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Antumbra Mods ([personal profile] umbralant) wrote in [community profile] antumbrac2020-01-18 10:02 pm
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WEEK 3

WEEK 3


Another week, another set of bodies to add to the pile. Two lured in by The Lady's machinations, and another two done in by misfortune; six of your number are dead already. Who knows who it will be the next time? And for what reason? Nevertheless, there’s no choice but to keep pushing on in your own way; whether that means barricading yourself inside your room for the rest of your stay, leaving artwork of your fellow Survivors around the housing area, or eating all the raw meat in the vicinity… well, everyone deals with things differently.

Either way, you understand the drill by now, yes? Another portion of the city reveals itself as the fog retreats yet again, lampposts lighting the way to the new areas as usual. The full moon wanes to half this week too, so make the most of it.

[[Welcome to Week 3! Note that new areas have been added, and can be found under the Week 3 tab on our Locations page. Once again, feel free to make top levels at your discretion, and remember to note it in your header if you plan on investigating any locations. You can also privately contact The Lady or Rembrandt.]]
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[personal profile] baitless 2020-01-23 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Seteth will take a moment to wipe his brow before looking over to Iago.]

Indeed I am. I can’t keep in practice as far as riding goes, but I can at least do lance drills to stay in practice in that area of things.
psychophant: (✦ 04)

[personal profile] psychophant 2020-01-23 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
I can certainly see that now, but I hadn't expected that when I first met you.
baitless: bringing a hand up to his face thoughtfully. (chai... just means tea...)

[personal profile] baitless 2020-01-23 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I am not surprised given how common a misconception it is, but I never quite understood it. I was a Bishop for a few months a very long time ago because I was traveling with someone who was less skilled at magic than I was, but I've always been more skilled with weaponry...
psychophant: (✦ 32)

[personal profile] psychophant 2020-01-23 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Your attire does remind me of a mage.

[...it's the cute little circlet, isn't it.]

Do you enjoy it? I imagine working with wyverns would be difficult, but very rewarding. I don't have the strength for it, otherwise I would have tried.

[iago's other class is definitely not wyvern rider!!!]
baitless: a very subtle smile. (ah yes st. cethleann.)

[personal profile] baitless 2020-01-24 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
...I suppose that makes sense.

[...it's probably the cute little circlet. Anyway, he does brighten just a bit whenever talking about it...]

Ah, I've never had difficulty with them, personally. Perhaps if I did, I do not really remember it, since I have been working with them for a very long time... but I find their temperaments fairly predictable and easy to work with.
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[personal profile] psychophant 2020-01-24 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
Are they? I had always assumed they were more temperamental and unpredictable than horses. You sound very fond of them.
baitless: an expression that can serve as either deep frustration or, perhaps, some level of grief. who can say. (i am so tired all of the time.)

[personal profile] baitless 2020-01-24 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
It may just be due to my nature that I get on well with wyverns, since I have never gotten on well with horses. They tolerate me until I try to ride them, at which point they completely lose their minds...
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[personal profile] psychophant 2020-01-24 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Hmm...]

I have been meaning to ask you about that. I do apologize if this isn't a topic you wish to discuss, but during the trial you said you would be fine taking the penalty for accepting the hint because of what you are. Am I correct in guessing that you possess the Dragon's Blood?
baitless: a very shocked expression! (shockedpikachu.jpg)

[personal profile] baitless 2020-01-24 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
...That is...

[...he wasn't quite expecting someone to just... hit on it. like, maybe he should've, since Iago's world is apparently similar enough that there were still wyverns and wyvern riders... and, you know, classes and whatnot...

m... maybe if he keeps the hunted look out of his eyes, it won't seem like a big deal, right? right. haha. hahaha.]


That is true, yes. I suppose there is not much of a point in hiding it.
psychophant: (✦ 89)

[personal profile] psychophant 2020-01-24 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
[...What a weird reaction...]

In my world, the Dragon Blood is only present in those of Nohrian or Hoshidan royalty. Though it doesn't seem to give them any extended lifespan at all, so it would seem things work differently in your world.

Can you tell me more about what it's like in your world?
baitless: an expression that can serve as either deep frustration or, perhaps, some level of grief. who can say. (i am so tired all of the time.)

[personal profile] baitless 2020-01-24 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I... see.

[...he can, perhaps, be vague on some angles in terms of explaining the source, but... probably not. Everyone here already knows too much.]

That is essentially how it works currently in my world, though more noble families have the blood in their ancestry. We call them crests, because there are certain symbols associated with different bloodlines, and they confer different abilities on those who bear them. Some crests grant incredible strength, while others grant more potent healing magic.

[...mmmmn.]

Further back in history, bearing a crest would grant an extended lifespan, but those who currently bear them have normal lifespans.
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[personal profile] psychophant 2020-01-26 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
Fascinating...

[It's similar, but definitely not exactly the same. Still, the fact that their worlds are at all comparable is noteworthy.]

You have my thanks for the information. It doesn't work quite like that in my world; the Dragon's Blood supposedly once held great power and allowed those with it to transform into dragons, but only one person is capable of that now. For some reason.

[............why is corrin like this, he legit has no idea.]

Otherwise their talents are more or less the same as anyone else's, although they do have the ability to tap into Dragon Veins to alter the landscape.

[Judging from the amount of ??? here, he has no idea how that works either.]
baitless: an expression that can serve as either deep frustration or, perhaps, some level of grief. who can say. (i am so tired all of the time.)

[personal profile] baitless 2020-01-31 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
...I see. Crests borne by humans never allowed that, though... objects associated with crests can forcibly transform humans without them into forms that were...

[...hm, how to put it...]

...perversions of dragons, you could say. They become mindless beasts only capable of destruction. They have no real effect on the land, though.
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[personal profile] psychophant 2020-02-02 07:25 am (UTC)(link)
Fascinating... I imagine the entire process is horrid, of course, but to think that our worlds bear several similarities is very interesting. The Dragon's Blood isn't capable of anything like that, even when given to someone who wasn't born with it.

[...it does come with the side effect of making you real susceptible to Evil Dragon Interference, but iago doesn't know about that.]
baitless: bringing a hand up to his face thoughtfully. (chai... just means tea...)

[personal profile] baitless 2020-02-13 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
It certainly is, yes. Our worlds seem different enough that the similarities that do exist stand out to a certain extent. I don't quite know what to make of it, honestly.