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Post by
Aimsyr
Grintham Stoneshield
The Battle Mages' Quarter
Grintham eyed the curator's finger, a large extended family, an uncle telling him never to show fear and a certain degree of arrogance allowing him to maintain a stiff upper lip.
"I meant equal... ter the rest... of yer kind... Curator Malaghast... 'less ye agree with her... that all yeu elves... aren't the same," the dwarf responded, his eyes twinkling with amusement.
Let's see what kind'a comeback he has ter that,
he thought, continuing, doing his best to ignore the stinging sensation in his finger, which seemed to grow with each passing second.
Post by
Behelich
Character
: Androw Kavendish, Varathrien Malaghast
Location
: the Battle Mages' Quarter, Common Hall
"So she can be taught after all. I am joyous," Varathrien drawled, showing Raegar a thumbs up.
"Anyway, Grintham. It's less about me feeling patriotic and more about your dwarven pride that you need to get out of your system. See, in a couple of weeks the dwarves studying under my friend Dietrich will treat you as a ticking time bomb that needs to be watched and put to the sword at the sight of a transgression. The magic in your blood overshadows the bonds of fraternity, and though it may sound outrageous to you, you'll feel more of a kinship with Raegar - yeah, I'm using you as an example again, big guy, you're good at it - than with those dwarves.
For your own good, forget about races. While you're here, you're all aspiring battle mages. Understood?"
Character
: Eryan Arnell, Joaquin Santiago
Location
: Mage Tower
"Sure, why not. Parterre is supposed to be the best places, after all," Eryan nodded.
Post by
Lordplatypus
Elysia Flameheart
Battle mage quarter
Common hall
"Sir yes sir!"
OOC: Didn't feel like saying "Says" or "Said" since it's just one line.
Post by
Aimsyr
Grintham Stoneshield
The Battle Mages' Quarter
Grintham rose to his feet sorely, greatly relieved the push ups were finally over, and snorted quietly to himself.
"Oh I dinnae doubt he'll be kin ter me, Curator Malaghast, comrades in arms and all, but nothin's gonna change the fact I'm a dwarf and that's that, though if it makes yeu happy: understood," the dwarf said.
Post by
morginar
Character
: Elthalis Azuresong
Location
: The Battle Mages' Quarter, Common Hall
School
: Battle magic
"Ofcourse sire." Elthalis spoke.
Post by
1001369
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Post by
oneforthemoney
Character:
Veraldine, Arthur
Location:
Mage Tower
"A'right then." Vera slid into the middle row with a smile, folding her hands in front of her.
Arthur cast his eyes across the room, moving towards the front of the class preemptively.
Post by
Monday
Character
: Octavian Cassius
Location
: Battle Mage's Quarter, Common Hall
"I think I've heard a phrase about that. 'The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.' So the fel gives them more power, but increases the cycle of self destruction, correct?" Octavian asked.
Character
: Josha Clawson, Serenade
Location
: Techno Workshop
"Possibly," Josh said, inspecting the inner mechanism. "Yeah, here's a stamp on one of the parts. 'Forged in Booty Bay.'"
Post by
oneforthemoney
Character:
Leo Prometheus
Location:
Tech Workshop
"Okay. That mystery's solved." Leo nodded. He looked around the room and then to Josh. "Okay, your turn to choose."
Post by
Behelich
Character
: Androw Kavendish, Varathrien Malaghast
Location
: the Battle Mages' Quarter, Common Hall
Varathrien eyed Grintham disapprovingly, but refrained from commenting. If anything, perhaps learning the harsh truth of the Curator's words would benefit the dwarf in the end.
"Jolly good. Take a seat, everyone," he gestured towards the chairs and sofas of the Hall. "This is going to take a while, and I'd rather you weren't falling off your feet. Besides, you have more physical exercise later today, so you'd better rest your body and work your minds."
Character
: Siber Antares, Dietrich Eisenfaust
Location
: the Battle Mages' Quarter, Common Hall
"Correct. The exchange rate is not linear, but you need not worry yourself about that for now, at least," Dietrich nodded.
"In the end, it matters little how many Arcanists are sensible, mature people, even though I suspect they are far more numerous than the corrupting nature of their magic would let us to believe. As it stands, they are probably content living their life quietly anyway, bettering it for themselves as much as for their fellow man. It is the rogue elements that are a nuisance, and their numbers grow with each passing day.
It has happened before in Azeroth's history, and unfortunately it will happen again. Have you ever wondered, why is it that the leaders of prospering nations with a long history are rarely, if ever, people attuned to the Arcane? The lessons of the past are fresh in our minds, for now - yet, sooner or later, the world will fracture as self-styled magi-kings will vie for supremacy in a vain attempt to carve out their own mini-empire.
