>>3330886
>You are Ritual Child Buresé. Fatherless, Motherless. You were born among cultists worshiping an old god.
How could you pick anything else?

>>3330886
>You are nothing but a shadow of Yerim, nameless and faceless. The contract is sealed, your target awaits you in the depth.

>>3330886

> You are Ser Adgyern, a faithful knight of Mondee. You were betrayed by your company.

Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>3330931
>>3330947
>>3330949
rollan

> You are Ser Adgyern, a faithful knight of Mondee. You were betrayed by your company.

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>>3330931
>>3330947
>>3330949

There is little to remember from your childhood. You were kidnapped as child, you and others endured a long trek to the east where a giant sprawling castle stood tall among blistering dunes. The Home of deadly assassins of Yerim. There, your face and ears were torn off, You were cramped with other mutilated and featureless children in small cages, all were still undeserving of the beautiful glistening white mask hiding your true self.

You and the rest of the children were pitted against a giant hairy ogre with a growling belly. The blood stained floor had nothing but rusty shivs , improvised bows and arrows.

>You picked up a shiv
>You picked up a bow and a bundle of arrows

>>3330992
aw heck, should i disregard my previous post and rewrite or should i keep it as it is?

>>3331007
>You picked up a bow and a bundle of arrows
>>3331013
It's your choice. I guess you've chosen already and the vote came in 13 minutes late

>>3331007
>>You picked up a shiv

>>3331013
It's alright. You already wrote it.

>>3331007

>You picked up a shiv

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>3331030
>>3331032
rollan

>>3331072
I think you missed >>3331071

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>>3331071
>>3331032
>>3331030

You quickly picked up a shiv. Those who were too slow were either crushed or swallowed by the rampaging ogre.

You have a resounding affinity towards daggers and smaller blades

More and more were getting slaughtered by the towering menace. You recall your approach to this dire situation:

>You lunged towards your death, evading the orge's gigantic swipes and stomps. A single mistake means untimely demise
>You stayed in the back, carefully studying your lumbering foe and waiting for the rest of the children to weaken your target first. Their deaths won't be in vain.

>>3331079
yep

>>3331093
>You stayed in the back, carefully studying your lumbering foe and waiting for the rest of the children to weaken your target first. Their deaths won't be in vain.
I planned each charted course, each careful step along the byway

>>3331093
>You stayed in the back, carefully studying your lumbering foe and waiting for the rest of the children to weaken your target first. Their deaths won't be in vain

>>3331121
>>3331146

When the moment was ripe, you climbed over the already exhausted ogre to gouge his eyes. A flurry of stabs in his thick neck has finished the job. You and a handful of other children stood over his fresh carcass in triumph. You have earned you very first mask.

You have learned a skill: Analyze

Years have passed since then, you have wet your blade against all colours of people from lowly peasants to spoiled princes. You were devoid of emotions. No remorse. No guilt. Nothing. The Great Shadowmaster Azrahar took an intrest in you personally. He have trusted you in one of the most elusive contracts, still unfulfilled to this day.....

A forgotten god in blue, One of many who were imprisoned here in Synn...this bottomless pit, layers and layers of man-made and ancient dungeons. Like many gods here, He was mostly stripped of their divine status but all powerful nonetheless.

At first, you would have to get caught. The Shadowmaster is kind, merciful. He provided you with a rarity from his personal vault to aid you in your endeavor.

>The Tongue of K'kaaltee, an ancient stone parasite
>The eye of Abhakem, a fallen creature of light.

>>3331205
>>The Tongue of K'kaaltee, an ancient stone parasite

>>3334986
The Shadowmaster had showed you a pallid tongue, still pulsating after many, many years. You know what needs to be done; you have sliced off your useless tongue to accommodate this precious gift. It yearned for living flesh, that ancient tongue. In a blink, it was firmly attached to your gushing wound. It is yours now.

You have earned a skill: Stone Speech

In order you reach your slumbering target. You have to be branded with the Laws of Synn . A more severe punishment which will have you thrown here. A fate by many is worse than death. This brand has supposedly a debilitating effect on either the body or the soul. You tried to remember what manner of transgression did you commit to earn your place here among the filthy and the forsaken.

>You were branded on your chest after murdering a known religious figure of Mondee and her unborn child.
>You were branded on your hands after slaughtering a camel sacred and holy in Yerim.

>>3335375
>You were branded on your chest after murdering a known religious figure of Mondee and her unborn child.

Go big or go home.

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>>3335440
An Allmother that you don't even recall her name. The new goddess of purity and soothing light, Mythriva , has entrusted her power to these Allmothers. Only them are allowed to birth the sisters of light whom will roam the land tending to the rampant sickness seeping from underground.

The brand has made its mark on your chest, it has weakened your body. 'no light shall enter this chasm of true wickedness. Blessed shall not be this body in this life.' were their pathetic words. It suits you fine either way, you have no love for the gods, old or new.

You have a brand of Synn (Innocence)

Your mind quickly returns to the present as a brute figure has grabbed your mangled body. In your haze, you spotted mounds of naked flesh strapped together with spiked chains, a sadistic laugh escaped a crude bent helmet with fleshy bits oozing from its many holes. Your bones were squeezing out of your gaping wounds as this unknown figure dragged you to a small pool of black, bubbling ooze.

In your weakened state, you couldn't resist anything. You allowed the ooze to overwhelm you. What grueling pain you once hand slowly began to subside; your wounds were closing on their own and yet you were sapped of any strength.

Delicate pale fingers grew from the darkness surrounding you, they caressed your bare chest. A gentle stroke after another. Another embrace; that of cold pale woman with a twisted voice ringing in your ear.

"Another mortal, scrambled and forsaken by the wretched above. Submit your soul to me, I am all. I am B'aholath, the true goddess of rebirth and shaper of flesh, USURPED AND BETRAYED. Submit your feeble flesh, godless wretch!"

You care little about gods or worship, you do know that once a soul is bound to a certain god, it is forever theirs. The hulking brute watches you in silent, barely able to contain his throbbing excitement.


>Refuse, You have no faith in any gods, let alone those who are so pitiful that they leech for followers to worship them
>Accept. You will resort to any means to better your chances against reaching your target
>Ask this facade a question [specify]

>>3335660
>in silence

>>3335660
>>Refuse, You have no faith in any gods, let alone those who are so pitiful that they leech for followers to worship them

>>3335660
>Refuse, You have no faith in any gods, let alone those who are so pitiful that they leech for followers to worship them

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>>3335669
A powerful force has expulsed you out of the pool followed by a soul scattering screech. Your limbs were trembling on their own, they betrayed your disdain for any god.

The pile of rancid flesh has went amok, a dangerous mixture of insatiable lust mixed with primal rage. You were powerless to resist his relentless thrusts driven by deviant instincts . Pain was nothing new to your body. The pain soared up in your mind to the points that you were about to black out, had it not been for a flash of light.

You were momentary blind so was the dizzying menace, you...you were carried somehow during this confusion. The heavy steps of that thing grew heavier, closer, closer....

Then it disappeared.

You woke up in a strange cell, the bleeding and the rupture were gone, the pain was almost non existent. Four things piqued your intrest in this damp cell:

A portal of sorts at one of the dark corner. It was seemingly the only way out of here due to rubble and debris blocking the exit. Most importantly, you found a leather outfit, a mask and a dagger of older design. Could it be? Another Shadow of Yerim in these depths?

As you were about to put on the mask, it didn't fit you at all. The reason was clear and simple; you nose, lips, cheeks and ear....they were all back. You...you have a face once more. An identity...

>Mutilate your face, cut off your ears. there is no self for any shadow of Yerim. Don the mask.
>You, you will keep your face for the time being. All souls in Synn are damned, never to reach the surface. They shouldnt know of your true identity. Abandon the mask.

>>3335816
>new to your body yet it soared up in your mind to the point
>>3335693

>>3335816
>Mutilate your face, cut off your ears. there is no self for any shadow of Yerim. Don the mask.

>>3335816
>Mutilate your face, cut off your ears. there is no self for any shadow of Yerim. Don the mask.

>>3335816
>Mutilate your face, cut off your ears. there is no self for any shadow of Yerim. Don the mask.

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>>3335834
>>3335840
>>3335945

This face is not yours, it is a liability, an Blatant offence. One by one, you got rid of them all. You sighed out of relief. This is a good pain.

You have found a Yellow Shadow Mask
You have found a worn out leather armour
You have found a worn out leather leggings
You have found a Yellow Shadow dagger

With no other option available, you have stepped into the portal, ready to face whatever lied ahead.
__________________________________
Sanctuary (Level 0)
__________________________________

Thankfully nothing hostile awaits you at the other end, you were inside a crumbling ruin. A place of worship perhaps in a forgotten era claimed by dust and cobwebs. A horrid hunger has assailed your stomach the moment you stepped out of the portal, the brand of Synn started to pulsate bending you to the rules of this place. Your mind was also plagued by inexplicable fear . The doings of the brand no doubt. You retained your posture and continued to examine the area.

