Ruin's Dawn: Light Gluttony

[Faith Augustin]

Ruins Dawn

"Did this start out as a date?" Faith asked, apparently quizzically. "It's gone to the Beneath so quickly that it feels like it must have." They had never once managed an actual date where nothing had gone wrong; from pirates to teleporting madmen to the ground literally falling away beneath them, every date had spelled disaster. She smiled at him, a brief and tense smile as they made their way out of there. She felt Padraig's arms first support her and then lift her and she gave thanks to Famula for just how much this man loved her. How much he supported and understood her.

They made their way out of there, the four of them. Her, Padraig, the king and the baby.

And then, there was Stone Talon and the Moseke marked and Stone Talon spoke. Faith slowly and calmly got down, sliding out of Padraig's arms and she stood - albeit it was a difficult thing to do - and she glared at Stone Talon. "Have you learned nothing? Nothing?" She stepped forward and as she spoke to him the tiny woman poked him in the chest. "You. Will. Not." She said, in answer to his words. "No more violence! No more retribution or demands of blood. You have to start a new trial here, and now."

When the Sevrath priest offered some of her healing, Faith nodded. "I would appreciate that, thank you," she said, although she didn't mention that she'd been answering her own questions for a while now and didn't need Padraig - or anyone - to do it for her. She looked at the three of them, then. Stone Talon, the King, the blessed of Moseke.

"It starts here," she said, firmly, "And it starts with you. You have to stand against what was, please, Stone Talon, do NOT leave." She called to him as he turned. "Now is the chance to put it right, to make the change. Please. Please prove to every person out there - and in here - that there is hope for Quacia. That change can happen. Please."

And then, whether he did or not, she looked at the Priestess, at the King, at Padraig and, indeed, at Stone Talon if he was there. "We need to calm the crowd and unite them, now. They're just being freed from slavery," she said and she looked at her husband. "They need to know where they can run to and where they'll be safe. They need to know that there are people who will help them. As you were to me."

Whether it was just her and Padraig, whether it was all of them including Stone Talon, or whether it was her alone, that was what Faith would do. She could usually deal with large groups and, so, that was what she did. "We need to get people together, to unite, to work together," she insisted. To the Sevrath - and Stone Talon if he was there - she was clear. "The king needs to unite the people, with you as his council. Not the Theocratum, not the Wounded God. No more sacrifice, no more death and blood. This place needs to become what it could and should be and you need to make that happen." She looked at them and smiled slightly. "We can help. Let's get planning." She glanced at Padraig and gave a tired smile. "If there's one thing I'm good at, it's logistics and planning. We can do this," she said and would, immediately, get to work.

And the first job was to unite the people. No more souls to blame, now, but hope for the future. It had to be done.

Light Gluttony

[Padraig]

Immortals, how he hated this place. After all that had happened, and a string of events and experiences that ran the gamut from curious, from frustrating and maddening to deadly dangerous then downright stomach churning, it was the one single conclusion that he could all too easily arrive at no matter from which direction he approached it. Padraig hated this place and would be happy to see the end of it for good.

If only they could find their way out, without colliding headlong with a dragon's lair, and not the kind of dragon he wanted to sit down to tea with. And thanks to Faith, who he carried in his arms along with the infant, they were accompanied further by an apparent king brought back from the brink of death. Maybe the man had been traumatized beyond comprehension, and maybe he was in shock after having been brought back in spite of it. But was Padraig the only one that thought it a little bit strange that the man didn't seem overly distraught at the idea of having just lost his wife to an exceptionally grizzly end?

But there'd be times to wonder about that later. In the meantime, it was a long time getting back where they'd started again, and when it was needed, he'd carry Faith and the newborn child, and merely step lightly around the snarling little dragonets scampering this way and that. Then finally, they seemed to be getting somewhere, and there was Stone Talon and the priestess wringing her hands. Carefully, Padraig put Faith on her feet again.

The king, who looked very much the worse for wear, stepped between Faith and himself, and the agitated pair, though if words came to blows he really wasn't sure how much good the man's noble gesture would make in the end. Padraig was prepared to do what he must, just in case. Faith stepped in, and if there was any chance of things not coming to blows, he'd seen it himself many times before now. She knew exactly what she was doing.

But of course what she was proposing couldn't help but bring a marked frown to Padraig's face, when the only thing he really wanted at this moment was to get her out and away from it safely. But if it was logistics and planning that was needed, no one was better at that than Faith, and Padraig was loathe to think he'd have been able to keep her from it, had he bothered to try. So, it appeared they'd be helping, or at least he'd be following Faith's lead in that regard.

