North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-08-02 - Whether Faireve Fares Even on a Fair-Weather Eve (log)

Phoenatos 1-2, 5123

by Leafiara Autumnwind of the TownCrier

Disclaimer

This log is purely intended as an archival record of spoken words and actions of characters within the game as could be witnessed by the character or characters who were present to record them. Leafiara's player and the TownCrier hold no position on the veracity, falsity, legitimacy, nor illegitimacy of any character dialogue, opinions, perspectives, interpretations, and stances presented herein.

Synopsis

Just as the second Landing Town Council debate for the year is ending, the ground shakes and a huge clap of thunder echoes from Melgorehn's Reach. Adventurers investigate at Lake Eonak to see a magical phenomenon: a sphere of bluish-white light churns at the peak, then pieces of metal fly from the mountain and attach to it. Next come the kroderine shards that were in Thadston and the silver threads and veins that were in Casiphia.

The various metals slowly connect to the sphere and take shape, eventually forming into a vaguely humanoid being. It soars into the sky, then crashes in the Upper Trollfang forest!

Adventurers locate it on the path to Danjirland: a massive metal-plated golem. Approaching it results in people's magic getting dispelled, potentially due to the kroderine on its shoulders and chest, but people treat it as an intelligent entity and offer greetings until it starts repeating their words. It eventually arrives at calling itself Faireve as a result of the greetings.

Faireve next expresses that it's hungry, leaving people befuddled that it eats or what it might want. It looks at a puppy, so people quickly try to offer it other things like a steel lockpick, a jellied eel, a heavy quartz orb, iron flakes, brain matter, a silver wand, plinite, silver ore, a gold ring, a silver bar, platinum dust, an uncut emerald, a vaalin bar, a black crystal, an iron fang, and more.

Faireve starts to bite into the eel, then quickly spits it out. It eats the iron flakes and this time finishes. Next it approaches Helnora, having taken notice of her tiger skin gloves reinforced with black steel bars. It bites off her hand, but then looks disappointed on the taste of bone and flesh and drops the gnawed hand from its mouth. Soon enough, Faireve's eyes flash and it ignites with energy and flies away, leaving people curious.

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Log

End of Debate, Literally

[Moot Hall, Observation Balcony]

Several rows of hardwood benches line the balcony, each row a bit higher than the previous one in order to provide a view of the proceedings below from every seat. A polished oak railing forms the front barrier of the viewing area, and a narrow stairway leads down. You also see a verlok-carved red maoral table set with gleaming silver candelabra with some stuff on it.

Also here: Imperatrix Lylia, Preservationist Perigourd, Arahnim, Earthdiver, Tikba, Lord Kataric who is sitting, Oconner, Xorus, Drazaa, Emperia who is sitting, Kialeigh, Faiyth, Kelfyr who is sitting, Mister Polveiss who is sitting, Magister Raelee, Whimweaver Leafiara who is sitting, Lord Thrassus, Meril, Grand Lady Sadiyah who is sitting, Sornryn, Reamly, Anyauma

Speaking offhandedly to Kataric, Leafiara mentions, "They already offer free liquor at the outpost tavern. It's one reason we accept the place."

Tikba amusedly asks, "Is it politics to suggest that your town is not worth conspiring to take over?"

Kataric says, "Good point."

Raelee quietly murmurs, "... but have you inquired as to what is in that liquor..."

Speaking to Raelee, Kelfyr says, "People worryingly never seem to."

(Raelee gazes at Leafiara evenly.)

Speaking to Raelee, Perigourd asks, "Have you been experimenting on it?"

The ground rumbles.

Dakris says, "Well, I want to thank the candidates for your time tonight, and I look forward to..."

Leafiara murmurs, "Right then, don't go near the tavern."

Dakris asks, "Did you feel that?"

Faiyth says, "It's rather interesting to see the smear campaign is worse for the council than for the majoral debates."

Saraphenia glances down.

Kayse hesitantly asks, "Yes?"

Saraphenia says, "Uh oh."

Anyauma says, "Either I have had too much to drink."

Speaking neutrally to Perigourd, Raelee says, "I have other work to do."

Anyauma says, "Or the floor moved."

Thrassus asks, "What now?"

Leafiara tentatively asks, "Brace for... anything or nothing?"

Vaemyr glances down.

Speaking fondly to Raelee, Perigourd says, "Whiskey."

Vaemyr says, "Uhh."

Speaking to Anyauma, Sadiyah says, "I think the floor moved."

Vaemyr says, "I did."

There is a huge clap of thunder that echoes from the depths of Melgorehn's Reach.

Tikba annoyedly says, "I cannot brace. This room prevents channeling mana."

Dakris says, "Nope. I'm out. Goodnight."

Lord Dakris just went through a modwir arch.

Faiyth says, "Great... speaking of the Reiver Bolt..."

Kayse glances at a modwir arch.

As Tayler reaches for his sword, the shroud of misty white thorns coalescing around it part slightly -- allowing him to hold onto it safely.

In one blurring motion, Tayler snatches a massive coraesine sword from his sheath, brandishing it for all to see.

Leafiara says, "Probably a good call."

Vaemyr blinks.

[Moot Hall, Chamber of Justice]

Two high-backed, elaborately carved chairs face the imposing, burnished oak bench where members of the official Town Council convene to decide matters of solemn importance. A narrow stairway leads up to a low balcony that surrounds the chamber, providing ample seating for interested visitors to observe the proceedings. You also see the skull-shaped Irval disk and a modwir arch.

