#the updated codex

[megsdoodletag]

yes ok I have been asked about the updated codex let’s talk updated codex

So. Post Plague-Wars. Ultramar system. Guilliman and Yvraine have a strong alliance, and in completely and totally unrelated news have a daughter named Juno Vaeyncaria Guilliman.

MEANWHILE…

on the other side of the Imperium, the Emperor is given a Text-To-Speech Device. Now the original ITEHATTSD obviously happens prior to Plague Wars so while the basic framework is there (kitten exists, magnus is back, dorn and his Boy are there, etc.) it’s obviously a lil different. Through a series of convoluted events we don’t need to discuss at this point, Magnus accidentally pokes the timeline in a weird way and pops the dead primarchs back into existence. They remember everything just fine! They are just. no longer dead. and now in 42k.

This brings us to what I’m affectionately calling ‘2012 Avengers Tower Imperial Palace.’ All the known primarchs are active, though some are still running around 'lost-ish' in the warp. Most of the previously dead primarchs are ‘recovering’ in their former residencies alongside the TTS crew, seeing to what’s left of their legion and figuring out what the hell is going on with. whatever is happening in M42.

Horus in particular is in a weird spot. first, of all the returnees, he’s alone. Ferrus makes up with fulgrim pretty immediately, sang is permanently covered in various marines of his geneline, konrad’s having a Great Time Actually (we’ll get to that later). but nobody seems to like horus much, a position he’s never been in, and this includes his legion which is entirely under abaddon’s control and not going anywhere in the near future. so he does what any guy going through a midlife crisis does and gets himself a hobby.

See, two supposedly dead primarchs remain unaccounted for after Magnus’ spell, namely the two original Lost Primarchs. by logic this means they must still be alive, somewhere. everyone else is unbothered by this, as Malcador’s memory spell disallows any concentrated thought of the two, and even though the primarchs are aware they had more brothers, to their knowledge dad went out to meet with them and something Went Wrong 🤷🏻‍♀️ and then he came back and retired shortly thereafter. weird! oh well.

but horus was not just killed, he was Unmade. when he was reconstituted it was as though he was new, without the stain of chaos.

and free of malcador’s influence.

while ostensibly crashing on dad’s couch, Horus throws himself into finding out what he believes is the key to all of this, the thing that poisoned the imperium before even the Heresy, the original Deviation from the Plan: whatever actually happened to the two lost primarchs?

Ok it’s later now. Konrad Curze always believed in fate. He followed it dutifully into its darkest depths, to his own grisly death.

And then he came back! He never saw anything about that! He figures that, having lived out his fate to its completion, he’s now free of it entirely. Oh he still has visions, but he’s much more lax in interpreting them, and thinks himself above their dictates besides. So. He still likes flensing people and thinks fear makes a fine method of control and hes still got…issues…but he’s not quite as stuck and he's having a wonderful time about it. and he’s also hanging around the palace bc he’s also got very little contact with his legion, which is either scattered or under Sevatar and/or whichever NL prophet we're on now.

So he gets roped into fucking around in emps’ restricted history section with horus! yippee!

The two actually work really well as a buddy-cop kinda pair, with horus slowly repairing his relationships where he can while konrad trails him and learns how to be alive outside of the narrow scope of his futuresight. Magnus inevitably sticks his nose into things and gets to work undoing the mind-block on the rest of them. Alpharius gets involved because it turns out one of the lost legions might actually still exist. and even lion and leman join the hunt cause honestly they're really curious at this point.

Eventually the uncles drag their niece and her friends into the whole ordeal, in part because she happens to have a particularly strong psychic presence that attracts lost and dead marine souls in the warp. Like a cooler, named character version of the Legion of the Damned. Usefull when trying to gain accurate historical info.

oh yeah and emps gets off the throne at some point. he’s not bothering with the Mystery Gang because he’s too busy being one half of a political deadlock with guilliman, where it’s very clear gman does not actually trust him to lead the imperium anymore and is essentially running his own show off-leash from ultramar, but neither of them are remotely willing to like, discuss this. in any way. so instead they’re just stuck awkwardly across from each other, guilliman never offering control of the imperium back to his father and emps never reaching to take the regent position from him and i think if he stopped to think about it this is bc emps would be. a little nervous about resuming full command back from guilliman. because he’s not sure guilliman would give it to him. and he’s not sure he’s in a position to handle that. again. but emps is allergic to being emotionally competent so his brain skates over that thought, unable to confront it directly with any introspection, and instead he just. doesnt mention it! and guilliman doesnt mention it and emps sits in the wreckage of the dream he accidentally set on fire himself while his son methodically does the work to put it out and they won’t look at each other and its fine its all. fine.

