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Ultimately I decided to choose Facsimile. It requires a lot of investment at the start. But I am convinced it will be worth it. Other reason is that I felt like I am too specialized. Already heavily invested in willpower that greatly empower my magical capabilities. Just in the last battle, if Teclis did not interfere, my magic already could turn the tide. While picking lust concept will just make me too focused on just another one aspect. So I pick Facsimile for more versatility and more options to engage with oncoming problems. Might also give me options for diplomacy or sabotage too.

Immediately tries the mimicry spell. Turning into a copy of Wolfe who barked in surprise. My sense of smell heightened again and damn there is just so much. So I don't stay in his form too long. I immediately try to turn into Druig. My already towering body become even more taller and beefier. Wolfe start circling me and sniffing me around. I felt a detached sense of annoyance, a desire to find a fight, and an idea to rebuke Wolfe to stop. Is this how Druig will feel in my position? Or is this how my own idea of how Druig will respond?. Maybe I need to ask him personally to be sure later.

Then I start to turn to Kal and Lak respectively. I want to know what my own idea of their personality that I have. As Kal I felt not much different and doesn’t get a detached sense on what he felt. Does it mean that my personality and Kal match? Or I just don’t know much about him? But I do know that Kal is calmer and more thoughtful than Lak and Druig. Maybe it's just not much different from my nature as a daemon? As Lak I get a detached sense that I should be doing something or find a beastmen to mate with. She did look like a child that will get anxious when not doing anything. Seems like the core of facsimile is more mental than physical.

Mimicry level up

Level 1 -> Level 2

Leveled up already. Seems like I am heading to the right direction. Changing back to my original form and contemplate how to quickly level this concept. Wolfe stopped circling and sniffing me then bark again in surprise. Does this mean the mimicry also mimics body odor and such? This also require more testing.

Then I test if facsimile can just generally change the shape of myself. I start with testing if my hand can meld into a blade. It can but require more focus and time than just mimic someone else. I stopped focusing and channeling magic to see if the change is permanent. It wasn’t permanent and my hand shift back after 30 or so second. I can mimic as a box to infiltrate a town or city later to focus leveling this concept later. For now I will keep watch until the search party returned.

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It was at midnight when the search parties returned. Druig along with 3 other Bovigors carried a huge stone easily four times their sizes. The herd roared in cheer at their return. They also brought at least a hundred new beastwomen. Their brown furs and smaller size compared to our own beastwomen a clear indication that they are not one of us. Seems like they take some proactive measures against the raids they have endured.

Alignment ShiftSelf45% (+3%)Slannesh40% (-3%)Khorne12%Tzeentch0%Nurgle3%

All divine eyes took notice of your action

The four Chaos Gods took interest in your gate

They would like you to properly and completely construct the third gate

Each donates 20 souls and 10 attribute points

Donations? You mean investment so they can use my gate as a new invasion point. This also confirm the fact that I can upgrade my herdstone. But that is for later. Now is the time for celebration as the herd turned into another orgy.

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Just like how Archaon tales of exploits gather untold number of norscan tribes, wild and sporadic beastmen tribes too have heard the golden herd. Though they are relatively new, almost all beastmen knows them. Partly in Malagor’s attempt to dissuade other herds to join them by blowing their failures out of proportion. Before, lesser herds will not question the Gods dark herald vilifying words. They saw the golden herds like it is just another lesser herd or even downright attacking them on sight.

But now the herds are moving. Some decided to outright join the golden herd after seeing the beam of pure magic. Their bray-shamans confirms that the dark gods attention are focused on the golden herd. Some foolhardy herds saw an opportunity to challenge the golden herd for gaining their blessings as their own. The few big herds not moving. Too far away, already engaged in their own plans, or guarding their own sacred herdstones. But all of them knows.

The End Times is approaching