>>41709724

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>>41709724
>You don't know what's going on either?
>Fine.
>What about my friends?

>>41709724
>Fine.
>What about my friends?

>>41709724
>>Fine.
>>My friends are coming.

You don't want giant spider to bring a butt-load of people into your court?

Don't invite the giant spider.

>>41709724
>Can I refuse?
>You don't know what's going on either?

>>41709724
>Fine.
>What about my friends?

>>41709724
>You don't know what's going on either?
>What about my friends?
Mothbully!

>>41709724
>>You don't know what's going on either?
>>Fine.

DO NOT BELIEVE NIN'S LIES! SHE DID THIS SHE DIIIIIID THIIIIIISSS

>>41709724
>Fine.
>What about my friends?

>>41709724
>Fine.

>>41709724
>Fine.
The guys at the gate didn't notice 3 of our 4 companions, so why would the duke's guys be any better?

>>41709724
>What about my friends?

>>41709724
>>Fine. But I'm walking, thank you.
>>What about my friends?
Maybe not being carted there will make it feel less officially.

>>41709834
I'd bet my lunch that Jin will hoot at them if we say nothing.

>>41709724
>Other
Will there be cake?

>>41709724
>>You don't know what's going on either?
>>What about my friends?

>>41709855
>Implying that Jin would wake up long enough to bother even peeping.

>>41709724
>Can I refuse?
We know we can't but still...
>Fine.
>What about my friends?
CAPTCHA pizza is too a cake!

Fine. But giant spiders require information! And what about their friends!

Writing!

>>41709724
>>You don't know what's going on either?
>Fine.
>What about my friends?
>Strangle Nin.

>>41709724
>You don't know what's going on either?

We need to find a way to punish Nin for this, it's got her fluffy fingerprints all over it.....hmm daily training?
You know CAPTCHA in some cultures flowers are food.

>>41710032
CAPTCHA is racist ya know. It'll ask for all the pictures of people but not take Asians or Blacks

>>41710077
HAHAHAHA! The Internet strikes again!

>>41709724
>>Fine.
>>What about my friends?

Scream internally

You puff your cheeks as you let out another breath, barely keeping any hissing and clicking in check.

"You do not know what this is about, either?"
The secretary shrugs, flipping the message around to show you-

To say it was short would be doing it a vast disservice. The note practically conveys a military terseness-
ARCHNE PRESNCE REQUIRED. IMMEDIATE NOTICE. A.D.

"What."
"The city's rulers are military men, Miss Lyra. The Archduke... doesn't waste time when he fells something is necessary."
"He doesn't waste letters either, yes."
She snorts at that, returning the note to her pile of work, lips almost twitching upwards.
"I worked with the scouts for a while myself. You'll only see proper writing if you're in trouble so deep that you're about to be buried."

"I see. Then this... isn't serious?"
"Well, there is a wagon outside with horses riled up and ready to race you to the castle, so I'd say it's fairly serious. You aren't in trouble or anything, though."
"That is good. I arrived yesterday, I am thinking that I have not had time to cause trouble, yes."

She shrugs.
"Then- What about my friends? And clothes? Should I wear something special? I do not know anything about royalty."
"You're an adventurer. A tabard is likely fine, he'd understand. Your friends, though- The message was just for you."
"I cannot bring them?"
"He writes what he means, miss."

You sigh.

>Protest.
>Change clothing. (Into?)
>Take your first wagon-ride.
>Promise Threaten Nin if this turns out to be her fault.
>Other (?)

>>41710560
>Change clothing.
fanciest non-wedding dress available.

also, leaving friends behind means none of them will know what happened. especially Nin.

>>41710560
>Take your first wagon-ride.

>>41710560
>Take your first wagon-ride.
>Promise/Threaten Nin if this turns out to be her fault.

>>41710560
>Take your first wagon-ride.

>>41710560
>>Take your first wagon-ride.
>>Promise Threaten Nin if this turns out to be her fault.

>>41710560
>Just go.

>>41710560
>Take your first wagon-ride.
>Promise Threaten Nin if this turns out to be her fault.
WE will wrap her up and have Jin drop her off back in the forest.

>>41710560
>Take your first wagon-ride.
>Promise Threaten Nin if this turns out to be her fault.

>>41710560
>>Take your first wagon-ride.
>>Promise Threaten Nin if this turns out to be her fault.

>>41710560
>Change clothing. (Into?)
Use the tabard, maybe chitin armor
>Take your first wagon-ride.

>>41710560
>Protest a little, for dignities sake
>>Take your first wagon-ride.

>>41710560
>>Take your first wagon-ride.
>>Promise Threaten Nin if this turns out to be her fault.

You wanted a Queen and you will have a Tyrant

>>41710560
>>Take your first wagon-ride.
>>Promise Threaten Nin if this turns out to be her fault.
*Sigh* As much I normally feel that leaving Nin in alone for long periods of time is a bad thing.....we should leave her in charge of the others until we get back.

>>41710560
>Promise/Threaten Nin if this turns out to be her fault.
>Take your first wagon-ride.

>>41710560
>Change clothing. (Into?)
Get the dress out.
Also
>Other: Take the party anyway. If he doesn't want to see them, he can tell us himself.

>>41710560
>Take your first wagon-ride.
>Promise Threaten Nin if this turns out to be her fault.

I'm a bit surprised there are carriages strong enough to pull a high level Arachne faster than she could run.
Then again, running at full speed thorugh the streets would probably look a lot less dignified than he wants this to.

This Duke guy sounds pretty no nonsense, what if he wants us to put the fear of monsters in those human supremacist arseholes.

>>41710731
I was gonna vote to do that anyway, so why not get paid on top of it?

>>41710560
>change into our dress, not the wedding one.
>Take your first wagon-ride.
>Promise Threaten Nin if this turns out to be her fault.

>>41710560
>Take your first wagon-ride.
We are bringing our Neck-Snake with us though. No-one expects Neck-Snakes...

>>41710750
Dont forget we get to steal their things after we beat them up, we are adventurers after all.

Wagons and threats!

Writing!

>>41710600
this>>41710560

>>41710755
What Lamia? This is just a scaly scarf....that snores and hisses. Honest.

