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Magical Girl Quest - The Fire That Burns

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Okay, analysis complete.
Once I put it into a good format and added the few extras I wanted, it will have more than 2k words.

Hey @Rukia, do I get EXP for that? :V:V
 
Rukia said:
You are only woken once in the night, a passing animal of some sort, a large dog or a small wolf but it only stops nearby for a short while before moving on. Eventually you wake with the sun, your sense alerting you to the sudden rise in temperature around you.
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This makes me wonder if Cerys' sense can ever be overloaded. You know like going from someplace dark to really bright really fast, but with temperature.
 
Naron said:
Okay, analysis complete.
Once I put it into a good format and added the few extras I wanted, it will have more than 2k words.

Hey @Rukia, do I get EXP for that? :V:V
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Maybe?
I don't want to start giving out XP every time someone does an analysis (Sinarblood would farm that like a hoe), but if it's well done then I'll give you some.
 
Rukia said:
Maybe?
I don't want to start giving out XP every time someone does an analysis (Sinarblood would farm that like a hoe), but if it's well done then I'll give you some.
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It was mostly a joke, actually.
It is just... this will probably be longer than some of your shorter updates, so I figured this would be my only chance to fit it in without sounding like too much of a douchebag.
 
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Naron's Intel
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    • Do note that this only contains data not available in one of the Lore-Threadmarks or on the front page. There is no detailed analysis of our magic here; I am focussing on the world, the characters and whichever hard facts I can gather.



    Naron's Intel
    Accuracy may vary​

    Important Note: This post contains data gathered from Updates on later pages and is [was] kept up to date. Read at your own discretion and beware of spoilers if you are a new reader.

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    1. Observations and Conclusions​



    Characters
    Cerys

    -Age 13
    --Date of Birth: 7th of July
    --this means that she was 10 when she ran away from home

    -probably only basic education, vast deficites in educational knowledge and common knowledge

    -Is a light sleeper
    [Source: IGNITION'S RECUPERATION]

    -can differentiate foul breath from alcoholic residue
    [Source: CONTEMPLATION]

    -was moderately to heavily injured at least twice before the Quest began
    [Source: IGNITION'S RECUPERATION]

    -never really lived in the wilderness during her time on the streets; she kept to urban areas and centers of civilisation
    [Source: The fact that Wilderness Survival was not a part of her skills in the beginning]

    -has detailed knowledge about areas she never traveled through, yet lacks all knowledge about what is going on in the world
    [Source: IGNITE SHOPPING]

    -Conjecture: mentally damaged due to having to live on the streets for several years and having to take care of Una during that time
    --Addendum: Cerys took part in several illegal activities, among them the disposal of a corpse, for money
    [Source: CONTEMPLATION]

    -with how fast and directed she reacted to the demon after the initial shock wore down, she has a good head on her shoulders and can stay -reasonably- calm even in mortal danger and while plagued by immense pain
    [Source: IGNITE ENGINE, IGNITION SISTER]

    --this ability of hers is compromised when she has to protect Una at the same time and/or when something unexpected happens; the latter is less likely because the demon was definitely not expected and she still reacted quickly
    [Source: IGNITE ESCAPE, LOOTING INTERRUPTED]

    -based on the previous point, Cerys is also unreasonable and/or highly determined regarding Una; to the point where she throws her own safety to the wind and treks through the streets while bleeding and hurting just to make sure she is okay
    [Source: IGNITION SISTER]

    --Addendum: Cerys is also fiercely protective of Una, to the point of obsession
    [Source: Read any update containing both of them]

    --Addendum: Their relationship is more that of mother and child

    -Rather strong for her age, not due to magical reasons
    [Source: SURPRISE ABS]



    Important note for everyone: Do not let Una get harmed.
    Una

    -Age 9
    --Birthday: 15th of March
    --this means that she was 6 when Cerys ran away with her

    -no formal education

    -filled with childish curiousity and a lot of enthusiasm about anything related to magic

    -likes reading Manga and Comics
    --Addendum: Learned some Kanjis somehow
    [Source: Comment from QM; Post #599]

    -appears rather smart for her age and learns fast
    --Addendum: Una learns faster than Cerys
    --Addendum: Cerys notes that her sister is smarter than her
    [Source: (IT) HUNGERS]

    -Can work properly and accurately under high pressure
    [Source: IGNITION SISTER]

    -Stands behind her big sister's every decision, no matter what
    [Source: IGNITION SISTER and many more]

    -Might have hidden urges to set everything on fire
    [Source: WOODLAND ADVENTURE: DAY 1]

    -thinks that Cerys is lesbian
    --Addendum: She may know better about this than Cerys herself
    --Addendum: Circumstancial correct, seeing that Cerys' preferences were overwritten
    [Source: MEETING MORGAN, THE CANADIAN BORDER: DAY 1 END]

    -a little weak for her age
    [Source: SURPRISE ABS]

    Best Forest

    -spirit of the land (all of North America?)

