“That likely depends on if it’s treated or not.” He says, letting his hair down from the bundles it stuck in.
“He’s, so he’s the last of his kind, a- and he’s starting to feel cold all the time, a- and I don’t know what to do, and…”
She sighs. “Am I going to have to knock you unconscious first or are you just going to let me heal you?”
for some reason, Vanilla has a slight smile on his face. “Oh gods! Or… oh me? Gah, you get it.. but that seems horrible… maybe I could help? I mean… I’m a god of sweets, but also hospitality and the hearth…”
He smiles, looking at them “Is it going to hurt you as much as I think it will?” He asks in return, though he doesn’t reach for his things “I’ll let you, if you want to.”
Tim looks confused by the smile, but ecstatic at the thought of someone being able to help them “I- I think you can help, can you try? Please?” He asks, standing up and hugging them tightly.
She smiles and gently grabs his hand, casting a ninth level heal. He regains a hundred hitpoints, and mother misery suddenly recoils, taking off her mask and weeping (and vomiting) copious amounts of black Ichor. He can hear her ribcage snapping as she takes on his damage, and the wound in his chest closes.
”I’ll definitely try! Where are they?”
He immediately moves to hold her, ignoring his own healing to feel at her ribs where his own wound would be replaced with theirs, Casting as high spells of healing as he can, though he’s not nearly as powerful when it comes to magic, only able to cast a few cure wounds.
“F-Felix’s house, they live there for now.”
She manages to stand up slightly, sitting back down on the bench, putting her mask back on. “Don’t worry… I’ll- (choking noises here) be fine… it’ll heal in a day or two… I’d have to be blown to bits twice over to die… and even then…”
”could you show me the way?.
He looks onto the holes of the mask “Never again. That’s not going to happen, I’m done letting you heal me.” He says, doing what he can for her, which isn’t much, his facade of strength shattering into worry and tender care.
Tim begins to lead them towards the house. (Good end?)
“I wouldn’t say that either.” She says, patting their head
He doesn’t seem too shocked by it, unsheathing his blade and preparing to attack, flames trickling along it. (Do I have to roll for it?)
He nods, “Lead the way, and I’ll follow right behind.” He says, dusting off his clothes.
“Well, that’s what I assume based on how you’ve been acting toward me…”
*yeh*
“Well, what did you want to do? The self that’s indulging is YOURself, after all.”
“That’s how I act with everybody, well, everybody I like, an’ I like ya.” She says, smiling with her glistening sharp fangs.
To hit:1626 Damage:9 slashing+7 fire 10+7 Bonus damage:20 radiant 11
He sighs “I don’t know, you don’t want me to spend all my time helping others, maybe talk to some people, maybe end up in a relationship. I don’t know.”
Hayden smiles. “What are the fangs about? Are you a vampire?”
One of the marilith’s six arms is hacked off, a gout of blood shooting from the stump. The marilith emits a horrid noise of ambiguous meaning.
“I never said stop helping people, but prioritize yourself a little. Hedonism doesn’t mean misanthropy.”
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No news is good news…
I'll lay a white rose on the cold earth, knowing it that it has not claimed your soul.
"I've been looking for like, three days. Any minute I'm not preparing is a minute I'm searching. At least, for a while it was. I gave up a bit ago. That's why I'm back at the tavern."
Mauric sighs. “Well… I bet there’s plenty of people around here that have enough magical skill to raise you, right?”
He shrugs. "Probably. Don't have the cash to afford a resurrection, though. Not even a Revivify. I've got a lot of ingredients, but those aren't money."
"I've been looking for like, three days. Any minute I'm not preparing is a minute I'm searching. At least, for a while it was. I gave up a bit ago. That's why I'm back at the tavern."
Mauric sighs. “Well… I bet there’s plenty of people around here that have enough magical skill to raise you, right?”
He shrugs. "Probably. Don't have the cash to afford a resurrection, though. Not even a Revivify. I've got a lot of ingredients, but those aren't money."
