#lorebits

[skxrbrand]

There's a canon Druchii elf who's a blonde bimbo (or at least, acts like one) but she has one of the highest kill counts of any elf.

We're talking in the thousands.

[bahnloopi]

How strong is Orran?

I'll bite because it's actually pretty nice for what I have planned ahead.

He can box UI and UE in Legendary on solos but a (unpredictable) double-team attack, he'll likely get cooked. He's a strategist fighter. Similar to UI's movement, Orran can see a body's chi around their person move and can take a guess on their intended movement based on atmospheric pressure change.

You know how you can feel when someone is standing directly behind you? Orran can see that invisible pressure around you and predict which direction your energy is gonna go before your physical body even makes it there for a very small time gap.

This is interesting to me because UI is a lagswitch "allowing the fighter to fight independent of thoughts and emotions".

So Sentos also have their own version of UI but it's not as extravagant. Sheeri uses it too but she's not very good using it like Orran and will either guess wrong on the opponent's movement in a fight if she can't read the atmospheric pressure right. It's lightning fast movement and very little room for error when reacting.

The counter to the "Sento-based UI" they use is to literally use "fake-out" tactics. The "SIKE".

Unpredictable movements at the last second of an attack will throw off the atmospheric pressure they see around you and leads them to guess wrong on your incoming attack.

They fight like this unpredictably so flipping the script back on them makes them become uneasy in guessing your movements. Strategy is strategy.

[heliinx]

Some interesting lore from Thanquol’s Doom.

[nurrgleth]

Generally speaking, the Lore is consistent in maintaining Khorne as the eldest, followed by Tzeentch, then Nurgle and finally Slaanesh. However, I found this lore bit in Warhammer III

“He is perhaps the Oldest of his Brother Gods” -- This plays with the idea that Nurgle is the eldest of the four, not Khorne or Tzeentch.

[bellumalleus]

A Baalrûkh or Balrog is a type of Greater Daemon, distinguished for its affinity for fire and fire-based magic. There are believed to be only six Baalrûkhs, and their names are closely-guarded secrets, for it is said that whoever knows the true name of a Baalrûkh can command it to do anything. Baalrûkhs, like most Greater Daemons, regard themselves as the nobility of the daemonic planes. Rivalry between them is intense, and each will claim to be the prince of all Baalrûkhs, or some other spurious title. A Baalrûkh may even claim to be a daemon prince or a god if no such entity can hear.

They are generally contemptuous of mortals who summon them, and will frequently try to destroy their summoner. Failing this, they will seek to pervert any orders they are given in order to cause as much destruction as possible. It is dangerous to threaten a Baalrûkh, and those who summon them and try to control them by force usually come ton an unpleasant end; Baalrûkhs may follow orders for a time, but will invariably seek some opportunity to take revenge. Baalrûkhs have long memories, and never forget an enemy. Those who trade with a Baalrûkh usually have greater success, provided the stakes are high enough – Baalrûkhs resent having their time wasted. Moreover, they have thousands of years' practice in the striking of bargains, and those that summon a Baalrûkh frequently find their orders being carried out to the letter, in a way which turns out disastrously for them.

Baalrûkhs have muscular humanoid bodies with massive goatlike legs and horned heads resembling a cross between a goat, a lion and a dragon. A pair of huge batlike wings grow from their backs, and they have a long, barbed snakelike tail. Fire shoots from their nostrils and mouths and their eyes glow like coals. They are often wreathed in flames. Baalrûkhs are large, always over 10 feet tall and often much bigger.

Sources:  WHRP 1st Edition: Core Rulebook

[vermaux]

Before Skreech Verminking, there was another highest in Vermaux's sight: Praznagar, the Prince of Agony.

Praznagar was the Verminlord General of the Horned Rat in the earliest issues of Warhammer. He was slain and banished by now defunct early lore god Solkan, to a place where even the Horned Rat could perhaps not reach.

Look, he even had a mini!

