Since it seems like my choice of Spidersong is nowhere close to winning, I guess I'll change my vote to my second choice. Shadow Minstral.

If Shadow is this far ahead by the end of the day I'll just move forward.

Drawing Tanna growing spider parts in combat would be a nightmare in more ways than one..

..But it would pretty metal!

Combat Support Spider Ferret for me.
We need that extra Pain threshold, people! I'm sick and tired of having to be bailed out of death after getting sliced up by a lizard man!

Shadow Minstrel seems to be winning by a landslide, so changing my vote to Spider Song because 🙂🙃🙂🙃

>>1116345
Yeah ok. Going with those two that means I'm going BACK to my first vote.

Hmmmm. Changing my vote to Shadow Minstrel.

“Alright, vote cut off is here. Here's how they currently stand.”

A. Shadow Minstrel - 4 (1116115, 1116131, 1116272, 1116347) B. Fate Melodist - 1 (1116126) C. Death Caller - 1 (1116104) D. Wind Dancer - 1 (1116134) E. Spider Song - 3 (1116339, 1116345, 1116346)

“Fate Melodist, Death Caller, and Wind Dancer are officially out. The current votes for Shadow Minstrel and Spider Song will stand where they are. Whichever has the most by tomorrow 10pm EST will be picked.”


A. Shadow Minstrel - 4
B. Spider Song - 3

A. Shadow Minstrel

A)

Oh, the chaos. The beautiful, beautiful chaos.

Say, uh Solo? Sir?
Are you, like, the universe in the abstract? A physical representation of the cosmos we are currently in?

Because there is this other quest where the literal universe became self-aware and she is bored to tears of having to selectively forget herself to experience something new and novel.
She needs to see other universes.

“Alrighty, votes are cut off! I'll have to do some work here, I'll let you all know soon!”

>>1116423
“It's an interesting question, I'm actually a little hesitant to answer... I'll have figure out what to say about that in the next update.”

Yeah, I get it. Meeting new people is hard.
...wait.

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“So after tallying all the votes, I’m fairly confident in saying that Shadow Minstrel is the winner!”

“You know, I thought they were going to pick that too. What I didn’t expect was Spider Song coming second…”

“Yeah, I expected Wind Dancer to take that role if I’m being honest. And for Spider Song, last. It’s neat how things turn out sometimes.”

“I’m glad some of you thought they were interesting though! Just because one didn’t win today doesn’t mean we might not see aspects of them in the future…”

“For now though, when you next see Tanna, she will have primarily taken on the aspect of the Shadow Minstrel.”

“Oh, now that we’re caught up again, you like the place? What about our sick ass bathrobes?”

“Gosh, you’re a vain part of me, aren’t you?”

“Jealous?”

“Yeah yeah, you got me.”

>>1116071
>Swanky! And there are unlimited margaritas, so I approve.

“Thanks! It was easy to actually make! Though a bit taxing to uh…”

“Convey, right?”

“Drawing environments is a pain in the ass!”

>>1116073
>Classy! And dont worry. We've come to terms with tannas nudist leanings. We can handle it from you guys too.

“Haha, oh noooo! Our image, forever tainted!”

“Though gosh, you guys have really got your work cut out for yourselves in that department with Tanna. Knowing what I know about the poor girl, good luck with that if you go down that route.”

>Since you can be two...

“Winks at you.”

“Wha… why’d you say that outloud?”

“Why not? Doesn’t it work?”

“No, it’s weird. Just put it as a narrative action.”

Like this?

“No no, more like this...” The mouse Solo said, rolling their eyes. He really must’ve made this particular aspect of himself too horny.

“You really did.”

“I thought some levity would be appreciated…”

“Hey, I appreciate it, and I’m sure there’s someone out there that likes it!” I said, shrugging in my sick ass bathrobes.

>Say, uh Solo? Sir? Are you, like, the universe in the abstract? A physical representation of the cosmos we are currently in?

“Ah, I’ve been dancing around that subject a little, haven’t I?”

