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[The Froggy Ninja]

Perhaps, but what if there is a reason it is caged? It may be dangerous by its very nature, not through any ill will towards anyone.

A cage designed to contain such a being will likely protect us long enough for us to observe and decide if we want to free it.

[Arcvasti]

I propose We investigate the caged one carefully before making any moves towards or against it.. One only imprisons something one fears and those who could make a cage of this power must fear very little.

+1 to investigating the cage and the creature within it.
-1 to freeing it until We know more about it, its cage and who imprisoned it. A mistake could cost Us the lives of Our host, Ours or, at the very least, Our energy hoard. Best to proceed carefully and cautiously, lest We free something We later have to subdue.

[Beirus]

Perhaps, but what if there is a reason it is caged? It may be dangerous by its very nature, not through any ill will towards anyone.

A cage designed to contain such a being will likely protect us long enough for us to observe and decide if we want to free it.

I agree, but your earlier desire to rush to its aid before knowing anything of it was foolish. I would agree to observing the thing, but I will not give my support to helping it at this juncture.
+1 to observing, -1 to freeing it, at least until we know more.
((Darn ninja.))

[Shadestyle]

Some proposals are about to have their votes tallied.

  You head down into the dark depths, approaching the glowing cage at the bottom, a bright white glow. inside, a strange being reclines on a floating couch. burgundy with bright blue stripes. The creature itself appears to be a quadrupedal being made from red metal tetominoes, orange lightning arcing between the individual pieces.  It's organic looking eyes appear to be closed, floating in open air between it's other pieces. it seems to have not noticed you.

Spoiler: Shattered (click to show/hide)

Sapphire, Urist Mc Dwarf (2), supporting no one.
(Bonus to Primal Water, Light and Morality)

Topaz, Kilojoule Proton (2), supporting no one.
(Bonus to Preservation and Sense of Time)

Yin/Yang stone, Fallatus (2), supporting no one.
(Bonus to shenanigans, Large scale, and General purpose)

Jade, Beirus (2), supporting no one.
(Bonus to Nature, Primal Earth, and Primal Life)
(Elected as Minister of defense)

Ebony, Arcvasti (2), supporting no one.
(Bonus to Drain and Destruction)
(Elected as Minister of combat and war)

Ivory, The Froggy Ninja (2), supporting no one.
(Bonus to Chaos, magic and Knowledge)
(Elected as Minister of Novel creations)

Amethyst, Kevak (2), supporting no one.
(Bonus to Mind, Hope and Life)

Obsidian, Yourmaster, (1) supporting no one.
(Bonus to Chaos and Purity)

Spoiler: Proposals (click to show/hide)

 Proposals can be made by any player, whether to perform a major action, add a law, or use a different system entirely, such as anarchy, or dictatorship. these can be determined by the normal support of "+1", but can also use "Priority".  Every player has 1 priority by default, and can give away 2 Priority to anyone but themselves or someone with a lower Priority than them to prevent abuse.
If you want to make a proposal, preface the comment with "Proposal;" (or pm me for anonymity). and I will put it here, Preface a comment with "Priority;" (Or pm) in order to give someone priority, or change who is receiving yours. Changing who receives your priority can only be done once in a while.

1 priority is basically a semi-permanent +1 for proposals only.

-Current Proposals-

Yinyang proposal, Meditate on the nature of magic in this world for an amount of time, 1 turns remain with 0% support.
Topaz proposal, Speed time perception for Greensign by several thousand. 1 turns remain with 0% support.

