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Resting a hand on your friend's shoulder, you offer a winning smile. “Now then, as for the terms of our agreement. Profectus, I have a very special request for you. I want you to get on your knees-”

He interrupts, taking a few steps back to separate himself from you and holding up his hands in mock surrender. “Hey now, Mik we've been over this already. I don't swing that way. I'm not here to judge you if that's what you're into, but I'm not going to be a part of it.”

You forge ahead, tone and expression equally serious. “-and beg Mortia to teach you what she knows of Nature magic. We're going into Elaudia, and I'll not have the two of you unprepared for what challenges lie ahead. I don't care what you have to do, so long as she agrees.”

Profectus sighs in obviously exaggerated relief, wiping a hand across his brow. “Thank the Gods, you had me worried there for a second Mik. Both task of somewhat tedious and demeaning, but at least I won't have to drown my shame in a skin of wine after meditating.”

You suppose now he'll be drowning himself in place of his shame. “Once you feel that you've made some headway, you should spend some time reading. I assume you still have unread books worth reading?”

He nods his head, scratching at his chin contemplatively. “Yeah, I've got books worth reading. I suppose I should probably finish off that Five Effects book stored in the archeota, or start reading that book on Water magic. Although, speaking of meditation there's something I've been meaning to ask. Achieving Grandmastery of an element requires that I perform some impossible final task, yeah? A grand meditation on the nature of the universe or what have you.”

“Do you feel that you're ready to undertake such a meditation?” Truthfully you were wondering when he'd ask about this, you knew he was growing close to perfecting his skill in Fire magic but weren't sure precisely how close he was.

Profectus runs a finger along the surface of his left arm. The black stone which covered it when you first pried him from that metallic pod has been stripped away to reveal the carved white marble beneath, and at the touch of his finger it splits apart to reveal the molten rock boiling just beneath the surface. “I think I'm as ready as I'll ever be. My recent meditations haven't really been making any headway, and I read about a pretty interesting technique in that Breaking the Ninth Barrier book you gave me. Weird book, incidentally.”

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“It sounds really simply in theory.” The cracks on his arm seal themselves rapidly, the marble once again flawless. “The book talks a lot about how Fire magic is just harnessing the raw power of the soul and turning it towards either constructive or destructive purposes, and it really stresses that Fire magic isn't just for wanton destruction. So this method is sort of like a symphysis of those two ideas. Basically it ask that the practitioner channel Fire magic into their soul whilst deep within a meditative trance, but I tried doing so and I just ended up forgetting where I was for a while.”

“The book claims that when it's done properly one can temporarily elevate themselves to...” He waves a hand searchingly through the air. “Well, the word it used was daemotita, which I think was a word of the author's invention. If I'm not mistaken it derives from the Old Dwoveth word for a spirit, daemon, slapped together with the suffix for an abstract noun. Frankly, I'm not really sure how to define it in Rhynian. The description of it kinda reminds me of Fulvia's weird little pocket reality she can drag people into, but on a smaller scale.”

“Apparently it's a pretty dangerous process, you run the risk of destroying your soul completely. Seems like it might be a worthwhile meditation for when I eventually attempt Grandmastery. I thought to ask you about it, since I'm sure you're better versed in the nature of the soul than I am.”

You're a little caught off guard, this is probably the most you've heard Profectus talk about something substantive since you met him. Indeed, he's been acting a little odd lately in general. Perhaps his encounter with Spice had a greater effect upon his personality than you'd initially suspected.

>Suggest that he cease all experimentation for now, since it is so dangerous.
>Explain the layers of the soul, perhaps he ought to try channeling into his Shell or even into the Shard directly.
>Ask him to fetch that book for you, so you can read it before offering any sort of advice.
>Write-in

(Note: I've made some updates to the Companions pastebin. Generally seeking to quantify a lot of your companion's traits, gear, and the status on the books in their inventory. Not really finished, but good enough for now.)

(Additional Note: This is 'daemon' in the Hellenic sense, not the Warhammer sense.)

>>212261
fag

>>212261
>>Ask him to fetch that book for you, so you can read it before offering any sort of advice.

Shit nigga that's a new op image.

>>212261
>Explain the layers of the soul, perhaps he ought to try channeling into his Shell or even into the Shard directly.
>Ask him to fetch that book for you, so you can read it before offering any sort of advice.
Damn Prof you're doing actual work here.

>>212261
Tell him to suck your dick, it might impart magical knowledge.

>>212261
>Explain the layers of the soul, perhaps he ought to try channeling into his Shell or even into the Shard directly.
>Explain to him that we've achieved a similar state, but that it burned the husk of our soul and our body.

>>212261
>Ask him to fetch that book for you, so you can read it before offering any sort of advice.
Demons have been mentioned, proper planning is key

>>212261
>Explain the layers of the soul, perhaps he ought to try channeling into his Shell or even into the Shard directly.
>Ask him to fetch that book for you, so you can read it before offering any sort of advice.

This meditation sounds a lot like what we did to reach ascendant form.

>>212261
>Explain the layers of the soul, perhaps he ought to try channeling into his Shell or even into the Shard directly.
>Ask him to fetch that book for you, so you can read it before offering any sort of advice.
Basically, tell him about the layers of the soul but tell him not to meddle with it until you check the book.
Also tell him how fire magic really works, what with strings of reality.

>>212288
That's because it is.

>>212292
>So this method is sort of like a symphysis of those two ideas. Basically it ask that the practitioner channel Fire magic into their soul whilst deep within a meditative trance, but I tried doing so and I just ended up forgetting where I was for a while.”

Thing is, we channeled Metal Magic enhanced with Husk to strengthen the core and to channel our Divine Energy. This is Fire Magic, and it sounds like it has a different effect.

>>212261
>>Explain the layers of the soul, perhaps he ought to try channeling into his Shell or even into the Shard directly.
>>Ask him to fetch that book for you, so you can read it before offering any sort of advice.
Honestly he shouldn't be meditating on nature since he is already getting penalties to advance. He won't be able to GM at this rate

>>212261
>Ask him to fetch that book for you, so you can read it before offering any sort of advice.
>Explain the layers of the soul, perhaps he ought to try channeling into his Shell or even into the Shard directly.
>Write-in
Explain to him extensively to not attempt grandmastery by himself, as how he is now he runs a great risk of death or permanently being maimed by the attempt.