Also here: Whimweaver Leafiara, Town Councilor Kayse, High Lady Saraphenia, Irval, Town Councilor Vaemyr, Sarissa Tayler

(Saraphenia tugs on her gloves, tightening them down.)

Kayse remarks, "So much for closing statements."

Leafiara quickly says, "Well, first of all, thank you all."

Leafiara says, "That said, uh..."

Irval yells, "To the gate!"

Leafiara tentatively says, "I suppose we should see what that's about."

Assembly Line

[travel begins]

Streams of silver light begin to glow from Melogrehn's Reach, as if shades of the moon are piercing through a veil of fissured rock.

Speaking to Saraphenia, Leafiara says, "You did great..."

Vaemyr says, "Oh my."

Kayse asks, "So back to the Reach?"

Leafiara tentatively says, "Though, uh, I think we might have greater concerns..."

Speaking to Kayse, Drazaa says, "Well, if it isn't one thing..."

Leafiara recites:

"Moving toward the Reach!"

[Melgorehn's Reach, Lake Eonak]

You are on the bank of a beautiful mountain lake that is fed by a waterfall gushing from the mountain side. There is a path which seems to actually lead up the side of the mountain. You also see a barely visible trail leading into a grove of ancient trees and a cedar chip path.

Thousands of silver motes of energy drift from the peaks of Melgorehn's Reach, lazily drifting on the wind as they float through the sky.

Leafiara optimistically says, "Maybe it won't be clones here to kill us, now armed with kroderine."

Kayse observes, "There was odd silver light earlier as well."

Kayse hopefully says, "Maybe it's Rodnay."

Saraphenia asks, "Fireworks?"

[General] Irval asks, "Should we investigate near the lake?"

[General] Xess asks, "Did I miss something big?"

Speaking carefully to Saraphenia, Leafiara says, "Something like that... sometimes it's benign, other times not so much."

[General] Kayse thinks, "Many of us are already at the lake."

Speaking to Saraphenia, Leafiara says, "The Reach is powered with very strange magic."

[General] Leafiara cautiously thinks, "We don't know if it's big yet or just flashy."

A sphere of bluish-white light bleeds into existence along a peak of the Reach. The sky blackens around it as it churns, faster and faster and glowing brighter and brighter.

Leafiara uncertainly says, "Well that's new."

Vaemyr says, "Same color as pylon shots..."

Saraphenia asks, "This is a good thing?"

[General] Irval exclaims, "Ah yes , How kind of you to let the rest of the landing know. People To the lake! Grab your swords shields and staves! And clubbings!"

Kelfyr says, "If scarabs come pouring out of that thing, someone else is volunteering this time."

Speaking to Vaemyr, Perigourd says, "Or Thadston's shards."

Speaking to Saraphenia, Vaemyr says, "Unlikely a good thing."

Raelee quietly says, "It is a good thing."

Leafiara says, "I give it a 10% chance of a good thing, 40% neutral, and 50% bad."

Speaking to Kelfyr, Tayler asks, "Noses?"

Leafiara says, "But, maybe Magister Raelee knows more."

[Realm] Thrassus asks, "Perhaps whoever is on the other side of that rift is finally breaking through?"

Speaking to Raelee, Vaemyr asks, "Something we should know about?"

Emperia says, "Ah yes, the ten/forty/fifty split."

Tikba murmurs, "Thadston's orbs."

Speaking to Leafiara, Saraphenia says, "I don't like those odds."

Speaking to Vaemyr, Raelee says, "We should know about it, yes."

Speaking to Vaemyr, Raelee says, "And that will come with time."

[General] Kataric thinks, "Well i hope they bring drinks."

A piece of metal flies from the depths of the mountain and zips towards the churning sphere. It attaches to the orb.

Drazaa says, "Ah, this again."

[Realm] Irval thinks, "There was a large release of kroderine the other day, We all saw the scarab fiasco with just a little bit. Best be on guard for any and all eventualities."

Tikba says, "But much larger."

Speaking understandingly to Raelee, Leafiara says, "Oh, I think I see--you're saying it's 'good' in the sense that we might learn more tonight."

Vaemyr says, "Uhh anyone in full plate, make sure you uhh hold onto the ground."

Speaking simply to Leafiara, Raelee states, "Precisely."

Speaking to Vaemyr, Perigourd says, "Yes, I'll sink my roots in."

Saraphenia says, "I definitely don't think it's good..."

Speaking to Irval, Kialeigh says, "Always know where you find you. Wherever there is trouble or need for protection.. there you are."

From out of the darkness of the Reach, a collection of kroderine shards soar into view, silver threads and veins wiggling from their edges like a thousand tiny worms.

[General] Markx asks, "Are there some invited guests in the Lands?"

Speaking to Perigourd, Vaemyr says, "The giant orb thing reminds me of Thadston's orb thing that happened."

Kialeigh says, "Hence my getting a dang scarab in me."

Kayse slowly says, "Lovely."

Irval says, "I do my best to steer clear of trouble, but it always see's me coming."

Saraphenia exclaims, "Holy crap!"

Leafiara dryly asks, "It's just, you know, a semi-sentient being of pure magical energy merging with physical objects containing powerful *anti*-magic properties... what could go wrong?"

Speaking to Saraphenia, Kialeigh exclaims, "Glad to see you awake!"

[Realm] Sicias asks, "What's going on?"

[General] Leafiara slowly thinks, "Let's not go so far as 'invited,' no."

