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“What do you mean, don't trust anyone wearing yellow? Like, take Mortia's robes for example,” Profectus gestures to your human companion, and more specifically to the rich golden coloration of her silken robes. “Would they qualify as yellow, thus labeling her untrustworthy?”

Your gracious host considers a now very uncomfortable Mortia at length. “Yes, yes I suppose they would. You'll want to either trade those out for something less ostentatious, or hide them away before you enter the jungle proper. Otherwise you'll probably be chased out of any logging camp you come across.

“I feel the need to really convey how important this is. If you come across anyone wearing a yellow garment of any sort, even if it's merely a ribbon in their hair or a sash about their waist you must treat them with absolute disdain. It doesn't matter if they present themselves as a lost child, a beautiful woman, or an old friend it is imperative that you flee immediately whatever area you encountered them in. Do not attack them, make no attempt to kill or beat them. You cannot ward them off. Running away is the only proven method of escaping their wrath, and the consequence of failing to do so is invariably death.”

Mortia cuts in at this point, skepticism evident in her tone. “Yellow isn't exactly an uncommon dye. You can derive it from any number of flowers, herbs, roots, or trees. Thus it would stand to reason that in any primitive society, yellow would be one of those dyes readily available for the use in coloring clothes. I guess, my question is how are we to tell whether someone wearing yellow is truly this 'herald', or if they're a native inhabitant of the jungle?”

“Allow me to put it this way, we've cut at the furthest extent of our logging operations a hundred miles into the jungle.” The Sheikh accepts a ornately carved silver mug of rich coffee in the eastern style from a passing servant, cradling it in his lap. “We have never, in ninety years of working, living, and settling the border lands, encountered a native. If they exist, they're surely dwelling hundreds if not thousands of miles further inland. Encountering natives should be very far down on your list of concerns, for now.”

He takes a long draught of coffee, wiping his mouth upon his sleeve when he's finished. “That being said, I would feel it safe to make the assumption that if there truly are natives then they will be well aware of the creatures in yellow and thus swear off dyes of that color. Either that, or they will reveal themselves to be the ones responsible for all the attacks we've suffered over the years.”

>Ask the Sheikh something else. (Write-in)
>Thank the Sheikh for his advice and his hospitality, then excuse yourself.
>Request the Sheikh's permission to stay for the night, you dislike the idea of traveling the jungle at night.
>Write-in

>>384841
>Thank the Sheikh for his advice and his hospitality, then excuse yourself.
JUNGLE RIGHT MEOW

>>384841
>Request the Sheikh's permission to stay for the night, you dislike the idea of traveling the jungle at night.

We could do some reading or meditation.

>>384841
>>Thank the Sheikh for his advice and his hospitality, then excuse yourself.
Move to the magical realm and start getting gud

>>384841
>Thank the Sheikh for his advice and his hospitality, then excuse yourself.

>>384841
>>384841
>Thank the Sheikh for his advice and his hospitality, then excuse yourself.
we got a jungle to burn down and a road to make.

>>384841
Soma would gain muscles like Chrys be a difficult change and the penalities we got from GM meditation apply to Shaping arts?

>>384852
>>384876
>>384883
>>384898

>Ayo nigga I'mma bounce.


>>384874
>Ey man let a nigga crash for the night?

>>384911
Gaining Chryssa Strength would be Difficult or Very Difficult, but the GM penalty would not apply.

>>384841
>>Thank the Sheikh for his advice and his hospitality, then excuse yourself.

>>384841
Thank and go wave our dick in a yellow garbed faggots face

NOICE

>yo breh, you see yellow, you best run the fuck away

Calling it now, we see yellow (and we will, because obvious plot hook) and Mik will try to befriend, enslave, or otherwise steal from it

Worst case, we burn it down, but we won't ever run despite (or maybe because) being told to run

>>384982
Yes of course. Did you expect to act any other way?

>>384982
>Worst case, we burn it down, but we won't ever run despite (or maybe because) being told to run

Remember when we asked Mahana about the nature crown and he told us putting it on was a terrible idea? Then we put it on literally seconds later? That was a good time.

>>384982
the problem with being told to run is that we are 2 GM vatis, so a regular person telling us to run away is not a reliable indicator of difficulty.

>>384982
>Mik is told to not put on the crown
>puts it on not even 3 seconds later
Can you expect anything else?

If these people shape-shift though we should capture one and then perform a bunch of experiments on them in our realm.

>>384997
To add on that. When we get around to it, I will vote for interacting with it more. I'm curious as to what they are.

WHEN WE GONNA MEET HASTUR?

>>385010
Anybody who is not a normal person should not be brought into our personal realm.

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Also, I love how p much every GIS for the king in yellow gives art that would fit BQ/Elaudia

>eh yo, dis nigga ain't got no face and he pretty squirmy with them tentacles, you sure this is a good idea Mikkle
>nah I'm pretty sure he bad news and has no soul but look at that shit, he better at fleshcrafting than me, bet he has a few tips
>I'm pretty sure I can bring us back if he eats our bodies or souls, stop being such a pussy Prof

>>384916
Now that I think of it huskcasting Nature magic should allow us to reshape reality like we can with our personal realm.

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>>385052
>Mikhael he has NO EYES, his hands are all fucked up, he won't talk to us, literally everything he is wearing is yellow, he's fucking GLOWING yellow Mik please Mik what are we doing for fucks sake why are we following him we were explicitly told not to interact with things in yellow
>yeah but I think it knows runes I don't I mean look at that thing it's holding
>and we were told to avoid people in yellow, not things
>you need to stop being so judgemental about appearance Darzi, I mean really
>Dux I think this creature may be radioactive, its presence is actively harmful for living beings such as yourself
>Fulvia I don't even know what that means, stop breaking out random Rhynian terminology

>>385081
Are you retarded? Mik already knows what radiation is and avoids it.

>>385081
>>385088
Mik can probably purify corrupted vys now. If not, he could still manipulate it away from himself and his companions.

does elaudian!mik wear yellow?

>>385092
He actually can't purify corrupt vys but he could in a limited way manipulate it. Corrupted vys is not easy to deal with.

What sort of changed do you think that will have happened once we come back from the jungle?

>>385123
Everyone dead.

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>>385088
>>385092
>>385103
Just having fun with greentext anyways bruh

>>385093
Nope.

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>>385131
>no yellow on him

sure as hell doesn't sound like a Mik thing to do, not wearing yellow in a jungle where yellow is indicative of bad things

>>385148
>>385131
wait a minute, there is yellow on him. im blind af. on the shoulder pads there are stripes of yellow there

>>385148
Keep in mind anon. Yellow is dangerous to the loggers trying to colonize the Elaudia. We are also on the very outskirts. It is likely that the yellow faction is of some disgruntled spirit hostile to mortal intrusion.

