Enigmatik

Rats in the Mall

@Lauder

By Sigmar! HERESY!

Rats in the Mall

@Elgappa

*pushes shinies towards*

Go stab many-eyes.

Gods: Redux: a Deity RP (FULL)

When Alinius is not materialised, ki appears as a shifting orb of whispy, almost misty... Stuff. This is the Aether. Thanks to kir unusually strong connection with the substance, ki identifies as neither male nor female- instead ki simply believes that ki is. ki also finds it unusual that the other gods would choose to identify as male or female, considering they are, strictly speaking, neither.

Alinius is an interesting God. At first, ki can seem detached or even amotional, but this is not the case. Whilst ki has less of a stake in things compared to most of the other Gods, ki finds that interacting with the others and understanding the why and wherefore of everything kir fellow deities do to be crucial to kir. Because of this, ki finds himself naturally drawn towards X, another God in search of knowledge, although they have slightly different overall goals.

This way of 'living' however, means that ki is seemingly a wispy God- not really meaning much or effecting much. Whilst appropriate considering kir connection with the Aether, this could not be further from the truth. Unfortunately, however, how much is truth is rather difficult to actually discern.

What is known though is that ki has very little mortality to him. He considers 'right' and 'wrong' to be malleable and subject to change, and sees destruction and creation (and for that matter, life and death,) to be essentially the same thing, as it is simply the shifting of Aether. Because of this, ki often angers gods who are of a more emotional bent, or who believe life has intrinsic value.

Alinus is the Ultimate Destructor, and therefore the God of Death. Due to the duality of kir work, ki is also the Artificer of the Aether, capable of weaving something into reality. Finally, ki is also the Arbiter of Boundaries- both actual and imagined. Since these are so ill defined, it is often difficult to know when kir influence ends.

Chaos. Despite being a God of death, Alinus is highly reactive to disruption to the natural order. Because of this, ki is the mortal enemy of Asmoday, who he believes subverts the nature of Aether, and therefore the order of everything.

Alinus has no avatar. Instead, ki can summon the Loom of Aether when he wishes to. This is a tremendous wispy construct, holding the threads that cause everything to exist. Alinus can then search through the loom to find anything in existence- no mean feat even with kir ability to manipulate the Aether. When ki then finds the correct thread, ki then unravel it, ultimately destroying that thing from existence- pulling it back into the Aether as the energy that once made it. Whilst the loom cannot be destroyed unless Alinus dismisses it,
the God himself cannot focus on anything other than finding the thread, and is therefore vulnerable.

Kir source of power is the Aether Sphere. A seemingly gaseous sphere the perfect size for Alinus to palm, when touched by a deity it solidifes- the only way anyone but Alinus can handle the Aether.

Essentially, Alinius' has two powers, and several other attributes that could be considered powers. The two powers he possesses are that of Creation and Destruction. He can make and destroy inanimate objects almost at-will using his link with the Aether. Animate objecs are a little harder. Mortals require him to spend time carefully unravelling their essence, and immortals require him to do the 'physically' demanding activity of summoning the Loom, and then carefully search for their threads among the billions of other threads, then spend even more time unravelling it. An immortal will feel the sensation of him searching for their thread however, and so will get plenty of time to react- should they recognise the feeling.

His non-powers are quite simply his patience and his detachment. Millions can die, and his only reaction will be to wonder how he will deal with the glut of Aether moving to the material realm. Of course, if it goes to the underworld, then he has a serious issue on his hands. Otherwise however, the natural cycle of birth and death means that things will even out in the end.

Unless his loom counts, Alinius has no objects.

A project between Alinius and Aela, Kir's child is not yet finished- but an unmoulded body with no animation or form.

The Aether Unbound is Aether in its purest form. Existing not quite within the same realm as the rest of them, it is anathema to biological, mortal life. This is thanks to the very fundamental element of Aether- it is the first and last thing in existence. Alinius has harnessed only a tiny part of this realm, where he has built the Crystal Gardens.

