>>Previous threads can be found at: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Sorceress%20Quest
>>Character sheet and artifact list can be found at: http://pastebin.com/Fk0iR5bN
>Fate Points: 1
>Signature spells: Summon Elemental, Control Magic, Soulfire
>Funds: Medium
>Location: Jormungandr, Raziel's Crypt, Warped Lands.

You're currently in kalak form, and you're out of breath.
It seems that, despite knowing how to use your new body, doesn't mean you're *good* at it. Your wings beat once more, your entire torso straining. . and you're having trouble breathing between each buffet of your wings.

You look down to the Jormungandr, and twist yourself downward, folding your wings, and you fall through. . .

Before you spread your wings once more, and screech down, your talons clicking against the deck.

Kaliel frowned. "You're bad at that." She said, and turned away.

yes right on time gotta get me coffe and then im ready

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>>19637218
>Kaliel frowned. "You're bad at that." She said, and turned away.
Kaliel can't fly at all yet, can she? Seems a bit hypocritical.

>>19637218
Here child, have some biscuits to put all that jelly on.

>trollface.jpg

rolled 90 = 90

rainbow serpent time when we have rested a bit

rolled 17 = 17

>>19637300
the dice lords still like rainbow serpents

She pulls out a book, covered in runes you don't see, and starts reading.

Your entire body aches- apparently kalak flight is strenuous. No wonder you haven't seen any of the coven flitting about like birds.

"What now, lady?" Ell asked. "Where should we go next?"
"Well." Ezekiel said, dryly. "We could tell the orcish king and queen that Azariel is dead. Should cheer the queen up a bit."
"Or check out the Wall." Raziel said, looking through the books she'd brought from her crypt. "If the demons are gone, who knows what the hobgoblins will do?"
"It's your choice, lady." Ell says. "I don't have any preference."

>>19637324
Go check up on the hobgoblins.

>>19637324
The hobgoblins seems the more urgent thing. Shit is going to change on that front but it seems like Azariel's going to stay dead. We even just contact them from here instead of flying all the way north.

>>19637324
To the hobgoblins.

to wall men

"To the Wall." You say. "It's more urgent."
He nods, and reattunes the compass, and the Jormungandr takes off.

You take a few steps, pacing across the deck, but your balance is shot. You're. . clumsy beyond all reason, and the more mistakes you make, the more flustered you get. .

Raziel notices how much trouble you're having. "Want me to make sure you get below deck?"
You nod, and the two of you go down to your cabin. Once there, you close your mind, and will yourself to become yourself. Your wings go numb, and then your entire body. . 'twists', you suppose is the only way to put the sensation into words.

... But while you're here ...
"I'm going to try something." You say, and close your eyes again. You will yourself to become. . something you only have an image of in your head- a rainbow colored serpent, great wings coming from it's back. . .

"Become a wyvern?" Raziel asked, looking down at you. You're. . blind, but you can still 'feel' where people are, by the heat radiating off of their bodies. You flap your wings, trying to lift into the sky, but the wings are too small for your long, snakelike body.

are we a little wyvern or a large one

>>19637406
Are we at least a fluffy wyvern?

You estimate that you're only two or three feet from head to tail. . You're quite small. . but your wings are INCREDIBLY FLUFFY.

"You're teensy." Raziel said, looking down at you- or so you assume, only seeing a raziel-shaped blob of heat. "Should I go ask Kaliel to come down here? She does have a wyvern as one of her forms, so she knows more about it."

>>19637447
Thanks, but... nah. The last thing I'm intersted in is a lesson from bird Asuka.

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finaly we are fluffy

"Thanks, but. . no." You say, in a warbling, strange voice- it doesn't come out as you intend. . Your body must not be built for speaking words. You coil around one of your bedposts, and you realize that you're quite. . quite. . tired. . .

"Be careful." She says. "Wyverns are cold-blooded, so you don't want to stick inside one of their forms too long. They like falling asleep, if what Uriel said was true."

>>19637447
Dunno. Is there a chance of her helping us without being severely unpleasant?

>>19637496
Let's just transform back into our normal form, and get some sleep.

You nod to Raziel, and slither down back to a clear spot in the cabin. Then you close your non-working eyes, and focus on becoming you again.

Suddenly, you're freezing, and completely nude. Raziel turns around, preserving your modesty, and you quickly get dressed. It's strange, the moment you became you again, every bit of exhaustion and slumber was gone, as if it had come in with the form. You'd need to be careful shapeshifting from here on, you think.

"There, dressed." You say, and you hear someone walking through the halls. You crack open the door, and Kaliel walks past, a small, sleeping bird held in both hands, as she enters her cabin.

>>19637502
yeah we did alot to day sleep sounds good

>>19637530
Ooooh, let's have Raziel and us follow her quietly and see what shee's doing.

>>19637530
new bird?

You make a motion to Raziel, and she nods, slipping off her boots- the two of you creep up toward Kaliel's room, and Raziel opens the door a crack, the two of you peeking in.

Her cabin is filled with cages. Small animals, squirrels, rabbits, birds. . They're all in the cages, slumbering.

Kaliel whispers a spell on the bird, and then puts it into an empty cage, patting it's head.

a little Darwin

>>19637585
Ooh, that's interesting. Well she's not harming them, so I see no problem with it.

>>19637585
>>19637585
Should we knock?

>>19637628
How do you know that wasn't a spell that gives little sleeping birds horrible tortuous nightmares and she's got the cages all wired up to some giant terror-fuelled death ray?

>>19637585
Is it normal for Kalak of that age to be so... driven? They'd be younger than we are, if they were humans.

Ishelda painfully noticed that when she didn't become fluffy.

"What kind of spell was that?" You ask, whispering to Raziel. Now that you know that kalak can't hear as well as humans, you feel a bit safe about whispering while sneaking like this.
"It was an enchantment spell." She said. "Like. . making them sleep, controlling minds, causing illusions. . I don't know much about them."
"Is it normal for your young to be so. . driven?" You ask.
"Not at all. Most of us were more like Dariel."

