Students of Magic
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Chaevre' can be seen more and more in Oscura carrying her staff over her shoulder, her eyes ever blackened and emotionless, she does nothing to hide her identity knowing that she has nothing to fear from anyone who question her motives. It seems that she is often seen in the presence of a pair of young twins, one who she calls Lia and the other Shala, it is difficult to tell the young girls apart yet for Chaevre' so she had marked their spellbooks each differently so as to use as a reference, Lia's glows with an arcane light in Chaevre's eyes while Shalas with a magical darkness. Chaevre' as headmistress of the Spellweavers Keephas agreed to apprentice the young women in their strong thirst for knowledge of the arcane and she takes great pride in their tutelage. On the first day she had given each the supplies necessary for proper study, the first thing she taught them was how to create a universal cantrip as well as how to copy their spells into their own customised spellbooks, once the twins have mastered this basic trick she will begin to teach the young girls of the 8 different schools of magic and will allow them to decide whether they wish to specialise or not.
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_Greater Expectations.
I feel im not spending enough time with the twins, when I last saw them they were struggling to master first circle magic, I never realised that they were so bent on their studies that they were losing sleep and allowing their health to slip, I shall redouble my efforts to teach them, they are exceptional students and it is the least I can do. It would be a lot easier if they were alloud to leave the city but alas they are not.
Ive decided I shall make a greater effort to assist their studies, but ill try not to push them so hard, I have their meals prepared for them and delivered from Spellweavers Keep, the meals consist of fish, fenberries, assorted vegetables and sometimes potatoes and beef, and fruit in the morning, this should keep them healthy and help their metabolism.
Every morning for one hour they study their spellbooks in silence, I allow them to do this alone in their rooms so that I do not distract their concentration, I request they each prepare resistance and mage armor, when they are done they come out and we will begin our daily routine, im going to focus on something specific, when last we spoke they were having trouble with their armor and missile spells, I shall start with the armor spell today as it is more simple then the missiles.
I know they have got their cantrips down, i ask them to cast resistance on eachother and to imagine in their heads the mechanics of the spell they are performing, what they are targetting, what school the spell is from, and what the desired effect is. Once they have each cast i explain to them that both resistance and mage armor have similar effects i nthat they both empower the target with a form of protection, resistance allows the target to better resist the effects of harmful magic, poison or disease, and ability to dodge many area effects, mage armor creates a protective barrier that surrounds the casters body to help deflect incoming blows, the armor is made of pure force energy. I have the students now try to cast the mage armor, I ask them to repeat the words to the spell and go through the motions once first, but to not complete the spell yet, this way i can show them if they make the wrong movement or dont articulate the words properly, after providing brief instruction i have them make the attempt again, im pleased to see they manage to get the motions and words right, the spell however cannot hold for logn and it dissappears almost as soon as it it cast, this is not an issue to me, at least they cast it correctly and I am proud, smiling i give Lia and Shala each a pat on the head, they may not have perfected it but they have certainly taken a step in the right direction, I ask them to each practice more varieties of cantrips so that they can learn all the different ways of manipulating the weave, and also ask them to experiment and try to create their own cantrip once they have gotten the hang of it._
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Todays lesson will consist a little less about magic and more about the ways that each of you can use your talents to manipulate people, the ability to help someone decide on their next course of action so that it is in your best interest is very tricky but a powerful force once mastered, the spell Charm Person although fairly weak spell is complimentary to this lesson and so I have here a scroll for each of you to copy and learn.