[tempest-toss]

An envelope.

Slid under the door, it reaches the archives. This envelope is meant for the one poring through the many documents of the Foundation. This envelope has a sticky note on the front. It reads:

Look what I found. Will this perchance answer some questions you've been having about our reality?

—Eight

The envelope is mostly empty.

Inside lies a single photograph. It depicts a celebration of some sort. A title stating "FIRST OVERSEER MEETING" is written on the top of the photgraph in neat cursive. There are entities in the photo. They, for the most part, appear to be human, except for a clear monstrous creature of some kind and a suitcase opened like a laptop. All of their eyes are blocked by a black smear, with a white Roman numeral in the middle of the darkness. On the back lies a legend–

I. The "Record-Keeper"

II. The "Forbidden"

III. The "Gambler"

IV. The "Hero"

V. The "Analyst"

VI. The "Matron"

VII. The "Family-Man"

VIII. The "Heiress"

IX. The "Contained"

X. The "Disciple"

XI. The "Cartographer"

XII. The "Mediator"

XIII. The "Old AI"

[frutavel]

9 for Tiger Lily, 18 for Gheist, and 16 for Urutau hehe

OH YOU WANT THE GOODS I SEE

Very valid and also longer than I expected, so under the cut we go-

9. What is their main love language? (gifts, quality time, acts of service, physical touch, words of affirmation)

For Fern it's quality time 100%. They love just hanging out with people, going places and seeing the sights and doing things, but their favorite thing to do with the people they love is just chill. Sitting down and enjoying eachother's company is the most Tiger Lily experience ever, and they have a Calming Aura y'know? Being with them in any regard is quite relaxing, especially if it's in a chill place where you can just vibe with them - and for someone who's as comfortable being on their own as Fern is, them wanting to spend time with someone else speaks volumes :)

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18. Where do they see themself in ten years?

Hopefully alive, but other than that he can't really say. Gheist doesn't like thinking about the future too much, it stresses him out a lil bit. He prefers focusing in the present, one day at a time. Helps him stay grounded, helps keep his brain for coming up with bad thoughts.

But if he had to answer, he'd like to be living by the beach. Hopefully with Tari, hopefully with all 5 of his cats still alive and healthy, hopefully a little more stable and with a healthy coping mechanism, hopefully with all the friends he's made over the years still by his side. I'd say he has really good chances at that future :)

16. How do other characters in the story view them?

Oh with Urutau I'd say it's a mix of awe and fear, but mostly awe.

Tau is a dark troll first of all. Dark trolls are incredibly rare to see above ground, much less during the day, but Tau was raised by jungle trolls and lives their life as they do. That means living on the surface and going out in daylight, where everyone can take a good look at them - and with how much they like bright colors and fancy outfits, it's not like they're trying to blend in either.

And for the most part, Tau likes the attention! The little dramatic bastard that they are, they like having eyes on them and they like being the cause for wonder in people, it does wonders for their ego. Most of the time. Going to Zandalar for the first time and being stopped every 2 steps by someone different asking them all sorts of questions was a bit too much for their liking.

The fear comes from the people that met them under less pleasant circumstances. Tau is somewhat of a bard nowadays, but they're also a rogue, and they're a fantastic rogue. Their main job is bounty hunting, not as much nowadays as it used to be but they have a reputation for being very quick and efficient at murder. And intimidation. For someone who can't talk they sure are good at making threats people listen to.

That being said Urutau is a mess, and the people who really know them know this. Tari, Zabre and Corina mostly. Tau is anxious, they struggle with a surprisingly low self esteem, they have a tendency for overthinking... Connie thinks it's hilarious that there are people out there who really are scared of them, because the Tau she sees when they're alone is just a very big noodle who turns bright red when she tells them she loves them and who makes heart shaped pancakes for her evey morning. Tau is just a dork. An anxious dork who can play the role of confident bastard very well.

Their dramatic streak is 100% natural tho. They like the theatrics :)