>>41710731
Okay, time for WILD SPECULATION.

>Idiot child of a powerful Noble decided to play Adventurer.
>Went tearing off into the deeper layers of the Dungeon and was lost.
>Fuck. Massive political shit storm incoming.
>Nothing to do about it. Brat's probably dead already. Have hours left, at most.
>No way to mount a rescue team powerful enough to extract someone from the Deeper Dungeon in time-
>...........
>An Arachne Adventurer is in town? Seriously?

>>41711296
or the southern HFY diplomat is starting shit and the king/governor/whatever is calling us to the castle to keep the dumb fuck from doing some stupid shit that could spark a war. Like getting eaten by a giant spider.

>>41711348
>>41711296
Alternatively the local lord new Mom and thinks she's back in town.

>>41711348
Nah, the HFY retards aren't important enough to spark anything.

The gate guard flat out told us 'we don't like their type here. Fell free to kill them if they start shit. No one would care.'

>>41711379
I was talking more about his home where you'd find more of the dumb fucks. They seem like the excitable type.

>>41711362
If he thought we were Mom I'd expect him to be a bit less..... enthusiastic to meed us.

Spidermom tends to induce PTSD in a lot of people she meets.

>>41711296
Just what I was thinking really

>>41711413
If he's military, maybe he can actually keep up with mom. Either way he probably respects her strength and dedication.

>>41711413
Maybe he's crazy.

>>41711362
>>41711413

"NIALLA! I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE FOR THE HUMILIATION I SUFFERED LAST TIME!"
"Ah that would be my mother yes"
"FUCK THERE'S MORE OF YOU LOT NOW?"

I want nothing more than for Lyra to have a daughter who also visit this town, just to give that poor fuck in he guild a third Heart attack

"They grow, they breed and Oh gods above they keep coming for me!"

>>41711450
"She had six children, yes. Four of us have left the Forest already."

"..........................................."*twitch*

>>41711480
"Oh relax, two of them are not martially inclined."

>>41711514
one of them does practice magic though and more often then not has something around her explode

>>41711514
That's a half truth because we all know the most fearsome one is Elle with her mastery of Fashion and Coin

>>41711533
She'll have an empire of fashion by the time the year is out we all know it.

>>41711585
If we ask nicely, do you think she'll design the uniforms of our armies?

>>41711625
>Wanting to field armies wearing Arachne Lace uniforms
Well...

>>41711625
only if you want them to be full of frills. She doesn't make anything practical just frilly or something that would make a nun faint.

>>41711379
Gate guards are not expected to be exemplars of diplomatic tact and finesse.

>>41710750
Yeah we do need to go and provoke them at some point.

For giggles.

>>41711625
Don't you mean her army? Besides it'll probably be comprised of frills, lace, and gauzy.

>>41711650
metalsilk frills? yes please.

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>>41711741

>>41711859
Ah damn, forgot to retype the message after captcha ate it.

>>41711532
>>41711533
>>41711741
And when we all team up for enchanted clothing

>>41711533
By the way, we should send her some of our shiny new silk while we're still in the city.
You know, to appease our future fashion dictator.

You move to tug your hair back, throw it behind your ear- But Nin is already there and working, humming cheerily as she braids it, drawing the absurd waist-length mass together.

You're cornered in all sorts of ways, aren't you?
You could probably wriggle your way out with a refusal, you suppose. Archwhatever or not, you're a monster and an adventurer, and you owe noone any fealty. Of course, that might see you booted from the city. Which would make travel that much more difficult. And you haven't even seen the shops yet. Or any restaurants.

You sigh lightly, and obediently tilt your head so Nin can finish the braid.

"Alright, yes."
"Hm?"
"I'll go. They are waiting outside?"
"They have a spider sized wagon and a team of soldiers waiting for you. Can't miss them."
"Mhm."

Nin claps softly, excited and giddy and probably about to cause all sorts of trouble.

"Please keep an eye on my friends, yes? And-"
You snag the moth again, bringing her eye to eye with you.
"-If you are somehow involved in all- all this, I will have my revenge, yes."
She grins, antennae flopping even as her cheeks rise with her lips.
"I don't even need to do anything, anymore! You've already gone and started things all on your own!"

The secretary leads you down the stairs even as your herald waves her goodbyes, Ezzy secure around her neck as she cheers you on.

Gods.

Soldiers snap into salutes as you exit the building- No, as the secretary does.
You're going to find out just who she is at some point this week, if only to sate your growing curiousity.

>>41711889
I don't really want to have to fight all the bounty hunters Elle would send after our literal ass.

>>41711904

Maybe you can even put Nin to work for once.

The wagon has a set of reinforced steps, and you get in easily enough- A pair of soldiers preceding you, and another pair behind you, drawing the coverings closed.

The wagon rumbles as it heads off, wheels bouncing lightly against cobblestone, horses straining to start pulling your weight.
You'd be insulted that you only warranted four soldiers, but they're all watching outwards, rather than inwards- Guarding you instead of guarding you.

You really aren't sure what is going on, at this point.

>>41711922

The morning air is cool, the sun not yet breaking over the city walls- and the proximity to the river keeping the breeze sharp. You wonder if it freezes, come winter. Or if you're too far south, even now- It certainly seems temperate enough.

Your wandering mind comes back to rest as the reins jingle, a soft 'Woah' audible even from within the wagon. Gravel crunches beneath the wheels as your vehicle slows, and the soldiers are moving with military precision in seconds, the first pair out the back as it rolls to a stop, the steps in place almost immediately.

You descend, and decide you're fairly impressed with the castle. Mansion. Thing.

It looks like an older style government building- Massive, tall, and flat. Tremendous double doors, lamps everywhere. Is it the centre of the city, or built into a wall? Maybe you can ask someone after.

The second set of your guards are behind you, and they form up around you, escorting you to the entrance, where one raps the giant metal knocker smartly.

"Guest for the Archduke."
There's a moment of silence, and the door glows for a split second before an answer snaps back.
"Rejected. Are you even doing your job? Check assassins properly before you drag them into the manse."
"Sir?"
You raise an eyebrow.

