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During the process, Kyuad is troubled somewhat by the spirits of the land around him.  Spirits of creatures that once walked Aryth struggle with one another to get at the food presented as a sacrifice for the ritual.  They vie for attention from Kyuad, each asking in some way to be the one to be made manifest; the one given the chance to live again and serve.  Through all of this Kyuad is stoic and silent, except for only once saying, "It is only myself who I would put through the suffering to come."
 
During the process, Kyuad is troubled somewhat by the spirits of the land around him.  Spirits of creatures that once walked Aryth struggle with one another to get at the food presented as a sacrifice for the ritual.  They vie for attention from Kyuad, each asking in some way to be the one to be made manifest; the one given the chance to live again and serve.  Through all of this Kyuad is stoic and silent, except for only once saying, "It is only myself who I would put through the suffering to come."
  
Hours pass.  The skeletons now stand still and mindless, facing their master, waiting for orders to come.  Time continues to crawl until night's end comes.  By now the food has turned to ash, burned on the pedestal by nothing more than the arcane energies being infused by Kyuad's very spirit.
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Hours pass.  The skeletons now stand still and mindless, facing their master, waiting for orders to come.  Hours continue to pass until night's end comes.  By now the food has turned to ash, burned on the pedestal by nothing more than the arcane energies being infused by Kyuad's very spirit.
  
  
 
'''Dawn''' - as the light of Aryth's sun touches the ashes on the pedestal, a heavy cold smoke spills out, sinking down and covering the ground until everything in the clearing below Kyuad's waist is shrouded in black, sooty smoke.
 
'''Dawn''' - as the light of Aryth's sun touches the ashes on the pedestal, a heavy cold smoke spills out, sinking down and covering the ground until everything in the clearing below Kyuad's waist is shrouded in black, sooty smoke.
  
Kyuad's face is drawn in effort as he continues to fight against the distractions of his own mind and the spirit world around him.  The difficulty now comes in the separation.  Most live their whole lives with an intact spirit in one body.  Kyuad is on the verge of emptying a portion of his own spirit into a second person; but who he is now is different from who he was when Nisse first came forth from him.
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Kyuad's face is drawn in effort as he continues to fight against the distractions of his own mind and the spirit world around him.  The difficulty now comes in the separation.  Most live their whole lives with an intact spirit in one body.  Kyuad is on the verge of emptying a portion of his own spirit a second person; but who he is now is different from who he was when Nisse first came forth from him.
  
 
Finally, he locks onto the dividing line of himself and his third eye, the creature of the Darghul, the librarian of Moria, the Cadaverous Eye.  Here, he finally separates who he is, himself, what makes him Kyuad, from the creature that was part of his mind for what felt like lifetimes.  It is here in the gap that Kyuad forms a place for Nisse again, and then pours part of himself inside.  Like a ladel lifted out of a cauldron, Kyuad drags the spirit of Nisse out of his own consciousness and blesses the ashes with personage.
 
Finally, he locks onto the dividing line of himself and his third eye, the creature of the Darghul, the librarian of Moria, the Cadaverous Eye.  Here, he finally separates who he is, himself, what makes him Kyuad, from the creature that was part of his mind for what felt like lifetimes.  It is here in the gap that Kyuad forms a place for Nisse again, and then pours part of himself inside.  Like a ladel lifted out of a cauldron, Kyuad drags the spirit of Nisse out of his own consciousness and blesses the ashes with personage.
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Kyuad rests.
 
Kyuad rests.
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== To Brave Fate ==
 
== To Brave Fate ==
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"In the dark of this morning, I was a tall man with stretched skin.  In the light of dawn, I became a bird.  I know all you knew before your morning meditations."  With that, Nisse flies to the stone table in the middle of the makeshift scaffolding and lays herself out on her side, one wing reaching back.
 
"In the dark of this morning, I was a tall man with stretched skin.  In the light of dawn, I became a bird.  I know all you knew before your morning meditations."  With that, Nisse flies to the stone table in the middle of the makeshift scaffolding and lays herself out on her side, one wing reaching back.
  
