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[DeltaV]

Here's an utterly hideous, definitely not to scale rendition of how i imagine the places currently relevant to my character to be situated:

shield your eyes

[Dead Cruiser]

Here's an utterly hideous, definitely not to scale rendition of how i imagine the places currently relevant to my character to be situated:

shield your eyes

@DeltaV

That's actually quite helpful.

[VoiD]

Started tossing a few ideas around for my next post. Excited for what you have for me @Dead Cruiser!

[TheWizardLizard]

So, as a product of my own antsiness/excitement for this RP, I took the liberty of typing up a few brief words about how much my character knows/ what she thinks about y'alls characters. If she doesn't know that much about them, that's not to diminish their importance or anything, I'm just trying to be realistic and Emily doesn't get a lot of news.

@Dead Cruiser: Arkos who?

@HisforHugs: Somebody made a lot of nifty things that made Emily's life easier - hell if she knows who it was, though.

@DeltaV: The Atlanteans are squabbling while the real enemy festers in the north. Apparently there's a new player down there, a king who rumor says is fixing to unite the city-states under one banner. Well, he's welcome to them.

@Flagg: Everyone knows about the Iron Legion, and the king who's said to have strange powers. Whatever the truth is, Emily knows they must be tough to make it up there, beset by barbarians and monsters alike. She respects the Witch King by reputation, and might have sought the Iron Legions out in another life.

@Kingfisher: There's always been barbarians in the north, but Emily doesn't know or care about their hierarchy - they don't pose as much of a threat as the mutants do, as far as she's concerned. She... may be proven wrong about that, in time.

@DeadBeatWalking: Archranger Flint is an odd duck by anyone's standards, but Emily's in no position to judge someone for spending time alone in the woods. By reputation he's an extraordinarily capable woodsman, and though the two have met once or twice in the forest, they've never spoken, as Flint always sprints off and Emily's never saw any point in following.

@VoiD: The Crimson Company are well-known in Borea, and Emily's heard plenty of stories of their castle in the south, their military victories, and their young and capable leader. She also knows a rough outline of Damion's history, though any account she's heard was probably fairly embellished in the way tavern stories usually are. Even though they do it for pay, Emily's glad of any army that's prepared to stand against the darkness, and might have considered the Crimson Company as allies if she thought she needed them.

That's everyone! Let me know if you think I got something wrong - I tried to be realistic and faithful to y'alls characters and reputations, but if you think I slipped up, do tell me!

[VoiD]

@TheWizardLizard Nice! I had been toying the idea with the Company meeting up with Emily at some point - perhaps we could do a collab in the future!

[Dead Cruiser]

I'll get around to updating the glossary and dramatis personae... eventually.

[VoiD]

Working on my post now!

[TheWizardLizard]

Neato! I like where these are going. So, how extensive d'you want our responses to be - should we write in the reactions of some of the characters you're written to whatever our characters do, or should we leave it at strictly controlling our characters?

[Dead Cruiser]

Neato! I like where these are going. So, how extensive d'you want our responses to be - should we write in the reactions of some of the characters you're written to whatever our characters do, or should we leave it at strictly controlling our characters?

@TheWizardLizard

Do whatever you want!! Any NPCs I throw to you guys are yours to do what you want with. I can give you info on them for use in your posts, or you can just use them however you like. Totally up to you.

[DeltaV]

So, a few questions so I can make a good post:

1) Are whatever has taken over the capital clearly not humans?
2) Are their numbers visibly superior to Ioannes' army? I'm imagining his consists of, I don't know, five thousand or so, as a random guess.
3) Do they have any sort of naval strength that would be visible if Ioannes made a trek around to take a look?

[TheWizardLizard]

Cool beans, working on my post now. Just two questions for the purpose of good-post making:

1) What's the girl's name?

2) What does 'touched by the North' mean? Is it something my character would know?

Thank you kindly.

