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Spoiler: Player Entities (click to show/hide)

Shattered Statue/Demonic Spoon
Form: Demon
PHYS: CP: 2 DP: 4 SP: 8 PS: 4 AS: 3
SPIR: INF: 0 EGO: 1 SS: 1 W: 3
MYTHS:
Myth of Senicide (Minor. Feared by Elephants)

Fu/Tricmagic
Form: Demon
PHYS: CP: 2 DP: 4 SP: 8 PS: 4 AS: 3
SPIR: INF: 0 EGO: 1 SS: 1 W: 3

Basderieen/Crazyabe
Form: Demon
PHYS: CP: 2 DP: 4 SP: 8 PS: 4 AS: 3
SPIR: INF: 0 EGO: 1 SS: 1 W: 3
MYTHS:


Metalhand/Glass
Form: Guardian
PHYS: CP: 3 DP:2 SP: 0 PS: 8 AS: 3
SPIR: INF: 0 EGO: 3 SS: 3 W:5
MYTHS:
Myth of the Maker-Spirit and the Crying-Stone (Minor. Known as a benevolent craft spirit. Expected to aid in crafting)

Shelldon/darkwarlock3
Form: demon
PHYS: CP:2  DP:4  SP:8  PS:4  AS:3
SPIR: INF:0 EGO:1  SS:1  W:3
MYTHS:

Myth of the Giant Crab that will Kill Us All If We Don't Worship It (Minor. Feared by Bog Pygmies)

Worship: 1DP [Bog Pygmies]

Du-Ur/Nakeen
Form: demon
PHYS: CP: 2 DP: 4 SP: 8 PS: 4 AS: 3
SPIR: INF: 0 EGO: 1 SS: 1 W: 3
MYTHS:
Myth of Earthshaking (Minor. Associated with earthquakes and water.)


Midan/isospin
Form: Guardian
PHYS: CP: 3 DP:2 SP: 0 PS: 8 AS: 3
SPIR: INF: 0 EGO: 3 SS: 3 W:5
MYTHS:


Worship: 1CP [Mountain Whales]

Kakkabum/KJP
Form: Guardian
PHYS: CP: 3 DP: 2 SP: 0 PS: 8 AS: 3
SPIR: INF: 0 EGO: 3 SS: 3 W: 5
MYTHS:


Tala/tiruin
Form: Guardian
PHYS: CP: 3 DP: 2 SP: 0 PS: 8 AS: 3
SPIR: INF: 0 EGO: 3 SS: 3 W: 5
MYTHS:
Myth of the Teacher (Minor. Associated with teaching and weapons.)


Worship: 1CP [River Humans]

Vulpes Grandes/Happy Demon
Form: Guardian
PHYS: CP: 3 DP: 2 SP: 0 PS: 8 AS: 3
SPIR: INF: 0 EGO: 3 SS: 3 W: 5
MYTHS:


Sarkyran/taricus
PHYS: CP: 3 DP:2 SP: 0 PS: 8 AS: 3
SPIR: INF: 0 EGO: 3 SS: 3 W:5
MYTHS:
Myth of the Flint Spirit and the Flint-Truce (Minor. Associated with flint and peace.)


Worship: 1CP [River Humans]

Guar/Roboson
Form: Guardian
PHYS: CP: 3 DP:2 SP: 0 PS: 8 AS: 3
SPIR: INF: 0 EGO: 3 SS: 3 W:5
MYTHS:


BLOOD Essence: 3

[micelus]

A Message from Kat-e

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Blood Essence and You

Essence can be converted 1:1 to either DP or CP.

Due to the unpredictable nature of blood sacrifice, the exact amount of essence derived from bloody sacrifice can differ between turns. Usually, a high quantity of blood will offer a lot great deal of essence. However, blood spilled from highly intelligent creatures also offer a great deal of essence See what kind of blood sacrifice works for you!

[Demonic Spoon]

The Shattered Statue awoke and viewed what had passed in his slumber with great discontent vibrating through his fragments.

Action 1: The Humans of this land have forsaken their oaths of service and worship. Begin turning their population into stone until they either sacrifice a tenth of their population as offerings to me and worship me with sufficient fervency, or they are all stone. [4 DP]

"Oath-breakers! I offered you the hand of peace and prosperity, yet you chose the mace, or possibly sabre or maybe flail of wrath! I shall only be contented by blood!"

Action 2: Create the Eye-Lens of Finding [1 CP]

Action 3: Track down the elephant deserters, possibly consulting human myths of which direction they fled into if they seem reliable (and any local humans yet breathe). Once more wrestle them into submission and demand blood sacrifice. If any of the original humans survived my petrification, lead them back to serve them, otherwise settle down wherever the elephants are.

