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[Devastator]

"If we're not welcome here, it means we're going in the right direction."

Lets try out one more spell before any fighting starts.  Direct this towards something nearby, like a lamppost or fire hydrant or mailbox.  Some sidewalk clutter.

Teccanna Pastyle!

If not interrupted, continue heading southwards, sticking with the rest of the party.

Spoiler: Skylord (click to show/hide)

Title: Skylord
Uniform: Bomber jacket with black wings attached to the back, over a white shirt of some kind.  It's unclear what kind it is because the bomber jacket is attached at the back, somewhere around the location of the wings.  The arms are cut off short, more torn than cut, with obvious violence.  The inside of the jacket is covered with a number of pockets, of all sizes and shapes.  Black boots with small metallic heels, along with black socks and black jeans.
Fingerless black leather gloves are included, with small metal inserts in the knuckles.

Stats:
--Might 2 (+1) - Strike harder and resist the physical, keep going even as you bleed.
--Mobility 1 (+1) - Move quicker, evade physical attacks, strike swiftly.
--Power 1 (+0) - Empower and hate-imbue your spells. Make stronger Essences.
--Control 1 (+0) - Control and make safe your spells. Make more usable Essences.
--Will 1 (+0) - Endure wars of the mind, control that which you seek to shackle.
--Heart 1 (+0) - Be a magical girl. Use more Words in your spells.

Crest Traits:
-Heroic Form

Status:
--Healthy (no effects)

Creations:
--None

Essences:
--+1P/+1C Zelthenegen

Domains:
-Vea'vatam 1

Unspent Progression: 0

Spoiler: Word Scratchpad (click to show/hide)

Qunnai Zelthenegen = Homing Arrow.  Works great! (albeit with a 5 power 5 control.)

Qunnai = persistance, maybe?

Tarnweywey Eatsalthlat!
Grew leather cords out of the enemy snake with a 5 power, 4 control.

Eatsalthlat Rihitnorfongotfyu!
Created small amounts of fur in midair.

Rihitnorfongotfyu = bear

Tarnweywey
Alone, with a power 3, control 1, made a tiny sprout grow out of the ground.

Thoughts:

Tarnweywey = grow or sprout?  Root?  Cocoon?

Eatsalthlat = leather or hide

Rihitnorfongotfyu = fur or hair.

[Devastator]

"Sharp does sound like fun.  Claws would make punching things work a lot better.  And if I get any stronger, maybe I can hit things with like a sharp lamppost or something."

[Lenglon]

"East or South first? I think the South path is clearer so I'd prefer to go that way."

[Fluffe9911]

"East or South first? I think the South path is clearer so I'd prefer to go that way."

"South sounds nice! Never was that big of a fan of east... or west... or cardinal directions in general!"

Continue moving with the group!

Spoiler:  Heavenly Clerk (click to show/hide)

Title: Heavenly Clerk
Uniform: Dressed upon this Magical Girl is a relatively plain looking black business suit and fancy black shoes which looks extremely odd on a girl of her age. As if to contrast her vain imitation of professionalism upon the top left of the suit is a worn down pin with a yellow smiley face placed upon it. Her brown hair while long is trimmed slightly and nestled upon the top right of her head sits a blue rose in bloom. Her eyes are blue and her physical build is about average if a bit on the taller side.

Stats:
--Might 1
--Mobility 1
--Power 1
--Control 1
--Will 3
--Heart 0

Crest Traits:
-Barrier Jacket

Domains:
-Dullan

Status:
--Healthy (no effects)

Creations:
--A frying pan (Small lasts 6 turns)

Essences:
--None

Unspent Progression: 1

Spoiler:  Records (click to show/hide)

Records:
Tavaviteve 2 Power, 5 Control - Shrouded me in brown light for a couple of seconds.
Aguilegog 4 Power, 5 Control - Summoned a sturdy bookcase that lasts a couple of minutes.
Requiem 5 Power 4 Control - Summoned a bulky frying pan that lasts a couple of minutes.
Tallen 4 Power 2 Control - Summoned a tall shield that lasts a couple of minutes.
Llaw 5 Power 2 Control - Summoned a wall that lasts a couple of minutes.
Combo Records:
Tavaviteve Requiem 3 Power 6 Control - Summoned a storm shield of frying pan handles.

