Then the Watcher awakens in the heart of Kalmana Retreat, a flourishing settlement of survivors in the nightmare world of Kingdom Death.
Cardani, Stapuranocan, Ouglu and Danalne, the savior of Dormenatus, are chosen to become the paragons of Kalmana Retreat in this pivotal fight.
Danalne checked the top four card of hit location, and oh boy. Blackout straight in the opening "hand".
Ouglu starts doing damage right on turn two, as he takes two shots at The Watcher, dealing damage twice. This was a risk, because now I wouldn't be able to prepare for the first AI card.
And wasn't that a mistake. Ougrano, Murlu (Ouglu's parents!) Lonili and Flowerista gave their lives defending their home on turn 1 of the showdown. Lesson learned.
The Watcher was unable to stay in place, and purposefully seemed to stay out of reach of Cardani, or if Cardani was able to take swings at the monster, it had those first strike locations coming that either backed it off three spaces, or towards the furthest table edge altogether.
Moreover, despite needing 8+ or even 10+ to hit the survivors, The Watcher was spewing out some heavy damage.
To get rid of the trap, Cardani triggered it. No problems there. Next survivor turn, however, Blackout started to haunt the deck once more.
At least Cardani started doing some damage, and by turn four the boss monster had taken eight wounds.
To get rid of the trap, Stapuranocan flushes it out. And the next four hit locations? Yep. Blackout.
Okay, then.
With positioning I managed to keep The Watcher mostly attacking Cardani or Stapuranocan. Once it did attack Danalne, whom had enough evasion for The Watcher to only hit on 10+.
Cardani has an impressive turn where she deals four wounds.
With many hit Cardani and Ouglu had many hit locations within severe injury range, so the survivors needed to finish the battle in haste. And next turn Cardani does just that. But as she deflates the empty husk, the dying creature ain't letting go so easily. It is able to hijack Danalne, the savior's mind and...
Lantern Year 26 - MURDER
With transfixed eyes Danalne arrives in front of Kalnetan, the second-last member of the original four survivors of Kalmana Retreat. She strikes him down just as the unnatural spirit leaves her body.
Settlement does not hold Danalne accountable for what she did, and as an apology she scours the darkness to find Iron.
1-2: Lantern Research level 2
3: Stapuranocan's matchmaker - Masneta Masvar and Ranadra Sagasu form a new family, and have siblings Ranneta and Etadra Massu.
4: Ouglu dives into Exhausted Lantern hoard and gains 2x cocoon membrane.
5: Cardani trains at nightmare training, but for naught.
6: Cardani plays some music to gain a little survival.
7: Zamalne becomes a farmer and succeeds to prepare underground farm. Ardanet encases Century Greaves.
8: Shrine ritual is success.
Lantern Year 26 hunt & showdown - Flower Knight level 3
Cardani, Stapuranocan, Ouglu and Sairtena prepare to hunt for a Flower Knight.
First, survivors experience a terrifying mind melding, which is a custom event that let's redistribute disorders (with two extras added to the pool) and fighting arts. Only Cardani exchanged her Binge Eating for Sairtena's Immortal disorder.
Then survivors got lost in their tracks, and eventually Ouglu was possessed by a spirit who calls itself Memory Eater. This forced everyone to lose a fighting art.
Then they follow a bleeding critter that's actually the monster's pet. Flower Knight ambushed survivors right on the spot.
Maybe it's confirmation bias, but I swear that I have outrageously bad luck when it comes to initial Bloom target! It was no other than Ouglu - absolutely the worst pick for me. Luckily he has 5 armor points at each location, and is only tossed back through the razor sharp bulbs at the edge of the flower ring. That went fine, but there was no survival opportunity for Ouglu to use Rawhide Headband. Second monster turn we get a card that Blooms twice. Well isn't that Ouglu again... and Sairtena, the support character with Necromancer's Eye! The second worst armored person in the team. She takes a severe body injury, but fortunately is only knocked down.
