Ellion

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@Viciousmarrow

-is currently not chanting 'fight fight fight fight'-

@13org

Rose chose to ignore it and swoop her baby out of the mess. And then threaten to kill her. Alternatively, Shai could come to the castle. They have snacks.

Spells in the Dark: The Shadow Queen (18+ For dark and suggestive themes)

@Viciousmarrow
expected example of Nox/Madeline relationship

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Why Else Does a Boy Need a Tongue

Rose watched the scene unfold, not even attempting to hide the smile that crept up onto her face. "I forgot how cute he was. He knows beg and speak does he know anything else? Speaking implies a talented tongue, and that would a nice trick,"

The was a part of her that was jealous of Mirai's little pet. If she had the time to care for such a creature, she might make an effort to find one of her own. But she didn't want the distraction. She watched the boy's struggles to obey...not unlike her own problem. " Celia..." she said absently, she wasn't worried, more annoyed. She'd sent the girl off to...something...was it today or yesterday? Anyway, she should have been back by now for sure. It was easy for her to forget about the girl, honestly if she spared her much thought at all, all she got was frustrated. She had never seen such a ...wreck of life before. A quick scurry told her all she needed to know. "It would seem that my little Celia has gotten herself in the middle of something. I shan't be more than a moment. Can I borrow Sunni?"

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Home. Now.

It turned out that her little apprentice had wandered much further than she expected. Had it not been for Sunni, the whole trip would have made her a lot...angrier. Through wasted time alone. Along the way, she saw the creatures who were off to fight the hunters for whatever reasons. And of course, not ten meters away, was Celia. Sunni dropped her with a lot more grace than she did Arden.

The scene before her was only one that her apprentice could find herself in. No less than two hunters and two unknown witches.

Making herself known, Rose interrupted the scene."Hunters," she barked. "I don't know what is going on, but I do know that there are four of us and two of you," She paused for another moment. "I also know that there gnomes heading to destroy Seren's Folly. Do you her them?" Indeed there was a faint growling sound not far off. "Not that I care, but you might," She took another step. "So, here are you choices hunters. You can stay and fight us, even if you do win, think of how many people will die because your not there to help. You know nothing about us and you might end up dead yourself. Or, you can go fight the gnomes, be heroes. And we shall meet again another day,"

The fact that saving the town was suggested by a witch of all people made Nox was to reject it on principle alone. But he couldn't deny the sounds heading towards the village. It was also very clear that he and this other hunter weren't the problem or really a matter of interests to these witches. So against his better judgement, he nodded. "Until later then," reaching out, he took a step forward, grabbed the new girl's hand and bolted off in the direction of Seren's Folly.

With her fake smile still plastered on her face, she rounded on Celia "As for you," she said. "Start walking," her voice firm as she pointed in the direction of home. "If you stop for ONE nap along the way, I will know and I will introduce you to a new way of sleeping, it is called being dead,"

Only then did she turn to the remaining witches in the clearing. "Ladies, my name Rose, I've taken up residence in the castle if you ever feel like being neighborly," Making sure her apprentice had started her trek back, Rose returned to Sunni, making her way back up to the castle.

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@Noxx@Dark Light@WeepingLiberty@Viciousmarrow}

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@Dark Light

As the GM I say:

Nah, he is good to keep going

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^ also, if anyone is bored...maybe I'll write faster if someone comes and keeps me company?

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Okay, writing now. -also wanna read more sad harry potter head cannons-

The struggle is real

Hider

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@Dark Light

*hides lONNGGG list of characters I have killed and tortured in the past* PFFFF AS IF I WOULD DO THAT!

@TheDoctor All that stuff with Mat, it doesn't count.

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@Dark Light Pffff, as if anyone is going to let him know that that is an option. also I am pretty sure Death would eat him

@13org I personally feel that messing with time is kind a very big thing. I mean, I've seen it used before but that was by charon (I think, it happened when I was only vaguely in the roleplay). Gravity also seems like a very big thing. But I've also only seen it with the biggest baddy and I don't really know what it looks like on a smaller witch scale. So if you feel comfortable with it not risking become a big thing, I am okay with it.

