You are an emissary with one sole task: to awaken the gods of above and below who fled to the dream of the great one.

After Killing Snitches, Your rune given by the caretaker has engraved a vicious scar on the woman of eyes.. You looted the corpse of a worshiper of silver called Donathan who was killed by an abomination guarding a small church in the Blackwood quarters. You aided Neathe, another follower of Silver who sought vengeance against the abomination who killed her comrade.

With Gunheart Folt and Neathe, you encountered the abomination of the church. However, It was too powerful for you three. Gunheart Folt suggested bringing more allies to the fray after a tactical retreat.

The head of Bildren lured you once more to her domain. You made a pact of sorts with her. You are to kill the gods of above and below permanently paving the way for her to become the true heir of the great one.

You managed to slay the abomination guarding the entrance to new Oorlith Bloodward. The path is clear for now.
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"Mmmmm~ we are bloated with blood my finger. Ooof, I am feeliing a tad dizzy. Let's head back to the dream; the stone lady could really use our blood echoes....or we can show this new clot to Bildren." suggested your pistol.

>Head back to the dream
>Ignore your pistol, enter the Bloodward
>write in


Please Select our loadout before continuing in the same format as before. Don't forget the outfit.

>>886076
>Head back to the dream

I see nothing wrong with continuing on using our previous loadout of:
Primary:
>Midden's pistol
>Sampler's blade

Secondary:
>Living Whip
>Tyerne

Outfit:
>Donathan's Outfit

>>886181
You headed back to the dream, the caretaker was waiting for you in the room of lamps. He seemed....a bit happy "Well done young master! Master Bildren sensed your triumph. Here, a small gift from yours truly..."

The caretaker gave you x3 Milkwood vials, x2 petrified pus.

>Say something to the caretaker
>Go to the Pillar
>Go to Bildren
>Write in

>>886209
>Say something to the caretaker
>Thank him (for the gift, at least)
I'd also like to ask for a more detailed explanation as to his motives for going against Livendagan's wishes by giving us that rune, but I'm not sure how that would fit with how we've been roleplaying so far.

>Go to Bildren

>>886230
The smile on the caretaker's face soon vanished after your question "Master Livendagen is... too naive at times. He is a bit too kind for this world, young master. One simply can not save everyone. I hoped you would have used the rune... to undo his mistakes......"

The Caretaker left you afterwards without uttering another word. You too left the room of lamps to go to Bildren.

It was....a bit too warm inside Bildren's room, some of the blood and pus on the floor was indeed boiling but it soon cooled down as you approached Bildren. Her gullet churned violently "And so came the child of man.....with a victory. Exciting news, indeed. Not a god of above or below but something."

The goddess of Duality drew more symbols on the wall using her puss "Have you....found anything interesting in the Maze? Share it with me..."

>Lie
>Say that you have found her head.
>write in

>>886252
>Say that you have found her head.

>>886252
>Tell her of the first meeting - where some strange, unknown being asked if we knew its name, and rent us apart when we said we didn't - but don't let on that we later guessed its true identity, or about the agreement we made with it. The feeling of terror and confusion shouldn't be too hard to fake - even now it ought to be fresh in our mind.

If she calls our bluff, we can say that we fear how far its reach extends (after all, it could pull us all the way back to itself merely from our using a lamp), and didn't dare speak candidly lest she refused to (or couldn't) prevent it from destroying us permanently.

>>886252
I'm actually confused by what I'm voting for here

>>886274
Bildren seems unaware of her head's actions. The vote here is whether we want to let her own about them (bearing in mind the agreement we've already made with it) in effect betraying her head.

>>886274
>>886276
"Yes, it is her alright.This....thing you have encountered is my shameful head.I would have churned her to naught if only i had the strength to do so....even if that was possible, her death will collapse this dream..."

The headless spider moved a little readjusting herself "Know this, child of man, We were created to be completely neutral. We are not an heir for the great one. Other gods are so. My head fails to understand this and so with the aid of Livendagen ....and the caretaker, we severed her among other things . My gullet is her prison, her domain. She is more or less powerless here..."

The symbols drawn on the wall started to twirl "Her or my death would end this dream. I know that she will seek the aid of...lesser beings. She has done it before but Livendagen foiled her plans. Know this, Aiding her will mean the end of you. You are easily....replaceable. Time is not an issue for me or the caretaker. We can wait for another. You could aid me to be stronger...Offer me effigies from the products of my gullet and I will be strong enough to discard this useless head. "

>Accept
>Refuse
>write in

>>886309
>write in
Discard her? But didn't you say that her death would end this dream?

>>886311
the body will be strong enough to fill in the power gap left the head's death

>>886309
>Refuse
"Aiding her may mean the end of me. But, if I may be so bold, I fear what will become of you once you have the power to be rid of her. What is a Goddess of Duality when no longer in duality? Is it not your nature to be in opposition?"

>>886315
left by

>>886309
I am here to wake these gods, nothing else.
I have clot to give to you, will you take it?

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>886328
>>886333
this roll is pretty important

>>886328
>>886333
"Then you might have just sealed your fate...child of man."

Before you know it the world around you was deteriorating. Your body, were soul, were starting to be ripped apart in a fashion similar to the first time you were brought here.

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.

Your identity. Your existence gone.

"N-NO!"

"M-Mistress, P-please give me another chance...P-please..."