Then it's time for Cardani to start shining. Well she shined a little too bright, and Flower Knight took special attention towards her. A reaction gave a basic attack against Kalmana Retreat's champion. Speed 4, hitting on 7+ scores no less than four hits - with one Perfect Strike added in. Suddenly my only hope of beating Gold Smoke Knight is at heavy injury levels. This will not do.
After such a terrifying start things get a little easier. I get Stapuranocan inside the Fairy Ring. He has ten armor points at each location. He has to trigger the trap once, but by then the Cardani has butchered most AI cards away anyway. All that's left is for Ouglu to shoot the killing blow.
Lantern Year 27 - Lights in the Sky
Warbling Bloom is planted, and soon enough Vegtaeg emerges from it.
1-2: Lantern Research level 3
3: Ouglu uses Nightmare Training to gain a point of strength.
4: Settlement smelts scrap for iron.
5: War Room plan.
6: Flopura raises the level of Underground Harvest to two.
7: Cardani gains a point of strength from Nightmare Training.
8: Stapuranocan gains a point of accuracy from Nightmare Training.
9: Shrine ritual is a success.
Year 27 Hunt & Showdown - Screaming Antelope level 3
To get some ingredients for Venison Oco Busco, Cardani, Ouglu, Sairtena and Stapuranocan set out for a hunt. Stapuranocan applied Gloom Cream for it's skin smoothing properties.
Up to Overwhelming Darkness, the hunt phase was excessively bland. Golden Ember was ignored, Sword and the Statue had no use, and a Placid Landscape offered nothing. Overwhelming Darkness had Cardani lose her Fencing fighting art for Leader fighting art.
Sairtena gained an iron at the cost of an pickaxe and encountered dead great game hunter. During Sonorous Rest, Ouglu joins Stapuranocan in the Leyline Walkers. Meh.
The showdown phase didn't last for many turns, but it did show my overconfidence towards level 3 critters, when Stapuranocan with his 8 armor points per hit location was reduced to light wound level from a single attack that hit body three times. The attack had speed 5, but it was hitting only on 7+. And it was an attack from reaction, so he wasn't able to dodge.
Ouglu received a bite attack, which was dealing four points of damage per hit.
But other than those highlights, the majestic antelope went down rather easily. So much so, that survivors wanted some extra challenge back at home.
Lantern Year 28 - Triathlon of Death
Theme for the Triathlon seems to be: old vs young. Cardani, Ouglu, Vegtaeg and Etadra are the participants. Race contest goes easily to Ouglu, who now boasts spd 8. Second place is Cardani, third Etadra and fourth is the newest plant people Vegtaeg, who has his feet brutally mauled.
Debate contest is a tough one. Ouglu wins by a large margin, but Cardani gets to second place only after both Enewarbabolactylo and Stapuranocan use their re-rolls to cheer her up. Third place is then Etadra, fourth Vegtaeg, who becomes apathetic. This triathlon hasn't gone too well for him.
Fight contest brings the sixth and probably the last weapon mastery to settlement - Shield, by Cardani. Second place is for Ouglu, third for Vegtaeg and Etadra has her arm severed off.
Settlement develops another bone pickaxe. Love Juice extends the Massu family with Drata Massu.
1 Stapuranocans
2 Enewarbabolactyloh
3 Flopura increases the level of Underground Harvest by 1
4 A herb is cured into a hide via Pottery
5 Settlement makes some leather
6 Settlement oxidizes an Oxidized Beacon Shield
7 Cardani learns Rhythm Chaser
8 Stapuranocans trains a point of strength from Nightmare Training.
9 Shrine ritual is a success
Lantern Year 28 showdown - Slenderman level 3
Ouglu, Stapuranocans, Cardani and Danalne attempt to thwart the last appearance of the unseen horror.
The fight was threatening even for this overpowered bunch of survivors. I don't like this trend where monsters start getting 80% of their attacks hit home despite needing 7+ to hit. This trend is especially worrisome on monsters that inflict 5-6 damage per attack!
Stapuranocans had eleven points of armor per location. And then he got three hits in from a damage 4 attack - and all three were body location. Light injury level.
