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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="12a8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B> </B></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="12b8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336666" FACE="Arial" ><B>Missiledine's Archives</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Missiledines Archives"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Karl Lingsted"><U>Karl Lingsted</U></A>   |   <B>Karl Posts 20 - 40</B>   |   <A HREF="id148.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Karl Posts 41 60"><U>Karl Posts 41 - 60</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id165.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Karl 61 80"><U>Karl 61 - 80</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id200.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Karl 81 100"><U>Karl 81 - 100</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id209.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Karl Posts 101 135"><U>Karl Posts 101 - 135</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id268.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Karl Posts 135200"><U>Karl Posts 135-200</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id296.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Karl Posts 201250"><U>Karl Posts 201-250</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Missiledines Archives"><U><B>Archive Directory</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="12b8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>Karl Posts 20 - 40</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>       PBEM Exchange</div> <div>       Series 2 GM POST # 20</div> <div>       Character: Karl Lingsted</div> <bR> <div> You climb the stairs to Heron's level. As you approach the door you hear a pretty feminine voice singing an old Velitar love song.  The girl seems to sing very well.</div> <bR> <bR> <div>  </div> <div>        PBEM Exchange</div> <div>        Series 2 PC POST # 20</div> <div>        Character: Karl Lingsted</div> <bR> <div>  Karl listens for a bit, then knocks at the door.</div> <bR> <div>   </div> <bR> <div>        PBEM Exchange</div> <div>        Series 2 GM POST # 21</div> <div>        Character: Karl Lingsted</div> <bR> <div> Immediately the singing stops and a melodious, "Coming!" is heard.  A moment later a pretty strawberry blond opens the door and smiles. "Ah! You must be my Instructor, Master Lingsted. Please, come in." She steps back to let you pass.</div> <bR> <div>   </div> <div>         </div> <div>   PBEM Exchange</div> <div>   Series 2 PC POST # 21</div> <div>  Character: Karl Lingsted</div> <div>  </div> <div>  "Good afternoon.  Before we begin your instruction I need to know  what sort of exposure you have had to magic up to this point."</div> <div>  </div> <div>  </div> <div>  </div> <div>    PBEM Exchange</div> <div>    Series 2 GM POST # 22</div> <div>    Character: Karl Lingsted</div> <div>   </div> <div>   She sits down on a low, padded bench. "Exposure? Oh! I see. Hmmm, well of course I've seen it, but I've never done any, if that is what you mean."</div> <div>  </div> <div>   </div> <div>           </div> <div> PBEM Exchange</div> <div> Series 2 PC POST # 22</div> <div> Character: Karl Lingsted</div> <bR> <div> "Done it, talked to a practitioner about it, dealt with any of the theory. Attempted a spell that didn't work? I have a few books here I want you to start your reading with, start with whichever one is of greatest interest to you. I'll be back two days from now in the morning to see how you are doing, and answer any questions you might have then."</div> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> <div>          PBEM Exchange</div> <div>          Series 2 GM POST # 23</div> <div>         Character: Karl Lingsted</div> <bR> <div> She takes the list. "No, I have never tried any spells. My Priest told me a little about the theory, but thats all."</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>       PBEM Exchange</div> <div>       Series 2 PC POST # 23</div> <div>       Character: Karl Lingsted</div> <div>  </div> <div>  Very well then, go ahead and start on the reading, and I will see you in the morning the day after tomorrow.</div> <div>  </div> <div>  </div> <div>   </div> <div>       PBEM Exchange</div> <div>       Series 2 GM POST # 24</div> <div>       Character: Karl Lingsted</div> <div>  </div> <div>   She accepts the paper with quiet thanks and sees you to the door.</div> <div>  </div> <div>   (I don't think you want to spend your time roleplaying school. So, if  its agreeable with you, I will set up a normal weekly schedule that  reflects the routine of the Academy and your classes, then we will compress time for a couple weeks and get into a little more meat, so to speak.  Is there any special activities that you want to make time for  every week?)</div> <div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <div>  PBEM Exchange</div> <div>  Series 2 PC POST # 24</div> <div>  Character: Karl Lingsted</div> <bR> <div>  For the first week he will spend extra time exploring the capabilities of the students, using his extra time increasing his knowledge of alchemy and going for walks with his wife. When his wife is cooking he will have one of the students who is studying alchemy assist her so they can get used to some of the herbal components, and will ocassionally have one of them help her out with other things around the house, as well as whatever other little tasks he can set them to to keep them motivated. He'll also spend some of his time getting the parts for and crafting a ruby ring, with a $50 ruby which he plans to enchant later.