You knock, and Kaliel turns around, opening the door.
"What, you're here for that letter?" She asks, and tosses a small bit of parchment at you- It has your name on it, but no kind of seal, and to be honest, the penmanship isn't the best. .
"Found this in here when I moved in." She said.

You fold it open, and read.

"Dear Ishelda,

I apologize, but I really don't know the standard procedures or compliments when you write a letter to a queen, but we're friends, and I know you'd probably be insulted by me trying, so I don't think that matters.
Right now (as I write this letter, I mean) we're sailing on the prism, and we should be to Cerulean soon- I'm sure you remember the time. I just want to say that I'm sorry about the way Fellwind had been treating you. I'm gonna leave this in my cabin so you'll find it, perhaps as a happy surprise.
Once we get to Cerulean, our plan is to make our way over to Sirius. . and I have a plan that I'm going to force Fellwind to come along with- It's an idea you gave me. So anytime you're free, come down to Sirius City and look for me.

Your friend,
Lewin Brewson."

>>19637685
D'aaaaw.

"Thank you. But I actually wanted to ask you about what you're doing here. Are you studying these animals for your shapeshifting research?"

"Thank you." You say, folding up the letter- you want to keep it, suddenly. "But I actually wanted to ask you about what you're doing here. Are you studying these animals for your shapeshifting research?" You ask, and she nods.
"Yeah, I am." She said, coming out into the hall with you and closing the door. She brushed her fluff out of her eyes, then started scratching at her head. "Right now they're all asleep, and I magicked them in a way that I won't need to feed them as much."

>>19637758
"Huh, that's smart."

>then started scratching at her head
What does that mean in kalak body language? The same as for humans?

>>19637685
Lewin started that Adventurers Guild, didn't he?

"Huh, that's smart." You say.
"Of course it is." She responds, and starts scratching more. You're about to wonder about what that means to kalak body language. . but then some of the fluff comes off. You can see rigit pin feathers underneath- a shimmering, striped brown-and-red, from what little you can see.
"Oh." she says. "I'm moulting."
Raziel grinned. "Really?!"
"Seems so." Kaliel said.

>>19637813
>rigit
>rigid, damnit

>>19637813
That means you'll be able to fly soon, right?
How long does molting usually take?
Are you going to be making a mess all over my nice clean airship?

>>19637813
Is that something to be celebrated? We could definitely use some light-hearted fun around here at the moment.

>but then some of the fluff comes off
Collect that stuff as stealthily as possible. There are so many ways it could be used.

"That means you'll be able to fly soon, right?"
"Yeah." She responds.
"How long does molting usually take?"
"Sometimes a few days, sometimes a few weeks." Raziel said.

You bend over, and scoop up some of the fluff. "Are you going to be making a mess all over my nice clean airship?"
"Yes, yes I will." She said. "You can clean it up, right?" She asked, then went back into her room and shut the door behind her.

Raziel's grin fell. "Normally it's something to be celebrated. . but Kaliel's broken or something."

>>19637870
"Would you mind telling me how she came to be like this?"
Perferably, somewhere that's not directly in front of her door.

>>19637870
>You can clean it up, right?"
Unless she asks us if we're willing to help, she can clean up her own mess.

You turn around, and start walking through the halls. "Would you mind telling me how she came to be like this?" You ask.
"Well, she did spend a lot of time near Uriel and Sardriel, and those two aren't the. . nicest." She said, frowning. "But I don't think they hurt her or anything. . but they did probably rub off on her."

>>19637920
"Do you have an idea how we could change that? It didn't work out too well for Uriel."

"Do you have an idea how we could change that?" You ask, and she shakes her head.
"Not really." She responds. "But she isn't too used to a lot of people, so I'm thinking we should give her some space until she gets comfortable. Dariel isn't used to people either, but he's already comfortable around Ell and Kristoph." She said.

>>19637908
>Mad scientist
>cleaning up their own mess
Good one!

>>19637959
Well, let's prepare something to celebrate Kaliel's moulting anyway. At least a cake, or something. Her siblings will probably know what she likes best.

>>19637971
Demi-god trumps mad scientist.

You suddenly stop.
"Let's make. . .a cake." you say.
"What? What's a cake?" Raziel asks.
"Marigold." You say, coming above deck- She's watching Kristoph teach Dariel how to use a sword. . . "Marigold." You say again, and startled, she looks over to you.
"We're making a cake."
Her eyes light up- She'd always been into cooking- and the three of you go down to the cargo hold. You're glad, once again, that you thought to get all the supplies you thought you would ever need. Raziel's confused the entire time, but she seems to understand that it's some kind of sweet.
"How will we be able to bake it?" Marigold asked, measuring things out. "I don't see an oven here. . . "

>>19638051
Magic.

>>19638051
We can bake it with soulfire. It's hot and easy to finely control. And it lets us make some cheesy line about making the cake with our heart or something.

rolled 36 = 36

the cake is not a lie

>>19638110
Do we need to roll for the cake?

rolled 95 = 95

>>19638110

rolled 20 = 20

>>19638110
Not with that roll.

Let us magic up a convection cell to bake the cake. We don't need some mundane oven.

Alternately, use a pair of air & fire elementals to make the convection cell

>>19638110
We manage to burn the first one, but >>19638120
the second one is as good as can be.

>>19638115
>Not particularly- it's not your skill going into it, it's marigold's.

"Magic!" You say, and the serpent bursts out of your arm, writhing through the air. It's paler than normal, probably because you're rather cheerful. It wraps around the pan, heating it up.
"Of course." Marigold says, stirring up ingredients. You see that she's making frosting- something that the humans in this world didn't seem to use, so you suppose that this will be an Arcturian one.
"It's been a long time since I last heard you answer a question with that." Raziel says. "How did you do that? Magic. How did you do this? Magic." She says, chuckling to herself. She eyes the cask of swampbrew. . but then you see that she forces herself to look away. She doesn't meet your eyes.

>>19638120
That's better.

rolled 2 = 2

>>19638115
If we're gonna bake it with magic, we do.

making treats and drinking is never a good mix

>>19638143
Well it is magic.

