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Previous threads: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Gnoll%20Quest

Hey there anons, it’s been a while. I’m looking forward to continuing this quest.

A word of warning, though: I’ve been really busy lately, so updates may be somewhat sparse. They might take a while to come out, maybe a day, two or sometimes more depending on free time, personal mood, planning, etc. Nonetheless, I’ll always speak out if I’m taking too long.

On a side note, since this quest will take forever to finish at this pace (a concern some of you voiced), I’m going to speed things up at some point, maybe with a training timeskip. I do plan to finish this story properly though, hopefully within the end of the next year.

With all that being said, check out the video of thread 1 if you haven’t yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1h-eMG37E0&ab_channel=GnollQM

Gnolls are lame.

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RECAP OF THREAD 1

You are Hyenus, a gnoll from a tribe of fierce warriors who go by the name of Bloodseekers. Despite being the weakest member, you’ve always dreamed of becoming the pack leader and the champion of Gnolrek, the demon god of your people. After many years of procrastination, today you’ve decided to stop slacking off and start working towards your goals.

In a few hours of training, your fighting skills greatly improve, but shenanigans ensue and a goblin ends up impaling you with a spear. This causes you to spend two weeks unconscious recovering in the shaman’s hut after being accidentally drugged with special herbs called “kudinds”

Soon after you awaken from your deep slumber, your childhood friend Daitza takes you to a hidden cave where you can spar together without her jealous husband Gunyx pestering you. However, what you thought would be a simple practice match turns into a serious fight after Daitza goes all out and forces you to awaken your Bloodthirst - a demonic power that few Bloodseekers possess.

You come out as the victor, but both of you are left heavily injured. The wounded Daitza confesses her feelings of love for you. The temptation to mate with her is strong, but you keep your urges under control and decide to carry her back to the tribe instead.

Searching for a safe exit, you venture deeper into the cave. Along the way, you stumble upon a strange red wall with eyes staring at you, and a weird voice tells you that touching them will grant you great powers. Instead of doing as it says, you raise your weapon like the rebel you are and destroy one of the eyes just for laughs, but your actions incur a demon’s wrath, whose furious voice echoes inside your head – it was one of Gnolrek’s eyes! The cave is a portal to Hell, and your patron god has sent a pack of demons to get you!

With the help of a speed boost granted by a mysterious deity, the two of you escape the cave and return to the tribe. Everyone assumes you were attacked by a demon summoned by the Tufted Ears, one of the enemy tribes. Gunyx is the only who doesn’t believe that story – he’s certain that Daitza cheated on him. Now he wants to catch you alone and kick your ass.

You and Datz are taken to the shaman’s hut to receive medical aid. There, you fall unconscious. While you’re asleep, you are visited by Azarod, Gnolrek’s general, who orders you to complete three trials in no more than 30 days. Failure to fulfill the tasks will end up with Daitza being sacrificed and you being hunted down. He warns you not to tell your pack of what happened in the cave, or they’ll be destroyed.

The dream ends, and you wake up in the middle of the night. You meditate on what just happened and decide to rebel against your patron god. You’ll seek allies to face Gnolrek! One of the trials you were given is to destroy a dwarf fortress located in the depths of the cave you escaped from, but you will seek out their help instead!

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RECAP OF THREAD 2

You go back to sleep and wake up in the morning, overhearing a conversation between the shaman and the pack leader Willow. By the sounds of it, the tribe will begin a ritual at midnight to summon a demon against the Tufted Ears. A human sacrifice has been abducted.

Before heading to the dwarf fortress, you decide to rest off your wounds for a few days while learning about herbalism– it might prove useful to make potions that speed up your recovery. You leave the shaman’s hut and get into a quarrel with Diana - a Bloodseeker who stole a boar from you weeks ago. The encounter doesn’t end in a fight, but it leaves a sour taste in your mouths.

Without giving it much importance, you venture into the woods to gather medicinal plants. Eventually, you happen upon Gunyx and Diana talking to each other. As you peek into their conversation, concealed by the bushes, you learn that they’re looking for you to have their revenge…

You carefully sneak out and return to the tribe to pay a visit to Rakuta, the herbalist, and see if he can teach you a thing or two about the plants you’ve collected. Given that he’s too busy with other tasks, he leaves his young daughter Nikita in charge of teaching you a few herbalism récipes.

At the end of the class, you go into the woods again and gather all the ingredients for a concoction that will fasten your healing process. As you head back to the tribe, you accidentally stumble upon two humans that were abducted by a pair of Molkaras - a rival tribe of pervert gnolls. Those molks have no business in your territory, so you attack them and manage to dispatch one – his companion escapes like a coward.

You’re not sure of what to do with the captives. A part of you wishes to leave them to their fate, as humies enslaved your mother when you were still a child, but you also need all the allies you can find to face Gnolrek, and you doubt humies are fond of demons. Eventually, you decide to leave your grudge behind and set them free...

However, as you cut their bindings off, a group of human soldiers ambushes you! They think you want to hurt the prisoners! As you try to reason with their leader, seven Molkaras emerge from the bushes. They wanted to catch you by surprise, clueless that humans arrived before them. A battle between both sides ensues and you take the chance to escape!

You stay hidden far away from the place of battle, waiting for the chaos to cease. Soon, you return and find the results of the carnage: the molks were easily slaughtered. A strange green wolf is burying their corpses. You engage in a conversation with it and learn that she’s Luna, the forest spirit that granted you the power to escape from Gnolrek’s wrath in the cave.

As you help her bury the dead molks, she senses a Bloodseeker approaching and runs away from sight. Diana emerges from the bushes, surprised at the sight of you burying molkaras...

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RECAP OF THREAD 3

Assuming that you killed the molkaras, Diana demands to be given credit for the kills, threatening to tell the tribe that you were burying them out of respect. She fails to hide her fear of your strength, though, so you tell her to buzz off and keep her mouth shut. Not seeing past your bluff, she begrudgingly leaves.

Finally, you return home and craft the healing potion, which you drink to the last drop. This will help you recover much faster. A strange crow has been following you since you arrived - you’re pretty sure it’s a demon watching your steps. You walk to the shaman’s hut to ask him about the significance of this bird... but on the way there, you happen upon a dozen more crows surrounding the altar on which the humie sacrifice lies unconscious. As soon as they notice you, they return a menacing look and surround you! The possessed birds are about to attack!

Suddenly, a mysterious power granted by another mysterious entity flows through you. By sheer instinct, you put your palms together and channel a ball of energy in your hands that bursts into deadly rays of light, obliterating every single crow! You vomit a disgusting black bile Immediately after. Gnolrek’s influence has left your body, being replaced by the presence of another god…

Confused by all the strange events, you return to your hut and pray to Mom for guidance, but drowsiness takes over you and makes you fall asleep. You wake up in a dreamlike world where the real and your past memories are intertwined. As you explore around, you find Mom’s spirit and learn she became an angel in the service of Anu, the god of dwarves who granted you his blessing. Unfortunately, you can’t talk to her for too long – she’s in a hurry to explain what’s going on, fearing your imminent awakening.

Mom tells you that the Armageddon -the final battle between good and evil- is coming near. Five portals to Hell are scattered around the world, guarded by mortals that are keeping the demons at bay. One of those portals is in the cave you escaped from, which is being held off by the dwarves.

You are taken before Anu to speak with him. The god has a most imposing presence and a odd appearance, but otherwise seems like a benevolent deity. Anu explains that you must become his champion and seal the portals so he has more time to gain followers, otherwise, evil may triumph in the Armageddon, for demons currently surpass the angels in numbers. You resolve to accept Anu’s boon, which grants you the power to fly, heal wounds and speak in all tongues. He orders you to go to the dwarf fortress at once to receive your training.

The dream ends abruptly as Dad wakes you up. It's midnight! The summoning ritual will start soon, and Dad says that you shouldn’t be late for your “surprise”: Gnolrek made a cruel arrangement so that YOU sacrifice the human. The Devil realized that you’re not on his side anymore, and now he wants to get his influence back in you!

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RECAP OF THREAD 4

The pack celebrates your initiation in the Bloodseeker rituals. For the first time in many years, you see respect in their eyes when they look at you. This is the recognition you’ve always craved for! If you do as Gnolrek says and sacrifice the humie, not only will your demonic powers return - you will also be made his Champion, and your dream of becoming the pack leader will become reality…

… But that simply cannot be. After everything you have learned about the demons, there is no way you are joining them again, ever. By siding with Anu, you have chosen to leave your goals behind to save this world – and your people - from destruction, even if that means becoming an enemy in their deluded eyes. It is a responsibility you must commit to, as much as the idea pains you. The demons’ plans of conquering this world must be stopped!

In a risky attempt to open the tribe’s eyes to the truth, you sprout Anu’s heavenly wings on your back, much to everyone’s shock. You explain to the dumbfounded Bloodseekers that you are not going to torture anyone, and that those who wish to follow you on the right path are free to do so...

Unfortunately, they don’t take your sudden betrayal too well. The fact that Gnolrek possesses the shaman to stir the pot with his improvised lies doesn’t help the situation. Staying here any second longer is a death wish, so you rush to the shaman’s hut in an attempt to rescue Daitza and head to the dwarf fortress with her, but Willow manages to catch you before you can fly away. In a fit of blind rage, the pack leader gives you the worst beating of your life as the pack watches in horror. It’s so bad that you lose your left eye and leaves you clinging to consciousness.

Suddenly, doubt settles in the pack’s hearts. They ask for the beating to stop and for you to be spared. Most of them have no desire to see one of their own be killed, but Gnolrek threatens to revoke their demonic powers if they disobey his orders... and so, they remain quiet, and the hesitant Willow prepares to give you the final blow.

On the brink of losing all hope, an unexpected savior arrives: Luna and a pack of wolves under her command assault the tribe, creating a distraction that allows you to use Anu’s powers to heal yourself, grab Daitza and fly away with her to the fortress, leaving the dazzled tribe behind.

As you arrive to the cave, you find a group of warrior angels fending off demons trying to get you. They order you to hurry to the fortress while they hold the line, which you do so immediately. On the way there, you stumble upon Gunyx, who has been declared by Gnolrek as his Champion. He tries to stop you, but Luna sacrifices her life to give you enough time to escape again.

