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Our fledgling Church inside the Creep is hereby open to receive the public.

Come and sit on the Chair of Stories and share your plight.

We offer thee services:
- Confessions before Urazzir.
- Repentance before thy soul turn black.
- Record thy grudges.
- Investigate cases of unanswered wrongs.
- Remove curses wrongfully applied.
- Curse thy hated foe before Urazzir.

We require Tithe for the Church's efforts to continue with success.
This is an act of repentance and charity. The Church's largest donors will carry weight during prioritizing.

Come thee, and fear not, we will teach you of Wroth and we will hear your words.


WITH SCORN EVERLASTING,
MAKHYOON YAAWAR AL-KHALHID
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EDMUND,

THOU STAND ACCUSED OF CRIMES - THOU HAST WRONGED THE EPHIAN PEOPLES BY YOUR ACTIONS.

THEE ART SUMMONED TO THE TEMPLE OF THE VIGILANTE - IN THE CREEP.

EXPLAIN THYSELF TO URAZZIR, OUR MASTER, OUR SPOKE.

WE WILL DISCUSS THE STATE OF YOUR SOUL.

KNOCK THRICE.

HIS GAZE 'PON YOU,

THE MAKHYOONS

[This notice is prominently displayed within the Creep and several copies lay near the area of the Wroth shrine in the Deep Gutters, in the hallway, not as litter within the statue's gaze, and not anywhere else.]

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SMELL OF DEATH LINGERS IN EPHIA'S WELL, WRONGS UNANSWERED.
JURISPREDENCE FAILURES HAUNT THE PEOPLE AND VENGEANCE IS DENIED.
LOWER THY GAZE FOR URAZZIR'S CRIMSON EYES FALL 'PON YOU NOW.
THE TEMPLE OF THE VIGILANTE SEEKETH THEIR CHOSEN ONE TO ATTAIN REVENGE DENIED OTHERWISE.
WITH RIGHTEOUS HATRED POURING FROM THE FOUNT OF VENGEFULNESS.

WE SEEKETH THE CHOSEN ONE.

ONE TO SHAKE THE BONES OF WRONG-DO'ER.
ONE TO ACT OUT URAZZIR'S TENANTS.
ONE TO ASCEND.

KNOCK THEE EIGHT TIMES, IF WE ART INSIDE, WE ANSWER.

COME ONLY IF YOUR PURPOSE IS CLEAR AND YOUR DECISION IS MADE.
FOOL US NOT - OR COMETH REGRET, WE SERVE A GOD MOST UNFORGIVING.

WITH SCORN EVERLASTING,
THE MAKHYOONS
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[suffer]

[A tome in possession of Yaawar, dusty and plain, somewhat torn by the passing of time.]

My name is Yaawar Al-Khalhid, wanderer of Ash, witness to Sin, a Judge of Bones.
I bring rightful punishment to the wicked, by actions wicked themselves.
Therefore I repent endlessly, through self-flagellation and hard toil.
It is righteous to move the bones of monsters into service, for they yearned for glorious death.
Death in itself is fitting repentance for some, but not the monster that yearned for it.
Their souls deserve to shatter and burn, beyond even the icy grip of the grave.
Through rituals dark and crimson, through acts sinister and sinful, their repentance becomes never-ending.

Disgusting Orcs, abominable ogres, odious sibilants, your blacksouls won't pass beyond the Veil by my stonecold prayers. You Wronged us. Now suffer.

But my concerns aren't only with the monstrous that passed.
It touches the living too, the reprehensible Man, ignorant and unaware of their wrongs.
They elevate themselves above others and think themselves untouchable.
Wishing Wroth 'pon others without glance at self.
The vengeful pursuit is a noble and encouraged one but it always has a target.
And none look upon themselves and fear Wroth.
They'd wield Wroth as cudgel, but respect it not.

I will bring Fear, and I will demand respect.

All sinners, grind under the wheel.

All necromancers have Alchemy due to it being one of the factors to be able to further enhance your animated undead. Thus I reckon it'd be a fun roleplay opportunity and fun 'daily thing to do' to be able to create varied corpses through alchemy. Could you make some (high DC) formula's for this?

I recommend making the corpses unable to be deposited into House Baharu for favor.
 

Advocate Argent,

Make a bellow with the word 'red' in it three times to summon me to the Kha'esh tavern.

I think I can be of use to you.
So let us have a talk about mutual benefit.

- Mazeed the Reformed

[A leather journal lays in a drawer, ready to be opened and have quill touch paper. A red string is embroidered in it's cover, in a neat circle.]

Priest Vorazol Ekret,

once again I thank you for sheparding me to my flock.

I have been able to kneel before Him and repent to a small degree.

