Cotton

Ravenloft, The Curse of Strahd Von Zarovich.

Count me in too please~!

Tales of Anvellor

@ShiningSector Ypnosi is working on a reply, I'm waiting for them and then I'll post.

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@ShiningSector Sorry for the absence, I had some Drama to deal with, and was at first waiting to see if you guys wanted to chat more with eachother before I posted again. I'll probably be making a post today or tomorrow unless you guys want to talk among yourselves some more first.

Surviving in a D-Tier Magical Academy - Always Accepting -

Helena

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@RabidAnubis

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Her fellow catgirl seemed quite excited at the prospect of being taught magic, which made Helena rather happy. She was looking forward to helping out her fellow catgirl, and wasn't hiding her own excitement either. As Daria asked about what made the third library special, the ice mage shook her head. "From what I heard... it only exists on certain days." She simply explained with a smile.

Then, as Daria spoke about literates, Helena couldn't ignore her roommate's tone, indicating that she held some degree of dislike towards the idea of being able to read... but Helena knew Daria would probably have to pick it up at some point sooner or later...

Of course, that could come later! If Helena could manage to teach Daria the basics of magic, then perhaps the catgirl would want to learn more magic, which could lead to her wanting to learn how to read to be able to learn more spells on her own.

"I think... Magic is the horse. It's the more important of the two at this time, I'd say. I can try to teach you magic without you having to read, after all." Helena explained with a smile. "Reading can come later, once you've mastered the basics of magic. That sound good to you?"

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@jasbraq

Accepted! Welcome aboard~

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Helena

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Spellmaking Class

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@RabidAnubis

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Helena couldn't help but smile at Daria's response to her offer. Whether or not the catgirl was serious - it was hard to tell with Daria - Helena still appreciated it. Her roommate seemed genuinely grateful, after all, and that was what mattered to the ice mage.

"Then I will have to make extra sure I'm worthy of such a honor." She began, having dispelled her creations. "I'm sure that, by the time we finish our careers here, you'll be fully capable of using magic and reading spellbooks."

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Alura

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Alteration Class

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@Ponn

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"Don't worry miss! She will keep them in check! She's good with creatures, after all." Alura explained to the teacher, a big grin on her face as she soon turned her attention back to her roommate, watching and listening closely. When Kate finishes her work and casts the spell, Alura lets out some small noises of excitement, clapping her hands.

"Soooooo cooooool!" The strange mage began, a twinkle in her eyes. "So many shiny colours too..."

It was then that the teacher began speaking of organic transmutation, and the girl's attention was immediately drawn back to class as the teacher explained a thing or two about it, and a mischievous smile began to creep onto the girl's face as quickly grabbed herself some meat and some fruits, bringing them back with her and setting them on her desk, the grin on her face already revealing that she is very likely up to something as she opens her book, and begins to browse through it in search of something...

It was then that Alura's eyes widened, as she seemed to remember something.

"Of course, I could make some of those!" She said to nobody in particular as she closed her book and grabbed the meat. With expert care, she laid out the few pieces of meat she got out in front of her, and closed her eyes. Taking each individual piece, she laid them flat on her desk, shaping them into five-pointed stars by tearing off bits of meat where needed. She had the vessels, now she needed the life. The mage knew one thing that represented life best; a heart.

She had no spare hearts to use though, but she did have some fruits. And this was organic transmutation she was doing.

Can't spell organic without including some organs.

Reaching out towards her stack of fruit, the mage grabbed an apple. It was red, it was a decent size.

It would make a perfect heart.

Focusing on the red fruit, the mage let her magic run into it. She stared at the apple intently as it began to shift, transforming into something else. Then it began to beat very faintly.

She had shown her favour.

Holding the faintly-beating heart in her hand, she pressed it against the pieces of meat she had prepared. With every move, the heart's beating grew fainter, and it's false life was drained away into her creations. And with the fourth and final piece of meat, the heart stopped and withered away, crumbling away and decorating the last piece with it's ashes.

