Welcome to Banished Quest!
You take the role of a young mage labeled a criminal by his people and cast out into the wider world. In the last thread you flew back to Nazir, and boy are your arms tired.
It is currently the 30th of Svarthi, in the year 936 NH.
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Using names or trips in this quest is heavily discouraged. While it is impossible for me to prevent you from doing so, I ask that you not. I will also not count any votes made while using names or trips.
Mahana must be hard pressed if the best he can manage is a stalemate, you don't doubt that involving yourself carries an inherent degree of risk. However, the rewards could be great indeed. The agreement you worked out with Mahana upon his initial conquest of Anthus means that unless you can successfully launch a counterattack on the Water spirit's realm, you are not guaranteed an artifact. However, you're sure that Mahana would be more than willing to compensate you for your assistance in any number of ways.
Actually, come to think of it, you suppose launching an invasion of the water spirit's realm would be enough to earn you an artifact. You wouldn't need to participate nor would the invasion need to be a success for you to satisfy the terms of your agreement. Perhaps, if the opportunity presented itself, you could slip into the rival spirit's realm and help Mahana launch an invasion of his own, to turn the tables so to speak. It would even make sense on a purely tactical level, so hopefully would not seem self-serving.
“I might offer my assistance repelling this invader, if Mahana would have it.” You announce, after brief deliberation. “Though I am less eager to bring my son along. No doubt his help would prove invaluable, but I fear for his safety in a realm torn by war.”
The human woman, you should probably get her name at some point, eyes Zahak warily. “I have spent much of the last week locked in combat against the dragons plaguing Anthus, I know exactly how useful it would be to have one of them on our side. No doubt my patron would generously reward you both if you were to help us.”
(1/3)
You're about to respond, but the stirring of Zahak's thoughts interrupt your own. There is a vague sense of triumph tempered by confusion and weariness. You think he was probably successful but get the impression he had a difficult time of it. What memory could your son have rediscovered? He's only been alive a short while, you can't imagine he's accumulated very many.
Mahana's disciple flinches when Zahak opens his mouth in a wide yawn, displaying a row of sharp, dagger-like teeth. He certainly does have a lot of them, though you note a few are missing. You suppose dragons lose their milk teeth just as samjan do. It's a shame you didn't notice them fall out, normally when a child loses a tooth their mother collects it, keeping it wrapped in a silk cloth with any other teeth the child loses.
Once they've all fallen out, a child's milk teeth are offered to Pani in a somewhat lengthy ritual which involves the treatment of the teeth in an alchemical concoction called the Tears of Pani. If you recall correctly from your reading, its manufacture involves heating niter and clay in a calcinator and collecting the smoke that boils off. Once the gas cools it will gather as a yellow liquid, at which point alum should be added and allowed to dissolve. The resulting substance will be red or yellow and will spit poisonous fumes. It's dangerous to be sure, but powerful enough to dissolve gold. Thus it has its uses, especially in religious ritual.
The belief is that dissolving the teeth in the Tears of Pani and then breathing in the fumes after the teeth have completely dissolved will ensure new teeth grow in straight, and will guarantee a long and healthy life. You doubt there's any real substance to this ritual, but you can't deny your people have exceptionally good oral hygiene. All of your teeth certainly grew in straight. More than that, it would offer you a chance to introduce Zahak to your people's religious practice.
(2/3)
>>46796206
Voting to heading back to Nazir
Your son's voice distracts you from the tangent your thoughts had run off on. {Papa, I saw you in a dream! I think you were meditating with me, but I don't think I'd hatched yet. You felt different in the dream, I don't even think I knew you were my Papa at the time.}
Interesting, so Zahak retains recollections of a time before he hatched. {Those weren't dreams, Zahak. They were memories. The method we were practicing is intended to help you manipulate the shard of the divine which gives you, and all of us, a life worth living. I have only begun my first foray into the art myself, but I hope one day it will allow you to reshape your body as you please.}
{Why would I want to do that?} Your son ask, his confusion seeping into your own thoughts. You get the sense that he's genuinely never considered the idea.
>You can talk about this later, ask him whether or not he wants to join you in Mahana's realm. It should be his decision.
>Tell Zahak to prepare himself, because the two of you are about to fight a war. It will be a good experience for him.
>Zahak shouldn't involve himself in something this dangerous. Have him fly back to Nazir and tell the others what you're up to.
>Write-in
Wooooo!
>>46796241
Well, I guess I'll take my son and head back to my brother.
>>46796241
>>You can talk about this later, ask him whether or not he wants to join you in Mahana's realm. It should be his decision.
inform him of the deal we have with mahana. We could see about getting something to increase our son and our own war potential. Say a necklace for our dragon so he could store vys and use it when ever he wants.
Helping him cast shit later on. providing the vys to pour into his shield. a multitude of shit. So he can be better defended and attack more.
>>46796241
>You can talk about this later, ask him whether or not he wants to join you in Mahana's realm. It should be his decision.
>>46796341
We both know he'll ask Mahana for an artifact that'll make gold.
Hope we don't have to wait for 1h or more for the 1st update since Soma had the OP written since yesterday
>>46796241
>Tell Zahak to prepare himself, because the two of you are about to fight a war. It will be a good experience for him.
>>46796341
>>46796350
Zahak is still a child, he will inevitable decide to come with us, regardless of the level of danger. Gauging whether he is ready for this conflict is our job as a semi-responsible parent.
>>46796241
>Zahak shouldn't involve himself in something this dangerous. Have him fly back to Nazir and tell the others what you're up to.
This might be the internal pokemans logic talking, but I don't like the thought of bringing a firebreathing dragon into an invasion against a Water spirit. It seems unwise.
>>46796241
>>You can talk about this later, ask him whether or not he wants to join you in Mahana's realm. It should be his decision.
BOIL THE WATER SPRITES, SPIRIT WAR NOW.