“Afford? I don’t think that’d be necessary. There are all kinds of angels and stuff around here. I bet there’d be someone who’d do it for free… at least, I hope.”
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I'll lay a white rose on the cold earth, knowing it that it has not claimed your soul.
“That likely depends on if it’s treated or not.” He says, letting his hair down from the bundles it stuck in.
“He’s, so he’s the last of his kind, a- and he’s starting to feel cold all the time, a- and I don’t know what to do, and…”
She sighs. “Am I going to have to knock you unconscious first or are you just going to let me heal you?”
for some reason, Vanilla has a slight smile on his face. “Oh gods! Or… oh me? Gah, you get it.. but that seems horrible… maybe I could help? I mean… I’m a god of sweets, but also hospitality and the hearth…”
He smiles, looking at them “Is it going to hurt you as much as I think it will?” He asks in return, though he doesn’t reach for his things “I’ll let you, if you want to.”
Tim looks confused by the smile, but ecstatic at the thought of someone being able to help them “I- I think you can help, can you try? Please?” He asks, standing up and hugging them tightly.
She smiles and gently grabs his hand, casting a ninth level heal. He regains a hundred hitpoints, and mother misery suddenly recoils, taking off her mask and weeping (and vomiting) copious amounts of black Ichor. He can hear her ribcage snapping as she takes on his damage, and the wound in his chest closes.
”I’ll definitely try! Where are they?”
He immediately moves to hold her, ignoring his own healing to feel at her ribs where his own wound would be replaced with theirs, Casting as high spells of healing as he can, though he’s not nearly as powerful when it comes to magic, only able to cast a few cure wounds.
“F-Felix’s house, they live there for now.”
She manages to stand up slightly, sitting back down on the bench, putting her mask back on. “Don’t worry… I’ll- (choking noises here) be fine… it’ll heal in a day or two… I’d have to be blown to bits twice over to die… and even then…”
”could you show me the way?.
He looks onto the holes of the mask “Never again. That’s not going to happen, I’m done letting you heal me.” He says, doing what he can for her, which isn’t much, his facade of strength shattering into worry and tender care.
Tim begins to lead them towards the house. (Good end?)
She doesn’t respond, shaking slightly, weeping black tears that run down the mask and onto the ground, sizzling and steaming.
“I wouldn’t say that either.” She says, patting their head
He doesn’t seem too shocked by it, unsheathing his blade and preparing to attack, flames trickling along it. (Do I have to roll for it?)
He nods, “Lead the way, and I’ll follow right behind.” He says, dusting off his clothes.
“Well, that’s what I assume based on how you’ve been acting toward me…”
*yeh*
“Well, what did you want to do? The self that’s indulging is YOURself, after all.”
“That’s how I act with everybody, well, everybody I like, an’ I like ya.” She says, smiling with her glistening sharp fangs.
To hit:1626 Damage:9 slashing+7 fire 10+7 Bonus damage:20 radiant 11
He sighs “I don’t know, you don’t want me to spend all my time helping others, maybe talk to some people, maybe end up in a relationship. I don’t know.”
Hayden smiles. “What are the fangs about? Are you a vampire?”
One of the marilith’s six arms is hacked off, a gout of blood shooting from the stump. The marilith emits a horrid noise of ambiguous meaning.
“I never said stop helping people, but prioritize yourself a little. Hedonism doesn’t mean misanthropy.”
“Nope, these ain’t mine, or they weren’t mine ta begin with rather.” She says, smiling broader, revealing more.
He doesn’t stop, cackling as blood drenches his armor, leading him into a battle frenzy. To hit:1210 Damage:8 slashing+6 fire 10+3 Bonus damage:19 radiant 5
He nods, sighing “Right, care more ‘bout myself, still don’t know what ta do though. Lead the way, an’ I’ll start leadin’ eventually.”
