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Chosen by the Dragon God
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I vaguely remember doing that, but I can't remember the post number.
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Maybe? Mishrak would probably do it anyway even if we just sprung it on him.
Flashkannon
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Gender confirmed! I think this says more about Samara/Kari than Raef though, I recall genderfluidity being the norm among that particular kind of elf. Elves having their own relationship to gender is pretty neat though.
I almost expected her to start rattling off details like "Yeeeeah, that sounds like a standard soul hollowing with A real nasty twist, but I'm gonna have to take a look under the hood to be sure." Like a car mechanic.
"Hi Green Flame!"
"Hello, Elys. Archironaeus informed me that you'd entered the premises."
[x] Decide to back off, for now.
-[x] Spend some time talking to Raef.
--[x] Ask about her plans to free Green Flame from slavery.
I am outvoted, but I shall stick to my guns! I don't think we can pull off a rescue without consequence just yet.
Chandagnac
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Unless you rescue him, no.
No, I don't think you have. Do you want to do that first?
Yes, he would.
Gender isn't very important to most of Nymandor's elves because they can switch between male and female forms at will. However, 'being female' is important to Kari/Samaya because she cherishes her memories of her romance with Atanu Vandion and getting married and having children and so on.
Anyway, here's the vote tally so far:
If you want to get in touch with Mishrak and ask him if he'd be willing to heal Dorian's father instead of just springing it on him, please vote for it.
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[X] Contact Mishrak and ask if he'd be willing to try and heal your friends father.
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hey, hey, hey. you know what this means right? phil finally has somewhere safe to spirit his sisters away to... us! if phil was willing to bring down his fathers wrath by hiding them at the school, he'd be fine with doing that by hiding them in quell or under the sea. the only thing would be if his friends would be ok with it. i think they would but i also think they wouldn't realize what they were getting into. just please before we immediately abandon the idea as too hard. can we have a think and discussion about it pre-vote?
Eternal_0bserver
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[X] Contact Mishrak and ask if he'd be willing to try and heal your friends father.
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so, thinking more about the idea of springing phil. greenflame should be able to help? its within her range right? would she get in trouble at the school if she got caught helping?
raef can help, she is also a powerful mage with infinity years experience, some mob boss shouldnt scare her off the way mystic parh would. mystic path have some connections to this city (like prentigold) so information could leak back to them, if they get wind of an academy age girl using portal magic... dots would likely be connected.
and finally elys herself. if a stink is kicked up about phil being sprung loose, (and his sisters too) it could reach back to prentigold, and who has ever shown interest in young philander? its us. would he care? he would if we made it a problem he has to deal with.
so, with all this in mind, if we can come up with a way to do this cleanly, then it is worth doing, otherwise it will make us look brazen and foolish. (which could be good in its own way tbf) there are also other warriors we could call in, elys's parents would have a heart attack at the prospect by anyone else we know would be fair game so long as they arent buzy.
what would cleanly mean? would it mean taking out phil's dad so that whoever ends up leading te mob after that womt care whats going on with phil? how upset will phils dad be with us yoinking his kids from him? what will he do about it if we succeed? will that sour our relationship with the school or prospective mages? would that put the goblins at risk? if he doesnt know its us that did it, will people tell him?
raef can help, she is also a powerful mage with infinity years experience, some mob boss shouldnt scare her off the way mystic parh would. mystic path have some connections to this city (like prentigold) so information could leak back to them, if they get wind of an academy age girl using portal magic... dots would likely be connected.
and finally elys herself. if a stink is kicked up about phil being sprung loose, (and his sisters too) it could reach back to prentigold, and who has ever shown interest in young philander? its us. would he care? he would if we made it a problem he has to deal with.
so, with all this in mind, if we can come up with a way to do this cleanly, then it is worth doing, otherwise it will make us look brazen and foolish. (which could be good in its own way tbf) there are also other warriors we could call in, elys's parents would have a heart attack at the prospect by anyone else we know would be fair game so long as they arent buzy.
what would cleanly mean? would it mean taking out phil's dad so that whoever ends up leading te mob after that womt care whats going on with phil? how upset will phils dad be with us yoinking his kids from him? what will he do about it if we succeed? will that sour our relationship with the school or prospective mages? would that put the goblins at risk? if he doesnt know its us that did it, will people tell him?
