ProjectGorgon:Steven Poplar

Steven Poplar
Smiling calmly
Region:	Statehelm
Town:	Statehelm
Location:	Church
Anatomy:	Human
Species:	Human
Beast Speak:	?
Skill Trainer:	Priest

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Are you injured? Maimed? Maybe I can help.

— Steven Poplar

Steven Poplar runs the Church of Arisetsu in the city of Statehelm.

Location

Statehelm

Steven Poplar can be found in the Church of Arisetsu.

Favor

Small Talk ^[view/edit]

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Favor Rewards

Steven Poplar rewards his friends with __TBD__

Hang Outs

Let Steven ramble on about the god Remga (4h)

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Steven Poplar said, "... so the strongest of these new gods was Remga. He's the god of Piracy and Rape. Real nasty piece of shit. So he takes the form of a goblin and quickly gains a massive following among goblinkin, all while hiding from Vol. But Vol finally finds him, and surprisingly loses. In fact the legend says that Vol got raped that day, but Vol's avatar is a handful of flower petals in the wind, so I'm choosing to believe that's metaphorical somehow.

Anyway, then comes the story everybody knows: Remga raped the wrong god, Errana, and she tore his cock off.

Oh yeah, that's a thing the priests of Errana used to do: if you rape somebody you lose a penis. It's not really done anymore, but you still probably shouldn't act disrespectfully around a priest of Errana.

Now the part that's taboo to talk about. I'm 90% sure it's true. You ready? Errana had a child from that rape. That's Saledar, the goblin god of Cooperation. Yes, he's technically related to Errana! But no priest of Errana will confirm that for me.

As for Remga, missing his penis hasn't stopped him from assaulting countless victims. He's a creative torturer, too. But he's mostly followed for his Pirate side rather than the Rape side. All goblin pirates follow a code that Remga created.

And if you hear someone using Remga's name as a curse, you can bet they used to be a pirate!

Or possibly just a dockworker. Or any sort of manual laborer. It's also catching on among craftsmen too. Look, don't go accusing people of piracy, okay?"

60 favor with Steven Poplar.

50 XP in Lore.

Let Steven ramble on about the god Norala (4h)

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Steven Poplar said, "Yeah, Norala's VERY old. She was already ancient when the Age of Dwarves began! Which was over 74,000 years ago. She's weaker now than in the distant past, but she's cunning and cruel, which helps make up for it.

She's Tast's consort, but more importantly, she's his general among the gods. His vizier. His sage. That sort of thing. They're both dispicable creatures, so it's nice that they found each other.

Norala created the curse of lycanthropy, and it's said that she still gives boons to werewolves that appease her through murder. So she's definitely in the "evil" column.

If there's any sort of saving grace, I guess it's her own sense of loyalty: she's had many opportunities to betray Tast and she never has. Even Tast's son betrayed him, so that says something. Maybe it's fear. Maybe it's a scheme. Maybe she just knows her place. Who can say?

Norala usually takes the form of a big wolf -- like, building-sized big. When she's alongside Tast she takes the form of an orc woman."

60 favor with Steven Poplar.

25 XP in Lore.

Let Steven ramble on about the god Ilth Hale (4h)

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x favor with Steven Poplar.

Let Steven ramble on about the god Talerra (4h)

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Steven Poplar said, "No, I don't think of her like that. Talerra is a human god, you know? Underneath all that hair is a human avatar! I've had the terrifying experience of meeting her. She really isn't evil. But she's not good either: she just wants people to know the truth. Since she consumes people's Hope to find that truth, our official stance is that she's evil.

Personally, I think she's dangerous to the overly-curious, but then so is a hole in the ground. You don't call hazards evil, it cheapens the word. I feel like a damned rakkie, calling everything evil!

Here, I've been meaning to get rid of this contraband, why don't you take it? It's an apocryphal story about Talerra and Arisetsu. I got it from an outlaw priest of Talerra, so the characterizations may be a little skewed."

60 favor with Steven Poplar.

25 XP in Lore.

Lorebook: The Despairing Priest.

Quests

Preventing Undead Assaults and Donations Accepted available at Neutral

Training

Priest

Unlock	Skill Level	Cost	Favor
Unlock Priest Skill Levels 81-90	80	242 SR or ? councils	[Neutral]
Unlock Priest Skill Levels 91-100	90	404 SR or ? councils	[Neutral]
Unlock Priest Prodigy Potential	102	121 SR or ? councils	[Neutral]
Admonish 11	101	? councils	[?]
Admonish 12	111	? councils	[?]
Castigate 10	108	? councils	[?]
Exhilarate 7	98	? councils	[?]
Exhilarate 8	112	? councils	[?]
Mend Flesh 11	105	? councils	[?]
Corrupt Hate 11	103	? councils	[?]
Corrupt Hate 12	113	? councils	[?]
Relentless Hope 5	98	? councils	[?]
Righteous Flame 10	96	? councils	[?]
Righteous Flame 11	106	? councils	[?]
Flamestrike 10	100	? councils	[?]
Flamestrike 11	110	? councils	[?]
Triage 10	100	? councils	[?]
Triage 11	110	? councils	[?]
Remedy 10	98	? councils	[?]
Invigorate 8	84	? councils	[?]
Invigorate 9	99	? councils	[?]
Invigorate 10	104	? councils	[?]
Give Warmth 7	110	? councils	[?]

Events

Winter Celebration

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Conversations

"

The Council doesn't really like its citizens relying on gods. But priests of Arisetsu have served humans for a very long time, so the Council couldn't throw us out. Officially, this is one of the only churches allowed in Statehelm, and we have the Council's explicit blessing to aid the people. Unfortunately, the Council respects us rather less than they say.

Most stress-inducing is Councilman Plaudius. He's apparently created a "Health Emancipator" and would love to replace this church with his... machine. But the church does a lot more than just help people! Thankfully, common sense has won out so far.

— Steven Poplar

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I took over the church three years ago from Solaraine the Gentle. She's an elf, so she'd been here a long time. Longer than any regular human has been alive! Now I get lots of complaints that I can't live up to a 500-year-old legendary spellcaster who is a literal Living Font of Hope.

But, well, I just do my best.

— Steven Poplar

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The homeless are always welcome to stay here, but we know it's not as good as a real home. When we can, we help people lease an apartment in town, and pay their rent for as long as they need us to. Most of our donated funds go toward that effort.

— Steven Poplar

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This church is probably the oldest building in the city at 2800 years old. It was a central part of the old city -- which was called West Vidaria back then. The city grew up around the church.

— Steven Poplar

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I know, I know -- Solaraine could heal faster and with less agony. I'm only human! I can't compete with an elf older than my whole bloodline. But for a human, rest assured I am very safe and very efficient.

Can you cure my illnesses?

I'm sorry. Whatever may ail you is beyond my current ability to fix.

Ah.

— Steven Poplar

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Arisetsu is technically an elven god, but she serves all the people of the world. Not only elves!

— Steven Poplar

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Arisetsu despises undeath. Any sane person should! I'm always on the lookout for potential undeath incidents, and I've detected one nearby.

In Vidaria there's a massive floating rock. Under that rock flows a constant stream of the undead. The soldiers are doing what they can to prevent the undead from swarming, but they could use help.

Seek out the "Lungers." They're causing the most harm right now. Oh, and the dark-casting skeletons. Oh and also the fiery ones.

— Steven Poplar