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I think you've been duped, being eaten last is a huge insult from Asherah
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Theglavwen posted:I think you've been duped, being eaten last is a huge insult from Asherah It's true. You eat the good ones first to spare them the pain and torment of going insane
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We should talk about Asherah ,guys. Our probable parent has been languishing in addiction for countless millennia, and had to be chained in the depths for the greater good. It's time for an intervention! let us gather all his closest friends and family (remaining) and calmly explain the folly of submitting to the hunger. e: Take it from me, eating your children earns you no friends! By popular demand fucked around with this message at 16:31 on Mar 26, 2017 |
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Slaan posted:People are quitting the game now? Why? We didn't even do anything! I don't think anyone is actually quitting, I don't know why people started saying that.
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Mr. Nemo posted:I don't think anyone is actually quitting, I don't know why people started saying that. I've tried. I've tried so many times! But it keeps pulling me right back in dammit!
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# ? Mar 26, 2017 17:01 |
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None can resist the hunger for updates
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Horrible Lurkbeast posted:We should talk about Asherah ,guys. I wonder if Enkidel's absurdly efficient stomach that digests everything into oblivion is an inherited trait from Asherah.
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Mr. Nemo posted:I don't think anyone is actually quitting, I don't know why people started saying that. I couldn't even manage to ignore the thread while on vacation!
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I quit for awhile every time the game makes me feel too many actual feelings but then one day I'll be pooping and it'll remind me of poor Enki and then welp there I'm hooked again.
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Mexican Deathgasm posted:I quit for awhile every time the game makes me feel too many actual feelings but then one day I'll be pooping and it'll remind me of poor Enki and then welp there I'm hooked again. Shouldn't it be not pooping that reminds you of Enkidel?
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Spell checking. Give me 5 minutes to finish.
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Diogines posted:Spell checking. Definitely don't want to cast the wrong spell by accident.
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# ? Mar 26, 2017 18:41 |
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Yeeeessssssssss! YEESSSS!! My gullet is quivering in anticipation for the update.
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# ? Mar 26, 2017 18:41 |
Diogines posted:
Imperialist Dog posted:It's half-alive with bloody skulls with eyes blinking at us? Diogines posted:
Mystical symbols glow on the surface of the large black gem set into the ceiling of the cart. You take out a parchment and a writing implement and write down the strange symbols that you can see from the door. You don't like the idea of stepping into the cart lest bits of flesh shoot out of those walls and strap you into a prison specially made for you. When you are finished you close the door and take a few deep breaths. You will leave this horrendous monstrosity for now. Your men are going to recover it for you. You have drugged and chained up two Bnaimokt you managed to smash into unconsciousness without smashing in their skulls and have another Bnaimokt captive fitted into a specially designed series of harnesses meant to even stop it from biting its own tongue off. And WOAH BOY is he ANGRY! It struggles in the harness and tries to chew apart the portion in its mouth. It is making a lot of noises. You can't speak Bnaimokt, nor could you probably understand it but you suspect they are screams of rage, rather than threats about what it is going to do to you when it gets free? This poor bastard has a date with Tudiya, followed by having its brain turned into a mush. You tie the three captives together for easier carrying, sling your Bnaimokt-Bundle over your shoulder and run towards your men. You did not strip the Bnaimokt in your specially made restraining device from its armor, the extra weight makes no difference at all to your tremendous strength and so you run across the countryside carrying several hundred pounds of armor of demon-spawn and demon-spawn armor. You make your way to the northwest towards your men