"There is nothing you can do about it little girl, Another one shall fu-"

"P-please, I beg you. I...I will offer my...Please, bring him back to me ...to us."

"Are you certain of this, young girl? There is no going back."

"Y-yes"

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>>886345
Your soul

You gained

Touch of the void

You were brought back from somewhere that should not exist. Consume this thought to gain a large amount of insight.

Or perhaps....

Tear of Stone

A tear from the eye of the pillar. Cheats death once. Someone cherish the emissary greatly.


You found yourself at the embrace of the pillar, more visible cracks were obvious to the world.

The pillar smiled upon meeting your eyes "Y-you are safe....warm one...you are safe."


>....

>>886357
Tear of Stone

>>886357
>"What happened? You look... Hurt"

>>886328
you there anon?

>>886371
>>886376
sorry anon, without another anon around, i don't think we can continue.

We will end it here for now.

Thank you all for your participation.

>>886395
S'okay, thanks for running

>>886395
Ah shit, sorry guys.

As for >>886357, >>886376's action is fine. Perhaps ask her to generally clarify what just happened as well, as we're likely somewhat confused.

>>886357
>What happened? Are you alright?

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>>886443
>>888178
"Y-you have defied the mistress. She shredded your existence.S-she..."

The pillar started to cry "I-i could not allow her to do so. I-i offered her something she desired long ago....Myself"

You looked around you for a moment, some of the statues were broken, numerous cracks were visible on the wall, wilted and withered flowers in bleached vases... Something was wrong for certain.

"P-please, warm one, f-for your own sake. Do not anger mistress, I...i can not bring you back...I-i don't want to lose you..."

>....

>>889607
forgot my trip ,sorry.

>>889607
>sigh, hug her "I will try to awoid such a fate."

Bildren will pay for this!

>>889620
An Idea! Maybe we can use the Touch of the Void later to become the heir to god and then curbstomp Bildy the Bitch.

>>889607
>Can i get you out of here somehow? i don't want to lose you either.

>>889623
I think we need more than insight to become the heir.

>>889607
>"I... Uh... I won't"

>>889634
Its not the insight gain but the item itself that I think would be one of the keys to heirhood.

>>889640
Maybe if we force Bildren to use it herself, the knowledge of true oblivion, something that is unthinkable for a god, will drive her nuts.

>>889620
>>889629
>>889634
As you hugged her, The pillar whispered something "I am already part of her....for your own sake"

You eyes, they say an amalgamation of flesh and bone pulsating and bleeding pus inside the pillar she is part of. No....

>Say something
>Level up [up to six times with 753 blood echoes remaining ]
>give the pillar the bloodflower

>>889678
Say nothing, Level up, Give flower

>>889678
>I'll find a way to free you, i'm sure of it.
>give the pillar the bloodflower
>Level up [up to six times with 753 blood echoes remaining ]
4arcane, 1skill, 1blood?

>>889702
Supporting

>>889696
>>889702
>>889709

You gave the pillar another bloodflower before embracing her cold, bitter body. You left her soon afterward, broken and shattered.

you had no words for what has been done.

Even your pistol didn't have something wit to say "I...well, let us not anger this...thing. Though i find her head a bit more...sane. At least, let us not expose our intent out of the sudden" your fingers were too cold for your pistol to lick them.

>Go to the room of lamps [Please specify]
>Go to the caretaker
>Go to Bildren
>write in

>>889738
Sit in the garden, ask pistol about what she knows.
Once once, go to the bloodward

>>889738
>Sit on our grave, ask pistol what she knows

>>889738
>Go to the room of lamps [Please specify]
go see the lady of eyes?

>>889741
>>889751
>>889752
You needed some time by yourself...and your pistol. It already told you once that it is you... a reflection of sorts. You had some questions for it.

"Why, I already know what you know, no more...no less. Maybe I am aware of things from another perspective but that's it, I swear! I would NEVER hide anything from you. Remember, we are in this together, Whatever path you choose, I will follow you to the very end."

>Say something to your pistol
>Go to the room of lamps [Please specify]
>Go to the caretaker
>Go to Bildren
>write in

>>889793
What were you up to before we met?

>>889793
good question: >>889800

>>889800
>>889804
"That is a silly question, really. But, I am yourself...well, A part of yourself. I am your inner self. The self you oh so rarely use outside of the dream in the ....real world. Here in the dream, I can manifest easily, this pistol was the closest thing i can find. While i am aware of others like me in the real world. None is strong enough to manifest here or in the real world. You could say that we are....special. Say, do you enjoy it? hurting people?"

>Yes
>No

>>889848
>Yes

>>889848
>only when they deserve it

>>889848
I do admit, that fighting is... Exhilarating

>Back to the bloodwards then
So far, we have no reason to not believe her

>>889848
>Only when they deserve it
We did not enjoy hurting Histianne, or the Pillar, after all.

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>889852
>>889853

>>889853
>>889866
>>889854
>>889852
Your pistol wasn't thrilled with your reply "Unh, no fun. Perhaps you are not admitting it. I doubt the one sampler who was running for his life 'deserve' it. Come on, you like to mire yourself with their blood, to be bloated yourself with their echoes. You and I ....we will never be satiated. In the real world, you couldn't harm a fly. Here....the world is yours, no rules,no masters." Your pistol warmed your trigger finger with its saliva.


