Well, first, you should know that I am a compendium of Old World history and eldritch techniques, and I am descriptive, not prescriptive. Just because I contain it does not mean I endorse it, in other words. Is that clear enough? Some of my previous owners had trouble with that concept, so I'm trying to be as clear as possible.
Yes, I understand completely. I admire that.
Awesome! Now, I should start by telling you what the Old World is:
The Old World, as the name implies, is the world before this one. It was quite similar to this one, although it had somewhat different metaphysical laws. The magic used there was more founded on ritual, flesh, and darkness, while this world has more of... "I wave my hands the right way, say the right words, and think the right thoughts, and I can manifest energy as something really cool." You get me? You get me.
So, people started using magic in everything. Everyone used at least a little bit, and it got to the point that even their machines were advanced enough to do a little bit. So people started using magic to make their children stronger. And then their children wanted their children to be stronger, and their children wanted to be even stronger, and so on and so forth. People ended up uncovering the Eldritch Truth, which allowed them to become god-like beings called Demons. The gods were appalled, of course.
Some of them embraced this change. They were slaughtered by the others for their beliefs. The gods were no longer in control, and they never would be again. After all, there were no mortals to worship them. The gods used the last vestiges of their power to migrate to the New World, this world, and left us Demons to rot.
Now that we're caught up, is there anything you would like to know in particular?
Well, yes, but it's pretty much all Old World stuff. Black magic, demons, the entity looking for me, you know, not stuff that would be openly useful to a god like yourself.
Well, yes, but it's pretty much all Old World stuff. Black magic, demons, the entity looking for me, you know, not stuff that would be openly useful to a god like yourself.
I know all about the Old World, I was one of the first gods to exist then. But what about the deity searching for you?
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Well, yes, but it's pretty much all Old World stuff. Black magic, demons, the entity looking for me, you know, not stuff that would be openly useful to a god like yourself.
I know all about the Old World, I was one of the first gods to exist then. But what about the deity searching for you?
Oh, ha ha, it's not a deity. It's the first new life in the Old World since you left. The Queen saw it, but she lost me before she could hand me over. I think Kilashi had something to do with it, but I'm not sure. I was sleeping at the time. This new... well, I won't say Overdemon, since that would imply that it is as strong as an Overgod, it's strong as a greater god. Very smart. Wants to build a place for the Demons to live where they won't be on the precipice of nonexistence. Very ambitious. Cool, right? It just needs the rites in this book and it can create the environment that we Demons need to live.
Oh, ha ha, it's not a deity. It's the first new life in the Old World since you left. The Queen saw it, but she lost me before she could hand me over. I think Kilashi had something to do with it, but I'm not sure. I was sleeping at the time. This new... well, I won't say Overdemon, since that would imply that it is as strong as an Overgod, it's strong as a greater god. Very smart. Wants to build a place for the Demons to live where they won't be on the precipice of nonexistence. Very ambitious. Cool, right? It just needs the rites in this book and it can create the environment that we Demons need to live.
Ah, I see. But if this Great Demon wishes to bring safety to your kind, why hide from it? And also, why haven’t I ever found you before? You were mentioned briefly in my Book, but I don’t think I ever truly saw you. How were you hidden? Was it another one of the original gods?
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Oh, ha ha, it's not a deity. It's the first new life in the Old World since you left. The Queen saw it, but she lost me before she could hand me over. I think Kilashi had something to do with it, but I'm not sure. I was sleeping at the time. This new... well, I won't say Overdemon, since that would imply that it is as strong as an Overgod, it's strong as a greater god. Very smart. Wants to build a place for the Demons to live where they won't be on the precipice of nonexistence. Very ambitious. Cool, right? It just needs the rites in this book and it can create the environment that we Demons need to live.
Ah, I see. But if this Great Demon wishes to bring safety to your kind, why hide from it? And also, why haven’t I ever found you before? You were mentioned briefly in my Book, but I don’t think I ever truly saw you. How were you hidden? Was it another one of the original gods?
I'm an Unhallowed Artifact. That means that gods have no special power over me or anything like that. Pretty cool, right? Not even this world's magic can affect me. Kinda sucks that I can't get a good Mending, I'll admit. As for the Great Demon, well... he's seen how the gods treated other dark entities, and for a Demon, darkness and terror are power, and he kinda needs that power in order to terraform. Plus, he would make quite a swathe of land unlivable to humans, and we all know how important humans are to gods.