who are at this moment, making their way to you. The miles melt away beneath you. After the first two hours the Bnaimokt stops screaming though it is still struggling. Ithma, Jassiel and Uriah are small dots on the horizon but you join them quickly. Uriah speaks first when they reach you, he looks to the captives and then back to you and asks "How far away are the rest? Did they see you?" You decide to not lie to your brothers, your comrades in arms, though a great many lies probably could have helped you save some face here. You explain that they were lead by some sort of aged sorcerer riding a great beast. You tried to assassinate it, but did not suceed. So you had to kill all of them. Jassiel: "I'm sorry, I had something crazy in my ear a moment. Did you say you killed an army of Bnaimokt?" Uriah: "WHAT!? Why?! How!? All of them?" Ithma: "Well at least you have the captives. What did you do, bludgeon the rest of them with your club?" he says in a tone with a hint of humor, but he still looks unhappy. You explain that tried to slay their leader with a shot at great range as it rode atop a giant monster. Your arrow SHOULD have killed it, but their foul sorcery seemed to make it invincible to all harm, only when the slaves it brought all died could it be slain. The giant beast it was riding was about to make a meal out of you and you had to use the arrow from Seir to slay it. But you finally have the captives! The Bnaimokt somehow knew it was a trap, or knew you were there anyway. They brought a force designed to slay us, though they were slain in turn. Uriah: "I can't believe this! You killed them all!? Four months. You had me rot under those trees for FOUR MONTHS!" Jassiel frowns and crosses his arms, there is nothing he wants to say that Uriah is not already saying. Uriah: "You WASTED the arrow of Esau!" Ithma: "It was not a waste if it saved his life. And from the sound of it a powerful sorcerer was slain." Uriah: "He never would have NEEDED IT if we were there! Why did you tell us you were SCOUTING ahead if you went into a foolhardy battle alone!? Why did you even BRING us?! I can't believe you wasted the arrow!" Uriah is even angrier than you thought he would be and Jassiel is pissed as well. Ithma is actually fairly understanding given the circumstances though none of them are pleased when you explain that the Laurels lost all of their leaves again, so any trip into the mountains, the entire reason for this expedition, is probably off. Uriah does his best to not even look at you in the days ahead and after his initial expression of rage has little to say to you. One of the other Bnaimokt is tied into the other harness. You pass the rest of your men on your way back to the boat. Your other men take it... better. None are happy with how things have transpired but none have the balls to chew you out as Uriah did. You give them their orders. You want them to loot the battlefield and bring the carts to Acco. Though one of the carts you closed, they are not to look inside, open it or let any of the men of Acco in it. Foul and profane sorceries are at work and you are going to have it brought back to Zepath for wiser minds to deal with it. For now, get it to Acco and guard it. Your men follow their orders, though they are quite disappointed. Uriah is not going to begin plotting against you in his rage only to backstab you at some critical moment in the future. None of your men are going to quit, men have fought to join the Balls of Labaras and more than a few have died trying to join the most prestigious fraternity of heroes in this corner of Ur. Still. None of your comrades are happy about this. They are pretty upset. You, Uriah, Jassiel and Ithma return to your boat with all haste. You do not so much as stop to see Khabba, you need to get back to Zepath as quickly as you can, lest you risk your captives dying on the way home. The four of you row Zepa's sandal back to Kavodel with great speed. Two of the Bnaimokt are restrained in special devices you and Adina made to stop their movements completely. A third you chained and forced a piece of wood in its mouth, then chained it to the bottom of the boat. Its struggles to escape were for naught, the chains were too strong. The wooden bench it was chained to, was not. The thing struggled for over a day making no progress whatsoever, the four of you were preoccupied with rowing. Eventually it was able to tear out the bench you had chained it to and dive into the river. You dove in after it but the Bnaimokt filled its lungs with water. Water you were able to force out WITHOUT breaking its ribs or puncturing its lungs! The beast is secured even more tightly and your journey resumes. When you reach the loop in the river you and your comrades lift the boat and run overland towards