Kayse apprehensively says, "Hopefully that is not coming closer.... or trying to get into one of us."

[General] Leafiara thinks, "But we're gathered at Lake Eonak for, uh... whatever this is."

Speaking to Kialeigh, Saraphenia exclaims, "I'm more awake now than I was during the debates!"

Kataric says, "I wonder if it's someone collecting payment for all those Kroderine souls I keep hearing folk getting their hands on."

[General] Yadamarksen thinks, "Death riding the wind..."

Tikba carefully says, "Worse, I think it has found what it is looking for."

[Realm] Lylia thinks, "The Reach stirs."

[General] Directed to Yadamarksen, Leafiara agrees, "Entirely possible."

The blue-white sphere in the sky glows like a brilliant moon against the backdrop of the Reach. Shards of kroderine, metal, gold and silver fly towards the orb and begin to slowly connect around its spherical shape, the silver ribbons twisting and stretching to connect, to bind....to live.

Speaking to Saraphenia, Kialeigh says, "I was snoozing through it too."

Kialeigh says, "Too much warm milk."

Tayler says, "That... looks."

[General] Thrassus thinks, "The Lake might be a bit too close for observation."

Leafiara suddenly says, "Oh. It'll use the poison as a sort of blood of its own..."

Speaking to Tikba, Vaemyr says, "Found a body."

Leafiara muses, "Creative."

Speaking to herself, Kialeigh asks, "Please no scarabs... please?"

Tayler says, "Quick someone throw some wands in the lake."

Kialeigh exclaims, "Or snakes!"

Tayler says, "I want to see what happens."

Kialeigh exclaims, "No snakes! Let me add no snakes!"

Speaking suddenly to Raelee, Leafiara says, "Okay, now I'm with you, this is fascinating even if it somehow kills us all."

Leafiara adds, "Or, you know, when."

Speaking to Leafiara, Raelee agrees, "It is, yes."

Saraphenia hesitantly states, "I THINK we may be in trouble..."

Speaking to Kataric, Tayler says, "I think it needs to be a metal wand."

Lylia says, "I find that 'fascinating' and 'kills us all' are often too closely bound."

Kataric says, "Ah."

Tayler says, "But hold that thought."

Speaking to Markx, Drazaa greets, "Strange things are afoot."

Speaking to Leafiara, Vaemyr says, "I mean, it could end up being a new entity to talk to, doesn't necessarily have to be an enemy..."

Kelfyr says, "It's a narrow band on the spectrum of interest."

Xorus says, "Vaguely reminds me of the krodera orbs in those Sheruvian monoliths. Such as the one hidden in the fog on the Reach."

Vaemyr says, "Maybe it'll thank us for helping it create a body..."

Kataric says, "Hmm."

Speaking to Vaemyr, Irval asks, "Wanna put odds on that?"

Saraphenia says, "If I weren't awake right now, I'd think I was dreaming this up..."

Speaking to Vaemyr, Leafiara says, "I like your optimism."

Speaking to Drazaa, Markx says, "Well. Let me know when we need to fight em off."

Tikba thoughtfully says, "If the shards and the poison remember us, it seems doubtful that they would like us."

Speaking to Irval, Vaemyr says, "Only if I get to define what it'll consider "thanking"."

Saraphenia pinches herself hard.

The voice of Thrassus says, "Standing here might be hazardous."

Saraphenia says, "Yep, I'm awake."

Speaking to Vaemyr, Irval asks, "Hit me so good then?"

Speaking to Xorus, Perigourd asks, "You don't think it could be Siarl?"

Kialeigh says, "No snakes."

Speaking to Leafiara, Nairena asks, "We going skinny dipping?"

Xorus says, "I suppose that is possible."

Speaking to Nairena, Saraphenia asks, "Can I come too??"

Speaking in Aelotian to Kayse, Tikba asks something you don't understand.

Speaking to Nairena, Leafiara says, "Not unless we break out in flames and badly need to put them out."

Leafiara adds, "Which is entirely possible."

Xess asks, "All this for some simple talks?"

Xess says, "Seems a bit unlikely."

The sphere in the sky begins to shrink, or the metal grows, as the entity in the heavens contorts and shapes, and amalgamation of metal binding and connecting admist webs of silver threads. Two eyes form before it takes on arms, and legs. There is then a huge thunderclap and the creature soars rapidly into the sky, a trail of blue-white light propelling or pushing it and it crashes in the distance within the depths of the Upper Trollfang forest. Several trees collapse in its wake.

A New Golem

Nairena asks, "Should we expect a blood bath?"

Leafiara says, "Hmm."

Leafiara slowly says, "Um."

Kataric says, "That's a bit ominous."

Drazaa asks, "To Upper Trollfang?"

Faiyth asks, "Are we staring at a lake again?"

Leafiara slowly says, "Well, I guess we'd better go investigate that now."

Leafiara exclaims, "Moving!"

[travel begins]

Vaemyr says, "To the trollfang."

Nairena says, "That was beautiful."

Leafiara says, "Hmm."

[General] Perigourd thinks, "It's on the way to Danjirland."

[Upper Trollfang]

This is the western end of a badly overgrown and neglected road. Small piles of paving stones can be seen nearby, but the large amount of weeds that cover them indicate to you that they have not been moved in quite some time. You also see a massive metal-plated golem.

Also here: Preservationist Perigourd

Faiyth, Nairena, Arahnim, Kataric, Xess, Kialeigh, Irval, Emperia, Tayler, Vaemyr and Saraphenia followed.

