Chrysalis

Many members of the Council remain in the chamber to discuss the various issues plaguing the Colony across all the levels of our development. I remain among them for a while, just listening in and catching up on the issues beyond the range of my Vestibule. It would be nice if the organ had such tremendous range it would reach all the way to the surface. If that were possible, I’d know what was happening at every level of the family, even in the nesting chambers all the way up in the first.

I mean, it would be terrifying to be exposed to that much Will, from that many individuals, but on the other hand, I like to know what’s going on around the place. From the conversations happening around me, I learn about things happening in Renewal, which is apparently getting much larger as even other communities who managed to hide and survive the assault of Garralosh hear about the thriving city and move in.

As the territory expands, we run across more mineral deposits rich with mana, or wood which has absorbed different attributes. With the influx of raw resources, processing has also had to be expanded, along with research to work out what can be done with the stuff.

This organisational chatter brings in Tungstant and Cobalt who want to talk about what they’ve learnt from examining the materials they purchased from the various markets around the fourth. Smithant is apparently losing her mind, sealing herself into the forges and testing everything she can in every way she can. I shouldn’t be surprised, an opportunity like this isn’t going to come around too often and she’s completely obsessed with her craft. I’m sure she’ll have a ton of new ideas after she gets more time to research. Now that Tiny has finished his evolution, a new set of armour for him would be amazing, and he’d get a ton of use out of it. It’s not like he’ll be evolving again any time soon.

Victoriant and Antionette are discussing potential nest expansions into the third with Sloan and Advant. Apparently, it’s been too difficult to guarantee security up there, so the only nest producing brood is the massive one built underneath Roklu. The Colony has captured almost a dozen pillars since then, and nests are being constructed under each. According to Advant, things are looking much safer in the third now than they were. The demons within our land are settling down, going back to their normal behaviour, which is admittedly pretty chaotic. Which is weird, since the rest of the stratum appears to be having massive issues still. I might need to talk to Al about it, which I can do through the Nave at any point, I suppose.

Ahh, it’s nice to hear about the family.

chair and go out to make a difference. It’s not enough just to

know that it

chamber as quietly as I can so I don’t disturb the others, but I admit it’s probably a fruitless effort.

probably spying on me through the

to get up and get going! We’ve

and blinks a few times, his bat ears twitching

to

eyes spring open in an instant and his body flares with electricity, sending it crackling along the walls. Up he springs, rolling his shoulders and cracking his enormous knuckles, jumping

right, big guy. We’re going into the fifth stratum! A

affirms, grinning wide.

Crinis is less enthused.

down there. I’ve heard all about how… disgusting and filthy that place is. You will be fouled