Lords of Creation IC (Bridgar)

[Bridgar]

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All new gods start with 20 AP.

Gods:

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{table=head]Player|God|Domain|Alignment Domain|Portfolio|DR|
Nysisobli|Selist|Gluttony|Evil|Hunger|4|
Pseudolich|Anaxhar|Knowledge|Indifferent/Balance?|Libraries|6|
Turalisj|Richard|Undeath|Chaos/Evil?|Undead Spellcasters|?|
Togo|Elisha|Illusion|Chaos?|Mirrors, Vanity, Intrigue|4|
Half Tangible|Souka|Nature|Chaos|Exiles, Rangers|3|
Locnil|Misho|Magic|Good/Law?|good spellcasters, sages, scholars|6|
Malfunctioned|Kagar|Glory|Good|Heroes, Righteous warfare|6|
Frozen Messiah|Pelagios|Weather|Chaos|Storms|6|
Beelzebub1111|Ed'tois|Trade|Evil|Scams, Material Gain, Unscrupulous Business|1|
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Pantheons:

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{table=head]Name|Founder|Members|
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[Bridgar]

There is nothingness. There is only the void. It sat there, wallowing in nothingness and loneliness, until, one day, millenia later, a being encountered the void.

This being was. The being IS. The ultimate master of law and creation, the being saw the void, and was unhappy. So, seeking to fill its happiness, the being took the physical nature of the void, and destroyed it, leaving the voids metaphysical self behind. It used this physical being to create a plane of existence, something to leave.

But the void seethed. It remained still, in spirit, and it was angry. It wished nothing less than to take back its physical body, taking away the creation of the being. The being, seeing this, and knowing that the being could not stay forever, decided to create guardians of the world.

Gods. These beings, small and powerless, grew and grew, and finally the being left, confident that its progeny would create, and be able to defend the world against the void.

Finally, the first gods emerged.

[Malfunctioned]

The red-skinned, golden armoured giant is the first to open his eyes to the void. He stretched, his immense muscles rippling as he did so.

"Brothers and Sisters! It is time to awake. We have work to do!"

He crashed a gauntleted hand onto his armour, the sound resounding throughout the void.

[Togo]

From the darkness the lady Ahsile appears. Her high aquaine features thrown into relief by a shadow whose source can not be seen. She gazes onto the world, and sees little that pleases her. She reaches down an arm, a long thin white arm, and the shadow reaches with her. Into the earth she creates a long shallow depression. The sea floods in. For a moment the raging waters calm, and she sees something wonderful, reflected there in the still water. She gives a brief smile, small and terrible, and something of her visage twists the earth below, forming islands.

Thus was the circle sea created. Then came the lands around the circle sea.

Ahslie skips around the Circle Sea, dancing from wavetop to wavetop, for she is the goddess of beauty, and joy, and the world is a new thing. Being what she is, she can not help but take joy in the beauty of all things. Being what she is, she can not but try to make them better.

Turning to the east of the Circle Sea, she brought down her hairbrush, and dug deep into the land, brushing from the high shining mountains down to the sea, the gouges leaving sparkling streams, rushing rivers, and tranquil lakes in it's wake. All things fine and beautiful were spared, from the glittering crystal of the mountains, over the rich seams of silver buried in the ground, to the rich and fertile land itself, were left in the wake. All things foul and evil, the strange half-creatures from the dawn of time, the land scored and scorched by the flames of creation, all these were swept away, into the sea, to sink to the bottom.

And she then she creates the First Ones. To the race of the Eloi, she gives her joy, her health and her beauty, and the freshly brushed land that she had prepared for them, which they called Astoria. They she loves the best.

To the race of the Ken-Zai she gives the truth, and responsbility for the world. Because she thinks they might find it useful in running the place. Although the world is a glorious place, all the effort needed to run the place seems a little boring, and besides, hard work made her eyes crinkle. So she gives them great swathes of the world, in which to dwell, and build their cosmic machines, and they said they'd do what they could.

And she so she watched them. She watched the Eloi flourish and grow, and she was glad. And she watched the Ken-Zhai spread, and construct their great works and strange understandings, and she thought them a little too focused, and perhaps not as much fun as she'd hoped. But they got the job the done.

And having given the Ken-zhai the task of understanding creation, and the Eloi the task of making it joyful and beautiful, she got bored again.

So she created the Primarchs, awesome in their majesty, as guides and governors for the world. They were too big, and rather more perfect than they needed to be, and the black wings were probably a mistake, but she was getting into the swing of things. And they were tasked with watching the other races, because it was dull to keep an eye on them all the time.

And she was tired from creating so much perfection. And she looked down at what had had to be removed, to create such purity. What had had to be carded out to leave her creations so fine. And she looked at the mass of creeping, changing, mutating foulness, the living residue of all that the Eloi were not, and she saw a very dreary day ahead. So she tasked the Primarchs to keep them away from civilised lands. Some were kept by the Primarchs as pets and tools, and the rest were driven away to the outskirts of civilised lands. where they lurked, and remembered.

