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[Coolrune206]

Durst attempts to calm the monsters, and tend to the wounds of the weakened or dying moles.

Durst begins speaking in mole-tongue.

"Now why did this all happen, you silly, cute animals?"

[crazyabe]

"I helped you <input mind eater's name here> but now I must be off...
I say before looking for somewhere high to rest.

[Beirus]

((How many more crystals do I need to eat to guarantee an extra skill or trait?))

[Sarrak]

Ulkas bit his own tongue in mild surprise, finally understanding the graveness of their ultimate task. Defeating a mighty Demon Lord alone could be said to be nearly impossible, yet defeating one of the most powerful generals of the current Demon King, fully supported by his legions (as demons always revered strength that far surpassed their own)... It was outright suicidal. Of course, he could think of a several tactics to use in such situation, yet he doubted that any would work, as they either required defeating Malderuine in direct confrontation, backstabbing him after being in service for some time, or inciting full-scale rebellion...

Still, no one could be said to be unbeatable. There should be a key even for such monster as Malderuine. It just was very, very difficult to see from their current place in power hierarchy of this world.

"I see it now... You said you could not perceive any weakness in Malderuine. Then, we should choose a method that bypasses his powers altogether. An artifact of terrible power. A ritualistic curse made by circle of masters. A spell that ignores or uses his defenses against him... The worst part is that Neodemonium may be waging war on surface world the very moment we speak. This is an unfortunate situation for us, yet we may be able to use it to our advantage. In the war, Demonic Lords would use collected weak essences to empower their troops, growing in power through fools that challenge them and other means. But this could not last long. Either Neodemonium armies would suffer a defeat somewhere, or several Lords gather too much power... They will descend onto each other with time. Depending on persona of Demon King, this problem could be resolved in several ways. Yet the chaos would undoubtedly ensue, allowing us an opportunity to strike."

"Before this moment, however, we must gather as much power in our hands as possible, be it essence, artifacts, allies or - most important - knowledge. As of now, we're poorly prepared for the revenge, knowing only basic things about Neodemonium and this world. We may also want to continue massacring weak humans and other numerous sentient races, allowing them to prepare somewhat against inevitable Neodemonium assault. This would win us some time and cost Neodemonium. Ahm... Sorry, Astrosa, I got a bit carried off. You wanted to add something?"

((Basically, Nakéen, you gave me and Astrosa a quest to save the surface world and destroy Neodemonic society, to stand on top of the Infernal Realms uncontested. Even with positive predictions, this could take us from two to three real years (considering the game pace doesn't change radically). Uh... I applaud your optimism?  ))

[Nakéen]

((Basically, Nakéen, you gave me and Astrosa a quest to save the surface world and destroy Neodemonic society, to stand on top of the Infernal Realms uncontested. Even with positive predictions, this could take us from two to three real years (considering the game pace doesn't change radically). Uh... I applaud your optimism?  ))

((You are not the only one with a possible very long storyline. See Dustan Hache's Stormslayer, who protect a royal larva. I am envisaging a possible timeskip at one point in the future. Not sure when, but one will come one day.))

edit: Also, telling the story of the "Neodemonium" was great fun.

[TempAcc]

((>:v must devise plan for stealthy travel))

Dahak is surprisingly pleased both Delinde and Nihil are healed for reasons that fly right over his big cracked skull. He commemorates this by throwing Nihil off his shoulders and slowly lowering Delinde to the ground.

Well now, thats all fine and dandy, but be more careful when picking your targets >:v, that thing nearly trashed us. But I guess it was my time to accidentaly summon a super smoky thing of doom that could've eaten you alive, so we're even. Even if I had to babysit your headless chicken of a snotbrain boyfriend over here.

Dahak ponders to himself. Alas, it seems as if he's the only one of the group that is actualy hurt now. What the hell, they oughta carry him, and not the other way around!

Then he glances at them and realizes this isn't exactly feasible. Despite her combat abilities, Delinde looks like one of those noble girls that have never seen a glint of manual labor in their life. Similary, Nihil looks about as physically capable as a drunk anemic hobo.

After thinking for a bit, he remembers something. The cart!

COME WITH ME YOU TWO.

Approaching the cart, Dahak inspects it for a bit, then gets in the back and tries to cover himself with the produce. He's not exactly very well hidden, but a pile of produce with large bits of wraith cloth poking out is less suspicious then a giant skeleton.

Ok, here's the plan: Delinde, pretend to be some farmgirl who's taking the produce to your dad's farm. Nihil here can pretend to be your brother or something. If anyone asks, just say he has a really weird skin disease.

They're not entirely convinced Dahak is serious.
He is.
Dead serious.

Become one with the vegetables. Have Delinde drive the cart along the road, towards anywhere that IS NOT HERE

[Roc CURIOUSBEAST_EATER]

I wonder why it is protecting that passage despite of the fact that the humans no long live in this place?

Talky talk

[Coolrune206]

Durst swaps the focus of his speaking to Hermotal. He initially speaks to Hermotal in mole-tongue, but quickly swaps back to human.

"Talented professor, you are a self-proclaimed monstrologist. Can you heal these suffering animals? They are a family.

If you do it not for the sake of research, do it for me; I've already seen too many innocent monsters die in the last day, let alone a lifetime."

[Nakéen]

((How many more crystals do I need to eat to guarantee an extra skill or trait?))

((Not a lot, you already absorbed extremely concentrated energy crystals. Around three more would be enough.))

((>:v must devise plan for stealthy travel))
PLAN

Best plan ever

[Beirus]

Rest until my other half gets back. Put three crystals aside for myself, then give the rest to Glint and Brown. Then remerge and eat the crystsls I set aside.

