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Post by
Monday
Character
: Joshua Clawson, Serenade
Location
: the Techno Quarter
Josh shrugged back, but said nothing as Serenade continued: "Let's see, Blastfuse has withdrawn from the course..." he muttered, making another tick. "So that leaves Blastcrackle. Oh, Caligula as well. Small course." Then his face crinkled. "Bleh, gnomes and goblins."
Serenade shook his head. "Anyways, this course is going to be a bit different from the other two in that it will be a lot more hands on. Unlike regular magic, this isn't something you can just memorize and forget about. It's something you need to feel, to integrate into you like nothing else you have before. Thus, we won't be going over lists of parts and energy flows. Instead, for today at least, we're going to be doing a few workshops." He swept a hand to indicate the tables.
"Technology is as varied, if not more so, than the traditional magic the others are working with. You can mod a gun to make things explode when it shoots them, no matter what type of ammo. You could make a grenade that freezes your foes before the blast hits them; pepper them with shrapnel formed of their own flesh." He paused, inspecting the two students.
"Or maybe not. Perhaps you're more interested in teleportation, for example. Myself and the tech crew at my company have recently finished a machine that allows you to teleport to anyone who has a vibration attuned to it. These magicians emit a low buzz, so weak that it cannot be heard or sensed by those not looking for it. The machine can pick it up, however, and can open a portal to their location. We've been setting up beacons to allow fast traveling between multiple areas."
He walked out from around the table, allowing them to see him clearly. He was a dwarf, obviously, though somewhat shorter than the average dwarf. His beard, black and shot with silver, was immaculately braided, as was his hair. His skin was weathered, but pale, as though he had spent years in the desert, followed by a decade in a cave.
"Though that was mostly based on the other team. I, personally, work in kinetic energy, mostly focused around waves, such as sound. There's a reason they call me Serenade," he said with a small chuckle. "The point is, there's a lot we can do, but we won't know what you prefer until you've tried your hand at everything. So we're going to be going through a few of these tables, letting you all try whatever you feel like. If you don't like it, move somewhere else. You'll never be a master of something you don't like."
Josh listened, enraptured. "Sir," he said, after the dwarf was finished. "What will be doing after this?"
"Well, technology is different from regular magic in another regard as well," Serenade replied with a smile. "It needs field testing to truly determine whether it will work."
Character
: Octavian Cassius
Location
: the Spellbreaker's Dorm, Male
Octavian staggered towards the door, regaining his composer as he walked and entering the Hall of the Two Paths. He shot a dark look at the floor momentarily, but soon smoothed his face again.
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Post by
oneforthemoney
Character:
Veraldine, Arthur
Location:
Mage Tower
Arthur ate his porridge, watching the bard from the corner of his eye.
Vera smiled tightly at the other girl. "And who are you?" she asked pointedly.
Character:
Leo Prometheus
Location:
Techno Quarter
"So MC, where do you want to start?" Leo asked his companion.
Post by
Persen
Kimberly Fraser
Spellbreaker's quarter
Kim wanted to - tried to - believe that the coming exercise could never be as bad as the feeling she was already experiencing as she began moving unsteadily towards the Hall of Two Paths, but she knew it would more than likely be worse.
Once again she was grateful that breakfast had not yet been served.
Post by
Aimsyr
Grintham Stoneshield
The Battle Mage's Quarter
Battle Magic
Grintham clapped his hands together, "right lads, let's get ter it! Would'nae want breakfest ter get cold," the dwarf enthused, falling into step with the orc.
Post by
Skreeran
Character: Callyx
Location: Mage Tower
Callyx looked up at the other girl, curious as to how she would answer.
Character: Caligula
Location: Techno Quarter
Caligula wandered over to Josh, apparently bored.
Post by
Monday
Character
: Joshua Clawson, Serenade
Location
: the Techno Quarter
"Wherever," Josh said with a shrug. "I don't really care." He nodded at Caligula.
"Name?" Serenade asked Caligula as he approached.
Post by
oneforthemoney
Character:
Leo Prometheus
Location:
Techno Quarter
Leo exhaled thoughtfully, scanning the tables. "Mmmm...How about there?" he pointed towards the machine with all of the pistons protruding from it. "That looks less likely to kill everyone."
Post by
Behelich
Character
: Androw Kavendish, Varathrien Malaghast
Location
: the Battle Mages' Quarter
Androw shook his head and hurried into the Hall of Two Paths. Once there, upon seeing it was barren, the short boy leaned against a wall, once again firing up the energy beam between his palms to kill the time.
Character
: Siber Antares, Dietrich Eisenfaust
Location
: the Spellbreakers' Quarter
Siber exited the male dormitory, almost immediately seeing Kim Fraser wander shakily in the Hall's general direction. Though he was not exactly at his prime himself, witnessing someone taking it so much worse seemed like a second wind. The scarred youth hurried towards the girl, asking, "How are you holding up, Kimberly?"