The Crystal Gardens are strange, constantly shifting and maze-like. They are, however, the only ordered think in what is otherwise a roiling maelstrom of white. Throughout these corridors, Aether Wisps, Automata made by Alinius and Elementals roam, but they are all that live in this strange place. Certainly, no humans grace the halls.

Rats in the Mall

Oh, and I should mention. Hunters are picked from the least scardey cat of the rats. They'll still run, but they will go down fighting if a tunnel is needed to be blown, for example.

Rats in the Mall

@Elgappa Alright! Done!

WIP

^{The creators were fool-fools... We know ALL!}

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_{Cutlak Clan}

_History

If one was to peer in some of the ground floor shops, they would find the most curious of sights. Fortifications- piled rocks,
broken tools and more make up small forts, tunnel entrances into the wall of the mall themselves faintly visible. Atop these madcap fortification scurry rats. These however, are no ordinary rats. Some wear armour, hammered and shaped rather than strapped on. Others direct mice teams carrying boom-powder, chunks of metal, or artifacts to and fro.

This is Clan Cutlak. Quite why they ended up dwelling where they are remains a mystery even to this day, but since the creators left they have been known to dwell where they do. Cutlaks have been fighting the many-eyes since the dawn of the clan, and do so brutally and efficiently. These battles have resulted in them tunneling into the very walls and foundations of the mall itself, where their true expertise is revealed.

The Cutlaks were the first of the great clans to discover the secrets of boom powder. They were the ones to carefully dissasemble the creator's capsules that held them, and this perhaps their greatest achievment. With boom powder on their side, they have fended away even skulkers! To hear a Cutlak speak of boom powder is to have your ear talked off by a fanratic!

_Leadership

Cutlak is, instead of a single rat, lead by the Grand High Council of Arch-Magos Engineer-Seers. (Or just the Council for short.)
These are five rats who have risen to prominence within the clan, be it due to martial prowess, a particularly staggering discovery,
or good old-fashioned skullrattery. How one actually joins the council once they have been recognised has been a matter of some confusion, but most rats agree that following them seems to lead to good things.

_{Territory and Resouces}

There are two main stores that the Cutlaks are based out of. Neither of them are named, but the rats know them as 'The Place of Ratifacts,' and 'Boom Powder Place.' Unsurprisingly, one of them was previously a large hardware store, and the the other was a fireworks store. Besides these two stores are the Tunnels. These are a labyrinthine network inside the walls and foundations of the mall, dug out over generations. Quite where all the tunnels end up in has often been forgotten, and many are now home to creatures that require the constant fending off of by the military. Occasionally, boom powder is set off in one of these tunnels as well, causing it (and any creature within,) to be forever sealed in the stone.

_{Culture and Faith}

Cutlak clan rats are fiercly protective of home. There are few who wouldn't take up their weapons and join the militia to repel their enemies, and even fewer who would abandon their dugout hideaways. Fighting in the cellar is also an essential part of Cutlak society, as many-eyes are a prized delicacy. Arch-Magos' are also known to sprinkle a little venom on their foods, both as flavour and to ensure that a sneaky rat doesn't attempt to poison them.

Cutlak mostly trades for food however. They themselves have very few farms, only a few made to ensure that there's at least a small amount for everyone. Skulkers, when felled, provide food for a long time- the meat being completely buried in a special substance left behind by the creators for many days in order to make sure it will last for a long-long time.

Finally, the Cutlak clan regard smalls simply: Either they work, or they stay out of the way. a small that hasn't been shanghaied into carrying something, holding it down as nails are rammed through it, or isn't digging walls out with the miners is a small that the Cutlak clan is not concerned about. Due to this, the Cutlak clan has never really had issues with small rebellions.