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Week 1's Actions

Create land - the area of the Circle sea. This consists of the Circle Sea, probably best described as a long inlet from ocean to the south, the lands to the east, west, north, a penisula to the south east, and various islands.

Nourish land - Make the area to the East, Astoria, particularly bountiful

Create new race - The Eloi. Blessed with extraordinary beauty, culture sophistication and a long life, and an insight into the joy of the world in all its forms. They are presently settling the lands to the east of the Circle Sea, called Astoria.

Create new race - The Khen-Zai. Blessed with remarkable intelligence, these creatures have been given 'truth', that is the ability to comprehend how the new creation is actually put together, and tasked with keeping the universe going, which they are proceeding to do by building strange cities filled with arcane magic and machinery.

Create new race - The Primarchs. An attempt by the goddess to create 'perfection', or at least a race worthy of ruling the races she had created in her stead, these giants have eeriely perfect features, a superb physique and potent magical skills.

Create new race - Obyriths. These creatures are the leftovers from creating the Eloi. Made up of everything foul and formless, made up everything in primal creation that was purged from her chosen race, these creatures have been cast out as failed beginnings and by products.

[Frozen Messiah]

Pelagios

While the capricious Ahsile capers about on top of the waves underneath The Swimmer of the Deep meanders the ocean depths. His form is that of a massive shark. Pelagios new the sea needed to be populated. His large tail slapped the mud at the bottom of the sea casing odd clumps to rise that were infused with his divine spark and thus were brough to life. Some of these were small and fast, others large and lumbering whereas others swam some crawled. Among these a few took on the aspect of their creator and were looked upon favorably,these Children of Pelagios would dominate the sea and judge all those that reside on or beneath the waves.

Pelagios saw the need to create land before to all the sea was taken by the other gods. He swam along the bottom of the ocean allowing the jagged rocks to cut him slightly. His divine blood floated up to the surface of the ocean and when there dried into long island chains. These islands will be his peoples foothold above the waves. Thus the Sharkblood islands were created a small ways away from the first land that was formed.

Pelagios saw that his closest children, the sharks, were full of nobility but with the creation of land on which the oceans maybe threatened without fear of reprisal these beings were unfit to venture there to protect their creators realm. Thus Pelagios took some these creatures and remade them so as they may venture forth on to the land. Pelagark were created and given the Sharkblood islands as their own.

The Pelagark soon broke into two seperate groups: Shoal Wardens and the Wrathtide. The Shoal Wardens are smaller and have less distinctive shark-like features but are far more adept on land and gifted with a greater capability to learn. The Shoal Wardens are more likely to try to speak to those of the land to find compromise that keeps their ocean safe. The Wrathtide Plegark are largeer than their kin and spend far more time in the ocean in their underwater cities near the coast of the Sharkblood Islands. These Plegark are far more militaristic and distrust to being outright hostile to those above the waves.

He then left his people to scour the primordial seas. It is said that he swam great distances until he came upon a massive storm that had brewed up. The storm had some magical quality in it's inherent being and Pelagios swam up to it attempting to see if it would needed to be stopped. The storm electrified the god and all of the energy was cahannled into the Swimmer of the Deep. This new found power changed the Sinker of Ships from the shark of old into that of a man. With the new found power he was able to create his realm, The Court of the Shark, where he rested his weary body and learned to control his power.

As he sat in his throne thinking of what to do next to his watery realm. His court began to fill with sea creatures of all sorts, they were given sentience so that Pelagios may speak with them on matters. The sea was calm for Pelagios was content with what had been made.

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Create land: 2
Create Populus(Sea Animals, Pelagark): 4
Create Organization(Shoal Warden, Wrathtide): 4
Gain Portfolio(Sea): 2
Gain Domain(Ocean): 2
Create Plane(Court of Sharks): 3
Evolved: 3
Total: 20

[HalfTangible]

Souka walked upon the land of the world, and his eyes were cold and weary beneath the shadows his cloak cast upon his face. He looked deep into the water as well, and was dismayed to see the utter lack of nature and plant life. For without nature, there can be no hunters, no druids, no exiles. So he moved to the center of the land, and placed his hands upon the ground. Where his hands touched, jungles and forests began to spread, until all the of the main land mass had jungles and forests, beginning a mile inland.

He smiled as he gazed from above on the massive forest, but his mouth twitched into a frown as he realized that such a massive amount of land would surely attract later civilization, as would the trees. And without trees, there was nothing for him. Nothing.

He wandered through his new domain, looking upon the animals, until he happened upon a rather peculiar pair of sights:

The first was a tree as white as bone, laying on it's side where it had fallen. The roots of a massive tree had uprooted the poor ash white sapling before it had time to grow strong.