>Say something to your pistol
>Go to the room of lamps [Please specify]
>Go to the caretaker
>Go to Bildren
>write in

>>889895
>i guess we're all looking for excuses and pretexts

>>889895
>Just because no one controls me here, doesn't mean i want to hurt everyone. You might be my violence, my bloodlust, but you seem to ignore i am mado of other things also... Shall we go and shoot some more people?

>>889906
>>889921
sorry anons but we will have to end it here, thank you for your partiipation

>>889958
it's ok, thanks for running

>>889906
>>889921
Your pistol didn't utter another word; it was...satisfied for reason. You did kill the last sampler for his sweet echoes....but he attacked you first. He deserves no rest or pity.

For now, you had other thoughts in your mind. You eventually have to confront Bildren, your motives may vary but you need her to process this clot. She is also a viable source of useful items and weapons.

Folt and Neathe are both waiting for you to fight this fiend in the Blackwood quarters. You could also explore New Oorlith Bloodward with its bloated guardian gone.

Both the tainted grounds and Milkwood forest remains unexplored. Secrets and wonders mingle between trees and corpses...Although this woman, Ayne, would not be so pleased upon your second visit.

There is also the rest of the maze to explore, both the head and the body of Bildren seems to be problematic. Should you follow the body, offer her effigies to spare you from her ire or should you follow the head, the supposed true heir, who can aid you and possibly free the Pillar for Bildern's mortal coil?

So many questions, so little answers.

>Go to the room of lamps [Please specify]
>Go to the caretaker
>Go to Bildren
>Go to the maze
>write in

>>893103
>Go to the maze
we can try some new tricks there

>>893115
hello anon, we will wait five more minutes, if none showed up then we will start

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>>893115
you headed back to the maze, this time, you chose a path you ignored the last time. It was rather....empty and clean. Your previous experiences demanded extreme from what seems to be norm.

>head back, chose another path.
>Run swiftly in this somewhat suspicious road [Success 60+]
>Inspect your surroundings [Success 70+]
>Write in

>>893217
>Inspect your surroundings [Success 70+]
let's try to be careful

>>893257
i suppose you will roll thrice

Rolled 82, 44, 24 = 150 (3d100)

>>893268
alright

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>>893272
Upon close inspection, you did find some pressure plates carefully hidden among the dirt, so easy to miss. Slowly you made your way to the end of the path where another crossroads awaited you.

>Take the northern path
>Take the southern path
>Head back to the manor
>write in

>>893305
>Take the southern path

>>893305
>Take the southern path

>>893305
>Take the southern path

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>>893336
>>893348
>>893353
you took the southern path, it was awfully quiet till the end where you found a small porous dome made from pure iron with symbols very similar to Bildren's.

You could see him inside, A man chained by strands of flesh and bones. Said strands coiled around his bare scarred body like bloody thorns. A peculiar mask of flesh veils his face but you could hear him scream and wither in pure agony.

The dome had a worm out lock, it had a Headless spider with webs

>Say something
>Attempt to commune with the man [success +80 -5 insight]
>Head back to the manor
>Leave the man for now
>write in

>>893412
shoot the lock with Middens' , attempt to free the man with our Nailfinger?

>>893412
Can we purify the structure with Quicksilver?

>>893463
nope, we can't. Quicksilver only works on corpses.
>>893441
The symbols protects the dome.

>>893481
attempt to commune, then?

>>893481
And we gave the worn out key to Bildren. Attempt to vandalize the symbols?

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>893519
if the other anon agree with you then we will roll
>>893525
the symbols are very similar to Bildren, either blood or pus drawn on this down, it can not be vandalized.

>>893561
ignore this roll, sorry.

>>893561
this dome

>>893561
i guess we could also try to shoot at the flesh restrains with our Yousall if he prefers

>>893561
In the interest of moving things forward, communing is fine, then.

>>893587
i dont think it is possible, the pores in the dome are too small.
>>893595
alright , roll.

Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>893605
at least i tried

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>893605

>>893620
>>893625
There is one last roll left

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>893605
doing the 3rd roll, i guess?

>>893620
>>893625
>>893650
You attempted to commune with the tortured soul inside.....

and failed miserably.

All you could make out is an endless loop of horrid screams and wails. His pain...it felt familiar somehow.

"It would a lot easier and quieter to end his suffering...If only we had that key..."

>Attempt to commune with the man [success +70 -3 insight]
>Head back to the manor
>Leave the man for now
>write in

>>893694
>Attempt to commune with the man [success +70 -3 insight]

>>893694
hmm, i guess we have no skill/tools to pick the lock, right?

>>893732
This is fine

>>893741
no.
>>893732
>>893746
roll

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>893757

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>893757
I can't help but feel like there's better ways to spend Insight than on rolls like these that have a significant chance of failure.

Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>893757
alright, let's try
>>893760
>>893761
holy shit guys

>>893770
What? We really, really wanted to chat with this guy.

>>893760
>>893761
>>893770
The world around started to vanish like washed ink on a paper. Your feet felt for a moment. You looked behind you....

A torrent of blood washed you to the unknown.
.
.
.
.

You found yourself in an island made out of oozing flesh in the domain of nothingness. Only boiling blood welcomed your arrival.

