((I'm sorry. RNG desires your death...))
((The RNG may take everything from us. CenTreepede will never die in our heart))
DESIGNATED COLLECTOR SOLEUS ARENDAR IDENTIFIED. CHAOS RECKONER ARRAY DETECTED. COLLECTION PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: UNKNOWN. NETWORK STATUS: UNAVAILABLE. LEVEL ZERO EMERGENCY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE.
...
NODE ONE ZERO IS SELF AUTHORIZED TO GRANT NEW DESIGNATION TO COLLECTOR SOLEUS ARENDAR. NEW DESIGNATION: MENDER. ACCEPT?
((Aaand thanks to quoting, I saw what I couldn't see.))
Soleus hears and feels words flowing in his head. His thoughts are so orderly right now.
"MENDER Designation Accepted. Requesting Access to MENDER Documentation and Annex."
DESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
COLLECTOR DESIGNATION REMOVED. RESTRAINT USAGE PERMISSION REVOKED. Your already faint sense of magic disappears completely.
MENDER DESIGNATION ADDED. MENDER SOUL MODEL ENFORCED. You feel sudden distance to your emotions, to your desires. Emotions are still here, but in a way that they won't get way of cold, solid logic. At anytime you can separate yourself from emotions and bodily distractions. You can let them run wild as they were until now if you so wish, but they are in leash; ready to be categorized, analyzed and shelved. Mind over matter, essentially. Letting chaotic emotions control you means you understand humans and humans understand you, but emotions can easily led you astray.
QUANTUM INTERACTION PREDICITON ARRAY GRANTED. Two of those different type of dice falls off from primary crystal. You pocket them without paying too much of attention. ((These predict your non-magical actions.))
QUANTUM INTERACTION MANIPULATION GRANTED. RESOURCES LIMITED. ATTEMPT TO USE CAUSES HEAVY STRESS ON BIOLOGICAL MEDIUM. What it means to say is that you can manipulate probablilities for your favour ((roll 4 instead of whatever was going to be rolled otherwise)), but it tires hell out of you. Two uses a day will knock you out.
ORDER MANIFESTATION GRANTED. RESOURCES LIMITED. A type of magic you use from now on. It will analyze the situation and bring order into it, whatever it might mean in the context. Sharpening of dull sword, ordering deck of cards, expanding mineral crystal in cracks of armor, ect. At moment what you can do is limited by scope. No flying houses anymore. Scope can be extended by doing your job. But no change of failure here. Goal will be archieved if it is possible in first place. How it is done may vary. This is still little experimental.
DOCUMENTATION: MENDER'S TASK IS TO ENFORCE ORDER.
ZEROTH PRIORITY: RE-ESTABLISH CONNECTION BETWEEN SIX OBSERVATION NODES. THIS TASK IS COMPLETED BY TRANSPORTING CONSTRUCTED PIECE TO ALL NODES.
FIRST PRIORITY: OBSERVE STRENGTH OF RESTRAINTS PLACED ON CHAOS ENTITY. THIS TASK IS COMPLETED BY OBSERVING LEVELS OF CHAOS INFLUENCE ON SOULS.
SECOND PRIORITY: ENSURE RESTRAINTS PLACED ON CHAOS ENTITY REMAINS. THIS TASK IS COMPLETED BY ENSURING COLLECTORS PERFORM THEIR TASK OF COLLECTING SOULS INTO RESTAINTS. THIS TASK IS COMPLETED BY PERFORMING COLLECTOR'S TASK.<?!>
This is unnerving.
<I know you said you can't reveal anything more, but can you reveal why you can't reveal anything more or...?>
<...> Hesitation.
<I can not. Sorry.>
"Do you believe this queue, CenTreepede? Do you believe this shit?! I'm on a peaceful mission, and we're about to bring down the apocalypse. I can't believe this shit!"
Dominic order's CenTreepede to charge. He stays low on CenTreepede's back to avoid projectiles, and shouts "Get out of the way!" as he goes. If the guards or worse atack, Dominic fires controlled bursts of Doom at them - hopefully enough to disorient or stun them without being enough to cause severe damage. Once outside - if Dominic makes it that far - We immediately begin looking for a patch of earth to drop our Lifetree seed into.
((seriously, I have the most awesome collection of good and bad stuff. If only I had time to revive the Orange Juice Barrel, awaken the mage statue, and possibly do something with the green man blocks. Ah well.))
"I just had an idea, CenTreepede. A stupid idea, but there is no time like the present, since we don't have a future."
