returns with the elf's clothes bundled up in his arms. He presents them to Master Karim, who just gestures in the general direction of the sleeping elf. “What are you giving them to me for? You're the one who got her to strip in the first place, you dress her. Not like the clothes are particularly complicated, it's a tunic and some trousers. Get to it, we're leaving soon.”

Rasim swallows nervously as he makes his way over to the sleeping girl. You question the wisdom of having Rasim dress the girl, considering he was trying to screw her before Karim evidently interrupted. Still, you're right here. You doubt he'd try anything. Regardless you wanted to ask your Master about your coming journey. “Do you have any advice for traversing Elaudia? Have you ever been there?”

Master Karim leans his weight heavily against his staff, smiling nostalgically. “I've been a few times, though not in the last four hundred years. As you can imagine, a lot can change in that time. I doubt I'd even recognize the jungle if I had to return today. Still, the best advice I can give is to just keep moving forward. Don't let yourself get turned around, don't go wandering off course if you can avoid it. The jungle is dense, and wild, and as difficult to navigate as the sea in a storm.”

(4/?)

You're about to ask your Master something else, when he reaches out to pull back the sleeve of your robe. “When did you get these, Mikhael?”

You hold out your arm, twisting it so he can get a good look at your new tattoos. “I got these after I showed off a dragon's corpse to a tribe of nomads outside of El-Amin. I got lost on my return trip and found myself near their camp, I wound up spending a few nights with them. Anyway, these symbols here-” You point to the two runes inscribed on the back of your hand. “-are runes. This one means 'Contain', while the one in the center is sort of an unknown. The elder claimed it meant 'life', but I don't actually know the rune for 'life' or if such a rune exist.”

Master Karim leans in to get a better look at the runes. “Contain Life, eh? What sort of effect do you think such an enchantment would have? Keep you from dying, or some such?”

You shrug your shoulders. “I suppose ideally it would prevent me from dying even after sustaining otherwise mortal wounds. That's what I'd hope. I don't actually know with any certainty what it does to be honest, but I also haven't exactly been eager to test it.”

Karim nods sagely. “I can see why you might be hesitant to test the limits of such an enchantment. If you're wrong, you may simply wind up killing yourself. How tragic that would be, to survive all manner of horrors and trials only to die by your own hand during an experiment. It almost sounds like some sort of parable, something about being overambitious.”

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The pointed look he gives you doesn't go unnoticed, but you plow on ahead. “Well, I'll leave you and Rasim to return the girl.” You glance towards the elf, who's at least awake now. Still high as hell, but at least able to more or less dress herself with minimal assistance from Rasim. “Quickly though, before I go, I thought I'd share with you a few runes I learned recently from a spirit whom I've had dealings with in the past.” Actually, speaking of runes and enchanting. “Any idea whether or not that Child has left El-Amin yet?”

While you're busy extracting an ink well and a piece of paper from your cloak, Karim updates you on the current state of the void. “The last time I checked the shrine it had turned to wholly to stone, rather than a semi-ethereal portal into the void, but the runes were still glowing. I've abstained from any experiments with enchanting as a precaution but I'm optimistic that soon I'll be able to resume my work.”

You hand him two sheets of paper, tucking the ink well back into your cloak. Each piece is covered front and back in runes, and each rune has next to it a brief explanation of what it means and what you think it can do. You couldn't precisely recall what runes you'd already taught him, so you just recorded every rune you knew.

He takes the papers from you gratefully, promising to hide the instructions somewhere safe before leaving for the palace with Rasim. The elf girl is finally dressed, so they'll probably leaving soon. Now might be a good time to take your leave.

>Head back to your estate, there's nothing else you're particularly eager to do today.
>You should go visit your family, and tell them you'll be leaving the day after tomorrow for Elaudia.
>There are a few supplies you still need, you should get the rest of your shopping out of the way.
>Write-in

>>41330895
>You should go visit your family, and tell them you'll be leaving the day after tomorrow for Elaudia.
>There are a few supplies you still need, you should get the rest of your shopping out of the way.

>>41330895
>>You should go visit your family, and tell them you'll be leaving the day after tomorrow for Elaudia.

>>41330854
Okay, so we should use the stars to navigate, got it.
>>41330895
>Family
Family!
Vasuda, maybe? Does she count as family?

>>41330895
>>You should go visit your family, and tell them you'll be leaving the day after tomorrow for Elaudia.

>>41330895
>You should go visit your family, and tell them you'll be leaving the day after tomorrow for Elaudia.

>>41330895
>You should go visit your family, and tell them you'll be leaving the day after tomorrow for Elaudia.
>There are a few supplies you still need, you should get the rest of your shopping out of the way.
So am i the only one noticing that all the people we know keep seeing not to keep still and to make sure you don't get infected.
If we bring mortia we should let her borrow our rythain suit.

>>41330895
>You should go visit your family, and tell them you'll be leaving the day after tomorrow for Elaudia.
>There are a few supplies you still need, you should get the rest of your shopping out of the way.
>Ask him some more about Elaudia, that was some half assed advice.

>>41330895
>You should go visit your family, and tell them you'll be leaving the day after tomorrow for Elaudia.

>>41330895
>>You should go visit your family, and tell them you'll be leaving the day after tomorrow for Elaudia.
Yay Soma beat bump limit

>>41330951
She is our brother's wife, making her our sister-in-law. So yes, she is family. Also, I think Soma said she hangs out with the rest of our family a lot these days.