>>19638133
>but then you see that she forces herself to look away. She doesn't meet your eyes.

It wouldn't be a party without inebriated adults. A glass (and only one) to toast Kaliel's passage into adulthood probably won't hurt.

rolled 51 = 51

>>19638133
lets make an awsome cake lets use magic and skills

>>19638160
Derp, that was meant to be a reply to Raziel.

"Well, it is magic." You say, and give her a brilliant grin.
The three of you make some small talk and giggle as you keep the soulflame steady.
"Hey, Marigold, how is that artifact working?" Raziel asked.
Marigold's smile fell. "Well. . it hasn't talked to me except for once or twice, but . . my power is really hard to control, now. It just isn't as. . strong as it used to be. I have to focus a lot."

rolled 47 = 47

>>19638205
sorry for you loss

Magic Time.

>>19638205
"You should have the same amount of raw power. But it seemed a different when I checked you, after the ankh had fused to you. More chaotic. I'm afraid you'll have to get used to it for the time being, at least until we find a way to safely remove that thing."

"You should have the same amount of raw power. But it seemed a different when I checked you, after the ankh had fused to you. More chaotic. I'm afraid you'll have to get used to it for the time being, at least until we find a way to safely remove that thing." You say.
"Well, if it's the same amount of power... I just need some more control, right? I'll practice!" She said, cheering up.
"Hey, ladies." Kristoph says, walking in with a swagger. "What's that smell?" He asked, eying you three and the cake.
"It's not done ye~t." Marigold said, in a singsong voice. "Come back later."
Kristoph pouted. "Well, at least I'm going to have a drink." He said, eying the swampbrew cask. He took a flask, filled it, and took a sip.

He ended up coughing and spluttering.
"What. . what is this?"
Raziel started giggling at him- the first time she'd paid him any real attention.

>>19638322
"Technically, it's a type of tea."

>>19638322
PARTY TIME!!!

>>19638342
Ahahaha Yes.

>>19638342
also this.

>>19638205
The magic is probably the way it is because of the Ankh. Look at it from the bright side. Since it is consuming your life magic it wont need to consume other people! The chaotic thing probably comes from it being a dragon. As far as i have seen, dragons are highly "impulsive" creatures.

"Technically, it's a type of tea." You say, over Raziel's giggles.
"Well, if I ever need to melt something and I need an acid," Kristoph grumbles. "I'll make sure to ask you for some tea."
He stormed out. .and as soon as he did, Marigold started giggling too.

rolled 96 = 96

>>19638357
derp.

>>19638376
What did you need the dice for?

Soon enough, the cake is finished, and Marigold sets to frosting it. "The sun should be going down by now." Marigold said. "Today has been. . . "

"A long day." Raziel continued. "Should I go grab Kaliel so she can have some of this, or do you want to?" She asked you.

>>19638405
Party time on swamp brew.

these are me.
>>19638376
>>19638357
>>19638345
I just kept derping the dice.
I guess I can't brain.
>I has the dumb

>>19638450
"I think you should. You're her big sister, after all."

>>19638450
I shall retrieve the soon to be not fluffy.

rolled 76 = 76

>>19638470
yeah everyone ahave the right to a piece of cake

>>19638450
"You do it. Um. Sweets don't have unpleasant effect on Kalak, do they?"

rolled 6 = 6

>>19638530
like lossing all of your feather ore somthing right?

>>19638542
sorry forgot to remove dice dont mind it

>>19638542
>Hehe, that's what's happening to her anyway, and the very reason for the cake.

"I think you should." You say. "You're her big sister, after all. Um, Sweets don't have unpleasant effect on Kalak, do they?"
"They don't." she said. "But then again, we can eat almost anything. . " She smiled, and went toward Kaliel's cabin.
"Go get everyone else." Marigold says. You go abovedeck, and tell everyone. . There Will Be Cake.

Even Ezekiel and Dariel, who don't seem to know what cake is, can tell from your voice that there will be something delicious, and you all go below deck for a party.
When you get back down there, Marigold's already cut it into pieces, and Kaliel is there, half-molted, eating as well.
The party gets a slow start, but soon enough, it starts to feel like a real celebration.
Raziel shoots you a Look that clearly says 'I need to talk to you.'

>>19638563
Welp, go talk to her. I wonder what's wrong?

>>19638563
Leave the room and wait for her.

>>19638563
Once we're approaching something private, "Yes, Raziel?"

>>19638470
But but, we only need dice for magics! 50+ is success and the higher above 50 we get the less mana we use. The more below 50 the more mana we lose while failing.

You leave the room, and Raziel follows you.
"I found out what she's using the animals for." Raziel said, a strange, haunted look in her eyes. "She's. . taking them apart. I- I- I don't know what to do."

>>19638607
Oh god she's the creepy kid that kills cats.

>>19638607
Well, she mentioned doing research on animals. I guess this was to be expected.

Could we perhaps create an artifact that allows her to see the interior workings of living creatures without taking them apart?
A magical cat-scan device, if you will.

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rolled 19 = 19

>>19638632
you need a roll for that.

"I. . guess this was to be expected." You say.
"She was just so cold about it. I walked in, and she was there with a scalpel." Raziel said. "And she looked at me, and said 'don't worry, they don't feel anything' and just went back to it. W-what do I do?"

rolled 35 = 35

>>19638682
Thanks, but I think I'll rather roll for it my self

>>19638632
Rolling.

>>19638686
She... seems to lack empathy? I don't know. Maybe if she had some kind of device that she could see inside the animals without needing to take them apart? Maybe she needs a hug?

>>19638686
Help her she is going to become medic

rolled 96 = 96

>>19638682
>>19638703
Thats not how you make magical devices

rolled 59 = 59

>>19638682
>>19638703
>dem rolls
That... that's okay. We'll try again tomorrow.

>>19638720
I will then leave this in your capable hands(/rolls)

"She... seems to lack empathy? I don't know." You say. "Maybe if she had some kind of device that she could see inside the animals without needing to take them apart?"
"Can you try to make one?" She asks, and you nod. You take a small bit of glass, close your eyes, and focus. .