But I have decided to write you now because in truth, this flock shall have my head, after committing the work. For they are slayers of the Eight and when vengeance is demanded they will take it. As they should and as they are commanded.

Therein lays my biggest fear; and my reason to be pious. The power of inevitable revenge.

I require my flock at bay. And His gaze averted.

Once my work's done and vengeance hangs in the air.
I will need you to oversee a ritual to ease the desires of the Eight.

Self flagellation infront of the Pilgrim's statue, with an audience.
You shall stand in for a priest of the Wroth, that Ephia's Well seems to currently lack.
You will speak Holy Words, guide my process and educate the spectators.

Remember to toss Ash.
We needn't have His gaze upon you either.

Ever Faithful,

Vladimiros Moraitelis

Every reset the check whether I am allowed to equip Animate Dead playertool happens before the system learns my perk, so it gets removed/disabled.

Concerns the Blightwalker barbarian perk.

Maybe you can optimize it some way.

Dear Condottieri of the Banda Rossa,

Your Recluta(s) have assaulted me for being in the company of Oskrul Vaaz, the wanted dead/alive scholar. For this I do not blame them, his bounty is large and worth pursuing.

Though for reasons unknown they are hunting me separately. I have no bounty or treasures for them to claim, nor glory for I am unknown. No fame or infamy to my name.

I wish for this fruitless hunt to end and I am willing to pay for it, place it into contract.
Perhaps we may even be of mutual benefit to each other.

How about it?

Leon Menander

TORVEIG ISN'T OF THIS DISC

Gudlaug the Seer always told me I would experience a troublesome fate, but with boundless glory at the end. The cost, he says, will be everything.

I am fine with this.

One day, went to sleep and dreamed of a Dragonflight. Held unconsious in a black onyx claw and dropped into this wasteland.

Now like the Seer said, my troublesome fate caught up with me. I am in the Disc.

Time to help and save it, because it's a hot mess.

PREPARATOR TARIQ SALAH,

JAZAR makes letter.

Wishes make proposition: Jazar 250 coin/week for protection of Twindari faithful, currently extending to Tariq & Amon and protection of (prayer) rituals and/or burials.

This also enabled Jazar to follow Twindari faithful around without being whipped by bosses for useless loitering. Jazar would like to express he has serious considerations to convert from Wroth to Twins and wishes to utilize this time to learn.

Would not mind wear ritual garb and or stone mask i.e.

Very cheap, yes? Make start career of Recluta who scratch your back.

Also wish make note of Jazar's current application as Palatial Executioner and Legate responding initially well.
Execution of guilty criminals within domain of Twindari? Would make respectful end yes.

If questions please find Jazar in person who is happy to talk always.

DEAR MISS ROSSEAU,

Please grant me your blessing.

JAZAR

Attachment: original letter & Legate reply.

//https://www.efupw.com/forums/index.php?topic=710870.0

ESTEEMED LEGATE DRAGON,

Writes to you now is Recluta Jazar Bazan with application.

Wish to engage you or perhaps broader; the Palatial Pyramid (though I address you for I feel most close to your platform); with an idea for a formal posititon.

I have a creative mind and particular affinity for (righteous) Death.

There appears to be no Executioner in your Court. Instead, the executions are handled by the (purple) Janissaries. Steal this away from them subtly. Less power to them, more to you.

Jazar had already doodled methods of execution, but exempted it from the letter. Due to concerns about coming across professionally...

Thus in letters and text only.

1. Hammer-to-skull, sounds simple? Yes... But make Myth of it. Create special great maul named "The Splash", crowd of macarbe onlooked chanting Splash! Splash! Splash! You can hear, yes? Excitement.

2. Catapult-to-guilty, exploding bodies with a rain of innards as result.

3. Spin The Wheel. Casino game, with faithful spin to it. Spoke it lands on determines execution method.
Unwashed masses: SPIN. THE. WHEEL.
B'aara: Drown Barrel
Agaslakku: Spear Barrel
Izdu: Bludgeon with Asterabadi Book (nobody reads it anyway)
Kula: Orentid Lions (classic)
Gellema: Roll Dice one to six.
one: Drink booze until body failure or drown in booze.
two: Stabbed.
three: Slashed.
four: Pierced.
five: Bludgeoned.
six: Released. (You can fix the Wheel to land on Gellema and fix the Dice to land on Six. Release whoever you want!)
Warad: Release guilty party on the road without mending their health. Prepare hunters ("Waradim") release guilty party count to five. Hunt and kill.
Kalim & Galim: Burry the guilty alive.
Wroth: The guilty party's alledged victim must slay the guilty. Refusal by victim is crime and affront to God. If victim is not present; prosecution may slay the guilty.
(Ninth Spoke): Snake pit <-- OPTIONAL!!