[syvarris]

Luna will hang the potion of Ulvulme around her neck.  Once the party seems set on heading south, slip away to head East -> East -> South -> South.  Try to contact them, telling them about what this area looks like if it's any different, or just saying it looks the same with no monsters or anything notable.  Which would be boring.

While walking, cast this spell: "Nuuleq beqquel nerel vzzrl."  Try to grab the result and carry it along, if it doesn't seem overtly dangerous.

Spoiler: Luna's Vestige (click to show/hide)

Title: Luna's Vestige
Uniform: A tall girl wearing a loose fluttering cloak, extremely dark near the top, and becoming transparent and ragged towards the bottom.  It is light enough to billow in the slightest breeze.  Beneath, she wears indistinct dark robes, wrapped tight to her body by vivid blue strings.  The robes and strings cover everything except her bare left arm.  Said arm is pale, and bandaged chaotically, especially near her hand.  Hints of distorted skin shaded blue from failed experimentation with Tenae peek out between the gray bandages.  The rest of her body is healthy, but kept hidden underneath her cloak.  Scarves are piled high on her shoulders and around her neck, covering the lower third of her face, but leaving her determined scowl visible.  She has bright, piercingly blue eyes, framed by long black hair.

Stats:
--Might 0 (-1) - Strike harder and resist the physical, keep going even as you bleed.
--Mobility 1 (+0) - Move quicker, evade physical attacks, strike swiftly.
--Power 1 (+0) - Empower and hate-imbue your spells. Make stronger Essences.
--Control 1 (+1) - Control and make safe your spells. Make more usable Essences.
--Will 1 (+0) - Endure wars of the mind, control that which you seek to shackle.
--Heart 3 (+1) - Be a magical girl. Use more Words in your spells.

Crest Traits:
Steady Soul: Add +1 to your Control spell casting rolls. Once per mission, can be activated to achieve a guaranteed '5' roll in Control.  1/1 uses.

Status:
--Heart Exhaustion?

Creations:
--(Ulvulme tarle diaboldatact vzzrl P6 C7):
"A large flask made of sleek, shiny petrified wood. It seems to be corked with a stopper made of the same material, fitting into whirling groves such that it can be twisted to take it out or put it in. Within the flask is an oil-like liquid that flows like water, a dark purple in coloration. A braided cord of purple energy is tied around the neck of the flask, leading to a loop thrown over Luna's neck. It's quite convenient to carry."

Essences:
--None


Domains:
-Tenae 1: Mysterious, a shadow that hides and strings that distort.

Unspent Progression: 1

[FallacyofUrist]

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"I think carefully imagining what spell result you want will make it easier to shape it. At least, it seemed like that just now when I tried it."
Craft another essence of Taqquin
Travel South->South->South->East

You're learning more about this power you wield every minute.

(Power: 4)
(Control: 4)

You gather a sphere of power, which streams into a simple node. You cap it off and store it in your Crest.

[Gain +1P/+1C Essence of Taqquin.]

Ignorance's W̸͕̾̓i̷͔̅t̶̖̘͈̏͗̆c̸̟͖͗̀̐̑h̵̥͓͎͔̄̚

Better than nothing. She slips the earmuffs over her ears, hoping to block out at least some noise.

"Cat. How shall I embody Reaoh in my personal development? This seems to be a step to becoming more powerful and increasing the efficiency of dispersing Outsiders."

That Essence should be safe to use, at least. "Gottem <Nek>", she casts her palm at the asphalt, picturing a perfect bubble of water.

"Retrieving data. Partial recovery complete. If you wish to embody Reaoh, it is advised to be capricious and seek personal freedom."

(Power: 2-2=0)
(Control: 3+2+1=6)

You hold out your hand, and your spell form bleeds its power to naught before you can finalize it.

Properly formed Essences truly are a treasure, it seems. This was nothing of the sort.

"If we're not welcome here, it means we're going in the right direction."

Lets try out one more spell before any fighting starts.  Direct this towards something nearby, like a lamppost or fire hydrant or mailbox.  Some sidewalk clutter.

Teccanna Pastyle!

If not interrupted, continue heading southwards, sticking with the rest of the party.

