Eh... I meant for the votes to be counted separately, not as plans.

Counting the options separately, I think that 'Don't Remember' beats 'Blast Hardcheese,' with Male and Pyromancer still being in the lead.

Would like someone to confirm that for me, though.
 
Vote tally:
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[X] Blast Hardcheese.
No. of votes: 10
1986ctcel, ebolasos, Dark Lord Bob, AZATHOTHoth, Robotninja, Valor, Cornix Argentus, Kataphraktos, NotAKobold, Amo

[X] Male
No. of votes: 26
1986ctcel, ebolasos, Whumbly, Dark Lord Bob, Shura12305, AZATHOTHoth, NavySeel, Dark Abstraction, Robotninja, Valor, Thanatos757, noahgab1133, MoonlightSpark, Christyking1980, Cornix Argentus, Kataphraktos, Vanestus, a11behringer, Na7eY, arsdraconis, Kairos123, drexal15, Bondo, Walker of the Yellow Path, Plasmid, Amo

[X] Pyromancer. A heretical genius, who sought to continue the work of the Witch of Izalith.
No. of votes: 19
1986ctcel, ebolasos, Dark Lord Bob, AZATHOTHoth, NavySeel, Dark Abstraction, Robotninja, Valor, noahgab1133, MoonlightSpark, Christyking1980, Kataphraktos, arsdraconis, Ridiculously Average Guy, Kairos123, Reklaw, Ysarsid, King Prussia, Amo

[X] ...I don't remember.
No. of votes: 17
Whumbly, wadledo, Shura12305, NavySeel, Dark Abstraction, Thanatos757, noahgab1133, MoonlightSpark, Vanestus, a11behringer, arsdraconis, Kairos123, Reklaw, Ysarsid, drexal15, King Prussia, Walker of the Yellow Path

[X] Wanderer. A noble turned outlaw, executed before their band. When they stood back up after their beheading, they were sent to the Asylum before they could continue their crime spree.
No. of votes: 2
Whumbly, Cornix Argentus

[X] Female
No. of votes: 7
wadledo, Ridiculously Average Guy, BlackHadou, Reklaw, Ysarsid, Nanimani, King Prussia

[X] Deprived.
No. of votes: 1
wadledo

[X] Thief. A burglar from Carim, who was captured after stealing from a noble, and sent to the Asylum as punishment.
No. of votes: 1
Shura12305

[X] Knight. A Balder Knight, who journied to the Undead Asylum upon death, in order to slay the Hollows without disrupting the kingdom.
No. of votes: 7
Thanatos757, a11behringer, NotAKobold, drexal15, Bondo, Walker of the Yellow Path, Plasmid

[X] Horus Lupercal
No. of votes: 1
Christyking1980

[X] Warrior. A just mercenary, handed to the clergy upon their death.
No. of votes: 1
Vanestus

[x] Kieran Lucetta
No. of votes: 1
Na7eY

[x] Knight
No. of votes: 1
Na7eY

[X] Martin
No. of votes: 1
Ardion Prosili

[X] Lunaire
No. of votes: 1
Ridiculously Average Guy

[x] Pyromancer
No. of votes: 2
BlackHadou, Nanimani

[x] Morgana
No. of votes: 2
BlackHadou, Nanimani

[X] Indeterminate gender
No. of votes: 1
NotAKobold

[X] Josiah Johnston
No. of votes: 1
Bondo

[X] Sir stab-a-lot
No. of votes: 1
Plasmid
 
Hey it's not a big deal, we just have to not die. At all.

That sounds pretty easy. I mean, nobody dies in Dark Souls, right?

;^P
 
The one that happens over and over again?

There's only one kind of death, it's just less permanent for undead. They get to lose their minds instead. How fun.
 
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[X] ...I don't remember.
[X] Male
[X] Pyromancer. A heretical genius, who sought to continue the work of the Witch of Izalith.


The Pyromancer mentally translated Priscilla's old-timey word choices.

Beseech meant 'Request,' maybe, so... She was asking if she could know his name?

"No." He replied.

Priscilla blinked at the response, and waited a moment before asking another question. "Ah... May I wit why, or would thee consider that improper?"

"Oh, the why is simple." The Pyromancer responded. "I can't tell you something that I don't remember, after all."

Priscilla seemed somewhat surprised by this answer. "Oh... My condolences." She noted, giving another bow.

The Pyromancer shrugged. It wasn't like people used his name much, anyway. Even before be became Undead, his attempts to recreate the works of the Witch of Izalith isolated him from his peers, who kept going on about how it was 'Too dangerous' and 'The foolish work of a madman.'

But that wasn't important right now.

Looking at the tall woman, the Pyromancer stroked his chin in thought.

"Crossbreed..." He muttered. "Hm... You're not as heavily-built as a Giant would be, which means you must have some divine blood to be as tall as you are. And children between Gods and Humans are nothing special, especially not enough to earn the title 'Crossbreed' over it, which means that your other half must be more exotic..."

