(Ooc) come on everyone! You guys need to start your expidition, I Need to start thinking of ways to ruin my characters days. And I can't do that if no one here writes. (Ooc)

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Just to make this clear. The events taking place in Diyad/ gran Arcadia have occurred in the past. Hence Thanatos just now noticing Nashir. Also since I'm tired of typing "pink glowing eyes" all the time, I'm going to go the anime route, and just name the ability. Supreme Clairvoyance seems like an apt title: it refers to the special vision. So far, Brutus, Thanatos and Sandromin have it. While it's full nature hasn't been fully explored these are certain:

1. *It can only be achieved by tempering/refining one's soul. How to do this depends on one's self. Brutus just did this recently.

2. It allows one to communicate telepathically with others who have it.

3. One's speed, strength, agility and precision are naturally enhanced. Not extremely, but noticeable.

4. One can see/interact between the different realms(ex. realm of spirits). Thanatos did this at the Assembly to force out Fate when she approached Xavier(M.I.A.)

5. One can use it's power to attack. Thanatos used it with his sword to cut Void.

And now for the big, yet heavily hinted at reveal...

6. One can kill a god.

*Technically Sandromin did not complete #1, however he received it from Freedom, plus he has the blessing of the One or whatever. I'm sure this can't be replicated.

Reading over this, these things seem a little OP. I assure you they aren't. Like a muscle it takes a lot of time and training to utilize these abilities. If you recall, it took several months for Thanatos to walk from the Logipriest island, take a boat to Mediterra, then walk to Venezzia. Throughout that time he underwent intense training, and he can't even fully access the full potential of this ability at will.

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Thanatos took a moment to process what had been said. Machine men, Snake of Illusion, Franklin.

"Brutus I'm about to do something very delicate, so I need you to relax."

Thanatos stood still, using the Supreme Clairvoyance. His vision went black, and then before him he saw a portly man and a large staircase. Before he could question Brutus he was interrupted by an unnatural presence.

"Brutus... I don't know what you've gotten involved with, but please be careful!"

Like a string, the connection was cut. He saw nothing but a black horizon. Like a heartbeat, a pink wave repeatedly echoed throughout the vast expanse revealing faint, but recognizable structures. He saw an ocean, and an island. Something was off. Something cold and desolate, and it challenged him. He felt it, like an instinct, an urge. His inner voice screamed it.

"It challenges!"

"Disorder!"

"Unnatural!"

"It doesn't belong!"

"Anomaly!"

"Anomaly!"

"Result of Direct Intervention!"

"Order must be restored!"

"The anomaly must be eliminated!"

Then the feeling went away. Thanatos decided not to act immediately on these feelings. He recalled the being called Time telling him that all will be revealed during the expedition. But first he had to get Brutus.

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Franklin stroked his chin for a moment.

"I've been here before Brutus, we need to head this way first..."

Franklin gestured toward the staircase.

...

For a while they aimlessly searched hallways. Franklin looked genuinely confused.

"This isn't right. The layout of the interior is all wrong. The hallways are different, the rooms, everything. Something is wrong... I see, this place has been enchanted. Finding the correct path may be difficult."

But Franklin could not feel what Brutus felt. In his heart he felt the faint presence of someone familiar.

Scratch that. I'll be thinking of a name.

What?

I was going to say shorten it down to Clairvoyance, but I wanted to think of something more Latin.

EDIT: I'm pretty sure I gave it a name. Or maybe not...

EDIT x 2: Clarity, Clairvoyance, Vidis, Vis, Visus.

EDIT x 3: Okay, @ #2, yes, but really, it gives insight into the mind's "window" if you will. So really, it allows for mind "vision," which with two parties becomes telepathy. I'm going to say this skill is refinable, so you can sharpen it to block out other people or pry into another's mind. Untrained people beware. @ #4, yes, it allows for spiritual and magical manipulation (auras, etc). @ #5 Really, it's an extension of #4 over there. Since Visus (I'm calling it that) allows for aural manipulation, it basically opens up the ability of using magic, but other stuff as well *hint hint* and if you didn't catch that last part, other stuff as well *HINT HINT*

Oh, and everyone remembers that metaphorical 6 month training session Sandromin experienced in his mind? Good. I'm going to relay back to that in the nigh-upcoming fight against Nashir.

//OOC: I would like to point out that I am perfectly fine with the Visus idea, except for a small concern: Those who have been born initially with magical powers, such as descendants from Praecantaria, Logipriests, and Storm men, should have generally stronger capabilities than those who have gained such abilities "artificially", through Visus. Otherwise it just undermines the value of natural affinity, don't you think? //End of OOC\\

Boils down to experience. If you were born with the ability to use magic, you must have like 30+ years experience over them; also, it allows you to feel the flow of auras better than someone who was given Visus. Visus is more rounded though, as it affects the physical and mental aspects as well. It's... Visus.