He needs to start expanding his understanding of effects and metamagic.

>>212261
>>Explain the layers of the soul, perhaps he ought to try channeling into his Shell or even into the Shard directly.
>>Ask him to fetch that book for you, so you can read it before offering any sort of advice.

>>212301
They are minor penalties, and the creation of artifacts that enhance raw elemental power should offset the malus; IE, the crown we have and the Mind+Inverse+Reverse Rings we can make.

>>212261
>Explain the layers of the soul, perhaps he ought to try channeling into his Shell or even into the Shard directly.
>Ask him to fetch that book for you, so you can read it before offering any sort of advice.

I'm tempted to Ascend, but that would just be dumb showing off for no real purpose.

Btw, Soma, you forgot to add the metal martial arts to our Character sheet.

>>212261
Here's a thought. As metal GM who specialized in Soul Reinforcement, if we Ascend as Prof tries his meditation, we ought to be able to greatly enhance his meditation, chances of success, and intervene if soul reinforcement is necessary. We can both feel like absolute shit together afterwards.

>>212273
It's actually old-ish. I've had it laying around a few months now. Drawn by a guy who is very slowly, maybe trying to turn BQ into a comic.

Anyway, I used it because the other thread is still up, so I don't think I could have posted the usual OP.

>>212301
He won't take any additional penalties until his magic reaches a certain level, at which point the current penalty will increase exponentially by a factor of 2.

At least, I think that's the rule I went with. A little hazy now. Basically if your penalty limit is Master and you hit Master with one element, you get a -2. Master with 2, you get a -4, 3 you get -8, 4 you get -16, 5 you get -32.
However, the penalty applies to all meditation rolls to advance an element, regardless of what level you're trying to advance to. So it's possible for someone to lock themselves out of even low level magic.

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>>212323
>Explain

>>212272
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>>212323
>Bring me that book.

>>212280
>My cum imbues people with magical power.

Anyway, seems like a pretty clear consensus, with a side helping of "hold off on further meditations for now". Writin'

>>212324
We should definitely be on hand to reinforce his soul as necessary, agreed.

Maybe plaster him with Mik arm skins, though that could also interfere with his meditation.

>>212324
We didn't GM in Reinforcement. Ascension doesn't fall under the five schools.

>>212327
What are our companions limit?

>>212331
Who knows~

>>212333
I expected that answer. Let me see if I get it right suppose the limit is 1 master then if a vatis got 1 GM and another master he'd get -8?

>>212331
>>38386070

>>212333
Don't be a dick boss.

>>212333
>>212331
Our master totally gave a good guess. Somewhere around thread 100, give or take 10.

>>212338
Yup, that's correct. Advancing to Master would be -2, advancing to Grandmaster gives a -4, and then getting a second master gives a -8.

>>212340
You're not my mom, I'll be a dick if I wanna be.

>>212341
One Hundred and fourteen, to be exact. Here's a 4plebs link if for some strange reason you're not using 4chanx and thus can't embed archived posts.
http://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/38380355/#38386070

>>212340
Probly need to crosslink to /tg/ if you want that to work.

>>212343
Which is honestly not that hard to counter. Just capture spirits and bottle them up. Or again, create artifacts that boost raw elemental power.

>>212348
Right. Shit. That's gonna be a pain in the ass to remember.

>>212349
>>212343
Seems like artifacts break the system like they are supposed to.

>>212352
Crafting skills are always OP. Always.

>>212356
And we can get a memory steal skill soon.

Here's another thought. Since the enchantments on our body parts persist even after they're cut off, and since the tattoos are enchantments that have meshed themselves firmly into Mik's perception of his body, he can just chop his arms off and make use of the sustained "Contain+Soul" enchantment on them to imprison spirits. The Jury is out on whether or not said arms will try to strangle us in our sleep.

>>212374
The enchantment our tattoos have are only partially effective.

>>212385
A +8 bonus is pretty effective.

>>212392
Not to contain a spirit.

>>212394
For some reason, even though the jewel we selected to contain our little necromantic spirit was not enchanted nor did it have magical properties like the Anthusian crystals, it worked fine. Seeing if enchanted flesh will hold up should be an interesting experiment.

>>212402
why not both? Just fuse the flayed flesh over the gem prison to contain any spirits.

So, what would happen if we got Zahak in on this? Dragonfire and Daemonfire, what a combo.

>>212423
everythingdies.jpeg

>>212402
Gems are the better target for an enchantment due to being stronger material wise. Also the enchantment on our tattoos is wrong for containing a spirit.

Reminder that we should get more jewels for vys batteries or spirit containers.

>>212440

Not to mention that the flesh will eventually decompose.

>>212423
It isn't daemonfire it's channelling the energies of our soul inward (since Fire magic governs controlling the energies of the soul).

Oh yeah, maybe we should actually give that ring to Prof? You know, after Chryssa gave it to Mik to give to Prof and then Mik put It in his cloak and then Prof was knocked out and Mik fucked off to fight spirit wars and still hasn't passed it along?

While we're giving him jewelry, we should give him that Rhynian officer pocketwatch cause it's not like we're ever going to use their shitty time system.

>>212479
>>212343
Do it Soma

>>212479
>>212327
I'd support the shit out of this. Maybe having a watch to keep time or set alarms/appointments will help him keep his shit together.

To be clear, we should pass along the ring because his soul looks like shit, and if he's going to be putting stress on it with GM meditations it should be less shit first.

>>212479
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>>212489
I'm at the perfect portion of the post to slip this in, so I suppose I might as well. It's something Mik already intended to do.

>>212495
Post never

“That doesn't really sound simple in theory, Profectus.” Darzi remarks, obviously annoyed with the elf. “In fact, that sounds pretty fucking complicated. Why would you even attempt something which you know threatens to destroy your soul without any sort of help? The Gods know Mikhael is a reckless, power hungry, inconsiderate ass but at least he has the common sense to call upon the support of others when he tries to perform some impossible task or another.”

