I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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Just delay, though it would not delay next evolution milestones
The Seeress is giving you her fylgja (a raven) so that you can talk to her and learn while voyaging
NorseQuest (A Norse Xianxia)
- Thread starter I.F. Ister
- Start date
- Original Fantasy Action
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- norse mythology (mythology) original xianxia cultivation western cultivation ask sirihand did your mother tell you anything? discussion pleases yggdrasil farming gloating gets people killed granary management hubris is a coward's word you will die norsemen do not die when they are killed the qm has a bad memory the qm is bad at math viking courtroom drama (legal drama) vikings
- Location
- San Ramon, CA
Ah, yes, the wonders and virtue of Christendom, where arrainged marriages between young girls and old men is common place, and where foreigners are considered to be "devils" and "God's Punishment for the Sinful".
...I suspect there's going to be a terrible moment where Gabriel finds that even though he's back amongst his own people and culture, Halla's farm is the only place he actually thinks of as "home".
...I suspect there's going to be a terrible moment where Gabriel finds that even though he's back amongst his own people and culture, Halla's farm is the only place he actually thinks of as "home".
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This is actually not true, historically. Arranged marriages were common, of course, but intergenerational ones were actually pretty rare. Not unheard of, but rare.
- Location
- New Zealand
Considering the comment about the commander being hundreds of years old, age seems a little more relative.
...but yes, still gross.
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How does being-the-size-of-a-bull affect our fylgja's sneaky-spying-stuff?
I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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Like I said, edgy teenager
Not positively
Alectai
Speaks Words of Wisdom... On occasion
Of course, we can use Shapeshifts to shrink it back down--I guess that'll be the manifestation of the Stealth Booster then for it?
I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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Correct, yes
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Also, it can still use Hidden In Rags as well. Which is amusing.
Shard
One and Many
- Location
- Malaysia
Halla, in court: "It's a Big GIANT Owl, how can you say it was sneaking around? I mean, look at this, you think I can sneak around like this??"
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*follows cloaked person into dark alley*
*pulls cloak off to reveal their true appearance*
*It's literally just a big owl*
Shard
One and Many
- Location
- Malaysia
The punchline, of course: "Hoot?"
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So, I'm really interested in Feudal Cultivator social structure, and hope we get to see more of it in Wessex. Lemme float a few theories about how it works:
We know there are four categories of Cultivators in Feudal lands: Chivalric (Knights), Nobiliate (Nobles), Clerical (Priests, but likely also Monks and Nuns), and Errants (any Cultivator that isn't one of those other things). So bear that in mind going forward.
Now, we know that Chivalric and Nobiliate cultivation is hereditary in practice (whether that's inherent or just due to resources being pumped in), and that only men are Knights. But they do seem to marry other Cultivators and the daughters of Knights still seem likely to become cultivators, which means they're probably mostly Nobles. Which, demographically, likely means that there are a lot more female Nobles than male (because some percentage of men who would become Nobles otherwise become Knights). In terms of social position, I think male Nobles and Knights are fairly interchangeable with the exception that Knights are obviously much better in a fight, and Nobles are likely a bit better at administration and social stuff...maybe empowered by their Fief itself? That part is less clear. Female Nobles are likely mostly just someone's daughter or mother or wife, in terms of their social position, and are likely not taught to fight much if at all.
So then, Clerical Cultivation is not hereditary, but presumably involves oaths to the Church and joining it in a formal sense. Their powers may be tied to their physical Church or Monastery or something like that, though it's hard to say for sure. I suspect the social structure there is just, y'know, the church. Unlike in real history, their power means they likely are taught to fight and defend their flocks, though it's not their primary area.
And finally Errants. I suspect that Errants are flatly inferior to the other three branches, less powerful and impressive in general, and are what happens when a commoner manages to become an actual cultivator either on their own or due to being backed by a patron. They can probably 'graduate' to Clerical cultivation by joining the Church or Chivalric or Nobiliate Cultivation by being knighted or ennobled, but the latter seems likely to be rare. Since they're a catch-all, any more generalizations are gonna be hard.
