

＄03-00-08-06-2-0



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＠Altria
Look, [%1]![sr]You can see the city off in the distance now!
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＠Altria
It might have taken us a whole day, but we're almost to Gloucester!
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＠Oberon
Yup. And now that we're here, we shouldn't have to worry about the queen's soldiers coming after us for a while.
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＠Oberon
Gloucester belongs to Murian, the head of the Wing clan, and fighting is against the law here.
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＠Oberon
She doesn't pick fights with any of the other clans, and she's not completely under Morgan's thumb, either.
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＠Oberon
As far as Murian is concerned, this is an autonomous region that just happens to have diplomatic relations with Faerie Britain.
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＠Oberon
That's how she tells it anyway.
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？1：Is that why Morgan's army won't attack here?

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＠Oberon
Even Morgan only has limited power in Gloucester.[sr]As for why that is, well...
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＠Oberon
You can tell something's different here, right, Da Vinci? Say, with the mana density?
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＠Da Vinci
I'm glad you brought that up. I was just going to ask about that.
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＠Da Vinci
There's nothing wrong with my gadgets, but the ones powered by magical energy are refusing to work.
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＠Da Vinci
Is that because of this area's unique Mystic traits? Because the rules of the world itself are different here?
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＠Oberon
Exactly. As to why, well, that gets into the nature of faeries themselves.
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＠Oberon
And not just here in Faerie Britain. This applies to Proper Human History as well.
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＠Oberon
Like how there are several different kinds of faeries.
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＠Oberon
Some are former gods fallen from grace. Others are accumulations of human and animal animosity, and bits and pieces of their souls.
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＠Oberon
They're essentially thoughts and feelings with nowhere else to go wrapped up in a shell made from human rumors.
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＠Oberon
These sorts of faeries only exist because human society exists, and strictly speaking, they're not pure faeries.
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＠Oberon
Pure faeries are those that form within the planet or the planet's inner sea, and whose existence is in no way contingent on human civilization.
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＠Oberon
In the magecraft world, faeries born within the planet's inner sea are known as Great Fathers and Great Mothers.
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＠Oberon
You can think of them as...Divided Spirits of Earth's soul. Yes, that's close enough.
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＠Oberon
In scope, they're comparable to personified-nature gods, but unlike gods, they don't impose any rules on humans.
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＠Oberon
Great Fathers and Mothers are pure supernatural beings.
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＠Oberon
In this Lostbelt, faeries of that rank who appear on Earth's surface, either through some sort of mistake or on a mission from the planet itself, are known as A-rays.
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＠Oberon
In Proper Human History, the faerie who lent King Arthur his sacred sword was a Great Mother...
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＠Oberon
And I'm guessing Proper Human History's Morgan also inherited that Great Mother's Authority.
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＠Oberon
Though of course, Morgan's father was also King Uther, the ancient king of Britain, so I suppose that would make her a human-faerie hybrid.
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＠Oberon
King Arthur, on the other hand, is a human-dragon hybrid.
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＠Oberon
They may seem similar on the surface, but deep down, they couldn't be more different.
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＠Altria
Oh? How so?
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＠Oberon
The fact that one ultimately decided to defend humanity, and the other, Mystics.
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＠Oberon
King Arthur chose a Britain where humans could thrive, and Morgan chose a Britain where Mystics could thrive.
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＠Oberon
As for which one chose correctly, well, your own Proper Human History bears that out.
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＠Oberon
If Mystics had continued to rule Britain, it would have resulted in it being excised from all of human history.
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＠Oberon
But I digress. Getting back on track...
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＠Oberon
A-rays are equivalent to a Great Mother, but possess a will of their own.
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＠Oberon
They have a unique ability to remake the world around them according to their inner truth[line 2]or rather, their essence.
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＠Oberon
This phenomenon is called a fae domain. It's a Grand Mystic that only very powerful faeries possess.
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＠Oberon
And A-rays generate descendants[line 2]or terminals, if you prefer[line 2]simply by existing.
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＠Oberon
These descendants are called forest children and stone children, and they're the majority of faeries in Faerie Britain.
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＠Oberon
These descendants may have only a tiny fraction of a A-ray's power, but that doesn't change the fact that they're descendants.
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＠Oberon
And some of these descendants have more A-ray blood in them than others. Murian, the head of the Wing clan and the lord of Gloucester, is one of them.
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＠Oberon
All that is to say that Gloucester has a fae domain that can be quite a pain in the neck:
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＠Oberon
A domain that takes Murian's temperament and mischievous nature and turns it into a law that denies strength itself.
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＠Da Vinci
A law that denies strength itself? So, the weak become strong, and vice versa?
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＠Oberon
It DID behave like that for a time, but now, it's a little different.
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＠Oberon
These days, nobody is allowed to bring strength achieved through training into Gloucester.
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＠Oberon
All who enter, even Morgan herself, are left with no more than the strength they were born with.
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？1：So, it's a city where everyone goes back to being level one! But...
？2：That sounds pretty egalitarian, but...

