Tonight's live coverage

Chord

Holy shit. Holy shit. Holy shit. Holy shit. Holy shit. Holy shit. Holy shit. Holy shit.

Ordinarily I'd do something to this post, but given the circumstances...

--Your beloved moderation team

Tarkanian

You know a divine is badass when he picks fights wearing a tunic.

Ruth

Holy shit, Deucalion! One of the original gods who wrote the first codex! Now all we need is Aurora back.

Nellaundra

POST FASTER, I MUST KNOW WHAT HAPPENS

Rugnar

The heavens shiver with foul portent as the rumbling voice of Babel resounds, "Amen, amen, and thrice amen, My ancient foe. Come, Our game has lingered too long, its pieces dusty and longing for Our touch."

Edit: woops, didn't check last page, guess this had already been said. Well, as an update: nothing's happened since!

Dracot

It's a wild night in Achaea tonightttttttttttttt.

Oh and by the way, I'm backkkkkkkkkkkkkkk. With higher levels of thc and less levels of crazy.

Lodi

Please don't smash Mhaldor. Please don't smash Mhaldor. Please don't smash Mhaldor. Please don't smash Mhaldor...

Dracot

Lodi said:

Please don't smash Mhaldor. Please don't smash Mhaldor. Please don't smash Mhaldor. Please don't smash Mhaldor...

Deucalion Smash!

Tarkanian

hey guys, let's let only @Beya post updates? the threads getting longer with side comments and stuff, and i'm sorry coz i'm guilty as well...

Tvistor

If Mhaldor ever explodes, it will be because Cain finally got an ember that was too large.

But goddamn it Deucalion.

My day so far:

Wake up at 7:45 AM.

Blearily log onto Achaea.

Watch lots of city enemies die. (yay)

Watch Shallam get killed (nice) really slowly (how many times are you gonna alight on buildings, dragon man?.

Customary CT smack talk.

QQ for breakfast, content that Shallam is dead.

Glance at forums before going to slee -- what the hell is a Deucalion?

Log in.

WHY. WON'T. YOU. DIE?

Beya

Thousands of daemons howl and shriek as Sartan, the Malevolent roars above the 

cacophony, "Bitch, please. You ain't nothin' but a bag o' potato chips!"

The heavens shudder as Deucalion snaps his fingers in a z-formation, rotates his hips and declares himself a booty sensation.

Beya

[Back to real logs]

A stream of crackling crimson fire sizzles across the sky.

Someone powerful thunders, "I greet you in kind, Cain. I am the one who will 

punish you for your insolence, and see you scattered as ash to the winds if you

insult Me once more."

(Newbie): Juliet says, "That stream of crackling fire that just sizzled across 

the sky was a form of Divine punishment. The scroll HELP DIVINE PUNISHMENT 

explains all the ways mortals might be punished for the wrongful things they 

say or do here."

 

(Newbie): Beya says, "Apply mending for a burn."

Lucine

Shallam: The non-text version



Rakon suggested, two weeks ago, that this was going to happen.  Clearly, he is a seer of our times.

Beya

[It's gone quiet again. I have nothing further to report. If someone would like to volunteer to take over the logs, that'd be grand. It's 3am here, and I've got to babysit tomorrow.]

[Thanks to everyone who gave me first person scouting information! Thank you for participating and following, even while hard at work (or hardly working)]

Arlanda

Deucalion, hurry up!

Cooper

Isn't much going on besides Mhaldor ganking anyone that goes on clouds or near NoT now.

Alyssea

Halos says with an eastern accent, "Abbess."

The Abbess says, "Father."

Halos says with an eastern accent, "It has been a long time."

The Abbess says, "It has. My heart goes out to you."

Halos says with an eastern accent, "The children of the East suffer, and are weary. We are strong 

yet, but need a place to stand."

The Abbess says, "Lord Deucalion commanded that we receive you. Not that any such command was 

necessary. You are welcome here."

The Abbess says, "We had little time to prepare."

Halos says with an eastern accent, "I thank you for your hospitality."

The Abbess says, "But what comforts we have we will share."

The Abbess says, "And Lord Deucalion Himself blessed the space below."

The Abbess says, "He said it would provide shelter from your foes."

The Abbess says, "It is not much, I know."

The Abbess says, "But it is the best we could do on short notice."

A warmly lit hall in the catacombs.

Constructed from heavy blocks of the purest white granite, this hall is high and broad enough to 

house dozens of people at once. Lanterns suspended from the ceiling cast a warm and flickering light 

across the room, while rows of low hearths in the walls provide heat and the comfort of fire. Row 

upon row of bed rolls line the floor, a patchwork of different fabrics providing space for any 

number of refugees to sleep, safe in the sanctuary of this chamber. Prayers for health, shelter, and 

safety mark several of the stones around the perimeter of the chamber. Spreading its majestic golden 

wings, a giant eagle searches the ground with piercing eyes. There are 3 guardian angels here. Weary 

but unbroken, the templar Sir Gladius lingers here, alert to his surroundings. Marhisa, Priestess of 

Virtue, stands here in quiet thought. A wrinkled old woman stands here, her eyes reflecting wisdom 

that can only come with age. A noble hippogriff flaps its wings in agitation here.  The Green Dragon 

Davio's imposing form looms. Arch-Justiciar Baldazar Lighthawk, Phaestean Craftmaster is here. He 

wields a dwarven battleaxe in his left hand and a steel Theran broadsword in his right. Yen Jaydde-

Stormcrow, Grace Serene is here. She wields an elemental staff in her left hand and a Shield of 

