Lore questions

[Mad Dog]

So Komari, Evergreen, and the Baroness all seem to know each other, and according the Komari, the other two have been feuding for centuries. Komari is still alive because she's a yasha. Evergreen's probably alive because of some life related magic since she can control the gender of her unborn children and can change the pcs body however she pleases.

But what about the Baroness? I looked at her bust and she seems to have two bite marks on her neck. Is she a vampire?

 

[Tristan Black]

Maybe?

 

[Violyn]

I remember seeing a lot of comments here and there mentioning her being a vampire; unfortunately there's nothing that confirms that in the wiki, but i think it's safe to say that she is, especially since as you say, there are two bite marks on her neck (never noticed that lol).

 

[Savin]

Making fun of a woman's beauty marks, smdh

 

[Ossa]

I seem to remember a mention a loooooong time ago about a 'Countess' figure who was meant to be vampire-based, with a particular preference for virgins. I don't know how accurate it is, but I seem to recall it having been done early in CoC 2's development, but despite doing a lot of digging around on the topic I couldn't find anything on it.

She sure as hell looks the part, though, and there's a lot of mystery surrounding her. Combine it with the way she talks about the Belharans as though it were just yesterday, the bite marks, her general aesthetic, and little tidbits like her feuding with others for so long? It's safe to say she's probably a vampire of some description, albeit seemingly not an evil one.

On the flip side, it might be a total red herring. Maybe her sexual partner(s) enjoys biting her?

Time'll tell, though. Content drops of the Baroness are one of the things I'm looking forward to most of all.

 

[Shadow Dancer]

But what about the Baroness? I looked at her bust and she seems to have two bite marks on her neck. Is she a vampire?

Cumpire would be more accurate.

 

[Violyn]

Making fun of a woman's beauty marks, smdh

My baaaad

 

[WolframL]

but despite doing a lot of digging around on the topic I couldn't find anything on it.

Have you read the public design doc?

 

[TheGSone]

I remember reading somewhere that she IS a vampire, but feeds on other vital fluids, akin to kitsunes. Never found any mention ingame about this, but could it be that my play style never met the conditions to know about that

 

[The Observer]

Bring Atugia with you when you talk to Komari about various subjects.

<i>"For all that they expressed interest in the ways of my craft, Carmen and Oxana never understood the fundamentals behind the stewardship of living things, especially the latter. They imagined that I was forcing the sacred tree to grow and twist itself into shapes according to my desires and contrary to its nature, which could be nothing further from the truth. A garden has the touch of artifice to it, yet it works best when it behaves in accord the nature of the things that grow with. Letting it run rampant without guidance produces no useful results, and yet forcing it to be what it is not makes the effort so much more tiresome, if not outright impossible. Simply allowing a river to run the course it <i>really</i> wants to is a lot easier than damming and diverting its flow.</i>

<i>"In the end, it did not matter. Once I got wind of what the two of them were up to and what they truly intended, I threw them out from my midst. Carmen I may have regretted a little in doing so, but Oxana… nothing good has come out of that witch and the many so-called daughters she has."</i>

[party.has atugia

|<i>"You can't blame Carmen for what she was doing,"</i> Atugia says sullenly from across the room. <i>"She was just trying to — "</i>

<i>"Protect everyone, I know. And in order to do that, she had to live longer than what her body would allow by its nature, which was why she had a particular interest in both the curse I was under and the hunger we foxes suffer as a people. Protect her subjects from Oxana's depredations and worse, in exchange for a small tithe of <b>chi</b> from each one of them. Wholly reasonable."</i>

<i>"Then you ain't supposed to speak of her like she's some kind of criminal or somethin'."</i>

<i>"I appreciate you speaking up for your mistress, but from all accounts she is beginning to realise that maybe this may not have been the best idea, after all. Outliving everyone and everything you care for takes its toll on the mind… residing alone in a dreary old stone castle with only her faithful long-lived retainers, never showing her face amongst the people she rules for fear of beginning to care for them… at least it is more wisdom than Oxana ever had."</i>
]

 

[Violyn]

That is SO cool! I keep forgetting the amount of content you can get by just having people tag along with you, it really shows how having a party affects your entire experience, not just have a few more options in battles. It's so nice. shows how having people be with you is in the core of the game honestly.