Mavnon heard this...'Agali' speak. It was strange; by all rights Agali was his child. And yet, she did not feel any parental desire to care for it nor the surety that it was indeed its child. For all she knew, the stone could have been corrupted by one of the Others or something else entirely. Even so, it was best to act prudently.
"My dear child, if I knew you had been born I would have treasured you far more. But pray tell, why do your brothers not speak or think as you do? Surely they've heard the wishes of mortals as much as you have. Perhaps there is more? Perhaps some more information in private?"Waiting for the stone's response, she decided to answer the prayers of those mortals who had called his name.
1.Confused Sapling: D-did that Ritual Stone just talk?
2.Human Tribal Leader: Those idiots one tribe over just stole a thousand head of Wattle!(Wolf+Cattle) By Mavnon, I will have their heads!
3.Sapient Cursed Wolf: They...keep...hurting. Hurting environment. Hurting me. They will....feel my wrath...by Mavnon.
1. Indeed. My dear son has awoken and now takes his place amongst the gods. Do take care of him; a father's anger is so very potent when her child is endangered.
2. You will indeed. Others would grant you an army or a weapon; I give you knowledge beyond compare Use power to conjure a recorder that constantly plays a lengthy but near-perfect guide to tribal warfare. Give it to the tribal leader and let him learn.
3. Your purpose is true.Though other gods would simply solve your problem, I give you the time to solve it yourself. All the time you need. Mavnon blesses you and gives you the name Temujin. Grant the Wolf immortality.Should he die, a tree will grow an extremely large fruit and give birth to the Wolf oncemore.
That done with, she decided once more to weigh in on the Rilem Project. It was progressing swimmingly and now was the time to act. She took a dagger and sliced off a finger; a piece of essence that would regenerate with time. The finger, by its virtue, was sentient. A spirit that represented an aspect of Mavnon's being, it oversaw the Conflict of Circumstance, of Situation and the force that governed it: Luck. A feminine deity, Mavnon saw it as an incomplete part of her that had never truly developed and for good reason; it was better used elsewhere. Shifting into the Rilem Mountainhome, he found a grotto hewn out and in lit by sunlight that pierced through the mountain. A park had been made to exploit it; she very much loved the initiative of mortals.
Wading through the crowds of mortals that basked at her feet, Mavnon found a large fountain created by a non-Rlem architect of some renown. Admiring the craftwork for a moment, he threw the dismembered finger into the waters and left. Lady Luck would have enough fun announcing her birth. Besides, she already knew what Mavnon had entrusted her with and Mavnon was far too busy meeting the Regent to explain any further. And after that...well she would have to leave to ensure all mortals are aware of her new gift to the world.; the wonders of Adventuring.
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Somewhere random, an explosion of confetti occurs and out of the explosion appears...
a strange figure wearing bright clothing, a party hat and a mask with a painted smile...
Hello one, hello all!
I am Verruckt the chaotic, Verruckt the kind, Veruckt the entertainer and Veruckt the entertained!
Basically you can call me Veruckt. Really you can call me whatever you want but Veruckt is certainly what I am most likely to respond to. Not entirely sure why.
Veruckt gives a brief glance around the universe.
Looks like you've already... done stuff. Shame I couldn't be here sooner but then again, arriving a little late to a party isn't really such a bad thing.
Anyway, I hate to rush but I also hate to wait. Therefore, I think I will go about creating something for entertainment, mine and hopefully yours as well. A nice cozy place where people can go on adventures and generally have a swell time. Like a dungeon of rainbows... and blood... or something like that.
Unfortunately I am less familiar with this beautiful little universe than most of you and I'd greatly appreciate it if some of you could suggest some nice locations for me to place this dungeon of mine. Hopefully a place with lots of space. No fun in a small dungeon is there?
"Welcome brother Chaos; I am your sister of Conflict, Mavnon. Though I think your existence perverse, I will tolerate you for now. In any case, I would believe this dungeon would find much use in Clan Rilem's territory; I have placed a font of power there that should encourage some exploration, especially of your dungeon."
(Do not do this if it requires Crux) Create the Hero's Charge, a fountain found deep within the Rilem Mountainhome. By consuming its water, mortals accept a Pact from Mavnon in her aspect as the Lady of Luck. By taking on the Pact, these mortals become intrinsically luckier. In exchange, they are forced into the adventuring lifestyle as well as forced obedience to Mavnon for the duration of their adventuring career. Retiring from adventuring will release the adventurer from his/her bonds as well as his/her luck.
Ensure that all mortals become aware of Adventuring as well as the Hero's Charge. Adventuring involves simply exploring the world and trying to solve problems so as to get rich and powerful. Hypothetically.
Order Clan Rilem to begin forcibly annexing weak human polities. Rilem spyrings are to supply information crucial to the effort as well as convince the leaders of these settlements to peacefully surrender. Those that surrender will be instantly granted full rights as clanmembers. Those who do not will be put into indentured servitude for a period of three decades and will only be released if their loyalty has been assured. While assimilating into the Clan is encouraged, all may continue to worship their own gods. Clam Rilem is very big on ecumenism.
Utther worshipers that cause trouble are to exiled from their hometowns.
Immortal Illyria is to gather what humans she can and aid Clan Rilem in its conquest. Preferably by destabalising them before Clan Rilem arrives.
Immortal Lan Cao is to personally ensure that conquered settlements are treated fairly and deal with any subversive elements.
Speak to the stone (what I say is in the first paragraph).
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