//OOC: Sandromin, my apologies for such impatience, but are we actually going the start our journey anytime soon? //End of OOC\\

//OOC: Meanwhile, at our travelers' mobistat... //End of OOC\\

Nexhawk nodded at SandrominGÇÖs proposal. GÇ£I have already mentioned this legend of a god named ZakGÇÖResh that ruled over death until he was struck down by the other gods. Even though details elude me now, I shall try to search for them in my memory.GÇ¥

Fallen godGǪ fallen godGǪ no, wait, fallenGǪtitan. Wait, thatGÇÖs it! GÇ£ItGÇÖs coming back now!GÇ¥ he exclaimed after a minute of pondering and immediately began his tale.

GÇ£This legend, this myth describes the events that transpired a very long time ago on Praecantaria. I assume that youGÇÖve heard of the Firstborn Mir, the founders of the four nations of that continent and the ones who spread their magic among all inhabitants of their countries. So, ZakGÇÖResh was the last living Firstborn, the Titan of Thunder, the founder of Aethereum, the WindweaversGÇÖ domain. Although all other Firstborn had already died of their ancient age, this primeval being somehow kept on roaming the continent, seemingly unaging. Everyone wondered why he survived for so long, and no one knew his secret - ZakGÇÖResh had discovered the Spring of Youth, a source of waters that gave everlasting life to their imbiber. Using his powerful magic, he had created an immensely powerful link with the Spring so that it would always let him thrive in his journeys across the continent. At first the Titan used this immortality simply to live longer and observe all the events that occurred on Praecantaria throughout many ages.GÇ¥

GÇ£However, where life flows, death follows closely behind. And the waters of the Spring, along with granting immortal life, concealed a dark secret within themselves - the power to tame death itself. The legend doesnGÇÖt say how exactly this had happened, but somehow ZakGÇÖResh discovered that secret. ThatGÇÖs when his benevolence got all twisted. Power corrupts, as you undoubtedly know, and the Titan of Thunder chose to utilize his new powers to rain devastation, desolation, and dread upon Praecantaria. In essence, he was the first Deathlord, except no one really knew of him.GÇ¥

GÇ£You see, ZakGÇÖResh promptly fled from the continent upon the discovery of these powers. For what reason, it is unknown, but it appears that he wanted to raise an army of the dead and unleash it upon Praecantaria, controlling it from a faraway land, so that no one would suspect anything about the source of this chaos. But the gods are all-seeing, and ZakGÇÖReshGÇÖs plan did not escape their observing minds. They descended upon this land he hid himself in and attempted to stop him, but their own creation, the Spring of Youth, fuelled his life force so greatly that he simply could not be defeated. The link between the Titan and the Spring was also virtually indestructible, and so the gods had no other choice but to destroy the source of immortality itself. And so the Spring of Youth was destroyed before any mortal inhabitant of Praecantaria discovered it, which is why this is simply a myth that may or may not be true.GÇ¥

GÇ£Anyways, the Titan of Thunder, now void of his everlasting life, became imprisoned in the land he fled to and most likely died of old age, for there was nothing left to sustain him now. And this is the entire legend,GÇ¥ Nexhawk concluded. GÇ£Note that it may not have any connection whatsoever to the dark and dreadful being whom we may face soon enough. But if it doesGǪGÇ¥ Nexhawk gazed in the air within the mobistat, not looking at anyone in particular, GÇ£then maybe ZakGÇÖResh is not dead, and maybe he has found another way to bring his horrifying plot to fruition. At any rate, this still remains to be seen.GÇ¥ With that, the Fiery Lord fell silent.

//OOC: Nimrod, I will leave this entirely up to you: do you want this legend to somehow connect to Nashir-Ur, or is it simply a petty rambling of an old man? The choice is yours. //End of OOC\\

we are the land of fertility, we our strong in lands with large amounts of life(vegatation or animal) we are weak in barren lands (concrete dessert artic etc)


did i do this right?

edit i quit way too long ,something about undead ,i think this has story mode, no clue whats happening

(Ooc) where's Xavier to tell a synopsis?(ooc)

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I don't know. I'm getting really scared...

Edit: Okay so I had started the Gran Arcadia arc in order to introduce these new characters and their secrets. I fear I may have been beaten though by Nexhawk before my "big reveal thing".

Also in that book thing that I'm totally still writing and definitely not still in the outlining process, I kinda have a character that is similar to well... these Windweavers. I was wondering if it would be okay if there was a precursor race before the Windweavers, because I may have made up a similar magickal race that is pivotal to Thanatos' backstory. Or maybe it could be a new race entirely, but with similar attributes? I mean they did die off an entire era ago.

What do you think Nexhawk?