10th TurnForces of chaos have started to rise. Will they be able to impose their will, or will the spawn of Kipp stop them?
Actions of Gods906AC: Ōkeanós repopulates the land and the seas[6]: After the endless rampage of the more powerful FB's in the past, Ōkeanós tours around the worlds damaged ecosystems to repair them. But he then notices that he have forgotten most of what was there originally. He tries to come up with new designs that will fit in with the existing ecosystems, a reasonable amount of the new species manage to stick around, while some fail to integrate and claim a niche, subsequently going extinct. It is not like the original, but is close enough.
907AC: Ōkeanós creates the Ruto[8]: After his journey around, Ōkeanós goes up onto the AboveWorld to create a yet another race. A race of 'bird' people, whatever bird means. He calls them Ruto, and blesses them with the talents of flight, archery and harmony. This new race is quickly discovered and are integrated into the general population.
910AC: Ōkeanós raises the first mountain even higher[1]: To give his new people a homeland, Ōkeanós tries to raise the central mountain. But this proves to be a great mistake. As soon as Ōkeanós uses a bit of strength, the mountain falls apart, revealing the roots of the Ur-Tree that coursed through it. The water inside the tree is set free, causing a massive flood that along with the debris of the mountain it swept along, wrecked everything on its path. The foundations of some sky cities got severed, causing them to fall, very slowly. Forests were damaged, crystal grove is shattered in many places, everything is covered in mud and rocks, and the worst of all, The Grove of Distortion have absorbed anything that got dumped into it by the water, making it very unstable, even the slightest touch in the right plac and the right time now can cause literally anything.
915AC: B*st creates and teaches to The Cheribum, and gives Gambal advice on how to craft their weapons[4]: B*st enacts her plan at creating the guardians. She manages to form them in her image, but personality wise, they are a bit unfit. They don't really listen to B*st at all. One is all giddy and lazy, and the other is careless and immature. Yes, they will guard the Grove, but don't trust them too much. She then runs to Gambal to have him craft actual weapons, and then grabs the tools to give them to the Cheribum.
915AC: Gambal crafts weapons for the guardians[1]: After a lenghty contemplating and the goading of his sister, Gambal finally convinces himself to craft the deadly weapons in his head, but utterly fails to actually crafting them. He can't do it. Not because of impotence, but a lack of willpower.
921AC: Gambal creates the Salamanders, the fiery residents of the UnderGround[3]: Gambal goes UnderGround to make one of his ideas a reality. He takes a salamander and uses a torch to burn it. But instead of dying, the salamander absorbs it, and turns into the first Salamander (with a capital 'S'). Gambal makes more of them, and then teaches them what to do. But the natural defenses they have proves very ineffective towards the beasts roaming the caverns. FB's do not feel pain, they do not feel boredom, or tire out. They just keep pursuing no matter how many scorching bites they had endured. Salamander pouplation swiftly falls, before anyone above the surface could find them. But as a last resort, the survivors sealed off a dead-end section of the caverns and themselves from the rest of the world by inducing a single, strategic cave-in. Inside is set to be self-sustaining, and there is no way out without bringing the roof down on themselves. So they are stuck and totally unknown, only outsiers can safely excavate them out.
934AC: B*st, Velkos and Gambal go on a tour around the world to teach the mortals the importance of higher determinations[9]: Unknowing of the calamity that have befallen his creations, Gambal decides to go on a world tour. Velkos and B*st join him too. Trio make visits to dozens of places, and are displeased to find some of the cities damaged. Velkos is especially displeased to find his trees roots exposed. Nontheless, they go around, spreading philosophy, vigilantism and environmentalism as they go. And the mortals listen and are pleased with the teachings.
939AC: Velkos blesses a Gnome to be the Chronicler[8]: To make sure nothing is forgotten, Velkos blesses the oldest and wisest Gnome he could find to make him the Chronicler. He is immortal and has excellent memory. He immidiately begins to work, writing everything on paper to keep it all immortal like him.
945AC: Velkos studies a Uncertainty vial from Numeros, while B*st takes a nap on his lap[5]: Velkos asks Numeros if he can have a vial of his, and Numeros happily agrees. Velkos takes the vial and starts observing it, while B*st comes along and curls up on Velkos's arm, sleeping. And of course, Velkos's now-a-toddler child finds his way there too, and sits with his father, then also sleeping on him. But even though he thinks so hard, Velkos can't make sense or find a pattern in the vial. What he did learn was that he is a good pillow. Kipp snickers.
956AC: Numeros tries to construct a being of pure uncertainty[6]: Numeros does something pretty silly. He uses the Uncertainty to create a being. But this being is... well... uncertain, in any and every way. It just stands there, uncertain on what to do, what to be and how to be.
961AC: Numeros tends to his people [9]: After learning what have beffalen his people, Numeros rushes to their help, but what he finds surprises him. The few survivors did managed to make kids and create a sub-parly healthy population by mere luck, but the inbreeding have caused a weird phenomenon. The new generations of Lightborn, especially the newborns all have at least some disfigurement. It is not that big of a problem in the long run, since the fast evolution times on Insula Numine will make them regain genetic diversity again, but the real problem is that their forbidden knowledge is distorted. The knowledge is altered, is missing parts, or is completely inaccurate, with varying degrees among the population. They still turn to stone when they try to utter it though, real or not. Numeros teaches them how to handle the knowledge they have, and it works well. They are able to live good lives, some even forgetting they had a curse at all.
965AC: Numeros sleeps[4]: After all that, Numeros just lays on the ground and sleeps. But he has a nightmare. He can't see. He hears distant, echoey laughing. It is the laugh of a young sounding woman, with sharp venom attached to it. He then hears the voice utter swears, and randomly stop. He then feels a sharp, unbearable pain in his stomach. He hears the voice again, whispering just in front of him. She offers a single phrase. ''Wake up, sweetheart.''. He jolts awake, stressed and fearful.