The place was woefully dark as well. You had to squint to see the corpses littered on the stone floor. More than a dozen, all were swiftly dismembered. The only torch lit in the vicinity was close to a small stone door , its details were hidden in the flickering shadows.

You know this sort of armour too well. A knight of Mondee sat on top of a boulder probably praying to some god. The fool. You were however alarmed by her greatsword. She could put up a fight if she had to.


>Explore your surroundings [VERY IMPORTANT: describe which directions and how many steps if necessary, best if you pinned it on the map itself]
>Approach the nameless knight, cautiously.
>Attack the nameless knight. You are not here to forge bonds with others.
>Write in

>>3335978
>>Explore your surroundings [VERY IMPORTANT: describe which directions and how many steps if necessary, best if you pinned it on the map itself]

South. 10 steps

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>>3335989
Darkness grew the more you moved away from the torch. A sweet scent ahead has made your mouth waters, upon closer inspection, It was some sort of a coloured mushroom with its large cap folding on itself. It has flared the cap outwards as you were within an arm's reach exposing vibrant juicy sacs hidden under the cap.

Every fabric of your existence wanted to savor this riveting delicacy, that was until an asserting voice stopped you from behind "It would be a shame for you die so swiftly from the alluring charms of the Wingless Palata especially after surviving the Warden ."

"..." You drew your blade, anticipating the worst from the knight whom had an orb of light above her head which in turn has forced the mushroom to burrow underground "I have no qualms with you , shadow. What sinful acts you have committed in the surface are not my concern." The woman shrugged it off " I am relieved in fact to see another fellow man who could walk straight with his insides and sanity intact. "

>Lower your blade. She is not drawing hers, listen to what she has to say.
>Lunge forward. She is luring you into a sense of security
>Ignore the woman, you have other matters to attend To [direction+steps]
>Write

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>>3336165
>>3335989

>>3336165
>Lower your blade. She is not drawing hers, listen to what she has to say.

>>3336165
>Lower your blade. She is not drawing hers, listen to what she has to say.

>>3336178
>>3336182
"I have lost everything i cherish above. They say that true salvation lies in the darkest depths of Synn . It is but lies, fabricated lies to give us the branded a glimmer of hope..." She too had a brand of Synn on the right palm of her hand "I'll spent the rest of my miserable life guiding fools like you below."

"..."

"Now, now, i am really content of my role. I have seen many come and go, never to return. The brand will slowly eat with body and mind. Another body or twisted beast you might stumble upon in the future, i say!" She laughed while you retained your same soulless expressions "Do you have a name, Shadow? Mine is Ser Lillian ."

"..."

"Yes, I reckon you are an eastern assassin sworn to silence and all that hogwash but can you please utter something? My name for an example?"

>I am a Shadow
>No
>Ser Lillian
>...
>Write in

>>3336207
>eat one's body and mind

>>3336207
>eat one's body and mind

>>3336207
>...

>>3336207
>>I am a Shadow

Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>3336519
? this was not an option; i was correcting a mistake. unless this is what you want him to say
>>3336529
>>3336530
rollan

>>3336646
>unless this is what you want him to say
Now I want him to say it. Dammit.

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>>3336519
>>3336529
>>3336530
The knight sighed in frustration " I'll take it." The light orb above her head began to fade, She had to recast it again with a snap of her finger.

"Silent Shadow, I bid you welcome in our squalid home. The safest place there is in Syn. Let me show you the way around..." She extended her arms sarcastically. Truly, a kingdom of dirt before you.

Your first stop was the stone door, sealed shut. It had coils of three eyed snakes all over it "Believe it or not. The upper layers of Synn used to be occupied by dark pilgrims seeking some of the old gods buried in the depth. They were purged alongside most of the old gods in during the new order ."

Yes, who doesn't know the new order? the era where man took control of the reigns of history, all lead by Helderan the goddess of absolute.

"This door remained closed until another made it here in sanctuary. The Watcher dares not to touch her. She's...you'll see."

You walked alongside her to another torch barely shedding light on a lone path partially entombed by ruin. Blood and filth ran as one alongside a horrible stench. The knight was at unease , hers words were shriveled and broken "Beyond this path lies the Warden...I..you are too weak to consider facing him one on one. I..."

There was silence, painful one. Her eyes were fixed on the uneven floor "Find some solace in his unholy girth. The bastard is mighty thick to pose any threat outside of his bloody domain. You are safe here."

>Ask Ser Lillian a question
>Remain silent, Walk alongside her.
>Go to said path, you will slaughter this abomination for what he had done to you.
>write

>Remain silent

>>3336761
>write in
whoops, ignore the second remain silent.

>>3336761
>Go to said path, you will slaughter this abomination for what he had done to you.
It reminds us too much of the ogre

>>3336761
>Go to said path, you will slaughter this abomination for what he had done to you.

>>3337136
>>3337144
"Wait!" Ser Lillian stopped you, her tired eyes were strangely brimmed with concern "You will succumb to either hunger or fear . Capable as you may be, the laws of Synn differ from the surface. You have no light source, darkness will consume you. " She paused for a moment staring at the path of mire "Patience, Shadow. There is much to see here in sanctuary. I hate to see you claimed by recklessness and arrogance."

Your stomach growled in response. Should you listen to her words?

>Yes, regrettably, your current knowledge of your environment is not sufficient.
>No, you shall triumph above all. Her words means nothing.

>>3338960
>Yes, regrettably, your current knowledge of your environment is not sufficient.

>>3338960
>>Yes, regrettably, your current knowledge of your environment is not sufficient.

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>>3338972
>>3339023
"Come on, then." Together, you walked towards a portion of a crumbling tower seemingly out of place, it was coiled with black snakes, all of them were oozing thick black substance. " The Tower of Arltria . It showed up here one day. Don't get too close to the snakes, they can bite."

This puzzling tower had a giant door of ivory, it was more of a giant slab with ten round keyholes in them. The snakes surrounding the door had golden gleaming hides. They were more reactive and protective compared to their kin. Best not to tangle with them right now.

"Here lies The Muse . Be cautious with your words...if you chose to utter any. You will need her in your journey below."

You could see why, this Muse was a naked woman with snakes for hair inside a floating mirror surrounded by charred corpses and snakes (from the tower itself). "Is that a man i see? For once, you proved useful."


Ser Lillian rolled her eyes as this Muse laughed haughtily "How long has it been? The blubbery pig leaves none for me, none! "

"..."

"Oooh, don't be shy , you! You seek to strengthen yourself . All do, how else could you reache the darkest depth of this place? ho ho ho!" Suddenly she pressed herself against the glass, black fog escaping her mouth as she licked the mirror seductively " Before that, i demand a single tribute...Stand bare before me for i too have needs of my own."

>Ask The Muse a question
>Fully undress
>Take off your mask
>Refuse to do her biddings, remain silent
>Write in

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>>3339125
>could you reach

>>3339125
>Fully undress
>Take off your mask
Lillian seems to trust her.

>>3339125
>>Fully undress
Leave the mask on.

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>3339138
>>3339162
rollan

>>3339138
>>3339162
"Oh you miserable fool!" The Muse winced in disgust "Shame on you for being so revolting...you clearly need my utmost help. Let me peer into your soul.."

Without warning, the snakes hissing around her head had escaped with glassy confines shining a petrifying red light on top of you.

_______________________
Shadow of Yerim
_______________________

STATS


Health: 100/100
Soul: 90/90
Hunger: 43/100
Fear: 43/100
Defense: 22
M. Defense: 8

>Vitality: 10
Vitality dictates your overall health and for how long could you endure the crushing depth, each point increases health , hunger and fear by 5 (base 50 for all)

>Strength: 9
Strength dictates how strong and powerful you are. Each point adds 3 damage to all Strength based weapons

>Dexterity: 13
Dexterity dictates how nimble and agile you are. Each point adds 1 damage to all Dexterity based weapons and +0.5 in rolls against disarming traps.

