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aquaveiled) wrote in abraxaslogs2021-10-19 07:47 pm
If you believe in magic, come along with me [OPEN & Closed]
WHO: Himeka & you!
WHAT: Conjury lessons and incidental mingling
WHEN: Throughout October
WHERE: Solvunn - Primary & the outskirts to the northeast
[ ooc; I default to brackets but I am happy to write in prose! Whatever you feel comfortable with. If you want to join training but haven't signed up yet first, feel free to do so in the link above. ]
i. conjury training; outskirts [CLOSED to current students]
[ If only E-Sumi-Yan could see her now. Being something of a protege in her own right, it was fairly common for Himeka to be asked to step in with both the new and senior members of the Conjurer's Guild. The only non-Padjal White Mage known and the Warrior of Light at that, all of them were keen to speak with her--hear her stories, learn from what they could.
Now...that never meant she was a particularly good mentor by any means. Truth be told, it was in these instances that she started to realize that in all her practice, most things came naturally and she hadn't spent much time thinking on the mechanics of what and how she was doing what she was.
Well, that's got to change. The Conjurer's Guild had centuries of experience and knowledge and training, while the other hopefuls here in Solvunn may need a little extra something if they are going up against any other nations bent on harnessing the power of the Singularity, for good or for ill. The least she can do is teach a few healing spells and show them how to throw rocks.
Rocks come first, of course. ]
Let's try this again.
[ She puts her hands on her hips, assuming what she hopes is an authoritative pose. ]
You only need to...force your will on the ground! Of sorts. As if you want it to move.
[ Yeah...totally easy! ]
ii. after hours; outskirts [OPEN]
[ White magics have come easy since she began her training, but despite her natural proclivity to magics in general, her other fields required a little more concentration. So when she finally calls it quits for that day's lessons, Himeka uses the evening hours to practice on her own. Without her job stones and proper equipment, channeling of Red and Black magics will take time. And as much as she enjoys running errands about town to meet people, being without her abilities those months in the dungeon have made their return feel all the more precious.
Standing (presumably alone) not far from the forest's edge, Himeka inhales slowly before calling forth her leylines beneath her feet, slowly rotating about her form. They make the air around her crackle as they settle and she refines their shape. It takes a few seconds.
Then, her vision darts to a large stone near by and, without much preamble, she raises her hands in the air as dark energy radiates and collects around them before an explosion of fire is set upon the stone, causing it to scorch and shatter--
--hopefully not to anyone who happens to be on the path nearby. ]
iii. a witch without a wand; solvunn proper [OPEN]
[ Himeka has quickly found that there is a reason that mages and sorcerers use all sorts of canes, wands, and rods to channel their magic--it's so much more easy to control and amplify. Therefore, she's determined to fashion something of one for herself.
And really, how hard can it be? She knows they are made from natural materials and Solvunn has an abundance of those about. So a few carved sticks and a nice rock or something should be good enough, right? Right!
Except as she sits on a fence that lines the road right into the center of town, she frowns as she looks down at her creation. She found a shiny stone and tied it with twine to a long stick, but it looks more like a child's attempt to make a club that anything an actual wielder of ancient magics would dare use. Not if they wanted to be taken seriously, at least.
Himeka sighs, watching the people walk to and fro into town. She lazily waves her "wand" and one of those people. ]
Zap.
[ Except it doesn't zap any poor, unsuspecting soul (thankfully). The "wand" pops, sparks, and then catches fire. She immediately drops it. ]
Shite!
xx. wildcard
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WHAT: Conjury lessons and incidental mingling
WHEN: Throughout October
WHERE: Solvunn - Primary & the outskirts to the northeast
[ ooc; I default to brackets but I am happy to write in prose! Whatever you feel comfortable with. If you want to join training but haven't signed up yet first, feel free to do so in the link above. ]
i. conjury training; outskirts [CLOSED to current students]
[ If only E-Sumi-Yan could see her now. Being something of a protege in her own right, it was fairly common for Himeka to be asked to step in with both the new and senior members of the Conjurer's Guild. The only non-Padjal White Mage known and the Warrior of Light at that, all of them were keen to speak with her--hear her stories, learn from what they could.
Now...that never meant she was a particularly good mentor by any means. Truth be told, it was in these instances that she started to realize that in all her practice, most things came naturally and she hadn't spent much time thinking on the mechanics of what and how she was doing what she was.
Well, that's got to change. The Conjurer's Guild had centuries of experience and knowledge and training, while the other hopefuls here in Solvunn may need a little extra something if they are going up against any other nations bent on harnessing the power of the Singularity, for good or for ill. The least she can do is teach a few healing spells and show them how to throw rocks.
Rocks come first, of course. ]
Let's try this again.
