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Parts of Ilphyl’s past deal with religiously motivated child abuse, sexism (albeit fantasy sexism as it is against male drow), transphobia and fantasy racism. If you want to engage with Ilphyl’s Palace, but not this content, let me know and I can make sure you stay on an alternate route. I’ll also put warnings on particular rooms if it seems likely to come up, and use the subject lines of threads to add in warnings if it comes up unexpectedly.

Goal
Find and return Ilphyl's consciousness to prominence. You know it will take the form of a small bat, but aren't sure how you know this.

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- Posted by

terribletwos

>Talk to the dark elf.

Ilphyl, is that you?

- Posted by

spacetogrow

They grin. "In a sense. But in a sense everything here is Ilphyl. Except her." The gesture to the dryad, who has reached for one of the playing cards.

The voice is spot-on. The tone and body language are slightly off in a way that's hard to pin down.

- Posted by

terribletwos

I guess that makes sense since we're supposed to be in her, er, your heart... Do you know what's causing the trouble?

- Posted by

spacetogrow

The slip in pronouns gets a surprised look.

"I'm aware of what happened and how you can fix it, if that's what you mean."

- Posted by

terribletwos

Yeah, yeah that's what I meant. What do I need to do?

- Posted by

spacetogrow

"The part of us that is our conscious mind is around here somewhere," the masked elf gestures to the door labeled "Staff Only".

"Or else you decide that any portion of us is good enough, and I'm the one guarding the door." They grin.

- Posted by

terribletwos

What do you mean you're the one guarding the door?

- Posted by

spacetogrow

"I mean, that the consciousness is behind there," they gesture to the door, "I am in front of there, and I have the keys."

- Posted by

terribletwos

Uh, would you be willing to give them to me?

- Posted by

spacetogrow

Nope.

I like you, but how does that benefit me?

- Posted by

terribletwos

You said you're part Ilphyl. Don't you want to get better?

- Posted by

spacetogrow

Yes. But your goal is just to restore the status quo, not to make it better.

- Posted by

terribletwos

Does it need to be better? I don't know if Ilphyl would like me changing things about them...

- Posted by

spacetogrow

Are you willing to observe things here, even if you don't want to change things? Then you can do the work on the outside.

- Posted by

terribletwos

Uh, sure, if that will help them...

- Posted by

spacetogrow

"It would help me, and I am part of us. All right, come on. I'm not giving you the keys, but I can unlock the doors."

They gesture to the direction that would let Nikkou get behind the bar, and remove the key ring from their belt and go to stand by the "Staff Only" door.