The Future and what it could hold.

[Pyrixs]

I'm making this thread to put my thoughts and ideas on paper so to speak. They consist of plot ideas, future character ideas, and more.

Weapon set idea for Jack of Blades.
Out of all the characters I've made, Jack of Blades would have to be my favorite due to the impact he had on me as a villain ever since I first encountered him in Fable and I've done my best to play him as I saw him; a sadistic villain with his only goal being to empower himself. But of all the things I've done with him I have yet to give him anything special or unique so in the past few weeks, I've thought of a set of daggers for him, Lingering Rust and Abrupt Decay. These two daggers are both Sword Breakers meaning they are designed to break swords using the teeth forged into the spine of the blade.



The picture provided is a basic example of how one would look but these two would be more curved and crueler looking, something you would see Jack wielding.
Let us get into the details, shall we? We'll start with Lingering Rust, at first sight, it seems like a rusted and blood-stained blade making it duller than what it would normally be but it still retains its' strength due to it being a magic weapon. What truly makes it unique is its ability to rust any metal it comes into contact with, the lower quality the metal the faster it rusts with other magical weapons being immune to its ability while non-magical items enhanced by magic spells rust as if they were of one quality step higher.
Abrupt Decay has a more Bowie knife design to it and seems to be well taken care of, but where Lingering Rust's power is for breaking through an enemies defense Abrupt Decay's power if for the flesh. Any wound inflicted by this dagger begins to decay the flesh around it, the deeper the cut the faster the decay but recovery magic or cauterization quickly nullifies the effects.
(Funny... I spelled cauterization right the first time..)

Now to the big brainchild of mine, the plot idea. Roxi already knows of this idea but never got back to me on it but I would like to share it here for everyone to see it.. hopefully.
Note: Due to finding out about the secession of Verfall this year I have made changes to this idea which actually add to a timeline for the plot.

On the eve of the final battle of the Verfall Secession an event happened, no one knows who or what caused it, some say a cult others say the gods but one thing they agree on is that it changed everything. This event put everyone in all the kingdoms in a deep slumber and the cruel effects of time turned a blind eye to them but not to the rest of the world. Time passed, towns fell into ruins as nature reclaimed what was once hers, the seasons came and went until finally 100 years passed and the slumber ended. At first, the war resumed as if nothing had happened but then the soldiers noticed something; their leaders were missing. The kings and queens, counts and countesses, the mystics and well-known figures of their age have disappeared without a trace leaving a power vacuum that would have long-lasting effects, but that wasn't the only thing missing, the gods stopped communing with their worshippers. Time continued its march forward bringing with it changes that no one could have predicted, a new faction rose in the church blaming the followers of the Selfish for the Great Slumber and called for an inquisition and began to gather power, the noble vampire houses once kept in line by the Nightingale family began to fight for the throne and force non-vampires into feudal servitude as both servants and cattle but one house seems to be gaining more strength than the others, Asteria was the only kingdom to remain somewhat normal due to plans to be executed in case of emergencies but pressure from the Inquisition is beginning to force the ruling council to side with the church, and Hegatzi has remained silent, no one has gone in and returned.
50 years pass and the Inquisition has gained full control of the church and began to move into Asteria to finish off the last members of the Old Guard who had taken up residence in Denarius Temple with the last of their followers and supporters. In Verfall only two noble houses remained the house of Baron Vladimir Crimsonfang who sought to wipe the Nightingale name from history and House Bloodwind who had control of Castle Umbra and was firm supporters of the Nightingale lineage.

Alas, it is almost 3 am for me as I type this line so I must now call it a night but there is still more to add and I will continue to add to this as long as the ideas keep flowing. I wish all of you a good night and will see you all again hopefully.

[Pyrixs]

October 28th 1:44 am, where was I? Oh yes, the plot idea.

This is where things can change depending on if people want to join.

