44||0|6146|0|
0|0|0|||1||Lightwalker|Offsides||19:58:30|06/16/2015|Hoo boy. Corwin%27s gonna be even more posed.  I%27m wondering what the penalty for an Aes killing one of the Vanir is. He%27s got plenty of cause%2C and she did break into his realm intent on killing one of its guardians...%0D%0A%0D%0AOne nagging question%3A what happened to her%3F Baker stopped her and then there%27s no mention of her further%2C as though she just disappeared...%0D%0A%0D%0AOffsides%0D%0A%0D%0A%26%2391%3B...%26%2393%3B in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.%0D%0A    -- David Ben Gurion%0D%0AEPU RCW %23%26pi%3B%0D%0A%23include %3Cstdsig.h%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A
1|1|0|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|Matrix Dragon||20:34:11|06/16/2015|For a while now%2C I%27ve been hoping that Freyja would get the classic Eyrie %27villain realises they%27re in the wrong and comes to their senses%27 story arc. At this point though%2C I think that%2C like Touga before her%2C there%27s no part of her soul left that wants to be saved.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnother victory for Akio. On two fronts%2C depending on how the political fallout from this one settles. Not a good day for the heroes at all.%0D%0A%0D%0AMatrix Dragon%2C J. Random Nutter
2|1|0|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|Gryphon||21:16:53|06/16/2015|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-16-15 AT 09:20 PM (EDT)]%3EOne nagging question%3A what happened to her%3F Baker stopped her and then %0D%0A%3Ethere%27s no mention of her further%2C as though she just disappeared... %0D%0A%0D%0A%28Baker Goldenlight%2C %C3%86s of pastry products.%29%0D%0A%0D%0AFor the rest of that scene %28which is only about another minute%2C at that point%29%2C she just sort of stands there.  Her job%27s done.%0D%0A%0D%0AThey%27ll have to figure out what to do with her once they%27ve finished finding out what the hell else is going on.  In the meantime%2C Balder%27s still standing right there.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
3|2|2|||||RE%3A Lightwalker|TheOtherSean||21:40:09|06/16/2015|%3E%3EOne nagging question%3A what happened to her%3F Baker stopped her and then %0D%0A%3E%3Ethere%27s no mention of her further%2C as though she just disappeared... %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%28Baker Goldenlight%2C %C3%86s of pastry products.%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0ATypo or auto-corrupt%2C you make the call%21%0D%0A%0D%0AWell done little story%2C BTW.
4|2|2|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|Silversword||22:36:14|06/16/2015|%3E%3EOne nagging question%3A what happened to her%3F Baker stopped her and then %0D%0A%3E%3Ethere%27s no mention of her further%2C as though she just disappeared... %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%28Baker Goldenlight%2C %C3%86s of pastry products.%29 %0D%0A%0D%0ABaker Golden%5Bi%5Dcrust%5B%2Fi%5D. %3B%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%7ESilv%27%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bfont size%3D-2%5DAlas%2C I suspect pastry to be Freyja%27s nemesis in the same vein that rationality is her ally.%5B%2Ffont%5D
5|3|4|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|pjmoyer||22:44:34|06/16/2015|%3E%3E%3EOne nagging question%3A what happened to her%3F Baker stopped her and then %0D%0A%3E%3E%3Ethere%27s no mention of her further%2C as though she just disappeared... %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3E%28Baker Goldenlight%2C %C3%86s of pastry products.%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EBaker Golden%5Bi%5Dcrust%5B%2Fi%5D. %3B%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%7ESilv%27 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%5Bfont size%3D-2%5DAlas%2C I suspect pastry to be Freyja%27s nemesis in the %0D%0A%3Esame vein that rationality is her ally.%5B%2Ffont%5D %0D%0A%0D%0AClearly%2C what she needs is a Calming Pie.%0D%0A%0D%0A--- Philip%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%223%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D2 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie.org%2F%7Eaerianne%2Ffoth.img%2Fgaia_ser_philip_saber.