Dominic Casts Revive Giant Orange Juice Barrel.
CenTreepede accelerates with speed that presses you firmly on back of the seat. You make mental note to not order sudden stop because that just might send you flying. It barely avoids kicking shelves over as it charges from back of the warehouse towards the front door and guards, illusion of crate over it flickering rapidly because it can't keep up rapid change of position. Speaking of the guards, they stand near table freshly lit lanterns on their hands, their mouths hanging open. The sight of giant centipede barreling towards them and switching appearance between insectoid and crate must be very unbelievable. They merely stare as you get carried past them outside.
CenTreepede runs out onto paved open area with no green in sight. There's a sturdy built horse cart loaded with boxes and couple of men unloading them. They at least react, though not very efficiently. They drop whatever boxes they were carrying and stumble away shouting from you and your ride. One of the boxes falls on one man's feets and he screams curses to his escaping partner.
This area is actually walled off from rest of the city and within walls is more large warehouses. The only exit is sturdy looking gate with double doors. The gate is halfway open outwards to freedom, but you can't tell whether it was being closed or opened. Right now doors are not moving which is good for you. While walls probably aren't problem for your mount, getting over them might by bumby ride. You direct it towards gate, hoping to get past before you are forced to take
alternative routes.
Lady luck is with you. Gate stays open and on otherside nothing is blocking your escape. Your mount takes tight right turn into open wide road. The road has low traffic for a capital of this size; only twenty horses pulling half as many carts along, now neighing in fear due your sudden and scary appearance.
As for your spell, the barrel ain't with you. You don't even know where it is in relation to you, distance nor direction. Nothing is getting revived.
Search the entire house for anything useful and any clues to moms whereabouts.
You find your mother's Die of Order. She never left anywhere without them, keeping them always close by. This fact together with still warm half finished snacks and the fact that magic didn't found her nearby can only mean one thing. The conclusion of this thought hurts your heart.
Magic switched your location with her.
While you are waffling here, she was left to deal with the men you just escaped from and forcefield prison you made. And you remember what she said about her next spell yesterday; malicious backslash expected. Mom wasn't type to carelessly cast those, so changes are good she still haven't used it.
This is bad. Very bad.
Rest a bit
Frankly resting ain't gonna help your case. Another burst of liquid gold vomit and rubies paints bright colors around your cave entrance. It leaves you feeling very nauseous and weak. Your legs shake and threaten to give up under you.
Your body was fucked up by magic, and only magic can restore it. Too bad it passionately hates your guts right now, both literally and figuratively.
Your minion watches your suffering indifferently. It doesn't care about you either.
Future Wild Magic (9): 2 1 2 5 6 6 3 3 2
Mind:
Knowledge of best investigator in the world
Skills of best investigator in the world
Basic spear training
Body:
Lung issues
Echantments:
Artifacts of power:
House:
Home?
Followers:
Other:
Legend of imperial investigator
Quest: Mage hunt
Future Wild Magic: 1 6 4 5 6 2 2 1 3 3
Body:
Dark green dragon
Liquid gold mine
Echantments:
Darkest shadow
Artifacts of power:
Mountain cave:
Near peak of brand new mountain
Entrance modeled as huge dragon skull
Painted with blood rubies and liquid gold
Followers:
White dragon
Other:
Rough opal
Rough emerald
Quest: Burn magic
Mining town of Lord Swellingham
Business partners
White dragon protector
CHAOS RECKONER ARRAY (8): 2 3 1 4 5 1 5 1
QUANTUM INTERACTION RECKONER ARRAY: 1 2
Body:
Mane
Echantments:
Magical video conference between Arken Frost, Samuel Marr and Soleus Arendar
Artifacts of power:
Eye of Forbidden Sight
Flying villa:
Expanded land
Controlled by magical orbs
Holographic command room
Fully shieded with forcefield
Protects from: physical forces, repel
Unsteady small elevating platform
Servants:
Huge bearded butler: Joshua Higgs
Young pervert butler: Brian Klein
Foul mouther maid: Noel Peck
Silent statue maid: MARIE CONLEY SIR
Followers:
Magical mail order wife: Anna
Damn perfect
Golden wedding ring
Nature of self
Steel golem: Tec.
Broken wings
Electrically charged
First Commandment: Protect Anna
Second Commandment: Keep some distance, you walking tazer.
Having serious issues
Damaged arms
??
