1) Why do some armor sets protect against certain hazards like fire when they're already covered in smoldering lava? Is it a case of "you can't set me on fire because I'm already on fire", or is it because those specific armor sets are designed to use high heat as a source of power, making it less of an abnormality? If this is true, why doesn't Freeze have a much larger effect on these sets than others?

2) There are things on Cradle that point to the existence of dragons, like the environmentally-attuned Drakon battle sprite and dragon scale armor. Are dragons inhabitants of Cradle that actively avoid our activity, unlike so much else, or are they native to Isora somehow?

3) How do jellies manage to keep themselves clean (and tasty) even when their main form of transportation is sliding across the ground?

4) How does 'poison' status resistance work when it doesn't outright block the disruptive chemicals/organisms?

5) How are (or were) Creep Cakes alive? Are they related to jellies by any chance?

6) What, scientifically speaking, do we know about Undead and Grim Totems, Trojans, Apocrea and the Apocreans, and the Swarm?

How can I defeat my nemesis, invincitinks? Also how do they work.

Wanna head to my place or do you wanna dance first?

I guess I'm the only one left now. Oh well.

Curse is scientifically explainable, but it requires a little background first.

There are two kinds of shadow. The kind used in weaponry is not the same as that which comes from the absence of light. Shadow is a type of light-canceling radiation that follows the physics of an alternate universe. Similar to our universe's radiation, Shadow disrupts electrical processes and can modify chemical bonds. Since the human mind operates almost entirely on electrical processes, it is particularly susceptible to shadow radiation. Humans who are exposed to sufficient quantities of such radiation have been known to gradually lose their minds until they become insane.

Curse is a psychological condition stemming from the effects of shadow radiation. It damages the parts of the brain governing movement and feeling, causing the user to feel pain whenever the user attempts to move. While no injuries are actually suffered, the pain is very real, and can kill a person who deliberately chooses to ignore it.

However, Curse can only occur if enough Shadow radiation is inflicted at one time. Only the Gran Faust charge and Curse Vials carry such radiation.

Hex, this is one of the best threads ever made. If you ever made a SK encyclopedia of your Lore, it would match LoN's Spiral Knights World of Lorecraft Enclo.

Why are we not able to equip trinkets or use >2 weapons at a time without upgrades? And why are we able to hold so many crowns? Is there a way to condense them or something?

Looks like some people are answering questions for Hex. More competitors/helpers!

Nice thread.

Zombies can set you on fire and whatnot because they are partially made of it.
For example: A slag's breath can set you on fire, because...well, just look at them. Their hands are made of LAVA. And so are their innards, to be honest.

Hexzyle, stop making my mind explode.

Alright two more questions and one comment.
Do love puppies have death lasers?
Is it possible to get rid of the Vog cob coat's wood smoke smell?

Comment about knights not having genders.
I think knights do have genders. Some of the mission briefings, recon modules, and the knights at the core refer to various knights (Euclid, Parma, Rulen, Grantz, and Vaelyn) with "he" and "she". Sooooooo I guess it is time for me to start digging through the forums to find out what Nick said.

1) Love Puppies have Love Lasers.
2) Buy an air freshener.
3)The gender of knights is either very hard to identify or are determined by the armor they're wearing. Most likely the former.

how does lichens' fusing work? and how do jellies grow spikes?

I'll ask some of your questions, since it's pretty basic.

jelly armor: precisely. taking little naps while going down to the elevator makes your need to sleep to weaken, and so you resist more to sleep.
snarbolax: depends on the user (some may be harassed) and on how is your resistance to dark matter effects on your brain.
ice queen: try going around in expensive clothes and not boast yourself.
dread skelly: it was tested, and in some occasions the users of the shield were too affected by dark matter to remember to block. so in every dread skelly shield it's installed a little ripetitor that says to remember to block occasionally.
acheron: (out of character) on one hand, it's the blatant OPness of the sword. (snapping back in) but it's probably the high concentration of dark matter inside the blade.
pulsars: gremlin tech is still a mystery, but we believe that in a normal pulsar shot there is a reactive element that needs time to catalyze. it's similar in function to catalyzer, that needs a stable target.
chefs: they are master swordsmen, although they rely more on strenght than anything; you may see izola's style for comparison, they are pretty similar.
scissor blade: it's in the description, he made it himself. yes, he's techically a man, although you may refer on what hex said on genders.

