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[wolfchild]

I was thinking the goblet was causing whatever it was,

explore the cave for a bit before checking to see if removing the goblet helped, it will probably take time

[Tarran]

Yay! Delayed miniturns too! I have no idea why!

Oh well. Like I care.

    Ka felt a vague sense of disquiet as the energies touched him/her. His/her young mind wasn't quite capable yet of understanding the concepts of gender, but he/she was almost certain that he/she'd been different in the warm darkness. Still, a lot of things were different outside the warm darkness, and the change was soon forgotten in Ka's fascination with the figure that had so easily carried him/her.
      Ka growled happily at the nearest thing, waving his/her forelimbs in the air and attempting to replicate the strange sounds it made. Maybe it would bring food, or play, or rub that itchy spot right behind the wings...

You wave your hands in the air and bubble, trying to replicate their voices. The creature gently catches your hand, then grabs a piece of meat from the hands of another creature behind him. He hangs the meat in front of you, seemingly offering it to you.

"Eep!"

Noraiah was curious about the two creatures. They were dazzlingly light in color, despite the lighting of the cave, and were very much larger than she was.

And she couldn't run.

A flashback occurred. Maybe...maybe these were the things that got her out of her egg! She wasn't sure, but she didn't want to be hurt. Not again!

Squeak. Cower in my position and hide beneath my wings!

"Don't hurt me, don't hurt me, don't hurt me..."

You squeak and hide in place.

The two creatures start talking to another. They both sound different. One is feminine, one is masculine.

...Then it occurs to you, now is the time to escape if you wish! They're distracted!

'I wonder if something's in there...' Thought Jaydenhal, He decided he would look around the room. Maybe he could find something interesting in there?

You enter the room. You blur out.

You walk out... huh? What? Why do you feel somewhat sick? What happened in the last couple of minutes? ...What were you doing again?

Kin looked around the city wall. He didn't want to alert the inhabitants more than needed but he did want to take a look inside the city.

As Kin stood at the entrance he tried to catch someones attention without making a target out of himself. Someone would be coming for him now.

You stand outside the entrance. First, you try waving your hand at people. Nobody comes. Next, you shout, but your shouts cannot get past the sounds of a busy city, especially one with drunken dwarves every ten buildings or so and stone streets which makes hard shoes make lots of noise.

meh, may as well get something to eat

((Way to be obnoxiously vague))

[6]: You look for something to eat. You go outside and walk around. You find a mountain lion... and to it you look mighty tasty too. Uh oh.

explore the cave for a bit before checking to see if removing the goblet helped, it will probably take time

You drop the goblet and search around your cave. [3][6][2]: You find a room filled with amethysts. However, the entrance is a steep drop and there are crystals sticking out menacingly everywhere, so the entrance is very hazardous.

You check back on mother. No, no effect from the removal of the goblet.

Should've italicized it as thought. Sorry there. 

It's still not all that distinct from what I would expect of speech. Italics can still look like normal text from a glance... and the color doesn't help either.

I was thinking the goblet was causing whatever it was,

If it was causing it via presence, why weren't you affected?

[Ahra]

oh flipping great, get. the. nope. away from it, serch for food that wont pound me into the ground (rabbits, an flipping deer? Just no fangs)

[Tiruin]

Sound. Noise? No, music, perhaps.

Noraiah poked her head out from behind her wing and listened. Their words did not make any sense, but sounded musical in a way, to her own ears.

Still, they were big creatures, not like that blue humanoid she saw earlier with the tasty and fuzzy hair. She leaned over to the left slightly and could see the faint light of the cave mouth in the distance.

Now if she could just find who sired her from here...where was her egg?

Try to sneak out, slowly while keeping an eye on the two.

[KineseN]

Kin tried to go closer very cautiously. If he could touch the wall and there was no one stopping him then he would be free to enter with no danger to himself he concluded.

Of course, making noises to draw attention to him were smarter than stealthily entering a town. Smaller beings tended to be quite aggressive when Kin sneaked up on them, so that was what he decided to do. Making more noises while cautiously approaching the wall in an attempt to enter the city.

