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* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: The Empire of Stone extends their "warmest welcome" to the representative of the brathian trading conglomeration...and pointedly says nothing at all about the hundreds of ants accompanying them, whom the visit is all about.
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* GreenEyedMonster: Invidia the Envy Demon is ''literally'' a floating green eyeball who embodies the desire for what others have.
--> '''Invidia:''' [I see your family. I see your siblings. The warmth. The support. I see how nice it issssss.]\\
'''Anthony:''' [Yes. It's nice. How do you see that anyway?]\\
'''Invidia:''' [I WANT IT. I WILL TAKE IT ALL!]
--> '''Invidia:''' [I see your family. I see your siblings. The warmth. The support. I see how nice it issssss.]\\
'''Anthony:''' [Yes. It's nice. How do you see that anyway?]\\
'''Invidia:''' [I WANT IT. I WILL TAKE IT ALL!]
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* HappinessInSlavery: All pets are bound to obey and be loyal to their masters, and even the Sophos, consummate masters of the associated Skills, have not found any way to break the bond. This is clearly visible when Invidia, an Envy Demon, wants to take everything -- except what is Master's, because that is off limits. Crinis, however, needs no binding. She ''adores'' her master, is infuriated when anyone fails to respect him, wants to attach herself to him and throw herself in the way of anything that could hurt him, and is traumatised by the very idea of practising her attacks on him.
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* HappinessInSlavery: HappinessInSlavery:
** All pets are bound to obey and be loyal to their masters, and even the Sophos, consummate masters of the associated Skills, have not found any way to break the bond. This is clearly visible when Invidia, an Envy Demon, wants to take everything -- except what is Master's, because that is off limits. Crinis, however, needs no binding. She ''adores'' her master, is infuriated when anyone fails to respect him, wants to attach herself to him and throw herself in the way of anything that could hurt him, and is traumatised by the very idea of practising her attacks onhim.him.
** The relationship between the ka'armodo and their setsulah "bonded ones" is apparently more complex and nuanced than a simple master-slave relationship, although it outwardly looks like one. The setsulah fulfil every whim and command they're given, even being telepathically directed in some cases, but they strongly object to being called slaves or referring to the ka'armodo as their masters, and are apparently pleased and honoured to serve. Anthony is dubious, but decides he has higher priorities than digging into the details.
** All pets are bound to obey and be loyal to their masters, and even the Sophos, consummate masters of the associated Skills, have not found any way to break the bond. This is clearly visible when Invidia, an Envy Demon, wants to take everything -- except what is Master's, because that is off limits. Crinis, however, needs no binding. She ''adores'' her master, is infuriated when anyone fails to respect him, wants to attach herself to him and throw herself in the way of anything that could hurt him, and is traumatised by the very idea of practising her attacks on
** The relationship between the ka'armodo and their setsulah "bonded ones" is apparently more complex and nuanced than a simple master-slave relationship, although it outwardly looks like one. The setsulah fulfil every whim and command they're given, even being telepathically directed in some cases, but they strongly object to being called slaves or referring to the ka'armodo as their masters, and are apparently pleased and honoured to serve. Anthony is dubious, but decides he has higher priorities than digging into the details.
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* LostInTranslation: Anthony is entirely capable of translating mind-speech from Grey into pheromones for his siblings, but he's [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny not especially focused]], so details may be missed.
--> '''Anthony:''' Ah… this is… some important guy, whose name is super long. Feather something.\\
'''Grey:''' [Are you passing all of this on?]\\
'''Anthony:''' [Of course!]
--> '''Anthony:''' Ah… this is… some important guy, whose name is super long. Feather something.\\
'''Grey:''' [Are you passing all of this on?]\\
'''Anthony:''' [Of course!]
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* LookBehindYou: Morrelia reacts with "Nice try," when Anthony tells her that [[spoiler:her AbhorrentAdmirer Isaac]] is behind her, but unfortunately for her, he wasn't joking.
--> '''Morrelia:''' [You expect me to turn around and AGAAA!]
--> '''Morrelia:''' [You expect me to turn around and AGAAA!]
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* OpponentInstruction: Anthony outclasses [[spoiler:individual Legionaries in the arena]] far enough that he's comfortable giving them tips to improve after sending them flying into the walls.
--> '''Anthony:''' [Nice attempt! Good speed, but you might want to work on your micro dashes. Puts a lot of strain on the body, but changing your angle of approach a few times instead of just charging straight in will help you in the long run.]
--> '''Anthony:''' [Nice attempt! Good speed, but you might want to work on your micro dashes. Puts a lot of strain on the body, but changing your angle of approach a few times instead of just charging straight in will help you in the long run.]
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* MindControl: Monsters with a powerful core can crush the will of much weaker monsters and force them to obey, merely by being nearby.
