SaltyWaffles
I am dissapoint, son
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That's really weird, considering how weather is generally considered to be Azyr's/Celestial domain.
Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest
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Weather in general and lightning specifically are Azyr. The coming of a storm turning day into night the sudden illumination of a flash of lighting are Ulgu. There are those that argue that nurturing rains are of Ghyran and savage roiling tempests are of Ghur. If you really wanted to you could make an argument that electricity could be of Chamon, or the sudden unleashing of pent-up energy is of Aqshy, or the calm after the storm is of Hysh.
No matter which College she ended up in, Mathilde would probably have found reasons for why it was the 'right' school in her childhood. It's rather common for wizards to look past on their pre-magical selves and interpret everything through the lens of it being foreshadowing for their magical inclination.
No matter which College she ended up in, Mathilde would probably have found reasons for why it was the 'right' school in her childhood. It's rather common for wizards to look past on their pre-magical selves and interpret everything through the lens of it being foreshadowing for their magical inclination.
Quest
The Great One
- Location
- Everywhere
I wonder if wizards have surveys and psychological studies.
10ebbor10
DON'T PANIC
- Location
- Present
Pretty sure that's just a human thing in general.
The even creepier thing is that remembering things will actively alter someone's memories to better fit what we think we remember.
- Location
- Greece
Huh, interesting. Was the cat already about 8-10 years old? Cared for and healthy cats tend to live quite a bit more than wild cats, often reaching their 20s, and sometimes even their 25s, with the record holder cat for age being as old as 38 (though this is by no means a common occurence).
Probably the former, or it was just already sick when she found it and had quite a few years shaved off its life.
I had an old diabetic cat with feline lucemia (She was only a carrier though so we just kept her away from other animals) that almost made it to 20 and she was nearly malnurished when we got her. Cats can be surpsingly tough when they feel like living.
A (sleep deprived) thought occurs:
1) One of Mathilde's ascension paths is becoming an Uglu elemental. This presumably means becoming a living mass of fog and or shadow. Yet remaining alive, despite shedding anything resembling biology.
2) Gilded Wizards are living metal. This does not seem to impede them in any way.
3) Earth elementals are a thing.
Thus 4) Dawi can totally use magic safely. They just need to attain mastery fast enough that they turn into living rock rather than a petrified statue.
1) One of Mathilde's ascension paths is becoming an Uglu elemental. This presumably means becoming a living mass of fog and or shadow. Yet remaining alive, despite shedding anything resembling biology.
2) Gilded Wizards are living metal. This does not seem to impede them in any way.
3) Earth elementals are a thing.
Thus 4) Dawi can totally use magic safely. They just need to attain mastery fast enough that they turn into living rock rather than a petrified statue.
- Location
- Norway
Are you sure you're not misremembering what the study actually said?
Because I saw a pop sci headline claiming something very similar a while back, looked into it, and found it was rather sensationalist compared to the underlying study's findings. I suspect it might have been the same one you're thinking of.
Not the romantic prospects of cats? Specifically Meowthilde in this case.
I'm pretty sure it's a thing. Not So Smart did an episode with Julia Shaw about her research on creating false memories. To quote the abstract of one paper:Are you sure you're not misremembering what the study actually said?
Because I saw a pop sci headline claiming something very similar a while back, looked into it, and found it was rather sensationalist compared to the underlying study's findings. I suspect it might have been the same one you're thinking of.
Now, this study was done with roughly 50 people, so you can question the validity of this one, but there is definitely a good basis to be skeptical about the accuracy of your memories.
- Location
- Norway
I think the deliberate construction described there is quite a different thing from the previous suggestion that merely "remembering things" will alter your memories.
True, but this does show that memory is malleable, and it was something I could find without too much issue. I don't have the time right now to go on a dive for papers that show the act of remembering changes things.
- Location
- France
>Dawi
>Being fast
The only thing dwarves can do fast is the Slayer hair-cutting ritual
In_Defilade
Time to say something profound ...
- Location
- UK
So the ultimate state of a Dwarf is a Weeping Angel ...
Maybe all the prior petrified dawi are simply not moving until everyone looks away ...
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>Dawi
>Being fast
The only thing dwarves can do fast is the Slayer hair-cutting ritual
Have you seen their construction speed? These are the people who build stone bridges in a day and castles in a week.Only for the Ulgu-stone elementals.
Chamon or Aqshy using Dawi would lean more towards the warjack look. While Ghur or Ghyran would result in something a bit more living.
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chocolote12
A Penguin Flailing Against The Keyboard Of Life.
Just in case autocorrect is being weird or something, it's Ulgu, sorry.
- Location
- California
Thank you Nepeta.
"Yep, just as I thought. You're all a bunch of lunatics. Cheque please."
Ericwinter
Definitely not a Skaven Infiltrator
- Location
- America
Well, considering that magic requires you to force your mind into a certain mental state, it makes sense that all wizards would be at least some degree of insane. Dhar is just the worst and most obvious of them because you've got conflicting mental states all at the same time, without a well-maintained balance keeping them from clashing like with Qaysh. Also the way it corrupts and seeps into everything without fading, but that's another matter.
