[Main IC] MnM 3e - Geneforge: the Created

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The shouting from the Ornk herder was obnoxious. The smell of the Ornks themselves was pungent. Craze was also caught up in the daydreaming of his new shiny coin. All this kept him from looking, smelling, or listening too intently. Even if his consciously wanted to, he was just too distracted.

As Pounce moved into formation, she felt the Shaper's hand fall away from her. She focused. Expanded her senses. Keenly aware of her surroundings. Ignoring the distraction of the food Creations. There were animals in the surrounding forest. Some watching in trees. Others scurrying away from the scene once the Ornk herder began their yelling. No aggressive movements. No apparent threats.

Chips, Meat Shield and Pounce formed a formidable looking defensive triangle in front of the Shaper. Meat Shield shouted over the shouting of the oncoming creature. It slowed. Stopped about fifty feet away. Panted. After catching their breath, they raised their voice and spoke in a raised voice to carry across the distance.

"You can talk?! Is that a Shaper with you?! I've never seen a Shaper. They've been gone for ages."

You Shaper had remained silent. Watching your reactions as much as the approaching creature. Now he spoke, his voice raised. Though increased in volume it remained clean and composed.

"I am Shaper D'Tan. Come closer Servile."

The 'Servile' looked at the three Creations standing between him and the Shaper. Meat Shield had told it not to approach. Now the Shaper was telling it to approach. There was a brief pause wherein the Servile seemed to guage whether the Creations were going to attack it, then it began to walk towards your groups. Stopping at about ten feet from Meat Shield, who stood at the front. D'Tan silently inspected the disheveled being before speaking again.

"You are well spoken for a Servile."

It wasn't a compliment. The Shaper's tone was almost an accusation. As if it wasn't supposed to possess the level of cognition that all of you possessed. The Ornk herder shuffled uncomfortably in place, looking off to the side. Rather than let potentially uncomfortable silence drag on D'Tan continued speaking, this time with a question.

"Whose herd is that?"

"It is mine ..."

... the Servile began. The Shaper's brow furrowed. He did not seem to like this answer, but the Servile didn't notice and continued talking. It's excitement winning out.

"... I bring my herd here to graze because no one comes near the old Shaper building over there."

Extending a weathered leathery hand the Servile points to the building all of yo had recently exited from. That, abruptly, he exclaims as though having just realized something.

"The others are going to want to know a Shaper has come! I have to go tell them."
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The Mind
HP: 3

Shaper D'Tan was Displeased. Why? Why? It threw its memories backwards, searching for the information hidden within.

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OOC wrote:You have the Servile's physical description, so I won't repeat that. In Shaper society they are record keepers/administrative aids,
farmers, menial laborer's, equipment maintainers, and assistants. They speak in short stunted sentences. They are more intelligent than most Creations. On par with humans. However they are only taught what they need to perform their duties. Serviles are one of the few Creations that Shapers allow to be fertile and breed.

As an OOC reminder, all Creations are slaves/pets/property in Shaper society.
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Meat Shield
Hero Points: 4; Luck Points: 2; Condition: Fine

Meat Shield steps slightly to the side to allow the Servile line of sight to the Shaper, but remains on the alert, keeping their eye on not just the Servile, but the surrounding area in case any danger should appear...
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Chips
HP: 2, LP: 1; Condition; Fine

Chips remains wary as Shaper D'Tan seems displeased about the events.

When Servile threatens to run off, Chips readies to pursue it.
Ready action to give chase.
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Craze
HP: 1
CND: fine


Swooping down from his circular loiter over the area, he perks on the nearest elevated item that is also close to the D'Tan. "There is other creations? Why would you tell them and not their Shaper? ", inquires Craze. As far as he knew and every fiber in his being told him to do was be loyal to D'Tan. Could their be others not like him?
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The Ornk herder stares D'Tan in the eye once Meat Shield moves to the side. The Shaper's frown deepens. The Servile's mouth begins to open, as though to say something, but Craze speaks up, interjecting. He jerks, startled, eyes darting upwards to the black feathered avian. The Servile blinks a couple times, before coming to the realization that, yes, Craze was talking.

"He is the first Shaper I have seen. There are no Shapers in Vakkiri. They left. No one knows why."

The Ornk herder looks back to your Shaper, then as though remembering his intent, he shouts.

"I have to tell the others!"

At that he turns and begins to run away from your group. Chips is ready for this and springs into action, giving chase. Though the Servile possesses the fitness of a laboror, Chips was made for physicality and is able to easily keep pace or even overtake the Servile.
OOC wrote:Chips chases after the Servile and is able to keep up with them. They're a Minion, so you may take 10 to hit if you want to try to Grab and subdue him.
Shaper D'Tan takes no action himself, watching the interplay between Chips and the herder play out. There is a subtle edge to his normally stoic tone when he speaks next, however.

"The Serviles on this island may have gone Rogue."
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Chips
HP: 1, LP: 1; Condition: Fine

Chips immediately takes off after the Servile and attempts to grab him to prevent him from getting away.

"Stop," he commands. "Resist and this becomes less pleasant."
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Meat Shield
Hero Points: 4; Luck Points: 2; Condition: Fine
Sakuro wrote: Sun Oct 30, 2022 10:35 pm "The Serviles on this island may have gone Rogue."
Meat Shield makes no attempt to follow Chips as he runs off after the Servile.

"Perhaps they are only making the best of their situation if their own Shapers left them here, o Shaper," points out Meat Shield politely. "Could they need you to step in and give them the leadership they clearly require?"
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The Servile glances back, a panicked look on their long snouted faced when he sees Chips chasing after him. He doesn't stop. The shapeshifter closes in and tackles the Servile to the ground. The Ornk herder lets out a yelp of surprise, then a grunt as his body impacts with the grass covered ground. There is struggling, but Chips holds him down.