>Intelligence : 8
Intelligence dictates how capable you are to cast all sorts of magic and your overall soul. Each point in intelligence increases your soul by 5 (base 50) and increases your magical damage by 2

>Charisma: 1
Charisma dictates how successful you are when talking to certain enemies and other wandering souls in Synn. Each point adds 0.5% discount to all vendors

>Luck: 15
Luck dictates how fortunate you are in finding valuable loot and other hidden secrets. Each point of luck will add +0.5 in any future rolls

_________________________
EQUIPMENT

Right hand: Yellow Shadow Dagger (20-25 damage)
Left hand: None
Head: Yellow Shadow Mask (5 Defense, 0 M. Defense)
Torso: Worn out leather armour ( 10 Defense, 5 M. Defense)
Legs: Worn out leather leggings ( 7 Defense, 3 M. Defense)
____________________________________
MAGIC
None
_____________________________________
SKILLS

>Analyze (Cost 10 Soul)
Study your enemy during your turn, addes 1-3 new information about them

>Backstab (Cost 20 Soul)
If a foe is unwary of your presence, you could sneak up on them for a surprise attack

>Run ( Cost 5 Soul)
Flee the current combat, not always bound to succeed

>Stone Speech (Cost 20 Soul)
Speak with all manners of Stone Parasites. Synn has no short supply of them.

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ACTIVE EFFCTS

>Affinity (Daggers)
Your constant reliance on daggers and smaller blades made your more proficient with them , adds more crit chance to all daggers and smaller blades

>Brand of Synn (Innocence)
Your crime on the surface has affected your body. You can no longer be healed with regular magic, curses and negative status aliments lasts twice as longer.
_____________________________________

You have regained your senses after the light had faded away. The Muse shook her head "What a fragile body. If i am strengthen your body, You must bring me Petrified seeds or eggs . "

>Ask the muse a question
>Reluctantly thank the muse, move on with Ser Lillian
>Write in

>>3339275
>Ask the muse a question
"Where?"

>>3339275
>Ask the muse a question
Who are you?

>>3339275
>Write in
Silently leave.

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>>3339288
>>3339291
Your voice was raspy, you seldom spoke in the first place "All over Synn you fool!" The Muse exclaimed " Though, They are often hoarded by powerful beings . Do what you do best, slaughter them to better yourself. Don't you dare and bring them to that insolent vermin who...uses them in his so called recipes! Bah! I'll burn this heap if i have to!"

You didn't know who she was referring to. Pillars of black fire rose from the floor around the mirror. Ser Lillian had to calm her down a bit "I'll explain later." She whispered.

You had one more question to ask though the muse's flaring temper proved to be difficult to approach " Who you are?"

She had to be somewhat related to either the sanctuary itself or this tower. That is your assumption at least " My past is enshrouded in dark clouds. A god breathed life into me , that is certain for a humiliating purpose. Birthing Snakes, vile, prowling , ravenous... have no remorse in murdering my children. It is their fault being so weak and pathetic. Mind the feathered ones , Their death brings the worst of my god."

The mirror was starting to get more dull "Off you go...I hate to miss my beauty sleep. Come back when you have an egg or a seed." with that said, the mirror turned completely black.

"So you can talk, huh? I thought your band of assassins cut your tongue."

"I am a man of few words." Perhaps she will get the message. You have your doubts.

Your next stop was another locked stone door of simpler design "This was once the direct way to the depth below. I had to lock it to halt a madman from breaking into the sanctuary." She pressed her ear against the wall gesturing you to do the same " Do you hear that?"

You heard heavy breathing combined with a slurping sound " He has struck a deal with B'aholath, she had cursed him after he attempted to seed her. The fool. I lost the keys myself, can you pick that lock ?"

You shook your head." There is another way below but if we managed to open this door. I will stand by your side against him. You have my word, he is not to be trifled with..."

Just up ahead was a giant stone golem stirring an equally sized pot. He had all sorts of ingredients around him, the large ladle he stirred food with was serrated on the sides. On his right side were his club and various hooks. Next to him was a small child doing what she could to help him. Her humming stopped as she laid her eyes on you quickly scurrying back to the giant golem. She was rightfully scarred of you.

"This is Garr and Ritual Child Buresé. " She introduced them to you "She is the one wh-"

"Hmm? Who are you ? I cook. You harm little girl?"

>Leave the conversation to Ser Lillian. You have no intrest in speaking with the mentally impaired
>Yes
>No
>...
>write in

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>>3339360
i combined the two questions since they are one of the same thing>>3339360

>>3339386
>who are you

>>3339386
Why couldn't we pick a lock?

>Leave the conversation to Ser Lillian. You have no intrest in speaking with the mentally impaired

>>3339386
>...
>Leave the conversation to Ser Lillian. You have no interest in speaking with the mentally impaired

>>3339402
>>3339404
It took her a while to convince him that you mean no harm (for the moment). He fixes his soulless gaze on you "Friend?"

You nodded to get this over with " I help friend. Anytime. Be well."

You have x3 tinderbox
a box containing tinder, flint and a firesteel for kindling fires.

You have x1 torch (50 steps)
A simple regular torch, easily eaten by the nebulous darkness. a source of light nonetheless

You have x2 Fried Palata (20 hunger, 5 health)
A Delicious meal consisting of the black cap of a winged Palata dipped in ash honey and fried in bubbling snake oil. Reduces some hunger and restore a bit of health.

You have x2 Diluted spirits (20 Fear, 5 Soul)
A bitter brand of spirits, reduces some fear and restores a bit of soul

You have x2 Bandages (10 Health)
A standard piece of cloth. Prevents profuse bleeding and restores some health.

You have x1 Portstone
A small round stone emitting warmth, use it on any portal to return to sanctuary. One use only.

"I go down big hole to hunt and forage. You bring me shinies . You buy food, services and recipes." You wonder how a thing of his size can go anywhere. He is at least thrice as big as the warden.

"Shinies? Does he mean coins?"

"Yes, we use coins here just like the surface. They are for the occasional Automatons who are only allowed to 'trade' with the Denizens of Synn. There are few functioning stations where you can utilize their services. The closest one is on the third floor ." She stated.

"No Shinies?" You shook your head "Shame. Come with Shinies, friend." He was still eyeing every single movement of yours as he kept stirring his pot. Buresé is still hiding from your sight. This has the be the one the knight about, she might look and act innocence but there is something sinister brewing inside her tiny shell. You need her to open that door.

>Speak with Garr [Specify]
>Ask Garr to approach the Ritual Child [Charisma]
>Continue onwards with the knight
>Write in

>>3339445
>Continue onwards with the knight

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>>3339447

"Here is the pit, a giant hole lathed with diseases . Garr is the only one who will remain unscathed during his descend. Stay away from it ."

The final stop was an altar with various shrines in different states of disrepair and decay. "We used to have..."

Her voice began to fade, something was calling you behind these walls.

>Speak with the nearby stone parasites [Stone Speech, -20 soul]
>Ignore them, listen to what Ser Lillian had to say.

>>3339485
>Speak with the nearby stone parasites [Stone Speech, -20 soul]

>>3339485
>Speak with the nearby stone parasites [Stone Speech, -20 soul]

>>3339507

>soul 70/90
You take a deep breath. The stone words coming out of your mouth are an unholy amalgamation of clicks, short growls and other guttural sounds.

Ser Lillian was rightfully puzzled, you had little time to explain this daunting process. Your words were heeded by hundreds of these things, you couldn't see them but you could hear them crying in unison " Master! Master! You beckoned us! We are so lonely. Let us help you , glorious Master! Do you love us?"

The wall before was split open, the stone blocks were literally eaten to nothing. A secret room.

"I have never this before, Shadow. " The woman was in awe. It was soon to dissipate due to the unbearable stench inside.

The room had strings of sickly flesh all over it. A man and a woman, both entwined together on a stone bed in a literal sense; you could tell which is which by their genitals which remained intact during this abominable fusion. Their glass eyes were fixed upon a shrine bearing a symbol of a seven fingered hand .

Barring that, there was a small chest to the right which had a growing mass of flesh over it and an ominous lever to the left with a patch of skin wrapped around the handle. The words ' DONT DONT DONT DONT DONT...' were written on it.

>Speak to the parasites, still lingering around [Stone Speech,-20 Soul, specify ]
>Ask Ser Lillian what to do
>Leave the room as it is
>Pull the lever
>Open the chest
>Pray to this unknown shrine
>Write in

>>3339538
>Speak to the parasites, still lingering around [Stone Speech,-20 Soul, specify]
"What is this?"

>>3339538
>>Speak to the parasites, still lingering around [Stone Speech,-20 Soul, specify ]
Get some information first. Then we see about opening the chest.

"Who is this room dedicated to?"