"The wards have detected eighteen separate bladed weapons, as well as poison. There is a limit to incompetence, soldier."
Once of the soldiers glances back at you for a moment, confused- And you wriggle your fingers at him, prompting a split second break in his guard persona, the young man looking away before he laughs.

"Why are you still at the door, soldier?"
"Sir, the guest in question is an Arachne. She is made of bladed weapons, and is undoubtedly poisonous. However, the Archduke is most certainly aware of these, and has requested her presence regardless."

>>41711942

There's another long stretch of silence before the door grinds open, slabs of wood swinging open and revealing the warm light within.
The soldiers salute an older man at the side of the door, short gray hair and a trimmed beard, standing in full armour with an axe the size of your torso close at hand.

The doors swing shut behind you, the solid clunk of a lock engaging even as you scan the room.

A pair of maids are waiting at the bottom of a staircase, half-bowed before you've even reached them.
"Follow us, please. We'll take you to see the Archduke."

They turn without waiting, already ascending the stairs.

>I don't suppose you know why I am here?
>Follow patiently.
>Make some sort of regular conversation.
>Other (?)


A vial of blood is not food, google.

>>41711955
>I don't suppose you know why I am here?

>>41711955
>>Follow patiently.
>>Make some sort of regular conversation.

"I did not know my Pinkie was a hidden bladed weapon yes"

>>41711955
>Follow patiently.

>>41711955
>>I don't suppose you know why I am here?
>>Follow patiently

>>41711955
>I don't suppose you know why I am here?
>Follow patiently.

This is going to be amazing I can tell.

>>41711955
>I don't suppose you know why I am here?
>Make some sort of regular conversation.

"Lovely weather we're having."

>>41711955
>>I don't suppose you know why I am here?
>>Follow patiently.

>>41711955
>"Do you know any restaurants where they serve bear? I like eating bears. Or hunting them. Bears are fun. So are bison, except when they need to be suplexed. That kinda makes me sore when that happens. Do you like bears?"
Just scare the shit outta them with innocent, inane ramblings.

>>41711955
Follow patiently

>>41711955
>Follow patiently.

I guess google knows about your spidyness.

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>>41711942
>castle. Mansion. Thing.
Like this?

>>41711955
>>Follow patiently.

>>41711955
>Make some sort of regular conversation.

>>41711955
just because humans don't eat it doesn't not make it food REQM.

>>41711955
>Follow patiently.
>Other
"So, what did the old man's face look like when he realized his mistake?"

>>41711955
>I don't suppose you know why I am here?
If they don't/can't say.
>Make some sort of regular conversation.

>>41711955
>Follow patiently.
>Walk on the ceiling, just for shits and giggles.

>A vial of blood is not food, google.
>implying

>>41711955
>Follow patiently.

>>41711955
>I don't suppose you know why I am here?
>Make some sort of regular conversation.

>>41711955
>Follow patiently.
All spider professionalism

>>41711955
>>Follow patiently.
>>Make some sort of regular conversation.
This is the chance to make n-o-r-m-a-l friends.

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Hey is it time to summon Burd yet?

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>>41711955
>Follow patiently.

>>41711942
>"The wards have detected eighteen separate bladed weapons, as well as poison. There is a limit to incompetence, soldier."
>Once of the soldiers glances back at you for a moment, confused- And you wriggle your fingers at him, prompting a split second break in his guard persona, the young man looking away before he laughs.

>>41712056
The last time we made a normal friend, we gave her fangs.

>>41711955
>I don't suppose you know why I am here?
>Follow patiently.

Why isn't Hue writing every insane possibly under the sun right now? I mean we could be "accused" of high treason or walking into a blind date, so many possibilities!

>>41711955
>>I don't suppose you know why I am here?
>>Follow patiently.

Patience. And information. But mostly patience.

Writing!

>>41712056
>Military soldiers and servants in fantasy land being normal

>>41712142
Because Hue isn't funny, and hasn't been since the second or third time.

>>41712159
Compared to the company we keep? Yes.

>>41712135
No that was.....elf puberty! Yes that it's Those are Elf Fangs.

>>41712164
I actually don't think I've seen any hues in a while.
Seems to be dead.

Hue prefers to lie in wait in the Kobold threads anyway.

>>41712164
Agreed, They were just getting damn annoying tbh.
>>41712186
That's fine by me.

Oh jeez I just woke up. Guess I missed the start.

>>41712126
Don't forget the bladed legs as well, all 8 of them.

>>41712292
Pretty sure that was part of the 18. 10 fingers, 8 legs.

Okay, so, since I just got here I had somethings I wanted to suggest and talk about.

FIRST: We need to go crawling on the side of the bridge to see the waterfalls, and along the side of buildings in general.

Second: I have compiled a short list of weaknesses for us. In order of threat level:

A. darksouls. If some guy can try again and again against us, he's bound to get lucky eventually.
B. ghosts. There's a high chance that ghosts exist that are not propped up by necromantic magics. Even if there are not, there is not much we can do with our spellbreaking against a full beetlejuice scenario.
C. infection. Spider bodies do not have appropriate blood filtration systems, meaning it's only our elf body and out internal heat that are killing infections for us. Any heat-adapted disease is going to give us major trouble.
and, finally,
D. The mobile infantry. They know the only good bug is a dead bug, and the roughnecks are especially dangerous. Thankfully, this one will only occur if we somehow make it back to science fiction land.

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>Elf Dad sees the aftermath of our meeting

>>41712311
And fangs, that doesn't even count the elemental powers or how STRONK we are, man we have a lot of options for murder.

>>41712326
>C. infection. Spider bodies do not have appropriate blood filtration systems, meaning it's only our elf body and out internal heat that are killing infections for us. Any heat-adapted disease is going to give us major trouble.
We're in magic land a powerful biomancer could seriously mess us up

>>41712351
The scanner probably ignores teeth, since everyone has them, and there are probably some more common monsters with fangs in the city.

>>41712351
>>41712311
I'm just surprised our legs count as bladed weapons.
I thought they were more piercing, myself.

>>41712326
C: is a none concern anyway, since most diseases can not survive being boiled alive in a uber heated body.

