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?
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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/
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