While you and Datz run for your lives, an enemy you had defeated yesterday in the cave appears before you and blocks your path. It’s Suneyh, and he looks none too happy…

You're back! I almost lost hope! The messiah walks among us once more!

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>>5073581
Hey there anon

RECAP OF THREAD 5

You are about to get killed by Suneyh, but a voice suddenly speaks within you – a voice that goes by the name of Hawkodesh, a yellow bird who claims to be an angel sent by Anu to lend you your new powers. He advices you to keep the demon distracted with chitchat until the dwarves arrive to your rescue, which you do so successfully. As you and Datz are carried away to safety by humielets, you fall unconscious due to exhaustion and blood loss...

After a strange dream where you are left behind by Daitza and the tribe, you wake up in a bed in the fortress, resting in a room with other injured dwarves. They are wary of you at first, but when you heal one of them with one of your powers granted by Anu, they open up a bit and tell you to go to the Dining Hall, where everyone is currently having breakfast.

On the way there, you are stopped by an arrogant mistress who, unwilling to accept the idea of a gnoll wandering the corridors alone, orders a kobold servant named Freya to escort you. It takes you plenty of effort to keep yourself from attacking the tasty-looking bold, but with Hawkodesh’s help, you assert control over your gnoll nature.

Before arriving to the dining hall, Freya makes you a shocking request: she asks you to devour her. Obviously, you ignore it and walk away, but it does leave you thinking about what sort of terrible things beastfolk servants experience in this fortress that makes them want to die.

Finally, you find Datz at the dining hall. Best of all, in one piece! She was aimlessly wandering the fortress, hoping to find you. Gnolrek’s influence dwells in her no longer – both of you are cleansed from all demonic presence.

A sketchy dwarf obsessed with proper manners introduces himself to you and Datz as Aaron, one of the High Priests. He orders the two of you to follow him to the Great Chamber, a room where the Council - the fortress’ governing authority - has gathered and is waiting for you.

Once you meet up with the Council of Eight, they introduce themselves as Baldur, the short-tempered chief of the fortress; Farren, the servants’ supervisor and also seemingly a pervert who lusts after beastfolk; Tygus, the head Judge who sounds like an understanding guy; Magnus, a tough-looking humielet who’s also the General; Abdol, a big-nosed mechanic and head mason; Blair, a rude brat who works as a spokesman for the dwarves and is convinced that a gnoll like you cannot be Anu’s champion, and finally Balor – a quiet guy giving you a murderous glare who’s in charge of growing food in the fortress.

After finishing the introductions, they ask you and Daitza to do the same. Their prophet –whose name is Adramus- predicted that you, the Champion of Anu, would arrive while being chased by demons, but nobody in the fortress knows anything about your origins. Looks like you’ll have to tell them your story from the very beginning…

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RECAP OF THREAD 6

You do as the Council says and tell them the story of how you arrived to this fortress as Anu’s champion, starting with a short description of your old life in the tribe and how torture always seemed off to you and Datz. You explain that a few days ago you accidentally incurred the wrath of Gnolrek by picking his eye in the cave, listing all the crazy events that followed through - including your meeting with Anu, the supreme God.

After a short deliberation of your case, the Council decides that they need a few hours to decide what to do with you. And so, they send you and Datz off with a tall dwarf named Arthur –a humielet that everyone thought would be the Champion-, who guides you to your new room. He seemed like a nice guy, at least compared to all the dwarves you’ve met so far.

Finally, after everything you’ve gone through, you are now alone with Datz and free to rest for a while while planning your next moves. However, your attention is soon diverted to a pair of shiny eyes spying on you behind the grates on one of the bedroom’s walls. Thanks to your deft fingers, you manage to catch the skittish critter, who identifies itself as Bark - a green wolf-bunny thing sent by Luna to give you a message: she came back to life and wants to meet you at the abandoned dwarven mines as soon as possible.

As you and Datz get used to the room, you weigh in all that happened and what your actions have brought for the tribe, making you experience an identitary crisis. Datz decides to encourage you in her own way: by sparring with you without holding back. It’s a hard fought battle, but you end up winning, and your confidence returns to you… but the best thing that came out of this match was that you and Datz finally consummate the love you feel for each other. An encounter you’ll cherish in your heart forever.

The battle didn’t come without consequences, though. The room is ruined, and both of you reek horribly. You and Datz put on dwarven clothes and go to the bathhouse, stumbling upon a few annoying dwarves on the way, but most importantly, that pervert of Farren, who threatens to give you jail time if you don’t do ‘special’ favors for him.

With the aid of Anu, you tell him to buzz off, but you are left worried as you perceived a demonic presence within him. Hawkodesh later confirms that this is the case: Farren has a link to a demon that dwells in the fortress. The demon's power of deception, combined with Farren's prestigious position as a Council member and a flaw in dwarven laws that disfavours denouncing servants, gives him a free pass to do as he wishes with the servants without ever being caught.

Datz is taken by a servant mistress to the women’s bathhouse, while you go to the men's one. The bathing dwarves leave immediately, not willing to share waters with you. A bunch of delicious prey servants approach you with curiosity, putting your mental resillience and self-control to test...

(Recap ends here. Boy, that took a while)

Posting update now

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Five beastfolk servants non-chalantly approach you while you take your bath, not caring that you are a natural predator that could easily rip their throats apart. There is a childlike curiosity in their eyes that fills you with a morbid desire to make them your snacks…

But no, obviously you won’t do such a thing. Not now that you’re the champion of Anu and are pretty much forced to remain on the dwarves’ good side - that is, if you want to be trained to seal the demons’ portals, which you absolutely want to do. You must assert control over your wild side and address these prey ladies like you would a fellow gnoll. It won’t be easy, but you’ll do your best!

“Hyenus, my friends are super curious about you” says the doewoman Lois. “Do you mind if we make you some company?”

“I-it’s awight. It’s totally awight!”

A rabbette with a lace tying her ears crawls next to you, showing no regard for her own safety. The reckless critter leans in to puff the air around you, covering her nose in disgust immediately after. “Pffffft! Who woulda thought that gnolls from the surface smell so damn bad! Hopefully this bath does you some go-” She notices that the water you are submerged in is coated in red. “Woah! Is that blood? What happened to you? No, no, lemme guess! You pissed off the dwarves and they beat you up, right?!”

“No, I just… I had a wough spawing match with my fwiend. That’s all.”

“Mmhm. A ‘spawing’ match. I see.” The rabbit servant snorts and starts playing with your wings, rubbing and scratching them. “So you’re the holy Champion the dwarves have been waiting for, huh? I gotta admit I wasn’t expecting you to be a gnoll. Hell, nobody was! All you guys do is kill and devour anything that moves!”

“Yeah, wew, I’m DIFFEWENT fwom othews gnolls.”

“Really? Hmm… let’s see ‘bout that.” With a naughty grin, she puts a hand right in front of your nose. Her prey scent hits your nostrils with such intensity that you almost lose your mind! “Hehehe… smell my yummy lil’ hand, champ. Smell it! I bet you’re DYING to get a taste of m-“

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“Ruby. Stop that.” A doewoman with really big pupils grabs the rabbette by her clothes and gently pulls her away from you before things get ugly. Smart move.

“HEY!” the childish servant protests, “It was just a prank! Geesh!”

“Please forgive Ruby, ha ha! This crazy rabbette needs to learn some manners!” says the doe, a nervous laugh escaping her as she speaks. The bunny critter crosses her arms and grunts. “Hmph!”

What the hell was it trying to accomplish? Do all servants in this fortress want to get killed or something?

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>>5073639
Penis very hard for maids

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“Anyway…” The deer servant, whose voice is a motherly and sweet one, introduces herself. “I’m Mia. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Hyenus. Excuse me if I sound a bit, uh, agitated, but talking up close to a gnoll is kind of… umm… what’s the word…”

“Terrifying?” says a smirking Lois, which gets a subtle smile from a quiet rabbette in the group – one that doesn’t have a lace like the annoying one.

“Exactl- NO. That’s not what I meant. It’s… exciting. Yes, that’s how I’d put it!” Mia nods to herself. Her eyes dart around the bathhouse until they get fixed on a goatwoman standing on a corner, giving you a curious look from over there. “Daisy! Come here, sweetheart. We’re having a pleasant talk with our guest.”

The skittish servant slowly walks up to you with her head lowered, like a kid fearing to be punished. You hear a faint murmur come from her. “U-um… hi…”

“Hey thewe.” You smile at her, but quickly avert your eyes off her appetizing figure before any murderous thoughts cross your mind. However, the very second you greet her, she has an eruption of excitement you weren’t expecting... “Oh my God, oh my God, oh my GOD! I-I can’t believe I’m talking to a gnoll! This is amazing!” All her meekiness disappears in a blink as she leans in dangerously close to you. “T-there are so many things I want to ask you! Where do you come from?! Are you an angel?! What’s up with your smell?! Why did Anu make you His cham-”

“Now, now, let’s not make him so many questions at once!” The servant called Mia cuts the goatwoman short, grabbing her arm and kindly moving her away from you like she did with the rabbette. “Let’s take it nice and slow so we don’t make him uncomfortable. Okay?”

“Y-you’re right! Sorry!” The thrilled servant shuts her mouth, though even when silent you can practically feel the immense enthusiasm radiating from her.

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“Hey, champ!” Ruby grabs your attention to introduce you to a young-looking member of her species. “This is Iris. Say hi to her!”

“Errr… hewo.” You lazily wave at the quiet rabbette, who in return bows respectfully without saying anything. Her oddly silent demeanor leaves you a bit confused.

“You won’t get a single word out of her” the rabbette with a lace explains, tapping her smiling friend’s shoulder. “Iris’ been mute since she arrived to this fortress, like… two years ago? Yeah, it’s been two years. Wow! Time sure flies by. Anyways, I hope ya got a fast eye, ‘cause you’ll have to get used to her way of expressing herself using hand gestures.”

A mute? You never heard of anything like that before. How interesting. You wonder if your Saviour’s Tongue applies in the case of ‘mutes’ like this one. Conveying ideas through hand gestures should also count as a tongue, right?...

