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AI's Shadow Falls on Political Ads, Stirring Unease
Are AI political ads changing elections? Maine and Vermont now require labels on AI images to help voters spot fake content and stop election misinformation.
#electionintegrity, #aipolitics, #mainepolitics, #vermontnews, #voterprotection
https://newsletter.tf/ai-political-ad-laws-maine-vermont-2024/
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AI's Shadow Falls on Political Ads, Stirring Unease
Are AI political ads changing elections? Maine and Vermont now require labels on AI images to help voters spot fake content and stop election misinformation.
#electionintegrity, #aipolitics, #mainepolitics, #vermontnews, #voterprotection
https://newsletter.tf/ai-political-ad-laws-maine-vermont-2024/
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My review of Under Jackie’s Shadow: Voices of Black Minor Leaguers Baseball Left Behind by Mitchell Nathanson #baseball #baseballbooks #bookreview #civilrights #JackieRobinson #JimCrowlaws #minorleaguebaseball #racism #segregation
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#2girls #absurdres #arm_up #armpits #ass_visible_through_thighs #ayanami_rei #bandaged_arm #bandaged_head #bandages #beach #bident #blue_eyes #blue_hair #bodysuit #bracer #breasts #breasts_apart #closed_mouth #covered_collarbone #crack #cross #expressionless #from_side #full_body #full_moon #gloves #hair_between_eyes #halterneck #hand_on_own_hip #hand_on_own_thigh #headgear #highres #holding #holding_weapon #horizon #hugging_own_legs #interface_headset_(evangelion) #lance_of_longinus_(evangelion) #leg_up #legs #legs_together #long_hair #long_sleeves #looking_at_viewer #looking_to_the_side #mecha_pilot_suit #medium_breasts #moon #multiple_girls #narrow_waist #neon_genesis_evangelion #night #night_sky #ocean #orange_hair #outdoors #paint.net_(medium) #plugsuit_(evangelion) #polearm #red_bodysuit #red_eyes #rock #ruins #scan #science_fiction #shadow #shore #short_hair #sitting #skin_tight #skinny #sky #sleeveless #sleeveless_bodysuit #souryuu_asuka_langley #standing #thigh_gap #turtleneck #untied #water #weapon #white_bodysuit #yokota_mamoru https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/3353916
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#2girls #absurdres #arm_up #armpits #ass_visible_through_thighs #ayanami_rei #bandaged_arm #bandaged_head #bandages #beach #bident #blue_eyes #blue_hair #bodysuit #bracer #breasts #breasts_apart #closed_mouth #covered_collarbone #crack #cross #expressionless #from_side #full_body #full_moon #gloves #hair_between_eyes #halterneck #hand_on_own_hip #hand_on_own_thigh #headgear #highres #holding #holding_weapon #horizon #hugging_own_legs #interface_headset_(evangelion) #lance_of_longinus_(evangelion) #leg_up #legs #legs_together #long_hair #long_sleeves #looking_at_viewer #looking_to_the_side #mecha_pilot_suit #medium_breasts #moon #multiple_girls #narrow_waist #neon_genesis_evangelion #night #night_sky #ocean #orange_hair #outdoors #paint.net_(medium) #plugsuit_(evangelion) #polearm #red_bodysuit #red_eyes #rock #ruins #scan #science_fiction #shadow #shore #short_hair #sitting #skin_tight #skinny #sky #sleeveless #sleeveless_bodysuit #souryuu_asuka_langley #standing #thigh_gap #turtleneck #untied #water #weapon #white_bodysuit #yokota_mamoru https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/3353916
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#1girl #bad_id #bad_pixiv_id #bodysuit #bracer #breasts #brown_hair #closed_mouth #evangelion:_3.0_you_can_(not)_redo #expressionless #eyepatch #from_side #frown #full_body #gloves #hair_between_eyes #hair_over_shoulder #hand_on_own_knee #headgear #highres #knee_up #long_hair #looking_at_viewer #maruki_(punchiki) #mecha_pilot_suit #neon_genesis_evangelion #plugsuit_(evangelion) #rebuild_of_evangelion #red_bodysuit #shadow #simple_background #sitting #sketch #small_breasts #solo #souryuu_asuka_langley #tape #translation_request #turtleneck #two_side_up #white_background https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1324710
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#Lidl #supermarket offers #shoppers window into past alongside #groceries
Constructed into floor of #Dublin branch of Lidl, in shadow of ancient Dublin #Castle, is a series of glass panels showcasing long-hidden history.