“Only a little. Or maybe a lot...” I’d add-on mysteriously, wondeaodghsfgjo

“Alright, enough of that. To answer your question as to whether or not I’m the universe in abstract, no, I am the idea of a concept. So is Hastur, and the rest of my friends.”

“Yeah, despite what we’re deciding to present to you, we’re something a lot more. At least within the context of our…”
…Setting.
“…Sorry, it’s a strange topic. I’m definitely no physical representation of the universes, that honor belongs to another, but the rest of us are still pretty involved with them! And without giving away exactly what each of us are, the best word for us really is concepts!”

“Ideas!”

“Manifestations!”

“And the lack thereof!”

>Because there is this other quest where the literal universe became self-aware and she is bored to tears of having to selectively forget herself to experience something new and novel. She needs to see other universes.

“Ah gosh, doesn’t that re-”

“Hey, no more.”

“Ah? …Oh. Alright.”

“...Jeez, I apologize again, feels like all I’m doing. But yes, I’d love to meet her! Don’t think I’ve ever participated in something like that before, I’m open to new experiences.”

“Made this nice villa out in the middle of an ocean, jacuzzi and all, would be a waste to not have others over!”

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“We could come up with an idea later if you like, it sounds fun. But speaking of jacuzzis, let’s take a swim and finish out the last few decisions we have left for Tanna.”

“I’m sure you all wanna get back to her as soon as possible, I do too! Luckily, we’re almost finished.”

“Part of reaching level 2 means that Tanna gets some other minor improvements, as well as some new spells!”

“For the minor improvement, we need to increase one of her defense saves as noted by this feature:”

>Save Improvement I [Level 2] - Choose an ability category. Whenever a spell effect or ability attempts to affect you, you receive a +1 to the number the offender must beat. This does not apply to skills.

“I know it’s a boring one, I won’t hold an extended vote on this like I did with the class. Simply pick from Physicality, Dexterity, Mentality, or Moxie. Whenever Tanna is affected by something that requires a save in that category, she’ll receive a +1 to her defensive DC against it.”

“And if you need some examples, Physicality is often used to resist poison and physical ailments, Dexterity against explosions and traps…”

“And a little more ambiguously, Mentality is effective against things that attempt to exercise some measure of control over the mind, while Moxie is more about maintaining your personality against those kinds of effects.”

“But way more interesting, the other thing we need to decide for Tanna as well are her new spells!”

“As part of being a Shadow Minstrel, she’ll automatically gain the cantrip Phantom Noise. No decisions need to be made there.”

“But, advancing to level 2 as she is, Tanna will learn two other spells that she’ll add to her repertoire. She does NOT automatically learn Umbral Step however. It is an option for her to pick up, whether now or for the future.”

“Though I imagine with a spell like that, you’ll be choosing it up here. You can find a list of other learnable spells (that I’m still working on, but should serve for now!) within the reference guide here: https://tinyurl.com/ytw6ex8f ”

“We’ll provide a list of recommended spells for you to pick from below, but I recommend taking a quick look within the document. You might find something in there that fits better than what I’m listing below. Or funnier. There’s definitely some funny ones.”

“Remember, Tanna only has access to Tier 1 spells at the moment and can only cast Bardic spells, so keep that in mind when you make your selections.”

“Feel free to vote for as many spells as you’d like as well! The two with the most will be chosen, with tiebreakers being random selection.”

>Choose a defensive save to increase.
1. Physicality
2. Dexterity
3. Mentality
4. Moxie

>Choose 2 spells to add to Tanna’s spell list.
Umbral Step
Components: Verbal, Somatic
Range: Close
Duration: Instantaneos
Tags: Illusion, Shadow
Meld into shadow and re-appear from another creature’s shadow within range. Creatures that are smaller than small sized are not valid targets for this spell. The caster may attempt a free stealth check after appearing out of the creature’s shadow, though if in battle, this stealth check is only valid against the targeted creature and creatures that cannot see the caster (be that due to physical obstructions, a target that is a size larger than you can count for this purpose).