The first attempt fails, and the world swims, your muscles aching.

The second attempt does too, and you start to have trouble breathing.

The third attempt, however. . . The third attempt is perfect. You hold in your hand a glass crystal, and you hold it up against Raziel . . and you see her heart beating, through the flesh of her torso.
Raziel takes a look at it (or through it, technically speaking). "Should- should I give this to her?" She asks.

>>19638780
Yes, and tell her that while I do not condemn her research, I would appreciate it if she went about it in a more humane fashion.

Well this is interesting. If she's dissecting them to know more about their organs, musculature and skeletal structures, it's not a problem. The fact that she's put them under a sort of magical anesthesia supports this.

Sociopaths generally harm small animals not for any academic purpose, but because they enjoy the sensation of dominating another creature. To that end, they try to inflict as much pain as possible, frequently torturing the creatures to death.

>>19638780
"Tell her it's a moulting present from you."

>>19638780
"Certainly. I expect it would serve her research even better than... dissection does."

>>19638780
>"Should- should I give this to her?"
We should wrap it up and place a bow on top of it, if we have the necessary materials.

But yeah, it would be a nice gift from her family. So she should probably give it to Kaliel along with Ezikiel and Dariel.

rolled 42 = 42

>>19638797
Yes.
"And think of it this way, at least she's not going insane and murdering them for fun and without anesthesia."

>>19638816
>We should wrap it up and place a bow on top of it, if we have the necessary materials.
Magic. (rolling)

rolled 84 = 84

>>19638824
>Implying you can wrap up a present with a shitty roll like that

>>19638824
Don't use magic for that. Wrapping a gift is half the fun.

"Yes," You say. "It would be a nice gift from her family. . so give it to her alongside Ezekiel and Dariel."

She nods, and slips the glass crystal into her pocket. "I'll wrap it, then, and wait until Azariel shows up tonight to talk about the troll."

What would a nat-100 roll on wrapping a present get us? Artifact wrapping? I don't... what would that even do?

>>19638856
I am fairly certain that rolling is only for spells.

>>19638878
I know, I thought they were going to magically wrap the present? Wrap it in magic, maybe?

>>19638878
Oh wait i derped and did not read all. Sorry.

Your business with Raziel done, the rest of you go back to the party.

Among other things, Grayson's muzzle is covered in frosting, stoicly ignoring marigold's giggling, and Kristoph keeps trying (and failing) to keep swamp brew down, as Nahzit and Velrid chuckle at him.

>>19638912
Lets show Kristoph how swamp brew drinking is done, we have done it before!

>>19638912
>Kristoph keeps trying (and failing) to keep swamp brew down
We should tease him a bit too. We managed to hold some down and we're a 13-year-old girl.

>>19638938
Yes!
>inb4 roll 1d100 to hold it in
>nat1s all around

I think we shouldn't get drunk that early into the party. Kaliel hasn't even received her gift yet.

>>19638938
A small drink before bedtime. Don't want to go off hallucinating or anything.

>>19638981
Yes, only a teensy bit to show that we are more awesome than Kristoph

>>19638996
I find this quite amusing, thus I shall support it.

"May I have some?" You ask the lizardmen, and Velrid pours out a small glass for you. You sip it- it's just as horrible as you remember, along with the strange, minty spices, but you're able to keep it down.

Kristoph sets his flask to the side, and his head bangs down on the table.
"I've been upstaged by a teenage girl." He said, miserably. "Where has my life gone?"

"Come here, let me wipe that off." Marigold says, and Grayson harrumphs, as she starts wiping at his muzzle with a napkin.

In the corner of the room, Raziel is standing there, just watching what's going on.
You're suddenly a bit anxious, and you're not sure why.

And then Ezekiel stands from the table. "One second, you two." He tells the two kalak hatchlings, and he. . shuffles his feet, and approaches Raziel.
"Can we talk?" He asks her, in a low voice. "In private?"

>>19639008
>Formerly known as Sorceress Quest
>Now: Inappropriate breeding questions regarding other race and someone standing next to us and drinking strongest alcoholic/toxic/evil beverage known, all this by a 13 year old girl. Quest.

>>19639042
That's a bit wordy, why not IBQRORaSSNtuaDSA/T/EBKaTba13YOGQ

>>19639041
This is definitely non of our business. We'll probably hear about it from one of them afterwards.

Be a good host. Go and be merry with the hatchlings while the Ez and Raz are gone.

Raziel nods, and the two of them leave the room- nobody seems to notice, as the two kalak are watching Kell do his best rendition of a dance- it mostly involves leaping and hopping around randomly.


You meet Marigold's eyes, and she grins, and finishes wiping off Grayson's muzzle.

Marigold makes her way over to you. "You want to go listen in, or should we give them some privacy?"

"This is none of our business." You say. "I'll probably hear about it from one of them later."

"Aw, fine." She says, and pouts. "But you know, this reminds me of your old parties. What were you going to do this fall for your birthday? Anything planned?"

With a start, you realize that it's been summer since you first arrived here- the first day of fall, and thus, your fourteenth birthday, would soon arrive.

>>19639112
"I'm going to get drunk and cry, and maybe whore myself out."
"I'm joking. Cake and friends, is about as far as I've planned things."

>>19639112
"I..... kinda forgot about that."

rolled 72 = 72

>>19639112
rolling for the most MAGICAL BIRTHDAY EVER

>>19639112
I thought you said we didn't know when our birthday was or something.

>>19639112
We actually don't know the birthdays of most of our friends. We must definitely change that.

>>19639112
I didn't really want to remember about that. I always spent birthdays with family.

>As far as people know their birthdays, it's all season-based. equinoxes, solstices, etc. The lack of a calendar does that.

"I... kind of forgot about that." You say. Normally, in Arcturus, there would be a festival, a ball, and everyone in the realm would celebrate it. . You never liked the festival, but this just kind of. . snuck up on you.

"I talked to Ursae about how seasons work here, and the first day of fall will be sometime in the next few weeks." She says. "So you could put a little thought on it. . or just forget it. I remember you complaining a few years ago that you hated how they made a holiday out of it."