[killerhellhound]

Roeway streches out his stiff limb then continues on a journey to a (hopefully) safer surface

[Nakéen]

Turn 68:
NIGHT -Midnight-

Durst the Rock Seer

Durst attempts to calm the monsters, and tend to the wounds of the weakened or dying moles.

Durst begins speaking in mole-tongue.

"Now why did this all happen, you silly, cute animals?"

Durst swaps the focus of his speaking to Hermotal. He initially speaks to Hermotal in mole-tongue, but quickly swaps back to human.

"Talented professor, you are a self-proclaimed monstrologist. Can you heal these suffering animals? They are a family.

If you do it not for the sake of research, do it for me; I've already seen too many innocent monsters die in the last day, let alone a lifetime."

Spoiler: A wounded being knows no reason -CrossInt- (click to show/hide)

You speak to the Rock'n Mole, attempting to calm them.
[2] But a wounded creature is very hard to reason. The still healthy Mole growls and threatens you :
"This human female over here barged in our nest ! Blood shall be paid with blood !"

Mole Reason Roll: [1] [GM Note: It was a saving roll to see if the moles would change their stance, but it seems the dice wants blood]
"Brother !..Brother is...!"
The dying Mole finally passed out, drained of its blood. The two remaining adult Moles roar in rage.
"GRRAAAH ! WE WILL MAKE YOU PAY !"

The Moles can't be reasoned with, they attack Gardo and Vanessa !

Mole#1 (Hurt): [1] vs [4] [Gardo]
Mole#2 : [6]

The wounded Mole lunges in rage toward Gardo. He spits, and with astonishing raise his sword back into stance and readies himself for a dodge and counterattack. The Mole leaps at the swordsman, who sidestep and execute an upward slash at the same time, dodging the attack and using the momentum of the Mole to inflict a powerful attack.

Its face cleaved in two, the Mole#1 drops dead.

To Dustan Hache :
The second Mole is attacking Vanessa with blinding rage. Use the [6].

(...)
You assist to the scene with horror. The young Mole is crying even more as his mother got her face split like a watermelon.

Enemies :
-Three Adult Rock'n Moles
>2 dead [Essence Unclaimed]
>1 attacking Vanessa
-One Child Rock'n Mole

Allies:
-Dr Hertomal

Neutral:
-Gardo: In the Hole and battle-ready
-Vanessa: Status Unknown
-3 as of yet unnamed adventurers

HP: 15/15
MP: 12/12
Status : Mostly Okay. Memory Loss ?

Snehk the Unseen

Get up and continue fighting.

Spoiler: Slaughter turned Battle (click to show/hide)

[2] You attempt to get up, but the pain is too strong. You painstakingly get up on your knees..

Undead : [3] [6]
Human : [5] [5]
In an impressive display of teamwork and skill, the two human soldiers take upon the two undead warriors. The first undead slashes with its sword, only cutting shallowly the arm of a man. The skilled undead stabs a human in the arm.
"...!...Jarod, now !"

But the stabbed soldier locks the sword of the undead, and his partner uses this occasion to decapitate the undead from the side.
"Come on Loeso, only one left !"

With alternating strikes from both sides, they overwhelm the undead soldier and eliminate it easily.

They notice you on your knee. The one named Jarod shouts to you :
"I must thank you for your craziness old man ! But you must flee, now ! We can't help you, we have to go help the others !"

That being said, they rush together at the attacked front, even the wounded Loeso.

Of course, I presume you will follow them. Not before taking all that tasty essence for yourself of course, right ?
You gained 6 Essence [2 Stage 2 Undead + 1 Level 2 Humans]. You can transform. [The two humans absorbed the other 12. They don't know though.]

F: C [1] / U [5]
All the remaining civilian at the front are killed.
You feel many entities getting stronger to the front. This is giving you chills...

L: Left Side Cleared !

R: H [1] / U [3]
Loss H 1d4+1: [4]+1
The humans on the right side are suddenly and mysteriously annihilated... You feel even more beings becoming stronger...

B: C [1] / U [5] [GM: Come on ! The dice couldn't be clearer.]
The unknown figures storms at the back of the caravan, slaughtering everyone in a matter of seconds before they can even run.
More and more beings are becoming stronger...

[GM note#2: This battle turned into some sort of horror movie scene.]

Allies:
2 Human Soldiers (0, 2, 0, 0)
> Jarod
> Loeso: R. Arm Wounded
Losses: 18

Enemies:
? Undead Soldier (?, 0, ?, ?)
> Sensing strong beings...
? undefinable figures (?, 0, ?, ?)
> Sensing strong beings...
Losses: F0 L6 R4 B8 Total:18

HP: 13/20
MP: 6/14
Status:
-Suspected by humans
-Left Arm Crippled

Stormslayer the Aradian Mirage Beetle Mystic

~Soul Wars~
Struggling to get back up, he uses mirage storm to create a few "allies" and hopefully draw some fire off him and the Sylvarians. He then continues moving for the fortress as soon as he is back up,going for the watchtower.

Spoiler: War is Hell (click to show/hide)

[5] You manage to get back up despite your stunned state, and cast Mirage Storm.
You lose 9MP
Strange shifting beings appear, they seem there and not really there. There are a more than twenty of them, and they are running toward "Eastarm One" Walls, drawing enemy fire due to their impressive size.
-1 to Front and Main Forces Army Points Losses

Sylvarian Rolls : Front Force (FF): [3] Special Ops Force (SOF): [1] Main Force (MF): [3]
Humans Rolls : Fleeing Group: [6] Battlemagi Corps: [5] Archer Corps: [4] Main Army: [None for now]

Front Side :
The fleeing group manages to run until they reach the gates, helped by some speed up spell. The gates open, and they seem safe... until suddenly, the human they were carrying explodes into many very large and solid branches of wood ! The resulting structure prevents the gates from closing !

