Kobold King

Hurt'n'Heal has ruined this game.

Elend 8 Surgebinders 11 Voidbinders 9 Purelaker Fish 11 Fabrials 11 Elantrians 10 Dakhor Monks 4 Chayshan 10 Forging 8 Bloodsealing 9 Mistborn 10 Misting 10 Twinborn 10 Feruchemist 10 Ferring 10 Hemalurgist 8 Awakener 9 Smedry Talents 11 Occulator 8 Rithmatist 11 Epic 13

Lightwards has shuffled off to bed now. I didn't have much to say, so it's not much. I am pleased with the line "Dreams of domination and dinosaurs" though. Cheesy alliteration for the win.

Funtimes and Traveler said weird things and teleported away. Nighthound sneered at everyone and left the house. Lightwards was beginning to get a good feel for their group dynamic. So for the second time that night, it was time for him to settle down to sleep. This time his stomach rumbled a little more than usual, so he opened up a can of spam and sat on the bed for a little while. "Things could be worse," he explained to the vulture, letting it nibble on a slice of spam. "I have an alliance. A loose one, but it will hold for however long it needs to." At another time, he might have felt the need to gloat or smile into the mirror. But not now. Now he existed in a state of exhaustion and satisfaction. For the first time since he left the university, things were finally going his way. He settled down in his bed, the Warrior vulture perched on the headboard above him. Keeping watch over the night. Good bird, Lightwards thought sleepily, It'll almost be sad to replace him with a pterodactyl tomorrow... With a weary smile, he fell into a deep sleep, filled to the brims with dreams. Dreams of domination and dinosaurs.

Elend 8 Surgebinders 10 Voidbinders 10 Purelaker Fish 11 Fabrials 10 Elantrians 10 Dakhor Monks 10 Chaychan 10 Forging 8 Bloodsealing 10 Mistborn 10 Misting 10 Twinborn 10 Ferruchemist 10 Ferring 10 Hemalurgist 8 Awakener 9 Smedry Talents 10 Occulator 10 Rithmatist 10 Epic 12

Surgebinders 10 Voidbinders 10 Purelaker Fish 10 Fabrials 10 Elantrians 10 Dakhor Monks 10 Chaychan 10 Forging 10 Bloodsealing 10 Mistborn 10 Misting 10 Twinborn 10 Ferruchemist 10 Ferring 10 Hemalurgist 10 Awakener 8 Smedry Talents 10 Occulator 10 Rithmatist 10 Epic 11

Welcome, Voidus! I can't wait for Purple Phoenix to join the Warriors of Light the faction of his choosing.

Seems good to me--I can't think of anything else besides Parshendi forms, and I don't even think they would fit. Also, Forgery and Bloodsealing are related, but are very different in nature. Forgery is a method of Investiture that involves the re-writing of an object or entity's past by way of arcane symbols. Bloodsealing is similar only in the sense that it makes use of arcane symbols to access Sel's unique Investiture. Instead of re-writing an object's past, a Bloodsealer uses symbols to channel life into deceased skeletons. My understanding of the matter is that Forgery, Bloodsealing, AonDor, and the Dakhor magic are all closely related forms of Investiture that center around shape and geography. Where shape ends and geography begins is a matter of debate--the native geography of a Forger or Elantrian determines the shape of the symbols they must use.

I would also read that. In fact I've been thinking of doing the same for Lightwards--a mini-project, perhaps? I don't think it's ever too late, but of course TwiLyght is ultimately in charge of that sort of thing. Your character idea is pretty interesting. How would it work, though, with your human unable to doing anything epic?

And of course, Lightwards still has to finish his big musical number about "this day." Well I think I should bump up his age to at least 39--after all, he's supposed to have been a college professor just eight years previously.

I totally came up with this idea independently. In a PMs conversation. Conveniently hidden from everybody. Just take my word for it.

Elend 12 Gawx 3 I will fight by your side in this, "Liftinch."

I hereby present my claim to donuts as being officially aligned with the Wafflesworn.

And at the Sadry residence, I'm guessing we'll be fading to black within the next couple of posts?

Lightwards caught the stuffed bunny and restored it to life in an instant. He set the rabbit on the ground. It merely sat staring vacantly up at him. The bunny, of course, was not what he found most interesting at the moment. He continued watching as Nighthound draped himself over Traveler, very obviously enjoying the latter's discomfort. Lightwards simply leaned into a wall and watched the whole thing unfold. He liked to think of himself as a perceptive individual, though the truth of the matter was that he rarely picked up subtle clues about other people even when they were staring him in the face. What he usually picked up was a vague sense of uneasiness, an amorphous cloud of doubt that everything was as it seemed. Maybe it was intuition, maybe it was paranoia. The old university president thought it was paranoia. Fat old buffoon. Lightwards hadn't even bothered raising him-- He winced as Doctor Funtimes leaned into Nighthound and screamed into his ear. "THEYRE STILL HEALING? BET ITD HURT IF WE ALL STARTED SHOUTING ABOUT LOUD NOISES, HUH?" Lightwards laughed as the feral Epic let out a pained yelp. He immediately fell back into thoughtfulness. While previously he'd been come to peace with sleeping in a house full of other Epics, Nighthound's presence changed all of that. There was no way in Calamity that he'd willingly sleep in the same house as that lunatic. And after seeing the Epic couple's make-out session in the middle of the street, he'd changed his mind at the idea of sleeping across the hall from them. If they engaged in any... shenanigans, then he wanted them located very far away while they engaged in them. So instead, he nudged the bunny into the hallway, with whispered instructions that somehow reached its delicate ears. "It's been a good evening, gentlemen. And lady," he said smoothly, nodding towards Doctor Funtimes. "I think it's time we all retire for the night. Personally, I can't see that it's any of my business where everyone takes their rest. I say we split up and use the houses all around us. I'm sure the residents won't mind. At least not for long or too loudly." He gave the room a wide smile, trying to show his teeth as much as possible. He'd once taught his students that lower primates showed teeth as a way of showing dominance. Although it felt like taking a step backwards, there was no denying that he'd seen it used to great effect. The bunny came back from the bedroom across the hall with a museum pamphlet clenched firmly in its little jaws. Lightwards politely took it and handed it to Nighthound. "This pamphlet contains directions to the Portland Museum of Natural History. Traveler has already studied its location on a map, and I of course know its address by heart. You're the only one of us to be oblivious to its whereabouts. So..." Lightwards gathered his vulture and turned around towards the hall. "I propose that we go our separate ways for the night, and convene at the museum tomorrow morning." He gave another lower-primate, teeth-showing smile. "Then we make our little foray into Oregon history."

Nope. Sorry.

Sounds reasonable.

This exchange should probably be in spoiler tags.

Er... I don't think we have a specific museum in mind. I think TwiLyght said it would just be a generic, fictional museum located in the downtown area.

Some choose to watch My Little Pony. Others have it thrust upon 'em.

Warbreaker:

Elend 14 King Mr. T 19 Gawx 15

When I joined 17th Shard, I never expected to get engaged in role-playing debates about whether or not a feral Epic is naked in a particular scene.

Well it worked. I mean,