Evolution 6.6 - The World

[Gourtox]

Brian, Turn 4

He walks by the carcass towards the leader of the Zaali and takes his arrow out of the flesh of the beast as he walks past. "I'm sorry for any damage the beast may have caused, but I see that you are very skilled at hunting. Although I could have killed the beast myself, but it would have taken a bit longer. Anyways what are you going to do with the remains of the beast?" he says to the leader.

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I'm not sure how to respond exactly, but I did what I thought would be a good reply.

[slurpz]

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Zaali, Turn 4

The Zaalian hunters start to skin the beast as the Zaalian females take over the task of cutting the meat from the bones.

The grizzled Zaal stares back at the strange creature.

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[Emperor Demonking]

Turn 5

The moon gets greener.

A plague effects your races stopping their populations from increasing.

[Turalisj]

Tempesta

The Tempestans didn't understand. For some reason, few offspring were born. Those that were, were weak and did not survive a week. The eldest of the Tempestans did all they could, they sacrificed meat to the clouds in hopes of an answer.

Meanwhile, a group of Tempestan learned how to speak in a more coherent style. Other learned how to fashion stronger and better tools for cleaning off meat.

The Raijin began to build circles made of many stones, where meat would be kept. They built them about half the height of a full grown Tempestan, and wide enough so twenty of the tribespeople could grasp hand to hand and praise the storms for their gift. Here would offerings to the storms be brought, so that good hunting be had.

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+3 Language
+3 Iron Spikes
+2 Toughness
+2 Stoneworking

Starting 3 stone circles, each about .5m tall, 20m wide.

[Copacetic]

POI
Turn V


The Poi were saddened by the lack of babies. But the lack of spawn to feed meant more time was spent building and leass was spent fishing. The Poi's little huts grew Larger and Stronger, resisting Rain and and Wind. But something amazing had happened. A member of the Poi had collected Five large logs, and Tied them together. Imagine there surprise when it floated! Now, they could float over deep water(Where all the large fish were), spearing fish without having to chase them down! Before, if one wanted to catch a fish bigger than 2 inches, one had to brave the sharkmen and other nasties, than chase it through the water for a few hours to catch it. Now all they would to do has spear it and throw it in the basket. Clok the Cheif was pleased, and promoted the Poi who had made this wonderful thing. Klukkoclo to his second in command.

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+2 Brain
+1 Weaving
+2 Language

[Gourtox]

Brian, Turn 5

This isn't working well. It seems that getting the Zaali to worship me will be dificult. I must gain more powers be fore trying again to get them to atleast honor me. Once again he returns to the mountan.

[The Glyphstone]

Alvatsoti, Turn 5

It was noted that there were no new seedlings drifting up to join the colonies, and the Alvatsoti wondered why. Had some new creature from the ground found their seed pods destroyed them? Were they alive, but trapped on the ground without enough lift to rise into the sky to join their fellows. There was much discussion amongst the Alvatstoti towards this end, with an accompanying rise in their linguistic complexity to discuss the matter in question.

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+3 Language
+2 Brain

[Cruxador]

The feelings amongst the Zakrull were mixed. The eggs had hatched. There were young Zakrull scurrying about the tops of the Tree. But the Zakrull were having another problem. Many of them were becoming weak and slow. There were many Zakrull falling off the cliff sides during the day. The valley was awash with the smell of worry. The Zakrull tried to understand what was happening, and tried to convey their rudimentary guesses at it to each other. Perhaps the Sun did not approve of something that had happened. Perhaps the Moon did not approve of the Zakrull paying attention to the Sun. Perhaps it was the stars. Perhaps something else entirely was going on. The Zakrull were trying what they could to fix it. Some of the Zakrull climbed to the top of the Tree, or the tops of nearby mountains, and let loose great aromas begging the help of the Sun or Moon or Stars.

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+1 Brains
+1 Language
+3 Dance of the Stars

Hue now gets about 60% of the worship.

[slurpz]

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Zaali, Turn 5

The Zaali pack neared the crashing noise, and to their great surprise and delight, they saw a wall of water flying from the sky. The pack immediately fell to their knees and prostrated themselves. A few moments later, they noticed that the crashing water never moved, so they sheepishly picked themselves up and started examining what they called "Uokbhzvfswlnisru Rtlnhzkb" more closely (the name loosely translates to "Crashing Liar").

At the base of the wall of water, they found splintered wood, that had managed to stick itself in the ground. The wood had been driving into rock by the force of the water, and was strong enough to hold the weight of 2 Zaali!

((editing later))

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Population: 115

Brains +1, Toughness +1, Woodworking +2, Hive Mind +1

[Carrion_Humanoid]

((What About Our EvoPoints? 5?))

[slurpz]

((What About Our EvoPoints? 5?))

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Everyone else assumed it was 5, so I just assumed so.

[Gourtox]

Brian, Turn 5

He materalized on the island with the most Poi on it. He walked over to a group of Poi and said "Hello my name is Brian."