The second was a small orange fox, taking refuge within the roots of the great tree. As he gazed between the two, he smiled and placed his hands upon the fox's head and the tree's trunk.

His eyes turned to the fox. "You shall be the people of my lands, and you shall beget many like you. You shall be the rangers whom i bless beyond all, and the keeper of the lost. You shall be the preserver of the hunt." He said. The fox's bones cracked and it's body reformed until it could stand on two legs. It groaned, and looked around, new understanding in it's eyes.

Souka did not, however, remove his hand. He then turned to the ashen tree, on it's side.

"You shall be the guardian of my lands, and you shall beget many like you as well. You will be the druids i bless beyond all, and protector of the wandering. You shall be the preserver of these forests."

The tree buckled, cracked and groaned, as a tree would, into a vaguely hominid form. As it took shape, a brown skinned hand shot out from the wood, as if it were a new branch. A wine-skinned woman stepped from the tree, clad in a leaf toga. The two new children of the nature god looked up to him, and were suprised by what they saw.

Souka was, like most of nature, dangerous, beautiful and hidden. He wore a long, dark green cloak with various patterns and animals printed on it. The cloak hid almost all of his form, save for his face, which was bathed in darkness save for his chin and mouth.

"Go, my children. Others like you have formed. Safeguard this land, my First Huntress and my Ashen Dryad*."

The newly named 'Huntress' and 'Ashen Dryad' both gazed in awe, then bowed their heads and turned away. The foxgirl huntress bound into the trees, looking both for prey and for hunters. The Dryad turned back to it's tree, and strode through the woods as well.

He had given the huntress and others of her kind great skill in the hunt - from trapping to tracking to outright killing. The Dryads were given powers over nature itself, to direct the growth of the jungles and forests. The two races would keep it all in balance, for a time.

Souka returned to the sky to meditate on his actions.

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*The race is called 'Dryad' but when one does something important, they are given specific names based on what precisely they did. This one was born from an ash-white tree, hence The Ashen Dryad.

Actions

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2 - Create Forested and Jungled area in the center of the massive continent

2 - Create Dryads

1 - Grant Dryads inborn power over nature, particularly trees and other plants.

2 - Create the hunters/huntresses, basically fox people.

1 - Give the hunters great skill in... well, the hunt

2+2 - Teach the Dryads and the Hunters their respective duties in guarding and preserving nature.

[Togo]

He crashed a gauntleted hand onto his armour, the sound resounding throughout the void.

A touseled headed goddes raised her head from a sandy shore, and pulled a face.

"Did someone say... work?"

She shook her shining hair, scattering wildflowers all around, that took root, and started to grow.

"I guess you can't choose family... But really brother, some of us were..." she pauses, remembering the fawning attention of the Primarchs and giggles "were... busy last night".

[nysisobli]

The sky began to rain blood and acid, as a portal opened up to another plane, out of the plane came a hideous abomination.

create plane

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Sentient, Acid elemental, shape(orb of tendrils), ever expanding

Another plane?
More food, gems, and power?
This will be fun!

[Malfunctioned]

"Of course dear sister! For play is but the shadow of work and shadow cannot exist without its light."

He let his eyes roam across the Material Plane.
"Though I must say, what you have made is indeed good! Perhaps I may make my own marks."


A rush of clashing metal announced the arrival of the god of glory into the Material Plane. He found himself surrounded by immense mountains, the peaks of which reached the clouds themselves.

"Now this shall do."

He clasped his hands together and from them sprung a humanoid figure, a deep red in colour. As Kagar focused the figure grow more muscular and his features more defined. Large teeth grew from his mouth and thick black hair sprouted from his body. A set of thick leather garments coalesced around him.

The figure was placed on the ground whereupon it divided into two, one of each of the genders. Each figure then split into many more of themselves, each one slightly different. Once Kagar released his hands they were alive. They were thinking.
They were the Kag.


"You shall be my warriors, noble and proud. You are strong and mighty but you will not fight for blood, only for a righteous cause. You are the Kag, you are my people. I am Kagar.

BY MY MIGHT I AM YOUR GOD!


The figures stood in awe as a deep scarlet glow issued from the figure in front of them and then set about constructing settlements for themselves in the mountains that made their homes. Soon they would be building villages and towns in the mountain walls. Kagar was with them through every step. He was their leader, their idol.

He was their god.

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Actions: Create Race: Kagar, basically good-natured noble Orcs (2 Points)
Create Concept: Nobility (Classes: Fighter, Paladin, 3 Points)

15 Points left.

[Frozen Messiah]

Pelagios saw that the world was becoming far more populated and thought it best that he would stake his laim to the other gods. In particular the new god Souka. Pelagios concentrated hard on the land The Lord of the Wilds had created for his people. Pelagios appeared on his shore."I, Pelagios, Swimmer of the Deep, and Lord of Storms seeks conference with The King of the Forgotten. We both are gods of nature and as such we should see to aid one another." Pelagios shouted to the sky as his form rose out of the water.