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000dd%22%5DPhilip J. Moyer%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000aa%22 size%3D-2%5DContributing Writer%2C Editor and Artist %28and Moderator%29 -- Eyrie Productions%2C Unlimited%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000aa%22 size%3D-2%5DCEO of MTS%2C High Poobah Of Artwork%2C and High Priest Of the Church Of Aerianne -- Magnetic Terrapin Studios%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230044aa%22 size%3D-1%5D%5Bi%5D%22Insert Pithy Comment Here%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230044aa%22 size%3D-1%5D%5Bi%5D%5Blink%3Amagnetic-terp-input.tumblr.com%7CFandoms%5D%5B%2Fi%5D -- %5Bi%5D%5Blink%3Amagnetic-terp-output.tumblr.com%7CFanart%5D%5B%2Fi%5D -- %5Bi%5D%5Blink%3Amagnetic-terp-converse.tumblr.com%7CFan Meta Discussions%5D%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie.org%2F%7Eaerianne%2Ffoth.img%2Fgaia_aeri_coat_sword.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%223%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D1 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D
8|4|5|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|Verbena||08:21:45|06/17/2015|Oh WOW. Old reference%21 Been a long time since I backread that comic that far. Awesome.%0D%0A%0D%0A------%0D%0A    Fearless creatures%2C we all learn to fight the Reaper%0D%0A    Can%27t defeat Her%2C so instead I%27ll have to be Her
12|4|5|||||RE%3A Lightwalker|dbrandon||13:04:37|06/17/2015|Yes%2C several points to you.%0D%0A%0D%0Adbrandon%0D%0A%5Bfont size%3D%221%22%5D%22Horse%21 Pie%21%22%5B%2Ffont%5D
16|4|5|||||RE%3A Lightwalker|juniper||21:00:43|06/17/2015|%3EClearly%2C what she needs is a Calming Pie. %0D%0A%0D%0AMmm pie.  When come back%2C bring pie.
20|4|5|||||RE%3A Lightwalker|Bushido||12:01:53|06/18/2015|Extra butter%2C less nutmeg%21
24|5|20|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|SpottedKitty||17:55:30|06/18/2015|Somewhere%2C somewhen%2C Brillat-Savarin just faceplanted.  %3B%29%0D%0A%0D%0A-- %0D%0AUnable to save the day%3A File is read-only.
25|6|24|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|Gryphon||18:10:32|06/18/2015|%3ESomewhere%2C somewhen%2C Brillat-Savarin just faceplanted.  %3B%29 %0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cstrong_sad%3E I %5Bi%5Drarely%5B%2Fi%5D know what you guys%27re talkin%27 about.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A%5Bfont size%3D%221%22%5DI mean%2C I know who Brillat-Savarin was%2C but the rest of this subthread is entirely beyond my ken. %3A%29%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
27|7|25|||||RE%3A Lightwalker|juniper||19:42:31|06/18/2015|%3E%5Bfont size%3D%221%22%5DI mean%2C I know who Brillat-Savarin was%2C but the rest of %0D%0A%3Ethis subthread is entirely beyond my ken. %3A%29%5B%2Ffont%5D %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C let%27s fix that then.%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.girlgeniusonline.com%2Fcomic.php%3Fdate%3D20070117%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.girlgeniusonline.com%2Fcomic.php%3Fdate%3D20070119
28|8|27|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|JeanneHedge||21:15:31|06/18/2015|I thought they were talking about the Brillat-Savarin quote used in the opening of Iron Chef %28%22Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are%22%29%0D%0A%0D%0AJeanne%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22 width%3D%2280%25%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd align%3D%22center%22 width%3D%2210%25%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.jhedge.com%2Fmisc%2Foldowl.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd valign%3Dtop%5D%5Bfont size%3D2%5D%5Bb%5DJeanne Hedge%5B%2Fb%5D%5Bbr%5D%5Bfont size%3D1%5D%5Blink%3Awww.jhedge.com%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.jhedge.com%5D%5Bbr%5D1st Courier of the Heavenly Prophets for %5Bi%5D%5Blink%3Awww.kickstarter.com%2Fprojects%2F326055564%2Ftianxia-blood-silk-and-jade%7CTianxia%5D%5Bbr%5D%22Never give up%2C never surrender%21%22%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D