[Repulsion]

(I've been away from home without access to a computer for a week or  two. I should have said, however.)

Cevitil sighs in frustration, but then his mind happens upon an idea. This is a party by humans for humans, so why not disguise thyself as a human?

Cevitil sniffs/looks/investigates around for a wizard specializing in illusions and shape-shifting magicks. If he finds one, inquire to it about turning into a human

[Draignean]

Ka had a deep and abiding desire to EAT THE MEAT! And possibly a finger, maybe two, but only if they don't mind. Some faint stirring of ancestral memory told him that it was impolite to dismember those who gave you food.

After consuming the meat, Ka would definitely have to preen some, and then see if this creature was in a playful mood. 

[Tarran]

I have a valid excuse this time, I swear! I was kidnapped by CK2! I swear! Why are you looking at me with -100 relations? Why is there a plot to ki-GACK!

Tarran died a natural death at age 15.

Anthrmarux looked back. How did they follow her so fast?

No matter. Time for the hunter to turn into the hunted!

Action: Double back-observe my pursuers.

If feasible, strike them from the air and send them tumbling down with acid and/or claws.

I define feasible as in, if they have a Persian style arrow storm waiting for me or not.

Otherwise, just head into the temple.

You double back, towards the reloading assassin. Just as you start flying over, he ducks into the snow with his cloak, which is white, face first. Must be cold. [Int:1+2]: Despite his position previously being known, you fail to spot him, even if you have likely looked at him several times while searching. You decide to run back into the temple after a minute or so, right as a bolt hits the door. He ducks back down again before you can spot him. You do, however, spot the dozen or so men coming up, some wielding melee weapons, some wielding bows and crossbows, and some with no weapons. Ahah, you don't think your chances of beating these guys is high. Also, they're all wearing white cloaks too.

-1 Int.

(I must've accidentally ninja'd you with my edit. I'll just restate the action.)

Her curiosity was not sated in the least, but she decided she should still be wary. She tiptoed into the room and crept toward the back slowly, trying to find the origin of the sound.

You slowly go into the room.

Around halfway, your nose feels fuzzy...

[Agi:1]: You're caught completely unaware as an explosion of force explodes on the tip of your nose, sending you flying into a wall at dangerous speeds. [4 out of 2d4] You smack against the wall nearly head first, giving you a very mighty headache.

-4 HP.

"Hm, as you wish," he said, taking a position near the back of the room. "I was not aware mages were also... physically inclined."

"Huh? Nah, most of us mages typically aren't 'physically inclined'. I just like exercising."

You enter the room. It appears bare bones, with dirt floors, a metal roof, and stone walls. Also, you now notice the door was made out of metal. On the ground are several pebbles, and at the end of the room a straw dummy shaped like a human. It looks fairly ripped apart.

The mage lifts up a pebble without effort, and throws it at the target without touching it [Mage Int:3+1] hitting the arm at a moderate speed. Not enough to rip through the straw, though.

[Int:1]: Argh! you fail to pay any attention to what he did. Or maybe you just can't learn just by watching... Or maybe you're just stupider than you thought... Or maybe you should stop thinking about what's wrong. Yeah, that sounds like a better idea.

-1 Intelligence.

oh flipping great, get. the. nope. away from it, serch for food that wont pound me into the ground (rabbits, an flipping deer? Just no fangs)

Initiative: Lion first, you second.

The lion lunges before you can act. [Lion Agi:6][Agi:5] And as you start flying away it's claw smacks you into the ground. Since you were all but dead, this kills you instantly before you know that you're going to die and before you even hit the ground. Your soul leaves your now dead body.

Unfortunately, you have not really attracted the attention of any of the gods. Nobody comes for your soul, and eventually, your soul is wiped and sent back into the world, to continue this circle of life.

Well, you should have gone out with a little more than 1 HP, no matter how non-dangerous you expect anything to be. And you got unlucky, managing not only to fail on a 1/2 chance to run away, but a 21/36 chance to run away after that. Oh well, thanks for playing.

You are dead. Do you want your possessions identified? Y/N

Sound. Noise? No, music, perhaps.