>>41330975
>borrow our Rhynian suit
That's not how enchanted armor works, that shit is attuned to our blood and we don't know how to untune it.

>>41330895
Soma you forgot to tell our master about the spirit war, that won as well.

>>41330895
>Write-in

Go visit the Shah.

>>41331013
Was hoping soma would forget that detail honestly, but you are right.
It hasn't been used in ages though.

>>41331013
>we don't know how to untune it.
We should that figure that out. Shit would be useful to know.

>>41330997
>>41330996
>>41330995
>>41330966
>>41330975
>>41330963
>>41330951
>>41330947
>>41330931
>Family

>>41330931
>>41330975
>>41330995
>Shopping

>>41331029
>Visit the Shah

>>41330995
>More about Elaudia

>>41331015
I think you might have already told him, so I skipped it. I could be wrong though.

Also, god damn I was hungry. Like, shit. I didn't even realize.

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>>41330772
>“The nobility can rot in Surya's fiery maw for all I care! For too long Vatis have been relegated to the status of second class citizens despite our vast contributions to Samjan society. We've a right to organize, and we're taking advantage of it to improve or lot in life. Right now it's just an excuse to sit around and drink and discuss, but soon Mikhael. Soon we'll be much more.”


It was only a matter of time

I wonder if we'll run into Rajani or one of our other friends sometime soon.
I wonder if our other friends know exactly what's up with Rajani's thoughts on Mik.
I wonder if we ever had some female non-Rajani friends who were attracted to us, even if only briefly.

>>41331382
So. Looks like we're gonna be able to marry soon.

Any thought son wives?

We should make a golem mount

>Doesn't have to eat
>Not as squishy
>Can be molded to our needs
>No morale to break
>Absolutely loyal

We won't even really need a core since it'll largely just be a mount and pack mule so no real need for ultra complex commands

>>41331848
Darzi is literally the only viable option of any of the women in our party. Vasuda and Aisha aren't options. Rajani is another potential, but we haven't seen much of her in the quest so far. I can't think of any other potential women we could marry.

>>41332013
>Vasuda
>not an option
waht?

Rajani is acceptable

>>41332054
She's married, Anon.

>>41332013
But anon, Mik sterny believes she is a lesbian why else would she always hang around him and his rowdy bunch of men and not take a liking to any of them.
>>41332054
Gotta get divorce to be legal first.

>>41332013
Anon, we could totally marry Vasuda.

Just get a little fame and she's ours, she loves us already and once she asks kadir (her cousin) if we could be wed he would totally say yes.

Infact we're about to be the first ever person to be unbanished while still alive. That's enough fame right there

>>41332120
Us being famous doesn't change the fact that she already has a husband.

If divorce ever becomes a thing, then we could definitely marry her. Until then, the most we could ever have with her is an illicit affair.

>>41332120
necessary steps to marry Vasuda:
become unbanished (only a matter of time)
be restored as a noble because vatis can't marry (no going to happen because we will be restored as a vatis), or have Kadir change the law so that vatis can marry (small possibility)
have Vasuda's marriage to shitbrother annulled (very unlikely, as annullment for domestic abuse is almost impossible and even if done it would stain our family's reputation)
be allowed to marry her even though she was married to our brother

so please keep it down with "we could totally marry her"

>>41332100
>>41332109
Easily rectifiable considering she's cousin to the shah.

>>41332292
No, it's not.

>>41332277
>not just killing our cuck brother
?????

>>41332361
Killing him makes it impossible to marry her.

>>41332361
do not kill family

>>41332361
women can't marry if they are widowed anon.
Divorce has to be made illegal and vatis being able to marry has to be made legal.

>>41332537
Divorce being legal shouldn't take long.

Hell Kadir can make it a favor to us once we save the city from the dragons. Or make it part of the repayment.

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You nod briefly to your old Master, and again to Rasim. “Well, I'll leave you to take care of the girl. I wish you the best of luck with her father, I get the feeling you'll need it.” Really though, what sort of girl just runs off with a boy she's never met and nearly sleeps with him? She can't be much older than twelve or thirteen, too young to be engaging in such things. “I believe I'll go visit my family estate and say goodbye to my parents.”

Karim simply dismisses you with a wave, his attention turning to Rasim. While he starts barking orders to get the girl on her feet, you quickly slip out of your Master's home. Vaisala is waiting for you outside, though she seems to have caught a rodent of some sort while you were speaking with your Master. The sound of bones crunching between her teeth echoes through the relatively sparsely populated streets. You just pat her affectionately on the head before mounting up.

As per usual she seems to almost know where you want to go before you even direct her. Soon you're navigating the streets of Anthus, ducking past carts and through alleyways on your way to the Noble's District in the southeast corner of the city. You skirt around the edge of El-Amins Grand Bazaar, you have no desire to try and traverse that tangle of stalls and pedestrians on Vaisala. You can only imagine her getting distracted by the scent of cooking meat and crashing through half the market to find the source. Your trip winds up taking a little longer but you still make relatively good time.

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>>41332709
>Divorce being legal shouldn't take long
Nigga are you out of your mind. Did you forget that for that to happen in reality required splitting one of the most influential institutions on the planet in two and a couple wars, while resulting in the death of the king who did it and a murderous shitfit that has lasted centuries.