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Accoutrements (for accoutrements creation, PLEASE USE THIS SHEET. OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE BEATEN WITH THE HOLY BEATSTICK OF CHAOS)
Name: Eye-lens of finding
Appearance: A lens of ruby, framed with elephant ivory
Purpose: Allows the wearer to more easily find groups or individuals they are searching for

[Maximum Spin]

And Midan had said, Lo, these whales are too big! And Midan had used 2DP to shrink the whales to a more manageable size so they don't eat as much food, though not so much that they will not still be fierce warriors.

Then Midan had taken a long shank of metal drawn from the earth itself, and heated it cherry-red in his forge, and twisted it into a frightful shape, with the face of a whale at one end surrounded by many blades each fashioned for a different purpose in working the earth. This he had given to his beloved, that the followers of the Midan may wax bountiful.
Creating an average Accoutrement, 3CP.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Pillager of the Earth, Bounty of the Peoples
Appearance: A bizarre tool of unidentifiable metal, looking like something that might have resulted if the Swiss Army had gotten into the agriculture business. It is shovel and hoe and mattock and rake and dibber and sickle and many more all at once, as well as axe and pick for versatility.
Purpose: Grants its holder mastery over earth, at least as much mastery as an Average-tier accoutrement can afford. Effectively multiplies production of agriculture, woodcutting, and mining. Any part of it could in principle be copied to make a regular tool, though without a magic bonus.

And then the Midan had looked upon the humans and the elephants, seeing that they were not ready to join fully into a single tribe. And Midan had developed a long-term plan for this goal already, but, for now, he had seen fit simply to appear before them and say, I am the Speaker and the Spoken, and you shall give worship unto me; and you shall join the mountain whales and aid them, for you and they are all my peoples; and you shall freely give your daughters to the Fire-marked that the union of the peoples of Midan may draw closer. Therefore I set this duty upon you, that you shall make sacrifices to me, for there shall come a time in the future when I shall return to demand even more of you. This is the way of righteousness.
Talking to people!

And when Midan had seen that the people listened, Midan slept. But not before taking a moment to ingress on the recommendation of his Helper.

[TricMagic]

Fu, awakening from her slumber, sees what has occured.

"Hehe, guess they did rather well..."

Speak with Gemegishkirihallat Spirit-Speaker, the Witch of the Stones, and her disciples.

"Humans, right? I am Fu, the Sprite of Wind in these lands. I see you have done well for yourselves when the gifts I left behind."

"I am a Creator, though I admit I lack the Power to bring an Eternal Wind to these lands. As such, I can offer but 1 gift this time, as I speak with you, before once more returning to slumber."

"As the One who wields the Staff of Deduction, I ask you Gemegishkirihallat Spirit-Speeker, you who have held it since childhood, who found and is gathering others together, teaching them, what would you ask of me. If it is within my powers of creation, I shall do so. So long as you yourselves fulfill my own request."

[Happy Demon]

[Vulpes Grande, God of Civilization]

Vulpes Grande is discomforted by the lack of new arrivals. But that is all the more reason to keep growing. Is the attraction insufficient?
Followers are required, so they can give Vulpes Grande shelter from the sun and the sand. It does chafe them so.

"Come to me, Vulpes Grande commands it. There is water here, you only need dig."
Vulpes Grande communes through The Plane Spiritual. Seeking to attract potential followers or prey.
People will dream of walking dry sands in the midst of the desert, their mouth dry, the sun scorching. They will then feel soil under their feet, look down, and see the land Vulpes Grande nourished. Lizards move around the shrubs and the  other plants. They shall dig, and the more they do, the moister the soil. Until they can drink some of the water beneath.
They will lie down, but the sun is no longer scorching. They will look up, and see a red statue, Vulpes Grande, providing them shade. And Vulpes Grande speaks to them.
"I am Vulpes Grande, and I this is what I offer. My creation in this desert."

Vulpes Grande, now having sent his message, decides to do two things.
"Creation and destruction, both overflowing, but not useful yet. Conserve."
With two actions, and using the 3 Powers of Creation and 2 Powers of Destruction in his body, in addition to the Power of Destruction inside the Sinister Digitus, creates a pair of Average Accoutrements.

Spoiler: Sinister Manus & Dexter Manus (click to show/hide)

Name: Sinister Manus, the Scepter of Destruction.
Appearance: An obsidian scepter, with a pattern of fire along it's sides, and a carving of a city ablaze. Inside the city, is a statue, the statue of Vulpes Grande. The only survivor. The head of the scepter has the head of a Serval.
Purpose: The Sinister Manus can contain three Powers of Destruction.