He raises his hands apologetically. “Look, in retrospect I realize it was probably a bad idea. In my defense, the book didn't mention the threat of destroying your soul until well after it had introduced the idea itself. Every other method of meditation the book offered had not only proven safe, but terribly effective as well.”

You interrupt before Darzi can berate Profectus any further. “Bring me the book from your room, I'd like to read it before offering any concrete advice. I think, and this is just based upon what you've told me, that your problem relates to where you're channeling vys rather than to how you're channeling vys. The soul is divided up into three layers; the husk, the shell, and the shard. You seem to have channeled Fire magic into the husk, which in addition to being the source from which vys is derived also serves as the repository of your memory.”

He seems to be following along well enough, so you elucidate further. “If I had to guess you want to be channeling into the shell, which serves to bind the shard of divinity which animates all mortal creatures to the base reality. That is, the portion of the Gods' creation which we inhabit. I don't fully understand it myself, it seems to have certain strange properties which I've not yet been able to full explain. However, it seems to be the portion of the soul most responsible for altering in what manner the soul functions. If that makes sense.”

You can practically see the gears turning in Prof's head as he gathers his thoughts into something resembling coherence. “I suppose so, I get the gist of it even if the finer details flew over my head. Don't channel into the husk, channel into the stuff beneath the husk?”

“Don't channel into anything, for now.” You don't want him running off and getting himself killed, not only because he's your friend but also because you think you'll be needing that arm of his going into Elaudia. “Wait until I've finished reading that book of yours, then the entire party will conduct the meditation as a group. Just as we did for Chryssa's Grandmastery attempt.”

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That reminds you, actually. You reach into your cloak and retrieve the Hiacian signet ring you found so long ago in the abandoned fortress of Eshnuk. While you're at it, you grab that strange Rhynian device you found whilst exploring the catacombs beneath Nazir. You can't make heads or tails of it, so you might as well give it to someone who can. “The ring will repair the damage you've no doubt recently suffered to your soul, thus restoring your sanity, and I'm not really sure what to make of the silver thing.”

Profectus quickly slips on the ring before reaching out to grasp the silver locket's delicate chain. He holds it up to a ray of light streaming through the slotted windows at one end of the room, inspecting its surface. The hatch swings open of its own volition, and he utters an appreciative grunt. “It's a chronometron. Looks to be of Elven make, judging by the added functionality. Tracks the phases of the moon, positions of certain auspicious stars and constellations. Uses the Rhynian twelve hour time scale, though.”

He clicks is shut, sliding the watch into a pocket. “Thanks, Mik. The fact your people don't actually measure time in anything beyond vague notions of 'midday' and 'night' has really been throwing me off. Plus I'm sure my mother would be cursing me if she knew that I haven't been performing my rituals, hopefully this will allow me to get back into the habit.”

You're fairly certain Elves have any even stranger system than your own people, you know they consider day and night separate 'entities' rather than night simply being the earliest portion of the day as it is for your people. Regardless, you let the comments slide. “Right, well. Drop the book off at my room after you're done meditating with Darzi. It will take me some time to finish reading it, time you'll no doubt need. The ring works slowly.”

He excuses himself promptly and you're left alone in the abandoned dining hall with Darzi. She prods you lightly in the ribs to draw your attention. “You still haven't made your demands of me. I'm yours for the rest of the day.”

“Well I couldn't exactly bend you over a table with him watching.” Knowing Profectus he probably wouldn't mind, but you still maintain some vestigial sense of decorum. “Let's head up to my room, we ought to have privacy there.”

She smiles genuinely, wrapping her arm in yours as together you begin to head for the door. “I'm glad we're of the same mind, then. Truthfully I've been looking forward to this since you left for Marqash and I've slept uneasily since then.”

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A thought occurs as you exit into the hall, and after confirming that none of the servants are hovering around you voice it. “You never did tell me how Chryssa reacted to our being together. I assume it was poorly, if you're still not on speaking terms with her.”

Darzi winces, her arm squeezing around yours a little tighter. “Better than I expected, but not as well as I'd hoped. She wished me the best of luck, warned me that you were a selfish ass who'd run off at the first opportunity, and said she would be there when you inevitably prove a crushing disappointment.” She sighs. “I owe you an apology, in retrospect I never should have encouraged her to pursue you.”

>Mention that you should probably still keep the relationship secret for now, to maintain the current party dynamic.
>Sneaking around everyone's back is tiring, and no doubt going to backfire eventually. Best to get everything out in the open before running off deep into a jungle from which nobody has returned alive.
>Don't bring it up, you're not even sure this is going to last any significant amount of time.
>Write-in

Be right back, gonna run out for food.

>>212683
>>Sneaking around everyone's back is tiring, and no doubt going to backfire eventually. Best to get everything out in the open before running off deep into a jungle from which nobody has returned alive.
Let the shitstorm resume.

>>212683
>Sneaking around everyone's back is tiring, and no doubt going to backfire eventually. Best to get everything out in the open before running off deep into a jungle from which nobody has returned alive.
I doubt anyone other than Chryssa really cares.

>>212683
>Sneaking around everyone's back is tiring, and no doubt going to backfire eventually. Best to get everything out in the open before running off deep into a jungle from which nobody has returned alive.

>>212683
>>Mention that you should probably still keep the relationship secret for now, to maintain the current party dynamic.

>>212683
>>Sneaking around everyone's back is tiring, and no doubt going to backfire eventually. Best to get everything out in the open before running off deep into a jungle from which nobody has returned alive.

>>212683
>Write-in
Point out you are more loyal than she thinks. After all, you have a bastard child on the way you fully intend to care for.

>>212683
>>Sneaking around everyone's back is tiring, and no doubt going to backfire eventually. Best to get everything out in the open before running off deep into a jungle from which nobody has returned alive.