“I-Iris came from the surface, just like you!” says the nervous goatwoman.”She found the fortress while exploring the cave system above us and was taken by the dwarves as a servant. We… we don’t know much about her origins. Iris has told us that her memories prior to that day are blurry and unclear…”

The rabbette looks saddened by the goatwoman’s words. Mia notices this and pats her on the head, cheering her up and making a beaming smile appear on her delicious bunny face. “Regardless of what past preceeds our dear Iris, she’s a sweet and clever girl who adapted perfectly to this place. Who you are now is all that matters, honey. Never forget this!”

“Don’t let Mia fool you, champ. This chick is not as innocent as she makes it sound” Ruby warns you as she playfully claps the silent servant on the back, who winks at you with a mischievous smile. You’re not sure what they’re implying here, so you just nod and smile.

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Boy, these servants just won’t stop babbling! You’ve barely said a few words, but they show no signs to cease talking. Why can’t you take a bath in peace without having to constantly hold back your urges to go on a hunting spree?

You notice that Lois hasn’t talked that much compared to the others. The doewoman seems more concerned with the bloodied pool of water, observing it with what you’re pretty sure is annoyance in her eyes…

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Lois glances at the kobold Freya, who’s standing far away from the group. She seems lost in her thoughts with the soap still in her hands. “Sorry if we interrupted you, Freya” the doe says. “You can keep washing Hyenus, if you want.”

The lizard looks like she wants to leave. “I… I forgot I had something to do. An important task. Here, Lois, take the soap back. Sorry…” She awkwardly hands it to the doewoman and walks to the exit of the bathhouse.

“Oh, okay…” The confused servant glances at the foamy rectangular object, then back at the kobold. “Umm… are you alright?”

Freya looks back and, with a smile that seems forced, she nods and continues on her way, finally leaving the room. You are somewhat relieved that the suicidal lizard throwing itself at your maw moments ago is no longer here. The bath workers exchange worried looks. “That poor girl… something tells me *that* dwarf is involved in this” murmurs the doewoman called Mia with a sad look.

“Please, I’m not in the mood to hear about that disgusting man” says Lois, furrowing an eyebrow and shaking her head. All the servants nod in agreement.

Lois stares at the red pool with a defeated smirk. “Well… I guess it’s up to me to finish the job. This dirty water must be replaced soon, so I’ll wash you up real quick, Hyenus. You have a meeting with the Council soon.” Lois crouches down and starts rubbing the soap all over your fur while cleaning you up with the pool’s water. “I’ll hand you the soap in a second so you can clean your bottom as well.”

The servants lean in to watch the procedure. Why are they so interested in this? You can't ease your mind with the weight of their gazes laid upon you…

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Hawkodesh’s encouraging voice echoes within you. “You’re doing great, Hyenus!” That’s right, you are doing a great job at not turning these servants into a fine red paste. And you’ll make sure to keep it that way.

As much as you’d love a moment of solitude, maybe you should start establishing connections and make the effort to talk to these servants. Something tells you that they could be an important source of information and favors during your stay in this fortress…

Then again, you don’t have much time to talk. You’re pretty sure the Council meeting will start in no more than ten minutes, and you must be prepared for whatever bullshit those humielets come up with. If you do engage in a conversation with these beastfolk women, you should make sure what you get out of it is worth it.

“Hey, why you’ve been so quiet?” that irritating rabbette Ruby complains, poking your face with a finger. “Tell us a bit about yourself! Why dontcha start by telling us where ya come from? Eh?”

>Tell the servants your story and how you arrived to the fortress
>Ask about what kind of lives they lead in this place
>Inquire on what they think about the Council / Farren / demons / Anu / etc (choose one or more topics)
>”Y’know, I think I’m late to my meeting. Sorry, really gotta go” Stand up and leave the bathhouse
>Write in

(The order of what you talk about matters. You are in a state of great focus, so no rolls are needed to talk to the servants, at least for now)

>>5073659
>Tell the servants your story and how you arrived to the fortress

Tell them the simplified version, be nice and make it quick, we don't want to be late on that meeting.

>>5073659
>Write in
Ask them about what they know about all the council members. A little bit of details regarding their characters might give us an idea of what we can and should say to them.
Fuck I forgot our prior plans, I'll need to heck the previous thread.

>>5073692
This

>>5073692
Supporting.

All those thots have a vore fetish.

>>5073697
I mean, im changing my vote.
Fuck, I can't think straight today.

Found our plans

Anon
>we have kitchen Goblin connection.
Sweet. We can ask our our servant friends to teach us cooking and alchemy.
If we some how fail the thing with Ferran, we can probably convince the council to change the "punishment" to making potions for all the wounded and fighting dwarves.

QM
Reading manuals in the library and asking trainers to train you can increase your skills, as well as teach you new techniques / recipes.

Your Weapon, Hand to Hand and Dodge skills level up naturally during battles and sparring matches, but you can train each one faster if you focus solely on attacking or dodging (at the expense of not training your other combat skills)

Stealth increases by sneaking up on people and other creatures successfully.
Scouting is increased by tracking down people and finding alchemy / cooking ingredients in dungeons, caverns, the forest and any place that's difficult to traverse. It also helps you to avoid getting lost in these locations.
Alchemy and Cooking level up by making potions and meals, as well as being taught theory stuff. Making only one type of potion / food will stop netting you experience at some point, so you need to make different kinds of them to level up these two skills.

Anon
QM said they have priests and etc, maybe we could ask them and Hankodesh if we can learn how to "bless" them so they could resist the demonic influence of the rapist furry dwarf.

Anon
A favor for a favor. Perhaps there are things we could do for the servants, and in turn they could tell us things in addition to cleaning our share room. There is undoubtably much we could learn from the servants, like which dwarf is nice, who's not, who really likes to worship Anu.

Anon
Oh shit.
We need to ask the servants to clean up the room we fucked up. Farren will ask for an inspection to prove we beat up our mate.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/4851372/#p4906071

>>5073659
>>5073692

Support

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I'm going to FUCK Hyenus' gnollussy then make him watch as I breed Daitsza

>>5073659
YESSSSS you're back!

>Tell the servants your story and how you arrived to the fortress
>Ask about what kind of lives they lead in this place

>>5073659
We should try to get one or two of them to clean our room. We can't let Farren get proof of our sparring match. We should try asking Daisy specifically do to it with the promise of meeting up to talk more about ourselves later since she seems curious about gnolls.

Then we need to make sure we arrive to the meeting on time.

>>5073659
>"Tell the others to go fix and clean my room, and don't forget to clean my wings."

>>5073751
>>5073719

Adding this to my vote

>>5073730
Dog of GnolKEK spotted

>>5073751
>>5073841
First give them what they want. Tell them about us, but don’t go overboard on the details, and then ask them if they can help us out before leaving.

>>5073659
I've back, hello again QM. How did your game gig went for ya?

>>5073692
Support.

>>5073659
>Tell the servants your story and how you arrived to the fortress
>Ask about what kind of lives they lead in this place

Create connections, establish relationships.

>>5073751
>>5073692
+2

>>5073659
Bathhouses are inefficient. Showers are faster and way better. Plus it's less gross. If you think about it, you're pretty much marinating in your own filth in a big pool like this.

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>>5073730
pic related
>>5073659
>Tell the servants your story and how you arrived to the fortress
Glad to have you back Gnollqm :D.

>>5074325
That pic and the character has captured me so accurately that my tranny discord friends are wondering how the QM could know me so well lol.

>>5074410
You might be a trope.

>>5074287
That's why you take a shower before you go to a bath.

>>5073544
Finally, I was losing hope and thought it was delayed again.
Anyway
>Tell the servants your story and how you arrived to the fortress

>>5074410
In what way has it captured you accurately?
One is much worse than the other.

>>5074410
indian detected

>>5073692
+1
we should get a couple of them to go clean our room in the meantime

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>>5074115
Hey there. It's going good so far, had some difficulty at the start defining what kind of game it'd be but things are going smooth now.

____________________


>>5073692
>>5073697
>>5073700
>>5073719
>>5074115
>>5074163
>>5074869
>Ask them about what they know about all the council members.


>>5073751
>>5073841 (also ask for your wings to be cleaned)
>>5073882
>>5073951
>>5074163
>Get one or two of them to clean our room (ask Daisy specifically with the promise of meeting up to talk more about yourself)


>>5073749
>>5073951 (avoid going overboard on the details)
>>5074145
>>5074325
>>5074450
>Tell the servants your story and how you arrived to the fortress


>>5073749
>>5074145
>Ask about what kind of lives they lead in this place

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Looks like Hyenus will tell a very short version about how he came to the fortress and quickly move on to acquiring information about the Council members. He also won't forget asking the servants to clean his room.

Update in work

>>5075019
Can we boop all the maids on their cute snoots?

>>5073544
NEW THREAD LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
what should i draw bros?

>>5075025
Of course anon, you can try if you want.

>>5075044
Sup man

>>5075044
maybe >>5075025 ?

Good to see you back OP!
Part of me wants to come clean about how hard it is to suppress our instincts, but I know that would permanently damage our relationship with the maids.

>>5075044
I know it isn't really related to this quest but I want to see some Dink and Elizabeth again.

>>5075025
+1, do it to Ruby first, see her reaction to us being... 'proactive' in our teasing.

>>5075056
then lets boop them all!

>>5075056
sprained my back i am in pain
>>5075057
will attempt. just gotta finish some project and i'll be right on it might take a week though hahahahhaa
>>5075104
aw snap, that was the lioncat qst right? i hope it was archived, gonna need some refs for that

>>5075337
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/4534822/
I loved that quest, would be nice to see artwork of it.

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>>5075389
Forgot image, sorry about low quality.

>>5075389
It was great while it lasted, too bad it was only a oneshot.

Just a heads up that the update is still in progress. This one took me long because it's extense and has more events than usual packed up in it. I'll probably post it by tomorrow or wednesday at most. Cheers

>>5075337
>sprained my back
Damn. Rest well anon.

>>5075393
Based Amelia enjoyer

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>>5076472
>I got Amelia and Elizabeth mixed up

>>5075044
>what should i draw bros?
If you're still after suggestions how about Freya dreaming about being able to fly away from the nightmare that is her life

>>5076791
+1

>>5073544
>>5075019
I'm so glad to see your back gnoll QM, I adore your artstyle and it's what pushed me to try and make my own art and run my own quests even if it's on hiatus right now haha...

Posting the update in a moment

>>5077702
I'm glad you like it anon. Is it Abandoned Robot quest?