Shaper D'Tan does not take his dark eyes off the pursuit, following and struggle on the ground. His voice remains at a conversational volume as he replies to Meat Shield's suggestion that the Serviles may only need guidance. There is a subtle concerned sincerity in the young Shaper's voice.

"I hope that is the case."

The volume of D'Tan's voice then increased to carry the distance the Chips and his captive had cross in the short chase.

"Thank you Chips."

There is a brief troubled furrow of the youth's brow as he studies the restrained Servile. Then it is gone. His voice and demeanor a calm, adorative stoicism once more as he addresses your group collectively.

"Find out where the other Serviles are. I need to know if they are still loyal to the Shapers, or if they have strayed and can be made to serve again. If they have gone Rogue and no longer submit to Shaper authority ... it will be bad for them."
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Meat Shield
Hero Points: 4; Luck Points: 2; Condition: Fine

"Are you sure you wish to be left unguarded, o Shaper," Meat Shield asks. "Or will you accompany us?"
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The Mind
HP: 3

This Creature was one that existed in freedom. No Master, no Creator, no Shaper. 'This one has never seen a Shaper before today.' It informed while floating closer to the downed servile. This Creature had done nothing wrong save exist, borne without a shaper. For that, it was considered Rogue.

Serviles were created to serve. Those that did not serve were not wanted. The Mind was created to learn. If it would not learn, then what would become of it as well?

'Continue holding down the Servile. I shall extract information from its memories.' With a tendril of it's psionic strength worming its way into the Servile's brain, the Mind began to systematically tear through each memory the being held. It needed to learn. It needed to learn. It needed to learn.

OOC: As its mental leaching is Effortless, it will simply continue to forcibly extract information until it reaches satisfaction. The intent is to follow D'Tan's orders; the Location of the other Serviles, loyalty towards old shapers, the reason for their apparent rogue behavior, and the potential to follow the orders of a new Shaper.
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Craze
HP: 1
CND: fine


While the others might have their own views, Craze let the whole attitude change upon finding out there was other rogues about slide. Some even without Shapers at all. What interested him more was that there was others, intelligent others, who might be a bit of fun. "Maybe we could have asked him first without going into his memories?", inquires Craze. This was all still so new to him, but trends were starting to emerge. Go free from a Shaper and bad things happen. If another Shaper sees you free, bad things happen. So, it made sense in the end to not lose your Shaper in the first place. Also, Mind was a bit harsh.
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Pounce!
HP: 1; LP: 0; Condition: normal

Pounce stayed close to the Shaper for a moment, awaiting his response to Meat Shield's question as to whether they should all go to investigate the Rogue serviles. They could be dangerous, like the Rogue fyora had been, just waiting for the Shaper to be left alone. Pounce had total confidence that the Shaper could handle such a problem, but he shouldn't need to; his creations should do that for him.

Deep down inside, she felt some measure of discomfort at the Servile's behavior. Not exactly disgust, just a bone-deep instinctive feeling of wrongness, a feeling she did not have the proper words to name, or even fully describe- perhaps if she were as smart as the Mind, or as clever as Craze, but those were not traits she had been Shaped with, that was not the role she was designed for... Your Shaper was to be obeyed, to be protected, for you to accomplish tasks for. That was the Purpose!
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Mind floated down to the restrained Servile. He stared at the floating creature with widening eyes. At the mention of 'extracting memories', the Ornk herd's struggling intensified. He thrashed about in Chip's hold and began shouting, frightened even more so now.

"No! No! I didn't do anything! Help! Help! Someone help me! Aaaahhh!"

Your Shaper watched Chips hold down the Servile while Mind stolen his thoughts. The youth's demeanor calm and stoic in the face of the emotional turmoil taking place meters away. His eyes remained on the scene as he responded to Meat Shield. One hand reaching out to stroke at Pounce's fur when she came closer.

"We need to know where they are first. Wait for Mind to finish."

The Servile's shouting served to agitate the Ornks, and which began to trot off, away from their panicked herder. No one was there to hear the Servile's shouts. His pleas for rescue.

Mind feels a spike in fear from the Servile. Panic. Feels the weight of Chips' body. Pangs of pain from being held too tight and struggling against it. Emotional duress as his mind is invaded. It makes the effort more difficult for Mind, but they have time. They brute force their way through distractions and innate will of his victim.

Memories of walking along a trail with his herd of Ornks surface. East a few miles. Memories of a farmlands built up around old Shaper buildings. Forest around them. There are memories of bandit Serviles north of the village. Memories of Rogue animalistic Creations.

Three concepts also emerge. Awakened. Ther herder identifies as this. Someone who sees themself as an equal to Shapers. Mind gets the sense that the Vakiri's populace fit among this idea. There is vague ideas of a larger Awakened settlement even further east, but the herder has no firm grasp of knowledge about it.

Obeyer is another concept. Another Servile faction of those who remain loyal to the Shapers and continue to strive to serve them, even in their hundred year long absence. The image, or rather idea, of a towering well maintained fortress is connected to this line of thought. That and an eastern direction. No actual location.

Taker is the final concept. This holds the polar opposite to the Obeyer idea. The emotions of hate and image of ruination on connected to this concept. It isn't the herder's hate, but the Taker's. A group that despises the Shapers and wishes their utter destruction. Far and east come to mind when locations are sought. Again, nothing accurate that Mind can pin point ... or rather that his victim is aware of.


It takes quite some time for Mind to finish their extraction. Fifteen minutes or so. Most of that time the Servile struggles vigorously against his captor. Shouting the entire time. By the end of it his struggles have waned strength and his shouts are more pleading.
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