Well, after 10+ months the "Shadow Witch" has fallen! I had a blast the whole time and hopefully was able to provide a decent antagonist / weirdo for some of you to enjoy and fight as well :)
Special thanks to the DMs for letting me wield THE POWER, the early Orzan group, my Moonspear pals original and new, and of course NELLY for rolling the dual concept with me at the start.
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Original application - Most of it came true in some form!
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Recruitment day. Thanks Rankov!
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Malik becoming Inquisitor. I originally wanted to capture every possible title and have them be loyalists to Moonspear to strengthen his return
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Scary Lady Sunpurse
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Premier Pyromancy
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Dumb Dwarves blowing up their own ring ;)
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Aatish greatly looked upon to Agnes but had to stay hidden within Orza for the plan to ever work. What better way than to capture the Moonspear lady she admired and bring her before Kristoff (hoping he let her go!)
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[hide=The betrayal begins]
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[hide=But Lyon's light was too bright, and so she went into the Shadows]
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The Ward became a dark and terrible place....
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Doran always knew....
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[hide=Even still, Lyon was able to return home at the side of his new host, and after some schemes]
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[hide=But the shadows remained, she tread too far from the light and the Lord she helped return cast her out as an exile]
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Some others decided to follow her, drinking from pools of the Nothing that had gathered below
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[hide=Which lead to her end....]
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[hide=But we all know you're here for the loot]
Super badass robes that were gifted to her by Lord Lyon's brother Doran. Said to once be worn by their mother....
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The Light in the Darkness...or?
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A reward shortly after Lyon returned to the ward
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Good old arena loot! :)
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A nice belt!
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The TOME
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Her old staff, gifted to Ruul Velstra to convince House Velstra to let Lyon back in, or at least not oppose his return
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Playing with you first with Morvoren, and then Lissandra was such a blast.
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Everyone's a real one until the friends start slipping on weird swamp masks they found and T-posing at the foot of their bed while they sleep. Aatish just couldn't put the damn thing back where she found it. It's no small wonder she hopped and skipped from weird occultism to shadow stuff.
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It was a hell of a ride, buddy. We had it good.
A legend that was brought up often.
Saying that Aatish was awesome character is like stating obvious.
I enjoyed occasional run-ins with her while playing Adhira. Should probably mocked her more via whispers but she(Adhira) did respect the witch and I couldn't just step over that.
I know from own experience that playing outcast is somewhat limiting and I hope you get to enjoy your next toon :)
Oh yes, first PC or rather its corpse that my Azure Pyre sorc met was Aatish, I view it as symbolism of sorts. Rest in peace I will take it from here :P
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Incredible character! Likely changed the world more than any other has, and will.
Big shoes to be filled, EFU lost a real one.
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End of an era. I loved playing with you, but I also loved how much bad ass shit you did after our time together ended. Whether by your side, or from afar, I loved Aatish. She had phenomenal impact on the server, and she is among my favorite PCs in all my time on nwn
<3 friendo
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Despite all the terror she induced in me I am sad she is gone. I hoped Aatish would live forever (after I failed to kill her that is)
More like Splaatish Firebrand.
(#boom #gottem).
I shall always appreciate your willingness to dive on the grenade to keep EFU players engaged beyond the scope of DM driven plots. This feels on par with the kind of treatment you should have gotten years ago with all your Sis Liman Plots and more so I was glad you were able to find things to a satisfying if not short conclusion, get the HQ, and more.
Next one hope you're able to stay inside the hub and be sociable with people! Hahaha. The exile life definitely takes its toll.
as a rank newbie on my first PC here Aatish deffo had some baba yaga witch of the woods energy where she rolls in and it is just oh no uhoh uh uhhhhhh
good work o7
It's a bummer how little we played even when in the same faction, but I had a great (or terrifying) time whenever we did.
I think it's really impressive how seemingly active and menacing you remained even after being exiled, and the classy restraint you showed in not just obliterating everyone that you could have.
Really cool!
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The only time we met... Thanks for been such a force and power in the Server even if one i could admire only by far
I had a lot of fun plotting with Aatish in her twilight years. Thanks for being an enjoyable foe and ally.
Aatish was a brilliant villain and a staunch Ally. Always superbly done, VP. Top shelf!
Great antagonist for the Ward, and well played story arcs. Look forward to seeing your next PC!
Amazing character. The only person that actually managed to make Thelisa doubt. She was an great frennemy.
Bae
Always stellar. Wish I was around for more of this one.
Amazingly fun character to interact with on two of my long term pcs! I was happy to play with you at every moment.
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I make it no secret that my favorite class on efu, by far, is sorceress. There has always been something thematically enticing and mysterious about one's natural aptittude for magic. The idea that you're growing your own power (with high ceilings of potential), as opposed to simply wielding it from other sources. More than that, watching the interplay on both a physiological and biological scale as that individual's growth in magic has always been an exciting prospect. And the fact that sorcerors manifest these abilities from sheer force of personality is simple yet awe-inducing; easily making them one of the more interesting and distinct walks of life in efu and dnd in general.
So for Aatish Aldebrand to have grown and developed into the infamous figure that she did; someone who practically everyone feared, loathed and lamented, is something to be applauded. She wasn't -just- powerful. She was legitimately terrifying in her uses/displays of that power. Her descent into the path she took reflected on her behaviors and mannerism. Every interaction was tense, yet full of mystique; the hallmark of a great sorceress who could make you both fearful for your life while simultaneously being entranced by their natural charisma and whatever sort of madness/enlightenment/salvation/exchange it was that they were selling.
I was legit sad that she died, and never got to fully realize her designs... if only because she was that great of an antagonist. I can safely say, however, she will go down in efu history as one of the most memorable, consequential and well-played sorceresses to have ever graced our play hours with her ever-growing shadow.
A+ ; I can't wait to see what you bring next! ;D
An absolute force both brazen and behind the scenes!
Great adversary! I look forward to seeing what comes next and I hope your plans linger on from Aatish.
It was an absolute pleasure to plot, scheme, and venture into the depths of the dark with Aatish. Honestly thought she was just going to sacrifice me the first time we met <3
I hope you punched people with that book.
While our schedules rarely align, Aatish was excellent work. :) Congrats!
A few spoilers I had to keep hold of for a long time now....
Aatish had found the "Lady in Waiting" with one other person quite a while back
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The Prince's view of the city...
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Meeting him...
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And again, in "death"
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