>l gol

The golem is huge, towering well over the height of a giantman. Its broad shoulders and chest are adorned with overlapping plates of kroderine, shimmering with a captivating silver-blue hue. Enigmatic silver threads and veins crisscross throughout the creature and pulsate with a faint spark, while its head is shaped into a chiseled visage, resting upon a body of an imposing amalgamation of metals. Gleaming silver eyes, imbued with an unsettling bluish-white glow, stare out from deep-set sockets.

Leafiara surprisedly says, "Huh."

The air ripples in sickening waves, distorting the surroundings!

[mass dispelling of foreign spells]

Kataric says, "Wowza."

Tayler says, "Oh."

Perigourd says, "There's a non-magic field."

Saraphenia exclaims, "Woah!!"

Perigourd says, "Be wary."

Tayler says, "I thought we all just died."

Speaking curiously to a massive metal-plated golem, Leafiara asks, "Um... hello there?"

Nairena exclaims, "No magic!"

Kataric says, "Anti magic... no kidding."

[Leafi tries to sanct, but the area is antimagic]

Nairena says, "Not fair."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Vaemyr says, "Greetings..."

Sicias says, "Hello."

Leafiara says, "Ah, can't make the area a sanctuary..."

A hill troll thrusts with a spear at Emperia!

A complex pattern of twilight blue energy flashes briefly into existence between a hill troll and Emperia, deflecting the assault entirely.

Tayler stares down a hill troll and lets out an eerie, modulating cry!

[SSR result: 353 (Open d100: 44)]

A hill troll looks at Tayler in utter terror!

A hill troll freezes in place, shaking with terror!

Irval asks, "Ok, Am I getting the blame for that?"

Irval points at a massive metal-plated golem.

Saraphenia attempts to grapple a hill troll!

UAF: 513 vs UDF: 128 = 2.000 (capped) * MM: 60 + d100: 4 = 124

... and hit for 20 points of damage!

Grapple to stomach pins the hill troll neatly!

The hill troll is stunned!

The golem twists its head, metal grinding together as it does. "Greet...ings?"

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Kataric asks, "Nice barrier... What store did you get it at?"

Leafiara cheerfully says, "Oh. Hi there."

Saraphenia attempts to kick a hill troll!

Pearly light flares up suddenly from within Saraphenia!

UAF: 528 vs UDF: 128 = 2.000 (capped) * MM: 55 + d100: 90 = 200

... and hit for 80 points of damage!

Low reverse roundhouse sends left leg flying faster than the rest of her!

A hill troll screams and falls to the ground grasping her mangled left leg!

Saraphenia's scarlet slippers emit a searing bolt of lightning!

... 30 points of damage!

Electric blast goes right to the heart! Fibrillation can be fun.

The hill troll screams one last time and dies.

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Perigourd says, "Fair eve."

Nairena says, "Hello Metal One."

Saraphenia mutters, "Stupid troll."

The golem twists its head, metal grinding together as it does. "Fair....eve?"

Xess says, "Never met a talkative war machine before."

Zanbrik exclaims, "You live!"

Leafiara cheerfully greets, "Fair eve."

The golem twists its head, metal grinding together as it does. "Stupid....troll?"

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Perigourd says, "It means greetings, essentially."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Faiyth says, "Don't you dare blow up."

Tayler says, "Stupid troll."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Saraphenia says, "Not you."

Xess says, "Stupid troll indeed."

Sicias says, "Umm."

Leafiara muses, "Not sure it understands, it might just be repeating..."

Ethereal energies buffet the surrounds shoving a wall of air before it!

[more dispelling]

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Kataric asks, "Metal golem?"

Lylia murmurs, "It is new. Too new to know much. Be careful what we teach..."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Faiyth asks, "Give us all a billion silver?"

Faiyth says, "Let's see if it's just doing as told."

Nairena says, "That wasnt very nice."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Vaemyr says, "Friends" says as he points at many of the people here."

Leafiara pragmatically ssay, "You know, I can dream up at least two dozen worse things that could have happened from healing Thadston and Casiphia."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Kataric asks, "Where'd did you come from?"

Xess says, "Pay down my bar tab and I'll be open to peace talks."

The golem twists its head, metal grinding together as it does. "Stupid....troll?"

The air crackles with ethereal energy!

[more dispelling]

Speaking helpfully to a massive metal-plated golem, Leafiara says, "We're glad to see you've finally found the body you were looking for."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Irval asks, "What is your designation?"

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Faiyth says, "You have an amazing sense of humor. I like this guy."

Saraphenia asks, "Why are we still standing here as it kills us one by one?"

Sicias asks, "What's happening?"

Speaking to Saraphenia, Tayler says, "Nobody has died."

Xess says, "Its not killing us."

Tikba says, "It has not killed any of us."

Speaking to Saraphenia, Leafiara says, "It's just dispelling... I think not on purpose."

Thrassus says, "It's not killing us."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Perigourd says, "Perigourd."

Nairena says, "We all live."

Xess says, "Its dispelling you."

Speaking to Saraphenia, Helnora says, "None of us have dropped. Yet."

Faiyth says, "It's sucking us of magic."

Thrassus says, "At least yet."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Perigourd says, "Raelee."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Perigourd asks, "You?"

Speaking politely to a massive metal-plated golem, Tikba asks, "Do you have a name?"

Leafiara says, "I think it's unintentional because it's made partly out of kroderine."

Kataric says, "Irval, this thing is taller than you."

