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Aphonion Tales: The Archducal Council -- Unedited notes; later posts are edited transcripts (posts MWF, update 3/1/23)
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<blockquote data-quote="CPaladin" data-source="post: 8609310" data-attributes="member: 7030144"><p>[Session 103, cont'd--bonus post to make up for the lack of new Spice Lands and the War in Hanal content in the other thread]</p><p></p><p>They can compel the prisoner to answer ten questions. That will drain the psionic battery the gray elf offers us for our use.</p><p></p><p>"Who did the Ram have above you?"</p><p></p><p>"Valthalian Dor commands me, from his position hidden near the City of Enclaves."</p><p></p><p></p><p>"What was your plan?"</p><p></p><p>"Before the woman came, with her troops, we were meant to overtake this village when we were numerous enough. Most of the villagers are werecreatures. We were told that if we could forcefully breed with them we would create new, more powerful children."</p><p></p><p></p><p>"Any more accomplices still in Lyneham or Dalam Vail?"</p><p></p><p>"Why would anyone keep anyone anywhere except Lyneham? But no, we kept only the one in Lyneham. The lord of Dalam Vail turned down the offer of power and spat upon them. He tried to tell others—he sent a messenger, we killed him."</p><p></p><p></p><p>"Locations of any other colonies they know of?"</p><p></p><p>"There is a great colony to the east in the Lead Hills. There’s another great colony to the south of the holdings of the Lady Jane Peryton, near the great lead deposits. There’s another great colony deep in the southlands. The one who guards it does not know what he guards, but when we promised him a piece, he could not resist."</p><p></p><p></p><p>"What do they know of the Ram’s alliance with other demons and the like?"</p><p></p><p>"The old Queen is his ally. One or two other displaced demon lords. But his primary allies are not demons, for he seeks to become a god, as does the old Queen, in the new order to be brought in by Arthranax. He has released the scriptures to his loyalist followers, and hopes soon to reach godhood and those who will come."</p><p></p><p></p><p>"What else does he still need to do to become a god?"</p><p></p><p>"Find enough of the old blood and sacrifice them in the way that the Old Comers want, to break the bonds of demonhood and become a god and equal to them. That’s the purpose of the colonies, to sacrifice those of the old blood, especially those of the glades and the streams, the lesser ones. It will strengthen the older ones, but it will strengthen him more and make him their equal."</p><p></p><p></p><p>"Where is the Great Light’s holy site?"</p><p></p><p>"The Firstcomer who is here? Our dealings with him are minimal. We are not told those things. We know our place in the plan."</p><p></p><p></p><p>"Where would the farmer who served the Ram have fled?" </p><p></p><p>"Probably to Master Dor—that is where the stone would have taken him."</p><p></p><p></p><p>"Are there other breeding colonies in operation?"</p><p></p><p>"There were other small groups sent out, but we do not know where. Only a few of us born of the power of the Ram retain the power of the Ram. We become either officers or part of a group like this. Just as the old blood is useful, so is the blood of the were. We would have taken this village already if it hadn’t been for their lords and that damnable werebear knight."</p><p></p><p></p><p>"Do Arthranax and the Ram have any other gods as allies?"</p><p></p><p>"Not here. They wait for the ones who will come."</p><p></p><p>At the end of the interview, his head explodes.</p><p></p><p>They plan on redirecting the field army to the other colony; Grandmaster Farsensor agrees to find its exact location, and redirect the man-of-war to engage.</p><p></p><p>The next morning, they get a report. [Attached]</p><p></p><p>They all agree that they need to seriously our airship production—work with the elves, work with Hanalian refugees, send resources at the problem.</p><p></p><p>They decide that they need to support the refugees directly.</p><p></p><p>They decide they need to send adventuring groups and the like against the Ram—and maybe other targets, but only if they’re not too high risk.</p><p></p><p>They plan to talk to Princess Anastasia about her declaring herself openly, but that would require returning to Snannerkaz.</p><p></p><p>They talk about how we could break the usurper’s spell; Queen Malacath, the Queen of the Succubi, might be able to provide us information, because she’s one of the ancient Queen’s jailers. The Ram was also one of her jailers—it’s how he ended up getting corrupted. The other two jailers are forgotten. It was commanded by the Six. Princess Curinirim might also know.</p><p></p><p>They contact Princess Curinirim. "Even we would find it difficult to break the spell. It can be warded. But to remove it? The amount of energy she poured into it, and the number of blood sacrifices it took—it’s bound into the fabric of our reality. We are not as cruel and evil as we’re often portrayed. We’re willing to do what is necessary, but not cruel and evil about it. Over a period of years, thousands of blood sacrifices were offered to establish that identity. It was part of the reason for the blood festivals of Hanal. A sufficient number of deliberately offered innocents might weaken it or break it.</p><p></p><p>"The old Queen of Demons was the most potent illusionist to ever exist. This is a form of illusion, but it is so powerful that I do not know of a historical case where it was broken generally.</p><p></p><p>"Were the usurper to die, it would collapse, and everyone would realize they had been deceived. But while she lives, it is bound into her."</p><p></p><p>[Not quite clear to me what the flow of the next couple bits of the conversation were.]</p><p></p><p>The demons couldn’t manifest without being summoned, and that would be a risk of a new Shadowlands.