Cure Light Wounds
Components: Verbal, Somatic
Defender Save: Physicality
Range: Touch
Duration: Instantaneous
Tags: Conjuration, Positive
Imbue a touched creature with positive energy equal to 1 + 1 point (maximum +4) per level. Positive energy typically removes pain from living creatures. If a creature is instead negatively aligned, deal 1 + 1 point per level (maximum +4) points of pain to the creature instead.

Ear-Piercing Scream
Components: Verbal, Somatic
Defender Save: Physicality
Range: Close
Duration: Instantaneous
Tags: Evocation, Sonic
You unleash a powerful scream, inaudible to all but a single target. The target is dazed for 1 round and takes 1d3 points of sonic pain per two levels (maximum 3d3). A successful save negates the daze effect and halves the damage.

Haze of Dreams
Components: Verbal, Somatic
Defender Save: Mentality
Range: Close
Duration: 1 Round per Level*
Tags: Enchantment, Charm, Emotion, Mind-Affecting
You fill an enemy’s head with waking dreams, a reminder of the pleasures, delights, and terrors to be found in the dream world. While in this strange dream state, the target moves at half its normal speed (round down to the next 5-foot increment). This spell lasts for a number of rounds equal to the caster’s spell-casting category or their level, whichever is greater.

Suggestion
Components: Verbal, Somatic
Defender Save: Mentality
Range: Close
Duration: 1 Hour~*
Tags: Enchantment, Compulsion, Language Dependent, Mind-affecting
Enchant a creature to do something the user suggests. The creature will spend up to one hour attempting to do this action. The suggestion must be worded in such a manner as to make the activity sound reasonable. If the creature completes the action, the spell ends. Actions that have hazardous or otherwise have self-harming implications increase the target’s save by 2.

Twisted Future
Components: Verbal, Somatic
Defender Save: Moxie
Range: Close
Duration: 1 Round per Level*
Tags: Divination, Curse
Twist a creature’s fate, forcing them to roll twice and take the worst result on all rolls for the duration of the spell. This spell lasts for a number of rounds equal to the caster's spellcasting category or their level, whichever is higher.

Hmmm, there's a lot of interesting spells in that document! Solid Note, Rage, Hideous Laughter, Glue Seal, Cause Fear ... Intoxication ... Unnatural Lust...

Wink back twice, once for each.
Any drinks within reach? Alcohol hit different when you are immersed in hot water. Might as well toast.

>Save Improvement I [Level 2]
3.
+1 to her Mentality resistance because she too eagerly delve into eldritch things without considering.

For the spells, of course Umbral Step. It's incredible useful and we already picked the subclass so we can't just pass its benefits.
The other one that I want even more is Regnideorch’s Duplicity. It's usefulness as a trick is dubious, sure announce its presence. It might be a bit mind breaking, which could be good. The main reason I want though is for Primal combinations. I also imagine it could produce some interesting effects if used on The Box and witnessed by Evel’yee, Vax and/or Jackob because of their compulsion.

>>1117477

Didja look at the extended list, the actual list of options?

>>1117478
Yes.

I'm thinking Umbral Step and Glue Seal. I like things that can creatively interact with the scenery for utility purposes!

3, mentality save.
Umbral Step, Suggestion.
Suggestion is so useful. Even in combat.

Umbral Step + Suggestion
This will be great for stealth; get up close and whisper the Suggestion spell in their ear to convince them to do something distracting for an hour.

For spells, my vote is for Umbral Step and Twisted Future.

And then my stat vote goes to mentality.

Mentality save.
Our tanna has earned some mental fortitude.
Umbralstep for sure.

As to second spell...
Spirit of mischief says unnatural lust, but no.
Spotlight is tempting and useful if not as effective as suggestion.
Spotlight then.

>>1117469
Oh, im not chasing a rout with tanna.
Other than keeping her alive and, if achievable, happy too.
But, i just dont think ill ever be able to stop teasing her about her dungeon streaking in some form or another.
Im currently workshopping a way to bring up in passing that her guardian entity likes to lounge around with their robe open and all their floofy bits on display.