Noraiah poked her head out from behind her wing and listened. Their words did not make any sense, but sounded musical in a way, to her own ears.

Still, they were big creatures, not like that blue humanoid she saw earlier with the tasty and fuzzy hair. She leaned over to the left slightly and could see the faint light of the cave mouth in the distance.

Now if she could just find who sired her from here...where was her egg?

Try to sneak out, slowly while keeping an eye on the two.

While those two are distracted, you slowly tip toe out of the cave. They appear to continue talking to another.

Kin tried to go closer very cautiously. If he could touch the wall and there was no one stopping him then he would be free to enter with no danger to himself he concluded.

Of course, making noises to draw attention to him were smarter than stealthily entering a town. Smaller beings tended to be quite aggressive when Kin sneaked up on them, so that was what he decided to do. Making more noises while cautiously approaching the wall in an attempt to enter the city.

You enter the city, making noises by scratching and tapping the walls.

You attract the attention of two human and two dwarven guards standing guard directly past the gate. They look at you in a way that makes you think that they think you're a little nutters.

(I've been away from home without access to a computer for a week or  two. I should have said, however.)

Cevitil sighs in frustration, but then his mind happens upon an idea. This is a party by humans for humans, so why not disguise thyself as a human?

Cevitil sniffs/looks/investigates around for a wizard specializing in illusions and shape-shifting magicks. If he finds one, inquire to it about turning into a human

You look around for a mage specializing in illusion magics.

Well, at least you think about looking around for mages specializing in illusion magics. You then realize that it's kind of hard when everyone is densely compacted and all wearing fancy clothes for today, so you decide that just looking around in the crowd won't work, you need a better way to find a mage.

Ka had a deep and abiding desire to EAT THE MEAT! And possibly a finger, maybe two, but only if they don't mind. Some faint stirring of ancestral memory told him that it was impolite to dismember those who gave you food.

After consuming the meat, Ka would definitely have to preen some, and then see if this creature was in a playful mood. 

You nab the meat out of the creature's hand, and eat it surprisingly quickly. You then attempt to somehow see if the creature is in a playful mood. You decide to wave your hands in the air again.

The creature stands very still, looking at you as if trying to understand what you're asking of it, but failing to do so.

Spoiler: Repulsion: Cevitil (click to show/hide)

HP: 30/30.
Male.
Mother: Mevith.
Father: Litril.
Age: Teen.

Strength: 53. Recent: 0.
Agility: 82. Recent: 0.
Intelligence: 52+5=58. Recent: 0.
Toughness: 51. Recent: 0.
Charisma: 72. Recent: 0.
Fame: 0. Recent: 0.
Trustworthiness: 50. Recent: 0.
Cruelty: 50. Recent: 0.
Evilness: 70. Recent: 0.
Intimidation: 75.

~50 gold in hands.

Father Trauma: Roll against a 2 when talking to fathers (fail=unable to talk to them for 3 turns), cannot be removed until Adult.
Slightly Regenerative: You regain 1 HP per 2 turns.
Touched by Grathos, god of Justice: +5 Intelligence.
Grathos' Minor Blessing: Minor Judgement.
Grathos' Temporary Blessing of Justice: Selective Judgement.

Spoiler: KineseN: Kin (click to show/hide)

HP: 39/39.
Male.
Mother: Terranizaia.
Father: Algorm.
Age: Teen.

Strength: 64. Recent: 0.
Agility: 71. Recent: 0.
Intelligence: 56. Recent: 0.
Toughness: 66. Recent: 0.
Charisma: 45. Recent: 0.
Fame: 0. Recent: 0.
Trustworthiness: 49. Recent: 0.
Cruelty: 49. Recent: 0.
Evilness: 50. Recent: 0.
Intimidation: 55.

Spoiler: Dwarmin: Anthramarux (click to show/hide)

HP: 29/36.
Female.
Mother: Talathraxis.
Father: Arzg'Razgoth.
Age: Teen.

Strength: 38. Recent: 0.
Agility: 28. Recent: 0.
Intelligence: 95. Recent: -1.
Toughness: 61. Recent: 0.
Charisma: 63. Recent: 0.
Fame: 0. Recent: 0.
Trustworthiness: 50. Recent: 0.
Cruelty: 50. Recent: 0.
Evilness: 50. Recent: 0.
Intimidation: 40.

