Gods of a New Star [IC]

[ArlEammon]

The clouds formed and spoke to Illopet... "Greetings wanderer. I was curious why you showed yourself in your full godly form and just watched my people die. I needed to revive them with my powers. If you wanted to attack me then be warned, I am not to be trifled with."

[Emperor Demonking]

Illopet

"I did not go in full godly form and the reason I did not help was because I didn't wish to help without getting your permision. I did offer to help after all." Said Illopet looking at the clouds with a smirk on his face.

[ArlEammon]

Illopet

"I did not go in full godly form and the reason I did not help was because I didn't wish to help without getting your permision. I did offer to help after all." Said Illopet looking at the clouds with a smirk on his face.

"Well, if you really feel like smirking at the death of innocent lives, then you are truly no god."

[Emperor Demonking]

Illopet

"Death is the ultimate goal. After death it leads to the great journey. After the great journey it leads to paradise. What's not to smirk about when alls said and done." Said Illopet.

[Lord_Asmodeus]

Gargax

Ocogoiks followed the Dwarf as he walked home. Ocogoiks, while more powerful by a small part than the average Changed, was no great master of the dead yet. As it stood he still fettered to the edges of realities, daring to look upon the world of mortals but unable to directly interact with it. Ocogoiks wished to take form in the mortal world, as all his kin did for their varied reasons.

And so he waited as the dwarf trudged back to his home. When he arrived he set down the urn and the book and went to sleep, having had a long day. Ocogoiks possessed the urn, using his power to etch onto its surface runes like those used by the Ensirex, and stories detailing the Changed, without revealing their evil tendencies. Finally, he whispered into the dreams of Svearin the dwarf, telling him of the wonder and the mystery of the Changed, while keeping it a secret from his conscious thought.

Slowly Ocogoiks planted a will to read the book, and draw from it arcane and mystical powers. When Svearin awoke, he saw the urn covered in runes and stories, Ocogoiks had convinced his mind that he had merely not noticed these things beneath the layer of dust. A skilled Craftsmen as many of his people were, Svearin was intrigued by the work on the urn, and as a child of the rune-god, the runes both disturbed him, and peaked his interest. Finally, after studying the urn for over an hour, he turned to the book.

Thanks to Ocogoiks meddling, he was slowly drawn, page by page, to the spells of Summoning. Though Svearin was no mage... there was always room to learn. And so Ocogoiks slowly, subtly seeded his mind with knowledge of spellcraft, keeping such knowledge on the edges of his mind until he slept, when he would truly begin to learn the Arcane. If Ocogoiks had a mortal form, he would surely have grinned a savage grin.

[Ipphli]

Cyrus

Cyrus looks at Sardinus curiously. "To keep bugs away? I am sure my people already have such runes. But tell me, why would they need such runes in the first place?"

At Illopet's request, Cyrus sends an avatar to him. The avatar smiles and nods to the other ogre god. "Greetings brother! I did not realize there was another ogre amongst the pantheon. It is good to meet you indeed!"

[Emperor Demonking]

Illopet

Cyrus

"I didn't know you were an ogre either. Since your an ogre like myself why don't we do an exchange. Some of my people can go to your land and teach them to better travel and some of your people can teach my people to better craft?" Said Illopet.
"My original reason to ask you here was this. Can you build me a great, large place where my dead can rest?"

[Ipphli]

Cyrus

Cyrus nods his head. "Yes of course. I would be happy to teach your people to craft. And learning better means of travel is always useful. As to a place for the dead, would youlike it to be on this world? Or do you have a world of your own you wish for me to build it in?"

[Emperor Demonking]

Illopet

Cyrus

"I wish for it be on this world." Said Illopet. "I mean a tomb like thing, not an afterlife. Just in case their was any confusion on that point."
"I am glad we agreed on the first point."

[Ipphli]

Cyrus

Cyrus nods. "But of course brother. Just tell me where you would like it, and how big. Any other details you would like to make sure are included?" He looks Illopet over for a moment before continuing. "Brother, if you don't mind my asking, what exactly have you become a god of? I myself am a god of crafting and rune magic."

[ArlEammon]

Cyrus

Cyrus looks at Sardinus curiously. "To keep bugs away? I am sure my people already have such runes. But tell me, why would they need such runes in the first place?"