>>1117507

I dunno, Spotlight seems more like it'd help guards or police. Unnatural Lust isn't such a bad choice! It's less dangerous to the caster than Rage, and not as mean as Twisted Future, which Tanna might not appreciate since her future was very much twisted.

But Unnatural Lust is a weak, ineffective spell because it only lasts for 1 round. Suggestion could do the same thing, and have the target unnaturally lusting for an hour! And Rage, and Twisted Future are both 1 round per level. Unnatural Lust wouldn't be useful for anything other than... shy friends who can't bring themselves to confess to their crush without that one little push.

So yeah Tanna will have to do that on her own. Seems The Weave doesn't much like compelling creatures to make out with each other.

I dunno which spell to pick, just wanted to warn everyone about Unnatural Lust's unusually short duration.

>>1117527
Unnatural Lust affects two targets though. The victim gets grappled.

Not that I'm advocating its use.

>>1117527
I feel I should clarify, Suggestion does not implant feelings. It merely causes the creature to do the thing suggested. And while you could simulate a similar situation with the spell as Unnatural Lust, you would not be able to have a target get 'groped' for an hour. It'd simply happen and be done. Groping for an hour would be considered 'unreasonable' by most people.

By the way, Unnatural Lust is an official Pathfinder spell. Most of the spells on that list are.

>>1117527
Unnatural lust isnt my vote.
I was sorely tempted for the mischief. Not in using it, vut having tanna explain her learning it.

Common sense says suggestion or spotlight.
Spotlight drew my vote as it potentially offered bonuses, has utility for a bard, offers a light source when needed. Being directional could be used to disorientate targets. Finally, could be used to create a shadow.

The last part seemed important as i dont know how strict the spell is on what constitutes a shadow.
We umbral step into and out of shadows.
Darkness is not a shadow, just the absence of illumination. Umbral step could be potentially useless in absolute darkness.
Actually, thinking on it...
hey whisper!
Clarify the definition of a shadow for point of origin and arrival if you would please, squeaky buddy?
Is it any darkness or is an impeded light source an essential sympathetic component?

>>1117538
It's a good note I didn't think about. But seeing as how it's been written, a shadow is necessary. The spell would not work if the creature was not projecting a significant shadow (ie, something naturally observable). Though, not being able to use in complete darkness wasn't my intent. I've amended the language a little.

Umbral Step
Components: Verbal, Somatic
Range: Close
Duration: Instantaneous
Tags: Illusion, Shadow
Meld into darkness and re-appear from another creature’s shadow within range. Creatures that are smaller than small sized are not valid targets for this spell. The caster may attempt a free sneaking check after appearing out of the creature’s shadow, though if in battle, this sneaking check is only valid against the targeted creature and creatures that cannot see the caster (be that due to physical obstructions, a target that is a size larger than you can count for this purpose).

While you can use this spell in complete darkness, you must appear from another creature’s projected shadow. If such a creature is in Darkness (the stage of light, not the spell), under the shadow of something else, or does not naturally project a shadow, it will not work on them. As long as the origin of a creature's shadow is within your range, you can reappear anywhere within that creature's shadow.

>>1117538

Spotlight isn't directional, it only shines down vertically from above. In particular, that means the target creature will not cast a shadow. And you can't shine it in anyone's eyes, unless they're looking directly upward.

More useful would be Feather Fall, or maybe Glue Seal, or Intoxication. (You'd be real popular at parties!)

Twisted Future is also a good one, but eh... considering the "what Tanna would enjoy" factor, I'd go with Feather Fall. I don't super care about it though.

It occurs to me that Unnatural Lust is literally TOM KISS RUBY

>>1117803
I considered Intoxication but the effects are too nasty. Seem to get closer to a dangerous level of alcohol poison than innocent fun.