and that’s the Updated Codex! 👍🏻 feel free to ask more

thanks to @wolf_feathers12 for the chance to give my ted talk, and tagging @thisuserissilly for lore posts (tm)

[sotc]

FINALLY. A LIL NOD TO ZEVRAN!!!!!! AHHHH !!!!!!!!!😭😭😭😭😭 THE BAREST CRUMB!!!!! I was helping my friend find the outfit and totally glossed over the flavor text until they pointed it out and I LOST MY SHIT!! AHH. So credit to @uldren-sov for sharing this w/ me <33 !!!!

And of course it's the flavor text to the sluttiest crow outfit that Zev would totally wear lol:

[msommers]

did you mean: blorbo with eternal anger issues

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[hollyand-writes]

me, googling how long it takes to play Dragon Age: Origins:

Also me, not even having faced the Archdemon at the end of the game yet:

[wanderingibon]

won't say much abt it but i definitely am a bit disappointed in regards to the limited world state options, i get that theres not much we can do about it at this point- but admittedly it has very weird implications for lore, because for example who became divine affects what happened to circles, who drank from the well determines who's linked with mythal etc etc

but on the flip side im just trying to look for any positives like at least we got a da4 to begin with 😭could you imagine if this was still live service with microtransactions

[fadetouchedsilk]

i know in my soul the solavellan pandering is about to be off the Charts but im wondering if it'll even be enjoyable for them lmfao

[act-iv]

More pages and excerpts from Suzerain: A Memoir. You can see the overall context and the annotated version on ao3 here.

[cesium-sheep]

also today in my stocking I got a fancy needle threader (it's still the diamond wire style but it's retractable and has a built in light and stuff) and more of those cute hair ties from daiso and also a couple more candies

[lieblogger]

more fandoms!!! should have codexes!! i want all official art and text in the world!!!

[daughterofhighever-blog]

How did you sleep as Oren screamed?

I did not sleep - I clawed and fought in vain as Rendon Howe took my virtue, leaving me to weep with my blood and his spend staining my bed and thighs. He left me - living - to begin the slaughter in earnest, and with that single choice did doom himself and his house. I dried my tears and took up my sword - and I vowed that never again would I let anyone take from me as he had done.

[thenevarranaccord]

Antiva

In the rest of the civilized world, it is common belief that Antiva has no king. I assure you, gentle readers, that this is untrue. The line of kings in Antiva has remained unbroken for two and a half thousand years--it is simply that nobody pays any attention to them whatsoever.

In truth, the nation is ruled by a collection of merchant princes. They are not princes in the literal sense, but heads of banks, trading companies, and vineyards. Their power is conferred strictly by wealth.

But Antiva is not primarily renowned for its peculiar form of government nor for its admittedly unparalleled wines. Antiva is known for the House of Crows. Since Antivans are well known for being good at everything but fighting, it is more than a little ironic that Antiva possesses the most deadly assassins in the world. Their fame is such that Antiva keeps no standing army; no king is willing to order his troops to assault her borders, and no general is mad enough to lead such an invasion. The attack would likely succeed, but its leaders would not see the light of day.

-From In Pursuit of Knowledge: The Travels of a Chantry Scholar by Brother Genitivi

[megsdoodletag]

WIP Wednesdays: The Updated Codex

Juno's in a bad spot, so she calls a friend

Theoretical: Deathwatch took in all sorts.

Practical: Her father wouldn't stand for her in anything but Macragge blue.

Logically, Juno knew it was an overreaction to consider jumping ship after Cato Sicarius, of all people, had been a little mean. She scrubbed her face, and settled into a meditative pose.

She might have been more cautious about this, given her mental state, but the Astronomicon was garish and bright as ever and reaching for it was easy. She skirted around the blinding, fractured sun that was her grandfather and reached for the smaller presence tucked under him.

