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Aesculus A Portrait of Aesculus as Guardian of The Lost quote:[+4]- Master of Metal Working Aesculus was the first amongst the southern Pantheon to develop the process of Metal and Stone working, his mastery of the flint knife, the obsidian blade and the iron sword are legendary. But he also made many fine items for the gods of his pantheon. Now starved of the resources he needs Aesculus moves through the world ahead of the storm trying to build something anything that will slow the advancing winter. The people of the South were reverent of a great many gods, creatures of wealth, learning, royalty. All of these things were worshiped and praised. Cathedrals stood alongside Pagodas and Stupas built into the hills. There were problems, but the nobilies selection by examination as well as birth, the strength and dedication of the knightly monastic orders (alongside the more esoteric studies of the various mage guilds) made it a true heartland for all those who wished to be at ease and to contemplate. That is not to say there were no conflicts, ancient battles were fought against the Dragon dwelling in Deep waters and Religious arguements sometimes lead to political instability, but it was always expected that things would always work out in the end. And then the Father god had his heart frozen in his chest and his body obliterated by ice. The 100 Sons of Sheng-sha died frozen in place, the golden branches of Maltharis shattered like glass. And the street of a thousand temples began a wailing and a gnashing of teeth that would put the ancients to shame. Aesculus saw the death of His father and was told to run to the best fortress he had, and he has done so, the people are frightened, the winter has come and all of the future seems to be death. But Aesculus will forge something new, something better he will outlast or beat this winter and he will show his myriad brothers and sisters that he deserved his place at Father side.
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Nov 18, 2014 01:31
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Puppies are dicks posted:This is an excellent entry, and a God of forge, home, and fire should make for a lot of fun in the setting. Your backstory mentions "the best fortress he had," got a name/place for it or do you want to leave that blank and I'll write it in to suit the circumstances? My guess is somewhere big, sturdy, and possibly equatorial with healthy stockpiles of necessary metals and supplies? I made the post just before going to bed, but I had a specific place in mind, I just need to find the picture.
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Nov 18, 2014 08:17
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 Long ago Aesculus spent many centuries amongst the various peoples of the vast Southern Empire and he gathered those who worshipped him together and made them swear that they would do their utmost in defence of the realm. To do this he would require a place to defend as many people as possible and so the Keep and city of Ascalon was born, the city itself is built to withstand sieges, water and air dragon attacks and even betrayal from within (despite the many terrible oaths sworn by the first people). The fortress has broken the backs of three cult attacks, 7 dragons and 18 different demon incursions. It is said that at least one mercenary company saw the state of the defences and simply declared the contract void. When asked why they said that they had been "Paid to take a city, not a mountain". But now there is a panic and Aesculus needs to bring his people back to him as much as possible. Many labour still in the forges even as the winds get colder, but there are more and more refugees, more and more mouths to feed that even the vast stores beneath the city may not be able to feed them for their 1000 years worth of food allowances. But if there is anything to do Aesculus will do it to save his city, his people and his fathers laws.
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Nov 18, 2014 22:42
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My own people believe that Aesculus had the secrets of stone masonry stolen from him by dwarves, the dwarves hold that it was visa versa and Aesculus himself? Well he is keep quiet on the issue, but suffice it to say that the dwarves methods differs from his own, and at the moment he has more important things to worry about.
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Nov 24, 2014 13:37
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Hey, I am using simple names! Also I do hope nobody minds me being a bit taciturn, my guy is supposed to be a very "action orientated" person, so he is not going to be talking too much.
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Nov 25, 2014 22:54
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Are you ignoring the still actually functioning state that isn't made up of hybrid rat creatures? I'm even building a gigantic whimsy dome in order to help everything work better!
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Dec 1, 2014 23:10
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Not a problem at the moment, also please do not infect my people.
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Dec 2, 2014 15:41
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Will be posting soon, been having a crappy couple of days!
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Dec 10, 2014 14:40
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OscarDiggs posted:I wasn't actually trying to make an artifact or do any sort of action really. I just wanted to convalesce in the glow of victory and get a neat trophy to show off my victory, or maybe hand over to Josef as proof that the Six Horned Bastard had been dealt with. But I guess I can do both either way since it doesn't actually do anything; Item Get! Thank you rat based friend! If you need anything made, do send me an ask, I am trying to ensure I can keep as many people as possible alive, but as I do not know how likely the next big blow out is to hit us (or I do and it is quite far away) I am just building up supplies for crunch time.
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Dec 24, 2014 14:46
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Okay, so as a quick question, should I note down that I have 20/16 AP or should I only go up to a maximum and/or can I use AP to upgrade my stats? If so how many? And as a final bit can I create some more cool stuff, or am I overloading on stuff?
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Dec 28, 2014 17:26
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So how much would adding [+2] to anything cost? Is it only possible through in game actions or can AP be used?
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Dec 28, 2014 19:01
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Sorry, what I meant was as in a permanent +2 buff to one of my skills like Forging or Fire.
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Dec 28, 2014 21:48
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