Absorption in her right. Captain Jarrus Bayt al-Azhan is riding on a giant eagle. His face is 

partially concealed beneath a raised hood. He wields a spiritual mace in his left hand and a Shield 

of Absorption bearing the arms of Jarrus in his right. Chevalier Shaya, Protege of Sir Wyverex is 

here. Her face is partially concealed beneath a raised hood. She wields a steel shortsword in each 

hand. Beloved Greys Vorondil, Advocate of Flowers is here. Gwawr, y Bwgan is here. She wields a 

Shield of Absorption in her right hand. Father Lyr Darion, Empyreal Archpriest is here. His face is 

partially concealed beneath a raised hood. He wields a Raphaelan mace in his left hand and a Shield 

of Absorption bearing the arms of Empyreal in his right. Protector Canasius Wyntersol, Protege of 

Lady Ferrous is here. He wields an ornate steel rapier in each hand. Lady Lyndee Faelithar, 

Mourning's Voice is here. She wields a sapphire-inlaid shield in her left hand and a silver staff of 

the elements in her right. Sir Zenui Ruthras, Mnemosyne Templar is here. The Silver Dragon Veldrin's 

imposing form looms. Klaw is here. Father Halos Vorondil is here. He wields a Raphaelan mace in his 

left hand and a Shield of Absorption bearing the arms of Shallam in his right. Protector Eril Rian, 

Protege of Lady Ferrous is here. He wields a falcon eye darkbow in both hands. The Silver Dragon 

Kalvon's imposing form looms. The Red Dragon Shunsui's imposing form looms. Page Madisyn Sar'vet, 

Protege of Sir Synbios is here.

You see a single exit leading up.

The Abbess says, "We will see what more we can do, in the coming days and months, until you are back 

on your feet again."

Lady Lyndee Faelithar, Mourning's Voice says, "Thank you for your hospitality. We will try not to be 

too much of an imposition."

The Abbess says, "You are no imposition. It is our duty to care for each other."

The Abbess says, "You have long been fighters for Good. Rest and rejuvenate your strength here, with 

us."

The Abbess says, "I will not intrude. I will be in my office."

Alyssea

Han-Tolneth shouts, "People of Sapience, the time has come to rally your forces, gather your hunters."

Han-Tolneth shouts, "Gather the scattered embers of fallen Ashaxei and bring them to the crater lake 

in the desert."

Han-Tolneth shouts, "When we have gathered enough, we can use their power to strike against their 

foul and tainted dragon."

Han-Tolneth shouts, "It will not be swift to gather the power we require. Nor will it be easy."

You see Han-Tolneth shout, "But it is our duty."

Beya

So to summarise, Shallam has sunk, the refugees have found shelter in catacombs and Deucalion is here.

Excellent.

Kyrra

Han-Tolneth shouts, "Gather the scattered embers of fallen Ashaxei and bring them to the crater lake 

in the desert."

@Cain, they're coming at you bro

Eld

Beya said:

So to summarise, Shallam has sunk, the refugees have found shelter in catacombs and Deucalion is here. Time to bash.

Excellent.

Synbios

Beya said:

So to summarise, Shallam has sunk, the refugees have found shelter in catacombs and Deucalion is here.

Excellent.

We are now the guerrillas fighting against the tyranny of Mhaldor and the ormyrr. Of course a catacomb base is required.

-white smoke appears as a masked Synbios appears-

I am the terror that stalks in the light.  I am the fingernail that scrapes the blackboard of your soul. I am the special admin announce that interrupts your PK. I am the batteries that are not included. I am...Lightblade Synbios!

Let's get dangerous.

Xith

Well, @Divine, I saw the news summary on Facebook.

And after I picked my jaw up off the computer desk and read this log, I'm satisfied overall with the result. I mean if any event ever warranted an "oh, snap", it's this one. So for the didn't-see-that-coming factor, props. 

But tip for the future:
As much as we gamers love the actual gameplay interrupted mid-fight for a shiny cinematic that we have no say in whatsoever, I think we deserve the opportunity to at least feel like we tried in this environment. (I use 'we' even though I don't play a Shallamese) I mean if nothing else, throw Shallam a couple of these to SHOOT AT BIGASSDRAGON.

Don't tell me Artemis or somebody couldn't have swept down and equipped the mortals with something more potent than awe-struck stares.

A lot of ground to cover behind the scenes, I know, but we're looking forward to every chance to do something in the heat of the moment besides "Zoinks, let's get outta here, Scoob." The pulse-pounding combat and quick-thinking is what makes normal-scale Achaea so engaging.
So that's my two sovereigns.

Daslin

@Xith, I think it was more of the denizens working to save the citizens. It was abandon ship mode, from what I read/heard.

Silas

Shallam got the opportunity to get involved through ormyrr/saving denizens. I would've liked there to have been a slightly higher level of threat, but it felt sufficiently like Helgen at the start of Skyrim for it to be cool.

Shunsui

I had to leave a denizen I was leading to safety behind because the zom-dragon blew up the path out out of Sahart's  RIP Isten

Vayne

So it was all like the end of a Metroid game?

Kresslack

Aktillum said:

Why's it always Shallam getting blown up. We're like the red-headed stepchild of IRE games.

Ashtan met a somewhat similar fate if I recall in Aetolia.

Also, the list of organizations I'm enemied to just got cut in half. 

Tvistor

Ugh, not even halved for me. Lost about a quarter.

Eld

Kresslack said:

Aktillum said:

Why's it always Shallam getting blown up. We're like the red-headed stepchild of IRE games.

Ashtan met a somewhat similar fate if I recall in Aetolia.

Also, the list of organizations I'm enemied to just got cut in half. 

Thought that was Hashan?