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＠Oberon
Yup. The ones most adamant about making rules are also always the ones with a way around them.
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＠Oberon
So it's probably safe to assume that Murian's the only one in the city who doesn't have to play by her rules.
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＠Oberon
And if that's true, it also means her word is law there, so keep that in mind.
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＠Da Vinci
Hmm. It sounds like this “A-ray” term is unique to this Lostbelt.
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＠Da Vinci
In our world, they'd probably be close to Elementals or True Ancestors.
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＠Da Vinci
So, are there any other faeries that've inherited these A-rays' powers? Maybe the other clan heads?
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＠Da Vinci
Like, does Aurora have a fae domain too?
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＠Altria
No, she doesn't. Most faeries with that kind of power end up being excluded from their clans.
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＠Altria
Sometimes they're outright ostracized, other times they're unable to control their own laws and end up falling apart.
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＠Oberon
Yup. Of the six clan heads, the only ones who can impose their fae domain on others are Murian and Cnoc na Riabh.
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＠Oberon
Most of the other domain holders fall apart and become ghosts wandering the countryside.
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＠Oberon
They're called Nightcalls, and depending on how you look at them, they can be even scarier than the Tam Lin.
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＠Redra Bit
Okay, everyone, we're almost to Gloucester.
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＠Redra Bit
I know this is a surprise, but I'm actually a member of the Fang clan, so I'd rather not go inside if I can help it.
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＠Redra Bit
I'll be camping out here while you do your business, so just call for me when you're ready to leave.
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＠Redra Bit
And just so there's no misunderstanding, let me be perfectly clear:
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＠Redra Bit
Despite how I look, I'm not a Wind faerie. I'm a Fang faerie. I'm sure you must be shocked, but it's true.
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？1：Uh... Yeah... I had no idea...
？2：Whatever you say, buddy.

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＠Oberon
Okay, let's split up.
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＠Oberon
I'll go with Da Vinci,[sr]and [%1] will go with Altria.
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＠Oberon
The auction will be held at night, so kill the time however you like.
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＠Oberon
Anything goes in Gloucester, so you'll find a lot of faeries living it up here.
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＠Oberon
You still have that money you earned in Salisbury, right? Well, you can use it here too, so don't be afraid to cut loose.
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＠Oberon
Don't worry. Just think of it as a date, and it'll be nighttime in no time.
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＠Oberon
Girls love to go shopping together, right?[sr]Well, now's your chance!
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＠Oberon
So, how about you, Da Vinci? Is there anywhere you'd like to go?
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＠Oberon
We could go to a café, but personally, I'd recommend the warped observatory. It's so dizzying it'll make you want to throw up!
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＠Da Vinci
Oh for... He's already headed there! Why'd he even ask in the first place!?
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＠Da Vinci
Anyway, I know this is short notice, guys, but are you all right with this? You are? Okay, I'll play along then.
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＠Da Vinci
Wait up, Oberon! Aren't there any museums around here!?
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＠Da Vinci
With so many faeries in this Lostbelt, there HAS to be at least one painter!
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？1：...

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＠Altria
...
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？1：...There they go...