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new thought! fresh off the press! doesnt philander's father regret the deal he made? could we perhaps placate him with an offer to fix his soul? not saying this is the course we should take or that i would work, just that its a potential option
Flashkannon
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That's the problem, I think. Usual advice I see is not to intervene with an abuser, unless you have a means of solving the issue entirely. If we'd already had Phil freed from his soul mutation, then I would say this was worth doing, because then he never really needs to go home. Otherwise, he'll just be back and be punished worse the next time Cinna can get his hands on him.
Yeah... Cinna is an abuser with a history of murdering his children and selling other children of his into slavery. If Phil wants to repeat what he did in School of Sorcery with spiriting his sisters away, but to Mishrak's palace instead of the school this time, then that's a great idea. However, exposing a twelve year old to Cinna, exposing that Phil has managed to get powerful allies who could help him, and exposing Phil to the retribution of his father like this...
This could go very badly for Phil very quickly, especially if Cinna realizes why we want to see him.
Abusers are much more likely to kill their victims when they're trying to leave.
This could go very badly for Phil very quickly, especially if Cinna realizes why we want to see him.
Abusers are much more likely to kill their victims when they're trying to leave.
Chandagnac
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All right, it seems like the majority of people want to Contact Mishrak and ask if he'd be willing to try and heal your friend's father. And after that, presumably, head to Dorian's house, meet his parents, and offer to take his father to be healed. It is to be hoped that Mishrak will manage to use his divine miracles to permanently heal Theophyllus Valens of the genetic disease that is slowly killing him.
In later updates, Elys will meet Gelfavar Wolfshadow and be briefed on how she should approach the Kelwe clan. And she should probably go back to Belle and let her know that she won't be able to bring Philander to her just yet.
What do you think? Does that sound like a good plan?
Anyway, I don't know if anyone's noticed, but Chosen by the Dragon God is a Sufficient Velocity Pick of the Month in Questing (see the banner on the main page). I was very surprised by that, considering how few 'Watchers' and readers this quest seems to have. How did anyone in the Content Promotion team notice it in the first place? But I am grateful nonetheless. And I hope this quest will attract a few new readers because of it.
Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and so on.
In later updates, Elys will meet Gelfavar Wolfshadow and be briefed on how she should approach the Kelwe clan. And she should probably go back to Belle and let her know that she won't be able to bring Philander to her just yet.
What do you think? Does that sound like a good plan?
Yes.
Possibly, if Cinna realised that she was involved and demanded that she be punished.
Raef wouldn't be afraid of Cinna, but might be afraid of the Mystic Path finding out and getting involved.
As long as he and his school aren't affected by what Elys does, Prentigold probably won't care.
Very.
Cinna has given an enormous amount of money to the Tyrepheum Academy over the years. Prentigold won't want to lose that.
If someone blames the goblins for the disappearance of Cinna's children, maybe.
It would probably be a good idea to have Belle examine Phil's soul before doing anything else, just so you have a better idea of what's going on with him.
Anyway, I don't know if anyone's noticed, but Chosen by the Dragon God is a Sufficient Velocity Pick of the Month in Questing (see the banner on the main page). I was very surprised by that, considering how few 'Watchers' and readers this quest seems to have. How did anyone in the Content Promotion team notice it in the first place? But I am grateful nonetheless. And I hope this quest will attract a few new readers because of it.
Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and so on.
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so, i know i kinda delayed the quest with that thought experiment, but i still think it was worth doing. also i am in agreement with everyone else that we should wait for a better opportunity/ level up first
Flashkannon
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Its active readership may be small, but its quality is readily evident, in my opinion.
I think I can speak for Chandagnac when I say more comments and discussion is pretty much always better. This was definitely worth talking about, and I hope we can engage in more discussion in the future.
(And, happy holidays to you all, though Hannukah has already passed)
Diplomatic Matters (Part Two)
Chandagnac
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A short update, this time, sorry. I've been busy.
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Diplomatic Matters (Part Two)
Diplomatic Matters (Part Two)
You pause to consider your options, for a moment or two.