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>3339540
>>3339545
rollan

>>3339540
>>3339545

>Soul 50/90
Again you brought their attention with your voice " Master! Master! You beckoned us! We burrow in stone and listen! We listen to their cries, their moans and their last breath! Desperate, It was too much for them. They hide like we do. They hide the Shrine of Valtaa-Mer . Father of B'aholath. Old god, Master! Very, Very Old. We are scared! Do you love us, Master? Are we good children? "

You clutched your head; their cries are like a mallet hammering the back of your mind. You noticed some of the fleshy strings inching towards the exit. The Knight noticed that as well "I sense no good coming out of this. It must be sealed again and forgotten. I will allow nothing to endanger sanctuary "

>Speak to the parasites, what is left of them [Stone Speech,-20 Soul, specify ]
>Help Ser Lillian to seal this accursed place [Strength]
>Convince Ser Lillian to leave it unsealed for the time being
>Pull the level
>Open the chest
>Pray to this unknown shrine
>Write in

>>3339564
>Convince Ser Lillian to leave it unsealed for the time being [Charisma]

>>3339564
>Help Ser Lillian to seal this accursed place [Strength]
Screw the gods!

>>3339564
>Help Ser Lillian to seal this accursed place [Strength]

>>3339569
>>3339595
You trust not the old gods and their schemes to retake back the surface. You agreed to help for your own sake.

Stone was aplenty, you started to do your part. The golem did glance at your work in silence but chose to keep an eye on his bubbling pot. He did allow the knight to borrow some of his oil. She splashed it all over before setting it on fire as a precaution against the fleshy growth. The little girl was more curious, she watched you both .

>roll 1d100+7 (from the luck bonus), best out of three

Rolled 15 + 7 (1d100 + 7)

>>3339609

Rolled 68 + 7 (1d100 + 7)

>>3339609

Rolled 29 (1d100)

>>3339609

>>3339616
>>3339617
>>3339621

>Hunger: 56/100

It took you a couple of hours to seal this room twice. You sat next to Ser Lillian, drenched in sweat "There, You have done the sanctuary a great service. I have seen my share of cultists and rituals. This...this simply had evil written all over it. Here, A toast for our good health!"

The knight of Mondee brought a small cup of bubbling blue drink. You were in no condition to say no. It had a sugary taste to it, pleasant.

>Hunger 43/100
>Soul 55/90

"You didn't tell me how did you find this room, Shadow. I have been stuck here for years, never to notice it. "

"..."

"Well, My advice is not to let your sense of curiosity overwhelm you. Like this room, there are many secrets that are best buried." She finished her drink "I'll speak to the Buresé, she will open the door for you..."

The Knight gestured at the altar "In you meantime, you can rest here or you can pray to one of the shrines If you are the religious type."

Come to think of it, you have seen these sorts of altars before, most notably in Yerim with her endless swathes of deserts. They offer a brief respite for weary travelers, It does take some time to re-use the altar so one must be rather selective in doing so.

>Rest at the altar of the gods [replenishes health, soul, satiate hunger and quells fear]
>Approach the shrines. Examine them further
>Wait for the Ritual Child to open the stone door.
>Write in

>>3339662
>Approach the shrines. Examine them further

>>3339662
>>Write in
Ask Lillian if she knows about the god in blue. Or what she knows about forgotten gods in general (if she hasn't encountered that one).

>>3339662
>Approach the shrines. Examine them further

>>3339671
>>3339672
>>3339675

There were various shrines to choose from. All of them were of the newer gods, those who have ascended beyond their mortal coil during the new order. You do know that the more devoted you are to a certain god, the more benefit you will reap from your prayer. Not all of the gods had a shrine. Strange.

>Pray to none, have a brief respite
>Pray to none, await the door to be opened.
> Pray to Xanletah - Goddess of Crystal Enlightenment and Knowledge (Affinity 0)
>Pray to Helderan - Goddess of Absolute (Affinity 0)
>Pray to Mythriva - Goddess of Purity and Soothing Light ( Affinity -3)
>Pray to Iythac - Goddess of Fertility and Desire (Affinity 0)
>Pray to Endalib - God of Disease and Blight (Affinity 0)
> Pray to Agremm - God of Struggle and Dominance (Affinity 0)
> Pray to Navolden - God of the Endless Hunt and Winter (Affinity 0)
>Pray to Ahaldeel- God of the Eternal Twilight and Shadows
>Write in

>>3339728
>Pray to Ahaldeel- God of the Eternal Twilight and Shadows

>>3339728
>Pray to none, have a brief respite
We pray to no god, for in the end we are alone.

>>3339728
Can we succeed without resorting to higher powers?

>Pray to none, have a brief respite

>>3339744
It is better that your faith should not stand in the power of gods, but in the wisdom of a man. For it is a man's hand which reaps the harvest, not any god's.

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>>3339750
>>3339753
>Health: 100/100
>Soul: 90/90
>Hunger: 0/100
>Fear: 0/100

You closed your eyes, the world and its woes fades away from your mind. Time to rest....
.

.

Refreshed and Invigorated, You have woken up after an unknown period of time. You can't tell how long will it take for the altar to refill its spent powers. Best not to think about this too much.

The Giant Golem and the little girl are asleep. The faithful knight remains vigilant, her sworn duty compels her to be at the ready against anything or anyone who may threaten this Sanctuary.

>Speak with Ser Lillian [Specify]
>Speak with the Other residents of Sanctuary [Specify who]
>Go to the closest path, the one with the once locked stone door
>Go to the path of blood and filth where the Warden awaits you
>Go somewhere else [specify where]
>write in

>>3339769
>Scout the area for potential threats
>Go to the path of Blood and filth where the Warden awaits you

>>3339769
>Scout the area for potential threats
>Go to the path of Blood and filth where the Warden awaits you

>>3339769
>Go to the path of blood and filth where the Warden awaits you

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>>3339785
>>3340313
>>3340862
>Torch (50 steps)

You approached said path with caution, Darkness swallowed everything before you. The extend of the torch which you had equipped to your right hand is minuscule, barely few feet ahead of you. Thankfully, Sanctuary itself is free of such crushing, sanity-devouring darkness.

The flickering light brought unsettling silhouettes of decomposing corpses, The merged couple from earlier were a clear testament of Synn and its laws defying that of the surface. You shouldn't take everything for granted in this place.

These corpses - once violated and now discarded- act as a grim reminder for those who consider tempting their fates here. Some were still oozing thick blood and pus from their orifices as if they were perished hours ago.

You can't rule out the possibility of catching something out of this red mire. Your clothes might prevent some diseases but not all. You ought to balance between haste and recklessness. In the future, you might seek more protective garments.

> Take ___ steps forward, squeeze through this narrow path [specify]
> Ignore this path for now, choose the other one
>Write in

>>3341166
>> Take 7 steps forward, squeeze through this narrow path [specify]

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>>3341178
>Torch (43 steps)
>Hunger 3/100
>Fear 2/100

You took squishy steps forwards, their bones are soft as butter, these corpses lose any composure the had with the slightest touch. One of them had a rather pleasant surprise...

You have found a small pouch with 17 copper coins.

You stopped next to an unlit brazier with still red oil forming strange faces all withering in agony. These face seems to yearn for the fire of your torch. If you only had Something to fill this strange liquid with . To your right was an unknown plant growing out of a blackened corpse bearing a bulbous red fruit with no apparent smell. How could it grow in the darkness?


Your grip on your dagger tightens as you heard a wheezing sound stemming from the pitch black darkness in front of you. Looks like there is a large This can't be the Warden. It suited more for a mindless foe content to live the rest of its miserable life without a spark of dark. The air here grows still and humid, you hear the sound of water trickling from above , chains rattling and uneven steps splashing through some liquid.


>Pick up the unknown fruit
>Eat the unknown fruit
>Light the Brazier with a tinderbox
>Light the Brazier with your torch
>Take __ steps forward
>Retreat back to the sanctuary (7 steps)
>Write in (recommended)

>>3341638
>Pick up the unknown fruit

>>3341663
You have picked up an unknown red fruit . It gave you a tingling sensation once you touched it.

>Eat the unknown fruit
>Light the Brazier with a tinderbox
>Light the Brazier with your torch
>Take __ steps forward
>Retreat back to the sanctuary (7 steps)
>Write in (recommended)
>>3341638
>a large area ahead

>>3341784
>Light the Brazier with your torch
>Take a tiny nibble of the fruit and don't swallow any of it until we know it's not poisonless

>>3341638
Go forward two steps.
DO NOT EAT THE FRUIT

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>3341828
>>3341830
rollan

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>Torch (23 steps)

The withering faces almost doused the flame of your torch as they continued to burn in happiness and glee. A Blazing crimson sun is born illuminating what lied ahead.

Your actions has increased your affinity towards an unknown god in Synn

There was no need for the torch at the moment. The red light has exposed a half sunken prison area already in ruins. It had similar architecture to the Sanctuary. Why would these dark pilgrims have a use for so many cells?