"Well, sort of. This thing," he lifts the eldritch machine a bit, "should let me see if there are any otherworldly incursions in an area. It does this by looking for magical phenomena. It has to be pretty strong, though, so anything short of a 7th level spell won't even create a blip. I originally designed it to catch Alkaliths, but it's good for a lot of things. I'm hoping one day to be able to stop dangerous portals from opening before they become a problem, and this is a step in the right direction."
He nods, looking slightly confused by it all “Hmm, interestin’. An’ who’re you? If I may have the right ta ask. I’m Thane.” He smiles at them softly.
He smiles back, or at least his glowing eyes do. "I'm Mr. Never. I'm a monster hunter, but not a very good one. I'm more of a wizard. Like a scientist, but for magic stuff. It's really cool stuff, but I wasn't able to finish college. I was gonna get a doctorate, too."
He wipes away the tears with his stony fingers, the sizzling acid like effect not causing him much pain, holding them carefully to prevent the shaking.
"Well, sort of. This thing," he lifts the eldritch machine a bit, "should let me see if there are any otherworldly incursions in an area. It does this by looking for magical phenomena. It has to be pretty strong, though, so anything short of a 7th level spell won't even create a blip. I originally designed it to catch Alkaliths, but it's good for a lot of things. I'm hoping one day to be able to stop dangerous portals from opening before they become a problem, and this is a step in the right direction."
He nods, looking slightly confused by it all “Hmm, interestin’. An’ who’re you? If I may have the right ta ask. I’m Thane.” He smiles at them softly.
He smiles back, or at least his glowing eyes do. "I'm Mr. Never. I'm a monster hunter, but not a very good one. I'm more of a wizard. Like a scientist, but for magic stuff. It's really cool stuff, but I wasn't able to finish college. I was gonna get a doctorate, too."
He nods along, looking to them curiously “A monster hunter? An’ a wizard too? Interestin’. I trust yer pretty good at it too, even if ya don’t have that doctorate ya want.” He says, being friendly as always, his black Dragonborn child chirping at Mr Never.
It tastes really, unusually good. It's dense and kind of creamy in a way, and has some very pleasant flavors that don't seem like they should be able to be sensed by mortal taste buds. Fortunately, not a problem in this case. "Thank you!" he sits down on one of the stumps and slaps his round belly. "I've found out not to eat too many of them. See, the humanoid form isn't content with being a humanoid, it just doesn't have the right building blocks to develop further. Humanity is in an almost larval state compared to what it should be. Basically, this stuff, if prepared right, could lead to ascension. Right now, it doesn't really do that. It's very good for you, but you'll undergo some changes if you overeat. Unsurprisingly, gaining weight is a big one."
“By ascension… do you mean turning into a creepy monster or an apotheotic ascension? That being, ascending to godhood. Because, I mean, this taste actually reminds me a bit of Ambrosia!”
"Both. Like, people have become Great Ones before. Rom, uh... Rom... pretty much just Rom, actually, but that means there's a way to do it! And thank you for the comparison! I've never had ambrosia before but I imagine this could be the main ingredient! Clearly not prepared exactly right, but that's something I can fix."
He wipes away the tears with his stony fingers, the sizzling acid like effect not causing him much pain, holding them carefully to prevent the shaking.
While it likely won’t prevent what he’s doing, it actually causes him a lot of pain. (Yeah, it’s literally just liquid pain. Mother Misery’s tears are liquid pain)
It tastes really, unusually good. It's dense and kind of creamy in a way, and has some very pleasant flavors that don't seem like they should be able to be sensed by mortal taste buds. Fortunately, not a problem in this case. "Thank you!" he sits down on one of the stumps and slaps his round belly. "I've found out not to eat too many of them. See, the humanoid form isn't content with being a humanoid, it just doesn't have the right building blocks to develop further. Humanity is in an almost larval state compared to what it should be. Basically, this stuff, if prepared right, could lead to ascension. Right now, it doesn't really do that. It's very good for you, but you'll undergo some changes if you overeat. Unsurprisingly, gaining weight is a big one."