[HalfTangible]

Souka did not answer for a time. In fact, it was nearly an hour before the Lord of the Lost emerged from the trees near the shore and looked at the new god, his eyes obscured by the shadow of his cloak. "Yeah, yeah. What do you want, Seagod?" He snapped impatiently, crossing his arms.

[Frozen Messiah]

Souka did not answer for a time. In fact, it was nearly an hour before the Lord of the Lost emerged from the trees near the shore and looked at the new god, his eyes obscured by the shadow of his cloak. "Yeah, yeah. What do you want, Seagod?" He snapped impatiently, crossing his arms.

Pealgios sat at the shore and waited, he understood that this was Souka's way of bartering. Making him wait was a test and the Sinker of Ships does not back away from such challenges. He had grown in power and thus also held that small leverage point on his side also.

"I wish to speak to you about growing your vegtable realm into the sea. Your plant life may grow underneath the waves and thus your sphere of control grows." Pelagios said in response to the Guide of the Lost, "this would aid my realm also, it shall burst with life. I as the Lord of Storms also dictate where it rains and where it doesn't, it would make sense that we aid each other to allow for both of our people and creations to flourish rather than work apart and let them perish due to inaction." with that Pelagios steps onto the land and his form becomes smaller but still holds the powerful build that it did when he stayed on the water.

[HalfTangible]

Souka's expression did not visibly change, but the air seemed to grow heavier. "I care for exiles from civilizations. As of yet there are no civilizations under the sea. Only mauraders and nomads. You want sealife, you make it." He turned back to the trees and strode partway inside, but before he vanished he turned and added, "And nature is too strong for either of us to withhold from each other, Sea King. It improvises, adapts, overcomes, as all life, and ourselves." His mouth split into a grin. "But unlike you and me, it breaks the rules placed upon it. Beyond all we can accomplish." He turned away and vanished into the trees.

There was a brief moment's silence before his voice echoed from the trees one last time. "Oh, and for future attempts at manipulation: Calling everything i've made so far a 'vegetable garden' was probably not the most diplomatic thing you've ever said."

[Bridgar]

Week 2 has begun!

OOC: Good work. Add the corresponding amount of AP and I'll start plotweaving soon.

[Beelzebub1111]

Ed'tois

aaaaaaAAAAAGH! A being appears on the surface of creation, dressed from head to toe in finery. Who knew that that would hurt so much? Well...let's see what we have to work with... He transport himself around the surface of the world, surveying all he sees in an instant. Ugh...Looks like I have work to do. Now let's look for some materials.

Then, He sees them. The perfect start. Discarded, Rejected, Perfect for his pursuits and his pleasures. He approaches the Obyriths, Those cast of from Elisha. You poor, pitiful creatures...Cast off because you didn't fit into someone's subjective standard of perfection. Let me help... He reaches out and touches one, filling it with a golden light enveloping it. It spreads through each one and grows to a blinding flash. Most have changed from their grotesque forms into something lesser, humanoid. As a whole, they are not strong, but not weak; neither graceful nor clumsy; neither intelligent nor imbecilic; neither beautiful nor horrific. What they do have, is Ed'tois's wit and charm. You, children of Elisha, are reborn...Infused with my essence, you are...Human. His deminor suddenly changes to a blindingly positive tone. Now let's find you a home

It doesn't take long as Ed'tois already scouted out a place in the mountains previously. Near the base of the mountain, not too far from the forest and not too far from the settlement of the Kagar. Before I take my leave of you, I have a lesson. In this world, work has value. That value must be attributed to something. He pulls a small golden disk of metal out of thin air this is the representation of that value. This shall be traded for goods and services. Made from materials in this very mountain. He tosses the coin to the most able among his people This one should help you out. Trade with other people of this world, teach them what I taught you, and learn from them as well. One last thing: For every ten coins you earn, Set one aside for me. I'll be back soon enough.

Now...I am EXHAUSTED, but I'll be watching, and remember what I've taught.

With that he vanishes from his people and appears above them in the mountains to watch them flourish and grow.

God Actions:

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2 - Create Populace: Humans, Essentially the same as D&D humans but instead of a feat get +2 wisdom, and +4 racial bonus on charisma based checks when Money or Trade is involved

1 - Teach Populace: Teach the Humans how to Mine for precious metals

1 - Teach Populace: Teach Humans How to Mint Coins

1 - Teach Populace: Teach Humans the basics of trade

3 - Create Concept: Economics (Classes: Commoner and Expert)

3 - Create Artifact: The First Coin - a gold double tailed coin, the owner gains a +10 competence bonus on charisma based checks when dealing with money. It vibrates gently when approaching natural deposits of precious metals such as gold, electrum, silver, copper, and platinum.

