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Animus Ex Nihilo - A God Quest

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[X] Dive back down and gather the parts of its body that it lost before the currents disperse them.
 
BABY NO!
[X] Let it flee and take care of your heralds wounds.

I am all for getting the Death Domain, but not by letting our subservients die when we could save them!
 
[X] Dive back down and gather the parts of its body that it lost before the currents disperse them.
 
[X] Dive back down and gather the parts of its body that it lost before the currents disperse them.

Hm...
This wouldn't have happened if we used protection
 
[x] Dive back down and gather the parts of its body that it lost before the currents disperse them.
 
[X] Dive back down and gather the parts of its body that it lost before the currents disperse them.
 
Well, seeing how the vote is going I hope our herald can survive.

But we now have a general direction for next turn. We have to keep the ball rolling on healing, we should study the gibblets we got from the monster if we can and explore the sea to ensure nothing else is trying to feed from our rituals.
 
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I also think we should contact the Sky Child if possible. That thing went through its domain as it fled, and so our fellow Spirit should also have a vested interest in taking down that overgrown people-eater.

We gave up the Skies to the Sky Child, so it is its fault we cannot give chase here!
 
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    • Adhoc vote count started by Azel on Nov 4, 2021 at 8:13 PM, finished with 43 posts and 39 votes.
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    As the vile creature took to the air, you were torn on how to proceed. Your herald was still bleeding, its bulky frame slowly rising to the surface as it slipped in and out of consciousness. Part of you wanted to rush to its side to heal it, another part bade you to leap out of the sea and give chase to the monster that had wounded your servant so grievously. What was the point of these wounds if the attacker could get away? But you calmed yourself and let it be. The brief fight had been dangerous enough while being fought in your own realm. Without the strength of the sea at your beck and call, you could not be certain of your victory. But there was another thing.

    Instead of upwards you turned your attention down, diving after the bones and offal that you had torn from the enemies body. The waters moved under your command, gathering every shard and scrap that you could make out. The very vileness clinging to them guided your efforts. Now that you knew the presence for what it was, it's repulsiveness no longer hid it, but made it stand out all the more. All that you could find was gathered in a single ball, kept together by your power and the waters in equal measure. Briefly you feared that gathering so much of it had stirred some remnant of intent embedded in the essence still infusing it as the taint seemed to stir once you had gathered a large amount of it, yet it fell silent just as quickly again. If nothing else came out of this, you were content to know this would not pollute your waters any longer than necessary.

    You work done, you rose back up to see to the wounds of your herald, though it turned out you did not need to worry. The carp was still rattled by the fight, yet his wounds had closed. Where the beast had wounded it, its skin and scales had grown back black, and its left flank was barely recognizable. Huge parts of its skin had been rent by teeth and sharp bones, and it seemed that your herald would bear these marks forever. He lived though and its scars seemed to not impede his movements, and that was the most important thing. You thanked him for a duty well performed and ordered him to rest for a while.

    While the fish took off to do just that, the waves above you were disturbed by strong winds battering them with some urgency. The Sky Child had not missed the monsters departure. The other spirit seemed uncharacteristically sombre when you recounted the events and when you were done, they recounted their own encounter. After leaving the sea, the beast had flown over the land and caused an uproar among the all the people living there. The Sky Child had tried to talk to it, but had been attacked without a warning. It had then commanded the wind to throw the monster from the sky, though with little success. Alone, the Sky Child was no match to it either. Luckily it had not attempted to attack the village of the Sea People and instead flown north after circling over the forest for a while.

    The two of you parted with a promise to aid one another, should the creature return, but for now, you needed to take care of more immediate concerns. The people were in a panic and would need reassurance. And then there was the remnants of the creature that you had gathered. They likely would not keep whatever power animated them for much longer, so you would need to decide soon what to do with them.


    You have 5 Power to spend.
    You can have your Herald perform / assist with one action that has the Sea domain.


    Blessings
    Bestow a boon without expecting something in return.

    [] Inspire the boat makers by spending X power.
    Description:     The canoes of the people have greatly improved, but further blessings might yield new inspiration for the boat makers.
    Domains: Sea
    Power: Minimum 1, Maximum 2

    [] Give Signs by spending 1 power.
    Description:     You have quite successfully communicated with the shamans. Maybe you should try to help the people by giving signs to other people too.
    Domains: None
    Power: Minimum 1, Maximum 1

    [] Bless the goats by spending 1 power.
    Description:     Your efforts with the fish prove that your power could change an animal. Maybe your would have more impressive results from the goats.
    Domains: None
    Power: Minimum 1, Maximum 1


    Prayers
    Answer the requests of the people making sacrifices to you.

    [] Bless the fishers by spending X power.
    Description:     Steer fish to the fishers and protect them from the dangers of your sea.
    Domains: Sea
    Power: Minimum 1, Maximum 2

    [] Heal the people by spending 1 power.
    Description:     The people are practicing the old healing rites with some regularity again and there is a trickle of pilgrims coming to your shrine to ask for healing of themselves or their loved ones.
    Domains: None
    Power: Minimum 1, Maximum 1

    [] Bless the bereaved by spending 1 power.
    Description:     The attack by the unknown creature will not deter you. Keep blessing the bereaved to strengthen the acceptance of your burial tires.
    Domains: None
    Power: Minimum 1, Maximum 1

    [] Protect the dead by spending 1 power.
    Description:     You can not tolerate that the dead given into your care would be devoured by some beast. Spend some of your power to protect their bodies from further attacks.
    Domains: None
    Power: Minimum 1, Maximum 1

    [] Bless the settlers by spending X power.
    Description:     Settling the River Village is a slow process. Help and encourage the people with your blessings to hasten the process.
    Domains: Sea
    Power: Minimum 1, Maximum 2


    Punishments
    Smite your enemies. It is not in your Nature to hurt people.


