[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Lord Windos]

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"Hmm. It seems most of these is someway reference to Legendary Pokemon. Time and Space is probably mentioned Palkia and Dialga. Creation, is probably reference to Arceus. Emotion, Willpower and Knowledge, probably about Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf. Good and Evil though... kinda reminds me about Aotios and Mutios, the ying yang Pokemon. In Tsukinami and most of Tandor, Aotios and Mutios is said to be god likes Pokemon who represent the duality between light and dark, good and Evil."

"There is even legends it's say different from other Legendary, those two incarnate in human avatars. The leaders of Tsukinami, Lord Kaito and Lady Hinata, is said to be the incarnate forms of those Pokemon. I don't believe that last part, but they do have powers beyond most human. They can see the future, and they witness dark forces acting in Coronet. And I have no reason to doubt then in that department."

"But god incarnates? Hah. To be honest I don't know if I should trust or not. It would be easy to believe they don't exist, and there is no one controlling our destiny, and we actually alone in the universe. This give some me feeling of peace. But....if they do exist...well, they probably forsaken us and I have someone to blame." Kogeki look the letters with some sadness in his eyes, but he decided to hide that and go forward. No time to old memories.

"Huh.....you're probably right, now that I'm thinking about it.  *Nods to Kogeki* Nice job catching those references. Perhaps this floor of the Temple will give us the info we seek....or more questions that'll give me a headache."

Ran's visibly interested and intrigued with what the one armed ninja has to say about Aotios, Mutios, and the Lore impact/connections they have to his people, and gives them a pat on the lower thigh once they start brooding over their existence or lack thereof.

He also has his own bit of Insight to shed on the matter.

"Ah, I wouldn't let such thoughts of 'Destiny' or existential thought clog up ya mind and Poison your soul like a big ball of Black Sludge. Whether gods are real or not, or if the Legends that we know of and call gods actually are divine, I believe anyone's fate is in their own hands, to forge it into whatever they deem is 'right'. Others may try to control ya, deny your choice, lead ya down paths of their own design, or fool ya into believing you have no say in shaping your destiny however you want, but but don't let those twats screw with ya like that. What your life is, what meaning it has, and what you want out of it and how to get it.....those are all your decision."

Going forward means choosing to go through the Doors, yes?

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Ohhhh, art - thanks to the ninja's hindsight on these Icognito Words probably hinting to Legendary Pokemon, Kee immediately is reminded on Zephy, that smol and adorable bird-rodent-thingie. During his years with his uncle in Bealbeach he came across hundreds of wild stories where people tell about having met this curious creature and being striken with inspiration thanks to its presence, some more freakish than the others, some believable and some so obviously fake that it's humorous. There were several moments where teenage him has wished for a visit of that creature to end art block, because music is art and none can tell him otherwise.

That part of the leaders of Tsukinami Village being...incarnates of Aotius and Mutious is new to him, and he instantly does not believe that this is true. He doesn't speak up to tell that to Kogeki though because he prefers to concentrate on the path ahead.

The wind is blowing from the corridor on the group's right (picture's left).  Unown script decorates the walls (they don't appear to be actual pokemon). There's also a door at the end of the hallway.

Kee would vote for following that corridor as that appears to be the one the wind's coming from.
   

[Dragonstrike]

I need some clarification from Kogeki (@Spiritmon) and input from Karen (@Mikaruge108) about which way the group should head before I can reveal the next tile(s).  Or is the group going to split up to cover more ground?  (And if so, who's going in which directions?)

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

(Splitting up in this scenario is actually an idea as it'll indeed enable us to cover more ground and find the stairs/stage faster - I'd actually be up for that, yes, but I want Kee to stick with Randolph as those two were the ones that did not scout ahead in the first place Actually, anyone is fine, I just don't want him to be alone. So, instead of everyone going off on their own, we would form pairs of two and investigate both directions?)

[Mikaruge108]

What phantom said sounds good to me, make two pairs of two and investigate that way.
Karen would head whichever of the ways the cold wind seemed stronger.

[Dragonstrike]

The group (as a whole) follows the corridor the wind is blowing through.

   

The stone floor slopes upwards, evening out at the top and creating a platform of sorts. A lower level can be seen to the left of the platform, making the whole room look almost like a stage of sorts.  Branching off from the platform are two more paths.

- One of them leads to another door at the back of the room, on the same level as the raised platform.

- Another corridor on the group's left.  An orange glow can be seen from that direction, and the howling wind and hail seems to be coming from there as well.

Before the group can investigate either, though, they have to duck back into the corridor the just came from, as they hear something or someone approaching (rather loudly, for it can be heard despite the wind)! Fortunately, the howling wind works in the group's favor, as it helps them stay hidden by muffling any noise they might make.

The newcomers, however, are VERY loud.  A group of larger than usual Snover have just wandered into the room from the corridor with the orange glow, their leaves rustling loudly all the while.  They stop in the middle of the room and turn to face each other.  It almost looks like they might be discussing something.

The group hasn't been noticed yet, but they need to get past these Snover somehow if they wish to investigate the room or its branching paths further.

[Spiritmon]

"You might be right, Randolph. I have my own problems with divine beings but it is my own story. Let's focus for now in our mission."

When the group decides to split up, Kogeki said his concerns. "Are you sure you want to go alone Randolph? This might be dangerous."

With Rans answer, Kogeki then follow Kee and Karen.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

(Like this?)
   

Huuuuh, if this platform there is not a stage, at best even the stage they've been asked to find via these Icogniton, that pretty dirty-blonde is not Kee's original hair color (it is though).