At Illopet's request, Cyrus sends an avatar to him. The avatar smiles and nods to the other ogre god. "Greetings brother! I did not realize there was another ogre amongst the pantheon. It is good to meet you indeed!"

"To stop the spread of disease.." Saradinus said. "I"m a master of healing and life energy. I know when something is capable of disrupting life."

[Kaiser Omnik]

Cyrus' ogres, the dark elves and the myrmici each made a fascinating discovery undergound: a strange object engraved with runes from which emanated an overwhelming magical aura.

Erothayce and Alrinach were pleased to learn that their followers returned from the ancient ruins with a similar object.

Calix, messenger of the Beast, appeared before each of the gods concerned.

"I see you have finally found the artifacts left by your predecessors. It's about time... Right now, they are of no use to you. But if you imbue those relics with some of your divine essence, you will be able to shape them into whatever you want."

The gods felt like something was wrong. They turned their attention to the relics. All the creatures that had came close to the artifacts during the transport or touched them laid dead.

Calix grinned.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you...none of your followers can gaze upon those ancestral relics and live. You will have to send guardians or immortals to retrieve them in the future. Best of luck!"

The pseudodragon then disappeared.

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OOC: Everyone gets 3 new Major Creation Acts.
You still have to use an Act to transform the ancient relic you possess into one of your artifacts. To all who didn't get one artifact: don't worry, it won't be long 'til you do.

[Emperor Demonking]

Illopet

Cyrus

"It should be something special and it should be as large as possible, that is all I ask." Said Illopet. "I am the god of travel, specialising in the travel of souls to the afterlife."

[Kaiser Omnik]

Mavil discovered that some of his followers had turned to a different religion. They took some of the phoenixes with them and built a stronghold on the border of Mavil's realm. They seeked to become one with their mounts. They also began to mold stone monoliths in the rough shape of a bird.

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Something lurked in the shadow of the great volcanoes of the Ashenborn. A being like none of them had seen before. It wished to remain hidden from the lowly mortals inhabiting the waste, but it was well aware of Mavil's existence and the fact that he could sense it's presence.

So it waited...

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OOC: The "thing" is somewhere in 9,3, but it is outside your godly domain.

[Fan]

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Okay, ummm. I never recived an artifact, so I'm safe right? I only have my nexus.

The high templar examine themsleves their transformation complete, and they saw the power they wielded as the accidently shoot a bolt of pure psionic energies at a boulder vaporizing it instantly, and were held in awe by the what the rock had done to them. thus they went back to the city of Auir, and demonstrated their new power, and many scholars were interested in the how thi had happened, and began investigating the being the dubbed a "Twilight Archon" as they experimented they discovered that it was not the roc they had caused this transformation, but instead it was the melding of their psionic beings the rock had merely served as a catalyst to their flame. Now you can understand why this would peak the interest with the scholars because soon they began experimenting in other areas with volunteer templar, and began the developemental stages for a method of harnessing the ambient energies that constantly surrounded these beings even outside their aura.

Baldier
Baldier witnessed the fusion of these two high preists of his, and was slightly confused was this a side effect of the interaction with his origanl Dark nexus? Was this prehaps one of its more hidden abilities? time would tell, but ofr now he believe'd he should assit these scholars in their quest for power, and he gave to all hios people a great boost in natural psionic power, and intellegence so they could better understand these new creations these "Twilight Archons" as they had dubb'd them, and perhaps even adavance their technology farther.
As, he did that he felt the new infulx of worhsippers, and saw that they to prospere as well, yet there was those among his followers always striving for progress, and always striding forward, and Balider felt that he to as a god should always be striving to improve everything through study, and apllication of knwoldge. thus he took the will of these followers, and felt a new infulx of power rush into him as their prayers reached him.

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Major act to boost intellegence, and psionics AGAIN.
Major act to Gain the technology domain.

[Smiley_]

Ikassi

After Ikassi had told Lupin of her plans, she felt the disturbance. She immediately went to the spot where her followers lay dead. She turned her attention to the object that had caused this and sensed it's aura. As she picked it up, she felt its power pulse in it's hands. Like the Starmetal, it was another unexpected gift, and one that played right into her hands. She stashed the relic away in the heart of the desert until she could discern more from it.

In the meantime, Myrmici Settlers had spread throughout the whole desert where no one else wanted to live.