    -generally friendly, seems to be fond of Cerys

    -helpful, assisted in hiding the sisters from their pursuers
    [Source: (DO NOT) IGNITE TREES and the following updates]
    Morgan Grey

    -Age 16
    --Date of Birth: 03/02/1984

    -cheerful teenager that wanders the world, seeking for rare magical things to see

    -sharp mind and rather skilled; also physically fit
    ---Highly competent and smart, do not underestimate

    -has decent knowledge about magic and current world history
    --Addendum: Also magical history

    -sleeps late into the morning
    --usually a heavy and late sleeper; reins herself in while in the field


    -appears to have the ability to tell apart a lie from the truth when talking to people (Unique ability?)
    [Source: MEETING MORGAN]

    -Has been traveling by herself since she was 13
    [Source: THE CANADIAN BORDER: DAY 1 END]

    -seems to be a scout for Karen, the Clocktower's leader
    --Addendum: she is
    Karen Samson

    -leader of the Clocktower

    -about a hundred years old without looking the part

    -has influence all around the world, including China
    [Source: TEA TIME WITH THE QUEEN]

    -appears friendly
    --is friendly

    -knows how to interact with all kinds of people
    --can radically change her personality to accomodate for whomever she is talking to
    [Source: A NEW BEGINNING]

    -is good friends with Queen Elizabeth II
    [Source: TEA TIME WITH THE QUEEN]

    -genuinely helpful

    -appears to have prophetic/insightful abilities that let her gain data about others
    Daiyu Feng

    -Age 14?

    -She is Magical Girl Ebony Knight

    -idealistic, falls into the "Protector of the weak"- and maybe "Hero of Justice"-archetypes
    [Source: DAIYU FENG: THE EBONY KNIGHT]

    -is probably a little sister
    --fled with her sister from China after the nation collapsed into civil war
    [Source: DAIYU FENG: THE EBONY KNIGHT]

    -traumatised from events in China
    [Source: DAIYU FENG: THE EBONY KNIGHT]
    Gaia

    -she is Earth, the whole planet

    -Ignition Knight was created by her; apparently, all MGs are made by her
    --turns girls into bisexuals/lesbians while giving them their powers, if they were neither before
    [Source: THE CANADIAN BORDER: DAY 1 END]

    -apparently a lolicon
    [Source: MEETING MORGAN]

    -rather excentric, is known to mete out harsh punishments for being insulted
    --Note: that seems weird, why would Gaia care all that much?
    --Note #2: and which human would insult her?

    -actively works to protect humankind... somehow
    --is known to have fought back at least one demonic incursion before the Quest started
    Others

    -Whomever let their soldiers shoot at children is a jackass


    -Cerys' mother is a drug-addict
    [Source: (DO NOT) IGNITE TREES]

    -Cerys' father was a drunk and prone to domestic violence
    --possibly dead after Cerys stabbed him twice with a knife
    [Source: (DO NOT) IGNITE TREES]
    ---Addendum: Not dead, just in a bad condition
    [Source: WoG (post #1595]




    -The Fish in Lake Superior likes its home and dislikes people getting close to it
    [Source: (IT) HUNGERS and the following updates]
    --It is probably dead by now


    -Alastair Caird flies the small plane belonging to the Clocktower
    --appears rather straightforward and friendly
    --has a horrible accent (something with scottish and chav mixed in)

    -Samantha Willis works in the Clocktower's outward base in England
    --she mostly takes care of paperwork and the like

    -The Clocktower's R&D wing
    --One Oliver has a... creepy obsession with Morgan; she is not amused about it
    ---Addendum: Resolved; he was taken away due to said obsession
    [Source: WoG (Post #2446)
    --The head reasearcher, James, is quiet and seems to be a busy person
    [Source: ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE SKY]

    -Jeanne is Cerys' teacher in swordsmanship
    --she keeps herself short and to the point
    --speaks good English, but is originally from France
    [Source: BIG SWORDS & OOPS]