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@13org
I would say...that for the tarot cards, if the information is semi-instant, the information needs to be very vague and simple. Such as "Danger" or "Run" and it doesn't alway come in time to be useful. AKA, I assume that if she did get the word 'poison' it would be only be a minute or so before someone without the power could have worked it out on their own. AKA "So thats why I can't feel my legs". I would also see the tarot cards not being able to say "Hey that snake lady is the cause of the poison" So unless Hissy gave another sign about who was causing it, Shai would just know that somehow someone was using poison.

There is a lot I like about her as a whole, but I do want to keep things fair.

As for her mana reserve. I would say yes...but there are some conditions. First, I would say that she has to be willing for herself to be 'open' in either way. Like, unless she is activating the 'portal' for mana, perhaps no one can us it. And maybe it has to be open in some sense for her to use magic at all. I also think that having a lack magic overloads / outburns should cause her negative effects in the moment, such as pain anytime she uses magic.

I am not saying these are your have tos, but I am wanting to hear your thoughts.

Spells in the Dark: The Shadow Queen (18+ For dark and suggestive themes)

I'll have a post for the forest and all involved here in a moment. I just need some creative process time (aka, I'm going to dance around my kitchen for a while ^^)

Spells in the Dark: The Shadow Queen (18+ For dark and suggestive themes)

Concerning Magic and Hunters

On Combat

Tiers of power:

Novice

Hunters: A little luck, a good plan, and the high ground brought you here. The long night is just beginning hunter, wet your blade, hone your instincts, and hope you don't become prey before your time.

Witches: So you've cast a few spells? Have some control over your gift? Well done, but that's just the beginning. Magic is intoxicating isn't it? Find yourself a coven quick sorceress, lest you find yourself alone in the dark.

Acolyte

Hunter: Welcome to the long night, hunter. You can finally number yourself amongst the ranks of those that run towards danger instead of away from it. This is a dangerous road you walk, check your pride boy, if you want to live another night.

Witch: True control is gained here. You're beginning to understand the basics of magical theory, but you're still mostly in the dark. Every old nightmare started here sorceress, but not many made it any further.

Disciple

Hunter: Well done, you've made it to the heights of what most hunters will ever accomplish. If you hung your blade up and started a family no one would blame you, the taverns know your tales by heart anyway. Maybe that's not enough for you? Is it because you're mad? Or does something pull at you? Blaze your way through the blood and dark hunter, you're beginning to understand.

Witch: How many sacrifices did it take to get here? Do you control your own little coven now? Maybe you've retired from black magic and became a medicine woman? Old tomes no longer have anything of value for you, words are not power after all. Seek the old ways, the dark ways. Close your eyes against the bitter wind, push on witch.

Adept

Hunter: Your form is nearly peerless, and you know more about the beasts that stalk the night than most hunters alive. People recoil from you in fear. Why? Is your killer instinct really so obvious? False friends fade, and tavern tales turn to dark whispers. Did you really think you were just human? Maybe you still do, hopefully you'll never live long enough to find out.

Witch: You're a walking nightmare. Spells pile up at the back of your long memory as quickly as the bodies of rivals and hunters do in your wake. You bloodline's gift speaks to you, offering up even more power readily. The outer planes echo with your power. No one makes it this far without delving into the dark arts, and they're called dark for a reason witch. Can you really stand any more?

Master

Hunter: Welcome scion of the hunter's moon. You're among the most powerful killers in the world. How does it feel at the top? Knowing you have more in common with the beasts you hunt than your mortal counterparts? Somewhere along the line something inside you spread its terrible wings, pushing you to transcend mortal capacities for violence. Are you awaited in heaven? Valhalla? Or does the pit eagerly watch for your fall? Stand alone against the deep dark hunter, no one else can.

Witch: When did you leave your humanity behind? When did it become so easy to sell yourself for power? Welcome bringer of the great dark. Your descent is now complete, you've completed your magnum opus and left the world behind. Or did you? Why do you still linger here Wise One? Did you leave something behind? Maybe you didn't like what awaited you at the end of your long journey. Reality buckles against the weight of your transcendent will, what great work awaits you next?