"Could thee not tell from mine tail?" Asked Priscilla. The Pyromancer frowned, and looked at it for a moment.

"Oh, right, the tail. Yes, I suppose that makes it easier to guess your other half. Given that you're humanoid, despite not being part Giant or Human, that would mean your birth was manipulated, to a degree. And there are very few species that I can think of that are worth being mixed with a god, and even fewer with tails. The first that comes to mind is-"

"-Dragons." Priscilla finished, looking down.

...Well, he was going to say Titanite Demons, but her reaction seems to give away that she was, indeed, part Dragon.

"I assume I am correct, then?" The Pyromancer continued, deciding against voicing his thoughts.

"Yes." Replied Priscilla, holding her scythe warily. "I was wrought by Duke Seathe the Scaleless, midst his experiments, and sent to Ariamis's Painted Realm when the Gods of Anor Londo protested mine existence."

"Painted Realm?" The Pyromancer asked. "I don't recall entering any Painted Realm's. How did I get here?"

Priscilla seems a bit surprised at the direction he took the conversation, but did not object. Come to think of it, she was sounding uncomfortable when discussing why she is called 'Crossbreed,' so the change in topic would please her.

"I wit not how thee came." Priscilla chimed in. "Thine appearance was sudden, with nary a warning beforehand."

The Pyromancer thought for a minute. "Teleportation? There are Miracles that do that, but Homeward only sends you home, and this place is not my home. Unless I was in the Asylum for longer then I thought, but my clothes would have rotted away long before the swamp saw snow..."

Priscilla also gives it some thought, before thinking of something.

"Did thou, perchance, find a peculiar doll, ere thine arrival?"

The Pyromancer nodded. "Indeed. I found it while looking around the Asylum. Is it magic, or something?"

Priscilla nodded. "Enchanted by mine father. It is projecting thou mind here in physical form, whilst leaving thy body whence thou were whilst thou rest."

The Pyromancer frowned. "So while I have the doll, falling asleep will take me here, but leave my body at the Asylum?"

Priscilla nodded.

"In that case, how would I return to the waking world from here?"

Priscilla thought for a moment, searching her memory.

"Waiting for the rise of the sun should do." She said, after some time. "The magic should awaken thee then."

Some time passed, before Priscilla spoke again.

"Before thee awaken, I was curious... Could thou speak of the outside world for me? This Painted Realm has been mine home for a long time, and I have heard not of the state of Lordran since then."

The Pyromancer tells her...
[X] Of how Lordran was condemned as the Land of the Undead.
[X] Of how most of the Gods had fallen, died, or gone insane.
[X] That he knows little of Lordran, having come from outside of it.
[X] Write-in.


Over the next few months, the Pyromancer spends his waking hours... (Pick One)
[X] Trying to escape his cell.
[X] Practicing his Pyromancy.
[X] Doing nothing and sleeping for longer. (Select an additional option in the following vote)
[X] Write-in.


And when he slept, visiting the Painted Realm, he... (Pick Two, unless Doing Nothing is voted for above).
[X] Talked to Priscilla.
-[X] About Magic.
-[X] About their pasts.
-[X] About the world.
-[X] Write-in.
[X] Exploring the Painted Realm.
[X] Write-in.


(When voting, the first option is stand-alone, and the later options are a plan and are to be voted for as a group).
 
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[X] Of how most of the Gods had fallen, died, or gone insane.

[X] Practicing his Pyromancy.

[X] Talked to Priscilla.
-[X] About their pasts.
-[X] About the world.
 
[X] Of how most of the Gods had fallen, died, or gone insane.

[X] Practicing his Pyromancy.

[X] Talked to Priscilla.
-[X] About their pasts.
-[X] About the world.
 
[X] Of how most of the Gods had fallen, died, or gone insane.

[X] Practicing his Pyromancy.

[X] Talked to Priscilla.
-[X] About their pasts.
-[X] About the world.


 
[X] Of how most of the Gods had fallen, died, or gone insane.

[X] Practicing his Pyromancy.

[X] Talked to Priscilla.
-[X] About their pasts.
-[X] About the world.


Seems about right. *sees Bondo post* looks like it's time to start up the bandwagon.
 
[X] Of how most of the Gods had fallen, died, or gone insane.

[X] Practicing his Pyromancy.

[X] Talked to Priscilla.
-[X] About their pasts.
-[X] About the world.
 
[X] Of how most of the Gods had fallen, died, or gone insane.

[X] Practicing his Pyromancy.

[X] Talked to Priscilla.
-[X] About their pasts.
-[X] About the world.

May you find your worth in the Waking World...
 
[X] Of how most of the Gods had fallen, died, or gone insane.

[X] Practicing his Pyromancy.

[X] Talked to Priscilla.
-[X] About their pasts.
-[X] About the world.
 
Would it be possible to practice meditation as a way of harnessing the inner flame and enabling access to Ariamis without entering prolonged slumber?
 