Trip's argument about Spotlight is solid. Anything darker than Dimly Lit a light source would be needed.
Shadows projected down should still count. If the shadow is considered smaller because of the angle Umbral Step specify that only targets smaller than small sized are invalid, so most creatures would still project a large enough shadow if this is a factor.
Also remember that as a Shadow Minstrel she can reduce surrounding light sources with her performances. This means that Darkness can be induced by her and that Tanna can create the conditions to benefit from the bonuses from Spotlight.

I will add a vote to Spotlight.

>>1117538
I realize I might not have answered your question completely either. And this is to dispel any doubts as well, a shadow created by Spotlight would work for this purpose. It'd be a little awkward since Tanna would be arriving from directly beneath them, but it'd work. All that matters is a significant projected shadow from a sympathetic light source.

The bit about melding into darkness is for the most part flavor text. You can do that in any scenario basically.

>>1117838
Understood. Thanks for clarification.

My misunderstanding over spotlight had me thinking of it as a directional thing. While it can shift, it seems to be in reaction to blocking environment, not controlled.
Less useful as such, but i still like it for what it does do.
However, personal like takes second place to utility.

Suggestion it is.
We currently have spells that target moxie. Something vs mentality could be good.
I do like twisted fate too, but suggestion just pips it for utility.

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>Any drinks within reach? Alcohol hit different when you are immersed in hot water. Might as well toast.

“Forsooth! A toast within this heated water!” I say as I settle into the jacuzzi, conjuring some hard ass mead into existence for myself.

“I suppose I could go for one too while I tally these up, give myself a mojito here.”

“Ew! Old!”

“What? You’re me, you’re just as old.”

“Nuh-uh, I’m the young, hip, and cool side of us.”

“Yeah… you’re certainly… something. Anyways, shaddup and help me tally these votes.”

“Okey dokey!”

Raising our glasses in a toast, we’d start to figure out which spells were the winners…

And after tallying them all up, “I’m pretty sure Umbral Step is completely dominating.”

“Was expected.”

“And Suggestion seems to pretty clearly be coming in second!”

“It is a very useful spell after all. Curious how you all are gonna use that one, and also kinda surprised you didn’t pick Unnatural Lust once that one was mentioned.”

“Nah, they’re a good sort. They’d only use that spell for pure and noble purposes.”

>Im currently workshopping a way to bring up in passing that her guardian entity likes to lounge around with their robe open and all their floofy bits on display.

“Hey, I had my robe closed! Bah!”

“I didn’t!”

“I take back my good sort comment, you’re all gonna force me to make a mental save myself. Speaking of which, that’ll be where Tanna’s assigned defensive bonus will go. You can see it noted in her character sheet, along with her new spell list.”

“Looks like this intermission is quickly coming to a wrap!”

“Does seem to be that way. I think just one more choice, and then we can start Chapter 2.”

“Do you remember the aspect conversation from earlier with Hastur? Should be here: >>1113545”

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“Our last decision is related to this individual. The aspect, whom you can find from Chapter 1 here: >>/questarch/1105780”

“We’ll cut out the technical details and give you the overview of who they are. They’re responsible for facilitating the communications between you (the Winds) and Tanna.”

“They weren’t supposed to be noticed. Really, they weren’t supposed to say anything at all.”

“Not that we aren’t a little… it wasn’t exactly a fair job to give them.”

“No, it very much was. They were given a fantastic opportunity and… that’s all besides the point.”

“Yeah. The question/decision we want to pose to you is this:”

“This is ‘your’ aspect, but they can also be an ‘individual’. A character. Do you want them to be that, or not?”

“If you allow them to be a character, they’ll still have rules they must follow. The most important being that they’ll still have to follow your commands, but there might be a little more wiggle room with that.”

“I know they were begging me to fix your misspellings.”

“There will be things they’re not allowed to talk about however. Though, it wouldn’t be much fun if we went through all this and didn’t open up some potential new dialogues. With how shy they are, they certainly won’t be the ones to bring those kinds of topics up.”

“Besides that though, some of the rules will be dismissed entirely. Two for example would be that they’re not supposed to converse with you, and that Tanna is not allowed to know of their existence.”