</div> <bR> <div>  </div> <div>   </div> <div> PBEM Exchange</div> <div> Series 2 GM POST # 25</div> <div> Character: Karl Lingsted</div> <bR> <div> No problem having the students help out with the chores, however, since they all grew up in lower class homes (without servants) and have all had hands on experience cooking and preparing food in a world without prepackaged food, they will gain very little additionaly in the way of skills or familiarity with recipes and ingredients from the kitchen chores.</div> <bR> <div> As for crafting the ring.  The materials to make the ring, the gold and jewelry are easily obtained, but you need to be more specific as to what you envision in regards to mass, form, purity, quality of stone etc.  There are shops in the Academy where the tools are available for melting the gold, forming the mold, casting, shaping, polishing etc. Alternatively, if you want your own set of jewelers tools you will need to purchase them.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  PBEM Exchange</div> <div>  Series 2 PC POST # 25</div> <div>  Character: Karl Lingsted</div> <bR> <div> I will be quizzing them over the appearance and properties of some of</div> <div> the herbs used in alchemy to make the kitchen lessons somewhat more</div> <div> relevant. As for the ring, a small high quality gem would be good, probably a star ruby. I'm planning to enchant it with ignite after I make the ring,so thaumaturgical requirements will take precedent over aesthetic.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> PBEM Exchange</div> <div> Series 2 GM POST # 26</div> <div> Character: Karl Lingsted</div> <bR> <div> You and your students soon settle into a work/study routine (Details to</div> <div> follow.)  As for the ring. The gold is no problem to obtain, tho jewelry grade has a higher percentage of gold than does coin gold. You are probably looking at$100 worth of gold.  The Ruby is a bit more involved. A plain ruby, as opposed to a star ruby, of excellant quality, will run about $700 per carat.  Now all you need is a chip, say 2.5 points (10 points to a carat) and you can probably get away with a stone of middling quality, say $350 per carat. Call it $85 for the stone</div> <bR> <div> Working within the available lab and enchantment schedules, you are free</div> <div> to do as you wish. The Library is always open.</div> <bR> <div> The times that are unavailable represent those periods when all work</div> <div> areas are previously sceduled or when an enchantment of such importance</div> <div> and delicacy is being done that absolutely no risk of accident can be</div> <div> tolerated.</div> <bR> <div> During normal open times you are free to do your own enchantments,</div> <div> indeed most teachers use their students as aids in enchanting items for</div> <div> themselves, tho it is also understood that at some point in their</div> <div> student careers you will help them enchant something as well.</div> <div> Sometimes the school will request that you and the students work on a</div> <div> special project, either to benefit the school directly or for a</div> <div> beneficial patron. Usually this is a matter of being available to fill a</div> <div> circle and provide energy.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Scheduling                                  Facility & Times</div> <div>                                            of Availability</div> <div> Day                              Enchantment Hall             Alchemy Labs</div> <bR> <div> Monday                        4am - 12pm                        12am - 3pm</div> <div> (Mitra Day)</div> <bR> <div> Tuesday                       8pm - 4am                         12am - 9pm</div> <div> (King’s Day)</div> <bR> <div> Wednesday                     12pm - 8pm                        12am - 9pm</div> <div> (Gaia’s Day)</div> <bR> <div> Thursday                     Closed all day                     12am - 12pm</div> <div> (Lemus Day)</div> <bR> <div> Friday                       Closed all day                     Open all day</div> <div> (Farn’s Day)</div> <bR> <div> Saturday                      12pm - 12am                       12am - 12pm</div> <div> (Twin’s Day)</div> <bR> <div> Sunday                        8pm - 4am                         12pm - 12am</div> <div> (Solis Day)</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> PBEM Exchange</div> <div> Series 2 PC POST Scheduling</div> <div> Character: Karl Lingsted</div> <bR> <div>  Okay, I'll settle down to a scehdule of working an hour each morning, from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM with students- Ferral gets Mitra's Day and Lemus Day, Veran gets King's Day and Farn's day, while Kyla gets Gaia's day and Twins day. At 9:00 I'll head to the Library to do some reading to improve my alchemy background, go to lunch with my wife at 12:00 to 2:00, spend 2 hours working on the ring until that is finished.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> PBEM Exchange</div> <div> Series 2 GM POST # 27</div> <div> Character: Karl Lingsted</div> <bR> <div> Okay, back to play...</div> <bR> <div> Once you have sttled into your daily routine and had about two weeks to get yourself comfortable, the Chancellor will send one of his students by your quarters with a note asking you to come to his office at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> PBEM Exchange</div> <div> Series 2 PC POST # 27</div> <div> Character: Karl Lingsted</div> <bR> <div>  Karl Shows up at 1:45.