Since I don't know the policy about using other people's characters, I'm post this vignette before actually using it in my actions. Please let me know if its acceptable, and what the limits are on this sort of thing. Additionally, can someone tell me the difficulty of establishing a chair in a new style of magic at the Sorcerer's Academy in Mir? ------ Ria stalked through the fair. She would have much rather been training, or even dealing with the paperwork of her position, but the Archmage's orders had been quite clear. "Show yourself at the Midterm Fair. Make yourself approachable and don't scare anyone off." She was politician enough to understand the Archmage's motives, but the order made her feel more like a performing bear than a Warlord. Centuries ago the Midterm Fair had been founded as a chance for relatives to visit students at the Academy of Sorcery. Since then it had expanded into a three-day event complete with competitions among the students, special displays of magic by the masters, entertainments, food, and every opportunity for the students and other participants to play pranks and otherwise enjoy themselves. From the grounds of the Academy proper it had spread out to into the surrounding streets. Ria knew quite well that the Fair offered valuable relief for students after the demands of their studies, but she hadn't liked the Fair much as a student, and liked it even less today. Still, orders were orders, and she _tried_ to enjoy herself. Taking a deep breath, her attention was caught by a fair barker. "See the Exotic Magical Mysteries of Exquaestio! Cast an Exquaestio spell -- No talent required! Wonder at Images of the Dreaming! Southwest Sanraeth Park -- No Admission Fee!" "Cast a spell without talent?" Ria thought, and turned toward Sanraeth Park. Most likely the claim was simple fraud; but to make it out in public made it something that should be looked into. She frowned slightly at another barker, this one touting Exquaestio as hiring teachers, mages, and craftsmen. "And if it _isn't_ fraud," she thought, "it's even more imperative that the Council know about it as soon as possible." Jefferson (Exquaestio) http://www.picotech.net/~jeff_wilson63/rpg/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