"Sorry for not telling you Stormslayer ! It was a last minute idea from Fica !" shouts Ako, who is on the front with his kin.

The Front and Main Forces of the Sylvarian Army progresses rather well, heading toward the opened gate... Until many lights, shining circles, squares and triangles inscribed with ominous glyphs and symbols appear above the walls of "Eastarm One"...

The Battlemagi Corps of the Fortress unleash a deluge of destructive spells, lighting the open field with explosions of magical energy and ravaging the advancing Sylvarians. The Sylvarians thought of countermeasures in the form of Wood Bulwarks, but the magic attacks are penetrating with ease through this kind of protection.

Furthermore, the Sylvarians realize with horror there were magical land mines scattered in the field, specifically set to detonate on non-humans.

Then following the magic deluge, a rain of arrows comes crashing on the scattered Sylvarians.

You: [1] An artillery-class spell lands directly on you, and the extremely violent explosion of mana and energy seems to sear through your very soul. Thanks to your Mystic Shell, you manage to mitigate some damage.
You lose 6HP
You lose 6MP [Thankfully you had RES]
Wounded by Magic

Front Losses: S (1d8-1/1d8-1) [6]-1 [2]-1  H [None]
The Front forces took the greatest losses of all, losing half of their battle potential. The Main Force who was a bit more behind was less touched by the spells, and your mirages did wonder in drawing fire. [1] They all are gone sadly.

Special Ops Side:
On the Special Ops Force side...things took a really bad turn. They were instantly detected by a detection spell set around "Eastarm One" perimeter, and were even greeted with magical land mines and sudden spell attack.

Losses: S (1d10+1) [2]+1 H [None]
The Special Ops Force was wise enough to immediately abort the mission, but the damage was already done. They lose a lot of their own.

(...)

There is so much chaos around. The land is completely torn open by the spells, and the charred remains of the dead Sylvarians are contorted in twisted positions. Everyone is screaming, crying, fighting. And this is just the beginning.

(...)

Ako rallies the Sylvarian :
"Don't falter Sylvarian warriors !"

Allies:
-6 Sylvarian Scouts
-Sylvarian Army: Attacking
>Front Force 5/10 Army Points
>Special Ops Force 1/5 Army Points
>Main Force 19/20 Army Points

Enemies:
-Human Group: Fleeing, good advance
-Human Army: Garrisoned
>Watchtower Archer Corps 10/10 Army Points
>Watchtower Battlemagi Corps 10/10 Army Points
>Main Army Army Points 20/20

HP: 18/24
MP: 4/19
Status : Wounded by Magic

Caedan the Bloody Impaler

"I won't stop you from coming. ^{_{And having you two lovebirds around should bring me much amusement.}} But remember, out in the wide world, death lurks behind every corner. Prepare yourself."

Westwards!

Spoiler: To the West ! (click to show/hide)

"Thank you so much Sir Caedan !"

WESTWARD !

[1] You exit the city of Eastarm at night, not after having bought some provisions with the money Ramas managed to get before fleeing from the village. Mostly food for Firande and some traveling clothes for you and them.

You exit the city, walking for hours. Until you three promptly get lost.

Here you are the three of you alone at night with the moon as only guide. No one has a clue of where you are, you decided to leave the main road, wanting to follow an "intuition". You are now in a small and not very dense wood.

[4, 5, 4] You hear a whistling sound of something flying in the air, and reflectively lower your head. You dodge a rock flying at high speed.
Ramas literally catches the rock flying toward him with his hand, stopping it dead in its track, and Firande also dodges her rock.

Ramas shouts :
"Who is here ?!"

Then suddenly you hear a battlecry, and humans armed to the teeth emerge from the woods.
"Now please, surrender your belongings and give us the woman if you want to live."

Bandits !

[Ramas and Firande added as Companions]

Enemies :
-12 Bandits
>3 Slingers

HP: 21/21
MP: 25/25
Status: Okay
Companion:
-Ramas: Okay. Has insane reflexes.
-Firande: Okay

ZoomochScoomtarto the Four-Eyed Beholder

"I helped you <input mind eater's name here> but now I must be off...
I say before looking for somewhere high to rest.

Spoiler: I must leave (click to show/hide)

[2] You say goodbye to Glar and his friend, before they can even say anything. And you are too far for Glar to fire another Neurocord toward you.

So you just leave, unceremoniously.

[6] You manage to find a pretty nice spot in a hole carved in the rock rather high from ground level. You fall deeply asleep...
You recover 8HP
You recover 10MP
Internal Injuries are a bit better

[3] When you wake up, you are relieved to see nothing disturbed your sleep. You do hear some echoes of something moving nearby though.

HP: 17/17
MP: 13/17
Status:
-Partially Healed Internal Injuries

Ulkas the Sorcerous Osyluth of Lies

Ulkas bit his own tongue in mild surprise, finally understanding the graveness of their ultimate task. Defeating a mighty Demon Lord alone could be said to be nearly impossible, yet defeating one of the most powerful generals of the current Demon King, fully supported by his legions (as demons always revered strength that far surpassed their own)... It was outright suicidal. Of course, he could think of a several tactics to use in such situation, yet he doubted that any would work, as they either required defeating Malderuine in direct confrontation, backstabbing him after being in service for some time, or inciting full-scale rebellion...

Still, no one could be said to be unbeatable. There should be a key even for such monster as Malderuine. It just was very, very difficult to see from their current place in power hierarchy of this world.

