r/wizardposting • u/Swordandicecreamcone Azrek nakalnus, lord of xalcotl • 10d ago

A meeting at the fortress of unity Lorepost (open interaction)

Azrek has invited you to the fortress of unity- that was the letter. this was for a diplomatic exchange, as well as just the general crisis.

Upon arriving at xalcotl, you notice it is still in ashes, but people are coming back to it. it has nowhere near the population it had before, but it is slowly rebuilding. there is a small path leading to the fortress- you could've sworn it wasn't there before. but the jungles of xalcotl are a strange place. things are only found if they want to be found, or if you have strong enough of a will to pierce through the spiritual shrouds.

You follow the path to the fortress. you reach a lake, with an island in the center where the fortress sits. despite the water being very deep, you can walk on it like it were a solid surface. Upon actually reaching the fortress, you sit down in a sunlit room, the structure being designed perfectly so that the full room is lit. Azrek sits on the end of a massive table, shaped like a diamond. you take your seat next to the other guests. azrek speaks-

AZREK- "My friends, and maybe my enemies, I have invited you here today for a purpose. we are to discuss the calamity that has befallen starstrike city and xalcotl as a whole. a calamity that has left thousands of innocents dead. this is the deed of two people- Obsidian-Reveals-Flame, and Nova-Burns-Brightly. they are the ones that razed starstrike to the ground and slaughtered it's residents."

AZREK- "Before we do that, we need to talk about what this conflict is about. it's not about EON, or the cabal, or the council, or any other faction. this isn't about faith, or territory, or wealth. we need to put all those aside. this is about having the people of the realms live another day- to save our siblings, parents, friends, and children. put all the old grudges aside. they do not matter at this moment."

AZREK- "Now for the real talk. Obsidian and Nova are... uh... um... uh..."

Azrek seems to be panicking a bit. he looks very, very stressed.

AZREK- "They come from... from... uh..."

he starts to kind of cry. he runs into his room. another astromancer, Comet-Soars-Eternal, takes his place

COMET- "Pleasure to meet you all. I'm Comet-soars-eternal, and a fellow astromancer of xalcotl. Genesis-through-focus, or azrek for the uninitiated, clearly is uncomfortable about this subject, so I'll explain it. Obsidian and Nova were originally dissasociative personalities that he built up to distance himself from violence and other atrocities, but due to mental and spiritual instability, they escaped. Nova-burns-brightly is the muscular one with the red markings. he carries an axe, feels no pain or pity, and is hyper-violent. his abilities include sun magic, pyromancy, and enhanced physical capabilities. his deadliest power is to essentially activate his opponents rage and baser instincts if he hits them with his flame chains, making them fight without caution. his axe turns anyone slain by it into ash, which he can consume to increase his powers. Obsidian-Reveals-Flame is the slender one with purple markings. he's a manipulative sadist who will exploit any crack in your psyche or past trauma. he uses darkstar astromancy, shadow magic, and illusion. his cursed obsidian dagger, should one be pierced by it, allows him to create a clone of whoever was stabbed, but this clone is effectively all the worst traits about a person dialed up to 11. clones look like the original, but should they be wounded or found out, various features reveal themselves- such as patches of black scales, reptilian eyes, purple markings, or stuff like that. the clones are independent, but are loyal to him."

COMET- "Well, I can hear Genesis crying from here. You should probably check in on him."

Should you decide to check in on him, you see azrek lying on his bed, crying his eyes out, and squeezing a particularly large stuffed animal of a raptor.

AZREK- "I-It's all my damn fault! I couldn't keep myself to-together! and now people are dying! I'm a fucking fa-failure..."

Do you decide to help him or stay at the table?

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