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Well, maybe it wouldn’t hurt to tell the servants a bit about yourself before asking your questions. You are a stranger to them, after all. Common courtesy and all that.

The maids are waiting for you to say something, so you clear your throat. “I come fwom a twibe whewe evewyone wowships Gnowek, except fow me and Daitza, a speciaw fwiend I took hewe with me. We aways fewt that thewe's something vewy, vewy wong with fowowing demons…”

"Oh God, that accent…" Ruby sighs and rolls her eyes. "This is gonna be a pain to listen to!"

“Ruby!” Mia and Daisy scowl at her, but she simply responds with a ‘what?’ and a carefree shrug. The goat servant encourages you to keep going. “D-don't mind our friend! There is nothing wrong with your accent! Please, go on!”

“Aftew I tuwned my back to demons” you continue, “Anu spoke to me and made me his Champion, but Gnolkek realized I was not on his side anymow and the bastawd sent my own peopwe to kiw me! My pack, those I’ve spent my whow life with! They AW tuwned on me!”

“Oh my...” Mia sounds both surprised and saddened by your story. “It must be horrible to be betrayed by one’s family like that.”

“Yeah. I don’t bwame ‘em though. They’we too bwainwashed fow theiw own good…” You sigh. “Datz and I bawey managed to escape. We got to this fowtess hawf-dead and... wew, that’s the end of it. These have been the cwaziest days of my life.”

The maids stare at you expectantly, as if waiting for you to tell them more. Only Lois doesn’t show much interest - she’s more concerned with washing your fur, making sure not to leave any spot untouched by soap. “Soooo…” The first to break the silence is Ruby. “Anu made you his champion just like that? No fancy tests or anythin’?”

"Nah, he was in a huwy” you explain. “He did mention that I have wots of potentiaw to become weawy stwong – I think that’s why he wanted me to be his champion.”

The goatwoman looks like she’s about to ask you a question, but you feel you’ve talked enough about yourself. “Ladies, I pwomise to answew aw youw questions anothew time. My meeting with the Counciw is about to begin. Can you tew me what you know about them? Y'know, theiw pewsonawities and aw that stuff, just so I know what to expect fwom those humiewets.”

“’Humielets’?” The mischievous rabbette grins, amused by that word. “Ha! I’m stealing that!”

“Oh, sure! We'll tell you everything we know about those people” says Mia, smiling. The doewoman proceeds to describe each one of the Council members, aided by a few interventions from the other servants.

1/6

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According to the maids, Baldur Gatewarden – the founder of the fortress – is a hard-working man who has the best interest of dwarves in mind. He lacks a sense of humour and is easy to anger, though he’s quick to forgive most offenses if an apology is offered. Like most dwarves, he sees beastfolk as expendable hand labour, and doesn’t really care about them other than minding they are healthy enough to work.

The ladies look uneasy when you ask them about Farren Beastslayer, the servants supervisor, and vaguely describe him as “a bit weird”. None of them tell you what they *really* think. They probably fear what you might do with their confessions, as the sheer stupidity of dwarven laws makes it so that any beastman who sleeps with a dwarf gets burned to death as punishment, no matter the context.

Regarding Tygus Softgrip, the Judge, they describe him as an ‘awkward man who makes bad jokes’. While most of his trials are considered just and impartial for dwarves and servants alike, some say he favors his friends.

As for General Magnus Thunderroar, he’s a meathead whose one and only concern is destroying the demons and proving how much of a great warrior he is. His opinion on beastfolk is not entirely clear to anyone, but he appears to respect how strong wild gnolls are and claims 'it’s a shame they praise demons instead of helping us crush their filthy skulls'.

Abdol Stonebender, chief mechanic and head mason of the fortress, is passionate about his profession and also an avid collector of shiny gems. He gets really excited when miners stumble upon lots of them. Other than that, he doesn’t care about beastfolk in the slightest – in fact, he gets mad when gnolls in the mines work slower than usual and demands Farren to give them rougher treatment.

The maids roll their eyes at the mention of Blair Strongarm, the legal spokesman of dwarves – a voice for common folk. ‘A passionate beastfolk hater’, according to Mia. He avoids contact with servants as much as possible and loathes their presence on this floor. He can’t stand such ‘lowly and grotesque beings’.

When Mia mentions Balor Rancorfree, the chief of food sectors, a sad look appears on the servants’ faces. This dwarf used to be cheerful and kind to everyone, including beastfolk, but his whole character had a sudden turn when one day, his wife went to the mines to feed the mining gnolls, who broke out of their leashes and mauled her alive. The tragic incident happened a year ago. Ever since, he’s become a hateful man with no friends, and above all, he cannot *stand* the sight of gnolls anymore. That kinda explains the look he was giving you during the first meeting…

As for Aaron Greyforge, the High Priest, the servants smile when talking about him. They say he looks creepy and may act like an ogre sometimes, but it’s all just a facade - the truth is he has a ‘heart of gold’ and is a wise man who wants everyone’s souls to be saved by Anu.

2/6

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It’s strange, but the more you hear these maids cranking out jokes and voicing their thoughts and feelings like gnolls do, the easier it gets to keep your hunting urges under check. At this point, you can look at each servant in the eyes and, rather than feel a nigh-uncontrollable impulse to bite their faces off, all you experience is mild hunger and a liiiittle bit of watering within the confines of your mouth.

You are starting to think of them less as prey and more like a group of exotic women with lots of insight to share... hmmm, and with a lot of meat on their bones, too. Yummy. You wonder how every one of them tastes…

"A-are you... are you enjoying the bath, Champion?" inquires the shy goatwoman named Daisy. You look at her and open your mouth - for a moment that lasts less than a second, you consider jumping out of the pool to latch your teeth onto the prey’s throat...

… but you manage to subdue that visceral reflex before it takes over you. "... It's gweat. Very comfowting!" Daisy is satisfied with your answer and returns an enthusiastic nod, clueless of the murderous idea that just crossed your mind. "I'm glad you like it!"

Deep inside, these women STILL look like food to you. This constant struggle against your hunting instincts is making you experience a spiritual kind of pain that's incredibly hard to bear with. It's like you are willfully killing that which makes you a gnoll at your core - a predator of the woods…

However, if overcoming your vicious nature is necessary to save your people from destruction, then so be it. You will continue to interact with the servants until you finally get used to it. All you hope is that you don’t go crazy before you arrive to that state…

3/6

>>5078488
>that pic
I see what you did there

>>5078468
>Gnolkek
NICE

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Suddenly, your angel guide speaks within you, interrupting your thoughts. “Hyenus, we spent enough time here. The Council meeting will start anytime now, so say goodbye to the ladies and let’s get going.” Hawkodesh is right. You feel that you've learned enough from them already, so it’s time to leave the bathhouse.

You get your legs out of the water and stand up. The maids are startled by your sudden move and, in an act of self-preservation that you can't blame them for, they quickly back away and observe you with wary eyes from a safer distance. “U-umm… I’ll go get your clothes!” says Lois, who rushes out of the bathhouse and goes to what you assume is that ‘laundry’ you saw a while ago.

By huffing the air around you, you confirm that the bath was a success - you no longer stink of blood and fluids. In fact, you smell pretty damn good! Is this the power of soaps? What a odd little item. It must taste pretty damn good… oh, you’re getting distracted. Better get back to business.

You do what all gnolls do after getting wet and furiously shake yourself dry, splashing water everywhere. “HEY! Can’t you do that somewhere else?!” Ruby yells as her clothes and face get wet by you. The other servants giggle as they stare at you - you have no idea why. Maybe you look handsome or something!

Mia gradually loses her fear and slowly approaches you, smiling. “Hehehe… I wasn’t expecting the Champion to be so… umm…”

“Exotic?!” Daisy adds in, who also walks up to you along with that mute rabbette Iris. They all seem to be comfortable in your presence. “Exotic, yes!" the doewoman responds. "There’s something refreshing about you, Hyenus. The only men we talk to around these parts are dwarves and, well… it gets *really* dull after a while.”

“Yeah, these humiewets suck” you casually remark, which gets another unexpected chuckle from the servants. Looks like you're fitting in pretty well with them - even better than you thought you would.

4/6

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While you wait for Lois to return with your clothes, you suddenly recall the absolute mess that your room is. Farren shouldn’t get a hold of any proof of your… ‘crimes’, so you need to do something about that before heading to the meeting.

It doesn’t hurt to ask the servants to fix the havoc that you and Datz brought. That goatwoman named Daisy seems pretty interested in gnolls, so you’ll make her an offer she can’t refuse. “Hey, Daisy...”

The servant shivers for a second, her eyes wide open and excited to hear what you have to say. “Y-y-yes?!”

“I bet you’d like to know mowe about gnolls, yes?” You smile. “I give you my wowd to tew you lots of cool stuff, if you do me a liwe favow in wetuwn...”

Daisy’s eyes shine as you mention the word ‘favor’. “O-of course! What kind of favor, Champion?!”

“Wew, you see, my woom is a bit diwty after I fought with Daitza in there. Can you cwean it up before the dwarves notice? You have no idea how gwateful I’d be...”

You were expecting the spark in her gaze to disappear after making such a boring request, but surprisingly, she still looks thrilled to help you out. “It would be an honor! I-I’ll gather my cleaning tools and head there at once!”

"Fenk u. You can find my woom at-" Before you can finish, the goatwoman disappears out of your view in a blink, probably off to retrieve those tools she mentioned. Maybe she already knows which room is yours?... Either way, that's one less thing to worry about.

5/6

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Finally, you get your now-clean clothes back from Lois, which you quickly put on. Now you are ready for more adventure in this strange underground world. “Fenk u fow evewything” you tell the servants, preparing to head out of the bathhouse…

“I hope everything goes well for you...” says Lois with a somewhat tired voice, “… but PLEASE, next time you want to take a bath and there’s blood dripping from you, go to the hospital first so you don't turn the bathhouse into a…” She glances at the bloodied pool and sighs. “… a horror house.”

“Oh, okay. I’w keep that in mind.”

Mia waves you goodbye. “Anu bless you in your meeting, Hyenus!"

Iris, the silent rabbette, does a respectful bow and gives you a warm smile.