"AAARAGH! PLEASE MAKE IT STOP!!! AAARAGH!! AAAAAAAAAA" Up ahead, there was a man getting gored by a floating head of sorts. It was made out of stone tainted with blood and small bits of flesh. It had the most wicked smile.

You could see hundreds of corpses littered around.

They belonged to the same man

>Kill yourself, Leave the releam of Bildren
>Kill yourself, Leave the releam of Bildren
>Kill yourself, Leave the releam of Bildren
>Kill yourself, Leave the releam of Bildren
>Fight Lustful Tantiul
>Write in

>>893862
>Fight Lustful Tantiul

>>893862
Fight the horny bastard

>>893862
>Fight Lustful Tantiul

>>893862
>Fight Lustful Tantiul
I should note that if at any point we find ourselves soon to be killed anyway, we should bleed ourselves dry of as much Silverblood and Quicksilver as we can before dying, so as to cleanse this place as much as possible.

>>893862
>Fight Lustful Tantiul

>>893864
>>893877
>>893880
>>893884
>>893901

The head twitched momentarily before focusing you. Strands of flesh and bones erupted from the ground providing a shifting body of a woman to the floating stone, these strands kept shifting and changing, the skin of your foe would rupture only to be recreated a second later.

"A flesh? A FLESH? . For us For me.... FOR ME "

The skies of the abyss above had sprouted numerous red eyes watching you closely. Your foe formed something similar to a twisted spear, the other was split into dozens of whip like tendrils.

" US Mine US!!!" " The Lustful fired its tendrils to the skies charging towards you with a gaping maw


>Kill yourself
>Attempt to dodge the incoming tendrils in the skies [-1 Insight, Success +70 -10 from outfit]
>Attempt to dodge the incoming charge [-1 Insight, Success +70 -10 from outfit]
>Attempt to dodge both [-2 insight , Success +100 -10 from outfit]


and
>Prime your Pistol/Tyerne at the lustful [-1/-2 insight , -1 QS/-2 QS success +60]
>Counter with sampler's blade/living whip [-1/-2 insight, Success +70]
>Write in [Highly recommended]

>>894004
>Kill yourself
What the fuck

>>894004
>Kill yourself
Okay... let's come back when we're a little more prepared. These two aren't going anywhere.

>>894004
>Attempt to dodge the incoming tendrils in the skies [-1 Insight, Success +70 -10 from outfit]
>Bleed out all our Silverblood to provide the man as much of a respite as we can.
"Pillar? Is that you? I'm so sorry."

>>894004
>Attempt to dodge the incoming charge [-1 Insight, Success +70 -10 from outfit]
>shoot a Tyrene blast in the sky

>>894004
>kill yourself
also
>Try to cover the thing with as much silver as we can before we die

>>894045
oh shit, it really is her, she used the same speech pattern as before

>>894061
Oh, god. What have we done to poor Cater?

you had little time to react, you decided to end your life. This...this is too much to bear.

"LIVENDAGEN!! PLEASE DON'T LEAVE M-Me...." the man soon died from his injuries.

You primed you pistol to your head
"W..what? No! Don't do i-"

YOU DIED

,
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.
.
.

You were reborn back in the room of lamp.Your trigger finger felt wet. It wasn't saliva this time.

Tears.

"My finger....please, don't make me hurt you, i will promise you to be good. Please don't do it again...."


>say something to your pistol

and


> touch a lamp [Please specify]
>Go to the caretaker
>Go to Bildren
>Go to the maze
>Go to the pillar
>write in
>>894061


>>894045
>>894045
Lustful Tantiul is not the pillar

>>894108
This quest is getting too confusing for me

>>894108
Apologize to the pistol. Tell... her? we're sorry for doing that, but we were in no way prepared for what was in there.

>>894108
>"what? where's our thirst for blood now? Nah but really, dying sucks, i'll try not to use you for that again, sorry."

> touch a lamp [Please specify]
go see the woman of eyes? maybe she's feeling a bit better now

>>894108
>say something to your pistol
"I'm truly sorry. But I think I'd have been in a lot more trouble if I hadn't done that. Compared to something as quick and simply as death, that thing was... terrifying.
>"I'll try not to do it again, but I can't make any promises. So don't feel you have to restrain your masterful wit, alright?"

>Go to the maze
Let's explore the other way this time.

>Lustful Tantiul is not the pillar
Ah, and here I had thought you were trying to show to us that, while death is fleeting, actions have consequences. It would have been an effective demonstration too, I think.

>>894149
it would.

but that is not the path i intend for the pillar. I already have some plans for her.

Consequences aren't so sudden, the closest example to come to mind is the worn out key

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>894143
>>894149

>>894143
>>894149
You pistol remained dreadfully calm. It seems that your suicide have left an undesirable impact on it.

You returned back to Blackwood quarters via the lamp, you wanted to check on Histianne, she was in a bad shape because of you after all.

The ground outside of the barn was littered with plucked eyes, rotting and squished to bit. You feared the worst for Histianne.

You found the woman of eyes in a meditative state, she had oozing wounds all over her body. She had two eyes.

Hers.

She looked a bit...saner than before. Once she saw you, Histianne stood up gently, holding your hands after.

"I was waiting for you....you have opened my eyes, my true eyes. You show me true compassion just like Livendagen. I...I can finally be myself all thanks to you...I no longer want to see the world, those eyes...i need them no more. I-I only desire...."

Histianne choked in her own words, her blue eyes flickered away from yours

>....

