Kobold King

Elend 6 Surgebinders 9 Fabrials 5 Elantrians 10 Mistborn 14 Twinborn 12 I think they're awesome. I've also memorized every possible Twinborn combination. Feruchemist 10 Awakener 11 Rithmatist 11 Smedry Talents 20 Purelaker fish 20 Epics 20

I really love that Alice pony. There's enough innocence and confusion in her to be really awesome on a number of levels. From an Equestrian standpoint, I also like the idea of cutie marks changing when Lightwards raises someone. It sort of presses home the idea of their identities being fundamentally hijacked. Maybe Nighthound's minions could all sport identical cutie marks as their master, whatever it is? They're far more extensions of Nighthound than the Warriors of Light are to Lightwards. Also, maximum creepiness mode re-engaged.

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I changed the profile picture since I was toying around with the Lightwards pony in general. I've made a Lightwards 2.0 version--not sure if a unicorn horn helps or hinders his image though

My brother wanted me to put a Snidely Whiplash mustache and a goatee on him, but I think he's devious enough as is.

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Eh... it's possible for any of the humans, at least. Most animals aren't intelligent enough to break free no matter what the circumstances (you could make a case for dolphins and gorillas, but he doesn't have any of those at the moment.) If Lightwards suddenly showed up and said "Alice, stop thinking," then it would all be over for her and she'd resume a volitionless, thoughtless state. But she's both been ordered to think and left alone. With no checks in place to bring her back under control, she'll soon pass a sort of intellectual event horizon, after which she'd be extremely difficult--perhaps impossible--to bring back under control. As it happens, this is what starts to occur if his weakness gets triggered. All active zombies resume thinking immediately, their identities and memories mostly restored. There have been thinking Warriors of Light before Alice, but only once. Möbius killed them all pretty much immediately. So in short, any of the human zombies could start thinking again, potentially becoming entirely free-willed entities again. But the circumstances that could lead to this are few and the opportunities far between.

Elend 8 Surgebinders 9 Fabrials 7 Elantrians 10 Chayshan 4 Mistborn 13 Twinborn 10 Feruchemist 11 Awakener 11 Smedry Talents 20 Rithmatist 15

Elend 8 Surgebinders 9 Fabrials 7 Elantrians 10 Chayshan 8 Mistborn 13 Twinborn 10 Feruchemist 10 Awakener 11 Smedry Talents 20 Occulator 0 To be honest, I have no idea what this is anyway. Rithmatist 14

I'm glad that the GREAT and POWERFUL TRIXIE likes it. One obstacle to an Alice reappearance is that I'm really not sure where to go with it. It might be ultimately better to leave her story ambiguous and open-ended, what happens to her ultimately a mystery. Or perhaps, guided by her lifetime's optimism and her death and rebirth on the field of battle, she will begin to gather a human resistance that will become essential towards attacking and waging war against Portland's Epics, quickening the pace of Oregon's destruction. Or she could simply try to regroup with her husband, brother, and possibly dog, fleeing Oregon just so they can try to live a normal life away from the Epics. Perhaps her odd train of thought could lead to new courses of action none of us have thought of yet. As I said, there are a lot of possibilities on her part.

Hope this is all right--since Alice the zombie appears to have been forgotten in all the alliance-forming excitement, I took the liberty of describing her frame of mind through the night. I have absolutely no idea what's going to happen to her. A lot of interesting possibilities have been opened up for her, largely because of Nathan. She probably won't ever appear in this RP again... but it's always nice to leave a few doors open, I think.

Alice the zombie waited in the car. The night grew darker and the street grew quieter. Alice didn't notice. She sat in the back of the car, waiting for a voice to tell her what to do. She sat in the back of the car, unblinking, unthinking. "Good thinking Alice! Do more of that, all right?" These words mattered, somehow. They were something to hang onto. Her body suffered from exhaustion, and her head was so foggy thinking felt like wading through molasses. But the man in the front seat's words rang through her mind, louder and more powerful even than the professor's. So she gave thinking a try. Thinking was like following orders, only they came from one's self. It was so strange... and yet so familiar. She'd died. She knew that much. She'd died in the jaws of the family dog, dying alongside her husband and her brother. She'd moved towards a light. The light was a man. A man with glasses and a professor's coat, with a pompous voice and orders to kill her neighbors. Now that she was thinking, like the man in the front seat had encouraged, she was beginning to think there was something not quite right with those orders. "Good thinking Alice! Do more of that, all right?" "All right," she mumbled in a monotone. She fumbled with the door to the car, stepping out into the chill and dim street. She started walking. She wasn't sure where. Just walking. She had a lot to think about.

