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[Haspen]

@Einar:

Einar of course couldn't get anywhere else than the Archives. The elderly man behind the counter glared at him and his bow.

"Yes?"

@Halldora:

The genealogies book had one, terrible flaw. Until Revus the Second, the genealogies didn't list the Emperor's wives, and his daughters were merely mentioned as 'and 3 daughters' 'and a daughter who died in infancy' and such...

But from Revus the Second, an Emperor two centuries in the past, the genealogies went into other extreme of the spectrum; each child had its spouse listed, and how many children they had together as well. There were even 'royal concubines' listed for each of the Emperors, most of them having children with the Emperor; because of this, sometimes there were up to twenty or even thirty names written tightly, in tiny font, in the same line.

There wasn't a single mention of Eleonore nor any foreign princess, which might be fault of the scarce, male-centered chronologies in the first part of the book.

@Nerea:

The monk stopped sweeping and looked up at Nerea. His face was chiseled with wrinkles of old age, but somehow he managed to retain the blackness of his facial hair.

"Welcome to Chapel of Isis, Lady of Dawn and Maiden of Dusk. How may I help you child? It is unusual for someone to come outside the prayer hours."

[USEC_OFFICER]

"I am sorry to bother you, but I heard that you were selling healing staffs here. Is that correct?"

[Haspen]

@Nerea:

The monk was visibly bothered by the question.

"Uh, that damned enchanter... well, it is truth. From time to time I make healing staves and write down books of dark and light magic. And I sell them to pay most of the rent and religion tax. So you know, they're pricey." He dissappeared behind a door and then came back, holding several staves and books - then he told what is what and how much he wants for these items:

Heal (staff): 700 gold
Mend (staff, 1): 1400 gold
Antidote (staff, 1): 400 gold
Soothe (staff, 1): 950 gold
Sleep (staff, 1): 750 gold
Photon (1): 450 gold
Hustle (1): 500 gold
Ray (1): 750 gold
Luna (1): 1000 gold

[Swordstar]

"Bah, never mind. I was looking for the man who was escorting us, but it's clear he's not back yet."

[birdy51]

Tapping his chin intently, Colt tore off a few more strips of his cloak and gently laid them in between the relevant pages. This amount of information was more than sufficient. He hit the information gold mine; there was no doubting that he had found the gemstone they were looking for.

Still... He felt as if he had done so rather quickly... Surely nothing would be amiss if he spent some time exploring his own interests. After all, he might be able to learn a thing or two now that magic has had over 300 years to advance. He glanced at the doorway. None of his allies were in sight. Perhaps he could pick up some new "skills" by reading up on some of the books in the 'Magical Theory Treatises' section of the library.

Marching to that section of the library, he walks to the shelf and tries to locate a book with treatises on Practical Wind Magic, and it's offensive applications on the battlefield. Particularly if they would teach him a new technique that would increase his knowledge in the area.

[Haspen]

@Colt:

Colt did find a treatrise on wind magic, called 'Blades of Wind', which described how to better manipulate the power of wind by modulating the ether around the mage as well as to increase energy of the wind by mixing it with magic over time rather than with a single strong burst. Of course this method required time, sometimes up to several minutes if to believe the author of the book. But later there were some other methods described, each dealing with different part of a wind spell - from range to timing, from wide blasts to thin whipping slashes, and some even explained the nuances of creating a magical tornado.

It was an extremely detailed treatrise rich in diagrams and schematics. It was rare to find such book in old Eferia! This heap of information will surely be helpful in the future.

Colt gains +1 rank in Wind subcategory!

[darkpaladin109]

Go to the biographies section and look for a book from say, his time. Try to find any mention of anyone like him in there.

[birdy51]

Colt put the book down and returned to it's proper place on the shelf. It was more than a worthy read. They would have never had books like this back in Eferia. Taking up the two study books, he began striding to the door to go see Eleonore. Then he stopped.

These books weren't really his to read. The only reason he had access to them at all was because of that study permit. Only a few years ago, he wouldn't of had the right to read these books due to his less than noble birth. It was only because he became nobility that he was 'taught' magic. Even after all this time, the poor were still denied the right to learn; to rise above their station. It took luck. Luck and sheer stupidity. He sighed.
: "I suppose some things just don't change..."

As he emerged from the doorway, his eyes fell upon Einar. He looked out of place in this place of learning and knowledge. Just what was he doing back here? No matter. He would see about driving him off. Colt clicked his tongue and shook his head slowly.
: "Einar, Einar, Einar... What brings you back to here? Don't you still have some equipment to fetch?"

[USEC_OFFICER]

_{"Wow, everything's so expensive."}

"Ah! Unfortunately... I can't afford to purchase any healing staffs from you right now. Money is tight, I'm sure you understand."

[Swordstar]

Einar contemplated ignoring the mage for a few seconds, but then decided that it was worth saying a few words.

"Well, I know that it might be hard for someone of your intelligence to understand such things, but sadly we only have so much money. So I was looking for our escort who went to see if we were getting any of the reward money for the bandits that we defeated. Of course, since he left us, this place made the most sense as somewhere he would come to look for me. I don't want to start spending money on useless things like magic tomes before knowing exactly how much we have to spend. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go look for him elsewhere. You can get back to... well, you do seem to just be wasting time, but I'm sure you were doing something very important before this. Jackass."

Einar heads to the magic shop that has Dragon or Wyvern in its name.

[Rolepgeek]

Cidney, satisfied now that he knows what's at the shop, decides to brave the city streets and hopefully not get lost or shanked in them while he makes his way to some place with 'Dragon' or 'Wyvern' in the name.

TO THE MAGIC TOME STORE!!!!!

[birdy51]

Colt only chuckled slightly. It would seem that he had succeeded in annoying Einar sufficiently that he had to leave. Good. Once he had left, Colt turned to the librarian.
: "I apologize for my companion. He's not, how you say, used to civilized culture."

Turning away, he sauntered up the stairs to present to Eleonore the fruits of his research.

[Haspen]

@Einar&Cidney:

It turns out that the bookstore was selling Anima spellbooks only.

Singe/Gale/Static: 300 gold
Elfire/Elwind/Elthunder: 450 gold
Lunar Wind (1): 900 gold
Meteor (1): 1000 gold
Storm (1): 650 gold

@Colt:

Princess Eleonore was sitting at a small table, with few books on the side. However, she was simply staring at the map she placed in front of her. It looked as if she was either in awe, shock, dissappointment, or all three in the same moment...

When she noticed Colt at her side, she quickly brought hand to her cheeks and rubbed them frantically for a brief moment.

"Colt, hello. Did you find anything?"

[darkpaladin109]

Go to the biographies section and look for a book from say, his time. Try to find any mention of anyone like him in there.

[Haspen]

@O'Connor:

There weren't many books about dissappearing people. Actually, there were merely four: 'Dissappearance of Lady Margaret Datcher', 'Blood-stained Mysteries of Royalty: Sudden Dissappearances', 'Where is Karman Sandiego' and 'The Mystery of Utherknoll's Family'.