[Pig Boy]

Stone Talon halted in his steps, but didn't look around. He merely huffed in his distaste for all that had occurred. King Estavo Arkenstone looked shattered, all told, but it was hard to see beyond his mutilated visage to the wounded soul beneath. Yet Faith would see that he did grieve for his wife. The baby girl that Faith held in her arms, he accepted from her, if she'd allow it. It served the dual purpose of making sure the baby was carried by one who was at least marginally physically capable, and for relieving Faith of the burden.

The Sevrath Priestess healed Faith of her recent infirmities incurred from purging the graft spark. Her vision, which had been blurring, and her hearing, which had swiftly been fading in the moments afterward, returned full force with her touch. Then, after all was decided, and Padraig had affirmed to her that he would help, they all, with the Priestess and Padraig supporting Faith as they walked, made their way above the Nave. Stone Talon fell in beside them, still furrowing his ridged brow in anger at Arkenstone, as the man limped up the stairs from the Undercroft.

There, they would find a great many people above in the Cathedral. People, from the Dragoon commanders, to the Councilors of the Guilds of Quacia, to members of the Royal Court, and the Ithecal that had taken over the Plenty. They all waited to hear what had happened, what was happening, and what they would do now.

Faith spoke before them, telling them what needed to be done, what had been done, and how they all needed to rise to the challenge.

After she was done giving her speech, the ash fell away from the flesh of the Sevrath Priestess. In its place, a gown, stone-gray and chased with ivy-like stitching. There could be no mistake who it was. Moseke strode forward, to address the crowd herself. "I am the Stone Maiden, Moseke. For an arc or more, I've left my home city of Desnind to the care of my more than capable people. They have risen to the occasion as best they can, but for the past arcs, this ailing city has been my focus."

"I have tried to protect you as much as I could from the worst of the Quod Disserpum, what you know as the Creep. I have cast out that abomination to nature, and never again shall it trouble the Southern Continent." Moseke took a breath, and then turned to smile at Faith, Padraig, and then Stone Talon and King Arkenstone. "In the ashes of the Creep, will grow a verdant rain forest, so it should be, that the people of Quacia shall not fear nature, so long as we are neighbors."

Famula and Vri also appeared behind the podium, taking up place beside Faith and Padraig. Famula would make her intentions known to Padraig through their unique bond as mother and son, and she gently asked permission to use his domain over Barriers, in order to accomplish what they now needed to do, for the good of Quacia. With his permissionConfirmed with the player through PM she would join hands with Moseke and Vri, and begin the work of sealing away Deabrutoa.

"You have been deceived, people of Quacia, for centuries by a being older than the Immortals. In his slumber, he has reached out to enslave, to prompt you to human sacrifice, and bleeding your life's blood to the stones that serve as his tomb. That tomb shall be rebuilt anew, and we will ensure that his vile influence is kept at bay for a time."

So saying, as they joined hands, the blood-laden stones beneath Quacia began to coagulate in a way, forming a cement that sealed the stones together. Vri's domain of Death, Moseke's Domain of Life, and Famula's Domain of Servitude, antithesis to Deabrutoa's own dominion of Death, Bonds, and Slavery, were utilized along with Padraig's domain of Barriers, in order to force him beyond the deeps, and keep him pinned for a time. His Dragonlings and Dragonets may be able to escape and scurry out from time to time, but Deabrutoa was effectively imprisoned beneath Quacia, unable to communicate and enforce his Dominion over Quacia for a time.

This done, Moseke stopped holding hands with her fellow Immortals, and the earth shook one last time beneath Quacia, then fell dormant.

"It is done. Deabrutoa, the Wounded God, has been sealed away." She turned to Faith, Padraig, and King Arkenstone, "I do not know how long the seal will hold him back. A cycle? An arc? Dozens of Arcs? In any event, you need to prepare the people, and raise your daughter to be an example of transformation for Quacia..."

King Arkenstone was beside himself, between the revelation of Moseke, and her healing, her show of power against the Wounded God they'd pledged themselves to for generations beyond counting...

He held up his child for the crowd to see, and named her. "I name this child Hope, for the hope these mighty beings and mortals have given to Quacia. Today begins a new era, the Era of the Covenant of Stone."

Perhaps it was too much to ask that the Quacian people cease to stand on ceremony, yet Arkenstone's intentions seemed well enough.

In the end, Faith and Padraig would be helped in anyway they needed, in order to facilitate the changes to the law and power structure that Quacia would need not only to survive in the short-term, but thrive in the coming days. It would take a lot of diplomatic wrangling, and was far from done even as Faith and Padraig were granted leave to take a few refugees with them, whoever wished to accompany them home.

They sailed to Rharne with a few souls, and richer in the gifts given by the Guilds of Quacia, as well as those of the Immortals who'd entrusted them with the task of its salvation.