Items:
Gold bird memorial statue of the Battle of Manados Hill.
Bracelet of Air Creature.
Ring of Dodging: +1 (worn)
Ring of Human Form.
A bad set of dirty patchwork female clothes.
A great set of lower-class female clothes. (connected to human form)
6 bags.
10 silver.
Note from Tarran, god of gods: On the use of human ring.
*Unknown* fur coat.
12 sweetrolls.

Spoiler: Ironyowl: Raikonai (click to show/hide)

HP: 45/45.
Male.
Mother: Saikar.
Father: Shakarai.
Age: Teen.

Strength: 70. Recent: 0.
Agility: 44. Recent: 0.
Intelligence: 46. Recent: -1.
Toughness: 72+5=77. Recent: 0.
Charisma: 70. Recent: 0.
Fame: 0. Recent: 0.
Trustworthiness: 50. Recent: 0.
Cruelty: 50. Recent: 0.
Evilness: 75. Recent: 0.
Intimidation: 75.

Items:
Dice of 3s: Use once, guarantee a 3 roll, does not factor in penalties or bonuses.

Touched by Annia, Goddess of the Sun and Heat: You can detect the presence of Annia from now on, from her watching you to her blessings on an item. Annia is much more likely to talk to you or answer your prayers if you worship her. +5 Toughness.
Enraged Inn'ahar, The Corrupter: Inn'ahar is now extremely angry with you. You will be attacked without mercy around Inn'ahar's altars and temples. Followers will attempt to kill you.

Spoiler: Ahra: Ásabragr (click to show/hide)

HP: As dead as dead.
Male.
Mother: Aratuva.
Father: Grimatur.
Age: Child.

Strength: 70. Recent: 0.
Agility: 53. Recent: 0.
Intelligence: 45. Recent: 0.
Toughness: 80. Recent: 0.
Charisma: 65. Recent: 0.
Fame: 0. Recent: 0.
Trustworthiness: 50. Recent: 0.
Cruelty: 50. Recent: 0.
Evilness: 70. Recent: 0.
Intimidation: 75.

Spoiler: Wolfchild: Ramoth (click to show/hide)

HP: 16/16.
Male.
Mother: Unnamed.
Father: Unnamed.
Age: Child.

Strength: 45. Recent: 0.
Agility: 55. Recent: 0.
Intelligence: 60. Recent: 0.
Toughness: 40. Recent: 0.
Charisma: 75. Recent: 0.
Fame: 0. Recent: 0.
Trustworthiness: 50. Recent: 0.
Cruelty: 30. Recent: 0.
Evilness: 45. Recent: 0.
Intimidation: 40.

Spoiler: Jetex1911: Jaydenhal (click to show/hide)

HP: 18/18.
Male.
Mother: Horon.
Father: Lothe.
Age: Child.

Strength: 50. Recent: 0.
Agility: 67. Recent: 0.
Intelligence: 49. Recent: 0.
Toughness: 45. Recent: 0.
Charisma: 60. Recent: 0.
Fame: 0. Recent: 0.
Trustworthiness: 50. Recent: 0.
Cruelty: 50. Recent: 0.
Evilness: 50. Recent: 0.
Intimidation: 70.

Items:
Unknown ring.

Spoiler: SeriousConcentrate: Merysta (click to show/hide)

HP: 18/22.
Female.
Mother: Gwairen.
Father: Calgare.
Age: Child.

Strength: 50. Recent: 0.
Agility: 55. Recent: 0.
Intelligence: 60. Recent: 0.
Toughness: 55. Recent: 0.
Charisma: 70. Recent: 0.
Fame: 0. Recent: 0.
Trustworthiness: 50. Recent: 0.
Cruelty: 50. Recent: 0.
Evilness: 55. Recent: 0.
Intimidation: 50.

Spoiler: Tiruin: Noraiah (click to show/hide)

HP: 6/6.
Female.
Mother: Isara.
Father: Valore.
Age: Baby.