>>212683
>Sneaking around everyone's back is tiring, and no doubt going to backfire eventually. Best to get everything out in the open before running off deep into a jungle from which nobody has returned alive.

>>212709
Isn't that the one still in that dragon siege?

>>212723

She hasn't call us, then it can't be that bad.

Ya'know, we've really strained our relationship with Chryssa recently. She do us a huge favor helping us get rid of the Entity. When the chips are down, she'll still stick her neck out for us. The very least we could do is repay her favor. We should use one of ten many debts Mahana owes us to get him to craft her a bow out of spirit ivory. It might help mend our relationship too.

>>212739
This nigga here has a point.

>>212739
Even if it doesn't do any of those things why wouldn't we take the opportunity to upgrade one of our most useful companions' gear for free? Literally no downside

>>212739
It would be nice to see her not be sulky again. She was a good character that had the misfortune of being part of the waifu wars.

>>212683
>Don't bring it up, you're not even sure this is going to last any significant amount of time.

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>>212713
>Just come out with it. Who's really going to care?

>>212781
>Eh, go with the flow.

>>212697
>You must tell nobody.

>>212709
>Mikhael: Bad role model, good parent.

Writin'

>>212739
If we do do that, we'll need her input on the sort of bow she wants. We could have Mahana integrate the ivory into her current one, for instance, since she's spoken before of being so attached to it.

>>212827
why get her input? She can ask him in person, we might as well take her on a mini trip to his realm and show it off.

>>212851
Should see about taking everyone with, show em what we've been up to. Brag a bit at how a spirit/the disciples see us.

>>212261
>“It sounds really simply in theory.” The cracks on his arm seal themselves rapidly, the marble once again flawless. “The book talks a lot about how Fire magic is just harnessing the raw power of the soul and turning it towards either constructive or destructive purposes, and it really stresses that Fire magic isn't just for wanton destruction. So this method is sort of like a symphysis of those two ideas. Basically it ask that the practitioner channel Fire magic into their soul whilst deep within a meditative trance, but I tried doing so and I just ended up forgetting where I was for a while.”
>“The book claims that when it's done properly one can temporarily elevate themselves to...” He waves a hand searchingly through the air. “Well, the word it used was daemotita, which I think was a word of the author's invention. If I'm not mistaken it derives from the Old Dwoveth word for a spirit, daemon, slapped together with the suffix for an abstract noun. Frankly, I'm not really sure how to define it in Rhynian. The description of it kinda reminds me of Fulvia's weird little pocket reality she can drag people into, but on a smaller scale.”
>“Apparently it's a pretty dangerous process, you run the risk of destroying your soul completely. Seems like it might be a worthwhile meditation for when I eventually attempt Grandmastery. I thought to ask you about it, since I'm sure you're better versed in the nature of the soul than I am.”
Looks like we just found our Fire GM mdeitation Boyz

>>212865
I wouldn't be against this. It would be a nice field trip. And it would get the whole party a little bit of experience meeting a spirit.

>>212739
>>212753
You guys do know he owes us way more than just one enchented item right?
He even siad so himself.

>>212878
Nah lets do the gate idea.
I like making portals instead of sucking cat dick.

>>212949
>We should use one of the many debts
>many
Gee, really?

>>212949
Noone has said otherwise. It seemed like we couldn't really think of anything to ask Mahana for aside from more runes when we were discussing rewards. I just proposed my suggestion as an alternative/addenum.

>>212957
How would that be sucking cat dick? It's embuing our own soul with fire magic.

>>212957
Dunno. I think we should research both.

And how is any way does that GM meditation have anything to do with The Cat?

>>212966
We're gonna hit that mad DC to convinced him to give us a Husk Cannon.

We should ask the cat for literally every rune he has. Have him make a book or something that we can browse at our leisure whenever we want to enchant something.

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“Nothing we can do about it now, best to just move on so far as I'm concerned.” Chrys is a resilient sort, she'll get over it eventually. “Now that we don't have to worry about our skulls getting caved in while we sleep, or more likely turned to dust considering that mace she wields, we ought to think about informing the rest of the party as well. Being forced to creep about in secret is dreadfully tedious, and that aside we don't want to blunder our way into Elaudia with a secret to keep.” Campsites are not renowned for their privacy.

Darzi frowns thoughtfully. “How would we go about telling them, though? It would seem rather silly to gather everyone up just to announce we're in bed together. I doubt anyone else will care.”

You shrug your shoulders, beginning the long climb up to the floor of the palace on which your party's rooms are situated. “I don't know, sex can change the dynamic of a group of friends. When I was still an apprentice, barely past my sixteenth year, two friends of mine started overtly displaying their affection for one another.” You still can't believe Hadia went after Derya of all people. At the time he was even more effeminate than he is now, you'd honestly thought him a woman the first time you'd met him. “It nearly tore our little group apart, since Ismail, whom I believe you've met, had apparently been courting the girl at the time.”

She dismisses your concern, slapping you lightly on the arm. “As you just said, that was because someone else in the group was interested in one of the two involved. I doubt anyone else in the party is interested in me, I'm certainly not interested in anyone else. I assume the same is largely true of you. You cling far tighter to tradition than I, and all the other women in the party are humans. With the exception of Chryssa, I honestly don't have a clue what she is.”

Visions of a blond-haired human woman flash briefly through your thoughts, but you suppress them. “Well, I can't argue with you there.”

You've reached the floor on which your rooms lie, and both of you fall silent as you proceed through the hall towards your door. Muffled pleading filters through Mortia's open doorway, a sign you take to mean Profectus has eagerly set himself to the task you assigned him. Perhaps you'll have Darzi seek out Mortia's tutoring as well, afterwards of course.

Darzi slips free of you and begins unwrapping the strip of cloth around her chest as soon as you've closed the door. You're surprised by how eager she is, the first time she seemed downright reluctant. You're glad that she doesn't have to force herself, but you do wonder what inspired the change.
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Setting yourself to the task of unclasping your brooch and storing it safely within your cloak, you decide it might be something worth asking about later. You've only managed to get your tunic halfway off when you feel a hand grip you by the waistband of your trousers, pulling you forward.