Kyuad rises, forgetting his discomfort, and inspired by Nisse's bravery and focus.  "Zeker, Gonor, bring more orcs."  Kyuad arranges the remaining skeletons around the ritual place and begins his work.
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Kyuad rises, forgetting his discomfort, and inspired by Nisse's bravery and focus.  "Zeker, Gonor, stand by my sides."  Kyuad arranges the skeletons around the ritual place and begins his work.
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== Transition ==
 
== Transition ==
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For the rest of the day, Kyuad works tirelessly, measuring and marking the ritual location.  The skeletons, both the original six and the ones newly animated this morning, follow his orders faithfully in the work they are able to perform.  Scavengers that find a way through or over the wall are either attacked by the skeletons, or driven off to ensure peace and privacy.
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For the rest of the day, Kyuad works tirelessly, measuring and marking the ritual location.  The skeletons follow his orders faithfully in the work they are able to perform.  Scavengers that find a way through or over the wall are either attacked by the skeletons, or driven off to ensure peace and privacy.
  
 
By the next morning Kyuad begins the ritual.  Many hours are required for the ritual to succeed.  However, as he no longer needs sleep, Kyuad works on through the night with no rest, doing everything it takes to complete the ritual before his friends return from the refugee camps.
 
By the next morning Kyuad begins the ritual.  Many hours are required for the ritual to succeed.  However, as he no longer needs sleep, Kyuad works on through the night with no rest, doing everything it takes to complete the ritual before his friends return from the refugee camps.
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* '''The First''' - This is all 100% flavor and not at all necessary.  Kyuad could have simply animated the orcs as he found them, but it's too fun to make a zombie just for the purpose of moving bodies to one spot so he could do the skeletons all at once.  So really, it's just here for story purposes and doesn't need rules.
 
* '''The First''' - This is all 100% flavor and not at all necessary.  Kyuad could have simply animated the orcs as he found them, but it's too fun to make a zombie just for the purpose of moving bodies to one spot so he could do the skeletons all at once.  So really, it's just here for story purposes and doesn't need rules.
* '''Gathering''' - Kyuad cast ''animate dead'' six times (3SE each, 18 total, which I think is 1 or 2 above what Kyuad has available during a day before spending Con [or now that he's undead, Cha]), on six of the orcs found in the woods.   
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* '''Gathering''' - Kyuad cast ''animate dead'' six times (3SE each, 18 total, which I think is 1 or 2 above what Kyuad has available during a day before spending Con [or now that he's undead, Cha]), on six of the 7HD orcs found in the woods.   
** Total HD controlled through this spell: 6 of 48.  Material components consumed and recorded.
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** Total HD controlled through this spell: 42 of 48.  Material components consumed and recorded.
*** Note: The level of the original creature doesn't matter.  Creating a skeleton removes from the base creature all levels gained, and reduces it down to the hit dice of the creature type.  Orcs are therefore all 1 HD when skeletons.  It would be nice if this weren't the case, but hey, I didn't make the rules.
 
 
** The names given to the skeletons are for kicks.  They are soulless creatures of animated body parts without personality or names.  The names given are to make things less confusing for Kyuad.
 
** The names given to the skeletons are for kicks.  They are soulless creatures of animated body parts without personality or names.  The names given are to make things less confusing for Kyuad.
* '''Transition''' - Kyuad makes 6 more skeletons.  Total HD controlled: 12 of 48.
 
 
* '''Nisse''' - The summoning ritual takes a day and sacrifices food.  The Midnight book doesn't say ''how'' the food gets sacrificed, so I made up something.  Next begins the ritual to turn her into a Fell Familiar.
 
* '''Nisse''' - The summoning ritual takes a day and sacrifices food.  The Midnight book doesn't say ''how'' the food gets sacrificed, so I made up something.  Next begins the ritual to turn her into a Fell Familiar.
 
* '''What happens next''' - Total time ''needed'' to complete all of the work necessary: '''4 days'''  <br>One day (24 hours) after the others left Kyuad alone in the woods he had started preparing for the Fell Familiar process.  Just before they'd been gone 48 hours Kyuad started the actual ritual.  Another 48 hours are needed after this point.  This should help map out what is going on when the other PCs arrive, if they come back to where Kyuad is.
 
* '''What happens next''' - Total time ''needed'' to complete all of the work necessary: '''4 days'''  <br>One day (24 hours) after the others left Kyuad alone in the woods he had started preparing for the Fell Familiar process.  Just before they'd been gone 48 hours Kyuad started the actual ritual.  Another 48 hours are needed after this point.  This should help map out what is going on when the other PCs arrive, if they come back to where Kyuad is.

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