We know there are four categories of Cultivators in Feudal lands: Chivalric (Knights), Nobiliate (Nobles), Clerical (Priests, but likely also Monks and Nuns), and Errants (any Cultivator that isn't one of those other things). So bear that in mind going forward.
Now, we know that Chivalric and Nobiliate cultivation is hereditary in practice (whether that's inherent or just due to resources being pumped in), and that only men are Knights. But they do seem to marry other Cultivators and the daughters of Knights still seem likely to become cultivators, which means they're probably mostly Nobles. Which, demographically, likely means that there are a lot more female Nobles than male (because some percentage of men who would become Nobles otherwise become Knights). In terms of social position, I think male Nobles and Knights are fairly interchangeable with the exception that Knights are obviously much better in a fight, and Nobles are likely a bit better at administration and social stuff...maybe empowered by their Fief itself? That part is less clear. Female Nobles are likely mostly just someone's daughter or mother or wife, in terms of their social position, and are likely not taught to fight much if at all.
So then, Clerical Cultivation is not hereditary, but presumably involves oaths to the Church and joining it in a formal sense. Their powers may be tied to their physical Church or Monastery or something like that, though it's hard to say for sure. I suspect the social structure there is just, y'know, the church. Unlike in real history, their power means they likely are taught to fight and defend their flocks, though it's not their primary area.
And finally Errants. I suspect that Errants are flatly inferior to the other three branches, less powerful and impressive in general, and are what happens when a commoner manages to become an actual cultivator either on their own or due to being backed by a patron. They can probably 'graduate' to Clerical cultivation by joining the Church or Chivalric or Nobiliate Cultivation by being knighted or ennobled, but the latter seems likely to be rare. Since they're a catch-all, any more generalizations are gonna be hard.
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It's as big as Abjorn, so it'll look like two people.
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The Stealth shapeshift makes it smaller, so it can pass as a normal person with that. But also, Abjorn isn't the only Giant-Blooded guy around. So it passing for Giant-Blooded is relevant.
- Location
- Bretonnia
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[X] Talk to Gabriel about Wessex
I like her. (Well, the chattiness dampens it a lot, but the greetings is great)
Also:
Halla Bearrider.
Positive:
She could learn glima and fang to support Abjorn.
Negative:
If she ever learns about the idea of getting handsy with someone things could escalate really really quickly to Halla commiting filicide on a piece of armor.
Also poor Abjorn.
Oooh nice.
Next step:
Mix 1 part heat keeping oil and 1 part glue to (hopefully) get 2 parts very sticky heatkeeping oil.
@Imperial Fister:
Do Fylgja stored things loose heat?(and inversely, cold)
Alternative scenario:
A desperate Viking stores his wifes body in his Fylgja.
He just needs to reach the local Seeress, then she can be ressurected, then she can tell him what niddingr murdered her and he can exact justice on everyone involved and...
The Viking collapses, struck down by strikes from shadows.
Scene Change:
Halla Bearrider and Abjorn Firelap are living up to their kennings, enjoying the lazy morning enabled by Steinarr taking the kids fishing.
When the telltale shadow of the cinderowl arrives, drops something in front of their bed and vanishes.
"Wait, what... who is that?!"
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Hilariously, if they were only Bodily Dead, Halla can now do resurrections all by herself. So she's, like, the best person possible to get a person like this. She can pretty casually just raise them.
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Jerasmus is, in context, probably a Clerical Cultivator. We explicitly got vibes from Father Gerrit (a known Clerical Cultivator) that reminded us of Jerasmus only lesser and missing something. I dunno exactly what he was missing comparatively for sure (I think it might've been some measure of Pneuma), but that's probably indicative they're from the same 'branch'.
The other, notably less likely, scenario is that he's an Errant. I think we can be pretty positive that he isn't a Noble or a Knight.
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- Location
- Mid-Atlantic
Aaaaahaaahaaaa!
AAAAAhaahaaaaa!
Oh God, mad cultivation shenanigans are just the best!
Yup.
Thats why it would be a equivalent to a person being dropped off.
Also can you imagine if Halla immediately ressurected the person? Waking up again in someone elses bedroom, naked Seeress talking to you and her facepalming husband in the background.