"I see it now... You said you could not perceive any weakness in Malderuine. Then, we should choose a method that bypasses his powers altogether. An artifact of terrible power. A ritualistic curse made by circle of masters. A spell that ignores or uses his defenses against him... The worst part is that Neodemonium may be waging war on surface world the very moment we speak. This is an unfortunate situation for us, yet we may be able to use it to our advantage. In the war, Demonic Lords would use collected weak essences to empower their troops, growing in power through fools that challenge them and other means. But this could not last long. Either Neodemonium armies would suffer a defeat somewhere, or several Lords gather too much power... They will descend onto each other with time. Depending on persona of Demon King, this problem could be resolved in several ways. Yet the chaos would undoubtedly ensue, allowing us an opportunity to strike."

"Before this moment, however, we must gather as much power in our hands as possible, be it essence, artifacts, allies or - most important - knowledge. As of now, we're poorly prepared for the revenge, knowing only basic things about Neodemonium and this world. We may also want to continue massacring weak humans and other numerous sentient races, allowing them to prepare somewhat against inevitable Neodemonium assault. This would win us some time and cost Neodemonium. Ahm... Sorry, Astrosa, I got a bit carried off. You wanted to add something?"

Spoiler: Astrosa's "Crime" (click to show/hide)

She is left speechless for a moment. Then for no apparent reason, she suddenly bursts out laughing. Was what you said that funny ?
"Ah ha ha...Hahaha !"

She inspires to calm herself, before saying still half laughing :
"And I thought I was the craziest of us there. You really have a problem, and I like it."

She laughs one last time, but in a different manner. With a wicked smile and a glint of craziness in her eyes :
"~~As for what I was going to add, it was just the reason why Malderuine is so hell-bent on having me dead or alive, preferably alive to kill me himself~~"

"Do you know the new title of Malderuine ? One-Eyed Malderuine. I gouged his right eye before fleeing~"

She sighs in some nostalgic delight.
"Aah~~~ His eye was delicious. It had the sweet aroma of revenge, and was filled with enough essence for the weak old me to transform~~"

There is a silence for a moment, which she suddenly breaks by saying :
"For now let's get stronger. We could continue Westward for that. And who knows ? You spoke about artifacts, I'm sure human lands overflow with these."

HP: 19/22
MP: 36/36
Status : Okay.

Companion :
-Astrosa:

Dahak the Fear Lord

((>:v must devise plan for stealthy travel))

Dahak is surprisingly pleased both Delinde and Nihil are healed for reasons that fly right over his big cracked skull. He commemorates this by throwing Nihil off his shoulders and slowly lowering Delinde to the ground.

Well now, thats all fine and dandy, but be more careful when picking your targets >:v, that thing nearly trashed us. But I guess it was my time to accidentaly summon a super smoky thing of doom that could've eaten you alive, so we're even. Even if I had to babysit your headless chicken of a snotbrain boyfriend over here.

Dahak ponders to himself. Alas, it seems as if he's the only one of the group that is actualy hurt now. What the hell, they oughta carry him, and not the other way around!

Then he glances at them and realizes this isn't exactly feasible. Despite her combat abilities, Delinde looks like one of those noble girls that have never seen a glint of manual labor in their life. Similary, Nihil looks about as physically capable as a drunk anemic hobo.

After thinking for a bit, he remembers something. The cart!

COME WITH ME YOU TWO.

Approaching the cart, Dahak inspects it for a bit, then gets in the back and tries to cover himself with the produce. He's not exactly very well hidden, but a pile of produce with large bits of wraith cloth poking out is less suspicious then a giant skeleton.

Ok, here's the plan: Delinde, pretend to be some farmgirl who's taking the produce to your dad's farm. Nihil here can pretend to be your brother or something. If anyone asks, just say he has a really weird skin disease.

They're not entirely convinced Dahak is serious.
He is.
Dead serious.

Become one with the vegetables. Have Delinde drive the cart along the road, towards anywhere that IS NOT HERE

Spoiler: The Greatest Plan (click to show/hide)

[2] Following your foolproof perfect plan, Delinde takes upon the role of a farmgirl and Nihil of his terminally diseased leprous brother or something.
"How should a human farmgirl act ?"

You realize Delinde has no clue about human decorum and manners, so you explain her the role of a farmgirl.
You learn something terrible this day.

Delinde is an horrible actress. She can't seem to adapt her tone to the mood, or even use some words a farmgirl would use. She instead stumbles on her words a lot as a result, making her look slightly retarded or something.
As for Nihil, nothing needs to be said. After all, everyone is used to seeing people with weird skin condition.

Yeah, this is gonna be okay.

Mana Regeneration : 1d8 [5]
You recover 5MP

[2] You then drive along the road. Where was the road again ? You find a road. You are dead sure this isn't the same road, but whatev'. Tis still a road.
You follow the road then, and end up...somewhere. You actually don't know, you are still in the Inory Hills, but you are a tad lost right now.

Random Roll : [5]
You find a chalet in the hills. A pretty nice chalet, there are clothes in there and even a small map of the Hills.
+Inory Hills Map [Can't get lost anymore]

HP: 15/21
MP: 23/25
Corruptor Core Expansion : 60%
Status:
Wounded and Skull Crackled
Not Stealthy
+6Essence to add to next Annex

Companions:
-Delinde: Miraculously Healed
-Nihil: Miraculously Healed but still Useless

T946 the Security Bot

I wonder why it is protecting that passage despite of the fact that the humans no long live in this place

Talky talk

Spoiler: Chit Chat (click to show/hide)

"No clue we possess of despite so many mooncycles. Perhaps behind this metalwatcher belies a singlesome lostsecret ?"

The Crustiliac then looks at your arm.

"Don't you strongfeel a botherpain ? Your metallimb is partbroken."
You recover 1HP

You could either wander into some other room or try to force your way here.

