Pyromaniacwolf

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Waait a second... Lawrens creations wont have my mark of madness. Dammit. Well not until his Ley physically clashes with the uncorrupted stuff..

Maybe I should make my own Ley...hmmm...

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@Cyclone I'd be up for that, I'm going off for sleep soon but it sounds fun.

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Well ima go ahead and make a land grab for the plains of madness.

Also yeah I've moved my creations on a character sheet.

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Gremju the Challenger

"Inspiration is found in the darkest of moments."

Gremju

the challenger

Male even if most of the forms he takes do not really make it distinct

Dᴏᴍᴀɪɴ & Pᴏʀᴛꜰᴏʟɪᴏ

Challenge(Madness)

Grumju seeks to make things as great as they possibly can be with the use of challenge and difficulty, to this end he will taunt and deceive leaders into wars, push scholars to the brink of madness to cure their mind block(or perhaps give them mind block in the first place to see them overcome it) or curse priests with sinful thoughts as a challenge to test their devotion. To him , madness seems the best way to do this currently. Surely the winner of a madness induced riot will be the strongest? A artist sent to the depths of insanity will surely produce something far more interesting than any sane mind and a hunter who can wrestle a beast to death with his bare hands is obviously highly capable. To mortals he may seem to drain their sanity with his very presence, from there those that hear his whispers will be tested in a battle of wills, the weak submitting to him but the strong staving off his maddening whispers. He may often even make nature itself pose as his challenge by goading the earth into suffocating plant life or local predators to become more aggressive.

Aʟɪɢɴᴍᴇɴᴛ

Chaotic Neutral

Pᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ

Grumju could easily be described as insane due to his behavior however he would see himself as a perfectionist,he giggles in glee at the failings of others but will just as easily applaud them for their success. He is fascinated by his fellow Gods along with their creations and delights in how they deal with problems. To this end he is happy to assist his fellow God's in their own projects but also takes great joy in presenting challenges to them after their project is complete to test it. He is not generally jealous or petty and will rarely hold a grudge if his plots are ruined. Grumj loathes cheaters and thinks that they are dull, why ruin all the fun for something as trivial as victory? Even if a challenge he set himself was to wipe out his own creations, he would prefer to let them be destroyed and start anew than 'cheat' and continue working with a weak creation. Simply put, Grumju is a gleeful little troublemaker who would see the greatest of the God's creations be pushed forwards through difficulty and innovation.

Gᴏᴀʟs

Grumju wishes to push mortal things (and to a lesser degree his own fellow deities) into greatness through the innovation that can only be found in great difficulty. He would ravage weak civilizations with pestilence and madness to push them closer to greatness. If they all die? No matter, he can always allow a new civilization to form and try again at a later date and perhaps even assist the creator of their race in making them even closer to perfection.He is just as happy to challenge individuals on a personal basis if they take his notice, bestowing blessings paired with strange curses and observing how they conquer the challenge set before them.

Aᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ

While Grumju may take the form of anything from a swarm of locusts to a stone statue, he usually appears in the form of a small impish creature with horns protruding from his head and a mouth full of razor sharp teeth that always seem to on show thanks to a taunting grin.

Appearance

Mᴜsɪᴄᴀʟ Tʜᴇᴍᴇ

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Living Creations

Sastuk

Piranha like creatures that work in swarms and will attack from below, using their black top half as camouflage before returning lower in the water to rest and become relatively passive until they grow hungry again, at which point they grow erratic and aggressive (The same tactic is used in shallow water but is obviously not very effective). Their teeth will constantly grow throughout their life and will only be whittled down when biting on bone, these can lead to some sastuk having huge teeth compared to their usual body size, which is at an absolute maximum about a foot in length but most will probably reach about half of that.

Born in the shallow ocean by the beach of the God's, these fish will swim out into open ocean when their swarm reaches a sufficient size

Crystal Root Trees

Trees full to the brim with Ley infused with chaotic energy, they serve as a source of souls in the Plains of Madness for mortals. Spores leave the tree through slits in the tree and will either land on a deposit of Grem crystals and begin growing (it takes about a month for the bark to form naturally making it vulnerable to storms and creatures that feed off the spores). The Grem crystal deposits server as an energy source for the trees due to the barren nature of the plains. These crystals do not permanently run out of energy but regenerate energy slowly meaning there can usually be only one tree per deposit of crystals on average.

Imps

Small and mischievous like their creator, imps were initially created to serve as defenders for the crystal root trees against any mortals who may try to go near them. Imps are not naturally aggresive to other mortal races and may even befriend them , except if they attempt to go near their home tree without their (or Gremju's) consent. Imps are also naturally resistant to the passive effects of Grem crystals and the spores produced by Crystal root trees which allows them to consume the spores as a food source. Despite their territorial nature, many imps may feel a wanderlust and be tempted to leave their home tree to explore other places whether that be a new corner of the Plains of Madness or new lands entirely.

Imps are also naturally attuned with chaotic magics meaning they could become potent magic wielders if only they were aware and taught how to use the magic (currently they have essential no magical capacity outside of rough chaos bolts that only serve to terrify or confuse rather than enlighten to their true potential

Curses/Blessings

Mark of Madness

'gifted' by Gremju to all mortals created/born after this point with a chance of developing or being born with a damaged mind. While this can lead to violence and other forms of anti-social behavior it can also serve as inspiration for creators and generally a different view of existence. There is also a lower chance mortals will hear the whispers of Gremju beckoning them to the Plains of Madness.