“By ascension… do you mean turning into a creepy monster or an apotheotic ascension? That being, ascending to godhood. Because, I mean, this taste actually reminds me a bit of Ambrosia!”
"Both. Like, people have become Great Ones before. Rom, uh... Rom... pretty much just Rom, actually, but that means there's a way to do it! And thank you for the comparison! I've never had ambrosia before but I imagine this could be the main ingredient! Clearly not prepared exactly right, but that's something I can fix."
“Possibly! I’ve never heard of a mortal successfully cooking ambrosia, the piece I got grew on a tree, which only happens once every seven hundred years, but I bet you definitely could with enough practice!”
He smiles back, or at least his glowing eyes do. "I'm Mr. Never. I'm a monster hunter, but not a very good one. I'm more of a wizard. Like a scientist, but for magic stuff. It's really cool stuff, but I wasn't able to finish college. I was gonna get a doctorate, too."
He nods along, looking to them curiously “A monster hunter? An’ a wizard too? Interestin’. I trust yer pretty good at it too, even if ya don’t have that doctorate ya want.” He says, being friendly as always, his black dragon child chirping at Mr Never.
"Yup! I can already cast... uh..." he checks his book, looking for something impressive. "Web. I can also make my spells really powerful, but that's kind of unpredictable. I... don't know why." He waves at the wyrmling. "You've got a cute kid. Are they a true dragon?"
He wipes away the tears with his stony fingers, the sizzling acid like effect not causing him much pain, holding them carefully to prevent the shaking.
While it likely won’t prevent what he’s doing, it actually causes him a lot of pain. (Yeah, it’s literally just liquid pain. Mother Misery’s tears are liquid pain)
He grits his teeth, but doesn’t let go, “You’re going to be fun, deep breaths, keep coughing it up.” He says, slapping her back softly, holding them tightly “Come on. You can’t keep hurting yourself for me.”
He smiles back, or at least his glowing eyes do. "I'm Mr. Never. I'm a monster hunter, but not a very good one. I'm more of a wizard. Like a scientist, but for magic stuff. It's really cool stuff, but I wasn't able to finish college. I was gonna get a doctorate, too."
He nods along, looking to them curiously “A monster hunter? An’ a wizard too? Interestin’. I trust yer pretty good at it too, even if ya don’t have that doctorate ya want.” He says, being friendly as always, his black dragon child chirping at Mr Never.
"Yup! I can already cast... uh..." he checks his book, looking for something impressive. "Web. I can also make my spells really powerful, but that's kind of unpredictable. I... don't know why." He waves at the wyrmling. "You've got a cute kid. Are they a true dragon?"
“Dragonborn, though they aren’t truly mine. I’m simply the godfather, as their parents cannot take care of them themselves unfortunately. Interestin’, ya can make spells stronger at a cost o’ makin’ ‘em do crazy things? Sounds like Wild Magic.” He says, the child chirping at them, reaching out for their hand.
"Both. Like, people have become Great Ones before. Rom, uh... Rom... pretty much just Rom, actually, but that means there's a way to do it! And thank you for the comparison! I've never had ambrosia before but I imagine this could be the main ingredient! Clearly not prepared exactly right, but that's something I can fix."
“Possibly! I’ve never heard of a mortal successfully cooking ambrosia, the piece I got grew on a tree, which only happens once every seven hundred years, but I bet you definitely could with enough practice!”
"Awesome! I originally got it from the remains of a Great One named Kos that the school was dissecting. I... was kind of in charge of the project. It was probably the second worst thing they asked me to do. Anyway, I found out that stealing snacks from the inside of a Great One's body is not a good idea if you value anything about your current state of being. Anyway, I don't need to harvest it from dead gods anymore, and that is a really good thing."
"Yup! I can already cast... uh..." he checks his book, looking for something impressive. "Web. I can also make my spells really powerful, but that's kind of unpredictable. I... don't know why." He waves at the wyrmling. "You've got a cute kid. Are they a true dragon?"