Your shirt end sup tossed haphazardly to the side, Darzi leading you through the doorway into your bedroom. “Gods above, Mikhael, get your pants off already. There's something I want to try.”

You have a bad feeling about this. “You're awfully commanding all of a sudden. What's gotten into you?” The laces holding up your pants come undone, your boots long ago abandoned. They fall to your knees, and before you've even had the chance to pull them the rest of the way off her hands are wrapping around the base of your shaft. Seems you're not the only one pent up.

She bites her lip playfully as she strokes you to your full length, guiding you slowly towards the bed. She pushes you onto the edge of the mattress and gets down on her knees, cradling your balls with one hand while the other works you over. Her lips are positioned mere inches from the head of your cock. “Maybe I did some reading while you were away, maybe it excited my imagination. Just sit back and let me do this.”

Darzi takes you into her mouth, her tongue working clumsily across your glans. You're surprised, but pleasantly so. She can't take you very far into her mouth but she's certainly trying her best, pushing herself just a little further with each bob of her head. You decide to take her advice, leaning back on one hand while the other works its way through her long, black hair. Gods above you truly got lucky.

The two of you lose track of time as you thoroughly enjoy one another's bodies. Boundless stamina is just one of many benefits offered by a talent for Water magic, a lesson you quite enjoyed teaching Darzi. The sun has nearly completed its decent towards the horizon by the time you're both satisfied, caked in sweat among other things.

“Pani's blessed tits, I needed that.” Darzi mutters into your chest, expression blissfully serene. You're surprised she's still awake. Even you're considering a nap, and you hardly ever sleep.

>Time to meditate!
>Profectus probably dropped off that book at some point, you should start reading it.
>Succumb to the temptation. Let yourself doze off. Maybe it will finally allow your soul to fully recover from your recent trials.
>Write-in

>>213187
>>Time to meditate!

>>213187
>Succumb to the temptation. Let yourself doze off. Maybe it will finally allow your soul to fully recover from your recent trials.

>>213187
>>Succumb to the temptation. Let yourself doze off. Maybe it will finally allow your soul to fully recover from your recent trials.

>>213187
>Time to meditate!

>>213187
>Succumb to the temptation. Let yourself doze off. Maybe it will finally allow your soul to fully recover from your recent trials.

We need this.

>>213187
>>Succumb to the temptation. Let yourself doze off. Maybe it will finally allow your soul to fully recover from your recent trials

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>>213187
>not meditating during sex

wasted effort and time soma


>Succumb to the temptation. Let yourself doze off. Maybe it will finally allow your soul to fully recover from your recent trials.

>>213187
>Succumb to the temptation. Let yourself doze off. Maybe it will finally allow your soul to fully recover from your recent trials.

>>213187
>Time to meditate!

>>213187
>>Succumb to the temptation. Let yourself doze off. Maybe it will finally allow your soul to fully recover from your recent trials.
We don't want to risk long term damage to our Vis reserves.

>>213207
>>213205
>>213202
>>213201
>>213197
>>213190
>>213228
>Sleep, at long last!

>>213200
>>213188
>>213214
>Sleep is for the weak!

Writin'

Time to have a dream visitor.

>>213184
>You cling far tighter to tradition than I
DARZI CONFIRMED FOR HUMIE FUCKER
DEGENERATES GTFO REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

reminder darzi has had a mile of bandit dick run through her

>>213187
>>Succumb to the temptation. Let yourself doze off. Maybe it will finally allow your soul to fully recover from your recent trials.
Soul repair time

>>213250
And we fucked a human, which is worse?

>>213263
some of the bandits were human, I bet one was a elf

>>213187
>>Profectus probably dropped off that book at some point, you should start reading it.
>>213187

>>213266
nope. They we're all slamjams.

>>213285
>n-no the immigrants are all women!
foolish anon

>>213287
Nah m8 they were actually all banished Aghtaki.

>>213288
Thats what you think

>>213250
She's just using miks dick as a vaginal suppository to treat her mental and emotional issues. Chrys was true end

>>213263
Being a cum receptacle.

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>>213241
>it is at this point that the mik in the statue of enchanters is banished from the group
>banished quest: spoopy spirit edition

I bet everyone thought about how being in an open relationship with Darzi will impact our dealings with the Suryan priestess best girl , right?

>>213302
I don't think about a whore and a false prophet

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>>213302
>open relationship
Anon pls
Do you seriously think Islamic marriages are 'open'?

>>213309
Now now now Soma. A marital trance does not a marriage make.

>>213309
I just noticed the cat, that cat knows

>>213312
That chick snorting her wine is totally into it.

>>213311
Well, for a Vatis nothing makes a marriage. Though that may change soon, the way things are going in El-Amin.

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>>213309
>Do you seriously think Islamic marriages are 'open'?

Depends on if you consider goats to be official mistresses

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>>213312
It's got something up its furry sleeve.

>>213314
Soon meaning a century or three?

>>213320
nah

>>213309
Stop distracting from the point you mutton.

>>213184

Shaping arts to remember humie fucking and then nature magic mind blasting it into everyones minds when we roll at nat 3 when?

>>213360
Maybe we can use the shaping arts to remove the memory.

Sleep's siren call proves irresistible, and at long last you permit yourself to drift off. Your dreams are undisturbed and indistinct, seemingly random collections of memory flitting through your mind's eye until at long last morning light streams through your bedroom window. You reside in a comfortable equilibrium, half awake but entirely unwilling to pull yourself from bed.

{Twelve days.}

The words shatter any semblance of peace you'd previously enjoyed, pulling you fully and irreversibly into the waking world. You recognized that voice, one of the three skeletal spectators who seem to so delight in meddling with your affairs. Though in some ways you suppose the reminder is welcome, you wish they could have at least let you enjoy your rest a little while longer.
>Vys Pool: (70/70)

You find that at some point over course of the night you'd shifted position. You rest on your side, with one hand rested upon Darzi's hip and the other stretched out awkwardly over her head. Your shoulder aches, but it's nothing a little bit of Water magic can't fix. Perhaps normally you'd be tempted to wake your lover roughly, picking up where you'd left off the night before, but anxiety has twisted itself into a knot in your gut. You've little time to consider either the softness of her skin against yours or the pleasant firmness of her exposed breast.