Name: Dexter Manus, the Scepter of Creation.
Appearance: An ivory scepter, with a pattern of plants along it's sides, and a carving of a desert sprouting plants. Inside the desert, is a statue, the statue of Vulpes Grande. The originator of life. The head of the scepter has the head of a Lizard.
Purpose: The Dexter Manus can contain three Powers of Creation.

The Sinister Digitus is grasped by Vulpes Grande's tail, while the Sinister Manus goes in their left hand, and the Dexter Manus goes in their right.
Having exhausted both his powers and his actions, Vulpes Grande descends into slumber once more. No powers left to store in his new Accoutrements.

Edit: Ingress failed.
"Tch, problematic. I desire more. I demand more."
Vulpes Grande, having failed their attempt to access the Plane Spiritual. Will instead look for potential followers outside the hex.
They just gaze out. They look for anything on two legs or which is a fox. Foxes are always useful. Especially Fennec Foxes.
But alas, because their powers are drained, they can only watch.

[Tiruin]

It was a long while, and in this time Tala felt much greater understanding of those around her and those with her. She spoke to her Champion once more, and apologized for not having done so earlier. Communication was...different, for the Gods--she could speak with animals, just as much as she could speak with them. But for this, she needed their aid.

1st action: Talk! Teach COOKING!
Tala gathered and talked to the cows, with her champion and her people, and the Riverpeople, making a pact between them that focuses on conciliation! She also talks to her champion to reform the orders given ...(because I wrote them while being stressed after a week of nonstop work, I'm sorry for bringing my stress into a destressing game, your work is very good and I'd hate to sour it with myself)

And she teaches better use of the spears, not just in war (to correctly use them for reach and to support), but also to help cook! Spears to carry greater weights than left alone (I did mention staffs but I guess they took a step forward into weapons! ._.) which should be called staffs.

She begins by addressing the River people.

talk with champion goes like the following, and more on me expounding my goals for the world and my introspection on my lacking presence...and how important it is to understand and innovate. Oh also because there's a ton of overpopulation, sacrifice to me helps.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

"I realize I have spoken with ideas far beyond understanding of others--and I am sorry. I have chosen you without communication that you consider within your choice, and without further contact with your people, and I am sorry. But I am an old Goddess, and my ways are not your ways, but we both possess the freedom to understand each other. I am sorry--and to know this is to know that mistakes can happen before choice is given. And you all are those I respect and will guide."

She spoke this before all the Riverpeople of her own.
{Reform orders}
1 - Consider and listen to Tala's words and ideas; I expect full trust, and I give trust in full--but remember that my orders change to the situation, they are not to the letter but to the spirit of the idea
2 - Please safeguard sapience: Advance them for progressive, gradual learning; focus whom you can under me and I will do my best in giving protection and guidance
3 - Tend to the animals under you, and teach your skills to others, to act and create a peaceful culture; Teaching and learning is the cornerstone of peace
4 - For sacrifice: bring any sentient beyond possible care to me, and sacrifice them in my acknowledgement after informing them of their fate (and why); sacrifice what overpopulating animals under you that you can (in my area) to stabilize their population in my name
5 - Prepare me information--you have the duty and freedom of collating information, and I will give back in turn for us to share
6 - Understanding and knowledge create the foundations of surviving in life--with communication brings knowledge, and with danger brings caution--never let fear become control, because you will not be alone: live with a critical mind, and with foresight rather than impulse; focus on the skills and potential of communications, for they bring strength of spirit and awareness of mind, and are as good as any weapon

Talk with cows goes somewhat goes like...

Spoiler: Pact pact pact! (click to show/hide)

"Why should the humans be so favoured amongst all, where when they attack other animals as well?"

"They are sapient, meaning that they have far more duties and responsibilities--they act on impulse, if they are harmed then they will harm back, because they are unlearned and do not see their potential. 'We have no cause to make peace with the Big-Teeth. They have always attacked and killed us. Our best and finest are murdered.' you may say, and the same cycle will repeat until both are eaten. Instead both of you can live together in peace and prosper together."

"I shall make a pact between you both, that you need not kill each other. There is a being called hunger, and it dwells in all of you--for everything has a spirit, and everything has a soul--this one helps drive life and survival, at an exchange for other life; trust Diwata for she has seen this herself, and she can teach you all; listen to her, for I have shown her these as truth. I have given her vision of these lands--and in these lands, you are all safe, and rich to survive. Little heeded her call. This is a warning, because you will only repeat what you do without learning. And move on in seeking to satisfy only hunger.