And to make matters worse, he had started accumulating insanity, which is bad in this particular fight. Then came this card that inflicted damage equal to each survivor's insanity. Obviously it landed on body for Stapuranocans. Gaping chest wound. Eh. Could've been worse, but still, the fight had got a serious tone.
Trap had to be triggered twice, which further put a dent on Stapuranocan's armor.
Fortunately Slenderking did not play that much of a "can't catch me" and mostly stayed in the center of the board. Duration AI card was in rotation, which was merciful, too.
And eventually Cardani and Ouglu had whittled AI deck down to one card remaining.
Cardani scores two hits, so it's... not gone. Axe re-roll came out as "1". Ouglu stole the killing shot once again. Well, nonetheless it was time to rejoice.
And throughout Kalmana Retreat sticky confetti starts raining from the sky, making a mess - both of the settlement and my plans.
I suppose I can't complain too much, since Ouglu had found Nightmare Tick from Slenderking's Bug Spot. More delicious venison for Cardani!
Lantern Year 29 - Silk Storm
1 Ouglu learns Rhythm Chaser
2 Cooking for Venison Oco Busco.
3 Binge eating cured from Stapuranocans via Bloodletting.
4 Stapuranocanss
5 (unused - decide after Lonely Tree)
6 (unused - decide after Lonely Tree)
7 (unused - decide after Lonely Tree)
8 Shrine ritual is a success
9 Enewarbabolactylohn
Next? Loss of a grid space is quite of an annoyance, but at least it didn't come up the following year. But I think the Kalmana survivors are strong enough to take down level 3 Lonely Tree before hunting just for something. I feel I'm ready already for the Gold Smoke Knight.
Most likely epilogue next.
Kalmana Retreat
Population 32
Without sheet: Zamalne Zamarotte on LY 14, Ardanet Sagasu, Vararda and Masneta Massu (Masvar) born on LY 16. Ranadra Massu (Sagasu), born on LY 21.
LY 22: Alnerias and Danzama Zamarotte, plus Kalgar and Netani Masvar. On LY 23 Ristapurac, Flonoca, and Werinoca Gnotti, Anorlu Outsu on LY 25
Without +1 strength from watcher:
Ranneta Massu on LY 26
Etadra Massu on LY 26.
#3 on move race, #3 on Debate contest, #4 on fight contest (severed hand injury)
Vegtaeg on LY 27.
#4 on move race
#4 on debate contest (Apathetic) after 2 re-rolls
#3 on fight contest
Drata Massu on LY 28, +1 strength from intimacy.
Settlement Locations:
Skinnery
Organ Grinder
Bone Smith
Gormchymist
Gormery
Leather Worker
Weapon Crafter
Plumery
Barber Surgeon
Blacksmith
Wet Resin Crafter
Innovations:
Lantern year 0: Language,
Lantern year 1: Symposium + Nigredo,
Lantern Year 2: Ammonia + Inner Lantern,
Lantern year 3: Paint
Lantern year 4: Storytelling
Lantern year 5: Lantern Oven + Bloodletting
Lantern year 6: Sculpture
Lantern Year 7: Hovel
Lantern Year 8:
Lantern Year 9: Family
Lantern Year 10: Dark Water Research, Clan of Death, Whip Mastery, Unarmed Mastery
Lantern Year 11: Shrine
Lantern Year 12: Song of the Brave
Lantern Year 13: Nightmare Training + Scrap Smelting
Lantern Year 14: Pottery
Lantern Year 15: Arena
Lantern Year 16: Sacrifice,
Lantern Year 17: Cooking, Subterranean Agriculture
Lantern Year 18: Saga, Club Mastery
Lantern Year 19: Pictograph, Axe Mastery
Lantern Year 20: Settlement Watch, Dark Water Research level 2
Lantern Year 21: Momento Mori, Bow Mastery
Lantern Year 22: Shadow Dancing
Lantern Year 23: Bed
Lantern Year 24: Citrinitas
Lantern Year 25: Petal Spiral
Lantern Year 26: Lantern Research level 2
Lantern Year 27: Lantern Research level 3
Lantern Year 28: Shield Mastery
