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((Ok then let's discuss how to do that without any jarring changes where something I could do before won't work right. Of course if the field is going to stay low then that seems nerfed enough considering Im left with mostly melee combat, the acasional rune cast, and 10 throwing daggers. But if we are going to talk about it we should go to OOC))

-after being briefed on events since his departure-

Guess I left at a bad time. Or a good one depending on how you look at it. And now I get back and I can't show you guys the things I learned becasue of the low ambiance. Oh well, it will regenerate.

In the mean time I have plenty of stories to tell. I have seen elves shape trees into weapons of war and homes. I have seen a human hero slay a great Titan who's breath would freeze a man to his bones.  I have heard music so soothing the body refuses to move. And I have learned magic that could save the unborn of dieing mothers....And the mothers....maybe....."

"And how did you manage all this in such a short time?"

"Destinations that were close to each other, and fast mounts. But I would not call several months a short time. I'm no expert in the new skills I have learned but I'm passable.  And look! The elves even taught me how to painlessly remove scars. See, can't even tell I was burned by magic fire the time with the diamond beast. But dang does it draw lots of power! "

-blaze starts talking about the energy required for the things he has learned, rune variations, elven mystic script (elven equivalent of runes), shaping trees, first aid, and biology way over the heads of the normal dwarves.-

((K then))

-blaze walks into the dining hall followed by his goblin friend. Both are wearing green cloaks that seem to be woven from still liveing plant life. Underneath blaze's more runes than ever before ,some unfamiliar and curveing, adorn his armor.-

"Ummmm guys.....we're back from our trip....uhhhh.....what happened here? And why is the ambiance so low?"

((How long has it been in universe since I stoped posting here? Depending on the answer I will show up in a difrent way))

((It just takes him time to assemble the post and stuff, and I for one like to wait until he does for the sake of seeing all the changes made.))

test the golems improved assimilation on my throne

xoan sees the world. and soon his ideas take shape.

before the cloud there must be a second power. the energy of food will not be enough for the clouds greatest strength. he closes his eyes and a strong yet gentle pulse washes over the world and is contained by the shell around it. magic now permeates all matter and space within the shell around the world. ((rather than coming from certain points like In the last world it comes from everywhere around you AND from you.))

next he forms a ball in his hands. but on closer examination it is not a ball but a small swarm of small winged creatures. like little motes of color.  these are the mergen and when they swarm in large numbers they are the cloud (but that's rare) when a mergen latches on to something it will begin to travel deeper into its body retracting its wings.

when this happens the body may reject and expel it.
sometimes the war between body and mergen will result in the death of both
if neither transpires the mergen shall become symbiotic with the host, sinking into it and changing its body. claws, wings, thick shell, ect. during this time of change the mergen will draw of magic, when the changes are complete it will draw what little substance it needs to survive from the host (being a part of its body now it gets energy the same way any other part of your body does) when the merging is complete the mergen will remain with its host forever there lives now connected. should the host perish so to shall its inhabitant.