>>41712351
That raises an interesting point: apparently their wards don't pick up magic at all.

Also, did we leave our spear with our friends or did it miss that too.

>>41712407
You would probably worry about a piercing dagger too when it comes to assassination.
The ward seems fairly basic, so it probably just counts "can cut shit".

>>41712422
not until we catch the magmaman cold or whatever.

>>41712326
I don't think infection is that bad. There are very few harmful bacteria which can survive furnace temperatures, and we have a moth who dispenses antibiotics/magic healing dust as a matter of course.

>>41712437
Well, we kinda cheat with magic on most fronts anyway

>>41712461
well, it is 3rd behind the beetlejuice cascade scenario.

>>41712437
To be fair, elemental powers are distinct from magic and Lyra's spell-manipulation may or may not be REALLY out there.

>>41712326
>A. darksouls. If some guy can try again and again against us, he's bound to get lucky eventually.
I know just the solution. It even fits the "fiery tyrant" theme.
spam Black Flame.

>>41712437
>Also, did we leave our spear with our friends or did it miss that too.
Bringing non-built-in weapons for the meeting is kinda rude so yeah we obviously left it at the guild.

>>41712487
Or bury him up to his neck and leave him.

>>41712462
>>41712479
Did it detect our magic stone? By conventional logic a device designed to accumulate mana without directing it would probably be a grenade, since the function we use it for is pretty much unique.

>>41712549
As far as I understand it, our stone is a curiosity at worst. It doesn't have any sort of triggering enchantments and only holds energy. To anyone else its worthless. Like a battery with no output.

>>41712521
Or wrap him up to a rock and drop him a few miles offshore.
Or fling him into a pit.
Or trap him in a cave-in.
Or chain him to a rock atop a mountain (liver-eating eagle harpies optional)
Or just keep killing him until he goes too hollow to effectively track you.

Really there's lots of ways to deal with a DS-style undead.

>>41712549
It doesn't seem to pick up magic, which seems like a problem but its not like a mage can leave it at the door either and enchantments would need to be on the weapon as far as we know.

>>41712549
Did Lyra even bring her magic stone?

>>41712617
>To anyone else its worthless. Like a battery with no output.
The folks I know would consider that a challenge.

>>41712617
"A battery with no output" makes for a surprisingly effective explosive, if you do it right. I'd be very surprised if no dickass wizard has thought of putting mana-collecting enchantments on some rocks or something as a weapon.

>>41712645
>The folks I know would consider that a challenge.
What would be the challenge here? It fulfils its intended purpose and the only people who can use it are mages who can already blow things up.

>>41712645
>Did Lyra even bring her magic stone?
Do we go anywhere without it? That seems like the sort of thing you just always keep on you.

>>41712645
Well they can try, but enchanting has been around forever and Dad dismissed the stone idea before thinking of our mana draining.

We are weird as hell. So it might be useful in some other task.. But not too likely.

>>41712689
>What would be the challenge here?
Finding a way to get useful output from the outputless battery. There's an electrical engineer two dorm rooms over who'd likely jump at the chance to dick around with something like that.

>>41712689
>the only people who can use it are mages
No, the only people who can MAKE them are mages. Anybody can use them.

And the mage could make them very, very easily. Remember, literally the only part of making our stone that took effort from our dad was keeping it from exploding. Magic just seems really prone to kabooms all over the place at very low skill levels, and that's an enticing prospect for all sorts of shady types.

>>41712736
>Finding a way to get useful output from the outputless battery.
We already have a way, so challenged solved I guess.

>>41712618
>Hordes of chained up soul eating zombies cast into the most remote locations on the planet.
Whelp, looks like we're the cause of some future civ's creepy pasta. I'm sure there will be all sorts of rumors about "The Chained Ones" who take you to become one of them if you venture too close.

>>41712736
>There's an electrical engineer two dorm rooms over who'd likely jump at the chance to dick around with something like that.
RL outputless battery would be a sphere with acid inside and a metal bearing at the center.

Soo you would need to drive a needle sheathed in isolation to the core to get the second contact.

>>41712763
>Anybody can use them.
Not at all, you need ti be bale to manipulate mana to make it go over the critical mass or blow it up, otherwise its just a innert power source. You would need to trigger it, which you can't if you can't either manipulate the enchantment or the mana, both needs you being a mage.
If you make it overload with mana until explosion its more likely to blow the user up than anything else.

Somebody having SKILL for magic or passive blessings is probably harder to detect than physical objects of specific shape and material.

I do not doubt the castle is enveloped in enchantments to detect any active magic. They probably catch elemental stones as well.

>>41712851
You probably could make a stone that would accumulate magic /without stopping/ leading to eventual kaboom. Hell that probably was the flaw in early versions of our stone.

>>41712851
>innert power source
I hope you realize that's an oxymoron.

And no, they don't need to manipulate mana to make a rock enchanted to gather mana explode. It will explode on its own as soon as it collects more mana than the rock can safely store. OUR stone doesn't do that because it was enchanted with a pressure release that stops collection once the stone is saturated, which is a far more difficult enchantment then just collecting mana.

>>41712763
>Remember, literally the only part of making our stone that took effort from our dad was keeping it from exploding.
Yeah and you don't want a granade to blow up most of the time either, especially not right after making it, so its the same issue.

Sarah was researching enchantments based on our mana manipulation... It would be interesting what might come of that.

In setting equipment that reflects magic?

>>41712913
>>41712937
You guys don't at all see the problem with a granade that can only last a limited amount of time after making until it inevitably blows up?

>>41712942
>>41712942
You just make a bunch shortly before visit and then drop them all over the place.

Boom, terror tactics.

>>41712980
There's a question there. Something strong enough to explode might be deteced, while something smaller with a magic timer might be as well.

>>41712974
Do mana-blocking materials exist? If so you could store them in a box of such until they're needed.

Or you make the stone of a certain size/material to effectively set the "fuse" of it. A pebble might overcharge and explode in a minute, while a brick of iron or something might take an hour to reach that point. You'd just enchant it, hide it in place (or send it off with an unwitting servant), and wait. Magic IEDs.