Lantern Year 29 -
Sculpture: Extra Sense
Gear:
1x founding stone
1x cloth
2x stone nose
3x monster grease
2x bone blade
1x luck charm
1x gaxe
1x Knuckle Shield
1x Wisdom potion
1x Power Potion
1x monster tooth necklace
Full rawhide armor
1x Rawhide Boots
1x Rawhide Whip
1x hunter whip
2x bandages
1x whistling mace
Vespertine Bow
Skull Helm
Full Gorment suit
Full Leather suit
Leather Shield
Beacon Shield
Oxidized Beacon Shield
Reverberating Lantern
Flower Knight Badge
2x fecal salve
Bone Sickle
Bone Pickaxe
4x dried acanthus
Scavenger's Kit
First Aid Kit
Hours Ring
Necromancer's Eye
Hunter's Heart
Tool Belt
Deathpact
Manhunter's Hat
Gloom Cream
2x regenerating blade
Screaming coat, waist and legs
Almanac
DBK Errant badge
Red Charm
Rainbow Wing Belt
Calcified Shoulder Pads
Scarab Circlet
Elastic Harness
2x Century Greaves
Sleeping Virus Flower
Bird Bread
Storage:
1x Scell (organ)
2x ELYTRA (consume to gain Sharp for all attacks next showdown. GSK, here we come!)
1 shank bone
1x beast steak
2 large flat tooth
spiral horn
majestic horns
2x Broken Lantern
2x Skull
2x Monster Bone
2x Fresh Acanthus
6x leather
1x lonely fruit
1x Salt
1x iron
2x black lichen
1x cocoon membrane
lonely ant
sword beetle
Survivors of note:
* Survivors from previous settlement *
Zamarias Zamarotte, last remaining from the original original four starting survivors from Deluge and Retreat.
- Entitled material hoarding (Hoarder) Prima Donna with Spiral Ganglia.
- Dealt the killing blow to Gorm in last settlement, and has hunted Gorm and Flower Knight, and is a Butcher survivor of Kalmana Retreat.
- Blinded in one eye.
- Watched a Phoenix pass over the settlement.
- From his hazed memory, he remembered the dire warning from lantern year 6 on lantern year 9: Slenderking is about to arrive. He remembered the horror and gained Spiral Ganglia.
- Has dream-twins with Danalne, Danarias and Zamalne.
- Suffered plague during LY 16.
- Sword specialist with three points in proficiency.
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Kalovim (who suffered plague during LY 16) doomed child of Nasanovim and Kalnetan.
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Danalne Masvar von Zamarotte of Dormenatus, the first savior of the settlement. Daughter of Cardani and Kalnetan.
- Defended the settlement from The Hand, and received his full blessings.
- Found Broken Lantern from Broken Lantern Hoard during hunt for Level 2 Gorm on Lantern Year 12.
- Honorable from not slaying infant gorm.
- Took part in The Hand's playful little visit during LY 13, and took all attacks towards herself except for Line Up and Soft Chuckle - without getting any hits. This impressed The Hand so much, that she now sports +4 permanent evasion.
- A mushroom implanted something into her during hunt on lantern year 15.
- Hunted level 2 Screaming Antelope on LY 14.
- Haunted by Phantom of Ill Conscience on LY 15.
- Hunted Lion God level 1 on LY 15.
- Slenderman survivor LY 16 and 28. The Watcher survivor.
- Murdered Kalnetan, the second-last survivor of the original four, while being mind-controlled by dying Watcher. Settlement forgave her and she fetched some Iron from the darkness as an apology.
- Has dream-twins with Zamarias, Danarias and Zamalne.
*Kalmana Retreat original survivors*
All of the above have unbroken lineage from the previous settlement, Kalmana Deluge. Below are original people of Kalmana Retreat.
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Cardani Masvar, the binge-eating former cannibal, reborn.
