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Oct 28, 2020 17:38 by E. Christopher Clark

This is excellent. Had me hooked from the first section. Great work!

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Oct 29, 2020 23:21 by Sloqush

Happy to hear that :)

Oct 30, 2020 02:20 by Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull

This is so interesting. I don't think I'd like talking to an Ostere very much - they seem rather scary. I love the term 'cinder lines'!

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Nov 12, 2020 15:25 by Sloqush

Hey, Serukis glad to hear that you enjoyed the article :D   Also while the Ostere are certainly scary, they are by far not the scariests of the Ikona-subspecies, as this titel either goes to the Agsimer or Irisi.

Nov 12, 2020 13:58 by Phillip Dalrymple

So would an insult to them be that look natural as an Ostere? How would they deal with this. For if they are acting a certain way as a race are they not then acting NATURALLY? I love the concept you have written. It is cold and unfeeling. Are there other races that they deal with that do not fit into their ideals?

Nov 12, 2020 15:12 by Sloqush

Telling an Ostere that they look "natural" is without a doubt the single worst insult one could give to them.   Because of this, their reaction will be as swift as it will be violent, with even the non-radical Ostere being unlikely to accept anything other than the death of the offending party as an apology.   As for the "naturality" of their actions; given the Ostere are the very antithesis of nature (as can be seen by their undead-like bodies), anything and everything they do is by definition "unnatural" as beings like them shouldn't exist in the biological world.   For species that might get along with the Ostere, I could think of the Mecamii, Læx and the Painted Men as none of these species are biological in nature.

Nov 12, 2020 15:29 by J. Thorne

Color me... not ashen...but deeply intrigued!