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The Cutlak clan does not believe. It learns. There are no rats hiding behind flimsy walls. There is only boom powder and progress- unending marching progress towards victory! This has obviously angered anyone who believes themselves to be faithful, however it does leave more time for working and figuring out how things work. There is a slowly growing religious group called the 'machine cult' however, which believes that rat technology is actually blessed works, and that engineers are prophets of an unknown deity... But nobody believes in that, right?

_{Army and Warriors}

Defensive Forces:
Really, the Cutlaks are defensive masters. Their weapons of war are mostly so large that it's almost impossible to move them around, but this doesn't mean they aren't effective.

Weapon Teams:

Burn Tower
Using 'the sweet-smell' relic, a member of a burn tower crew must carefully place a lit flame in front of the weapon nozzle, whilst a second rat presses down on the firing pad. This causes great gouts of flame to lash out from the front of the tower, although it has numerous downsides. One is that the towers are rarely good for any more than two or three uses, and the other is that the towers have a very high likelyhood of blowing up. Especially when pierced.

Boom-Boom Mortar
The premiere weapon the Cutlaks use. Boom powder is carefully taken and placed into a tube with great reverence, before ammunition is placed. This ammunition ranges from metal balls made by the creators, to packed rocks, brickwork, and really anything that fits. Then a burn-string is inserted so it touches the powder. Once the weapon is aimed (done by slowly rotating its base,) the burn string is lit, and the crew runs. These are less prone to exploding, but they still have a tendency to misfire, wasting the precious ammo likely messing the barrel up.

Point-And-Boom
Similar to the mortar, these are wheeled tubes that can be dragged into location, and aiming them are significantly easier. Loading them is not however, although they are the safest of all the experimental technology the Cutlaks use.

Infantry:
Hunter Squads:
Against the many eyes, there is but one solution. The Hunters. Armed with flaming torches, the heaviest armour that can be provided, and long spears, the hunters are in a constant war with the denizens of the cellar. Webs are torched, spiders are pig-stuck, and many a time the would-be predator is made into the prey. Hunters are the most dangerous job possible to do in the Cutlak clan, and the mortality rate for them is even higher than that of Burn Tower teams. They provide an essential service however.

Knight Squads:
Taken from pictures left by the creators themselves, knight squads are kitted out in the heaviest armour that can be provided to them. Carrying hefty spears, axes and swords, they wade into battle mostly fearless. They're no good at anything sneaky though, they leave that to the...

Ranger Teams:
Shortbows and long hooked knives mark the ranger teams. They also tend to wear long overcoats made from the fabric that the creators left behind, and have red headbands. They serve no practical purpose other than making the rats wearing them look cool.

Militia:
The various rats of Clan Cutlak who aren't in the first three groups, or weapons teams. Unusually, Cutlak Clan rats tend to wear fairly decent armour and have weapons that are, at the very least somewhat effective at actually killing things. They wear this fact like a badge of honour.

Wealth:
3. Cutlak trades a lot, but is always having issues with food thanks to a lack of farms and overeliance on hunting.

Military:
4. Cutlak's armies are motivated and well equipped. The distintive 'boom' of a cannon going off is also the rallying cry for great surges of force!

Population:
3. They could probably afford more rats, but experimental weaponry tends to lead to a lot of explosions. Explosions do not agree with the constitutions of living creatures.

Leadership:
3. Unremarkable. The Council does its job, and the rats agree that at least they aren't killing them.

Knowledge:
5. The Council, combined with their boompowder stocks and constant experimentation mean that scientific 'innovation' is a large part of Clan Cutlak.

Ferocity:
4. "RUN-RUN! THEY COME WITH BOOM POWDER AND FLAME! RUN FOR YOUR LIVE-LIVES! THEY COOOOOOME!