Kavodel, set the boat in the river on the Kavodel side and keep going. The entire journey only takes a few days, three Mighty Men and one Whatever You Are rowing with great strength and without pause can travel great distances quickly in a boat. Well, your Balls are upset that you had them sit on their behinds for four months for no good reason. And that used the Arrow of Esau, which they really wanted to save for the Jubilee. And that used up the Laurels. And that because the Laurels are used up, any trip into the mountains is probably off. But. BUT! Uriah looks a bit less pissed off after rowing for several days, though he is still quite upset. He will get over it, eventually. Uriah has a lofty place in the world now, one he owes entirely to you and he is nothing if not loyal. Near every time you and your men have tried to take Bnaimokt prisoners in the past they killed themselves first. The last time anyone brought Tudiya a Bnaimokt was on the Jubilee. Almost all of the Bnaimokt your men took captive then killed themselves as well, only the very few which were stopped from doing so were brought to Tudiya. It is the middle of the day when you finally reach Zepath. Every head turns and every mouth rises to cheer when they see that Enkidel and the Mighty Men of Kavodel jog through the streets carrying Bnaimokt prisoners towards the palace! Bnaimokt captives taken alive!? A time to celebrate! Tudiya is not at the palace. He is outside the city training a group of Tower Guard but one of the palace slaves rushes to find him. Zepath does not have a prison or a "dungeon", per say though it does have a chamber with thick stone walls under the palace, in which are some very thick Blooded Bronze chains of the absolute highest quality. You bring the captives there with your men. The Bnaimokt renew their struggles to escape but it is hopeless, they are not getting out of their restraints. You have never actually been inside of this place before, you've never even heard of it being used but it is where Tudiya questioned the other captives. When you cross the door-frame you feel... something and the Presences of Zepath seem... muted a bit? Uriah, Jassiel and Ithma give no indication they felt anything odd. Tudiya gives you a manly hug when he sees you and says "Welcome home my son. You have done well. All of you, you have done well, though I nearly sent Aaron to fetch you. These demons shall hide no more from us this day. Their secrets shall be laid bare. It is not as if I am in the habit of rooting around in men's skulls but these shedim are too different and hard to read. With three at once... we will learn as we go." The three Bnaimokt are laying on the floor of the chamber. Do the Bnaimokt have any idea who Tudiya is for when they see him they struggle even harder, you hear a CRUNCH and see blood spray from the mouth of one of the Bnaimokt as it... breaks its own teeth? Tudiya looks to them and speaks a word, a word you can feel in your very bones. "ABAH!" The Bnaimokt stop struggling and just stare at Tudiya with vacant expressions. "Hold it steady" Tudiya says as he lifts the Bnaimokt into a sturdy stone chair in the cell, you stand behind and hold it up. Tudiya places a hand on the side of the creatures heads and stares into the eyes of the Bnaimokt. Colors swirl in Tudiya's eyes and the Bnaimokt convulses. Have you seen Tudiya forcibly read something's mind before? Certainly not a Bnaimokt, it does not look like a happy experience for either of them. Tudiya's lips move swiftly as if he was speaking but he produces no sound. Jassiel, Ithma and Uriah watch but say nothing. You can hear the Bnaimokt's heart race rapidly, cease, beat irregular and then beat rapidly again. After several minutes the Bnaimokt screams and you hear a sound which sounds like its heart literally bursting, then it beats no more. Tudiya takes a step back and takes a deep breath, then rubs his head. His eyes are still swimming with strange colors. "Bring me the next!" he says. You lift the second Bnaimokt into the chair and Tudiya places his hands on the side of the Bnaimokt's head. This... "questioning" takes longer and the Bnaimtok's heart beat is less erratic? Tudiya's lips still move rapidly but no sound is produced. Tudiya's lips move swiftly but no sound comes from them. Yet after a short time you hear the Bnaimokt's heart race rapidly and then you hear it burst and beat no more. The Bnaimokt slumps forward, a corpse. Your father falls onto the floor panting heavily, a pained expression on his face. It looks like forcibly reading a mind is not all that pleasant for him either? You and your comrades rush to his side. Uriah says "My king, you should rest." Tudiya pushes himself to his feet and waves them off as he takes a step towards the chair and says "The next-" the next words to come from Tudiya's mouth are gibberish, you don't understand them at all, they SOUND like Bnaimokt noises, he stands waiting for you to bring the captive, which you do. Forty mintues. It takes forty minutes until the heart of the last captive gives out. Practice makes perfect? Tudiya falls to the floor, you hear his heart racing and he struggles for breath. Jassiel says "I will fetch the High Priest!" Tudiya says something but his words are gibberish, you don't understand them at all. Uriah tells you "He says to wait, he is fine, he needs to catch his breath." You throw the Bnaimokt corpse into the corner with the others and you and Uriah lift Tudiya into the chair. The strange colors in his eyes fade after a few moments, he continues to pant for breath, speaking gibberish you can't. You and your comrades watch with concern but after a few mintues more Tudiya ceases to struggle with his breathing and speaks words you can actually understand. "What did you see?" Tudiya says "I saw everything. And more. And nothing. These shedim set forth from a great stronghold deep within the mountains, the Fist of Fare." "They were sent forth from that place to capture the "Asherakan" which had set a trap for them near Acco, yet they had to move with all haste and could not rest even a moment along the way, their march fueled by the profane sorceries of their leader, which this wretch feared greatly. The priest-" the Oldemokt was a priest? "-had come from another place, but this thing does not know from where. Much could be written on what this thing does NOT know. It knows nothing of the world beyond the mountains. Its oldest memory, it was already fully grown, seated before a table benches in a large room with a bowl of some sort of liquid in front of it, many others of its kind around it as if they had all drunk something. Yet it has no memory of any moment before that. It has never seen a woman of its kind, or a child or a city or a market. To this creature, its world is tiny. A desolate range of mountains, watch towers and some raids beyond to trouble the men of Acco. If any beside it in the room where it had its first memory lashed out in their confusion, they were taken to an altar in the front of the room and sacrificed as an example to the rest, then this shedim was told it was a Finger of Fare. Endless and bloody training and staring out a tower for foes which never came, that was this things life." Uriah says "Do you know where the fortress is?" Tudiya says "I think so. It is deep in the mountains. Captives are brought there and then sent away to the southeast, yet this creature knew that to go in that direction would be a torturous death. It seems that the Bnaimokt have no need for sentries or patrols in that direction. None of the captives are kept at the fortress, they use minotaurs as beasts of burden there." After a moments pause Tudiya looks to you and says "I am pleased you came back safely and it is good that you have brought these things here. You have done well. Yet you have dishonored yourself and our Fathers by seeking to murder your foe like a thief in the night. You are not a child and I should not have to lecture you on such dishonors, this is not our way. You will not do such a thing again. El will not favor us if we conduct ourselves in such a cowardly fashion and without his favor, our strength, skill and Blood will be as for nothing." He says the words matter of factly. Tudiya probably does not know the finer details of how you and your comrades literally slew First and Second in their beds in Gebeb, he would not have approved of that either. Tudiya looks to Jassiel and says "Find Aaron. Tell him to make for Acco at once. He is to have that cart brought to El's temple there and destroyed without any delay, then guard the others until they finish looting." Jassiel says "At once my King" and jogs off. 1. There is no vote. You probably have some questions for Tudiya? Fire away. A vote of some sort will happen later. Normal questions apply. If you want to, feel free to join us on irc #madgod on synirc.net. The channel tends to always have some people in it and is especially active when updates go up. If you do not know what IRC is, here is a web based chat version which will not require you to register or download anything: http://chat.mibbit.com/ One of our players made a wiki about the game: http://sa-diogines.wikia.com/wiki/Paradise_Lost_CYOA_Wiki It has various bits of information, some of it is spot on, other bits are very wrong. If you find it difficult to keep track of the growing number of names and places in our game, the wiki has a good list. Diogines fucked around with this message at 19:26 on Mar 26, 2017 |