>>41713037
Well like I'm saying >>41712878 they probably DO detect active magic shit in the castle. Still, terror bombs could be a thing.

I wonder if the local leaders have had many assassination attempts recently.

>>41713103
Did the crystal gather from ambient mana? As far as I remember we needed to get it recharged by Dad and Sara.

>>41713217
It does, takes a few days if drained heavily, I think

>>41713217
I think that was one of the features, or at least it was a feature of the previous defects.

It's just slow.

>>41713217
There were two crystal options. One of them held 10 charges but needed a mage to recharge it. The other only holds 2 charges but recharges from ambient automatically.

We chose the latter.

>>41713217
No, that was our other option when dad was making them. Our options were "Large capacity, mage required to charge" or "Low capacity, self-charging." We picked the latter.

You cough lightly, barely louder than the clicking of your limbs as you follow along- up stairs, down hallways, around twisting corners-

"I do not suppose someone knows why I am here, yes?"

One of the maids glances over her shoulder, inclining her head towards in something resembling an apology.
"I am afraid we are not privy to our master's thoughts, Miss. However, he will soon be able to tell you himself."

You nod, following along through the halls- Some are littered with huge portraits of scenes of battle, others have windows wide enough that even you could fit through. Doors and rooms are everywhere- some open, busily attended to by other maids, others closed- probably locked, given that you can even smell the dust emanating from a few.

It's another pair of corners before you're lead towards a door-
You're not sure if it's just you, or the builders, or what, but every door in the building seems gigantic.
Maybe it was built by giants? Are giants a thing? Giants seem like they would be a thing.

One maid enters, alone, and your ears pick up the softest of murmurs befoe the door swings all the way open, and you're invite inside.

The Archduke- You assume, anyway- is seated on a rather nice looking couch, a glass short table before him, cup and saucer in hand. He looks- Well, he looks old, but in a way that reminds you of a statue, rather than a senior citizen. Like he'd become stone rather than senile.

His face is sharp looking, a fancy eye-patch over one scarred socket, beard trimmed but moustache grown, his head mostly shaved around his balding plate.

Soldiers take position at the door, and outside it, and one maid busies herself with a tea-set in the corner while the other escorts you to a giant pile of cushions.
That's pretty nice, actually.

>>41713269
"Good evening, Miss.... Lyra, was it?"
A maid leans over his shoulder, whispering.

He nods once, though his expression doesn't change.
"Good morning, rather. It's been a busy few days, I'm afraid. Do you drink tea?"

You've lowered yourself into the cushion pile. And have already decided that you will be making your own, or buying your own, or stealing all of these. Sitting like this is nice.
"Ah- I have not tried it before, yes. And- er- I do not know any etiquette. Or your name."

He laughs loudly, moustache bristling, setting his tea back on the table as he chuckles.

"Darius. The third, technically, but please leave it out. As for etiquette- I am a soldier first, and the governor second. It isn't a concern. Ah, Jae- Bring her something a little less bitter. Something that will help wake her up- There's a few things we need to speak on."

Jae- The leading maid, apparently- Shakes her head.
"Water, juice, or something in that vein- Arachne seem to get drunk on tea, sir."
"Hah? Truly? Coffee, then."
"They get drunk on that as well, sir."

He looks back to you with a frown.
"That is all sorts of pitiable. My apologies, Miss."

>That is fine. May I ask why I am here?
>Wait, I know elf etiquette! Sort of.
>One cup wouldn't hurt. Would it?
>Other (?)

>>41713292
>That is fine. May I ask why I am here?
>Wait, I know elf etiquette! Sort of.

>>41713292
>>One cup wouldn't hurt. Would it?
We are a big spider
>That is fine. May I ask why I am here?

>>41713292
>That is fine. May I ask why I am here?

>>41713292
>That is fine. May I ask why I am here?
>Other (NO TEA, at least not until business is over)

>>41713292

>That is fine. May I ask why I am here?
>Wait, I know elf etiquette! Sort of.

>>41713292
>>That is fine. May I ask why I am here?


THE MOTHIA ARE IN THIS TOWN

>>41713292
>That is fine. May I ask why I am here?
I'd rather not get drunk in the palace.

>>41713292
>>Other (?)
Tell me where to get those for later.

>>41713292
>That is fine. May I ask why I am here?

>>41713292
>That is fine. May I ask why I am here?

>>41713292
>That is fine. May I ask why I am here?
Do I sense a quest incoming? Is it a dungeon quest?

>>41713292
>That is fine. May I ask why I am here?
>One cup wouldn't hurt. Would it?
Just one little cup. We are a big and responsible spider with lots of blood to saturate with mind-altering chemicals, yes.

>>41713292
>That is fine. May I ask why I am here?
We get drunk on alcohol and on caffeine.

>>41713292
>>That is fine. May I ask why I am here?

We need to go out drinking later though.

>>41713292
>That is fine. May I ask why I am here?

Drinking is for fun, not etiquette yes.

>>41713341
My body is not remotely ready.

>>41713292
>That is fine. May I ask why I am here?
No tea or coffe.

>>41713368
Man, a rum and coke would fuck us up, wouldn't it.

>>41713292
>That is fine. May I ask why I am here?
>Also, thank you for telling me that. It's good to learn before I tried some and got drunk.

>>41713396
Lets get some Irish Coffee

>>41713292
That is fine. May I ask why I am here?

>>41713292
>That is fine. May I ask why I am here?

>>41713292
>>That is fine. May I ask why I am here?
>>Wait, I know elf etiquette! Sort of.

>>41713396
Time for everclear and caffeine pills!

Wait, we get drunk offa caffeine?

>>41713481
Yes, caffeine fucks spiders up.

>>41713481
Well, it has been supposed we do, but now it is confirmed.
Weird that we didn't find out first hand this time.

>>41713465
We aren't that kind of suicidal, anon. We get our kicks by attacking eldritch bear things and yelling at lake monsters.

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>>41713465
>spiders on caffeine

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>>41713481
All spiders do. See <

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHzdsFiBbFc

Reasons!

Writing!

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>>41713292
Man, how did that maid know that?
The killjoy.