Weaknesses:
Skulkers at the Door: Kept at bay by Knights and Cannons, cats are a constant issue to the Cutalak clan. +2

Many-Eyes in the Dark: THEY ARE OUT THERE! SO MANY OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! +2

Extrraticated by Creators:
Whilst they're ameanable enough to fire, thanks to copious amounts of EXPLOSIONS and their tendency of destroying relics in their experiments, anyone who pays more than lipservice to the Creators will find the blatant heresies of the Cutlaks a serious issue. +3

Rats in the Mall

WIP

^{The creators were fool-fools... We know ALL!}

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_{Cutlak Clan}

_History

If one was to peer in some of the ground floor shops, they would find the most curious of sights. Fortifications- piled rocks,
broken tools and more make up small forts, tunnel entrances into the wall of the mall themselves faintly visible. Atop these madcap fortification scurry rats. These however, are no ordinary rats. Some wear armour, hammered and shaped rather than strapped on. Others direct mice teams carrying boom-powder, chunks of metal, or artifacts to and fro.

This is Clan Cutlak. Quite why they ended up dwelling where they are remains a mystery even to this day, but since the creators left they have been known to dwell where they do. Cutlaks have been fighting the many-eyes since the dawn of the clan, and do so brutally and efficiently. These battles have resulted in them tunneling into the very walls and foundations of the mall itself, where their true expertise is revealed.

The Cutlaks were the first of the great clans to discover the secrets of boom powder. They were the ones to carefully dissasemble the creator's capsules that held them, and this perhaps their greatest achievment. With boom powder on their side, they have fended away even skulkers! To hear a Cutlak speak of boom powder is to have your ear talked off by a fanratic!

_Leadership

Cutlak is, instead of a single rat, lead by the Grand High Council of Arch-Magos Engineer-Seers. (Or just the Council for short.)
These are five rats who have risen to prominence within the clan, be it due to martial prowess, a particularly staggering discovery,
or good old-fashioned skullrattery. How one actually joins the council once they have been recognised has been a matter of some confusion, but most rats agree that following them seems to lead to good things.

_{Territory and Resouces}

There are two main stores that the Cutlaks are based out of. Neither of them are named, but the rats know them as 'The Place of Ratifacts,' and 'Boom Powder Place.' Unsurprisingly, one of them was previously a large hardware store, and the the other was a fireworks store. Besides these two stores are the Tunnels. These are a labyrinthine network inside the walls and foundations of the mall, dug out over generations. Quite where all the tunnels end up in has often been forgotten, and many are now home to creatures that require the constant fending off of by the military. Occasionally, boom powder is set off in one of these tunnels as well, causing it (and any creature within,) to be forever sealed in the stone.

_{Culture and Faith}

Cutlak clan rats are fiercly protective of home. There are few who wouldn't take up their weapons and join the militia to repel their enemies, and even fewer who would abandon their dugout hideaways. Fighting in the cellar is also an essential part of Cutlak society, as many-eyes are a prized delicacy. Arch-Magos' are also known to sprinkle a little venom on their foods, both as flavour and to ensure that a sneaky rat doesn't attempt to poison them.

Cutlak mostly trades for food however. They themselves have very few farms, only a few made to ensure that there's at least a small amount for everyone. Skulkers, when felled, provide food for a long time- the meat being completely buried in a special substance left behind by the creators for many days in order to make sure it will last for a long-long time.

Finally, the Cutlak clan regard smalls simply: Either they work, or they stay out of the way. a small that hasn't been shanghaied into carrying something, holding it down as nails are rammed through it, or isn't digging walls out with the miners is a small that the Cutlak clan is not concerned about. Due to this, the Cutlak clan has never really had issues with small rebellions.

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The Cutlak clan does not believe. It learns. There are no rats hiding behind flimsy walls. There is only boom powder and progress- unending marching progress towards victory! This has obviously angered anyone who believes themselves to be faithful, however it does leave more time for working and figuring out how things work. There is a slowly growing religious group called the 'machine cult' however, which believes that rat technology is actually blessed works, and that engineers are prophets of an unknown deity... But nobody believes in that, right?