You have yet to collect upon the debt owed to you by Mahana. There's also the matter of Sadik to consider, you'd hoped to look one last time through the traveling merchant's wares before continuing on through the portal to Majhaya. There's also the matter of transport to consider. It will probably take you at least two or three days to reach this temple the Triarchs requested you explore starting from the temple complex. You're not yet in any danger of missing the deadline, but you have no desire to find out what alternative payment they'd decide upon considering the immensity of the debt you owe them.

You slide out of bed, giving yourself a cursory wash using water pulled from the air around you. Once you no longer reek of sex you retrieve your pants from where they'd been discarded the night before and consider what your first priority ought to be going forward. Time is wasting, as the saying goes.

>First you'll get some breakfast, no sense getting all panicked just yet.
>You'll hunt down Sadik wherever it is he's staying in the city.
>There's no time to waste. Assemble your companions and activate the transport array.
>Write-in

Prof's portion of the pastebin has been updated.

>>213386
>First you'll get some breakfast, no sense getting all panicked just yet.

>>213386
>There's no time to waste. Assemble your companions and activate the transport array.

Just fucking rush it down like we did in Anthus

TURBO MODE

>>213386
>>First you'll get some breakfast, no sense getting all panicked just yet.
Shit might go horribly wrong. Best have a good start on the day.

>>213386
>You'll hunt down Sadik wherever it is he's staying in the city.
FINALLY

>>213386
>There's no time to waste. Assemble your companions and activate the transport array.

>>213386
>You'll hunt down Sadik wherever it is he's staying in the city.

>>213386
>You'll hunt down Sadik wherever it is he's staying in the city.

>>213386
>>You'll hunt down Sadik wherever it is he's staying in the city.

>>213386
>>You'll hunt down Sadik wherever it is he's staying in the city.

>>213386
>>You'll hunt down Sadik wherever it is he's staying in the city.

>>213386
>You'll hunt down Sadik wherever it is he's staying in the city.

We should consider giving Prof the phoenix belt. It might be able to save his life/soul if the GM fails or if the arm spirit matures.

We've still got food in our cloak so we can eat breakfast while looking for Sadik.

>>213409
>>213408
>>213407
>>213406
>>213403
>>213401
>>213397
>Sad dick

>>213392
>>213396
>Don't forget the most important meal of the day!

>>213417
Shit, hit enter too soon:

>>213400
>>213393
>To the batmobile!

But, c'est la vie.

Test
<i>Test</i>

>>213449
>>>/qst/

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>>213449
>>2
>some basic text formatting abilities: [b], [i], and color tags [red], [green], and [blue]
Also I made this for you, but forgot to post it.

>>213450
...nigga, wat?

>>213453
Fantastic

>>213450
Where do you think you are?

>>213453
>that subtle "who knows~"

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>>213453
W-who knows...

>>213386
We resolved that our second command for Darzi would be to get her to read the Serpent and the Staff. Like, you straight up said that's what Mik would do afterwards. Might want to add that in your next post boss.

>>213473
Check her inventory in the Companions paste.

>>213480
Neato.

Exiting the bedroom you find your sitting area much as you left it, Darzi's clothes strewn with your own across the room. You retrieve your shirt from where it rest atop the back of a couch, and retrieve your robes from within your cloak. Once dressed you slide on your boots and fasten the coiling black cloth about your shoulders before striding out into the hallway beyond.

Only to nearly trip over the thick tome left at your doorstep. You barely recognize it, but scrawled across its leather binding in golden script is the title; Breaking the Ninth Barrier: Fire Magic and You. You pluck it up and slide it smoothly beyond the event horizon of your cloak, the barest glance of an ethereal tentacle brushing against the tips of your fingers. You should probably see about getting Ricky a goat or something, while you're out. He's been on his best behavior lately.

You briefly dip back into your room to scrawl a note to Darzi, writing that you've gone to search for Sadik and that she can reach you through the brooches if she wants you to look for any particular sort of artifact. You also mention that she ought to begin reading the Serpent and the Staff, deciding she'd probably get more use out of it than you will. You've never gotten around to reading it, and in addition to helping her with her healing magic it will likely help her in combat. You pin the note down with the weighty codex, satisfied with your work.

That done you finally escape the confines of your room and begin your trek through the palace. You soon reach the main foyer where a number of noblemen you recognize in a vague sense from the feast your brother hosted in your honor lounge about smoking hookah and breaking their fast. It's probably no later than seven in the morning, and already you notice one man nearly comatose next to a plate of figs and grapes. You pull the golden dish from the floor with some minor exertion of Vys, and it flies readily into your hands. Gods you love being a Vatis.

You're forced to wince against the sun as you exit into the main courtyard, but quickly adjust to the light. A brief conversation with a guard reveals that, though for a time Sadik was staying in the palace, he's since moved to an inn on the outskirts of town where he peddles his wares to any and all with the coin to afford them. You thank the man congenially though it does little to alleviate the obvious fear he has of you.

Zahak's thoughts twitch at the edge of your consciousness, a muted surge of triumph filtering through your shared mental connection as you exit into the city streets. Seems he's out on an early morning hunt in the desert. Unsurprising, considering how large he's grown. He probably spends most of his days combing the sands in search of enough food to fill his belly. You worry briefly about feeding him once you reach Elaudia, but then recall that fruit Sadik offered him. You forget precisely what it was called, but Zahak seemed quite enamored with it.
(1/2)

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The pedestrians flow around you like water as you pass through the city, most going out of their way to avoid passing anywhere near you. In some ways you find it convenient, though the palpable isolation does bother you to some extent. Your new appearance doesn't seem to bother anyone that matters, none of your friends have recoiled in horror nor has your brother. That thought provides some comfort.

