InscrutableGreatHornedOwl

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Jackie | they/them | 30s I draw, I write, and I sometimes try out other stuff like game dev or woodcarving. inscrutablegreathornedowl on Tumblr

alrighty I'm taking a shortish break from Sly Dogs to finish up a shorter fic about Arlecchino trapping some characters on an island for a death game. I really needed a new idea to chew on a little so the ideas don't get stale. massively pleased with the new one so far! I'll keep u all updated :3

what Lies of P characters do you guys want to see more of in fanfics? I want to write one or two more oneshots to take a break from the longfic a lil bit. someone on reddit suggested Arlecchino, & I'm like ooh but what if he set up a death game? help me build this thing 🤔

Alidoro is not amused. “The day you’re lost and scared and alone, I hope you find real help more quickly than me.” Paracelsus raises his eyebrows. “When I'm lost and scared and alone, I won’t. And I know I won’t. That’s why I have to laugh." archiveofourown.org/works/91286731

In a City of Thousands - InscrutableGreatHornedOwl - Lies of P (Video Game) [Archive of Our Own]

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then ch 26 is the incidents on the way back to the hotel (you'll see!) & ch 27 is a short(?) scene that puts a bow on the whole of part 1. plan is still to work on all 4 and post them close together. it would be so cool to have something to post by next thursday but I don't want to rush

InscrutableGreatHornedOwl@inscrutableowl.bsky.social · 2w ago

I have chapter 24 of Sly Dogs drafted, & ch 25 is half(?) drafted. they finally hash out the arena incident in ch 25 & start to figure out how to work together! & I have way too many words written from outlines & draft zero & stuff from other drafts that I moved. a lot to organize & edit 😵‍💫

I have chapter 24 of Sly Dogs drafted, & ch 25 is half(?) drafted. they finally hash out the arena incident in ch 25 & start to figure out how to work together! & I have way too many words written from outlines & draft zero & stuff from other drafts that I moved. a lot to organize & edit 😵‍💫

I also want to know whose desk it is that the loading screen tips are sitting on! someone who wears glasses is collecting notes and making notes in red pen w atrocious handwriting. Paracelsus is known to be infiltrating the city for his real job, so it could be him 🤔

but for my fics I freaking LIKE my hcs for Paracelsus. where he's a regular human who joined the alchemists for immortality but they didn't know! so he cleverly used their secrets to MAKE it. feels like a waste of time to invent what the immortal ppl are just so the sequel can tell us later :P

InscrutableGreatHornedOwl@inscrutableowl.bsky.social · 2w ago

if Simon saw becoming the torn apart god as a return to grace as defined by his people after being discarded, & if the alchemists are pesky greedy ppl who only care abt the god bc of immortality, it'd make sense for Paracelsus (immortal person) to infiltrate the alchemists to keep an eye on things

if Simon saw becoming the torn apart god as a return to grace as defined by his people after being discarded, & if the alchemists are pesky greedy ppl who only care abt the god bc of immortality, it'd make sense for Paracelsus (immortal person) to infiltrate the alchemists to keep an eye on things

InscrutableGreatHornedOwl@inscrutableowl.bsky.social · 2w ago

this is more info abt the god whose body was ripped to shreds btw (50k ergo, so a lot more than 15k lmao). Did Simon choose to try to become this god bc Alchemists know about it & he's an Alchemist, or bc it holds special relevance to the immortal ppl like him & Paracelsus?

this is more info abt the god whose body was ripped to shreds btw (50k ergo, so a lot more than 15k lmao). Did Simon choose to try to become this god bc Alchemists know about it & he's an Alchemist, or bc it holds special relevance to the immortal ppl like him & Paracelsus?

A Lies of P screenshot. The Forgotten God's Ergo Crystal info.

Obtain Ergo +50,000

A fragment of Ergo, a mysterious power stone that can be found in Krat.
Geppetto's puppet can absorb Ergo and turn it into power.
There was once a god who came down to grant humans' wishes. Humans coveted this god's immortality so much that they ripped the god's body to shreds.A screenshot from the Lies of P wiki. Item description for the Arm of God:

The Arm of God, obtained after defeating Simon Manus. It is a mysterious relic that the Alchemists treated as a sacred object.

The Alchemists believed that there was once a god who was ripped to shreds trying to give immortal life to the humans he so loved, and they wanted to revive him. However, the god who was deep in sleep never answered their prayers.
InscrutableGreatHornedOwl@inscrutableowl.bsky.social · 2w ago

I pulled up Simon's confession from the wiki. the canon secret being that Simon is, perhaps Paracelsus too, is made by somebody/something that is 'no normal human.'

the Paracelsus ergo crystal says there are ppl who have eternal lives, humans 'w hearts of Ergo'. Simon's boss ergo message says these ppl (these same ppl as Paracelsus?) are made like that. Someone/something is making them! and someone/something can abandon & discard them too!

InscrutableGreatHornedOwl@inscrutableowl.bsky.social · 2w ago

frustratingly, I get the impression that the canon true nature of Paracelsus is beyond available info. so I can either invent what he is (definitely wrong) or write him as a human who became incredible (also wrong, but will feel more grounded in the story). ...Simon's boss Ergo message tho!

frustratingly, I get the impression that the canon true nature of Paracelsus is beyond available info. so I can either invent what he is (definitely wrong) or write him as a human who became incredible (also wrong, but will feel more grounded in the story). ...Simon's boss Ergo message tho!

InscrutableGreatHornedOwl@inscrutableowl.bsky.social · 2w ago

Found some stuff abt Simon too. lol the Paracelsus Ergo Crystal ('Ergo Crystal of the Eternal' vs. 'The Letter of the Eternal' you get at the end of the game? IT'S HIM) yeah that one is worth 25k. I just thought that was interesting

Lies of P loading screen info that reads:

Simon started from the bottom ranks and eventually became the leader of the Alchemists thanks to his competence and charisma.
His meddlesome followers insist that he can read people's minds.

but a doctor has to get up close & personal with ppl and be somewhere in the neighborhood of nice to them 🥺 Valentinus was so cold he ran a cult & alienated Lea, & his mysterious mentor said he went soft (so not soft before). if he was a doctor, maybe there were always cracks in the ruthlessness

InscrutableGreatHornedOwl@inscrutableowl.bsky.social · 2w ago

got a loading screen rare pull about Valentinus! I didn't know he was a doctor! looks like he was interested in eternal life once. I stand by my theory that he spent so much time around 'the kind of person' who wants eternal life that as he matured he was eventually like WAIT. wtf are we DOING

A screenshot from Lies of P of a loading screen. The message reads:

Valentinus, the former leader of the Alchemists, is a brilliant doctor and archaeologist with a knack for decoding ancient texts. 
He searched for the legend of eternal life with his colleagues for a long time. He settled down in Krat after finally finding a clue here.