    Other
    There are a lot of things you could do with your powers that would not directly involve the lives of the people.

    [] Bless the bay by spending X power.
    Description:     While the bay already has become a great source of food for the people, you still think that you might be able to improve upon your work if you spent some more power on it.
    Domains: Sea
    Power: Minimum 1, Maximum 2

    [] Bless the shrine by spending X power.
    Description:     Your shrine is far more than wood and shells, but almost a part of you. Spend some power to see if you can strengthen this connection or otherwise make use of it.
    Domains: Sea
    Power: Minimum 1, Maximum 2

    [] Explore the land by spending 1 power.
    Description:     Move further inland and see what you can find there.
    Domains: None
    Power: Minimum 1, Maximum 1

    [] Explore the sea by spending X power.
    Description:     While you know every detail of the bay, you could always explore the wider sea and its coasts.
    Domains: Sea
    Power: Minimum 1, Maximum 2

    [] Find the village near the mountains by spending 1 power.
    Description:     While you know decently well where to find the village that your people are trading with from listening in on the nomads, it is too far away to travel there without spending some power on the effort.
    Domains: None
    Power: Minimum 1, Maximum 1

    [] Try to learn more about the nature of your power by spending 1 power.
    Description:     You still don't really understand how an offering gives you power and why there are so many things that can make the effect weaker or stronger. Experiment a bit and see if you can find out more.
    Domains: None
    Power: Minimum 1, Maximum 1

    [] Try to learn more about the nature of the world by spending 1 power.
    Description:     The world is a vast place full of mysteries and you have seen and know little about it yet. Spend some power on trying to understand it better.
    Domains: None
    Power: Minimum 1, Maximum 1

    [] Imbue X power into sea life for later use.
    Description:     You cannot hold onto your power on your own, but you found a way to sidestep that problem by instead storing it in the creatures of the sea.
    Domains: Sea
    Power: Minimum 1, Maximum 2

    [] Try to heal any lingering wounds of your herald by spending 1 power.
    Description:     While the wounds of your herald have closed just fine, you could give some additional healing to make sure that there are no lingering effects from its wounds.
    Domains: None
    Power: Minimum 1, Maximum 1


    Special
    You have gathered parts of the Devourers body that have been left behind after the fight. You can only take one of the following actions and only this turn.

    [] Learn more about the Devourers nature and where it came from by spending 1 power.
    Description:     Given that you have some of its body and that it still seems intent on drawing itself back together, you reason that you could use this to try and find where the beast lairs.
    Domains: None
    Power: Minimum 1, Maximum 1

    [] Try to draw out the power from the remnants by spending 1 power.
    Description:     The might of the Devourer was impressive and though vile in its expression, you surely can wield its power to better ends. Try to take what you can from the remnants.
    Domains: None
    Power: Minimum 1, Maximum 1

    [] Dispose of the remnants by spending 1 power.
    Description:     You will not tolerate the presence of this taint, let alone experiment with it. Destroy the traces of the creature, lest it poisons your realm.
    Domains: None
    Power: Minimum 1, Maximum 1
     
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    • [X] Healing and Devouring
    -[X] Heal the people by spending 1 power.
    -[X] Bless the settlers by spending 2 power.
    --[X] (Herald) Assists
    -[X] Learn more about the Devourers nature and where it came from by spending 1 power.
    -[X] Protect the dead by spending 1 power.
     
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    [X] Healing and Devouring
    -[X] Heal the people by spending 1 power.
    -[X] Bless the settlers by spending 2 power.
    -[X] Learn more about the Devourers nature and where it came from by spending 1 power.
    -[X] Protect the dead by spending 1 power.

    Do we have any idea of our people's status, how many they are, etc?
     
    [X] Clean the Wound
    -[X] Heal the people by spending 1 power.
    -[X] Bless the settlers by spending 1 power.
    --[X] (Herald) Assists
    -[X] Learn more about the Devourers nature and where it came from by spending 1 power.
    -[X] Protect the dead by spending 1 power.
    -[X] Try to heal any lingering wounds of your herald by spending 1 power.

    This thing's entire nature speaks of death and poison. I don't want any lingering essence remaining within our herald.
    Who knows, worst case scenario is our mighty carp becoming converted to some monstrosity.
    ... Also I feel bad about leaving our servant be in their hour of need.

    EDIT: Herald can assist, and blessing the settlers is the only thing that has sea domain in this plan.
     
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    @Azel the Herald can perform an action that has the Sea Domain, right? Is it assumed that it's being done with 1 power? Also, how would you want us to write it out?

    As an example:

    [] (Herald) Action would this be alright?
     
    Raichu1972 said:
    @Azel the Herald can perform an action that has the Sea Domain, right? Is it assumed that it's being done with 1 power? Also, how would you want us to write it out?

    As an example:

    [] (Herald) Action would this be alright?
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    Yea i was curious about this as well, i wanted to include it but was unsure the formatting.
     
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