[Pig Boy]

Padraig

Player Name: Padraig

Points awarded: 50 xp
Magic xp: none

Knowledge:

Appraisal: Noting that certain technological wonders were held to be of importance to the masons of Quacia.
Appraisal: Recognizing the optimism of artistic types who created Bas reliefs.
Caregiving x 1
Caregiving: Staying close to your wife's side, as she charges ahead.
Combat: Ranged: Correcting for a missed shot.
Combat: Ranged: Taking a shot at a moving target.
Combat: Ranged: Using a mark ability to enhance one's aim.
Detection: Following the sound of heartbeats.
Detection: Hearing the ambient sounds over the tumult of battle.
Detection: Hearing the smacking and sucking sounds as one roots around in living flesh.
Detection: Keeping stock of a large crowd gathering near a structure.
Detection: Maintaining situational awareness, as you guard your wife while she's working her healing magic.
Detection: Noticing that you're suddenly not where you were.
Detection: Noticing the falling necklace of your wife.
Detection: Noting that one of your companions has vanished into thin air.
Detection: Noting that something didn't work the exact way as intended.
Detection: Noting that the oasis has been placed.
Detection: The feel of an earthquake beneath one's feet.
Detection: The growl of a dragon is unmistakable.
Discipline: Letting a playful comment about aging slide.
Discipline: Maintaining a healthy skepticism about someone offering their help.
Discipline: Maintaining your discipline and complying with the plan, as ever.
Discipline: Obeying a sensible command, and sticking to the plan for peace.
Discipline: Remaining steadfast in your determination to stick to plan and remain by your wife's side.
Discipline: Resisting the urge to chase a man who's called your wife a harlot.
Discipline: Sharing the sense of dread of your bonded partner.
Discipline: Taking comfort in the further assurances of an Immortal Patron.
Discipline: Trying to ignore the disgusting task that your wife has undertaken.
Discipline: Turning away from a scene of disgust in order to not be totally revolted.
Endurance: Being strong enough for the both of you.
Engineering: Manipulating mechanisms using scientific principles.
Engineering: Recognizing amazing architecture in one's surroundings.
Intimidation: Pointing out the leader of one's church has abandoned his faithful in order to save his own skin.
Intimidation: Refusing to comply as an act of defiance.
Leadership: Taking the lead as you navigate galleries beneath stonework.
Leadership: Telling your partner to cease her task, and attend.
Linguistics: Vahanic: Spoken ubiquitously throughout the Quacian Kingdom.
Linguistics: Common: Quacians have an aversion to using the common tongue.
Linguistics: Using Xyphos to translate for the members of your group.
Mathematics: 1 + 1 = Together
Navigation: Finding the way out is simpler once you know the way in.
Navigation: Finding your way in an unfamiliar locale.
Politics: A swayed populace may participate in wholesale carnage primarily because they were victims to it themselves.
Politics: Better for the people of Idalos to be and let be.
Politics: The Theocratum: A cult that worships a being known as the Wounded God.
Politics: Turning one party against another.
Politics: Quacia is dominated by a Theocratic Cult.
Politics: The Wounded God is a real piece of work.
Psychology: Recognizing a dragon with a HUGE superiority complex.
Psychology: Recognizing nerves in a large ithecal.
Psychology: Recognizing when words aren't having the intended impact.
Psychology: Searching for dissention in the ranks, in order to exploit it.
Psychology: Sensing that the mood in a scene is turning in your favor.
Psychology: The Herald is as mad as a box of frogs.
Psychology: recognizing that a priest isn't entirely all there in the head.
Psychology x 1
Science: No scientific formulae can solve for evil.
Science: Fine tuning a telescopic instrument.
Science: Solving a physics puzzle.
Socialization: Distinguishing the friendly from the hostile.
Socialization: Expressing relief that your friend is alive and well.
Socialization: Greeting an old friend, and adjusting to the situation as best one can.
Socialization: Greeting newcomers to the situation.
Strength: Bearing the weight of your wife as you carry her out of the galleries you find yourself in.
Strength x 1
Tactics: Maintaining battlefield awareness.
Tactics: Assessing risk and danger.
Tactics: Considering Varlum as a defensive structure against any attackers.
Tactics: Deciding that peaceful entry is more prudent than going in swords blazing.
Tactics: Leaving the possibility of violence on the table, in case things devolve.
Tactics: Recognizing one's strengths and weaknesses.
Tactics: Recognizing that now would be a good time to get out of dodge.
Tactics: Standing your ground, and placing yourself in a position to intercept.
Tactics: Taking up a defensive position beside your wife, to defend if necessary.
Tactics: Taking up a defensive posture against a larger squad.
Tactics: Utilizing synergy with a partner you're used to working alongside.