He tells the others about that thought of his, and is obviously highly interested in following the path that strange orange light's coming from: "That glow and that nasty icy wind must be connected in some sort. It's too suspicious and strange for it to NOT be, ya know." After a short break, he adds a quiet "Unless that Temple is messing with us just to see how we react. (ಠ_ಠ)" That glow must be doing something with or to them, usually Snover aren't that freakin' loud, are they?" His headaches immediately bring a positive answer to that, triggered in a nasty way by them. Ugh, he doesn't mind noise, but today is just one of these days where the border of 'That's too loud' is set much lower than usual.

'A group of Snower' is a wide term, how many are there exactly? The colorful musician would (gently) nudge Karen/@Mikaruge108 and nod towards them with a question look. "Draven told me that you were able to understand the faintest hints of his, so I take you're quite decent at understanding a Pokemon's way and behaviour, are ya? A nice talent. ....What impression are these large 'n vivid pine trees giving to you, do they appear hostile to you? 'Cuz, it'd be cool if we could get past them without battlin' and faintin' them to save our energy. If they come from the direction of that orange glow and icy wind, they also must know more about it."

[Lord Windos]

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The group (as a whole) follows the corridor the wind is blowing through.



The stone floor slopes upwards, evening out at the top and creating a platform of sorts.  A lower level can be seen to the left of the platform, making the whole room look almost like a stage of sorts.  Branching off from the platform are two more paths.

- One of them leads to another door at the back of the room, on the same level as the raised platform.

- Another corridor on the group's left.  An orange glow can be seen from that direction, and the howling wind and hail seems to be coming from there as well.

Before the group can investigate either, though, they have to duck back into the corridor the just came from, as they hear something or someone approaching (rather loudly, for it can be heard despite the wind)! Fortunately, the howling wind works in the group's favor, as it helps them stay hidden by muffling any noise they might make.

The newcomers, however, are VERY loud.  A group of larger than usual Snover have just wandered into the room from the corridor with the orange glow, their leaves rustling loudly all the while.  They stop in the middle of the room and turn to face each other.  It almost looks like they might be discussing something.

The group hasn't been noticed yet, but they need to get past these Snover somehow if they wish to investigate the room or its branching paths further.
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Seeing that many little living christmas trees enter and converge on 'the Stage' nearly caused Ran to loudly (and I do mean LOUDLY) let out a swear, before Catherine slapped her hand across his mouth to muffle/stop it (As with her high Insight, she could anticipate his reaction!). This earned her an increadulous glare from teh wee man at first before he realized why she gagged him, which earned her a begrudging nod of thanks.

He spent a couple of minutes staring at the Snover gathering, brainstorming various ideas to bypass or deal with the winter menaces, before he turned back to the group and voiced what he thought was the best solution.

"Alright, we need to get past these alpine pests if we want to get any further, unless ya all want to double back and take the other path and see if it'll lead us past them. Could try to sneak past them, but they're many of those frosty buggers keeping an eye on things and we ain't ninjas like Kogeki that call pull off being invisible in plain sight, so I think that idea's bunk."

*Shakes Head*

"No, I believe in simpler method for dealing with those Snover: beat them all until they're black and blue instead of green and white. They're a lot of them to take of, but we got plenty of Pokemon ourselves to even the odds, and I got a plan that'll make putting them all on Ice easy as hammering nail. Here's how it goes...."

- First, switching in our most optimal Pokemon for Fighting a large swarm of Snover, and then silently buffing all our Pokemon! Ran's Team will consist of Catherine, Brigid, Diam, Stymph, Belladona, and Puck. He'd recommend the others use Pokemon with either Spread Moves or extremely powerful Single Target SE Moves, or Pokemon with Support Moves that can help buff other Pokemon, too.
- Second, buffing! If it's possible, he'd want Brigid to quickly buff everyone's select Pokemon with After You and Shell Smash (Via Snatch Baton Pass from Puck), or just After Yous and Tailwind from Stymph if SS Passing is not feasible here.
- Third and finally, the assault! He'd recommend the group just rush out and try to blitzkrieg the Snover masses, using the DEX/After You Advantages from Brigid/Stymph and unleashing their strongest crowd clearing Moves. He'd lead with Brigid and Catherine, and have the former uses Heat Wave/Rock Slide/Ember and the later uses Powder Snow as their first attacks against them, for example.

"....Well, what do you think? Good plan, or a piss poor one? Or ya have any other ideas?"

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

"No, I believe in simpler method for dealing with those Snover: beat them all until they're black and blue instead of green and white. They're a lot of them to take of, but we got plenty of Pokemon ourselves to even the odds, and I got a plan that'll make putting them all on Ice easy as hammering nail. (...) "....Well, what do you think? Good plan, or a piss poor one? Or ya have any other ideas?""

That earns Ran a poisonous glare from the colorful musician, and an answer spit out so neutrally that it's painful and ringing back in one's ears for a while longer. "NO. Ran, just battlin' and faintin' every 'Mon ya come across is NOT THE WAY TO GO, these Snover in particular might KNOW stuff, stuff I WANT TO KNOW TOO. If they're beaten 'n burnt to a freakin' crisp, they CAN'T answer us and by no way they'll want to either, at worst we'll start a damn commotion in that icy hellhole, Zephy knows what the freakin' heck is waiting behind those doors."

He has to take a deep breath after these tempered words. "Let's just...... only attack if we need to d'fend ourselves from 'em, OKAY ?" Kee's looking like he won't accept a 'no' as an answer.

Something Kee is also up to do is send Octavia to meet them and inquire them about stuff additionally to Karen's empathic guess, as Sylveon are known to read feelings simply by making contact with their ribbons. She's a brave faeeveelution that'd do that simply because Kee's asking for that.