Wade Odara returns to the world (plus other mages of members who wish to join) and wake up on an uncharted island that houses the ruins of an Orabel city where he (they) began working on a plan. In two years they constructed an army of 600 eternal golems, golems that required no mana supply from a mage to exist and operate, with each mage creating a special eternal to lead this army. Their purpose, to create a safe haven for those wishing to flee the war and prepare for the return of the missing figures. After giving the golems their mission they sealed themselves in crystals within the city and waited while the golems got to work. Another fifty years pass and using the knowledge of their creators they rebuilt the Orabel city with one major change, a massive quartz core in the center that charged itself through the leylines of the world. Using this magic the city ripped itself from the ground and lifted into the sky towards the mainland, the Arcana Sanctorum was complete. Unfortunately, the golems were not designed for combat and to make up for that the Eternal Masters as they came to call themselves began creating small eternal golems designed like birds to find people and lead them to the safe haven while also searching for the returning heroes. We fast forward 25 years and the Arcana Sanctorum has become a fully functioning city with smaller islands floating around it acting as farmlands that are connected to the main island by a portal system and now acts as a home base for a resistance wanting to return to the old days before the wars, the Crimsonfang clan now controls the capital of Verfall and the Inquisition controls both Resmir and Asteria with their eyes now set towards Verfall. 25 more years pass and the war is at a stalemate with clashes along the borders and everyday occurrence but an eternal seeker has returned bearing with it news, someone has appeared thus marking the beginning of the long-awaited return. Are they friend or are they foe? Will they awaken the mages from their slumber or will they bring ruin to the resistance? No one knows the answer but things are not going in the resistances favor and this is a risk they are willing to take in order to return the world to the way it was, so they assemble a party to find them but this is a challenge they are not ready for. They must delve deep into the jungles of Hegatzi where no one has entered or left since the Great Slumber.

That ends my plot idea, if anyone has any ideas, input, or opinions please let me know, now on to other ideas.

Another idea I had was a small sub story to go with the Verfall Secession.
The idea was to give Wade Odara an apprentice.
One day he receives a letter from The College of Hexas, since he is the last of his family and has no heirs to carry on his family's magic crest (another idea that I'll explain in the Journal of Wade Odara later, probably tomorrow night before bed.) they would like to have him come out to a academy in Verfall to pick an apprentice but it turns out to be a trap in order to capture him and use his knowledge in the war. He easily figures it out but decides to go along with it as a means to wipe the guild from Verfall since they have decided to back the empire. He walks with the tour guides easily seeing through the illusions of students training until he feels a magical presence from a locked room, with a wave of his hand he conjures his own illusion to distract the guards and makes his way into the room and finds a young mage prisoner and decides to tap into their mind to learn how they came to be there. Upon finding out their history and seeing the untapped potential he makes them an offer, "Come with me and become the mage you wish to be or stay here and become the mage your captors want you to be."

I'll leave this here for everyone to see and think about, and with that everyone have a goodnight, hope to hear from you guys soon.

[Pyrixs]

Nov. 3 12:47 A.M.

Most of my brainstorming happens at work because it's that dead most of the time. These next two ideas are for Pyrixs and Dranixs, one for their past and one for the future event if it comes to past. Another idea is a plot idea for the future to take place after the last event, a part two so to say.

Granas bloodline past.
This would be a short story for Ghosts of our Past board, it would revolve around Pyrixs and Dranixs in their younger years before the events that caused them to go down separate paths in life. It starts out with the two of them out in the mountains with their father on the way to a secret cave, he has a story he wishes to tell them about their bloodline, the Granas bloodline. Once they arrive at the cave for the night their father starts a fire and begins to tell them the origin story of their family.
A long time ago before the Granas family took up the title of Kings and Queens and even the name Granas itself they were a simple family of farmers who one day had a son, this son was a mage but everywhere he went bad luck followed until they couldn't take it anymore and exiled him. He wandered from village to village trying to find a place to call home but every time something would happen and he would be chased out of the village until one day he found himself in this exact cave high in the mountains. There deep in the cave, he found a large chamber and within this chamber, he found a Grand Hyvean. The Grand Hyvean was mortally injured in a battle with another of his kind and had come here to die and he looked down on the little mortal and asked him why had he come up to this forsaken cave so far from his kind and the man said to him, "I guess I've come here to die too."
"But small one," the Grand Hyvean replied, "Your life is still long before you and the world is much larger than it seems, why would you want to die?"