Max Vys: 41
Grandmaster Rank Nature
Vatis Rank Water
Expert Rank Earth

Metamagic, Effects, & Techniques:
-Weapon Channeling
Pretty interesting that she has all that max vys with only 1 meta.

>>385181
All thanks to soma flailing around trying to make our companions relevant.

“I think that will more or less conclude our business then, I thank you for your frank and unambiguous advice.” Via the brooches, you wordlessly urge Darzi to sit up. It's only with immense reluctance that she does so. You think she might have been on the cusp of dozing off. Either way once you're no longer confined to the cushions, you rise and bow at the waist to the Sheikh. “I've grown so used to riddles and half-truths that I've learned to appreciate clear and unequivocal counsel.”

Kalidas stands as well, mirroring your gesture once he's climbed to his feet. “It was an honor meeting you, Mikhael, and though I doubt the day will come to pass considering the suicidal nature of your mission I do hope to see you again one day. Preferably returning triumphant, having learned whatever it is you seek to learn.”

Your companions, as well as the human mercenary who led you here, follow you into the hallway just beyond the Sheikh's chambers. Heliodoro acts as your guide through the twisting corridors, allowing you time to think on what you've learned. It sounds as if the jungle is an exceptionally dangerous place come nightfall, with a tendency to play with the minds and the senses of those who travel its shaded paths. It may be wise to remain safely in the confines of your private realm, rather than trek through the jungle on foot after dark.

On the other hand, you admit more than mild curiosity as to the nature of these 'heralds of misfortune', and the mysterious body doubles that the Sheikh mentioned. The latter actually reminds of an ancient legend regarding the moments immediately preceding death. You've read in text supplied by your Master that among the early tribes of your ancestors it was commonly held that when a person was about to die, they'd glimpse themselves watching events unfold out of the corner of their eye. Sometimes with a beautiful woman said to be the embodiment of Pani at their side. Of course, having died, you can say with some certainty that you did not see Pani, nor a copy of yourself standing in the corner watching you.

Staying in your realm rather than traveling through the night would permit you more time to rest, meditate, and read; however, it would also prevent you from making any significant progress into the jungle. You're not yet aware of just how far you are from the temple or ruin, or wherever it is the Triarchs' artifact is stored, but delaying another day may ruin your chances of reaching it in time. Especially taking into account that you'll probably cover no more than fifteen miles a day in the dense jungles of Elaudia, if that.

(1/2)

You're drawn from your contemplation when Heliodoro stops before a doorway, standing aside and pulling it open to permit you passage. “You should be able to find your way back to the entrance from here, Maharishi.” He bows low, and the clear deference he shows you draws some attention from the well dressed denizens of the city's upper reaches. “If there is anything, anything at all, which I may assist you with, you need but name the task.”

>Ask him if he could lead you to a market, you want to see about buying a few last minute supplies.
>See if he has any recommendations for a tailor. You want to see about buying clothes more suited to the jungle.
>What you really need, and what your companions would appreciate, is a sturdy pair of boots. Ask about corcdwainers.
>You've got more than enough food, water, and fresh meat to last you the journey, but ask him if he could recommend somewhere to buy mounts. Even if they will be of questionable usefulness.
>Thank him for his help getting you an audience with the Sheikh, and dismiss him. You'll be retreating to your realm for the rest of the evening.
>As much as you might like to rest and relax, you've only got eight days left and an unknown amount of ground to cover. Set off into the jungle.
>Write-in

>>385196
>Teleport to the magical realm to git gud
>give Fulvia all our history books

>>385181
Well, she has 21 vys based solely upon her skills in magic and her knowledge of effects/metas.
The remaining 20 vys is the result of various rituals undergone in her youth to enhance her reserves and her resistance to alchemical concoctions, as well as reading books and experimenting with potions.

>>385196
>See if he has any recommendations for a tailor. You want to see about buying clothes more suited to the jungle.
>>What you really need, and what your companions would appreciate, is a sturdy pair of boots. Ask about corcdwainers.

>>385196
>>385204
Can we ask the Triarchs how far the ruin is?

>>385196
He probably knows a good place to get a hair cut as well. It's about time Mik did something about his hippy hair.

>>385215
Indeed, asking about barber would be a valid course of action.

>>385196
>Ask him if he could lead you to a market, you want to see about buying a few last minute supplies.
>See if he has any recommendations for a tailor. You want to see about buying clothes more suited to the jungle.

Market and tailor

Go into the fucking jungle already.

>>385215
>>385222
>Not reducing hair length by meditating on the shaping arts then burning our scalp off
What a waste of a good opportunity

>>385225
What supplies do you even want? We already have everything we need

>>385213

They told us that we are sure to reach it within a few days of entering the jungle if I remember correctly. They were certain we could find it without trouble.

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>>385204
>rituals

ohh, did someone say rituals? i do love me some magical rituals. can we do some rituals sempai?

>>385235

We have to replace the yellow garments we have and shopping is fun.

>>385215
Why should Mik care what some ooga boggas think about his hair?

>>385242
Wear armor over them and Mortia is the only one with yellow clothes.

>>385196
>As much as you might like to rest and relax, you've only got eight days left and an unknown amount of ground to cover. Set off into the jungle.

Screw the tailors, we can just go naked

>>385247
Short hair is just more practical.
Plus I want to see how a barber reacts to our horns.

>>385252

But shopping is fun.

>>385257
>wasting time at a barber
>not quickly cutting it with a sword or magic

>>385258
lol fag

>>385196
>>Ask him if he could lead you to a market, you want to see about buying a few last minute supplies.
>>See if he has any recommendations for a tailor. You want to see about buying clothes more suited to the jungle.
>>What you really need, and what your companions would appreciate, is a sturdy pair of boots. Ask about corcdwainers.

>>385196
>As much as you might like to rest and relax, you've only got eight days left and an unknown amount of ground to cover. Set off into the jungle.

>>385266
this desu

nature allows 360 degrees vision and earth allows more precise trimming than any razor.

also, shaping arts. we need two routine tasks to advance. hair length sounds pretty routine to me, hopefully it doesn't count as simple instead

>>385196
>As much as you might like to rest and relax, you've only got eight days left and an unknown amount of ground to cover. Set off into the jungle.

>>385207
>>385225
>>385275
>I need some new threads, ya dig?

>>385225
>>385275
>Can I get directions to a market?

>>385215
>Can a nigga get a haircut?

>>385207
>>385275
>Time to get some new boots.

>>385255
>>385286
>Time to get the fuck outta here

>>385203
>Time to GIT GUD

Boots, and tailors it is. I'll write those probably won't go into any real depth with the shopping. They'll both be in the same area as the market, so y'all start thinking about anything Mik needs to buy for afterwards.

