You have received too much. You must suffer for balance to be restored.
Following the death of Mechagon, most mechagnomes have agreed that a state of balance between mechanical and organic parts is ideal - things like eyes, hearts and limbs are easily upgraded, but things like the brain is a more complicated matter.
That said, ideas are not easily eradicated. Many mechagnomes still see value in more extensive mechanisation, and try to get closer and closer to full transference - replacing every last fleshy bit they have, without losing their soul. In the meantime, some of them have replaced parts of their brain with more efficient mechanical parts, hoping for improved thinking abilities, but with unpredictable effects on their personality.
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âWhen a mechanical hand malfunctions, it can start slapping the owner in the face repeatedly. I see no problem putting this technology inside my brain, whatâs the worst that could haapppyyyy daaayyysss are heeereee aggaaaiinnnâŠâ
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Reminds me of this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_hand_syndrome
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I remember long ago seeing some program as a kid that included that. Guy was struggling to get something out of a cupboard without his right hand slamming it shut on his left. Yeesh.
I see someoneâs been watching Ghost in the Shell.
Cuneiform is good, but my mind went more to this:
https://www.omniglot.com/writing/inuktitut.htm
âŠYou know, I actually have, but I forgot about it.
I was more inspired by one of my tabletop Rogue Trader players and his Mechanicus Explorator character, who was obsessed with full mechanisation.
But Ghost in the Shell works too.
Oh, speaking of! Did you saw? They have worked to put a common script between all the Inuktut speakers. Itâs a pretty good news.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/itk-inuktitut-new-script-1.5311136
There is a superstition among Vulpera that red-furred vulps are particularly lucky, skilled or destined for greatness as they closest resemble their loa.
Most modern vulps publicly donât consider it reliable and laugh it off as an old matronâs tale, but secretly still wish for it to be true - and indeed many of the red furred vulpera end up in leadership positions, or the focal point of stories. Part of Nishaâs popularity is drawn from this, and there are whispers that she has been directly blessed which is why sheâs such a good fighter.
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Kaldorei who turn away from Elune or pay only lip service to her find themselves unable to use Shadowmeld.
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Mechagnomes count calories.
No, for real. The culture wide craze for amputation created the necessity as it was obvious to the calculating gnomish mind that a loss of mass would be detrimental without balanced intake. They soon figured out down to the decimal how much you can and must eat to remain healthy and their cooking evolved into nutrient bars and the like as a result.
Eating the equivalent of several pizzas without the physical need for the fuel would just turn them into obese blobs with mechanical legs like the last Dwemer in Morrowind and that doesnât mesh with their cultural desire for âupgradesâ.
This slowly catches on with other races wanting to stay in shape, particularly slender elves and bulky orcs, the latter already using performance enhancing alchemy as shown in that one Cata quest.
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For god sake, write a book instead!
Lol what?
Also, Levey, I just love your new transmog.
Among the nobility, the magisters and the most well born of Quelâthalas, the noble Flame Dance is practiced in formal occasions.
https://i.imgur.com/7rwccLB.jpg
As is the case in the Candle Dance of the human kingdoms (and it is theorised by historians that Lordaeron and Dalaran were inspired by the Thalassian dance, before it exported to the south), the flame must never go out while they dance. But the flame is this time a spell, to reunite with your partner or to separate as the steps dictates.
While for a candle the challenge is to be precise, but not so quick, in the Flame dance it is concentration and mastery of yourself to held a spell while following the steps.
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I donât know about you, but if I was an upgrade-obsessed cyborg, Iâd just go for the feeding tube and/or gastric bypass.
Counting calories is such an organic concept.
Thanks! The Horde intro to Vashâjir has two orc soldiers doing a back and forth about the benefits of enhancement.
Hellscreamâs Vanguard says: Here, warrior. Eat this.
Hellscreamâs Vanguard says: Your reflexes will quicken, and your stamina will increase.
Hellscreamâs Vanguard says: Hah! I donât need your crutches, friend.
Hellscreamâs Vanguard says: Iâve faced the best that Stormwind has to offer, and still I stand.
Hellscreamâs Vanguard says: My axe has split as many Alliance skulls as yours, brother. Maybe more.
Hellscreamâs Vanguard says: Hellscream will settle for nothing short of total victory.
Hellscreamâs Vanguard says: Should we fail, heâll chase us into the afterlife to take his retribution.
Hellscreamâs Vanguard says: There is wisdom in your words, brother. Iâll take that food of yoursâŠ
Hellscreamâs Vanguard says: Aye, as will I.
Depends entirely on how much youâre removing at a given time for the fleshy bits to adapt. At some point youâre just half a brain in a robot shell anyway.
*sighs wistfully*
Theyâre talking about buff food. They even specifically call it âfoodâ. You gonna sit there and pretend that only the Horde has discovered that Hearty Seafood Soup gives you 60 Str/60 Stam?
I like that one!
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