Strength: 35. Recent: 0.
Agility: 80. Recent: 0.
Intelligence: 60. Recent: 0.
Toughness: 30. Recent: 0.
Charisma: 60. Recent: 0.
Fame: 0. Recent: 0.
Trustworthiness: 50. Recent: 0.
Cruelty: 50. Recent: 0.
Evilness: 50. Recent: 0.
Intimidation: 60.

Godly Protection: Take half damage (round down) from other players until Child.

Spoiler: Draignean: Ka (click to show/hide)

HP: 11/11.
Male.
Mother: Molia.
Father: Ra.
Age: Baby.

Strength: 55. Recent: 0.
Agility: 55. Recent: 0.
Intelligence: 55. Recent: 0.
Toughness: 55. Recent: 0.
Charisma: 90. Recent: 0.
Fame: 0. Recent: 0.
Trustworthiness: 50. Recent: 0.
Cruelty: 50. Recent: 0.
Evilness: 50. Recent: 0.
Intimidation: 60.

Godly Protection: Take half damage (round down) from other players until Child.

Large information dump:

Spoiler: Map with people's locations (click to show/hide)

Player locations, from top to bottom, from left to right, in user names (because I'm pretty sure you can remember your character's name):
Black D: Repulsion
White d: Tiruin
Light blue D: KineseN
Light gold d: Draignean
Bright red d: SeriousConcentrate
Bright cyan d: Wolfchild
Dark gray D: IronyOwl
Bluish-purple D: Dwarmin
Cyan d: Jetex1911



Yes, there are a lot of overlapping colors. It's your own damn faults, guys, don't blame me.

Spoiler: Countries by color and number, and country relations towards dragons. (click to show/hide)

1: Dark Blue: The Western Alliance
2: Dark Green: Kingdom of Axlehand
3: Dark Cyan: Gridhard
4: Dark Red: Solari Federation
5: Brown: Othem
6: Light Gray: City of Sharoon
7: Very Light Gray: Kingdom of Saran
8: Blue: Kingdom of Rihosis
9: Green: Kingdom of Iberia
10: Cyan: Caliphate of Hiatar
11: Red: Kingdom of Grathos
12: Pink: Province of Kobland
13: Yellow: Merchant Republic of Isrand
14: Purple: Kingdom of Heltia
15: Light Brown: Kingdom of Iviand
16: Orange: Republic of Varia
17: Light blue: Kingdom of Rannia
18: Light green-blue: Kingdom of Hevria.

System for relations: F=Fear, H=Hate. Higher is worse. Negative is better. 0 is indifferent.
The Western Alliance: Mildly Friendly: F-2 H-4.
Kingdom of Axlehand: In The Way: F1 H2.
Gridhard: Distrusted: F2 H3.
Solari Federation: Threatened: F3 H1.
Othem: Cautious but ambivalent: F1 H0.
City of Sharoon: Possible Clients: F-2 H0.
Kingdom of Saran: Resources: F-1 H0.
Kingdom of Rihosis: Hated: F2 H8.
Kingdom of Iberia: Indifferent: F0 H0.
Caliphate of Hiatar: Mortal Enemies: F2 H10.
Kingdom of Grathos: Distrusted: F1 H2.
Province of Kobland: Utter Terror: F8 H8.
Merchant Republic of Isrand: Mixed Disliked: F0 H1.
Kingdom of Heltia: Indifferent: F0 H0.
Kingdom of Iviand: Curious: F-3 H0.
Republic of Varia: Guarded: F1 H1.
Kingdom of Rannia: Severely disliked: F1 H4.
Kingdom of Hevria: Ampathetic: F0 H0.

Spoiler: Country casus bellies (rough) (click to show/hide)

Western Alliance Casus Belli: Province of Kobland, Kingdom of Iberia.

Province of Kobland Casus Belli: Everyone.

Kingdom of Iberia Casus Belli: Everyone. Province of Kobland. Othem.

Caliphate of Hiatar Casus Belli: Merchant Republic of Isrand.

Merchant Republic of Isrand Casus Belli: Province of Kobland. Caliphate of Hiatar. Othem.

