week 1

[arsholes]

[Yesterday was, to say the least, an eventful time. 21 people waking up in an alarming kidnapping situation, tempers got heated, salt was thrown, the usual flavor of shenanigans.

Your Alchemist made his appearance, got into several arguments, scruffed a teen and nailed a god. All in all, a productive time! It doesn’t seem like he’ll be making any more public appearances this week but he did say to give him a call.

If you don't want to converse with the Alchemist, there's a whole tower to explore! Check out all the dusty nooks and crannies, read some smutty literature, try to build a death ray, take a cozy bath- the Montessori method of learning. Curiously, starting on Monday there are mysterious leaflet catalogs scattered in several rooms of the tower. There’s no shop name on it, but there are pictures of a variety of fun and fanciful items, just a preview of the many rare and/or exotic goods you could get from one of the shop's Grand Opening Sale blind boxes. There is also a large wooden chest that has appeared in the Entrance Hall right next to the grand entrance doors, despite the fact that they remain locked. A locked mailbox hangs on the wall above the box, along with several envelopes. The mailbox says "CATALOG ORDERS", and there is a handwritten note that adds: "Write your name on the envelope as well as your order. INCLUDE PAYMENT, or it's no deal. <3"

In related news, many of you will also be receiving mysterious gold coins on top of your trunk – maybe this is the payment referenced?


Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday


(( OOC: This will be the last mod post for this week! Feel free to start submitting catalog orders for any threads that aren't with the Alchemist. This is a peace week, so get all that CR while you can! ))

Comments

[pegasinister]

It would be a foolish mistake if he did, but the man did seem exceptionally cocky. I DID learn something though.

[draconite]

You did?

[ Don't mind her plopping herself down in a chair reasonably close by. She's nosy. ]

Do you think it's something we could put to use in our favor?

[pegasinister]

[He moves his coffee away from her]

Unlikely, but I have discovered the naming source and meaning of our various 'dorms'.

[draconite]

They had to come from somewhere, I suppose... what do they mean, precisely?

[pegasinister]

They are schools of magic. For example: Envocation deals with the manipulation of energy. Most Reason spells would fall under this umbrella, including all Anima.

[draconite]

... If I'm going to be frank, that all sounds like utter nonsense.

[ She's NOT impressed ]

[pegasinister]

[pegasinister]

What... part are you having trouble with. This is the most basic of magical studies...

[draconite]

No it isn't.

[ Said with such airy confidence that it really kind of makes you wanna give her a noogie. ]

If you're going to be manipulating any sort of natural energy, it would be prana you'd want to contend with. Anima only enters the picture when you're dealing with constructs like homunculi.

[pegasinister]

... I see. I think we are having a language difficulty.

[draconite]

So it would appear. [ Sigh! As if this is all Hubert's fault, somehow. ] I imagine if I tried to explain what I know of magic to you, it would make even less sense.

[pegasinister]

Likely. Though I am interested in what you know about constructs.

As for the other dorms: Abjuration is the negation of magical effects. Counter spells, banishing summoned creatures and wards.

[draconite]

Interesting... do you suppose we've been sorted to match our natural abilities? We haven't exactly been learning much of anything yet, but this is supposed to be a place of learning.

[pegasinister]

I suspect it, yes. The dorm I am in, Conjuration, is the practice of creation or summoning objects. Which is not a skill I have... but apparently at higher skill levels a Conjurer can use summoning to teleport themselves, which IS something I am capable of.

[draconite]

... I suppose it's not worth asking whether or not you've already tried to teleport yourself out of here?

[ She doubts Hubert would still be here if he had and it'd worked, but. She's gotta ask! ]