Judging by the corpses chained to the walls, this thick red muck can reach up to your knees, maybe beyond that even. There used to be an second floor but it had collapsed at some time. There are a few promising ledges leading to what was left of the second floor but they are impossible to reach from where you are standing.

>Hunger 0/100
Before you would waddle through this filth, You took a small nibble out of it only to have a spurt of thick , white fluid all over your face. While it was disgusting , It was a succulent treat. Perhaps that golem can make something more filling out of-

"Gaaahhhhhh~" From the shadows, he showed himself, an emaciated husk Attracted by the brilliant light . He was nothing but a pile of lose skin and bones with his insides dangling from his rear. He....he...

You couldnt concentrate you...breed... breed ... breed ... BREED... BREEDBREEDBREEDBREEDB-

...
SLASH!
STAB!

...
>Poisoned (30 steps, 1 damage per step)
>Infested (???)
>Health: 80/100
>Hunger: 24/100
>Fear: 40/100

As you came to your senses, you found your length buried inside this thing's mesh of organs. You immediately backed away in horror emptying your stomach on floor. Your vomit had tiny maggot wiggling in the muck. What had just happened? Why would you consider such an heinous act?

Your actions has increased your affinity towards an unknown god in Synn


> Return to Sanctuary (10 steps)
>Take ___ step to the ___ (cardinal directions)
>Use an item [specify]
>Brave further ailments, Search the corpse of the prolapsed [Vitality]
>Write in (recommended)

>>3341998
Son of a bitch OP, you wanted us to eat that fruit

>>3341998
>>Brave further ailments, Search the corpse of the prolapsed [Vitality]

>>3342005
live and learn, anon.

>>3342017
reeeeee i said that we don't swallow the thing dammit

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>>3341828
>>3342005
>>3342010
>>3342037
NEVER VOTE AGAIN

>>3342010
It is hard to tell if has something on him or not. The maggots inside his mouth are pretty much alive. Either ways, you ought to make haste; you heard more wheezing coming your way.

>roll 1d100+7 (from the luck bonus), best out of three
>>3342037
it wasn't fruit itself. the thick white fluid was the reason if that wasn't obvious.

>>3342047
>if he has

>>3342047
Why would we eat the fluid regardless if he doesn't know if the entire fruit is wack?

>>3342060
it required direct physical contact to take effect.
you forgot your roll anon.

Rolled 58 + 7 (1d100 + 7)

>>3342047

Rolled 35 + 7 (1d100 + 7)

>>3342047

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>3342066
That's bullshit but I believe it

Rolled 66 + 7 (1d100 + 7)

>>3342066
forgot the modifier

>>3342076
>That's bullshit but I believe it
That's the thing with snail's quests. I can't recall a single instance where fucking with _anything_ unknown was worth it. And getting info is nearly impossible. Feels like stumbling blindly through a pit of aids needles.

But don't get me wrong, his quests are entertaining regardless, it's just a masochistic kind of entertainment.

The other weird thing is diceroll resolution of vote draws. Not a fan of it though I recognize that otherwise /qst slowness kills quest pacing.

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>>3342068
>>3342072
>>3342079

>Poisoned (26 steps, 1 damage per step)
>Health: 76/100

Lodged between his teeth, You have found a petrified seed . Luckily for you,The maggots aren't fond of stone-like seeds. You could take this to either the Muse or Garr.

You hid behind a broken pillar when another husk came by. A woman this time with similar features like the one you killed in your lustrous rage. Both the flaring lights and your commotion have garnered her mindless attention .

>Remain hidden. Wait until she is gone [Luck]
>Show yourself. Face her head on
>Sneak up behind her, stab her with your dagger [Backstab, -20 soul] [Dexterity]
>Write in (recommended)

>>3342099
>Remain hidden. Wait until she is gone [Luck]

Do we know what Garr does with seeds?

>>3342098
well, i do call it 'miserable fun'. Victory and triumph won't have any taste without struggle, no? I do drop hints though. Sometimes.

>>3342108
> Don't you dare and bring them to that insolent vermin who...uses them in his so called recipes! Bah! I'll burn this heap if i have to!"

>>3342109
Well you just can't dangle a feculent fruit in front of an anon and have him not want to taste it. It's prime bait.

>>3342122
to be fair, i said that it sprouted from a blackened corpses giving a hint of potential danger. Furthermore, The Shadow of Yerim has already encountered a dangerous mushroom (Wingless Palata ) so he should have been more caution while approaching flora without preparedness

>>3342132
Well that's assuming that we swallowed, which we didn't, but magic so we're sick nao

>>3342132
Yeah yeah, I am not whining. It's not a big deal, but it happens all the time.

I guess playing somebody knowledgeable would detract from your fun. A bit of advance if not warnings then clues would allow for more calculated risk-taking on our part.
On the other hand if everything looks dangerous, you want to touch nothing.

>>3342142
noted
>>3342137
you havent voted anon

>>3342099
>Sneak up behind her, stab her with your dagger [Backstab, -20 soul] [Dexterity]

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>3342108
>>3342162
rollan

>>3342162
>>3342108
>Soul 70/90

The red muck is slowing you down but you are more than certain of your capabilities. You will twist and turn your dagger in her back in a matter of seconds.

>roll 1d100+7 (from the luck bonus), best out of three

Rolled 96 + 7 (1d100 + 7)

>>3342167

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>>3342179
very nice, writing

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>Poisoned (22 steps, 1 damage per step)
>Health: 72/100
>Hunger: Hunger 27/100

Your backstab was successful. it deal x3 crit damage to the prolapsed (228 damage)

It was nothing, at least this one had to decency wear some tattered clothes. In hindsight, she appears to be way less hazardous than the first one allowing you to thoroughly search her without fearing for your life.

You have found an empty vial

You have found a book ' On Modern Machinations of Ewenurin Vol. IV '

Ewenurin? Yes, the fabled kingdom, deep in the mountains of the south. No one has actually seen them. Many diplomats, spies and the likes of you have tried but all have failed. Only their Automatons, handle any interactions with other nations; they are pure isolationist. Even the greatest minds of Mondee couldn't figure out how to replicate their wonders. They will follow the scent of coins, the greedy lots. No wonder they deployed their toys in the most dangerous dungeon in the world. Some say they are responsible for the evergrowing plague , you wouldn't rule it out. An acceptable assumption instead of ' a curse of the old gods'

Now how could a lowly husk like this came into possession of such a prized book? You may never know.

>Return to Sanctuary (12 steps)
>Attempt to read and to comprehend ' On Modern Machinations of Ewenurin Vol. IV '
>Take ___ step to the ___ (cardinal directions)
>Use an item [specify]
>Write in (recommended)

>>3342210
>>Return to Sanctuary (12 steps)

>>3342210
>>Take ___ step to the ___ (cardinal directions)
Might as well explore further given that we culled some of the local population.

How long is a step? I would like to check what looks like alcoves on the right.

>>3342225
roughly equal to our pointer

>>3342230
4 steps then.

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>3342223
>>3342225
rollan

Test

>>3342223
>>3342225

>Poisoned (18 steps, 1 damage per step)
>Health: 68/100

A small vacant cell with its door forcibly opened by someone or something with immense strength. The damp walls have dozens of claw marks on them. Some formed coherent sentences, you squinted your eyes to read the following:


' I am the last one, the rest of our honourable company have been ambushed. Kjurah and her hounds have tortured me for days. Ser L'Marde, I worry you not. You secret lies with me. May i serve you faithfully in the Gardens of Helderan.'

That wasn't all. One of the bricks moved enthusiastically, Thousands of stone parasites were begging for you to notice their diminutive existence.

>Speak with the stone parasites [Stone speech, -20 soul]
>Return to Sanctuary (16 steps)
>Attempt to read and to comprehend ' On Modern Machinations of Ewenurin Vol. IV '
>Take ___ step to the ___ (cardinal directions or locations/landmark)
>Use an item [specify]
>Write in (recommended)

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>>3342246
?
>>3342248

>>3342248
>>Speak with the stone parasites [Stone speech, -20 soul]
Lets see what they have to say

>>3342248
>Speak with the stone parasites [Stone speech, -20 soul]

>>3342253
>>3342265
>>3342253
>50/90 Soul

You roll your stone tongue calling the little ones. They were weeping and crying "Oh Master! Oh Master! You beckoned us...we too wish to reside inside you but we will turn you into stone! We can't! We can't! Your little guests eat your food . We eat stone. Let us help you, Glorious Master! "

They went sent for a couple of minutes then the very walls quaked for a fleeting moment, a chunk of stone suddenly whizzed over your head smashing against the broken pillar "There, Master! A vial of Mimic Blood! We borrowed it from An Alchemy lab below, Old man sleeps all the time. . No more little guests for Master! Do you love us?"

