Piratecat's Updated Story Hour! (update 4/03 and 4/06)

[Hammerhead]

You know, I think Malachite's rude actions towards the creepy girl will likely breed only further resentment; plus, it seems kind of cruel. I mean, even Stone Bear, "Mr. Baby Shields" himself, was uncomfortable with Malachite's treatment of her. Anyway, if I were ever forced into apologizing to someone, chances are I wouldn't hold her in high regard. Besides, she only brushed past her; does Malachite act like that towards every child who's a little rude, or is he merely "on edge" because of the creepy kid's taint?

In addition, KidC, you mentioned something about the creepy girl having a low life-expectancy...is this because she's Soder's "precious treasure" and tainted by undead and thus not likely to be accepted by the party...or because she has a low Con score and bad AC or something?

 

[Tortoise]

Kevin and gang, this story hour never fails to entertain me. Kudos.

Now ... thinking about the creepy little girl. I'm wondering not only what secrets she has, but also about her normal diet. She's been living for some time in the kingdom of the ghouls and I don't recall there being anything living around there she might dine on. Could she be a necro-canibal? <shudder> That might certainly explain the taint detected by Karthos.

 

[zoroaster100]

Very nice, creepy update. I especially like the painting, which reminds me of a ghoul short story by H.P. Lovecraft which I once heard on a radio program. I also loved that line about "father's clothes." These really brought to life (or shall I say, to undeath) the alienness of a kingdom of undead.

 

[Bloodsparrow]

You know, I think Malachite's rude actions towards the creepy girl will likely breed only further resentment;

Are you kidding me? You know how sheltered and innocent young ladies can be when they're smitten!

The more he rebuffs her, the more she's smitten.

He's just keeping the mac hand strong baby.

Elan?

Ab - Oh - Leth!
Ab - Oh - Leth!
Ab - Oh - Leth!

 

[Maldur]

Allow me to point out that I created her & wrote her background. While she has plenty of secrets I don't know about, if Pkitty pulls that trick, he's sleeping in the garage for the rest of his life!

About twenty minutes

 

[Blackjack]

does Malachite act like that towards every child who's a little rude, or is he merely "on edge" because of the creepy kid's taint?

The creepy kid's taint had somethig to do with it, but also

1) Malachite doesn't cotton to people who diss Mara

2) Malachite recognized that, due to her upbringing, this girl had no concept of normal social skills, and wanted to nip this in the bud before she did something like this again. The Defenders often move in high places, and wanted to teach her right strong and quick before she, say, pushed aside a King or Pope to get to the buffet.

3) Throughout this session (and several more to follow), Malachite was even less jolly and pleasant than his normal self. He'd never expected to survive the attack on the White Kingdom, and was very out of sorts. Moreover, at this point he had been officially "on duty" for nearly a year and a half without break, and he was exhausted. He became increasingly cranky and snippy, wanting nothing more than to get back to the surface, report in to the Chapel, and be Done With It All.

 

[Thalantor]

What I wonder is how those undead versions of the PC's came to be. Is there a way to sculpt undead I don't know about? Don't the PC's feel very violated (Although being in a kingdom of undead after passing a giant rotting brain, can seriously dull the senses in that respect..) by what they saw?

Besides all that, very very cool stuff indeed. PC is on my "To write like:" list, most definately.

Also, my guess for the little girl is that she is a Wereghoul. Or a vampiric type the group hasn't seen yet. (Although with high level undead fighters, that seems highly unlikely..) Or she lives off other entities like a thought eater or a brain mole. Or she wears a ring os sustenance since birth and hasn't ever eaten anything in her life.

 

[Piratecat]

What I wonder is how those undead versions of the PC's came to be. Is there a way to sculpt undead I don't know about?

Nothing has been proven one way or another. The latest extant theory is that Soder collected bits of injured flesh after one of the Defenders' battles; he then somehow used that dead tissue to clone them, kill the clone, and reanimate it without a soul. It seems like a lot of trouble to go through in order to get an exact copy, but Soder was nothing if not motivated.


I'm going to start sharing some of the art from the art thread with you; I'll start with some Nacreous-themed material, and add more art as we go. The first thing I want you to see is the cardstock counter I used for the Ivory King during our huge battle. This is actually the "festergog" counter from Fiery Dragon's Counter Collection: Digital. The art is by our own Claudio Pozas; I took the image, reduced it from 20'x20' scale to 15'x15' scale, printed it on cardstock, and creeped out the players.

http://www.enworld.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=18662

Next is an alternate view of the Ivory King by Craer. This seems to me the kind of thing you'd find painted on the side of a cave as you're clambering through the underdark: primitive and haunting.

http://www.enworld.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=18659

Finally, Arken captured the view of Priggle smashing through the stone wall covering the Godlight of Aeos, and the sunlight pouring out through Nacreous once again. This piece is best seen at its original size, which you can can see here.

http://www.enworld.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=18658

More art later. If you like these, tell the artist. And each one's worth an update!

 

[Blackjack]

Don't the PC's feel very violated... by what they saw?

Short answer: yes. Which is why we... deal with the things shortly. (Not that this is a big spoiler. I don't think any of you imagined the next story post to be "And then the Defenders invited the zombies to a coffee klatsch".)

Arken captured the view of Priggle smashing through the stone wall covering the Godlight of Aeos, and the sunlight pouring out through Nacreous once again.

Huh. Funny, I remember the light...

 

[Knight Otu]

Whatever the secret of the girl is, it must be strange indeed - I mean, she noticed Priggle! She. Noticed. Priggle! She cannot be normal.