    -Queen Elizabeth II is involved with the magical community
    --she is preparing a major project to ease up the workload on Karen's enforcers
    ---this might be tied to other things going on in the Commonwealth
    [Source: TEA TIME WITH THE QUEEN]


    -powerful magical beings are apparently willing to talk instead of prone to attacking at once
    --do not provoke
    [Source: THE CANADIAN BORDER: DAY 1 END]


    Recent Events in the World

    -Canada and Australia recently rejoined the Commonwealth

    -Several disappearances at the Canadian border
    --probably the Demon of Due
    [Source: THE CANADIAN BORDER: DAY 2]

    -Some scientist is making countless major breakthroughs in all kinds of fields
    --that person seems competent, albeit arrogant
    [Source: POV SWAP - THE COMMONWEALTH]

    -China fell into a national depression/catastrophy and civil war
    --Note: Do not go there

    -Something big/powerful woke up in Scotland
    --this implies that it has been asleep; probably for a long time
    [Source: POV SWAP - THE COMMONWEALTH]

    -At least one dragon is known to live on Earth, last seen in England
    --Addendum: A second dragon was born in 1998
    [Source: MEETING MORGAN, THE CANADIAN BORDER: DAY 1 END]

    -Older governments are aware of magic; people in the know not specified
    [Source: THE CANADIAN BORDER: DAY 2]
    Factions
    The Third Reich

    -Apparently, the SS had a a magical division
    [Source: THE CANADIAN BORDER: DAY 1 END]
    America

    -their soldiers shoot at children for being suspected to belong to something sinister
    --no attempt to use non-lethal methods of takedown (taser?) aside from shooting to disable
    --what idiot gave that order and when will they be fired?
    [Source: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS]


    -The nation has general problems with looters breaking into empty homes
    [Source: IGNITION SISTER]

    -large parts of the country's north are under martial law
    [Source: THE CANADIAN BORDER: DAY 2]
    The Commonwealth

    -seems to have a competent government

    -currently in the process of creating an economical balance to the lacking exports from China
    --reaching out to the homeless for an increase in workforce

    -seems... not benevolent, but concerned about its citizens at least for prosperity of the nation
    China

    -seems like a bad place right now, with the infrastructure collapsing and national catastrophies rolling around


    -do not go there
    The Clocktower

    -the magical community of Europe
    --originated around/below Big Ben, London

    -has a large group of enforcers based in the mainland
    -they also have long-range sensors
    -and access to weaponry

    -uniforms do exist, but wearing them is not enforced
    --most people in the field do not wear them
    [Source: PLATFORM 9 3/4]

    -has close ties to England's government
    -does not mind other magical entities/groups working for/with the government, either
    --as long as those have no malicious goals or practices

    -most defensive parameters consist of runes

    The Light

    -apparently jackasses and the self-proclaimed guardians of the dimension holding Earth
    [Source: THE CANADIAN BORDER: DAY 2]

    -not to be trusted
    [Source: Best Forest(RUMINATION), Morgan(THE CANADIAN BORDER: DAY 2)]

    -self-righteous, powerful and want to press their views on everyone
    [Source: THE CANADIAN BORDER: DAY 2]

    -created the barrier that keeps things from beyond Earth away
    --they stopped maintaining it for some reason
    [Source: THE CANADIAN BORDER: DAY 2]

    -apparently did a lot of the heavy lifting in terms of keeping the peace in the magical society
    [Source: THE CANADIAN BORDER: DAY 2]

    -live secluded in some castle high up in the mountains
    [Source: Best Forest (RUMINATION), Morgan(THE CANADIAN BORDER: DAY 2)]

    -are apparently indirectly responsible for WW1 and WW2
    --by taking away the leader of magical Europe while he was mediating between the factions
    [Source: THE CANADIAN BORDER: DAY 2]
    Hell

    -From how they were portrayed, demons are irredeemable monsters to the last and have to be fought without hesitation or mercy
    [Source: IGNITE ENGINE, Best Forest ((DO NOT) IGNITE LEAVES), Morgan()

    -Demons of Due are advanced mooks, one step above regular mooks
    The Random Number God

    -Appears to favour Cerys for the time being
    --May need more sacrifices to stay appeased




    2. Q&A Sessions​

    Our QM sometimes allows us to asks questions about the characters and setting. Here they are, listed in order:

    Session 1: Page 24 - Page 25
    Session 2: Page 63 - Page 71
    Session 3: Page 86 - Page 89
    Session 4: Page 165 - Page 167
    Session 5: Page 171 - Page 173
    Session 6: Page 359 - Page 359


    3. Enemy profiles:​

    Demon of Due

    Find a picture?​
    Stats

    Health: 1,500
    Base Damage: 300
    Base Resilience: 100
    Magic Modifier: N/A

    Affinity: ???
    Weapon

    Battle Axe
    Level ?
    Attacks Per Turn: 1 [?]
    Affinity: ???
    Ability: ???
    Spells

    [Insufficient Data]
    Abilities

    Curse of Weakness
    -On-Hit spell. The casters MM must be higher then the defenders, otherwise it does nothing.
    Lowers the target's physical damage output by 15%. (Only works if they are using a physical weapon, does not effect ranged damage.)