>>46796241
>You can talk about this later, ask him whether or not he wants to join you in Mahana's realm. It should be his decision.
We have an artifact that will let us win this war with virtually no effort.
>>46796241
>>You can talk about this later, ask him whether or not he wants to join you in Mahana's realm. It should be his decision.
>>46796241
Question Soma, when we called Ricky out and his presence started messing with Mahana's realm, how much of a threat to US was that?
Because I imagine it'd be pretty fucking distracting to just show up and start ripping the local equivalent of reality to shreds.
>>46796517
Who knows~
But Mik has the distinct impression that being inside a realm which is rapidly collapsing on itself is a bad time for all involved.
>>46796241
>You can talk about this later, ask him whether or not he wants to join you in Mahana's realm. It should be his decision.
Should we rope our other companions into this?
>>46796630
Would take to much time and effort.
>>46796630
We went over this they are to far away
>>46796241
>Tell Zahak to prepare himself, because the two of you are about to fight a war. It will be a good experience for him.
>>46796514
>>46796506
>>46796497
>>46796350
>>46796630
>Let Zahak decide.
>>46796405
>>46796668
>Tell him he's coming along on an adventure.
>>46796469
>Be a responsible parent.
Writin'
>>46796241
>>You can talk about this later, ask him whether or not he wants to join you in Mahana's realm. It should be his decision.
Alright lads, let's set up for this fight. First thing we ought to do is use our new Shaping techniques to recall exactly how we called up golden spiritual fire at the Library. If we can channel that in our trusty hand cannon, we'll be able to grievously wound the water spirit.
We should also deploy the Meseeks with the following, specific commands to bolster Mahana's defenses with the least collateral or unintended effects possible.
>create 2000 clones here
>if for some reason the number of meseeks here decreases, replenish it to 2000
>if you leave this realm, self destruct
>if someone exits through the portals, destroy it
>if you leave this area, self destruct after T time
>Mahana's disciple flinches when Zahak opens his mouth in a wide yawn, displaying a row of sharp, dagger-like teeth. He certainly does have a lot of them, though you note a few are missing. You suppose dragons lose their milk teeth just as samjan do. It's a shame you didn't notice them fall out, normally when a child loses a tooth their mother collects it, keeping it wrapped in a silk cloth with any other teeth the child loses.
>Once they've all fallen out, a child's milk teeth are offered to Pani in a somewhat lengthy ritual which involves the treatment of the teeth in an alchemical concoction called the Tears of Pani. If you recall correctly from your reading, its manufacture involves heating niter and clay in a calcinator and collecting the smoke that boils off. Once the gas cools it will gather as a yellow liquid, at which point alum should be added and allowed to dissolve. The resulting substance will be red or yellow and will spit poisonous fumes. It's dangerous to be sure, but powerful enough to dissolve gold. Thus it has its uses, especially in religious ritual.
These two little paragraphs are what kept us from getting last thread. Soma you little niggerjew i hate you.
>>46796795
Supportin
>>46796795
>kill anyone I attack
>>46796795
>First thing we ought to do is use our new Shaping techniques to recall exactly how we called up golden spiritual fire at the Library. If we can channel that in our trusty hand cannon, we'll be able to grievously wound the water spirit.
Takes too long but besides that i support.
>>46796795
support
>>46796811
I love you too, Anon.
>>46796795
>if someone exits through the portals, destroy it
Portal confirmed destroyed in five seconds flat
>>46796832
Uh, I appreciate it, but save for when these measures are actually vote-able.
>>46796852
Actually, if we deploy the Meseeks in defensive positions and entrench, we'll have more than enough time. The Shaping techniques allow us to access our memory much, much quicker than in meditation.
>>46796795
>First thing we ought to do is use our new Shaping techniques to recall exactly how we called up golden spiritual fire at the Library
>If we can channel that in our trusty hand cannon,
>we'll be able to grievously wound the water spirit.
>implying
It's like you don't even realize the pistol doesn't gain any benefit from that shit since it already ignores spell resistance.
So are we goung to use weaponized Mr. Meeseeks during this spirit war?
>>46796904
I doubt anon can resist memeing
>>46796795
>water spirit
>not using lightning
>>46796895
Nah our Soulfire would be infinitely more effective on this cunt than regular fire through the handgun.
Like that shit burned Void entities, which normal fire is more likely to heal than hurt. And we disintegrated them with it.
>>46796904
Yes, yes we are.
>>46796895
>>46796956
This spirit is a lot more powerful than the Larva we fought in the tunnels. Furthermore, the pistol was only diminishing the spirit's substance and the destroying it's hosts. Remember how Ricky was completely immune to Surya's vice? Spirits and Entities are resistance to magic, but weak to physical attack. However, the spiritual fire we used in the library seems to cut through that immunity.
>>46796966
>implying void entities and spirits aren't complete opposites
>>46796993
>Spit golden fire at water spirit
>Water spirit grows 10x larger
>>46796966
>Nah our Soulfire would be infinitely more effective on this cunt than regular fire through the handgun.
>>46796977
>However, the spiritual fire we used in the library seems to cut through that immunity.
It's not soulfire you fucking retards. Its us burning the strings or whatever enchantment that created them. It's not tied to Fire.
>>46797026
Mik visualizes it as fire anon, we're not gonna stop calling it fire
>>46797057
So what do you call it when we erode the strings?
>>46797026
It was literally described as Mik "unleashing a blast of fire from his soul and burning the void beings to ash"
That ain't "burning the strings"
I imagine it has something to do with the golden cracks that are now in our divine shard. Possibly casting directly with our divine essence.
>>46797026
>fucking with strings of reality
>in a spirit's own realm
what could go wrong?
>>46797105
Eroding the strings
>>46797120
Throwing divine essence at a spirit probably wont go well you know
>>46797026
That's your theory. We won't be able to find out until we actually use our Shaping.