_{Army and Warriors}

Defensive Forces:
Really, the Cutlaks are defensive masters. Their weapons of war are mostly so large that it's almost impossible to move them around, but this doesn't mean they aren't effective.

Weapon Teams:

Burn Tower
Using 'the sweet-smell' relic, a member of a burn tower crew must carefully place a lit flame in front of the weapon nozzle, whilst a second rat presses down on the firing pad. This causes great gouts of flame to lash out from the front of the tower, although it has numerous downsides. One is that the towers are rarely good for any more than two or three uses, and the other is that the towers have a very high likelyhood of blowing up. Especially when pierced.

Boom-Boom Mortar
The premiere weapon the Cutlaks use. Boom powder is carefully taken and placed into a tube with great reverence, before ammunition is placed. This ammunition ranges from metal balls made by the creators, to packed rocks, brickwork, and really anything that fits. Then a burn-string is inserted so it touches the powder. Once the weapon is aimed (done by slowly rotating its base,) the burn string is lit, and the crew runs. These are less prone to exploding, but they still have a tendency to misfire, wasting the precious ammo likely messing the barrel up.

Point-And-Boom
Similar to the mortar, these are wheeled tubes that can be dragged into location, and aiming them are significantly easier. Loading them is not however, although they are the safest of all the experimental technology the Cutlaks use.

Infantry:
Hunter Squads:
Against the many eyes, there is but one solution. The Hunters. Armed with flaming torches, the best weapons possible, and armour designed for speed rather than durability, the hunters are in a constant war with the denizens of the cellar. Webs are torched, spiders are pig-stuck, and many a time the would-be predator is made into the prey. Hunters are the most dangerous job possible to do in the Cutlak clan, and the mortality rate for them is even higher than that of Burn Tower teams. They provide an essential service however.

Knight Squads:
Taken from pictures left by the creators themselves, knight squads are kitted out in the heaviest armour that can be provided to them. Carrying hefty spears, axes and swords, they wade into battle mostly fearless. They're no good at anything sneaky though, they leave that to the...

Ranger Teams:
Shortbows and long hooked knives mark the ranger teams. They also tend to wear long overcoats made from the fabric that the creators left behind, and have red headbands. They serve no practical purpose other than making the rats wearing them look cool.

Militia:
The various rats of Clan Cutlak who aren't in the first three groups, or weapons teams. Unusually, Cutlak Clan rats tend to wear fairly decent armour and have weapons that are, at the very least somewhat effective at actually killing things. They wear this fact like a badge of honour.

Wealth:
3. Cutlak trades a lot, but is always having issues with food thanks to a lack of farms and overeliance on hunting.

Military:
4. Cutlak's armies are motivated and well equipped. The distintive 'boom' of a cannon going off is also the rallying cry for great surges of force!

Population:
3. They could probably afford more rats, but experimental weaponry tends to lead to a lot of explosions. Explosions do not agree with the constitutions of living creatures.

Leadership:
3. Unremarkable. The Council does its job, and the rats agree that at least they aren't killing them.

Knowledge:
5. The Council, combined with their boompowder stocks and constant experimentation mean that scientific 'innovation' is a large part of Clan Cutlak.

Ferocity:
4. "RUN-RUN! THEY COME WITH BOOM POWDER AND FLAME! RUN FOR YOUR LIVE-LIVES! THEY COOOOOOME!

Weaknesses:
Skulkers at the Door: Kept at bay by Knights and Cannons, cats are a constant issue to the Cutalak clan. +2

Many-Eyes in the Dark: THEY ARE OUT THERE! SO MANY OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! +2

Extrraticated by Creators:
Whilst they're ameanable enough to fire, thanks to copious amounts of EXPLOSIONS and their tendency of destroying relics in their experiments, anyone who pays more than lipservice to the Creators will find the blatant heresies of the Cutlaks a serious issue. +3