>>19639203
"Don't remind me about that" with a melancholic smile. "I don't know. I'll probably try and ignore it, at least this year. I'll think about next year if I live there."

>>19639203
Change topic?
"are the years here the same length as home?"

"Don't remind me about that." You say, with a melancholic smile. "I don't know- I'll probably try and ignore it, at least this year."
"Fair enough." She says, with a mischievous smile. "But this spring, we're celebrating mine instead."

rolled 72 = 72

Lets try to fuse this troll with magic seeds again

>>19639274
Return to the party. This is not a day for grim thoughts.

>>19639274
"i suppose you want to make an occasion of it? We'll have to fly back to Ursae I guess.

"Are the years here the same length as home?" You ask, and she nods.
"The seasons are. . backwards, but other than that, yeah. Spring at home is fall here, and winter at home is summer here." She said, and shrugged.
"I suppose you want to make an occasion of it?" You ask. "We'll have to fly back to Ursae I guess."
"Well, it is almost half a year from now, so we won't have to worry about it until then." She says, with a smile.
You hear Kell try a backflip, and crash into Kristoph's, Velrid's, and Nahzit's mugs, sending them flying. The troll graw's unhappily, but Dariel starts clapping. You take the satchel of Galadriel's Light, and grab the troll. He graaws again, as you put the seeds into his back, focusing. . .
"Let me help." Marigold said, and suddenly, you're suffused with chaotic, wild life magic, rampaging throughout the room. She shakes, and trembles, and you see white light streaming from her back, almost like wings.
The troll twitches, and then full-grown Galadriel's Light bursts from his back, as the troll swells in size.

"It worked!" Marigold said, with a grin. "Let's go tell Raziel."
She opens the door to the hall, but then backs up and all but closes it again.
". . I forgot." She whispered. "They're just out there."
You and her peek out, and you see Raziel and Ezekiel, perfectly silent. Slowly, and calmly, Raziel raises a hand, and runs a fingernail along Ezekiel's beak, scraping it across from the base to the tip. ". . Zeke. . " she says.
Ezekiel just stands there. . and then turns and bolts toward the stairs to the deck of the airship.
Raziel. . crumples, it looks like, on the spot.

>>19639385
Crumples like sad, or crumples like knocked out?

>>19639385
Crumples like sad, I presume. Let's wait a moment and then go check on her.

>>19639385
Take two slices of cake, return to Raziel and slide down to the floor next to her.
Try to comfort her with your presence. And hand on the shoulder, a hug. Whatever seems appropriate.

If she wants to talk about it, she'll do.

>>19639439
I read that as Two Sicilies of cake.

>>19639385
Aww

Twinsest was not ment to be... We should go and hug her.

>>19639439
I don't particularly want to reveal that we're spying on her. I mean yeah, comfort her, but don't do so right away. Wait until she's out of the room.

Marigold looks to you, and she seems fairly lost. .
But you aren't.
You go back to the table, and grab two extra slices of cake- Marigold had made quite a bit, come to think of it- and you go back out there. Raziel's expression is almost unreadable as she sits there, leaning against the wall, looking aimlessly at the floor. You set the plate down next to her, and put a hand on her shoulder. She doesn't respond, so you sit down next to her, and start eating some cake. She picks up her own plate, and takes a few bites.

"This is good." She said, after a long while.

>>19639503
"Mar made it."

>>19639503
Lets fuck

>>19639503
"Absolutely."
There isn't much we can do, I think. Raz shouldn't just be alone right now.

>>19639503
"Marigold is a very good cook."

We're waiting for her to bring up the topic at hand.

"Let's fuck." You say, feeling dangerously bold.
"Oka- wait, what?" She asked.
That's when the loud, angry noises came from the room where the party was happening. You rush in, to find Kell. . dangerously large, thorns sticking out of his arms. He roars, and throws a table at Grayson. The bear is blown back. .

You bring your magic to life, firing soulflame at the troll. . But the troll pulls Ell into the way. The soulfire slams into Ell, and he falls to his knees, coughing up blood.

You fire more magic. .but the Galadriel's Light on the troll's back tears your magic away, as the troll continues swelling, vines crawling across the floor and walls of the room. One of the thorns stab into Marigold, and her eyes roll into the back of her head, her veins turning black.

Before you see it. . a thorn jabs into your body, and everything. . burns. It burns, it burns, as the venom rushes through your body. Your back arches, and you scream.
And then everything goes gray, and time seems to stop.
"I have bought you some time." Bubbles' voice says, from Ell's corpse. Everything is frozen, and the only thing you can hear is Bubble's voice, and your own ragged breathing.

And then someone steps out of a portal. It's. . you. Older. Wiser. . And more cold.
She bends over, and looks you in the eyes. Her eyes are. . completely empty.

"Forget." She says, and slams a spell into The Mind. You reach out, feebly, with your magic. . But an elemental made out of the darkest, darkest black steps in the way. Your magic just . .vanishes.
"You are now property of the void queen. Obey only my orders." The older 'you' says to The Mind. "Now. . Send us Back."

>Bad End - Troll Rampage.

>And now to return to our regular programming.

"Mar made it." You say.
"Is that a good explanation?" She asked.
"Last time I had a birthday, she pestered the cooks until they let her help." You say. "She's better than most of they were."
"I see." She responds.

The two of you continue speaking inanely about cooking, and cakes, and old parties you'd been to. Raziel keeps to short, terse sentences, almost monosyllabilic, and that's how the party comes to a close.

The sun goes entirely down as you talk, and it's around the time you would normally sleep. You had planned to call Azariel here, but you could always do that the next night. .

>>19639660
We have a sudden urge to check up on our little troll and implant a VERY subtle magical kill-switch into it.

>>19639648
Wait what? Fuck.

>>19639682
Maybe Kell is very protective?

>>19639648
Oh Gods. She's making her way to us. And she's gathering an army.

>>19639677
Why would we do that? That's silly.

>>19639660
See Raziel to her bed, and tell her our door is always open for her.