Okay, okay. You have a hunch.

(Power: 5)
(Control: 5)

A long cord of thorn-covered vine twists from your hand and lashes out, striking a mailbox and dislodging it from the ground with brutal force. The vine-whip... doesn't actually fade, instead coiling around your hand, ready to be used again. Though given that it's an unrooted plant with nothing to feed on, it'll probably die sooner or later.

Unless it's feeding on your blood.

... You don't think it's doing that, thankfully.

"East or South first? I think the South path is clearer so I'd prefer to go that way."

"South sounds nice! Never was that big of a fan of east... or west... or cardinal directions in general!"

Continue moving with the group!

Well, the group seems to have split apart a bit, but you'll keep going south with Flare and Skylord!

Nothing bad ever comes out of splitting the party. You know that much.

Luna will hang the potion of Ulvulme around her neck.  Once the party seems set on heading south, slip away to head East -> East -> South -> South.  Try to contact them, telling them about what this area looks like if it's any different, or just saying it looks the same with no monsters or anything notable.  Which would be boring.

While walking, cast this spell: "Nuuleq beqquel nerel vzzrl."  Try to grab the result and carry it along, if it doesn't seem overtly dangerous.

Alright. Time to see if you're actually speaking aloud, or if your voices are just another facet of telepathy, as Ignorance's map optimization suggests.

You slip aside.

(Power: 1)
(Control: 2+1=3)

A tiny torn thread of dim shadows materializes in your palm.

Okay, you probably didn't use enough power for that one to reach its full potency.

Testing, testing, one two...

There's not much where you are to describe, but you can hear Ignorance's surprised reaction to a new foe. It seems you can communicate across a great distance with ease, unless something were to interfere.


It seems you have split your paths into three. Golden Flare, Skylord, and the Heavenly Clerk have headed southward, while Luna's Vestige, intent on testing a theory, has walked eastward.

The tension snaps, and it looks like Ignorance's Witch is all alone, having forgotten to move at all.

It's not good to be alone.

Make some new friends, why don't you?

A door swings open and a willowy, humanoid doll of cloth, twigs, brambles, and nails steps out onto the sidewalk.

This is no Outsider, just a nightmare with sufficient magnitude to take shape here.

It will not be the last.

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

H_HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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H_H@_____H_H##HHH#H
H_H_H_HHHH_H##__HHH
H_H_H@___H_H_HH__HH
H_H_@_HH___H___H_HH
H___H_HH_##HH_HH_HH
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Spoiler: Key (click to show/hide)

Houses have been marked in H. They may be traversed by breaking through them. Assessment: moderate-high risk.
Roads have been marked in _. By default, your party may traverse 4 road areas per [Turn], at a steady pace. Assessment: low risk.
Obfuscated, unknown areas have been marked in #. Assessment: unknown risk.
Key areas, that may contain your objective, have been marked in *. Assessment: unknown risk.

@: Main party group.
@: Ignorance's Witch.
@: Luna's Vestige.

Spoiler: Child of the Househedge (click to show/hide)

Description:
It is a humanoid doll made of cloth and twigs, brambles and nails. It giggles in the whispering of leaves and steps lightly, without a care (for your life).

Nightmare Traits:
Unknown.

Status:
It is fully intact.

Location:
Sharing Ignorance's Witch's tile.

[Egan_BW]

"...Don't tell me what to do."

[Egan_BW]

Spoiler: INS.exe running just fine thank you... (click to show/hide)

[syvarris]

((Egan's Map is better than a text map, but Fallacy, for future reference, it would be nicer if you just used a monospace font instead of courier.  Also using tt to represent a different icon isn't really clear.  Below is a spoiler with the font set to "monospace" (tt also works for me, but not everyone IIRC).  It's a little unclear which icons are bold, but it's at least mostly readable.))

