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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: 8501221" data-attributes="member: 7030144"><p>[Session 81, cont'd]</p><p>As they leave, there’s a shimmer at the door. A projection—like a shiny metallic elf—bows. “I report from the repository.”</p><p></p><p>"You asked that we research the coming of the Ancient Evils. The coming of the Ancient Evils are mixed into the foundation of evil in this plane set. The first evil to enter, look ago, before the coming of the stars, was the One Other. It was he who by whispering began the corruption of the brother of Eiru, but he was expelled outwards, when Morgrath heard the whispering but did not follow his whispers. After his expulsion, he shared with the one he always desires but never possesses, and he spoke with The Goddess of the Pale Bone. By this point, the shards of the essence of Eiru and Morgrath formed what would become the greater gods—Glor’diadel, Paranswarm, Namadon, Berta, Balanzar, Borsh’tro. Then the lesser gods arose from them, except for Dain, who advanced later to greater godhood. Then breach, and three others entered, Sytry, the Ruler of Golden Purity, Gunnora the Goddess of the Harvest, and his ancient foe on his homeworld, and Arthranax, the Greater Lord of Evil that has long deceived the priesthood of evil that though powerful he is but a shadow of a powerful evil. His title is true. He is an incarnation of an avatar of the One Beside. That is why the One Beside cannot be easily expelled fully from this plane in the way that the One of the Pale Bone and the One Other can. They have greatly corrupted the demons, though never conquered, and through them and the puppet of the One Beside, much corruption comes into the world. His class of priests called Corruptors are not an affectation.</p><p></p><p>"The force that is Balanzar is mindless. The creature that gives mind to it, and that deals with his servants, is not the mindless force. The vessel that now wields that power arose from an Eldron, but there is no guarantee that that vessel will be the last vessel. There is no guarantee that it will not."</p><p></p><p>"Are there any alliances between Arthranax and Borsh’tro?"</p><p></p><p>"Yes, although it is a new alliance. When he was preparing for the push into new lands on Zest’qua, Borsh’tro formed an alliance with Arthranax."</p><p></p><p>"Do you know who has silenced Berta?"</p><p></p><p>"Yes. She has not been silenced and yet she has. Berta is dead. Her essence was destroyed by the alliance of Arthranax and Borsh’tro, with an infusion of power from the Goddess of the Pale Bone. When next she allied with Glor’diadel or Eiru or Whimsey, she might have revealed the taint that she sensed but thought nothing of. They were afraid to leave her alone. Arthranax was afraid to leave her alone. And so they destroyed her and consumed her essence. It is doubtful that Eiru noticed. It is certain that none of the other gods did—it would be beyond their credence."</p><p></p><p>"Could the gods be informed?"</p><p></p><p>"The two original gods could, under the correct circumstances and with care, be informed. Lord Dain could be informed. The priesthoods of the others could be convinced, but the gods themselves, almost certainly not. You would need embassies with their high priests, the highest star priestess in the Steading of the Elven Lords, and the chief priest of Morgrath in the Twin Cities. Together, they could crush Arthranax out of this plane.</p><p></p><p>"In the meanwhile, the folk struggle. The planes of Berta, and the great arch-chaos creatures struggle together to be the new head of their pantheon. Borsh’tro now has no hold on any of her followers, who are crippled by their loss.</p><p></p><p>"There is one other you could convince—Gunnora will listen to you. By the First, she will listen—if you speak to the lowliest midwife, she will listen."</p><p></p><p>"Do you know where the globe of the former God-Emperor of Masque that sustains one of their portals is?"</p><p></p><p>"At the base of an island in the Southern Seas. In a grotto guarded by a number of the creatures that serve her by nature.</p><p></p><p>"The inland portal near Masque is irregular. They had hoped to establish it as they did once before to a strength where they can bring through a greater one. It waxes and wanes with the purple moon. Whimsey linked her moon to their gate to disrupt it. We could consider approaching her to approach Eiru—he is her brother/father."</p><p></p><p>"What creatures of theirs do you know are active?"</p><p></p><p>"We know of the Seen-Unseen, and the Uluu—(the tentacle ones). The two that came through in the ritual were likely Greater Seen-Unseen. The lesser Seen-Unseen are mostly just assassins. The Greater Seen-Unseen have ritual powers and powers of corruption, and stand better in combat. They can also be discovered by the test of blood.</p><p></p><p>"They have brought through at least one hakura—a great flying bird, similar to a buzzard but the size of a boat. Its breath is an energy whip, particularly dangerous to ships and valars although Eldar and Noldar men-of-war made short work of a number of them the last time around. They can transport many troops and supplies, and drop the troops behind enemy lines.</p><p></p><p>"There is no sign that the incursion will become large enough to allow the greater horrors to come through. They would have to start winning some battles.</p><p></p><p>"Should we attempt to close the gates before activating the artifact?"</p><p></p><p>"If you activate the artifact first, you will close off her entry, but she is nowhere near able to enter anyway. You would alert the other two, and they would be able to take her servants and act as her proxy. I would suggest closing a portal first, because that will then disrupt all of them."