You each are coming of age and you may have noticed that the young men who were once your play friends may have begun to act . . different . . around you, more friendly and good natured she grins this type of infatuation from males is an easily exploitable weakness and I will teach you how to play upon that weakness. Men will almost always cave in ther decisions when a beutiful young woman is hinting on their thoughts, a wink here, a playful smile, a caressing touch, either of these methods I have discovered will cause most men to fall head over heels and they will be like dogs to be ordered around so long as they have the belief that they will be rewarded in a greater way. . .she pauses a moment though you can always use your body as a means of affecting the minds of men, never should you give yourself in to any man unless your feelings for them are true, especially at your age as it can cause more harm to you then good, and if ever a man tries to take advantage of you, forcefully or otherwise, I encourage you to do what is necessary to teach them a valueable lesson that will ensure they never try to harrass you again
Chaevre' goes long into the night teaching the twins about subtle manipulations, use of Charm spell and other mind altering magics, how to use alcahol to lower ones inhabitions, but she also goes into talking about sex and how to protect themselves from people who would try to use them or take advantage of them, she teaches them about the changes they have been noticing to their bodies as they begin to develope and mature, and about what the feelings they have been getting from their thoughts and their bodies mean
((this is assuming that by now they are around the ages of 15+))
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Chaevre can't help but smile when she watches her students progression, their dedication to the weave is inspiring and she wishes more people were as such. Todays lesson will consist of summoning a familiar and binding it to ones will, I recommend either a mephit, a Pixie or a Panther, but I prefer a pixie over all, a mephit is great because of its elemental resistance and regeneratability, get a fire mephit into a group of enemies and follow through with a fireball is devastating to your enemies, but enjoyable by the mephit, a panther can move siliently through and sneak up on its target before letting out a devastating attack at an opponents weak spots, a pixie is small and can get in and out of tight spots, they have keen hearing and sight allowing them to spot enemies or traps, their nimble little fingers make it possible for them to remove traps and pick locks with ease, and they can make anyone invisible in a pinch making them versatile and very handy for a familiar, this is the one I recommend but you may choose whatever your preferance Chae also describes the others and answers questions as neeeded Once you have chosen I will teach you how to go about summoning your familiar. The next thing I would like to teach you is the art of imbuing your magical energies into your equiptment, I believe you are strong enough and skilled enough now to be able to make such enchantments permanent, the ability to create magical equiptment can make your skills more attuned and make you more formidable as a mage, the process is fairly simple but will consume you making you weakened temporarily depending on the power of the enchantment, because of this I dont reccommend that both of you ever create something at the same time, you will need the other to protect you until you regain your strength. Now, first thing you need is a quiet place to work, for this you may use my quarters deep in Oscura, let NO ONE else go there and let NO ONE know how to get in, she emphasises this looking into each twins eyes to make sure it got through next you need a particular high quality piece of equiptment to be enchanted, cast the most powerful version of a spell that mimics the desired effect on the item to be enchanted, then by tapping the weave and using raw magic to encapsule the item will cause the magical effect to become trapped within the item and make the effect permanent, doing this will weaken you at this point so focus hard on continueing the process or you will screw up the project and lose the enchantment, it can take anywhere from a few hours to days to complete the process so be patient, eat when you need to sleep when you must, but take no other action that would cause you to lose focus on your task. Once complete I usually recommend leaving the item for a time while you rest, then come back to enjoy your completed project. Once the lesson has completed Chaevre gives each of them a pouch of gold, components used for summoning and bonding familiars, an intricately designed Gold Ring, and some gold Once you are ready to put your lessons to practice you may use these to perform your tests, after that I will leave it to you to provide the resources you need, but if you ever find yourself short and in need of assistance come to me and ask. Any Questions?Chaevre' looks to each sister for approval that the lesson hit home before giving a curt bow and turning to leave
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_The girls are rarely seen outside anymore, seeming to have become enraptured in their studies. Chaevre's decision to have Shala focus on offensive spells has proved fruitful, as the girl has a much less difficult time understanding this concept than her sister, although both are learning at a geometric rate.
The girls also seem to have a very strong mental bond, as twins tend to have, seeming to know each other's thoughts almost instinctively. One is never seen without the other and neither is ever seen without a tome of somekind nearby.
Niether has even commented on their master's present…condition, and are content to be around her as if they did not even notice the change._
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Chaevre' continues to take time from her busy schedule to teach the young students about the applications of magic, she is very happy to see the girls progress so quickly and is awed at their desire to learn. Recently Chae has been teaching them of the first circle schools of magic, she decides that the first spells she will teach them are the ones that they can use to intimidate anyone that might try to harm them as well as spells to protect them from harsh living in the underground, one spell that they may use to hunt with, one to protect their minds and one to protect them from the poison of spiders if they should attack. Chaevre' teaches them them each a separate selection of spells, in order to compliment the others, enhancing magics for Lia and offensive magics for Shala, each student already knows how to write magic and so should they ever desire they may copy scrolls for eachother,she teaches them the importance of concentration whilst utilising magic so that they may block out distractions from the outside otherwise risk miscasting their spells. Every now and then Chaevre' will bring one of her undead minions out so that the twins may practice their offensive spells on a real target, as well as to teach the students of things to look for in ther target so that they can learn the best way to utilise their spells and not waste them, Shala learned all to quickly that undead have no weakness to negative energy and that it in fact heals them, something that she should keep in mind for the future in case she ever should have the need to heal an undead, Lia was able to utilise a true strike spell and she managed to put a small dagger through the undeads eye, each twin and teacher got a good laugh out of it. The students continue to advance and practice while Chaevre' cannot be around and Chaevre' is always excited to see what they have learned as she returns to teach them.
