I Hunger. I Hunger forever. I cannot starve, and yet I hunger. My Duchy prospers, but it is a selfish prosperity, because my hunger is for joy.
-Duchess Nulveria of Wraithdien
Sanctuary hummed as she carved out Runt’s room. Her ((SANCTUM)) was round, but she made this one square. Her ((CORE)) was square. So, her rooms should be square too. She would change everything to square. She lined the walls with Mithril. It was expensive, really expensive, but it was pretty. And father said to put a strong thing, and Mithril was stronger than her other metals.
Goblins normally slept on fur next to a fire, at least on the first floor. Sanctuary didn’t have any fur, so she summoned some water and wrapped her weakest metal around it. Aluminum in thin sheets. She fused the edges so that water didn’t spill out and set it in the corner.
…that would be comfortable, right?
Then she turned away from the room. She moved to the hallway and shifted it into a cube, then lined it with Mithril. She nodded satisfied, and did the ((SANCTUM)) as well. Causing Lurker to grunt and flop over in his pool.
“Shiny.” father said,
“Yes!” Sanctuary replied, which made him chuckle.
Runt sauntered back into Sanctuary’s domain, but his confidence fell somewhat when he sensed Catacomb.
“Runt!” Sanctuary said, “Come with me, I hast made you a room.”
Runt looked bewildered, but followed Sanctuary into the newly created room. He stared at it, then pointed at himself, Sanctuary nodded.
He walked around, slowly exploring his, mostly empty, bedroom. He nudged the bed with his foot and it made a warbling sound as the sheets of aluminum wobbled. Runt looked at the expectant Sanctuary confusedly, before slowly laying down on the ‘bed.’ The metal folded around him, but it did suspend him an inch or so from the ground. Sanctuary summoned a bit more water into the bed, and it firmed up slightly.
Runt laid in the bed for a minute before he stood up. He bowed at Sanctuary, then to Catacomb.
“Hm, thou hast already taught him manners, it appears.” father said,
“I suppose so.” Sanctuary said slowly.
“Daughter, when I wast… inactive, werest there any mortals my domain except for the beastkin?” father asked,
“No father, they must’ve left afore.” Sanctuary said,
“Yes. I suppose they must’ve.” Father’s voice sounded distant.
“Is something wrong father?” Sanctuary asked,
“No Sanctuary.” Father said, “Its only…” he paused, “I haven’t gotth notification that the invasion has ended.”
“Mayhaps ((9/16)) forgot.” Sanctuary said,
“tisn’t like him.” Father said,
“…Curious.” Sanctuary said,
“Don’t worry, daughter. I’m sure there is merely some mortal pretending to be corpse on the upper levels. T’has happened afore.” Father said,
“Okay.” Sanctuary said,
“Would thou like to help me fixth floor eight?” father said,
“I wouldst.” Sanctuary said,
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STATUS:
Name: Catacomb
Mantra: Death comes to those who enter here
LV: 273
EXP 88,329/980,000,000
Gender: Male
Affinities: Bone, Ice, Mana… EXPAND?
Class: Scourge (Uncommon), Commander (Uncommon)
Race: Undefined
Nodes: Creeping Lilly LV 49, Basic Necromantic LV 90, Tusnaj Mushroom LV 21… EXPAND?
Spawners: Feral Goblin LV 60, Basic Necromantic LV 84, Crypt Bat LV 152…EXPAND?
Retainers: Necrodragon 1 (LV 100)
Bosses: Necrodragon 2 (LV 87) Necrodragon 3 (LV 87) Necrodragon 4 (LV 87) … EXPAND?
Tethers: N/A
Traits: Desecrator, Ouroboros, Violent… EXPAND?
Blessings: Blessing of Bastion, Fruitful and Multiply
Curses: Murderer, Odysseus, Vampire
Titles: Son of Bastion, Line Ender (LEX), Terror of Ridoum (XII)
Notoriety: 800,932,033
Fame: 33
Infamy: 800,932,000
Kills: 30,983,231
INT: 117
SOUL: 117
WILL: 117
MAG: 117
STR: 117
DEF: 117
CONS: 117
STATUS:
Name: Sanctuary
Mantra: N/A
LV: 2
EXP 50,000/150,00
Gender: Female
Affinities:
Class: none
Race: Undefined
Nodes: N/A
Spawners: N/A
Retainers: Runt
Tethers: Xliminavera
Traits: Reserved
Blessings: Blessing of Bastion
Curses: N/A
Titles: Daughter of Catacomb
Notoriety: 2
Fame: 2
Infamy: 0
Kills: 0
INT: 6
SOUL: 10
WILL: 5
MAG: 5
STR: 0
DEF: 0
CONS: 5