- Location
- Aotearoa
Ask Mathilde, and she'll happily tell you how all those other colour Wizards are clearly crazy, unlike the sensibly suspicious Greys.
Guile
Having a really great time right now
And, in fact, this analogy proves that Dhar is for everyone.
Guile
Having a really great time right now
Do you want to end up in a Stephen King novel? Because that's how you end up in a Stephen King novel.
QuietlyObserving
The Railgun That Walks Like a Bear
- Location
- Here.
Wow. I just stumbled across this on Saturday, and I've spent two days catching up. Not sure if I have the time to forge through all 4500+ (!!!) pages, but this is utterly fantastic. I actually managed to avoid any spoilers all the way through, and it was worth it. From barely more than a girl way out of her depth to a spymistress par excellence, and then a hero of a canon-shattering campaign. Awesome.
Speaking of campaigns, I'm sure someone has already noticed it in the depths of the thread, but the whole reconquering of Karak Eight Peaks was basically Warhammer Fantasy: The Hobbit.
Featuring a grey-wearing wizard that specializes in knowledge and counsel, but is also good at close combat and stealth (who receives a mastercrafted blade during the journey), a dwarven king reclaiming his lost kingdom despite many other dwarfs labeling it a lost cause, fighting against Orcs and other foul deep-dwelling creatures, stealthy sabotage of enemies, spiders, a dragon, and halflings.
Speaking of halflings, since we've got a population of them, would one named Bando Nabbins or something similar be a poet?
"All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be peaks that were broken,
The crownless again shall be king."
All it took was a bit of rejiggering to avoid the mention of Narsil, and the poem could have been written for the Reclamation of the Eight Peaks. Between the dwarfs, the shadow wizard, the halflings and the life wizard, and the Mountain of Death, it's perfect.
Speaking of campaigns, I'm sure someone has already noticed it in the depths of the thread, but the whole reconquering of Karak Eight Peaks was basically Warhammer Fantasy: The Hobbit.
Featuring a grey-wearing wizard that specializes in knowledge and counsel, but is also good at close combat and stealth (who receives a mastercrafted blade during the journey), a dwarven king reclaiming his lost kingdom despite many other dwarfs labeling it a lost cause, fighting against Orcs and other foul deep-dwelling creatures, stealthy sabotage of enemies, spiders, a dragon, and halflings.
Speaking of halflings, since we've got a population of them, would one named Bando Nabbins or something similar be a poet?
"All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be peaks that were broken,
The crownless again shall be king."
All it took was a bit of rejiggering to avoid the mention of Narsil, and the poem could have been written for the Reclamation of the Eight Peaks. Between the dwarfs, the shadow wizard, the halflings and the life wizard, and the Mountain of Death, it's perfect.
Ericwinter
Definitely not a Skaven Infiltrator
- Location
- America
I can see a lot more possible references hiding in that, actually.
Two gold wizards, both of whom were even there before us.
This is almost perfect for Angrund, and an interesting reversal of Mathilde, who was, in fact, lost until she found the Expedition.
Kragg, to a fucking tee.
This could be about Panoramia and the Halflings, or the dragon, or even just talking about how even the deep halls of the dwarves and their treasuries and such, which were untouched by their long winters of occupation by enemy forces.
Either the Fire wizard we picked up, or the Eye of gazul, if a little out of order since technically the fires made the ash, not the other way around.
This is definitely Mathilde, in many, many ways.
Speaks for itself.
Belegar, obviously. He was crownless when we found him, and now he is a true king with it completely restored.
QuietlyObserving
The Railgun That Walks Like a Bear
- Location
- Here.
I know, right? It's almost tailor-made for the whole reclamation of the Eight Peaks.
The only line I had to change was the peaks line, since there wasn't a convenient weapon that was reforged to reference.
- Location
- Canada
Weeelll... most of the lines are very vague, so it'd pretty easily apply to a lot of things. I find more to take exception to than agree with, personally.
Gold? Eight Peaks is named after Silver in Khazalid. Belegar has a Silver crown, too. Silver tower, silver depths... silver motifs all around.
The strong have, in fact, been withering away to nothing. Their whole civilization has. Cleverness and opportunism won this, strength was there for backup.
Deep roots were very much reached by the frost. Then it flew down the Underway to have a go at even more roots.
No fire springing from ashes here. The fire came first, then a whole lot of ashes. Whooooole lot of ashes.
Light from the shadows? RUDE. Shadows are perfectly awesome without light ruining them. Dumb light can get lost, we were here first. Shadow Fire Best Fire. Gazul <3 <3
Crownless -> King applies to just about every story about a Prince ever. Also, Belegar's family have been passing down the crown this whole time. Not crownless, just uncrowned.
But maybe I'm just feeling contrarian tonight.
Poor And it doesn't even mention pie once! What kind of Halfling would leave out the best part?!