- Braved the Storm in the very first lantern year, but was blinded as a result. Later on her new body, this eye has healed. But when he saw the truth inside of her skull, she plucked the eye out again.
- Was "blessed" by the Cleaner Birds during hunt for Gorm. Then she encountered Flesh Monolith, and during Unnatural Hunger she was one of the survivors who ate Mesul. Then, back in the settlement, she took what was left of Mesul and showed everyone how beneficial it is to eat corpses, and not disgusting at all.
- Fought off spiderlings during their invasion.
- Came back from the dead with her brain recorded by Sleeping Virus Flower, and then reconfigured an unnamed survivor's brain to match hers.
After coming back from the dead, formed Masvar family with Kalnetan.
- Is training to become unarmed master. One-eyed cannibal with excessive craving for food, martial zen master with Extra Sense and Last Man Standing.
- Hunted Gorm on lantern year 1, 6, 7 and 8, Level 2 Gorm on 12, and Screaming Antelope on lantern year 3 and 10(twice then), level 2 Screaming Antelope on LY 14, Level 3 antelope on LY 18, Flower Knight on year 5, level 3 on ly 26, Phoenix on 11, Lion God on 15 and Dung Beetle Knight l1 on 17 and lv2 on 20, Beast of Sorrow LY 21
- Manhunter survivor on LY 10, LY 16 and LY 22. Slenderman survivor on LY 16, 23, 28.
- Saw Dung Beetle Knight in the distance, and got obsessed with vermin as a consequence.
- Has heard the forbidden word.
- Took part in shadow puppet play.
- Took part in dreaming the hunt for Screaming Antelope in vivid detail.
- Surastus the Bone Witch came and fueled Cardani's desire to eat human flesh. Brutally she murdered Nengar, a promising axe-master. Settlement did not approve her skull-eating habits and murdered her before other damage could be done. But this only grows the flowers in her heart.
- After coming back from the dead she has shown far less tendencies to feast on human flesh.
- Defended settlement from The Hand, and her efforts were so valiant that The Hand's thunderous applause nearly killed her - if it wasn't for the intervention of Newarbabolac, she'd have died.
- Remembered the White Secret and got lost the ability to age naturally. Gold Smoke Knight... here we come!
- Investigated Golden Light.
- Caustic bile from slaying level 2 gorm scarred her, giving -1 permanent strength.
- Haunted by Phantom of Ill Conscience on LY 15.
- Has spent a lot of time in Nightmare Training.
- Took part in hunt re-enactment on lantern year 17, playing the part of survivors.
- Entered Barber Surgeon for some trepanning, and after a difficult surgery requiring the help of Enewarbabolacty cured her obsession for vermin.
- Found her calling in the fields of Sweet Battle, when sonorous Shadow Puppet Play awakened her to See the Truth.
- Spelunked to find more caustic dung.
- Has branded hands from Hands of Heat.
- Has experienced melded mind with Stapuranocan, Ouglu and Sairtena.
- Has encountered the Memory Eater almost right after mind melding. Maybe it was a preliminary attack by this hostile spirit?
- Dealt the killing blow to The Watcher.
- Placed second in race and debate contest, and first in fight contest on LY 28.
- +4 permanent accuracy, +19 permanent strength, +5 permanent evasion, +2 permanent luck, +1 permanent speed.
- Has children with Kalnetan, and is mother of first savior of the settlement.
- Courage 9 (prepared + sweet battle), Understanding 9 (tinker + ageless)
- Unarmed, Shield and Axe Master.
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*Lineage of Plants*
Enewarbabolactylohn, a plant-based survivor who breathes new lifetimes into her as the seasons pass. This is probably what also gives her Ghostly Beauty. Her name was originally Warbabo, but continues to grow as she gains new lifetimes.
- Is the daughter of Worba and Warbo, two survivors who were raised from a flower seed.
- Hunter Gorm on LY 6, and slayed a Gorm on LY 7.
- Tried to save Minovas from being beheaded by Hooded Knight on lantern year 10.