[Pseudolich]

"All these changes and no one is bothering to record them? You learn and then forget? Then I suppose it falls to me...
First, a place to hold the knowledge of this world..."

A mountain of incredible size begins to rise from what would otherwise be a vast plain, already carved on the inside and populated by the silver dwarves, the chosen stewards of the world's knowledge.

"And now to bestow upon these servants of stone my gifts of knowledge, as well as a task..."

The powers of wizardry, both divine and arcane, as well as psionics and even the hidden powers of language was thus bestowed upon the dwarves of silver. Coupled with these gifts was the desire to know and record everything related to the material plane.

"Finally, these favored servants of mine must have a place to go in death, for I will not see them sent to the void.

And so in the space between reality and the void a new plane came into being, and the god Anaxhar merged with it, the divine spirit flowing through the fabrics.

Actions:

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Mold land, to create The Library of The World (not an artifact, just a super-structure) (one point)
Create Populace (silver dwarves)(two points)
Create Concept (Knowledge) (creating the wizard, archivist, psion, and truenamer classes) (six points)
Raise Divine Rank (Moving to DR 7) (Three points)
Teach Populace (Knowledge) (One point)
Create Plane (The Infinite Library) (Three points)
Evolve Physically (Merging with the plane) (Three points)
Nourish populace (Allow the silver dwarves to survive in the sealed off mountain for two weeks without directly exerting effort.) (One point)
Raise Divine Rank (Moving to DR 8) (Three points)

That uses up all twenty-three points in one turn. Here's to hoping that the investment pays off.

The Infinite Library

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Gravity: Subjective directional gravity
Timeless
Infinite
Sentient
No default elemental dominance, though this can change according to the plane's wish
Strongly knowledge aligned (knowledge is opposed to all alignments)
Enhanced magic: All spells, powers, spell-like-abilities, psi-like-abilities, and Su abilities used by creatures possessing the knowledge alignment are able to apply three meta-affects of the creature's choice to their ability at no cost.

Silver Dwarves

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-4 Str, -4 Dex, -2 Con, +2 Int, +2 Wis, +2 Cha
Knowledge: Silver Dwarves gain a +3 racial bonus to all knowledge checks
Automatic languages: Dwarven and Common
Bonus languages: All, excluding secret languages such as druidic
LA: -1: Silver dwarves are knowledgeable in nearly all subjects, and this affords them great skill in most any endeavor.

[Togo]

Ahsile saw the new creation, and she was glad. There were now marvels to see, and a few of them weren't even hers! She had a plan, for all the creatures of the earth.

So walked the earth. She danced from wavetop to wave top across the Circle Sea, leaving bubbling foam in her wake. She looked into the depths and saw strange wonders. And she sank into the sea, plastering her thin clothing about her frame and wondering at the halo of her hair in the water. And there, at the edge of the realm, she called to the shallows, and to the deeps about what she planned, and hoped they heard.

She went east, to Astoria, the blessed land, and walked amongst the Eloi. There amongst the groves, the streams, and the thin pointed peaks, there amongst the beautiful people, she listened to their earnest discussions about the future, and what beauty they would create, by their hands, by their actions, and by their very lives. And she spoke to them of what she planned, and they promised they would try to live up to her plan.

She skipped North, to the great forest, and lept from leaf to twig, to branch. The great forest was wonderful and strange, but she saw the beauty in it. And she called to depths of the forest, and spoke of her plan, hoping the dryads at least, would hear her.

And her delight grew, and she dashed through the air to the west, to the lands of the Ken-Zhai. And there she saw great works that they had made, the cosmic engines, the great acadamies, and the strange eye-twisting works they had wrought. And she saw a people that was taking the universe, bit by bit and chunck by chunck, and rendering it down into bits and peices that they could understand, and then building it anew. She wasn't sure she liked what she saw, because although magnificent, it wasn't very pretty, and in places seemed deliberately lacking in grace. Still, she was excited, and thought the plan would be good for them, so she called to them and they gathered, and she told them of the plan. And they considered and debated long into the night, and then told her they'd be busy. And she did not pay attention to their protests, and told them to come anyway. And then moved on.

And she whirled south, long over land and water, to the lost island to the south, where the Primarchs dwelt in spended majesty and idle glory. And she told them of her plan. And they told her that of course they would come, but why travel so far when they could host the plan here, in their splended home? And she told it was too far for the more primitive creatures to travel, they didn't have to be in charge all the time, and she'd already picked out a spot, and besides, they had wings. And in her elation she passed on, enthusiam granting her wings of sheer spirit to speed her on her way.

And she flew north, to the high mountains of the Kag, and there she was met by creatures who were polite and courteous, and these too she told of her plan.