One museum-like glass panels shows #archeological remains of structure constructed almost 1,000 years ago. Dating to around 1070
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/aungier-street-lidl-archaelogy?utm_source=mastodon_fediverse
#shopping #history #archeology #ruins #museum #museums #photos #unusual #photos #ancient #Architecture #culture #Ireland
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#Lidl #supermarket offers #shoppers window into past alongside #groceries
Constructed into floor of #Dublin branch of Lidl, in shadow of ancient Dublin #Castle, is a series of glass panels showcasing long-hidden history.
One museum-like glass panels shows #archeological remains of structure constructed almost 1,000 years ago. Dating to around 1070
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/aungier-street-lidl-archaelogy?utm_source=mastodon_fediverse
#shopping #history #archeology #ruins #museum #museums #photos #unusual #photos #ancient #Architecture #culture #Ireland
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#Lidl #supermarket offers #shoppers window into past alongside #groceries
Constructed into floor of #Dublin branch of Lidl, in shadow of ancient Dublin #Castle, is a series of glass panels showcasing long-hidden history.
One museum-like glass panels shows #archeological remains of structure constructed almost 1,000 years ago. Dating to around 1070
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/aungier-street-lidl-archaelogy?utm_source=mastodon_fediverse
#shopping #history #archeology #ruins #museum #museums #photos #unusual #photos #ancient #Architecture #culture #Ireland
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#Lidl #supermarket offers #shoppers window into past alongside #groceries
Constructed into floor of #Dublin branch of Lidl, in shadow of ancient Dublin #Castle, is a series of glass panels showcasing long-hidden history.
One museum-like glass panels shows #archeological remains of structure constructed almost 1,000 years ago. Dating to around 1070
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/aungier-street-lidl-archaelogy?utm_source=mastodon_fediverse
#shopping #history #archeology #ruins #museum #museums #photos #unusual #photos #ancient #Architecture #culture #Ireland
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#Lidl #supermarket offers #shoppers window into past alongside #groceries
Constructed into floor of #Dublin branch of Lidl, in shadow of ancient Dublin #Castle, is a series of glass panels showcasing long-hidden history.
One museum-like glass panels shows #archeological remains of structure constructed almost 1,000 years ago. Dating to around 1070
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/aungier-street-lidl-archaelogy?utm_source=mastodon_fediverse
#shopping #history #archeology #ruins #museum #museums #photos #unusual #photos #ancient #Architecture #culture #Ireland
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Though Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas was a couple weeks ago, I'm still working through it and trying to process everything I learned there. Three days, 32,000 attendees, 260 product announcements. One cool stand out...
Google shipped an entire agent accountability infrastructure at this conference. Every AI agent now gets a cryptographic ID and an auditable action trail tied to a defined authorization policy. They built anomaly detection that flags unusual agent reasoning in real time and maps it back to the source.
You build that when you're expecting things to go wrong at scale.
GE Appliances is deploying 800 AI agents across manufacturing and supply chain right now. That's operational continuity with autonomous software making decisions without a human in the loop.
Every enterprise leader needs to answer one question the technology doesn't answer for you: when an agent makes a decision that costs money or creates legal exposure, who owns it?