- Fought The Hand, and saved Cardani from applause that was so loud it was lethal.
- Saved the settlement from losing all resources on Principle: Conviction.
- Saved Murlu from dying during intimacy on lantern year 13.
- Saved herself from dying to plague on LY 16.
- Saved Cardani from receiving intracranial hemorrhage on LY 17.
- Had Shrine ritual succeed on LY 23.
- Cheered Cardani to #2 place in debate contest on LY 28
- Ensured shrine ritual on LY 29.
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*Outsiders from the Darkness on lantern year 9*
Murrano Outsu
- Had his own name stuck in his head for the whole lantern year of 14 whenever he tried to communicate.
- Haunted by Phantom of Ill Conscience on LY 15.
- Plague victim on LY 25.
- Hunted and killed level 2 Screaming Antelope during lantern year 14.
- Hunted and killed level 2 Screaming Antelope durin lantern year 24. Has it really been a decade?
- Learned meaning of war from his son, Ouglu.
Ouglu Outsu, delicious and well seasoned hunter with extra sense.
- Hemophobic from failed mining operation, but has since been cured from this affliction.
- Haunted by Phantom of Ill Conscience on LY 15.
- Encountered demented bee on the hunt during LY 17, spelling doom for Doomed Path survivors.
- Has heard the forbidden word
- Drank Crimson Vial to cure his broken hip.
- Was the first to investigate Exhausted Lantern Hoard.
- Has experienced melded mind with Cardani, Stapuranocan and Sairtena.
- Has encountered the Memory Eater almost right after mind melding. Maybe it was a preliminary attack by this hostile spirit?
- Hunted level 2 Screaming Antelope during lantern year 14.
- Hunted level 1 Dung Beetle Knight during LY 17 and level 2 on LY 20, 22.
- Hunted level 3 Screaming Antelope during lantern year 18
- Dealt the killing blow to Manhunter on LY 16, and learned the meaning of war as a consequence. He taught the secret to Murrano, Flopura and Stapura. Also dealt the killing blow to Manunter on LY 22 and stole his hat.
- Dealt the killing blow to Slenderman on LY 16.
- Dealt the killing blow to Beast of Sorrow on LY 21
- Dealt the killing blow to Slenderman level 3 on LY 23 and 28.
- Dealt the killing blow to Flower Knight level 3 on LY 26.
- The Watcher survivor.
- Placed first in race and debate contest, and second on fight contest on LY 28.
- +3 permanent movement, +3 permanent accuracy, +11 permanent strength, +3 permanent evasion, +1 permanent luck, +1 permanent speed.
- Courage 8 (stalwart), Understanding 9 (explore, leyline walker)
- Bow master
Anetarias Sagasu
- Hemophobic from failed mining operation.
- Hunted level 3 Screaming Antelope on year 19
- Hunted level 2 Dung Beetle Knight on year 20.
- Hunted the Beast of Sorrow on year 21.
- Has spelunked twice.
- Has heard the forbidden word
- Has encountered the Lorekeeper and her horrifying, ancient secrets.
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Sairtena Sagasu
- Hunted lvl 2 Screaming Antelope on Lantern Year 24.
- Hunted lvl 3 Flower Knight on Lantern Year 26.
- Has descended to Worm Tunnels
- Has experienced mind melding with Cardani, Stapuranocan and Ouglu.
- Has encountered the Memory Eater almost right after mind melding. Maybe it was a preliminary attack by this hostile spirit?
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Stapuranocanss Gnotti, a quixotic and stylish (wardrobe expert), binge-eating outsider with whom Logar switched places when Logar touched a statue he encountered during hunt.
- Took part in dreaming the hunt for Screaming Antelope in vivid detail.
- Has hunted Screaming Antelope twice on lantern year 10, level3 antelope during ly 18 and Gorm level 2 on Lantern Year 12., Beast of Sorrow LY 21, flower knight level 3 on LY 26
- Survived Manhunter encounter on LY 16 and 22 and Slenderman encounter on LY 16, 23 and 28. Thw Watcher survivor.