[X] Of how most of the Gods had fallen, died, or gone insane.

[X] Practicing his Pyromancy.

[X] Talked to Priscilla.
-[X] About their pasts.
-[X] About the world.
 
[X] Of how most of the Gods had fallen, died, or gone insane.

[X] Practicing his Pyromancy.

[X] Talked to Priscilla.
-[X] About their pasts.
-[X] About the world.


The fluffy tail has shown up! All hail the fluffy!
 
[X] Of how Lordran was condemned as the Land of the Undead.

[X] Practicing his Pyromancy.


[X] Talked to Priscilla.
-[X] About Magic.
-[X] About the world.
 
[X] Of how most of the Gods had fallen, died, or gone insane.

[X] Practicing his Pyromancy.

[X] Talked to Priscilla.
-[X] About their pasts.
-[X] About the world.
 
[X] Of how most of the Gods had fallen, died, or gone insane.

[X] Practicing his Pyromancy.

[X] Talked to Priscilla.
-[X] About their pasts.
-[X] About the world.



PRIS! CIL! LA! PRIS! CIL! LA!
 
Throwing in some Omake to support meditation, should it be allowed as a write-in

What is in a name?

The undead sat cross legged, mimicking the position of the sages of the east he had once glimpse within the countless scrolls that he had read in his pursuit of the Witch's flame. The Witch of Izalith had, along with the other Great Lords, taken a piece of the First Flame. With it she gave the gift of pyromancy to Lordran, and the nameless undead was only one among the many practitioner of the art.

Still, his mastery over pyromancy transcends many of his peers, perhaps rivaling even those of the Witch's blood if he was to boast. Nonetheless unlike She and Her children, who were revered and exalted for their power, his only brought him isolation. They call him a heretic, for reason he had forgotten.

How could he had forgotten so much? The undead ponder of his current existence. His last memories, barring the unexpected encounter with the Crossbreed, was that of the Asylum. Before that, death in the hand of many hollows. But such turn of events would have been unthinkable! His flame would have easily immolated his enemies, and as long as his unlife continues, the effect of the hollowing should not be so severe that he would have forgotten who he were.

The undead lit a spark in his hand. The ember glows dimly. Was this truly all that remained? No. That cannot be. His flame was greater than this, for he had stoke it with countless souls...of his enemies...and even his own.

Ah...so that's what it was. Souls, a collection of one's experience, fond memories that kept the undead with their semblance of humanity despite their state. No wonder they had called him heretic, for in his search for the power to rival the Witch's own, he had burned away his own soul. In his hubris, he had used his own memories to fuel his flame. He had never forgotten his name, it was traded. An equivalent exchange. His deepest, most important memory, everything that he was, for a flame that burned as bright as the Witch's own.

Yet judging from his current situation, it appears like that was but a hubris. Compared to the Witch and her children's fate in their attempt in kindling the First Flame, perhaps his current state is kinder, in a sense. If anyone would consider an imprisoned undead without a name a kind fate anyway. Perhaps the backlash was not as fatal because of his power was far below theirs? Or perhaps he just did not fail nearly as spectacularly as they did.

Regardless, the undead can't help but laugh out loud at his current situation

"What manner of jest had thou laughing so mirthful?"

The Crossbreed approached him, observing curiously on something that she may have missed.

"Ah, nothing of sort. I had just remembered something"

"Is that not well, to remember things when all else seem to do the opposite?"

"I suppose it is...though I did not expect to fall asleep so quickly"

"Strange, thine presence in this realm is somewhat weaker than thou usual appearance, perhaps thou are not slumbering just yet?"

"Only one way to find out, pardon my brief intrusion milady, I shall be on my way"

"Tis no harm, though I do hope thou would tell me the story that brighten thine mood so"

"In due time milady, in due time"

The undead closed his eyes, and the sight of his cramped cell greeted him as his eyes open.
 
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[X] Of how Lordran was condemned as the Land of the Undead.

[X] Practicing his Pyromancy.


[X] Talked to Priscilla.
-[X] About Magic.
-[X] About the world.
 
May you find your worth in the Waking World...

I swear, I did not intend to make that reference while I planned this.

I was halfway through writing this when I went "Hang on... A strange place you go to when you dream, with a tall, white-haired woman who is the designated waifu by most fans? Is this my subconscious telling me to steal buy a PS4 and play Bloodbourne?"

Throwing in some Omake to support meditation, should it be allowed as a write-in

A good omake. While non-Canon, I feel like it's good enough for a hint.

You won't be able to get into the Painted Realm through simple meditation, but there are certain factors that could change that answer. You probably won't discover them until you leave the Asylum, but it's possible to discover it earlier, even if it's highly unlikely.

Voting for meditation as a write-in would be a waste of an action, though.
 
[X] Of how most of the Gods had fallen, died, or gone insane.

[X] Practicing his Pyromancy.

[X] Talked to Priscilla.
-[X] About their pasts.
-[X] About the world.
 
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