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Author Topic: Folstag University of Magic (Between Light and Shadow)  (Read 55476 times)

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Re: Folstag University of Magic (It Begins)
« Reply #15 on: August 25, 2016, 11:06:39 am »

Dan laughs at Nix without any consideration. "Haha, your people are weird! Sounds like bunch of ex-convicts proud of their jailtime."

"Come, let's enter the school.  I'm shaking from excitement.", Nix says, looking nearly giddy.

Hand in letter, enter school.

"Right, lets." Dan follows but stops after noticing commotion at the gates. "Oh, this seems interesting.  I'm going to watch how it folds out."

Dan observes how things goes for Murble.
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Re: Folstag University of Magic (It Begins)
« Reply #16 on: August 25, 2016, 12:16:04 pm »

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Re: Folstag University of Magic (It Begins)
« Reply #17 on: August 25, 2016, 02:36:18 pm »

Raioyris watches the unfolding events curiously.

Pauper? If they catch a glimpse of my coin purse I may find myself in a similar predicament.

"But you misunderstand," Raioyris says making a confident stride toward the gatekeeper.

"This is my dear friend from years distant. Today she mourns the passing of her noble cousin, a death premature for such vivid youth. She would dare not mock the memory of dear cousin with gilded wear."

"Today she mourns in sackcloth and ashes! I demand you put end to your invective and exculpate her charges lest you jail the innocent in this sorrowful hour!
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Re: Folstag University of Magic (It Begins)
« Reply #18 on: August 25, 2016, 03:37:46 pm »

Don't get involved. Eyes down, pass by, and take the chance to escape from Adarna.

"I'm eager to get my uniform. I'll go on ahead."
Turn in my letter and head for the quartermaster.
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Re: Folstag University of Magic (It Begins)
« Reply #19 on: August 25, 2016, 09:09:54 pm »

Murble begins to sputter in outrage (and embarrassment) before noticing her new friend. She realizes he's probably setting her up for something well after she's already wrapped around him like a drowning man clinging to a buoy.

"Uh, yes! My friend! My good friend who understands my sorrow! Poor Gibbles, gone so soon!" Gibbles was actually a young cousin of hers, though he was tragically alive last she heard. "And you!" she continued, pointing an accusing finger at the gatekeeper, "Assuming I'm a thief merely because of my garb, have you no shame?! Simply because I am of a noble, wealthy, and normally finely-dressed house doesn't mean I'd have to be!"
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« Reply #20 on: August 25, 2016, 11:10:43 pm »

Demivh gave a smile to the guards. Being a duke's son, he grew to good standing with his castle town's guards, an under-appreciated but vital part of urban life. He's more then used to dealing with them trying to provide directions, which they must be doing a lot on such a busy day.

"We are students, yes. I can't speak for my companion, but I at least came out here to do some last minute banking before heading off to the ceremony. Overly generous noble families and all that. Speaking of which, that building behind you looks rather trustworthy, but I want to make sure."

Double check with the guards that the 'bank' behind them is trustworthy. If yes, then deposit the money into it and begin heading back to the ceremony.
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Re: Folstag University of Magic (It Begins)
« Reply #21 on: August 25, 2016, 11:34:11 pm »

Demivh gave a smile to the guards. Being a duke's son, he grew to good standing with his castle town's guards, an under-appreciated but vital part of urban life. He's more then used to dealing with them trying to provide directions, which they must be doing a lot on such a busy day.

"We are students, yes. I can't speak for my companion, but I at least came out here to do some last minute banking before heading off to the ceremony. Overly generous noble families and all that. Speaking of which, that building behind you looks rather trustworthy, but I want to make sure."

Double check with the guards that the 'bank' behind them is trustworthy. If yes, then deposit the money into it and begin heading back to the ceremony.

"It's the biggest bank in the city," the junior guard informs you.

You head over to the gates.

Murble begins to sputter in outrage (and embarrassment) before noticing her new friend. She realizes he's probably setting her up for something well after she's already wrapped around him like a drowning man clinging to a buoy.

"Uh, yes! My friend! My good friend who understands my sorrow! Poor Gibbles, gone so soon!" Gibbles was actually a young cousin of hers, though he was tragically alive last she heard. "And you!" she continued, pointing an accusing finger at the gatekeeper, "Assuming I'm a thief merely because of my garb, have you no shame?! Simply because I am of a noble, wealthy, and normally finely-dressed house doesn't mean I'd have to be!"
Raioyris watches the unfolding events curiously.

Pauper? If they catch a glimpse of my coin purse I may find myself in a similar predicament.

"But you misunderstand," Raioyris says making a confident stride toward the gatekeeper.

"This is my dear friend from years distant. Today she mourns the passing of her noble cousin, a death premature for such vivid youth. She would dare not mock the memory of dear cousin with gilded wear."

"Today she mourns in sackcloth and ashes! I demand you put end to your invective and exculpate her charges lest you jail the innocent in this sorrowful hour!


"...Right," declares the gatekeeper. "Well, now that the quartermaster--" the quartermaster arrives right away in short notice: a scrawny old woman with a cheerful look on her face, wearing a black-and white striped sundress that seems completely unfitting in this kind of weather. She holds in her grip a giant lens which greatly enhances the appearance of her eye, which she tends to point at random things whenever she isn't pointing it at whomever she talks to.