It was a long lead vial, surprisingly heavy with a cold yet bubbling yellow liquid.

>Say something to the little ones still lingering about [stone speech, -20 soul, specify]
>Drink the Mimic Blood Vial
>Return to Sanctuary (16 steps)
>Attempt to read and to comprehend ' On Modern Machinations of Ewenurin Vol. IV '
>Take ___ steps to the ___ (cardinal directions or locations/landmark)
>Use an item [specify]
>Write in (recommended)

>>3342268
>they went away
one day, i will post a grammatically correct post.

>>3342268
>Drink the Mimic Blood Vial
Can't be worse than the apple

>>3342268
>>Take ___ steps to the ___ (cardinal directions or locations/landmark)
Two steps south and examine the other cell.

One day we will tell them we love them.

>>3342282
I for one wouldn't mind getting more parasitic powers and carry the little ones with us.

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>>3342279
It tasted like cold piss. You instinctively had to puke. It wasn't like last time; a torrent of maggots were clearly unhappy with their new environment. Some had assumed a longer form. A wave of satisfaction washed over you. Your stomach can rest with no wicked parasites in it.

You are no longer suffering from: Infested
You have an empty lead vial

>Poisoned (16 steps, 1 damage per step)
>Health: 66/100

A flash of flight has nearly blinded you when you were checking on the other cell. When the blur was over, A Perilous monster was waiting for its next prey, A bald man with glowing eyes and many arms coiled around each other in a chaotic fashion. He continues to grin exposing his array of silky teeth. His lower half was that of a colourful spider, an abdomen with a small brass bells jiggling with each move .

" Butterfly? " Said the Monster before lunging forward.

________________________________
BATTLE
________________________________

Shadow of Yerim
VS
Man-Spider Servant

>Attack
Perform a normal attack , must choose which part to target first
[Arm 1, 2,3 ,4,5,6,7,8,9,10/ Head/ Torso/Abdomen/Bells]

>Talk
Some creatures and foes may listen to reason. Can lead to further interactions.

>Skills
Analyze (10 Soul)
Run (5 Soul)

>Defend
Take reduced damage for this turn and reduce the chance to lose a limb. Doesn't affect status ailment chances.

>Items
x2 Fried Palata
x2 Diluted Spirits
x2 Bandages

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>>3342303

>>3342303
Next time we're sneaking!

>Attack
Swipe off his bells

>>3342303
>Attack
Take his bells

>>3342316
>>3342339

You strike the bells on his right side, A shadow's dagger is meant for soft and tender flesh. It harmlessly bounces off but not without a really loud bong.

You have dealt 1 damage to the bells

Your hit did force the Man spider to covers them with eight of his arms . His wicked grin is still there.

Man-Spider Servant is guarding, He is drooling strands of black silk.

"Are you a butterfly ?"

>Attack
Perform a normal attack , must choose which part to target first
[Arm 1, 2,3 ,4,5,6,7,8,9,10/ Head/ Torso/Abdomen/Bells]

>Talk
Some creatures and foes may listen to reason. Can lead to further interactions.

>Skills
Analyze (10 Soul)
Run (5 Soul)

>Defend
Take reduced damage for this turn and reduce the chance to lose a limb. Doesn't affect status ailment chances.

>Items
x2 Fried Palata
x2 Diluted Spirits
x2 Bandages

>>3342341
Tempted to analyze but he is probably readying some kind of web attack.

>Attack
Go for the eyes

I fuck her right in the pussy.

>>3342343
You aim for his head, particularly his eyes. He realized your intent at the last second blocking with his arm.

You have dealt a crit (50 damage). Arm 1 is now Crippled , Another strike and it will be Dismembered


Man-Spider Servant spews waves of black silk towards you But you have skillfully dodged it due to higher dexterity . The floor is however a lot more sticky. The light in his eyes is growing stronger


" I'll make you a butterfly..."

>Slowed (2 turns)

>Attack
Perform a normal attack , must choose which part to target first
[Arm 1 (Crippled), 2,3 ,4,5,6,7,8,9,10/ Head/ Torso/Abdomen/Bells]

>Talk
Some creatures and foes may listen to reason. Can lead to further interactions.

>Skills
Analyze (10 Soul)
Run (5 Soul)

>Defend
Take reduced damage for this turn and reduce the chance to lose a limb. Doesn't affect status ailment chances.

>Items
x2 Fried Palata
x2 Diluted Spirits
x2 Bandages

>>3342385
Alright, too late to talk, time to finish him off. Aim for his head, throat.

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>>3342788
Once more, you went for the head, his web of arms didn't make it an easy task. You were satisfied with a deep slash on his rigid face.

You have dealt 31 damage to the head

"We'll fly together to the sun, We'll be gentle."

>Health: 45/100


A powerful explosion of light from his eyes has send you flying to the wall behind you. You have suffered 23 damage .

The crumbling second floor has collapsed further from the shockwave. Had you been standing in your previous spot, you would have been buried alongside this abomination. On the bright side, it seemed his collapse has paved a path upwards .

"Bu...tterfly." His head was sticking out of the debris, mangled with one of his bright eyes popping out, black ominous blood forming a puddle under his mouth "I...dream of a sun. No...mistress to serve. I will be a butterfly. Someday, Sometime."

>Finish him off
>Speak with him [Specify, Charisma]
>Leave him to his fate, Take ___ step to the ___ (cardinal directions or locations/landmark)
>Use an item [specify]
>Write in (recommended)

>>3344293
>Finish him off
Here is your sun. Show him the torch and then slit his throat.

>>3344293
>Finish him off

>>3344506
>>3344521
You had enough of his drivel, you spilled more of his blood to red muck with no resistance from his side. Intriguing, his right eye still emanates a brilliant white light. It seems to be more intact with the surrounding nerves.

>Return to Sanctuary (16 steps)
>Carefully carve out his unpopped eye with your dagger [Dexterity]
>Take ___ step to the ___ (cardinal directions or locations/landmark)
>Use an item [specify]
>Write in (recommended)

>>3344528
>Carefully carve out his unpopped eye with your dagger [Dexterity]
Of course!

inb4 we can put it in place of ours planescape-style

>>3344535
You slowly work your way around the eye with your dagger. It is no embalming tool but it will do.

>roll 1d100+7 , best out of three

Rolled 61 + 7 (1d100 + 7)

>>3344598

Rolled 16 + 7 (1d100 + 7)

>>3344598

Rolled 52 + 7 (1d100 + 7)

>>3344598

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>>3345226
>>3346029
>>3346360

The eye is intact, it is yours.

You have found an eye lantern (fresh)

An eye of a Man-Spider. Spoils over time, can be either used to illuminate your surroundings or it can be thrown at foes to trigger its powerful emission of light. Avoid to utilize its destructive powers in close spaces


>Attempt to read and to comprehend ' On Modern Machinations of Ewenurin Vol. IV '
>Return to Sanctuary (16 steps)
>Take ___ step to the ___ (cardinal directions or locations/landmark)
>Use an item [specify]
>Change Equipment [specify]
>Write in (Recommended)

>>3346953
>Return to Sanctuary (16 steps)
Might as well get back before the torch goes out. Then.

>Attempt to read and to comprehend ' On Modern Machinations of Ewenurin Vol. IV '

is there something is wrong with posting?
>>3346957

>Poisoned (2 steps, 1 damage per step)
>Health 29/100
>Hunger 32/100
>Fear 41/100

Perhaps you were a bit hasty to outright pursue the Warden. Is the other path as perilous? You should explore this area as well.

With no Imminent danger in the horizon, You opened the hard-covered book stained with the red muck. Luckily, the pages are as good as they day they were written. Alas, you are not Intelligent enough to unlock the real secrets behind it. Nothing but scientific gibberish you could not comprehend. You will have to resort to either the muse strengthening your mind or a scholar of sorts .

With no light harassing it, That Wingless Palata has returned from underground still flaunting the whole world with its colourful sacs. Ser Lillian was cleaning her greatsword, a freshly disembowel corpse was next to her bearing some similarities to the prolapsed you encountered from earlier.

Garr was hauling a gigantic bird-like creature with breasts and a broken neck, a bright yellow harpy who had a faint halo of light around her twisted head. He dropped her hard on the floor, ready to pluck her. The Ritual child on the other hand was playing with pebbles pretending to be dolls. Anything will do for a child, their sea of imagination will drive them to joy. The Muse was singing in an unknown language, giving no regards to the few inhabitants of Sanctuary.

>Speak with ____ [ Specify]
>Approach the wingless Palata
>Approach the altar of the gods
>change equipment
>Use an item [ Specify]
>Change equipment [ Specify]
>Write in (recommended)

>>3347067
>Speak with the Muse
Let's get smarter so we can read the book.

i have to manually refresh the page the see any updates, what the heck?
>>3347077

"Ah, there you are. What was your name again?"