>>46796993
Dude. This argument has played out before.
>>41142385
Anyway, I have a vague idea that you're arguing about whether or not the Varistha was one of the foremost expert on spirits and whether or not you can trust what he says. I'll put some of that to bed, since it seems like things are getting pretty vehement.
The Varistha was not one of the foremost experts, he was the foremost expert on spirits. He knew more than just about any other man or woman of any race in all the world. The only things more knowledgeable regarding spirits ARE spirits. Not to say he was right about everything, in fact I attempt to point out whenever Mik questions something in the Varistha's notes, but he's a pretty good source regarding spirits.
So that makes this:
>>36341504
Nature of Spirits and Entities: Spirits, the Varistha believes, are merely void entities which have escaped that horrid realm and adapted to live in ours. That's why older spirits are so similar to creatures from the void, according to the Varistha.
Super duper valid. What'll hurt a void entity will hurt a spirit.
>>46797126
>The fire that springs forth from your soul is strange indeed. As it catches upon the creature's fur it begins to burn through what appears to be their flesh itself, eating great chunks into their snouts but creating neither flame nor smoke. The creatures' screeching fills your thoughts, nearly forcing you from your trance so violent is their intrusion, but through force of will alone you manage to maintain your meditative calm.
That ain't erroding the strings.
>>46797152
Casting with divine essence is different than "throwing it at them" Or else it wouldn't have even affected the void beings, as their very touch is poisonous to Spirits, who are made of DE.
>>46797188
>didnt read that anon wasnt even talking about burning void being and literally talking about eroding strings
>being a retard and assuming a spirit strong enough to bully mahannas shit in wont fucking eat our spell
>>46797174
>lots of stuff
Pretty sure Soma also said that they were intrinsically different as the spirits warped and changed when they came into reality.
Also >>46797125
The Void entities you people are thinking of are the bottom bitches of the Void's hierarchy.
>>46797232
>eat our spell
Yeah you're a fucking idiot.
Can we "eat" the spell of an apprentice mage? No we can't. Just because we're stronger than them doesn't mean we absorb their magic as they cast it.
And we're aren't "throwing DE at them" like you seem to think.
>>46797232
With that logic, we shouldn't use magic at all. Furthermore, remember the Spirits we fought when putting on the Crown? Nothing we did slowed them down, until we started burning them with golden fire that sounds exactly like that we employed in the library.
>>46797267
Intrinsically different in terms of mindset. They have the same physical and magical weaknesses as well as strengths.
>>46797274
Yea but it one shot them no problem when it should have had literally no affect.
Means that it should do some meaningful damage, especially to a Water Spirit who is probably immune to most Fire magic. This Soulfire should be quite effective on him.
Though whether we can harness it by then is the question.
>>46797290
Prove it, faggot.
>>46797281
Anon you actual gibbering fucktard spirits dont work by conventional means, they give zero shits about how they shouldnt be able to rip the vys out of a spell as its being cast(ps we could totally do that with practice)
>>46797290
Literally all we did was cut the strings that tied them to the crown so they couldnt mind fuck us anymore you idiot
>>46797334
You're really stupid aren't you? We actively manipulated our Divine Essence into beating his bitch ass like he stole something.
>>42120211
Until you reach the core, the rocky shell that surrounds the very essence of your soul. The shard of divinity that mortals stole from the Gods themselves. You throw the very last of your reserves into reinforcing this essence. The holes in the stone shell which surround the shard of divinity that makes up the core of who and what you are begin to close, the dull black of the stone turning slowly to a vibrant gold. The spirit thrashes uselessly at this kernel of resistance, this last bastion of control which you exert over your own body.
Wherever the vile creature touches, it is destroyed. Great holes are rent in its flesh, its own divine essence spilling out, cutting holes through your flesh to escape. Defeated, the spirit retreats through the connection created by the crown. With one final effort, the last link is severed.
Amazing...BQ running today and I actually got in here before anything crazy assed hit the fan.
I wonder how the meeseeks would compare with the lesser golems we used in our first spiritual invasion.
There must be some limit on just spamming them, if they can even exist in the spirit world for that matter.
>>46797410
Anon we literally curled up into a ball until it hurt itself kicking us, maybe look for work as a shill because you sure are good at bullshitting
>>46797333
>Until you reach the core, the rocky shell that surrounds the very essence of your soul. The shard of divinity that mortals stole from the Gods themselves. You throw the very last of your reserves into reinforcing this essence. The holes in the stone shell which surround the shard of divinity that makes up the core of who and what you are begin to close, the dull black of the stone turning slowly to a vibrant gold. The spirit thrashes uselessly at this kernel of resistance, this last bastion of control which you exert over your own body.
>Wherever the vile creature touches, it is destroyed. Great holes are rent in its flesh, its own divine essence spilling out, cutting holes through your flesh to escape. Defeated, the spirit retreats through the connection created by the crown. With one final effort, the last link is severed.
Sounds exactly like the Soul Fire from here>>46797188 Just offensive instead of defensive.
>>46797444
I just gave you a direct quote about using metal and earth casting on our Divine core, and how it destroyed an Ancient elder spirit who once controlled the Elven empire. We literally, LITERALLY got a rank up in Earth and Metal magic afterwards.
If you are too fundamentally ill-developed intellectually to understand, than I pity you anon, I really do.
>>46797492
>and how it destroyed an Ancient elder spirit who once controlled the Elven empire
Actually it's still alive we just sent it running.
>>46797492
>you stuff a textbook down your shirt and curl up into a ball and hope you dont fucking die, it kicks you and breaks its toe, it limps away
is what literally happened you fucking beta cuck dont you fucking pretend we actively attacked it when you literally quoted the exact words that show us cowering in fear of having our soul ripped apart
>>46797531
We reinforced our defenses to the point where destroyed itself attacking us. It's a perfectly reasonable method of driving off a spirit. Also gives valuable insight into the weaknesses of spirits.
just because we did not intend to do it at the time doesn't mean we should ignore the information and ability we've gained from it. That information leading to this new SoulFire thingy. Which seems to have a similarly destructive affect on Spirits.