"Ah, Murble, is that you? What are the chances..."
The soldier gently overpowers her voice to explain the circumstances: "I found Master Nagato distracted in the marble garden looking at insects."
"I was on my way here!" the old woman contends.

The gatekeeper is making every effort to become irrelevant in the conversation, and turns to admit the other students.



The Grand Plaza

The walled-off college campus sprawls over almost a square kilometer. Gothic-styled minarets, horseshoe arches, and steepled buildings dominate the scene, interspersed with fountains and waterways home to passing gondolas. Despite the sprawl, most of the space is taken up by parks, memorials, and the famous sculpture at the front gates: a round Sunray Mirror the height of three men, erected on a pedestal in the middle of a huge circular waterway filled with goldolas and passages into the two arterial waterways connecting the various sections of the campus. The boatways are fully operational, the waters kept warm by unquenchable flames bubbling under the surface.
There are two waterways, each with two lanes demarcated by glass torches lit with blue fire. Bridges allow pedestrians to cross without disturbing the boaters, though each gondola is rowed by a shorter-than-average servant.



The pathway splits. To the west, a path of stepping stones leads into a fresh garden filled with colored flowers and marble statues (mostly covered in snow, at this time of year). To the east, a raised plankway leads into a grove of trees and giant mushrooms set over scattered ponds and muddy banks. A single spire shaped like an arrowhead pokes just above the canopy off in the distance, tilted sideways a few degrees.

Up ahead over the bridges is the main roadway, leading to the plaza. Two great halls overlook the Sunray Mirror, buttressed domes adorned with multicolored glass panes affixed to a ring around the base of the central dome. These windows glow with additional light from some unseen relectors hidden among the marble pantheons, rows of statues depicting every god you could possibly think of and more, in all the various incarnations. Further ahead, you see the shadow of a great domed building with a wide set of stairs and pillars.

Around the fountains are gathered tables and pavilions staffed by members of the extracurricular clubs, which will clearly be competing for the new students' attention in the following weeks to come.
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Re: Folstag University of Magic (It Begins)
« Reply #22 on: August 26, 2016, 12:17:42 am »

Check the extracurricular club stalls.
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Re: Folstag University of Magic (It Begins)
« Reply #23 on: August 26, 2016, 02:57:40 am »

The pavilions belong to, in order of left to right (they're lined up over the edge of the waterway):



The History Club, staffed by a young man wearing a clearly military-inspired uniform with a mail shirt, helmet, and pteruges.

Literature Club, staffed by a young woman in green robes, surrounded by a stack of books.

The Mechanic's Union, which is staffed by a one-armed woman with a metal glove.

The Arcanist's Guild, which doesn't appear to be staffed by a human at all, but some kind of marble golem with glowing green eyes and a strip of parchment with Higan characters written on it in green.

The Ironsmith's Forge, staffed by a lanky dude with rolled-up sleeves, showing off several burns, a disfigured right pinky, and an anchor tatoo on his right shoulder. A hammer attached to a spinning crank rests atop the table.

Questing Club, staffed by a group of students wearing outlandish outfits. One has a bow made of glass, another has a staff made from a very heavy-looking branch, and the last has a two-handed sword slung over his back.

Dueling Club, staffed by a pair of students in simple white clothing, both wearing mismatched half-masks with one side made of white bronze, the other side a basket-weave. They carry foils.

Sports Club, currently unmanned. A sign reads 'out to lunch.'

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« Reply #24 on: August 26, 2016, 03:36:53 am »

"Excuse me, but what does this club, well, do?", Nix asks the man at the History Club pavilion.
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Re: Folstag University of Magic (It Begins)
« Reply #25 on: August 26, 2016, 03:45:23 am »

((I'm getting feeling those letters you keep showing us might be relevant to the game.))

Dan stops at the Arcanist's Guild's stand to appraise the golem's quality. While the guild doesn't interest him in particular, he's curious to see designs of automatons other than undead.
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« Reply #26 on: August 26, 2016, 04:48:42 am »

"What indeed!" Murble replies to the quartermaster, trying to recall if they've met. "I uh, was rather hoping I could acquire my uniform sooner rather than later, if you have it. If not I'll just, ah, take in the sights like this. Nice thing about sackcloth, you don't have to worry about getting it wet!"

"And thank you for the save," she whispers to her other old new friend. "Murble Moobroot, it's a long story. Well not long, my sisters stole my nice clothes because I wouldn't be needing them here."
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« Reply #27 on: August 26, 2016, 12:06:36 pm »

"Your sisters? They sound like an unruly bunch. My name is Raioyris. We'll meet soon again." Raioyris trails off with the hope of committing himself to both the Arcanists' Club and the Questing Club.
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Re: Folstag University of Magic (It Begins)
« Reply #28 on: August 26, 2016, 01:01:26 pm »

A silver-haired youth in a crazily bepocketed robe makes a beeline for the Arcanist's Guild.

"Hello."
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« Reply #29 on: August 26, 2016, 02:31:18 pm »

Thalstav approaches the stalls, eyeing the mechanic and blacksmith. They seemed the best clubs for making money, yet neither seemed safe. He promptly decided he'd rather get a few burns than lose an arm.

Approach the blacksmith. Ask about how dangerous it is, about how well it prepares club members for a prosperous career, and how well it combines with earth magic.
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