Turn 1 : Year 0 of the Zethean Calendar ~First Trimester~
The nocturnal breeze was fresh, and only the song of the mountain wind disturbed the followers of Radeus the King.
Endovar silently listened to everyone's wishes, and noted them on a large notepad.
Endovar was a strange humanoid crossbreed between an insect and an octopus.
He stood tall and upright as a pillar. Bearing a midnight-black cloak to cover his deep sea blue chitinous exoskeleton, his overall appearance was slender.
His octopus-shaped head sported many small pale blue dots as eyes. He had no mandibles, instead having a dozen tentacles around the mouth portion of his face. All these gracefully moving appendages were covered in the same chitin as the rest of his body.
To further attest his insectile origins, he bore two pairs of neatly folded wings.
Despite all of this, his hands were rather normal, sporting four digits.
When everyone finished stating their actions, he nodded and took the parole.
"I shall report your decisions to his majesty Radeus. I do not object any of what you said, and as such, you are allowed to depart as soon as now.
May the glory shine upon your actions."And with that, the monstrous comrades of the King each left in a different direction...
Karc the Chained Wolffolk Alpha
Looking over the map of the kingdom Krac said
Well shall we split up and cover more ground or stick togther and work one area at a time.
Plan a recruitment journey to the Forest along with reading any info we have about the monster/humans living there
Before you left,
Endovar shared with you the information about the inhabitants of the Forests of Ylmeria.
"The forests of Ylmeria are known for their wide variety of monstrous lifeforms, with Beast-type and Plant-type monsters are the most frequently encountered there. The region will qualify as "Forests of Ylmeria" is actually so vast recording all the different species of its inhabitants is next to impossible as of now.
And of course, no Human nor Elves nor Racles live within Zethe's borders. We specifically chose this unexplored land, so that we may avoid the eye of the great powers of this world. At least for a time..."Thanking him, you left for the Forests, while Bloops the Entropic Slime left for a different portion of the Forests.
Long Term Actions :
-Recruit
-Gather some Informations - I - Information Gathering : [1]
Before reaching the forests, you inquired for any information with some citizens of Zethe. Unfortunately, all the monsters you spoke too came from different regions, and none of them knew much about them.
Worse, they only heard bizarre rumors and stories, confusing you even more about the Forest of Ylmeria.
Eventually your arrived to your destination.
The Forests of Ylmeria. Untouched by the hand of the chosen people, left pristine and uncorrupted. These forests expanded on such a wide territory that overlooking them gave the impression of looking at a sea of verdure, as even they seemed to expand beyond the horizon.
Naturally, these lands were unstable mainly due to the immense variety of creatures and a lack of natural borders.
But because of your lack of knowledge about these lands, you got lost pretty fast and had a really hard time navigating through the sea of trees. But through your rather random journey, you still met many monsters.
Spreading the great new of the risen King, and displaying your incredible Strength, you managed to convince and acquire followers. Many of them were simple monsters moved by the ideal of the King, some were loners or outcasts looking for a leader.
Peculiar individual roll : [1]
There was no special individual among those you met.
Predominantly Beast-type monsters.
Size : 20
Average Combat Rating : 4
Morale : Decent
Loyalty : Good
Distinguishing Features :
- Beast-type
- Forest-subtype
- III - Unexpected Event : [5]
A month after you started your journey, you came across the territory of a strong group of Beast-type monsters. Giant lions with bristling colored manes of various and beautiful hues. They all had a different mark on their forehead.
One particularly imposing one walked to meet you.
"Trespassers. Are you our enemies or our allies ? I heard of the King who have made the fortress of the mountain his, I reckon you are one of his tenants ? What do you want ?"He had the charismatic and strong look of a leader.
Azarian the Throughtbeast
Azarian would attempt to gain Intel about the monsters of the plains. What kind are they, primarily?
He would also set out to unify them.
Not intending to rush recklessly for this expedition, you decided to take some time to gather intelligence about the inhabitants of the Plains of Wenat.
Long Term Actions :
-Gather Intelligence
-Unify Plains of Wenat - I - Gather Intelligence : [6]
Patiently meeting with the various residents of Tartarus, you gathered all the informations you could about the monsters of the plains.
Analyzing and crossing concordant informations, you managed to establish a decent pool of knowledge about the plains.
In the plains lived Beast-type monsters, the great majority lived in pack, some into huge herds. All monsters of the plains were nomadic in nature, though that was not very surprising. The strongest monsters of the plains were said to be the Bartoros.