And then she flew to the silver mountain, to meet with the bookeepers she had heard dwelled therein. And to these spake of her great plan.

And then, in an excess of enthusiasm she might have thought better of, she invited these new humans. She told the wanderers of her plan. Then she told them again. Then she drew them a diagram. Then she told them that there would be free food, and went on her way.

And then rose high, high enough to be see as a burning star for miles around, high enough that all the world could see her, and she drew on and shaped the formless clouds, that all the world could see where the plan would come togeather.

There, at the top of the circle sea, where the Great Northern Forest crept down to a quiet bay, near the lands of the eloi, and Ken-Zhai, and the silver dwarves, and the Kag, and not actually very close to the Primarchs but you can't please everyone, she prepared the place.

The place where the Great Meeting would take place, each year. The place where the races would gather in joy and greeting, and have a really fun time.

She concentrated, forming food, and wealth, grand meeting places, restlessful bowers, and quiet places. This was going to be the best party EVER!.

She floated in the upper air, glorying at wonderful feeling of joy sweeping over her. She liked it. She liked spreading joy and happiness. She should make people happy more often.

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Free action - invite all races of the earth to big gathering

Divine action - nourish populace, providing party food for any races that come.

Divine action - Gain Portfolio Element - Vitality

[Beelzebub1111]

Ed'Tois

What in the name of Kagar's left bicep is this? Ed'tois wonders aloud, before he sends a message to all his followers. sending a tiny voice vibrating through each of their coins: Children of Ahsile, Exercise caution at this "Gathering." But don't be afraid to use this opportunity, make it work for you. There's no such thing as a free meal, but you can make it cost them something. Make a fair of this festival. Trade, Sell, and Buy(but haggle) while you're there. Basically, don't do anything that I wouldn't. Stay Sharp!

Ed'Tois smiles, With any luck, this'll work out in my favor...but it couldn't hurt to put in a little insurance. He assumes one of his alter-egos, that of a nondescript human commoner, and attends The Great Meeting in his guise.

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[Togo]

The time approaches. The place is set.

Ahsile looks around. The cove is perfect, a broad inlet brushed with sandy beaches on one side, leading through the dunes to gently sloping land, up to the hills dotted with fruit trees. The land is sheltered, lush and above all beautiful.

The first few guests had already started to arrive. A group of Eloi, elegant, gentle and nervous, were talking to a ragged band of nomadic.... creature of some kind. Humans, she thought they were called, an interesting race, if a little crudely made. The Ken-Zhai were on their way, travelling overland accompanied by more of their strange devices. The Primarchs would be late, and a hint of irritation crossed her brow. But it soon smoothed. More would come, and then... she could hardly wait.

[Bridgar]

Week 3 Begins!

OOC: Things are going to get interesting if you'd just go to the party, please...

[Togo]

The evening drew on. Strangers had been arriving in ones and in twos, in large hoards and small bands. The curious, the worshipful, the ones who had merely wandered past. A faint stirring of leaves from the nearby forest suggested someone was watching. A bubbling in the sandy cove suggested something lurked, just under the waves. A Khen-Zai was talking ernestly with a Primarch, her black feathered wings rising and falling with the breeze of a summer's night.

"...increased efficieny, we should see some real results. So of course, with etheric energy proving too insubstantial for the purpose, I've been experimenting with more vigourous sources of fuel."
The Primarch frowned. "Yes, but can you really get that much from souls?"
The Khen-zai nodded. "It all works out in theory, and it's entirely in harmony with the basic principles of the creation of the cosmos. You merely insert your created entity, and use the energy freed from its deconstruction to power the device."
"Sentient creatures work best, of course." The Primarch said, with a gentle sarcasm.
"Absolutely. Which is why I was wondering... if there's anyone who you'd be willing to lose? Maybe someone you don't much like?"
"The Lady would not approve." The Primarch said, with bitter smile.
"The Lady is not likely to notice. I mean, there are a lot of creatures around, and she's hardly likely to count them. But it would have to be someone who... wouldn't be missed. Much."
"You could use some of the other races. There are a lot of these humans around, and noone seems to know where they came from."
"That's the problem. There are other gods around, and they're not all so... unobservant. Still, maybe noone would miss a few of those..."
"Hush. It looks like something's starting."

[HalfTangible]

The envoys sent from Souka's two races didn't even need a full hand to be counter. One hunter with a large longbow and one Dryad with a gown of cherry blossoms. Souka himself was there as well, but he kept back in the trees. Watching his subordinates move through the party did not require his own participation.

The dryad and hunter engaged in conversation with a few humans, and the dryad was particularly drawing eyes. A few times the dryad gave a small yip as someone touched her. The fact the hunter didn't respond all that badly seemed to indicate it was a good idea to continue. A few men flirted, a few outright groped her, and at one point someone fell on their knees and openly declared love for the creature.