She must be one of those hypercompetent battle maids.

>>41713630
She probably traveled with our mom at one point or another.

>>41713630
It is entirely possible that she does her research

>>41713630
I imagine the tales of incidents concerning spider girls and caffeine are wide spread enough in the service industry's for it to be common working knowledge for them.

Plus since service to a lord and relatively close to the forest realm, diplomatic relations and so forth.

>>41713688
Research tends to believe arachne have giant spider faces hidden on their person.

>>41713292
>"There's a fizzy drink I once had with moths. Do you have any of that? It is quite good."

>>41713630
If Spidermom ever visited this city and learned that first hand....... that's the sort of thing they'd remember.

>>41713732
They don't?

Could have fooled me.

>>41713732
Research meaning actual research, not hearsay.

>>41713630
The smart ruler employs ninjas as house servants. That gardener over there with the limbing polesaw is effectively armed with a serrated glaive. The scullery maid is standing over a pot of boiling water. The chef is VERY good with his knives, and the butler does fine work with a fireplace poker.

Didn't we meet a half giant back home at the guild?

>>41713751
Coffee pot misplaced in post-battle celebration: No survivors.

>>41713801
During the whole story exchange?

>>41713777
Butlers are also called a gentleman's gentleman. It makes sense to have your right hand man able to put a knife into someones eye at 50 paces.

Butlers tend to be pretty damn awesome when hired by competent people.

>>41713801
>>41713852
It's gonna bother me all thread now. I'm gonna go archive binge, count all my votes henceforth as yes. Doesn't matter what for, I vote yes.

>>41713946
I'm not sure if he was a half or full giant, but we met one.

Just a note. Given the lack of supporting text, we still have our snake necklace at this point. I wonder if Ezzy can drink tea...

>>41714212
We don't. Reread the post in which we are leaving.

>>41714212
No Ezzy is currently on Nin's neck.

>>41714212
>even as your herald waves her goodbyes, Ezzy secure around her neck as she cheers you on.

>>41714212
It was mentioned that Nin was wearing her as we left

>>41714212
Actually Ezzy is with Nin now. Check OP.

"Well, that is fine, yes? More importantly, I would like to know why I have been called, please."
"Of course."
He folds his hands, squaring his shoulders as he sits straighter.
He coughs once, clearing his throat, and then he starts.

"Primarily, I'd like your presence this afternoon for a... diplomatic meeting, of sorts."
You freeze.

"Er- No matter what you have heard from moths, I cannot represent the forest, yes?"
He blinks.
"Moths?"
"No? Then it is nothing to worry about. But still..."

He waves it off.
"Ah, I know that, of course. There's the agreements with the forest in general, but there's no formal leaders anymore."
You nod along.
"In any case- There's a variety of delegations coming for the afternoon, and among them, the southern city."

You raise your eyebrows, and he almost lets out a small giggle.
"They still call themselves the 'Human Empire', even now. Well, they're trying to re-establish themselves with trade and the like- a few centuries of solitude seems to have left their merchants champing at the bit. So now we have to deal with them strutting about like idiots who think they didn't bring about the downfall of the entire continent."
"I... see?"
"Mm. There's a saying- That if your opponents are offbalance, then it's that much easier to push them to where you want them. And it applies to diplomacy as much as any traditional warfare."

"So you want me to stand about and be as spider-like as possible."
"I want to see that smarmy little asskisser shit himself in front of a spider!"
"Diplomacy, sir." The maid murmurs.

He coughs again.
"Thank you, Jae. In essence, I felt that highlighting our current ties to the forest- what few we have, anyway- would put them off, and hopefully make my life that much easier."

>Sounds fun.
>Not that I mind, but... (Questions?)
>I am not certain that terror related politics is a good idea.
>Other (?)

>>41714534
>>Sounds fun.

>>41714534
>Sounds like something I'd end up doing

>>41714534
>>Sounds fun.
>>Not that I mind, but... (Questions?)
Can I bring my friends?
Will there be food, and I mean alot of food, take whatever you think I'll need and double it

>>41714534
>Sounds fun.
>I should have brought my friends, yes. People seem to have issues with harpies turning their heads all the way around.

>>41714534
how about i make a metal web on the ceiling of the meeting room

>>41714534
>Not that I mind, but... (Questions?)
can we bring our friends?

>>41714534
>>>Not that I mind, but... (Questions?)
can we keep this a secret from everyone else? especially moths?

>>41714534
>>Sounds fun.
>>So, are we supposed to pretend to be someone with status or just sit around and glow ominous.

>>41714534
>>Not that I mind, but... (Questions?)
One:
Will you be serving food
Two: Can I bring guests
Three: how much weight can your walls and ceiling support

All of these questions are VITAL.

>>41714534
>Other
Will there be cake?

>>41714534
>Sounds fun.
>Not that I mind, but... what's in this for me?

>>41714534
>Sounds fun.

>>41714534
>Sounds fun.
Trolling people and being snarky is what we do for fun anyway. Now we can be snarky to foreign diplomats!

>>41714588
I still want some cake.

>>41714534
>"Sounds fun"
>"Oh! I have just the thing."
>pop armor and crown

>>41714534
>>41714608
second.

>>41714534
>>Sounds fun.

>>41714534
>Sounds fun.
>Not that I mind, but... (Can I bring my friends?)

We'll hang from the ceiling the entire time.

>>41714534

>Other
Offer free training to the ‘Human Empire’ delegation to ‘build diplomatic ties’

>>41714534

I like this guy.

>Sounds fun.

>>41714586

And I like these questions.

>>Not that I mind, but... (Questions?)
One:
Will you be serving food
Two: Can I bring guests
Three: how much weight can your walls and ceiling support

>>41714608
>>41714625

Lyra is REALLY embarrassed about the crown. Let's not offer that up.

>>41714534
>"...idea. We serve a dinner, and the dinner is a bear, which I will hunt. I will try to find a good bear."

>>41714534
>Sounds fun.
>I'd probably end up scaring them anyway by a random encounter in the city.

>You know I have full party of monsters too, right? So we all should come?