As for that brat called Ruby, she boldly leans in close, as if testing your patience -and appetite- on purpose. “Bye-bye, champ. Don’t eat any servants on the way!” You and the others give her a silent look, not knowing if she’s being serious. “Just kiiiiiidding.”

>Ask one or more questions before leaving (Write in. May cause you to arrive late if it drags on for too long)
>Leave without further ado and pick Datz up on the way to the meeting
>Boop Ruby's snout, just to see her reaction
>Write in

>>5078525
>Boop Ruby's snout, just to see her reaction
>Then go pick Datz to go to the meeting

>>5078525
>Leave without further ado and pick Datz up on the way to the meeting
Time's a wasting!

>>5078525
>>Leave without further ado and pick Datz up on the way to the meeting
>>Boop Ruby's snout, just to see her reaction

>>5078525
>Boop Ruby's snout, just to see her reaction
>implying we wouldn't

>>5078525
>>Leave without further ado and pick Datz up on the way to the meeting

>>5078456
>abandoned robot quest?
Yep

>>5078525
>Leave without further ado and pick Datz up on the way to the meeting

>>5078525
>Leave without further ado and pick Datz up on the way to the meeting
>Boop Ruby's snout, just to see her reaction
>Write in
Notes

>>5078479
In regards to Baldur, a quick explaination of Knoll culture and an apology to everyone should suffice, in addition to mentioning we'll try to convince other mining knolls to cease so they can focus on mining.

For Ferren wecahould be polite and distant.

For Magnus we could agree with his sentiment that demons should be killed, not worshipped, and sway the other beast folk into the same logical mindset as his. Demons are bad news for everyone after all.

For Abdol we could offer to fix the mining issues for him so mining productivity is increased. Collaborate with servants to throw more food scraps to the knolls and healing their wounds should make them healthy enough and give them the energy they need to mine all the ores and gems he wants.

Strongarm will be tough. Maybe we could inquire as to why he hates the servants, or at least get him to admit that if there were no beastfolk around, then other dwarves would have to do all the heavy laboring and cleaning, which not many would want to do.

Balor is somewhat difficult. Maybe we could commune with Anu and ask if he can let Balor speak with his wife?

Aaron is a nonissue I think.

>>5078717
>Hyenus attempts to do all this at once and does a loud barking laugh for the entire meeting.
>...
>"The champion speaks true!" "Hear, hear!" "The mountain is with you."

>>5078528
+1.
Yeah.

Hold on, how do shoes work with gnolls?

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>>5078525
You thought we wouldnt notice?

>>5079264
uhhhhhhh they're retractable or they're so tiny her hair sometimes covers them up

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>the rabbette is called Ruby
good one QM

>>5079264
Unforgivable.

>>5079264
he can't keep getting away with this

>>5079316
Those 2 reasons are bs and you know it.
Also I forgot to vote.
>Boop nose
>leave with datz

>>5079336
I don’t get it

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>>5079399
RubyQuest is legendary as one of the first ever quests on 4chan back in ye olde days days of /tg/ yore (aka 2008-9) and its writing, bizarre plot and lineart drawings seem to inspire a lot of nostalgia, with it still being well-known thirteen years later. The main character was a bunnygirl called Ruby - given the chances of a coincidence, I'll eat my shoe if it is one.
(https://1d4chan.org/wiki/Quest:Ruby_Quest)

>>5079264
Pls understand too hard to draw

>>5079435
to be fair, All of the characters in RubyQuest are named after Animal Crossing characters.

>>5079435
Man Rubyquest was a trip. I miss the late 2000s early 2010s there seemed to be more weirdly creative people about back then.

>>5080086
Are they? I'm not familiar with AC. Maybe I should start looking for shoe condiments.

>>5079264
The Buck is crossdressing, Ferren's deviancy knows no bounds!

>>5080105
they're still around. But culture dictates other things are MORE important than playing around.


Back then "The internet is srs buisness" was a joke

now not so much.

>>5079264
I want to cum in all the servants

>>5080840
Please see >>5080559
>>5074325
My god, I thought the qm was in a conspiracy but it was plot all along.

Aighty. Nuff days have passed. Anyone have any ideas on how to cruise through this trial, methods to min-max our training, and etc.?

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>>5079264
Thank you very much, now that you noticed it I'll have to give it an in-universe explanation. Which one will it be? Find out soon in Gnoll Quest 87™

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>>5081167
>min-maxing
That reminds me, here's Hyenus' current status

By the way, I've been rather busy these last 2 days but I'm relatively free now, so the update should be coming out tomorrow or the day after.

>>5081198
Her horns retract when she is no longer anxious/afraid.

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>>5081198
Me and my kids cant wait!!
>>5081203
Nope, in the image she has horns while not being anxious/afraid. For example before he is noticed in the baths and when she approaches hyenus with the others.

>>5081199
We can probably get food on the easy, even if it's only scraps, but we only need the scraps. What I think we need to do should we afford to have the time is work on our alchemy so we can create a stronger strength potion. The Strength potion stacked on with whatever food we eat before a workout will give us massive gains. More so if the ex-Anu dwarf paladin and our bird bro cheer us on for a morale bonus. Double so if the knoll wife is cheering Hyenus on.

>>5081669
We clearly need an alchemist freind to supply us with the good shit.

>>5081682
Its a good idea, we don't really have the time to play with alchemy when demons are literally pounding on our doors.

>>5081198
I'm not paying you for shit explanations about deer horns. I want canon gnoll dicks.

"You're not paying me at all!"

And this is why!

>>5081987
Male gnolls are canon therefore gnoll dicks are canon
Yiff in hell

>>5082130
People don't actually get off on this, do they? It'd be like getting off on some dirty 3rd world tribal people, but worse because gnolls don't even know how to make cow, llama, or goat soap.

>>5082305
At least they know how to make dove soap!

>>5082520
>dove soap
I don’t get it

>>5082305

You remember where you are, right?

>>5082542
Last time I checked, this board was /qst/, not /trash/

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>>5082542

there are furfags and pedos everywhere on 4chan unfortunately :^(

>>5082305
3rd world tribal people don’t make soap though
Neither did many civilizations until fairly recently

>>5081199
oh. fuck how do we fix the injury problem? ask for a potion? visit the temple of Anu? make a potion personally?

>>5082592
That's extremely misinformed. Actshully they've been soaping it up for a long, long time. So have most of the regional civilizations in the Mesopotamian/Mediterranean range, which is where it's presumed that knowledge came from.

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additional idea. anyone remember the Ex-champion of Anu? If he's not particularly busy with anything, maybe we can recruit him into helping us smooth things over between the beastfolk and dwarves.
...I also kinda want him to combine his power with Hyenus, by having dwarf bro sit on gnollbro's shoulders.

>>5082607
>Actshully they've been soaping it up for a long, long time.
This only applies to Africans because they were relatively close to Mesopotamia. Other primitives (such as abos and native Americans) did not have soap.

>>5082607
>>5083019
Was there anyone else who made soap in yee yee olden times?

>>5082603
Doesn't seem like too bad a bad bruise so once we take a proper nap we should heal naturally

>>5083008
No previous champion seems to have been mentioned, and it may have died ages ago, or we could just be the first champion.
We could ask hawkodesh for clarification though.
Also now that I think about it:
>Having a literal bird live rent free in your head

>>5083019
Certainly, although native americans and aboriginals are more free real estate than counted as 3rd world people. The divide between modern west african tribes and native americans before colonization is like the difference between canada now and the middle kingdom. In each example, one of them has cell service.

>>5083024
It depends on how much you want to extend the definition of soap. Specifically, I only mentioned tallow based soaps. Most cultures have created or found some kind of natural cleaning product or process for body and clothing, (usually a plant or oil combined with a scrubbing tool, immersion in water optional), and I wouldn't really count that because strong surfactants are consistent. One good example of that is China having seed and wood ash based detergents effectively forever, but did not have animal bar soap until basically five minutes ago because they're culturally hydrophobic people.

>>5082603
Heal ourselves. It might be better to reserve the healing spell for Datz however, as she is more fucked up and less likely to receive more dwarf healing

>>5083522
I'd honestly rather us heal the dwarves rather than ourselves, we have that one wounded dwarf that wanted our help after all.

>>5081202
Looking forward to the update today!

>>5083252
The friendly young dwarf guy we meet in the council chamber in this pic.

>>5083524
We could try learning now to make more advanced healing potions.

I wonder if it would be possible to ask for a sleep related boon from Anu. Like not needing to sleep. at all. period.

>>5075019
I don't think the black outlines look good, personally.

>>5084098
>>5075019
In the top right. Is that Luna?

>>5083525
Aww man! :(

>>5084098
Yeah they look kinda bad in that pic due to how blurry and big they are. In-game and zoomed out it looks better

>>5084157
That's Luna. She'll be present in the plot

>>5084205
Just a few more pics and I'll post the update, shouldn't take too long

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This sassy rabbette has been teasing you a lot. It’s only fair that you tease her back, right? Let's see how she takes it.

“Whatcha waiting for, champ? Don't ya have to meet up with those Council dwarves - or 'humielets' as you like to call them? Heheheh!”

1/13

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“By the way, umm…” She looks to the side – a moment of distraction. “Come back anytime you want another ba-“

2/13

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“…?”

3/13

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"Boop."

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"...?!"

5/13

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“AAAaaaAHH!!!”

6/13

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As soon as your hand grazes her little nose, the servant shrieks in absolute horror and runs away, quickly disappearing from sight behind a wall.

The other maids stare at you in disbelief with their mouths wide open. A few seconds pass by and Ruby comes back to stare at you from a distance with fear in her eyes.

“Heheheheh. Siwy wabbit! It was just a pwank!”

7/13

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That was a fun distraction, but it's time to get back to business. You wave a hand at the surprised maids and walk away, triumphant. “See ya.”

The ladies wave back at you, still looking a bit puzzled, but a smile slowly grows on their faces. The scaredy critter leaves her hiding spot and throws a fit at you, courage seemingly returning to her. “T-that was NOT funny! I don’t fear you, gnoll! You hear me?! I DON’T FEAR YOU! Watch your back, ‘cause when you least expect it I’ll prank you so hard you’ll never forget it! You’ll SEE!”

Big talk for a small creature. You wonder if there's any truth to her threats, but that doesn't concern you much right now. You need to move on to what’s truly important: preparing yourself for the meeting with the dwarves.