Soon you reach the city's main gate and the guards allow you passage without question. You couldn't miss Sadik's cart if you wanted to. The pile of junk he hauls along with him is probably taller than you are. You swear by all the gods that beat up jumble of wood must be enchanted in some manner to hold itself together even as ramshackle and burdened as it is. He notices you well before you reach him, a broad smile splitting his face and his arms spreading wide in welcome.

“Mikhael!” He declares as you draw close. “I was hoping I'd see you again! Good timing too, I plan to set course for Marqash once the sun reaches its zenith. What might I do for you, friend? Come to browse my wares?”

>Take a dig through his cart.
>Ask if he has something slightly more specific (Write-in)
>Write-in

>>213494
>>Ask if he has something slightly more specific (Write-in)
A dildo

>>213494
>Ask if he has something slightly more specific (Write-in)
Magical dildos

>>213494
>>Take a dig through his cart.
>>Ask if he has something slightly more specific (Write-in)
Enchanted firearms that channel magic.

>>213494
>>Take a dig through his cart.
chat it up with the guy, how come Karim knows of him and all that

>>213494
>>Take a dig through his cart.

>>213494
>Take a dig through his cart.
>Ask if he has something slightly more specific (Write-in)
See if he has any more of that sweet sweet spice

>>213494
>Ask if he has something slightly more specific (Write-in)
Jewellery for our horns

>>213494
>>Take a dig through his cart

>>213502
This too

>>213494
>Ask if he has something slightly more specific (Write-in)
Something for our horns.

>>213494
Supporting these:
>>213508
>>213518

Also talk to him about Karim.
>>213502
>chat it up with the guy, how come Karim knows of him and all that

>>213494
>>Take a dig through his cart.
>>Ask if he has something slightly more specific
Spice puleaaseeeeeeeeeeee

>>213494
>Write-in
Ask what he'll give us in trade for some of our esoteric knowledge.

>>213496
>>213497
>FLESHY MEAT SPEAR

>>213499
>>213502.
>>213504
>>213506
>>213517
>>213511
>>213530
>Take a dig

>>213508
>>213518
>>213524
>Ask for a pretty princess tiara.

>>213499
>Yo nigga I be lookin fer a gat ya herd

>>213506
>>213530
>Ey man you still slingin' that crack rock?

>>213502
>>213517
>>213524
>Nigga how u b steppin' on Masta K?

I'll get writin' for
>Take a dig through his cart
>Ask for horn ornaments.
>Ask about Master Karim
Tomorrow.[/spoiler

ROOOOOOLL ME... let's go with three rolls of 1d100.

Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>213538
d

Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>213538

Rolled 63 (1d100)

>>213538

>>213538

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Banished%20Quest
Archive here.
I'll likely be around tomorrow to post, at least once or twice. Maybe a few times. Depends on how I feel about this quiz I have comin' up Friday. Then the next thread proper will be Friday, probably also in this same thread considering the fact that thread #196 is still up despite being 5 days old at this point.

>>213542
>>213540
doubles confirm

Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>213538

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>213538
rolling a fourth time so that you don't jew us out of one Soma

>>213540
>>213542
>>213544
>26, 26, 63
I could give you only two artifacts without suffering any sort of guilty conscience.
BUT
Because I feel like wanking my artifact boner I'll count >>213548 instead.

ALL THAT NEXT TIME AND MORE ON BANISHED

>>213554
neat

>>213554
R A I L R O A D
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G'night, Boss.

>>213554
Are we finally going to fucking learn what he knows about the artifact seller?

>>213571
Learn what who knows about-Oooooooh yeaaaah.
I'd almost forgotten.
Sure Anon, I'll remember this time.

>>213573
You mean like the last 3-4 times?

>Joints ache
>Nausea
>Dizzy
>Headache
>Fever
>Woke up willingly after only five hours of sleep.
Fucking god damn it I do not need a cold right now.

>>213789
just use water magic :^)

>>213789
advil is your friend

>>213789
Booze and beer are the top 2 choices for curing those ailments. I'm sure you won't be feeling bad for long.

>>213789
get more sleep

>>213789
Take some pills

>>213789
Methamphetamine makes you feel great! Also works well for writing.

Darzi a shit

Chryssa a shit

Soma a shit

Soma's Imouto a best

Profectus enjoys table legs up the pooper.

Shitposting is best girl

Pani a slut

>>214143
I bet Sadik has dicked her.

Mik needs to fuck a member of every race.

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>>214247
Does that include Gods? Because we know where Dhatu is, and he's sorta sleeping. Should be fine with just the tip...

>Sadik makes no mention of the fact that we have horns

Truly the craziest motherfucker

>>213789
there's vomit on his sweater already
mom's spaghetti

>>214273
you know it does

>>214011
His Imouto is secretly pure. Seras levels of pure. Also Cockney.

>>214894
Is her chest also "pure"

>>214454
Please. He is pretty much the DMPC/Tom Bombadil of the setting. Dude has enough artifacts and sheeit to wreck Empires and whatnot, is clued in on current events around the world, and he bumblefucks around as a wandering peddler.

Really we should ask him about his personal life and what he gets out of this. Better yet, let's be hospitable and invite him to dinner - after haggling, so as to not be rude or anything.

We can ask him about shit he's encountered in his travels. Maybe mention the batshit vatis lady making herself a God that we walled off, he seems to be the kind of guy who could quietly organize some sort of plan or group of people to deal with it.

Or to just throw random adventurers at it and hope, now that I remember how he dealt with the Elven Warlord and that orb or whatever. Which might run the risk of bringing her out.

We should also chat with him about spirits and shit, maybe sound out hooking him up with the Cat since the Cat can make artifacts and shit and might be ableaving to use some of Sadiks goods, for his Dickcycles if not himself.

I don't mean running and spilling everything, just seeing if he's had dealings with them and what his opinion of spirits is. Maybe we'll get some tips on how to manipulate them, a better understanding of their nature.

Because I really want to dig proto spirits out of Suryas heart like that one parasite, and shoot holes in reality.

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>>214923
NONE.

>>214935
Not sure if I want to tell him about the cat. I mean, he might go capture him or treat it as a hostile being. We know nothing about how he views spirits.