-Resolved Proposals-

Various proposal: Add new ministry laws. Passed
Amethyst proposal, Create a positive pulling aura to the monument. Passed!
Topaz proposal, Create a monument to your travels. Passed!
Topaz proposal, Absorb large amounts of earth energy. Passed!
Topaz proposal, give the monolith a divine aura. Passed!
Yinyang proposal, Absorb as many different types of energy as possible without angering anything, Passed!
Ivory proposal: Place limitations on Minister elections. Passed!
Jade proposal: Enhance Greensign with Primal life and natural energies. Passed!
Jade proposal: Elect Jade as Minister of defense, Requires majority votes if contested. Passed!
Yinyang Proposal: Absorb energies directed at the shattered reactively. Passed!
Ebony Proposal: Head west to seek out Yojimbo's creators after your energy is recovered and more research is done. Passed!
Ivory Proposal: Add ministry laws to augment priority system (Hierarchy of experience, 1 bonus priority to proposals made by someone with relevant specialization.). Passed!
Ivory Proposal: Elect Ivory as minister of Novel Creations. Passed!
Ebony Proposal: Elect Ebony as minister of Combat and War if ministry laws are passed. Passed!
Ebony Proposal: Leave the sawblade with the ents after installing it as a lightning rod, Passed!
Ivory Proposal: Craft a tree of chaos that bears magical berries, plant it in the middle of the Ent village. Passed!

-Laws-

Seniority adds an automatic priority.

Gems gain priority to Proposals relating to their specialty.

Ministers gain 1 priority to creating Proposals within their field, and lose one to Proposals outside of it.

Cannot self-nominate for a minister position.

2 turns must proceed before any vote is counted.

A proposal now requires 70% agreement to pass

A vote of at least 30% can now be put forth to allow for delaying of a proposal for a specified amount of turns.

Spoiler: Status (click to show/hide)

9/101 Divine energy, For the purpose of miracles.
18/26 Natural energy, In the pursuit of the desires of the earth.
0/3 Primal fire, That which smolders and burns.
0.1/1 Lightning, A shock to one's system.
2/3 Chaos energy, Entropy and decay, change and more change.
0.3/1 Kinetic energy, Zoom zoom.
2/2 Primal water, Let it flow.
1/1 Primal air, Blowhard energy that is full of hot air.
1/9 Primal earth, Rock solid.
4/10 Primal life, The true essence of that which is.
1/1 Primal mana, Live a life of magic, then rest a spell.
1/1 Mind energy, It does things, I think.
1/1 Primal energy, transforms into any other primal energy at will.
0/1 Order energy, Stability, simple as that.
0/1 Hope, The grand power.
0/1 Curiosity, Kills cats.

1 Monument, Equipped with a positive pull, Equipped with an energy feedback, Equipped with a network link, 0 worshipers
1 Shrine, increases power of worshipers.
1 Ivory tusk, A symbol of Ivory's power.

[The Froggy Ninja]

Perhaps, but what if there is a reason it is caged? It may be dangerous by its very nature, not through any ill will towards anyone.

A cage designed to contain such a being will likely protect us long enough for us to observe and decide if we want to free it.

I agree, but your earlier desire to rush to its aid before knowing anything of it was foolish. I would agree to observing the thing, but I will not give my support to helping it at this juncture.
+1 to observing, -1 to freeing it, at least until we know more.
((Darn ninja.))

I did not say we should free it. I said we should approach it and determine the pros and cons of freeing it.

[~Neri]

I support the Meditate On Magic proposal.

[Arcvasti]

Do We possess normal telepathy? We most certainly have communication with plants, but that may not suffice for communication with this entity or, really, anything that isn't vegetative. If it turns out that We do not have this vital mental power, let Us expend some of Our Divine energy to gain the means to communicate with anything with a mind. It may aid Our decision in the hours to come and will undoubtedly be a useful investment. Should We already have telepathy, let Us attempt to communicate with the Caged.

+1 to Meditating on the nature of magic. However, perhaps We should do so elsewhere, once We have resolved the current situation.

Medium-Term Proposal: We should perhaps also invest in a means of interfacing with technology from a distance. That would probably require some Divine energy, perhaps Electric and some Order too. This would allow Us to reprogram or disable entities like the beast of the forest, rather then resorting to violence. It might also prove invaluable in a more technological land, like the one We journey towards.

[~Neri]

Do We possess normal telepathy? We most certainly have communication with plants, but that may not suffice for communication with this entity or, really, anything that isn't vegetative. If it turns out that We do not have this vital mental power, let Us expend some of Our Divine energy to gain the means to communicate with anything with a mind. It may aid Our decision in the hours to come and will undoubtedly be a useful investment. Should We already have telepathy, let Us attempt to communicate with the Caged.