[ She puts her hands on her hips, assuming what she hopes is an authoritative pose. ]
You only need to...force your will on the ground! Of sorts. As if you want it to move.
[ Yeah...totally easy! ]
ii. after hours; outskirts [OPEN]
[ White magics have come easy since she began her training, but despite her natural proclivity to magics in general, her other fields required a little more concentration. So when she finally calls it quits for that day's lessons, Himeka uses the evening hours to practice on her own. Without her job stones and proper equipment, channeling of Red and Black magics will take time. And as much as she enjoys running errands about town to meet people, being without her abilities those months in the dungeon have made their return feel all the more precious.
Standing (presumably alone) not far from the forest's edge, Himeka inhales slowly before calling forth her leylines beneath her feet, slowly rotating about her form. They make the air around her crackle as they settle and she refines their shape. It takes a few seconds.
Then, her vision darts to a large stone near by and, without much preamble, she raises her hands in the air as dark energy radiates and collects around them before an explosion of fire is set upon the stone, causing it to scorch and shatter--
--hopefully not to anyone who happens to be on the path nearby. ]
iii. a witch without a wand; solvunn proper [OPEN]
[ Himeka has quickly found that there is a reason that mages and sorcerers use all sorts of canes, wands, and rods to channel their magic--it's so much more easy to control and amplify. Therefore, she's determined to fashion something of one for herself.
And really, how hard can it be? She knows they are made from natural materials and Solvunn has an abundance of those about. So a few carved sticks and a nice rock or something should be good enough, right? Right!
Except as she sits on a fence that lines the road right into the center of town, she frowns as she looks down at her creation. She found a shiny stone and tied it with twine to a long stick, but it looks more like a child's attempt to make a club that anything an actual wielder of ancient magics would dare use. Not if they wanted to be taken seriously, at least.
Himeka sighs, watching the people walk to and fro into town. She lazily waves her "wand" and one of those people. ]
Zap.
[ Except it doesn't zap any poor, unsuspecting soul (thankfully). The "wand" pops, sparks, and then catches fire. She immediately drops it. ]
Shite!
xx. wildcard
[ ooc; If you want something related that isn't listed there or just want a random thread, feel free to hit me up on the discord server or at
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[Not entirely beyond the realm of possibility, perhaps. But not easy, either - and not something he would entirely wish to consign her too, should there not be good reason for such. Not least of all for the fact that he rather doubts Solvunn will be much improved by a series of fires. Even if they do happen to remain small.
(Nor is she entirely wrong to assume that crafting a weapon is very different to being one, though he has little and less experience in the latter.)]
I would hardly advise attempting to return to Thorne, given their previous reception of some of their would-be guests. Even if this world lacks the abundance of crystals that might be more common on the Source.
[Or her shards, though he figures that goes without saying.]
That being said, a magically created crystal would, by its nature, be comprised of a fairly significant amount of aether. Enough to be more than suited to this particular endeavor, I should think.
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He's also not wrong that returning to Thorne would be a terrible idea, even if it were more accessible. How long would it take without an available portal? Months? She has no mounts, it would all have to be on foot and while she does enjoy trekking the old fashioned way, she doesn't think she could leave Estinien and Relena here in Solvunn for that long.
Himeka gives a heavy sigh.
Then he offers an alternative. Himeka blinks, looking back over to Emet-Selch with renewed hope written across her face. ]
Magically created crystal?
[ Of course! Why didn't she think of that. ]
If I can just compress enough aether down then it should solidify into a crystal!
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Still, for all that the possibility exists, he doesn't bother to address it. Instead he turns his attentions to Himeka's response to his suggestion - his offer, more like, though it would seem that it has not quite been taken in the manner he had meant it.]
That would be one way to create a crystal, yes.
[It's a method even he might think twice about trying - it's no easy task to compress aether to such a degree - but if she should mean to make the effort, he hardly means to stop her.]
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But she has never tried to forcibly condense aether before. ]
I wonder...how tiny do you have to make it?
[ She looks between her hands and starts to pool aether between them, drawing it from the air around them until a ball of wind-aespected aether has formed. ]
If I just...
[ She pushes her hands together and the ball grows smaller, and smaller...
And then explodes into a gust that gives them all a Marilyn Monroe moment. ]
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Still, the idea is intriguing enough, and so he lets her try... only to be both relieved that he is wearing something under his robes and disappointed in equal measure when the ball of aether promptly explodes outward.]
There is only so far anything might be compressed. Much less if one should seek to try with wind-aspected aether.
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It's the most readily available, though...I suppose I could also try water. I'm much better at that.
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[That said, he's not entirely surprised that she's better with water-aspected aether. Not given the life she has lived and where - he assumes - she has spent much of her life prior to having become Eorzea's champion.]