"Green Flame, if I had a good plan to rescue Philander from his evil father, would you help?" you ask, when you've had time to think.
"Yes, if I genuinely believed that it was a good plan and that it wouldn't make matters worse for him or his sisters," she replies immediately.
"I'm not ready yet," you decide, after another pause. "There are several things I need to do first."
"Wise of you," says Green Flame, inclining her head slightly.
"Will you take me to Dorian's house?" you ask. "You know where it is, don't you?"
"Yes." She gives you a pondering look. "May I ask why you want to go there?"
"You may. And it's because I'm going to make them an offer: Dorian's father is very ill, but I'm sure Mishrak could heal him."
"That's kind of you," says Green Flame. "What would you want in exchange?"
"Nothing. Except… maybe he could let people know who healed him. I want everyone to know what a good, kind, and powerful god Mishrak is!"
"And… as Mishrak's Chosen, that would make you more powerful, wouldn't it?" Green Flame gives you a shrewd look.
"I don't think that's how it works," you say. "And anyway, that's not why I want to help. Dorian is my friend; I can make his life better, give the father he loves a new lease of life, and so I'm going to do it."
"If they agree to it," says Green Flame.
You nod. "Yes, if they agree to it. I'm not going to force them to do anything. Actually, that reminds me…"
In the dark recesses of your mind, you reach for the bond between you and Mishrak. You call out to him, telepathically, saying, "I have a friend, Dorian, whose father is dying from an incurable disease. Would you be willing to take a look at him?"
"Yes, of course," he answers, after a brief delay. "Where is he? Can you bring him to me?"
"I'll find out," you promise. Then, you look directly at Green Flame and say, "All right, I'm ready."
"Very well," she replies. "Come with me then."
She strides past you, through the open door, down the stairs and out into the school grounds. You and Raef have to jog to keep up with her.
"Is there a reason why we're going so fast?" asks Raef, glancing nervously around, clearly worried that your rapid movements might attract some unwelcome attention.
"We can slow down, if you wish," says Green Flame. "But I thought you were in a hurry."
"I didn't say that, did I?" you ask, wondering why she thought that. Maybe she still doesn't trust you and this is her way of being passive-aggressively obstructive. "Well, anyway… let's just walk. I'm not in that much of a hurry."
Even at a relatively slow walking pace, the journey from the Tyrepheum Academy to Dorian's family's house is not a long one. In less than half an hour, you are walking up the path to the front door.
"Shall I knock?" asks Green Flame. "I've met his parents before. I'll introduce you."
After a moment's dithering, you agree to this; even if she is overly protective of her pupils and therefore suspicious of you, you don't see how she could deliberately mess up the task of introducing you to Dorian's parents, at least not in a way that makes you look bad. And if you defer to her in this matter, perhaps it will make her like you better?
You nod your acquiescence, Green Flame knocks on the door, and then you have to wait a few minutes before it opens.
An attractive, elegantly-dressed middle-aged woman stands in the doorway. "Green Flame, it's good to see you," she says, giving her a beaming smile. "Are you here to see Dorian?" Then, looking past her, she notices you and Raef. "Oh… and who are these two?"
"They are two of Dorian's friends from school," says Green Flame, as poker-faced as ever. "And I'm sure they would like to see him."
"I'll get him for you," Dorian's mother promises. "Please come in. Would you like anything to drink?"
"No, thank you," you and Raef say as one, almost in the same instant.
Dorian is fetched for you from one of the upstairs rooms. His hands are spotted with ink, so you assume that he was working on something before you arrived. He stands blinking at you for a moment and then says, "Ah, Elys and... uh, Raef. It's good to see you. How have you been?"
"I'm fine, thank you. I've had a pleasant summer so far," you say, smiling at him.
"Same as ever," Raef murmurs, rather noncommittally.
"'Raef' seems like an unusual name for a young lady," Dorian's mother comments. "Is it short for anything?"
"Yes," says Raef. Then, after a moment's deliberation, she continues, "It's short for Raefferty. It was my mother's family name. Mercadian, you know. From the southern Ryk."
Dorian's mother raises an eyebrow. "Really? How unusual."