- Has heard the forbidden word TWICE, and took part in shadow puppet play, and encountered Lorekeeper as a consequence, whose secrets made Stapura a binge-eater.
- Knows enough secrets and was nominated as the Thundercaller.
- Honorable from not slaying infant gorm.
- Haunted by Phantom of Ill Conscience on LY 15.
- Learned the meaning of war from Ouglu.
- Panicked at the sight of Bug Man during LY 17. This emotionally scarred him so that his mind blocked new memories from forming. He has the Infinite Lives fighting art as a result. And since his mind blocked the source of phobia so effectively, during LY 20 there was no sign of trauma when he hunted level 2 Dung Beetle Knight and stopped a rolling boulder with bare hands and encountered the Bug Man again. And during LY 22, Stapuranoca encountered the Bug Man third time.
- Has experienced mind melding with Cardani, Ouglu and Sairtena.
- Has encountered the Memory Eater almost right after mind melding. Maybe it was a preliminary attack by this hostile spirit?
- Cheered Cardani to #2 place in debate contest on LY 28
- +1 permanent movement, +2 permanent accuracy, +7 permanent strength, +2 permanent evasion
- Courage 9 (Matchmaker + sour death), Understanding 8 (Explore + leyline walker)
- Club master
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Flopura Gnotti
-Is half of a plant.
-2 points of Club proficiency
- Learned the meaning of war from Ouglu.
- Investigated an abandoned Resin Dung Ball during LY 17.
- Spelunked to find more caustic dung.
- Received a phantom friend from the Phantom during LY 18.
- Raised the level of Underground Harvest by 1 on LY 27 and LY 28.
Dead or missing survivors of note:
Nengar, blotted out berserker with a Purpose and the firstborn of the settlement. Vestiphobia.
- First departed on a hunt on lantern year 3 against Screaming Antelope. Year 5 against Flower Knight, and years 6+7 against Gorm. He is also a Butcher survivor.
- Fought off the spiderlings, but got frenzied in the process and killed an unnamed survivor.
- Craving for human flesh in the form of Marrow Hunger.
- Murdered by Cardani. Purpose fulfilled, I suppose.
- +3 permanent strength, +1 permanent speed.
Qyillus, one of the original four from both Deluge and Retreat
Cause of death: Valiantly defended the settlement from spiderlings during Season of the Spiderling, failing in that but perhaps her example encouraged the remaining survivors to try extra hard and achieve victory?
- Has taught the secrets of language twice to different settlements an spoke some reason to the settlement during Endless Screams.
- Considering the above, no surprise she won debate contest during Triathlon of Death, and was third during race contest and lost fight contest. After all, she wasn't that much of a fighter anyway if we read into her Enfeebled disorder.
- Has hunted Gorm, and slain one Gorm and one Screaming Antelope.
- Enfeebled and Megalophobic disorder
- +1 permanent accuracy, +1 permanent strength. 3 courage (matchmaker), 3 understanding (tinker).
Warba and Warbo, the progenitors of plant based survivors in Kalmana Deluge.
Nasanovim Minovas, mourning parent of a child lost she can't clearly remember any more. One of the original four of Retreat.
- Encountered an elderly bee that doomed her and her future children.
- Believes she has a higher purpose, though, and has Quixotic disorder. She has become Tenacious and is Blotted Out.
- Shared the feast of Mesul during Unnatural Hunger, triggering Cannibalize.
- Won the fight contest, and placed second during race contest and third during debate contest in Triathlon of Death.
- Deranged expression. With a history like hers, I'd have one too.
- Forgot her name from first non-violent visit of Slenderking.
- Made a sculpture of her vague memories about the Slenderking, imbuing it with her Extra Sense.
- Killed the Slenderking on lantern year 9.
- Was slain by Hooded Knight on lantern year 9.
- Has two children with Kalnetan.
- Has hunted Gorm thrice and is a LY 4 Butcher and LY 5 Manhunter survivor. She killed LY 8 Gorm.