8/13

>>5084437
Oh no...

>>5084459
I thought the same thing, GnollQM has fell to Gnollkek's influence.
Anu help us.

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The dwarf mistress told you she’d lead Daitza back to your room after finishing her bath, so that’s exactly where you’re going now. You need to pick your pal before heading to the Council meeting.

Hawkodesh, the angel bird that lives in your head - which is kind of weird now that you think about it -, talks to you in the meanwhile. “Nice way to end it, Hyenus. A bit, emm… reckless, but I’m glad the servants took your prank well. So tell me, how do you feel about passing this arduous test of self-control?”

“Tired. Really tired. My head hurts…” You place your hands on your temples. "It took me a hell of a lot of effort to not turn those maids into my snacks.”

“I commend you for your force of will” says Hawkodesh. “It’ll get much, much easier, I promise. Resisting your hunting urges will gradually weaken the influence they have over you, so keep at it and talking to the servants will soon become a trivial task.”

“Y’know, it surprises me to say this, but I think you’re right. I could totally get used to it.” Going against your predator nature doesn’t bring you any joy at all, but you'll keep doing it for the sake of accomplishing your mission in this fortress. It’s difficult, but not what you’d call impossible…

“That’s the spirit, boy!” The angel sounds genuinely happy. “I hope you bring that optimism with you to our meeting with the dwarves. We’re going to need it.”

“Oh, yeah, that meeting…” You recall your encounter with the dwarf pervert. “Farren said that I wouldn’t be acknowledged as the Champion. What the hell am I supposed to do about that?”

9/13

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>>5084437
I have an improved version.

>>5084467
Interesting Drawing.
Unfortunately, your mother.

>>5084467
How do you know what gnoll dicks look like?

>>5084474
He dosen't, as common consensus seems to be that they are spiked, and that shadow isn't.

>>5084474
Looked it up on the akashic records.

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A familiar, tired voice suddenly reaches your ears. “Hi, Hyeny…”

Without you realizing sooner, you are already at the door to your room. Boy, that was fast! It’s only a few steps from the bathhouse, after all. Daitza and the dwarven mistress were waiting you here.

"Hey, Datz. Told you this wouldn't take long!" You notice that her smell of fluids is gone, her clothes are much cleaner than before and there are no bloodstains on her fur anymore. "So, enjoyed the bath?"

"Yeah..." she says, returning a weak smile that seems forced. With that sole gesture, you immediately notice there’s something wrong with her. Datz looks rather tense, now that you think about it. That's very unlike of your friend...

The mistress interrupts you before you can ask Daitza what's going on, addressing you with a hint of sarcasm in her voice. “Asides from turning the water into strawberry juice and scaring the women away from the bathhouse, your companion didn’t cause any trouble.” The dwarf approaches and eyes you up, smelling the air around you. “Ah, that’s so much better! The wonders a bath can do, eh? Your presence is bearable no-"

9/13

>>5084467
Drawfags, you know what to do.

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“Greetings, everyone.”

The mistress is interrupted by a male dwarf joining the conversation - it's Arthur, the warrior that showed you the way around the fortress. The jovial-looking man meets the woman’s gaze and smiles. “Miss Elizabeth. Hopefully I'm not interrupting anything?”

“No… no, of course not. I'm just watching over these two so they don’t do anything stupid. They’re gnolls, after all. And tribals, too.” She shrugs and glances at Daitza. “By the way, this female mentioned you are to escort them to a Council meeting. Is that right?”

Arthur nods. “Yes, that is correct. Excuse me, but we are in kind of a hurry, so…”

"Oh! Okay, then. Don't let me delay you. Farewell, kids.” The mistress exchanges looks with Arthur, Datz and you before walking in your direction...

10/13

>>5084521
Oh dear I think there's been some sort of incident with Datz, hopefully nothing too serious

>>5084538
That’s debunked, see
>Asides from turning the water into strawberry juice and scaring the women away from the bathhouse, your companion didn’t cause any trouble

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As the mistress walks by your side, you hear a faint murmur come from under her breath. She speaks low enough so the others don't understand her, but high enough for you to do.

“Your companion has lots of trouble restraining herself from attacking my servants. She looked like she was about to explode at any moment and even bite her own arm at some point. Very bad signs. You better keep an eye on her at all times. If it *ever* comes to my ears that she harmed one of my workers, I will send her to the mines without a second thought. This is my only warning… Champion.”

And with those worrying words, she continues on her way, leaving the confused group behind. “Uh… something wrong, man?” Arthur asks you, scratching the back of his head.

"What? No, no..." You shrug it off. “That dwarf was just reminding me to behave well around these parts."

"Oh. Haha, yeah, that's to be expected of her. Miss Elizabeth is rather demanding to beastfolk - it doesn't surprise me that she makes no exceptions with the Champion and his pal." He smiles. "Alrighty, then. Ready to get going?”

“Yeah...”

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“Finally, the annoying dwarf is gone!” Daitza heaves a sigh of relief and gives you a beaming smile. All the tension accumulated within her seems to drop by a lot - she's clearly returning to her usual self. “Ahhh... I know it for was a short while, but you have NO idea how much I missed you, Hyeny.”

"Me too, Datz..." You approach her with your arms open to carry her like a princess again. She extends her own arms in return, understanding what you want to do. As happy as you are to be with Datz again, you can’t help but wonder what the hell happened while you weren't looking...

>Talk to Daitza about what happened on the way to the meeting
>Talk to Hawkodesh about the meeting with the Council on the way there
>Write in

>>5084577
>>Talk to Daitza about what happened on the way to the meeting
>>Talk to Hawkodesh about the meeting with the Council on the way there

>>5084577
>Talk to Daitza about what happened on the way to the meeting
>Talk to Hawkodesh about the meeting with the Council on the way there
> Come up with any coping strats for tribal instincts
> promise Daitza a bedtime story

Note: it's about 2 or 3 minutes to the Council chamber from where you are. You might only have time to discuss one topic)

>>5084577
>Talk to Hawkodesh about the meeting with the Council on the way there

Immediate problems first.

>>5084577
>>Talk to Daitza about what happened on the way to the meeting

>>5084577
>Talk to Hawkodesh about the meeting with the Council on the way there
I mean, we know what happened. We can let her fill in the specifics and confide later.

>>5084475
>spiked

that's cats, anon

>>5084577
>Talk to Daitza about what happened on the way to the meeting

>>5084577
Changing >>5084583
to
>Talk to Hawkodesh about the meeting with the Council on the way there

>>5084593
Could just let Hawkadesh talk to Daitza through us so he can brief us both

And we can unnerve Arthur simultaneously.

>>5084577
>>Talk to Hawkodesh about the meeting with the Council on the way there
Daitza did great the dwarf lady can suck our dick unlike us she doesn't have an angel to help her when she starts to wail. Just ask her if she's ok and if something is bothering her we can talk after the meeting.

>>5084666
>wail
Waver

>>5084577
>Talk to Hawkodesh about the meeting with the Council on the way there
This is more important. Daitzsa will probably have to leave the fortress for her own good. Maybe she can go hang out with the wolf slayer on the mountain if Gunyx isn’t going to kill him

>>5084577
>Write in
Talk to Arthur about good ways to talk up each of the council members. If anyone knows, it would be him. I would also like to ask Arthur if he would like to hang out?

>>5084593
Was Arthur going to be the champion of Anu before we came along?

>>5084577
>Talk to Daitza about what happened on the way to the meeting

>>5084593
How long does it take to make any of the potion recipes Hyenus knows? I have this idea ya see.
So you know how too much of anything can hurt or outright kill you? Same goes for exercising right? Work out too much and you'll slowly start to damage toye muscles and joints.

So what if Hyenus started his day off with a regeneration potion, ate a high protein diet, constantly worked out all day, and supplemented everything with strength buffing foods and potions? Would the regeneration potion migitage the wear and tear to his muscles from working out too long? Could Hyenus reach swol-nirvana?

>>5084577
>Talk to Hawkodesh about the meeting with the Council on the way there

Posting the update in a moment

>>5084812
>>5084985
Arthur is a popular warrior that everyone thought Anu would declare His Champion, at least until you arrived. This will be expanded upon later, but it was prophecied that this year, Anu would pick one of his followers as his hand of justice. Dwarves believed it was going to be Arthur - instead, it was you.

Potion-making time depends on the potion, but all those Hyenus knows how to make just take about half an hour. Also yes, there's a limit on how much you can workout per day, but the Regeneration Potion increases this limit. Sadly, the Purplevera (a needed ingredient) is extremely rare and only grows on the surface. The alchemist of the fortress probably has got one in his inventory, but don't count too much on it.

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As much as you want to talk to Datz about the hunter's dilemma you two have regarding the servants, the meeting with the Council is about to begin, so you need to speak with Hawkodesh and prepare yourself for what’s coming.

You grab Datz and carry her in your arms. It’s a great pleasure to hold your babe like this, especially seeing as she clearly enjoys it. Arthur sees the two of you and smiles. “Heh! First time I see a gnoll holding another like that. How endearing."

Following the dwarf's lead, you and Datz traverse the fortress’ corridors, much to the surprise of other dwarves and servants that are passing by. Most of them look annoyed by your presence, while others just appear to be confused, but among all the ugly humielet faces, you catch a glimpse of two or three smiles and even hear a woman ‘d’aww’ing somewhere.

Datz examines her surroundings furtively, clearly perturbed by all the people staring at her. Whenever she spots a servant, she quickly averts her gaze and shuts her eyes for a few seconds before opening them and going back to observing what's going on around her.

And, of course, while all of this is taking place, you make the best of use of your time by resuming the conversation with Hawkodesh right where you left it. “Birdy? You there?”

“Huh?” Arthur stops and turns around. “Did you say something?”

“Yeah, I’m talking to my guardian angel.”

“… Your what?”

“My guardian angel” you repeat. “His name is Hawkodesh. He’s been giving me lots of advice on how to behave in the fortress.”

The dwarf stares at you in silence for a short while, nodding slowly. And, without saying anything, he smiles and resumes his walk, you following from behind.

“So, Hawkodesh…” you address your bird guide, “What am I supposed to do if the Council refuses to accept me as their Champion?”