The golem twists its head, metal grinding together as it does. "Fair....eve?"

Speaking to Sicias, Lylia murmurs, "We are not sure yet either, but this...ah, this new entity has just coalesced here."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Tayler says, "Master."

Tayler points at himself.

Speaking quietly to a massive metal-plated golem, Raelee says, "... I do wonder what you are seeking to learn."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Lylia echoes, "Fair eve."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Helnora greets, "A fair eve indeed."

Irval says, "I know...i was bound to happen...always someone bigger and better out tehre."

Zanbrik asks, "Whose return?"

Faiyth says, "Great... now it's gonna slowly repeat the same thing over and over until it malfunctions and explodes at us."

Irval says, "It was and there..."

Faiyth says, "Yeah good luck with that everyone.."

Kataric says, "Give him your campaign button."

Nairena asks, "Whats the golem made out of?"

Kataric says, "He's standing above."

Vaemyr says, "It is very similar to the way the orb that Thadston's arms generated acted."

Helnora quietly says, "Its just learning, is all."

Thrassus says, "An amaglam of metals."

Faiyth says, "Vae."

Kayse observes, "It's like the spheres were doing when it was focused on Drazaa almost a year ago. It repeated a lot of what was said."

[General] Crimsoneve asks, "Have they found yas yet?"

Faiyth says, "That sounds disgusting."

Faiyth says, "Like parasites."

Speaking to Nairena, Lylia says, "The kroderine that came from Thadston's arm, the metallic toxin that afflicted Casiphia, a gold wand or five..."

Leafiara says, "I'm hopeful this one won't explode since it has more solid material to work with."

Drazaa notes, "There must be some connection here."

Tikba says, "It may not understand anything."

Speaking in Elven to a massive metal-plated golem, Sicias asks something you don't understand.

Irval says, "If it doesn't have a name I think Krod would work..."

Leafiara says, "Maybe the kroderine and the kroderine poison, or whatever it was, act as binding agents to steady the unstable magic."

Saraphenia exclaims, "I am Saraphenia...call me Phenia!"

Perigourd says, "I wonder if the ethereal scarabs gave it any further knowledge.."

Speaking to Lylia, Tayler says, "There's a silver wand coated with my blood in there somewhere, I sure hope that makes it mine."

The golem twists its head, metal grinding together as it does. "Fair...eve."

Speaking to Kataric, Helnora says, "Casting at it might upset it. I wouldn't."

The golem twists its head, metal grinding together as it does. "I am Faireve?"

Xess says, "Your name is now Krod."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Lylia asks, "Do you like this name?"

Kataric says, "You're fairly big."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Faiyth says, "That's an excellent kobold name."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Lylia asks, "Faireve?"

Vaemyr says, "Worked for me."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Sicias says, "If you want to be called that."

Leafiara says, "You can have any name you wish to have."

Zanbrik says, "You are now Faireve."

Thrassus says, "That's a fine a name as any."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Perigourd says, "You can choose your designation."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Vaemyr says, "Hello Faireve."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Perigourd says, "If you like that, it's as good as any."

Speaking hesitantly to a massive metal-plated golem, Helnora says, "Fair eve is a greeting. But a good name, too."

Xess says, "Krod Fair Eve."

Xess says, "A fine name."

Nairena says, "You cant name something as neat as it.. Faireve."

The air crackles with potent energy!

[anti-mana drains people's mana]

Sicias says, "Oof."

Faiyth says, "Mmm.. do it again."

Tayler says, "I didn't want that mana anyways."

Sicias says, "It's draining our mana."

Lylia says, "Perhaps it is for it, or them, to choose."

Leafiara says, "Faireve could probably pass for a sylvan name in some circles, though it's a bit on the nose..."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Saraphenia says, "I am Phenia..."

Feeding Time

The metal-plated golem looks down, "Hungry..."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Tayler says, "Eat Irval."

Leafiara curiously asks, "You eat?"

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Faiyth says, "Helga has excellent stew."

Xess says, "I think we're helping it complete its start up."

Kataric asks, "Infuse?"

Tikba uncertainly says, "Metal cannot eat."

Sicias asks, "What does a golem eat?"

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Faiyth says, "Mana is far too salty."

Saraphenia says, "Apparently it eats mana."

Speaking to Tikba, Tayler says, "It can certainly try."

Speaking to Saraphenia, Leafiara says, "Oh... of course, right."

The golem looks down at the grey puppy.

Perigourd says, "So it would seem."

Sicias says, "DONT."

Kelfyr drops a steel lockpick.

Sicias says, "EAT."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Tayler says, "No no no, not Ziggy."

Sicias says, "THE PUPPY."

Faiyth exclaims, "Hide the puppy!"

Leafiara tentatively says, "Or, wait, no, maybe it really is hungry for meat."

Kelfyr points at a steel lockpick.

Speaking firmly to a massive metal-plated golem, Kayse says, "No, do not eat that."

Kelfyr says, "Snack."

Irval produces a mist grey jellied eel from the depths of his leather duster.

Xess recites:

"Eat the puppy"

Leafiara asks, "Anyone have any heavy quartz orbs?"

Irval exclaims, "Here have some mana eel!"

Thrassus says, "I imagine mana would work for it, considering it is absorbing mana already."

Xess recites:

"Gently?"

Kataric says, "Eat Xess.. he's anti magic."

Irval drops a mist grey jellied eel.

Vaemyr produces a heavy quartz orb from the depths of his vermillion cloak.