"There are others here beyond my domain. Death of the lands, things you do not have here that help hunger grow, and biting things that eat only you, and little else. To understand this cycle is to understand life. Hence why you must grow from this. Even within my domain, there are those who bite and eat both of you. These humans, they can and shall protect you marshcows from worse, and give you shelter that you may live a peaceful and hearty life--for while you eat them now, they will learn and grow further than any present. I encourage you to help each other, that any exchange will be known and understood. If there is any of you to be eaten, it will be to protect the population from overgrowth. A little blood lost is nothing when there is life to be given.

"You must both learn that each of you have favour in our own forms! You can do things others cannot--the humans, while they wield such implements (given by me), they can not achieve the strength of your will or the power of your bones. You need each other to survive and thrive!

"But my words shall not only be words! I shall grant you truth to live on and feast! That you may not just depend on each other, but on your respect of the lands and their bounties! Of the waters and their treasures! I shall give you food that you can all eat, that you can also feed the biting ones, that they do not feast on you! I am provider and protector; I shall teach and reconcile these feuds. Know the humans-with long-claws, for these will stop any biter from feasting on them!" [Cue action 2]

Summary: Leave a pact for consideration, and humility through herself to the humans. Also hopefully that they don't have to kill each other now and protect each other. Also, teach cooking (basically the whole spiel of unity? Yeah, satisfy foods, which includes using their tools they make from stone or what tools they can use from stone).

. . .
2nd action: Create Fantastical Creatures on this hex (4 CP)

Spoiler: Lightroot (click to show/hide)

Name: Lightroot
Description: In its adult state, appearing like a bean-pod-plant that is both soft and fibrous, and yet very adaptable, the Lightroot can house plants of various origins within it, able to germinate seeds and giving non-magical conditions appropriate to the plant (unless the plant by itself is magical), able to feed both herbivore and carnivore while being resilient and durable in various climates, from cold to hot environments (although growth is slowed, the Lightroot can in itself live in such conditions if cultured and taken care of properly). It produces far more nutrients than needed, and is technically non-invasive due to being both independent and mutual in its relations with biological organisms--as shown by its bioluminescent and fragrant nature, copying the fragrance of the plants grown within them (to ward against pest insects or protect itself), while its bioluminescence provides signalling between lightroots to bond and grow with each other alongside being a form of messaging.  It is a very empathic species, and grows better in environments of peace given its creator's essence within it. It can be cooked by itself or with the produce of plants within it to act as rations or long-voyage food sources, even in its raw form. Lightroots are said to grow best when in the company of sapience, as compared to growth in the wilderness.

Appearance: Lightroot appears to be a succulent tuber, or a tube-like plant,  with or without roots (the fine magical eye would distinguish very minuscule 'hairs' growing on its surface, which act as its source of locomotion), able to subsist in humid to arid environments with differing textures depending on the climate and atmosphere; it can survive submerged underwater and can thrive in river environments, but bundles up and floats much like underwater kelp or seaweed rooted to the depths or floating midwater--it can not thrive in deep waters and merely requires air to produce for itself, with or without sunlight (given the many different colorations that are continuous to the biome it grows in). Lightroots react in a symbiotic relationship towards sapients, and are capable of very minor yet concise communications with those around them, producing the satiating need of the sapient if both would spend a long time around each other. Small pores or water sacs were used as evidence that they could even become a source of potable water rather than satiation, as different forms of lightroot exist--and different varieties can be found relying on each other in extreme cases in order to survive.

Traits:

Tala notifies everyone present, to the best of her and her champion's ability, about the new abundance of this new life, how to handle it, how to take care of it, how to cultivate it, and how to preserve food and other plantlife within it, and that it is she who caused such material. So long as the humans, or even further sapients give proper reverence to her, to the lands (and waters), and the pursuit of understanding and bettering life, they may take from these--and may even live for short periods in environments that would surely bring death by hunger, but if they become greedy and turn their thoughts to desire and short-sighted ideas, these shall wither and die (or overcome them, it's the same case either way). May it be a symbol of peace.

Ingress!

3rd action: TBD.
Tala noticed that there was much to be taught, and many people that needed knowledge before she presumed her end--she did not remember herself before a few decades ago, but she knew it was from something.

[crazyabe]

I wander about the deserts near my oasis, gathering_beating humans_{into submission} once I've gathered a good group, I begin to change them, I call upon my powers of creation and destruction to change them- and change they do as they feel their bodys break apart at the lowest level and reassemble itself in a new way- when its finished they know they are not human anymore- even more so when I refer to them as "The Basdreenin".
Next I Enforce a tradition upon them where they "symbolically" offer the blood of the things they hunt to me.
Finally I bequeath some of my knowledge of Weapons to them, this includes the crafting of simple weapons- but lingers far more upon the usage of these things.
Afterwords I stumble off to the middle of my Oasis, wrestling a few of the local crocodiles when they get in my way before settling down to sleep upon the bottom of it.