Kingdom of Grathos Casus Belli: Kingdom of Rihosis. Merchant Republic of Isrand.

Othem Casus Belli: Everyone.

Kingdom of Rihosis Casus Belli: Kingdom of Grathos. Othem.

Solari Federation Casus Belli: City of Sharoon. Othem.

Kingdom of Heltia Casus Belli: None.

City of Sharoon Casus Belli: Potentially everyone. Solari Federation.

Kingdom of Gridhard Casus Belli: Kingdom of Axlehand.

Kingdom of Axlehard Casus Belli: Kingdom of Gridhard.

Kingdom of Saran Casus Belli: None.

Kingdom of Iviand: None.

Republic of Varia: None.

Kingdom of Rannia: None.

Kingdom of Hevria: None.

I'll add Bulldog next turn. If anyone finds a mistake, tell me, because I've been sucked into CK2 and I don't remember anything I needed to do if I needed to do anything.

Also, oh noes Ahra died. This is the first death in ~36 turns omg.

[SeriousConcentrate]

Merysta whimpered and immediately left the room for safer locales. (Another random 'search the cave' action.)

[Nicholas1024]

Wow, so one more death and I'll actually be able to join? I should get to work on a character then. It's always great to see this thing updated.

[Tarran]

Hahah, don't expect to get in for a while. While it's only one more death, the only reason Ahra died was because I wanted to roll the dice of fate and because he had only 1 HP. Still, don't let me stop you.

[Tarran]

Oh, Bulldog decided that he wanted me to 'skip' him. So Nicholas, this looks like your lucky day. You're getting in next turn.

[Tiruin]

Noraiah felt the fresh beams of the sun touch her skin again. It was a strange place now, and she didn't know where to go or what to do. She partly wished the blue humanoid didn't leave her, but it pointed to this place so it must've meant something.

Check if a cliff is nearby, then call out to the inhabitants of the cave - those who were still talking. They didn't hurt her, so maybe they were friends of the humanoid?

[Dwarmin]

Anthramarux weighed her chances against a horde of teleporting Assassins and found them not good. They could follow her anywhere, it seemed. Even up mountains!

But the temple was a secure redoubt, she thought. Tarran's power might have sway here.

Knowing her assassin would put a bolt in the empty space as soon a door opened, she knocked it from the side with her tail before entering.

Tarran better be awake, she grumbled.

Action: Enter the temple (opening the door from the side to let any archers loose their shots at the empty spot) and bar/lock the door behind me, if possible. Try to contact Tarran at his altar...

[Nicholas1024]

Alright, here's my character sheet!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Eridor
Gender: Male
Body:
  Head: Normal
  Horns: Small
  Claws: Long
  Scale Color: Gray
  Body length: Small
  Spine stiffness: Loose
  Tail: Normal
  Breath: None
Stats: All non-red. REMEMBER TO FACTOR IN YOUR GENDER AND BODY PARTS PLEASE. And remember to add a plus or minus so I can quickly tell that you are getting it from your body part or gender. Each stat starts at 50 points. And you have 20 bonus points. So in total you have 270 points to work with.
  Strength: 70
  Agility: 85 (bonus points used here)
  Intelligence: 45
  Toughness: 45
  Charisma: 45
Roleplaying:
  Personality: Eridor is fairly curious about the world as a whole, and (at least initially) is somewhat naive about things. ((Not going to go too into detail here, his personality could be changed a LOT depending on the circumstances of what happens.))
  Mother background: Rhianna is a white dragon, kind and caring, though not much of a fighter (by dragon standards, at least). Although she's generally more trustworthy and willing to help humans, she still retains a key element of caution in dealing with them, due to past circumstances.
  Father background: Alastir is a black dragon, an excellent fighter who served as an assassin for a neighboring country many years ago. He's since given up that way of life (mainly thanks to Rhianna's influence), but his relationship with humans (who don't know his past) is somewhat strained, and he generally keeps to himself. ((Yes, I'm fully aware of the FUN that is likely to ensue if/when some humans eventually decide to come after Alastir... or possibly his family should he be no longer around.))