>Also the food stuff other anons brought up

>>41714534
>Sounds fun.
>"Can I bring friends?"
>Display glorious body armor

>>41714608
>How much fire should I be on, yes?

>>41714661
yes, So much yes. Maybe we could play the Fireplace hearth.

>>41714647
>Lyra is REALLY embarrassed about the crown. Let's not offer that up.
Seconded.

>Not that I mind, but... (Questions?)
But agreeing about asking if (some of) our friends could be present.
And food.

>>41714534
>>Sounds fun.
>>Not that I mind, but... (Questions?)
...Am I allowed to invite my friends as well? One is a Yeti and the other is a Phoenix Harpy.

>>41714534
>Not that I mind, but... (Questions?)
>Should I wear my crown?

GET AWAY FROM MY KEYBOARD, NIN!

>>41714647
Just the armor then? We can probably make a helmet to match out of metal in the spare time.

Friends and questions and things!

Writing!

>>41714534
>Their whole thing is humans being the God's chosen people, yes?
>Do you think they'd be annoyed if I told them I'm blessed by about half a dozen gods?
>And I sort of talked to fate one time, but honestly that might have just been bear dreams.

>>41714534
>Not that I mind, but... (Questions?)
are you certain that terror related politics is a good idea?
Will there be any bears on the menu
Can I make my entrance via the ceiling
and I'm sure Nin will find some way of startling us into displaying the fire-crown in the middle of a big diplomatic meeting

>>41714717
The armor has a helmet, the crown is kind of an add-on. They match and fit together, but you can wear one or the other alone if you want. Like the crown of Unified Egypt.

>>41714730
Let's not mention any of these. We were told that humans don't like blessed monsters.

>>41714730
Sadly Lyra doesn't remember the dream.

>>41714749
To clarify this, you can wear the crown without the helmet, but not the helmet without the crown hahahahahaha

>>41714778
How unfortunate for Lyra but deliciously sweet for Nin

>>41714778
I bet the moths did this.

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>>41714778
You monster

>>41714778
I am perfectly alright with this.

>>41714778
So many nights are going to be wasted hiding away to try and fix that

>>41714759
Yes, but we're literally being asked to stand there and be as many things they don't like as possible.

I think the warning was more geared towards not talking about it casually or often around average people, or they'll get bitter and resentful.

These guys are already going to hate us, so why not kick their theological legs out from under them and watch them squirm?
I mean, we couldn't get our legs kicked out like that. Too many, yes.

>>41714572
>Will there be food, and I mean alot of food, take whatever you think I'll need and double it

>HFY diplomats strut into the meeting room with their noses turned up.
>All worked up spew their HFY bollocks and be snobbish to people...
>Holy Fuck it's a Spider!
>It's a big one. And red. And is that a Dragon skull?!
>Holy shit, it's wearing a Dragon skull!
>W- what do we do? Oh fuck. Oh fuck. Oh fuck.
>Wait. It's cool. It's not here for us. It's just staying on the other side of the room by the food-
>It's coming this way! Oh fuck it's coming this way!
>It pauses to take a bite of its food.
>Its food is an entire cow. It's just holding a whole cow like it's nothing. Snacking on it right there.
>It's right in front of you. You can't move. Can't breath. Frozen in fear.
>Can only hear your own heart beat and the sound of it eating.
>The sound of crunching bone.
>It stops eating for a moment, looms over you, and with blood stained lips, it speaks.
>"Hello, I am Lyra, yes. I am a Giant Spider."
>The entire HFY delegation drops in a dead faint.
>Everyone else laughs.

>>41714778
Please tell me we can at least turn the fire off freely.

>>41714824
You can't say something like that in a oublic setting and expect a lot of people knowing about it very soon, especially the concerned churches.
We might as well visit those temples then.

>>41714632
>Offer free training
I think most nations would view our families 'training' as a war crime.

I would avoid the crown, but if things start getting heavy, armor and a casual display of stupid strength wouldn't hurt.

That would be a last resort, really.

Would our age be something to consider? Something along the lines of "Monsters get stronger as they age, I'm still not finished with puberty"?

>>41714869
This isn't a public setting. It's a private audience between the duke and an insular and widely disliked group of preachy outsiders. Anything they say afterwards is likely to be ignored as a bigot's raving. "Oh, they say the spider was blaspheming the gods, saying she's blessed? Of course they would, by their standards she's blasphemous by existing. She probably just said grace before eating and they threw it out of proportion, the gits."

>>41714869
There is literally no reason to tell them where we got our various blessings from and it's not like anyone can actually tell which abilities are "natural" and which come from blessings.

The fact that the ability to use magic and lots of other obviously supernatural abilities are clearly divorced from Blessings makes it impossible to just deduce which is a Blessing and which isn't.

And the fact that Arachne are rare as fuck and Tier 4s even more so just seals the deal, because that means there are going to be fuck all records for them to consult.

The adventurers didn't even know about tinysneks for heaven's sake.
Noone is going to finger our blessings unless we tell someone about them.

>>41714900
I don't think we get a choice if the crown appears. It might spring up there on it's own just at the right time.

My vote is we dress up in a pretty dress, don't brag much, and act polite.
Just let our giant spiderness speak for itself. Also walk on the ceiling.

>>41714988
>walk on the ceiling
In a dress?

>>41714964
thats a good point anon.
And thank you for reminding me, we were supposed to check on the temples too, weren't we?

>>41714964
I wonder if there's a way to learn a creature's blessings officially, like some sort of identification spell? I'm not saying we should pursue this route, I'm just curious.

Nin seriously should be Blessed by the god of courtiers or Heralds. Her reaction would be hilarious.

>>41714988
The combination of dresses and walking on ceilings is not going to do good things for Lyras dignity.

>>41715005
Hm.
a WALL then.

This is unrelated to basicly everything right now, but one of these days we need to go out and practice manipulating liquid metal as a weapon, because we could swing our spear out into a WHITE-HOT MOLTEN LIGHTNING WHIP, FUCK YEAH.

>>41715021
She should be blessed by he God of Wendiegoes because she annoys spiders so well

>>41715035
That would be quite a shocker for our enemies.