By auras, I mean the super expensive accessories that one can place on an armor. For example, Haunted Aura. How do we see such auras? Are different types of auras "projected" differently?

- Rali :3

Let's see, well it is simple, BAB is programmed with two conflicting directives in its AI, the AI is powered by a highly unstable element called tearium-862, an isotope of tearium-860, this isotope is used to power skylark's main engine and it is now used to power this diabolical weapon, the two directives are:

1.The bomb cannot explode upon seeing enemy

2.The bomb must explode when it is placed on the ground

The two directives counter each other, when the BAB is place on the ground with enemies nearby, the AI become increasingly conflcted by the two directives, eventually, it will came to conclusion that it must explode and wipe out the enemies with its vicinity which in theory approves directive one since it did not see any enemy upon detonation (that is coz BAB's AI cannot see the enemy who got blasted 20 tiles across the screen), the AI breaks down and it shoots a proton onto a Tearium-862 via a thin carbon nano tube, the Tearium-863 deffects (or break down) into an Eternium-421, a proton and a Nezulium-441 and they are further broken down into leads and kryptons, the proton released will then hit another Tearium-862 and the energy released from this chain reaction fuled the BAB's explosion. The red glow on the bomb is actually the heat given off by the AI as well as the decaying Tearium-862s.

Hello!
Morai: A humanoid race that attacked the Isorans in the past, as we ARE Isorans. They almost put us to extinction through the Morai wars, and now we are trying to find a large source of energy for our original homeworld and resume our vengeance. And what do you know, we stumbled upon Cradle and made new enemies instead, with us mostly forgetting about the Morai. We have yet to find the Captain and Admiral of the Skylark, to resume our grand search and exterminate the Morai with newfound weapons on Cradle. Transmission ended.

Alchemers: Very advanced weapons. Their origins can be traced back to the gremlins, which in fact, created liquid that would change into another form very very quickly. The guns hold tubes that hold the liquid plus many other chemical matters inside. The gun would shoot the material, liquid version, and at a given distance, become solid due to chemical reactions caused by adding another chemical when it is fired. That is why the bullet only goes a short distance. When it hits a wall, it is much like slime. It bounces off the wall. Before it become solid and stop the path of travel, and it hits a wall, it is a sort of liquid that rebounds and is slimy. I suggest that you do not try it at home. As it hits a object, it will rebound into a smaller piece as it goes along, because part of it will in fact stick onto the object it bounced off. The charge attack bullet is so big, it has to rebound into many pieces, making it a hazardous weapon, to your enemies, but also to yourself.

Stalkers carrying essentially only one blade type, also cloaking:
Gremlins bear a strong affinity for construction equipment, bear this in mind. Upon contact with other beings the "stalker" was likely born due to the gremlins inherent need for wood for their energy systems which rely on combustion processes. Henceforth alongside stealthy practices being developed, as a fallback for failed lumbers, gremlins even developed a cloaking technology using practices similar to that of various species of octopus on Earth. These systems include electromagnetic fields and even complex optic systems which enable them to normally avoid contact with most species. That said, the weight of their equipment causes their footfalls to alert us to their presence, along with the fact that their electromagnetic fields generally affect our equipment. Both facts enable us to be aware of presence but a select few knights with keen eyes can detect their precise location as gremlins still use their legs for locomotion, hence dust and debris will still be noticeable from their footfalls.

The simple reason why these strike teams prefer the saw likely stems from the high mortality rate and reproductive rate the gremlins maintain, alongside the ease of access to construction equipment they maintain. It is also likely that these particular teams form in guerrilla factions, at a moment's notice, with little training to base their experience from, they'd go for the first familiar 'hey this can hurt' weapon they can find and get after it. The gremlin-based saw appears to be handheld similar to a cement saw, and comes with modifications to provide a makeshift, honestly thrown together compared to their other technologies, gun. Which can fairly effectively enter melee without adding more weight to the already difficult load for sneaking around.

(only two questions and I'm sick of this on my phone, don't know how you compile it so nicely.)