Turn 5 - The Age of Upheaval

 Player Actions: 

Aashirya

''Aashirya looked forth from her domain in the distant stars and tears fell upon her lap as she saw that the trees and the life of the Azure forest was dominated and without representation, the Lirocean rise had destroyed much land and made much extinct. She cried and from her river of tears did the will of the Silverwoods grow, sapping and supping of her divine sorrow. They took this will as a harvest of the heavens and grew forth from the ground, as men did from the mud and as Elterbrin did from the dirt. They became as titans, and thus the voice of the heavens gave words to the wise, and gave power to the defenseless.''

" There is always hope to those that face death, and i shall, in all of my hours and all of my days, see that none are without that; that most beautiful hope born from the sorrowful realization that we are always free -  Free to die."

''The men of the west had fallen in the squabble of a would-be immortal and the son of other gods, that which grants freedom also destroys. In this destruction wrought did Uthaine unknowingly plunge his people into centuries of conflict, starvation, plague, deceipt, and decrepit backwards barbarianism. This entrapment by the squabbles of greater forces, unfair to their inherent nobility, was an injustice in the eyes of Aashirya, mother of all wills.''

''She sought to give them back their guiding light in the dark, for it was not her role to do it herself, she found the spirit of Halfthaine, part-way dead and part-way breathing somewhere in the dreams and nightmares of the west-men. She took his spirit, carressing it as all mothers might, and gave it form and purpose again. So was it that Halfthaine would be born again, on the shores of his homeland, to guide and raise his peers and descendents above the punishing circumstance that his passing had laid upon them like shackles. He, like all free servants, was given guiding beliefs to rule with, and in doing so bring out that greatest virtue in the men of the west.''

Changelog:

Shaping Life - Evolving the Silverwoods

- The Silverwoods are now capable, upon physical maturity, of obtaining mobility. They can uproot themselves and form humanoid silver titans of wood and root. In this form their lifespan is greatly increased as their form absorbs strength from the stars, and they traverse land as fauna has since the dawn of time.

- The Silverwoods in their titan form are capable of forming sounds through rooted vocal cords as mortals do, and are capable of speech.

Omen/Prophecy - to the Devoeans

- informing the Devoeans that they're doing a good job, and to keep watching the events of the world.

Create Avatar - Halfthaine Reborn

Unique Traits Given (1 + any others at additional expense)

- Naturally empathic intuition - being able to gauge the state of a beings emotional state empathically by recreating it internally and understanding it.

- Banished from being a shade - the new body given to Halfthaine by Aashirya is banished from leaving the realms, as his spirit is bound to it perpetually. Every time his body is broken or his soul attemptedly banished, it is incapable of leaving and his body will simply repair itself until a point of awareness is restored. This does not mean he will not have an end, but his end will not be death by any conventional means. This also confers an immunity to the effects of age, as his body deteriorates it will regenerate and heal those damages intrinsically caused. As this is a metaphysical state, not a genetic one, it can not be conferred directly by absorbing of Halfthaines blood, although his children may inherit some retarded aging or impressive healing ability should he have any.

Uthaines spirit is no longer tied to his body, but bound by it. As such damages to the skull, the brain, or really just the central nervous system are no longer effective in incapacitating his spirit. His is however, still capable of accumulating mental stresses.

The following instructions have been grafted onto the spirit of Halfthaine by Aashirya, as a code to live by:

Instructions include:

-Don't be malicious/a dick to people, even if they deserve it. Have reasons for doing things to or around them beyond that.

-Don't make people slaves, indentured servants, or anything else they cannot make their way out of in a reasonable amount of time for their usual lifespan. If he finds such a condition, he is instructed to attempt to help if reasonably possible.

-Previous instruction does not apply to life incarceration, however goddess judging his reasoning for applying such a condition will happen and may result in much unhappiness for him. It also does not apply to death, same judgments will occur if used though.

-He has to attempt to improve the lives of the not-vikings, since they're currently his tether to life.

-He cannot (knowingly) lie about historical events if they are not something he is currently using to fulfill one of the other instructions, and once that is over he needs to correct it if possible.

-No mind altering substances. I have no idea what that would do to an avatar and don't want to find out.

