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>>195405
[One would assume it is some sort of ray/laser spam golem construct that isn’t all that big on defense.]
>>195370
[One-time pass on extra roll ramifications since as a new thread posts came in FAST.]
>>195429
[One tribe of yeti are dead. one tribe =/= all yeti in mountains.]
>>195359
”Arkus, how would you feel to have mage underlings-
That is, to head up a magical research and development group?”
“Uh.. yeah, I wouldn’t mind, but where exactly would you get mages? At best, it would take months and months to get an untrained person read to contribute meaningfully, and I don’t know any mages we could call on or anything, so… yeah, if you can make it happen, I’ll roll with it.”
>>195364
>>195370
I excuse myself for a moment to the central tower, and after making sure none re about to observe me, I flip through all of Wendelin’s donated tomes and notes on runework, adding it to my stored memory of the runes on Wendelin’s stone golem, the runes on my chest copied from Dulu’s staff, and the runes adoring Geodiaz…. The process takes me a few minutes, but I am hesitant to even consider how long it would take me to process this information. I replace what I studied as I make my way back outside, noting Dame Valiria to be viewing the bustle of activity with approval.
>>195366
>>195401
[FYI the three Spec ops dudes can read, it was deemed more important for them to get their special training than continuing to help Arkus sift through books. Also Jojo ONLY has Souldreaming, it is ULZRICK that has an affinity for Will magic (that has not been explored since you gave him one minor lesson a while ago in Magnetomancy)]
I speak to the gathered mass of individuals before me, trying to instill order through my forthcoming commands.
”From now on, Arkus and Derkin are to lead when I am absent,
With Ulzrick, Ellorika and Vespinto serving as commanding officers.
Naturally, Keddic, Dregas and Bang all shall hold sway in their words.
Arkus: New priorities must be assigned: First and foremost, those books,
Destroy them if the situation ever becomes grim, is this understood?
Beyond that, I wish you to seek out means of long-distance communication,
To seek out any clues as to how to make more of the morphic fluid,
And to speak with Keddic concerning Blood magic, for crafting togas and cloaks.
Lastly, I want you to work to make more Skyfall cannons, until we have a surplus,
Enough that each of the five corners of the Arcanoworks walls holds three cannons.
Derkin, continue to work with Keddic and Bang to train the troops,
I wish to see them become capable warriors as swiftly as possible.
Keddic, Bang, I want the two of you to continue training the soldiers here,
And see what you can do about instructing them in Combat Magic.
..Ah, I’ll need a runner sent to Del Roga in Hletwa about Ugrokk’s armor:
The repairs are only temporary, and I imagine he could rectify that swiftly:
Make mention I do not lack for funds.
As general orders, I want you all to attempt opening Balboa’s box,
Any attempt is viable so long as it does not threaten to destroy said container.
For all magic users, Arcane and Combat alike, I desire time be allocated every day,
To conversing on the interconnection between all forms of magic collectively known:
Perhaps some interesting things can be yielded from this exchange.
Oh yes: Dregas, I commend you on your fiscal competencies,
And look forward to further returns: That is all.”
As people nod and start moving, seeking their own assigned tasks to labor over, I consider what to do next.
>>195370
”Ah, Arkus, a moment.”
“Hm?”
After assuring to myself the only ones in earshot are Bokk and Krump, I pose my query.
”The runes I bear on my chest, from Dulu’s staff:
I seek them replicated onto the armor of those he-“
“Ah, gonna have to stop you there, boss: They only work for you because, as a Soul Grave, you have that handy dandy inbuilt function to act as a testbed for unknown runes. I still know next to nothing about their function, but I do know that trying to replicate them onto armor, rather than onto a Soul Grave… well, it is very likely it would not end well, until I can pick apart what the individual runes mean and can do… which will take some time, with the workload you gave me. Sorry about that.”
>>195394
>>195396
”…I see. I had another matter for you to attend to:
Set a long-term goal of spatial/temporal runes inscribing,
To encompass the whole of the Arcanoworks,
Such that the runes could be activated to preserve the base.
Beyond that, I wish them added to other villages, to-“
“-Woah again there chief. The Arcanoworks, that I can see to, it will take time and a few tests, but it’s doable. To do the same to the other villages…. That takes resources we just don’t have right now, and would take years if we tried it now anyway. …Well, I can probably get the Arcanoworks to bear trigger-based spatial runes in a few weeks, maybe a month, but it’ll probably take longer, again because I have my other homework. …Ah, if you DO get mages that could work under me, I could make stuff happen faster, but until then, there’s only so much I can do.”
Hm. I motion for Arkus to continue onward, as I turn to face Bokk and Krump. After making sure that Bokk needs nothing more than the wealth of diagrams and schematics she has carefully stowed in a leather satchel, I send her on her way, back to Mordreden. To Krump, I extend an invitation to stay as long as he feels necessary, as his insight could prove most helpful at forming a unified magic theory.
>>195391
>>195403
With orders dispatched to everyone I thought of and the Arcanoworks bustling with activity, I move to set out towards Berluut, intent on nipping this problem in the bud-and nearly trip over Moss, who had been patiently sitting right behind my feet. As I cartwheel an arm, to stabilize myself, Moss simply stared innocently up at me, licking at the air. I step beyond the creature, and start directing my Magnetomancy inwards as I build speed to travel to Berluut-
And I marvel at how radically more responsive my body is. I find myself moving at some 40 miles per hour, speeding across the landscape, Moss’ chest positively glowing as the stone it consumed blazes with light, the horse-sized creature barely able to keep up with me. …It would seem the wealth of Blood Iron I absorbed has made manipulating my own form much easier…. And rendered me capable of significantly greater speeds. Short of using magic, I doubt anyone could outrun me now-and I can maintain this pace indefinitely. Excellent.
It hardly takes any time at all to reach what was once Berluut, Moss once more falling back as we near the location, unwilling to get too close.. and I decisively begin setting the place afire, knowing that if anything I possess can cleanse the land of whatever taint is spreading, Soulfire can do it.
SOULFIRE
[-3 Souls. Total Souls Remaining: 1,495 Minimum: 12]
SOULFIRE
[-3 Souls. Total Souls Remaining: 1,491 Minimum: 12]
I set the whole ghost town afire, the flames rapidly spreading…. Too rapidly. I realize that with the cessation of rain some time ago, there is less moisture to retard it’s progress, and I am now faced with the very real possibility of a forest fire. What can I- Ah…
INFERNO GOLEM
[-40 Souls. Total Souls Remaining: 1,451 Minimum: 12]
I craft a being of living fire, and even as it bursts into existence, blazing like miniature sun, I command it, setting it into action. The Inferno Golem begins circling the ghost town of Berluut as swiftly as possible, building speed, it’s own fires sustained by the ambient Soulfire I sowed about the village, and turning the spreading inferno into a towering cyclone of scarlet and emerald fire, pulling back the expanding flames and rising into the sky, a pillar of heat and light. I continue to maintain the Inferno Golem’s flight until it finally dwindles, and as it does so too does the Soulfire I spread. In the wake of this fire, I find Berluut to be no more, an ash-covered wound on the ground the only evidence of its existence. …Whatever force made the landscape feel irregular to me before seems to have been burned away, and I note Moss happily yipping at me from its vantage point: It would seem my work here is done.
I return to the Arcanoworks shortly after noon, finding Keddic, Bang, Derkin (and surprisingly Dame Valiria) leading sparring as Oggroth and Ugrokk catch up with the returned Premen, and I wonder:
What should I say or do now?
[The three d20 rolls of 19, 15 and 1 will be put into play in the next post]
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