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Tudiya, did you see or feel anything of their march from the mountains to Acco? It seemed as if they were under the spell of the priest, as if all of the Bnaimokt were controlled as one Was there any information about who or what the Asherakan is? Or was it just the title they gave their target? (i know it's us but i'm curious if it is a title or what) a cat irl fucked around with this message at 18:53 on Mar 26, 2017 |
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drat Tudiya. Too bad they don't remember their birth or anything that useful. What do you think the cart is? Why do you think they call me Ashrakan? How do you think these creatures are created? Would striking at that fortress be madness? What do you know of the arrow of Esau? Where did the huge monster come? How did they know a trap awaited for them in Acco? What material was the fortress made of? What was this shedim's name, I'm just curious dad, ok? What does he know of the making of metal? Anything useful? Asking Enkidel, what's a shedim? Show Tudiya the writing, what does this mean? What was that...cage? How many of the soldiers in the Fist of Fare were Blighty Men (use a term Tudiya understands)? Did he see any boats or other weapons of far there? What should we do with the body of the creature I slew? By the way, who is Nusku? Any idea what's at the bottom of lake Acco? Minotaurs live! Good for them. My heart was racing as fast as Tudiya's while reading this update, amazing work Diog. Mr. Nemo fucked around with this message at 19:04 on Mar 26, 2017 |
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Ask Tudiya: What did they know of this "Ashrakan?" Also, voting that we do something to try to make things up to our Balls. Treat them to Zepath's biggest bar crawl or something.
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a cat irl posted:Tudiya, did you see or feel anything of their march from the mountains to Acco? It seemed as if they were under the spell of the priest, as if all of the Bnaimokt were controlled as one a cat irl posted:Was there any information about who or what the Asherakan is? Or was it just the title they gave their target? Mr. Nemo posted:What do you think the cart is? Mr. Nemo posted:Why do you think they call me Ashrakan? Mr. Nemo posted:How do you think these creatures are created? Mr. Nemo posted:Would striking at that fortress be madness? Mr. Nemo posted:What do you know of the arrow of Esau? Mr. Nemo posted:By the way, who is Nusku? Mr. Nemo posted:Any idea what's at the bottom of lake Acco? Diogines fucked around with this message at 01:44 on Mar 28, 2018 |
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Do you have the knowing of their language and can you teach me, the better to fight these foul things and predict their movements in battle?
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What did they know of the women captives? Were they taken from somewhere else? Or...created in Castle Fareskull?
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>>Where did the huge monster come? "It came with the priest. He fed two of the others to it when he first arrived, to terrify them." >>How did they know a trap awaited for them in Acco? "This thing is a grunt, it does not know." >>What material was the fortress made of? "Stone." >>What was this shedim's name, I'm just curious dad, ok? "It did not have a name. It had a number." >>What does he know of the making of metal? Anything useful? "This thing knew to fight and little else. Others of its kind mended their arms and armor. Their supplies came in from the southeast." >>Asking Enkidel, what's a shedim? You know. It is a word for the "least" of demons. Tudiya has a different definition of demon than Snarls's nose. He thinks the Bnaimokt are demons. So does everyone not on a first name basis with Snarls. >>Show Tudiya the writing, what does this mean? Tudiya examines the parchment, you tell him where you got it from. He says "I do not know." >>How many of the soldiers in the Fist of Fare were Blighty Men (use a term Tudiya understands)? You use the word Blighty Men. Tudiya tells you "Twelve." >>Did he see any boats or other weapons of far there? He says "They have enormous slingapults atop the walls and bows like those on the way to Baitel, but... different. They fire much more quickly. Some are larger. No boats, it was the mountains." >>What should we do with the body of the creature I slew? "Have it sacraficed to El" Tudiya says.
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AJ_Impy posted:Do you have the knowing of their language and can you teach me, the better to fight these foul things and predict their movements in battle? the_steve posted:What did they know of the women captives? Were they taken from somewhere else? Or...created in Castle Fareskull?