He's a great guy, I'm sure, but Demons kinda work differently from humans, and that can't be understated.
And if someone were part demon and part god, would they still have an amount of power over you? Just hypothetically, of course.
That would be... I don't know. Probably. Just the demonic powers, though. Still Unhallowed. I can also pass the Unhallowed traits to my bearer, but that would destroy anyone with celestial ancestry of any kind.
And if someone were part demon and part god, would they still have an amount of power over you? Just hypothetically, of course.
That would be... I don't know. Probably. Just the demonic powers, though. Still Unhallowed. I can also pass the Unhallowed traits to my bearer, but that would destroy anyone with celestial ancestry of any kind.
I’m not entirely sure that’s true, given as every being in existence has celestial ancestry. And considering the fact that one god created demons and contributed to the creation of all of their artifacts, I think that god and most of their ancestors would be immune to the destruction caused by demonic artifacts.
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*I have posted here before, but I will just do this again, Smaug.*
*Chaotic Neutral, Arcana domain, I guess. He doesn't really fit in any domain.*
There is a thunderous boom and the ground bounces. An old fashioned beetle car appears and skids to a stop leaving a burning trail. The door swings open and "Let It Be" by the Beatles can be heard coming from the radio. The compact car bounces as a big man steps out of the car and looks around. His head is bald, his eyes are blue, his nose is bent, and his skin is black. A bowler rests on his head and a buttoned up blazer jacket fails to hide his big beer belly. Black boots are on his feet and he wears blue breeches held up by a big belt with a shining buckle. The man has a bushy beard with braids that almost cover up his bow tie. His right hand is bandaged and holds a balloon which he lets loose into the sky once he steps out of his car. His left hand holds a bugle. Before he slams the door shut, a bunch of birds, bats, and bugs fly into the sky from out of his car.
This new being looks around and declares in a booming British voice, "I bet I can play god for awhile. It'll be a blast!"
And if someone were part demon and part god, would they still have an amount of power over you? Just hypothetically, of course.
That would be... I don't know. Probably. Just the demonic powers, though. Still Unhallowed. I can also pass the Unhallowed traits to my bearer, but that would destroy anyone with celestial ancestry of any kind.
I’m not entirely sure that’s true, given as every being in existence has celestial ancestry. And considering the fact that one god created demons and contributed to the creation of all of their artifacts, I think that god and most of their ancestors would be immune to the destruction caused by demonic artifacts.
So most of what you just said is half wrong, actually. Demonic magics are antithetical to the magic of gods, and the Demons have spent a lot of time removing any trace of celestial power from their blood using it. That's how they escaped the essence of Humanity. Most Demonic Artifacts were created while the Demons were trying to stop themselves from being wiped out by the gods, so they are specifically designed to have an effect on their creations. Notably, Unhallowed artifacts cannot directly harm gods or celestials, just as the opposite is true.
For example, you couldn't rip me in half no matter how hard you tried, but if you created a big metal spike on the ground and drove it through me, I would die anyway. Conversely, I could snap my pages shut on your fingers, and you would by unharmed, but if I somehow made a knife to stab you with (bear with me here), it would still hurt like a knife would. Demons work in a completely different way, though. Demons are not Unhallowed unless they have an artifact that makes them so.
“No, we haven’t met before, but I’ve been waiting a while for you to get here! My name’s Xeem’fwel’che, God of All Things Arcana, Lord of the Tempest, Wielder of Knowledge. You can call me Zeem! Nice to meet you!”
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I'm Hecate! I've got a lotta titles, and there's no way this sig space would hold them all lol
remember that my PMs are always open to anyone who needs someone to talk to, vent to, or just shout at, and i'll always respond relatively quickly
And if someone were part demon and part god, would they still have an amount of power over you? Just hypothetically, of course.
That would be... I don't know. Probably. Just the demonic powers, though. Still Unhallowed. I can also pass the Unhallowed traits to my bearer, but that would destroy anyone with celestial ancestry of any kind.
I’m not entirely sure that’s true, given as every being in existence has celestial ancestry. And considering the fact that one god created demons and contributed to the creation of all of their artifacts, I think that god and most of their ancestors would be immune to the destruction caused by demonic artifacts.
