Ashani
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 130
Age: 16
Registered: Nov 8, 2015 12:38:13 GMT -8
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Post by Ashani on Feb 4, 2016 21:46:47 GMT -8
She has out her supplies, wishing somehow she could reproduce the effect from last class. White magic had consumed her studies in the library on her day off. She had completely forgot about the upcoming lesson on symbols, which she wanted to get a head start in.
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Royal Fletcher
Widely Known
Roleplay posts: 1,339 
Age: 19
Physical Description: Royal is a pale boy with dark bags under his bluish eyes, an unfortunate result of too many days spent staring at books indoors by candlelight. He's thin, of slightly below average height, and has white hair.
Clothes and Equipment: Roy carries around an enchanted parasol at all times, which floats above him and shields him from the sunlight. He also has a sword, a gift from his cousin Roxanne. His pockets are always filled with an unreasonable amount of chocolate, and he usually has some sort of cake or other baked goods on his person.
Allegiances: The Fletcher Family
Player's online availability : Unreasonably often
Registered: Jun 3, 2015 19:45:42 GMT -8
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Post by Royal Fletcher on Feb 5, 2016 7:11:18 GMT -8
Roy grins, leaning forward in his chair. Symbols! This is something he's good at. He's a rune scribe, after all. Casting a nervous glance towards the twins, he pulls out his notebook and starts taking notes.
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Post by Vywrick the Magic Professor on Feb 5, 2016 9:00:03 GMT -8
"So you may be wondering... just how are some of the most powerful magic effects put over an entire area, or how do enchantments retain their structure for so long over time?" He began to pace the room, his hands clasped together behind his back. "Wizards have a capacity to set up a space... a sacred area that harbors their power. They are stronger when stationary, sometimes immobile, and are often marked by visible circles and glyphs--either etched into a medium or casted from energy-centric effects. This space can easily be known as a magic circle. Creating a magic circle is known as casting a circle or circle casting, and can take anywhere from a few hours to many years, depending on its power, intended effect and amplitude, and duration." As though synchronized with his lecture, the chalkboard revealed something that had been hidden by an illusion:  |
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Garo Zelsai
Committed
Roleplay posts: 66
Age: 16
Player's online availability : Random, and usually you can find me in the Free City.
Registered: Dec 27, 2014 22:10:44 GMT -8
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Post by Garo Zelsai on Feb 5, 2016 9:41:55 GMT -8
He begins scribbling notes, including an attempt to redraw the glyph on the board.
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Royal Fletcher
Widely Known
Roleplay posts: 1,339
Age: 19
Physical Description: Royal is a pale boy with dark bags under his bluish eyes, an unfortunate result of too many days spent staring at books indoors by candlelight. He's thin, of slightly below average height, and has white hair.
Clothes and Equipment: Roy carries around an enchanted parasol at all times, which floats above him and shields him from the sunlight. He also has a sword, a gift from his cousin Roxanne. His pockets are always filled with an unreasonable amount of chocolate, and he usually has some sort of cake or other baked goods on his person.
Allegiances: The Fletcher Family
Player's online availability : Unreasonably often
Registered: Jun 3, 2015 19:45:42 GMT -8
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Post by Royal Fletcher on Feb 5, 2016 11:02:30 GMT -8
Roy copies down the glyph with ease. It really isn't a particularly difficult one. He also writes down what the professor is saying. One of the benefits of vampirism is a very high writing speed.
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Post by Vywrick the Magic Professor on Feb 5, 2016 12:10:32 GMT -8
"Now there are many different circular preparations. Some store energy better or longer lasting than others. Most store energy for a specific purpose, such as a complex spell such as those of ritual magic, or teleportation pads. The most common element of all circles is a boundary drawn around the casting area. Many suggest this boundary be drawn deosil, or sunwise, if you will, east to west, a minimum of three times."
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Post by Vywrick the Magic Professor on Feb 8, 2016 22:40:57 GMT -8
"Good day, good day. Please keep your channeling devices put away, for today we will not be casting but exploring the magical properties of plants and alchemy."
On a table before him was a cauldron and several ingredients. He wove his staff, and with a poof, a miniature cauldron, set of ingredients, and mortar and pestle appeared before them.
"Today, we will only explore the basics and brew one potion, just to get the feeling of the discipline."
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Royal Fletcher
Widely Known
Roleplay posts: 1,339
Age: 19
Physical Description: Royal is a pale boy with dark bags under his bluish eyes, an unfortunate result of too many days spent staring at books indoors by candlelight. He's thin, of slightly below average height, and has white hair.
Clothes and Equipment: Roy carries around an enchanted parasol at all times, which floats above him and shields him from the sunlight. He also has a sword, a gift from his cousin Roxanne. His pockets are always filled with an unreasonable amount of chocolate, and he usually has some sort of cake or other baked goods on his person.
Allegiances: The Fletcher Family
Player's online availability : Unreasonably often
Registered: Jun 3, 2015 19:45:42 GMT -8
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Post by Royal Fletcher on Feb 8, 2016 22:49:17 GMT -8
"Huh?"
Roy looks up, confused. Alchemy? Here, in the classroom? But there's an alchemy lab, and an alchemy teacher, and an alchemy class! Then again, this is an introduction to magic. Probably a little bit of everything. And it's probably safer here, as the alchemy lab explodes every few weeks.
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Ashani
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 130
Age: 16
Registered: Nov 8, 2015 12:38:13 GMT -8
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Post by Ashani on Feb 8, 2016 22:50:55 GMT -8
Ashani wasn't surprised. There was a higher level class for all of the basic subjects they were covering. Ashani herself was not new to alchemy; it was one of her favorite pastimes, and she was very proficient. She sat down with a happy smile, for today would hopefully be a breeze.
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Post by Vywrick the Magic Professor on Feb 8, 2016 22:55:22 GMT -8
"Welcome back to class. It will be an exciting week for us all. Alchemy started out not as an art of brewing potions... and potions in and of itself does not wholly define alchemy. The discipline began with attempts to acquire wealth by turning mundane substances into gold. The world is a magical place, you see, and different substances may harbor different magical characteristics. These attempts, while made while the subject was poorly understood, laid the groundwork for the complex and sometimes enjoyable activity we know of today."
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Ashani
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 130
Age: 16
Registered: Nov 8, 2015 12:38:13 GMT -8
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Post by Ashani on Feb 8, 2016 22:58:35 GMT -8
Realizing that she should be taking notes due to her helping Seraphine, she takes out her quill and parchment and begins writing things down about the history.
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Post by Vywrick the Magic Professor on Feb 8, 2016 23:17:32 GMT -8
"Before brewing potions, it was commonplace in alchemy to make spagyrics, which is an excellent discipline in herbology on its own. Spagyrics are herbal medicines with magical properties. That also was around when it the discipline expanded... it was discovered, by introducing circle magic, that the properties of certain ingredients could be altered and a number of circles exist today that help the conversion of well-known ingredients.."
He began to pace the front of the class.
"Understanding herbology in greater depth will enhance your ability in alchemy, and since we don't have time for that in this class, we will only be doing one simple potion. It is a healing potion...good for one time use and not the best tasting. It works well, however, at healing minor to major wounds over the course of about five hours."
Vywrick went into the details. It was a lot like cooking only some of the ingredients had magic effects and strange reactions when dropped into what would eventually be potions...
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