Souka chuckled. The irony here was that the Dryad could've slaughtered every single 'suitor' if she had wanted.

The hunter was reserved, never speaking unless asked a question, and even then the answer was kept ambiguous. For example, every time he was asked where he was from he would say 'A forest', every time he was asked who he was he would say 'A hunter' and every time he was asked who had created him, he would say 'A god.' The dryad's conversation, on the other hand was pleasureable and plentiful, so the other guests tended to speak with her, if they approached the two at all.

[Beelzebub1111]

As Ed'Tois walked around the party in his guise, eavesdropping on his investments. He was pleased. It seemed that the message of economics and ascribing an objective system of wealth and value to goods was going along smoothly. He had wished that the men would use more tact around the Dryad, but to repremand them now would break his disguise.

He was particularly proud of one man, Ostler Gundigoot the Fifth. Lord Mayor of the primary human settlement, and the latest in line to carry The First Coin. He talked better and quicker than anyone else, never losing his cool. This must be what pride feels like, he thought. Then, finding a secluded place, out of sight, he vanishes, back to the mountainside to check on the human's settlement

He was VERY impressed. In just a few short decades, it went from a small frontier settlement, to a small city. They have found place for agriculture, hunting, architecture and engineering, tanning. Probably thanks to their short life-spans generations move along quickly. Then he saw his temples, and smiled. All the coins from the tribute filling buildings to bursting. He knew that it was time for his return. He walked slowly to the center of town, drawing the eyes of his people. Their great-great-grandparents have passed down stories of Ed'Tois, a blond human with a smile that could convince a fish to come up for air, for generations and now he was here, returning to them. He raised his hands, not saying a word as the earth shaped, and reformed into Stone, metal and wood. It fashioned itself into a magnificent mansion, the tributed coins flowing out from all the temples and inside the new home. He turns and faces his people.

Followers! I, Ed'Tois, have returned to live among you, and watch over you! In this Free City of NEW HOMMLET!

And there was much rejoicing

He turns and enters his newly created palace, and realizes a plan. It courses through him like electricity, but it would take time and practice...and the ability to be in multiple places at once. He reaches in and takes a part of himself out for the time being, it grows into a copy of himself...perfect. He'll need an ally, too. He and his copy go to an office-style room pefect for conducting business deals and sits down at the mahogany desk. He writes a letter on silver leaf paper with golden ink:

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Mighty Kagar,
I am need of your assistance and wish to strike a deal with you. Please come and see me as soon as possible, as this is urgent. I'll be in my office waiting for you.

With Love,
Ed'Tois

He rolls the parchment up and it bursts into glitter, reappearing in front of the mighty form of Kagar himself.

And with THAT he stands up, putting his avatar in the chair in his place. His main body shifts away to make a GRAND entrance to The Meeting.

Greetings one and all he says with a flair, and the humans at the party look at him in awe and applaud, hoping others would follow suit Yes, thank you. But I'm here for business, not pleasure...Okay that was a lie, pleasure has a little to do with it. He smiles his trademark smile. He approaches Ostler Ostler my good man, I bring good news. I have returned to live among the people of your city. You'll still be Mayor and all, I'll just be keeping a more direct eye on things. Gotta keep things safe!

Ostler, for once in his life, is speechless. His god is speaking directly to him...in the flesh.

I'm proud of you. and with that Ed'Tois turns away to the other races, giving them smiles and handshakes, keeping things personal and off the cuff.

Ed'Tois spies the Dryad and Hunter and introduces himself. Nice to meet some other races for a change. He laughs and talks, trying to get the hunter to engage a bit more, but not pressing anything, talking with the dryad, not to be a suitor but to keep his worshipers away from her and to teach them how to properly interact with a potential client.

Ed'Tois keeps carousing around the party, making contacts, keeping names tallied, and working his way around to Ahsile You certainly know how to throw a get together...He pauses for effect So what do you think of how your creations turned out?


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1pt Mold Land - Create Mansion
3pt Create Avatar - Looks exactly like Ed'Tois

[Bridgar]

The party was going nicely and all the races were getting along and rejoicing. Some were accustomed to gods walking alongside them on the earth and others were a bit unsettled by it. For the most part, mortals separated themselves from the divinely gifted. The party went on and after awhile, early tensions relaxed. Things were going fine and all races gathered around the table to begin the feast when things first went awry. Ahsile ordered her servants to bring out the food and all were amazed by the sheer quantity in addition to the quality of the food. There were mounds of the favorite foods of each individual race on large silver and golden platters.