-If the devoeans approach him, he needs to help if possible, unless they are doing something utterly stupid or doing so would violate one of the other instructions. The same will be told to them at earliest convenience, and will apply in reverse in that they need to help him as well under the same conditions. (can I add this to the "good job, keep watching" message to the Pool?)

-No drastically changing the biosphere or landscapes of any areas unless absolutely necessary or approved by the majority of inhabitants, inhabitants includes plants and animals and insects as well as other beings.

-No gerrymandering or otherwise intentionally adjusting the makeup of said inhabitants so that they support such a change. Convincing them through debate is fine, extortion or mind control or blackmail or similar are not.

-No genocide. If he somehow finds a force or race or whatever that literally cannot be handled any other way, he needs to ask.

-He is allowed to discuss these instructions if he wants. He cannot lie about them. However devoeans are an exception and he is to protect the secret of their true existence and racial home location until they wish to be revealed, to the best of his ability.

Uode

((Gonna get a hernia writing this out hrgh))

As was the wanton joys of the diety of change, Uode had decided that this was their hour to rise, and that their influence and power should spread across the planes to dispel and right the various insults to their previous works.

The greatest beings, in size at least, to walk the realms, would be borne from the Devokwi, The Titans,

''They would serve alongside the Devokwi as their companions and builders of megalithic halls within which to rest between the onset of passing years. As citizens also of the Giant-ish nation, they were given all the rights of their lesser-sized kindred, and as such could attain rites of leadership and respect as well as services like the militant wing of the giants.''

''Amongst her new children, the Titans, she gave influence and power to a singular one, whom she named the Hand of Change. In this way he and his descendents would be the greatest potential of Titankind.'' He would lead his people and in doing so wield a great artifact, of Uode's design, the Planar staff. Built for a titan to wield, this great pillar would be a staff in their fingers, its myriad turning rings designating different spatial effects and coordinates in giant-speak.

Uode would see her giants and their titan brethren now led by the Titanlord against this insult that had plagued her vision for so long - the Planar nexus and the realm-gates/planar spikes. Those travelling through them for a time preceding would be affected by a lingering madness of the mind, driving them to endanger themselves and those around them, this would serve as a warning to all not to use it.

When the time to strike came the Giants and Titans would march on the Planar nexus, and using the Planar staff, absorb all the energies of the planar spikes and nexus within. In doing so they would free all of those trapped within from the compacts climactic final battle, but they could be refrozen at the will of the staffs' wielder, such is that power.

Indeed the planar spikes would stop alltogether, rendering any ability to cross from one side of the sanus belt to another completely impossible without the planar staff itself.

The Titanlord and his legions will create a portal with the staff back to muspel, from whence any trapped on kovol or the planar nexus (not already banished therewhence) will disembark. Those unwilling to stay on Muspel may leave for the portal to the northern hemisphere and make their way to more suitable climates as they see fit. The giants and titans will begin a great construction on the city of Skygrasp, using the vast planar energies and the physiques of Titan builders to erect a megalithic planet-spanning city greater than anything in size before it.

Changelog:

- Shape Life - 6 Points

Creating; The Titan Devo'kwi

- They have cold resistance, tremorsense, and cold immunity as their predecessors/creators do.

Three traits;

- Blood hot like magma. Sizzle sizzle. Body hot too.

- They are approximately 75 to 85 feet tall, but this growth happens over long periods of time. They live much longer than normal devokwi.

- Their blood, and by connection their body, is burning with acidic flourish. This kills their mother at birth, but they are considerably more beautiful, having amazing lacquers of magmatic green patterns across their body as their veins pulse with glowering efficacy of "change". This acid is special because it does not melt things, but rapidly ages them.

Create Avatar; - 18 Points

- Zhauzgail, the Hand of Change

A devowler-ki titan approximately 130 feet tall, towering over other titans. Dark green and glowing veins cover their body.

Catastrophe; - 25 Points

Lirokof's portals that cross the Sanus belt are tainted. Those who use them to cross the Sanus Belt go mad.

Event; - 17 Points

The titans and the rest of the northern forces receive a meteor, blessed with a metal that can inflict change upon things. Cuts made with this metal are unable to be healed by magical means. (Might not be allowed?) - (its fine, called .... shit i can't call it Titanium. lets call it Magnacite).

