Turn 10The sun rays shine upon the vast land. This is dawn, a new day begin.? the Aradian Mirage BeetleTake it back to our queen after having our own fill.
[4] You feed on the dead biped, and unknowingly absorb a golden energy. The meat is scarce, but tasty. Your wounds heal.
You feel closer to the next stage. You recovered all your remaining HPYou keep the best parts for the Queen, and head back toward the nest.
Ulkas the QuasitTry to gather more information about the world before finishing and eating the human, as I have no immediate use for him. Move out accordingly to the information acquired - I still need more victims to fuel my growing powers.
[2+1] You focus to keep control of the being.
You lost 2 MP"Tell me more about the world" you ask.
The human answers with a monotone voice :
"I don't know much about the world. I never strayed far from home. Here is what I know :
-the Elon woods is in the center of the map I know of.
-West of it there is an abandoned castle and villages. Further is my home. Further west is the kingdom of Fordania.
-North is the Copper Desert. No one knows what lie there.
-South are the Hau Steppes.
-East is the Evil Mountains. Evil creatures are rumored to live there.You chuckles when he mentions the "Evil Mountains". If he knew.
Glint the CalcivoreGreet the Pyrolith and have a chat. At some point, crank mesmerizing up to full. Maybe ask it what the crystal is if I get a chance?
[4]
((Haha, the Pyrolith would have melted your face if your roll had been negative))You greet the Pyrolith with respect, speaking in the crystal tongue. He greets you, surprised.
"Uncanny. Monsters usually avoid this place. Don't you know we are its guardian ?""We" ? As you wonder why he said "we", two more crystalline beings appear. A bright blue bulky bipedal one, and a bright yellow levitating being with four arms. Those are respectively a Cryolith and an Electrolith.
"Greeting courageous being. You don't seem to harbor hostile intentions. Why did you come here ?" his tone is calm.
You ask about the strange crystal in the middle.
"This ! This is the very reason we guard this place ! This is an elemental crystal, a powerful device that can radically transform crystalline beings !" he yells with an electric voice.
"It seems to interest you. I got an idea. Would you like to pass a test ? If you pass it, we could let you access the elemental crystal."Robobert the Clay Giant Smash the tree into pieces as I try to free Gord
[5]
"YOU LEAVE FRIEND !" you shout with a powerful voice. You violently smash the tree, and it is cloven asunder !
As it lays withering, another golden stream like with the Vorg Bear comes toward you.
"THIS ! THIS ESSENCE ! YOU ABSORB AND GET STRONG !" exclaims the Golem, still on the ground.
"You have gathered enough essence to reach the next stage. You can transform."Ferratus the Animated ArmorApproach the village.
[2] You approach the abandoned village. There is nothing alive here. Then you feel something chilly, right behind you.
You turn back, and a spectral wraith screeches at you ! It's body seems gaseous, like smoke. But you know they can be hurt, if you strike them when they are using their solid form.
Dahak the Spooky SkeletonAck, humans are dangerous, but animals may not be so easily scared by a dancing pile of bones. I prey on fear! I head to the abandoned village, hoping to find weak indigent humans to prey upon.
You head toward the abandoned village. Suddenly a piercing shriek resonates ! A wraith here ?
[6] The noise disturbs a far greater menace. You see appearing from a small street a cloaked figure. A pale glow escapes from its hood. The figure raises the head and open its cloak.
A tormented oversoul. An amalgam of forsaken souls bent on hatred and destruction. Twisted visages and screams run through this weird mass of ectoplasmic matter. You feel uneasy.
Shiny the Mana Shardling"Greetings. I am Shiny, a Mana Shardling. My goal is to pass through and feed on mana. What is this place, what are these crystals? They feel similar to the mana crystals I know from the upper caves, yet they are certainly different."
As we speak, use the increase of mana in the air due to the mana crystals to send out mana in almost a sonar pulse. Use this to examine my surroundings.
[4] Karalion the snake listens to you closely.
"Ah I see. You are a youngling in a quest of growth. And you decided to come to the deeps for this ? Your bravery is commendable."
He stops you when he notices you are trying to send a sonar pulse. "Don't do this" he says, and then explains something :
"Those colored crystals are elemental crystals. They contain some mana, but also elemental energy. If you disturb them with mana, they at best only resonate and at worst expel all their energy in a violent burst. It's a good thing you met me."
He inspects you closely.
"Interesting. You seem to have already awakened to your essence. But you are still colorless. Gather more essence, and come back to me when you will be on the brink of your next stage. I will teach you the way of the elemental crystals then."
"Oh, and a piece of advice. Stronger crystalline beings are drawn to bigger crystals. Don't fret near big crystals if you value your life."
BroodQueen J9622-5 the Xenotrath SwarmFinish slaying that Toad.
[3] vs [6] The swarm keep tearing at the Toad flesh, but the Toad counterattack with even more gas !
You lose 3 HPNearly all Xenotraths are dead, only the Queen and some elder Warriors are standing. Then, the Toad suddenly belch and retch. It vomits blood, and it falls dead on the side. It seems like its own poison killed it.
[6] You need meat, but the Toad flesh may be poisoned. Carefully selecting the pieces, you feed the remaining swarm and rest. The golden energy is again absorbed by the Queen.
You accumulated enough essence to transform to the next stage.You recover 4HPMonsters :Name: Robobert
Species: Clay Giant -stage 0-
Appearance: A massive, humanoid figure, currently is bright pink, with skin like putty.
