Silus - Shard of Flame

BAHAHA! The Way of Kings as a children's book! I love it!

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killer mushroom eaters.

I am presenting an idea and my thought processes behind it. I made it clear myself that he has the final say whether it goes in or not, because I do respect his authority here. If, after I've presented my idea, he thinks it won't work, then I'll drop it. It'll be placed into my rather sizable library of ideas. I just had a cool idea for the RP and thought it might be appreciated. There's no other motive behind this. I'm not arguing here. The mind control isn't an all or nothing thing. They can influence the persons thinking, talk to them in their head, and convey their intentions that way. How else can they make deals with the host? An idea for how they operate would be that they pick a semi-permanent host for themselves, someone they get along with and have similar goals to, to be their sort of representative. RPing one of them would essentially boil down to a sort of split personality character, except that the other personality is a completely separate entity. Alright, we can change the backstory. Say they're a normally occurring race like the others that are being included. In fact, this would open up more options for character diversity, a greater range of character goals.

Isn't Harmony what they're calling Sazed in Alloy of Law? I doubt Brandon would reuse something like that when it comes to Shards.

Might I mention that I'm really liking this method of replying, makes things much easier to convey. It also means not having to deal with as many quote tags when you want to break up a post.

I can't really judge the whole series by one book, which is what WoK is. So I went with TFE, since it represents the whole series, which has given me enough brain crack to last me a lifetime.

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Answers in red. Of course, it's your call what happens to it, it's your RP, I just think this a cool idea.

I'll let you guys interact for a bit. The gem on the cross is lapis-lazuli, if you want to reference that. I'll post when I feel the moment is right.

This idea is taking a few different forms in my head so I'm willing to be flexible about it. How about a sentient, mind hopping virus either as a species or as an entity? As an entity I was thinking of it centering around a single kingdom, looking for the EC from there, manifesting its will by influencing the politics in its favor. Someone who carries the virus is generally unaffected aside from the fact that the virus is receiving their sensory input, and an increased capability with Ley energy. It can take control of people, but generally doesn't unless it feels the situation calls for it. It's looking for the EC, not for the power, but because it comes from there. It doesn't remember where it is due to being defeated and confined by a powerful sorcerer centuries ago. As an entity, its influence would be spread out over a massive area, only limited by who is and isn't infected. As a species it would be greatly reduced in power, limited to infecting only one person at a time and each one has a different effect on its host. They can choose whether or not to dominate their host, simply observe and hitch along for the ride or make some sort of deal with them. This race would also be looking for the EC because they come from there and can't remember where it is, but their methods are different. What do you think?

cofused Captain Picard That's right, Picard.

I used to watch Code Lyoko, though never consistently. I suppose that should go on my Things To Watch list, too.

That first picture of her on fire always makes me laugh, cuz I'm psychotic like that. It's not that she's on fire, just that when you look at the post that's the first thing you see after the title and you just have to wonder how the heck that has to do with dogs and moving. Also, I'm stunned she made that in Paint.

I'd like to announce that I just wrote a scene of someone faking being sick to get into airplane bathroom so he can shift his multiple forms into one plane of existence and avoid being crushed by flying straight into a skyscraper. Now I just need the rest of the plot to form so I can actually WRITE this.

The group's respective activities lasted most of the afternoon. The sun was just setting as Jay'El made his way to the docks where Eerongal and Ambrosius were putting the finishing touches on the load of their new craft. If any of them had questions for the others, they went unasked as they boarded the medium sized vessel and set out down the eastward river. The sun continued to sink as they made their way across and slightly downriver. The orange-red light casting a strange hue to everything around. The hills of the West Plain to the left and the edges of the Crook on the other. Just before vanishing over the horizon, the light threw a prominent shape into relief at the top of a hill that stood up from the rolling turf of the Plain. A stone cross at least ten feet high and half that in width jutted out of the earth with a straight, unadorned, angularity that seemed too precise to be natural. A large gemstone gleamed with a color that had been washed out by the sunset from the center of the cross. A figure stood straight and tall next to it, looking out over the Plain.

I will send you that PM eventually, Cuaiir, but I do need to get things rolling. Sorry for the delay, guys! EDIT: Post is up. Comatose, I'm intending for the figure mentioned at the end of the post to be River. If you want to write up a post explaining how you got there, that would be great. I'd say he was contacted in a similar manner to the others, minus the gang abduction, but you go ahead and write it how you want.

I really like the idea of Cultivation being the source there, with her flitting back and forth.

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tyrannosaurus bunny hybrid

Being within sight (for the most part) of my rereading goal, my list of things to read after that is starting to get pretty long, and seems to be growing on an almost daily basis. So for my reading goal, I've got four series left plus Brandon's books. What I'm Reading Now: Mr. Monster by Dan Wells The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, like I need to tell you who that's by and Eragon by Christopher Paolini For a little while I was reading the first book is four different series, which was kinda cool. And if I rush I can be reading the second book in each at the same time.

enraging the terrible

But the conspiracy

I used to watch ZP, but I stopped because I was pretty sick of the swearing. But I've gotten into pretty much everything else on the Escapist. I love Extra Credits.