Chill m8 we're learning from our past emergencies.
>>46797592
We reinforced our defenses to the point the bully hurt himself kicking our ass, which is a perfectly reasonable way of driving off a bully
>>46797612
More along the lines that we grew spiked skin so when he tried to punch us he broke his hand and shattered his knuckles.
>>46797592
>destroyed itself
Are you retarded? We didn't destroy it.
>>46797641
More along the lines of us stuffing a textbook down our shirt so he broke a toe when he kicked us
>>46797643
We're using the term non-absolutely. It hurt itself. It destroyed parts of itself. Point is, the quote is right there, we get it, it only vaporized vast chunks of its being fruitlessly smacking our metal magic reinforced divine core.
>>46797643
We destroyed large portions of it
>Wherever the vile creature touches, it is destroyed. Great holes are rent in its flesh, its own divine essence spilling out, cutting holes through your flesh to escape.
Pretty clear that we were destroying the parts of it that touched us.
I imagine this SoulFire as the offensive version of this.
>>46797675 (You)
>>46797664
If that textbook then shattered his entire lower leg.
>>46797689
Soulfire is in no way related to us making our soul so hard a spirit hurts itself smacking it
>>46797689
>cutting holes through your flesh to escape.
Fuck yeah, can't wait to see the offensive capabilities
>>46797701
>he thinks the spirit was in any large way actually bothered by what happened
Its an eons old being, it just decided killing us wasnt worth the resources it could spend elsewhere
>>46797709
>The fire that springs forth from your soul is strange indeed. As it catches upon the creature's fur it begins to burn through what appears to be their flesh itself, eating great chunks into their snouts but creating neither flame nor smoke.
seems very similar to
>Wherever the vile creature touches, it is destroyed. Great holes are rent in its flesh, its own divine essence spilling out, cutting holes through your flesh to escape.
Especially in it's absolute super effectiveness.
>>46797718
Nigga. That's not what happened. We depleted the shell around our core. We reinforced the actual core, and the spirit got BTFO trying to touch it.
>>46797748
>you spew fire in its face and it fucking dies
isnt similar to
>it hurts itself hitting you and rips you apart fucking off
Shut up Rob
>>46797725
>Defeated, the spirit retreats through the connection created by the crown. With one final effort, the last link is severed.
We definitely wounded it.
And we should find out in the Spirit War just how effective it really is on spirits. This shall be our first true experiment with it. If things go well we have a very strong method for dealing with all manner of extra dimensional beings like Spirits and void entities.
>>46797781
It's similar in the golden hue of the magic. All of this is entirely solveable if we just use our Shaping arts recall after this update to scan our memory. Stop shitposting, let the boss write, hammer out the details when we actually can instead of spamming theory, capiche?
>>46797781
Quit being a mega fucking cynic and look at the facts laid before you will you?
>>46797772
>>46797786
>>46797810
>>46797817
>>46797786
Yeah and lots of experiments end in people dying, this will be one of those.
>>46797810
>it had the same color
I'm not gonna stop being right anon
>>46797817
Same to you
>>46797772
>N**ga. That's not what happened.
>and the spirit got BTFO trying to touch it.
>>46797689
>cutting holes through your flesh to escape.
Don't give a fuck what happened to it trying to touch our core. It
>cut holes in your flesh trying to escape
read your own shitposts you retarded cunt.
>>46797810
>boss
>capiche
soma save us please!
>>46797934
That was from it being inside of us and releasing it's own DE.
That had nothing to do with us. Think of it like it's blood leaking out, only it's blood is lava.
>>46797956
Soma is too busy laughing
>>46797963
no
>>46797986
>implying soma isn't a part of it
Post never ever
Pleased as you are that Zahak is comfortable with himself, even though he spends the majority of his time surrounded by your own people and the lesser races of sentients, there are more pressing matters to attend to. {We can discuss the utility of altering your form after we've returned to Nazir, but I'm afraid there's going to be something of a delay.}
{This woman-} You gesture to Mahana's disciple, much to the poor woman's confusion. She has no idea that there's a conversation going on. {-has told me that an associate of ours is in danger. You remember Mahana, don't you? The cat spirit which shares our estate. He has come under attack from a rival spirit, and is struggling to maintain control of his realm. I'll be lending him my strength, and I would allow you to join me if you wished.}
Zahak doesn't even need to think about his answer. {Okay! Mahana is nice and I like burning things. How do we get there? Is it far away?}
That's actually a hard question to answer. Is Mahana's realm far away? Does the word 'far' even have meaning to a spirit? {This woman will pull us into Mahana's realm, it shouldn't take more than a few seconds. As to where it is, I don't think I could give an honest answer. I lack a proper understanding of spiritual realms and how they work. Now, are you sure you want to accompany me? This will be dangerous to the extreme, and I would not think any less of you if instead you returned to Nazir ahead of me.}
{I'm sure!} Your son proclaims proudly. {I'll be with Papa! Besides it will be fun to fight a spirit, I've never fought a spirit before.}
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Zahak's presence in your thoughts recedes as the conversation draws to a close, and you turn your attention to Mahana's disciple. “What's your name? I'm tired of referring to you as simply 'human'. That will inevitably grow confusing.”
She draws herself upright, clearing her throat. “Clarisse Martine de Sauveterre, daughter of the duc de Ligre and-”
“I didn't ask for your life story, woman.” You cut her off harshly, already growing tired of her prattle. “Clarisse will suffice. Gods above, but your accent is grating.” At your mental urging, Zahak stretches out his wing and you grab hold of sharp claw. “Just drag us into Mahana's realm, already.”