>>894319
"Sooo, you are not angry about the rune thing, right? It was an accident, i swear."

>>894319
>"Only desire what?"

>>894319
"I'm glad that you're feeling better, take a deep breath and speak while i take a look at your wounds"

>>894319
>"I regret that, if I have helped you at all, it was only through ignorance rather than true compassion. But, if I might make a selfish request, would you continue to bear with me - as an acquaintance, if a friend is too much to hope for - at least until I am able to grow out of being a fool fumbling in the dark, and act of my own volition?"

>>894331
>>894341
>>894344
>>894380
Histianne gave you a warm smile "One might think that my experience with near death brought the worst of this world upon me. On the contrary, It...it birthed me anew. I can finally see and feel myself. My heart...It...it beats so softly. You have nothing to worry about; I will stand by your side as a...friend. You have my word."

That was a long session, we will have to end it here. thank you for your participation.

>>894451
thanks for running

You haven't noticed it already but the barn....it was surprisingly cleaner and tidier; no more dried blood or corpses of crows. You could actually smell a subtle incense in the air.

"I know your journey is a hard one. I won't be needing those eyes anymore but i can teach you how to consume them, to gain their insight..."

Histianne paused for a second eyeing a particular corner in the barn, it was more furnished than the rest of this farmhouse "Perhaps we can have.....a brief moment of respite afterwards. Let us forget the woes of this world even for a bit. "

>Accept
>Refuse
>Write in

>>897240
>Accept

>>897395
hello anon, we will wait five more minutes before stating,

>>897395
Histianne shared her secrets with you, you felt like she hated doing so not because she didn't want to share them...no, she was a bit ashamed of her former self; a husk of a woman craving eyes mindlessly.

After that was done, you two rested a bit, the incense was doing its work to soothe your nerves a bit. With Histianne, you forgot about everything ahead of you... the world seemed to be irrelevant even for a tick.
.
.
.
.

"That was....we should do it again sometime...."

>say something to Histianne
>Ask for her assistance in fighting Yuothl, the chained
>Ask her about the nightmare of the nameless Ayne spoke about
>Ask her if your Arcane knowledge is sufficient enough
>Trade insight for knowledge [-1 Insight]
>leave
>write in

>>897514
>Ask her about the nightmare of the nameless Ayne spoke about
>Ask her if your Arcane knowledge is sufficient enough
>Ask her how strong she thinks she is now, and if she think she could help against Yuothl

>>897514
>Ask for her assistance in fighting Yuothl, the chained
>Ask her about the nightmare of the nameless Ayne spoke about
>Ask her if your Arcane knowledge is sufficient enough

>>897524
"The nightmare...i remember it,yes, like a fleeting dream. It is past Milkwood forest, Without my former eyes, I know little about this place; My eyes....well, held both the knowledge and one of the main entrances . The scholars are interested as well in this place....they might help you."

You asked for her assistance, the abomination in the church was too strong for a company of three. "Of course i will aid you, I might not be as powerful as before but I can fend myself."


As for your arcane knowledge, Histianne stated that it was close to the easiest of her arcane arts. You had to invest a bit more in arcane in the future.

>Say something to Histianne
>Leave, head back to the dream
>Leave, head straight to the church alone
>Leave, head straight to the church with Histianne.
>write in

>>897578
>Leave, head straight to the church with Histianne.
>Ask her what she remembers about Livendagen's dream, and if she knows the pillar girl?

>>897578
>Leave, head straight to the church with Histianne.

>>897591
>>897598
You doubted that Histianne's knowledge of the Pillar in the first place, Still, you asked anyways. As expected, she didn't know anything. you didn't want to put unwanted pressure on her; the times she had spent in the maze were perhaps the darkest and the worst of her life.

The path to the church was unobstructed by maddened folks or corrupted beasts. The abomination inside the church was still weeping , you could hear it from the mass graves,

Neathe and an unfamiliar face were waiting for you. A man with a lumbering greatsword strapped to his back, he wore an outfit similar to Donathan's but it had silver padding, some had bullet holes, others had some deep cuts. This man had a pale skin and an unkempt silver hair, he was the tallest among the group.

He greeted you with an expected smile "Ah, Vinehelm, Livendagen's emissary. A pleasure, doubly so for your friend. Both honour us with your arrival."

He bowed formally "I am Silverheart Elmad, Folt couldn't come to witness the end of this...thing. Don't you worry, be it up close or a afar, I won't disappoint."

>Change your loadout?

and

>Say something to Elmad
>Say something to Neathe
>Say something to Histianne
>Try to found a plan against your upcoming foe
>Head straight to the church
>Write in

>>897687
what's our current loadout? Madden's+Nailfinger and Tyerne+whip?

we should maybe switch the secondary to Yousall and whip

anyway
>Try to found a plan against your upcoming foe
see what resources they brought, what weapons/skills/magics/special/aces they can do and go from there

>>897687
>Change your loadout?
Swap the Sampler's Blade for the Nailfinger. Collecting more echoes won't matter if we're dead. The Whip works for mid-range; let's get something that works up close.

>Try to found a plan against your upcoming foe
Did either of them notice anything especial about Yuothl before we fell back the last time?