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

H_HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
H___HH_H______HH##H
H_H@_____H_H##HHH#H
H_H_H_HHHH_H##__HHH
H_H_H@___H_H_HH__HH
H_H_@_HH___H___H_HH
H___H_HH_##HH_HH_HH
HHHHH_HHH##___HH###
HHH___H#HH_HH__##*#
H___H_HHHH__H_HH###
H_H_H_______H_HHH_H
H_HHHH_HHH_HH___H_H
H___H____H_HHHH_H_H
H###H_HH_H_HH__###H
H#*#__HH______H#*#H
H###HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Spoiler: Key (click to show/hide)

Houses have been marked in H. They may be traversed by breaking through them. Assessment: moderate-high risk.
Roads have been marked in _. By default, your party may traverse 4 road areas per [Turn], at a steady pace. Assessment: low risk.
Obfuscated, unknown areas have been marked in #. Assessment: unknown risk.
Key areas, that may contain your objective, have been marked in *. Assessment: unknown risk.

@: Main party group.
@: Ignorance's Witch.
@: Luna's Vestige.

[Lenglon]

"Cat. How shall I embody Reaoh in my personal development? This seems to be a step to becoming more powerful and increasing the efficiency of dispersing Outsiders."

"Retrieving data. Partial recovery complete. If you wish to embody Reaoh, it is advised to be capricious and seek personal freedom."

Very interesting, and a very good question to ask.
"Interesting. What about Luxhart and Myrhast?"
I ask the Guide to tell me about the two domains that most interest me.
wait, we're missing people, where-
I check around myself and then upon the map for where the other two had gone.
"Oh no, we're missing people. I'm doubling back for Ignorance!"
Run back West->North->North->North
If I encounter Ignorance while I'm moving, then I switch directions to move with Ignorance.
I need to keep testing. I still have words that I haven't attempted at all.
While running, test the following single-word spells:
"Sparnelsparnel"
"Toknel"
"Sheres"

Spoiler: Golden Flare (click to show/hide)

Title: Golden Flare
Uniform: This girl is slightly on the short side, with a wirey build. She has very long golden-colored hair with large pointed ears near the top, white fur inside the ears. as it goes further out it behaves less and less like normal hair and more and more like flowing flames, and by the ends you even see sparks and particles cast off by the hair, though it doesn't burn anything. Her eyes show no whites, instead being a bright golden color throughout, her irises being themselves shaped like a tall and narrow flickering black flame that flares when she gets mad. She wears a sky blue T-shirt with red trim paired with a red skirt with white underside, and secured by a black belt with brown belt pouches on the back, buckle decorated with a double-pentacle design, and danging from the belt on her left side is a book on a loop of chain with a dark red leather cover and a metal clasp holding it shut. Poking out below her skirt is a large and expressive golden yellow fluffy tail. She wears a analog watch on left hand that has no numbers upon it and five different arms which move at different speeds and react to her use of magic. finally, she wears blue fingerless gloves with a pentacle design on their backs and practical brown leather boots with black socks.

Stats:
--Might 1 (+0) - Strike harder and resist the physical, keep going even as you bleed.
--Mobility 1 (+0) - Move quicker, evade physical attacks, strike swiftly.
--Power 1 (+0) - Empower and hate-imbue your spells. Make stronger Essences.
--Control 1 (+0) - Control and make safe your spells. Make more usable Essences.
--Will 1 (+0) - Endure wars of the mind, control that which you seek to shackle.
--Heart 1 (+0) - Be a magical girl. Use more Words in your spells.

Crest Traits:
Hasted Steps: Add +20 to all of your initiative rolls, and an additional +20 for the first initiative roll of a given combat engagement.

Status:
--Healthy (no effects)

Creations:
--None
Essences:
+1 / +1 essence of Taqquin

Domains:
Myrhast 1: seeks to eradicate, cut, shatter, and weaken.

Unspent Progression: 3

Spoiler: spellbook (click to show/hide)

max words per turn: 3, might be able to go over while causing self-harm
max spells per turn: unlimited? take -1 to control per additional spell in later spellcasts.
spell effects default to color of domain, in my case red. and have short duration by default.
using the same word twice in the same spell does count towards the words-per-turn limit.
?similar or overriding words are applied sequentially?
Carefully pre-forming and imageing the intended spell result in vivid detail provides bonuses to spell control.
Spell effects CAN be made without words through pure imagination at risk of overtaxing Heart very rapidly.

Myrhast spells

Myne - sharp
Taqquin - fire/hellflame
Versnold - obsidian?
Toktok - spear
Verle - hornets?