[Copacetic]

The Poi were shocked, and made a clicked frantically. Soon, a group of warriors arrived, most important were The Chieftain, Clok, And His Second in command, Klukkoclo, denoted by his armband of Shark-teeth. Clok, walked forward. Who you? You Like Maur? Appear? Who You?

[Gourtox]

Brian,Turn 5

"I'm Brian and yes I'm like Maur. I'm what you would call a god. And we gods can appear like that."

[Copacetic]

Poi
Turn 5


Clok signals a runner, and he dashes off to find the gifts for Maur. He returns, bearing a shark-fish necklace like Cloks and huge chunk of raw-fish meat, which smells exotic. You Like Maur. Maur said he help Po. Me Clok. Clok Help Brian. Brian Help Clok? Brian Help Poi? Clok presents the gifts to Brian.

[Gourtox]

Brian, Turn 5

He takes the necklace and puts it on. He also takes the meat and asks "Do you cook your meat?"

[Carrion_Humanoid]

Aephidian Species
Turn Fifen

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+2 Knowledge: Flora
+1 Graspers
+2 Construction

The Aephidian Hive begins to stand still. Without a birth of new Koo's(young) a section of the hive lays Idly in the sun, basking for food. They think and think and soon enough in boredom, a Word not-known in the Aephidian Tongue, they walk into brushes and forests and look at the plants, eat them and see effects if any. They look at their heat, see if some are warmer, or colder.

Some begin to bring fallen trees and those which were cut down into the tunnels, and they secure the walls. They use their tools more often now and their hands become more dexterous. They learn how do build, more so reinforce, and they make the Hive a safer place because of it.

[Johel]

Turn 5
Rogga

Time was harsh for the Roggae, as many of the southern Roggae, mainly children, had died from a mysterious disease. The Gathering had helped the plague to spread to every herds. This had forced the Roggae to seek a cure and even if their efforts were fruitless, they increased their medicinal knowledge so that more mundane diseases and infections were now better treated.

Cloth and tools became more precise and, as the sling allowed the Roggae to eat meat on a regular basis, they now used also bones for their tools. They also began to understand how to break stones to make them sharper and they did the same for the bones. However, as their focus was still primary on plants and wood, their overall skill was not impressive.

The Great River Herd walked by the banks of the Sea's Sister, Tüür, a young female, saw something on the other side. The Great River was too large and its stream too fast to even hope to cross it and for this reason, most Roggae didn't bothered to look at the other side. However, they knew that other animals were living there. But what Tüür saw was not an animal.

"-Fraug !! Look !! Dirt walk !!"
And indeed, far away, on the other bank, small things were moving. Strange creatures without fur or precise form, they were just there, moving slowly among the bushes. The Roggae had already seen a lot of creatures but none of them was made of...dirt !! Fraug was a rational thing female. She was to become the matriarch and had to think that way. But like many Roggae, she believed in spirits.

"-Dirt which walk. Not possible. It be doing of Spirits."
"-Määr ? Ark ?"
"-Maybe Ark. Not Määr. Määr be Sea Spirit. Dirt be not Sea."
"-They be other spirits ?"
"-Maybe. Maybe not."
"-Maybe Great River be limit."
"-Limit ?"

The word "limit" was mainly use for throwing, to designate the distance at which a Rogga could still throw a stone but beyond which he could not. It was also use to designate how far the children were allowed to go from the lair or how far the Supply Shift was supposed to go from the lair. To use it without telling what limit was confusing. Tüür explained.

"-Spirits be dead Roggae. Living Roggae be this side."
She showed their side of the Great River.
"-Dead Roggae be other side. Side of spirits ?"
The old female looked at the young one. She was smarter than most for her age and thought deeper than any. But she was a dreamer and that was a bad thing. However, her idea of a spirit world and living world separated by a river... Hadn't Määr come out of the Sea, which was just a very big river ? Was he living on the other side ? Stories about Ark were too twisted to be accurate but Fraug could at least recount three of them where the Trickster Egg had been acting on rivers, helping the fish and cursing the fishers. So yes, there was a link between the rivers and the spirit.
"-You be right. Dirt which walk be spirits. Earth spirits."

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+1 Brain and +1 Language The usual increase of social interaction
+1 Cloth making More and more complex parts.
+1 Curative knowledge Medical application for plants.
+1 Tool crafting Use stones and bones, can shape them roughly but not like if they had a specific category for it.

[Earl of Purple]

Masstakran
Turn 5

The masstakran were worried by the lack of eggs and hatchlings, with most of those born too weak to survive, causing their mothers to eat them. The masstakran of First Nest begin to sacrifice once a day, as do the others worshipping Strange-Masstakra's Master, and more masstarkra are worshipping him more than ever. Some masstakra are noticing that they can, if they think they are about to get hurt, toughen their skin, but only for a brief time. They also become better at digging, and are capable to move their bodies when attacking faster.

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+2 digging, +2 agility, +1 Earth Magic (Stoneskin). About half of the masstakra sacrifice to Hue, as they think the lack of hatchlings is his punishment.