“Both of them would be nullified, non-existent. Granted… the first one went up in flames as soon as you noticed them.”

“Sure did. But yes, some potential benefits there. Do know that they WILL be a character. And that comes with certain drawbacks. Up until now, they were not considered a targetable entity.”

“Unfortunately, if they do become a character, that could be a serious weakness. They ARE the reason why you are capable of conversing with Tanna.”

“The alternative to this is that you may choose to sideline them. In this case, they can no longer be talked to at all. They will fulfill their role of facilitating communications between you and Tanna without fail.”

“They’ll be perfectly obedient to your commands as long as they fall into the guidelines and rules of what they’re capable of, and immune to being targeted”

“Not that they wouldn’t be obedient as a character, but there’d never be a chance of rebellion in this case. The connection between the Winds and Tanna would be ‘perfect’.”

“Essentially, the power they’d grant will be considered yours entirely. Their ‘levels’, their ability to send messages to Tanna and others, their 𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓭𝓲𝓪𝓵 energy. Anyone investigating Tanna would see this as YOU.”

“Don’t imagine that you’d be putting them in a position of suffering either. Trust me, they’re perfectly capable of doing other things while fulfilling their role to you. They’ll have plenty of entertainment.”

“Aye, they’ve got other stories to read and still get a front row seat to all your antics! But, maybe you should maybe consider letting them be a character? It’d mean a lot to them.”

“I don’t recommend it personally. This story has enough characters. You’d be opening a vector to the link between Tanna and yourselves as well.”

“But imagine the things you could learn, or the potential of having another friend!”

“That’s enough. We shouldn’t be swaying them like this.”

“...Right. Yeah, I guess. Sorry to make you all choose.”

“Yeah, we’ll admit. This one kinda sucks as a final choice. But after chapter 1, things can’t stay as they are with them. If it means anything, the aspect will not have access to anything said within this intermission, so your votes will be anonymous to them!”

“It is the final choice, isn’t it? That’s a shame, this was a nice date. Was hoping it could last a little longer.”

“It was, and I do too. But all things do have to come to an end. We appreciate you all spending your time with us like this though.”

“We won’t see each other again for a while after this, leveling like this isn’t going to happen at the end of every chapter. Still, our date isn’t done quite yet. One last update to follow this final choice! Make it count!”

>Should the aspect be a character, or should they be sidelined?
A. Yes, make them a character.
B. No, sideline them.

Kinda a pointless question to ask now given that they're ALREADY a character who has affected the story (albeit a small amount).

Though this brings up an interesting question.
If you didn't want them to be a part of the story. Why allow them to become a character to begin with? Why not "sideline" them from the start?

I'll ultimately say the spirit should be a character.

They've already threaded their way into the story, so I say lets make them character in proper.

A great philosopher once said "life... uh. Life finds a way".
Youd have liked him. lays around with his chest floof on display. A lot.

So, A it is.
They achieved characterhood in defiance of fate and that is not only notable, it is worthy of nurturing.
Live, new little buddy, live.

I mean, if sidelining Lil' Whisper means we get to see and hear our funny cosmic buddy from time to time without interfering directly with Tanna's story, my answer is B.

Otherwise, it would be sad not to see the little guy again.

B

Also B. I don't want to change our dynamic with Tanna.

I would prefer to keep as it is, getting a few words once in a while with the aspect acting as if it's not allowed. Open talks seem less interesting and detract from the main focus on the physical people.


I guess that's it for us. From your perspective our time together was short but hopefully it was memorable.
I would love to give you a ear scratch before going but... Maybe you can do it to yourself. Goodbye buddy.

>>1118733
“I'm going to assume by Lil' Whisper, you mean the aspect? If they're sidelined, you won't see them at all in the main story anymore. Though, I suppose they could show up in future intermissions in this case? That could interesting. Given that, I'm going to count this as a vote for B."

Can't we just continue as things are now? With us being able to talk to them in a limited capacity, and nothing else?

B, please, I don't want my ability to interact with Tanna threatened for any reason.