>>41715021
>implying she hasn't already
Why do you think she takes it so seriously?
She's told us a dozen times, Lyra just didn't realize she was capitalizing Herald.

>>41715035
Or we could just keep a bunch of metal ingots on our person and throw them at people in molten form. Molten metal operates similarly to napalm, it sticks to things and will keep sizzling into whatever it gets on. If it gets on skin it would be agonizingly painful, probably enough to incapacitate somebody.

>>41715047
Booo

>>41715085
Nah. We could just throw molten stone if that was all we wanted to do. The point is the shape and control, not just getting slapped with hot goop.
Also this would bring us one step closer to going full Sauron.

>>41715131
So what you're saying is we should commission a bunch of rings for all our friends and make one for ourself when we reach the elf lands?

Should we bring up just how young Lyra actually is?

>>41715085
Nah, the fun would be throwing molten goop we bullshit into throwing weapons midair.

>>41715287

Only when it's appropriate to terrify them.

>>41715274
Absolutely not.
We need to forge each of them ourselves, with the assistance of the recipient.

>>41715274
>>41715131
while making power rings would be cool. I'd be content with just getting us all a bit of shiny spider themedjewelry.

>>41715287
we should probably inform someone.

>>41715313
"Just look at her! The beasts grow with slaughter! How many innocent livesdo you think she's claimed over the years to gain such strength?"
>"Year, not years, yes."
"What."

>>41715315
Lets be honest, at a minimum we have to do it to make it obvious to whoever comes after us that they are not the first person to reincarnate. Hell, imagine if we wrote in some dead language the exact quote on it.

Can blessings be detected by anyone? Say, another blessed or some sort of high priest of said God?

>>41715287

Yeah, we probably should tell Duke 'Nukem here.

Lyra is very experienced at killing and getting lost as a Giant Spider, not dealing with nobles or southern morons.

>>41715362
>Say, another blessed
Divine leaderboards.
Could this lead to whatever OSWQ's Sword Saint tree would have been if people had given a shit?

>>41715287
If they start insulting us, we could always ask if they enjoy making fun of children

>>41715362
If a paladin couldn't detect it chances are no. Except maybe some priest of that god.

Hm.

"Well- Not that I mind, yes. But I do have some questions?"
The Archduke gestures with his teacup for you to continue, settling back into his seat, the couch creaking.
"To start- You said a variety of delegations? So not just the idiots, then?"
He nods.

"A few of the smaller cities have sent people. I believe even the dwarves have someone in town for this?"
His maid confirms it with a nod.
You can't help but feel apprehensive.
"Is this... actually a big thing?"

He shrugs in turn, sipping noisily at his tea.
"It isn't small, I suppose. But there won't be any business today- Just showing off, introductions and the like."
"I see. I do not really have any appropriate clothing, yes."
"Nothing fancy?"
"Well, there is- No, nevermind. I am not wearing that."

"So there is something?"
"It is a wedding dress."
He looks momentarily confused.
"Why do you have a-"
"My sister likes to weave and sew. A little too much."
"But a wedding dress?"
"A lot too much."

"Well, what do you have?"
"Er- A pile of tabards and tunics, a summer dress. Armour. Chitin armour."
"Chitin armour?"
"I can make the stuff on my arms cover my body, yes."

>>41715361
This is something I've thought about before, actually. If Lyra thought someone she was talking to might be re-incarnated, what sort of hints/quotes might she drop and check their reactions?

>>41715653

"Sounds helpful."
"I have not tried it yet. It is hard to get things to fight me without sneaking up on them."
He laughs.
"Well, We can get someone to fit a dress to you- it'll be a bit of a rush, though."
"That is fine, yes. I do not have to wear a crown or anything, do I?"

"Do you own a crown?"
"Technically no?"
"I won't ask."
"Thank you."

He finishes his drink, and the maid takes his cup directly, scooping up the saucer and removing both to the corner.
"Is there any other questions?"
"Hmm- Can I bring my friends?"
"It would be better if you didn't, I think. I'd like just one representative from the forest present. Let them think there's still a queen."
"I see. Will there be food?"
"There's usually small fare at these sorts of things- though I don't suppose that will suffice?"

"I am afraid that snacks for humans is not enough to make a dent in my appetite, yes."
"I'll see about something, then."
The maid whispers beside him again, leaning down.

"Bloody- Already? Gods."
He turns back to you as he stands,brushing absent-mindedly at his pants.
"I'm afraid our mutual friends have arrived early- I'll have the maids see to your clothing, if that's not an issue. Do you have any last-minute questions?"

>Insert question here.
>No, I think that is everything.
>Thank him politely. Then ask for that tea now.
>Other (?)

>>41715669
>>No, I think that is everything.

>>41715669

>Ask if our age is going to be an issue and whether or not we should keep a lid on it.

>>41715655
"Trains are pretty scary, huh?"

>>41715669
>>No, I think that is everything.
You will not tempt me!

>>41715669
>No, I think that is everything.

Praise every god silently that Nin won't be here to see you do this.

>>41715669
>Will my age be a problem?

>>41715669
>>Insert question here.
"How much fire would you like?"

>>41715669
>>Insert question here.
Can I at least have a herald?

>>41715669
>Other (?)
Can I climb on your walls?

>>41715669
>No, I think that is everything.

>>41715669
>No, I think that is everything.
>Thank him politely.

Thank him but no tea.

>>41715705
Stop encouraging the moth

>>41715669
>>No, I think that is everything.

>>41715705
Nin get out!

>>41715669

>No, I think that is everything.

Game face people, time to break this, so called superior, little human.

We shall slake our thirst with his tears, and glut ourselves with his terror.

This is gonna be fun!

>>41715687
>>41715696
>>41715697
>>41715705
>>41715713
>>41715718
>>41715721
>>41715728
Really guys? Not asking if our age is going to be a problem? What's wrong with you people and not wanting to have fun?

>>41715669
>>Insert question here.
I am only a year old, would that be a problem?

>>41715753
I forgot.
Tack this onto the question list.

>>41715669
Ask about the age thing, yeah.

>>41715753
Because its a stupid question, there is ni reason why it would be a problem, Lyra knows Arachne mature fast she has no reason to ask that.