She's trying to conceal her distaste for you and failing utterly. Perhaps you shouldn't be so cruel to one of Mahana's disciples, but it's awfully amusing. Clarisse offers you her hand and the very moment you take it in your own the world tears itself apart at the seams. You're overwhelmed by a sense of vertigo as color and sound blend together, pulling you through an endless tunnel of light towards some distant, unreachable goal.
It only last a moment, but it feels like you spent hours in that awful vortex. You find yourself standing in a marble hallway flanked on either side by Zahak and a woman clad in golden armor, a fringe of crystallized vys gathered about her neck. You realize you recognize the figure from your previous encounter with Mahana's disciples deep within the Pa'vala. Odd, you had expected the woman to be the depressed looking figure in the black armor.
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>>46798400
Dragon son is a cute. CUTE!
Ahead of you are a pair of great wooden doors, and above them Mahana's own face rendered as a relief in gold. You must admit, the detail is truly exquisite. For a realm under siege the entry to the throne room certainly seems unchanged, but you suppose this area of Mahana's realm isn't yet threatened.
A creature smashes through the window on your left, its right arm composed of one enormous claw while the left wields a trident. It's clad in a thick blue shell and skitters across the floor on six spike-tipped legs. For all the world it appears to be a giant crab its body altered to resemble that of a man. Zahak reacts faster than you do, opening his jaws wide and spitting a jet of white flame so hot that the marble pillars crack under the onslaught.
When his jaw snaps closed, there's little remaining of the creature's upper body. It falls backwards, out the window and into the mist which seems to fill the world beyond. Stepping forward, you peer over the ledge to try and discern just where the crab came from. Rising from the mist you see a creature of truly immense size. Sixty feet tall at the least, and standing in the middle of a vast portal. Tentacles drape from its mouth like some perverse beard, and it glares at the wounded form of Mahana through seven malevolent eyes.
The Cat has suffered a gash across its right side which leaks his spiritual essence into the world around him, but it's slowly closing itself. You also spot the boar spirit locked in contest with what appears to be a giant transparent lobster, more of those crustaceous minions swarming at his feet. Mahana's own minions seem to slip through their ranks, blasting them with fire and nipping at their heels. You also note a few strange creatures you don't recognize flying above the melee. They're bipedal and vaguely feminine, but constructed of rock and fire rather than flesh and bone.
(3/4)
>>46798057
He's actually right.
>Great holes are rent in its flesh, its own divine essence spilling out
You see no sign of Mahana's other disciple, but on the bright side you don't see anything that looks like one of the Water Spirit's disciples either.
>Try to recall your past experience with combating spirits and void entities, maybe you'll glean some insight.
>Rush to the aid of Mahana, maybe you can help him in his fight with the Water Spirit.
>Focus your attention on the giant lobster, that seems more your speed.
>You should join the melee so Mahana can devote his full attention to the spirit.
>Follow Clarisse's lead.
>Write-in
>>46798467
>Write-in
Use shape crafting to turn ourself into a pig.
>>46798467
>Try to recall your past experience with combating spirits and void entities, maybe you'll glean some insight.
>Apply Meseeks
>>46798467
>Try to recall your past experience with combating spirits and void entities, maybe you'll glean some insight.
>summon meeseeks to fuck shit up
>>46798467
>Try to recall your past experience with combating spirits and void entities, maybe you'll glean some insight.
>>46798467
>Try to recall your past experience with combating spirits and void entities, maybe you'll glean some insight.
>>46798467
>Try to recall your past experience with combating spirits and void entities, maybe you'll glean some insight.
also apply Mission: Meseeks >>46796795
>>46798467
>Sarvocca
One of these assholes again.
>>46798525
We'll have to modify the orders somewhat. Let's order the Meseeks to engage and destroy all spiritual entities or summons belonging to the water spirit.
>>46798467
>Try to recall your past experience with combating spirits and void entities, maybe you'll glean some insight.
what armor are we going to wear?
>>46798467
>>Try to recall your past experience with combating spirits and void entities, maybe you'll glean some insight.
>Focus your attention on the giant lobster, that seems more your speed.
Defeat the mid-boss before going for the boss.
>>46798525
That plan is kind of stupid though. Do they have a goal to complete?
>>46798561
Heavy Warlock. This is pretty dangerous stuff we're doing.
>>46798467
>Try to recall your past experience with combating spirits and void entities, maybe you'll glean some insight.
>Summon up meeseeks while we watch, should be easy to multitask this
>>46798467
>>46796795
plan right here soma, supporting
>>46798400
>Okay! Mahana is nice and I like burning things.
That's so adorable
>>46798467
>>Try to recall your past experience with combating spirits and void entities, maybe you'll glean some insight.
SOULFIRE
>>46798572
Well the goal would presumably be "prevent Mahana's realm from falling to the water spirit without destroying or damaging Mahana or his realm." I'll try to figure out a more comprehensive order.
Can we do the Meseeks and the meditate soma?
Or could you hold vote on it?
If we're able to actually successfully learn Soulfire it would be highly advantageous to enter into a battle trance with Zahak using our telepathic bond, as we did when fighting the Pidjatan lions. We can combine our masteries of fire as well as our exception mobility to functional as a Magical A-10 of "Fuck you."
>>46798650
We no longer have to meditate to remember things thanks to the Shaping Arts. Yes I doubt Soma thought that one through well enough.
>>46798577
>>46798567
>>46798561
>>46798525
>>46798522
>>46798515
>>46798511
>>46798506
>>46798617
>Flashback sequence.
>>46798584
>>46798577
>>46798525
>>46798511
>>46798506
>Summon the Meeseeks
>>46798567
>Focus on the Rock Lobster.