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“I doubt the Council will have the nerve to deny your championship for no reason..." He makes a short pause. "No, they surely came up with an elaborate excuse so they can convince themselves that they’re doing Anu’s will. It wouldn't be the first time.”

“What sort of excuse?”

“No way to know until we talk to them" Hawkodesh responds, "If I had to guess, they will attempt to deem you a false saviour - perhaps a minion sent by demons to sow discord among dwarves. A perfect reason to get rid of you as quickly - and bloodily -as possible...”

“All just to avoid acknowledging a gnoll like me as the Champion?! That’s ridiculous!”

“I do believe they are petty enough to do that, yes. Dwarven ego leads them to believe that they are the first and preferred children of Anu - hence, it follows that the saviour would be a dwarf. Imagine how angry they are that it didn’t turn out to be the case.”

“Stupid humielets…”

“It doesn't help that their disdain for gnolls is so strong. You are nothing but sadistic savages in their eyes, and so the idea of a gnoll Champion is unthinkable. Such a dogmatic worldview blinds them to the truth, for if they bothered to drop their pretenses of knowledge and prayed for guidance with their hearts open, they would *feel* Anu’s holy presence within you..." The angel lets out a tired sigh. "Alas, they refuse to ask, for they are not willing to hear His answer. They would rather continue to do and believe as they please. Simply put, their pompousness is far greater than their faith.”

“Uh-huh… so what you’re telling me is they’ll never accept I'm the Champion, no matter what I do.”

“A miraculous change of heart is always possible, Hyenus. So long as you do your best to behave virtuously in spite of your cruel origins, there is always hope that the dwarves realize that God has got your back..." Hawkodesh's voice turns sad. "Oh, how I wish Aaron hadn’t failed us in a moment as crucial as this.”

“Aaron? You mean that High Priest with snake eyes? What about him?”

“The High Priest is the one and only authority in the fortress who can grant you the title of Champion in man’s law. Aaron's word alone is what counts, regardless of what the rest of the Council thinks.”

“Really? So why doesn’t he put those humielets in their place?”

“He should, but judging by what Farren said, it appears that he supports the Council. The priest might’ve been put under pressure – perhaps even threatened. Either way, it’s a shame that Aaron let himself be swayed like that. He’s a good man, but his faith has been weakening as of late. All that doubt was bound to lead him into making a wrong decision...”

“That’s bad news... So what do you suggest we do?“

“Let’s hear what our dear humielets have to say first, and then we’ll see. Remember – no matter what happens, Anu is with us. He won’t let us down. Understood?”

“Yes, birdy. I'll do my best.”

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"Here we are, fellas." Arthur's voice reaches your ears.

Just as you finished talking to Hawkodesh, you arrived at the entrance to the Council Chamber. From here, you can see that all its members have gathered in the room. They soon notice your presence and stare at you, expectant for you to join them.

“This is it, Hyenus" Hawkodesh says with determination. "Do you have any last questions, or are you ready to face these incredulous dwarves?”

>Ask a short question before entering the Chamber (Write in)
>I’m good. Let’s get this over with. (Enter the Chamber)
>Write in

>>5085566
>I’m good. Let’s get this over with. (Enter the Chamber)
We should let go of Daitza before entering, it would be a bit silly to carry her into a meeting.

>>5085566
>>I’m good. Let’s get this over with. (Enter the Chamber)

>>5085566
>I’m good. Let’s get this over with. (Enter the Chamber)
Find out what most terrible fate awaits.....next time on Gnoll Quest!

>>5085566
>>I’m good. Let’s get this over with. (Enter the Chamber)
>>5085578
Supported putting Datz down before entering

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>>5085566
>I’m good. Let’s get this over with. (Enter the Chamber)

>>5085566
>>I’m good. Let’s get this over with. (Enter the Chamber)

>>5085566
>>I’m good. Let’s get this over with. (Enter the Chamber)
Shit, nigga, are we back to one update per day?

>>5085566
>I’m good. Let’s get this over with. (Enter the Chamber)

>>5085566
>I’m good. Let’s get this over with. (Enter the Chamber)
And put Daitza down before we enter.

>>5085566
Dont forget about all the etiquette tricks Aaron told us. After this is done, we should go buddy up with the priests and see if we can reaffirm his beliefs in Anu.

>>5085504
Arthur seems like a swell lad. We should take him with us to the temple of Anu to get his FAITH on.

>Purplevera
A work around for that is to ask our little furry friend to collect some of that for us from the surface, then seeing if we can create a little garden to grow that stuff down here. The more of that stuff we can collect, the longer we get to work out, and the more friends that get to get swol with us.

I want our potato headed dwarf friend to get swol with us. Arthur too I guess.

>>5085566
>I’m good. Let’s get this over with. (Enter the Chamber)
>Let go of Daitza before entering the chamber
and this too >>5085994

>>5085566
>I’m good. Let’s get this over with. (Enter the Chamber)

>>5085504
Would it be possible to become a liaison between Luna and ther other beast people tribes not swayed by Gnorlack or whatever that gay as demon name was? We could buddy things up with the tribals down here, become friends, they tell us where their tribes are located, then give those locations to Luna to see if she can increase her number of followers. She grows stronger, which maybe means we could curry more assistance ergo herb supply drops, and also as a possibly "sorry for sidding more with Anu".

>>5086535
Afaik virtually all the tribes are demon worshippers. Those who do not worship Gnolrek worship another demon instead

>>5086548
Sssssshhhhhhhhit.

>>5084467
>>5084439
Now do this one, please!

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>>5086613
You mean like this?

>>5086788
Marvelous.

>>5086788
POV you are farren

>>5086788
Good Ending: Hyenus is infact going to tear that thing off, and beat Farren to death using it(Yes, I am well aware that Farren would probably enjoy that, but atleast he would be dead.)

>>5086788
POV you're the little mouse sized green fox wolf

>>5086788
How come Hyenus changes between gigachad and extra virgin with every other panel?

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>>5085819
Sometimes they will be daily, sometimes not. Right now I've found myself busy again so the next update is likely to come out this friday or saturday.

>>5086535
You could try, but good luck finding a tribe of gnolls that doesn't worship demons.

Pic unrelated

>>5087208
Can we still ask our fun sized fox friend to gather the herbs?

>>5087325
Sure, you'll see him again when you pay a visit to Luna in the abandoned mines.

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>>5076472
im very lucky at least, my back's healing well
>>5075025
>>5075104
>>5076791
it's time bois, im drawing right now
>>5078501
i like this meatball

>>5087773
Don't forget >>5084467 mate

>>5087773
Go drawfag!!

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>>5087815

>>5087831
You know you want to, don't deny it!

>>5087836
death before dishonor

>>5087841
Give me my headpats before you dishonor yourself further!

>>5087853
soon bröther

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>>5087855

>>5087857
Hunting boomerangs don’t come back though.

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ill make sure to make it less sketchy next time, i just felt bad about the wait ;_;

>>5088013
Holy shit.

>>5088013
good shit homie. Can we request more fluffball Hyenus? Maybe Fluffy-Hyenus in Super Monkey Ball or in a pinball machine?

>>5088053
Here you go! https://youtu.be/XJzJ2W0WmQA

>>5088013

great work here anon! absolute SOVL

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>>5087773
>>5088013
>my back's healing well
Good to hear that. Also great work, I love it

>>5088013
based

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>>5088053
free him

>>5088168
and i love you, QM

>>5088185
don't, he was sealed away for a reason

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>>5088207
the fur is getting dryer
the volume keeps increasing
he is slowly but surely choking and simultaneously getting crushed to death
he is pleading for mercy
you have a choice to make

>>5088215
The answer is violence.

>>5088215
Hyenus, I choose you!
Oh fuck, that's not a pokeball, that's Electrode!

>>5088215
the answer is simple, he has to pass a convoluted racetrack in his ball or die

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>>5088218
the shell was cracked
the prison, ransacked
he is roaming the lands, no longer shackled
and he will not be merciful
>>5088238
goddammit i just finished this hahahaha

>>5088013
Very nice

>>5088013
>cactus censor

truly a patrician of furry animal genitalia

>>5088251
I know how this goes, he's gonna live in Ross Scott's apartment walls and reduce his living quality right?

>>5088251
Become ungovernable

>>5088013
Sorry Daitza, champion deserves a harem.

>>5088013
That little crying Freya in the corner, I have a sad now

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Hey anons just a heads up that the update is in progress, could be ready today or tomorrow at most. Thanks everyone for your patience

>>5090446
GoldenEye(s)

>>5090446
He does not look impressed. I think we fucked up, Gnollsisters.

>>5090596
He's a dorf. He doesn't have any other facial expressions.

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“I’m good. Let’s get this over with.” No point on delaying the inevitable.

“Anu bless you, my boy.” With those words, Hawkodesh cuts the spiritual link, leaving you alone - but prepared - with Datz to deal with the humielets. You carefully put your friend down and help her limp to the room where the Council awaits, all of them seemingly impatient for you to enter. Her slow walking speed gives you a few sweet seconds of talk, which you spend whispering into each other’s ears.

“Hey... what did the angel tell you? Are we gonna be okay?”

You were about to shake your head, but decide to shrug instead. No need to be pessimistic. “The dwarves don’t want a gnoll to be the Champion, Datz. I don't know what nonsense they'll come up with, but all we can do is trust that Anu won’t let us down.”

“So it’s a matter of faith, huh?" Daitza frowns and smirks. "No thanks. Not my style. Listen - if these humielets try anything, I’m ready to fight our way out of this stinking fortress. You better be, too.”

“Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.” You can’t help but crack a smile at her warrior spirit, even when she’s clearly in no shape to do any fighting. Daitza nods weakly and grabs your hand tightly as you enter the Chamber. The two of you are in hostile territory and you *know* it. Uncertainty and uneasiness strike your hearts, making it very difficult to keep calm...

... But as long as you have your dearest friend by your side, supporting you and sharing the weight of fighting the gods that your loved ones worship, you will be strong enough to face anything, no matter how terrible it is. And that includes these stupid midgets and their hatred for gnolls. You can't wait to get over with this silly meeting. You are here for one thing - and that is to train hard to kick demon ass. Every minute counts!

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Without letting go of each others’ hands, Datz and you gather the strength to stand in front of the Council - the governing authority of the fortress, and the people that your lives sadly rely on at the moment. Something on their faces makes them appear much less friendlier than the first time. However, the priest Aaron refuses to meet your gaze and rather keeps his stare down, making his presence a very unassertive one compared to the other dwarves.