Code: (Life, Basdreenin(converted race)) [Select]

Name: Basdreenin
Appearance: Humanoid, with four arms and blue skin.  Their teeth are sharp and pointed.  their bodies are hairless.  They have a blind third eye in the center of their forehead.
Traits: +Multi_armed +Muscle_density -Hairless -Strict_Carnivorous


[Glass]

1. Infuse a Subsoul into a local bird - an eagle specifically - named Stoneye. It will be a scout for me.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Stoneye
Appearance: A large eagle with rune-engraved pebbles as its eyes (the runes glow prismatically), and its left wing, like Metalhand’s left arm, is formed of an engraved twisting combination of metal and stone.
PHYS: PS: 3 AS: 0
SPIR: EGO:0 SS:0 W:0
Myths: N/A
Initiative: High
Orders: (in order of importance)
1. Keep yourself alive to return to me every time I awaken
2. Scout the surrounding area and remember the area to relay the information to me
3. Keep memory of me alive among the mortals while I slumber
Traits: Exceptionally keen eyesight
Good dodging ability against projectiles
Photographic memory
Can communicate with humans
Immortal

2. Then, Metalhand made the Tools of the Apprentice, to be granted to a mortal in the nearby area.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Tools of the Apprentice
Appearance: There is the same collection of tools as in the Maker’s Tools, but they have granite handles and steel heads. Each one has a small rivulet on it.
Purpose: Any mortal using these Tools will not find craftsmanship easier for them, but will rather find they are better able to learn to do it properly. Additionally, the bearer(s) are more able to think of things to create. Finally, the rivulets carry small amounts of blood from the user(s), disappearing when it reaches the steel; this blood is imbued into the crafted items, and acts as a sacrifice to Metalhand. The user(s) never feel anything worse than a brief and slight prick, and the Tools never take enough blood to affect the day-to-day lives of the user(s).

3. Metalhand then, once again, awaits the arrival of humans, such that he may speak with them.

[darkwarlock3]

Action 1:talk to the pygmies your offerings have pleased me, i have decide to give one of you my blessing and turn you into a great guardian of your people, so choose who is most worthy among you all...
action 2: i turn the chosen pygmy into an champion using 3 CP

Spoiler: mr.snappy (click to show/hide)

Name: "insert what ever name the tribe named him" The Right Claw
Appearance: looks like one of the pygmies that offer things to Shelldon, but has a crab tattoo that goes across their body
Personality [optional]: "what ever you feel like putting here"
PHYS: PS:2  AS: 1
SPIR: EGO:0  SS:0  W: 3
Myths: N/A
Initiative: very high
Orders: protect your tribe, ensure Shelldon is still being worshiped, sacrifice your tribes enemies in Shelldon's name, protect crab life
Traits: high speed adaptation, regeneration, shell armor, immortal(only to age and time), all descendants have crab based mutations   

action 3: i create an Accoutrement using 3 dp and wear it

Spoiler: the Claw (click to show/hide)

Name: The right claw of crushing
Appearance: its shape changes to fit the user, its always covers the whole right arm of the user, its orange colored with a giant Crab pincer that replaces what the gauntlet would be 
Purpose: add 3 to PS

[Nakéen]

Du-Ur was greatly pleased by the sight of man-made doors. While the works were primitive and lacking in finesse, it was a sign of his rightful recognition by mortals.

"LET US GO POSTHASTE! THERE IS MUCH TO BE DONE. BUT FIRST, YOU VILE MOUNTAIN WHO DARED RESIST DU-UR... BECOME A TESTAMENT OF WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE WHO OPPOSE DU-UR!!!"

Spoiler: Scratch that! Du-Ur changed in his mind! (click to show/hide)

1. Landshift (S5) 3DP: Du-Ur shouted with might at the Mountain of the South, causing its great voice to shatter the Mountain, leaving only a great carved Door in its place.
Mountain > Great Stone Door

"HA! THAT WILL TEACH YOU!"

2. Movement: The great Du-Ur traveled across the rocky desert to the faraway mountain of the west.
"I MUST FIND SAPIENT MORTALS! THEY MUST KNOW OF DU-UR, AND THESE DOORS WON'T MAKE THEMSELVES!"

He decided to stop if he spotted any mortal along the way, interrupting his movement.
Once he arrived at the Mountain, Du-Ur looked over the vast landscape, looking for traces of sapient creatures. Well not that it matters, as he won't be able to go teach them of Du-Ur before suddenly feeling an urge to nap.

