Turn 9: Fish for All!
I transport the Aquatic Elves to the sea I created.
Nirur attempts to transport his loyal followers to their new home. [4] He does so, whisking them from harm.
Aquatic elves transported to abyssal ring lake.I teach the insects how to gather anything they can touch or feel, and how to imaginatively create tools and decorations out of it. Oh, and I tell them to breed a lot, they'll need it.
HmH attempts to teach his insects how to be greedy. [3] They're not particularly enthusiastic rock-gatherers, but they get the idea. Tools [6] They promptly use the rocks they do get to start making tools for making better tools to make better tools, however. Decorations [3] They also get the basics of art down, but mostly consider it a waste of time. Breed [3] They are reminded that they are capable of breeding and promise to "look into it."
Shadow bugs begin gathering and enthusiastic tool-making.Smite the failed dwarves
I will not let wolfchild smash them up.
Yei'astol and Agamemnon respectfully disagree on whether certain dwarves deserve a fiery death. Yei'astol [6] Agamemnon [1]. Yei'astol cunningly slips around Agamemnon, attempting to obliterate her failed creations. Holy Smite [5] Dwarf Dodge [5] The dwarves react amazingly well to this intended genocide, however, and several use their enhanced physiques to jump aside at the last moment, making it look like they died.
Some modified dwarves slain.Smite the failed dwarves, and try again
Yei'astol attempts to create properly modified dwarves, thinking all her former creations dead. [2] The remaining dwarves are the least fitting candidates, however, and she has trouble finding any worth modifying.
Use Elf labor to hollow out homes from the Radish.
Bob attempts to convince his new tenants to improve the place. [1] They scream and run, terrified of anything that moves on this lunatic world. Slavery [4] With the worms' help, he manages to shackle them to work with a divine lash. Dig [4] The elves make decent progress, digging out chambers with their swords.
Small hollows carved in ukulele moon's radish.I select the strongest of the mutated fish and distribute them among the other planets.
Cheeetar gathers up the strongest mutated fish he can find. [6] Whether they still qualify as fish is debatable, but they're certainly strong.
Karus [3] The monstrosities hurled to Karus are slightly off course and slow, and get caught a bit in orbit. They should arrive relatively soon...
Agamemnoid [3] The "fish" hurled to Agamemnoid similarly take a while to get there.
Crystal Planet [1] The fish hurled to the crystal planet miss completely, instead arriving on the crystal moon. Oops. Mutation [2] They don't adapt well, and aren't doing so well out of water.
Shadow Planet [2] The fish hurled at the shadow planet miss, probably because it's so hard to see. They're now drifting in space.
Monstrous fish removed from Hoz-Tar and added to various regions of space, plus the surface of the crystal moon.Appear to the elves and give them the gift of magic
Ochita appears to the emaciated and addled survivors and attempts to gift them with magic. [1] They promptly use it to turn themselves into twisted tree-things. What the hell.
Last of elves removed from crystal planet. Pair of mangrove-ish plants added to crystal planet.Shift the lands deep away from the large bodies of water - make flat ragged and uneven, and mountains split with half, the cracks reaching all the way to the boiling blood of the Hoz-Tar.
Hozac attempts to shift the deep fissures from the ocean. [4] He succeeds, and it should no longer drain in there. Rugged [4] The surface is rendered suitably ragged and uneven. Depths [2] The fissures fail to reach volcanic seas, however, and for the moment Hoz-Tar's deepest cracks remain dormant.
Water draining to deep fissures stopped on Hoz-Tar.Instead I make them interbreed with the regular dwarves to spread the enhancements to the next generation and perform cultural exchange, so the love for civilisation spreads to the whole population.
And try to make brewable plants again. Dwarves need alcohol, I don't want them to tantrum... not yet.
Agamemnon, noticing that the dwarves succeeded where he failed, tries to get them to interbreed. [3] They make friends, but aren't really starting any families. Brewables [2] Brewable plants again confound him, however, and he begins to worry for his liquorless dwarves.
Try once more to transform the turnip bits on Karus into fertile soil, and try to encourage an initial growth spurt for the seeded plants.
The Karante attempts once again to transform the surface of Karus into fertile soil. [1] The turnip bits rot and grow noxious and foul, inhibiting anything attempting to grow on them. Seed Spurt [6] The seeds burst into massive trees, creating a large semi-aquatic grove on a section of river.