</p><p></p><p>"What about Daemons?" </p><p></p><p>"She is powerful; but I cannot tell who she is. I would give myself an even chance against her. But daemons care not for this land, except if Lord Morgroth rules it. I believe she is an archdemon—I suspect a daughter of the Queen of Demons, but I cannot prove either.</p><p></p><p>"An oddity of demons—as greedy as they are, any apparent chance of seizing the Prime, seems to drive them almost all to pursuing the Prime above all else."</p><p>[End session 103]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CPaladin, post: 8609310, member: 7030144"] [Session 103, cont'd--bonus post to make up for the lack of new Spice Lands and the War in Hanal content in the other thread] They can compel the prisoner to answer ten questions. That will drain the psionic battery the gray elf offers us for our use. "Who did the Ram have above you?" "Valthalian Dor commands me, from his position hidden near the City of Enclaves." "What was your plan?" "Before the woman came, with her troops, we were meant to overtake this village when we were numerous enough. Most of the villagers are werecreatures. We were told that if we could forcefully breed with them we would create new, more powerful children." "Any more accomplices still in Lyneham or Dalam Vail?" "Why would anyone keep anyone anywhere except Lyneham? But no, we kept only the one in Lyneham. The lord of Dalam Vail turned down the offer of power and spat upon them. He tried to tell others—he sent a messenger, we killed him." "Locations of any other colonies they know of?" "There is a great colony to the east in the Lead Hills. There’s another great colony to the south of the holdings of the Lady Jane Peryton, near the great lead deposits. There’s another great colony deep in the southlands. The one who guards it does not know what he guards, but when we promised him a piece, he could not resist." "What do they know of the Ram’s alliance with other demons and the like?" "The old Queen is his ally. One or two other displaced demon lords. But his primary allies are not demons, for he seeks to become a god, as does the old Queen, in the new order to be brought in by Arthranax. He has released the scriptures to his loyalist followers, and hopes soon to reach godhood and those who will come." "What else does he still need to do to become a god?" "Find enough of the old blood and sacrifice them in the way that the Old Comers want, to break the bonds of demonhood and become a god and equal to them. That’s the purpose of the colonies, to sacrifice those of the old blood, especially those of the glades and the streams, the lesser ones. It will strengthen the older ones, but it will strengthen him more and make him their equal." "Where is the Great Light’s holy site?" "The Firstcomer who is here? Our dealings with him are minimal. We are not told those things. We know our place in the plan." "Where would the farmer who served the Ram have fled?" "Probably to Master Dor—that is where the stone would have taken him." "Are there other breeding colonies in operation?" "There were other small groups sent out, but we do not know where. Only a few of us born of the power of the Ram retain the power of the Ram. We become either officers or part of a group like this. Just as the old blood is useful, so is the blood of the were. We would have taken this village already if it hadn’t been for their lords and that damnable werebear knight." "Do Arthranax and the Ram have any other gods as allies?" "Not here. They wait for the ones who will come." At the end of the interview, his head explodes. They plan on redirecting the field army to the other colony; Grandmaster Farsensor agrees to find its exact location, and redirect the man-of-war to engage. The next morning, they get a report. [Attached] They all agree that they need to seriously our airship production—work with the elves, work with Hanalian refugees, send resources at the problem. They decide that they need to support the refugees directly. They decide they need to send adventuring groups and the like against the Ram—and maybe other targets, but only if they’re not too high risk. They plan to talk to Princess Anastasia about her declaring herself openly, but that would require returning to Snannerkaz. They talk about how we could break the usurper’s spell; Queen Malacath, the Queen of the Succubi, might be able to provide us information, because she’s one of the ancient Queen’s jailers. The Ram was also one of her jailers—it’s how he ended up getting corrupted. The other two jailers are forgotten. It was commanded by the Six. Princess Curinirim might also know. They contact Princess Curinirim. "Even we would find it difficult to break the spell. It can be warded. But to remove it? The amount of energy she poured into it, and the number of blood sacrifices it took—it’s bound into the fabric of our reality. We are not as cruel and evil as we’re often portrayed. We’re willing to do what is necessary, but not cruel and evil about it. Over a period of years, thousands of blood sacrifices were offered to establish that identity. It was part of the reason for the blood festivals of Hanal. A sufficient number of deliberately offered innocents might weaken it or break it. "The old Queen of Demons was the most potent illusionist to ever exist. This is a form of illusion, but it is so powerful that I do not know of a historical case where it was broken generally. "Were the usurper to die, it would collapse, and everyone would realize they had been deceived. But while she lives, it is bound into her." [Not quite clear to me what the flow of the next couple bits of the conversation were.] The demons couldn’t manifest without being summoned, and that would be a risk of a new Shadowlands. "What about Daemons?" "She is powerful; but I cannot tell who she is. I would give myself an even chance against her. But daemons care not for this land, except if Lord Morgroth rules it. I believe she is an archdemon—I suspect a daughter of the Queen of Demons, but I cannot prove either. "An oddity of demons—as greedy as they are, any apparent chance of seizing the Prime, seems to drive them almost all to pursuing the Prime above all else." [End session 103] [/QUOTE]
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