And slowly, the pieces of meat began to transform. They began to grow skin. Four star-shaped globs of skin, with faint vein-like lines of red from the false heart's blood.

And just as slowly, they stood up. Four small beings of skin, waiting for their master's command.

Their master, of course, was not concerned with commanding them. She simply watched her creations with a look of pride. She had done it, she'd gotten her help with it, and they were still her servants. But Alura had created vessels for her power.

It took all of her self-control for the mage not to burst from her happiness and pride. Instead, she simply quietly watched the rest of the class, often turning to Kate to see her roommates work, or her own creations, watching as they stood on her table.

Helena

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After Class

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@RabidAnubis

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Once class was finished, the ice mage turned to her fellow catgirl, giving her roommate a smile as she stood up and stretched out. "Well, Daria. Shall we go to the library now? Helena asked, fully intending to give her friend some proper lessons on magic and reading.

"I'll admit beforehand that... I don't know exactly where the libraries are, but I'm sure we'll figure it out!" the girl added, heading towards the exit door. "Maybe we'll even find the third library, I heard it was special in some way, don't exactly remember in what way."

As they leave the classroom, the ice mage decides to make some more smalltalk with her roommate, hoping to learn more about her, maybe figure out if there's anything in particular she'd want to learn. "So! Looking forward to this? Do you want me to help you with reading in general first, or start with magic directly?"

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@Ryteb Pymeroce

Sorry to see you go! If you ever change your mind, know that you'll be welcome to join back in!

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Explorer's Guild Hall

Malstom
Republic of Laith, Samare

Spring, Archor 22 - Igni
Early afternoon, clear weather

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The half-beast's comments quickly get a reaction from the tan-skinned girl, who begins to get the slightest hint of a blush on her face, before hiding said face with her book, giving everyone a better look at it. The book looks like it's old, and shows signs of damage including a few burnmarks, and appears to be made out of a leather-y material. The back seems to be rather bland, but has a few things scribbled on it, though from a distance it's hard to make out anything coherent. The front of the book, meanwhile, features a circle of faint green symbols, surrounding a... strange black patch, as though there is something underneath it that's being covered up.

"...I'm not cute..." The girl mutters quietly, peeking out above her book to look at the halfbeast and her companions, especially Victoria, seemingly suspicious about what she's saying to the halfbeast.

Grimar, on the other hand, simply lets out a laugh. "Well, you all certainly are an interesting batch. Don't worry, maybe if she grows to like you can pry out some of her many secrets." He adds, looking over at the girl who glares at him for a moment. "In any case, let us get down to business. I do, indeed, hold various maps." He adds, gesturing towards the padlocked bag. "Three, to be precise. I'm not sure how much Tinman told you guys, though, so I'll elaborate on them a bit. They are triangular pieces of brown metal with bits of blue, with a small circular piece of glass at the top. The glass gives off a glow when held in a specific direction, depending on which one it is. Grimar explains, taking a key out of his sleeve and picking up his bag, unlocking it.

"We have since discovered that they function as sort of... compasses, though they don't point towards the north like ordinary compasses. Previous expeditions have shown they lead to... things, so we're assuming these will do the same." The man adds, as he takes three small boxes out of his bag, with the girl looking at them with curiosity. He then takes opens a box, and takes out a piece of light brown metal shaped like an isosceles triangle, with a piece of white glass near the shortest end, and blue lines forming a shape that resembles a snowflake underneath it. "This is one of the three, and it shines when pointed north. That, combined with it's symbol, sound to me like it's gonna send you guys North, so I'd suggest making sure you've got warm clothing. There are two more, and one seems to point in roughly the southwest, and the other to the northwest." Grimar comments, before putting back the item and placing his hand on one of the crates.

"Other equipment, like tents and such, are in these crates in case you guys don't have any of your own. Food and spare clothes aren't included, however, since we didn't want the food to spoil and we had no way of knowing what your sizes would be beforehand, but my employer has permitted me to give you some money if you don't have any of your own to buy things with. Just know that if you take anything and don't do the job, milady will be sending people after you to get her money from you one way or another."