Huge mammalian creatures with plated skin so hard only the hardest fangs could pierce them. They had sharp and hard tusks and horns, and a trunk not unlike those of the elephants.
Furthermore they had a telepathic bond and the ability to enter some sort of "rage mode" or "armor mode", enhancing their physical capacities.
Plains were also the hunting grounds of many Flying monsters, among them some Dragon-type monsters.
Dragons of the plains could be divided into two groups : the Celestial-subtype, who permanently lived in the sky, and Hybrid-subtype who lived on land but could fly. Though rumors of Terrestrial-subtype Dragons in the plains were not unheard of.
You also noted that these dragons were not among the strongest of monsters. They were dangerous, but not moving disasters.
What you could gather mainly was that the various monstrous groups were very wary of species outside of their owns. As nomads since countless generations, they believe the land belongs to no one.
You gathered a lot of other useful informations, which made you more than ready.
With that knowledge in mind, you prepared to leave for the plains of Wenat.
Until you realized you took your time too much during your investigation : nearly a month had passed, and you were still in Tartarus !
- II - Unexpected Event : [6]
Along your search for information, you met and caught the eye of a strange monster. A moving mass of stones, floating like a cloud.
At the center of the cloud, there was an orb bustling with magic energy.
The orb, the true body of the creature greeted you :
"Aren't you a servant of his highness too ? I am Temet, a magic researcher of Zethe. Well, we don't have a proper magic studies department or anything, but this is the future plan of his majesty."The cloud seemed to move around in a slightly suspicious way, as if the orb was trying to make sure no one was spying on him.
"I... need some subjects for some top-secret experiments. Subjects with a high magical power. If you have some volunteers not afraid of testing the limit of their potential, call me huh ? It may open ways of strengthening our forces...
...or not."Temet, "magic researcher" met.
Bloops the Entropic Slime
Bloops blurbled, then formed his body to somewhat resemble a tree. With that, he formed himself into something akin to a ball, and rolled out of sight.
Bloops goes to the Forests of Ylmeria and seeks amorphous, slimy beings like himself to recruit.
Long Term Actions :
-Recruit slimy beings in the Forests of Ylmeria
Heading for the Forests of Ylmeria without wasting a second, you hoped to find many slimy bros...
You spent many weeks searching for potential subordinates in different areas of the forest where you heard lived slimes.
Your search for slimes ended up being not as effective as you hoped for, you managed to form a small group of slimy followers with the power of words and the ideals of Zethe. There were some recruitments you missed because of your... not very imposing stature.
Even for slimes, a physically strong leader tends to gather more attention.
Peculiar Individual : [2]Your group of slime had pretty much nothing special. You only managed to recruit regular slimes after all.
Your troop was still quite colorful and varied though, slimes coming in many shapes.
Only Slimes.
Size: 10
Average Combat Rating: 2
Morale : Decent
Loyalty : Decent
Distinguishing Features :
-Amorphous, Slimes
-Forest-subtype
- II - Unexpected Event : [5]
In a deep and dark place of the forest, you came across a zone of the woods infested with webs. Unsurprisingly, you were met by a species of arachnid-like monsters wearing the skulls and bones of their preys to further protect their bodies.
They seemed intrigued by your presence, not really interested in eating slimes and curious about why you would travel so far.
"Slimes... You are lucky we do not eat your kin, lest we would have ambushed and killed you. Leave our forest. Or maybe... are you related with Zethe ?"
Eversor the Death Lord -Animated Armor-
Eversor will first attempt to recruit a troop of monsters in Tartarus and its surroundings, preferably animated armors, while heading towards the Plains of Wenat.
As the other monsters left, you decided to stay a little bit more in Tartarus to look for potential recruits, with a preference for your kin.
You noticed Azarian decided to hang around Tartarus too, instead of leaving quickly for foreign lands.
Long Term Actions :
-Recruit in Tartarus preferably animated armors
-Head for the Plains of Wenat
You knew that when the King made Tartarus his, there were already monsters living in. The majority of them joined him, while the few that opposed him were crushed.
You vividly remember cutting down some of them with your trusted sword.
Among those that joined the ranks of Zethe, were a whole group of Animated Armor-type monsters. Forsaken souls bound to armors belonging to the Era of the gods, they laid in the fortress of Tartarus for eons, slumbering.
