Turn 31a : Ulkas, Glint, Stormslayer, Gray and Snehk Ulkas the Lesser OsyluthBear feast! If it awakes before deceisive strike is accomplished, control & finish it for good.
[6] You swiftly kill the unsuspecting bear, and immediately feed on it. The bear meat is tough and has a strong taste, but you like it that way. You eat your fill, and more even !
In the end you eat so much that you decide to take a nap to digest this feast.
You recover 7HPYou recover 5MPYou gain 1 essence(state your future action, a dice roll will determine if something find you before you wake up)
Glint the Elemental ArcanivoreGlint curls up in a corner of the cave.
"Don't worry, I won't bite. I'm not that kind of monster, and I made a promise to your father besides."
He gestures to the red lizard. "Can't say the same of him, I'm afraid. A rotten egg if I've ever seen one."
Rest, and wait for my fancy new core to do its thing. Listen to anything the child has to say.
[3] You decide to rest a bit to test your new regenerative powers. They prove stronger than what you expected as your body fully heal, but at the cost of some of your energy.
You recover all your HPYou lose 4MPAs your body regenerates, the child walks toward you and notices the golden core on your body. He panics when he sees it :
[2]
"Dad !...You...you killed him !"He steps back terrified and frozen in fear.
Stormslayer the Aradian Mirage Beetle HeroWith what could be interpreted as a nod, he would return to the princess-- His queen. This had to be planned carefully.
"They seem reasonable enough if a bit defensive, but I still feel cautious. Shall we meet them? If we do, should we bring guards, my Queen?"
[2]
"I'm sorry Stormslayer, but even though we believe your instinct, it is to risky for me to meet an unknown race of monsters. You and your fellow, the Guard, will act as emissary in my stead. If they can't accept it, then we can't believe them." says the new Queen.
You are forced to accept, the Queen's orders are absolute. You then return to the meeting point with the Guard with you. He is nameless, but still call you brother instead of Stormslayer.
You are in face of the same sand golem as earlier -the right hand of the chief-. He asks you :
"Is he your leader ? Or is he an emissary ?" Gray the Metal Blob"It's odd, dirt and detritus don't sound as good as they used to. I'm going to look for something tastier. Would you like to search with me? If not, I must be off."
Wear my small hat with pride and go exploring again, hopefully wit Brown.
[5] Brown is totally enthralled by what you just said. "Tastier". Oh, he can't resist the thought, and immediately joins you !
"I'm on with you on this Gray ! I may have an idea, I heard the Metal Guardian of the first floor fighting earlier. Maybe there are some meaty, organic leftovers ? I was too scared to go alone, I'm happy you proposed me to search with you !"Seems like a good idea. With your nice hat and your brown pal, you creep gleefully toward the location he indicated. And you are not disappointed ! Some strange looking feline animal tried to take refuge in the castle and got its head crushed into paste by the Metal Guardian, an undying sentinel patrolling the abandoned castle and killing any intruders. Thankfully for you, he doesn't see you as intruders.
You feast on the meat, bone and blood. Mmh~~ It tastes so good, and it melts so nicely in your body. This is life.
You are in an open corridor of the first floor. You can see the main gate from there, and also the main hall on the left.
Snehk the Stalker(( Now I'll have troubles finding this Fenia. At least die didn't killed me. ))
I shouldn't go to village now, lets look for a creature to devour, and when the sun comes - move to village.
The sun is out, but you decide to hunt before heading to the village.
[1] You look in a small wood on the way, and initially don't find much interesting. Suddenly your hear whistling, and [3] an arrow barely misses you, cutting your arm skin ! You see them, there are two humans attacking you !
You lose 1HP
Monsters :Name: Robobert
Species : Green Sylvan Clay Giant -stage 2-
Appearance: A massive, dark-green and bubbly humanoid figure, with skin like putty. It sports Clay Fruits at some points of its body, it possesses a natural wood armor, growing small twigs and leaves. The Clay Fruit tastes just like a ball of dirt, but its juices hold a fairly potent healing magic within.
Attributes: increase two stats by 1 and decrease two other stats by 1 (apart from PV or MP)
HP 13/20
MP 14/14
ESSENCE 7/10
STR 2 -Strength : increase physical damage-
CON 1 -Constitution : increase physical resilience-
POW -1 -Power : increase special/magical damage-
RES 0 -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 :
Huge: Twice the size of the average human
Clay Balls- Skin now sags and forms air bubbles. Able to pull off excess clay skin to throw at others
Putty Skin- Moldable tissue on a solid skeleton. Allows entry in smaller holes, and the holding of objects in skin folds.