HP: 14/15
MP: 12/12
Status: Left Arm [Taser and E. Pistol] Disabled

Gray the Metalslinger and Glint the True Arcanivore

Rest until my other half gets back. Put three crystals aside for myself, then give the rest to Glint and Brown. Then remerge and eat the crystsls I set aside.

Spoiler: Dangerous Meal (click to show/hide)

Glint keeps sleeping and snoring. As does Vagush. Brown is still waddling with Tirim.
Glint recovers 2MP

Gray:
[2] You try to rest, but the toll of having to command another half is too heavy on your mind.
You recover 1HP

(...)
After a long moment, the half eventually gets back. [6] It spits seven elemental-rich crystals, but you notice they seem really...unstable. Like crackling and ready to explode in someone's face.

You remerge.

And eat the unstable crystals.
[1] Knowing partially what will happen if you eat those crystals, you gulps them down while strengthening yourself to reduce the explosion damage.

Bad idea in hindsight.

As you digested the Elemental Crystals, the energy within was freed and unleashed itself wildly. Of course you held yourself together, so that you wouldn't explode from the inside.
But doing so caused a chain reaction with the crystals exploding in a closed environment.

As a result, an explosion far bigger than what should have normally occurred detonates.

Glint: [3]
Vagush: [1]
Tirim: [2]
Brown: [2]

Turns out you were next to Vagush when the elemental explosion occurred. Glint was sleeping behind a conveniently placed rock, and Tirim and Brown were not too far. Too close still.
You lose 11HP
Glint loses 4HP
Vagush is very badly wounded
Tirim and Brown are badly wounded

Gray is now Elementally Overcharged, next transformation will have a free elemental skill/trait

Encounter Roll: [6]
There is nothing. Nothing ? No, the explosion was seen from afar, especially in the night. You see Radasars from afar... they are far, but coming there.

Glint :
HP: 17/21
MP: 25/25
Status: Wounded
Companions:
-Vagush: Very Badly Wounded
-Tirim: Badly Wounded

Gray :
HP: 2/20
MP: 14/14
Status:
-Elementally Overcharged
-Critically Wounded
Companion:
-Brown: Badly Wounded

Roeway the Hell Wolf

Roeway streches out his stiff limb then continues on a journey to a (hopefully) safer surface

Spoiler: Runtrip to the Surface (click to show/hide)

[6] Despite your stiff limb, you manage to run rather normally. You are more careful on the way this time, on the lookout for any creature lurking around.

After a long travel, you eventually reach the rumored passage toward the Surface. But you ran so fast you are actually exhausted. It would take a nap to recover from this, or to wait for a moment [As in 2 turns].

HP: 10/10
MP: 10/10
Status: Exhausted
-Leg Stiff, minor pain

[Nakéen]

Turn 68 annexMonsters :

Spoiler: Durst, the Demonic Rock Prophet (click to show/hide)

Status : Mostly Okay. Memory Loss ?

Name: Durst
Species: Demonic Rock Prophet
Appearance: Durst is a humanoid rock creature, about as large as a human. Amethyst fissures-like marks can be seen coursing along his rocky body. Due to him being a rock, he has lived for hundreds of years, many of which were spent dormant absorbing the natural mana waves in the air.
Attributes:
HP 15/15
MP 12/12
Essence 4/5
STR 0
CON 2
POW 1
RES 0
INT -1
IND -1

Traits : Lingual: Durst, having lived centuries, understands several basic languages. He can communicate with many sentient races (Not that that usually helps, sentient creatures tend to fear monsters, and what they fear they kill).
Demonic Mana-infused stone - Magic attacks against Durst will, while still harming him, slightly restore his MP. Additional resistance to Demonic attacks, but weakness to anti-Demon attacks.
Skills :
Read Mana: Durst can "read" the mana waves encircling the world, obtaining information about his area, and can sometimes gleam information of the future.
Demonic Mana Shield - Durst can deploy a bubble-like shield which will stop mana attacks. Depending on the roll, the attacks may bounce back at the attacker, and even possibly at a higher power. On a low roll, the shield may amplify the effect of the mana against Durst. The shield has low effect on physical attacks. Direct physical contact may have adverse effects on the psyche.

Spoiler: Ulkas the Sorcerous Osyluth of Lies (click to show/hide)

Status : Okay.
Inventory :
-A magical electrum bracelet. Powerful protection against Malevolent Spells or Curses.

Name: Ulkas
Species: Sorcerous Osyluth of Lies -Stage 4-
Appearance: A medium-sized humanoid demon with sharp claws and a barbed tail. He has a dark azure 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. It has purple markings on its body.

Attributes:
PV 16/22
MP 26/36
ESSENCE 15/30
STR 0 -Strength : increase physical damage-
CON 0 -Constitution : increase physical resilience-
POW -1 -Power : increase special/magical damage-
RES 0 -Resistance : increase special/magical resilience-
INT 5 -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
-Tainted of Tinzakena : Tinzakena managed to "infect" you with his presence. He can see and hear through you, but he can't control you in normal circumstances. He can give you power if he wants to, but why would he ?
-Mana Overcharging : you naturally pour more mana than needed in your spells/skills, giving them stronger effect but making them costlier.

Skills :
- Taunt
- (Body&Mind) Control
- Lesser magic (Illusions)
- Outside Mana Expenditure Absorption : you can absorb a portion of the mana used by other beings.