“Do you have ANY idea how late you are?” The first one to greet you in Gnollish is Baldur Gatewarden, the founder of the fortress. His voice is harsh and unforgiving. “You are a whole damn minute late, gnolls. Shame on you.” He sighs. “I suppose it cannot be helped. In case you haven’t noticed – which would be a worrying case of absentmindedness from your part - we have a special guest. Look to your left.”

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Datz and you do as Baldur says and tilt your heads to the left. Your eyes immediately meet up with a male dwarf sitting on a chair with…wooden wheels? What a strange choice of a seating! You’ve never seen one like it before. A old-looking female dwarf stands behind the man, giving you and your pal an unfriendly look from over there. Goddamn, that's one UGLY humielet...

The sitting dwarf also looks elderly, but much more so than the woman. His hair and beard are white like snow, and his skin is surprisingly pale, almost as if all blood was drained from his body to the last drop. The man’s frail appearance would make him similar to a walking corpse if it wasn't for his sparkling yellow eyes, which bring great life to his gaze.

Something about the dwarf oozes experience and wisdom, instilling a strange sense of respect from you. This is the first humielet in the fortress to make you feel this way. Just looking him in his warm eyes gives you the impression of a sage with a heart of gold. It's amazing how first looks can tell so much sometimes...

“The holy man before you is Adramus, and the lady to his side is Turfida, his daughter” adds in Baldur. “Adramus is the oldest prophet in existence and one of the most prominent figures in dwarven history. In spite of his senility, His Eminence somehow predicted your arrival, gnolls."

The prophet’s gaze is astray, yet focused at the same time. It’s like he’s living in his own special world, but a part of him is still here, aware to his surroundings in his own way. You wonder if you should you greet him - maybe thank him for indirectly saving your butts. No one is telling you how to behave, but the Council might appreciate you doing that... or would they?

>“Sup”
>”Hewo, Mistew Adwamus”
>”Gweetings, youw Eminence”
>Walk up to the prophet and shake his hand
>Say nothing and wait for Baldur to continue speaking
>Write in

(QM note: I’ll try to aim for more frequent updates these days to make the meeting progress faster. Expect another one tomorrow)

>>5091971
>>”Gweetings, youw Eminence”

>>5091971
>>Write in
"Hawkodesh buddy, a little help here."
Let's ask our angel buddy some help to come up with a good introduction to the guy who saved our hides.

>>5091971
>“Sup”

>>5091971
>>”Gweetings, youw Eminence”

>>5091971
>”Gweetings, youw Eminence”

>>5091959
>“Do you have ANY idea how late you are?” The first one to greet you in Gnollish is Baldur Gatewarden, the founder of the fortress. His voice is harsh and unforgiving. “You are a whole damn minute late, gnolls. Shame on you.”
I really fucking hate these short bastards

>>5091971
>”Gweetings, youw Eminence”

>>5091971
>”Gweetings, youw Eminence”
>Write in
Try to read the movements of their lips and tongue and how they sound out certain words. Perhaps we can learn how to speak more fluently in dwarvish without our thick accent?
>S K I L L C H E C K !

>>5092056
We should keep the owo speak. It’s based.

>>5091971
>”Gweetings, youw Eminence”
Let's just say it's a speech impediment

>>5091971
>”Gweetings, youw Eminence”
Also, apologize to Baldur for our lateness

>>5091971
>”Gweetings, youw Eminence”

>>5091971
>”Gweetings, youw Eminence”

>>5091971
>”Gweetings, youw Eminence”
Let's at least start polite

>>5091971
You do have some questions about proper behavior. Personally, you don’t give a damn about mannerisms, but dwarves seem to give those things a lot of importance, so you’ll try to avoid doing anything that angers them.

“How do we properly address the Council?” you ask the priest. “Is it ‘your Eminence’ or something?”

A smirk appears on the dwarf's face. “I commend you for caring to give us a good impression.” He clears his throat. “The right way to address a person that you’re not friends with - which includes all members of the Council - is by calling him ‘mister’, or ‘miss’ if it’s a woman, then follow with the dwarf’s name."

"For example...” His eyes dart at the ceiling as he tries to come up with one. “If you meet someone called Arthur Lightbeard, then you must address him by Mister Arthur. However, if you come to trust each other with the passing of time, then you may simply call him Arthur. Is that clear enough?”

“Yes” you nod. It sounds pretty simple, except for one thing. “What if we don’t know the dwarf’s name? Do we just say ‘mister’ or ‘miss’?”

The priest shakes his head. “No, that sounds childish. Just refer to the dwarf as ‘sir’ if it’s a man, or ‘ma’am’ if not. These manners apply to all dwarves, with the exception of priests – and ESPECIALLY High Priests like me. You may only refer to us as ‘your Eminence’ or by calling us ‘Father’.”

“Why Father? You’re not my dad” Daitzsa asks, voicing the question you also had in mind. The dwarf frowns at her words. “I am obviously not speaking of Father in a biological sense" he explains with an unamused voice. "I'm a Father in the sense that I am the spiritual leader of dwarves, as I guide them through the path of Anu, just like a dad guides his son through childhood. Do you understand now?”

“Ohh, so you're like the shaman of our tribe!” Daitzsa exclaims. The priest slowly nods with his eyes closed. "Yes, sort of... but unlike shamans, I lead people through a GOOD path, not one of doom. Now, is that everything or...?"

“Just one last question” you say, hoping that you’re not tiring him out. “Are there any special customs we need to know before going in the Chamber?”

“The same customs that you must keep in mind for all formal instances” he explains. “Do not ask personal questions, do not stick your fingers in your nose, do not interrupt a dwarf while he speaks, and so on. I am sure you can figure the rest on your own. Basically, just don’t do what would make YOU uncomfortable if a stranger did it. Understood?”

>”Gweetings, youw Eminence”
Get ready to kiss his hand if he offers it.

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Alright, here you go. You’re going to follow Aaron’s tips on good manners and greet the guy that saved your lives in a dwarven-approved way.

“Gweetings, youw Eminence” you say in the most respectful tone you can come up with, though this stupid accent of yours makes it hard to sound serious. “Fenk u fow saving my life and my fwiend’s. I owe you one.”

Daitza looks at you in mild confusion, not understanding your dwarven words. “Uh… whatever Hyeny is saying, I agree!”

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The prophet returns a silent stare, not even bothering to look at Daitza… and suddenly, he opens his mouth to speak, much to the surprise and shock of everyone in the room. His voice is raspy and low, though still clear enough for you to understand - mostly because he addresses you in your home language.

“I commend you, my fluffy friend, for enduring these silly mannerisms just to give us a good impression. Now behold, faithless men! Among the twelve nieces, he who is weak, foolish and farthest from His light was taken from the lair of beasts, and the redeemed son of savagery has become Anu’s pawn of justice to shame the strong, wise and virtuous! All your hearts, tainted by envy and grandiosity, shall soon be humbled!”

With those words, the dwarf goes silent and closes his eyes. The Council members, Arthur and the prophet’s daughter all stare at each other, not knowing how to react. You don’t really understand what’s going on, but Aaron, the other High Priest, eventually mutters a response with a trembling voice. “It’s… it’s been years since Adramus spoke with such clarity! His Eminence, please tell us more! We need your wisdom more than ever!"

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A few seconds pass by, and the strange prophet opens his eyes. Everyone in the Chamber is paying total attention to what he’s going to say…

“Ho, boy! I'm starving for a peanut butter sandwich.”

… What?

Adramus looks at his frowning daughter. “Sweetie, back when our people were slaves, the food was freaking terrible! You wouldn’t believe it if you weren’t there. My tongue cried in delight the first time I tasted that sweet, savory yellow paste from the heavens. It was… ehh… uh…”

You hear a bunch of sighs coming from the other dwarves. The prophet is unable to finish his weird idea and abruptly changes the topic as he meets your eyes. A smile appears on his face. “… By Ragnar’s beard! A DOG! Aww, what happened to your eye?! Come here, boy! Lemme’ give you a few headpats!”

“He’s not coming back” explains the daughter with an irritated voice. “Gentlemen, may I take my father to his chambers? He needs to rest.”

Aaron raises his hand and shyly shakes his head, but Baldur’s commanding voice overshadows the priest’s weak gestures, which nobody other than you paid any attention to. “Yes, yes. We understand. You may leave.”

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The daughter pushes the wheeled chair towards the exit of the Chamber, intending to leave with the prophet. However, he has a sudden outburst of anger and flails his arms around like crazy. “GRRRR!!! LET ME SPEAK, DISBELIEVERS!!! YOUR DEAFENED EARS NEED TO RECEIVE MY GNOLLEDGE!!! KNOW THAT THE FURRY WILL SAVE US ALL! WITH HIS CANINE HANDS EMPOWERED BY THE SKY FATHER, HE SHALL CLOSE THE DOORS OF HE-“

His shouting gradually vanishes as he gets further and further away from the room, until quietude sets in the Chamber. Datz and you stare at each other, impressed by what just happened. As odd as this encounter was, you take comfort in knowing that at least one dwarf in this fortress is certain that you are the Champion, even if he’s a bit nuts.

“As you can probably guess by what just transpired here, Adramus is not a trustable source of information” says the judge Tygus.

“Of course he isn’t” adds in the dwarf spokesman Blair, who glares at you. “As respectable as His Eminence may be, only a senile man would come up with a nonsensical idea like a gnoll being the Champion.”

The young dwarf’s remarks get a scowl from Baldur. “That’s no way to address your elders, brat! You’re speaking of Adramus here! If it wasn’t for him and Ragnar, dwarfkind would still be enslaved to humans!”

“Blair has a point, Baldur, even if he’s a tad too blunt in putting it.” Abdol, the mason, intervenes in the conversation. “There is no doubt that Adramus is a great prophet and a man of God, but many of his late… ‘predictions’ have turned out to be false or incomplete, hence why we must take everything he says with a grain of salt.”

“Yes… I suppose that is true.” Baldur sighs and stares back at you and Datz, his frown reappearing. “And that takes us to the very purpose of this meeting, gnolls. After a long deliberation of your case, we have come to a conclusion…”

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