R&d And Investigation

[Lago 2569]

I get a lot of PMs asking for information on things where the lore is either not publically available (because it's for something to do with server antagonist or wider plotline) or doesn't exist. These players are researching something in-character and want to know the facts OOC so that their IC research matches up with the lore.

This thread serves a similar purpose to the Lore Q&A, but is In Character rather than Out of Character. Post your in-character actions here and we'll post the results of them. You can carry out your research, investigations or experiments here then post here to get the results, post here as your research a la forum RP, or post here to find out your results before you RP it, so you know what's going to happen OOC and can RP accordingly.
 

Simply post either screenshots and/or the full the details of your research in an in-character style. If you just say "I researched thanhic ore" we can't work with that, we need to know exactly what you did, are doing or are going to do. Do note that what you post in this thread is not hypothetical. What you post in this thread is what your character has done, is doing or is about to do in the immediate future. If something bad happens, you can't then simply not do it or declare it void because that would be metagaming. What you post in this thread happens just as surely as your actions ingame.

If you'd rather your results be sent to you via PM (for example, because you're secretive in your research) be sure to specify thus.

[E__V__O 1984]

Evark Evocress Placing both of his hands upon Pherak's shoulders bluntly holding over lightly yawning for a little moment he watches over, distorted energy being released through Pherak's body "Place your hands on my shoulders"

 

Pherak sighs heavily as his arms move upon Evarks, "No more games, no more lies.. It's time."

 

Evark Evocress Moving forward as his arms wrap around Pherak's neck from behind him slowly as he moves closer to hug him over, as he would urge Pherak to do the same "We will try again to connect our energy"

 

Pherak cringes his face as his arms slide behind Evarks neck, his eyes dilate slightly as he starts manipulating his own Life.

 

Evark Evocress Slowly controlling his essence of fire to slowly spread over at Pherak, a small hint of a burning sensation created nothing to distracting "What would you prefer using it on each other, ourselves or above ourselves?"

 

Pherak "How about all three..." he says as he paves his LIfe-force into Evark’s, manipulating the flow to where, it would flow from Evark, into Pherak, then back into Evark like a steady flowing stream, the mist would start escaping, floating about them.

 

Evark Evocress Watching about his eyes slowly widen, to narrow to than rest as the feelings wash over his very existence before he controls his flames to wrap lightly around the two vessels, it seems not to make contact to them both but seemly around the two energies where heat rests and contests over to the bodies of them. The fire spreads all up above them into a point over.

 

Pherak inhales sharply as he uses his Life stream tether to encase the fire with the black mist. "Better than last time." he mutters.

 

Evark Evocress Watching over the essence of flames slowly connect to the blackened mist before warping over the blackened mist with the actual flames burning around as he would go in attempt to connect them more so onto a substantial level, though he exhales and breaths heavily from this on the outside mostly what to be seen is a fire vortex around Pherak and Evark with black mist scourging around like pillars holding it up. Evark continuing to breath his body lightly shakes as the pressure commences... "Better yes... injury we shall see..."

 

Pherak exhales almost in a hissing like manner, as he forces more of his Life-force into the vortex, that of four bodies worth of Life-force floating around them, encased in flame and death itself.

 

Evark Evocress Watching over he winces bluntly but continues, both fire and the drain of life-force connecting over before the flames slowly twist themselves by the necromantical pull. Turning over towards the flames seems to connect over with the darkness.

 

Pherak grips on tightly as the drain upon himself is felt just as it's felt by Evark, "K..Keep it up!" he grits his teeth as his joints begin to pain, a burning sensation felt on their skins.

 

Evark Evocress Grunting bluntly, as he holds Pherak closer towards him as if they are embracing themselves, the vortex of flames pushing them tighter as it begins to burn slowly on the skins. He winces out before his joints lightly stiffer about before the flames and the necro-mist continue to sink together.

 

Pherak cuts the draining tether, only manipulating the Life floating around them, as death and fire mix once again, he grips Evark's clothing tightly as the fire starts burning his skin "H...How m...Uch longer!??"

 

~Evark Evocress Holding tight, Evark's robes upper torso which is being held seems to rip and tear, sweat pouring down the both of them as he holds Pherak closer to the point that they cannot push or pull closer anymore, the life-force energy and the flames seem to connect as they Evark and Pherak do, merging together for a brink moment.~

 

(The result that would've happened?)

 

(What essentially is happening is that both fire evocation and necromancy is attempting to merge as one, to create something different, though we are un-conclusive if this could happen or not so if possible a result would be nice)

 

[Jistuma 1995]

The black mist continues to flow through the fires around the pair. They do not combine, simply moving around together trying to mix. The fires would continue to burn the two casters until the fire mage would stop it. The lifeforce did not seem to ever be able to connect to the fire, perhaps a smaller scale test with a campfire and lifeforce should have been done before such a dangerous experiment.

