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 doomsought
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There are the Dwarves somewhere under the Himalayas. We know they can manufacture mythral and Oralchylium (sp?).
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| Re: To Maggie: the other Sidhe? [message #50985 is a reply to message #50966 ] |
Fri, 06 January 2012 09:50 |
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Nicky82
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| doomsought wrote on Fri, 06 January 2012 03:41 | There are the Dwarves somewhere under the Himalayas. We know they can manufacture mythral and Oralchylium (sp?).
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I think you are confusing the only reliable source of orichalcium aviable and who made the sword that nightbane is so fond swinging, the sword was made by dwarves but the source are Fae:
Insanity Prerequsite
Part 3: Metamorphosis | "Cost," Ecto-Tek shrugged, "orihalcium is expensive, the refinement process is a mystical journey, and you can't mass produce it. They make it out of Mithril, among other things. The only reliable source is a surviving coven of ancient Fey under the Himalayas. However, once the blessings are inscribed on this blade, it will be a weapon to be feared by all who live in darkness."
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| Re: To Maggie: the other Sidhe? [message #51004 is a reply to message #23980 ] |
Fri, 06 January 2012 15:31 |
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Bookworm
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It's been a long time since the initial posts, but I just re-read the thread, and wanted to add something.
Everyone here focuses on the 4 Fae that are students at Whateley. Those are NOT the ones I was talking about, when I talked about reincarnated fae.
What I was referring to was that in the first 'Fey' story, the diviner/wizard mentioned 1,000 'fae' type mutations in recorded history - with "Nick" being the 1,000th. (that's why I was wondering if Cirque was 999, or discounted)
THOSE are the Sidhe at which people should be looking.
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| Re: To Maggie: the other Sidhe? [message #51011 is a reply to message #51004 ] |
Fri, 06 January 2012 16:39 |
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Sojiro
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| Bookworm wrote on Fri, 06 January 2012 21:31 | (that's why I was wondering if Cirque was 999, or discounted)
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Given that some of the students here are Sidhes and only appeared a couple years ago, Cirque was most definitely not 999.
But yeah, seeing Fey interact with some Sidhes outside the campus (especially a century old one or something like that) would be interesting!
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| Re: To Maggie: the other Sidhe? [message #51012 is a reply to message #23980 ] |
Fri, 06 January 2012 16:54 |
Laudator
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Bear in mind that not all fae will be sidhe.
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| Re: To Maggie: the other Sidhe? [message #51028 is a reply to message #23980 ] |
Sat, 07 January 2012 00:15 |
lduke1990
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Yes, there will be Redcaps and Pucae (pluralisation?) and boggarts and goblins and elves (apparently they're different from sidhe somehow, depending on the tale) and dwarves and brownies etc.
Although this begs the question: If you get a "Goblin" type mutation, is it the Goblins as thought of in folkloric tales or the "modern" goblin, corrupted and turned by companies like WotC and entities like Tolkien into a sort of comic relief character from their evil and grudge filled origins?
Also, what constitutes a fae nature? Classic fae (those listed above), Kitsune and tengu and kappas or the baba yaga (apparently pronounced yee-GHA), and and other such supernatural creatures of non english/norse origin (and why is it that so many are more familiar with those archetypes, popularity in the media?)? Is it a grab bag of every supernaturally inspired mutation type just pasted under the broader blanket of "fae", such as if you mutated into something like a modern succubus, are you fae?
What about Psychopomps (read soul guides), like Moddy Doo or Muut(spelling)? If an avatar manages to capture a spirit of this nature (I have no idea if this is possible, the Keeper of the Reaper thread made it seem unlikely, but these are not traditional Grim Reapers, in the stories they don't seem to have much in the way of power), would they be said to be of a fae nature?
[Updated on: Sat, 07 January 2012 00:15]
it's an ell damnit
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| Re: To Maggie: the other Sidhe? [message #51031 is a reply to message #51011 ] |
Sat, 07 January 2012 01:42 |
Rathmun
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| Sojiro wrote on Fri, 06 January 2012 16:39 | | Bookworm wrote on Fri, 06 January 2012 21:31 | (that's why I was wondering if Cirque was 999, or discounted)
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Given that some of the students here are Sidhes and only appeared a couple years ago, Cirque was most definitely not 999.
But yeah, seeing Fey interact with some Sidhes outside the campus (especially a century old one or something like that) would be interesting!
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'Sidhe' does not pluralize to 'Sidhes'.
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| Re: To Maggie: the other Sidhe? [message #51035 is a reply to message #23980 ] |
Sat, 07 January 2012 03:44 |
a--d
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Realized this a day or two ago but kept forgetting to mention it.
