GenyaArikado said:

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the coral priestesses were fake medusas. afawk the actual medusa could have powers to actually petrify

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As Asha herself, all the Dragon-Gods have several aspects. Shalassa is no exception: she can be the benevolent sea, the source of life… but she can also be the furious waves of destruction. This second aspect of Shalassa, the Wrecker, is considered to be a heresy in the Naga Empire and its worship is thereby forbidden. However, it happens that some Pearl Priestesses hear the dark call of the Wrecker coming from the depths of the ocean and are tempted to become its servant. When their heresy is discovered, those renegade Pearl Priestesses are banished from the Naga lands. They become known as Medusae, dangerous creatures living in remote islands and sunken ruins. While Medusae are known to be solitary, they occasionally join pirate crews, or unite to form small sects dedicated to the Wrecker. They can then join their powers to summon tsunamis and tempests to destroy merchant ships and even small coastal villages.

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Lokheit said:

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GenyaArikado said:

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the coral priestesses were fake medusas. afawk the actual medusa could have powers to actually petrify

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"Medusa/Medusa Sorceress: walker with ranged attack and mesmerizing ability. Saboteur."

They kept mentioning the "renegade Medusas" before the voting and if you've played Duel of Champions, nagas are all about "mesmerize" which this one is stated to have while no "petrify" is mentioned.

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Shambell said:

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Also on Medusae, the description of the Staff of the Tides:

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As Asha herself, all the Dragon-Gods have several aspects. Shalassa is no exception: she can be the benevolent sea, the source of life… but she can also be the furious waves of destruction. This second aspect of Shalassa, the Wrecker, is considered to be a heresy in the Naga Empire and its worship is thereby forbidden. However, it happens that some Pearl Priestesses hear the dark call of the Wrecker coming from the depths of the ocean and are tempted to become its servant. When their heresy is discovered, those renegade Pearl Priestesses are banished from the Naga lands. They become known as Medusae, dangerous creatures living in remote islands and sunken ruins. While Medusae are known to be solitary, they occasionally join pirate crews, or unite to form small sects dedicated to the Wrecker. They can then join their powers to summon tsunamis and tempests to destroy merchant ships and even small coastal villages.

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So Medusae are Naga Outcast worshipping a destructive aspect of Shalassa...
I see why they could be neutral but I don't know how they would fit inside Dungeon.

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blizzardboy said:

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Srysly people. What's the deal? Shield of Darkness is easily the coolest line up. There is objective proof to it: they have manticores and those evil construct thingies and troglodytes. It's like a tank version of Dungeon.

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War-overlord said:

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Ok, I've seen people complain about this every which way to Tuesday. So I ask people to explain something to me.
Where does the ridiculous notion come from that Faceless are "supposed" to be equal to Angels?

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Might and Magic Heroes Wiki said:

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Alongside the Angels, the Faceless were one of the earliest races created by Asha, the primordial Dragon of Order, and since they worshipped Malassa instead of Elrath, the Dragon of Light, the Faceless were directly opposed to the Angels.

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Elvin said:

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The fact that they are the angel's greatest adversary, doesn't mean they are equal in strength. Besides they have the advantage of playing dirty and have a shared consciousness, each having access to everyone's experiences and memories. That is a huge advantage.

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War-overlord said:

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Ok, I've seen people complain about this every which way to Tuesday. So I ask people to explain something to me.
Where does the ridiculous notion come from that Faceless are "supposed" to be equal to Angels?

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alcibiades said:

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Well from the original myth of creation it was written as if there was a symmetry between Angels and Faceless among the elder races - i.e. humans, dwarves, naga and elves were comparable but associated with different elements, and then angels and faceless were comparable but associated with light and darkness respectively. Sure, there is no specific mention of the two being of exactly equal strength, it just seems more ... need, to assume that was the case. Unless one wants some inherent asymmetry where light is stronger than dark, but the way elements are generally presented seems to be "equal but opposed".

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alcibiades said:

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I would say quite opposite, on a basic level the four humanoid races ARE equal in strength. Not identical, in the sense that each has their strengths and their weaknesses, but there's nothing that gives me reason to think that one of the humanoids would come out superior against the others - unlike for instance if you pitched a humanoid against an angel, or a faceless for that matter.

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