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I doubt they'd get a special different term if that was all that was going on. We know what those are, after all. They also seem to show up instantly, or thereabouts, which would be weird if it's a mercenary.
NorseQuest (A Norse Xianxia)
- Thread starter I.F. Ister
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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
I doubt they'd get a special different term if that was all that was going on. We know what those are, after all. They also seem to show up instantly, or thereabouts, which would be weird if it's a mercenary.
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Not really, no. Hence the description changing the moment she attacked/cursed him.
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I get the sense that Sten used very patient airquotes around the words 'Finnish wizardry.'
The Troll: "Eating forge-spirits gives you heartburn."
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Hey Sten what are you willing to tell me about Finnish magic? specifically how to counter that soul knot spell you used on Lars.
I.F. Ister
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"Bit busy right now, but come by later and I'll tell you what I know"
(You'll have to use an action on that)
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Yeah, that tracks. Maybe a bit later in the trip when we've gone through the first round of getting to know people with recruitment targets.
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I.F. Ister
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So, for cultivation, what systems are you folks interested in seeing in the future? Of course you'll see a sort of 'pan-Slavic' system here in a bit—I don't believe the various Slavic peoples have diverged all that much at this point in history, but I could be wrong—but what other groups would be interesting?
There's the Baltic peoples nearby as well as, perhaps, Siberian—unfortunately, I don't know all that much about either culture groups so I'd have to do some research into them, but they'd still be interesting!
There's the Baltic peoples nearby as well as, perhaps, Siberian—unfortunately, I don't know all that much about either culture groups so I'd have to do some research into them, but they'd still be interesting!
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Shard
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Celts and their geasa! And the Sami. I believe there was a prevalent belief by the Norse that the Sami are the best at magic. Though whether that would actually affect the Sami is a different question.
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I'm with Shard here. The Celts seem interesting, and the Sami are of course interesting. I'd also like to eventually see more non-Carolingian Christian systems, Muslim systems, and at least one Hindu system...but all that may be more of 'second life' thing if we spend time in Mikklagard.
I think that in this era some have converted to Christianity and some have not, which probably comes with some differences, though not necessarily major ones.
The Sami seem to have believed the noaidi (their shamans) were quite magically powerful as well, so I think it's probably legit to have them be very scary, magically speaking. Everyone around them seems to have thought that, and in a cultivation world, that probably means it's true.
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To the Norse, Finnish people and Sami were both 'Finns' and that is what they have both been referred to as in the quest.
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That's fair, though the two groups themselves would definitely not agree and would have some major divergences in cultivation.
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With the Slavs and Celts I'm getting both major parts of my ancestry, that's kinda fun.
Hellenistic cultivation would be interesting to see.
Hellenistic cultivation would be interesting to see.
Shard
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I am pretty sure that when both Finnish and Sami people have distinct and advanced forms of magic the Norse would also make that distinction.
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I dunno. Lumping 'weird magic using foreigners from a specific direction' together seems pretty believable. They don't really understand how either Finnish or Sami magic works, so how would they tell the difference?
They'd certainly be different, but I find it entirely plausible that, among the Norse, only a few seeresses would actually know enough magic to make the distinction.
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Maybe the Finnish and Sami peoples have magic that's different but works within the same overarching paradigm?
It'd be sort of like how seidr and orthstirr-based techniques are different but part of the same paradigm, can coexist in the same person (if you are a shieldmaiden), and both have underlying ties to the secret sacred fire that is Odr.
It'd be sort of like how seidr and orthstirr-based techniques are different but part of the same paradigm, can coexist in the same person (if you are a shieldmaiden), and both have underlying ties to the secret sacred fire that is Odr.
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The two are pretty different culturally and have different magical traditions, there'd certainly be some overlap, but I don't think the paradigms between the two would be much more similar than the overlap between either and the Norse paradigm (which is decently large, mind you). Like, I don't think Sami magics would be any more similar to Finnish ones than either they or the Finnish magics are to seidr.
Now, all three are very much 'messing around with spirits' to at least some degree, but that's common to all three, not just the two non-Norse ones.
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LETTLAND MENTIONED!1!! 🗣🗣📢📢🔥🔥
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Im kinda interested if they have anything similar to Dreng, odreng and nid... as well as how they are, as people in general, but i guess we can learn that later.
Just what did they pack to make one of the largest empires? and how did it fall, when cultivation makes things so much... more, in general.
...probably needs to get to china first though...
Also, is there any that doesn't beat stealth and stealth combat halfdeath?
....is there any that harness the power of stealth archery?
Im kinda interested if they have anything similar to Dreng, odreng and nid... as well as how they are, as people in general, but i guess we can learn that later.
Mongol!
Just what did they pack to make one of the largest empires? and how did it fall, when cultivation makes things so much... more, in general.
...probably needs to get to china first though...
Also, is there any that doesn't beat stealth and stealth combat halfdeath?
....is there any that harness the power of stealth archery?
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I think we probably get as much on that as any outsider is gonna know with the honor question. Haggar Worm has fought Slavic Cultivators before, but he's still a Norseman, I doubt he has the details on that beyond what 'are they honorable, how is their honor different' will give us.
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I wanna cross the sea and find Vinland, and encounter the cultivation of the native inhabitants. 🫶
Probably not to be done in this or any currently alive life.
I mean, maybe with Sigurdr we can travel west and discover Vinland. His Wanderlust trait is perfect to have him become a great explorer!