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Yeah. When was the last time we got something cool from the Ancient wood? Back when we first picked it up or am I forgetting something?
Harry Potter and the Scabbard of Excalibur [AU]
Yeah. When was the last time we got something cool from the Ancient wood? Back when we first picked it up or am I forgetting something?
Wait.. I see it now. Rune of the World destroys our wand?
It would be narratively interesting. And Birdsie as we know does not pull his punches when it comes to consequences.
Conveniently we have a spare sitting in the Chamber of Secrets..
It would be narratively interesting. And Birdsie as we know does not pull his punches when it comes to consequences.
Conveniently we have a spare sitting in the Chamber of Secrets..
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[X] Stars Above - If you wish, you may attempt to tether the Array to the stars themselves. However, the results of tethering such a wild source of magic to a runic array are unpredictable at best...
[X] Rune of Worlds - A rune that represents the world itself. Made available by your wand. The Array will activate upon your command, but you must be personally present and have your wand on you. However, there may be other, unpredictable consequences to this choice...
Nah, it specially mentions that we must have our wand to use the rune. Think our wand will be safe.
[X] Rune of Worlds - A rune that represents the world itself. Made available by your wand. The Array will activate upon your command, but you must be personally present and have your wand on you. However, there may be other, unpredictable consequences to this choice...
Nah, it specially mentions that we must have our wand to use the rune. Think our wand will be safe.
Since its a summoning thing and its using a Rune of Worlds, a more likely consequence is that yes, it will summon what we want, but also most likely something else too, probably from a different "world". Whatever world means in this context.
The point is, whatever we choose will throw us an additional challenge in the convocation. We get to choose the nature of that difficulty and figure out the best course for us.
There is WoG that we might have nearly died if not for this interlude between now and the convocation to gather power. We should be very careful with our decisions here and not choose on a whim.
I like the Stars and World choice.. but that's double the amount of unpredictability. An apt time for the Apocryphal curse to raise its head?
There is WoG that we might have nearly died if not for this interlude between now and the convocation to gather power. We should be very careful with our decisions here and not choose on a whim.
I like the Stars and World choice.. but that's double the amount of unpredictability. An apt time for the Apocryphal curse to raise its head?
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Yeah…Birdsie said that it was a good thing that we did not have our gnosis vote this chapter because we had not reached 50 gnosis. If he had given us a gnosis vote without us reaching 50 gnosis then there probably was a good chance that we would die. So yeah…we need all the gnosis we can get before the next update. We currently have 47.85-ish gnosis. So we need to get two more because whatever we can get with 50+ gnosis is gonna be key to us surviving whatever is coming.
Discussions and more omakes please!
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[X] Stars Above
-[X] Let Ornias guide your hands
[X] Rune of Worlds
Going to attempt to write a Bronze Age omake soon...
-[X] Let Ornias guide your hands
[X] Rune of Worlds
Going to attempt to write a Bronze Age omake soon...
Now we have 47,825 gnosis, the next step took us from 0.25 to 0.5 gnosis.
In the worst case, we will have 48.075 gnosis, so to get 50, we need to earn 1.925 gnosis.
The last time we had
44.755 thus, for 4 houses and several discussion pages, we earned 3.05 gnosis.
Therefore, in order to get the right amount, we need to write at least two omakes, preferably three, and then conduct at least an average number of discussions.
In the worst case, we will have 48.075 gnosis, so to get 50, we need to earn 1.925 gnosis.
The last time we had
44.755 thus, for 4 houses and several discussion pages, we earned 3.05 gnosis.
Therefore, in order to get the right amount, we need to write at least two omakes, preferably three, and then conduct at least an average number of discussions.
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While going over lore for the Bronze Age omake, I've found some interesting stuff:
Aermora means tree. I think the Rune of Worlds taps into either Yggdrasil, or one of the Wells of the Roots.
From Urðarbrunnr - Wikipedia :
Stanza 20 describes that three norns (Urðr, Verðandi, and Skuld) "come from" the well, here described as a "lake", and that this trio of norns then "set down laws, they chose lives, for the sons of men the fates of men."
To me this sounds like the norns (or perhaps as the Greeks would call them, the Fates) are the ones who set the stars in the firmament, and thus established global astrological laws (including fate, as shown by the existence of horoscopes in this AU). Ornias may have been their direct creation.
The rune of worlds, then, probably taps into Yggdrasil. For that matter, I posit that ancient Roman wand-wood is in fact the wood of Yggdrasil.
Aermora means tree. I think the Rune of Worlds taps into either Yggdrasil, or one of the Wells of the Roots.