Other:
Aspiring educator
Golden wedding ring
Memories stolen
Book: Excavation of Zaaerath
Quest: Destruction of memory thiefs
In presence of Order
Node connector crystal
Future Wild Magic (8): 2 1 1 2 3 2 1 1
Body:
Pulsing light on forehead
200 papercuts
Shredded clothes
Echantments:
Protection from Giant Orange Juice Barrel
Communicate with Giant Orange Juice Barrel
Reflect Spell
Artifacts of power:
8 Seeds of defiant life
Giant wooden centipede mount: CenTreepede
The house:
Comfortable
Three stories
Kitchen:
Bit burned
Obsidian weapon field
Wheat grows through floor planks
Popping
Broken miniature pirate boat
Papercut whirlwind
Front yard:
Sucking mudfield, charmed
Iron bed (torture device)
Wooden bone throne
Two green man blocks
Flying great white shark
Frenzy
Hurt
Flying giant squid
Bloody wounded
Followers:
Other:
Scale mail pants (appearance only)
Quest: Resurrection trees for capitals
Promise of storm
Artifacts of power:
Interactive worldmap ball
So damn heavy
"Doombox"
Controlled
Mark of Green Man
Traveling crapsack
Multilegged
Charmed
Echantments:
Illusion of long, broken crate
Other:
Grotesque statue of dead mage
Carved poem of "Wild Magic" on pedestal
One step ladder
Mapball holder log
"Wild Magic for Dummies" pamphlet
Long drinking straw: Blocked
Future Wild Magic (11): 4 1 6 6 5 4 6 6 5 6 4
Body:
Clothes: Burned
Bandaged: Burned too
Touch of Phoenix: Flaming red hair and eyes
Hairy
Echantments:
Magical video conference between Arken Frost, Samuel Marr and Soleus Arendar
Fire breath
Sparkly
Artifacts of power:
Whispering Staff of Earth (1d4+2)
5 Balanced spell scrolls
Calin's Shredder
Heartbane
Scroll of Teleporting [5]
Scroll of Summon Weapon [6]
Tent in Tenhe:
Ward of Ignorance
Ancient tower:
Teleporting
Something is missing
Reinforced impenetrable stone dome
Hidden gate
Grid of miniature suns
Simple boulder sentinel
Five simple golems
Siege engines
Silly face carriage
Ermonous animated granite statue of Samuel Marr.
Granite statue: This is a ermonous granite statue. All craftsmanship is of the highest quality. It's encrusted with diamond, ruby, quarz and gold. On the item is an image of Calin the Crime Lord. Calin is missing arm. Calin is crying. This artwork relates to thievery of Calin's Shredder and subseguent mutilation of Calin.
Mystery plant in iron and fire cage
Ward of Ignorance: Dome undetectable to Calin and those who associate with him
The Forest: Now Ashlands
Ashlands: Two huge broken stone arms
Ashlands: Forest gone
Ashlands: 9 treasure boxes
Ashlands: Brand new tree
Ashlands: Pond of flesh
Followers:
Other:
Lots of maps
Three empty paper sheets
Owner of Calin's severed arm
Book: Autobiography of The Most Glorious King Cotlal the First
Pair of sandstone cubes
Polished steel hauberk
Quest: Terraforming path
Future Wild Magic (7): 2 2 6 2 4 2 3
Body:
White dragonish scales
Echantments:
Magical video conference between Arken Frost, Samuel Marr and Soleus Arendar
Ageless
Immortal
Shapeshifter
Telepathy
Artifacts of power:
Staff of Generic Crafting [2d3]
Slippery scrying orb
In a loose fitting copper bowl
Personal teleportation bracelet
Grand Kinetic ring (3)
The Fortress:
Flying
Reconstructed many times
Skeletons in closet
Precision mining beam
Folds space at whim
Telepathy
Architecture is:
Impressive
Luxurious
Intelligent
Self-replenishing
Self-modifying
Overtly helpful
Throne room
Ornate skylight
Mage's workshop
Self-replenishing
Containment circle
Dispel array
Forge
Inhabitants: 20
New species
Not so polite
Personal teleportation bracelets
Monster army
Tied to fortress's power
Chrome shelled
Followers:
Laudata
Other:
Quest for godhood: In progress
Quest: World war
Small Favours
Glimpse of magic
Big pile of loaded dice
Other:
Damn hot
Firstborn of new species
Minor arachnophobia
Artifacts of power:
Personal teleportation bracelet
Kinetic ring
Echantments:
Shapeshifter
Strategic genius
Telepathy
Followers:
5 giant demon wolf golems
Army