"ACTUALLY SCRATCH THAT! THE BOLD MOUNTAIN TAUGHT DU-UR AN IMPORTANT LESSON: HE NEEDS MORE POWER TO SMASH THOSE WHO DARE DEFY HIM AND DOORS. REJOICE MOUNTAIN! YOUR EXISTENCE WILL BE SPARED... NEVER CROSS MY PATH AGAIN, KNAVE!"

1. Powerful Accoutrement (2CP/4DP): UNHINGED, the Frameless Door of Du-Ur.

Name: UNHINGEDNo Hinge, Frameless Door of Du-Ur
Appearance: A gigantic, monololithic marble door without frame nor hinges. No longer able to be opened or closed, its sole purpose is to smash puny enemies of Du-Ur, be they spiritual, physical, animate or inanimate. Its size changes depending on the hamminess of its user.
Purpose:
-Smash things into Du-Ur's vision! Things smashed with UNHINGED will be unmade and altered in a way that pleases Du-Ur, or its non-Du-Ur user if No Hinge somehow changes user.

2. Movement: The great Du-Ur, a bit spent, traveled across the rocky desert to the faraway mountain of the west.
"I MUST FIND SAPIENT MORTALS! THEY MUST KNOW OF DU-UR, AS THESE DOORS WON'T MAKE THEMSELVES!"

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

3. (Free) Ingress: Du-Ur, standing at the top of a lonely mountain once more, felt close to the spiritual plane.
"TIME FOR DU-UR TO CROSS THE DOOR SEPARATING PLANES!"

He slammed close violently, attempting to Ingress.

3. Scry for Doors: Du-Ur, if he had succeeded Ingressing, attempted to scry the Spiritual Plane for doors. Where there were doors, there was either the Doormaker and/or his people, or a people who dared making doors without knowing of Du-Ur.

[micelus]

Fu, awakening from her slumber, sees what has occured.

"Hehe, guess they did rather well..."

Speak with Gemegishkirihallat Spirit-Speaker, the Witch of the Stones, and her disciples.

"Humans, right? I am Fu, the Sprite of Wind in these lands. I see you have done well for yourselves when the gifts I left behind."

"I am a Creator, though I admit I lack the Power to bring an Eternal Wind to these lands. As such, I can offer but 1 gift this time, as I speak with you, before once more returning to slumber."

"As the One who wields the Staff of Deduction, I ask you Gemegishkirihallat Spirit-Speeker, you who have held it since childhood, who found and is gathering others together, teaching them, what would you ask of me. If it is within my powers of creation, I shall do so. So long as you yourselves fulfill my own request."

Gemegishkirihallat is not surprised by your appearance and says but five words. "Spirit, eternal life and youth."

It was a long while, and in this time Tala felt much greater understanding of those around her and those with her. She spoke to her Champion once more, and apologized for not having done so earlier. Communication was...different, for the Gods--she could speak with animals, just as much as she could speak with them. But for this, she needed their aid.

1st action: Talk! Teach COOKING!
Tala gathered and talked to the cows, with her champion and her people, and the Riverpeople, making a pact between them that focuses on conciliation! She also talks to her champion to reform the orders given ...(because I wrote them while being stressed after a week of nonstop work, I'm sorry for bringing my stress into a destressing game, your work is very good and I'd hate to sour it with myself)


She begins by addressing the River people.

talk with champion goes like the following, and more on me expounding my goals for the world and my introspection on my lacking presence...and how important it is to understand and innovate. Oh also because there's a ton of overpopulation, sacrifice to me helps.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

"I realize I have spoken with ideas far beyond understanding of others--and I am sorry. I have chosen you without communication that you consider within your choice, and without further contact with your people, and I am sorry. But I am an old Goddess, and my ways are not your ways, but we both possess the freedom to understand each other. I am sorry--and to know this is to know that mistakes can happen before choice is given. And you all are those I respect and will guide."

She spoke this before all the Riverpeople of her own.
{Reform orders}
1 - Consider and listen to Tala's words and ideas; I expect full trust, and I give trust in full--but remember that my orders change to the situation, they are not to the letter but to the spirit of the idea
2 - Please safeguard sapience: Advance them for progressive, gradual learning; focus whom you can under me and I will do my best in giving protection and guidance
3 - Tend to the animals under you, and teach your skills to others, to act and create a peaceful culture; Teaching and learning is the cornerstone of peace
4 - For sacrifice: bring any sentient beyond possible care to me, and sacrifice them in my acknowledgement after informing them of their fate (and why); sacrifice what overpopulating animals under you that you can (in my area) to stabilize their population in my name
5 - Prepare me information--you have the duty and freedom of collating information, and I will give back in turn for us to share
6 - Understanding and knowledge create the foundations of surviving in life--with communication brings knowledge, and with danger brings caution--never let fear become control, because you will not be alone: live with a critical mind, and with foresight rather than impulse; focus on the skills and potential of communications, for they bring strength of spirit and awareness of mind, and are as good as any weapon

Talk with cows goes somewhat goes like...