9|2|2|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|Verbena||08:27:01|06/17/2015|%3E%3EOne nagging question%3A what happened to her%3F Baker stopped her and then %0D%0A%3E%3Ethere%27s no mention of her further%2C as though she just disappeared... %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EFor the rest of that scene %28which is only about another minute%2C at %0D%0A%3Ethat point%29%2C she just sort of stands there.  Her job%27s done. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EThey%27ll have to figure out what to do with her once they%27ve finished %0D%0A%3Efinding out what the hell else is going on.  In the meantime%2C Balder%27s %0D%0A%3Estill standing right there. %0D%0A%0D%0ACertainly%2C she stopped because Balder showed up. I admit to being a little fuzzy as to why%2C however. Did he actually use a power to negate her anger%2C or did she stop because she realized he could whoop her%3F There%27s some nuance there I%27m not getting.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m sure we%27ll find that she%27s been communicating %28and doubtless a whole lot else%29 with Akio%2C however. She has all sorts of buttons to push%2C naturally%2C and he%27s the expert at pushing buttons. She didn%27t unravel like this on her own.%0D%0A%0D%0A------%0D%0A    Fearless creatures%2C we all learn to fight the Reaper%0D%0A    Can%27t defeat Her%2C so instead I%27ll have to be Her
10|3|9|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|Nova Floresca||10:27:20|06/17/2015|%3ECertainly%2C she stopped because Balder showed up. I admit to being a %0D%0A%3Elittle fuzzy as to why%2C however. Did he actually use a power to negate %0D%0A%3Eher anger%2C or did she stop because she realized he could whoop her%3F %0D%0A%3EThere%27s some nuance there I%27m not getting. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EI%27m sure we%27ll find that she%27s been communicating %28and doubtless a %0D%0A%3Ewhole lot else%29 with Akio%2C however. She has all sorts of buttons to %0D%0A%3Epush%2C naturally%2C and he%27s the expert at pushing buttons. She didn%27t %0D%0A%3Eunravel like this on her own. %0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m guessing the first bit is connected to the second here- Freyja might be coming %28more%29 unhinged%2C but she isn%27t so far in Akio%27s pocket that she%27s going to openly defy one of the Aesir. Not to mention she came in with the sorcerous equivalent of guns blazing- even if she could and would fight Balder%2C she probably doesn%27t have the ability to do so at the moment.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22This is probably a stupid question%2C but . . .%22
11|3|9|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|Gryphon||10:44:05|06/17/2015|%3ECertainly%2C she stopped because Balder showed up. I admit to being a %0D%0A%3Elittle fuzzy as to why%2C however. Did he actually use a power to negate %0D%0A%3Eher anger%2C or did she stop because she realized he could whoop her%3F %0D%0A%3EThere%27s some nuance there I%27m not getting. %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C he%27s Balder.  She kind of can%27t hurt him.  Literally.  It%27s a Norse mythology thing.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
14|4|11|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|ebony14||16:41:56|06/17/2015|%3E%3ECertainly%2C she stopped because Balder showed up. I admit to being a %0D%0A%3E%3Elittle fuzzy as to why%2C however. Did he actually use a power to negate %0D%0A%3E%3Eher anger%2C or did she stop because she realized he could whoop her%3F %0D%0A%3E%3EThere%27s some nuance there I%27m not getting. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EWell%2C he%27s Balder.  She kind of can%27t hurt him.  Literally.  It%27s a %0D%0A%3ENorse mythology thing. %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C she could%2C but where does one find mistletoe at this time of year%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AEbony the Black Dragon%0D%0A%5Bfont size%3D%222%22%5DPresuming that Frigga didn%27t corner the poor plant post Ragnar%C3%B6k and extract the promise she didn%27t get prior to that whole kerfuffle.%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Life is like an anole. Sometimes it%27s green. Sometimes it%27s brown. But it%27s always a small Caribbean lizard.%22
15|5|14|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|Terminus Est||19:00:28|06/17/2015|I think Skuld and company patched that when they remade Yggdrasil%2C but I can%27t say for certain.
18|6|15|||||RE%3A Lightwalker|drakensis||02:37:07|06/18/2015|Does Cephiro fall under that oath now that Corwin is the Pillar%3F%0D%0A%0D%0ABecause if not%2C Balder would be surrounded by people and things that _could_ hurt him if Freyja used them as weapons.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28On the other hand he%27s still a Norse God. Killing those doesn%27t happen easily%29.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27d be... darkly amusing to see reactions if he%27d wound up with a black eye as a result of Freyja throwing a blunt object at him.
