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Tlamovec

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Touche.

I'm just ''deeply ;) '' wondering how Xau can be related to ''so far unexplained things'' since he was confirmed to have already influence on Gilenor, therefore ''he'' is supposed to fill the gap of influence, where no other active gods/beings rule anymore.

Let's ''see ;) '' where the ''time ;) '' takes us, yet so far I love to speculate if things can be judged from their looks and feels. And our souls seemigly feel better that simple plants and bare planets for ''him'' :D

Perhaps upcoming fossil island (sea!) can shed some ''animate light'' upon a realm of shadows, connecting old with new.

17-Feb-2018 17:17:19 - Last edited on 17-Feb-2018 17:18:18 by Tlamovec

Wahisietel
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It's not impossible that Xau-Tak is related to the Sea Troll Queen. Because it's clearly a sea monster and not a troll. You never were our brightest star, Khazard. 'Vermin slaughtered like lambs'? What does that even mean?

19-Feb-2018 20:05:17 - Last edited on 19-Feb-2018 20:05:32 by Wahisietel

Wahisietel
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So, some notes from the new "deities" introduce in today's update.

Tezcasathla is quite obviously Xau-Tak. From it whispering our name to the author of the Rotting journal, to Herbert Dunwich knowing that Tezcasathla is not its true name, and wondering if he really thinks he can save us.

The three lesser deities appear to be connected to the horror priestesses that Wilbur Howley saw in Beneath the Waves. Whether they are one and the same, or one is based on the other, is unknown.

Uvhastur is a mother deity said to have a mass of tentacles in the place of legs, no arms, and a great many heads growing out of a central column. The corresponding priest in Beneath the Waves does not possess the heads, but does possess the tentacles. The idol of many heads from the Rocking Out quest appears to depict her.


Yogsathla is associated with the moon. A carving of it is described as being decorated with silvery filigree, and possessing a huge monstrous eye in the centre, reminiscent of a rotting fish. The horrors are said to fear it, rather than worship it. In Beneath the Waves, its priest is described as being a horror's corpse stretched to somewhat resemble a crab or spider, with a huge silvery monstrous eye in the center. The eye is said to see into one's head and heart, judging.

Nyarlahydra is the skeletal horror. Unlike the others, it did not have a carving, but rather an arrangement of carefully cleaned horror bones, on the skull of which sat a black mask hewn from stone. Presumably the carving was an imitation of the real Skeletal Horror, the remains of which were on Mos Le'Harmless and not the Cursed Archipelago.

Strangely, it's corresponding priestess in Beneath the Waves bears little resemblance to it, being described as having her face replaced with a gaping maw full of misshapen teeth, with its arms withered away into useless, limp tendrils. Its back apparently had black stone arms emerging from it. You never were our brightest star, Khazard. 'Vermin slaughtered like lambs'? What does that even mean?

12-Mar-2018 16:57:39 - Last edited on 12-Mar-2018 16:59:16 by Wahisietel

Wahisietel
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And for the Lovecraft connections...

Uvhastur is named after Hastur.

Yogsathla is obviously named after Yog-Sothoth.

Nyarlahydra is named after Hydra and Nyarlathotep.

Wilbur Howley is named after Wilbur Whateley. And maybe there's some Mod Rowley in there too.

Herbert Dunwich is presumably named after Herbert West, and the Dunwich Horror.

The Horror/Primate world of Jermyn is named after the short story "Facts concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family" and its titular character.

The apparent true name of the Horror species - Mwanu - is named after a tribal chief in the aforementioned story. You never were our brightest star, Khazard. 'Vermin slaughtered like lambs'? What does that even mean?

12-Mar-2018 17:14:27 - Last edited on 12-Mar-2018 22:12:50 by Wahisietel

Iceman3317
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I want to make a quick note. Not sure if it has been said nor do I wish to read through 84 pages.

But the black/dark stone they use to carve statues with, seems to be the same stone that the Ancient Pillar is made of just south of the clothing store on Mos'Le Harmless.

Also the lake they seem to talk about in one of the journals, seems to be another World Gate. And with how powerful it seems Xau-Tak is, I would say he is nearly as powerful as Guthix, Zaros and Seren. Come the Sixth-Age, the world will need the World Guardian.

12-Mar-2018 19:21:34

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Solmestix said :
Where can these lore books be obtained? I already have the festering journal from killing Unspeakable Horrors, but the other tomes evade me.

Gonna put this in a spoiler in case people don't want it know.

~ 1 is from Unspeakable Horrors

~1 is from Skeletal Horror (Seems to be a 100% drop)

~1 is from a bush just northwest of the town on Mos'le Harmless next to the lake/pond whatever you want to call it.

~ 1 is from speaking to the Hooded Pirate on the far east of the island on the coast on the other side of Trouble Brewing. List on how to get the book is below.

Speak to the Hooded Pirate
Search the Treasure Chest just west of the pub in the town that has been there for ages.
Speak the Hooded Pirate again
Speak to the Odd Old Man at Skeletal Horror.

~And the final book can only be found after you have read the other 4. It is in a pile of dirt just northeast of the wheat field which is north of the town.
Come the Sixth-Age, the world will need the World Guardian.

12-Mar-2018 19:26:47 - Last edited on 12-Mar-2018 19:27:52 by Iceman3317

Handkerchief

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Exciting day!! I don't know why I thought the Pirate finale wouldn't be Xau-Tak heavy, but I am happy to be wrong. As soon as I logged on and my MQC went away I knew I was in for some good stuff.

One or all of the three priestesses as bosses?

I wish we could replay the entire Pirate series. There are so many little details and bits of the story I'm sure I've forgotten. I'm reading through the guides on the wiki, but that's a tad unsatisfactory. Continual disappointment is the spice of life.

12-Mar-2018 21:45:31

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