Ventel - sinkhole?
Gengae - some kind of material?
Renne - barrel?
Sparnelsparnel - Untested
Toknel - Untested

Sheres - Untested
Annul - shard?
Yukrsol - Untested
Magi - bronze
Grep - ?? some kind of shape ??

Dennae - Untested
Toldyou - Untested
Hashastar - Untested
Darnalda - Untested
Geze - disc?

[Devastator]

"Shout if you need help.  I'll defend this street."

Move East, South, to set up in the middle of the street.

I bet this thing is made from magic, not anything physical.  I think I can just create things or make them out of nothing.

Hmm.. Luna said all you have to do is want it enough.  Well, I've got to wait for the others to catch up, so lets give that a try, now that I'm properly armed.

Sit down and try to will myself stronger.  Close my eyes and try to feel my soul.  Repeat a mantra about how my strength is like the earth below, an immense and untouchable foundation that is the basis for everything I wish to do.  Try to draw energy from it, into my crest.

Spoiler: Skylord (click to show/hide)

Title: Skylord
Uniform: Bomber jacket with black wings attached to the back, over a white shirt of some kind.  It's unclear what kind it is because the bomber jacket is attached at the back, somewhere around the location of the wings.  The arms are cut off short, more torn than cut, with obvious violence.  The inside of the jacket is covered with a number of pockets, of all sizes and shapes.  Black boots with small metallic heels, along with black socks and black jeans.
Fingerless black leather gloves are included, with small metal inserts in the knuckles.

Stats:
--Might 2 (+1) - Strike harder and resist the physical, keep going even as you bleed.
--Mobility 1 (+1) - Move quicker, evade physical attacks, strike swiftly.
--Power 1 (+0) - Empower and hate-imbue your spells. Make stronger Essences.
--Control 1 (+0) - Control and make safe your spells. Make more usable Essences.
--Will 1 (+0) - Endure wars of the mind, control that which you seek to shackle.
--Heart 1 (+0) - Be a magical girl. Use more Words in your spells.

Crest Traits:
-Heroic Form

Status:
--Healthy (no effects)

Creations:
--Thorn whip (wielded as a weapon)

Essences:
--+1P/+1C Zelthenegen

Domains:
-Vea'vatam 1

Unspent Progression: 0

Spoiler: word scratchpad (click to show/hide)

Qunnai Zelthenegen = Homing Arrow.  Works great! (albeit with a 5 power 5 control.)

Qunnai = persistance, maybe?

Tarnweywey Eatsalthlat!
Grew leather cords out of the enemy snake with a 5 power, 4 control.

Eatsalthlat Rihitnorfongotfyu!
Created small amounts of fur in midair.

Rihitnorfongotfyu = bear

Tarnweywey
Alone, with a power 3, control 1, made a tiny sprout grow out of the ground.

Thoughts:

Tarnweywey = grow or sprout?  Root?  Cocoon?

Eatsalthlat = leather or hide

Rihitnorfongotfyu = fur or hair.

Teccanna Pastyle = Thorn whip.
Not sure exact meaning or order of words, but made a powerful weapon out of vines and thorns with a 5/5.

[Fluffe9911]

Heavenly Clerk notices Golden Flare running off and tries to get her attention "WAIT DON'T SPLIT UP! That always goes bad in horror... movies..." Clerk sighs as Golden Flare runs out of sight "Well... atleast we all are still together isn't that right Skylord?" Clerk notices Skylord is leaving as well. "Oh geez! Wait come baaackkkkkk!"

Follow after Skylord!

Spoiler:  Heavenly Clerk (click to show/hide)

Title: Heavenly Clerk
Uniform: Dressed upon this Magical Girl is a relatively plain looking black business suit and fancy black shoes which looks extremely odd on a girl of her age. As if to contrast her vain imitation of professionalism upon the top left of the suit is a worn down pin with a yellow smiley face placed upon it. Her brown hair while long is trimmed slightly and nestled upon the top right of her head sits a blue rose in bloom. Her eyes are blue and her physical build is about average if a bit on the taller side.

