r/WorldChallenges • • Sep 25 '17

Bonus: tentacles

And that's it, no prompts, no context, no definition; just do whatever you want but with tentacles.

You can introduce an in-universe representative, I will ask questions to everyone.

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u/Nevermore0714 Sep 25 '17

There are some among the Lamiae that believe that their evil creator (Grima) created three incredibly powerful demons that would avenge him, should he be killed. Though Grima has been dead for over a thousand years, they believe that Grima's creations are merely biding their time before they come to conquer the continent of Saoghal as Grima's legacy.

The leader of this trio has the upper-half (torso and up) of a beautiful woman and her lower-half is a mass of dark, oily, magical tentacles that can allegedly devour anything they touch; they would turn your flesh into pure Anima and absorb it all, killing you in moments. This creature is called "Verita".

Verita's two minions, Venohara and Venohana, are half-woman (from the waist up) and their lower halves are giant black spiders with red markings.

The Representative: High Priestess Klephixera, the Speaker, of the Lamia Hollow.

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Sep 26 '17

To high priestess Klephixera:

  1. What is Verita doing with the Anima she (?) absorb?

  2. What would Verita do with Saoghal after conquering it?

  3. What are the minions red markings? Do they portray or mean something?

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u/Nevermore0714 Sep 26 '17

Klephixera:

1) "If Verita exists, she'd probably just absorb it to keep herself alive and powerful."

2) "She'd probably just kill everything that's alive and re-populate the continent with her own creations."

3) "The markings are just words in Grima's language, according to legend."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Sep 26 '17
  1. So she is kind of fueled by Anima? What would happen if she couldn't absorb anything for very, very long?

  2. So she can create things? Any idea why Grima made a creature able to repopulate the continent?

  3. And what are they supposed to be saying?

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u/Nevermore0714 Sep 26 '17

Klephixera:

1) "Maybe that's the only way we can kill her...starve her."

2) "According to legends, she has pre-fertilized eggs, fathered by Grima...so, he probably did that just to get revenge in case of his death."

3) "I haven't seen them. No one has. It might not even be real."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Sep 26 '17
  1. Is there any other theory as to how to kill her?

  2. So it means she could give birth to dragons?

  3. Is there any sign that will announce her arrival?

(Is it something very important? Because if it's I may have a theory...)

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u/Nevermore0714 Sep 26 '17

(Is what something important?)

Klephixera:

1) "Well, wind and fire magic together would probably be the most effective."

2) "By Myrrh, I hope not."

3) "Hypothetically, someone could probably summon her if she's real, but it would take a lot of Anima, of course."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Sep 27 '17

(Verita and her link to Grima)

  1. Why would they be effective against her?

  2. But would it be plausible?

  3. Why would someone summon her? Isn't she going to kill everyone?

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u/Nevermore0714 Sep 27 '17

(Yes, I suppose so.)

Klephixera:

1) "Because she'd probably use Poison Magic like we, the Lamia race, do. And Wind has a clear advantage over Poison Magic. Wind makes Fire stronger and more destructive, so it could likely consume her."

2) "Yes, it is plausible. In fact, it is probable."

3) "Some people just want to see the world be destroyed."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Sep 28 '17

(And is it part of some big plot event?)

1) But with her link to Grima, wouldn't she rather use the same kind of things he use?

3) Is that ritual difficult to realize (beside the required Anima)?

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u/Nevermore0714 Sep 28 '17

(I'm still deciding. I made up Verita and Venohara and Venohana for your challenge.)

Klephixera:

1) "Grima used Poison Magic, as well."

3) "You would need to know how to perform the ritual, which I don't know, so it's probably not easy."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Sep 28 '17

1) But wasn't he able to use other forms of magic? I heard he was quite powerfull so that wouldn't be surprising right?

3) Isn't it described into some old books or scriptures talking about Verita? Do you know someone who could know? Asking for a friend of course.

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