"I personally won't be accompanying you, but Erula over there will be." Grimar says, gesturing towards the woman still arguing with the merchant, before pointing his thumb at the girl besides him, who is still covering her face with her book, barely peeking out over it. "As will this little miscreant over here, so you'll have plenty of opportunities to gush over her appearance along the way. Anything need explaining so far?" He finally adds, causing the girl to sputter and fully hide her face once more.

Surviving in a D-Tier Magical Academy - Always Accepting -

Helena

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Spellmaking Class

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@RabidAnubis

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Helena quietly and cheerfully continued following the teachers' instructions, when Daria spoke up. The catgirl had taken a seat next to her in class, and had seemed quite eager before... but now the girl seemed to be a bit desperate, clearly trying and failing to follow along. Immediately, the ice mage's cheerful expression falls as she begins to think of solutions for helping out. After all, she wanted to help her friend and fellow catgirl, but she didn't really know how...

"Can't channel magic...?" Helena began, frowning. "It's a bit harsh of them to immediately jump into something like this, but I can see why they'd do it if they think everyone knows magic..."

Then, the ice mage seemed to remember something, and began to smile. "Daria, mind coming with me after class? If the teachers won't teach the basics of magic, then I'll just have to teach you! There's libraries here, and even if you can't read, I can, and there has to be something in there about the basics." Helena said, giving the catgirl a reassuring smile. "If you're okay with it, of course."

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Alura

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Alteration Class

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@Ponn

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"Thaaaaanks, Kate!" Alura spoke cheerfully, looking up at her roommate with a smile, her creation turning it's head in sync. "It's a □□□□□□□! I really like□□□□□□□s, they're cool. It can fly quite fast, especially between places!" The girl spoke, the creature's name coming out as a strange, non-understandable word. "Too bad they're difficult to tame..."

Surviving in a D-Tier Magical Academy - Always Accepting -

Helena

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@RabidAnubis@Zinita

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Helena was silent for a few moments as Daria asked her whether or not classes were mandatory. And to be honest... she had absolutely no idea herself. She imagined that they would be... but whatever answer she gave would be an assumption. So while Daria too turned down the bath, the ice mage wondered for some time what to say.

Well... I'm not entirely sure if it's mandatory or not... but I think it's at least worth attending classes. Maybe you'll become able to cast magic? The ice mage suggested, smiling. "I'd be happy to help you out with things if you want me to, just let me know! For now though, I gotta get to class. You coming along?" The girl added, giving Daria some time to respond before heading to class, while Yon seeemingly had already jumped out of the window to get to class.

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Spellmaking Class - Helena

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Having arrived in class, Helena had taken a seat near the front. Not in the front row, of course, but also not too far near the back. Just in the right sweet-spot where she hoped she'd be able to pay attention while also never getting any attention from the teacher unless the ice mage asked for help. Unfortunately for the ice mage, however, she wasn't far enough back to not be affected by the wind magic demonstration. But while her hair might have become a mess as a result, Helena didn't mind too much; she was more interested in learning things.

Then, the teacher gave the class an assignment, and Helena had to think for a moment. Summoning and Manipulating... could she do it by summoning her own ice, and then manipulating it? Would the teacher accept that? With a sigh, the ice mage decided to give it a shot, first creating a chunk of ice, then using her magic to manipulate it's shape, beginning to create small figurines of animals.

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Alura

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Alteration Class

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Alura, meanwhile... was actually following the assignment in her class as well! Though, with a small twist. She was spending quite a lot of time on her figure, shaping it into some strange beast, a winged creature, with two legs with sharp claws, six wings, and a large mouth. The girl seemed very focused on her creation, to the point where she wouldn't even react to being poked while working on it. Once she's finally done with it, the girl triggers the crystals she'd discovered had been infused in the clay, turning her figure into glass and resulting in a very happy and very proud Alura. She seemed excited with her own creation, quietly staring at it for some time and not paying attention to much else beyond, of course, the teacher.