Stats:
--Might 1
--Mobility 1
--Power 1
--Control 1
--Will 3
--Heart 0

Crest Traits:
-Barrier Jacket

Domains:
-Dullan

Status:
--Healthy (no effects)

Creations:
--A frying pan (Small lasts 6 turns)

Essences:
--None

Unspent Progression: 1

Spoiler:  Records (click to show/hide)

Records:
Tavaviteve 2 Power, 5 Control - Shrouded me in brown light for a couple of seconds.
Aguilegog 4 Power, 5 Control - Summoned a sturdy bookcase that lasts a couple of minutes.
Requiem 5 Power 4 Control - Summoned a bulky frying pan that lasts a couple of minutes.
Tallen 4 Power 2 Control - Summoned a tall shield that lasts a couple of minutes.
Llaw 5 Power 2 Control - Summoned a wall that lasts a couple of minutes.
Combo Records:
Tavaviteve Requiem 3 Power 6 Control - Summoned a storm shield of frying pan handles.

[Egan_BW]

Ignorance's W̸͕̾̓i̷͔̅t̶̖̘͈̏͗̆c̸̟͖͗̀̐̑h̵̥͓͎͔̄̚

"Pleased to meet you. What is your name? Would you care to be made independent?"

If the creature thingie accepts or doesn't acknowledge me, cast Aaazzz directly upon it.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Title: Ignorance's W̸͕̾̓i̷͔̅t̶̖̘͈̏͗̆c̸̟͖͗̀̐̑h̵̥͓͎͔̄̚
Uniform: Runed blue bandages wrapped tightly around the head, except for the top of the head and the left eye, which bears a monocle. Medium length straight cyan hair floats behind, as if underwater. Long, fine blue robe with gold runed trim, books with brightly shining white eye symbols on the covers strapped to each side of the robe which faintly flutter their pages. White socks and black leather shoes. Roughly average build, a bit thin.

Stats:
--Might 1 (+0) - Strike harder and resist the physical, keep going even as you bleed.
--Mobility 1 (+0) - Move quicker, evade physical attacks, strike swiftly.
--Power 1 (+0) - Empower and hate-imbue your spells. Make stronger Essences.
--Control 1 (+1) - Control and make safe your spells. Make more usable Essences.
--Will 1 (+0) - Endure wars of the mind, control that which you seek to shackle.
--Heart 2 (+0) - Be a magical girl. Use more Words in your spells.

Crest Traits:
--Steady Soul: Add +1 to your Control spell casting rolls. Once per mission, can be activated to achieve a guaranteed '5' roll in Control.

Status:
--Healthy (no effects)

Creations:

Essences:

Domains:
--Reaoh Rank 1: unreliable, untrustworthy, yet bears well-hidden potential.

Unspent Progression: 1

Record:
Aaazzz Gottem 3 2
Drizzle of tiny water droplets.
Zazzalalazzaz Aaazzz 3 2
Purple eyecancer mist.
Zazzalalazzaz Gottem Arquebus 2 7
Soft spray of wet purple mist. Distorted a pillar in its path.
Zazzalalazzaz Champagne Arquebus 6 6
Gargantuan eyecancer bat. Struck hostile, highly effective. Spatial manipulation negated evasion.
Champagne Gottem Champagne 2 4
Single winged bat made from water turned into bat and airstrike. Probably would deal no damage.
Gottem Zazzalalazzaz Arquebus 2 2
Jet of foggy eyecancer mist. Fell short.
[Aaazzz -2 +2] Gottem Gottem Gottem 4 7
Triple murder water tentacles! Each acts and attacks independently.
Nek Floppa Itz 5 5
[REDACTED]

Gottem = Water
Zazzalalazzaz = purple eyecancer mist <...>
Aaazzz = Acts independently???
Arquebus = <...> Spatial manipulation to bypass obstacles. Negates evasion.
Champagne = BATBAT <...> BASEBAT

[syvarris]

<Splitting up isn't so bad.  We can still talk to each other, even at a distance; if we encounter serious trouble, we can reunite.  I'll continue ahead and scout the southwestern anomaly.>

Head south four times, try to cast "Nuuleq beqquel nerel vzzrl." again.  Try to grab and carry the result, if it seems safe to do so.