Might want to tell him about the water spirit with the dragon hear though. Doesn't look like we're voting to take care of it ourselves anytime soon, so getting him on it might tie that loose end. He seems to be interested in phylacteries after all.

Shit, maybe even sell the info to him for an artifact.

>>214941
>>214923
PURER.

>>214944
Did you miss the part where I said sound him out first, then decide whether or not to tell him about the Cat?

We don't have to go all in at once like a Virgins first time entering a fleshlight.

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>>214949
Forgot my pic. Don't worry, there's no nipple.

>>214991
jeeze when they talked about making more holes to fuck i didn't think they where being serious

>>214953
No, just offering my two cents.

Also, what's wrong with going in all at once? I hear virginity is like a bandaid.

So when are we meeting the cat? Are we going to ask him to get the phylactery of the first emperor for us?

>>215079
I doubt he can, we have yet to even open the underground safe

>>215086
We might be able to just remove it from existence at this point.

>>215086
The vault is DE enchanted and the phylactery is likely to pass through his territory.

>>215093
You know the cat has a much more vast knowledge of dicks than us right? If he can't remove it what makes you think we can, best we'd do is blow up reality and then bullshit our way to another grandmastery

So what BQ fighting style would let us tear through close quarters like the protagonist of The Raid:Redemption?

>>215293
That's a very good best case scenario. Let's get started!

>>215302
beam + fire

Soma is a liar

>>215368
Soma is black and jewish. He can't help it.

>>215388
Hes a rich chubby ginger, who is agnostic theist, and part of a frat.

Think soma will run again tonight?

>>215402
His skeleton already decided to betray him.
Not even his own skeleton trusts Soma.

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>>215402
>Agnostic theist
Ehh, I don't know. I call myself Catholic but truthfully I have weird beliefs regarding the Big G. I believe there is a force in the universe which is omnipotent and omnipresent, if not necessarily omniscient. I call this God, though I tend to picture it more as some sort of elementary particle.

The rest is wrong to but that's the only thing I felt like elucidating upon.

>>215424
You dropped your trip and forgot your opening post.

>>215435
>Forgot your opening post
Sorry Anon, probably not gonna end up posting much at all today. I just woke up from a nap, and I've gotta study for a quiz tomorrow.

>>215443
Quest tomorrow then?

>>215443
Just shitpost like the rest of us then

>>215302
Metal martial arts

>>215452
Hopefully. I think I should be able to sufficiently medicate myself to run.
One of my fever dreams actually gave me a really good idea. When Mik sets off to explore Elaudia, I think I'll sort of make time loosy-goosy. Mik and associates will journey through the jungle, and I'll reveal little bits and pieces of the map as they go along. Each post will be a day passing, or something like that. Random encounters and certain predefined shit will serve to break things up, and you'll run across ruins and the like as you reveal more of the map.

>>215470
Finally something worthwhile.

>>215470
>I think I'll sort of make time loosy-goosy.
NO. BAD SOMA. NO MESSING WITH JUST SO THE "MOOD" FEELS RIGHT.

>>215481
fuck messing with TIME

>>215470
Sounds pretty good. Maybe you should start the time enhancment sorta deal once we get back and organizethe party. I don't think that temple of pani will react particularly well to us now.

I mean they saw us what? A few days ago? A week? And now we are going to return through that portal artifact with horns n shit looking like a child of surya with a party of a human, a robutt, an elf and our son.

>>215557
And our carriage.

>>215302
Metal should be pretty effective, desu.

I wonder at what point Mik will realize that the forms of the martial art are designed to channel metal vys with particular efficiency? I wouldn't be surprise if the martial art gave a flat metal magic bonus at higher levels.

>>215050
> I hear virginity is like a bandaid.

That's why I said fleshlight. Not vagina. A vaginas there is a good chance of hurting her or yourselfor if you just try to ram it in, assuming both genitalia are average size.

No, being really small doesn't excuse you, because technically you aren't actually getting it in.

>>215652
Tell that to Soma.

>>215600
Metal + Nature + Effects

Slowing down our perception of time and learning to think of combat like a chess match.

Pre-programming subconscious triggers to perceived danger so we can literally react before we think.

Setting up a back-up personality in case we lose ours. Or, alternatively, get knocked out we can have a simple virtual Mik puppet our body to safety.

Maybe have an emergency Vys container hidden in our skull, or a crystal with a backup mind so in an emergency our body can run away, melt, and reconstitute itself.

I feel like I've gotten off track. Back to fighting and winning, mother fucking knife hands. Transmuting strings to monofilament wired and back again. Electric knife hands, stab a dude then shock him - bypassing the skin is super effective.

We should probably learn how to hide our soul at some point too. Oh wait cloak.

I'm pretty sure metal magic can hide the soul.

Can we just break our carriage into parts using earth magic then just form it back together using metal magic? Like what the fuck it ain't a big deal, its not like our carriage is enchanted or anything. I don't see why we couldn't take it through the transporter or even store it in our cloak that way. We can probably pimp it out while we're at it too

>>215600
Pretty sure the martial trances gives magic bonuses to their specific schools.

>>216104
A martial trance bonus would clearly stack with a elemental style bonus.

>>216112
>metal martial trance
>get +22 bonus

>>216158
>thinking you can beat mik

>>216164
Actually if I remember correctly Soma said martial trance would also get meditation bonuses so it actually would be +30

>>216165
I am the dhautu now

Reminder that Karim has a vys pool in the hundreds and as such can channel at least +50 to any roll he makes.
hundreds of years old GM vatis are hella scary

>>216177
Are non-vatis even trying?

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>>215481
Honestly, personally dealing with everything moment-to-moment is what makes this quest go so slowly and also helps Soma get us sidetracked while getting sidetracked while getting sidetracked. I'm personally looking forward to seeing fair amounts of time pass by while doing something else than sleeping or traveling.

>>216177
magic mai waifu

>>216705
...Shit, wrong picture. Hope it doesn't give Soma fun ideas.

To be honest Soma should've done a few timeskips.