I am reposting the different levels just as a reminder to kinda how your character should be based on your selection of their level.

magical hoo-ha

'Kay, I am going to start this post with my theories on Magic. Now I took this roleplay over from someone else and we didn't really discuss this as length. These are just observations compiled into what I think are the laws of the universe of this roleplay. (I know I am the GM and could change them, but I like the limits they place). Also I am not an expert on magic or physics (mathhhh on the other hand)

Magic: Chaos centralized. At its core, magic is the acting force that works to derail the natural order of the world. Similar to anti-matter (I think)

In terms of witches, no one can just become a witch. Everyone is born with a predisposition of their ability to affiliate with chaos. There are also different levels by which it affects each and every person. A weakly affected person is really the only person who has a true choice on if they become a witch or not. They could ignore it their entire lives, they do have an awareness to it, they just chose to ignore it, even if they don't know that they are. I kinda see that hunters generally are at this level of affiliated. It helps keep them aware of the situation--alive. Hunters without this vague sense of chaos either die very quickly or never face anything of importance. And it is kind of why they become hunters, because being around magic has a sort of rightness feeling to it. Even if they don't notice it, on some level it makes them happy but they don't know why. #drug

Now for those who do become witches. Some are born to witches and they have the potential utilize from the second they are born and know no other way. Some are born with a particularly strong affinity for it in a none magical house hold. Depending on the culture they are born into they are either looked on as gods and worshipped or as monsters and killed. The fourth type: those that have the potential, but it takes a catalyst to bring it to fruition. -see wendango-

Magic: It always has a cost.

Witches are human in some sense. Maybe that human element was lost years ago, but humans were not meant to successfully endure magic indefinitely (Unlike demons). It has less to do with the body, which may experience some changes, usually good ones, and more to do with mind. Chaos eats at the brain and it might take years and years and years for signs to occur, but the more powerful the magic is, the quicker the insanity comes on. And I am not saying they go crazy, each witch is effected differently. Some become highly logical and slowly lose their ability to understand compassion and suffering. Connections to other living creatures becomes difficult. Some become reckless and impulsive and some lose the connection to reality and live in the moment because they are incapable of living outside of it: years last for a seconds and minutes can go on for an eternity.

Taking on magic also has physical effects for the witch, while most of them are good--Making them more long lived is one of them-- there are some downsides. They become deadly allergic to lavender if it is consumed. A brand new witch might just get violently sick with a lethal dose, but anyone who has worked with magic for longer than week, dead. They also have a less sever--but not good-- reaction to silver, gold and wolves bane, but they don't have to eat it to be effected. I also see hunters, mostly older hunters, develop something similar to hay fever around these objects as they spend more time around magic.

Magic Drains and Powerful Magic takes time:

Sure with practice, certain spells become much easier for witches, they get better about knowing exactly how much energy needs to be used to get the needed effect. But, witches are using chaos to fight the laws of nature, nature pushes back so it take energy to cause the catalyst that makes things happen. Like swinging a sword, combat magics drains. You become physically tired. I think of all combat magics as anything that can happen in an instant, it took no forethought or planning to cast a fireball and you pay for it physically. (power surges, healing, anything automatic)

The above covers most types of magics I think we will see in the roleplay. But the other type takes time.

Seers: It takes time and quiet to look into the future. Typically, if a seerier is going to battle, they spend days if not MONTHS looking to the future to see how it'll play out for it to be useful.

Creature Creation: It takes time to unwrite the dna and recode. Hours for something simple, years for something difficult.

Runes/summonings: Some of the harshness of the magic can be lessened by using magical tools, such as runes, but you have to have these things ready for them to be of any use. It also usually costs something too. Usually blood, which is highly energized.

Hunters vs Witches.

Witches have weaknesses, and they usually are all the same. Hunters know this and exploit them. Without their tools most hunters would die, but they have their tools and that is what makes them more equal to the witches. Hunters also are willing to work with each other as equals, which helps. Witches tend to develop hierarchies that most of them instinctually want to be at the top of, which makes them a little less fluid at the teamworking thing

Wellll, those are wayyy to early Ellion thoughts. I'd like to hear your guys. Because if we all want different rules of magic and can all agree to them, I am more than happy to make edits ^^.