“Dragonborn, though they aren’t truly mine. I’m simply the godfather, as their parents cannot take care of them themselves unfortunately. Interestin’, ya can make spells stronger at a cost o’ makin’ ‘em do crazy things? Sounds like Wild Magic.” He says, the child chirping at them, reaching out for their hand.
He tentatively lets the baby grab it. "It's... worse. One time I accidentally dialed up a Bearded Devil straight from Hell because I was trying extra hard to create a fire break with Burning Hands. I mean, he decided to help, but it was still really scary. He's probably still out there. Waiting. Another time I heard the heavens, and I learned... well, it was one side of a conversation I was not meant to overhear. The mind of a living being can't really handle that kind of stuff very well."
"Yup! I can already cast... uh..." he checks his book, looking for something impressive. "Web. I can also make my spells really powerful, but that's kind of unpredictable. I... don't know why." He waves at the wyrmling. "You've got a cute kid. Are they a true dragon?"
“Dragonborn, though they aren’t truly mine. I’m simply the godfather, as their parents cannot take care of them themselves unfortunately. Interestin’, ya can make spells stronger at a cost o’ makin’ ‘em do crazy things? Sounds like Wild Magic.” He says, the child chirping at them, reaching out for their hand.
He tentatively lets the baby grab it. "It's... worse. One time I accidentally dialed up a Bearded Devil straight from Hell because I was trying extra hard to create a fire break with Burning Hands. I mean, he decided to help, but it was still really scary. He's probably still out there. Waiting. Another time I heard the heavens, and I learned... well, it was one side of a conversation I was not meant to overhear. The mind of a living being can't really handle that kind of stuff very well."
He chuckles, the child’s claws pointing into their palm, too weak to hurt, but still there “Hmm, I ain’t gone through nothin’ like that, so sorry I can’t relate, but I have been tortured by two demons fer a decent amount o’ years. Some things are just how the cards are dealt pardner.”
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He tentatively lets the baby grab it. "It's... worse. One time I accidentally dialed up a Bearded Devil straight from Hell because I was trying extra hard to create a fire break with Burning Hands. I mean, he decided to help, but it was still really scary. He's probably still out there. Waiting. Another time I heard the heavens, and I learned... well, it was one side of a conversation I was not meant to overhear. The mind of a living being can't really handle that kind of stuff very well."
He chuckles, the child’s claws pointing into their palm, too weak to hurt, but still there “Hmm, I ain’t gone through nothin’ like that, so sorry I can’t relate, but I have been tortured by two demons fer a decent amount o’ years. Some things are just how the cards are dealt pardner.”
Mr. Never just lets the child have its way. "Yeah. I'm sorry about what happened to you, though. Demons are bad news. Not that I need to tell you that. Anyway, I'm hoping to prevent that sort of stuff from happening in the future."
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Awake, impure, divine
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He looks onto the holes of the mask “Never again. That’s not going to happen, I’m done letting you heal me.” He says, doing what he can for her, which isn’t much, his facade of strength shattering into worry and tender care.
Tim begins to lead them towards the house. (Good end?)
Hayden smiles. “What are the fangs about? Are you a vampire?”
One of the marilith’s six arms is hacked off, a gout of blood shooting from the stump. The marilith emits a horrid noise of ambiguous meaning.
“I never said stop helping people, but prioritize yourself a little. Hedonism doesn’t mean misanthropy.”
No news is good news…
I'll lay a white rose on the cold earth, knowing it that it has not claimed your soul.
He shrugs. "Probably. Don't have the cash to afford a resurrection, though. Not even a Revivify. I've got a lot of ingredients, but those aren't money."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
“Afford? I don’t think that’d be necessary. There are all kinds of angels and stuff around here. I bet there’d be someone who’d do it for free… at least, I hope.”