Irval points at a mist grey jellied eel.

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Tayler says, "Friend."

Tayler points at his sharp-nosed puppy.

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Vaemyr asks, "How about this?"

The golem looks at the grey jellied eel.

Faiyth says, "Where's a kobold when we need it to snatch up the puppy and put it in a sack."

Xess asks, "Wouldn't I be unfilling?"

Saraphenia says, "I don't have a quartz orb."

Kataric says, "You'll clean his gums at least."

Xess says, "I guess if they're on a diet."

The golem picks up the grey jellied eel.

Faiyth says, "Yes... energy... eel energy."

(Vaemyr shows the golem the quartz orb he's holding.)

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Drazaa suggests, "It is all yours."

Tayler says, "They still haven't recovered from the last time they did that."

Irval says, "Like this."

Tikba removes a handful of iron flakes from in her suede purse.

Kayse hesitantly asks, "Does it even eat food such as that?"

Xess asks, "So can we keep em?"

Irval exclaims, "This!"

Tikba carefully places a handful of iron flakes on the ground.

Tikba points at a handful of iron flakes.

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Kataric asks, "What do you want to eat?"

Irval says, "Err."

Speaking to Kayse, Lylia says, "I cannot imagine it would."

Speaking to Kayse, Perigourd says, "Hard to say what it consumes at this point."

Xess asks, "Please?"

Zanbrik asks, "Do you eat.... magic?"

Xess says, "I'll take good care of em."

Xess says, "Walks and food and all that."

The golem takes a bite of the jellied eel. Its eyes go wide and it spits chunks of the moist meat all over.

Speaking to Perigourd, Lylia says, "I thought perhaps metal, as we are made of meat and eat meat."

Kayse opines, "The ore and metal seem to be a good start."

Kataric asks, "Seafood?"

Speaking to Lylia, Perigourd says, "A possibility."

The air crackles with potent energy!

[dispelling]

Tayler says, "That's fair, nobody likes eels."

Vaemyr drops a heavy quartz orb.

Sicias says, "Doesnt like the eel, it seems."

Irval says, "Ok so he doesn't like eel..."

Vaemyr points at a heavy quartz orb.

Leafiara points at a heavy quartz orb.

Saraphenia says, "Doesn't like eel...someone write that down..."

Xorus says, "We should feed it plinite to see what happens."

Nairena says, "Someone feed faireve a sword."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Vaemyr says, "Try the orb there."

Vaemyr points at a heavy quartz orb.

Tayler helps himself to some chilled white brain matter.

Tayler carefully places some chilled white brain matter on the ground.

Raelee removes a shard of grey plinite from in her leather neck pouch.

Sicias asks, "Why a sword?"

Arahnim exclaims, "How bout this!"

Nairena says, "Metal diet."

Arahnim drops a silver wand.

Speaking to Raelee, Perigourd says, "You can't be serious."

Kialeigh drops a silver wand.

Xess exclaims, "Quick stuff our magic crystals in his gullet!"

Speaking to Perigourd, Raelee says, "I am always serious."

Lylia carefully places a lump of silver ore on the ground.

(Zanbrik offers a thin gold ring to the golem.)

The golem picks up the iron flakes in its hand, then sprinkles some into its massive mouth. It begins to chomp on them awkwardly, bits of metal flaking off and even sparking within his jaw.

Leafiara says, "Plinite makes about as much sense as anything else when we don't know what it would eat."

Kataric drops a pinch of platinum dust.

Nairena says, "Told ya."

Leafiara pleasedly says, "Oh, progress."

Speaking politely to a massive metal-plated golem, Tikba explains, "Metal."

Saraphenia says, "So he...she...it eats metal..."

Sicias asks, "Anyone have a slab of iron?"

Leafiara carefully places a small silver bar on the ground.

Faiyth put some luminous green dust in her framed leather eisenruck.

Irval says, "Some more silver treats."

Irval points at a silver wand.

Sicias asks, "Someone from the Order of Voln, maybe?"

Xess asks, "Why do you people carry random bits of metal on you?"

Zanbrik drops a thin gold ring.

Zanbrik points at a thin gold ring.

Tikba says, "To sell."

Irval exclaims, "Someone really is trying to feed it brains!"

Kataric asks, "Because we don't tattoo our face with it?"

The golem steps slowly towards Helnora.

Irval exclaims, "We don't want that!"

Speaking to Xess, Lylia says, "Preparedness."

Helnora glances up.

You see Helnora Throasar the Master Painter.

She appears to be a Half-Elf from Ta'Loenthra.

She is average height and has a pudgy, softly muscled physique. She appears to have come of age. She has argent-suffused iolite purple eyes and fair skin. She has hip-length, lush chocolate hair swept up into an intricately knotted bun, adorned with a gathering of fragrant ivory gardenias. She has a well-defined, heart-shaped face, a pair of smoky grey spectacles perched upon her nose and long pointy ears.

She has a series of glossy garnet-banded bronze hoops set along the slender tips of her pointed ears, and a misty gilt-wisped tea diamond ring in her right nostril.

She is in good shape.

She is wearing a braided bronze necklace suspending a garnet-tinged dusky hawkmoth, an antique oilcloth bookbag adorned in purpleheart beadwork slung over her shoulder, a slim-cut stygian nubuck longcoat with a dual row of blood red garnet buttons, a Crafters of Elanthia insignia, a bronze-woven alizarin red jacquard corset over a supple bronze-sheened leather bodysuit, a pair of tiger skin gloves reinforced with black steel bars, a deep umber oilcloth belt buckled by a garnet-encrusted bronze disc, a shuttered bronze lantern charm, and a pair of dobrem skin boots with black steel toes.