ROOOOOOOOLL ME 3d10+20 (+6 from Orator, +4 from Expert Nature Vatis, +6 from Ring of Acumen, +4 from Preceptor) vs DC 27 (Base 15, +8 Circumstantial, +4 Talent)

You pretty much can't fail this, so y'know. Don't fuck up. This bartering roll will apply to both the tailor and the cordwain.

Rolled 10, 1, 4 + 20 = 35 (3d10 + 20)

>>385302

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Rolled 6, 5, 8 + 20 = 39 (3d10 + 20)

>>385302

Rolled 2, 1, 5 + 20 = 28 (3d6 + 20)

>>385302

>>385293
Wasting meditations on Shaping Arts is silly when we're this close to Divine String manipulation magic and Fire grandmastery. Soma has a set number of meditations hell write a thread. Using them frivolously is dumb.

>>385307
Not as silly as wasting time for shopping things we don't need

>>385302
We should enchant our new clothes with sustain reinforce so that they don't fall to pieces the moment we do anything dangerous.

>>385307
gotta read that book before the fire GM. not sure what you have in mind for string manipulation

>>385302
>+8 Circumstantial
Maligned?

>>385314
Divine magic research via Gate mediation. You know, the thing that let us cheat death.

>>385319
If you mean entering the gate meditation it's something we no longer can do

>>385303
>>385304
>>385306
>35, 39, 28 vs DC 27
>Great Success!

>>385316
Try
>Dressed like a bunch of rich assholes

Anyway, writin'.

>>385328
I'm pretty sure the ritual is physically entering the fate. Disembodied soul ought to be a different story.

>>385313
we also have the runes to have it repel cold and hot temperatures and have fire, dirt and blood roll off it.

the real thing I wanna get is conceal(mind+vys+soul). it's only a matter of time until we encounter something that can target those things directly due to Elaudian monsters, loads of spirits and divine headhunters.

>>385328
tattoos and the metal GM let us cheat death.

>>385339
Either way trying to enter a thing called Surya's gate while Surya is angry at us doesn't sound like a great idea.

>>385196
>What you really need, and what your companions would appreciate, is a sturdy pair of boots. Ask about corcdwainers.
But seriously, can't we just create clothes with the create meta magic?
Then let's get out of here, though I do want to do a meditation before we leave on the farmers rice crops in Nature magic. Maybe even see the effect of casting water in conjunction with nature magic into something.

>>385351
we haven't learned the boot effect

We really should spend the next 2 days training

>>385351
>Maybe even see the effect of casting water in conjunction with nature magic into something
there are literally zero reasons not to cast nature in conjunction with fire, water and metal as we walk about. we know earth+nature gives earthsense. we can combine element on the run. let's just spend the 2-5 vys and add those combinations to the list and expand our capabilities.

it costs literally nothing. not even time.

We should spend a night creating boots that will let us go sanic speed, we'd only need one pair because we could store our fagits in our closet and then whip everything out when we reach notable places

>>385342
I think that would be a useful enchantment to consider for next time.

>>385342
>conceal(mind+vys+soul)
That does seem like a good artifact.

>>385386
reminder that the fast meta lets you effectively cast haste on yourself, and that a water and metal GM can negate the physical damage it causes the user pretty easily

that's in addition to its other uses, like speeding up thought, making flames spread faster, use water and metal as bullets, and so on.

>>385388
>>385394
I originally agreed with the anon who wanted it as our next tattoos but an artifact would be more useful since logic gates allow you to easily turn it on and off.

if(water+vys)then(sustain*(conceal(mind+vys+soul)))

and then add if(fire+vys)then(revert(sustain*))

with the asterisked sustain runes being the same rune

maybe there's a better way to activate and deactivate a rune but our library is pretty limited desu

>>385148
to be fair, Elaudian Mik sounds like a !nofun super optimized Mik so he probably does a lot less pointlessly randumb stuff as well.
iirc our Mik is an all rounder with personal strength+++, artifacts+++, politics+, companions+++ or something, right?
While Elaudian Mik is personal strength+++++, artifacts++ and no points in anything else or something.

seems sorta hard to imagine someone in our weight class who's better than we are at everything how'd we end up all the power of friendship shonen anyways?

>>385415
I think storing the artifact in the cloak is a better alternative for turning it off

>>385425
Serious question. Would Ricky lose it then?

>>385421
elaudian mik might not have the breadth of knowledge we do though.

>>385431
if you also add a rune to hide the artifact itself. he probably has something resembling regular vision. probably.

>>385425
I like a challenge. and feel like our artifacts are too simple compared to all that complex shit we find. but yeah, I guess an on/off switch would be little more than an embellishment if you can just take it off.

what should it be? kinda tired of rings here desu

>>385453
Bracelet? Pendant?

>>385421
Well, we haven't invested that heavily in our companions in terms of power yet. Just general tutoring and in artifacts.

>>385332
Using Elaudia Mik as a standard, how would the party dare in combat against him? Could our companions last for more than a few rounds in combat against a foe of his caliber?

>>385453
A piercing would be small and simple, we have the magnifying lenses to make the small runes for it. I would just like to hear from soma whether their are any common piercings among Samjan first though. Also we can use shaping magic alteration to advance ourselves in it by adding the holes of it into our self image, that way they don't instantly heal closed with our water magic.

>>385460
could be a hair band. doesn't seem like Soma gives enough of a shit to put cutting our hair to a vote, so we might as well tie it so it doesn't get in our face.

pretty sure he's never had long hair, otherwise he wouldn't underestimate how annoying long hair gets when you don't cut it for a while

We must give the crown to Mortia while in the jungle. That +6 to nature will be useful to make sure nothing ambushes us.

>>385508
I was actually thinking of giving her the dragon staff, though that would be equally useful to us.

>>385516
We could give her both

>>385516
The dragon staff gives no bonus to nature GMs though.

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>>385463
our companions are top tier though and we have a super balanced party. We might take a few casualties but I don't think we'd lose, barring retarded decisions. They all have a pretty high starting point, and teaching them stuff only makes them more freakishly strong. From a meta perspective, I legit don't see them going down in direct combat to anything outside of enemy hero units (like the other versions of Mik) political manouevering is a different story I guess

Like serious mode Darzi is nigh invulnerable to most things in her armor, and she's a beast when it comes to physical combat (moreso when/if we actually get her to really git gud) and her learning to be a better caster only enhances what she already has. Same deal with Prof and Chryssa, who are genetic freaks that have been modified to be optimized for combat, Mortia has her spirit artifact fuckery (or whatever it is) and...actually I have no idea what Fulvia's current body is capable of. Skull kid is lol

Given how serious prof nearly pulled off a TPK while high, I imagine that even if he couldn't pull 1v1 vs Elaudian Mik (though he might easily be able to if he was sneaky about it/had favourable conditions) any one of our combat optimized party members would probably be enough of a handful to distract Elaudia!mik enough for another party member to gank him in the back

>>385488
>piercings
>sure why not, let's just go full freakish spectacle

>>385524
>1/2 cost nature magic

Also a reminder considering we lost our Rhynian Handgun trying to be cool, we have several firearms from another dimension in our cloak that can be useful. Particularly if we enchant it somehow to produce its own ammo, among other things.