Wood Armor : an natural armor of wood. Reduce physical damage but is weak to fire.
Skills :
Smash- Good at breaking things
Clay Fruit: Healing Fruit grows upon Robobert, which he may use to heal wounds and cure poison. Only living creatures may be affected by this. Robobert is considered a Golem, and not living
Name: Shiny
Species : Earth Mana Amorphoid -stage 3-
Appearance: A large cyan amorphous creature with the unique ability to mould itself into different shapes. Some parts of its body are brown colored. It levitates gently above the ground, and the air around him crackles with potential. He can adeptly focus magical energy and cast Earth-based magic.
Attributes:
PV 7/21
MP 0/25
ESSENCE 5/20
STR -1 -Strength : increase physical damage-
CON 1 -Constitution : increase physical resilience-
POW 3 -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!
Manastatic Field: The area around the shard pulses with magical energy. Nearing the shard drains the mana of creatures.
Earth Elemental: The being is aligned with the Earth element. It can absorb the elemental energy of earth-aligned crystals to supply its mana, and also cast Earth based magic.
Transformative: The Mana Amorphoid can take on whatever shape it pleases (Although it will always be the same size). During the transformation phase, its outer layer becomes gelid like a slime's. But when the transformation is complete, it once again crystallizes. (- Constitution while transforming)
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.
Mana Shove : Uses magical energy to push a being around. The push can be very weak or very strong. Pushing an enemy into an inanimate object would obviously cause damage.
Elemental Crystal Resonance : allow you to manipulate elemental crystals state to make them detonate, or prevent them from detonating.
Mana Disruptive Wave: The Mana Amorphoid can now release a large wave of mana which disrupts all mana-using beings in the area. Human mages will be temporarily unable to use mana, and mana crystals underground will probably explode.
Name: Stormslayer, so called for slaying a dangerous Storm Ravager.
Species: Aradian Mirage Beetle Hero -stage 2-
Appearance: A large shimmering insect with orange and green colored chitin with intricate patterns. It has small rudimentary wings used for Mindwiping and communication rather than actual flight.
Attributes:
PV 20/20
MP 12/12
ESSENCE 7/10
STR 1
CON 1
POW -2
RES 1
INT 2
IND -1
Traits :
Hive minded: can control other creatures after performing Mindwipe. Resistance to enemy control is rolled against INT instead of IND for the queen.
Noble: sapient foes have a much higher chance of a successful mindwipe.
Out of Hive Learning: can gain new skills and learn magic from other willing creatures. Abilities gained this way are only three fourths as effective if the species is different.
Skills :
Mindwipe: Can "Indoctrinate" targets into a Hive mind,but only one at a time. Target must be captured before Mindwipe may be used.
Distort: disorients and confuses a target, making them more vulnerable to mindwiping, but also making them act erratically.
Adrenaline Rush : this near-death experience gave you a new skill. When your HP falls at critical levels, you get an extreme boost of power as you feel death closing in.
Name: Ulkas
Species: Lesser Osyluth -Stage 3-
Appearance: A medium-sized humanoid demon with sharp claws and a barbed tail. He has a withered, skeletal body with insectile features and a long, bony tail ending in a wicked barb. His wings are vestigial, but he can fly regardless through magical levitation.
Attributes:
PV 18/18
MP 24/28
ESSENCE 12/20
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 +4 -Intelligence : increase your ability to submit others to your will-
IND +2 -Individuality : increase your ability to resist to others will-
Traits :
-Evil Soul
-Poisoned Claws -mild paralysis-
-Levitation
-Aura of Fear : no creature can gaze upon bone devil without feeling a bone-chilling terror
-Poisoned Stinger : strong corrosive acid
-Expansive Mind : It is easier for osyluth to understand concepts far from his usual usual field of experience
Skills :
- Taunt
- Mental Control
- Lesser magic (Illusions)
Name: Caedan
Species: Vampire -stage 1-
Appearance: A tall, pale man. His black hair reaches his shoulders and is rather lazily tied into a ponytail. His grey eyes feel as if they can pierce right through you. He wears black clothes fit for a nobleman, with some purple accents here and there. An arming sword hangs at his side. You could swear that his eyes are red, sometimes.
Attributes:
HP 12/12
MP 15/15
ESSENCE 0/5
STR -1
CON 0
POW 1
RES 0
INT 1
IND 0
Traits:
Vampire - Caedan is a vampire, and gains all advantages and disadvantages that come from being such a creature.