[Copacetic]

Brian, Turn 5

He takes the necklace and puts it on. He also takes the meat and asks "Do you cook your meat?"

Clok seems pleased by Brian Acceptence, but also puzzled. Cook? What You Mean, Cook?

[Quixotico]

Ernvuld
Round 5

The plague rips through the Ernvuld, killing off the weak and old. The steady growth the species had enjoyed until now was halted in s standstill of death and new life. Yet, in spite of such circumstances, or perhaps directly because, the inventiveness of the creatures marches forth.

The green moon becomes quite significant during this time. Rather than blame the moon for the plague, the Ernvuld sympathize with it. It, too, looks sick. The Night Song Under the Green Moon is a center of attention. The rhythmic humming and cooing can be heard rising and falling each night.

And to this end, Ernga discover many a great thing; Most importantly, fire! Small fires of dried wood and quick tinder keep them warm and safe at night. And, watching the stars each night, a few put two and two together... literally. The first steps into math take place in the form of a base-six numeric system. With math and the song, the language flourishes, too.

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Assuming the 5 EP that everyone else has gone with...

+1 Brain
+1 Language
+1 Fire Manipulation
+1 Structure Crafting
+1 Knowledge:Math

[Gourtox]

Brian, Turn 5

"Cook is something you do to food. Anyways I'm assuming you have something I could do I propose a deal."

[Copacetic]

Poi
Turn 5


The Poi clicked and shock their gills. This Brian was offering to help them. Show us this "Cook". Show us Cook, Brian.

[Gourtox]

Brian, Turn 5

"All right then. He then makes a fire and shows them how to cook meat. "Now will you make sacrifices to me at this spot once a month?"

[Copacetic]

Poi
Turn 5


Clok Agree. The Poi were mystified with fire, and imediatly scewered and started coking their fish. As a sign of good faith, Clok took a knife and hacked off the head of a large tuna in the name of Brian, and cooked the meat.

[Emperor Demonking]

Turn 6

The plague seemed to stop but great monstorous beasts, not quite alive with the smell of rotten meat prey on you instead.

5 EP

Rogga; 2%
Everyone else: 1%

[Earl of Purple]

Masstakran
Turn 6

The masstakran are having trouble. Due to the fact they live communally but are largely solitary, they are having a bit of trouble with the Dead-Smellers. It is largely only chance that has protected their Nests thus far. The majority of masstakra now are becoming more wary, and keep their bone daggers very, very close. Those who do not are becoming an ever-decreasing minority. The masstakra are developing abilities to help them survive, able to smell danger even better to help them evade the Dead-Smellers, and able to locate prey moving better too. Their daggers are also getting longer so as to keep the masstakra out of reach but still attack.

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+2 smell, +2 tremor sense, +1 bonework (weapons). Population currently 132, no new nests founded, First Nest has the most population. Roughly twenty in each nest.

[Copacetic]

POI
Turn VI



The Poi are delighted by Brian's gift of fire, and sacrifice to him as he requested. But a question goes out to Brian as well, spoken on the voice of a thousand prayers. Brian... why are they killing Brian? Why are there Beasts who hurt and kill us? Why is there that Sickness? Why?
But the Poi also develop means to control the fire they found, and also learn how to weave finer rope, and turn into into nets. Boats are also becoming quite popular.

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+2 Weaving
+2 Boatmaking
+1 Fire Manipulation

[Cruxador]

The Zakrull stayed up on the cliffsides. Perhaps the Sun was angry. Perhaps the Moon, who they had never met, had sent these things. It didn't matter. The Zakrull stayed up in the tree as much as possible, but they needed food. They had to go search for food, and when they did, they took heavy losses. During the rest of the time, the Zakrull remained up on the tree, hiding as best as possible. They danced to the stars, seeking the power to be rid of the beasts.

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Can I get some stats on these zombies?

+3 Camouflage
+2 Dance of the Stars

[Johel]

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Yes, stats would be nice. At least agility to now if we can run away from it. And strength to know if it's safe to fight it mano-a-mano.

Rogga

The Egg Herd

Rââz Good-Eye aimed at the walking monstruosity, the stench of the beast sickening him as the wind blowed in his face. The first stone missed its target but the second one hit and, with the sound of cracking bones, the beast stopped, several ribs broken.

"-Danger !! Danger !!"
Even if the Rogga language was now for the most part fluent, the old habits died hard and the ancient warning was still in use.
It didn't took long for 4 other Roggae to appear near Rââz. Soon, a shower of stones began to fall around the monster, the occasional hits breaking bones or at least slowing him down. One powerful throw from Hugra, a "big boned" female, rolled it over. As it wasn't moving anymore, hitting it was easier. Five minutes later, when the beast's skull was nothing but pulp, the Roggae approached.

With any other predator, this bloody mess would have been avoided. But with those... why should they take the risk ? Many Roggae had already pay the price with these new predators. Creeping at night, they were quiet and restless and the smell of their rotting flesh was usually the only warning of their presence. Their ravaged body was of no use for the Roggae, except maybe the bones but was a bone worth a bite ?