Elend 8 Surgebinders 9 Voidbinders 3 Fabrials 7 Elantrians 10 Chayshan 8 Mistborn 10 Misting 7 Twinborn 10 Feruchemist 10 Awakener 11 Smedry Talents 16 Occulator 6 Rithmatist 15 Epics 20 Purelaker Fish 20

Elend 8 Surgebinders 11 Voidbinders 3 Purelaker Fish 20 (No one hurts our little fishies now.) Fabrials 7 Elantrians 10 Chayshan 8 Mistborn 10 Misting 7 Twinborn 10 Feruchemist 10 Awakener 10 Smedry Talents 15 Occulator 8 Rithmatist 15 Epics 20

Elend 8 Surgebinders 11 Voidbinders 4 Purelaker Fish 18 Fabrials 9 Elantrians 10 Chayshan 10 Mistborn 10 Misting 10 Twinborn 10 Feruchemist 10 Ferring 0 Awakener 10 Smedry Talents 14 Occulator 8 Rithmatist 14 Epics 20

Also, if nopony minds me delving into the cinematic side of things... Aaargh I can't wait I can't wait! When will everyone quit staying up past their bedtimes so we can start?

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Elend 8 Surgebinders 11 Voidbinders 8 Purelaker Fish 14 Fabrials 9 Elantrians 10 Chayshan 10 Bloodsealing 7 Mistborn 10 Misting 10 Twinborn 10 Feruchemist 10 Ferring 5 Hemalurgist 7 Awakener 10 Smedry Talents 12 Occulator 8 Rithmatist 11 Epic 19

Elend 8 Surgebinders 11 Voidbinders 8 Purelaker Fish 14 Fabrials 11 Elantrians 10 Chayshan 10 Forging 2 Bloodsealing 7 Mistborn 10 Misting 10 Twinborn 10 Feruchemist 10 Ferring 6 Hemalurgist 7 Awakener 9 Smedry Talents 12 Occulator 8 Rithmatist 11 Epic 17

Now I want to rewrite "Art of the Dress" into "Art of the Pet." And for your pterodactyl, I'm thinking Tapejara imperator. A pterosaur about the size of a large dog, with a huge headcrest that was probably brightly colored in real life. And it probably only ate fish and small invertebrates naturally. I imagine that the species would have had a rather festive appearance--the perfect Funtimes pterodactyl! Your wish is my command. But be careful what you wish for. To be perfectly honest, it's rather unlikely that a low-key Oregon museum would have so many distinct genera in its collection. But are we gonna let boring old reality dictate its tyranny over us? No storming way.

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I was thinking of a Carnotaurus for Nighthound. Large, predatory theropod, with both size and grace. Probably quite a bit of speed too. And the horns would work beautifully with Nighthound's corruption theme. Calamity help me, I sound like a necromancer version of Rarity.

There's still plenty time for all that. And I expect to get a lot more mileage out of that vulture, pterodactyl or no. On another note entirely. Are there any other dinosaur nuts here besides me? I plan on bringing in some of my personal favorite species, but I'll take requests.

Elend 8 Surgebinders 11 Voidbinders 9 Purelaker Fish 12 Fabrials 11 Elantrians 10 Dakhor Monks 0 (Can't think of anything clever to say here, so here's a smiley face because yay the Dakhor are dead. ) Chayshan 10 Forging 6 Bloodsealing 9 Mistborn 10 Misting 10 Twinborn 10 Feruchemist 10 Ferring 10 Hemalurgist 8 Awakener 9 Smedry Talents 11 Occulator 8 Rithmatist 11 Epic 15