19|7|18|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|Gryphon||02:47:59|06/18/2015|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-18-15 AT 02:49 AM (EDT)]%3EDoes Cephiro fall under that oath now that Corwin is the Pillar%3F %0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bpre%5D%2A%2F FIXME%3A oh for petesake the baldr-oath%0D%0A   let%27s not have ragnarok ii start in my demiplane%0D%0A   never hear the friggin end of THAT - cvr patch5.3 %2A%2F%5B%2Fpre%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
38|8|19|||||RE%3A Lightwalker|Zemyla||04:43:56|02/01/2019|So what about Oriphos%3F As someone who wasn%27t in Cephiro when Corwin patched the oath in %28and the earliest it could have happened would be when the Trinity revolutionized the world%29%2C Akio wouldn%27t be subject to it%3B and since he created Oriphos%2C I imagine that loophole would likely have persisted. And given that he is an agent of the Pit%2C he would have negative interest in keeping Balder alive.
39|9|38|||||RE%3A Lightwalker|zwol||08:35:08|02/01/2019|%3ESo what about Oriphos%3F As someone who wasn%27t in Cephiro when Corwin %0D%0A%3Epatched the oath in %28and the earliest it could have happened would be %0D%0A%3Ewhen the Trinity revolutionized the world%29%2C Akio wouldn%27t be subject %0D%0A%3Eto it%3B and since he created Oriphos%2C I imagine that loophole would %0D%0A%3Elikely have persisted. And given that he is an agent of the Pit%2C he %0D%0A%3Ewould have negative interest in keeping Balder alive. %0D%0A%0D%0AAkio doesn%27t seem like he would want to destroy the universe%2C though.  That%27s where he keeps all his toys.%0D%0A%0D%0AAlso I don%27t think he would consider himself to be an agent of the Pit.  He%27s got his own agenda and he cooperates with them precisely to the extent that their goals align with his.  %28Now%2C whether Beria and company consider him to be a useful idiot%2C that%27s another question.%29
40|10|39|||||RE%3A Lightwalker|Star Ranger4||07:30:01|02/03/2019|%3EAkio doesn%27t seem like he would want to destroy the universe%2C though.  %0D%0A%3EThat%27s where he keeps all his toys. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0ADo not agree with you on Any of these point Zwol.
17|4|11|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|Verbena||01:33:45|06/18/2015|%2Aforehead slap%2A%0D%0A%0D%0ACan%27t BELIEVE I forgot the Baldur-Oath. Kind of a critical deal back in the last time the Trinity...well%2C -became- the Trinity. It was late%2C I was tired%2C etc.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A------%0D%0A    Fearless creatures%2C we all learn to fight the Reaper%0D%0A    Can%27t defeat Her%2C so instead I%27ll have to be Her
41|4|11|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|Mephron||09:58:56|02/04/2019|%3EWell%2C he%27s Balder.  She kind of can%27t hurt him.  Literally.  It%27s a %0D%0A%3ENorse mythology thing. %0D%0A%0D%0AI forgot to mention this way%2C way back when it came out%2C but that%27s why when he stops her sword with his hand%2C you just get a light %22tink%22 noise%2C like tapping a glass.%0D%0A%0D%0AHe%27s so unable to be harmed by her that not only did he not get cut by her sword%2C but all the force of her swipe was also negated.  He didn%27t bruise%2C he didn%27t even have his elbow bend from the force it. Absolutely %5Bi%5Dnothing%5B%2Fi%5D happened.%0D%0A%0D%0AInterestingly%2C that means that whatever force decides what counts as %27harm%27 to Baldur%2C it immediately recognized Ana%27s prayer as %27not harmful%27 and let it through for him to decided if he wanted to take that teleport being offered to the school and make it there in a split second. %0D%0A%0D%0A%28Obviously%2C the answer was %27wow%2C a dark elf%3F I have to hear this story%21 Teleport accepted%21%22%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--%0D%0AGeoff Depew - Darth Mephron%0D%0AHaberdasher to Androids%2C Dark Lord of Sith Tech Support.%0D%0A%22And Remember%21  Google is your Friend%21%21%22
42|5|41|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|Offsides||13:10:44|02/06/2019|%3EHe%27s so unable to be harmed by her that not only did he not get cut by %0D%0A%3Eher sword%2C but all the force of her swipe was also negated.  He didn%27t %0D%0A%3Ebruise%2C he didn%27t even have his elbow bend from the force it. %0D%0A%3EAbsolutely %5Bi%5Dnothing%5B%2Fi%5D happened. %0D%0A%0D%0AAnd suddenly I have this image of thousands of physicists looking up%2C realizing that there%27s an exception that is outside of literally %5Bi%5Deverything%5B%2Fi%5D they%27ve ever learned and%2For theorized%2C and screaming as their brains all blue screen at the same time...%0D%0A%0D%0A%26%2391%3B...%26%2393%3B in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.%0D%0A    -- David Ben Gurion%0D%0AEPU RCW %23%26pi%3B%0D%0A%23include %3Cstdsig.h%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A
