Much as I hate to move past that delicious 420 post count, here's a proper introduction post for Diaphane Whisper.

Not sure about the quality of the lullaby, but I feel like the fight scene is one of the best I've written yet.

@Muttonhawk

I just remembered about the White Giants. I feel that they've been almost forgotten (and a lot of them are probably gone by now) but I just had an idea for a way to bring them back into relevance.

Given that a few are probably still around, is it reasonable that someone of sufficient time and intellect could dismantle White Giants and then decipher the magical calligraphy that Toun put on them? Would learning those runes enable one to use their power to enchant or modify things?

Lots of things on my to-do list! Soon I shall be up to date!

@Vec I'm in a position to continue the Luna stuff now; apologies for the massive waits and so on.

@Double Capybara One thing that I wanted to work into the khollab was Ventus finally making those magical instruments that Ilunabar mentioned to Zeph. I realize you're out of Might but was wondering if you'd still want any involvement in that. Ilunabar still lives in the Celestial Citadel (right?) so she might presumably notice Ventus doing that and perhaps she'd give him some ideas. Or help. But by no means feel pressured; ultimately it's up to you whether you want to collab about it.

@Antarctic Termite I'm behind the current timeline as far as Ventus goes (just as I've been for the past 7 or 8 months) but he'll finally react to the Change-Eaters soon enough. The next part of the khollab will shake things up a bit on that front. While I had planned to have the upcoming events unfold anyways, it's awfully convenient that it happens right as the Diaphanes start to attack elemental lords

In the meantime, I still didn't have the Vetruvians go to the Mangroves like Heartworm wanted, though Akthanos has cleaned up the bloodly mess. Id you're still even remotely interested in that plotline from half a year ago, then I'm willing to collab something. Otherwise it can be written off as Akthanos not taking instruction from the devil that is Y'Vahn!

@Cyclone I don't think white giants have been forgotten so much as there're plenty of places around the world that they still roam that have simply not been documented by IC posts. There are still plenty around. They are incredibly tough, despite the number that may have been crunched by spooked brush beasts or the like. They might have some plants growing on them at this point, though.

I had actually planned on documenting white giants as a means for distant transportation for those that can climb on top of them and ride them. Given that their patrol patterns are very consistent and chaotic stuff isn't always around, a couple of hain could sit back on one while it takes them to a tribe kilometres away.

As for dismantling them, that's a bit tricky. The first problem is that they were made before Toun even came up with his calligraphy -- they are controlled by artificial souls in a rather temperamental biological frame. Given that Toun used them as a 'fire and forget' creation, he's not really updated them to use Tounic Calligraphy instead. Currently, the hotbed of mortal calligraphy use is with Sularn's Rovaick in Rulanah. Even if the giants had any calligraphy in them, dismantling one would be a delicate and dangerous process that risks breaching the magical siphon within them and causing random behaviour in the local space of reality. Your best bet would be to find a pre-exploded one in the wild somewhere, like the hain that discovered their aluminium bones.

The good news is that Tounic Calligraphy is not entirely cut off because of the above details. Toun sent countless droningbirds all around the globe to look for and spy on godly creatures. They have Tounic calligraphy all over their interiors. They are much easier to catch! However, they are still powered by a small magical siphon that could cause trouble to those that aren't careful.

@Cyclone Actually Ilunabar has left the citadel in a post a bunch of months ago, right after Zephyr was banished.

She is going to visit the citadel soon though, get some info on the nymphs and all that stuff, so there is a chance to meet Ventus there.

In the meantime, I still didn't have the Vetruvians go to the Mangroves like Heartworm wanted, though Akthanos has cleaned up the bloodly mess. Id you're still even remotely interested in that plotline from half a year ago, then I'm willing to collab something. Otherwise it can be written off as Akthanos not taking instruction from the devil that is Y'Vahn!

But there are so many other more exciting ways to give a demanding demon the middle finger! LET'S FIND OUT

I'm still interested, yep. I've been keeping fairly up-to-date on the Vetros narratives.

@Antarctic Termite I'm behind the current timeline as far as Ventus goes (just as I've been for the past 7 or 8 months) but he'll finally react to the Change-Eaters soon enough. The next part of the khollab will shake things up a bit on that front. While I had planned to have the upcoming events unfold anyways, it's awfully convenient that it happens right as the Diaphanes start to attack elemental lords

L E T ' S F I N D O U T

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@Cyclone ill contact you very soon about the Luna stuff. I've mostly sorted out some stuff i wanna do with her and there's also a plot i want to lay the foundation for through this collab

@Muttonhawk, In my Gerrik posts, I'm actually planning on encountering a White Giant riding trader. Have you got any good suggestions for how one might temporarily stop a White Giant from roaming? I was thinking a thick sack over the head to block the echolocation, preventing it from 'seeing' the terrain.

@BBeast Hmm, I'm not actually sure. I imagine that putting a sack over its head would elicit a similar reaction to how a dog would react; either walking backwards or trying to paw the thing off.

Perhaps you could try something else to stuff with its navigational systems. If you lash a bridle to its head and tug it up to face the sky, it might get confused, sit down, and gently try and fail to reach the bindings.

If you did both at once, I would grant full license for that to work until something on its shitlist turns up.

If all else fails, try some divine intervention. It works wonders for the one I converted.

@BBeast

The Acalya forest you destroyed with that volcano is one featured under Zephyr's Dojo in the map? My characters were kind of heading that way, so it would be important to know.

@BBeast

The Acalya forest you destroyed with that volcano is one featured under Zephyr's Dojo in the map? My characters were kind of heading that way, so it would be important to know.

Yes. However, I'd be more concerned about what remains of the Acalya forest further inland. The volcano just destroyed the bits which threatened the coast. You'd want to go well north of that.

@BBeast Hmm, I'm not actually sure. I imagine that putting a sack over its head would elicit a similar reaction to how a dog would react; either walking backwards or trying to paw the thing off.

You know, that would sound cute. That is until you remember what a White Giant looks like.

@Lauder Who are you to judge, Alice in Swolederland?

I would grant full license for that to work until something on its shitlist turns up.

The use of the term 'shitlist' with White Giants makes them sound like bureaucrats.

Petition to tape square glasses on all the surviving White Giants. Eyelessness be damned.

Well, it would make them slightly less creepy.

You know, I speculated that more colourful Galbaric societies would put paintings and such on local white giants. It stands to reason that at least a few would have faces drawn on their heads.

@Lauder Who are you to judge, Alice in Swolederland?

I am free to judge because I am the GREAT ME!

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The use of the term 'shitlist' with White Giants makes them sound like bureaucrats.

Petition to tape square glasses on all the surviving White Giants. Eyelessness be damned.

I'll raise you one better. Googly eyes and glasses

You know, I speculated that more colourful Galbaric societies would put paintings and such on local white giants. It stands to reason that at least a few would have faces drawn on their heads.

on it

@Kho You can tell by looking into those dogs' eyes, they've seen terrible things. They've done terrible things.