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He saw them training, right? How did the Blighty Men in their training compare to the mighty men of Zepath? Was there a large difference between their strongest and weakest?
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What do they call the priest's god? Have they fight with any others than Ur? Do they understand the language of dance?
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+1 to learning the Norc language This is a sound tactical decision, especially since we will almost certainly end up alone in those mountains at some point.
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This is what the Seirrow said to me. This is what it showed me. This is what was demanded of me. Please advise.
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Diogines posted:Uriah: "You WASTED the arrow of Esau!" quote:All beside it in the room in its first memory occurred lashed out, they were taken to an altar in the front of the room and sacrificed as an example to the rest, then this shedim was told it was a Finger of Fare. Diogines, can you clarify this sentence? Reads a bit odd to me. Did every other being in the room with him lash out and was sacrificed, or only some did? Questions for Tudiya: Did these three beings know the name Faramu? Did these three beings know of the name Amok? *While we are forbidden of speaking of the events down south to some degree, all men knew the legend of the Giant king Amok to the south, so this question should be OK. Ask of any memories these three had of when they were told they were going after the Asherakan. How were they told? What preparations were taken? Was there any information on how they knew we were laying a trap? Did these three have any memories of a being named Dar Gallu? Task Manager fucked around with this message at 19:20 on Mar 26, 2017 |
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Oh god, they really are human! That's why they need to keep taking so many slaves!
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What are the defenses for? Was he told what kind of enemies he should expect? Tell Tuidya exactly what happened with the arrow, don't skip any details. Don't learn Bnaimokt language, it should come naturally to us in a few timesskips.
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Do you think there will ever be a point for us to be strong enough to take them down? And how many mighty men do you think would be needed to do it?
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didn't we tell tudiya that sacrificing them is a big no?
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OrangeOrbit posted:He saw them training, right? How did the Blighty Men in their training compare to the mighty men of Zepath? Was there a large difference between their strongest and weakest?
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Toughy posted:didn't we tell tudiya that sacrificing them is a big no?
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AFTER THIS WE NEED TO TAKE SOME CORPSES DOWN TO THE ACCOTOPUS!
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Do we have a rough estimate of how many captives are taken from Acco each year? Just order of magnitude, like 1-10, 10-100 or 100-1000? I wonder how much power they get out of each person.
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>>Diogines, can you clarify this sentence? Reads a bit odd to me. Did every other being in the room with him lash out and was sacrificed, or only some did? I re-worded it. Those who lashed out, who were in the room, were sacrificed. >>Did these three beings know the name Faramu? "No." >>Did these three beings know of the name Amok? *While we are forbidden of speaking of the events down south to some degree, all men knew the legend of the Giant king Amok to the south, so this question should be OK. "No." >>Ask of any memories these three had of when they were told they were going after the Asherakan. How were they told? What preparations were taken? Was there any information on how they knew we were laying a trap? "They were simply told they were leaving. It was not even told of the Asherakan, but it overhead another speaking, which over heard the sorceror speak to one of its officers." >>Did these three have any memories of a being named Dar Gallu? "No." >>What are the defenses for? Was he told what kind of enemies he should expect? "Sometimes minotaurs might try to flee, but rarely. Beasts from the mountains which came close to their fortifications were slain. They knew nothing of any other organized force in the mountains. They were watching for men." >>Do you think there will ever be a point for us to be strong enough to take them down? "I do not imagine it." The mountains have had a reputation of utter doom even before the Bnaimokt appeared, Ruth is the only person in generations to enter them and leave. >>Do we have a rough estimate of how many captives are taken from Acco each year? Just order of magnitude, like 1-10, 10-100 or 100-1000? I wonder how much power they get out of each person. You don't. Probably a one or two, between all of the raiders and travelers on the road? Three hundred? Very likely no more than that at most. Diogines fucked around with this message at 19:37 on Mar 26, 2017 |
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