Corruption; - 5 Points (However, I will use this 20 times to corrupt them by 50 Purity points)

Angered by Lirokof, Uode is going to try and corrupt the Wyrd Dragons to serve change and chaos instead? Unsure 100% how this works.

Avatar - Gather Army

- Zhauzgail will be told to storm the Nexus and battle those who attempt to oppose them. The titans and giants (should) have an easy time considering they kill most people who even wound them.

Catastrophe - 25 Points

- Uode will steal the planar energies from the obelisks and infuse them into a pure creation; A pillar made for a giant to hold as if a staff of a mage, lacquered in various symbols and imagery of constant change. Each ring on the artifact's heft can be rotated to "create" a portal to that plane, but only if one knows the Frost Giant tongue, and is able to move the massive enchanted stone rings at all, made for the Titans and the Avatar of Uode, Zhauzgail, to hold. I'm unsure of what other planar abilities something of this power can hold, so I'm open to suggestions.

- This will halt the stasis hold on the trapped creatures in the nexus, but will keep that demigod fucker stuck.

Command Avatar

- Zhauzgail will create a portal back to Muspel with the pillar that can create the plane portals, should they succeed in this, and bring the trapped creatures to Muspel for sanctuary.

Create a City - 8 Points

- The Frost Giants will make the City of Sky Grasp (in their tongue) in Muspel.

Ruotta

''The Father of decay looked upon his peoples and sought to further them, to make them ripe for harvest in the fires of war just as much as the ravages of time. He looked into the hearts of his avarian children and gave them faith and hope in his image, as the father of plagues is just as much the father of all life just as much as he would give this same awareness and faith to his fungal children, giving them an enduring belief in him as the allfather spirit of the forests and a great fungal god who created them in his image.''

''To the fungal folk also, Ruotta gave the skill of healing and through that great medicines. Through their knowledge and mastery of tinctures and serums derived of the rarest things of the forest floor, the Mushroomites might heal any ailment of their body or the bodies of others that they have come to study, they are great anatomists and have an intrinsic understanding of the biomechanics of the body in this regard.''

Changelog:

Commanding Race

Ruotta would create a sense of faith within his bird children, making them aware that he is there and watching over them.

Advance Civilization

Ruotta would grant his bird children the knowledge of medicine. Using the resources around them on Auviro he allows them to learn about how to create herbal remedies and how to care for the sick, dying, and diseased.

Commanding Race

Ruotta would create a sense of awareness within his mushroomite children who lived in isolation in the forests.

Aeyandite

''My Son has passed from the light of my grace into darkness, fallen behind the seas and the horizon into.... nothing. My golden son wrought to bring that grace i have given to all my children in their deep places to the surface, so that they may shine in the twilight dusk.''

''I give unto my children in their hour of need, a single seed borrowed from this dress of timeless pearls that i wear. That i should wait for the return of my beloved son, i shall give his strength and his grace unto the peers of his harrowed and grieving descendents, for without his light they are lost to the whims and winds of the lengthening shadows.''

They shall know all the power of Uthaine, a sacred fruit in my image that shall give them strength where strength is needed, and grace where grace is needed, but most of all; it shall give them wisdom where wisdom is needed.

Changelog:

Create Life - The Prized Garden of Lirocea - The Magic fruit

1) Metaphysical Seed; This holy fruit of the Liroceans passes on its inherent holiness which it carries, glimmering and shining, to the imbiber of the fruit and its juices. Those who receive this holiness are capable of metaphysically producing the same heat and emotionally-powered magick's of Uthaines descendents, it is thus the divine intention that the imbiber may use suits as the Ember Sentinels do, as their power is fading through inbreeding.

2) Those considered unholy or unjust by the standards of Lirocean society who imbibe the holy fruit are cursed with personal bad luck, and everyone who knows this person shall sense and smell that bad luck as an aura of stench about this person for the rest of their life, and have the instinctive impulse to withdraw from their presence.