43|6|42|||||RE%3A Lightwalker|Arashi||11:46:45|02/07/2019|Or from a webcomic panel.%0D%0A%0D%0AStudent%3A Professor.. why are you crying%3F%0D%0APhysics Professor%3A I... I don%27t know.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28Can%27t get the comic site from my current position but it%27s an early%28ish%29 El Goonish Shive one%29
44|7|43|||||RE%3A Lightwalker|Zemyla||16:39:41|02/07/2019|%3EOr from a webcomic panel. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EStudent%3A Professor.. why are you crying%3F %0D%0A%3EPhysics Professor%3A I... I don%27t know. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%28Can%27t get the comic site from my current position but it%27s an %0D%0A%3Eearly%28ish%29 El Goonish Shive one%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AI know this one. It%27s %5Ba href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fegscomics.com%2Fcomic%2F2010-10-04%22%5Dthe one where Elliot finds out he%27s a superhero%5B%2Fa%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0AAlso%2C it%27s after Dan has mostly figured out his art style%2C so it%27s not that early. Though it%27s from 8 years ago%2C holy crap.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe inexorable nature of time gives me the sads sometimes.
34|3|9|||||RE%3A Lightwalker|Star Ranger4||17:19:48|06/21/2015|%3EI%27m sure we%27ll find that she%27s been communicating %28and doubtless a %0D%0A%3Ewhole lot else%29 with Akio%2C however. She has all sorts of buttons to %0D%0A%3Epush%2C naturally%2C and he%27s the expert at pushing buttons. She didn%27t %0D%0A%3Eunravel like this on her own. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0ANo%2C and its exactly the sort of multi leveled ... umm... ploy that both Akio and his %22boss%22 %28whom us old timers tend to see under every bed ever since Twilight came out%29 both excel at.  And this sort of weapon%2C while requiring skill%2C doesn%27t take much of an investment of effort.  Just %27pull the pin%27 and point it in the direction of your enemies and let it do the rest.  Even though at this point Ms. grenade... err%2C Lightwalker is no longer your friend%2C the probability of her detonation doing more damage to the enemy than yourself is enough to make the effort to do so more than worthwhile.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd here we see yet another of the twists that make UF so fun.  First we have Juniper%2C a child from what reads as a pretty paved over planet%2C who becomes an Ash Knight and defender of the world Tree%2C and now Ana%2C as a Svartelf %28sorry%2C I still think of her mostly as her %27subtype%27 of %27Drow%27%29 as a fellow soldier%2Fservitor%2Ffollower of Baldur
35|4|34|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|Gryphon||19:14:50|06/21/2015|%3Enow Ana%2C as a Svartelf %28sorry%2C I still think of her mostly as her %0D%0A%3E%27subtype%27 of %27Drow%27%29%0D%0A%0D%0AIn the Upper Realms%2C the two terms are largely synonymous%2C though the latter is considered pejorative by most people who use it and insulting by the svartelves themselves %28as when Peri Took used it in a Shire-casually racialist way in %5Bi%5DOut of the Blue%5B%2Fi%5D%2C an attitude she adopted instinctively but then%2C to her credit%2C almost immediately dropped%29.  Compare%2C well%2C any number of offensive ethnic%2Fnational nicknames - dago%2C wop%2C that kind of thing.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf a svartelf %5Bi%5Dreally%5B%2Fi%5D wants to stand on ceremony%2C he or she will insist upon %5Bi%5Dsvart%26aacute%3Blfr%5B%2Fi%5D%2C or even the thoroughly archaic %5Bi%5Dd%26ouml%3Bkk%26aacute%3Blfr%5B%2Fi%5D %28%22dark elf%22%29.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Eas a fellow soldier%2Fservitor%2Ffollower of Baldur %0D%0A%0D%0AThe technical term is %22cleric%22.  Or %22priestess%22 if you wanna be a little less AD%26D about it. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AI haven%27t had a window to show it yet%3F  But that%27s what she was executed for.  Remember when Balder and Frey passed through Svartalfheim on the way to investigate what the hell was going on in %5Bi%5DAsh Knight%5B%2Fi%5D%3F  Ana was... shall we say insufficiently revolted by the intrusion%3F  There%27s a lot of thoughtcrime policing in Svartalfheim.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
6|1|0|||||RE%3A Lightwalker|drakensis||01:51:37|06/17/2015|Why do I now see Frey and Corwin getting colossally drunk and in Corwin%27s case having his first really _terrible_ hangover.