"..."

"It doesn't matter, I thought you would have been violated to death! The ironclad girl used to clear out these corridors by herself but one day, that fleshy Warden got her...again! Oh hohoho! She'll die here alone, i tell you. I won't miss her company, that's for sure! fufufufu~"

You didn't react to her stream of laughs "Depths below, A plank is more lively than you." She crossed her arms " Speak your desire, fool! Or begone!"

>Say something to the Muse [Specify]
>Offer A petrified seed/egg to the muse [specify which stat you want to strengthen ]
>Leave the muse and her smugness
>Write in (recommended)

>>3347174
>Offer A petrified seed/egg to the muse [Intelligence]

>>3347181

>Intelligence 9
>Soul: 95/95

"Aww, a seed?" Disappointment was written on her face "Fine, give it to me you rascal."

One of you hair snake has crossed its glassy confines only to swallow the seed. The Muse bit her lips, her eyes rolled backwards "Ahhh yes~. Bring more of these and you will be equally rewarded. I...i am too sensitive for idle chatter. Go and be a burden on someone else."

Once more, the mirror went dull. While the book was easier to interpret, it still had its share of secrets. The book focused on various traps installed by a sentient automaton here in Synn as a part of some ancient agreement. You couldn't delve further.

>Speak with ____ [ Specify]
>Approach the wingless Palata
>Approach the altar of the gods
>change equipment
>Use an item [ Specify]
>Change equipment [ Specify]
>Write in (recommended)

>>3347214
>Speak with Ser Lillian about the creature, compare notes
>Speak with Garr about the Harpy

>>3347238
which creature?

ok, i had a bug with 4chan x. I think it is gone now.
>>3347238
i'll assume you meant the harpy, continuing

>>3347238
>Health 27/100

you are now longer suffering from being poisoned

"You missed the fun, Shadow. This fresh one crawled out of the portal circle, he didn't up much of a fight. How in the blazes did he manage to use one in this sorry state?" The woman notices your pallid face "You are injured ,shadow, perhap-"

"I require no aid." You won't stand her pitying you " Tell me about the brute's catch."

"Oh." The Knight went silent for a moment "Garr hunts all colours of beasts from the darkest depths of Synn. If it has flesh, it can be cooked. He never disappoints. I think he is more gentle towards women . Had it not been for him, we all would have been starved to death long ago."

The sound of his meat cleaver chopping this dazzling flesh echoed in the air " He has a big belly, I know little of harpies myself. As you know, Mondee is devoid of any mystical creature. Know this, wherever there are harpies in Synn, there is a dragon nearby worshiped and venerated. You should talk to Garr, he caught many before."

You went to the golem who didn't acknowledge your presence until you stood before his kill "Hmm? Friend? I busy. Meat to chop. Meat to season. Hungry."

"What is this?" You have seen harpies before, they are a common nuisance for travelers in Yerim but none has rivaled this monstrous size. This one had rays of sharp teeth combined with a long golden tongue. The ones on the surface are scavengers and thieves. If they are lucky, they would snatch a child from a careless mother, thats it.

"This is a Harpy," he replied "Big and Shiny Harpy. Floor Twenty . Good Chest meat but hard to kill. Coffin Big woman god of guidy guidy is shiny. Shiny light make Harpy more delicious and talky."

The Golem continues to chop the meat to tinier bit with great precision " I give food for little girl, Knight girl. Glass girl no want food. Tickles me with funny fire and call me bad names.. You no girl, you give shiny for help, friend."

>17 coins

>Ask Garr a question [Specify]
>Show the golem a food item to identify [ 10 coins, specify]
>Buy Ingredients/Food/recipes/other from Garr
>Leave the golem to his own device and >>3347214
>write in (recommended)

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>>3347324

>>3347324
>Ask Garr a question
How do we cut the black cap off the palata for fried palata?

>>3347984

"Fried palata use winged. " He slowly points at the glowing one nearby "This one is wingless, Very toxic. Make me cough."

"... You haven't answer my question." Of course you knew the difference.

"Buy Recipes, give me shiny." Replied Garr with his grating thunderous voice. The Golem buried his hand in a mound of spices, a cloud of blue surrounds the unprepared harpy meat "You have shiny, friend?"

>Ask Garr a question [Specify]
>Show the golem a food item to identify [ 10 coins, specify]
>Buy Ingredients/Food/recipes/other from Garr
>Leave the golem to his own device and >>3347214
>write in (recommended)

>>3348029
>Ask Garr a question [Specify]
How long have you been here?

>>3348538
"Me?" He was surprised from your question "Long, too long."

He showed you his wrists . they were the only part of him which were blemished "Chained for very long time. Old master was evil, he made me do bad things. Girl saved me, Girl taught me how to be good, to cook. Happy."

Garr proceeded to coat one of the gigantic feathers with a sparkling resin which began to solidify in a mere moments. The golem began to reshape it with his delicate fingers forming a large cleaver "Here, Chop-Chop will help friend."

You have been given a weapon: Golden Harpy Cleaver (150-200 damage)


Once you have gotten hold of said weapon, you fell down with it on the floor; it was astronomically heavy requiring immense strength to wield it properly. Is this some sort of a cruel joke?

Regardless, You dragged this thing along with you refusing to wait for the golem to call you weak or any of this infantile-like blabber. He was too busy anyway with the harpy, he better give you a serving when he is done.

You heard someone knocking to your right. It was that little girl, the dark one. She kept gently tapping on the wall you have sealed with the knight, overridden by curiosity, that one.

>Approach Ritual Child Buresé. Say something to her [Specify]
>Ignore the child, you have no business with her >>3347214
>Write in r(recommended)

>>3349613
>Approach Ritual Child Buresé. Say something to her [Specify]
Is there something calling you?

>>3349622

"No." She replied nonchalantly " There is someone alive inside, Someone like me. I want a new friend."

She held your palm with her frigid hand, her eyes are sparkling with plea " Can i break it down? Miss Lillian says no. I can hide our deed, see?" With a flick of her finger, a blackened dome has surrounded you both presumably obscuring both sound and vision. "Please, it won't take long!"

>Convince the child to drop it. There is nothing good inside [Charisma]
>Agree to help her
>Refuse, Warn the little urchin not to try anything while you are gone or else
>Write in (recommended)

>>3349670
>Convince the child to drop it. There is nothing good inside [Charisma]

>>3349710
>1 charisma
>convince her with a dice roll!
No.

>>3349670
>write-in
We closed it, because there is a foul demon inside girl. Do I look like a person to joke around about it? Ask Lillian yourself. You should know how dangerous things are here.

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>3349710
>>3349722
rollan

>>3349710
>>3349722
"But i am no stranger t-"

"No." was your answer , you stood in front of her calling out the knight who scolded the child. Now, was she lying about someone being alive? Probably, stupid girl just wants to poke around.

>Hunger 34/100

That was the end of that. There are more pressing matters to attend to.

>Speak with ____ [ Specify]
>Approach the wingless Palata
>Approach the altar of the gods
>change equipment
>Use an item [ Specify]
>Change equipment [ Specify]
>Write in (recommended)

>>3349722
>>3349710
Why didn't we help her? Come on guys, stop messing around. You already ate the stupid fruit, but now you blew the chance to get in good with the child?

>>3349792
>Approach the altar of the gods
Hopefully they're recharged so we can go down the other path.

>>3349988
You mean, now we lost our chance to fuck the sanctuary.

>>3349792
>Use an item [ Specify]
Bandage up. (If we do have open wounds at it is supposed to work.)

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>3349988
>>3349996
rollan

>>3349996
>Health 47/100
You have used x2 bandages

You wrapped your bandages around your alarming injuries. This should sustain your wounds for the time being. Your body has tasted grueling pain before. This won't be the first or the last time. You wished you had more potential healing items, your best bet is to either scrounge or to buy some of Garr's bountiful food.

The Altar remained as it is, still devoid of its replenishing powers for the time being. You could pray to a shrine , though you prefer not to.

>Pray to a shrine of the new gods [Specify]
>Speak with ____ [ Specify]
>Approach the wingless Palata
>Approach the altar of the gods
>change equipment
>Use an item [ Specify]
>Change equipment [ Specify]
>Write in (recommended)

>>3349988
Why would the Shadow want to get in good with the child, again? The choice to test the fruit was just stupid and rolled for, and I didn't make that vote but this is more IC than that.

>>3350010
>Approach the wingless Palata
We are still dragging that cleaver around, aren't we?

>>3350010
>Speak with Garr
Buy some food.

>>3350018
We really should get some info on the blue god.

