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abraxasnet2023-04-08 09:34 pm
unwings) wrote in abraxasnet2023-04-08 09:34 pm
Entry tags:
- castiel; the hanged man,
- commander shepard; judgement,
- dean winchester; the lovers,
- geralt of rivia; the hanged man,
- gideon nav; strength,
- istredd; the high priestess,
- jesper fahey; the wheel of fortune,
- kyle; the hanged man,
- louis de pointe du lac; the lovers,
- lucifer; the devil,
- michael; the emperor,
- nanaue; the fool,
- obi-wan kenobi; death,
- steve rogers; the hierophant
@everyone (cw: pit shrine related gore)
It’s time we address the behemoth released from the shrines.
For those who weren’t in the pit, we shared the cavern with 4 occult shrines that produced a steady flow of blood. When the exterior of each was removed, a second was beneath - an armored figure with a spiked halo knelt in prayer, bleeding from empty eye sockets. Save for one other - a standing, armored skeleton-like humanoid carrying the upper half of an iron maiden, and wielding a spiked ball at the end of what appeared to be a chain of its own small intestines.
When the last of these shrines were opened, pillars of writhing flesh struck through the pit’s ceiling. Later, it was apparent these were the monster’s legs, and some were crushed underfoot when it began to retreat from its cage.
Proximity to the shrines caused a flood of sinister whispering and visions of a shadowed figure, and those of us succumbed to the ritual’s effects felt a certain draw to them. It’s unclear if the acolytes were hoping we’d interact with these shrines, as they never intervened, but the monster’s escape caused the eventual collapse of the pit and did them no favors.
Did anyone in the rescue team see where it went, after it broke off from the cavern? Best we learn what this creature is and what it’s capable of before we encounter it again.
There will be a cross-faction book exchange and research effort hosted in Istredd's domain regularly. Please come by if you’re interested in helping with this, sharing books not available in your faction, or any other pursuit of this world’s knowledge.
And, if anyone’s seen Dean Winchester - in the Horizon or otherwise - Sam, Jo and I would appreciate a word.
For those who weren’t in the pit, we shared the cavern with 4 occult shrines that produced a steady flow of blood. When the exterior of each was removed, a second was beneath - an armored figure with a spiked halo knelt in prayer, bleeding from empty eye sockets. Save for one other - a standing, armored skeleton-like humanoid carrying the upper half of an iron maiden, and wielding a spiked ball at the end of what appeared to be a chain of its own small intestines.
When the last of these shrines were opened, pillars of writhing flesh struck through the pit’s ceiling. Later, it was apparent these were the monster’s legs, and some were crushed underfoot when it began to retreat from its cage.
Proximity to the shrines caused a flood of sinister whispering and visions of a shadowed figure, and those of us succumbed to the ritual’s effects felt a certain draw to them. It’s unclear if the acolytes were hoping we’d interact with these shrines, as they never intervened, but the monster’s escape caused the eventual collapse of the pit and did them no favors.
Did anyone in the rescue team see where it went, after it broke off from the cavern? Best we learn what this creature is and what it’s capable of before we encounter it again.
There will be a cross-faction book exchange and research effort hosted in Istredd's domain regularly. Please come by if you’re interested in helping with this, sharing books not available in your faction, or any other pursuit of this world’s knowledge.
And, if anyone’s seen Dean Winchester - in the Horizon or otherwise - Sam, Jo and I would appreciate a word.
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[ Is he going to family-equivalent parent trap the three of them into working together? Maybe. ]
Really I am hoping we can convince multiple people in Solvunn to be willing to share information or press a little harder on the council or believers there. We're simply not equipped over here, it's frustrating to be sure.
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That's extremely unlikely.
[ nip that right in the bud. the only reason castiel hasn't been atomized, michael hasn't been re-molotoved, and lucifer hasn't been the focus of the collective hunter house's next plot to bury him, is that they're separated by factions. semi-civil conversation has only just begun between cas and michael, and isn't likely to ever occur with him and lucifer. ]
We made several acquaintances in the pit from Solvunn. Nero, perhaps, could have some skill in 'pressing a little harder'.
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I believe the Thorne books are mostly academic, describing the type of magic rather than as an example. Can you look in the Free Cities academies? I heard they are mostly practical science and medicine, but they must have something.
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I can look into the Free Cities libraries, but they've done their best as a culture to move far away from magic and old gods. But, I'll look.
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I don't know what Dean looks like, but if anyone wanders in the library I don't know I'll ask.
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I can share a memory of him in the Horizon, if it helps.
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[ Yes, Istredd apparently likes angels and they
liketolerate him, go figure. ]It would. If he is alive and I can help you find him, I will.
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[ that clause is even more cemented after their conversation at the execution. They simply don’t mix. ]
He’s alive. Thank you, Istredd, I appreciate it. I’ll come by soon to share the memories.
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[ Lucifer won't be glad and obviously this brings up the same concern about the danger level for both of them, but he is genuinely glad for Castiel. ]