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＠Altria
Y-yeah... They didn't waste any time.
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＠Altria
I guess it's just us now, then...
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？2：...Well, for the time being, shall we get going?

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＠Altria
For the time being!?
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＠Altria
Oh, uh, I'm sorry. This is all happening so suddenly that I'm still catching up... (Inhale... Exhale...)
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＠Altria
Well, we've already come this far. No sense holding back now, I guess!
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＠Altria
Now that we're in Gloucester, we may as well enjoy it! Come on, I'll show you around!
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？1：Whoa! So this is Gloucester!
？2：There's so many things that seem vaguely off here!

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＠Altria
It's very strange, isn't it? I felt the same way the first time I came here, too.
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＠Altria
Faraway things look big, close things look tiny...
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＠Altria
Sometimes there's pink rain, sometimes the main street is covered in rainbows...
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＠Altria
Sometimes boys become girls, and girls become boys...
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＠Altria
Basically, it's a whirlwind of constant change.[sr]The last time I came here, I...I...
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＠Altria
...I got zero out of ten in a princess pageant...
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＠Altria
A girl wearing a scarf made out of insect thread...made me take off all my clothes...and[line 2]
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？1：Stop! Please! TMI!

＠Altria
Really? But...I was just getting started...
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？2：Your clothes!? Why!?

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＠Altria
She, uh...said they were so ugly I'd be better off without them... I wonder what that girl's up to now...
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＠Altria
I sure hope she's not doing too well... I'll have to get her back if I ever see her again...
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＠Passing Faerie
Oh? I haven't seen you two around before. Are you here for tonight's auction?
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＠Passing Faerie
Huh. I never would have thought to have my human stand out more than me.
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＠Passing Faerie
You know, possessions that make people envious are ALL the rage in Gloucester right now.
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＠Passing Faerie
Is that why you made yourself look so plain? So you could dress up your human instead?
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＠Passing Faerie
It's brilliant! I'll have to try it myself!
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＠Altria
...
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？1：(She's making that face again...)
？2：(I think I'm starting to see what the deal is...)

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？1：Um, speaking of the auction, could you tell us more about it?

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＠Passing Faerie
You mean, about the merchandise being put up?[sr]The faerie with the iron weapon?
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＠Passing Faerie
Well, apparently, they're a bad faerie from another world who rebelled against the high queen.
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＠Passing Faerie
I'd love to attend the auction too, especially since there should be no problem keeping a criminal as a slave...
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＠Passing Faerie
But since you need an invitation for this one, I decided to give up and just enjoy a night on the town.
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＠Altria
I'm sorry... I know I should've been the one to ask, but I just kind of froze...
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？1：Don't worry about it. It's okay to take it easy.

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＠Altria
You're right. I guess I was more tense than I realized. I feel more relaxed now.
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＠Altria
Anyway, she said something about an invitation, didn't she?
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？2：That's okay. Now, what do we do about the invitation?

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＠Altria
Well, we won't be able to get one on our own.[sr]They're only sent out to upper-class faeries.
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＠Altria
I don't like it, but it looks like our only option is sneaking into the auction hall.
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＠Altria
But don't worry! There's no one better at stealth magecraft than me!
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＠Altria
Just you wait! This time, I'm gonna show you what I can really do!
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？1：U-uh, right. Got it.
？2：(What's this déjà vu I'm feeling...?)

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Heeelp![sr]Is anybody theeere!?
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My pet mice just escaped from their caaage!
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I promise I'll make it worth your while if you can catch them! Just please! Help meeeeee!
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＠Altria
Huh? It looks like there's a bunch of tiny creatures running towards us...
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＠Altria
What do you think we should do, [%1]?
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？1：Let's catch them!
？2：(This is straight out of Straw Millionaire!)

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＠Altria
[f small]...Oh, right. [&He's:She's] still getting [&his:her] bearings here,[sr]isn't [&he:she]... Oh well, nothing to be done now.
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＠Altria
Sorry, just thinking out loud.[sr]Okay, let's get this battle started.
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＠Altria
I'm pretty sure you're going to regret this...[sr]But, at least it'll be a good lesson.
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？1：Huh?

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