Chaos Magic

A highly volatile form of magic that only those with an affinity for mayhem would consider using. In a raw form chaos magic is highly erratic and can do anything from instantly obliterating the target or healing them. In a raw form it is easy enough to wield but using for more complex spell casting is more difficult and dangerous, if handled poorly the chaotic energy summoned for a spell may lash out at anyone nearby and cause who knows what to happen. Even Gremju himself cannot control exactly what chaotic magic does and attempting to control it on a large scale alone be a draining task even for him.

Currently thee only race capable of using chaos magic are imps, although interested mortals are welcomed to try it and the Challenger will freely link their souls to the Grem crystals, although this has a direct effect on their mind and soul if they use it continuously.

Materials/Items

Grem Crystals

Grem crystals- A purple crystal infused with Gremju's energy that causes mortals withing a nearby area to gradually go insane over the course of several days. This crystal can be distilled to create a liquid that temporarily increases intelligence.

This substance is only found in the planes of madness with a very large amount of it in the middle and small quantities appearing in the area around the plains albeit shattered into pieces on the hard earth.

The Ring of Bedlam

A powerful divine artifact created by Gremju as a method of controlling chaos magic more easily and allowing him to use it more easily on a larger scale than before, in terms of power it is essentially on the same level as a typical divine weapon, allowing him to deflect blows with blasts of raw energy or physically/mentally destroy opponents.

If the ring somehow ended up in the hands of a mortal it would give them access to immense power but casting anything that requires too much energy would likely shatter their mind or body, assuming that didn't happen the moment they put the ring on of course.

Godspeed!

Y'all are too paranoid. Why can't you just let Gremji do his thing. He just wants to make cool stuff to test everyone's creations and if they fail they'll probably be wiped out

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It's at this point I'd like to mention Gremji has a voice similar to that bear from danganronpa called Monokuma if anybodies watched that show/played that game.

If not it's just kinda annoying and sorta high pitched.

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Gremju the Challenger

Gremju paused for a moment and considered the question. What else could he mean? "It's not difficult to grasp,mortals will never be able to comprehend many things from within the cage of their own mind. I have given some the chance to take a glimpse outside of their cage! Those that cannot handle what's outside their cage may break but they will be the ones that are not up to the challenge. The greatest mortals will embrace their new situation and use it to innovate and improve! They will think outside of stagnating ways of thinking and propose new solutions to their problems! Their new angle will help them if only they use it in the right way, but that's the challenge really" the imp attempted to explain why his mark was excellent, his explanation ending in a slight giggle. There always had to be some challenge after all. "If they do not embrace their new outlook then I suppose they will just have to overcome it somehow. If they can overcome my gift and go back to their boring world view then I shall applaud them for their determination." he added, but what mortal would want rid of his gift? His mark would make them chaotic and free to explore whatever ideas they pleased, even those beyond comprehension to most other mortals.

Summary

Gremju attempts to explain why shattering mortal minds and flinging them into madness is the best idea since anything to Orfai.

Godspeed!

Wew he hasn't existed for a week yet and Gremju already has a follower. On a side note I'm half tempted to start spelling Grumji's name different each post because there are a lot of weird ways I've misspelled Grimji.

Also I made madness are you all proud yet?

Godspeed!

Gremju the Challenger

Gremju shifted awkwardly as the rather dramatic situation unfolded and Larwen left the group to do..something, probably involving his 'perfecting' of life, he winced for a moment as stars light up across the sky before taking another to admire them. That was enough time wasted for the imp. The fungus of life was what had grabbed his attention now, they would create mortals and all that mortality implied but they were still so..dull. They would still all be so very similar, they would live, breed and then die with whatever slight differences they may have. He would stop that right now and save this planet from such a boring fate. Purple energy glowed violently in his claws for a moment before darkening and solidifying into a powder. This was his gift to mortals. Madness. True, it would simply break some of them but for many it could create a new outlook, a new angle to approach things. Some would even be born with his gift and they would never be bound by the restraints of mortal comprehension! A few would hear his whispers in their mind and would be drawn to his home on this planet where..well he wasn't sure yet. There were so many possibilities he wasn't sure which he would commit to first! He had to calm himself, he had plenty of time before mortals begin hearing his call.

After drifting off momentarily with the ideas in his mind, Gremju cast the powdered madness onto the fungus of creation at the door. As it made contact with the it , both glowed a purple hue briefly before the powder was absorbed into the fungus. Little else physically changed in the fungus although any Gods paying attention to any future creations would notice the mark of madness the challenger had placed on all mortals. Some mortals would live their entire lives unaware of the mark, others would know it from birth. Others would find it's affect on them strengthening during their lifetime due to their mind weakening. Gremju giggled in excitement before proudly announcing to the others "I have bestowed my own little gift to all your future living creations! No longer are they limited to one dull way of thinking, some will create wonderful things with my gift I am sure!" After announcing his addition, he collected a small handful of the spores for himself, he had a few ideas of how to make his new home more alive.

Summary

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1 might spent-the mark of madness-'gifted' all mortals created/born after this point with a chance of developing or being born with a damaged mind. While this can lead to violence and other forms of anti-social behavior it can also serve as inspiration for creators and generally a different view of existence. There is also a lower chance mortals will hear the whispers of Gremju beckoning them to the Plains of Madness.
3 Miracles
Level 2
1.25/4

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I don't mind it myself. What does the madness involve, though? Bipolar stuff, multiple personality thingies, OCD, depression? All that jazz? Does it include phobias?

@Frettzo

Mostly I was imagining bipolar , schizophrenia and generally mental illnesse yeah. Also an additional more magical (and rare) affliction which compels the person with the illness to travel to the plains of madness. I imagine though that would affect about 2-3% of anyone with a mental illness which is already not a absolutely huge population. This will be important for Gremju to make his own little civilisation in the future.

Not phobias as that seems far more like a personality trait to me.