[Dead Cruiser]

So, a few questions so I can make a good post:

1) Are whatever has taken over the capital clearly not humans?
2) Are their numbers visibly superior to Ioannes' army? I'm imagining his consists of, I don't know, five thousand or so, as a random guess.
3) Do they have any sort of naval strength that would be visible if Ioannes made a trek around to take a look?

@DeltaV

1. As far as anyone in Ioannes' party can tell, they're human.
2. Visibly? No. Just a few outriders and sentries. But he should know that a standing army is generally kept inside the city walls in times of peace.
3. Negative, the harbor of Aquilonia was burned and the gate was walled over.

Cool beans, working on my post now. Just two questions for the purpose of good-post making:

1) What's the girl's name?

2) What does 'touched by the North' mean? Is it something my character would know?

Thank you kindly.

@TheWizardLizard

1. Her name is Ryan.
2. I mentioned this in the glossary IIRC, but someone with red hair is described as "touched by the North," as a sort of Borean colloquialism. This is because red hair originates from Hyperborea, which implies Hyperborean ancestry in that person. Given how that generally comes about (not from speed dating, I can tell you), it's seen as bad luck among the Boreans, and people with it are stereotyped as being savage or cruel. Incidentally, Emily herself is touched by the North, so I very much imagine she would know about it.

Also, let me share some terminology that's been on my mind lately. It'll be added to the glossary when I get around to it.

A DAEMON is a creature that is completely derived from magic. Generally the companions, familiars or servants of mages. It's a very broad term that can be applied to many different magical creatures.

A DEMON is a malevolent entity summoned from a different dimension. Technically a kind of daemon, but very rare, and the presence of one is 99% of the time a sign that Very Awful Shit is going down. Think like in Warhammer; if you see a demon, you know your problems are just beginning.

[VoiD]

Posted! Rather devious, if I do say so myself.

[Dead Cruiser]

Everybody keeping up okay? Feel free to give me feedback on how things are going for you, and any plot ideas you may have, and I'll do my best to accommodate you.

Here's a little kick in the ass for our players that are falling behind, also.

@Flagg
@HisforHugs

[Flagg]

I am definitely around and alive, I was just discouraged by the loss of my post. Will try to get a new version up tonight.

[VoiD]

@Dead Cruiser Making up my response post now. I may be late, got a lot of stuff going on (finals, last-minute projects, etc etc).

[TheWizardLizard]

@Dead Cruiser @VoiD

It seems to me like this is a decent opportunity to throw Emily and the Crimson Company together, as they're both in the Borean woods and the Company is having mutant-related problems (at least, that's how I read it).

Of course, that's wholly up to you guys and where you want the plot to go - I have absolute faith in our masterful GM's plot, so if he has something else in mind, I'll go along with it. Same goes for VoiD, of course.

In any case, this Ryan business is intriguing. I'll need to consider Emily's next move...

[VoiD]

@TheWizardLizard Would love to meet up with Emily! Totally open to a collab :)

[Dead Cruiser]

@Dead Cruiser @VoiD

It seems to me like this is a decent opportunity to throw Emily and the Crimson Company together, as they're both in the Borean woods and the Company is having mutant-related problems (at least, that's how I read it).

Of course, that's wholly up to you guys and where you want the plot to go - I have absolute faith in our masterful GM's plot, so if he has something else in mind, I'll go along with it. Same goes for VoiD, of course.

In any case, this Ryan business is intriguing. I'll need to consider Emily's next move...

@TheWizardLizard

Definitely possible. Though, the Crimson Company's current predicament is a bit different than what Emily is used to. Similar, sure, but some different tactics and tools are required. You'll see.

[Dead Cruiser]

A quick note, seeing something in Flagg's post (now, again, you don't have to edit anything but just be aware): basically no one worships the Old Gods. They're called the Old Gods because basically nothing else is remembered about them.

The "Dark Gods of the Northmen" are thoroughly different, as we'll be learning as the game goes on. They went rarely worshipped, or paid mild lip service to, for much of the Age of Steel, but now their cults are coming back with a vengeance.

It's pretty hard to establish this kinda stuff without giving too much away!