So you're definitely using the Shaping Arts to review your memories of putting on the Crown and attacking those void entities. I'll also go ahead and have Mik summon the meeseeks, but there seems to be some debate over what they should actually do so y'all should probably discuss that while I write.
Quick side-vote
>Wear the Heavy Warlock Armor
>Stick with the Warlock Armor
>>46798687
>Wear the Heavy Warlock Armor
>>46798687
>Wear the Heavy Warlock Armor
>>46798687
>Stick with the Warlock Armor
>>46798618
Any ideas?
>>46798687
>>Stick with the Warlock Armor
>>46798687
>>Stick with the Warlock Armor
We get fucked up if we wear the heavy armor for any real amount of time
>>46798687
>Wear the Heavy Warlock Armor
I wonder if we can cheat the system by simply saying "I want you to follow the intent of my orders"
>>46798687
>Stick with the Warlock Armor
>>46798687
>>Wear the Heavy Warlock Armor
Aint no time to fuck around
Did we even find out what Meeseeks need to summon more meeseeks? The one story we have about them multiplying included attempted sacrifices, so this may take ages.
>>46798774
But we are going to end up fucking our selves up even harder than the last time.
>>46798781
They were gathering sacrifices so that they can rip open a hole in reality so that they can get past a locked door they couldn't open. They summoned more Meseeks to kidnap people for it. The ritual wasn't necessary for the summonin of additional Meseeks.
>>46798781
They just need to press the button on the box.
>>46798687
Say. Boss. You know how firearms often have ivory or pearled grips? I wonder how the Rhynian Hand Cannon would be improved with the addition of Spirit Ivory.
>>46798687
>Wear the Heavy Warlock Armor
>>46798853
It wouldn't. The enchantment has to be on the spirit ivory.
>>46798890
Yes, assuming we do replicate the enchantment on the ivory.
>>46798705
>>46798718
>>46798736
>>46798774
>>46798867
>HEAVY
>>46798755
>>46798731
>>46798727
>>46798719
>Stick with regular
>>46798901
I'd assume we can pump more Vys into it without the thing blowing up like our sword did.Ripip Vys sword. I'll miss the nuclear deterrent in our cloak
>>46798687
Pretty much give them the order listed here>>46796795 and then add in a simple "go kill the servants of that Water Spirit, if you finish that before more orders come attack the Water Spirit" And do not hurt Mahanna (the Cat Spirit) or any of his minions or disciples.
We can direct them more once we're done meditating.
>>46798901
The enchantment is pretty stable by default so all it would do is enhance it like crystallized vys would.
>>46798935
We still got the delerium man.
And our Vys gem and ring.
And Ricky.
We still got some nukes left on us.I want more Spice.
>>46798954
Just tell them to push back the enemy forces while we meditate.
>>46798975
Fuck off Prof
>>46798975
Well sure we still have plenty of boom in us but there just was something comforting in knowing we can pull out that sword and remove a city.
>>46798997
You have to be specific with Meseeks. Or bad stuff happens.
>>46799016
I know m8, I know. RIP Swordbro.
>>46799053
>You have to be specific with Meseeks. Or bad stuff happens.
Not quite. Bad stuff happens when there are complications or when there isn't a time limit.
>>46799137
I'm just concerned about them hurting Mahannas minions. Not that I care about the minions themselves just optimizing our fight. Have them do the most damage possible to the enemy while taking the least damage ourself.
Would fighting a water spirit in a battle trance using soulfire magic atop our Dragon son be a good GM meditation?
>>46799648
lol maybe for badass haha!
>>46799016
Well, we could make a new one if we really wanted. It shouldn't be too hard.
The wonderful thing about single use items is how simple their construction becomes once you no longer need to care whether they work again.
>>46799648
No it wouldn't.
>>46799798
Come on, that other guy got gm fire just by sitting in a pyre; battle meditation should be much better than just survival.
will being a grandmaster in water magic give us a bonus when fighting a water spirit?
>>46799890
We can't gm in fire yet you dumb shit.
>>46799890
A meditation needs to be lenghty though.
>>46799910
He's probably just going to pint and laugh
>>46799915
Okay, it might net us a couple of insights.
>>46799915
Well technically would could get the insights we need and just keep meditating.
We're not doing that now though.
>>46799910
Should give us an advantage in resisting his spells.
>>46798400
>Zahak doesn't even need to think about his answer. {Okay! Mahana is nice and I like burning things. How do we get there? Is it far away?}
oh my goodness hhngg
>>46799963
point?
>>46799964
Only one.
>>46799953
Not necessarily. The more difficult (see Dangerous) it is the shorter amount of time it take.
Still not GMing right now though.Though GMing with this SoulFire stuff is something I completely support.
Reminder Darzi willingly chose to get involved with us after all the shit she saw us pull
>>46800004
Depends on how serious this is actually going to be. We don't really have enough information to tell yet. But we have gotten multiple insights from serious events before.
>>46799992
yes
>>46800009
Darzi best girl.
>>46800009
Darzi acute
Butmagicisbest girl
>>46800007
Most fire GM meditation are bad though. Serious contradicting GM traits are not fun.
>>46800042
In one element? No.
>>46800105
Not necessarily.
And this SoulFire could be a way to get around the "hotheadded" trait that might come with a normal Fire GM meditation. It would probably be something more along the lines of Divine Essence and shit like that. Since that seems to be what's at the root of this SoulFire stuff.
>>46800007
We might not even have the opportunity to. We could just channel it into the Rhynian Hand Cannon and blast the giant squid in his face.
>>46800009
She has a cuckqueen fetish, she wants to watch us plow a dirty elf while she shlicks in the corner
>>46800009
Darzi is okay, but Gold and Magic are a best.
>mfw spirit war
Post literally never ever
>>46800120
I'm not digging for it but i assure you you're wrong.
>>46800147
Would be awesome if we can, but I have no idea if we could. Hopefully we'll understand it enough from this meditation to find out.