    [Insufficient Data]





    4. The Bestiary​

    An assortment of creatures we learned about or met.

    Generally dangerous entities are marked in Red, harmless entities in Green
    Additionally, only the harmful beings are marked on the upmost slide; creatures are sorted by the point of their appearance in the source.


    Peluda, Woodland Scamp

    Source

    Peluda

    -strong
    --can take a larger force of enforcers by itself
    --can wipe out a whole town
    Woodland Scamp

    -amalgam made out of random twigs and branches

    -only dies when absolutely every part of it is destroyed
    --otherwise, it can recreate itself

    -feeds by inflitrating a household and growing roots into the residents, then drawing the nutrients out of their bodies until there is nothing left

    Actual Character Sheet (regular and large version)

    Razorback, Nightcrawler, Rancent Nightmare

    Source

    Alerune

    -harmless, but obviously magical
    -born from experiments, is mostly kept in captivity

    -can fly
    Razorback

    -large snake, livespan measured in thousands of years at least
    --grows more intelligent with age, is capable of speech

    -prefers swamps, but can live everywhere; hides in murky water

    -hibernates for long amount of times

    -prefers ambushes and lures people with its ability to speak; will prioritise regaining stealth over attacking once noticed

    -possess magic and can create more
    --resilience to magic exists as well and grows stronger with age

    -armoured scales, preferedly attacks by biting; grapples prey like a constrictor
    --the weaker scales on the underbelly can deflect gunfire

    -can survive being cut in two
    --the only sign of it actually being dead is the light in its eyes subsiding
    Nightcrawler

    -lives in forests, preferably on mountains
    --prefers cold weather

    -attacks during the night; good night-vision and excellent hearing
    --screeches while attacking; this is also a means of communication
    --jumps targets to attack from above them; strong wrists, so hard grapples

    -will in no circumstance attack when spotted
    --do not approach light willingly

    -strategy: make light and wait until dawn
    --if this is not possible, damage them; they will retreat quickly when hit
    --of note, they are fast and agile; AoE recommended
    Rancent Nightmare

    -is a parasite that infects other living beings
    --once infected, the body bloats up in resemblance of wood

    -restricted to swamp areas
    --possibly engineered existence due to this?

    -they attack on sight; preferring to beat down the prey and then injecting the parasite via bite or others

    -host's senses are degraded once the infection takes hold; the parasite has to use those to maneuver

    -strategy: destroy legs and retreat
    --if this is not possible, make sure to destroy every part of it and make doubly sure to kill the parasite itself, as nothing else will kill the creature
    Lesser Fox Youkai

    -lives in Japan; it just wants to live at your place
    -helps keeping the house clean and with other little things

    Megatherium, Blood Willow, Thunderbird

    Source

    Megatherium

    -large wolf

    -intelligent
    --lures prey to it instead of actively hunting

    Complete Character Sheet
    Blood Willow

    -carnivorous tree
    -can move

    -capable of draining magic

    Complete Character Sheet
    Thunderbird

    -large bird with a stone carapace
    -preys on humans

    -prone to fleeing when in a troubling situation

    Complete Character Sheet

    Scrant, Skull Wraith

    Scrant

    Complete Character Sheet
    Skull Wraith

    Complete Character Sheet

    Peluda

    Peluda

    Complete Character Sheet





    5. What Day is It?​


    Current Date:
    It is Monday, the 9th of June
    As of this Update






    If you find inconsistencies, mistakes, wrong interpretations or just have something to add, please tell me so I can make this better and more thorough.


    Ugh, so much work... but I am somewhat happy with this.
     
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    • Naron said:
    -The nation has general problems with looters breaking into empty homes
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    I'm fairly certain this is badly inaccurate. The only situation in which we know this to have occurred is in the wake of what amounts to a major civil crisis, where large chunks of the town actually burned down and there were significant casualties.