Spoiler: Luna's Vestige (click to show/hide)

Title: Luna's Vestige
Uniform: A tall girl wearing a loose fluttering cloak, extremely dark near the top, and becoming transparent and ragged towards the bottom.  It is light enough to billow in the slightest breeze.  Beneath, she wears indistinct dark robes, wrapped tight to her body by vivid blue strings.  The robes and strings cover everything except her bare left arm.  Said arm is pale, and bandaged chaotically, especially near her hand.  Hints of distorted skin shaded blue from failed experimentation with Tenae peek out between the gray bandages.  The rest of her body is healthy, but kept hidden underneath her cloak.  Scarves are piled high on her shoulders and around her neck, covering the lower third of her face, but leaving her determined scowl visible.  She has bright, piercingly blue eyes, framed by long black hair.

Stats:
--Might 0 (-1) - Strike harder and resist the physical, keep going even as you bleed.
--Mobility 1 (+0) - Move quicker, evade physical attacks, strike swiftly.
--Power 1 (+0) - Empower and hate-imbue your spells. Make stronger Essences.
--Control 1 (+1) - Control and make safe your spells. Make more usable Essences.
--Will 1 (+0) - Endure wars of the mind, control that which you seek to shackle.
--Heart 3 (+1) - Be a magical girl. Use more Words in your spells.

Crest Traits:
Steady Soul: Add +1 to your Control spell casting rolls. Once per mission, can be activated to achieve a guaranteed '5' roll in Control.  1/1 uses.

Status:
--Heart Exhaustion?

Creations:
--(Ulvulme tarle diaboldatact vzzrl P6 C7):
"A large flask made of sleek, shiny petrified wood. It seems to be corked with a stopper made of the same material, fitting into whirling groves such that it can be twisted to take it out or put it in. Within the flask is an oil-like liquid that flows like water, a dark purple in coloration. A braided cord of purple energy is tied around the neck of the flask, leading to a loop thrown over Luna's neck. It's quite convenient to carry."

Essences:
--None


Domains:
-Tenae 1: Mysterious, a shadow that hides and strings that distort.

Unspent Progression: 1

[FallacyofUrist]

4

[Initiative:]

Golden Flare (Lenglon): 53+40=93
Skylord (Devastator): 81
Heavenly Clerk (Fluffe9911): 44
Ignorance's Witch (Egan_BW): 34
Luna's Vestige (syvarris): 2

Child of the Househedge 1: 93

"Cat. How shall I embody Reaoh in my personal development? This seems to be a step to becoming more powerful and increasing the efficiency of dispersing Outsiders."

"Retrieving data. Partial recovery complete. If you wish to embody Reaoh, it is advised to be capricious and seek personal freedom."

Very interesting, and a very good question to ask.
"Interesting. What about Luxhart and Myrhast?"
I ask the Guide to tell me about the two domains that most interest me.

"Retrieving data. Partial recovery complete. Luxhart is the embodiment of inspiration and hope, a brilliant luminosity. Myrhast wishes to carve its path through all obstacles and foes, leaving wreckage in its wake."

Destruction. Light. What gives these domains the power they hold, anyways?

wait, we're missing people, where-
I check around myself and then upon the map for where the other two had gone.
"Oh no, we're missing people. I'm doubling back for Ignorance!"
Run back West->North->North->North
If I encounter Ignorance while I'm moving, then I switch directions to move with Ignorance.
I need to keep testing. I still have words that I haven't attempted at all.
While running, test the following single-word spells:
"Sparnelsparnel"
"Toknel"
"Sheres"

Suddenly you realize Ignorance has fallen behind, and something within your soul burns as you rush back to her location, hoping you get there in time. There's still magic that needs testing, though, and you invoke a few quick spells as you run.

(Power: 2)
(Control: 4)

One of your steps puts cracks into a section of pavement underneath, sending up chips of concrete.

(Power: 3)
(Control: 3-1=2)

A small flicker of red energy is propelled from you, flying towards where you remember Ignorance is, roughly, but it fizzles out before traveling more than a short distance.

(Power: 3)
(Control: 5-2=3)

Reddish oil drips from your fingers for a few seconds, splattering the ground behind you.

Meaningless utterances. She speaks in the language of the living! Tear down her soul's bones!

(Projectile: 4)

The doll-thing twists, launching a large, rusty nail from its arm towards its new playmate.

(Evasion: 3-1=2)

Ignorance, caught off guard by the doll's sudden attack, is struck by the nail in the arm.