No news is good news…
I'll lay a white rose on the cold earth, knowing it that it has not claimed your soul.
She doesn’t respond, shaking slightly, weeping black tears that run down the mask and onto the ground, sizzling and steaming.
(i think so)
“Nope, these ain’t mine, or they weren’t mine ta begin with rather.” She says, smiling broader, revealing more.
He doesn’t stop, cackling as blood drenches his armor, leading him into a battle frenzy. To hit:12 10 Damage:8 slashing+6 fire 10+3 Bonus damage:19 radiant 5
He nods, sighing “Right, care more ‘bout myself, still don’t know what ta do though. Lead the way, an’ I’ll start leadin’ eventually.”
He smiles back, or at least his glowing eyes do. "I'm Mr. Never. I'm a monster hunter, but not a very good one. I'm more of a wizard. Like a scientist, but for magic stuff. It's really cool stuff, but I wasn't able to finish college. I was gonna get a doctorate, too."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
*Cut for Arch.*
He wipes away the tears with his stony fingers, the sizzling acid like effect not causing him much pain, holding them carefully to prevent the shaking.
He nods along, looking to them curiously “A monster hunter? An’ a wizard too? Interestin’. I trust yer pretty good at it too, even if ya don’t have that doctorate ya want.” He says, being friendly as always, his black Dragonborn child chirping at Mr Never.
"Both. Like, people have become Great Ones before. Rom, uh... Rom... pretty much just Rom, actually, but that means there's a way to do it! And thank you for the comparison! I've never had ambrosia before but I imagine this could be the main ingredient! Clearly not prepared exactly right, but that's something I can fix."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
While it likely won’t prevent what he’s doing, it actually causes him a lot of pain. (Yeah, it’s literally just liquid pain. Mother Misery’s tears are liquid pain)
“Possibly! I’ve never heard of a mortal successfully cooking ambrosia, the piece I got grew on a tree, which only happens once every seven hundred years, but I bet you definitely could with enough practice!”
"Yup! I can already cast... uh..." he checks his book, looking for something impressive. "Web. I can also make my spells really powerful, but that's kind of unpredictable. I... don't know why." He waves at the wyrmling. "You've got a cute kid. Are they a true dragon?"
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
He grits his teeth, but doesn’t let go, “You’re going to be fun, deep breaths, keep coughing it up.” He says, slapping her back softly, holding them tightly “Come on. You can’t keep hurting yourself for me.”
“Dragonborn, though they aren’t truly mine. I’m simply the godfather, as their parents cannot take care of them themselves unfortunately. Interestin’, ya can make spells stronger at a cost o’ makin’ ‘em do crazy things? Sounds like Wild Magic.” He says, the child chirping at them, reaching out for their hand.
"Awesome! I originally got it from the remains of a Great One named Kos that the school was dissecting. I... was kind of in charge of the project. It was probably the second worst thing they asked me to do. Anyway, I found out that stealing snacks from the inside of a Great One's body is not a good idea if you value anything about your current state of being. Anyway, I don't need to harvest it from dead gods anymore, and that is a really good thing."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
He tentatively lets the baby grab it. "It's... worse. One time I accidentally dialed up a Bearded Devil straight from Hell because I was trying extra hard to create a fire break with Burning Hands. I mean, he decided to help, but it was still really scary. He's probably still out there. Waiting. Another time I heard the heavens, and I learned... well, it was one side of a conversation I was not meant to overhear. The mind of a living being can't really handle that kind of stuff very well."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
He chuckles, the child’s claws pointing into their palm, too weak to hurt, but still there “Hmm, I ain’t gone through nothin’ like that, so sorry I can’t relate, but I have been tortured by two demons fer a decent amount o’ years. Some things are just how the cards are dealt pardner.”
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Mr. Never just lets the child have its way. "Yeah. I'm sorry about what happened to you, though. Demons are bad news. Not that I need to tell you that. Anyway, I'm hoping to prevent that sort of stuff from happening in the future."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels