The Honor Spren she/her Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) Two apex predators, magical in nature, nigh-immortal, and competing for the same prey: mankind. And yet their war, their constant species rivalry, must always remain in the shadows lest their common prey catch on to the Masquerade and wipe them out. Huh, that was an interesting ninja. (four posts?!) Heres what I was pretty much saying about Written in Red. The intro of the book says it so much better thatn I do. Long ago, Namid gave birth to all kinds of life, including the beings known as humans. She gave the humans fertile pieces of herself, and she gave them good water. Understanding their nature and the nature of her other offspring, she also gave them enough isolation that they would have a chance to survive and grow. And they did.They learned to build fires and shelters. They learned to farm and build cities. They built boats and fished in the Mediterran and Black seas. They bred and spread throughout their pieces of the world until they pushed into the wild places. That’s when they discovered that Namid’s other offspring already claimed the rest of the world. The Others looked at humans and did not see conquerors. They saw a new kind of meat. Wars were fought to possess the wild places. Sometimes the humans won and spread their seed a little farther. More often, pieces of civilization disappeared, and fearful survivors tried not to shiver when a howl went up in the night or a man, wandering too far from the safety of stout doors and light, was found the next morning drained of blood. Centuries passed, and the humans built larger ships and sailed across the Atlantik Ocean. When they found virgin land, they built a settlement near the shore. Then they discovered that this land was also claimed by the terra indigene, the earth natives. The Others. The terra indigene who ruled the continent called Thaisia became angry when the humans cut down trees and put a plow to land that was not theirs. So the Others ate the settlers and learned the shape of this particular meat, just as they had done many times in the past. The second wave of explorers and settlers found the abandoned settlement and, once more, tried to claim the land as their own. The Others ate them too. The third wave of settlers had a leader who was smarter than his predecessors. He offered the Others warm blankets and lengths of cloth for clothes and interesting bits of shiny in exchange for being allowed to live in the settlement and have enough land to grow crops. The Others thought this was a fair exchange and walked off the boundaries of the land that the humans could use. More gifts were exchanged for hunting and fishing privileges. This arrangement satisfied both sides, even if one side regarded its new neighbors with snarling tolerance and the other side swallowed fear and made sure its people were safely inside the settlement’s walls before nightfall. Years passed and more settlers arrived. Many died, but enough humans prospered. Settlements grew into villages, which grew into towns, which grew into cities. Little by little, humans moved across Thaisia, spreading out as much as they could on the land they were allowed to use. Centuries passed. Humans were smart. So were the Others. Humans invented electricity and plumbing. The Others controlled all the rivers that could power the generators and all the lakes that supplied fresh drinking water. Humans invented steam engines and central heating. The Others controlled all the fuel needed to run the engines and heat the buildings. Humans invented and manufactured products. The Others controlled all the natural resources, thereby deciding what would and wouldn’t be made in their part of the world. There were collisions, of course, and some places became dark memorials for the dead. Those memorials finally made it clear to human government that the terra indigene ruled Thaisia, and nothing short of the end of the world would change that. So it comes to this current age. Small human villages exist within vast tracks of land that belong to the Others. And in larger human cities, there are fenced parks called Courtyards that are inhabited by the Others who have the task of keeping watch over the city’s residents and enforcing the agreements the humans made with the terra indigene. There is still sharp-toothed tolerance on one side and fear of what walks in the dark on the other. But if they are careful, the humans survive. Most of the time, they survive. Edited December 9, 2015 by The Honor Spren 6
Zathoth Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 I had an idea for a short story where "Mary Sue" is an eldritch abomination, a surviving relic of a creature called the Deathless Idol that became obsessed with perfection, worming its way into human societies in order to harvest the praise of mortals. Thats a fantastic idea. You should do something with that. I think that kinda happens in Perdido Street Station. I havent read that <.< Should I?
Orlion Blight he/him Posted December 9, 2015 Author Posted December 9, 2015 I havent read that <.< Should I? Yes, unequivocally! 1
Zathoth Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Yes, unequivocally! Im buying books today, so I'll look for it! Plan at the moment is three Dresden Files (They had a box set... thing of the first three that I got, I think they had one of 4-6 too) The Blinding Knife Promise of Blood So I'll add Perdido Street Station to that. Thanks!
Kaymyth she/her Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Im buying books today, so I'll look for it! Plan at the moment is three Dresden Files (They had a box set... thing of the first three that I got, I think they had one of 4-6 too) The Blinding Knife Promise of Blood So I'll add Perdido Street Station to that. Thanks! Dresden Files is awesome. I approve of this purchase. 1
Kestrel she/her Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 The same person with the orbs thing just used "aud" to describe ear. Is that even a word. 4
Kobold King he/him Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 The same person with the orbs thing just used "aud" to describe ear. Is that even a word. The sheer audacity! 4
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 The same person with the orbs thing just used "aud" to describe ear. Is that even a word. If they use "pie hole" for "mouth," I won't know whether to admire or pity them. 5
Kobold King he/him Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 If they use "pie hole" for "mouth," I won't know whether to admire or pity them. My dad uses "booger hook" for "index finger." 1
Zathoth Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Maybe they just really like pie, if pie is the only thing that goes in and comes out then it is a pie hole.
Kestrel she/her Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 My dad uses "booger hook" for "index finger."but you see, that's funny.This is just sad because they're totally serious.
ThirdGen Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 The same person with the orbs thing just used "aud" to describe ear. Is that even a word. Are you talking to an android?
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) My dad uses "booger hook" for "index finger."I am imagining all of these combined into one description and it is a thing of beauty. Swoony McLoveinterest locked his brown orbs with hers, and in that instant she felt her chest pump double its pace. His left aud was run through with a pewter hoop. The dead cells atop his head were blond and waved indignantly in the breeze. He wore a minuscule silver manacle around his right booger hook, and a hanging of red cotton from his shoulders, open to reveal abs so ripped they could have shredded the most stubborn cheese. His pie hole was curved into a smirk, sadly without any pie for the moment. Perhaps I'll make him some pie,Specialname McSue thought. That should sate the ravenous beast within his torso. Edited December 9, 2015 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles 11
Kestrel she/her Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 I'm going to scream help oh my gosh 1
Allomancy she/her Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) I'm going to scream help oh my gosh Here. Have a scream bag. You can scream to your heart's content, or just scream it out. Just make sure wharever comes out goes into the bag. Then we can enjoy the silence as you scream one if the above into the bag... Edited December 9, 2015 by Allomancy 2
Kestrel she/her Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Here. Have a scream bag. You can scream to your heart's content, or just scream it out. Just make sure wharever comes out goes into the bag. Then we can enjoy the silence as you scream one if the above into the bag...oh, like the swear jar we have in animationYou open the jar and swear in it then quickly close it so the swear doesn't come out. 1
Mashadar Mistborn he/him Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Why does every teacher see fit to give massive amounts of homework before exam week. Massive loads of repetition don't help me study, but they do steal my free time. 1
Delightful Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 I am imagining all of these combined into one description and it is a thing of beauty. Swoony McLoveinterest locked his brown orbs with hers, and in that instant she felt her chest pump double its pace. His left aud was run through with a pewter hoop. The dead cells atop his head were blond and waved indignantly in the breeze. He wore a minuscule silver manacle around his right booger hook, and a hanging of red cotton from his shoulders, open to reveal abs so ripped they could have shredded the most stubborn cheese. His pie hole was curved into a smirk, sadly without any pie for the moment. Perhaps I'll make him some pie,Specialname McSue thought. That should sate the ravenous beast within his torso. You didn't mention bra size. Speaking of which, you know that's a boring detail from *experience*?! People have introduced themselves to you that way?
Voidus Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Hi everyone, Voidus popping in again.I'm an A cup. 2
Delightful Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Hi everyone, Voidus popping in again. I'm an A cup. Oh dear. 3
Voidus Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Oh dear. Hey I'm very sensitive about it, try to avoid making jokes.
Young Bard he/him Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Seriously? We go from the Avengers to bra sizes in 2 pages? I call a record low on this thread. To rescue you all, I'm switching topic. I just watched the Silence of the Library 2 parter to start reminding myself of the River Song storyline before Christmas. It probably wasn't a good idea to do that after dark... 4
Zathoth Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Seriously? We go from the Avengers to bra sizes in 2 pages? I call a record low on this thread. To rescue you all, I'm switching topic. I just watched the Silence of the Library 2 parter to start reminding myself of the River Song storyline before Christmas. It probably wasn't a good idea to do that after dark... Cool, you got five shadows, where did you find the other ones? And where did you buy these angel statues? They look great. And do you remember why we entered this room in the first place? 3
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