>>46800186
Welcome to Banished Quest
Well, the situation is worse than you were expecting. Not much worse mind you, but enough that you're forced to alter the vague plans you'd been considering previously. For this you'll probably want to risk the negative side effects of wearing the heavier set of Warlock Armor, if only because you're curious to see what it's like using the Sight inside a spirit's realm. You almost urge Ricky to help you remove your armor, but then you remember where you are. It's probably not wise to have a void entity taint Mahana's realm when your feline benefactor is already so hard pressed to hold off the water spirit's assault.
Instead you set about removing your armor the old fashioned way. You barely notice the spike sliding out of your neck, and once you've got the helmet off the rest of your armor follows in short order. Mahana's disciple watches on passively behind her golden mask, weight leaned against her halberd.
You must admit some minor annoyance, and once you've finished pulling off the last of the Warlock Armor and stowing it away inside your cloak you turn to Clarisse. “You could make yourself useful instead of standing there watching me. I've preparations to make before I join the fight, but you suffer no such inconvenience. On with you, I trust you can allot your skills where they're most needed.”
She merely shrugs her shoulders, and without a word walks up to the edge of the platform you seem to be standing on. Great golden wings weave themselves from light behind her back, folding backwards as she steps over the edge. You watch briefly as she plummets towards the battle raging below. She seems to be gathering around her a corona of fire which grows brighter the closer she gets to the ground. When finally the wings snap out to slow her fall, the aura of flame continues its descent. In an instant an entire formation of the rival spirit's minions are reduced to ash or blackened carapace, and she lands gracefully in the center of the devastation.
(1/2)
>>46800141
>And this SoulFire could be a way to get around the "hotheadded" trait that might come with a normal Fire GM meditation
It won't. The only meditations we do without bad side effects are lightning based and light basedwhich we could soul for if you're so adamant about it. Fire based are guaranteed to fuck us over.
Evidently, she focused most of her efforts on improving Fire magic rather than the more useful schools of Water, Nature, and Metal. Much as you might disagree with that decision, you must admit to being impressed by the theatrics of it all.
You'll need to endeavor to make a similarly impressive entrance, so reaching into your cloak you begin to draw out the various pieces of your heavy warlock armor. Zahak stands watch while you struggle into the cumbersome suit, but none of the invader's other subordinates interrupt your preparations. You breathe a sigh of relief when finally you slip the helmet over your head, a sigh that dies in your throat when a half dozen spikes of carapace drive their way into your spine.
The pain is shortly drowned out by a veritable flood of vys, forgotten in favor of a drive to conquer. A filter descends over your vision, the world suddenly a ghastly reflection of the real. Spirits are everywhere, little more than motes of light drifting through Mahana's realm. They leave behind thin trails of gold or silver, and below you the battle stretches out as though some enormous mass of vys. It's like staring into a cloud of blue and red, you can barely make out any detail at all. Admittedly it's useful for determining the overall state of the battle, but this would grow immensely confusing in close quarters.
Thus, you suppress the Sight and the indistinguishable mass fades. It's still there, lurking just behind your eyelids. However, it's not particularly distracting. You feel as though possessed by a giddy sort of excitement, your every muscle screaming with a desire for violence. Forcing yourself to relax, you turn your thoughts to the last few times you fought against Immortals.Still writing, but I figured I'd push this out.
>>46800260
Daaammmmmmn. We gotta get some wings.
>>46800296
We could try using the ion wind effect to fly if you want.
>>46800296
We already have some. They're attached to our son.
>>46800264
Fuck off Adal
>>46800285
So... are we going to be shooting lightning off the back of Zahak while he incinerates everything in front of him?
>>46800329
Not adalwulf dumbass.
>>46800296
what do you think we use our son for?
>>46800327
>>46800398
>not wanting to fly side by side with our son and do aerial maneuvers and tricks with him for fun
>>46800398
>>46800327
>Not wanting to fly with and race him
>>46800457
To achieve this you mustAccept Enchanting as your Lord and Savior.
>>46800398
>Not wanting sexy flaming wings
>>46800478
Or learn Air manipulation.
>>46800558
That isn't a thing.
>>46800553I'd rather plasma wings.
>>46800573
BQ's god Soma says otherwise.
>>46800573
Since when have we let that stop us?Fo real though I think an enchanted thing would be best for this sort of thing. It wouldn't have a constant tax on our vys and would keep us from splatting even if we lost focus/consciousness
>>46800595Not if we were to do a GM meditation on it.
>>46800575
>>46800398
This too is acceptable
>>46800595
>It wouldn't have a constant tax on our vys and would keep us from splatting even if we lost focus/consciousness
Actually that would depend on the design.
>>46800634
I wanted to fly in a big ball of plasma exploring the local system for our GM meditation though noone seems interested.
>>46800698
Because it was a dumb idea then and it's a dumb idea now.
And you're dumb for thinking it.
>>46800698
>>46800772
if it make you feel any better anon i think it sounds cool
>>46800698
Not the guy you were responding too, but that sounds like an absolutely terrible idea. First off: How would that even work? Surrounding ourselves in plasma is fine, yeah, but how would that allow us to move? Plasma ain't exactly solid, if we moved the plasma it would just slide past us. Second off, that would take an extraordinary amount of vys to maintain for the timeframes required to move in outer space. It would take us months, if not years, to actually get anywhere. Also we have no methods for breathing in atmosphere less environments.
>>46800698Why not just team up with SkullKid and spend the next 300 years using enchanting to build the infrastructure for Magic NASA
>>46800772
>>46800815
We could create an artifact to make possible you know we are an enchanter after all.
>>46800850
>300 years
>needings sk's help
If mik was a retard
>>46800870
>If mik was a retard
300 years it is
>>46800870
And sk was a retard.
He could probably put something into orbit right now if he had incentive to.
