2007-05-30 [790] Nutmeg enjoys speaking in the third person

[superluser]

So Albanion was afraid?

And what's all this about the queen not having anything?  That just sounds like speculation bait.

[Kenji]

Hmm. Mab must have one of those magic spears that most Moblins have. They respawn in their hands in case they miss.

[stiletto]

Perhaps Mab is quite the force to be reckoned with, and we're probably going to have to learn a little more about the Fae to get why the queen would have nothing to offer.

And a little note about Amber's boarder crossing concerns, I was informed by a college friend once that they would sometimes have issues crossing the boarder, but that if they lied and said they were going to this one strip club, the boarder people always let him through with no problem.

[Netrogo]

Say what you will about Mab, atleast she's consistant

I really wanna know what the heck happend between these two. I keep trying to come up with theories on it but each one seems more rediculous then the last.

[Valynth]

Gathered from the conversation, I'd guess that only the fae queen cannot be injured by physical weapons, hence why Albanion apparently has an aversion to sharp pointy things in the hands of angry Mabs.

[Brunhidden]

mayhaps the fact that nutmeg IS queen means she does not have anything to give- any number of reasons for this, such as the queen is not allowed to bribe or pay but must receive only gifts, perhaps she technically owns everything so cant really trade one thing for another, or perhaps the fact that its a freaking soul means that mundane wealth is worthless to buy it.

remember, theese are fey, they can blow gold coins out their tuckus if they want to so i think they use something else to buy important items they cant just poof.

Luck is my middle name. Mind you, my first name is Bad.

[techmaster-glitch]

well, Mab certainly never UNDERdoes somehing, that's for sure...

[Aridas]

I wonder what being the queen means where being a customer in the soul department stands... Other than the obvious, what could possibly be "offered" to get your hands on someone's soul?

[techmaster-glitch]

We know that the Fae do usually auction souls, apparently, we just have no idea what they bid with.



Just an idle, and a bit off-topic question, but when are the guest comics going to be placed in the bonus comics archive?

[Reese Tora]

on the queen of the fae having nothing to give, I ahve some speculation on that.

One thought is that there's something other than material currency involved with the auction of souls.  Being queen may or may not have something to do with lacking whatever ephemeral currency is used.  I don't really think this is the case.

My thought is that, as queen of the fae, Nutmeg would not have much wealth, the title either being honorary, or the position requiring that she either give up possessions, or that she not be allowed to aquire anything, or that anything that nutmeg has becoming propety of the 'state.'

I don't think the FAE have a king and queen in the same sence as we humans or the majority of furs would consider the title, but that that the term is the most appropriate word in the language to communicate the concept.  The most appropriate, or the most vain, considering the nature of fae.

[Fex]

ooo the pointy hugs are upgrading. first you had the stone hug and now the steel hug =3

[King Of Hearts]

Next... Mab goes for a bat riddled with Barbed Wire...

E-C-W!

E-C-W!

E-C-W!

[Kenji]

Next... Mab goes for a bat riddled with Barbed Wire...

E-C-W!

E-C-W!

E-C-W!

No UFC? "Ultimate Fae Championship".

[thegayhare]

I wonder what being the queen means where being a customer in the soul department stands... Other than the obvious, what could possibly be "offered" to get your hands on someone's soul?

Favors, Services, artwork, promises, debts, information, secrets, trivia,  recipies, walt disneys frozen head, roles, titles, or perhapse glens and pocket demensions

Personaly I think what Nutmeg means hear is that her role as queen keeps her from offering anything.  one reason could be because Mab was banished,  Maybe as queen Nutmeg is not allowed to associate with unsavory sorts and a banished fea would certainly seem to qualify.

Or maybe Her role as queen would be seen to give her a unfair advanage in what sort of things sshe could offer in trade so Fae laws forbid the queen from engaging in the auction

[Zorro]

Bob Dole likes Nutmeg!   

[superluser]

Or maybe Her role as queen would be seen to give her a unfair advanage in what sort of things sshe could offer in trade so Fae laws forbid the queen from engaging in the auction

We know that you can bequeath your soul, but I would think that if the rules forbid auctioning souls to royalty, they would probably forbid gifting souls to royalty, since that would be even more prone to abuse than simply being in an auction.

Your other theories, however, are all right.

I was informed by a college friend once that they would sometimes have issues crossing the boarder, but that if they lied and said they were going to this one strip club, the boarder people always let him through with no problem.

That trick actually works?

Hi, uh, let me have one of those porno magazines... large box of condoms... a bottle of Old Harper... a couple of those panty shields... andsomeillegalfireworks, and one of those disposable enemas. Eh, make it two.

[kaskar]

        I see that Miss Mab is trying to get to the heart of the matter. Wish her luck ...