>>385488
Piercings are universally seen as degenerate by Samjan. It's only accepted if you are a whore

>>385536
didn't we use the rhynian handgun last thread to get everyones attention?

>>385529
>Like serious mode Darzi is nigh invulnerable to most things in her armor, and she's a beast when it comes to physical combat (moreso when/if we actually get her to really git gud) a
If we make her the spear we proposed a few threads ago she'd be a serious monster. Like that spear gives +10 to attack and +6 to fire magic and +4 to dodge iirc

>>385544
Yes, but then I think we destroyed it while doing so because of the events of our metal GM meditation.

>>385550
We got very close to destroying it but it wasn't destroyed.

>>385550
what
our GM meditation happened before the events of last thread
we still have the Rhynian officer's pistol
>Fortunately, you have at your disposal a plethora of methods by which to draw the attention of a crowd. Drawing your Rhynian pistol from the confines of your cloak, you channel a few vys into the cracked barrel. Steam begins to billow from the muzzle, a baleful light gleaming through the fractures in the steel. Raising the pistol to the air, you're more than a little worried that it's going to explode in your hand, but when you squeeze down both triggers the thunderous roar which emits from the twin barrels does not also carry with it the shards of shrapnel which would have surely resulted from the pistol malfunctioning.

granted it's probably not long for this world so we might want to do something about fixing it

>>385559
We have another.

Elaudian Mik, assuming he won't be friendly, I mean we'll probably bond and be all he told you to me?! Well he told me to kill you! Yeah fuck those cunts. Either way wouldn't be a problem mik can just go "Hey Chrysss, that guy is a meanie." And she can nullify magic and put arrows through his ass

>>385545
there are so many things we could do to git gud/help our companions git gud though. I saved a list some anon posted a few threads ago about shit we could do and it makes me feel bad

>transmute flesh into pseudometal/control electromagnetism to create armor of electricity
>enchant shields/armor to electrify things that strike them
>enchant shields/armor to repel unmarked (ie enemy) metal/weapons
>vys/body/soul concealment gear
>investigate Prof's enchanted tattoo
>make a vacuum cleaner

>>385583
>>385545
>All told, the bonuses would probably somewhere around (+14 Attack, +8 Fire, +4 Dodge, Spell Magnification).
Even better than what I remember.

>>385583
>>investigate Prof's enchanted tattoo
>implying soma even remembers that

>>385553
reminder that Fulvia used metal to repair her old body, that her old body is just an artifact, and that we can do the same to our own artifacts because metal GM.

it could be water+metal which is not a problem for us since we can combine elements on the go so it won't even require a session to learn the technique

Post in 30 min

>>385559
I mean that is why it was so damaged in the first place, because we channeled our husk threw it during the water spirit battle.

stuff that costs us next to no time in-quest:

>ask fulvia about repairing the handnuke
>combine nature's perception aspect with elements as we walk around
>contact the stooges about their deal with the other mik
>ask profectus about his tattoos from forever ago
>use shaping arts to remember all we know about dhatu armor
>use the sight on the crown to find where in elaudia the spirits it was linked to are

betting 50 bucks anon will not vote to do any of these after the next post because of his ADHD

>>385642
>use shaping arts to remember what happened when we went through the gate
+1 to the list

>>385648
sure, but that might be involved enough to require sitting down for a second

it was a pretty intense experience

>>385642
im just going to copy and paste this for the next vote.

We must remember to give Fulvia our history books whenever we get downtime.

>>385661
we might as well take any read books our party has and give them new ones we aren't reading

>>385642
I'll vote for all of those next post just for you, Anon~

>>385669
-Metamagic Instructions: Ranged [Mik:Learned, Darzi:Learned]
-Metamagic Instructions: Hidden [Mik:Learned, Darzi:Learned]
Metamagic Instructions: Delay (Unread)
Metamagic Instructions: Beam (Unread)
All these for Profectus since he needs that extra vys for his GM

>>385622
you lied to me, anon.

>>385739
I meant that Soma will begin writing his post in 30 minutes, my bad.

>>385744
yeah, 30 minutes from now

So I got busy and haven't been able to check in since maybe 3 or 4 sessions past the move to qst, currently going through the archive. Is soma any closer to finishing or has everyone been sidetracked by sidequests again?

>>385790
>to finishing
Finishing what exactly?

>>385790
not sure what you mean by finishing but some majorly cool shit has happened and now we are finally back on track

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“Actually, there are a few things you could do for me.” You've been putting off getting new shoes long enough, and the last thing you want is for the soles to fall out of your current pair in the middle of a march through the jungle. You could probably also go for some clothing that isn't quite so ostentatious, much as you might like your fine robes they seem ill-suited for the jungle. “Where might we find a cordwain or a tailor? We'll want to properly equip ourselves for a trip through the jungle.”

Heliodoro rights himself, pointing through the door. “You'll follow the route tracing around the edge of the building, until you see a big set of double doors. They should be open at this hour, they're silver, you would have a hard time missing them.” Now that he mentions it, you do recall seeing a pair of silver doors, though you didn't really pay much attention to what lay beyond them. “That's the market, and you should be able to find what you need there.”

“In that case, I suppose this marks the end of our brief journey together.” You clasp the mercenary by the forearm, and he does the same to you. “Until next time, whenever that may be.”

You part ways with the human and follow the directions you were given, arriving shortly before the grand silver gates. As promised they're swung wide, and you see neat, orderly rows of market stalls arranged throughout the chamber within. However, as you pass beyond the gates your eyes are not drawn to the goods on offer, nor the storefronts lining the periphery of the market. They're drawn upwards, to the enormous throbbing artifact which sits high above. It exudes so much vys that in the area immediately surrounding what you can only assume is the city's heart there's a visible haze of shifting blue and purple.

A thick layer of living crystal has formed around the 'veins' of the city which meet with the top of the heart, and a thick layer of vegetation coats everything else in the the space high above. The veins attach the heart to the ceiling, and when you channel vys you can see them running through the walls in the form of great confluences of vys. You wonder passively if the vys within is actually a liquid, and what properties such a substance might have.