++🥺++

Boy responded immediately ++?++

She forwarded the frustration she felt, the sense of confidence and equal sense of rejection.

There was a pause as Boy considered his answer. The image of Uncle Dorn, solid as the walls he liked to build, shouldered it's way between the two feelings. It crushed the rejection, fortified the confidence into conviction.

Then, Dorn's gold armor flickered blue.

She snorted. Sent back the memory of her last conversation with her father, his heavy hand firm on her shoulder, the contentment and safety she felt under the blanket of his pride. She knew her father believed in her. That was not the issue.

Unbidden, the image of Captain Sicarius rose to the forefront, barking orders and declaring strength and honor as he would on the front. Admiration was clear, but he seemed distant now, in a way he hadn't before.

Boy took the image, shrunk it so the little Captain was squeaking, mouse-like, and then had him punched into the aether by a square, blue fist that obviously belonged to the Chapter Master.

Juno laughed. Yeah, Calgar would certainly not be happy with the Victrix captain it he learned of what had occurred.

But still. The weight did not lift.

She caught the little squeaking Sicarius, reeling it back towards the forefront and restoring his shape. She brought forth an older memory, the dark metal interior of the training cages unfolding beneath her. Lelith on her left, Sicarius on her right. The good-ache of exhertion ran through her, as did a thrill of joy and excitement. Sicarius had insisted she learn Ultramarine standard combat before Aeldari techniques. They had covered her in weights and thick metal plate, to simulate the limitations of power armor. It had felt right.

Sicarius faded and so to did the weight of the armor, leaving her adrift and floating.

Boy sent her a ceramite-cold primarch-strength hug. His image of ultimate comfort.

++🙏🏻++ Juno sent him back a flash of gratitude.

[partystoragechest]

To celebrate Unwanted reaching 1,000 hits on AO3, I put all the Addendums on there. At once. I don't even know if 1,000 is good. I just got excited.

[wonderful101gecs]

oh also made this change btw

[swallowthedark]

Small update (7/5/23)

Hey!

After much delay I felt it was the moment in the story for a codex to appear. I wanted the first part of the game to be like a walk in the dark, but now the MC should begin to concentrate on solving a murder and confusion doesn't go well with this endeavour. So between the moment Abel leaves and the next character appears, a codex will activate in the Personal file page, beneath the saved files.

The relationship page will eventually have more characters, but later.

Thanks for playing!

[hasquetzorkukudoneanythingwrong]

Days 859-860

Codex Chaldeas: Family reunion

Rex carried an unconscious Quetzalcoatl into the shadow border, with Mash following closely behind. Quetz had clear some burns and bruised on her, her outfit also had some scorch marks as well. She also didn't have her headdress on her head, but it was being carried by Mash, with Rex wearing her cape, which also had burns.

Nota was the first to greet them "Primo! Mash! So good to see you two okay! And you summoned Quetzalcoatl again!" She said.

"Si! I'm so happy to have her again! Tho we almost lost her again when she expended so much energy to destroy the tree." Rex answered back to her, while taking Quetz somewhere to lay.

After that, Goredolf spoke up from the front seat of the shadow border, as the vehicle started its journey. "It's good that you two managed to survive your first lostbelt. However you seemed to have failed to capture the traitorous magus, Kadoc." He had pointed out.

Rex did feel a lil guilty. "Yeah, sorry about that. After the tree and his servant were destroyed, suddenly that Koyanskaya or whatever took him away. Quetzalcoatl was out and Mash wasn't near enough to do anything." He tried to explain.

"Well if it was out of your power, there isn't much that can be done." Holmes responded. "We're happy you're both fine at least."

Mash spoke up next. "Oh Nota senpai! Who's your new servant?" She asked, while looking at Tezcatlipoca, who had been keeping quiet for the most part.

Nota got awkwardly silent, while Tez gave a bit of a side-eye to her. "Th-this is Tezcatlipoca…" she said. "I summoned him during the blizzard."

Immediately Rex backed up. "Really?! Him???" He asked.

"Oh how welcoming." Tez said. "Then again, if you're already close to birdy there, then you probably don't have an unbiased view of me."

And almost as if him saying that was a trigger, Quetzalcoatl immediately woke back up, filled with rage. "YOU!!!" She exclaims while getting back up. "PINCHE PENDEJO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!?!?!"