Renown: 60
Loot:

• Objective Met: Action Hero: In this thread Padraig drove the story forward. Qylios Exalted + first 6 abilities.
• Objective Met: Ingenius Planner: In this thread Padraig came up with clever plans and plots. Yvithia makes Padraig her Champion
• Objective Met: Outside The Box: In this thread Padraig used their skills / abilities in clever and unusual ways.Gilded Earpiece: A pair of decorative ear covering that can be shared with another person. When shared with that person, they can understand any language that Padraig himself can, whether they're near or far.
• Objective Met: Pressure Point!: In this thread Padraig functioned well under pressure. 1 Mortalborn Domain Ability pertaining to Barriers Domain.
• Objective Met: Puzzler!: In this thread Padraig worked out puzzles and dealt with strange situations. A Quacian Puzzle Box - a special box that only Padraig can open. It has decorative bas reliefs etched onto its surface and is made of granite stone. Has the enchantment Bottomless Chest from Sombran.
• Objective Met: Bravery: In this thread Padraig kept a cool head about him, and did what he needed to. Tier 2 Gateway Plot! This plot/event can count as a Gateway Plot for Science and Alchemy, should you wish to pursue a Tier 2 in either.
• Objective Met: Pacifist! In this thread Padraig did his best to follow his wife’s insistence that they not fight, even when he raised his hand to the Herald, it was to save his life. 1 prominent Industrialist/Innovator NPC from Quacia's Guild of Industry with 450 xp to spend in skills with no less than 10 xp in any skill and no more than 100 xp in any skill.
• Objective Met: True Colours: Padraig was very true to himself in this thread. He maintained his staunch skepticism and rational outlook toward everything he saw, and was understandably revolted by the cultish behavior of the locals, as a man of reason. Projection Project - A special 'projector box' that allow Padraig to use the Maerzek ability Blueprinting.
• From the Guild of Hospitality:
  
  10 Bloodlight Grapes: A Quacian staple, however, these are no ordinary bloodlight grapes. They are alchemically enhanced to heal the person who consumes them of various infirmities. Eating one of these grapes will cure a single disease. Eating three will remove up to a deadly poison. Eating nine will remove a curse.
• From the Guild of Agriculture:
  
  A bag of magic manure: An domain bag of manure that never runs out. This is no ordinary manure, however, but will ensure that any crops or plants grown from it will grow at a 2x rate. 3x rate for subterranean farming. It cannot be used to grow trees, however.
• From the Guild of Raw Materials
  Dragonet Net: In the aftermath of Ruin's Dawn, everyone in Light's Gluttony will find their homes, when they return, infested by Lethe dragonets. To help with this problem, Stone Talon has gifted them with an ancestral heirloom of his, which is a net that is used for catching rats typically but also works well on the Lethe. When captured by the net, any dragonet inside of it will find it cannot escape. Moreover, it will be rendered helpless for a bit after being removed from the net. Allowing it to be slaughtered for food. They will find the Lethe, upon capturing with a Dragonet Net and rendered into meat for consumption, increase their physical capabilities by one full level (Athletics, Strength, Endurance, Resistance) for roughly a break after eating them. The Lethe infestation will last a full cycle after the Global, or until they write a story to rid themselves of the Lethe.
• From the Guild of Industry:
  
  A Quacian Work-Horn: This Horn will ensure that workers do their job with maximum efficiency. The duration of a project undertaken or product produced by the PC or their direct underlings will be twice as efficient. This means they will either accomplish their tasks at half the cost of time or of WP, not both. This Work Horn can only be used on a singular project or product per Cycle.
• From the Guild of War:
  
  Seer Orbs:
  
  These ensorcelled orbs come in a pair. One is a seeing orb, the other is a receiving orb. The receiving orb can be installed anywhere you wish, and will provide a full range of vision from the point it is placed upon. The seeing orb is smaller than the receiving orb, and is more portable. It can be looked into for a glimpse into the scene that the receiving orb looks out upon.

Injuries/Overstepping: None
Wealth Points: None

Skill Review: All Skills used appropriately to PC's level

Notes: Poor Padraig felt very pulled along on this mission, but he still had plenty of opportunities which he took to help fulfill the quest they'd found themselves stumbling into. He was a great support character for the rest of the group, and I found him very much the glue keeping everyone sticking together, for what it's worth.

Of course, the conclusion wouldn't have been possible without him there, so he has that feather in his cap, keeping that Braggart sealed away for a time. Great writing and PCing, you!