Spoiler: Pact pact pact! (click to show/hide)

"Why should the humans be so favoured amongst all, where when they attack other animals as well?"

"They are sapient, meaning that they have far more duties and responsibilities--they act on impulse, if they are harmed then they will harm back, because they are unlearned and do not see their potential. 'We have no cause to make peace with the Big-Teeth. They have always attacked and killed us. Our best and finest are murdered.' you may say, and the same cycle will repeat until both are eaten. Instead both of you can live together in peace and prosper together."

"I shall make a pact between you both, that you need not kill each other. There is a being called hunger, and it dwells in all of you--for everything has a spirit, and everything has a soul--this one helps drive life and survival, at an exchange for other life; trust Diwata for she has seen this herself, and she can teach you all; listen to her, for I have shown her these as truth. I have given her vision of these lands--and in these lands, you are all safe, and rich to survive. Little heeded her call. This is a warning, because you will only repeat what you do without learning. And move on in seeking to satisfy only hunger.

"There are others here beyond my domain. Death of the lands, things you do not have here that help hunger grow, and biting things that eat only you, and little else. To understand this cycle is to understand life. Hence why you must grow from this. Even within my domain, there are those who bite and eat both of you. These humans, they can and shall protect you marshcows from worse, and give you shelter that you may live a peaceful and hearty life--for while you eat them now, they will learn and grow further than any present. I encourage you to help each other, that any exchange will be known and understood. If there is any of you to be eaten, it will be to protect the population from overgrowth. A little blood lost is nothing when there is life to be given.

"You must both learn that each of you have favour in our own forms! You can do things others cannot--the humans, while they wield such implements (given by me), they can not achieve the strength of your will or the power of your bones. You need each other to survive and thrive!

"But my words shall not only be words! I shall grant you truth to live on and feast! That you may not just depend on each other, but on your respect of the lands and their bounties! Of the waters and their treasures! I shall give you food that you can all eat, that you can also feed the biting ones, that they do not feast on you! I am provider and protector; I shall teach and reconcile these feuds. Know the humans-with long-claws, for these will stop any biter from feasting on them!" [Cue action 2]

Summary: Leave a pact for consideration, and humility through herself to the humans. Also hopefully that they don't have to kill each other now and protect each other. Also, teach cooking (basically the whole spiel of unity? Yeah, satisfy foods, which includes using their tools they make from stone or what tools they can use from stone).

The creatures of the hex are frightened by the demand of the spirit to gather; several (including humans) flee the hex. Others do meet, however. Firstly, she speaks to Diwata. She presumably tells her a modified form of her orders. Diwata simply nods to all this. Perhaps she realised that her deity, which she had been attempting to follow for the last 50 years, was not omniscient and was capable of changing her mind.

That done, she then speaks to the marshcows and other predators.

The mere mention that humans are to be given special treatment just cause they are 'sap-ie-nt' visibly causes some anger in many of the predators. However, as the goddess continues, the idea of an eternal feast with all day spent lying around attracts significant attention. Indeed, if she *could* fulfil this sort of feat, many would probably do nought but eat, rut and sleep.

When it comes to feuds, the problems are a great deal more complicated. This clan hates this clan, that brother hates that brother. This wife killed that wife, and so on. Notably however, the goddess doesn't quite say how she'd solve these feuds.

[Taricus]

Sarkyran woke, and found his efforts fruitful. Whilst the humans still fought one another, they did so over the usual reasons rather than his gifts. Thus did he pat Coraglai for being a good, faithful friend. Even more, the humans had started settling down and building, likely starting the foundation of a new era of civilisation.

But, they needed that little bit more help. Something to really get them to settle down and thrive. A riddle which plagued Sarkyran for some time until he snapped to attention, having figured out the answer. The humans needed a teacher, yet he himself slept too often. The solution? To make a teacher that did not need to sleep such such long times and to task them with doing the teaching.

