Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)
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Voted best in category in the Users' Choice awards.
BungieONI
Seven gremlins in a trench coat
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- Lickwidget
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- She/Her
Because that is one among many, many, many ideas which all orbit around "Building which protects our family."
- Location
- somewhere over there.
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- They/It
[X] Cold
[X] Moon
[X] Stealth
[X] Moon
[X] Stealth
I know I said it about the previous omake in this series too, but these sorts of interactions are some of my favorites in fiction. The effort put in by both sides to care for each other despite being so fundamentally different is just really nice to read.
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- US
[X] Moon
[X] Theft
[X] Wood
[X] Theft
[X] Wood
DeusExBritannia
Red-White-Black-White
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- Texas
The only upset I can see potentially happening is between Moon (29 votes, 5th place), Connection (28 votes, 6th place), Cold (only if you merge it with "Winter") (20 votes, 7th) and Darkness (19 votes, 8th place).
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BungieONI
Seven gremlins in a trench coat
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You're welcome. I do it because I think it makes cultural sense and sense in terms of the setting for people to settle around spirits, and to enter beneficial relationships with said spirits at least in the Empire.
Might be different for the Not!Pillarmen.
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- scrabbling
[X] Darkness
[X] Theft
[X] Perception
Darkness to help it edge in towards the cluster at 30, Theft to indicate my preference for where Ling Qi goes (I want that storage-ring theft art eventually
) even though it's a lost cause, Perception because I prefer it over Perceptiveness—Perception is more active, Perceptiveness is mostly a quality.
[X] Theft
[X] Perception
Darkness to help it edge in towards the cluster at 30, Theft to indicate my preference for where Ling Qi goes (I want that storage-ring theft art eventually
) even though it's a lost cause, Perception because I prefer it over Perceptiveness—Perception is more active, Perceptiveness is mostly a quality.
[X] Stealth
[X] Perception
[X] Moon
[X] Perception
[X] Moon
[X] Darkness
[X] Connection
[X] War
[X] Connection
[X] War
gonna laugh when a major power block forms around a Cai/Bai Alliance that started from the Imperial House forcing the Bai to send scions to sects to isolate and weaken the younger generation and oops turns out one Bai made friends and all the others sneks become social butterfly's to catch up
I mean who would make friends with sneks?
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No Wood votes make TRF sad
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No Wood votes make TRF sad
As TRF caps in Green Two, we're more likely to find a direct successor Art in the Second Floor archive.
[X] Moon
[X] Wood
[X] Connection
[X] Wood
[X] Connection
Also Meizhen++ for looking out for Gan Flexington by making your ninja maid get exposed to Ling Qiness on the reg. You truly are the Best Snek.
BungieONI
Seven gremlins in a trench coat
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Like I said on Discord and in here I think, Meizhen is way too clever for Ling Qi to deserve. Just, neatly helping us with this issue.
Kai Merah
Hound Hearted Hedonist
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- Somewhere in the corners of my imagination
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EDIT: Hmm, top three are what I like best already... May as well vote for others I guess.
[x] Summons
[x] Darkness
[x] Speed
Coz Darkness is cool, but not top 6, I want summons better than worms because Ling Qi thrives with good minions around her, and Speed coz being able to run away from enemies, run towards allies, and generally just be faster than everyone is important I think.
EDIT: Hmm, top three are what I like best already... May as well vote for others I guess.
[x] Summons
[x] Darkness
[x] Speed
Coz Darkness is cool, but not top 6, I want summons better than worms because Ling Qi thrives with good minions around her, and Speed coz being able to run away from enemies, run towards allies, and generally just be faster than everyone is important I think.
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- United States of America
An interesting feature of us tutoring Xiao Fen is the political maneuvering that occurs. Cai tutoring Xiao Fen could send the message that Bai is superior to Cai, given this is Bai Meizhen's handmaiden. Which is a problem given that they are both from Duchies. Bai can't very well tutor her handmaiden as that changes the relationship from employer/employee to teacher/student. Despite how radical we've made Bai Meizhen, I don't think she is willing to buck traditions in the relationship between the branches of the Bai that have existed longer than the Empire.
Which conveniently leaves us. As the third member of this triad, and a retainer to Cai Rexiang, us tutoring Xiao Fen seems like the Cai extending a favor to Bai Meizhen (having her retainer teach Meizhen's handmaid), which is then promptly returned by having Xiao Fen pass on messages covertly to GG. It really is a beautiful system. Simple, functional, and a benefit to both parties.
Additionally, I wonder what we are going to be teaching Xiao Fen during the tutoring sessions? Music is our strongest skill to teach, but I have strong doubts that Xiao Fen has any desire to pursue the musical disciplines. Which leaves tutoring on the nature of the darkness element, dodge, and possibly stealth up for grabs. My personal bet is instruction on the darkness element and dodging/defenses.
Which conveniently leaves us. As the third member of this triad, and a retainer to Cai Rexiang, us tutoring Xiao Fen seems like the Cai extending a favor to Bai Meizhen (having her retainer teach Meizhen's handmaid), which is then promptly returned by having Xiao Fen pass on messages covertly to GG. It really is a beautiful system. Simple, functional, and a benefit to both parties.
Additionally, I wonder what we are going to be teaching Xiao Fen during the tutoring sessions? Music is our strongest skill to teach, but I have strong doubts that Xiao Fen has any desire to pursue the musical disciplines. Which leaves tutoring on the nature of the darkness element, dodge, and possibly stealth up for grabs. My personal bet is instruction on the darkness element and dodging/defenses.
Cecylene
Eternal Idea Engine
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- Massachusetts
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- He/They
Our most generally useful skills: Making and keeping trustworthy friends/allies, scheduling and Sect Point optimization, and likely general Yin or Darkness Cultivation.
Honestly having us be a solid contact and confidante for Xiao Fen to talk to in regards to personal issues with interacting with others, as someone who managed to bulldoze through Meizhan's aura, makes sense for perpetuating the lesson Meizhan learned herself. We are also a great font of information about Time-Value of Sect Points and are rather knowledgeable in the ways of cultivating Yin and Darkness aligned arts.