- +1 permanent accuracy, +2 permanent strength and +2 evasion, courage 7 (matchmaker) and understanding 3 (explore).
- Doomed Path: You may always choose Path of Doomed during Overwhelming Darkness. If you do, gain +1 on your roll. When you are one of the parents during Intimacy, the children will inherit this ability.
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Logar, the twice widowed apathetic and megalophobic trailblazer. He is also a seasoned hunter without much actual hunt experience.
- Is the first father of the settlement, and has four children - Nengar, Rastgar, Lostus and Suragar with two different mothers, one of whom is dead and another has been banished from the settlement. No wonder he's apathetic.
- Won the race contest, but placed third during fight contest and lost the debate contest during Triathlon of Death. Especially debate result seems thematic - he was the only participant from Kalmana Retreat, others were from the first settlement.
- Is health-conscious after watching four survivors die from Necrotoxic Mistletoe.
- +1 permanent movement, +1 permanent strength, +1 permanent evasion.
- Hunted Gorm on lantern year 2 and is LY 5 Manhunter survivor.
- Turned into statue on lantern year 10 hunt.
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Cardetan Masvar, the first survivor whose lineage mingled with that of another lineage. He's the son of Cardani and Kalnetan.
- Took part in dreaming the hunt for Screaming Antelope in vivid detail.
- Has heard the forbidden word.
- Took part in shadow puppet play, twice. Became Ruthless as a result.
- Dealt killing blow to Manhunter on Lantern Year 10.
- Dealt killing blow to Phoenix on lantern year 11.
- Hunted level 2 gorm on Lantern Year 12
- Took part in The Hand's playful little visit during LY 13.
- Honorable from not slaying infant gorm. So he's honorable and ruthless at the same time.
- Nearly got killed while trying to use Nightmare Training on LY 15.
- Died to Lion God on LY 16.
- +2 permanent accuracy, +3 permanent strength, +1 permanent evasion
- 2 courage, 3 understanding (analyze)
- Is training bow with four dots in proficiency.
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Kalnetan Masvar, mourning parent of a child lost in time and space. One of the original four of Retreat.
- You don't want to anger him. He's Berserker with Burning Ambition and Hyper-Sensitivity. He is Secretive of his dealings in the settlement.
- Shared the feast of Mesul during Unnatural Hunger, triggering Cannibalize.
- Fought spiderlings during Season of the Spiderling, but slayed an unnamed survivor whom he had just saved from beneath a silk nest.
- Placed second in debate contest and fight contest, and was last in race contest during Triathlon of Death.
- Was imprisoned in a pod of dark water between the planes of existence.
- Has two children with Nasanovim.
- Has children with Cardani.
- Apparently can't feel secure being alone, and right after Minovas died, formed a family of Masvar with new and improved Cardani.
- Has heard the forbidden word.
- Took part in shadow puppet play.
- Took part in dreaming the hunt for Screaming Antelope in vivid detail.
- Has hunted Gorm twice in previous settlement, and Screaming Antelope and Phoenix in the current one.
- Had a secret meeting with the Old Master on LY 25.
- Whipped a level 1 gorm dead.
- Dealt the killing blow to Butcher
- Dealt the killing blow to Manhunter on Deathblow location, with a whip. LY 5.
- Encountered another Manhunter on LY 10, LY 16 and LY 22 - that means, he's been present in every single encounter with the nemesis.
- Dealt critical wound to Slenderman, gaining permanent evasion.
- His eyesight was scarred beyond repair by Bone Witch Surastus.
- Was murdered by Danalne Masvar, the savior of Dormenatus on year 26.
- -3 permanent accuracy , +11 permanent strength, +2 permanent evasion, +1 permanent speed.
- Courage 7 (stalwart), Understanding 7 (tinker)
- Whip Master
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Surastus, a banished survivor who tinkered with lanterns and got disfigured. Before departing, suppose she was the "old crone" that offered Sleeping Virus Flower for Cardani. She's revisited her settlement, and caused Cardani to murder Nengar. Scarred Kalnetan's eyes.
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