"There she is! Great to see you so full of energy again!" Tez said snarkily towards his sister.

Both cousins were holding back their respective servant. "Amor! You're in no shape to fight!" Rex told Quetz.

"Tezcatlipoca! Don't instigate a fight! You two will destroy the shadow border!" Nota insisted.

In a panic, Goredolf demanded Mash to prepare to protect the vehicle. "Demi-servant! Please be sure to do something if those two can't control their servants!"

"I will try my best!" Mash stated.

"Amor?" Tez asked. "You telling me you finally nabbed a partner? Took you long enough!"

"Pinche perro! Cállate tu boca!" She yelled. "That's none of your business!"

Simultaneously both cousins yelled "Enough! By my command seal! STAND DOWN!" The commands were issued, and both siblings were physically restrained by the spell.

"You two can't just fight like this! We're literally the last bastion of humanity! If you fight carelessly like this, humanity is over!" Nota tells the two of them.

The two of them didn't like it, but it was true they couldn't find it out. Not like this. "Fine! I won't attack this bastard… for now." Quetz said.

"Guess I'll work with birdy for now." Tez stated.

"Thank you" Rex says.

After the two were pacified, Mash stood down, both her and Goredolf relieved they were able to calm their servants down.

Rex grabbed Quetzalcoatl again, and started to guide her elsewhere. "C'mon, amor. I'll show you to my room."

"That sounds much more pleasant." She said, going with him, but not before giving her brother the stink eye.

Nota helped Tezca back up. "I'm not exactly surprised that you like to mess with her, but please chill out with that? You're a lot cooler then I was expecting, so please don't ruin it." She tells him.

"Heh. Least someone's opening their eyes." He states.

"Well, I'm not as close to Quetzalcoatl as my cousin is (obviously), and I always figured I'd wanna get your side of things along with hers. And so far you've been noticeably nicer then how she described, but you still have time to ruin that." She tells him.

"Well I do hope I don't ruin it for you. I still find you more then worthy to be a good master." He tells her.

Nota had a slight blush from that statement. "It is an honor to hear that from you." She says. "Ahem, anyways. Holmes, where are we going to next?"

"We're actually getting a signal from out in the Atlantic Ocean." He tells her. "We're planning to investigate it, as it's possibly more people."

"The Scandinavian Lostbelt is on the way aswell." Goredolf states. "So we'll be handling that on the way."

"Sounds like a good plan." Nota responds. "Guess we can use the time to get to know each other." She tells Tez.

Meanwhile, Koyanskaya took Kadoc to Kirschtaria's lostbelt, after his was destroyed.

"Wow! Way to screw things up, Kadoc." Beryl laughed.

"How was Chaldea able to destroy your lostbelt if they were so limited?" Ophelia questioned him.

"Now I'm sure he has good reason, don't you, Kadoc?" Kirschtaria questioned.

"Listen, I don't know how, but everything was going fine until the last second somehow that 2nd rate magus managed to summon a fucking divine spirit!" Kadoc said with frustration.

"Did he now?" Daybit asked.

"What kind of Divine spirit could he have possibly summoned?" Akuta asked him.

"Quetzalcoatl." Kadoc said. "Suddenly he showed up at the tree with her, and destroyed both my servant and It with her."

"Quetzalcoatl?!" Said a voice behind Daybit. "They have Quetzalcoatl with them?"

"Control yourself." Daybit told the figure.

"Oh? Your servant seems very interested to hear that name, Daybit." Pepe noticed.

"Well if the servant is from Latin America like his lostbelt, they're probably familiar with her." Kirschtaria comments.

A while after the meeting, Daybit talked to his servant. "You need to control yourself when I'm in a meeting with them."

"Sorry master, but them having Birdy with them changes things." The servant says.

"What are you planning?" Daybit questions.

"Something very fun!" The figure says, as he takes off his orange sunglasses, his blonde hair shining in the light. "Can you get me into contact with that Fox girl? Her assistance will be invaluable in this."

"So long as you still stay focused on our plan, then I don't mind it. Tezcatlipoca." Daybit finishes.

A/N: Next fic!!! Bit of a family reunion between Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca! Which obviously didn't end well. But that's to be expected. Meanwhile, it seems someone has plans in the Latin American lostbelt!!! Wonder what they could be!

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