[Manawolf]

Not that hard, they are only shortspears.  It's a low level spell, and spontaneous casters love pimping out the same trick over at over (go with what works, as it were).  However, this is why it also proves futile, as their is no proper spell to make cold iron, being an anathema to magical creatures and magic itself to a degree.

But fae don't seem a very serious bunch, being the crazy lot they are, and thus they are probably just love stabs.

[Netami]

Ugh. Immediate 10d6 lightning bolt damage, no save.

[Manawolf]

It's 5d6 and a rather high level spell, dammit!

[Netami]

Yeah well I am level 10 and I say it's 10d6, so 10D6 LIGHTNING BOLT DAMAGE!!!! No save. Spell resistance is nullified. Energy immunity and resistance is nullified.

[Valynth]

You know, the queen of the fae position might be a position of last resort in case something comes along that can rapidly "kill" a large quantity of the fae population.  It would be the queens' and kings' jobs to "repopulate" the fae race and due to the possible importance of this role they have magics that keep them from dieing or being killed unless they can get another fae of the appropriate gender to fill in for them.  Nutmeg might have tried to shove the burden on to Mab, but Mab refused and Nutmeg being a bit angry about that used some sort of power at her disposal to make Mab leave.

This is, of course, wild fan speculation and relies on the concept that fae have to be re-incarnated by fae (which may or may not be the case).  Mock me at will if I'm wrong or I will be VERY dissappointed in you.

On the topic of queen doesn't have stuff:  Everything has a value and therefore everything can be sold, you mearly have to find two things of like value.  Ahh, barter economics, how I love thee.

[kaskar]

        You know, the queen of the fae position might be a position of last resort in case something comes along that can rapidly "kill" a large quantity of the fae population.  It would be the queens' and kings' jobs to "repopulate" the fae race and due to the possible importance of this role they have magics that keep them from dieing or being killed unless they can get another fae of the appropriate gender to fill in for them.  Nutmeg might have tried to shove the burden on to Mab, but Mab refused and Nutmeg being a bit angry about that used some sort of power at her disposal to make Mab leave. This is, of course, wild fan speculation and relies on the concept that fae have to be re-incarnated by fae (which may or may not be the case).  Mock me at will if I'm wrong or I will be VERY dissappointed in you. On the topic of queen doesn't have stuff:  Everything has a value and therefore everything can be sold, you mearly have to find two things of like value.  Ahh, barter economics, how I love thee.

: Seems that Nutmeg has finally admitting to copping out as being a Queen, and being a mother instead . Seems that she made a self answering comment. " what can lil ol me, Queen Nutmeg, offer you ? they want a kid. Mab wants revenge. Is Mab offered the the throne in exchange for a spirit ? ( selling your soul ? ) and if this happens, does Mab take the final revenge by exiling Nutmeg from the fae kingdom ? Revenge is sweet ...  Of course, what is to stop Mab from ' saving ' the other essence till later, when she feels like having a kid too. No bidding hassle ...

[Ralanost]

No such thing as killing fae.  They 'die' when they choose to and are reborn.  Considering their nature, they don't even really need parents.  So they can choose to mass suicide to just start it all over if they want!

As far as what Nutmeg has to offer, she is a Queen.  Emotionally she might not be available.  We don't know how busy the fae court might keep her, as much of a joke as the court might be.  I don't think it is currency in any way.  I think it is attention or something as intangible as that.

[Aridas]

Considering their nature, they don't even really need parents.  So they can choose to mass suicide to just start it all over if they want!

Youuuuu don't know that.

[Ralanost]

Considering their nature, they don't even really need parents.  So they can choose to mass suicide to just start it all over if they want!

Youuuuu don't know that.

Wasn't the dying part in Demon 101?  I hypothesized a little past that, but it isn't a huge leap of logic.

[Fuyudenki]

Reese Tora put my theory forward, already: as the Fae Queen, Nutmeg is actually required to give up most of her material possessions, and is therefore materially poor, even by whatever standard of wealth Fae measure by.  Makes the most sense to me, given the circumstances.

[Manawolf]

Yeah well I am level 10 and I say it's 10d6, so 10D6 LIGHTNING BOLT DAMAGE!!!! No save. Spell resistance is nullified. Energy immunity and resistance is nullified.

That's Orb of Force *****bag!

Anyway, this is a conjuration spell we're seeing, not evocation.

[kaskar]

           I was wondering, will Mab now spear Nutmeg with a bolt of lightning after this ?

[Psaakyrn]

Soo... how long before she makes use of her +2 voulge?

(maybe Mab is more into weaponary that one might think...)

There could also be other reasons why Albanion would be afraid to ask Mab. We've seen Mab angry twice before. One of those times, Mab's glen self-destructed. Also, we know that she came from a family with at least one ugly parental fight, and that her mind's a scary place... Basically, getting into Mab's bad books is a REALLY bad idea.