>>3350019
DO NOT APPROACH THE WINGLESS PALATA
Lillian warned us that it was deadly, and we'll have to roll to avoid eating it on the spot.

>>3350019
we can't use it though. Too heavy. Need More Strength.

>>3350024
This, however, is a good idea. We should talk to Lillian about the blue god and see if we can find his shrine here.

>>3350028
Ah, I assumed it is enough for a swing on a stationary target.

Then I retract my vote.

>Speak with ____ [ Specify]
Ask Lillian about our mark.

>>3350036
>>3350031

"A god in... blue?" The knight of Mondee had a puzzled look on her face "I haven't heard of one, not from the new gods anyway."

"An Old God?"

"Most likely, yes." Ser Lillian checked her blade for any smudge of blood "We have plenty of these in Synn. Some are dead, others continue to scheme in their crypts. There was a Historian named Galidako who wanted to fully document all of old gods. You can try and look for him...or his corpse. Why are you asking?"

"..." Stating your intent might compromise your mission. You remained silent waiting for the giant oaf to finish preparing the harpy.

Hours later, The whole sanctuary had a most divine smell. Once Garr has rang a small bell, Both the little girl and the knight approached the stone golem.

"Thank you , Mister Garr!" The Cook lowered his stone forehead for an innocent kiss "Little girl happy. I happy."

Roasted Golden flesh coated with a butter of sorts with a circle of sauteed vegetables and mushrooms. The plate was bigger than the child's head. Next up was the knight who were treated equally , she bowed instead "Iron girl happy, I help anytime."

You stepped in afterwards reaching for an empty plate when his hand formed a wall around his tableware "Friend, Give Shiny first. fifty shiny for harpy "

Bastard! You did retain your anger "I have seventeen coin, what do i get?"

"Hmm, little shiny, little food." He had the following to offer

Gorgo minced tongue (5 hunger, 5 health, 5 coins)
A petrified tongue of a Gorgo, an evolved stone parasite who can possess small statues. Treated in special fire to be edible. Can cure petrification in its early stage.

Bi-ul Pie (15 Hunger, 10 health, -10 fear, 10 coins)
A rather filling pie made from the insides of decomposing glowing rats. Adds a faint glow to one's skin for a short period of time. It may cause certain hallucinations.

Takdaree Juice (60 Fear, 10 Soul, Poison. 15 coin )
A Juice made from certain blue beetles, often congregating around the grave of saints. It is however quite a poisonous brew which can also be used to coat weapons.



>Lie to the Golem, say that the Glass girl wants to eat too [Charisma]
>Buy_____ [specify]
>Speak with ____ [ Specify]
>Approach the wingless Palata
>change equipment
>Use an item [ Specify]
>Change equipment [ Specify]
>Write in (recommended)

>>3350082
>Buy Gorgo minced tongue and Bi-ul Pie

>>3350091
>2 coins

you have acquired a Gorgo minced tongue and a Bi-ul Pie

"Good deal. Many thanks." For him maybe.

>Leave Sanctuary, take the stone path
>Leave Sanctuary, take the red muck path
>Speak with ____ [ Specify]
>Approach the wingless Palata
>change equipment
>Use an item [ Specify]
>Change equipment [ Specify]
>Write in (recommended)

>>3350108
>Speak with ____ [ Specify]
What does he do with the coins at a place like this?

>>3350111
>>3339445

>>3350114
Ah, trading on a principle then. Which only affects men. Got it, my bad

>>3350108
>Use an item [ Specify]
Eat the pie then

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>>3350118
and what else?

>>3350131
And continue exploring the right-hand cave. I was wondering if it is possible to be more sneaky given our nature.

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>>3350136
>Health 57/100
>Hunger 19/100
>Fear 51/100

You stood were you have last been. The Man Spider's head was slowly beginning to deteriorate. Tiny maggots already claiming bits of his face.

What lies beyond was enshrouded in blackness, you would have to rely on either your torch or your eye lantern.

>Take ___ steps towards ____
>Use an item
>Change equipment
>Write in (recommended)

>>3350147
>Take ___ steps towards ____
Are we automatically carrying a torch?

Take 5 steps south.

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>>3350169
>torch (18 steps)

The light of your torch has exposed a pile of rubble hiding what seemed to be a tunnel of sorts. There is no way you could remove all the rubble, a well placed explosive ought to do the trick. You will have to keep an eye on one. You kicked the broken pillar leading upwards to the second, its susceptible integrity remained the same.

To your left was an empty cell with a skeletal hand still bound to its shackle. Nothing special. The real obstacle before you was a giant door decorated with flayed corpses. It had a skull shaped key slot in the center. Some words were written inside the slot.

'Helderan and her pantheon be damned! They NEVER stop coming the poor bastard. How long do i have to suffer their pain by myself? ALONE? B'aholath is my true salvation. I will no longer have to care for you, Turn back! This is our domain of rebirth.'


>Take ___ steps towards ____
>Use an item
>Change equipment
>Write in (recommended)

>>3350179
>Take ___ steps towards ____
And 5 steps west.

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>>3350180
>torch (13 steps)

Another cell, this one had an emblem scratch on the wall. Yes, a shadowmark. Is this a gift from the shadow who saved you?

You knew what to do. You tapped thrice on wall then you drew the emblem of shadows. In a blink, the facade unwound itself revealing a bountiful stash.


You have found x3 poison knives
Small standard knives dipped with a slow acting poison.
You have found x50 coins
You have found a yellow shadow dagger (20-25 damage)
You have found a Moth-eaten Handbook
What seems to be a useless book fit for kindling actually contains techniques honed by generations of Shadows. Only them could decipher the pure hidden message inside.


Your curiosity grow more. Shadows have no compassion towards each other, each shadow acts alone. Strange.

>Fear 52/100

You started to unravel the handbook's contents. Dual wielding is usually frowned upon among shadows and yet this book detail a self taught technique tailored for overwhelming situations.

You have learned a skill: Dual wield (5 Soul)
Allows you to wield two weapons, Regular attacks will cost some soul.

You have learned a skill: Dual Flurry (25 soul)
With two one-handed weapons, randomly attack a single foe's 1-5 body parts with higher chance to cripple.



>Return to Sanctuary (21 steps)
>Take ___ steps towards ____
>Use an item
>Change equipment
>Write in (recommended)

>>3352795
Are we able to relit the torch or once it's gone, it's gone?

Equip the second shadow dagger on the left hand.

Return to sanctuary. Ask Ser Lillian about finding another torch.

>>3352841
it will be gone.

>>3352857
I'd figure as much.

Equip the second shadow dagger on the left hand.

Return to the sanctuary. Ask Ser Lillian about finding another torch.

>>3352841
your torch has been consumed

The second dagger was identical to the one you had. You tucked it to your left side.

You will climb your way to the second floor later. For now, You retraced your steps back to sanctuary with an urgent question for Ser Lillian "Torches? i can't spare you any of the sanctuary itself i am afraid but you can find them throughout Synn among corpses and suchlike."

The Knight conjured a light orb around her head " There are other methods of Illumination too as you can see. If you have a tinderbox, you can light unlit braziers. Some creatures has adapted to the darkness, use this to your advantage."

Yes, you still had your eye lantern although it will start to spoil soon enough.

>Speak with ____ [Specify]
>Use an item
>Change equipment
>Take the stone path, still unexplored
>Take the red muck path, almost fully explored.
>Write in (recommended)

>>3352868
>Take the stone path, still unexplored

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>>3352878
>eye lantern (fresh)

with no other light source, You relied on the eye lantern which had an incredible range, apparently. It shed light on a single corridor and a trap in the outer rims of your light.

Two maws of rusted iron waiting to clamp on your feet. There was another appratus attached to it, a black vial with a set of strings tied to the pressure plate. It seems that the plate was desgined to ignore lighter triggers as a small rat stepped on it with no repercussions.

>Leap over the trap, an easier alternative [Dexterity]
>Disarm the trap, a harder alternative [Dexterity]
>write in (recommended)

>>3352896
>Disarm the trap, a harder alternative [Dexterity]

>>3353835
With great caution, you attempt to disarm the trap. A single wrong move and could lose more than just fingers if you are not careful

>roll 1d100+14, best out of three.

>>3353861

Rolled 44 + 4 (1d100 + 4)

>>3353861

>>3353910
14 anon not 4

Rolled 11, 13, 2, 5, 11, 12, 3, 7, 1, 7, 6, 1, 12, 12, 8, 12, 1, 11, 2, 5, 4, 9, 8, 9, 3 = 175 (25d14)

>>3353941
!@#$%

>>3353953
type dice+1d100+14 in the options field

Rolled 65 + 14 (1d100 + 14)

>>3353977
last time the charm