Faith

Player Name: Faith

Points awarded: 10 Tier 2 xp for Medicine
Magic xp: none

Knowledge:

Caregiving x1
Combat: Unarmed: Trying to grab a hold of your ally, in order to prevent him from being dragged away.
Cosmetology x1
Detection x5
Detection: Hearing the growl of a dragon.
Detection: Recognizing that your powers aren't working exactly the way you expect them to.
Detection: The noise of a deluge and washing out of centuries of filth.
Discipline x1
Discipline: Being terrified, but still maintaining focus.
Discipline: Focusing on the task at hand, while being glowered over by enemies on all sides.
Discipline: Letting the threats of a dragon roll off your back.
Discipline: Losing your temper at the unexpected.
Discipline: Possessing the nerve to tell an authoritarian how things are going to go.
Discipline: Refusing to budge to authority.
Endurance: Pushing through exhaustion and multiple maladies to accomplish a task.
Etiquette x1
Fieldcraft x1
Intimidation: Telling an opponent that they will stop, not merely threatening them.
Investigation x7
Investigation: Judging the validity of a vision of the past.
Leadership x7
Leadership: Announcing that now, it's time to go.
Leadership: Bidding your companion to guard the doors, so that you can do your work in peace.
Mathematics: 1 + 1 = Together
Meditation x3
Meditation: Invoking the power of an Induk, and calmly turning to do what you set out to do.
Meditation: Resigning to trust in your partner.
Navigation: Piggy-backing someone with a sense of direction.
Politics x7
Politics: Expressing hope for change can inspire confidence in those you're trying to sway.
Psychology x3
Psychology: The look of violence/murder upon another's face.
Science: Solving a physics-based puzzle together.
Socialization x4
Tactics x5
Tactics: Recognizing that it's a good time to retreat.
Tactics: Using a powerful artifact at just the right moment.

Tier 2 Knowledge:

Medicine: Graft enervations can fuse and meld flesh, but the Enervations of the Revealed fall apart quickly in the separation of a spark.
Medicine: The sensation of Graft Enervations.
Medicine: Enervations resonate to a type of ether.
Medicine: Graft acts like a disease that is contracted through ether.
Medicine: Healing a burn victim.
Medicine: Dissecting an egg.
Medicine: Distinguishing the race of a heart beat.
Medicine: Distinguishing the number of heart beats.
Medicine: Tier 2 Ability: Using keyhole surgery in order to probe a mound of unknown flesh.
Medicine: Using a mark ability to resurrect a monarch.

Renown: 60
Loot:

• Objective Met: Action Hero: In this thread Faith drove the story forward Vri has made Faith his Champion.
• Objective Met: Ingenius Planner: In this thread Faith came up with clever plans and plots. Pier and Pre grant Faith the Adored mark with the first 3 abilities.
• Objective Met: Outside The Box: In this thread Faith used their skills / abilities in clever and unusual ways. Ymiden grants Faith the adored mark with the first 3 abilities.
• Objective Met: Leadership Potential!: In this thread Faith showed excellent qualities of leadership Moseke tasks Faith with protecting a group of 20 Faceless Quacian Refugees, who have come to look at Faith as their new spiritual leader, their Stone Herald. They have 100 xp to their skills, with no more than 30 xp in any one skill and no less than 5 xp in any skill.
• Objective Met: Pressure Point!: In this thread Faith functioned well under pressure. Moseke makes Faith her Champion.
• Objective Met: Puzzler!: In this thread Faith worked out puzzles and dealt with strange situations Custom Ability: Blood Bond (Moderate): This ability may only be used on one other person as it has the power to connect both the character and the individual to each other. When the blood bond is made, an oath is taken between two people, an oath of service and alliance. Only one such Bond can be active for Faith. After the bond is made, both characters are linked mentally, able to telepathically communicate over any distance. In addition, both blood bonded can exchange the wounds they've taken with the other's permission. The blood bond must be honored. Whomever breaks the sanctity of this Oath on their blood will be denied the benefit of it. Until reparations and forgiveness is granted for the breach in the oath, the one who breaks it will find their blood will no longer clot. In addition, whomever did not break the oath can choose to injure themselves and transfer that wound to the violator, if desired. Non fatal wounds are the only ones that can be exchanged without permission.
• Objective Met: Bravery: In this thread Faith acted in a manner which was brave (or foolish!) Custom Ability: Broken Shackles (Moderate): No longer can even the most complex locks restrain Faith's personal movement. Even magical binding will slip around them and dispel. Faith can choose to be bound or not as they desire. At this level, however, that freedom extends to their area as well. If Faith would ever be imprisoned in a pit, a cell, or a room that restricts their environment...they will find there is always a way to escape. The bars will rust, allowing them to break free, the well walls will sprout handholds allowing them to climb out. Faith cannot be bound or sealed. While this blessing does not apply to grappling or the tangle of organic beings, any non-sentient environment limiting or person limiting restraint can be escaped.
• Objective Met: Pacifist! In this thread Faith avoided unnecessary violence 1 former Theocratum acolyte, now converted to the faith of Moseke, Famula, and Vri, with 450 xp to spend in skills with no less than 10 xp in any skill and no more than 100 xp in any skill.
• Objective Met: : Surprised The Mod! Congratulations, Faith surprised the mod. Famula grants Faith a new Champion custom ability - Graft removal. With this ability the Zuuda is able to pull the graft spark from a grafter. This applies only to a grafter who is unconscious or in a passive / trance state and may only be performed once per Cycle. The act of doing this involves testing Faith’s constitution and the Zuuda pays a heavy price in the event of success. As the graft spark is taken from the mage, all of the corruptions the grafter has affected themselves or others with come home to roost in Faith. She is afflicted with a temporary loss of one of her five senses for each level of the grafter, which must then be treated medically. It will take a base of ten trials to cure each loss, before her sense may return. Should Faith fail to cure these sense losses before the season’s end, she will permanently lose one of her senses while the rest return.
• Objective Met: True Colours: PC was true to themselves throughout this thread. Great RP! Queen's Crown - A silver circlet belonging to the late Queen, on loan until the Princess, named Hope Arkenstone, comes of age in 739th arc. It grants an ability to sense mages on sight. She will know what domain they practice, but not the level of the mage in question.
  Gifts from the Guilds of Quacia:
• From the Guild of Hospitality:
  