So most of what you just said is half wrong, actually. Demonic magics are antithetical to the magic of gods, and the Demons have spent a lot of time removing any trace of celestial power from their blood using it. That's how they escaped the essence of Humanity. Most Demonic Artifacts were created while the Demons were trying to stop themselves from being wiped out by the gods, so they are specifically designed to have an effect on their creations. Notably, Unhallowed artifacts cannot directly harm gods or celestials, just as the opposite is true.
For example, you couldn't rip me in half no matter how hard you tried, but if you created a big metal spike on the ground and drove it through me, I would die anyway. Conversely, I could snap my pages shut on your fingers, and you would by unharmed, but if I somehow made a knife to stab you with (bear with me here), it would still hurt like a knife would. Demons work in a completely different way, though. Demons are not Unhallowed unless they have an artifact that makes them so.
Zeem smiles, as much as he can smile in his form of light. Sure, we’ll go with that. But I’ll just say this, if you were to slam your pages shut on my ‘fingers,’ I would feel it, and would be harmed if I could be harmed by anything. Anyway, why are you hiding from the Great Demon, anyway?
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“No, we haven’t met before, but I’ve been waiting a while for you to get here! My name’s Xeem’fwel’che, God of All Things Arcana, Lord of the Tempest, Wielder of Knowledge. You can call me Zeem! Nice to meet you!”
"I am Bob B. Bumble, Baron of all things beginning in B." he bows and sweeps his bowler off his bald head.
“No, we haven’t met before, but I’ve been waiting a while for you to get here! My name’s Xeem’fwel’che, God of All Things Arcana, Lord of the Tempest, Wielder of Knowledge. You can call me Zeem! Nice to meet you!”
"I am Bob B. Bumble, Baron of all things beginning in B." he bows and sweeps his bowler off his bald head.
*I have to go.*
“Nice to meet you! How are you doing?”
*see ya!*
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remember that my PMs are always open to anyone who needs someone to talk to, vent to, or just shout at, and i'll always respond relatively quickly
Awesome! Now, I should start by telling you what the Old World is:
The Old World, as the name implies, is the world before this one. It was quite similar to this one, although it had somewhat different metaphysical laws. The magic used there was more founded on ritual, flesh, and darkness, while this world has more of... "I wave my hands the right way, say the right words, and think the right thoughts, and I can manifest energy as something really cool." You get me? You get me.
So, people started using magic in everything. Everyone used at least a little bit, and it got to the point that even their machines were advanced enough to do a little bit. So people started using magic to make their children stronger. And then their children wanted their children to be stronger, and their children wanted to be even stronger, and so on and so forth. People ended up uncovering the Eldritch Truth, which allowed them to become god-like beings called Demons. The gods were appalled, of course.
Some of them embraced this change. They were slaughtered by the others for their beliefs. The gods were no longer in control, and they never would be again. After all, there were no mortals to worship them. The gods used the last vestiges of their power to migrate to the New World, this world, and left us Demons to rot.
Now that we're caught up, is there anything you would like to know in particular?
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Uhh… do you know anything I don’t?
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Well, yes, but it's pretty much all Old World stuff. Black magic, demons, the entity looking for me, you know, not stuff that would be openly useful to a god like yourself.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
I know all about the Old World, I was one of the first gods to exist then. But what about the deity searching for you?
I'm Hecate! I've got a lotta titles, and there's no way this sig space would hold them all lol
remember that my PMs are always open to anyone who needs someone to talk to, vent to, or just shout at, and i'll always respond relatively quickly
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Oh, ha ha, it's not a deity. It's the first new life in the Old World since you left. The Queen saw it, but she lost me before she could hand me over. I think Kilashi had something to do with it, but I'm not sure. I was sleeping at the time. This new... well, I won't say Overdemon, since that would imply that it is as strong as an Overgod, it's strong as a greater god. Very smart. Wants to build a place for the Demons to live where they won't be on the precipice of nonexistence. Very ambitious. Cool, right? It just needs the rites in this book and it can create the environment that we Demons need to live.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Ah, I see. But if this Great Demon wishes to bring safety to your kind, why hide from it? And also, why haven’t I ever found you before? You were mentioned briefly in my Book, but I don’t think I ever truly saw you. How were you hidden? Was it another one of the original gods?