4. Throw down from Palatial Pyramid ashsail dock or Q'tolip's cliffs. Maybe I aim the guilty down on someone you dislike. Oops mistake. (Use Spyglass before launch)

5. Private execution (maybe you need to fuel a ritual?) Jazar sees, hears and remembers nothing.

6. Burn at stake, Jazar is good with oil flasks and torches. Traditional. Maybe there is accidentally bomb-barrel placed at stake and someone you dislike has to light the stake and by the Wheel what happened here.

...

Jazar hopes he has demonstrated his potentional but marks that this list could be endless and it mostly would have to be ammended and changed to the will and demands of the Legate(s).


With admiration and respect,

Recluta JAZAR BAZAN

Ephia's Well - What a boring name for a "City" (read: Ruin)!
Waters of Life, bla-bla-bla! B'aara, bla-bla-bla! I am bored right through the gate!

Jazar desires excitement! Yes, I do! I will bow my head to their faith, as I must, what use is it to be a Heathen? None! Jazar has the wisdom to acknowledge that. But, inside of me, I wish for a greater religion to pursue than these Spokes... There's some rumour of Sages but they are revered my Eel-fishers with thin moustaches and that is not more desirable!

DJINNI? Now that is exciting! But Jazar will not have them eat him up for second breakfast.
No no. Throw them out the window.

Let Jazar focus on LIFE, yes? LIFE has excitement. So many things to crush with hammer! What did I have a taste of? Worms. Yes, tough meat! Chewy, PUH! Spit it out, not good. Then beetles yes, with strong... What do you call it? Not hide, no... Damnation. I am a fool. SHELL? Cracks! Cracking sound is pleasing to the ears, this is true. But I want to crush something new, something that the blood explodes out of. Like for example, a huge tick who just had a feast. Did not see any of those around. But imagine!

Would like to crush humans too, but there is law and Jazar will bow his head and follow the rules. Because prison or execution is not desirable, no no. Not for Jazar, no.

Jazar thought; what if he *is* the law? Clever plan, yes, but involves scraping and saluting and paperwork. I would sooner join in a goblin throng's activities than do paperwork. But can salute, know how to!

BANDA ROSSA? Paid to kill, paid to guard, ehh... Exciting? Maybe if contract pleases Jazar, could be exciting? Yes. This is my path. Very good.

Now I go eat second lunch. Barleybread is all I can afford. Disgusting. I deserve meat pie and strong ale. But has none.

Jazar weeps.

Random idea brainstorm.

But I.E. imagine being a B'aara cleric and being able to brew.

Perhaps you could have some signature brews related to B'aara like instead of Cure Serious Wounds you can make B'aara's Cures which is CSW but with a higher CL.

Agasslakku being able to brew a stronger Divine Favor, Warrior's Favor.

A necromancer Wizard spellschool being able to brew stronger inflict wounds (for his undeaddos)

Was just a thought

Acolyte Zoe,

Please stop sending so many spies my way. You are stopping every individual you find on the streets and asking them to scout my domain. It was my understanding the Priory consists of intelligent & charming weavers. But you are behaving like an incompetent.

As the primary broker of information inside the Creep, I would very much advice you to engage with me instead. I do not have any heavy opinions about the Priory one way or the other.

Best regards,

NATHANIEL BLACKVALE

Mighty & Esteemed Speaker Red Lips,

My strategy seems to be working. Thus, I would notify there's room to double our efforts.
Assuming our desired results would be bolstered by it.

If yes, let me know and I shall come to collect another.
If no, feel free to ignore this letter in it's totality.


Nathaniel Blackvale

Dear Zaheera,

Now that more pressing business has passed for me, I had time to rethink what's happened.

Suddenly remembered handing you a 1,000 for drawing a herocard of Arjuna Namahedu based on a sketch I'd never provided.

Either finish it, draw that murderer, or perhaps a lot more sensible, refund me.

You can send whoever to my stall in the real Ephia's Well. A lot of people come below!

Best regards,

Nathaniel Blackvale

Dear Ashley,

It's been a week or so since the bogus trial against me.
You defended me with honour, smarts and competence.

It's not your fault my arm's chopped off by a fat tick wielding a crimson djinn sword.

Alas, unlike what the Shadowhearts of the Above-Well think, I am currently thriving.

Life in the Creep, I call it the Real Ephia's Well, is a vast improvement.
There's a great lack of nepotism below. You are who you are. Your worth is determined by your abilities.

I'd like to invite you to come visit me and my stall of the Real Souk of Salt & Spice sometime, dear Ashley, I know you to be a competent alchemist. So if there's ever anything you'd want to make coin on, that you couldn't sell anywhere else, know that I am your loyal friend. Elsewise, simply check my stall, I have interesting pieces.

Best regards,

Nathaniel Blackvale