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limacharlie2017-08-23 07:39 pm
kingsroads) wrote in limacharlie2017-08-23 07:39 pm
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public channel - D148 - fae jargon 101
If anyone, older member or newer arrival, wants information on... [ oh lord, this is going to take a while. Strange sighs slightly before obviously reading off a list of terms he's written down. ] Arcadia, the Rose Queen, Ignatius, Nightshade, the Count of Crows, Frost, the Summer Court, the Winter Court, how faerie court hierarchies work, the Wyld Fae, or the Beast, then I'll be happy to tell you what I know. I picked up some knowledge from my time in Portland and through conversations with the fae here and, for obvious reasons, don't want to bore all of you with far too many details and speculations at once.
[ There's a pause, partly to catch his friggen breath, before Strange continues talking. ]
I can at least explain Portland, though--for our new arrivals, of course. It's a city where the carnival was recently trapped for a month. Many members had their memories altered and believed they lived in the city for their entire lives. It was a...trying experience.
[ Understatement of the century. Strange sighs, like he's steeling himself for what he's going to say next. ]
Portland had it's own set of fae, some of whom I mentioned in my previous list. Plenty of the carnival members have ill-will towards those fae, who seemed determined to vex us and ruin our lives during that month. And despite the fact that we've left that world, I've a feeling that we'll see those fae again. Now that the Severing's removed, they can travel to different worlds the same way the Ringmaster can. And it wouldn't surprise me if some tried to reclaim what or who they believe they lost.
[ how dramatic! And quite possibly the worst way to end a broadcast as Strange just flips the radio off then and there. He has absolutely no clue how to best END the broadcast so not being cryptic is officially for chumps. ]
[ There's a pause, partly to catch his friggen breath, before Strange continues talking. ]
I can at least explain Portland, though--for our new arrivals, of course. It's a city where the carnival was recently trapped for a month. Many members had their memories altered and believed they lived in the city for their entire lives. It was a...trying experience.
[ Understatement of the century. Strange sighs, like he's steeling himself for what he's going to say next. ]
Portland had it's own set of fae, some of whom I mentioned in my previous list. Plenty of the carnival members have ill-will towards those fae, who seemed determined to vex us and ruin our lives during that month. And despite the fact that we've left that world, I've a feeling that we'll see those fae again. Now that the Severing's removed, they can travel to different worlds the same way the Ringmaster can. And it wouldn't surprise me if some tried to reclaim what or who they believe they lost.
[ how dramatic! And quite possibly the worst way to end a broadcast as Strange just flips the radio off then and there. He has absolutely no clue how to best END the broadcast so not being cryptic is officially for chumps. ]
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Both of those probably take more time than they necessarily have.] So they are a group of people who wield very diverse and powerful magic and some of them may be particularly angry with the carnival.
[He's just making sure he has the gist of the situation.] That illusion you were trapped in, was it a result of their magic?
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Though as for how we were trapped...I honestly don't know. The native fae seemed just as shocked as we were to learn we were from a different world.
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If they were, at the least it likely was not their magic that did so. [So, interesting as a grand scale spell like that is, he's filling it away as currently irrelevant.] It is possible to defend oneself from mental manipulation, but I admit all the ways the I know require magical skill.
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Out of curiosity, do you know those defense spells?
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That is the basic principle, anyway.
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[ He's 100% serious as he asks this. Strange's magical defenses are absolute zilch, even the slightest idea of how to shrug off spells would be appreciated. ]
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I can certainly try. A lot of it may need to be adjusted too better suit your casting.
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Don't worry. Half of the spells I know involve me copying someone else's work and adding my own additions. I'm certain we can cobble something together.
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I'm certain the Ringmaster's put up all sorts of barriers, though I don't know specifics. Any danger caused to members of the carnival tended to happen outside of the carnival.
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Well the lack of a breach is in its favor. Gathering more information is, I think, the best precaution to be taken right now.
[His tone is certainly calm for talking imminent battle with powerful magical beings. Not monotone, but also not shaken.]
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[ hot gossip is a surprisingly useful strategy. ]
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[ Because yeah, Syrlya's been here for less than a friggen week. ]
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