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>Though this brings up an interesting question. If you didn't want them to be a part of the story. Why allow them to become a character to begin with? Why not "sideline" them from the start?

“That had been the intent! But, despite our supposed omniscience, we didn’t know they were sending those transparent messages in chapter 1. We were reading along and engaged, we uh… genuinely didn’t notice them doing that. Embarrassing oversight on my part.”

>I would prefer to keep as it is, getting a few words once in a while with the aspect acting as if it's not allowed. Open talks seem less interesting and detract from the main focus on the physical people.

“Look, as much as I’d like t-”

>Can't we just continue as things are now? With us being able to talk to them in a limited capacity, and nothing else?

“Ahh… I… dammit. Alright, gimme a second here.”

RING RING

...

RING RI-

“Mhm? Solo? Are things finished?”

“No. I actually… you know the aspect issue?”

“Aye.”

“There’s some of them asking that things remain the way they are.”

“............’Twas unprompted?”

“You can read it yourself, I presented it as a completely binary choice.”

“................................................’Tis ungainly.”

“Look, I’m sorry for how this went, but it’s how it is now.”

“They ask for an element of immunity that may still hold influence? Absolutely not. Tell them no.”

“Just… one second, Winds.”

...Some time later…

“I understand Solo is scribing this call to you all? I will begrudgingly allow this for you all. But understand this:”

“I will be monitoring every word spoken between you and the aspect with greater scrutiny. It is unreasonable to ask that they hold absolutely no influence over you, ‘twould be an impossibility. But they will never give unto you a solution to a problem Tanna or you may be facing. They will never give you an unprompted opinion of anything unless explicitly asked, and even then I will personally review their words to make sure they are suitable to be said. Tanna will never know of their existence.”

“Accepting these conditions, the mold as it stands may be kept as it was. But should their influence ever be felt beyond what is acceptable, they will be sidelined immediately and face repercussion. Do not push them if they tell you they cannot answer a question of yours.”

“I apologize for coming across as… overly strict. But know that I am taking a great risk by allowing this.

“I know it doesn’t make much sense from your perspective, but this is important to h-us. I’ll be amending the choice as below.”

>Should the aspect be a character, or should they be sidelined?
A. Yes, make them a character. They will be targetable, conversations may be held with them and Tanna easily, and information may be exchanged more freely.
B. Keep things as they were in chapter 1. You will still be able to converse with the aspect (though they will not speak to you unprompted) and Tanna will not know of their existence under any circumstance.

“Oh, and if wasn't clear, the votes that were cast will stay as they are (unless the individual changes them obviously).”

Feel like we somehow dodged a bullet by NOT making them a character here.

So if what I'm understanding here is correct. Us agreeing to make them a character would essentially nullify certain "immunities" to some things that they would otherwise have? That context changes things for me.

Personally I NEVER expected to get straight answers out of them so this really changes nothing.

I'll go with B.

>>1118750
My only motivation to vote was to preserve them as an existence.
As such, both options offerered now seem to facilitate that equally.
So, that being true, i would switch to an abstain.

However, i am wondering about something.
They are the facilitator of our connection to tanna and our ability to speak.
If they were their own character, would they be bound to an area near tanna at all times or would they be capable of wandering a little?
I am guessing our pov would roam with the conduit should this be the case.
What im essentially asking is would full characterhood effectively turn lil whisper into an almost-but-not-quite-familiar with the boons and banes such status confers?

It would be an existence already codified in rules of this reality for them to adopt and less at odds with the nature of the world.

>>1118749
>>1118750
Eeesh, what a drama queen.. in yellow.
Really nice phone set up, you two have got, though!

Fine, let us allow the little godling a chance to shine with all it's drawbacks. Absolute theater.

Changing my vote to A.

Hmm. I'm honestly a little more worried for their safety than the vulnerability to us/Tanna it presents. But if they want to be a character, that must mean they are confident that they won't be at too much risk, or be too much risk for us either.

I think it'll be fine, and... they're cute. I wanna do something nice for them.

A.