You approached them and told them of your mission. They all didn't hesitate a second to join you, as they waited eagerly for the day the kingdom would need them.
Only Animated Armors
Size : 15
Average Combat Rating : 16
Morale : Great
Loyalty : Unwavering
Distinguishing Features :
- Animated Armors
- Great Weapon Skills
- Individual Powers
Among them were two peculiar individuals. Twin armors wielding sister blades, said to have once belonged to a single and unparalleled blade, which was broken because of its power. Those were only legends of course.
Their armors were as strange as the others, having patterns belonging to another time, and made of a metal none could understand. They also each had only one arm, but their one-handed swordsmanship was the best of their kind.
Name: Esl
Species: Forsaken Animated Armor
Combat Rating : 25
Species Traits :
- Animated Armor
- Great Weapon Skill
- Wield an artifact sword
Special Skills :
- Merge with Arp
- Solar Slash
Name: Arp
Species: Forsaken Animated Armor
Combat Rating : 25
Species Traits :
- Animated Armor
- Great Weapon Skill
- Wield an artifact sword
Special Skills :
- Merge with Esl
- Lunar Slash
- II - For the Plains of Wenat : [6]
Afterward you headed for the Plains of Wenat. You admired this vast expanse of land for a moment, reminded of scenes of immense battles fought on such plains.
The first group of monsters you encountered upon arriving here a medium-sized herd of impressive mammalians creatures.
Sporting many horns and tusks on their head, they even had a crest shaped like a shield protecting their bodies. Their muscular and naturally armored bodies were a testament of their strength.
Upon seeing you, one of the largest and eldest one approached you. His left tusk was broken, and he bore many scars.
"I am known as Hanor the Blood Horn. You and your armored companions are in the way of my herd, leave."
Ogg Goreth Junger the Oogr -Magi-
Ogg wandered off to Recruit Oogrs, and anything else he Encountered.
Long Term Actions :
-Recruit Oogrs specifically, plus anything else
Ogg left off, seeking for Oogrs...
Unfortunately for him, Tartarus and its surroundings were far, very far from his birthplace. And no other Oogrs were known to live close to Tartarus, or even in Zethe for that matter...
But Ogg didn't want to surrender, and spent more than a whole month looking for his kin, to no avail.
He scoured the land, meticulously asking for any Oogr's whereabouts.
At first he managed to recruit some monsters, but because of his non-existent leadership, he had difficulties holding the cohesion of his group... until they left. In the end he returned at the starting point of his search.
Only one stayed him, a lone Red Troll in the same case as Ogg. Having joined the ranks of Zethe, he was now far from his people.
He didn't care much, but emphasized with Ogg's loneliness and didn't care if he was a good leader or not.
A single Red Troll
Size : 1
Average Combat Rating : 3
Morale : Good
Loyalty : Decent
Distinguishing Features :
- A Troll
- II - Unexpected Event : [4]
He ended up wandering not too far from the surroundings of the Forests of Ylmeria. There, he met an outcast from some large and primitive humanoid species, similarly to Trolls, Ogres and the like.
"I HEAR OF ZETHE. I SAY CLAN JOIN ZETHE. THEY NO WANT. I FLEE."From what he said, you understand that his clan refused to join Zethe and that he fled.
World Status
"Bring all monsters of Zethe under our banner.
And if you can't, crush them according to the law of the strong."
Tartarus : Controlled and Pacified
Tartarus Surroundings : Controlled and Pacified
Forests of Ylmeria : Uncontrolled and Rebellious
> inhabitants : predominantly Beast-type, Insect-type and Plant-type monsters
Forests of Ylmeria Surroundings : Uncontrolled and Rebellious
> inhabitants : predominantly Beast-type, Insect-type and Plant-type monsters
Plains of Wenat : Uncontrolled and Rebellious
> inhabitants : predominantly Beast-type, some Dragon-type and Flying monsters
> dominant powers : Bartoros
Plains of Wenat Surroundings : Uncontrolled and Rebellious
> inhabitants : predominantly Beast-type, some Dragon-type and Flying monsters
> dominant powers : Bartoros
Mountains of Orotar : Uncontrolled and Rebellious
Mountains of Orotar Surroundings : Uncontrolled and Rebellious
Frontier of Zethe : Uncontrolled and Rebellious
Shore of Zethe : Uncontrolled and Rebellious
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Topic: Rise of the Monstrous Kingdom (6/6) - IC - Year 0, Trimester 3 (Read 27241 times)