>>897718
>>897721
current loadout
>>886181

Histianne has offensive arcane arts with few defensive arcane arts to use, close- mid range and a carver as a melee weapon

Neathe has a rapid fire repeating pistol and a rapier

Elmad has a greatsword his ealier statement suggests that his weapon might transform to a long ranged one

>>897721
Elmad just arrived here, he is not folt.

Both you and Neathe failed to notice something of worth as you two were running for your lives.

>>897760
Primary:
>Midden's pistol
>Grand Mildrah

Secondary:
>Living Whip
>Tyerne

Outfit:
>Sampler's Outfit

We'll have to refine our plan as we learn more about how Yuothl fights; but to begin with, we can try to use the Sampler's Outfit to draw its attention while the others fire upon it.

We shall attempt to stay roughly in front of it and dodge its attacks; it will not be our job to deal damage, but draw the majority of Yuothl's attacks while fending it off with our close- to mid-range weapons. Elmad and Histanne will keep to its sides and back, dealing the primary damage (preferably from mid-range and closing in only to take heat off of us if necessary).

Neathe can stay back and hit it from range - we can pass her the Tyrene and use the Yousall if necessary. Being out of Yuothl's direct attention, it will be her job to provide supporting fire and watch Yuothl for any features or weaknesses of note.

This plan will likely not survive first contact with the enemy, but it's a start.

>>897809
we don't have Grand Mildrah though

please check our character sheet to see what does the emissary have.

>>897809
http://pastebin.com/TPK3n7TX


other than that, it is a decent plan.

>>897843
>>897850
Whoops. Nailfinger and Whip for the melee then. The other parts remain the same.

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>>897809
"I trust your judgement, fine, let us end that thing, for Donathan!" Eldmad raised his greatsword.

The four of you entered the somewhat ruined church, Yuothl screeched upon sensing your arrival.

!!! Frenzy is increasing!!!

Neathe took cover near the furniture cast aside and started to her rapid fire, it seems that her shots are but a nuisance to the chained. They did manage to inflict some minor injuries.

"Death awaits you, fiend! Rrragh!" Elmad struck his sword in the floor, soon after, geysers of hot silver erupted around and under the chained burning some of its flesh, He pulled out his sword charging with you.

Histianne stood in behind you two. After erecting a small dome of flesh strands around her, she was channeling something that was both taking time and effort, you could see small tendrils erupting from her wounds. She was incredibly vulnerable in this stage.

Finally, with your firearms and weapons you charged in, you mind was pierced by thoughts of madness from the mere sight of the chained.

The chained was about to swoop its large forelegs in front of it, it was also about crush you with its pesudo-flails attached to its tongue.

The chained was focusing on you only at the moment

>Attempt to dodge the incoming attacks [Success +80]
>Interrupt its attacks with a blast from Tyerne [-2 QS Sucess +90]
>write in [highly recommended]

>>897997
>Attempt to dodge the incoming attacks [Success +80]
Stick to the plan for now until we're forced to do otherwise. And of course conserve our Quicksilver in case we need it later.

>>897997
>Interrupt its attacks with a blast from Tyerne [-2 QS Sucess +90]
Use some milk wood to stop the frenzy and lower the Dc

>>897997
>Attempt to dodge the incoming attacks [Success +80]

>>898034
>>898054
>>898074
roll

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>898086

Rolled 85 (1d100)

>>898086
dice goooods!

Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>898086
I don't even need to roll at this point.

>>898089
>>898091
>>898118
!!! FRENZY IS INCREASING!!!

Your perfectly dodged the swoops and flails just in time for Histianne to unleash various tendrils at your foe, they might be thin but they managed to make it to the other side pinning one of the chained's forelegs.

Elmad on was keeping the other foreleg busy with his butchering slashes and slices, he seemed to be the most enraged among you four. Neathe managed to score more shots at random spots.

Cornered and injured, Yuothl unleashed a bone shattering howl dropping the party but Elmad ,who continued to fight, to its knees. Histianne has passed out with blood trailing from her eyes and ears while you were struggling to regain your focus.

You felt like the chained was no longer focusing its attacks on you.

>Regain your focus, aid Elmad [Success +70]
>Regain your focus, drag Histianne away from the chained [Success +80]
>Write in [Heavily recommended ]

>>898201
>Regain your focus, drag Histianne away from the chained [Success +80]
Drink milk wood vial to stop the frenzy
Try to locate a weak spot as we drag histianne away

>>898201
>Regain your focus, yell for Elmad to help Histianne while you attack Yuothl to keep its attention

>>898201
this: >>898259

>>898259
He's frenzied though, he says not exactly gonna be reasonable

>>898259
>>898268
>>898246
roll

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>898289
True. Perhaps have Neathe help him and/or bring him back to his senses? It's ideal that we remain in melee rather than attack from range, since our Quicksilver is limited, while theirs has no apparent limit that we've seen so far.

>>898300
Rolling.

Has the interior of the church changed at all since we were last here?

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>898300

>>898312
more ruined, that's all. Minor damages to the infrastructure

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>898312

>>898312
>>898313
Elmad ignored you completely as he sliced a good portion of the chained tongue(s).

!!! FRENZY I-

You blood has exploded inside your veins as you regained your focus, It gashed from numerous wounds all over your body, you collapsed once more on the ground with only a sliver of blood left in your body.

Your vision was getting blurry.
.
.
.
"Curses...."

