There was a one in six chance he'd show up to teach us about assassination (we got Codrin's lesson on stabbing vampires instead). Which I still don't understand (seriously, what? How? Why? What?), but it does mean we can be hopeful for more Eshin friend in the future.
Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest
- Thread starter Boney
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- Fantasy Users' Choice!
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- warhammer warhammer fantasy fantasy be gay do crimes (gay) female protagonist pansexual protagonist ck2 quest divided loyalties mountain vietnam ranald is real this is a dwarf quest (dwarfs) this is maybe an elf quest this is not a vampire quest this is not an empire quest try it and find out open voting
Voted best in category in the Users' Choice awards.
Codex
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Boney mentioned that it was really off the wall:
And that he had no idea how to write it:
I think Boney was just having fun and would have followed through if the roll happened, but I think Boney would struggle to come up with plausible reasons for meeting him again.
I think that was going to end up him narratively trying to kill us, and us learning as we survive the attempts.
If he was recognized as an aristocrat yes... However if he wasn't, Medieval Europeans could get fairly nasty with commoner PoWs. They might be effectively enslaved, slaughtered, or tortured to death for funsies. Though the worst crimes against PoWs did tend to happen during long and nasty wars, like the hundred years war.
Indeed, the hundred years war even saw noble PoWs slaughtered after some battles.
fasquardon
Burned_Cookie
Very tired girl.
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- Plato´s cave.
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- She/Her/It/Its
Who is eshin friend.
NeonLights
Formerly Reliable_2IC
- Location
- In shambles
Hey, at least the Colleges pay Maximillian.
The master assassin Mathy bumped into (literally) early in the K8Ps arc.
The thread got weirdly attached from the one interaction.
While observing an outpost of Mors, Mathilde (literally) bumped into an Eshin assassin doing the same. They both startled, and both agreed it never happened. Eshin friend also complimented Mathilde's skill. The thread has been in love ever since.
Besides that single interaction, there was also a short interlude about the remaining Eshin fleeing from K8Ps, and he probably was part of that.
SuperSonicSound
Shadowmancer of the Shadow Cabal
Non-existant, he's a 'friend' only in the sense that some portions of the thread got weirdly attached to an unnamed skaven assassin that Mathilde bumped into which mutually scared the crap out of both of them and then theyy both disengaged any beyond that is projection.
- Location
- being near locations is my passion.
Hey, he wants to kill us last. That's downright friendly!
I don't see a sensible way we might meet again, but I miss him regardless.
consequences
Not A Nice Person At All
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- Jerkville
Alternately they could request asylum if things go very wrong when the alternative is going home to get eaten alive.
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- Denial
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- She/Her
Stompy?
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- Finland
One scene wonder mammoth people got really exited over.
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- New Brunswick, NJ
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- He/Him/His
When we were debating stealing the mammoth on the way back from the expedition, I shitpost-coined a name the thread picked up and used:
Codex
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TBF even Cython was an ascended one hit wonder. The thread voted for them as a romance option after a single interaction before we even knew their name. Only reason that happened was because the thread got super attached after a single interaction.
Getting unreasonably attached to characters after a single interaction happens every now and again.
Getting unreasonably attached to characters after a single interaction happens every now and again.
It helps that Boney is really good at characters, so getting super attached isn't such a risk, because they'll turn out to be very interesting. So it's mostly a matter of interest in the broad archetype. A talking dragon is super cool, a less-hostile Eshin assassin is super cool, a war-mamoth is... neat enough I guess. People also got attached enough to the tree spirit thing that she ended up pretty high on the list of romance candidates.
cokerpilot
Here comes the rain.
[X] Belegar, to discuss who has been made Loremaster after you.
BagFullOfLizards
Some bag, mostly lizards
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- A bag
Hmm, was Eshin friend brought up during the romance vote?
Mopman43
Mountain-Hermit of Nitpeak
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- Vermont
Nope.
Qrech got 14, though, 17 behind The We.
Codex
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I will not assume to know the exact reasons behind why each individual person voted for each option, I cannot know that. However, I am under the impression that the people who voted for Cadaeth as a romance option and the people who voted for Cython as a romance option didn't exactly do so for the same reason.
It is 100% valid to vote for Cadaeth cus she's hot af. I'm pretty sure a decent number might have done so for that reason. I somehow doubt, however, that 103 people voted for Cython before we even really got to know them because they were physically attractive. I understand some people might have done so, but I understand that the number of individuals who would find a full on reptilian dragon to be physically attractive would be minimal.
Don't get me wrong, I've had my fair share of non human fictional crushes. They just happen to be mostly humanoid in shape. I can think Tony the Tiger is hot as hell and not find an actual tiger attractive. For a more topical comparison, I think Kroq-Gar can get it.
Omegahugger
Inattentive Idiot
I maintain that the inherent eroticism of dragons is not to be underestimated.
Correction, Cython is a dazzling being of light and magic, not some pedestrian scaly reptile:
Adding to that, I don't have to personally find a character attractive to be interested in reading about Mathilde attracted to them, I just have to be interested in the ensuing narrative.
Unparalled power, majesty, wisdom, intellect! Dragons are just better!
I was talking about the thread getting attached fast, but not necessarily romantically. Eshin friend isn't seen romantically (outside some jokes, but I think he got like one or two votes), and the mammoth certainly wasn't.
So let's please not bring that up again, because the arguing isn't going to get us anywhere new.
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- Europa, Jupiter Orbit
I'm still butthurt about what arguing about this stuff got us last time.