Then give Kaliel her gift so she stops killing animals for science.

"Sorry, Raziel wanted to give this to you, but it seems she stomached the swamp brew not as well as usual."

>>19639660
Don't summon Az. Maybe send him a message, to tell hum we done goofed, but we don't want to force the twins into the same room at the moment.

You see Raziel to her bed- Her cabin is fairly normal, albeit with totems on the walls, open books, and a small pile of strange, black stones on her desk.
"My door will always be open to you." You say.
She takes a deep, ragged breath. "Thank you." She says. "For hanging out with me today."

You nod, and then she rolls over in her bed. You take the small enchanted crystal, and go see to Kaliel.

You find her in her cabin, scalpel in hand, slowly peeling back the flesh on the squirrel. She watches the tendons twitch, as the squirrel's heart beats steadily, and she jots a few notes down on an open book. Your stomach turns.

She turns back, and you see that her eyes are a bright, glowing amber, now that the fuzz around her face is gone. "Yes?" She asked, setting down the bloodied tools.

>>19639766
"I have something that may make your work easier, and... less messy."
Present glass.

>>19639784
ÖKAWJSDHÖISAHDOHIASF NO it was supposed to be from the Kalaks you moron

>>19639766
"We forgot to gave you your present."
Try not to be too creeped out by this.

>>19639793
You went through all the trouble of making those fancy Os to scold me? I'm touched.

>>19639766
"Raziel and I thought you would find this useful."

Perhaps enquire as to why she is doing this. Not that theres anything wrong with it, if they aren't in pain.

>>19639766
"Raziel was... concerned about your experiments, and we made you this. It was supposed to be from her and the rest of your family, but she's not feeling too well at the moment, so I thought I'd go ahead and give it to you."

>>19639793
Eep. So what now? Ask about the direction?

>>19639800
They're part of the standard keyboard. Do you have an outdated one?

>>19639819
Maybe? I'm in the US so most are just qwerty.

>>19639818
Disection, fuck.

"Raziel wanted to give this to you, but she didn't stomach the swamp brew as well as usual." You say, handing her the glass crystal.
She took a look at it, and then looked through it at the squirrel she was. . .urgh, 'working on'.
"This would be useful." She said, and smiled. "I'll make sure to thank her."
"Erm, may I enquire as to why you're doing. . this?" You ask, waving a hand to the squirrel.
"I said before, I'm planning on making my own forms." She said, slowly putting the squirrel. . back together. "So I need to understand exactly how normal forms work."

She chanted a spell, and a flash of life magic rushed through the animal, healing it's flesh, and she picked it up, and put it back in the cage. . .Then scratched some more fluff off of herself. "This really itches." she says.

>>19639819
JGFSGØFDÅÆGKFDGJIÅFDGKS! It is YOU who have an outdated keyboard!

rolled 22 = 22

>>19639844
SUMMON SUPER POWERFUL BLAST OF WIND TO BLOW THE FLUFF AWAY!

>>19639844
Oh good, she doesn't just toss them out. Okay, this is pretty humane then.
"Do you think, if you know a form well enough, you would be able to heal someone without magic?"

>>19639844
"Maybe I can help you with that?"
Grab a brush or something and help her get rid of her fluff.
She loses the itching stuff, we get lots of fluff. A win-win situation.

>>19639844
Be interested in her work, I don't think she really wants us in her personal life.

"What new creatures have you made?"

Maybe ask about wyverns.

"Do you think, if you knew a form well enough, you would be able to heal someone without magic?"
"It wouldn't be instant, but I could try." She says, still scratching.
"Maybe I can help you with that?"
She stops scratching, and then rolls her eyes- a very human expression.
"I don't know how much you know about us, but preening is a sex thing for us." She says, lazily.
You go bright red.
"Sorry, but I'm going to have to decline your proposition." She says.

>>19639894
Say in a lusty voice "I know, and I won't take no for an answer!"

Just kidding, let's get outta here. Anything else we need to say, really?

rolled 50 = 50

>>19639857
NO

>>19639844
yeah...getting older can be irritating. the closest thing to what you're going through for me is loosing baby teeth. at least I think it is...(explain the process of teeth and their loss to a being that's used to a beak...)

>>19639894
Flee in embarrassment. Possibly ask more question from the other side of the door.

>>19639894
"I didn't know that. It's not that I like you, or anything. S-stupid Kaliel."

Time to go to bed, this day needs to end.

rolled 39 = 39

>>19639894
I'll make a note of that then....

>>19639894
Blush, "Rright, seeyoulaterbye!" FLEE

>>19639894
"I-I'll keep that in mind for the future"
And then run like a little girl

rolled 42 = 42

>>19639894
sit up and discuss what manner of things she'd like to turn into for a while, then go abovedecks and check on zeke.

You stammer a goodbye you don't even remember completely, and flee, closing the door behind you. You distinctly hear her laughing as you almost run tea over teakettle into Dariel.
"Hey, Ishelda." He says, not seeming to recognize how red you are- probably because he hasn't learned human facial expressions.

>>19639971
H-hi Dariel.

>>19639971
"Oh! Hi, Dariel. How do you like the ship?"

>>19639971
"Hey D, have you seen Z?"

rolled 73 = 73

>>19639971
oh, hi dariel, how did you like the cake...

if he notices we're being a bit odd we say "well I just learned something embarassing" let a coin flip decide if we say what it is...

"Oh! Hi, Dariel." You say. "How do you like the ship?"
"Well, it's really big, and impressive. I didn't know they could fly off of the Weave like this! And everyone is really interesting. Did you know that Velrid is the son of a shaman? I am a bit down that Zeke had to leave so quickly, but that party was fun. Do you guys do that often?"

>>19640006
It was a celebration for your sister.

rolled 63 = 63

>>19640006
we might be doing it again soon for (a bit confused insert correct name)'s birthday...did you see where zeke went, I'd like to speak to him.

oh and you said something about alchemy the other day, is that your chosen study?

>>19640006
"Zeke left?"