Still, you're here for a reason. That reason is shopping. You'd like to finish this as quickly and easily as possible. Thus you first voyager into a shop distinguished from the others by a woven sandal drawn upon a simple wooden sign propped up at the entrance. Much to your surprise, a quick glance around the store reveals that the cordwainer doesn't have any boots on offer. Rather most of the shoes available seem to be leather sandals with thick soles, through which metal spikes have been driven. Some have spikes only at the bottom of the shoe, and others have spikes hanging off practically every length of leather.
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>>385790
>thinking that BQ will ever end
>implying

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A white-haired old woman comes hobbling out of the back room. She's bent over double and missing an eye, as well as a few of her fingers, but seems cheerful enough. Upon hearing that you intend to travel through Elaudia, she clucks her tongue and shuffles towards a wall of shoes woven very, very tightly around the foot itself but loosening as the straps climb up the leg. You presume the tighter weave around the foot is to offer some measure of protection without risking the onset of rot due to marching with a boot full of stagnant water.

Darzi decides she'll be just fine in her armor, and that's more or less a decision you agree with. It was designed by Elaudians, presumably it will be well suited for that environment. You, on the other hand, opt to buy a pair, as do Mortia and Profectus. Fulvia, for obvious reasons, does not see the point of it. Chryssa feels confident that the suit she wears as the base layer of her strange conglomerate armor will serve to keep her well protected.

It takes perhaps a half hour of adjustment to make sure the sandals are fitted, but once they are you find them fairly comfortable. Not quite as supportive as the boots you were wearing before, and the nails sticking out of the sole will take some getting used to, but you imagine they'll be invaluable when trying to traverse the difficult terrain of Elaudia. Normally you'd be worried about the leather rotting, but the cordwain assures you it's been treated to prevent precisely that. How they managed this, the woman refuses to say.

You pay the woman, initially she asked for two gold from each of you, but you manage to get her down to a mere four silver, and she cuts two silver off your price in exchange for the boots you'd been wearing. Profectus tucks the sandals away in his satchel, while you and Mortia take the opportunity to put them on.

Next on your shopping list is clothing. You find a tailor's shop a short walk from the cordwainer's, but find the local dress on offer rather intuitive. You'd seen men wearing a sort of loose trouser which the tailor, a dark-haired man with a heavy beard and scarred limbs, insist is no more than a strip of rectangular silk wrapped about the waist. The only difference between a well made article of clothing and a very cheap one seems to be the amount of decoration it sports and the number of colors it's dyed in.

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>>385790
Wellll... we did get a little distracted at times, but we made a decent amount of progress in self-improvement. There were some very...interesting... happenings. We're right about to head into the Elaudian jungle during this thread

After being shown the method by which the garment is tied, which apparently involves nothing more than a rope tied about the waist and not much else underneath, you end up purchasing one of these 'dhotar' in solid black. You'd also planned on buying a sort of tightly fitted robe which reached to the knee, but when you mentioned you were traveling into Elaudia the older man snatched it from you, muttering all the while about 'fortune-seekers'. Apparently the robe is only worn as a sort of court dress, it would be dreadfully hot if one were walking through the jungle.

Stripped of your robes and your tunic, in only a cloak and a glorified loincloth, the tailor insist you're more than equipped for the dangers of Elaudia. You find that hard to believe, and upon your insistence he offers a very light sort of sleeveless vest, again in black silk. It would only barely serve as a lining underneath your armor, but it's better than nothing. Actually, when you catch a glimpse of yourself in a length of polished bronze, your current outfit sort of reminds you of the clothes you wear in your ascended form, though it's not an exact match. You're lacking the notes of blue and gold.

Of course, that can be fixed. You purchase a deep blue sash and tie it about your waist, and a turban in the same shade. You also lack the gold trim, but considering the paranoia people here seem to feel towards the color yellow that's probably a good thing. Wrapping a turban around your horns proves difficult, but you figure it after some trial and error. In the end, you'd say it's not a horrible look.

Mortia ends up deciding to just stuff her golden robes into your cloak, content to wander around in her armor for the foreseeable future. She seems more than a little uncomfortable, though you mostly attribute that to the fact the tailor revealed very openly that he wore nothing underneath the dhotar when he gave you a demonstration of how one goes about wrapping it. Again they ask you for a ridiculous sum of wealth in exchange for what are essentially a few strips of cloth with holes cut out of them. You end up shelling out a gold piece for the clothes, but that's a far more reasonable price than the eight they asked of you.

None of your companions seem in pressing need of new clothes. Profectus is confident that he can get by in his armor, or forgoing that trousers and a tunic. Fulvia doesn't really see the need for clothing to begin with other than as a method of preserving cultural mores, unsurprising considering she probably doesn't have a sense for temperature. Chryssa is entirely unwilling to trade out the thick robes she wears to cover herself for anything at all more revealing, and Darzi is content with her armor.

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They offer to fit the clothes for you, but considering pretty much everything you purchased is intended to be very loose you don't quite see the point. Thus you stride out of the shop rather comfortably, if scarcely, dressed. Now that you really bother to pay attention, it seems like nobody here wears the layered robes which are so common in the west. Open backed dresses and loose trousers seem to be the style for women, while men tend either towards those tightly fitted robes or nothing but a dhotar depending upon social class.

>Now that you're properly equipped, hit the road. You've wasted enough time as is.
>You're not going to make any real progress in the dead of night, retreat to your realm, where you can either meditate or read.
>Why meditate in your realm? Head out into the rice fields and see what you can do to ensure a good harvest, whenever they harvest rice.
>You'd really like to get a closer look a the city's heart. If nothing else, it might serve as a good focus for a meditation upon Nature magic.
>Write-in

That's not a perfect picture of the heart, but it's close enough.

>>385808
>>Why meditate in your realm? Head out into the rice fields and see what you can do to ensure a good harvest, whenever they harvest rice.
>>You'd really like to get a closer look a the city's heart. If nothing else, it might serve as a good focus for a meditation upon Nature magic.

>going into a spooky death jungle in the middle of the night

bad idea

>>385808
>You'd really like to get a closer look a the city's heart. If nothing else, it might serve as a good focus for a meditation upon Nature magic.
>Acquire Vys crystals for their excellent storage properties. Acquire lots.

>>385808
>>You'd really like to get a closer look a the city's heart. If nothing else, it might serve as a good focus for a meditation upon Nature magic.
THIS BAIT IS DELICIOUS

>>385808
>You'd really like to get a closer look a the city's heart. If nothing else, it might serve as a good focus for a meditation upon Nature magic.

Put our people in an inn or our realm

Apparently Elaudia Mik is absolutely fucking brokenly overpowered.

>>385808
>You'd really like to get a closer look a the city's heart. If nothing else, it might serve as a good focus for a meditation upon Nature magic.
see if we can make it a group meditation.

>>385813
>>385808
Supporting vys crystals

>>385808
>Why meditate in your realm? Head out into the rice fields and see what you can do to ensure a good harvest, whenever they harvest rice.
>You'd really like to get a closer look a the city's heart. If nothing else, it might serve as a good focus for a meditation upon Nature magic.