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I would like to claim spaces 9,5 and 8,4 if they are available

[Emperor Demonking]

Illopet

Illopet wondered about what else he could create the new power rushing through him. Illopet sent a message to the two death gods. It was. "Would you please contact me."

[Kaiser Omnik]

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Those squares are available. Your people can settle there, Smiley.

[Fan]

the Protoss felt this new infulx of knwoldge, and willpower, and thus set about fortifying their city the enitre tiem work going faster than it should have, and the matierals always seeming to be of better quality then they were before.

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OOC: Where would i be on the tech tree?
Ic: Minor godly act to beef defenses

[Bleedingblade]

Mavil

Now furious at his followers now confouning interests with his gift, Mavil contacts the house of Rexgen with his avatar. He sent both his avatar and the current Rexgen head towards the current rebelers to show how serious he was. Rexgen stood forawrd. What is the meaning of this! I demand an explanation.

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Meanwhile Mavil himself approached a volcanoe with a sinister air to it. He Looked down a felt a sudden lack of power inside his own domain. He started to approach the area in curiosity without any fear.

[Lord_Asmodeus]

Gargax

Svearin learned quickly through his dreams the Art, though no master magiker, he was more than sufficient to learn the spells... and bring Ocogoiks into the realm of mortals. And so Ocogoiks compelled Svearin, his first acolyte, to commence the spell that would summon him to the world.

Svearin took up the tome, and in the comfort of his home, prepared the spell. There were many ways to bring the Changed into the world, and the one detailed in the Lorebook belonging to Svearin required an item depicting the Changed. Convenient that Svearin had obtained an urn, covered in glyphs and pictures of the Changed. The many runes and spells on the urn weren't randomly chosen, they served a purpose.

And so Svearin created a circle as depicted in the book, and placed the urn in the center, and began chanting the prayers that would bring Ocogoiks form into fruition. As he chanted the urn began to glow, and crack with fiery lines as though a volcano were inside of it. Finally, as Svearin recounted the final words of the spell, the urn cracked in half, fell, and shattered. In its place rose a form like Svearin had never seen.

It's head was shaped like that of a humanoid, though it bore no features, no eyes no mouth no hair, it was perfectly smooth. His body was covered in the runes that glowed faintly of a bluish white light. His skin flowed like quicksilver, but seemed instead made of liquid platinum. He had a single eye in the center of his chest, turned sideways, the iris was like a compass and was a swirling blue, the pupil was a swirling miasma that seemed equal parts liquid platinum, and the normal black of an iris. His form was elegant and beautiful, and he did not seem to have a mouth anywhere on his person. He had large glorious wings on his back, like those of an eagle, but these wings were upside-down, they were brilliant and golden, and glowed with a radiant energy.

Though he had no mouth Ocogoiks spoke to the dwarf. Greetings Svearin, I am Ocogoiks, the Silver Prince. I have come to guide you on the path to become on of my Chosen, and stand beside in me in glorious immortality. Svearin stood there for a moment, dumbstruck, before nodding slowly. He bended his knee to the shining figure before him, this creature so obviously worthy of his devotion and he spoke slowly but with surety. Yes your holiness, I am but your humble servant.

And so thought Okogoiks the silver-tongued It begins

[Ipphli]

Cyrus

And so Cyrus went to the home of Illopet and constructed a massive crypt, as much below ground as above for him. Pleased with his work, he headed for home. On the way, he felt the sudden surge of power, and then at the same moment the death of some of his followers. Curious, he went to them. Finding them dead around a strange object, he magicked the item away to his sanctuary.

Looking around the area to try and determine where the item came from, he notices an anomaly near his home. Curious, he heads towards it to investigate.

Meanwhile, the ogres were expanding further into the mountains around them, as were the dwarves. Food was plentiful, as were the raw materials necessary to continue their various crafts.

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Investigating the Cyst
People expand to 3,4 and 2,3

[Fan]

Baldier observed the rapid advancement of his peoples, and more importantly the resoruces they absorbed in doing such.... that was most worrying they were eating up the resoruces in their area, and baldier wouldn't let his people be held back merely by the lack of choicyeness in their choosen area, thus he sent an avatar down to his peoples, and it guide them to new landsw with sufficent matierals for creating a new town which he gave them the name of Faradun' with his blessing. while it was, but a small farming community currently Balider was taking his time to guide the area, bolstering the speed of production in all his major states including the new city. He hoped this production increase, and the expansion into new territory.
((Expand one sqaure to the east of Shakuras, and a bunch of minor acts to improve farming conditions, and increase resoruce production.))