>>19640006
"I didn't know he was, no. I should speak with him more. We don't really do it too often, this was to celebrate Kaliel's molting starting. Marigold wants to do something for her birthday, but that's still some months away, yet."

And ask if he knows where Zeke went.

rolled 31 = 31

>>19640006
oh and an important game question or two...

1 did we keep Azreals sword? (kristoph mentioned it)
2 did we keep the Dagger?

or did we leave them both?

>>19640048
>You left both of them.

"It was a celebration for your sister's molting." You say. "Marigold wants to do something for her birthday, but that's still some months away, yet."
"That makes sense." He says, nodding. "Birthdays are. .once a year, right?"
"Indeed. Also, You said something about alchemy earlier this morning. . Is that your chosen study?"
"No, my chosen study is to be a fighter." He said. "So I'll need to learn a little bit of everything. Alchemy so I can make weapons, shapeshifting enough to change my form to be a bit stronger, evocation for magic shields. . and I won't be very good when I start, so I need to know healing, too. . ."
"Did you see where Zeke went?"
"Yeah, he took off a bit back with all of his stuff. He told me to tell you he'd be in elven lands if you needed him."

>>19640070
Oh what da fuck?! I thought he left the part! Why do our friends abandon us so easily? Teleport that asshole the fuck back here! Wait, no, that's rude... I don't know.

rolled 5 = 5

that answers that
>>19640070
via rings <Zeke, can I talk you? or is it better that I wait untill you get where you're going first?>

as soon as possible ask him why he left pretend that we don't know why first then start asking pertinent questions.

do not ask ell to turn the ship around.

rolled 71 = 71

>>19640114
>Zeke, can I talk you?
can I talk TO you

damn this infernal south TX heat!

>>19640070
Give him some time on his own, that shit must feel uncomfortable. We can pick him up on the way back from the goblins.
Check up on him with the rings though.

>>19640070
Port ourselves down to him. The heart can make sure we don't fail.

We've still some stamina, right?

rolled 81 = 81

>>19640161
I do not condone this

>>19640161
Nah, let's just try to talk for now

<Zeke, you okay?>
<Yeah, I just need some time off of the ship.> He responds. <Don't worry about it- if the demon portal's closed, you won't need me at all.>

>>19640138
>>19640114
aren't the ring communications public? Raz can hear us if we do that.

>>19640194
>They are public, but only if the person is actively using the ring. If they're not, and just simply wearing it, then they can receive messages sent directly to them. So people CAN listen in, but they usually don't.

>>19640187
"I always need friends."
But let him go.

>>19640187
<Well, it was nice having you around, and you're welcome to back even just to visit, if you'd like.>

rolled 38 = 38

>>19640187
"and if it's not?"

"can I ask why you chose to leave now?"

"do you want to talk about it?"

(if he asks why we're interested)
"because female humans are all interested in this sort of things"

(when he declines coming back)
"fare well then I'll make a point of looking you up next time I fly the elven lands"

(if he decides to return)
"do remember we're going to the wall in the hob-gob-lands"

>>19640187
<Zeke, I don't keep anybody around out of pure necessity. I enjoy your presence because I have come to consider you my friends.>

>>19640212
This.

<I always need friends. it was nice having you around.>
<Yeah, it was nice being around. But I was thinking I might go talk to Kyvann some, see how he's doing.>
<Good luck.> You say. <You're welcome to come back, even if just to visit.>
<Yeah, I know. Good luck, Ishelda.> He responds, and cuts off the connection.

rolled 55 = 55

>>19640266
what time of day is it?

I wonder if lewin's awake?

<I got your letter lewin thank you.>

>>19640266
Everybody leaves us in the end.
I think it's time for Ishelda to go to bed, and cry herself to sleep.

>>19640266
Sit sown in the stairs and pat D on the head.
"It's probably time we got some sleep."

>>19640296
Nah, this is sad, but not tears sad. We knew the game we were playing here.

>>19640332
But if we can't sleep, let's see what this emotion looks like as an elemental.

rolled 38 = 38

>>19640332
>>19640296
and he isn't averse to rejoining us later; so it isn't as bad.

Dariel's cabin door is open, and he's mumbling to himself. You peek in, and he has a spellbook open, reading it quietly to himself, and a lit candle.
Must be studying.

You consider messaging Lewin, to tell him you got his letter. . but it's quite late. You can probably do it in the morning.
Today has, after all, been a long day. You go back to your cabin. .
To find Marigold laying on Grayson, sleeping.
You shrug, and lay down.
Your sleep is blissfully without nightmares.

You wake up. . and Marigold is still asleep- as is Grayson. It must be early, then, if you can wake up before the dire bear.

>Wat do?
>While travelling, you can talk to anyone on the ship, or just timeskip until the ship arrives at your destination. Or whatever.

rolled 80 = 80

>>19640375
peek in on everyone quietly. whose awake and whose not sleeping soundly?

perhaps a muffling spell to not wake everyone...

then go abovedecks to watch the sunrise...

>>19640375
See how Raz is doing. And we should definitely speak with our lizardmen. Haven't had a conversation with them in quite a while.

>>19640404
Totes.

>>19640375
See if we can bind a wind elemental to our feet, and sneak around the ship silently.

Also, we need to find the kalak were meant to give the chicks to. Well chick singular now.

rolled 71 = 71

>>19640414
>>19640404

that I know of we never asked them why they were so hot and bothered at the tor of azreal...

it might be nice to know

First things first. .

You don a petticoat that you hadn't gotten to wear yet- your armor is useful, but it's exhausting to wear all of the time. Then you go along the hall to Raziel's cabin, and knock.

She doesn't respond, so you knock again. Nothing.

You open the door, and Raziel isn't in there. Huh.
"I'm up here." You hear Raziel say, so you go above deck. She's standing there, alone, the wind blowing through her hair. So she was still in human form. . .
"I've always loved to watch the sunrise." She says, looking out at it. "It's funny- that first real talk you and I had was during the dawn. Back then, I was kind of a bint to you, wasn't I?"

rolled 17 = 17

>>19640472
just a little, but I forgive you that...how are you feeling?