3) The plants grow in long vines from trees, the delicate vines plopping the fruit off at the indication and intention of one to eat them. Similarly the enchanted holy trees that carry these fruit grow inscriptions along their bark with the instructions of the divine, in the script of Lirocea, and are thus nicknamed by the orders of family that found these trees first as the "Lirocean Holy Trees". Those who read these instructions are bound with a renewed purpose to safeguard these fruit, and open the minds of these chosen caretakers to the premonitions of the trials one must undergo in order to purify the inner spirit in preparation for imbibing the sacred fruit. As a result of this opening of the mind, these caretakers are deemed pure by the fruit and thus capable of absorbing its power and growing strong. Thus are born the order of the Tree Sentinels, a splitting of the Ember orders.

Vynthrol

''Vynthrol, Lord of the flames, looked forth from his divine realm of fires. He saw the need once again for his worship to spread amongst the mortal folks of the world, and for the dominion of Vynthyrism to rise again from the ashes of its previous incarnation; Vynthraism. So would all come to the fold and worship him as the one true god... for he was.''

''Unto the Liroceans, Vynthrol saw to it that his affectations would be not baneful for they were still of his children in part, and thus he would grant unto them new design. In the fires of their minds he planted the seed for a new weapon to grow, the Shatterbombs. Using extenuations of their previously known fire imbuements, the Shatterbombs are rounds and bolt heads carved of bone or flint that when fired, heated incredibly quickly to such a temperature that they shattered outwards explosively. These new shatterbombs would prove devastating against lightly armored foes and beasts, shredding flesh under the weight of organized volley.''

''Vynthrol at last felt the winds of fate blowing from his lips as his children began to search for remnants of the old ones, the Wyrdadrakka. They carved their best weapons and arms out of obsidian now as the old ones did, and some came forth to form brotherhoods of knowledge in pursuit of understanding these ancient epochs and great minds. In time they uncovered the location, hidden through eras, of the Zokkandrakyr, and through secrets revealed were capable of unleashing the remnants of an ancient obsidian safekeep beneath the ashen sands of scarred Miltourne. From within stunted and ancient eggs of the pureborn Wyrdadrakka were taken and nurtured, only to yield stunted and retarded hatchlings that grew not much bigger than Devokwi in size, unable to breath more than a matchflame.''

''These Drakka; The EltiDrakkyr, were not like their cousins of old, they were vicious beasts who devoured man and flesh alike without regard for wellbeing, often blind or deaf, they were incapable of following orders. Thus it was considered of a new imperial perogative to keep their existence a secret whilst the defects of the new breed were reverted, at least they could breed still.''

Changelog:

- Command Race (10)

Lirocean

Spread the flame, build shrines to me in your cities... let others know of my grace

^Spreading the faith to more of the Lirocean society, increasing the belief and number^

 Advance Civilization (18) 

Lirocean

Creation of Shatterbombs - Ember Sentinels

(Discussed some time ago Grenades and explosive arrow/xbow heads)

^Weapons of warfare for the Ember Sentinels^

 Command Race (10) 

Elterbrin

Breed the Armammiks back from endangerment. Studied the obsidian structures/vault and chipped away at it to form rudimentary swords/pieces of armor. Three new cities formed on Miltourne, and three new cities formed on the continent of the mushroom folk. Found the ancient dragons of old. One young scholar drank of the pool, and was blessed with the voice of the dragons at the loss of sight. Opened the vault and discovered ancient artifacts and dragon eggs. Raised dragons, though they’re stunted and vicious.

Zanderas

''Zanderas looked up from his drawing board; the progenitorial birthing place of all his grand designs, and saw upon the world that his Dwarves increasingly became weak in an era of strengths. So he sought to give them the sword and the shield; a new tool to add to their means of defense and progress. And so he whispered into the ears of the Dwarves as they toiled with stone and metal, and from those formulas the first primitive explosive powders were formed.''

''Proving their worth as engineers and architects, the Dwarves took to this black powder as a mining explosive with greatly prodigious artifice. They could now demolish in one day what would take weeks or months of chipping away, and indeed some of the more aggressively minded Dwarves saw in this design a means by which to wage a new kind of war. They began working on and building new weapons to utilize this exotic and gamechanging mechanism.''

Changelog:

Advance Civilization - Dwarves

- The Dwarves invent Blackpowders eventually leading to the perfection of explosive gunpowders for use in mining satchel charges used for clearing land.

Norjak, Bringer of spawn

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n/a

Fate

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Lirokof

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