(Resilience: 5)

It leaves a bloody scratch, but bounces off, instead of embedding itself. The doll seems to scowl.

It's this scene which Golden Flare arrives to.

"Shout if you need help.  I'll defend this street."

Move East, South, to set up in the middle of the street.

I bet this thing is made from magic, not anything physical.  I think I can just create things or make them out of nothing.

Hmm.. Luna said all you have to do is want it enough.  Well, I've got to wait for the others to catch up, so lets give that a try, now that I'm properly armed.

Sit down and try to will myself stronger.  Close my eyes and try to feel my soul.  Repeat a mantra about how my strength is like the earth below, an immense and untouchable foundation that is the basis for everything I wish to do.  Try to draw energy from it, into my crest.

This place is a dream, right? As the Clerk chases after you, you jog east and south, and sit down. Okay. You can do this.

Your eyes shut like stones sliding down a mountain.

(Unknown: 3)

Eyes. Ears. Toes. Hair.

It's funny that you can feel your hair as if it's a living part of your body, but then again, your body is a dream, too.

But where is your soul?

Hm.

Fine. You won't be deterred that easily.

(Heart: 3)

Or maybe you will be, as Clerk catches up, her footsteps upon the false asphalt disrupting your focus.

Heavenly Clerk notices Golden Flare running off and tries to get her attention "WAIT DON'T SPLIT UP! That always goes bad in horror... movies..." Clerk sighs as Golden Flare runs out of sight "Well... atleast we all are still together isn't that right Skylord?" Clerk notices Skylord is leaving as well. "Oh geez! Wait come baaackkkkkk!"

Follow after Skylord!

Wait where is everyone going? Nope, nope nope, you're not getting left alone! You chase after Skylord, even if she outpaces you.

She looks a bit miffed when you arrive, for some reason.

Ignorance's W̸͕̾̓i̷͔̅t̶̖̘͈̏͗̆c̸̟͖͗̀̐̑h̵̥͓͎͔̄̚

"Pleased to meet you. What is your name? Would you care to be made independent?"

If the creature thingie accepts or doesn't acknowledge me, cast Aaazzz directly upon it.

What an odd thing. That nail was trying to grow into you, you could feel it. Well, you may as well return the favor.

It certainly seemed to acknowledge your words, even if it didn't try to communicate.

(Power: 1)
(Control: 5+1=6)

You gesture, and invoke your word of power - the perfectly formed structure fails to draw in any power, and collapses.

Sometimes you hate magic.

<Splitting up isn't so bad.  We can still talk to each other, even at a distance; if we encounter serious trouble, we can reunite.  I'll continue ahead and scout the southwestern anomaly.>

Head south four times, try to cast "Nuuleq beqquel nerel vzzrl." again.  Try to grab and carry the result, if it seems safe to do so.

You shake your head, realizing you've been lost in thought for a while.

Oh well, you can still make good time.

You head south, cloak fluttering in no wind at all. Words are spoken, one at a time, linked into clarity, a beautiful chain.

(Power: 5)
(Control: 6+1=7)

You stitch into existence a long, hooded cloak, that seems to be made of woven, corporeal shadow. You are half-convinced you're just holding another shadow, a trick of the light that has no form, but as you hold onto it with your hands, you can feel the tangibility of it, no matter how much your eyes try to tell you it's just a shadow.

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

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Spoiler: Key (click to show/hide)

Houses have been marked in H. They may be traversed by breaking through them. Assessment: moderate-high risk.
Roads have been marked in _. By default, your party may traverse 4 road areas per [Turn], at a steady pace. Assessment: low risk.
Obfuscated, unknown areas have been marked in #. Assessment: unknown risk.
Key areas, that may contain your objective, have been marked in *. Assessment: unknown risk.

@: Heavenly Clerk and Skylord.
@: Ignorance's Witch and Golden Flare.
@: Luna's Vestige.

Spoiler: Child of the Househedge (click to show/hide)

Description:
It is a humanoid doll made of cloth and twigs, brambles and nails. It giggles in the whispering of leaves and steps lightly, without a care (for your life).

Nightmare Traits:
Unknown.

Status:
It is fully intact.

Location:
Sharing Ignorance's Witch's and Golden Flare's tile.