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Remaint -> RE: ~*Getting To Know You*~ (10/29/2015 23:32:05)
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“...There is a demon kingdom, but it is fairly new and is trying to hold it's own against countless attacks from the Holy Order...”
This was half-ways decent information. A whole kingdom of demons should provide an adequate buffer against being singled out and hunted down. It being under siege or assault can work to Woyadei’s benefit. While he did not have the resources to ward away an entire army, the conquistador could conduct supply raids and hopefully make a reputation to be accepted within that society. It was not the most promising of options, and Woyadei hoped better news will follow.
"...-As for Vampires, most are in the cursed forest passed the mountains to the west. Ruled by a powerful Queen. Wouldn't recommend visiting though. Between the constant war of the vampires and werewolves, the humans have also gotten stronger...”
The terms ‘cursed forest’ and ‘Queen’ brought a glowing light to the undead’s thoughts...that was quickly trampled by the noble hunter’s later sentences. What is this, Noctenvale 1.0? De Valher’s description of the western forest very easily fit said dark territory’s condition all throughout its history. Noctenvale is the heavily forested and hilly domain of vampires and devil-kind, with long experiences of conflicts stemming from crusaders, paladins and slayers. Recently, it was an almost bearable place to be. The Holy League’s influence was no longer as prominent in the region, which meant opposition came in the form of rag-tag gatherings instead of army platoons. The notable difference between Noctenvale and the Lorian location being the status of lycanthropy. From Confederate records, werewolves became extinct some centuries ago, unable to keep up with humanity, devil-kind, vampires and miscellaneous undead in matters of organisation and technology.
De Valher’s warning was to be heeded, if Lycans and Slayers were anything like Wendigo and Chasseurs, Woyadei didn’t want to plough through Cursed Forest alone, especially not in a time of war. I should get ‘Cursed Forest’’s name for reference...
"-But now Werepyres and Dracopyres have joined in the war."
The disdainful tone in which the noble hunter spoken 'Dracopyre' was not missed by the conquistador. The tone spoke of unnatural obscenities, disgraces, abominations. So, closer to modern-day Harrowshreik... Woyadei’s familiar equivalent, the City of Screams it was sometimes called, composed of more than a mere city, but a vast and varied landscape raked by wasted rivers, marked by treacherous mountains and planted with bloodied plains. The most diverse of horrors laid within, from creatures that appear to have their interiors outside, shadow-like entities who gleefully torture, organisms composed of corrupted flesh, maybe infected with synthetic material and very notably, pathogens relating to zombies, mummies, wendigos, vampires, nearly every demon and undead throughout the realms. The territory of Harrowshreik was also no doubt a war-torn region, having constant combat perhaps every hour and being the testing ground for artillery, bomb and weaponised mechanism development. Yeah...Cursed Forest, Harrowshreik 2.0, alone? Count me out.
“...Due to recent events with the Holy Order, the waylines, that supplied the old form of necro magic, have been broken. Most have lost their dark magic, and only the more powerful or crafty necromancers have begun to build up necromancy from the ground up…”
This was rather surprising. One would think those who endeavor in the taboo would gain an untouched advantage over those who refuse to, and are narrow-minded enough to murder those who do. As this was not the case, Woyadei could only believe the Holy Order of this region had the advantage of organisation, and even numbers. Alternatively, the necromancers of Lore were simply less competent than those of the Dominion, and humanity, ever being the stable civilisation builders, capitalised on their weakness. At the least, Territory Remilon’s Holy League held no basis on Lore, and the undead conquistador was not looking for the presently scarce necromancer aide.
“Where may the Kingdom of Demons be located? Given I am likely unwelcome in most of this world, I would like to be less of a bother and move to an area where others simply do not care. I have experience in dealing with the Holy League, and I should be able to assist the demons.”
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