From Urðarbrunnr - Wikipedia :
Stanza 20 describes that three norns (Urðr, Verðandi, and Skuld) "come from" the well, here described as a "lake", and that this trio of norns then "set down laws, they chose lives, for the sons of men the fates of men."
To me this sounds like the norns (or perhaps as the Greeks would call them, the Fates) are the ones who set the stars in the firmament, and thus established global astrological laws (including fate, as shown by the existence of horoscopes in this AU). Ornias may have been their direct creation.
The rune of worlds, then, probably taps into Yggdrasil. For that matter, I posit that ancient Roman wand-wood is in fact the wood of Yggdrasil.
This is probably flimsy reasoning, but Excalibur WAS thrown back into a lake and arthurian myths do have a lake thing...
Could these be related then? Was the sword thrown into a different "world", and could this somehow...do something with that? There is that Hogwart's lake right there.
Also another tidbit.
Creatures live within Yggdrasil, including the dragon Níðhöggr, an unnamed eagle, and the stags Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr and Duraþrór.
Ratatoskr (Old Norse, generally considered to mean "drill-tooth" or "bore-tooth") is a squirrel who runs up and down the world tree Yggdrasil to carry messages between the eagles perched atop Yggdrasil, and the serpent Níðhöggr, who dwells beneath one of the three roots of the tree.
Creatures live within Yggdrasil, including the dragon Níðhöggr, an unnamed eagle, and the stags Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr and Duraþrór.
Ratatoskr (Old Norse, generally considered to mean "drill-tooth" or "bore-tooth") is a squirrel who runs up and down the world tree Yggdrasil to carry messages between the eagles perched atop Yggdrasil, and the serpent Níðhöggr, who dwells beneath one of the three roots of the tree.
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Oh no. "There are children still living who know of this hole in the well of the roots. Unfortunate but necessary.".
Hogwarts may be a primordium due to the lake connecting to one of the wells... but this statement suggests that someone doesn't want people to know about whatever's going on down there, and is willing to kill people just for finding out. A sinister side to the Guardians?
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Not sure that it suggests that those who know are killed? I guess it could be implied?
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Yeah, that was the implication I gleaned from "unfortunate but necessary", though more charitably, it could have been about deception and manipulation instead, what with "all that is cuddly dancing in its place".
Birdsey said that we would get manipulations of fate earlier than expected due to the fact that our wand has a predisposition to this. So it seems to be true.
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Identify a customer's pain point, provide a product or service that addresses it. Harry being a budding entrepreneur brings a tear to my eye.
Ooh, the free market at work.
And here comes big government to muck it up. Our lord and savior Adam Smith will be most displeased.
[X] Stars Above
-[X] Let Ornias guide your hands
[X] Rune of Worlds
I just realized that the next chapter is the perfect moment to achieve transcendence.
We call upon the powers of the stars and the world, and at this moment anything can happen, including our transition to a higher stage of development. That is, we can get what would otherwise be unattainable.
We call upon the powers of the stars and the world, and at this moment anything can happen, including our transition to a higher stage of development. That is, we can get what would otherwise be unattainable.
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Here is what I imagine to be one of the less terrible Atlantean offshoots.
Omake: Diaspora
We have come to another city. The people here are as weak as everywhere else on land, and the foolish and evil are once again intent on conquest. In the southern empire that has conquered this place before, the Thrice-Great is worshipped as their God of wisdom. He may have been the one to betray us, then. Perhaps I will ask.
They call this city "Tyr", seemingly with no relation to the one-handed god. It is a trading post; they speak of many such in the region. As I and my friends search for wellsprings where we may build a home, we will then visit these other cities. Hopefully those intent on conquest will not precede our arrival.
The wellsprings here are surrounded by fiery birds. One seems to have befriended me. She fills me with Purpose; resonates with my wish to find a home for my people, and to protect the weak land-people from those of my own who would kill or enslave them.
We have settled at the wellsprings here, and have now aided in trading voyages; casting winds and calming storms. In the north, they call the area where Tyr is "Phoenicia"; thus, for now as she does not yet have a name, I will call the bird at my side Phoenix. And the Purpose within me is being fulfilled: we have helped Tyr and the other cities near it grow free of the Thrice-Great worshippers to the south, and have been accepted among them. My sister has even entered a romance with a Tyrian, called Hasdrubal. I am concerned, as she is much more powerful and the romance may thus go poorly, but she and Hasdrubal assure me that they have given the matter much thought.
I wonder what wonders and horrors the other expeditions have brought about. Sometimes I ask myself if we ought to have drowned then, but Phoenix assures me that I, at least, am doing good.
Omake: Diaspora
We have come to another city. The people here are as weak as everywhere else on land, and the foolish and evil are once again intent on conquest. In the southern empire that has conquered this place before, the Thrice-Great is worshipped as their God of wisdom. He may have been the one to betray us, then. Perhaps I will ask.