>>385808
>>You'd really like to get a closer look a the city's heart. If nothing else, it might serve as a good focus for a meditation upon Nature magic.
though offer to transport any of our companions to our realm, and say goodnight to our son

>>385794
>>385796
>>385798
I see. Business as usual then.
>>385804
Wait. So you fuckers are telling me that you still haven't set foot in the motherfucking jungle?

>>385832
We are in the fucking jungle right now

>>385832
the next namek.

>>385808
>>Why meditate in your realm? Head out into the rice fields and see what you can do to ensure a good harvest, whenever they harvest rice.
>>You'd really like to get a closer look a the city's heart. If nothing else, it might serve as a good focus for a meditation upon Nature magic.

>>385826
>>385821
>>385819
>>385813
>>385812
>>385830
>>385831
>>385847
>Check that glowin' shit man.

>>385830
>>385812
>>385847
>Welcome to the rice fields motherfucker.

>>385827
>>385813
>Harvest crystals

Since I did all the shopping at once, this post should come much faster.

>>385808
>>You'd really like to get a closer look a the city's heart. If nothing else, it might serve as a good focus for a meditation upon Nature magic.
leech its vys into the seed amulet

>>385851
where dice for meditation?

>>385853
what could go wrong

>>385808
>>Why meditate in your realm? Head out into the rice fields and see what you can do to ensure a good harvest, whenever they harvest rice.
messiah Mik is go

>>385851
HOL UP SOMA MAKE IT MEDITATION ON FORMS

>>385808
>Why meditate in your realm? Head out into the rice fields and see what you can do to ensure a good harvest, whenever they harvest rice.

>>385862
They'll come later, Anon. Geez.

>>385865
you know how it's meant to grow roots and shit into the guy wearing them? I propose we buy the biggest animal we find, have it wear the amulet and then leech vys into it from this hear or the paramatma or something like it.

>>385868
>>385872
Good idea. Supporting.

>>385872
Don't jew us out of meditation on forms

>>385868
agreed

>>385877
>>385876
>>385879
why though

>>385883
>improve martial arts while doing something else at no cost
>why

>>385808
>Why meditate in your realm? Head out into the rice fields and see what you can do to ensure a good harvest, whenever they harvest rice.
>You'd really like to get a closer look a the city's heart. If nothing else, it might serve as a good focus for a meditation upon Nature magic.

>>385891
it seems pretty silly to do flips and thrusts in a public place like this, especially in a trance that disables contact with bystanders while focusing on something unrelated to combat

>>385904
Why would we care about what normies think when we could be getting stronger?

>>385908
because it would improve the quality of the story? meditating on forms right now would make zero sense IC

>>385915
It would make complete sense IC. If someone asks what the fuck we were doing when we wake up we can explain that it's training. Mik can't be the only vatis to ever come here.

>>385915
Nah m8. Mik would totally do it.

>>385915
we could just make this part of the cult stuff if it really bothers plebs.

>>385915
Mik doesn't give a shit about how he's perceived by people in public. He's gone out and looked worse than some weird martial artist before

Actually, y'know what? Roll me a d100. I only need one.

Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>385928
oh shit

Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>385928

Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>385928

>>385928

Rolled 77 (1d100)

>>385928

Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>385928

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>>385932
Oh fuck I didn't actually think you'd roll it

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>385928

>>385938
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>>385933
>>385932
>roll a 99 followed by 3 more dubs

>>385932
OH SHIT

>>385942
On a scale of not at all to directly looking at a Child how fucked are we?

>>385947
you can feel how important this event is going to be.

>>385932
>>385942
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE

>>385952
Like a 3/10.

>>385942
Is this good? Bad? Soma, I'm scared

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>>385932
>>385942

>>385956
This means it's a good thing right?

>>385956
Meh nothing to panic about

We will be fine. Get ready for the De-rail!

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>>385957
We got it anon.

>>385984
Our regularly scheduled derail.

RAILROAD
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>>385942
IS varvar back from the dead?

JUNGLE LITERALLY FUCKING NEVER

>>386007
This is jungle already

>>385996
>implying he wasn't turned into the strongest Disciple in existence
>who has a bone to pick with us personally

Portal to namek 2.0 incoming

>>386015
Do you think namek was a different layer in reality or a whole new world?

>>386014
>Implying he's not with his one true waifu Pani
Get the fuck out for normie

>>386037
same layer as this one dumbass

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With your shopping concluded, your attention shifts once more towards the immense heart shedding light upon the marketplace from high above. You consider briefly the possibility of playing up the whole benevolent wise man role by meditating out in the fields to insure the locals enjoy a plentiful harvest, but how could you possibly ignore an artifact like this? How many opportunities will you have to examine the beating heart of a living city?

It takes some wandering, but eventually you find a winding pathway along the edge of the market. It's sheltered from the rest of the market, lit with lanterns and lined with what seem to be small apartments. You pass hundreds of doors during your ascent, and just as many hallways leading deeper into the complex. The vast majority of the city's population must live in these cramped little apartments. The conditions remind you almost of a beehive.

As you've come to expect, people avoid you in the hallway. One man goes so far as to press himself flush against the wall when he sees you climbing the gently sloping ramp. You can't really tell how many circuits you make of the chamber below, but each one is shorter than the last and involves running across fewer and fewer people. It seems those areas closes to the 'ground floor' were the best maintained, while these rooms higher up are mostly either abandoned or dilapidated.

You're able to feel the heart long before you can see it. It's like pins and needles digging into your flesh, a common sensation whenever standing in an area absolutely saturated with vys. It's here, after nearly ten minutes of walking through empty hallways, that you come across a strange sight. A little girl sits upon a bench. She's dressed finely, in a manner you'd typically associate with high nobility. Her dress is ornamented with little golden bells around the hems and dyed in various shades of red. She has the most striking blue eyes, an exceptionally rare trait among Samjan, but it does not seem to be the blue within blue of a Spice addict's.

She kicks her feet absentmindedly over the edge of the bench, her hand resting upon the knee of an enormous figure you can only describe as primordial. It's taller than you even seated as it is, forced to hunch over in the hallway to avoid scraping its head against the ceiling. Its body is entirely grey, and seems to be made of some sort of semi-ethereal substance akin to that which composes Ricky's tentacles. Instead of hair, it seems to wear a cloak of ever-shifting, impermanent black about it shoulders. Globs of the cloak are constantly splitting off and reforming with the main body.

(1/2)

The only note of color on the creature's body is long red mask it wears. Light spills forth from the holes in the face, and it's split down the center by a long gash. Carvings upon its wooden surface bring to mind the sort of dizzying patterns you saw within the Enchantress' private realm inlaid upon the floor. For a time you stand bewitched, until the beast looks at you. The longer you hold its gaze, the more you feel like your mind is tearing itself apart at the seams. You're forced to avert your gaze to the little girl, who smiles up at you kindly.