Spoiler: -"Companion ?"- Astrosa the Crimson Brisarane (click to show/hide)

Status : Okay

Name: Astrosa
Species:  Crimson Brisarane Stage 5
Appearance: A humanoid demon taller than most humans with a feminine figure and crimson skin with black markings. She has ruby eyes and beautiful ebon hair. A blood red substance is constantly flying around her, part of it wrapping her like some sort of exquisite cloth.
Attributes:
STR +++ -Strength : increase physical damage-
CON + -Constitution : increase physical resilience-
POW = -Power : increase special/magical damage-
RES - -Resistance : increase special/magical resilience-
INT = -Intelligence : increase your ability to submit others to your will-
IND ++ -Individuality : increase your ability to resist to others will-
Known Traits :
-Crazy and Lunatic
-Evil Soul
-Evil Magic Wings - Can serve as weapons too, they don’t need to move to fly
-Eyes of the Mighty - Allow to sense the power of other beings
-Regeneration
-Bloodlust Madness - May enter a berserk state during battle
-Bewitching Aura - Emanates a captivating aura

Known Skills :
-Great Gown of the Brisaranes
-Arsenal of the Brisaranes
-Essence Healing - Absorbing essence will heal her
-Strength in Suffering - Increase her physical attributes depending on damage taken
-Know my Pain - Mirror her pain in the targets
-Blade Claws

Spoiler: Caedan the Bloody Impaler (click to show/hide)

Status : Okay

Name: Caedan
Species : Bloody Impaler -stage 3-
Appearance : A tall, pale man. His grey hair reaches his shoulders and is rather lazily tied into a ponytail. His reddish-grey eyes feel as if they can pierce right through you. His fangs are elongated and seem extremely sharp. He wears black clothes fit for a nobleman, with some purple accents here and there. An arming sword hangs at his side. As you take another look at him, you find yourself unable to turn away from his now blood-red eyes.
Attributes:
HP 21/21
MP 25/25
ESSENCE 4/20
STR -1
CON 0
POW 3
RES 1
INT 1
IND 0

Traits:
Elder Vampire - Caedan is an elder vampire, and gains all advantages and disadvantages that come from being such a creature. He has matured enough as a vampire to be able to create thralls by feeding someone with his blood. Thralls are intensely loyal to their creator and become more physically capable due to their transformation. They do need to drink their master's blood every now and then, or they will perish. This also means that creating too many thralls may end up badly for the vampire, if he plans to keep them around. If the transformation into a thrall goes awry, it becomes much more like a monster and develops an intense craving for flesh
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.
Levitation - Caedan gains the ability to levitate and fly. Rather early for a vampire. Is it a sign of greatness? Or is it a mark of damnation?
Mesmerizing Eyes - Anyone who looks into Caedan's eyes for too long will end up unable to look away and become extremely vulnerable to suggestion, unable to resist most commands.

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.
Mist Form - Caedan can change into mist, allowing him to pass through things like barred windows and other such things. Changing into mist also lets him hide his presence in the right area, unless whoever he's hiding away from can detect him by magic or a different ability. He can also use it to nearly completely evade physical attacks.
Blood of the Impaler - This is the spell Caedan uses when he needs something dead so badly that he doesn't care if he spills blood. It creates a field of sharp spikes made of what looks to be crystallized blood. The spell is designed to be hard to dodge due to the sheer amount of spikes coming out of the ground. It also works pretty well against groups.

Spoiler: -Companion- Ramas the Awakened Vampire Inheritor (click to show/hide)

Status : Okay

Name: Ramas
Species:  Awakened Vampire Inheritor
Appearance: A man of medium build with brown short hairs and a lean body. His eyes have turned red since he drank Caedan's blood.
Attributes:
STR + -Strength : increase physical damage-
CON = -Constitution : increase physical resilience-
POW ? -Power : increase special/magical damage-
RES ? -Resistance : increase special/magical resilience-
INT ? -Intelligence : increase your ability to submit others to your will-
IND ? -Individuality : increase your ability to resist to others will-
Known Traits :
-Vampire Heritage -Awakened-

Known Skills :
?

Spoiler: -Companion- Firande the Human (click to show/hide)

Status : Okay

Name: Firande
Species:  Human
Appearance: A young woman of medium height, she is slim and have short wavy clear brown hairs. She has some faint freckles on her cheeks, and her eyes are black.
Attributes:
STR ? -Strength : increase physical damage-
CON ? -Constitution : increase physical resilience-
POW ? -Power : increase special/magical damage-
RES ? -Resistance : increase special/magical resilience-
INT ? -Intelligence : increase your ability to submit others to your will-
IND ? -Individuality : increase your ability to resist to others will-
Known Traits :
-Human ?
Known Skills :
?

Spoiler: Glint the True Arcanivore (click to show/hide)

Status : Wounded

Name: Glint
Species: True Arcanivore -stage 3-

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 pure blue, and shine beautifully. A golden core can be seen on its torso. It has a pair of glassy wings.

HP 18/21
MP 13/25
ESSENCE 0/20
STR 0
CON 1
POW 3
RES 0
INT 1
IND -1

Traits :
Mesmerizing: Those who look too directly might find themselves entranced.
Elemental Duality -Ice and Electricity-
Arcane Void: Magic, including ambient mana, are drawn to Glint's body like metal to a magnet. Spells are partially or completely absorbed, and whatever natural level is floating around will be constantly siphoned into Glint's reserves.
Regenerative Core: you can regenerate your lost body parts and your recovery is greatly increased. Passively, drain a small portion of MP to heal you. Can be activated to increase its regenerative powers.
Glassy wings: A pair of wings has sprouted out of Glint's back. They seem to be built more for maneuverability than for speed.

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.
Devour: Glint's aura breaks away and attempts to consume the target. This converts their life force into mana for Glint's use, and absorbs much of whatever magic they hold within their bodies.

Spoiler: -Companion- Tirim the Quartzen (click to show/hide)

Status : Badly Wounded

Name: Tirim
Species: Quartzen
Appearance: A small, child-sized yellow humanoid made of crystals. He has a golden core on his chest.
Attributes : ??
Known Traits :
Regenerative Core
Known Skills :
?