[Kaiser Omnik]

A vision appeared to Gargax. A person was standing...no, floating next to him. The archlich didn't see him coming nor hear him. There was a ghostly look to this being, but Gargax sensed no undead in the vicinity, so he couldn't actually be one.

Then memories came flashing back. The face, the emerald skin, the crystals...it was a Krystallen from the Ancient World. And not any Krystallen, but one he had met just before his ascension to godhood. The one they called Prince Aliaster.

"Lord Gargax, it is a pleasure to see you again. I take it that you haven't completely forgot about your previous life."

[Lord_Asmodeus]

Gargax

The Old liches face brightened, if that were possible for a corpse, let alone a skeleton. He made his best approximation of a smile and spoke to the Krystallen. Never Aliaster, I am not like some of these young pups that have become as gods. Undeath brings myriad benefits, retaining my memory was but one. It is good to see someone from my old life.

[ArlEammon]

Saradinus

Forgetting Illopet for a moment.... Saradinus, continues to imbaue his people with even greater knowledge over Supernalism....(They become even greater wizards, with wands, staves, books, etcetera... than they are) Major god act. The voice of Saradinus appears in the clouds, instructing the magi in their ceremonies and incantations.

The dragons that Saradinus created centuries ago must surely contain at least several dozens of them now. Saradinus enhanced the dragons bodies with the dragon domain, and made them more powerful in magic.(Minor act)

[Kaiser Omnik]

Cyrus was suprised to find a colossal dome protecting the narrow valley of the river. The dome was made of a strange mix of black resin and bone fragments. Parties of modified humanoids patrolled the region. He also saw a trading post maintained by Cellis' Enlightened near the southern border of the dome.

[Kaiser Omnik]

To Mavil

As Mavil arrived, a great beast emerged from the volcano. It looked like a large and slighlty deformed bird of prey. It had two heads atop long, sinuous necks. Its body was made of shadowy flames.

The winged creature spoke to the god with a thunderous voice:

"You seem to think this land belongs to you. You couldn't be more wrong! I am K'Salaii and I am much more ancient than you. I have claimed the element of Fire as mine long before you were even born! Some of the Ashenborn know where the true power lies in this region and have decided to worship me. I don't care about their "bodies". Destroy them if you want. Their souls will be mine anyway. Soon, MY flames will engulf the world and all those puny mortals will bow before me!"

Meanwhile, some of the rebellious Ashenborn are overcome by anger and procede to blow up themselves and their enemies.

[Fan]

As Baldier observed his cities he noticed a odd encampment being formed with astounding speed near one of his cities..... this did not bode well... So he sent a party of 2 twilight archons, a Dark Templar, and a small enourage trained Protissan soldiers; now one may ask why he would send such a force to such a small encampment in al turth it was an honor gaurd for the highest high templar in existance Sargand.

[Ipphli]

Cyrus

Cyrus scowled. "Dvergar..." he muttered to himself. He took the form of an Ogre and appeared near one of the parties of humanoids. He greeted them warmly. "Hello there! And what is all this then?" He gestures towards the dome and the ants.

Meanwhile, Cyrus sent an avatar to the ogres and dwarves to see how they were faring. Things were still peaceful and prosperous for the two nations. The Chalice of Life that had been created by Sardinus was being used to great effect to heal the sick and injured.

Glancing about, the avatar studied the water that the ogre capital stood near. Few dared travel the oceans anymore. But if the ogres found a way, they could send their goods across the land even faster. It was then that Cyrus has a flash of memory from his previous life. A race of near monsters that had lived on the water, and on land, comfortable on both. Strong and capable, they would make a fitting addition to his people. And so the Prora were formed. Resembling giant lizards, they were humanoid in shape, with the addition of a tail and a snout full of sharp teeth. Covered in thick scales and with clawed hands and feet, the Prora were at home in the water of all kinds.

Pleased with his new creation, Cyrus built a city for them on the shores of the sea (ocean?). He sent his avatar, as well as a delegation from both the ogers and dwarves to welcome them and show them the ways of Cyrus and of rune-magic.

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Major act to creat the Prora