Helnora shudders.

Thrassus says, "Metals with mana in it, such as wands."

Lifting first one foot and then another, Helnora slowly backpedals.

Kataric says, "Hmm."

The golem clumsily takes one of Henlora's hands in its hand.

Helnora cocks her head.

Tayler says, "As long as it doesn't try and eat any of my weapons."

Irval exclaims, "Not eat!"

Saraphenia offers Emperia an uncut emerald.

Kataric says, "I have this mithril rod."

Leafiara muses, "I think Faireve is making a friend."

Emperia accepts Saraphenia's uncut emerald.

Zanbrik exclaims, "Friends! Not food!"

Xess says, "Was good knowing ya."

Meril says, "I think we should understand whether this is a soul bound to a metal construct, or something born anew out of magic."

Faiyth asks, "Prolly didn't need that arm anyway.. right?"

Speaking to Emperia, Saraphenia says, "I was trying to give that to the golem."

Emperia offers Saraphenia an uncut emerald.

Emperia chuckles.

Saraphenia accepts Emperia's uncut emerald.

Saraphenia gets close to the metal-plated golem, but is blocked by a magical barrier around it.

Nairena says, "You can get a new one miss. Take one for the team."

The golem slowly lifts Helnora's hand up to its mouth, its silver eyes staring at the tiger skin gloves reinforced with black steel bars.

Kataric drops a pinch of platinum dust.

Irval drops a veniom-swept vaalin bar.

Helnora shakes her head at a massive metal-plated golem and clucks her tongue.

Leafiara amusedly says, "Okay, never mind, no, he's still just hungry."

Kataric asks, "Hmm... interested in gizwizit gear?"

Speaking sternly to a massive metal-plated golem, Helnora exclaims, "No! No. Not for eating!"

Zanbrik asks, "Steel?"

Thrassus says, "Magic metal."

Kataric asks, "Fabulous metal?"

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Helnora exclaims, "Look, look!"

Helnora removes a pair of tiger skin gloves reinforced with black steel bars from her hands.

Saraphenia raises her uncut emerald skyward!

Speaking carefully to a massive metal-plated golem, Tikba explains, "People are not food."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Perigourd says, "Faireve, do not eat the lady's hand."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Drazaa says, "Metal One, there is plenty other magic metal we can offer you."

(Helnora waves the gloves around.)

Speaking to Saraphenia, Leafiara says, "Seems to like mostly metal."

The golem bites off Helnora's hand!

... 40 points of damage!

Powerful slash trims Helnora's fingernails...

and the remainder of her right hand!

She is stunned!

Tayler says, "Oh."

Kataric says, "Om nom."

Sicias says, "AHH."

Zanbrik exclaims, "Aaah!"

Tayler says, "Well."

Speaking to Thrassus, Raelee says, "... it had to learn."

Speaking firmly to a massive metal-plated golem, Tikba repeats, "People are not food!"

Xess says, "Take one for the team."

Sicias exclaims, "Magic doesn't work!"

Irval exclaims, "Ouch!"

The golem munches on the bone and flesh, blood dripping from its jaw. It looks disappointed.

Speaking unhelpfully to a massive metal-plated golem, Kayse explains, "That was a person."

Irval says, "Make sure to hydrate Helnora."

Leafiara dubiously says, "Well, I guess it'll like a quarter of the taste..."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Tayler exclaims, "Bad golem!"

Sicias asks, "Any healers?"

The atmosphere crackles and sparks of energy snap across the area!

[mana drain]

Vaemyr says, "At least it doesn't like it..."

Helnora looks at a massive metal-plated golem and shrieks at the top of her lungs.

Kataric says, "Half elfs taste lousy."

Speaking annoyedly to a massive metal-plated golem, Helnora asks, "Well I don't know what you expected?"

(Thrassus waves the black crystal in front of the golem, trying to get its attention.)

Thrassus gets close to the metal-plated golem, but is blocked by a magical barrier around it.

Helnora disgruntledly mutters, "I'm not metal."

Tikba tentatively asks, "It seems to like iron and steel, perhaps?"

Thrassus says, "Here."

Xess says, "I'd give ya five points."

The golem opens its mouth, and chunks of gnawed flesh and sinewy muscle drop to its feet.

Leafiara says, "I don't think it's trying to be harmful, it just doesn't have anything close to full understanding. Honestly, it's kind of shocking it's so articulate."

Tikba carefully places an iron fang on the ground.

Tikba points at an iron fang.

Kelfyr says, "There's a whole factory of tasty steel things not far from here."

Thrassus drops a black crystal.

Vaemyr says, "It needs to learn."

The golem's eyes flash suddenly.

Lylia says, "We are made of meat and eat meat. It would seem a metal entity would eat metal. But --"

Irval exclaims, "Least we found it doesnt like to eat meat!"

Kayse wryly says, "Yes, well, perhaps we can speed up that education."

Kataric asks, "Not enough iron in your blood I guess?"

Sicias removes a heavy rhimar flamberge from in his spidersilk greatcloak.

Sicias asks, "Want to eat this?"