Turnip bits turned to noxious toxin bits. Grove of large trees added to Karus.Fire nice, healty turnips towards the elves! They need food.
Alex attempts to create more turnips. [2] They fizzle out into more carrots, really. He fires the wilted products at elves. [2] The vegetables have no oomph, and stay where they are.
Finish it!
Vraccas attempts to complete his mighty works. [5] He skillfully integrates his earlier hasty progress into the soul's already magnificent form, and with a final strike, a glorious, glowing soul stands before him. It seems to radiate power, not merely from being a soul, but from its own unconquerable strength, conviction, and intellect. Even without a corporeal body, it stands stoic and contemplative, ready to achieve anything.
Extremely impressive dwarven soul crafted.Entity ActionsOwwww...
The elves attempt to recover from their injuries. [5] They patch themselves up wonderfully, and begin exploring their new chasm-home. [6] They begin gleefully carving burrows out of the walls.
Hunt!
The beast attempts to find food. [1] Once again, it sprints off in the wrong direction.
Thrive!
The fish attempt to thrive. [1] Many die off, their equilibrium shattered by the removal of many of their most powerful types. Mutation [6] Some quickly adapt to fill the void, replenishing the ocean's supply of horrendous monsters.
Gah! Where?!
Frustrated by the abominations' quick escape, and noticing a giant wolf thundering at them, the elves also try to flee into the water. [2] They don't do so well. They attempt to hoof it. [6] They quickly exhaust themselves running faster than they thought possible.
Yaaaaaay!
Singing praises of Nirur the Just, the aquatic elves tend to their injuries. [2] Medical knowledge escapes them, however, and they can do little to treat the wounds. Breed [6] They do manage a large cluster of eggs, however. Wait, what?
Meat!
The wolf-thing thunders towards the panicking elves. [3] It makes only half-hearted progress, tired from running so far already, but the elves can't keep their pace up much longer.
Thrive!
The new trees attempt to thrive. [1] They don't do very well, unbalanced from an alien world and extremely rapid growth.
Wheee!
The elves on Agamemnoid try to survive. [3] They do alright, but they're really not built for this world.
Hi ho, hi ho
The dwarves attempt to build things. [3] Putting things on top of each other is technically building.
Take that, goddess!
Pleased with their own cunning, the modified dwarves who survived return to extolling the virtues of civilization. [3] Their brethren would find it more impressive if half of them weren't dead.
Thrive!
The trees try to thrive. [2] They sort of stagnate.
Recover
Newly arrived from space, the beast licks its wounds. [3] It feels a little better, but it's not really up to snuff yet.
So....
Noticing the giant, monstrous "fish" the elves try to decide what to do. [2] They stand dumbfounded.
Omnomnom
The beast continues to hunt elves. Beast [3] Elves [3] The beast clumsily paws as the elves, knocking them around like bowling pins. The elves' feeble swings do absolutely nothing to the beast's thick hide.
Glubglub?
The fish try to do something about their situation. [2] They're just fish.
...swim?
The elves formerly orbiting Aphronze try to make it someplace. [2] They flail uselessly in the depths of space.
Thrive!
The crystal plants attempt to thrive. [2] They stagnate and even get a little worse.
Thrive!
The newest botanical addition attempts to thrive. [5] Oh NOW they know how to flourish, going so far as to produce pretty four-petaled orange flowers as their size increases.
Thrive?
The shadowy insects attempt industry. [1] They become enraged at their failures, breaking everything that doesn't work immediately. Survive [6] They do very well despite having no food or water. Assuming they even drink water, of course.
...dig?
The elves continue toiling. [2] They're bad at digging.
Yeeeeeeehaw!
The worms continue ranching. [5] They even get the elves to mate! Elf calves are very useful.
...eat?
The beast attempts to find food. [3] It senses meat in that direction, but this world is bizarre.
Sorry about the delay in updating, was tinkering with unrelated things. This is also why there's no universe update yet. Let me know if I missed anything.
And yeah, I'm going to use a different method than "There are elves in one region, there are turnips in another region, there are swords in another region." Most likely I'll pick a distinctive feature and give cardinal directions from that; "There are elves in the northern hemisphere, there are turnips west of the elves, there are swords southeast of the elves." Or something.
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