This is why we are needed. What we are able to do will never raise us above the common people, yet it is we who can protect the everyman from those with delusions of grandeur and a knack for throwing fireballs around in lieu of common sense - as much as stand in the way of an angry mob out to lynch their healer just because in their fear they cannot tell a maleficar from a worthy member of society. Talented youths are flocking to our cause, more with every year, and we
will
be the shield of the people."
Siber was sitting even more rigidly upright than at the start of the lecture, enthralled by Eisenfaust's rhetoric. The Curator was promising him a chance to be a part of something noble, something greater than himself, and the scarred boy found himself eager to jump at the call.
Character
: Eryan Arnell, Joaquin Santiago
Location
: Mage Tower
"I'm starting to think we should have taken some cookies... Or something less crunchy, perhaps," Eryan commented, plopping down next to Vera.
Joaquin took a place near the back, stretching with a stifled yawn before sitting down.
Post by
470415
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Post by
oneforthemoney
Character:
Veraldine, Arthur, Miss Skivver
Location:
Mage Tower
As Arthur and the last of the straggling students sat down the door slammed shut. A shadow seemed to flit through the desks in the sudden darkness. When it reached the front of the room Miss Skivvers stood there, her familiar glare casting itself across the class and fingers steepling themselves before her.
"Welcome class," she rasped, "to the first day of the rest of your miserable lives.
"As it is the first day, the school has naturally lowered its expectations of performance until all the imagination and glee has been ground out of you by day four. Minimum. Instead, we will be learning the fundamentals of evocation, the basics of magic. Thankfully, like a herd of moose chased by wolves, the school does
not
employ a no child left behind policy. So those of you who fall behind will have to struggle to keep up, or feed the predators.
She cast her eyes across the room. "On a related topic, the school has cancelled the morning jogs through the woods."
Arthur inaudibly gulped.
Her midnight black dress didn't make a sound as Miss Skivver turned and stalked behind her desk. A drawer groaned open to her crooked hands and she began to rummage about inside.
Post by
morginar
Character
: Elthalis Azuresong
Location
: The Battle Mages' Quarter, Common Hall
School
: Battle magic
Elthalis walked over to a armchair and sat down on it. placing her naked elbows on the armrest, the hands clapsed before the elf and her fully revealed elven legs crossed.
Character
: Eldoroth Bloodstrider
Location
: Mage Tower
School
: Arcane Magic
Eldoroth grinned at the hummorus maner of how the teacher spoke.
Post by
Skreeran
Character: Callyx
Location: Mage Tower
Callyx watched the professor apathetically, not really fearing failure, but not particularly looking forward to the year, either.
Post by
1001369
This post was from a user who has deleted their account.
Post by
Behelich
Character
: Eryan Arnell, Joaquin Santiago
Location
: Mage Tower
Joaquin snorted quietly, either unimpressed by the overly ominous introduction, or putting up a facade of bravura, determined not to show a sign of weakness.
Eryan, on the other hand, simply soaked in the information, too focused on learning new things to be unnerved.
Post by
Monday
Character
: Octavian Cassius
Location
: Battle Mage's Quarter, Common Hall
Octavian listened with no readable expression, though his eyes remained locked to Eisenfaust the during the duration of the speech.
Character
: Josha Clawson, Serenade
Location
: Techno Workshop
"Um..." Josh said, looking at the tables. "What about this one?"
He approached another table, where a gold orb rested. The bottom was flat, to allow it to sit on a table and a glass window could be seen on the round end. Intricate carvings had been etched all over it, though they remained meaningless to Josh.
Post by
oneforthemoney
Character:
Veraldine, Arthur, Miss Skivver
Location:
Mage Tower
With a metallic thud, the old woman laid down a short wooden rod with eight runes running up the side.
"This, children, is called an arcane rod," Miss Skivver explained, tapping a claw-like finger on the item in question. "It is used to store arcane power." The old woman began to stalk through the desks, placing a different rod before each student. "Each of you will be assigned one. Your assignment will be to fill this rod before class each day. The purpose of this exercise is for you to practice channeling arcane energy. As you do so, the runes will light up. When you have filled them all, then you may stop. Should you fail to fill the rod before morning, your marks will reflect such."
As she returned to the front of the class, the crone turned about to face them. "Now students, pick up your rod for a demonstration in futility."
Character:
Leo Prometheus
Location:
Techno Quarter
"O-ho awesome! A magic eight ball. Quick! Ask a question."
Post by
Aimsyr
Grintham Stoneshield
The Battle Mages' Quarter
Grintham walked gingerly over to the chairs and took a seat; if he ever found the person or persons who had come up with push ups, providing no one had beaten him to it, they would be made to feel all the pain they had inflicted, he decided.
The dwarf glanced Elthalis' way once again and, to keep himself from getting distracted, leaned his head on his hand to block her scantily-clad form from view.
Post by
Skreeran
Character: Callyx
Location: Mage Tower
Callyx casually lifted the rod as if it were the most natural thing in the world, carefully examining it to see how it worked.
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