"How have you been, Dorian?" you ask, trying to guide the conversation safely away from Raef's oddness. Honestly, considering that she has been a shapeshifting infiltrator for much longer than you have been alive, couldn't she have made more of an effort not to be noticed?
"I can't complain," he murmurs. "Uh… is this just a social call or was there something you wanted?"
How will Elys respond to that?
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More specifically, how will Elys convince Dorian and his family that she should take his father, Theophyllus, to be healed by Mishrak, who has a reputation for being a crazy recluse who spends most of his time creating sea monsters?
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[X] "I'm not only Dorian's friend, I'm also the Chosen of Mishrak, one of the most gifted biomancers on the planet. I'd like to have him try to heal your illness, both as a favour to Dorian and to increase Mishrak's profile among Humans in Sambia. We're working on a scholarship for students at the Tyrepheum Academy of the Magical Arts and want people to associate Mishrak with more than sea monsters."
[X] "I'm not only Dorian's friend, I'm also the Chosen of Mishrak, one of the most gifted biomancers on the planet. I'd like to have him try to heal your illness, both as a favour to Dorian and to increase Mishrak's profile among Humans in Sambia. We're working on a scholarship for students at the Tyrepheum Academy of the Magical Arts and want people to associate Mishrak with more than sea monsters."
[X] Bring up that Mishrak has healed and even de-aged your own father as well.
For what to actually say... Indivisible's suggestion might be good for convincing Dorian's family, but would definitely sound awkward for responding to Dorian. So, I'd say, either modify it slightly or only use that in addition to something else. Unfortunately, I suck at dialogue, so I'm not sure I can directly come up with something better.
[X] "I'm not only Dorian's friend, I'm also the Chosen of Mishrak, one of the most gifted biomancers on the planet. I'd like to have him try to heal your illness, both as a favour to Dorian and to increase Mishrak's profile among Humans in Sambia. We're working on a scholarship for students at the Tyrepheum Academy of the Magical Arts and want people to associate Mishrak with more than sea monsters."
For what to actually say... Indivisible's suggestion might be good for convincing Dorian's family, but would definitely sound awkward for responding to Dorian. So, I'd say, either modify it slightly or only use that in addition to something else. Unfortunately, I suck at dialogue, so I'm not sure I can directly come up with something better.
[X] "I'm not only Dorian's friend, I'm also the Chosen of Mishrak, one of the most gifted biomancers on the planet. I'd like to have him try to heal your illness, both as a favour to Dorian and to increase Mishrak's profile among Humans in Sambia. We're working on a scholarship for students at the Tyrepheum Academy of the Magical Arts and want people to associate Mishrak with more than sea monsters."
Personally, I would have gone for "Really? How Strange."
Flashkannon
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"You have a vested interest in and would materially benefit from this, you know."
"No, actually, I don't want that to be true, so it isn't."
Mildly hostile GF is a very interesting experience, actually.
I suppose there's a reason that her kind isn't all over the place anymore, besides the human campaign to wipe out their protectors. It's adorable, though.
[x] "I'm here to help your dad! Well, I asked Uncle Mishrak, and he says he'd be happy to help cure your dad! So I am mostly here to pick up your dad, if he's okay with all this, but also to say hi! I am sure Catharne and Jana and everyone would like to see you again, and your mother hasn't been to the palace, so maybe everyone can come?"
I think Elys would call Dorian's mother Mrs. Valens if she spoke directly to her, though.
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Eternal_0bserver
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[X] "I'm not only Dorian's friend, I'm also the Chosen of Mishrak, one of the most gifted biomancers on the planet. I'd like to have him try to heal your illness, both as a favour to Dorian and to increase Mishrak's profile among Humans in Sambia. We're working on a scholarship for students at the Tyrepheum Academy of the Magical Arts and want people to associate Mishrak with more than sea monsters."
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[x] "I'm here to help your dad! Well, I asked Uncle Mishrak, and he says he'd be happy to help cure your dad! So I am mostly here to pick up your dad, if he's okay with all this, but also to say hi! I am sure Catharne and Jana and everyone would like to see you again, and your mother hasn't been to the palace, so maybe everyone can come?"
[X] Bring up that Mishrak has healed and even de-aged your own father as well.
[X] Bring up that Mishrak has healed and even de-aged your own father as well.