I'm looking forward to diving deeper into Gemini Enterprise and Chrome Enterprise. The Chrome Enterprise shadow AI reporting shows you every unsanctioned AI tool your employees are already using. You can't govern what you can't see.https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/google-cloud-next/google-cloud-next-2026-wrap-up
#AIGovernance #AgenticAI #GoogleNext #CIO #EnterpriseSecurity #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity #AI @google @googlecloud @googlecloudsec
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Though Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas was a couple weeks ago, I'm still working through it and trying to process everything I learned there. Three days, 32,000 attendees, 260 product announcements. One cool stand out...
Google shipped an entire agent accountability infrastructure at this conference. Every AI agent now gets a cryptographic ID and an auditable action trail tied to a defined authorization policy. They built anomaly detection that flags unusual agent reasoning in real time and maps it back to the source.
You build that when you're expecting things to go wrong at scale.
GE Appliances is deploying 800 AI agents across manufacturing and supply chain right now. That's operational continuity with autonomous software making decisions without a human in the loop.
Every enterprise leader needs to answer one question the technology doesn't answer for you: when an agent makes a decision that costs money or creates legal exposure, who owns it?
I'm looking forward to diving deeper into Gemini Enterprise and Chrome Enterprise. The Chrome Enterprise shadow AI reporting shows you every unsanctioned AI tool your employees are already using. You can't govern what you can't see.https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/google-cloud-next/google-cloud-next-2026-wrap-up
#AIGovernance #AgenticAI #GoogleNext #CIO #EnterpriseSecurity #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity #AI @google @googlecloud @googlecloudsec
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Though Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas was a couple weeks ago, I'm still working through it and trying to process everything I learned there. Three days, 32,000 attendees, 260 product announcements. One cool stand out...
Google shipped an entire agent accountability infrastructure at this conference. Every AI agent now gets a cryptographic ID and an auditable action trail tied to a defined authorization policy. They built anomaly detection that flags unusual agent reasoning in real time and maps it back to the source.
You build that when you're expecting things to go wrong at scale.
GE Appliances is deploying 800 AI agents across manufacturing and supply chain right now. That's operational continuity with autonomous software making decisions without a human in the loop.
Every enterprise leader needs to answer one question the technology doesn't answer for you: when an agent makes a decision that costs money or creates legal exposure, who owns it?
I'm looking forward to diving deeper into Gemini Enterprise and Chrome Enterprise. The Chrome Enterprise shadow AI reporting shows you every unsanctioned AI tool your employees are already using. You can't govern what you can't see.https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/google-cloud-next/google-cloud-next-2026-wrap-up
#AIGovernance #AgenticAI #GoogleNext #CIO #EnterpriseSecurity #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity #AI @google @googlecloud @googlecloudsec
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Though Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas was a couple weeks ago, I'm still working through it and trying to process everything I learned there. Three days, 32,000 attendees, 260 product announcements. One cool stand out...
Google shipped an entire agent accountability infrastructure at this conference. Every AI agent now gets a cryptographic ID and an auditable action trail tied to a defined authorization policy. They built anomaly detection that flags unusual agent reasoning in real time and maps it back to the source.
You build that when you're expecting things to go wrong at scale.
GE Appliances is deploying 800 AI agents across manufacturing and supply chain right now. That's operational continuity with autonomous software making decisions without a human in the loop.
Every enterprise leader needs to answer one question the technology doesn't answer for you: when an agent makes a decision that costs money or creates legal exposure, who owns it?