>>19640472
"Nah. Most people seem to need a bit of time to warm up to me. I guess I'm just not too good at making positive first impressions."

>>19640472
Yeah, you were a bit of one. But you've been really nice ever since then.

How are you holding up? I don't know exactly what happened last night but I've got some educated guesses.

>>19640472
"Well, a bit, I suppose. I can't seem to really recall what it was about, though."

"Well, a bit, I suppose." You say, and she chuckles. "I can't seem to recall what it was about, though."
"It was the part where you. . indirectly killed Uriel, and then I found out Zeke was with you, so I just kind of assumed you were out against the coven." She said. "And then I realized how stupid I was. You don't blindly discriminate against people like that. . and you even give your actual enemies a chance. You gave the twins one, at least."
"How are you holding up?" You ask, and she shrugs.
"I'll live." She said. "The last time he did this, five or six years ago, I didn't have anyone else to lean on. But now, I have you, and Marigold. . everyone on the ship."

rolled 64 = 64

>>19640614
better than a load of dead people then eh???

give hug; sit and watch the sunrise; wonder idly about things; and be ready for when the laws of narrative causality have someone else show up by listening carefully for the creak of feet on the deck planks

"This isn't the first time you've tried to get close to him then?"

"It isn't because he dislikes you, you know. You only run away when you're afraid of something, and the only reason he'd be afraid is if some part of him DOES like you."

>>19640614
Give Raziel a hug.

If you ever need something just ask, we're all here for each other.

"you've done this before?!"

>>19640657
This, the girl needs hope.

>>19640657
This.

"Better than a load of dead people, then?" You ask, hugging her.
"Well. . if I had to choose between Wharghaul and Kristoph. . " she said, with a chuckle.
"This isn't the first time you've tried to get close to him, then?"
"Not at all. But it will be the last." She said. "Too much stress and emotional turmoil, and I don't think it'll work, anyway."
"It isn't because he dislikes you, you know." You mention. "You only run away when you're afraid of something, and the only reason he'd be afraid is if some part of him *does* like you."
"Of course I realized that." She said. "But I'm sick of waiting for something to happen, so I'm just going to give up here."

>>19640718
"Well... I'm sorry, any way."

>>19640718
"Mmmm.....nope. Something else will happen and the one of you will be trying for the other again. It's inescapable."

>>19640718
I'm sorry, I'm sure you'll find someone who you like who is willing to reciprocate. You really are rather pretty.

>>19640718
"Whatever you decided to do, you can count on my help."

rolled 20 = 20

>>19640718
well there's always kristoph...
I'll just need to get him a beaked helm for you.

(if this is high enough) "isn't that right Azriel" (directed to the open air)

>>19640776
Rephrase: Would it help if I made Kristoph wear a beaked helm?

rolled 74 = 74

>>19640776
silly roll you should be higher than that...

>>19640785
add to that, "I'm pretty sure he's attracted to you, you know."

rolled 95 = 95

in the time we travel we cloud try the rainbow serpent form while the sun is upp just to keep us self warm so we dont fall asleep

>>19640718
You can't just give up!

>>19640798
the dice still loves wyvern

"There's always kristoph."
She snorted, and started laughing.
"No, sorry, but no. You're not setting me up with him."
"Well... I'm sorry, anyway."
"Don't be." She said. "You and Mar tried to help me, anyway."
Despite listening very, very closely to the floorboards, because you knew that narrative causality would call someone here, you don't hear anyone approach.
"Well, I'll help you get a beau one of these days." Marigold said, walking up from behind you.
You have a feeling that narrative causality is making fun of you.

rolled 59 = 59

>>19640795
>>19640785
>>19640776
all at once!

bonus humor if raziel didn't know that that was a thing...
>>19640798
at an altitude sufficient to be above the astral fire it might still be too cold even under the sunlight.

and we are wearing clothes...so, no.

>>19640817
But he's brave and handsome!

Shame I can't turn him into a Kalak to prove it to you.

>>19640817
How did you do that Marigold?

I'm sorry Raz, I doubt I could get Kristoph to become a Kalak, even if he was willing.

Raziel, in times like this there is one being who I suggest for advice, Grayson. His harrumphs contain great wisdom and when you talk with him about your problems you just seem to find what you're looking for.

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rolled 33 = 33

>>19640817
yup...I beleive it is.

but it was fun watching narrative causality make fun of you yesterday Exabyte...

I still think we should mention beaked helms

>>19640817
"And if we don't find one for you, Mar and I won't mind waiting for you to come around. Even if we are practically family, and it would be oh, so terribly, terribly wrong."

>>19640858
>>19640871
How about no.

If only to prevent the void queen from getting more of our stuff.

"But he's brave and handsome!" You say.
"He can be as brave as he wants, but he's not to my tastes. The way he swaggers around bothers me." She says.
"Who are you talking about?" Marigold asks.
"Kristoph. Ishelda here wants me to go for him, next."
"Well... Ishelda, you can't make her go for someone she doesn't like." Marigold says. "But I . . may have an ulterior motive in saying that."
"Speaking of which, how did you do that, marigold?"
"Do what?" She asked.

hm i have notic every time i write the words Rainbow serpent i get good roll but everytime i write somthing else and roll the dice lord spit at me

also have Mar learnt the acient way of butler walking

rolled 73 = 73

>>19640889
how do beaked helms come into that?

and speaking of the VQ >>19640817 that shit didn't actually happen did it?

>>19640871 no, we're 13 here, adn this is not a thing to be thinking about yet...that said we'll age a great deal faster than Raziel so it might come up later offscreen...

>>19640894
Sneak up like that, not a single squeak of the floorboards. But that isn't important, tell me of your little crush Mar, tell me everything.

>>19640894
"I was not saying that! Just... that he's there?"

"Sneak up like that." You say. "Not even a single squeak of the floorboards."
"It's not my fault that I'm tiny." She said, frowning. "It's your fault that I'm barefoot, though. You don't have any extra shoes in your room."
"I wasn't saying that you should 'go for him', I was just saying that. . . that he's there?"
"So is Kell." Raziel said.