Author "Perfect Lionheart's" story "Chunin Exam Day, Chapter 73" mentions a number of ideas which seem to strongly parallel what Fey might be capable of doing with her hobgoblins.
The Author's explanations of those ideas starts around halfway down the page.
And while I wouldn't exactly recommend the story, the ideas shown are another matter.
They are:
Shadow Clones(Aka, Hobgoblins.) that aren't destroyed by a single successful attack against them by forming ice various armor around their bodies after being created.
Shadow Clones(Aka, Hobgoblins.) which are made of swarms of tiny shadow clones(Aka, hobgoblins.) shaped into a single body so that even if they're hit by a successful attack, the likelihood of all of them being destroyed is significantly reduced and they can use their limited remaining Chakra(Mana) stores to replace what was lost. (As shadow clones don't regenerate their own chakra apparently.)
The ability to pull Chakra(Mana) from the environment around them. If the clones can do this, they could stay in the field indefinitely.
The stories setting is that of "Masashi Kishimoto's" manga, "Naruto."
In the manga there's a technique called Shadow Clone which creates a chakra construct that acts like a double of the caster. They have the same knowledge as their caster up to that point and appear to be able to act independently.
Shadow Clones in this chapter are described to be like soap bubbles. Break the skin and they pop.
Elemental Armor: Form ice? around the clone/hobgoblin to increase the difficulty of reaching their skin to pop them.
Bubble Clone: Many Shadow Clones molded into the shape of a single body to increase the difficulty of destroying it and the ability for a clone/hobgoblin to regenerate their lost pieces from battle.
Chakra Regeneration from Natural Sources: Pulling Chakra(Mana) from the environment around them.
If the techniques carry over, you'd have an regenerating, armored, bubbles hobgoblin.
[Updated on: Sat, 07 January 2012 03:48]
What is it that each person "really" wants?
And what is it that each person "really" needs?
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| Re: To Maggie: the other Sidhe? [message #53503 is a reply to message #23980 ] |
Fri, 10 February 2012 02:30 |
Mark Reed
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That... is genuinely scary. The idea of 20 hobgoblins, with attitudes comparable to Jade at her most mischievous (and lacking any concern for property damage) running around with the resistance factor of Lionheart's bubble clones... that definitely moves the hobgoblins from distraction to non-lethal weapon territory.
As to Chunin Exam Day, I'd recommend it. I guess it's a matter of taste. Skysaber/Lionheart can write an incredible story as long as you're not bugged by his foibles. With Sky, you know you're getting a never-to-be-finished epic length tale involving a Mary Sue that will at times stop the plot in order to act as a mouthpiece for the author's soapbox speeches against characters, politics, or religion. With that said, those don't become a real nuisance until the story approaches the breakdown point where the author gets tired of writing, goes into a snit about whatever, and quits. But it takes a looooong time to get to that point, and in the meantime you get to read a REALLY good story. (I should mention that I quite enjoy mary sue's, so that's an obvious bias.) While there are whole communities that like to rant about his stories, he also gets the largest amount of comments (95% positive) that I've ever seen. I mean, if you can point out another fanfiction.net story with 1000+ comments please do, because I'm always on the lookout for an epic length winner.
The trick with Sky is that you have to read his stories in a lighthearted tone, because if you take all the stuff that his characters do seriously you're just gonna get all bent out of shape. (And seriously, it's escapism fiction. WTF are people doing taking it seriously in the first place?) He's got five star writing and really great plots, and those generally cover for the personal opinions. The worst that will happen is that he'll spend most of a story flaming a character you like, in which case you shrug and stop reading the story. I had to do it once and it honestly isn't that big of a deal.
Getting back to something that is related to this board, I'd forgotten all about this thread. Literally. I had the rather surreal experience of reading a witty comment and laughing, only to check for who wrote it to find out that it was me from 3 years ago. O.O
"You'll have to excuse my sister. She's not all there." -Jade Sinclair
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| Re: To Maggie: the other Sidhe? [message #53598 is a reply to message #53585 ] |
Sun, 12 February 2012 02:10 |
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Bookworm
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That's Jack, Jack, Wazorback! 
He wasn't fae, but rather one of the Guardians of Gaea/Mother Earth. (or at least, similar to)
Mindless killing machines designed to attack the corrupted/"others"
BW
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| Re: To Maggie: the other Sidhe? [message #59352 is a reply to message #55397 ] |
Sun, 03 June 2012 03:44 |
Gemma Ethan Whitaker
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Any one got any ideas on what the powers of the 6 other (then Fey) Fae on campus powers are?
Shadowdaner, the 4 from will winds and now Heather
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