I'm looking forward to diving deeper into Gemini Enterprise and Chrome Enterprise. The Chrome Enterprise shadow AI reporting shows you every unsanctioned AI tool your employees are already using. You can't govern what you can't see.https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/google-cloud-next/google-cloud-next-2026-wrap-up
#AIGovernance #AgenticAI #GoogleNext #CIO #EnterpriseSecurity #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity #AI @google @googlecloud @googlecloudsec
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Saturday, April 11, 2026
Russia's rhetoric on the Iran war reveals it's losing; Kremlin watching a key chess piece slip from the board -- Special tribunal for Russia to move forward; enough countries now committed -- Russian drilling platforms in Caspian Sea hit overnight -- Russia has lost 1,308,670 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/saturday-april-11-2026/
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Locked Up Living Helen Garlick; (Video) In the Shadow of Secrets: Embracing Family Truths: In this conversation Helen Garlick discusses her book 'No Place to Lie' and the impact of family secrets. She shares her personal experience of discovering her brother's suicide and her mother's hidden sexuality after their deaths. The central themes of the book include… https://lockedupliving.podbean.com/e/helen-garlick-video-in-the-shadow-of-secrets-embracing-family-truths/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon @lockedupliving #FamilySecrets #MentalHealth #HealingThroughWriting #SuicideAwareness #CommunicationMatters
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Attachment & Healing Shadow Parts | Dr. Bonnie Badenoch #Psychology #IFS #Attachment Reparenting #TWU
Attachment & Healing Shadow Pa... -
Dermot Mulroney, Dominic Monaghan & Jacqueline Bisset Western ‘Long Shadows’ Gets North American Deal
#News #LongShadows #QuiverDistributionhttps://deadline.com/2025/03/dermot-mulroney-dominic-monaghan-long-shadows-quiver-1236324213/
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Thursday, April 30, 2026
Ukraine may have solved its Russian Kinzhal missile problem -- Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Russian explosives plant in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast -- Russian oil facilities in Perm and Orsk struck as Ukraine's drones follow up Tuapse attacks -- Russia’s offensive tactics on full display in fight for Sloviansk ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/thursday-april-30-2026/
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Monday, April 27, 2026
Constant reminder of real threat: World marks 40th anniversary of Chornobyl disaster -- Yet again Ukrainian drones strike Russia's Yaroslavl oil refinery overnight on April 26th -- News from occupied Ukraine: FSB officers killed in Donetsk, 75% of new property buyers in Mariupol come from Russia -- Russian drones strike residential buildings, hotel in Odesa, injuring 10, including children ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/monday-april-27-2026/
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# ORC (and DORC)
## Identity
- **Ancestry/Apparent Age:** Orc. Appears middle-aged by orc standards.
- **One-Line Concept:** Scarred orc enforcer who fights like a wrecking ball and loves his dog more than anything else.
- **Looks Like:** Andre the Giant, The Mountain, Kingpin... but Orcish
- **Sounds Like / Voice Pattern:** Low, slow, deliberate. Few words, no explanations. Ron Perlman with a growl.
- **Acts Like:** Stereotypical Orc, but with a layer of protection and love for his pet.
- **Tell:** When Orc is planning violence, he stops looking at the target and looks at Dorc instead.## Appearance
Orc is large even for his ancestry, broad through the chest and thick at the neck, with arms that seem slightly too long. His skin is a dark grayish-green, mottled with scar tissue across his left side that suggests a story. His lower tusk is chipped and juts at an angle; the upper left is missing entirely. One ear has a chunk taken out of it. His hair is black, kept short and uneven, as though he cuts it himself with a knife.He wears functional armor, well-maintained but not decorated. The only personal item visible is a braided cord around his right wrist, frayed and old.
Dorc is a mid-sized dog, mixed breed, with a short brindle coat, one cloudy eye, and a stub tail. Looks like a dog that also has a story. Moves like Orc's shadow.
## Motivations and Secrets
- **Immediate Goal:** Protect his lair, keep Dorc alive.
- **Underlying Drive:** To find something that stays. Everything else he knows has left or died, but Dorc has stayed.
- **What They're Hiding or Afraid Of:** Orc is afraid Dorc is going to die and he won't be able to stop it or re-call him. This fear comes out as aggression when Dorc is threatened.
- **Information Category:** Local knowledge (who moves through, where things are hidden nearby). Unwilling to share by default; will trade information in exchange for something he actually wants, which is rare.## Relationships
- **Faction, Employer, or Loyalty:** None, currently. May have past ties to an orc warband, mercenary company, or a specific individual, depending on DM hook. By default, is purposefully unaffiliated.