[Lago 2569]

[[This official thread is meant to be in the Lore Forum. For some reason LT staff group's lacking FM powers in the Ideas section (particularly this part of it) and thus I cannot fix this myself.]]

[Booklight12 477]

http://imgur.com/K0T3e8V,Vl1hwvr,OTCXPtA

((The screens to the rp are shown in the imgur post. Essentially for about 5 months now after being sent into 2 rifts and then observing harbingers use their magic to form rifts my character has been studying and researching it and forming plans as to how it can be achieved. I just wanted to know in the post if it is possible. The step by step he has made for this first attempt is Essentially meditating first And clearing his mind just focusing on what he is creating no other thoughts. Then to picture an area he knows well and can tell the area from the sights, smells and noises of the area into a extremely vivid thought. Then projecting the thought in this case it is a mountain peek next to the peek he is currently atop of which he has a visual and has been studying for a few months ICly. Then after picturing the image he forms a type of door or rift which is a type of shortcut to the area and another door would open up elsewhere from where this one is set. His first idea was drawing a location on a piece of paper then drawing another on the other side of the paper. Then scrunching it up so the distance is cut down from ten feet which is the distance the ohter peak is. To 1 foot away which would mean appearing on the other side of the peak. And this is essentially what the rift he theorized would do by compacting a large sum of his mana and projecting it towards the point of interest infront of him But this is all theory. I just wanted to know if it was possible.

-Sidenote just wanted to say that what he is doing would be very extensive and a large sum of his mana is being used to the point of possible fainting or very bad exhaustion. And he has no intention of using the rift or walking inside. He simply is using it as a first test to kick off his series of testing later on by refining the idea of it fails. And to see what actually happens by doing this. But he has been studying for a long while ICly, and takes a lot of my time OOCly though this is the first time he is actually doing the finished process he came up with.))

[Jistuma 1995]

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((Resolved in PM's shortly after posted, forgot to comment here.))

[Heff 2458]

Fumble sits in his workshop, tinkering away in fustration. He takes his old ale bombs, which consisted of shaken up ale and a loose wooden bottle and smashes it apart. Time for an upgrade. These ale bombs will hopefully be stronger and have a larger radius. He takes a tiny keg and slices the top off. He slowly screws on a large piece of iron, and a small piece of connected to the iron. He then attaches a handle to allow for easy twisting. Putting the cap aside he slides in a firework, fitting it snugly right above the ale. He then puts the cap back on, making sure the firework's tale is touching the flint and steel. He walks outside,  cranks the flint/steel cap and sprints off to a bunker!

[Lago 2569]

The firework ignites and launches into the sky. It wavers, a little unusual, then starts tumbling head over tail out of balance leaving great spirals of fire in its wake. The whole thing abruptly explodes, and for the next few minutes it rains ale.

[Booklight12 477]

http://gyazo.com/1cae193a7688282631ed2dd1adf1cc7b -1

http://gyazo.com/635d9baa14b9ca3bbd73ad616eb78afa -2

http://gyazo.com/c8d68e4f2fc3ecde24234ddaa8461291 -3

 

 

~OOC~

 

He's attempting to create a small talisman that allows his student an easier and ever so slightly swifter connection to the void. Wanted to know if it were possible. All it doing would make it easier to connect for him as he begins, giving no added benefit or anything else but make it less tiring, and faster.

[Jistuma 1995]

http://gyazo.com/1cae193a7688282631ed2dd1adf1cc7b -1

http://gyazo.com/635d9baa14b9ca3bbd73ad616eb78afa -2

http://gyazo.com/c8d68e4f2fc3ecde24234ddaa8461291 -3

 

 

~OOC~

 

He's attempting to create a small talisman that allows his student an easier and ever so slightly swifter connection to the void. Wanted to know if it were possible. All it doing would make it easier to connect for him as he begins, giving no added benefit or anything else but make it less tiring, and faster.

 

((Responded in tells))

[oblivionsbane 714]

LotC Fantasy Fight:

 

Iblees vs Metztli

 

Who would win and how would it go down?

Followers not included, just the Daemons vs each other, 1v1 with both at full power.

[Mephistophelian 972]

Lorien's eyes examine the portal. They skirt down the edges of the frame, skim the middle, and rest on the creation as a whole. For a few decades, now, he had been studying the portal found in the Mages Guild. Be it sticking his hand through, or throwing object into it and retrieving them, then studying the very objects that had passed, he had done most of it. The dimensions of the portal were measured, time and time again, and the feel of mana flowing in and around the portal was the center of attention for many of his sleepless nights, sat next to the odd contraption. A year or two ago, when he had heard of the portals in the Mages Guild embassies, he had set off to study those, too. Once again, he would be found experimenting in depth.

 

The man gets up slowly, now, and walks through the portal for the final time, that day. Reaching down into his enchanted satchel, a trio of beautifully formed gems, about the sizes of one's arm, would form in his hand. Pulling them out, he sets them down onto the ground, and exhales slowly.