7|1|0|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|Terminus Est||04:24:44|06/17/2015|Somehow I don%27t think Ana%27s going to be having any more problems with light sensitivity.%0D%0A%0D%0ADamn%2C I hate to see Clef die.  He%27s always been one of my favorite characters - but I think he%27s chosen his successor well.  Freyja needs to %5Bi%5Dpay%5B%2Fi%5D for this%2C and I think this is probably going to be the straw that breaks the camel%27s back.  Losing her standing and power as a goddess should be on the table at the very least - but probably %5Bi%5Dnot%5B%2Fi%5D exile%2C since that would put her directly in the hands of the enemy%2C and there%27s nothing worse than giving the bad guys an extremely capable%2C insane weapon.
13|1|0|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|Phantom||15:06:23|06/17/2015|For some reason%2C I always associated Clef with the Dungeon Master from the DnD Cartoon from way long ago.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd seeing what happened to him%2C I am sad.%0D%0ABut liked the %22Obi-wan%22 like scene.%0D%0A%0D%0AThanks%21%0D%0A%22When you have eliminated the %0D%0Aimpossible%2C whatever remains%2C %0D%0Ahowever improbable%2C must be the %0D%0Atruth.%22 - Sherlock Holmes
21|2|13|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|SpottedKitty||12:36:31|06/18/2015|%3EFor some reason%2C I always associated Clef with the Dungeon Master from %0D%0A%3Ethe DnD Cartoon from way long ago.%0D%0A%0D%0ASo did I%3B have to re-read those early Symphony stories again%2C I must have missed a few references.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- %0D%0AUnable to save the day%3A File is read-only.
22|1|0|||||RE%3A Lightwalker|discord||16:29:34|06/18/2015|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-18-15 AT 04:30 PM (EDT)]Man%2C bad day all around it seems%3B maybe for the next few years Corwin will be thinking%2C %22Maybe I should skip celebrating my birthday and just%2C ya know%2C get ready for a fight instead%3F%22%0D%0A%0D%0AStill%2C I find it distressing that not only did Freyja%27s buttons get pushed to the point where she wound up killing Clef%2C but I wonder if anyone%27s ever  pointed out to her that AKIO is part svartelf himself%3F  Or does the fact that he%27s now an infernal Power somehow overshadow that for her%3F  Cuz if she doesn%27t know I have to wonder if that%27s willful ignorance on her part or just blind spot in her on-going case of racially-biased monomania%3F
23|2|22|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|Gryphon||16:44:03|06/18/2015|%3EStill%2C I find it distressing that not only did Freyja%27s buttons get %0D%0A%3Epushed to the point where she wound up killing Clef%2C but I wonder if %0D%0A%3Eanyone%27s ever  pointed out to her that AKIO is part svartelf himself%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AYou know what%2C there are a %5Bi%5Dnumber%5B%2Fi%5D of people who are mildly-to-moderately curious about that...%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
26|3|23|||||RE%3A Lightwalker|Droken||18:21:27|06/18/2015|%3E%3EStill%2C I find it distressing that not only did Freyja%27s buttons get %0D%0A%3E%3Epushed to the point where she wound up killing Clef%2C but I wonder if %0D%0A%3E%3Eanyone%27s ever  pointed out to her that AKIO is part svartelf himself%3F%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EYou know what%2C there are a %5Bi%5Dnumber%5B%2Fi%5D of people who are %0D%0A%3Emildly-to-moderately curious about that... %0D%0A%0D%0A%2ARaises hand%2A%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27ve been wondering at that myself%2C and I think we spot a little glimpse of what%27s up in this piece. Specifically%2C when Baldur stopped her charge%2C her initial reaction was...where is it...ah%3A %22shock and incomprehension%22. Very interesting indeed.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m personally of the opinion that Freyja%27s trauma in the past left a much more exploitable hole in her psyche than anyone%2C her own brother included%2C would have ever conceived of. Akio%2C as we are already well aware%2C is quite adept at exploiting that kind of damage.