  10 Bloodlight Grapes: A Quacian staple, however, these are no ordinary bloodlight grapes. They are alchemically enhanced to heal the person who consumes them of various infirmities. Eating one of these grapes will cure a single disease. Eating three will remove up to a deadly poison. Eating nine will remove a curse.
• From the Guild of Agriculture:
  
  A bag of magic manure: An domain bag of manure that never runs out. This is no ordinary manure, however, but will ensure that any crops or plants grown from it will grow at a 2x rate. 3x rate for subterranean farming. It cannot be used to grow trees, however.
• From the Guild of Raw Materials
  Dragonet Net: In the aftermath of Ruin's Dawn, everyone in Light's Gluttony will find their homes, when they return, infested by Lethe dragonets. To help with this problem, Stone Talon has gifted them with an ancestral heirloom of his, which is a net that is used for catching rats typically but also works well on the Lethe. When captured by the net, any dragonet inside of it will find it cannot escape. Moreover, it will be rendered helpless for a bit after being removed from the net. Allowing it to be slaughtered for food. They will find the Lethe, upon capturing with a Dragonet Net and rendered into meat for consumption, increase their physical capabilities by one full level (Athletics, Strength, Endurance, Resistance) for roughly a break after eating them. The Lethe infestation will last a full cycle after the Global, or until they write a story to rid themselves of the Lethe.
• From the Guild of Industry:
  
  A Quacian Work-Horn: This Horn will ensure that workers do their job with maximum efficiency. The duration of a project undertaken or product produced by the PC or their direct underlings will be twice as efficient. This means they will either accomplish their tasks at half the cost of time or of WP, not both. This Work Horn can only be used on a singular project or product per Cycle.
• From the Guild of War:
  
  Seer Orbs:
  
  These ensorcelled orbs come in a pair. One is a seeing orb, the other is a receiving orb. The receiving orb can be installed anywhere you wish, and will provide a full range of vision from the point it is placed upon. The seeing orb is smaller than the receiving orb, and is more portable. It can be looked into for a glimpse into the scene that the receiving orb looks out upon.

Injuries/Overstepping: Healed/cured by Moseke..
Wealth Points: N/a

Skill Review: All Skills used appropriately to PC's level

Notes: Of all the PCs to have been sent to Quacia, it had to be Faith, the one to whom its nature is a unique anathema to the Immortals she serves

Faith really amazed me in this event, and I couldn't have asked for a better and more satisfying resolution than the one that your PC's agency helped facilitate. I had a clear idea of what was going on, but your PC along with others, drove the action and made the story so much better than it would've otherwise been.

I hope you enjoy your rewards, and continue to enjoy Faith for the foreseeable future!

