It could be that she's right and the only thing special about what she can do is the pure amount of essence that she can pour into things but she could be wrong as well and given that large amounts of essence could be covered by using more then one healer working together I was wondering if there was something else there. That something else could be that the sisters of virtue are Mana healers rather then essence healers because essence healers get tithed or it could be that her essence sight was a bigger factor in her healing than was shown. I only felt that there was something there that was more then more power.
It's a Girl's World -- And Lilly wants Adventure
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It could be that she's right and the only thing special about what she can do is the pure amount of essence that she can pour into things but she could be wrong as well and given that large amounts of essence could be covered by using more then one healer working together I was wondering if there was something else there. That something else could be that the sisters of virtue are Mana healers rather then essence healers because essence healers get tithed or it could be that her essence sight was a bigger factor in her healing than was shown. I only felt that there was something there that was more then more power.
That might be a part of it and our domains ability to push our healing a huge amount could be another but we were able to restore a person's Pithe in a way that sounded like it was supposed to be impossible before we ever got {Rest State}. I was thinking that our secondary Legend might have been involved somehow.
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- Somewhere.
I don't think that "Essence Healers get tithed" is a true statement. Being sent to Arrone is not being Tithed, and yet the Lore Warden saw no issues with arranging for that.
I'm reasonably convinced that Lilly had a combination of sheer volume of Essence available, appropriate metaphysical qualifications, some level of "fiat" in her Ethea, and some good old Who Knows Why This Is Happening Certainly Not Us bits.
...We still don't know why we can do the thing with Pithe, do we? That sounds like something to maybe poke sometime. Add it to the Additional Concerns list, I guess.
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- Dragyxx
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- He/Him/His
Hmm, it might also be entirely possible that its due to our combination of Ethea. We aren't just an Essence wielder; we also use Pithe. Maybe we can use Essence to recharge PIthe because we have access to both, and thus can understand and covert between them to some extent? Or, it was mentioned that Essence in general seems to play nice with and support the other sources, so it might again just be a matter of having enough essence to actually recharge Pithe through pure brute force.
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...By the way, is the "A Walk Amongst the Daisies" interlude still on the schedule? I mean, obviously we want this freaking cliffhanger resolved before anything else, but I think it might be a fun perspective to see "how the other half lives" and didn't want it to fall off the radar.
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- Somewhere.
...inb4 the Interlude is secretly yet another Bloomling.
Slyvena
I don't like pie.
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That precise mechanic is hinted at but it is not currently revealed.
Any Essence Wielder capable of manipulation raw essence and creating Essence-Links would have a limited ability to restore Pithe Stamina. The fact you combine those capabilities with a Loci's incredible volume of essence is what elevated it to 'You will be tithed' levels.
There is something else there beyond Lilly's sheer volume. Remind me to add it in if I forget to cover it in the entity's explanation of Concordance, because Mana-Curses have a relationship with Gravitic Factoring.
It's got about 1K properly written and the remaining 2Kish dot pointed.
Ya'll will get to see a fun conversation between young Petunia and mother Cirella.
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You freaking ninja.
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Half Moon
In the end, there is no end.
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This is [Legend], isn't it? It's what I'd expect from a source called legend, at least.
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...Fuck, I wasn't expecting to be right!
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...oh
it's happening now
OF COURSE IT'S HAPPENING NOW why did I ever expect anything else
...So the reason Lilly has an easier time healing him is because she was present when the wound was inflicted, right? That seems like what I've sort of heard from the fragmentary information we already have.
That or it's something deific, but I don't actually think so.
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- Somewhere.
...I mean, it could be, but I don't think it would be that since it only counts within our Domain. And uh, our Domain does not extend that far.
Alectai
Speaks Words of Wisdom... On occasion
Oh hey, I just noticed a clue in our character sheet.
In the evolved Junction Sense.
Post-Factored then seems to be when an event is fully resolved and all variables feeding into it have been incorporated, and it becomes difficult to alter further. Quantum stuff maybe? Where once you know the outcome of the event for certain, it becomes vastly more difficult to alter it--while if you're unaware of how it resolves and are just moving on data and guesses, it becomes easier?