986AC: A new, nameless deity is born and try to make crystals grow around themselves[2]: From the nature spirit all around a fond memory of Kipp seeping through, a new deity is born. After a brief comprehension of its situation, its first action is to have blue and green crystals grow on the rocks around itself. It shoots spores at the nearby rocks, and the crystals do come out. But there is a problem. FB's around take notice of the sudden movement, and try to find the thing that caused it to kill it. They don't find anything, yet at the same time they sense there is something alive around. It drives them crazy, causing them to run around, toppling, crushing and breaking the all crystals in the process.
988AC: The nameless deity creates the sculk a network of vibration-sensitive fungi that transmits sound to it[9]: After sensing that the crystals it made were swiftly gone as soon it made them, it decides that it should try to find out what those were. Using its fungal form, it quickly forms a network of mushrooms that react to and able to emit sound. Then it echolocates. It 'sees' the creatures that have harmed its creations, but does not really know what to do about it.
992AC: The nameless deity tries to see[3]: After observing the curious and mindless beings around it in endless circles, always chasing something around them, but somehow out of reach, it notices an organ. It is something of a lens, so it tries to replicate them. It manages to create these apparatuses, but the only thing it can see is the faint glowing of itself and the unclear and blurry silhouettes of the agressive beings. They attack the lenses, and it makes new ones, and it goes like that.
Velkos(Creator of the Sol and Lua, Bringer of the Day, Creator of Divine Servants, Creator of Plants, Carver of Caves, Planter of Ur-Tree, Starter of Wildfires, Maker of Deserts, Creator of The Geyiks, Giver of Magic, Creator of Dinosaurs, Painter of the sky, Creator of Crystal Grove, Creator of Crystalline, Creator of Keystone, Raiser of Demigods, Raiser of the Leviathan, Trapper of the Hairball, Employer of Historians):18
Ōkeanós(Lifter of the World, Creator of Godly Homes, Bringer of Rain, Carver of Rivers and Lakes, Builder of Ecosystems, Creator of Merfolk, Stirrer of The Ocean, Furnisher of Godly Homes, Creator of Yuki, Blesser of Waters, Sclupter of the Cloudy Strips, Creator of the Slyph, Repairer of Ecosystems, Demolisher of Mountains, Creator of Ruto):15
B*st(Creator of Mortals, Bringer of the Night, Creator of Foul Sand, Creator of the Beings of Darkness, Speaker to The Mother, Creator of The Catfolk, Creator of Genders, Sabotager of Divine Works, Causation of Paradoxes, Puker of Evil Forces, The Creator of Forgotten Beasts, Creator of Guardians, Starter of Fights, Catcher of the Hairball):14
Gambal(Giver of the Natural Spirit, Maker of Music, Creator of Civilisation, Creator of Gnomes, Shaper of The Underground, Divider of Kingdoms, Bringer of Peace, Creator of the Living Inanimates, Writer of Fates, Bestower of Illusions, Corrupter of Trees, Inventor of Metallurgy, Worsener of Anomalies, Builder of Wood Birb, Forger of Divine Tools, Creator of Salamanders):11
Numeros(Seer of the Future, Writer of The Book Of All, Revealer of the Future, The Great Spoiler, The Builder of Divine Temples, Maker of the Unvulnerable, Container of Anomalies, Creator of the Light Born, Sclupter of The Uncertain):8
Nameless(The Builder of Itself):1
The mountain is gone, but the tree it supported stands still. The flood was awful, there were losses ,but everything's still relatively fine.The Grove has reached a critical state, it's about to go off.
The world becomes more and more complex. This has stirred some unwanted interest...
The forces of chaos have started to seep in. She is here. She is also an elder goddess, she is also an eternity old like Kipp. She has mastered her powers, unlike you. Enoby can't be reasoned with. Stop her, violently! And don't let her get to the Grove, there is no knowing what will happen!
916AC: After the flood, cities closest to the mountain were damaged from their foundations, causing a slow motion falling apart. Tens of thousands had to be evacuated, but the collapse was slow enough that there were few casualties.
923AC: Salamanders build their own little world inside the small space they have. Their isolated society is now good to go.
932AC: The mortals have once again learned from their mistakes, so they are now trying to find ways to cut ties from the ground entirely. Their plan is to modify their cities to be able to float. It is alot easier to be said than done though, balance and weight distribution has to be just right, or else the whole city will either be torn apart midair, or turn upside down.
958AC: The Uncertain is somehow captured by The Enlightened, who has plans for it...
967AC: The progression on the understanding the world continues. Mortals are now experimenting with magic to make their lives easier instead of pulling tricks. Their inspiration is mostly based on the simple machines Geyiks have designed generations prior.
981AC: The simple air vessels mortals have now have gave way to much more sophisticated due to advancement on the associated sciences. These are the early tests at lifting the cities up in a stable manner. They move and work through magic stone batteries propelling air through a series of tubes. There are big ones, small ones for all sorts of needs. Old models are now just novels.
999AC: A being is spotted. An abomination, to be exact. She radiates a thought-altering energy that makes people feel very uneasy and very nihilistic, causing the afflicted to self-harm, paint themselves white and dress in black clothing. She just roams around, with a noisy device on floating on her side that keeps singing bizzare songs. She introduces herself as many names, and misspells the names she has been taught. She is very agressive, calling people ''prepz'' and telling them to ''sotp flamnin heer stroy!1!!11'', often attacking on sight.
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Topic: Insula Numine; The Land of Gods (1100AC) (Read 13463 times)