Jasper

Player Name: Jasper

Points awarded: 40
Magic xp: none

Knowledge:

Detection 11
Discipline 10
Engineering: A latch and lever controls a hidden door.
Engineering: Knowing that the hardware is beyond your ability to understand.
FIeldcraft 3
Investigation 3
Larceny: Tomb Raiding: Finding a way to open a hidden door.
Meditation 8
Navigation 3
Politics 1
Psychology 2
Rupturing: Phasing: Dispersing the phase portal, after you've seen all you wish to.
Rupturing: Phasing: Looking through a wall fixture to see if it had a trap connected to it.
Socialization 2
Socialization: Explaining your experience to others.
Tactics 2

Renown: 40
Loot:

• Objective Met: Puzzler!: In this thread Jasper worked out puzzles and dealt with strange situations. 10 Points for Aesir Advancement
• Objective Met: Action Hero: In this thread Jasper drove the story forward The Creepy Branch: A tier 8 wooden cudgel, that when used to touch or cudgel hostile vegetation, it will kill them dead.
• Objective Met: Action Hero: In this thread Jasper drove the story forward Custom Ability: The ability to perceive all spiritual forms in Idalos within a ten foot proximity of himself. This does not allow Jasper to peer into the Beneath.
• Objective Met: Bravery: In this thread Jasper acted in a manner which was brave (or foolish!)Custom Ability: Jasper is able to empower and bolster the morale of those who follow them. If he is at the head of any group of individuals, they and any mounts they ride are less likely to flinch during a charge. The number of targets affected by the aura is equal to his leadership skill.
• Objective Met: Pacifist! In this thread Jasper avoided unnecessary violence Custom Ability: Jasper's wounds heal faster while in a bright area. This ability requires Jasper to meditate in an area of bright light, and focus on their body and wounds to function. The Adored's healing is dependent on their Meditation skill. x 2 for competent, x 3 for expert, x 4 for master, and x 5 for grandmaster (xp cap).
• Objective Met: True Colours: Jasper was true to themselves throughout this thread. Great RP! Custom Ability: Elemental Manipulation -Fire- Moderate: Jasper is now able to control a larger amount of fire, and at greater distances. They are now capable of controlling flames roughly the size of a large house fire, and at distances up to 100 feet out. At this level, Jasper is also able to change the heat of the fire, increasing it's temperature to those often found in forges, and it's color to a bright yellow. Metals subjected to this fire for enough time will begin to heat and eventually melt, unless protected in some way. The effective range of these hotter flames is equivalent to those of Minor Manipulations. Can wrest away the control of fire from expert Defier or below.
• From the Guild of Hospitality:
  
  10 Bloodlight Grapes: A Quacian staple, however, these are no ordinary bloodlight grapes. They are alchemically enhanced to heal the person who consumes them of various infirmities. Eating one of these grapes will cure a single disease. Eating three will remove up to a deadly poison. Eating nine will remove a curse.
• From the Guild of Agriculture:
  
  A bag of magic manure: An domain bag of manure that never runs out. This is no ordinary manure, however, but will ensure that any crops or plants grown from it will grow at a 2x rate. 3x rate for subterranean farming. It cannot be used to grow trees, however.
• From the Guild of Raw Materials
  Dragonet Net: In the aftermath of Ruin's Dawn, everyone in Light's Gluttony will find their homes, when they return, infested by Lethe dragonets. To help with this problem, Stone Talon has gifted them with an ancestral heirloom of his, which is a net that is used for catching rats typically but also works well on the Lethe. When captured by the net, any dragonet inside of it will find it cannot escape. Moreover, it will be rendered helpless for a bit after being removed from the net. Allowing it to be slaughtered for food. They will find the Lethe, upon capturing with a Dragonet Net and rendered into meat for consumption, increase their physical capabilities by one full level (Athletics, Strength, Endurance, Resistance) for roughly a break after eating them. The Lethe infestation will last a full cycle after the Global, or until they write a story to rid themselves of the Lethe.
• From the Guild of Industry:
  
  A Quacian Work-Horn: This Horn will ensure that workers do their job with maximum efficiency. The duration of a project undertaken or product produced by the PC or their direct underlings will be twice as efficient. This means they will either accomplish their tasks at half the cost of time or of WP, not both. This Work Horn can only be used on a singular project or product per Cycle.
• From the Guild of War:
  
  Seer Orbs:
  
  These ensorcelled orbs come in a pair. One is a seeing orb, the other is a receiving orb. The receiving orb can be installed anywhere you wish, and will provide a full range of vision from the point it is placed upon. The seeing orb is smaller than the receiving orb, and is more portable. It can be looked into for a glimpse into the scene that the receiving orb looks out upon.

Injuries/Overstepping:
Wealth Points:
Consequences: Late Drop-Out Penalty:

Eldloga has gone dormant. You have a task set upon you by the Aesir to revive him. Contact the Melrath mod for information on how to pursue this, when you return.
Lose status temporarily in the Aesir, dropped down to Monk rank as a result of failing to protect Eldloga properly.

