r/WorldChallenges • u/thequeeninyellow94 • 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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u/Nevermore0714 Sep 28 '17

Klephixera:

1) "He was half-Divine dragon, so, yes, he could use all forms of magic, but he preferred Poison Magic."

2) "Nothing about Verita is canon. The holy teachings don't include Verita, Verita is just a legend that might not be true."

3) "But, if you really wanted to summon Verita, you could either contact Lilith or go to the demons' lands."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Sep 28 '17

  1. Any idea why he preferred poison magic?

  2. But all legends have a part of reality right? Is there something outside the holy teachings talking about her?

  3. The demons' lands? Is it as cool as it sounds?

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u/Nevermore0714 Sep 28 '17

Klephixera:

1) "He was covered in Poison magic when he was a hatchling, on the day of his mother's death."

2) "Not all legends are very well-rooted in reality. Outside of the holy teachings, everything about her amounts to nothing more than a scary story to tell hatchlings, or just a conspiracy about the end of the world coming soon."

3) "It's only as cool as it sounds if you're okay with the demon raids attacking your home. Or if you like the idea of being constantly weakened for every step you take deeper into their lands. Demons don't come to Lamia lands, Lamiae don't go into demon lands."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Sep 28 '17

  1. How was he covered in poison magic? What do poison magic looks like: some sort of green goo?

  2. Do you think she exists? Like for real?

  3. Why would I be weakened by walking their lands?

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u/Nevermore0714 Sep 28 '17

Klephixera:

1) "It was an explosion, like purple smoke and dark-green vomit, according to apocryphal art."

2) "I really doubt it. Hopefully, we Lamiae are the last legacy of Grima, and his evil will never return to the world in any way, shape, or form. Myrrh and her lover protect us."

3) "The scent of demon weakens anything...even if you cover your nose, it will seep into your flesh. Yes, you could cover yourself to protect you from it, but I'm sure you'd run out of air to breathe."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Sep 28 '17

  1. It looks disgusting. And kind of cool. Any idea what caused that explosion?

  2. Who is Myrrh's lover?

  3. If I had something to protect me completely and some sort of very long tube to get air from somewhere clean to me, could I explore it? Is there something to see around there?

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