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remember that my PMs are always open to anyone who needs someone to talk to, vent to, or just shout at, and i'll always respond relatively quickly
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I'm an Unhallowed Artifact. That means that gods have no special power over me or anything like that. Pretty cool, right? Not even this world's magic can affect me. Kinda sucks that I can't get a good Mending, I'll admit. As for the Great Demon, well... he's seen how the gods treated other dark entities, and for a Demon, darkness and terror are power, and he kinda needs that power in order to terraform. Plus, he would make quite a swathe of land unlivable to humans, and we all know how important humans are to gods.
He's a great guy, I'm sure, but Demons kinda work differently from humans, and that can't be understated.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Do demons have any power over you?
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Oh, plenty! I work by their rules, after all!
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
And if someone were part demon and part god, would they still have an amount of power over you? Just hypothetically, of course.
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That would be... I don't know. Probably. Just the demonic powers, though. Still Unhallowed. I can also pass the Unhallowed traits to my bearer, but that would destroy anyone with celestial ancestry of any kind.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
I’m not entirely sure that’s true, given as every being in existence has celestial ancestry. And considering the fact that one god created demons and contributed to the creation of all of their artifacts, I think that god and most of their ancestors would be immune to the destruction caused by demonic artifacts.
I'm Hecate! I've got a lotta titles, and there's no way this sig space would hold them all lol
remember that my PMs are always open to anyone who needs someone to talk to, vent to, or just shout at, and i'll always respond relatively quickly
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*I have posted here before, but I will just do this again, Smaug.*
*Chaotic Neutral, Arcana domain, I guess. He doesn't really fit in any domain.*
There is a thunderous boom and the ground bounces. An old fashioned beetle car appears and skids to a stop leaving a burning trail. The door swings open and "Let It Be" by the Beatles can be heard coming from the radio. The compact car bounces as a big man steps out of the car and looks around. His head is bald, his eyes are blue, his nose is bent, and his skin is black. A bowler rests on his head and a buttoned up blazer jacket fails to hide his big beer belly. Black boots are on his feet and he wears blue breeches held up by a big belt with a shining buckle. The man has a bushy beard with braids that almost cover up his bow tie. His right hand is bandaged and holds a balloon which he lets loose into the sky once he steps out of his car. His left hand holds a bugle. Before he slams the door shut, a bunch of birds, bats, and bugs fly into the sky from out of his car.
This new being looks around and declares in a booming British voice, "I bet I can play god for awhile. It'll be a blast!"
Zeem appears by him. “Hey, another Arcana god! I’ve been waiting for you.”
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He beams at him and adjusts his bow tie, "Bonjour, I don't believe we have met before. Who might you be?"
So most of what you just said is half wrong, actually. Demonic magics are antithetical to the magic of gods, and the Demons have spent a lot of time removing any trace of celestial power from their blood using it. That's how they escaped the essence of Humanity. Most Demonic Artifacts were created while the Demons were trying to stop themselves from being wiped out by the gods, so they are specifically designed to have an effect on their creations. Notably, Unhallowed artifacts cannot directly harm gods or celestials, just as the opposite is true.
For example, you couldn't rip me in half no matter how hard you tried, but if you created a big metal spike on the ground and drove it through me, I would die anyway. Conversely, I could snap my pages shut on your fingers, and you would by unharmed, but if I somehow made a knife to stab you with (bear with me here), it would still hurt like a knife would. Demons work in a completely different way, though. Demons are not Unhallowed unless they have an artifact that makes them so.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
“No, we haven’t met before, but I’ve been waiting a while for you to get here! My name’s Xeem’fwel’che, God of All Things Arcana, Lord of the Tempest, Wielder of Knowledge. You can call me Zeem! Nice to meet you!”
I'm Hecate! I've got a lotta titles, and there's no way this sig space would hold them all lol
remember that my PMs are always open to anyone who needs someone to talk to, vent to, or just shout at, and i'll always respond relatively quickly
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Zeem smiles, as much as he can smile in his form of light. Sure, we’ll go with that. But I’ll just say this, if you were to slam your pages shut on my ‘fingers,’ I would feel it, and would be harmed if I could be harmed by anything. Anyway, why are you hiding from the Great Demon, anyway?
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"I am Bob B. Bumble, Baron of all things beginning in B." he bows and sweeps his bowler off his bald head.
*I have to go.*
“Nice to meet you! How are you doing?”
*see ya!*
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remember that my PMs are always open to anyone who needs someone to talk to, vent to, or just shout at, and i'll always respond relatively quickly
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