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I guess I have to go there.
Go over to the southwest warp thing
SPD [(6)/2+1=4]Chrisicus rushed forth towards faint warp signal off in the distance. Storm had moved, but warp sorceror managed to maneuver around it without slowing down. When Christicus stoped for a while to catch his breath, he had allready beaten over half the distance, waching for signs of warp taint from atop of a grassy hill.
"Others? I know no others who have entered here. As for I, I merely wish to unite the forest all as one. If I have overstepped, I am sorry. It is your forest, after all."
Etszu charges another 3 Essences while he talks to the Treants, and sits cross-legged at the base of the tree.
CMP [6+1=7]
POT [2+1=3]
CMP [3]
POT [4]
CMP [3+1-2=2]
POT [6+1-2=5]
LUCK [2]Estzu started making essenses while treants started discusing legitimacy of his claims.
"So he claims that he comes in peace"
"And that he wants to unite the forest. What do you think he means by that?"
"He doesn't look like a druid, yet we should not be too hasty. We are suposed to protect the forest from those that would harm it, not to deny access to practicioneers."
"Hold on, the magic he uses, it seems familiar somewhat. I think I have seen it before, long ago."
"By Gaia! It is fleshwarping, the very same power that was used in ancient wars to send abominations against us. You shall not leave this forest alive, outsider."Remind the plum tree that I grew it from a tiny seed. And that I have never used any of its life force. And that I could use my healing magic to restore any life force I take, and that I will heal any damage it ever takes. Make sure it knows that I'm on it's side. Ask if there's anything it wants or needs, then ask if it still wants me to leave.
Summon a proper iron shovel using the +1/+2 essence. Then craft 2 summoning essences.
LUCK [4]
CMP [1+1+1=3]
POT [3+1+1+2=7]
CMP [4]
POT [4+1+1-1=5]
CMP [2+1-2=1]
POT [3]
Treehouse reminds James that it was he who twisted it in this unnatural form and that mages in general atract trouble, often fiery, like flowers atract bees.
Fate seems to agree with the treehouse, as the iron shovel that apeared before James was rusted beyond uselessness.
Two more aether essences. The time of reckoning is soon.
Create three more force essences.
CMP [5+1=6]
POT [6+1=7]
CMP [1]
POT [6]
CMP [1+1=2]
POT [6+1=7]
CMP [2]
POT [6]
CMP [3+1-2=2]
POT [4+1-2=3]Crimson and Jase continued their meditation.
"Could you happen to know a little about plants, my friend? It seems that I found an interesting specimen..."
Strange plant obviously required careful investigation. But it also seemed to be close to whirlpool... So, Kahel studies whirlpool and the plant from afar, deciding if creating an ice path to the latter would be a wise idea.
"Could you happen to know a little about plants, my friend? It seems that I found an interesting specimen..."
"My grandpa was a druid, so something might have rubbed on."
Make two Aspect essences.
Assist Kahel's studies with my meager knowledge of plants.
Consider consequences of manipulating aspects of essences I have created.
LUCK [10]By Kahels profesional tourist opinion, creating an ice path towards this particular whirpool would be both easy and safe, due to its almost unnaturaly small diameter. It was deep enough to hide exact depth from this angle, yet it did not seem to extend all that far outwards.
CMP [4+1=5]
POT [5]
CMP [6]
POT [6-1=5]
LUCK [9]After crafting a pair of essenses Ishin had a look at strange plant Kahel had found. And recognised it immedietly. A rare species of a magical plant that grew on edges of lakes in places where there were great ammounts of ambient magic. A plant named
Hlamodysa, eating a fruit from such plant would allow one to breathe underwater for an hour.
Using Aspect powers on an essense woud likely allow one to change nature of magic, say from aspect to temperature or back. It would also be possible to change from POT to CMP and back. Most of the time, it would be easyer to make a new essense.
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