Working for KordTech.
Well, clearly based on your link this sapient piece of white dwarf matter is a piece of white dwarf matter as much as Captain Atom is a piece of earth matter.
I don't think it's so much that they're inferior as it is that we're fairly easily distracted.
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Probably a matter of trusting his own ability to ward the camp, rather than OL's already shown to be unreliable Spectrum-based senses.
Or they weren't home, and there's no way to leave a proper message beyond the obvious 'someone poked this spell' after-effect. If they're having trouble with Sheeda critters running around too, they might have been busy.
I would just go with 'Columbians' or maybe 'Columbines'. I doubt they have any special name for themselves other than nationality.
And a nice little bit of hypocrisy. 'Thou shalt not steal', after all. Unless he somehow paid for it? And I doubt the Hall sells books on Christian history.
Yeah, that'd be like humans calling ourselves ape-kin, based on our ancestry. Though there is precedent, cultures or subcultures adopting previously derogatory names as a sign of pride...
On top of using proscribed magic. I bet that's left a mark on their physiology and psyches. After all, magic changes the caster as much as the caster changes the world.
Lightning rods, perhaps. A practical reason why many churches, with their tall spires, had metal things attached to them. They were often the tallest thing in towns, and during storms, well...
It's also unlikely fellows with practical jobs like carpentry would need to turn to proscribed magic for any reason. It'd also be hard to get carpenters and blacksmiths to come to your lands if you're known as a warlock.
There's also the question of whether their children are innocent of the crimes of their fathers (or mothers, yes.) Sure, they'd not be treated well in Columbian communities, but should they be forced to be exiled simply because of their lineage? Then again, most of them have only ever known the life they have now...
One thing to blame OL for. It's a thing. Though it is more practical than simply killing or banishing them, because...
Okay, OL does have regular contact with Senator Knight? Amusing that Paragon and Renegade are sort-of backing different prospective candidates...
China probably relies on Ghost Fox Killer, though you have to wonder what happens if she retires or dies. Russia? Might be worth looking into...
Hey, it benefited your synthetic-intelligence friends and allies. I'm sure Red Tornado and his siblings are enjoying their proper citizenships.
Best not to mention them. Or the other Construct-lanterns. He might have issues with them.
Sensible. Spirits are a lot easier to control than Devils and Demons, even if they're not as smart.
Small communities or family groups, walking into corruption gradually without realising it? A bit more tragic, really.
Which raises the question of how many such groups have quietly left, claiming a patch of land on the borders, and subsequently fallen... Especially out where Witch-Hunters rarely visit.
Perhaps look for any dangers far beyond the borders of Columbia and the Warlock-breed's lands. Who knows what's going on half a world away, when twenty miles is a vast distance for most folk?
True enough. What of some indigenous folk far away, who haven't run across the Columbians yet? What if they have better technology or better magic? That kind of encounter rarely ends well for the weaker party.
...That isn't Brother Abednego, is it? Danger, OL, danger!
Oh, for... He was expecting this? Damn, man's a natural troll.
To be fair, anyone who knows OL can say that when he's around.
Damn, OL's got to work on his ability to pierce magical concealment, this is getting ridiculous. Also, getting a strong cryptid vibe from the lady...
So, Sheeda creatures running riot?
Should "Conformation" be "Confirmation"?
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Is that a typo or a pun?
To be fair, anyone who knows OL can say that when he's around.
descendants
Even if... or because?
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