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.
.
"There, a sedative and a clot, these ought to bring you back on your feet. Now we are even... more or less;i can't staunch your wounds." you felt a rush of warm blood running through your veins. You were better no doubt but you could barely stand up.

"Elmad is going to get himself killed, damn his curse ..."

>Instruct Neathe to_____

and

>Rest for a bit
>Swallow your wounds, join the fray [Success +80]
>Ignore your wounds, join the fray
>Empty your midden's pistol from here [-7 QS success +80]
>Write in [highly recommended]

>>898420
>Instruct Neathe to_____
Help us get Histianne clear so we can focus properly on keeping Elmad alive.

If Elmad can't regain his senses, we'll just have to work around what he's doing. At the very least, he's doing a good job of drawing Yuothl's attention.


What exactly does "Swallow your wounds, join the fray" involve us doing?

>>898420
Wtf just happened?

>>898444
as in to endure it, kind of a will to survive

>>898420
>Instruct Neathe to protect Histianne

>Empty your midden's pistol from here [-7 QS success +80]
the diversion might be enough

>>898420
>Swallow your wounds, join the fray [Success +80]
I have no idea what is happening

>>898491
I'm not sure how that would be different from ignoring our wounds, but I suppose that seems like the thing to do for now?

>>898504
>>898507
roll
>>898457
frenzy has reached its full limits almost killing us if not for neathe's aid

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>898527
but we rolled an 81 on a roll to regain our focus right

>>898534
yes but the most voted option didn't instruct us to drink milkwood vials

Rolled 61 (1d100)

>>898527

>>898542
I had assumed 'regain your focus' involved us doing something to mitigate the effect of Frenzy. What else would it refer to?

>>898542
Ok now it seems like you're just trying to confuse us

>>898551
regain our focus was to counter the howl which knocked out Histianne and collapsed us and Neathe.

Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>898527

>>898572
>>898574
it didn't affect Elmad who kept fighting despite the screech. Histianne was already injured in the first place from plucking all her eyes out and hence she passed out

well now we're totally fucked from this misunderstanding and we still have no clue how to even hurt this boss. what are we gonna do?

>>898574
>>898588
I'm not sure there was any form of action that we could have taken at that point that didn't implicitly involve us recovering from the effects of the howl, but alright.

Did it affect Neathe, or was she out of its range?

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>>898604
>what are we gonna do?

>>898604
I had been considering climbing to the rafters and either making drop attacks from a height, sniping any weakspots Neathe may have found, or pushing the statues out from their alcoves to fall on top of Yuothl.

If all else fails, we could always try seeing if Yuothl has anything in common with Wolnir. But I'm especially hesitant on that one.

>>898575
>>898572
>>898534

Your gashing wounds, they were too aplenty for you to endure. Overexerting and Pushing yourself in this state would surely mean your death.

Neathe has pulled Histianne away to a safe place while Elmad was struggling to hold his ground against this monstrosity, he wasn't injured just yet but he was exhausted for certain, his dodges and swipes were getting sloppy.
>Rest for a bit
>Ignore your wounds, join the fray [This will likely kill the emissary]
>Empty your midden's pistol from here [-7 QS success +80]
>Write in [highly recommended]
>>898611
It did but she regained her focus

>>898649
Rest and examine the boss for a weak point to shoot at
this boss fight is bullshit. yes I'm mad

>>898649
>Try to shoot 3 quicksilver bullets into the beast's mouth, where the tongues come from.
We have to wait until Neathe can come back, hopefully she has more healing stuff

>>898649
>Rest for a bit
>Have Neathe cover Elmad for long enough that we can recover from our wounds just a little

>>898685
Incidentally, have we any healing items at all that are applicable in this situation?

>>898685
Neathe is taking Histianne out of the middle of the fight for now

>>898649
take aim and try to fire one tyerne shot

>>898695
Tyerne is a short ranged blunderbuss, Midden's pistol has enough range to hit something.

>>898694
Will ignoring our wounds to grab Histianne from her partway back so that she can fight in our stead kill us?

>>898693
Not quite, Histianne do have some defensive arcane arts but there is nothing that can heal our wounds. currently we can only counter frenzy and poison (if there is any)

>>898700
the target is huge, it'll probably hit

hm, maybe we should use ghostsilver, this thing probably has a tough natural armor

Rolled 3 (1d4)

>>898710
does.

I guess the general consensus is stay back and rest up while laying some covering fire?

>>898669
>>898675
>>898685

You rested a bit, watching Both Neathe and Elmad fighting off the chained. Histianne has finally woke up only to witness Neathe getting slammed hard to the wall, a great sum of her bones were shattered from the impact.

"NOOOO!!!" Elmad kept striking his greatsword in the floor releasing geysers of silver until he too was swooped to wall suffering a fate close to Neathe.

The chained looked at you and Histianne with clear anger and rage, one of its forelegs is now shredded....useless flaps of flesh, the other was mutilated from Histianne's tendrils. It suffered from major burns across its body and various bullet wounds thanks to Neathe.

The abomination was about to fully rush towards you and Histianne, for the moment , it was licking its useless foreleg. The sedative you took was wearing off....