    Edit:
    There's also a whole lot of observations, but basically no analysis. You present a very bare-bones set of data, but you aren't doing anything with it.
     
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    Akritedes said:
    I'm fairly certain this is badly inaccurate. The only situation in which we know this to have occurred is in the wake of what amounts to a major civil crisis, where large chunks of the town actually burned down and there were significant casualties.
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    Hm... I doubt that. Looters were already a problem before the assault happened, or Cerys would not have already been cautious of them at that point.

    Akritedes said:
    There's also a whole lot of observations, but basically no analysis. You present a very bare-bones set of data, but you aren't doing anything with it.
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    Hm... point... partly.
    I have mostly been analysing what was written, which comes over as observations. However, the set is too bare-bones to do anything big with it.
     
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    Rukia said:
    I don't want to start giving out XP every time someone does an analysis (Sinarblood would farm that like a hoe),
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    I am shocked and dismayed my good sir. I'd never.

    Naron said:
    So if someone has time at hand, it would be really nice for them to actually go over what we did with our magic, how things started to work and which ideas we had but never worked on. I just note things I find while skimming the parts where we do magic.
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    Well probably not now, I could whip an analysis of that up later, probably won't have time for it today, and might not have time for a re-read and in depth anaylsis tomorrow. The good news though is that after work on Sunday my next work day is next Saturday unless something comes up so I have plenty time for analysis after that!

    :V

    Now for vote:

    [X] Go Outside
    -[X] Practice trying to hide your magic through the heat and invisible fire methods you thought of before

    Getting this down before we hop continent will probably make us substantially harder to be located by the Light because they would be looking on the wrong continent and hopefully our method of hiding our magic will make it harder to discern that we left it.
     
    [X] Go Outside
    -[X] Practice trying to hide your magic through the heat and invisible fire methods you thought of before

    This I can get behind.
     
    [X] Go Outside
    -[X] Practice trying to hide your magic through the heat and invisible fire methods you thought of before
     
    By the way, did I mention that I adore the fact one can interlace the accordions? It looks so neat...

    I always have to remind myself not to put a third layer into these, simply because people on phone probably would get an aneurysm from that.
     
    Naron said:
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    This pleases me.
    + 20xp

    Not going to comment on any speculations about the world situation.

    The only thing that I will mention is that the enemy profile is mostly right.
    The actual enemy has 300 base damage because they have a weapon. (Their Ax)
    Their base resilience is normally 50-150, but this one was kind of shit. (They are tougher as they grow older, but for simplistic purposes I'll probably just average it out to 100.)

    Curse of Weakness is an on-hit spell. The casters MM must be higher then the defenders, otherwise it does nothing.
    It lowers the targets physical damage output by 15%. (Only works if they are using a physical weapon, doesn't effect ranged damage.)
     
    Okay, I fixed the demon's profile... and changed the name of this thing; it really is no actual analysis.
    What it is, however, is a gathering of data and sources for someone who does make an analysis to work with.

    By the way @Rukia, could I get this threadmarked? I want to add more data as the story progresses, so I would like to find it again later.



    Furthermore, I had an idea on what to do with our time. Una would probably be bored out of her mind again... so...

    [X] Go Outside
    -[X] Ask Morgan whether she could try teaching Una to do some kind of magic?
    -[X] Practice trying to hide your magic through the heat and invisible fire methods you thought of before
     
    Hrm? I'm curious. Why the whole hide magic thing? I mean, wouldn't it be bad to do this? The invisible fire part at least?

    I personally want to practice sword techniques because we really should aim to be competent. At this point we are more likely to hurt ourselves using the sword than the enemy.
     
    Naron said:
    Okay, I fixed the demon's profile... and changed the name of this thing; it really is no actual analysis.
    What it is, however, is a gathering of data and sources for someone who does make an analysis to work with.

    By the way @Rukia, could I get this threadmarked? I want to add more data as the story progresses, so I would like to find it again later.



    Furthermore, I had an idea on what to do with our time. Una would probably be bored out of her mind again... so...

    [X] Go Outside
    -[X] Ask Morgan whether she could try teaching Una to do some kind of magic?
    -[X] Practice trying to hide your magic through the heat and invisible fire methods you thought of before
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    Threadmarked in Informational.
     
    [X] Go Outside
    -[X] Practice trying to hide your magic through the heat and invisible fire methods you thought of before
     
    Given that we are not subtle in the slightest, I'd much rather work on learning to fight good for when we inevitably get caught by whoever happens to be chasing us at that particular moment

    Hence the swording
     
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