The girl looks up to the towering figure beside her, apparently undisturbed as it shifts its attention from you to her. “Why does he get horns and I don't? I want horns!”

Darzi's voice draws you out of the daze you'd found yourself in. You hadn't quite noticed, but you stand locked in place. Try as you might, you can't seem to move your legs. “Who are you talking to, little girl?”

In response, the child offers only a confused stare and hugs the creatures formless arm a little tighter. "Can't you see?"

>Promise her that if she tries hard, and meditates diligently, one day she may have horns like you.
>Ask the girl what she's doing so far from the city proper.
>Tell your companions via the brooches about the figure, and tell them not to make any sudden moves.
>You've got just the solution to this little issue. Fire. Burn the witch.
>Write-in

>>386062
>>Tell your companions via the brooches about the figure, and tell them not to make any sudden moves.
>Promise her that if she tries hard, and meditates diligently, one day she may have horns like you.

>>386062
>Tell your companions via the brooches about the figure, and tell them not to make any sudden moves.
>Start channeling Metal Magic to reinforce our minds.

>>386062
>>Tell your companions via the brooches about the figure, and tell them not to make any sudden moves.
Then
>Promise her that if she tries hard, and meditates diligently, one day she may have horns like you.
>Ask the girl what she's doing so far from the city proper.

>>386062
>>Promise her that if she tries hard, and meditates diligently, one day she may have horns like you.
>use metal magic to reinforce the mind of everyone in the group

>>386062
>>Promise her that if she tries hard, and meditates diligently, one day she may have horns like you.
>>Ask the girl what she's doing so far from the city proper.
>>Tell your companions via the brooches about the figure, and tell them not to make any sudden moves.

>>386062
>>Promise her that if she tries hard, and meditates diligently, one day she may have horns like you.
>>Ask the girl what she's doing so far from the city proper.
>>Tell your companions via the brooches about the figure, and tell them not to make any sudden moves.
METAL Up IN THiS BITCH

>>386062
>>Promise her that if she tries hard, and meditates diligently, one day she may have horns like you.
>>Ask the girl what she's doing so far from the city proper.
>>Tell your companions via the brooches about the figure, and tell them not to make any sudden moves.
reinforce our minds

>>386062
>Promise her that if she tries hard, and meditates diligently, one day she may have horns like you.
>use metal magic to reinforce the mind of everyone in the group

>>386062
>Ask the girl what she's doing so far from the city proper.
>Tell your companions via the brooches about the figure, and tell them not to make any sudden moves.
Sup Soma, and Soma's imouto

>>386062

>Tell your companions via the brooches about the figure, and tell them not to make any sudden moves.
>Start channeling Metal Magic to reinforce our minds.
>Promise her that if she tries hard, and meditates diligently, one day she may have horns like you.

>>386062
>>Promise her that if she tries hard, and meditates diligently, one day she may have horns like you.
>>Ask the girl what she's doing so far from the city proper.

Hello creepy littler girl

>>386062
>>>Promise her that if she tries hard, and meditates diligently, one day she may have horns like you.

and channel some vys into your balls you goddamn pansy

>>386062
>Promise her that if she tries hard, and meditates diligently, one day she may have horns like you.
>Tell your companions via the brooches about the figure, and tell them not to make any sudden moves.

Wait, if she can see him and not go crazy she might be something else entirely don't trust her appearance. Be cautious.

>>386082
she is wearing some yellow

>>386062
>Promise her that if she tries hard, and meditates diligently, one day she may have horns like you.
>Tell your companions via the brooches about the figure, and tell them not to make any sudden moves.

we should introduce ricky to them.

>>386076
>>386072
>>386073
>>386071
>>386070
>>386069
>>386068
>>386064
>>386077
>>386078
>>386082
>If you're a good little Vatis, one day you might have horns too!

>>386082
>>386076
>>386075
>>386072
>>386071
>>386070
>>386068
>>386066
>>386064
>Ayo niggas there be a monster.

>>386077
>>386075
>>386072
>>386071
>>386070
>>386068
>What are you doing so far from home?

>>386076
>>386073
>>386072
>>386071
>>386069
>>386066
>Reinforce your mind.

Writin' for
>Reinforce mind
>Inform companions
>Just gotta meditate lil' nigga
>What're you doin' way up here?

>>386062
>>Tell your companions via the brooches about the figure, and tell them not to make any sudden moves.
>Write-in
Ask Chryssa if she can see it.

>>386062
>>386082
How about some nature magic to read her thoughts?

>>386085
I mean, where ever really going to listen to that advice?

>>386089
seconded

in fact ask ricky what that thing is, I bet he knows

do you think we can bullshit our way out of this, since we have golden tattoos?

>>386094

And go crazy? No thanks. Lets try visual confirmation first.

>>386096
I wonder if he'll give us a drawing again

>>386089
>>386096
It's probably one of Ricky's poker buddies.

>>386099
The Tattoos got Nerfed. We are wearing the Ring of Acumen though.

>>386007
Shhh.... Just sit back and let Namek take you.

>>386105
i was talking about their color not strength.

>>386105
someone give me the patch notes on the tattoos please. Need to see pre-nerf version and post-nerf to know the difference.

>>386114
They used to give +8 towards resisting intrusions on the mind. Now they give +2. It's largely made up by the Ring of Acumen giving +4 against intrusion.

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>>386007
Jungle literally fucking already last thread.

>>386125
Jungle kinda

>>386125
>still using windows 7

>>386129
Civilization still kinda

>>386132
>Using Windows Botnet
You probably use google chrome faggot.

>>386125
>fly over some trees
>land in a city
>no jungle encounters
no. you failed for three threads and now you're failing in the fourth to get us into elaudia proper.

>>386139
I'm a Mozy Firefox thank you very much.
Plebs use chrome.

>>386091
Can we reinforce our mind in a AOE centered around us to encompass our companions too?

>>386155
They cant see it so they don't need heir minds reinforced. Except maybe Chrys.

Rolled 1 (1d2)

for things.

We should think of some sort of faery fire teqnique to mark him to our companions if worse comes to worse, maybe just illusion fire magic while we close in with marshela ve.

>>386195
Our companions' inability to see the entity is concerning. We should create artifacts with the Reveal rune as soon as possible. They can't fight what they can't see.

> -Reveal: This rune is primarily useful when it's affecting another rune. Reveal has a number of economic uses in that when paired with the appropriate base runes it can detect ores, sources of fresh water, and even magical artifacts. It's also useful for detecting runic arrays or objects hidden via the 'Conceal' rune. Its effects when used as a base rune vary depending upon the level of reality one resides in. In Base Reality, it parts the veil between the mortal realm and the realm of spirits.