- **Posture Toward Strangers:** Guarded/Hostile until demonstrated otherwise. Will allow withdrawal if the party doesn't push.
- **Who Comes Looking:** By default, nobody, which is part of Orc's personality.---
## Stat Block: ORC
*Large Humanoid (Orc), Any Alignment*
- **CR:** 8 (3,900 XP) | **Threat Tier:**
- **HP:** 190 (20d8 + 100) | **AC:** 16 (chain mail, shield) | **Speed:** 30 ft.
- **Key Ability Scores:** STR 20 (+5), DEX 12 (+1), CON 20 (+5), INT 8 (-1), WIS 12 (+1), CHA 10 (+0)
- **Notable Saves/Skills:** Str +8, Con +8; Athletics +8, Intimidation +3, Perception +4 (see Familiar Bond)
- **Passive Perception:** 14 | **Passive Insight:**
- **Resistances / Immunities / Vulnerabilities:**
- **Senses:** Darkvision 60 ft. | **Languages:** Common, Orc### Traits
**Aggressive.** As a bonus action, Orc can move up to his speed toward a hostile creature he can see.
**Relentless (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest).** If Orc takes 25 or fewer damage that would reduce him to 0 hit points, he is instead reduced to 1 hit point.
**Familiar Bond.** Orc shares a familiar bond with Dorc. While Dorc is within 100 feet and not incapacitated, Orc can perceive through Dorc's senses (no action required), has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks, and is immune to the frightened condition.
**Blood Fury (Triggered).** When Dorc is reduced to 0 hit points, Orc immediately moves up to his speed toward the creature that downed Dorc as a free action. For the next minute, Orc's Greataxe attacks deal an extra 7 (2d6) damage, he has advantage on attack rolls, and attack rolls against him also have advantage. This state ends early if Orc is incapacitated.
**Pack Tactics.** Orc has advantage on attack rolls against a creature if Dorc is within 5 feet of the creature and not incapacitated.
## Action Economy: ORC
- **Action:** Multiattack (two Greataxe attacks); Greataxe +8 to hit, 18 (2d12+5) slashing; Hurling Axe +8 to hit, 12 (2d6+5) slashing, range 20/60 ft.; War Bellow (Recharge 5-6), DC 15 Wisdom save or frightened
- **Bonus Action:** Aggressive (trait); Command Dorc (Attack, Dash, Disengage, Dodge, or Help; requires an action if Dorc is beyond 100 feet)
- **Reaction:** Body Block: when a creature within 5 feet of Orc is targeted by an attack, Orc can impose disadvantage on that attack roll
- **Legendary Actions (3/round):** Axe Toss (1): one Hurling Axe attack; Dorc's Eye (1): advantage on attack rolls against any creature Dorc can sense until start of Orc's next turn; Crushing Blow (2): one Greataxe attack, DC 16 Strength save or knocked prone; Blood Rush (3): move up to speed without opportunity attacks and make two Greataxe attacks## Signature Moves: ORC
1. **Blood Fury** (trigger: Dorc hits 0 HP): Free move toward the creature that downed Dorc. For one minute, Greataxe attacks deal an extra 7 (2d6) damage, advantage on attack rolls, and attack rolls against Orc also have advantage.
2. **War Bellow** (trigger: Recharge 5-6): Each creature of Orc's choice within 30 feet must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the end of its next turn.
3. **Crushing Blow** (trigger: Legendary Action, 2 points): One Greataxe attack, 18 (2d12+5) slashing. On a hit, DC 16 Strength save or knocked prone. Multiattack: two Greataxe attacks as standard action.---
## Stat Block: DORC
*Small Beast (Familiar), Shares Orc's Alignment*
- **CR:** 2 (450 XP) | **Threat Tier:**
- **HP:** 52 (8d6 + 24) | **AC:** 13 (natural armor) | **Speed:** 40 ft.