** Garralosh [[spoiler:brings hundreds of thousands of weaker monsters to assault the Colony, resulting in a huge and costly battle before she even enters the scene. However, the Colony is able to exploit the slow-moving horde for LevelGrinding long before it reaches the nest]].
** A big part of why the Legion fears the Colony is the possibility that the Ancients will rise up and turn all the ants into their slaves.
** Garralosh [[spoiler:brings hundreds of thousands of weaker monsters to assault the Colony, resulting in a huge and costly battle before she even enters the scene. However, the Colony is able to exploit the slow-moving horde for LevelGrinding long before it reaches the nest]].
** A big part of why the Legion fears the Colony is the possibility that the Ancients will rise up and turn all the ants into their slaves.
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* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: The ants are repeatedly noted to be unconcerned about personal boundaries, crawling all over each other and not minding at all. When traveling by ship, they cram themselves in like sardines to take up less vessels, and in combat they make more efficient maneuvers by climbing over each other's ranks, and think nothing of it. It helps that they're all focused on TheNeedsOfTheMany.
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* InsultBackfire: Not that Anthony was trying to hurt Crinis' feelings or anything, but when he tells her that she should remain motionless while meeting with their latest prisoners, because "I can't imagine anything you might do that wouldn't be scary to most organisms," she's pleased by the compliment.
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** Not that Anthony was trying to hurt Crinis' feelings or anything, but when he tells her that she should remain motionless while meeting with their latest prisoners, because "I can't imagine anything you might do that wouldn't be scary to most organisms," she's pleased by thecompliment.compliment.
** A merchant tries to argue that the Colony's goods will have to be discounted, because as monsters they don't have proper hygiene standards. Anthony retorts that as tunnel dwellers, the ants are ''very'' aware of the need for cleanliness, and are in fact the only species on the planet to constantly acid-wash themselves and their homes -- as the ants around him are doing right now, because the city they're in doesn't feel clean enough.
---> '''Anthony:''' Anyway, we need to discuss compensation from the city for imposing its poor hygiene on us, who should I speak to about that?
** Not that Anthony was trying to hurt Crinis' feelings or anything, but when he tells her that she should remain motionless while meeting with their latest prisoners, because "I can't imagine anything you might do that wouldn't be scary to most organisms," she's pleased by the
** A merchant tries to argue that the Colony's goods will have to be discounted, because as monsters they don't have proper hygiene standards. Anthony retorts that as tunnel dwellers, the ants are ''very'' aware of the need for cleanliness, and are in fact the only species on the planet to constantly acid-wash themselves and their homes -- as the ants around him are doing right now, because the city they're in doesn't feel clean enough.
---> '''Anthony:''' Anyway, we need to discuss compensation from the city for imposing its poor hygiene on us, who should I speak to about that?
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* LittleBitBeastly: The Folk have a wide variety of animalistic traits, some with double jointed legs and tails, but others merely having somewhat angular faces. Anthony is a little surprised at first to see so much variation, then concludes that it doesn't really matter what they look like.
--> To one degree or another, every member of the Folk is some blend of humanoid and animal, with the slider between the two set to random.
--> To one degree or another, every member of the Folk is some blend of humanoid and animal, with the slider between the two set to random.
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* GravityMaster: Anthony gets lucky enough to access a gland that slowly turns regular mana into a supply of gravity mana, providing him with various interesting effects, from the "gravity domain" that makes nearby enemies (but not allies) overwhelmingly heavy, to the "gravity bomb" that launches a temporary miniature black hole. [[spoiler:At his tier 7 evolution, he reforges the gravity gland into a "Resonant Well Stone", allowing him to recharge it from ambient gravitational fields, and reforges his carapace and mandibles into "Gravity Compressed Diamond" to greatly improve his affinity to gravity mana.]]
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* GravityMaster: Anthony gets lucky enough to access a gland that slowly turns regular mana into a supply of gravity mana, providing him with various interesting effects, from the "gravity domain" that makes nearby enemies (but not allies) overwhelmingly heavy, to the "gravity bomb" that launches a temporary miniature black hole. [[spoiler:At his tier 7 evolution, he reforges the gravity gland into a "Resonant Well Stone", allowing him to recharge it from ambient gravitational fields, and reforges his carapace and mandibles into "Gravity Compressed Diamond" body to greatly improve his affinity to gravity mana.affinity, and is rewarded with the ability to create zones where he has total control of gravity, enough to float monsters in the air or crush them flat.]]
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* {{Greed}}: Technically, Invidia is an envy demon, but in practice, it translates into a burning desire to ''have everything'', whether material or abstract.
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* {{Greed}}: Technically, Invidia is an envy demon, but in practice, it translates into a burning desire to ''have everything'', whether material or abstract. [[spoiler:He later narrows his obsession, when evolving, to focus specifically on wanting to have approval and friendship.]]