You focus your will, channeling in the form of Metal magic. You feel it flow inwards towards your core only to disperse outwards along the length of the threads which presently compose your mind. You're aware of them only distantly, but suddenly it's no longer quite so difficult to move your legs. You take a few careful steps forward, unconcerned by the stare of the creature by the girl's side.

{Am I the only one seeing this creature seated beside her?} Your thoughts reach out through the brooches to brush against those of your companions.{Because I really hope that's not the case.}

Chryssa's response carries with it no small amount of concern.{I too can perceive the beast looming at her side. Her sanity is more fragmented than any I have come across before. Even you, at your very worst, possessed a better grip upon reality than this child. I cannot imagine the trials which she has faced thus far in her short life.}

{Wait, is there more to the shadow than I'm aware of?} Profectus stands next to you, focused clearly upon the creature but apparently unaware of what it is. {I just sort of see the outline of something large seated on the bench.}

Darzi steps a little closer to you, maintaining a polite smile despite the fact that her thoughts have flown into a panic. {Am I the only one that only perceives a little girl sitting a bench?}

{No, I too have no idea what they're talking about.} Mortia seems unconvinced that you're serious judging solely upon the vague snatches of emotion coloring of her thoughts. {It's a some noble's child. If this is some sort of joke I'm not in on, I'm unimpressed.}

“Growing horns like mine is no small task.” Your voice cuts through the silence which has filled the hallway. “I received them upon achieving grandmastery within the elemental school of Metal. I've also heard they can be attained through methods which fall under the broad category of Fire magic, but I've yet to confirm these rumors. Though I've the creeping suspicion your friend may offer his assistance in some manner, you'll surely have many nights of meditation and study ahead of you.”

The girl perks up, distancing herself slightly from the figure by her side which continues to stare holes into your head. “My Daddy used to meditate with me! He doesn't anymore though, I haven't seen him in a long time. He said he was going to go into the jungle and that Yama would keep me safe, but he hasn't come back yet.”

“Is that why you're sitting all the way up here with just,” You glance up towards the spirit, meeting its eye. You do not feel the same sanity rending presence as you did before, but return your attention to the girl regardless. “Yama, I suppose? Because you're waiting for your father to return?”
(1/2)

>>386200
Jesus guys this is basic shit. Normies can't see void entities without a certian level of insanity.

She shakes her head firmly. “Nope! I'm waiting here because my Momma said that if I waited here she would bring me back a treat from the market. She doesn't like it when I stray too far from the Heart.”

“How long have you been waiting for your parents to return?” Darzi ask, her tone cautious. You think you can see where she's going with this. You too have a creeping suspicion that not all is as it seems.

The girl shrinks away, clinging tighter to her guardian. At least, you assume it's a guardian. Rather than answer the question, she blurts out one of her own. “Could you teach me how to meditate to get the horns? I think they're really neat...”

>You'd be happy to teach her, later. You just want to take a look at the Heart first.
>It's a highly advanced technique, she should start off focused on simpler methods before trying to ascend.
>If Yama doesn't mind, you'd be glad to teach her the method of your ascension. Just warn her it can be dangerous.
>Write-in

>>386207
>>It's a highly advanced technique, she should start off focused on simpler methods before trying to ascend.
But be gentle about it

>>386207
>>If Yama doesn't mind, you'd be glad to teach her the method of your ascension. Just warn her it can be dangerous.
Sure why not

>>386207
>>It's a highly advanced technique, she should start off focused on simpler methods before trying to ascend.

>>386204
>Its effects when used as a base rune vary depending upon the level of reality one resides in. In Base Reality, it parts the veil between the mortal realm and the realm of spirits.

Well, this rune has the ability to allow normies to perceive entities.

>She doesn't like it when I stray too far from the Heart
is this girl the equivalent of an oracle?

>>386062
>Promise her that if she tries hard, and meditates diligently, one day she may have horns like you.

> Also offer her your name and ask for hers.

Kids can be rude. We're not a kid.

>>386216
That's a terrible idea. I don't think Yama will appreciate that whatsoever.

>>386216
You know that isn't a thing right?

>>386207
>It's a highly advanced technique, she should start off focused on simpler methods before trying to ascend.

>>386207
>>You'd be happy to teach her, later. You just want to take a look at the Heart first.
>>It's a highly advanced technique, she should start off focused on simpler methods before trying to ascend.

>>386207
>>You'd be happy to teach her, later. You just want to take a look at the Heart first.
We need to be cautious here, that thing might not take kindly to trying to heal her sanity.

>>386207
>It's a highly advanced technique, she should start off focused on simpler methods before trying to ascend.
In the meantime want to meditate with me on the nature of the heart little girl?

>>386207
>ask her how proficient is she in her magic and what magic she's good at.
>It's a highly advanced technique, she should start off focused on simpler methods before trying to ascend.
Depending on Yama's answer Mik could give her better lessons.

>>386207
>>>It's a highly advanced technique, she should start off focused on simpler methods before trying to ascend.

fucking

ask ricky goddammit

>>386207
>>You'd be happy to teach her, later. You just want to take a look at the Heart first.
>>It's a highly advanced technique, she should start off focused on simpler methods before trying to ascend.

>>386213
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>>386247
>You're not yet ready.

>>386214
>If Yama doesn't mind...

>>386231
>>386232
>>386234
>>386247
>You just want to take a quick peak at the heart first.

I'll write for not yet ready and wanting to take a look at the heart.

>not offering to teach the little girl
Yall have never encountered the Fae have you?

>>386207
>It's a highly advanced technique, she should start off focused on simpler methods before trying to ascend
>Write-in

What is this Heart?

>>386216
You mean kill her only friend?

Jesus bro, you might want to build up to that instead.

>>386207
> Tell her that there are several different ways to get horns. Your son has horns as well for instance, but he happens to be a dragon.

>>386253
What is she going to do, stab us?

>>386251
> It's dangerous and you might not come back, and then Yama would be left all alone

Something like that, let her down easy. Or to pray on her crippling insecurities.

>>386253
> Thinking it's the little girl that's real and the monster that's imaginary

Clearly it's the other way around. Kids probably been dead forever and the monster is her Dad who keeps this illusion of her alive.

>>386251
Also we should probably make a shrine here, that way we can check in on this child in the future.

>>386216
>deleting your posts

>>386275
we could do that. note Mahana doesn't want to over extend on his territory.

>>386278
This is probab;y the further he'd allow for an alter

Guys

We should offer to let her stay in our realm.

>>386283
>Mom doesn't want me to be too far from the heart
>HEY GO TO OUR PERSONAL REALM FAR AWAY FROM THE HEART.

Yeah that'll work.