Fractures then... Hrm, does that mean a Concordant Fracture effect is effectively altering cause and effect? "Bridging" gaps between individual Concordant Variables to include new ones, or alter the order of their resolution to create a different outcome?
In the evolved Junction Sense.
Post-Factored then seems to be when an event is fully resolved and all variables feeding into it have been incorporated, and it becomes difficult to alter further. Quantum stuff maybe? Where once you know the outcome of the event for certain, it becomes vastly more difficult to alter it--while if you're unaware of how it resolves and are just moving on data and guesses, it becomes easier?
Fractures then... Hrm, does that mean a Concordant Fracture effect is effectively altering cause and effect? "Bridging" gaps between individual Concordant Variables to include new ones, or alter the order of their resolution to create a different outcome?
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That would explain the "stabbed him in the heart to kill his lover" option we've seen in Cleaver before...
Alectai
Speaks Words of Wisdom... On occasion
Yeah, that feels like we're tickling along the right tree, and it explains too why the key to minimizing Concordant interference is by not committing to any specific action until it's just about to resolve. The very act of deciding means you're now showing up in the Pre-Factor calculation, and it's much easier to interfere with Pre-Factors than Post-Factors.
Concordant Tension then is "How much 'Mass' you have available in your own personal Concord Node", which makes you more difficult to interact with in undesired fashion, while further attracting unattached Concordance to you. Fractures then might be your ability to extend 'Lines' of cause-and-effect to connect things in unorthodox fashion. One stabs a man but the lover dies because the line between the 'Event' (Man is stabbed) had been drawn to the 'Target' and you effectively draw the desired target's Concordant Signature in to experience the consequences of the attack despite not being present in reality.
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It's a Girl's World: It's Always Another Bloomling
This might be adding on Half Moon's guess regarding Legend: Actions that call to the past (like imitating legends of old) have magnified effects in the present.
Edifier
Trusted within thoughts.
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- Court of Moon Wizards
{Recalled genesis} may be that as well. It's more than looking into the origins of essence and how it has changed, grown, shrunk, and stayed the same. You can see history unfold.
Essence stands, echoes, and formations legends.
If legend is stories. And magnify is part legend, then it's about the paths traveled. While genesis is a retelling of the whole thing.
Essence stands, echoes, and formations legends.
If legend is stories. And magnify is part legend, then it's about the paths traveled. While genesis is a retelling of the whole thing.
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So, I was rereading the scene with the statues in the Dream, when a thought occurred: Why these 8 people? Obviously, they are connected to Lilly, but why have Myah and Kaylie made the cut while, say, Mathew didn't? My personal theory is that these are the people that Lilly feels responsible for. Kaylie only gave us a small bit of info, but it was enough for Lilly to commit to helping her. Myah might not have made the cut if the Ladder hadn't told Lilly she was in trouble AND we didn't decide to make helping her our priority. Mathew, on the hand, was helpful to Lilly, but after she heard him telling Captain Martin how to "handle" us, he hasn't really gotten back into a position where Lilly feels any real loyalty or trust with him.
I'm guessing that as we expand our circle of responsibility, more statues will come, and if we figure out how they can be interfaced together, we can make something glorious.
I'm guessing that as we expand our circle of responsibility, more statues will come, and if we figure out how they can be interfaced together, we can make something glorious.
Alectai
Speaks Words of Wisdom... On occasion
Alternately, it might be as simple as "These are the people who's Fates are tied to yours"
For instance, Madam Silva might show up if we accept her offer, but her direct family won't.
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- Somewhere.
...Hold on, if it's about fates, or responsibilities...Why isn't Evie in there?
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- San Ramon, CA
Well, either Evie doesn't dream, and therefore cannot create a connection to the Dreamlands, or it's that Lilly considers Evie more of a partner than a responsibility, someone that she can rely on for help.
...Which may also be why Best Horse Chariot isn't there either. Lilly knows that he can take care of himself, if needed.
Possibly because she isn't remotely human and is a little beyond the scope of the Dream?
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- They/Them
Or Evie is enough part of Lilly that she doesn't rate separately, like Petal.