29|4|26|||||RE%3A Lightwalker|drakensis||04:13:57|06/19/2015|And besides which%2C Akio is a denizen of hell or a reasonable equivalent - which%27d probably fit where she figures Svartalfr belong. Anthy%2C on the other hand%2C is one wedding ceremony away from being counted among the Aesir %28and her daughter is one Trial away from the same%29.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnthy is %5Bi%5Dmuch%5B%2Fi%5D more threatening to Freyja%27s world-view than her brother.
30|5|29|||||RE%3A Lightwalker|discord||22:39:45|06/19/2015|%3EAnthy%2C on the other hand%2C is one wedding ceremony away from being %0D%0A%3Ecounted among the Aesir %28and her daughter is one Trial away from the %0D%0A%3Esame%29. %0D%0A%0D%0AOk%2C I%27ll concur with that.  But if that%27s the case why doesn%27t Freyja have a beef with Urd then%3F  More than once in the past its been mentioned that Urd maybe%2Fkinda%2Fsorta has some svartelf in her own background%3F  I mean%2C I%27m aware of the source material regarding her%2C but she wouldn%27t be the first character in the Eryie roster that%27s had their background%2Forigin turned about 90 degrees on the zorth axis for one reason or another.  Maybe they resolved it long ago%2C or maybe Freyja does%2Fdoesn%27t know%2C or what have you...%0D%0A%0D%0AAs for Annabelle%2C who knows when or even if she%27ll follow in Papa-Corwin%27s footsteps.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28You know it%27ll happen.  C%27mon%2C say it with me now%3A Papa-Corwin%2C Papa-Utena %3AP%29
31|6|30|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|Gryphon||22:43:36|06/19/2015|%3EOk%2C I%27ll concur with that.  But if that%27s the case why doesn%27t Freyja %0D%0A%3Ehave a beef with Urd then%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AI submit to you that%2C though she may well in fact %5Bi%5Dpossess%5B%2Fi%5D one%2C even Freyja is not crazy enough to %5Bi%5Ddisplay%5B%2Fi%5D a beef with Urd.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
32|6|30|||||RE%3A Lightwalker|Droken||22:46:32|06/19/2015|It%27s unequivocal that Urd -does- have Svartelf in her%3B she%27s related to Anthy. And I think it%27s been mentioned somewhere that while she %28Freyja%29 keeps it pretty solidly under wraps%2C she does not generally get along with Urd.%0D%0A%0D%0ATruly though%2C I don%27t think Freyja is being -allowed- to fully realize what Akio is. Subconsciously%2C perhaps she does%2C but I think Akio%27s got a pretty firm hold on her in some form or another.
33|7|32|||1||RE%3A Lightwalker|SpottedKitty||23:09:13|06/19/2015|%3ETruly though%2C I don%27t think Freyja is being -allowed- to fully realize %0D%0A%3Ewhat Akio is. Subconsciously%2C perhaps she does%2C but I think Akio%27s got %0D%0A%3Ea pretty firm hold on her in some form or another. %0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cnod%3E I think that was fairly clearly displayed when she invited him as her guest to The Wedding Take 1.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- %0D%0AUnable to save the day%3A File is read-only.
36|6|30|||||RE%3A Lightwalker|Arashi||12:21:50|06/22/2015|%0D%0A%3E%28You know it%27ll happen.  C%27mon%2C say it with me now%3A Papa-Corwin%2C %0D%0A%3EPapa-Utena %3AP%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AToo many syllables for a toddler. Pa-In and Pa-Na.
37|7|36|||||RE%3A Lightwalker|discord||20:09:57|06/22/2015|%3E%0D%0A%3E%3E%28You know it%27ll happen.  C%27mon%2C say it with me now%3A Papa-Corwin%2C %0D%0A%3E%3EPapa-Utena %3AP%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EToo many syllables for a toddler. Pa-In and Pa-Na. %0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%2Abows%2A Your kung-fu is best