"This world wants me not and bad luck follows me like a love-struck girl." The man said, "My family exiled me and wished for my death."

Suddenly a campfire appeared along with supplies, conjured by the Hyvean, and he told the man, "Sit with me and tell me of your life, I wish to know your laughs and loathes, your fears and hopes. Stay with me until I pass and maybe I shall give you a reason to live."
So the man did, for ten days and ten nights he told the grand dragon his life, his good times and bad, they laughed together and mourned together, in return the dragon told him stories of the world before he walked it. They shared food and drink until the eleventh day when the dying dragon said to the man, "I have not much time left in this world, you have made these last days of mine enjoyable and easy. Tell me little wyrmling what do you wish?"
The thought long and hard on what he wanted, he thought how he enjoyed the time he spent with the dragon and how he wish everyone could feel this joy, that's when he knew what he wanted.
"I wish to rule," the man said, "Not for the sake of ruling but so I may create a world where everyone can live and enjoy living. So others may have moments like ours with the ones they cherish, so no one will have to die alone and forgotten."
Suddenly a knife appeared in the man's hand and the Hyvean used his claw and cut open his own palm, "Then I shall give you my blood, so you may achieve your dream and you heirs may achieve theirs, but be warned for this power can corrupt even the purest of hearts and the soundest of minds."

The man looked at the knife in his hand and back to the dragon, he took the knife and cut open his palm for he trusted this dragon, he loved this dragon as both friend and family for in the little time he spent with him he had felt more welcomed than in his own home. "Tell me Grand Hyvean, what is your name? Since I have none to call my own I shall take yours so it won't be forgotten." the man proclaimed as he rested his bloodied hand upon the massive bloodied claw. He felt fire begin to rush through his body as the Hyveans blood mingled with his own and his vision began to fade.
"My name little one, is Dalar-Granas, and I am glad to have called you friend." he heard the Grand Hyvean say for the last time before passing out.
When he woke the next day he was in the opening of the cave, the path to the chamber sealed by rubble and the wound on his hand still fresh, the blood oozing from it felt like fire but yet it didn't burn. There was nothing left for him in the cave so he returned down the mountain and as time passed he rose through society until he sat upon the throne and begun the Granas line of kings. When his sons reached a certain age he brought them to that exact cave and told them the story and secrets of their blood, then his eldest son was crowned king and had his own children he did the same and so the tradition continued on.

Upon telling them the story their father would perform a ritual awaking the Hyvean blood in their veins giving them the ability to take on a dragon aspect sort of thing that takes the form of a dragon aura around their body resulting in increased physical and magical attributes.


Warped Memories idea.
I like this idea because it allows for a change in personality in Pyrixs. When a person Returns, they have all spells, curse, etc. removed from them, including spells that alter memories. Pyrixs wakes up from a dream, his last memory was him fighting Dranixs at the Battle for Verfall, with a splitting headache he wanders through the forest he woke up in trying to find a way out. As he searches he begins to have flashbacks of the time where he and Dranixs were attacked and Dranixs betrayed him but things are out of place, he keeps having flashbacks of this same scene but each time it's different until the real memory is revealed. Jack of Blades orchestrated the attack and altered both his and his brothers' memories to pit the two against each other. After realizing this he decides to search for Jack in order to find out why and hopefully get revenge.

Fractures Plot Idea.
So this idea would take place after everyone has returned to the world and the Nightingales have retaken Verfall. The Inquisition is still in control of Resmir and Asteria but they aren't the problem. The problem is weird portals have begun opening across the land and from them, eldritch monstrosities are coming forth, but that's not all. Reports of individuals coming from these portals that share appearances with our hereos are coming in, who are they and why do they look like us?

Once again it is getting late so I must sign off, good night everyone.