addendum to my prior message: I had a deeply stressful day and will postponing all obligations to tomorrow, cheers.

No worries, Fading.

Sorry I've been so absent, I've been trying to help Novice get squared away, but in the end this roleplay just wasn't right for them, so they are no longer a part of it.

I'll try to get some stuff posted to move things along and add some more interest, but I'll probably wait for Fading.

Huzzah for discourse and helping ducklings find their way.

@GiskI'm thinking of using some minor magic, a cantrip called Cocoon, to create an unseen umbrella-like shell anchored over my witch as she goes for coffee. Is that okay?

Now that I think about it, what would be some other cantrips that mages might use?

Blade - turns a fingernail into a small, sharp cutting surface. Great for opening boxes or letters, can inflict a paper cut.
Chill - cools something that your hand is touching, like a drink or a burn.
Cocoon - creates a light protective field around someone and whatever small items they're carrying. Acts like an invisible umbrella to keep out rain or an invisible sleeping bag to keep warmth in. Cannot block attacks.
Flutter - used to direct the flight of something light, like a feather or a piece of paper, through the air or along the ground. Some have been known to prank with this by dragging dollar bills along the ground.
Fly - allows the caster to fly with the aid of a broom or mop. It's important to remember you're not to ride the broom directly, but to levitate yourself above the broom slightly to avoid discomfort. Or install a bicycle seat and handlebars, and/or footrests. Alternately, one can hold unto a parasol or umbrella. Please remember to keep a firm grip on your broom or umbrella at all times.
Forget Me Not - the ability to imbue an object with a thought, useful for remembering combinations, phone numbers, or other small details.
Ignite - with a snap of the fingers, it creates a small flame dancing on the tip of a finger (like the index), suitable for lighting a candle, laid logs and kindling in the fireplace or campfire, tobacco pipe, cigar, or cigarette.
Ignore - Projects a "somebody else's problem" field around someone so that they are left alone. People know something is there, but unless they go looking through the corner of their eyes, their eyes just slide off it. Can be defeated by the All-Seeing Eye spell.
Light - used to create a small floating ball of light. This may be anchored to a wand or staff, or to the wall.
Magic Eye - allows you to spy from a spot on flat surface, like a window or walll.
Mend - able to fix small tears or cuts in fabric, cracks in wood or stone.
Out Out Damned Spot - used to remove small stains.
Probe - an invisible spot of force projected three feet in front of one's fingers, allowing them to touch something without actually using their hands.
Puff - creates a sudden puff of white smoke.
Stirrer - uses a finger to direct an object like a spoon or a ladle to stir something, either a cup or a cauldron.
Warm warms something your hand is touching, like a cold cup of coffee or tea, a slice of pizza, cold butter, or a sore muscle.
Whisper - a way of throwing your voice to someone in your line of sight, but that nobody else can hear.

Fly might be too much as a cantrip.

I imagine there’s broom mechanics a-la the dwarves in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld.

Toby’s Silver Wraith might be the only one Georgie’s ever seen, I imagine a similar conversation might happen at the Broom Repair Service. Is that a Model 4 Balthazar? Haven’t seen one in three decades. Does it still kick up during the waxing moon phases? Yeah they ironed that out for the model 5. Made the 4 a better racing model for sure though!

Just my headcanon at least.

I imagine there’s broom mechanics a-la the dwarves in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld.

Toby’s Silver Wraith might be the only one Georgie’s ever seen, I imagine a similar conversation might happen at the Broom Repair Service. Is that a Model 4 Balthazar? Haven’t seen one in three decades. Does it still kick up during the waxing moon phases? Yeah they ironed that out for the model 5. Made the 4 a better racing model for sure though!

Just my headcanon at least.

I have to imagine that brooms are like bicycles - every kid wants one, and every kid can't wait until the training wings come off.

Spice - When this cantrip is used, whatever the spice or condiment is asked for is delivered - in a single serving. Best to avoid artificial sweeteners.

Hey, everyone. I mentioned a while back that I had some emergency work done on my bathroom. Annoying, but not the end of the world... or so I thought at the time. Well, the plumbers found mold in the floorboards, and in spite of reasonable precautions, I somehow ended up inhaling mold spores and making myself really sick for a while there. I'm okay now, and I've worked through the backlog of stuff I couldn't get to while I was sick. I'm getting caught up on this and I'll find time to reply sometime over the next 48 hours. I'm sorry for the, uh... interesting first impression.

Ok, so, last night I had a dream I was Role playing. It is not my usual character type at all. But of course I had to browse the ol' guild. And liked the story idea before I saw that it was GIIIIIISSSSK! HIIIIIIII!

SO I'll try to write up a character today!

@Eyeris my companion in literary craft, there is an extraordinarily unfortunate typo in your first sentence that I wish to inform you of.

Fixed! Lol Rping

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I'll just spell it out. Every time. From now until the end of time. Sorry.

Hopefully without further embarrassment here is a profile!

Let me know if it needs done work I'm rusty.

@gisk I realized my idea and Cae has a few things in common so I used Cae to round out the concept. 🤣

Name: Caelum Lacaille

Age: 21

Appearance: A young woman of average height with an above average grooming routine. She has platinum blonde hair that falls just past her ears in a loose bob. She has dark grey eyes, a casual spatter of freckles, and a pearly white smile.
She dresses nicely but tries to keep the style simple, in order to downplay her background… However, what upper class city people and country people consider casual is NOT the same. It doesn't take much knowledge of fashion to notice that even though it's plain she's wearing designers.

Personality: Caelum comes across as slightly cold and aloof. A city-girl at heart, perfectionist, and an optimist. She is mostly even tempered, but has had bouts of melancholy in the past few years… Life is not quite how she originally designed it to be. Stepping out of her comfort zone she often feels a bit anxious, but trusts that her exacting ruthlessness will get her through.

Background: Caelum is from New York. Her family is well-to-do and uptight. They are very-very unhappy with her decision to attend Sanctuary Hills, as it is not as prestigious as it once was, but especially because it is too far from home. This is her attempt to run away from her home and get out of the reach of her family.

She is a late starting freshman. She had taken a "gap year" (or two)! If you ask about it she will say “I needed to take some space and decide what I really wanted, I worked for my dad awhile while I thought about it!” This is polite code for “I had a mental health breakdown after graduation and Dad bailed me out.” Her family has put her through therapy and treatments and seems to be doing alright! She is ready to start fresh at Sanctuary Hills! She's studying to be a magician, general studies as a freshman, but she is interested in the intersection of magic and medicine.

Magic Specialty:
She is a freshman starting general studies, so she has… an understanding of the basics. (She attended a prep school that taught magic.)
She has some family witchery to work with. Her father is a dentist, so she is actually quite good at working with teeth and cosmetic glamours that he taught her. Some of it is a little creepy because… Well, because *teeth*. And some of it is fabulous. He is a bit of a dental witch, and she did actually do some work with him during her gap year (partial truths are the best lies.)
She also does some casual divination, her mother gifted her a tarot deck for a graduation present, and is constantly hounding her about her horoscope. (Her mother is a properly trained and registered magician.)

I haven’t been properly on here in a minute - I’ve been busy moving. I’ll try to get a post up here in the next few days

I dig the vibe of folks communicating and showing up, that’s mad kudos. Making me feel all rainbows and sunshine over here. Now if only someone would install an air-conditioner in my workplace.