+1 to Meditating on the nature of magic. However, perhaps We should do so elsewhere, once We have resolved the current situation.

Medium-Term Proposal: We should perhaps also invest in a means of interfacing with technology from a distance. That would probably require some Divine energy, perhaps Electric and some Order too. This would allow Us to reprogram or disable entities like the beast of the forest, rather then resorting to violence. It might also prove invaluable in a more technological land, like the one We journey towards.

I support both of those proposals.

[Kilojoule Proton]

Do We possess normal telepathy? We most certainly have communication with plants, but that may not suffice for communication with this entity or, really, anything that isn't vegetative. If it turns out that We do not have this vital mental power, let Us expend some of Our Divine energy to gain the means to communicate with anything with a mind. It may aid Our decision in the hours to come and will undoubtedly be a useful investment. Should We already have telepathy, let Us attempt to communicate with the Caged.

+1 to Meditating on the nature of magic. However, perhaps We should do so elsewhere, once We have resolved the current situation.

Medium-Term Proposal: We should perhaps also invest in a means of interfacing with technology from a distance. That would probably require some Divine energy, perhaps Electric and some Order too. This would allow Us to reprogram or disable entities like the beast of the forest, rather then resorting to violence. It might also prove invaluable in a more technological land, like the one We journey towards.

I support both of those proposals.

+1

[Beirus]

Perhaps, but what if there is a reason it is caged? It may be dangerous by its very nature, not through any ill will towards anyone.

A cage designed to contain such a being will likely protect us long enough for us to observe and decide if we want to free it.

I agree, but your earlier desire to rush to its aid before knowing anything of it was foolish. I would agree to observing the thing, but I will not give my support to helping it at this juncture.
+1 to observing, -1 to freeing it, at least until we know more.
((Darn ninja.))

I did not say we should free it. I said we should approach it and determine the pros and cons of freeing it.

"Oh? Then why do I recall you saying that helping it may help us, and then only speaking of observing it before making a decision after Topaz suggested it? Not that it matters much anymore. We are here, and I suppose this is as good a chance as any to observe it."

+1 to both of Arcvasti's proposals.

[The Froggy Ninja]

Perhaps, but what if there is a reason it is caged? It may be dangerous by its very nature, not through any ill will towards anyone.

A cage designed to contain such a being will likely protect us long enough for us to observe and decide if we want to free it.

I agree, but your earlier desire to rush to its aid before knowing anything of it was foolish. I would agree to observing the thing, but I will not give my support to helping it at this juncture.
+1 to observing, -1 to freeing it, at least until we know more.
((Darn ninja.))

I did not say we should free it. I said we should approach it and determine the pros and cons of freeing it.

"Oh? Then why do I recall you saying that helping it may help us, and then only speaking of observing it before making a decision after Topaz suggested it? Not that it matters much anymore. We are here, and I suppose this is as good a chance as any to observe it."

+1 to both of Arcvasti's proposals.

I said:

To the caged being! Helping it may help us and as it is caged it will likely pose little threat at this time.

Emphasis on may and I said at this time in that we weren't going to be idiots and let it out but observe it. I believe there was a misunderstanding of my intent.

[Beirus]

"Indeed. It must have been a misunderstanding. Curse semantics and a pox on their creator."

[Kilojoule Proton]

I cannot help but wonder if one of the dormant Stones is responsible for semantics now.

[~Neri]

If so, it would be pretty hard to infect a stone with a viral disease.

[Kilojoule Proton]

Spoiler: Incredible silliness with color and glow tags (click to show/hide)

Maybe the dreaded Memetic Plague that will herald the end of the world as we know it has the ability to infect a Semantic Stone, maybe made of Sunstone or Sardonyx or simply sliced Serpentine or Stibnite.

On a more relevant note, I vote NAY/-1 on Topaz's proposal to slow down Greensign's time perception.