[Upper Trollfang]

This is the western end of a badly overgrown and neglected road. Small piles of paving stones can be seen nearby, but the large amount of weeds that cover them indicate to you that they have not been moved in quite some time. You also see a black crystal, an iron fang, a veniom-swept vaalin bar, a pinch of platinum dust, a small silver bar, a sharp-nosed grey puppy with long corded fur, a lump of silver ore, a silver wand, some chilled white brain matter, a heavy quartz orb, a steel lockpick, an ombre starsilk-bound compendium flying around with its insect wings, a pale-faced coppery barn owl that is flying around and a massive metal-plated golem.

Tikba wryly says, "When children learn, they are very small, and cannot bite off your hand."

Tayler says, "A lot of us are wearing full plate, this might be a bad idea."

Tikba says, "It is better thus."

Vaemyr says, "Although perhaps those wearing metal armor should uhhh stay in the back."

Speaking to Tikba, Lylia says, "Depends on the child."

Leafiara says, "Maybe what it really wants is to feast on magical energy."

Xess asks, "Would you like some mana?"

Faiyth says, "If you all wanna spank it... go ahead.. I'm not thinking that's the best idea."

Kataric says, "I'm wearing vruul skin... so I'd taste like ick."

Speaking to a massive metal-plated golem, Nairena says, "I got you some tasty treats."

The golem lurches forward, almost kneeling. Bluish-white energy ignites along the silver veins weaving its body together, and the creature leaps up into the sky, soaring up and out of sight as it disappears into the distance.

Discussion Afterward

Kataric says, "Also, Faendryl don't taste good."

Vaemyr says, "Well can try to send magic at it... oh."

Zanbrik says, "Well."

Tayler says, "Aaaand it's gone."

Leafiara surprisedly says, "Wow, great jumper."

Kialeigh says, "Well tehre it goes."

Leafiara says, "For something so big."

Thrassus says, "Well, hm."

Speaking to Kataric, Lylia says, "True. We are bitter."

Irval says, "Err...."

Emperia says, "Of course it can fly."

Tikba tentatively says, "That will make things more difficult."

Irval exclaims, "I'll chase it!"

Vaemyr says, "Well I guess we are gonna see him, or her, it? again."

Leafiara admits, "I mostly like that thing, I can't lie."

Nairena says, "Boo."

Meril says, "One should not treat an unfamiliar thing like a child before understanding what it is."

Xess says, "That's some incredible leg day energy right there."

Tikba muses, "Faireve."

Nairena says, "But I got it two greatswords."

Xorus says, "If only we had some sort of obelisk capable of shooting beams of energy into the sky."

Kataric says, "I imagine another explosion in the sky will herald it's return."

Irval exclaims, "Doh!"

Speaking to Meril, Perigourd says, "Indeed, we know not it's purpose yet."

Irval says, "I thought it might work this time..."

Lylia says, "Whatever it is, it is too new to know itself, but not stupid. It knew something of our language."

Speaking to Leafiara, Vaemyr says, "We potentially helped create a new lifeform, that's quite amazing."

Thrassus says, "It could have been worse, I suppose."

Kialeigh says, "So much for your exploding backpack."

Nairena drops a gold-chased greatsword.

Nairena drops a gold-chased greatsword.

Saraphenia says, "Well, if that's all that's happening tonight, then it's not so bad."

Kataric asks, "Lithovoracious golem isn't it?"

Helnora annoyedly mutters, "Damn creature."

Sicias says, "How interesting."

Speaking to Helnora, Lylia says, "You were quite brave, though."

Faiyth exclaims, "One missing hand and some see food... good night!"

Saraphenia says, "At least it didn't take an interest in wings..."

Speaking to Lylia, Helnora says, "I would rather learn first than act. Usually my undoing by my own.. erm. Hand."

Speaking to Saraphenia, Faiyth says, "It clearly didn't need any since it can fly without them."

Lylia asks, "'Faireve' is as good a name as any. But what animates it? Or whom?"

Speaking to Leafiara, Saraphenia asks, "Could we go home then Goddess?"

Tayler says, "Speaking of, fair eve, or rather morning, everyone."

Leafiara says, "Let's see here..."

Leafiara designates Vaemyr as the new leader of the group.

Zanbrik says, "Well. Seeing an anti-magic golem bite off a person's hand and masticate it before spitting out bone and sinew.... that's ennough for me tonight."

Xess says, "Well that was fun."

Irval says, "Next time we should buy some krodera ore...Try feeding it that. I mean we are what we eat after all."

Helnora says, "Whoever it is, I'm going to take their hand in trade eventually."

Perigourd says, "Hmm.."

Vaemyr says, "I'm gonna need to get some sleep."

Kataric asks, "Sentient Kroderine?"

Leafiara says, "I'd best get Phenia home since it's really late, but this has been a fascinating night for more reasons than expected."

Kataric says, "Well, barely."

Speaking to Helnora, Irval says, "Sorry you lost your hand."

Speaking to Zanbrik, Faiyth says, "Just wait til dessert."

Tayler says, "Good night, everyone."

Zanbrik exclaims, "No dessert!"

Saraphenia says, "Good night folks."

Kataric says, "Sentient if not sapient."

Drazaa says, "Rest well all."

Tikba says, "I must pray."

Vaemyr exclaims, "Good night all, plenty of things to discuss another evening, and hope everyone enjoyed the debates, don't forget to vote when voting opens!"

Xess says, "Such an eventful evening."

Kataric says, "Spells work again."

Saraphenia exclaims, "Don't forget to vote!"

Leafiara exclaims, "Thank you again to the candidates and current councilors for the debates!"

Thrassus says, "We should hear about where it went soon enough."