Spoiler: -Companion- Vagush the Armored Scarablade (click to show/hide)

Status : Very Badly Wounded

Name: Vagush
Species: Armored Scarablade
Appearance: An enormous armored insectoid-like creature standing like some kind of centaur. It has six-legs on its abdomen for mobility, and its upper body arms end with deadly scythes. Its carapace is black and shiny, and its five eyes are red.
Attributes : ??
Known Traits :
?
Known Skills :
?

Spoiler: Dahak the Fear Lord (click to show/hide)

Status : Wounded and Skull Crackled
Inventory :
-A holy anti-undead dagger
-Wraith Cloak
-"Borrowed" Cart full of vegetables
-Spinaches
-Inory Hills Map
-Suspicious moving succubus images Study Material

Name: Dahak
Species: Fear Lord -stage 3-
Appearance: Dahak's appearance evokes a really large but still humanoid skeletal monstrosity made of a myriad of bones. Several skulls adorn and encircle his "neck" area, with Dahak's own skull having enlarged to equate to his new body proportions. His wraith cloth cloak seems alive and has glown large as well, covering him completely except for his head, and his aura is greater then ever before, though its not exactly enveloping him completely. It seems like a delayed shadow, following his movements like some sort of after image. His arms and hand bones are disproportionaly long and large for his already large new body.
He has a badass worn out cape and a scabbard with a holy dagger.

Attributes:
PV 15/21
MP 23/25
ESSENCE 15/20
STR 0 -Strength : increase physical damage-
CON 0 -Constitution : increase physical resilience-
POW 2 -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 :
>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.
>Abnormality from Another Plane : because of its connection with the "Corruptor World", Dahak's very presence can and will cause strange phenomenons. If Dahak rolls a [1] or a [6], rolls from anything close to Dahak will get reduced or increased by 1.
-If a [1] is decreased by 1, it will become a [6], if a [6] is increased by 1, it will become a [1].
-another unaffected roll will be done by the GM, to determine what will appear or happen because of Dahak connection...
> Grand Core: Dahak's core has grown and shifted. Its no longer corrupted, and has actualy grown resistant to the influence of the corruptor world and other forms of mind altering magic. This doesn't mean Dahak can't be corrupted again, it only means he's a fair bit harder to corrupt then before.
>Fear incarnate: Dahak aura is now contagious. Enemies attacking Dahak have a change of being stricken with fear, and Dahak's physical attacks can also strike fear. This can have multiple effects depending on who or what is affected. Rolls caused by this trait don't trigger abnormality from another plane (since its not Dahak himself thats causing the rolls, but the enemy that gets affected by fear).

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.
>Feral Otherworldly Aura: When activated, Dahak's aura will twists into a random shape and performs an attack to a single or multiple enemies depending on what form it assumes. Activating this ability will cost MP and HP, and will drain HP and MP. Killing an enemy with this ability will recover some HP and MP.
>Weaponized aura: Dahak can merge with his aura to join his Int and Pow stats with his Str and Con stats, greatly increasing his combat prowess and toughness, but consumes mana every turn while its active. The aura can envelop Dahak like armor or be used like a weapon while its active. Feral Otherwordly Aura can't be used while this is active, but slain enemies return a small amount of HP or MP.

Spoiler: -Companion- Delinde the Kir of Thanatos (click to show/hide)

Status : Okay

Name: Delinde
Species: Kir of Thanatos
Appearance: Delinde now has the appearance of a slightly tall woman wearing a white coat with a black hood. She usually wears a white mask, and has some kind of robe under her coat. Behind her mask is hidden a surprisingly human face with a skin as pure as snow, with some strange ebon markings and symbols along her skin. Only her eyes are strange, as her eyeballs are black and her irises white. Her hairs are silvery and silky, tied in a neat ponytail.
Attributes:
Known Traits :
Spirit World Connection
Known Skills :
Call Fog Reaper
Servant of Thanatos

Spoiler: -Companion?- Nihil the Expletus Corruptor (click to show/hide)

Status : Okay but Useless

Name: Nihil
Species: Expletus Corruptor
Appearance: Nihil's appearance is so simple it is uncanny. It actually has no relevant features, apart from the fact that it is a medium-sized humanoid made of some black substance. It's face is featureless, as the rest of its body.
Attributes: ??
Known Traits :
-Outer World Connection ?
-Corrupted ?
Known Skills : ??

Spoiler: Snehk the Unseen (click to show/hide)

Status : Okay

Name: Snehk
Species: Unseen -stage 2-
Appearance: The Unseen are lesser demons the size of a man that use infravision to detect their prey. Snehk looks like an average human elder. He still have his claws, but can hide them, or release when in danger.
Attributes:
HP 13/20
MP 6/14
ESSENCE 11/10
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 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 :
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.
Unseen: Humans can't recognise him as monster unless they use magic to do it, and if they try, it uses whole mana to keep his identity secret (single roll, succesful or not - it uses whole mana to stop magic detection).

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.
Minor illusion magic

Spoiler: ZoomochScoomtarto the Four-Eyed Beholder (click to show/hide)

Status : Partially Healed Internal Injuries

Name: ZoomochScoomtarto
Species: Four-Eyed Beholder -stage 2-
Appearance : A Large Somewhat Spherical Creature with three eyes on tentacles, it also has a much larger Eye above it's Large Mouth.
Attributes:
HP 17/17
MP 13/17
ESSENCE 3/10
STR 0
CON 0
POW +4
RES +1
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]
-[Eye#3:Disintegration]
-Aim+1

Spoiler: Gray the Metalslinger (click to show/hide)

Status :
-Critically Wounded
-Elementally Overcharged

Name: Gray
Species: Metalslinger
Appearance: A shiny metal humanoid with what looks like a shifting duster covering it. And that hat Gray got a while back.
Attributes:
HP 2/20
MP 14/14
ESSENCE 4/10
STR 1
CON 2
POW -1
RES 1
INT -1
IND 0

Traits :
Morphous- Gray can now take on and hold forms, even though his body retains its liquid-like appearance and consistency.
Dispersed Conciousness: Gray's conciousness is spread through every molecule of his body, allowing him to control parts of himself separated from his main body and reabsorb them through physical contact. Each division splits his HP between the main body and the separated part.