>Instruct Histianne to_____


and

>Run away, leave Elmad and Neathe behind [success +40]
>Empty your midden's pistol from here [-7 QS success +80]
>Approach the chained, empty your Tyerne [-6 QS ,Success +80]
>Charge onwards with your Nailfinger/Living whip [Success +90]
>Write in [highly recommended]
and

>>898827
>Approach the chained, empty your Tyerne [-6 QS ,Success +80]
Have histianne prep her offensive magic while we distract it and fuck it up at close range

>>898827
>>898846, more or less. One shot of Ghostsilver, one shot of standard. Also have Histianne be ready to pull Elmad and Neathe out if things don't pan out in the next few seconds even without our say so.

If this fails, we're probably going to have to hold Yuothl off solo so those who are actually at risk of dying can escape.

>>898846
>>898896
alright, roll

Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>898928

Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>898928
bracing for abject failure

>>898930
>>898946
one last roll.

where are the good rolls when we need them

Rolled 73 (1d100)

>>898954
rollin again to get this bullshit over with quicker

Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>898928
>>898954
sorry, i got distracted

>>898954
We did only have slightly less than a 50% chance of succeeding this roll as a whole, so it's not really a surprise if we should fail.

>>898930
>>898946
>>898967
You did manage to score a few hits up close but they weren't enough to fully incapacitate the chained. Even with Histianne's tendril strike, The chained has survived your combined attack.

A flail from the mangled and torn tongue of the chain crushed your head in a tick, it was too fast for you to react up close.

YOU DIED

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From the lamp you hurried back to the church as fast as you could where you found.....

the following rolls will determine the fates of Elmad, Histianne, Neathe and the chained

[0-10] Elmad, Histianne, Neathe are dead. the chained has managed to heal itself

[10-20] Elmad, Histianne, Neathe are dead

[20-30] Elmad, Histianne, Neathe are dead. Histianne managed to injury the chained more.

[30-40] Elmad, Neathe are dead, Histianne managed to flee after injuring the chained

[40-50] Neathe is dead, Histianne and Elmad managed to flee after injuring the chained, Elmad is badly wounded

[50-60] None is dead, Histianne, Neathe and Elmad managed to flee after injuring the chained, Elmad and Neathe are badly wounded

[60-70] None is dead, Histianne, Neathe and Elmad managed to flee after injuring the chained, Elmad and Neathe are badly wounded. The chained's injuries are not crippling that much.

[70-80] None is dead, Histianne, Neathe and Elmad managed to flee after injuring the chained, Elmad and Neathe are badly wounded. The chained's injuries are crippling, it is close to death.

[80-90] None is dead, Histianne, Neathe and Elmad managed to flee after injuring the chained, Elmad and Neathe are badly wounded. The chained's is moments away from death

[90-100] None is dead, The chained has died, Histianne is doing her best to keep them arrive, Folt is to arrive soon

Rolled 57 (1d100)

>>899122
this quest is way too fucking frustrating

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>899122
S-sure hope this is best of three!

Rolled 82 (1d100)

>>899122
rolling again or whatever

>>899138
>>899146

.....Histianne outside, she was tending to both Neathe and Elmad. She said that the abomination was lacerated by her arcane arts after your death....It is too weak and crippled to possess much of a this, she had to pull the worshipers of silver away.

>Go inside, Kill Yuothl, the chained
>Go inside the church, attempt to commune with Yuothl, the chained [-10 Insight, Success +70]
>Offer your blood to Neathe
>Offer your blood to Elmad
>Write in

>>899138
if this quest is not entertaining for you anon, then i highly encourage you to stop following it. It is totally fine anon, after all , the main purpose of this quest (and any other really) is entertainment. I apologize if i couldn't provide what you would like in this quest.

>>899254
>Offer your blood to Neathe
>Offer your blood to Elmad
This first.

>>899254
ok bye

>>899267
you had to look after those who aided you first and so you did, your special blood mended most of their wounds.

They were too weak to thank you properly. You were to avenge Donathan in a bit. you kept in mind giving any firearm to them according to your agreement with Folt.


>Go inside, Kill Yuothl, the chained
>Go inside the church, attempt to commune with Yuothl, the chained [-10 Insight, Success +70]
>Write in

>>899269
thank you for your participation.

>>899298
>Go inside, Kill Yuothl, the chained
let's do this shit

>>899298
>Go inside, Kill Yuothl, the chained

>>899308
>>899318
You approached your dying foe and emptied your midden's pistol straight at its head ending its miserable life instantly.

"Now you are feeling it, This...satisfaction. Ooh so sweet~"

PREY SLAUGHTERED

the corpse of this entity troubles your mind
+5 insight gained

You gained 10000 blood echoes

False chained clot:

A blood clot which belonged to Youthl the chained, consume it to gain blood echoes. Or perhaps.....

The rise of the tar from the western lake nearby sparked the downfall of these quarters. It was a plague which turned men mad, Most saw it as a curse for deforesting the majority of Milkwood forest.

Children and crows were a potent host for this plague. Unable to the kill all the children due to the fear of more infections, they were herded to the local church only to lock the door behind them. They will rot by themselves, thought the already maddened townfolks.

The children were inside huddling together and waiting for their certain death. That was until a woman entered the church when most of the quarters were overwhelmed, This holy woman gave the children a whole new body for them to dwell in it instead of their sickly bodies. She gave them the means to control it and to heal it but alas, the tar claimed her life. And so Youthl an amalgamation of all the children in the quarter guarded the holy woman and the church till its last breath.

we will end it here for now thank you for your participation.

>>899455
thanks for running