 

"Test one."

 

He announces to no one in particular, and bows his head. In his outstretched hand is one of the long gems, poised for enchanting. Sweat rapidly forms on the High Elf's forehead, and a crimson aura, tinged with a sickly black colour, seeps out of the very air around Lorien. It all gathers around, and slowly fuses to form a condensed rift of aura and unseen mana, between his fingertips. The location of the portal would be the air just a few meters to the right of his hands; a place he had studied for a good deal of time, along with the location he is currently at. With a loud and shaky exhale, the mage channels large sums of mana into the very air before him, all that is on his mind being the location between his hands, and the air a meter or so to his right. It is powerfully envisioned, and as more and more mana pours into the small point in the air, as Lorien's vision blurs and is filled with darkening spots of black, all that is on his mind is the creation of a simple gate between two places. The portals studied are forced to be created in this realm, albeit at a far smaller, scaled down version than that he had studied. And so Lorien attempts to form the portal.

 

((I have had Lorien examine the portals in the mages guild for quite a while, and he has been sure to test all traces of the portal, in terms of identity, 'DNA', dimensions (physical sizes), intensity of mana flow, feeling of aura, what fluctuations are caused by objects moving through it. He has done this with many objects, and even living things, and has come to the conclusion that he should be able to maintain a similar 'signature' of mana and identity. Essentially, this is the same principle as Booklight's one, except I had my character study the portals made by Rasmot the Mad in the mage's guild, and the ones made by Elindor (I believe) in the embassy locations. I would guess it is a bit different from Booklight's result, since the distance is less, the method studied was different and the information gleaned is also different.))

[hex37 735]

Nienna, in the confines of her home, begins putting a cloth mask over her face and nose. Beside her, lies a a few, small, patches of grass on the table, covered by a glass dome. They're oddly colored- looking dead, but somehow remaining alive.
 

Tainted to the core, clearly.

 
Thankfully, that was specifically the kind of thing that the enchantress was seeking. She needed tainted material for her project tonight. Before starting Nienna opened a book to one side of the glass dome, and began reviewing the pages. They revealed the general theory behind her project.
 
Taint, Nienna theorized, was a product of altering life force. It's the result of a living creature having their own life-force tampered with- whether it be by the machinations of Drakkar magic, or the idle draining of Necromancy. Nienna had studied these dark magics intensely over the years, and found herself even capable of warding their magic to a small degree. The question remained, though, could Nienna ward away their taint as well?
 
Nienna takes the dome off the collection of grass, and quickly waves away the small puff of Miasma that had collected underneath. Picking up one carefully, she set it to one side. This would be the control group. This way, she'd know if she actually accomplished something with her work.

 

Further adding to her Scientific rigors, Nienna set some normal, untainted potted grass on the table, and set one to the side as a part of her secondary control group.

 

Rolling her shoulders, Nienna began her first test. Waving her hand over the rest of the plants, she would begin casting a ward over Them. A small, runic circle would appear beneath the tainted grass and Nienna would begin trying to abjure them, pouring her past experience with the dark arts into a ward, trying to banish the taint for good.

 

...What would happen?

[Moot 1715]

As the visible ward hums with energy around the taint, the aura's glow gently illuminates the tainted grass. However, something strange seems to take place- the sickly taint halts, no longer eating and boiling away at the once life-filled grass... It halts, now seemingly stagnant. The ward had seemed to silence the taint, however the oddities seem to continue- the ward begins to light up, the hum promptly halting, the ward fades lacking any energy...

The conclusion would become clear; a ward is capable of halting taint, it cannot disperse it like other magics. This in turn, costs a large surplus of mana, and thus a source of mana is required...

[tjt810 18]

Kokoro Malcury clears her throat, as she enters the animal pen as usual, going to feed the innocent sheep and cows in there. In one hand, she carries a bundled up haybale, throwing it on the ground for the animals to eat. But today was different. She reaches down, yanking out a large handful of the hay, and spots her target just outside the pen. She walks over, and jams the multitude of straws down on the slimy blob of a creature, and lifting it up with a grin. The creature bounces lightly, trying to escape, but all for not.

 

She walks back to a sheep in the corner of the pen, who's decided not to join in the meal with the group of other animals, holding out the bundle of hay with a living baby slime on it, "Here sheepy sheepy! Eat up!" She says with a smile at the barn animal. The sheep baa's and chews up the hay along with the slime, swallowing it down almost whole. "Good girl!" She says, patting the sheeps head, before pulling the red dye she has in her pocket, going to mark the sheeps forehead with the paint to identify which sheep ate the slime.

 

Kokoro goes to wait outside the pen with a pad of paper and a pen, writing down and observing the effects of eating a living slime.

 

((Exactly the last statement, what would be the effect of eating a live slime? Would it still grow and multiply inside of you, or be digested with no effect. Also, for further rp effect, what would its flavor be, because its texture is obviously gonna be along the lines of Jello))