</p><p>[End session 81]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CPaladin, post: 8501221, member: 7030144"] [Session 81, cont'd] As they leave, there’s a shimmer at the door. A projection—like a shiny metallic elf—bows. “I report from the repository.” "You asked that we research the coming of the Ancient Evils. The coming of the Ancient Evils are mixed into the foundation of evil in this plane set. The first evil to enter, look ago, before the coming of the stars, was the One Other. It was he who by whispering began the corruption of the brother of Eiru, but he was expelled outwards, when Morgrath heard the whispering but did not follow his whispers. After his expulsion, he shared with the one he always desires but never possesses, and he spoke with The Goddess of the Pale Bone. By this point, the shards of the essence of Eiru and Morgrath formed what would become the greater gods—Glor’diadel, Paranswarm, Namadon, Berta, Balanzar, Borsh’tro. Then the lesser gods arose from them, except for Dain, who advanced later to greater godhood. Then breach, and three others entered, Sytry, the Ruler of Golden Purity, Gunnora the Goddess of the Harvest, and his ancient foe on his homeworld, and Arthranax, the Greater Lord of Evil that has long deceived the priesthood of evil that though powerful he is but a shadow of a powerful evil. His title is true. He is an incarnation of an avatar of the One Beside. That is why the One Beside cannot be easily expelled fully from this plane in the way that the One of the Pale Bone and the One Other can. They have greatly corrupted the demons, though never conquered, and through them and the puppet of the One Beside, much corruption comes into the world. His class of priests called Corruptors are not an affectation. "The force that is Balanzar is mindless. The creature that gives mind to it, and that deals with his servants, is not the mindless force. The vessel that now wields that power arose from an Eldron, but there is no guarantee that that vessel will be the last vessel. There is no guarantee that it will not." "Are there any alliances between Arthranax and Borsh’tro?" "Yes, although it is a new alliance. When he was preparing for the push into new lands on Zest’qua, Borsh’tro formed an alliance with Arthranax." "Do you know who has silenced Berta?" "Yes. She has not been silenced and yet she has. Berta is dead. Her essence was destroyed by the alliance of Arthranax and Borsh’tro, with an infusion of power from the Goddess of the Pale Bone. When next she allied with Glor’diadel or Eiru or Whimsey, she might have revealed the taint that she sensed but thought nothing of. They were afraid to leave her alone. Arthranax was afraid to leave her alone. And so they destroyed her and consumed her essence. It is doubtful that Eiru noticed. It is certain that none of the other gods did—it would be beyond their credence." "Could the gods be informed?" "The two original gods could, under the correct circumstances and with care, be informed. Lord Dain could be informed. The priesthoods of the others could be convinced, but the gods themselves, almost certainly not. You would need embassies with their high priests, the highest star priestess in the Steading of the Elven Lords, and the chief priest of Morgrath in the Twin Cities. Together, they could crush Arthranax out of this plane. "In the meanwhile, the folk struggle. The planes of Berta, and the great arch-chaos creatures struggle together to be the new head of their pantheon. Borsh’tro now has no hold on any of her followers, who are crippled by their loss. "There is one other you could convince—Gunnora will listen to you. By the First, she will listen—if you speak to the lowliest midwife, she will listen." "Do you know where the globe of the former God-Emperor of Masque that sustains one of their portals is?" "At the base of an island in the Southern Seas. In a grotto guarded by a number of the creatures that serve her by nature. "The inland portal near Masque is irregular. They had hoped to establish it as they did once before to a strength where they can bring through a greater one. It waxes and wanes with the purple moon. Whimsey linked her moon to their gate to disrupt it. We could consider approaching her to approach Eiru—he is her brother/father." "What creatures of theirs do you know are active?" "We know of the Seen-Unseen, and the Uluu—(the tentacle ones). The two that came through in the ritual were likely Greater Seen-Unseen. The lesser Seen-Unseen are mostly just assassins. The Greater Seen-Unseen have ritual powers and powers of corruption, and stand better in combat. They can also be discovered by the test of blood. "They have brought through at least one hakura—a great flying bird, similar to a buzzard but the size of a boat. Its breath is an energy whip, particularly dangerous to ships and valars although Eldar and Noldar men-of-war made short work of a number of them the last time around. They can transport many troops and supplies, and drop the troops behind enemy lines. "There is no sign that the incursion will become large enough to allow the greater horrors to come through. They would have to start winning some battles. "Should we attempt to close the gates before activating the artifact?" "If you activate the artifact first, you will close off her entry, but she is nowhere near able to enter anyway. You would alert the other two, and they would be able to take her servants and act as her proxy. I would suggest closing a portal first, because that will then disrupt all of them." [End session 81] [/QUOTE]
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