- **Key Ability Scores:** STR 10 (+0), DEX 16 (+3), CON 16 (+3), INT 5 (-3), WIS 14 (+2), CHA 8 (-1)
- **Notable Saves/Skills:** Perception +6, Stealth +5
- **Passive Perception:** 16 | **Passive Insight:**
- **Resistances / Immunities / Vulnerabilities:**
- **Senses:** Darkvision 60 ft. | **Languages:** Understands Orc, cannot speak### Traits
**Keen Hearing and Smell.** Dorc has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.
**Pack Tactics.** Dorc has advantage on attack rolls against a creature if at least one ally is within 5 feet of the creature and not incapacitated.
**Familiar.** Dorc acts on Orc's initiative count. If reduced to 0 hit points, Orc may resummon Dorc after completing a long rest (DM discretion for recurring use). Orc always knows Dorc's location within 100 feet.
## Action Economy: DORC
- **Action:** Bite +5 to hit, 8 (2d4+3) piercing; Medium or smaller targets make DC 13 Strength save or knocked prone
- **Bonus Action:** Harass: move up to half speed and make one Bite attack; on hit or miss, target has disadvantage on its next attack roll before end of its next turn
- **Reaction:** None
- **Legendary Actions (2/round, recharge at start of Orc's turn):** Nip (1): move up to 20 feet and make one Bite attack; Loyal Guard (1): until start of Orc's next turn, any creature within 5 feet of Dorc that attacks Orc has disadvantage on the attack roll; Hound's Fury (2): move up to full speed without provoking opportunity attacks and make two Bite attacks; if both hit the same target, that target is grappled until end of Dorc's next turn (escape DC 13)## Signature Moves: DORC
1. **Hound's Fury** (trigger: Legendary Action, 2 points): Full speed movement without opportunity attacks, two Bite attacks. If both hit the same target, that target is grappled until end of Dorc's next turn (escape DC 13).
2. **Loyal Guard** (trigger: Legendary Action, 1 point): Until start of Orc's next turn, any creature within 5 feet of Dorc that attacks Orc has disadvantage on the attack roll.
3. **Harass** (trigger: Bonus Action): Move up to half speed and make one Bite attack. On hit or miss, target has disadvantage on its next attack roll.---
## Tactical Profile
The central decision for players: kill Dorc to remove Orc's Perception advantage, Pack Tactics, and frightened immunity, but doing so triggers Blood Fury and turns Orc into a significantly more dangerous attacker. Leaving Dorc alive keeps Orc more controlled but allows Dorc to chip away with legendary actions and Loyal Guard.---
## Encounter Notes
- **DM Use Case:**
- **Villain.** Orc is a warlord, enforcer, or raider chief. Dorc is feared locally as an omen.
- **Ally.** Orc respects demonstrated strength. A party that spares him (or spares Dorc) may earn a grudging contact. Orc will not forget honesty or betrayal.
- **Neutral Threat.** Orc is territorial. He will not pursue past his lair boundary if the party withdraws. (Unless Blood Fury is triggered)
- **Recurring NPC.** Dorc's resummoning mechanic keeps Orc viable across sessions. If Orc escapes, he carries a specific grudge against whoever downed Dorc.
- **Loot or Information Category:** Local knowledge (who moves through, where things are hidden nearby).### Motivation Hooks (pick one or combine)
- Orc is guarding something: a person, an object, or a place that matters to him.
- Orc is operating under a debt or coercion he did not choose.
- The lair is the last remnant of a destroyed clan. Orc stays because leaving means it's really gone.
- Orc's relationship and origin with Dorc (pick one):
- **Accidental Pact (Comedic/Heartfelt, easy to drop in):** Orc found Dorc as a stray. The bond formed naturally over time, strong enough to cross into something magical without either of them understanding it. Orc does not know what a familiar is. He just knows Dorc is his.
- **Witch's Gift (Dark/Transactional, comes with a plot hook):** A hag, warlock patron, or cult figure gave Dorc to Orc as payment or as a leash. The familiar bond may serve someone else's interests. Dorc may or may not be a spy; Orc may or may not know that.