Night Vision - Caedan, as a vampire, sees perfectly well in the darkness. (unless all vampires come with this included, in which case replace this with Mesmerizing Eyes - Anyone staring too long into Caedan's eyes will sooner or later find themselves unable to resist his commands.)
Creature of the Night - Caedan becomes much stronger during the night, in addition to being harder to see.
Skills:
Blood Metabolism - Drinking blood rejuvenates vampires.
Blood Boil - A spell that increases the victim's blood temperature to extremely high levels, effectively boiling/melting them alive.
Name: Glint
Species: Elemental Arcanivore -stage 2-
Appearance: An oversized lizard made of glass. It shimmers with mesmerizing white light. Its body seems to inhabit both ice and electricity in an harmonious equilibrium. Its glass scales are cyan and yellow, and shine beautifully. A golden core can be seen on its torso.
HP 17/17
MP 6/17
ESSENCE 3/10
STR 0
CON 0
POW 2
RES 0
INT 1
IND -1
Traits :
Mesmerizing: Those who look too directly might find themselves entranced.
Elemental Duality -Ice and Electricity-
Homeostasis: Glint's body naturally works to neutralize dangerous magic. While this effect generally focuses on keeping the two elements inside him from violently exploding, it can also protect against magical attacks in a pinch.
Regenerative Core: you can regenerate your lost body parts and your recovery is greatly increased.
Skills :
Calcifying Venom: Bites will gradually turn the victim into a pearly statue.
Elemental Breath -Ice and Electricity-
Overload: Glint can now boost the power and capabilities of his natural traits by expending MP. This often causes the trait to exceed its usual limitations- for instance, mesmerizing might become mind control.
Name: Dahak
Species: Spooky really Scary Skeleton -stage 1-
Appearance: Dahak now sports a slightly elongated upper skull, with a second pair of baleful eye sockets above his other ones. His shoulders, arm and hand bones have grown thicker and elongated. He seems a bit taller overall, and his entire self seems surrounded in a smoky aura of sorts. His teeth are now both longer and sharper, for whatever reason. He's certainly spookier then before. He also seems to have gained new memories.
He has a badass worn out cape and a scabbard with a holy dagger.
Attributes:
PV 15/15
MP 0/12
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 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.
Fear aura : You naturally generate a fear aura, generating fear in the beings around you. You can turn it off, or expand mana to strengthen it.
Skills :
Spook: Causes fear, may paralyze enemies. Doesn't work on mindless creatures.
Feel the Fear : you can convert the fear of your victims into physical pain. Extreme fear will probably cause cardiac arrest.
Name: Snehk
Species: Stalker -stage 1-
Appearance: The Stalker are lesser demons the size of a man that use infravision to detect their prey. They are gray skinned humanoids with sunken eyes and long claws. It's eyes have an eerie red glow.
Attributes:
HP 14/15
MP 12/12
ESSENCE 0/5
STR 1 -Strength : increase physical damage-
CON 0 -Constitution : increase physical resilience-
POW 0 -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 :
Infravision: Allows for detecting prey. Works only on short distance.
Mark and recall: Target becomes marked one, and during two days stalker can recall it's position.
Skills :
Disappearance: This innate skill allows the Hidden to become invisible, move noise-lessly and without leaving any traces, as if the demon just disappeared.
Whispers of damned: Target hears horrifying whispers coming from all directions. This easily disorientates and scares it.
Name: ZoomochScoomtarto
Species : Three-Eyed Beholder
Appearance : A Large Somewhat Spherical Creature with A pair of eyes on a pair of Tentacles, it also has a much larger Eye above it's Large Mouth.
Attributes: increase two stats by 1 and decrease two other stats by 1 (apart from HP or MP)
HP 2/12
MP 1/15
ESSENCE 1/5
STR 0
CON 0
POW +3
RES 0
INT -1
IND -1
Traits :
-Levitation, can fly without any "Normal" means Naturally.
-Thick Skinned: Take less physical Damage.
Skills :
-[Eye#1:Telekinesis]
-[Eye#2:Slow]
Name: Gray
Species: Metal blob
Appearance: A shiny gray blob that appears to be made of liquid metal, like mercury
Attributes: increase two stats by 1 and decrease two other stats by 1 (apart from HP or MP)
HP 10
MP 10
STR 0
CON 1
POW -1
RES 1
INT -1
IND 0
Traits : Amorphous- Body is constantly in a shifting, liquid-like state
Skills : Harden- Solidifies the body in whatever shape it is currently in, increasing durability.