11-09-2007, 02:33 PM
*The room was extremeley large for being underground. It measured about 20 pumpkin fields near the Skara Brae docks. There were plenty of mages working hard at making potions, scribing, drawing maps, and even swordplay. Though the sword fighters looked new to the skill. They were very clumsy with their weapons, it was a good thing they were using wooden swords. The walls were lined with cloth, Galen wasn't sure why, because brick would have been so much more durable. Most of the mages had either tables to work on, or a pentagram to cast within for private practice.*
(Galen)
Wow... This must have taken forever to build in secret.
(Bolar)
Magic can make anything possible in an instant.
(Galen)
I have some questions if you don't mind answering.
(Bolar)
If you don't mind asking, I have some answers for you! Haha!
(Galen)
Why is there cloth on the walls? What purpose does it serve, and why not use bricks instead? Its much more durable.
(Bolar)
The cloth is not only to protect us from the outside, it protects us from the inside. You see, magic can destroy any material, except material with a magic force bound into it. Bricks just don't work well with magic, its too solid. Cloth on the other hand, magic can pass through A LOT easier, and can weave along with the strands that created it. It is like... A stone blanket, only softer to the touch. If I were to cast a lightning bolt lets say. The blanket will soak it up. But it does not absorb all of the damage. Once the armor wears off or consumes too much magic, it either reflects back at us, or it destroys our walls and our cloth. So we try to practice safety amongst our mages. Especially the new mages.
(Galen)
I see. How long has this underground barracks been around for?
(Bolar)
Aeons upon Aeons. Again I cannot go into further detail, just know, nearly since mages first learned magic. Come let us make haste, your matter is important to us.
(Galen)
Yes let us.
*Bolar walks down the aisle between all to fuss from the mages' work.
(Bolar)
To my right over here, we have the Alchemists quarters. They work with almost no sleep. You might think that is dangerous, but with the magic going on inside here, it helps keep them focused. They sleep maybe 2 hours a day and are fine. To my left, you have the scribes, they get more of a break because of arthritis. You can live without sleep and work, but you cannot without your hands in that line of work. Over here *points to the far left wall* You have the sparring mages. I'm not going any further into it because I think its a ridiculous addition to our system. And last *points to the far right corner* We have the trainee's, the masters and veterans teach the new mages strenuously. They hardly ever get a break, and this is to deter anyone who wants to waste our time. By the time you reach graduation, you sleep, and sleep. There is no party until they wake up!
(Galen)
Fascinating. I never touched magic that much before, I always thought it was the devils work.
(Bolar)
Oh no sir! It has helped thousands of lives.
(Continued another day)
(Galen)
Wow... This must have taken forever to build in secret.
(Bolar)
Magic can make anything possible in an instant.
(Galen)
I have some questions if you don't mind answering.
(Bolar)
If you don't mind asking, I have some answers for you! Haha!
(Galen)
Why is there cloth on the walls? What purpose does it serve, and why not use bricks instead? Its much more durable.
(Bolar)
The cloth is not only to protect us from the outside, it protects us from the inside. You see, magic can destroy any material, except material with a magic force bound into it. Bricks just don't work well with magic, its too solid. Cloth on the other hand, magic can pass through A LOT easier, and can weave along with the strands that created it. It is like... A stone blanket, only softer to the touch. If I were to cast a lightning bolt lets say. The blanket will soak it up. But it does not absorb all of the damage. Once the armor wears off or consumes too much magic, it either reflects back at us, or it destroys our walls and our cloth. So we try to practice safety amongst our mages. Especially the new mages.
(Galen)
I see. How long has this underground barracks been around for?
(Bolar)
Aeons upon Aeons. Again I cannot go into further detail, just know, nearly since mages first learned magic. Come let us make haste, your matter is important to us.
(Galen)
Yes let us.
*Bolar walks down the aisle between all to fuss from the mages' work.
(Bolar)
To my right over here, we have the Alchemists quarters. They work with almost no sleep. You might think that is dangerous, but with the magic going on inside here, it helps keep them focused. They sleep maybe 2 hours a day and are fine. To my left, you have the scribes, they get more of a break because of arthritis. You can live without sleep and work, but you cannot without your hands in that line of work. Over here *points to the far left wall* You have the sparring mages. I'm not going any further into it because I think its a ridiculous addition to our system. And last *points to the far right corner* We have the trainee's, the masters and veterans teach the new mages strenuously. They hardly ever get a break, and this is to deter anyone who wants to waste our time. By the time you reach graduation, you sleep, and sleep. There is no party until they wake up!
(Galen)
Fascinating. I never touched magic that much before, I always thought it was the devils work.
(Bolar)
Oh no sir! It has helped thousands of lives.
(Continued another day)