Skills :
Harden- Solidifies the body in whatever shape it is currently in, increasing durability.
Engulf- Engulfs all or a portion of the target, restricting it's movements and quickly digesting it
Metal Barrage: Gray fires off soft or hardened pieces of himself at an opponent. The soft shots stick to the surface they contact, while the hardened shots pierce into or though the target. Uses HP instead of MP, each shot/blob has the amount of HP used to power it. If the blob is destroyed, the HP is lost.

Spoiler: -Companion- Brown the Dirt Protector (click to show/hide)

Status : Badly Wounded

Name: Brown
Species : Dirt Protector
Appearance : A large brown and dirty blob made of some solid matter akin to dry mud. Its interior is soft and gooey.
Attributes :
Traits :
Amorphous
Fast Digest

Skill :
Expand
Engulf

Spoiler: T946 the Security Bot Prototype (click to show/hide)

Status : Left Arm [Taser and E. Pistol] Disabled

Name: T946
Species: Security Bot
Appearance: Has 2 robotic arms (1 for manipulating objects and 1 for using a built in taser) and a rectangular shaped body (with the height being the longest side) that is white and Tracks at the bottom side of it. There is a small hole in its taser arm.
Attributes:
HP 14/15
MP 12/12
ESSENCE 4/5
STR -1
CON 2
POW 0
RES -1
INT 1
IND 0

Traits :
-Robotic body: Cannot be poisoned
-Automated repair system: Heals a small amount of hp each turn.

Skills :
-Low powered taser: Does minor damage and may stun the target
-Energy pistol: Shoots bullets of energy to deal damage.
-Crossbow Arm -Paralyzing Bolts 19- : Your right arm is equipped with an integral crossbow, capable of shooting paralyzing bolts. You currently have 19 of them, and you don't know what paralyzing poison is on which bolt.

Spoiler: Stormslayer the Aradian Mirage Beetle Mystic (click to show/hide)

Status : Wounded By Magic

Name: Stormslayer, so called for slaying a dangerous Storm Ravager.
Species: Aradian Mirage Beetle Mystic -stage 3-
Appearance: A large shimmering insect with orange and blue colored chitin with intricate patterns of green coloration. It has small rudimentary wings used for Mindwiping and communication rather than actual flight. The patterns glow with a trace of mana when magic is being used close by.

Attributes:
PV 18/24
MP 4/19
ESSENCE 0/20
STR 1
CON 1
POW 0
RES 1
INT 2
IND -1

Traits :
Adaptive mentality: INT from allies is added when attempting to distort or mindwipe a target.
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.
Mystic shell: Half of all incoming damage is deducted from MP instead of HP, unless there is not enough MP available to soak the damage.

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.
Mirage storm: Magically creates a few mirages to distract the enemy, with each mirage having 1/4th the max HP of the caster. Attacks from a mirage deal no damage, but confuse enemies making them more vulnerable to mental attacks.

Spoiler: -Companion- Ashbloom the Prime Aradian Mirage Royal Larva (click to show/hide)

Name: Ashbloom
Species : Prime Aradian Mirage Royal Larva
Appearance : A large larva the bigger than a watermelon and approximatively a half a meter long. Her chitin is pale yellow, and she bears a unique marking on her forehead
Attributes :
Traits :
Hive-Minded
Skill : ?

Spoiler: Roeway the Hell Wolf (click to show/hide)

Status :
-Exhausted
-Leg Stiff, minor pain

Name: Roeway
Species: Hell Wolf
Appearance: A wolf with red fur and eyes. Its teeth and claws are sharper then a normal wolf and it has the glint of intelligence in its eyes.
Attributes: increase two stats by 1 and decrease two other stats by 1 (apart from HP or MP)
HP 10/10
MP 10/10
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 -1 -Individuality : increase your ability to resist to others will-

Traits : Magic attuned (Is in tune with mana currents and can detect spells, and mages)

Skills : Mana eater (this creature has a taste for magic and can devour mana of targets to heal) Not sure about this one talk to be if you want it changed

[Dark One]

Transform, use new skills to fight off undead.

Spoiler:  Transformation sheet (click to show/hide)

Name :
Species : Illusion weaver
Appearance : He looks slightly older than before, but his body and magical skills strengthen.
HP or MP increase : MP
Attributes increased : POW, IND
Skills gained :

Reroll minor illusion magic to Advanced illusion magic

Turn undead aura - latest experiences with undead made Snehk develop an aura that immobilize undead within it's vicinity, making them easy targets (when an undead is attacked, it breaks free and aura has to be used again - for example, six undead are affected by aura, one is attacked and can move again, while others are immobilized).

Banish undead - takes half of current HP and completely disintegrates undead target. Failure results in loss of HP (futile sacrifice).

[Sarrak]

Ulkas chuckled at her reaction before nodding:

"Yes, let's continue."

Fly, search, gain power.

((Demons compete to outcraze one another, war is brewing in human lands... And Gray has worst sort of luck, involuntary trying to kill his companions.

Also, we have a pretty decent chance to meet Dahak or Caedan/Snehk (bit unsure of the latter two). All stage 3. Hehehe...))