They call this city "Tyr", seemingly with no relation to the one-handed god. It is a trading post; they speak of many such in the region. As I and my friends search for wellsprings where we may build a home, we will then visit these other cities. Hopefully those intent on conquest will not precede our arrival.
The wellsprings here are surrounded by fiery birds. One seems to have befriended me. She fills me with Purpose; resonates with my wish to find a home for my people, and to protect the weak land-people from those of my own who would kill or enslave them.
We have settled at the wellsprings here, and have now aided in trading voyages; casting winds and calming storms. In the north, they call the area where Tyr is "Phoenicia"; thus, for now as she does not yet have a name, I will call the bird at my side Phoenix. And the Purpose within me is being fulfilled: we have helped Tyr and the other cities near it grow free of the Thrice-Great worshippers to the south, and have been accepted among them. My sister has even entered a romance with a Tyrian, called Hasdrubal. I am concerned, as she is much more powerful and the romance may thus go poorly, but she and Hasdrubal assure me that they have given the matter much thought.
I wonder what wonders and horrors the other expeditions have brought about. Sometimes I ask myself if we ought to have drowned then, but Phoenix assures me that I, at least, am doing good.
We have a big issue still remaining btw. We're already doing an Astrological rite for summoning the final Ring.. What happens afterwards?
We need to have plausible in character reasons to seek out Hermione and Draco - or whoever the Heir and Champion are. Unless we can coax the rings to seek them out green lantern style.. which is unlikely.
Neville won't be able to survive the convocation otherwise.
We need to have plausible in character reasons to seek out Hermione and Draco - or whoever the Heir and Champion are. Unless we can coax the rings to seek them out green lantern style.. which is unlikely.
Neville won't be able to survive the convocation otherwise.
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A plausible in-character reason to organize a dueling tournament, which can pretty easily discern the Heir and Champion, is that we were barely able to hold off the bandaged man. The Array may also show us the other Chosen, though I doubt it.
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Arthurian myth does already have travel to another world in Faerie/Avalon, which is a callback to earlier Celtic myths of the Tuatha de Denaan, and presaged later myths about fae, including people being taken to Faerie, often described as a beautiful but dangerous place where time passes differently.
And the Lady of the Lake/Nimue is often described in myth as fae or half-fae, in addition to being a sorceress.
We know that the area around Hogwarts is special because it is more primordial. It wouldn't be entirely surprising if it was easier to travel between worlds in such places, somehow. Whether there's an actual gateway (in the lake or elsewhere) or it's just easier to perform the magics required. There are myths of gateways to Faerie; circles of mushrooms, branches that fall in such a way that they form a natural archway, that sort of thing. On the other hand Nimue might just be a fae associated with the element of water, and a lake is the easiest place for her to work her magic.
Another observation; in this story (and in some myths) Arthur travels (or in this case, planned to travel) to Faerie in a ship. If the guess above about the wand wood being significant to the concept of worlds is right, perhaps as the wood of the world tree, then maybe Arthur's ship was made of it.
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A hypothesis regarding Salazar:
Saint Patrick - Wikipedia gives Saint Patrick's time as sometime roughly in the founders' era; thus I posit that Salazar, using Parseltongue, led the snakes... somewhere else, and that was the source of the corresponding legend. Ireland is pretty swampy IIRC, and Slytherin is from the fen, so this checks out.
I wonder if he was able to speak to Nidhogg...
Saint Patrick - Wikipedia gives Saint Patrick's time as sometime roughly in the founders' era; thus I posit that Salazar, using Parseltongue, led the snakes... somewhere else, and that was the source of the corresponding legend. Ireland is pretty swampy IIRC, and Slytherin is from the fen, so this checks out.
I wonder if he was able to speak to Nidhogg...
I think "There are children still living who know of this hole in the well of the roots. Unfortunate but necessary." means that the fact that some people who are still alive know about this hole and that while not ideal is necessary for some reason
Not that people are being killed for knowing about it since if that was the case you would think it would talk about killing them or silencing them but it does not, It just says that people know about this hole and that is not ideal but necessary
Not that people are being killed for knowing about it since if that was the case you would think it would talk about killing them or silencing them but it does not, It just says that people know about this hole and that is not ideal but necessary
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Addendum and very tiny Omake:
Seamus Finnigan? A Chosen?! But... but... he's Irish!
Geist, you're an Heir of Slytherin. You're Irish too.
Geist falls silent.
In all seriousness though, since Seamus was on the list of possible friends, it's reasonably likely that he's one of the Chosen, though we haven't seen much of him.