>>46800858
that doesn't make it any better, it's still a stupid idea
>>46800850
>>46800902
Yeah, why haven't we taught SK about enchanting yet? You don't need magical skill to finalize. He could probably design some crazy-ass runic arrays for enchantments. Hell, he'd probably combine it with technology and create some reality-destroying technamurgial nukes or something.
Can we call up our Master and ask him to talk to SK about enchanting? I mean, he's not really doing anything right now, and it costs us nothing
>>46800959
>You don't need magical skill to finalize.
Sorry, meant to say:
You only need magical skill to finalize
>>46800959
>teaching even more people how to enchant
Jesus its like you want to spirits to come and kick our ass
>>46801015
They actually don't give a shit
>>46800959
I can support after the battle calling up Master and at least reccomending he speak with SK on the topic. Though remember Master doesn't know the same amount of runes we do.
Also tell him about studying the string to find more runes. And the dangers of fraying the strings too much.
>>46801040
Thats what you think
>>46800949
How is it a stupid idea if made possible and pracitical in terms of quest time? The would be pretty good I bet.
>>46801015
as long as nobody enchants things with a spirits essence they dont give a fuck, stop spreading anti-enchanting propaganda
>>46801015
nice meme m8
>>46801062
Stop spreading spirit propoganda to let spirits justifiably kill poor idiots who learn enchanters
Minor family emergency.
>>46801104
lol no.
>>46801130
See you next month
>>46801130
Running out of condoms isnt an emergency
>>46801130
Thread is over
>>46801130
Alright. Well.
I wanna talk about enchanting weaponry.
Anyone have any neat ideas bouncing around their noggin that are practical non-superfluous tools of mik-agical might?
>>46801130
Tell your sister and her sopping vagina I said HELLO.
>>46801130
Good night soma. Good thread. See you next Monday
>>46801170
>>46801130
This
Just finish on your sister's tits
>>46801130
LIKE A BANDAID
Thred dead.
>>46801192
>Next Monday
>Soma
Optimistic aren't you.
>>46801186
Vys Sword Mark 2: Crystallized Blade, Anthus Gem pommel, Spirit Ivory hilt.
I'm projecting energy storage of at least 200 Vys. Not good for striking. Just an all out, "Fuck you" magical blade.
>>46801226
I hate it. Make it a spear and you've got a supporter.
>>46801059
It will literally never be practical, you want to make a big fucking ball of plasma and use it to explore space.
There are so many things wrong with this idea that I can't even begin to explain.
>>46801249
Nah fuck that, we've got a spear, make is a mace.
>>46801186
How about trying to use crystallized husk for enchantments?
>>46801272
A motherfucking mace? Are you daft?
Spears are bad enough on their on, what it's really gotta be is a Glaive or a Halberd.
>>46801186
Can we make some kind of basic safety ring with shit like
>Act as a rebreather
>Protect wearer from pressure differences
>Maintain body heat
>Basic shielding
We could wear this for safety against environmental conditions in case we ever fall unconscious (See:Unable to heal ourselves) in a dangerous environment. Or we could give them to our party members for similar purposes
>>46801269
> I can't even begin to explain.
Then you have no objections. Thanks for the support anon.
>>46801269
You're acting like magic can't fuck with space-time to your dreams come true.
>>46801337
Why not just have it heal us? like the scarab Prof has?
Should be a pretty simple enchantment.
>>46801337
I'd get behind that. Maybe add passive healing too.
>>46801310
is that really so much different than a spear? and what advantage would a glaive have over a halberd and vice versa?
>>46801411
Does it really matter what it looks like when you have enough firepower to level a city?
>>46801349
Plasma is not a solid, making a ball of it around us doesn't mean that we can use it to travel, I don't have any immediate familiarity with actual temperatures of plasma but I'm comfortable saying that it's hot enough to cause us problems if it comes into contact with us.
We don't have a way of actually producing plasma yet, we have methods that Soma has said will work but we haven't actually used them, so we don't know how expensive they will be to use.
We have no method of propulsion in space, all of the methods of flight that we've seen are most likely based on air manipulation, whether you're looking at how dragons fly or the adventurer dude's boots.
Further, assuming that space in Banished is anything like actual space there is going to be a lot of distance to cover before we can reach even the nearest planetoid, and there isn't going to be anything to breather, we could theoretically use water magic to heal the damage that oxygen deprivation would cause us or use enchanting to make some kind of space suit but there still isn't a single good reason to actually do any of it.
If you're so dead set on making an orb of plasma try pitching it as an energy shield or some bullshit, not fucking space travel.
I think most people jizz themselves over glaives/halberds because of a simple efficiency fetish, allowing them to stab things or chop things, or the added advantage of a hook to catch weapons on, but it seems fairly over rated. A short sword is the most optimal weapon, paired with a large shield which can easily be ditched.
>>46801411
Glaive.
#1 Advantage; Fuck you.
#2 Advantage; No I didn't miss you piece of shit germanic barbarian I swipe left and you're done kiss my fruity french arsehole.
Halberd.
#1 Advantage; Fuck you, fuck your sons, fuck everything about your stupid mace, your stupid shield, your stupid horse, your stupid whatever the fuck you've got.
#2 Advantage; It's a polearm with a spear with a blade. Stick your Zweihänder up your mothers ass and proceed to sodomize yourself with the pommel because that's all its good for.
>>46801659
Efficiency fetishist reporting, then.
>>46801659
Your selling me on the Halberd so far anon, tell me more.
Soma is probly just masturbating
>>46801703
Masturbating his sister, maybe!
Haha! Doesn't anyone else find all these Jerry Springer tier jokes hilarious?!
>>46801703
Why masturbate when you have an underdesk loli?
>>46801737
D A E
A
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FAMPAI DESU KEK
>>46801757
His sister is old and busted
>>46801842
A PRETTY BALLERINA YOU MEAN