- **Cursed Vessel (Horror, recurring NPC):** Dorc is the soul of someone significant, trapped in the body of a dog. The bond persists because the soul recognizes Orc as its anchor. Could be a dead clan member, a fallen enemy, or someone Orc wronged.
- **Orcish Shamanism (Lore):** In some settings, orc warchief traditions involve spirit-binding. Dorc is a spirit animal manifest, not a dog at all in the traditional sense. The familiar bond is a mark of spiritual rank.
- **It Just Is (Minimalist):** No explanation given, the bond just exists. This works best if Orc himself is unsettling and unknowable, allows the players to speculate without a tangible answer to the question.#iTA #DungeonsAndDragons #DnD #DnD5e #NPC #HomebrewDnD #Homebrew #familiar #monster
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The Catgirl Ultimatum
Twillychiss the Third was regarded as the most senior of the catgirls of the Trust. It was not that she was the oldest, but it was because her former owner and creator had charged her with the job of rescuing catgirls from whatever they needed rescuing from.
So it was that Twilly was in her office, considering the latest intelligence reports. There was nothing more she wanted than to find a sunbeam and go to sleep in it, but she had a responsibility. Lady Miller's self sacrifice that created her and saved her life demanded it.
The latest reports suggested that there was a global uptick in the sorts of facilities - both scientific and mystical - that would be used to create catgirls.
Twilly glanced out the window of the mansion as a shadow passed - the sphinx Ruth glided past. And catgirlish people as well, she amended.
Whilst there were a handful of such places that created people like her or Ruth for good reasons, most were awful.
Ai, for example, had been created as an assassin, and forced to do terrible things before Twilly had been able to break her free. She knew that even now Ai had nightmares about her past. And Ruth had been created as revenge by her former boss simply for being better than him.
Twilly looked at the reports again, and made a decision. She picked up the telephone and dialled.
"Winston and Chambers, can I help you?" came cheerfully from the other end.
"Hello Cinta, it is Twilly."
"Oh, hello your Ladyship!"
"None of that now. Is Gordon in?"
"I'll put you through now."There was a brief burst of muzak.
"Gordon Chambers" came the elderly distinguished voice.
"Gordy! It's Twilly."
"Lady Miller. How might the firm assist today?"
"I need you to arrange a press conference."
There was a long pause.
"So, going public are you?"
"I'm afraid so. I've been going over the latest reports, and it is bad. It is time to be proactive."
"Should I also be preparing for repercussions?"
"I think that would be best. Do we have the numbers?"
"I believe so. Especially if you make it clear that the current government is not involved."
Twilly bared her teeth "Excellent. Prep them. Make sure they know what to expect, and offer them the draft we prepared last year."
"And ask them to put it to an urgent vote?"
"Thank-you"One week later, BBC 1 interrupted the evening program with an unexpected press conference.
Five catgirls and one sphinx stood behind a podium, while a sixth stood at it.
"I am Twillychiss the Third, Lady Miller, and I have a message for the following institutions around the globe..." she began.#SF #SFF #microfiction #microfic #tootfic #IAmWriting #catgirls
Still @ami_angelwings fault.
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https://omdaruliterature.blogspot.com/2026/03/2026-will-be-year-of-disclosure-and-in.html 2026 will be the year of #disclosure, and in 2027 there will be open #contact with #extraterrestrials - The #Universe and the #Human According to #Bashar #channeling #esoterics #spirituality #DarrylAnka #UFO , #cosmology , #HigherSelf, #shadow
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https://omdaruliterature.blogspot.com/2026/03/2026-will-be-year-of-disclosure-and-in.html 2026 will be the year of #disclosure, and in 2027 there will be open #contact with #extraterrestrials - The #Universe and the #Human According to #Bashar #channeling #esoterics #spirituality #DarrylAnka #UFO , #cosmology , #HigherSelf, #shadow