To the dismay of the people, Ahsile insisted on giving a speech before eating. As she spoke about the joining of races in happiness every year, the sun fell low over the water behind her. All the mortals focused on the beautiful, glistening Ahsile while, unbeknown to them, the fabric of the universe changed around them. The sky above them slowly disappeared. The sky didn't turn black, it simply disappeared. Were one to tear his eyes from the beautiful Ahsile, he would gaze through the gap between planes. All were too distracted to notice the constant creep of the rift, though. By the time anyone realized the change, the sun had long set and the torches set around the tables became the main source of lighting. The feast was well underway and the moon was rising into the sky. The first to notice the rift was a servant of Ahsile who noticed the moon was disappearing as it rose into the sky. Given the choice of disrupting the feast when nothing could be done or avoiding hysteria, Ahsile chose the latter. She told her servant that it was just a cloud and that there was nothing to worry about. The party went on late into the night, the rift reaching and passing the horizon. It pushed it's boundaries deep into the forest and up the coast towards land.

Very late in the night, the mortals were all drunk or asleep, happily dreaming. All that were still conscious of that around them, were the present gods and the bustling servants. The rift pushed in past the line of torches around the gathering, now noticed by all. The gods knew that something must be done, but could not move. Flicking their eyes around, they found that nothing moved but the void. Torch after torch disappeared as the gods watched the world around them dissolve. When they frantically attempted to contact each other telepathically, all that was heard was emptiness. After consuming the servants and sleeping guests, frozen where they stand or lay, the void swallowed the earth beneath the gods. Then and only then, could they move again. All gods in attendance find themselves now "standing" in an ocean of nothingness. You have been completely cut off from the world you know and love. As if that weren't enough, you hear ringing in your heads
"This is mine. I am here to take it back. Consider yourself forewarned. All you know will soon come to an end. There's no longer anyone here to protect you from my power. You rely on me to exist and I am relinquishing myself of your grotesqueness."

[Beelzebub1111]

Oh, this crap again. Can't you eldritch abominations think of everything original? "ooh! I'm gonna end everything" The illusory warning is a nice touch, but I'm not very impressed Ed'Tois sighs in exasperation. he turns to his fellow gods Can you believe this guy? Shoot...

[Togo]

Ahsile shook her head, sparkles shining in her hair.

No.

She giggled, a harsh sharp sound, oddly flat against the soul-numbing void. But there was joy it in, humour and life. She spoke again.

No.

Then she did something strange. She danced. A slow undulating dance, keeping her feet perfectly still. She flexed her beautiful body in rippling waves, and, for a brief instant, maybe some of the deities were inspired to think of something else, other than their doom.

No.

She was sweating now, her hair stringy from exertion. And she spoke in low inviting tones, with only the bearest tremble in her voice.

We're still here. You're want to scare us, and yes, I'm scared. You want to warn us, and yes, we're warned. You want us to know your power, and yes, now we know. But I for one have not forgotten why we were created, why we are here. You've already made a mistake. Do you want to know what it is?

She reaches out her hand to a fellow deity.

Should I tell him his mistake?

[Beelzebub1111]

What mistake would that be? That he told us? That's true, a smart evil abomination from beyond time would just destroy the world and get it over with.

[HalfTangible]

Souka shrugged. "I dunno. If i got stuck in the gap between universes for longer than gods can exist, i'd want to have some fun with the group too."

[Togo]

Exactly

She continues to sway.

It's threatening us, talking to us, it's disgusted with us. Does that sound like a Void to you?

An expression of innocent guile sweeps across her face.

We've already corrupted it. The more it exerts itself against us, the more it becomes like us. It's already been changed from what it was.

An idea strikes her, the inspiration lighting her face. She turns, and addresses the inky nothingness, looking up from beneath lowered lashes.

Hey Voidy. You want to come to a party?

She bites her lip, and grins in invitation.

Who knows, we might even have some fun?

[Bridgar]

"How would you know what the void is like, you insolent fool?!! How could you begin to attempt to fathom my motives and reasonings?!!" As the void seethes with anger, your thoughts become scattered and painful. You cannot devote enough attention to coherent thought, as your mind is being bombarded by every different kind of pain at random intervals and intensities. All you can do is wait for the pain to stop. As you are outside the bounds of time, you know not whether a second or a century passed, but the pain was unbearable. When the void's anger calms, your mind begins to restore itself from this shattered state.
"I have been to your 'party' and found it to my disliking. When you return to the party, plan out your defenses, for otherwise you will die slowly and painfully. Goodbye."

You feel yourself thrust out of existence momentarily and then pressed against the boundaries of reality until you slowly seep back through the barrier. You are back at the party and no time has passed. The void is gone and the moon is high in the starry sky. A few mortals around you appear unharmed, but lifeless. They lay limp where they stood moments ago. Upon examination, their bodies are hollow shells. The souls have been taken into the void where their existence has ceased. Nothing can bring these poor mortals back into life, not even gods. Panic soon ensues as the living discover the fate of the dead. The people beg for answers on how to respond to such deaths. They ask for special burial ceremonies in respect of the dead. Such events are unheard of to your people and standard ceremonies of death seem unfit for the soulless.