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[WyrdByrd]

Turn a quarter of our Rouses into Heightened.

Also,

We have heard of the crystal ones, but not the spirit-keepers.

But first, we need more stone beasts. Maybe not exactly like this one, but now that we know it possible - even having an example to draw from - it should be trivial to grant this power to our other experiments.

+1

+1.

[King Zultan]

Turn a quarter of our Rouses into Heightened.

Also,

We have heard of the crystal ones, but not the spirit-keepers.

But first, we need more stone beasts. Maybe not exactly like this one, but now that we know it possible - even having an example to draw from - it should be trivial to grant this power to our other experiments.

+1

+1.

+1

[Urist Mc Dwarf]

I would appreciate some more consensus on what to do and what not to do.

[Maximum Spin]

I would appreciate some more consensus on what to do and what not to do.

Let me add my vote to "not doing the Banner thing" alongside NRDL, as well as going ahead and getting more beasts.

[WyrdByrd]

I would appreciate some more consensus on what to do and what not to do.

Let me add my vote to "not doing the Banner thing" alongside NRDL, as well as going ahead and getting more beasts.

I second this, and move that we turn at least a quarter of our rouses into Heightened. We need more supernatural and magical support, and  we've already seen good results so far.

[Urist Mc Dwarf]

That will be extremely costly in terms of power or sacrifice. You have a lot of rouses.

[Maximum Spin]

"at least a quarter" is way too many. I suggest the strongest, best 10% at most.

[helmacon]

What is the ratio of Rouse sacrifices needed to generate enough power to elevate a rouse? 1:2? 1:3?
Perform a quick experiment to figure that out.

[Weirdsound]

What is the ratio of Rouse sacrifices needed to generate enough power to elevate a rouse? 1:2? 1:3?
Perform a quick experiment to figure that out.

+1

[King Zultan]

What is the ratio of Rouse sacrifices needed to generate enough power to elevate a rouse? 1:2? 1:3?
Perform a quick experiment to figure that out.

+1

+1

[Urist Mc Dwarf]

You send Banner out once more, to find more about the empire to the south. War between equal powers is often a fertile situation for your kind, and you wish to know all you can about both sides as you engineer a conflict. That done, you decide to do some more work on your beasts, especially on the stone creature and your rouses.

The stone creature is difficult for you to understand, as it seems to operate on a very different set of rules than those you are used to, and probing its mind leads to a confusing whirlwind of thousands of voices which all flee from you in a chaotic, unpredictable way. You let the creature graze on the hills, and it seems content enough, but its gaze follows you in an eerily intelligent way.

You ignore that for now, as you have other things to learn. Specifically, how many rouses does it take to make a Heightened? After a long and entertaining series of trials, you find that while ordinarily, it takes ten rouses slowly and painfully killed to make one a Heightened, if you have rouses from the same colony kill each other it only takes five.

Damena and the Seductress come back, with no notable successes or failures coming from their expedition. Some seeds have been planted in the traders, but it is uncertain if they will sprout. They come from several different settlements, mostly outposts controlled by the Empire of the Crystal Throne. They mostly think well of the Empire, and there was little discontent.

Spoiler: Beleth (click to show/hide)

Current form: A mighty man with the head of a bison and vicious, bloody claws. 
Arms: 25 (Weapon)
Body: 20 (Weapon)
Mind: 25 (Weapon)
Magic: 25 (Weapon)

Other: Holding Bonebiter, the Bloody Maw. 

Spoiler: Champions (click to show/hide)

Samana
Arms: 4
Body: 3
Mind: 1.5
Magic: 0.5

Damena
Arms: 1
Body: 1
Mind: 4
Magic: 5.5

Banner
Arms: 2.5
Body: 4.5
Mind: 3
Magic: 0.5

Azen
Arms: 1
Body: 1
Mind: 3.5
Magic: 2.5

Spoiler: Followers, slaves, servants (click to show/hide)

94 followers
64 slaves
74 servants( 5 Leplenas, 1 Burnwolf, 4 Rockcrushers, 1 Elephanea, 5 Mole-creatures, 2 Heightned(mages), 2 Heightned(warrior)
1 Seductress
1 Crow Spirit and 1000 crows
1 Alpha Rouse Spirit ad 9900 rouses

Scythes of Beleth
95 cultists
43 power (5 for totems, 18 for worship, 10 for weapons, 5 for mining)
6.5 resources (+1 per week)
Led by Samana and Damena.

Spoiler: Holdings (click to show/hide)

The Shade Bastion
Population: 156
Copper mines, watchstalk fields
Defenses: Barricades, terrain, fields of watchstalks
Other: Magical hoop, strangely resistant to corruption. It’s defenses are gone and you can warp its magic as you will.

[WyrdByrd]

Is that rouse ratio proportionate  to the amount of power we spent?  If so, we could probably turn a few hundred into Heightened.

[helmacon]

Is that rouse ratio proportionate  to the amount of power we spent?  If so, we could probably turn a few hundred into Heightened.

I don't know if we *want* a few hundred. Despite their name, they are barely demons. Just imps really.

Maybe a dozen or so heightened, but then let's try doing the same thing with one of our Leplenas, or even a human slave. Maybe we can get some quality demons out here.

[King Zultan]

Is that rouse ratio proportionate  to the amount of power we spent?  If so, we could probably turn a few hundred into Heightened.

I don't know if we *want* a few hundred. Despite their name, they are barely demons. Just imps really.

Maybe a dozen or so heightened, but then let's try doing the same thing with one of our Leplenas, or even a human slave. Maybe we can get some quality demons out here.

+1

[WyrdByrd]

Is that rouse ratio proportionate  to the amount of power we spent?  If so, we could probably turn a few hundred into Heightened.

I don't know if we *want* a few hundred. Despite their name, they are barely demons. Just imps really.

Maybe a dozen or so heightened, but then let's try doing the same thing with one of our Leplenas, or even a human slave. Maybe we can get some quality demons out here.

It sounds like a good idea, but we've only got 5 Leplenas.  Even with our  new mutation skills, we don't exactly have the resources  to test them  out en-masse.  I'm  going to put out a +1 for corrupting some  human slaves.