Post by
Persen
Kimberly Fraser
Spellbreaker's quarter
"I'm...alright," Kim replied in the manner of a very seasick person, but with every last bit of her confidence behind the statement. "You?"
Post by
morginar
Character
: Elthalis Azuresong
Location
: The Battle Mages' Quater, Hall of Two Paths.
School
: Battle magic
Elthalis walked into the Hall of Two Paths in a normal walking pace, not rushing or crawling.
When the elf arrived in the almost empty hall, she aproched the only person there, Androw.
"I don't think we supposed to cast spells out of classes." Miss Azuresong adviced the novice battle mage, before the taskmaster would see it and whip the poor fellow.
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Post by
Lordplatypus
Elysia Flameheart
Hall of Two Paths
Battle Magic
Elysia walked to the middle of the orc, Raegar, reassuring Ethalis.
"I Agree, If it were a spell, the Overseer over there would have done something."
Post by
morginar
Character
: Elthalis Azuresong
Location
: The Battle Mages' Quater, Hall of Two Paths.
School
: Battle magic
Elthalis sighed. "Technically we left a class and is waiting for another, so we are not in a class at the moment.
And what is a spell anyway? Just manipulation of magical energies or as it is called 'mana'. Even the stream is a spell, just not usefull in combat."
"Plus the taskmaster is a bit of a sadist, he might just lay out traps to get a reson to whip us." The Quel'dorei explained in a weary tone. Arms crosed over her chest and back leaning on the blue wall.
Post by
Behelich
Character
: Androw Kavendish, Siber Antares, Stefan Meszaros
Location
: the Hall of Two Paths
"I've been worse. Not often, though," Siber said with a forced smile. "I suppose I should've been ready for something like that, in retrospect."
"I can assure you, child, you will blunder often enough to warrant corporal punishment as it is," Stefan Meszaros spoke softly, walking out of thin air.
Androw shuddered, dropping the stream.
"Though it pleases me that at least some of you have been paying attention when my former apprentice was speaking," the taskmaster added, drumming his fingers against the hilt of his lash.
"You have a long way to go before I shan't be able to say that the Overseer is smarter than you. You do not need to understand how finely this construct is tuned for now. All you have to keep in mind is that the beam is an exercise, and it will serve you well.
And if you think that it is utterly useless in combat, then allow me to dissuade you."
The taskmaster outstretched his arms to the sides and threw his head backwards. Amethyst flames engulfed him head to toe, though those with the sharpest eyes could see that there was a finger's worth of gap between his body and the fire.
"This is my personalized Cloak of Flames. Apart from the obvious applications, related to setting things on fire, it can deflect projectiles and absorb negative spells directed at me. And the basic mechanic behind it is much the same as that of the beam exercise - maintain a steady flow of energy through stressful situations."
Stefan chuckled at the facial expressions of some of the students, most of them suitably impressed, and extinguished the Cloak.
"Though it should be obvious, unlike the exercise, attempting to replicate the Cloak constitutes a punishment from the Overseer, and me if I am in the mood.
Now, I see that you are assembled. The Spellbreakers will come along shortly, their morning routine is somewhat more taxing than yours. Find solace in that. As we wait for them, why don't you begin doing pushups?"
Post by
Persen
Kimberly Fraser
Spellbreaker's quarter
Kim exhaled sharply - something part sigh and part laughter. "Now we have the baseline established," she said and smiled. "And I expect pushups next."
Post by
Lordplatypus
Elysia Flameheart
Hall of Two Paths
Battle Magic
Elysia noted the taskmaster's modified combination of flame shield and immolation. Noting his particular focus on defense against magic, making it vulnerable against projectile weapons, most notably bullets. She dropped on the floor to do pushups, not one to push her luck with a obvious believer in militaristic discipline. Then, she proceeded to form a stream of energy while in the pushups.
Post by
morginar
Character
: Elthalis Azuresong
Location
: The Battle Mages' Quater, Hall of Two Paths.
School
: Battle magic
Elthalis jaw was dropped in surprise of the Cloak of Flames. After a few seconds she shaked her head and removed herslef from the stun created by amazement.
"Ofcourse, sire." The High elven novice sorceress without a sword said and noded, before droping on all four and began to perform pushups in a slow and unrushed pace to conserve her energy.
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Post by
Behelich
Character
: Androw Kavendish, Siber Antares, Stefan Meszaros
Location
: the Hall of Two Paths
"Sure, why not," Siber shrugged. He rolled his shoulders, then exhaled sharply and directed his steps to the Hall of Two Paths.
"Ah, and here are the Spellbreakers," Stefan greeted them, turning to face the red part of the chamber. "I trust that the morning is treating you well, aside from the excruciating pain?"
"Sir, affirmative, sir," Siber said cockily.
"Capital," the taskmaster steepled his fingers. "Then it's twenty pushups for you. Once you are done, the Battle Mages have my permission to stop as well, and afterwards both sub-courses are to run fifteen laps around the Hall. And I would much rather you hugged the walls as you jog."
"Sir," Siber nodded, dropping down to do his twenty.
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