Phyra (@oveass), Umbralocht (@bobusdoleus) you have been summoned to hear our verdict in the dispute.
We have reviewed the cases brought forth and have come to carry out Justice. So shall it be.
Umbralocht, you have taken action that is within your powers, and domain. You have seeded discord among a people who are created in the image of Order. Though this greatly displeases the Phyra, we do not find this action to be unjust. It is certainly unlawful given the codes of the Schryke, but you are not bound by these laws. However, you are not held blameless. This was an act of provocation, and as such, we will not remove the curse placed upon the Fleshchanged, entirely. Some penance will be paid. Instead, the Curse of Mirrors shall be collected into one Fleshchanged, and one alone. This "Pape" shall be the only being that has the revelation of the Curse, and shall act as a Giver and Receiver of the knowledge gained. They will be held up among the Fleshchanged as most honorable and will protected. The Pape in old age will choose a new successor to carry the heavy burden. The Pape may share the knowledge, or keep it hidden, as they choose. Lastly, it will be known among all the Fleshchanged that a terrible Curse will be set loose upon the Fleshchanged, if the Pape be killed. If a Fleshchanged kills the Pape, the Curse shall be reinstated in full, on all the beings of the race.
Phyra, you have have taken action that is lawful to your Order, but cruel. We will not support this, nor punish you directly. You love your Schrykes so much you were willing to do evil to protect them. We see this as sincere, but must pass judgement unto your creations that will serve as a reminder. Your Schrykes will hold a celebration. It will occur on random intervals as the God of Chance (@aerotes_forgehammer) sees fit. This celebration will last one cycle of the First Moon. The celebration will be act of reverie, and transformation will be a central theme ([m] think Mardi Gras + Halloween + Burning Man. Costumes, debauchery and fetish will reign and each will throw themselves in fully, as the dedication of the Schryke is well known. The story of when the God of Law acted against another will be told, but the celebration will be inherently hedonistic, not one of moralism and critique.
Lastly, to guard the Fleshchanged Pape, there will be six among the Schryke to take up this mantle. It will be considered a great honor, and will serve as a bridge between the two, and an open door to good relations.
This is our judgement. We have been deeply honored to serve.
EDIT: [m] Some have asked about the authority of Exos, Termos, and Libos. These Gods were summoned by others in order to pass judgement. The authority was gifted before the judgement was passed.
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[–] Talen_Kurikson ago
I don't think that was the intention here. As I said, Umbralocht then stated:
Implying that he would prefer if they never meet, but if they should, then "that is the way of things." Not trying to piss you off man, I just think you're misunderstanding the intention of the posts.
[–] Oveass ago (edited ago)
It was exactly his intention. As you can read from every comment made, he doesn't want them to infight. That rule is the reason I went for dismantling it as it would cheat past this rule as it wasn't technically killing. Yet my action to take away just 1 of the defences of these creatures so that the mortals would have a fair chance is met with great opposition.
Meanwhile my schrykes are basically nuked from orbit before they had a chance to do anything. The core value, order (my own freaking sole domain) is been corrupted ipon by 3 current curses and now 3 additional cursus bound for canon.
Instead of allowing schrykes to come back the post from Keema is basically "Kill all the Flora then the Schrykes die in 3 months" and sylvester doesn't even allow yuna to come online to help me because he intends to canon it before she has a chance
[–] the_subhorizon ago
To be fair, the Schrykes were pretty strong to start. To my knowledge, they are the only winged race. Making them an elite soldier race put them as the strongest creature/race in the game (with the Gibberling coming a close second with the no magic).
To be fair, though, you didn't deserve the onslaught of curses. Pun intended, the rest of the gods clipped the Schrykes wings.
Can you blame them though? If I said the Lethe were invisible and just took knowledge whereever whenever then they'd be nerfed the very same. Nothing is set in stone, if you do favors maybe gods will uplift their curse.
[–] Talen_Kurikson ago
He doesn't intend them to fight, but he allows them to. They can certainly be killed, and they can definitely fight eachother, they just aren't pulled by some artificial force. I don't intend Ouroboros to ever die, but it could certainly happen. You didn't intend for the Shrykes to get nuked, but they are. It's not about intentions, it's about the actuality. In this case, the actuality is that they can certainly be killed, and they can certainly fight eachother if they were to come against eachother, say, in a war between two factions. There's no rule that they can't fight. I'm sorry you think there is, but I wouldn't have agreed to anything if they could never fight, I just agreed that I wouldn't try to force them to fight, which I was intending.
I agree that the fortune of the Shrykes is garbage, but I also think you are misunderstanding the posts. Keema's post, in particular, only says the that one Shryke girl will die in 3 months, not all Shrykes. I think you should probably sleep on it, come back, reread everything you're referencing, and then make a decision, because you seem heated, and I apologize for contributing to that.