Skill Review: All Skills used appropriately to PC's level

Notes: Jasper was a good support through this, following after Varlum was an interesting choice, and the confrontation with the Diri of Turmoil was a very pivotal moment I felt for the Aesir Shaman. He even had a great moment toward the end, where he managed to use Eldloga to neutralize the Castaway Heart. I'm sorry you weren't able to finish, but RL happens so I understand. Hopefully you're able to return to enjoy the rewards sometime!

Varlum

Player Name: Varlum

Points awarded: 25
Magic xp: Yes for Defiance, as a result of this thread, Varlum has advanced to Master level Defiance.

Knowledge:

Meditation: x1
Etiquette: x2
Socialization: x4
Detection: x11
Caregiving: x1
Tactics: x5
Appraisal: x 1
Intimidation: x10

Renown: 30
Loot:

• Objective Met: Outside The Box: In this thread Varlum used their skills / abilities in clever and unusual ways. Ethelynda to Exalted with the first 6 powers.
• Objective Met: Action Hero: In this thread Varlum drove the story forward Shirvain to Exalted with the first 6 powers.
• Objective Met: Leadership Potential!: In this thread Varlum showed excellent qualities of leadership 1 Ithecal NPC from Quacia with 450 xp to spend in skills with no less than 10 xp in any skill and no more than 100 xp in any skill. They were impressed with Varlum's strength, and have sought him out to learn from him.
• Objective Met: Pressure Point!: In this thread Varlum functioned well under pressure 1 Mortalborn Domain pertaining to his Violence Domain.
• Objective Met: Bravery: In this thread Varlum acted in a manner which was brave (or foolish!) A Masterwork Faldrunium Axe with an enchantment that does the following while wielding it: Gives the user a sudden burst of speed, allowing them to either reach their destination more quickly or retreat from a situation that has grown beyond their control. Repeated use of this ability will drain the users energy as if they had spent the day undergoing strenuous exercise.
• Objective Met: True Colours: Varlum was true to themselves throughout this thread. Great RP! The Judge's Gaze - Custom ability that allows Varlum, when he looks at someone in the light of a flame, to see where someone's primary loyalties lie.
• From the Guild of Hospitality:
  
  10 Bloodlight Grapes: A Quacian staple, however, these are no ordinary bloodlight grapes. They are alchemically enhanced to heal the person who consumes them of various infirmities. Eating one of these grapes will cure a single disease. Eating three will remove up to a deadly poison. Eating nine will remove a curse.
• From the Guild of Agriculture:
  
  A bag of magic manure: An domain bag of manure that never runs out. This is no ordinary manure, however, but will ensure that any crops or plants grown from it will grow at a 2x rate. 3x rate for subterranean farming. It cannot be used to grow trees, however.
• From the Guild of Raw Materials
  Dragonet Net: In the aftermath of Ruin's Dawn, everyone in Light's Gluttony will find their homes, when they return, infested by Lethe dragonets. To help with this problem, Stone Talon has gifted them with an ancestral heirloom of his, which is a net that is used for catching rats typically but also works well on the Lethe. When captured by the net, any dragonet inside of it will find it cannot escape. Moreover, it will be rendered helpless for a bit after being removed from the net. Allowing it to be slaughtered for food. They will find the Lethe, upon capturing with a Dragonet Net and rendered into meat for consumption, increase their physical capabilities by one full level (Athletics, Strength, Endurance, Resistance) for roughly a break after eating them. The Lethe infestation will last a full cycle after the Global, or until they write a story to rid themselves of the Lethe.
• From the Guild of Industry:
  
  A Quacian Work-Horn: This Horn will ensure that workers do their job with maximum efficiency. The duration of a project undertaken or product produced by the PC or their direct underlings will be twice as efficient. This means they will either accomplish their tasks at half the cost of time or of WP, not both. This Work Horn can only be used on a singular project or product per Cycle.
• From the Guild of War:
  
  Seer Orbs:
  
  These ensorcelled orbs come in a pair. One is a seeing orb, the other is a receiving orb. The receiving orb can be installed anywhere you wish, and will provide a full range of vision from the point it is placed upon. The seeing orb is smaller than the receiving orb, and is more portable. It can be looked into for a glimpse into the scene that the receiving orb looks out upon.

Injuries/Overstepping: A slight wound along his torso that will heal given a bit of time and Defiance-induced healing.
Wealth Points: n/a

Skill Review: All Skills used appropriately to PC's level

Notes: I thought you played Varlum really beautifully in this thread. I couldn't have asked for a more story-impactful moment than when Varlum confronted the Judge, and the Judge knew who Varlum was. His fight was well written by you, the dialogue was on point and not excessive during it, and overall just a great job writing him. I hope Varlum has some time to decompress after this event, before the next big threat.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding this review, feel free to PM. Enjoy your rewards!