Attributes: increase two stats by 1 and decrease two other stats by 1 (apart from PV or MP)
HP 6/10
MP 10
STR 1-Strength : increase physical damage-
CON 1 -Constitution : increase physical resilience-
POW -1 -Power : increase special/magical damage-
RES -1 -Resistance : increase special/magical resilience-
INT -1 -Intelligence : increase your ability to submit others to your will-
IND 1 -Individuality : increase your ability to resist to others will-
Traits :
Big- A creature in the upper spectrum of Human Height and Weight
Putty Skin- Moldable tissue on a solid skeleton. Allows entry in smaller holes, and the holding of objects in skin folds.
Skills :
Smash- Good at breaking things
Name: Shiny
Species : Mana Shardling -stage 1-
Appearance: A cyan colored crystalline creature, levitating gently above the ground. The air around him crackles with potential, and he can adeptly focus magical energy.
Attributes: increase two stats by 1 and decrease two other stats by 1 (apart from PV or MP)
PV 12/12
MP 15/15
ESSENCE 0/5
STR -1 -Strength : increase physical damage-
CON 0 -Constitution : increase physical resilience-
POW 1 -Power : increase special/magical damage-
RES 1 -Resistance : increase special/magical resilience-
INT 0 -Intelligence : increase your ability to submit others to your will-
IND 0 -Individuality : increase your ability to resist to others will-
note : attributes are just some kind of "indicative" property, their are no specific formulas or calculation behind them. (yet?)
Traits :
Magical: The Mana Slime is naturally talented at magical things.
Sharp Body: The hardened spikes of the mana shardling will injure many an attacker. Melee strikes beware!
Skills :
Transfer Mana: Can release small parts of its inner energy, transferring this energy to its allies. It can also attempt to overload the systems of another mana-using enemy.
Focus mana: The shardling can now manipulate the condensed mana it is made of, breaking down itself if it needs more mana, and using extra mana in the environment to build itself back up.
Mana Spark : You can turn mana into a unstable and damaging electricity current.
Name: Unnamed as of yet. Perhaps once a few lesser beings meet their new queen, they will name her.
Species: Aradian Mirage Beetle. -stage 0-
Appearance: A large shimmering insect with orange and green colored chitin. It has small rudimentary wings used for Mindwiping and communication rather than actual flight.
Attributes:
PV 10/10
MP 10/10
STR 1
CON 1
POW -2
RES 1
INT 1
IND -2
Traits :
Hive minded: can control other creatures after performing Mindwipe. Resistance to enemy control is rolled against INT instead of IND for the queen.
Skills
Mindwipe: Can "Indoctrinate" targets into a Hive mind,but only one at a time. Target must be captured before Mindwipe may be used.
Name: Ulkas
Species: Quasit -Stage 1-
Appearance: A small medium-sized humanoid demon with sharp claws and a spiked tail. It sports magnificent blood-red wings, which is an anomaly for its species.
Attributes:
PV 12/12
MP 10/15
ESSENCE 0/5
STR 0 -Strength : increase physical damage-
CON 0 -Constitution : increase physical resilience-
POW -1 -Power : increase special/magical damage-
RES -1 -Resistance : increase special/magical resilience-
INT +2 -Intelligence : increase your ability to submit others to your will-
IND +1 -Individuality : increase your ability to resist to others will-
Traits :
-Evil Soul
-Poisoned Claws -mild paralysis-
-Evil Wings
Skills :
- Taunt
- Mental Control
Name: Ferratus
Species: Animated Armor -stage 0-
Appearance: An empty suit of armor animated by a vengeful soul, armed with a rusted zweihander. The armor itself is also pretty damn rusty and is missing a few parts here and there. Ferratus' possession of the armor shows itself by a mild red glow coming out of the armor. The glow is much stronger in the helmet, where the eyes would be.
Attributes:
PV 10/10
MP 10/10
STR 1
CON 1
POW -1
RES 0
INT -1
IND 1
Traits:
Heavy Armor - can take more punishment than most
Undead
Skills:
Memories of swordsmanship - Ferratus is good with swords
Memories of an Axeman
Memories of a Lancer
Designation: BroodQueen J9622-5
Species: Xenotrath -Stage 0-
Leadership: BroodQueen
Appearance: A Dog sized Swarm of Worker and Warrior Xenoreaths, Surrounding a single Somewhat larger Queen.
HP 5/10
MP 10/10
STR 0
CON 0
POW 0
RES -1
INT 2
IND -1
Traits : (Swarm) (Multi_Caste/Adaptive_Caste)
Skills : None
Name: Glint
Species: Calcivore -stage 0-
Appearance: An oversized lizard made of glass. Its shimmers with mesmerizing white light.
HP 10
MP 10
STR 0
CON -1
POW 1
RES 0
INT 1
IND -1
Traits :
Mesmerizing: Those who look too directly might find themselves entranced.
Skills :
Calcifying Venom: Bites will gradually turn the victim into a pearly statue.
Name: Dahak
Species: Spooky Skeleton
Appearance: A kind of tall, bleached animated human skeleton with strangely angry looking eye sockets, a slight glow inside of each hole, and somewhat pointy finger bones.
Attributes: increase two stats by 1 and decrease two other stats by 1 (apart from PV or MP)
PV 10
MP 10
STR 0 -Strength : increase physical damage-
CON -1 -Constitution : increase physical resilience-
POW 1 -Power : increase special/magical damage-
RES -1 -Resistance : increase special/magical resilience-
INT 1 -Intelligence : increase your ability to submit others to your will-
IND 0 -Individuality : increase your ability to resist to others will-
note : attributes are just some kind of "indicative" property, their are no specific formulas or calculation behind them. (yet?)
Traits :
Skeletal: Receive more damage from blunt weapons, but slashing weapons do slightly less damage and piercing weapons deal significantly less damage and may be dodged altogheder.
Undead: Not affected by poisons and other things that would harm living creatures. Weak to holy magic, and can be exorcised by priests.
Skills :
Spook: Causes fear, may paralyze enemies. Doesn't work on mindless creatures.