Action 1: Before creating his teacher, Sarkyran ensures that his followers will have metal once the time is right. Placing the deposits in the clay so that they might find it when they start to work with the clay. This would undoubtedly improve the lives of the humans in the region once they had the means to work with metal. (2 CP)

Action 2: After depositing the copper, Sarkyran creates Ortile, a stone golem who would be his teacher and voice while he slept. Whilst but a servant, Sarkyran beamned in pride over his creation in fatherly pride. (2 CP)

Action 3: Sarkyran once again takes to a tour of the tribes and clans of the region, thank them for upholding the flint truce to ensure some measure of peace in the region. Now, he announces that he shall take members of every tribe under his wing to learn from him and his servants the secrets of the world and to strengthen the peace between tribes, and for these students to eventually return to their tribes to share what they know.

Yet it was not only the humans that needed to learn more about their world. Realising the Spirit World is just as important, took an ingress into it, to study and learn from it. What awaited beyond that the wall between spirit and physical, he could not say.

Spoiler: Sarkyran's Servant (click to show/hide)

Name: Ortile
Appearance: A human-sized stone golem, consisting of smooth flint. Appearance-wise, They are built to look non-threatening, so as not to instill fear in the humans upon sight. Gifted a large volume of knowledge of relevance to the humans, Ortile not only possesses knowledge but has the ability to demonstrate said knowledge, if to further help his role as a teacher.
Personality: Calm, Kind, Patient & Mentorly.
PHYS: PS: 1  AS: 1
SPIR: EGO: 0  SS: 0  W: 0
Myths: N/A
Initiative: Moderate
Orders:
-Teach the tribes all that you know, in exchange for recognising the gifts provided to them by Sarkyran (including himself) and making small offerings to Sarkyran as thanks.
-Favour no one individual tribe or student, and ensure all learn equally and apply that knowledge.
Traits:
-Focused: Ortile doesn't end a lesson until it is finished, and the lesson is finished only when the students understand the subject well.

[Tiruin]

3rd action: TBD.
Tala noticed that there was much to be taught, and many people that needed knowledge before she presumed her end--she did not remember herself before a few decades ago, but she knew it was from something.

Post-Ingress
Tala noticed her champion return to her habits...and decided to join her, now being more familiar with the physical plane herself! She had forgotten she could move within her {hex},  and how she could interact with those about.

Her champion was a hermit! The tribes were squabbling. There were petty feuds, still as short-sighted or at least lasting since she had warned them! This was the wedge in her plans she presumed was present.

Talk; request rather than gather all those who wished to learn and live better to go to her hex. Teach the Law!, through her Champion, and to all who may listen--requesting, speaking, and gathering those from the tribes around--even the animals who were content enough with the humans, and began to teach them of foresight, of understanding, of leadership and trust and greater bonds which held communities; of speaking, of pacts, of exchange, and trade, and fairness, and the mixture of cultures, of whom all seemed separate but made up wholes. These were the first lawspeakers, who were to be one of her disciples and listeners of her champions, dedicated to understandiing the customs and cultures and bringing people (animals, humans, spirits, etc) together. It would be a powerful oral tradition, which would bloom into other mediums of communication later on, that would be passed down from generation to generation, with the understanding of the context in mind, that there be no misunderstandings for generations erased and ahead of the present.

She wanted peace between the tribes, and expected more acceptance of her Champion, for they were to be reminded of the powers they all held together rather than being fractured and staying in an unended cycle of hindsighted want. They were to grow to trade and voyage beyond, even on the sands that barked death at the very life they stood on! That their languages, and their words, which were common throughout all peoples, were the power by which understanding flowed, guidance journeyed, and the spirits communicated. It was a power all within them (that feeling in the head!), and she expected to return to them all with bounties beyond. In the end, she thanked them for doing their best to survive, but they had skills that would take care of that than conflict--they knew how to make fire, they knew how to cook, they knew how to take care of the lands. She promised to teach more later on; that the people (animals or humans) she took from each tribe would return with more knowledge than they had, and would each follow a calling of understanding of order and communication. She mentioned once more about how important it was that the keep not sighted on squabbles and fights, but band together at [her hex], to await her return, and to sacrifice to her.

In the end, she gave them praise, and thanks, also for treating her Champion well, and for keeping their own spirit-speakers, recommending they continue such. She requested that no harm befall her, from any people present (animal, human, or otherwise), and they treat her with respect and a mind to listen, lest all that they had may not come for their fruition.

She also spends time in this talk to actually enscribe the goals for her Champion...to take to the spirit of the word rather than her literal orders she had said during her uplifting.

She ends this turn by asking her Champion to make a temple or structure (that will be added onto or remade) for teaching both the law, and as an area for sacrifice (and/or feasts!)

[micelus]

3. Metalhand then, once again, awaits the arrival of humans, such that he may speak with them.

Humans do eventually arrive, these ones seemingly slightly better dressed; they wear hide and do not walked naked. They seem to be taking lumber from the non-grove.