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  PBEM Exchange</div> <div>  Series 2 GM POST # 28</div> <div>  Character: Karl Lingsted</div> <bR> <div> The Chancellor welcomes you and offers a glass of wine. Once you are settled he says, "So, I hope that all is going well? I haven't heard of any problems." He will pause to await your response, then continue. </div> <bR> <div> "As you know, it generally falls to the junior faculty to do a lot of the dirty little jobs that we old codgers no longer want to involve ourselves in.  I actually have quite a back list of these." He says with a grin. "And I'd like to start with one of our oldest, err, chores."  He gathers some papers and looks them over for a second.  "It has been an oft postponed job.</div> <div> Not particularly arduous or difficult, but time consuming.  As I'm sure your aware, the Alchemy Lab uses prodigious quantities of minerals, salts, chemicals and earths.  The source for these materials is many and varied.</div> <div> Quite a few are imported from the Desert of Nygg. Some are brought in by traders and caravans, others are mined at the salt lake at the bottom of the cliff beneath the falls. We have a contractor who works the lake area, gathering these materials. He has a warehouse in the town of Nygg (outside the fortress) and has stockpiled a fair quantity.  We will not make payment on these materials or accept delivery, until they have been inspected and</div> <div> checked for purity.  You will travel yo Nygg, examine the materials, test its purity and accept or reject the shipments.  You will have a letter of credit to pay, if the supplies are acceptable.  Any questions?"</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>   PBEM Exchange</div> <div>   Series 2 PC POST # 28</div> <div>   Character: Karl Lingsted</div> <bR> <div>  Three questions, have people traveling going on this mission in the past had any problems, what are the supplies being tested, and when do I need to  leave?</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>   PBEM Exchange</div> <div>   Series 2 GM POST # 29</div> <div>   Character: Karl Lingsted</div> <bR> <div> "Problems? Hmmm... Well, the biggest problems have been attempts by suppliers to cheat us in regards to the purity of the various compounds. The compounds consist of an assortment of salts, crystals, rare earths and minerals. We don't always know exactly what they will have, tho there are a few regular products that we get.  These compounds are collected and brought in from, Mitra knows where! The Desert of Nygg is a veritable treasure house of salts and evaporites, crystals and mineral deposits, if you know where to find it and how to gather it. Unfortunately, the people we have to deal with don't always.  What we have had in the past is mislabeled or identified compounds, either done deliberately or by error, and various adulterations in the form of rocks or inert sand being</div> <div> added to the desired materials to add weight  for the bill of sale. This is the main thing we want you to watch for. Chemical impurities are beyond the scope of these merchants to asses and we can work around them once we know they are there. Now you will be inspecting several tonnes of material. I don't expect you to open and examine every container. Try and inspect a representitive sampling though."</div> <div> He hands you a list of materials. "Based on what we have purchased in the past, this is the most likely inventory you will find and as you see, I have marked what we are willing to pay per pound.  You have room for some variation. If you can get something at a bargain rate, I won't complain if you pay a bit more for something else. And don't feel obligated to buy everything he has! Though, if you get a real bargin on something, go ahead and grab it. I know a few private alchemists we can pass it along to and maybe even make a few farthings on the deal." He adds with a smile</div> <div> "You will need to arrange transport from one of the freight companies, I've listed several that we have used in the past and are reliable and your letter of credit has budgeted for half the freight cost, balance paid on delivery. Our man in Nygg is one, Master Rutus Dhara. An importer who works with many of the desert caravans.  I have had dealings with him many times in the past, I wouldn't say he's dishonest, but he won't hesitate to exploit weakness either. </div> <div> You are the Agent for the Academy, and I am empowering you with full authority</div> <div> to negotiate for the Academy.  In the past it has come about that the Desert Traders have brought in, uhm, interesting artifacts to sell. Dhara has always made a point of bringing these to our attention when we are there. If such a situation arises it will be at your discretion to decide on what to do.  If you are at a complete loss, then send a messenger to me, or contact a mage in Nygg, an old friend and fellow alumni of mine. His name is Varren Lorma.  I trust his opinion and you can too. Otherwise, the Moneylender that the Letter of Credit is drawn with, will be amenable to fronting extra cash as you may need.  I am trusting your discretion in this."</div> <div> "As for when you leave, tomorrow or the next day is fine. Get your students organised. Tell them that if they have any questions they can come see me. I'll keep an eye on them for you.  If you want to take them along, its fine by me. Tho excursions like this are usually rewards for hard work. But, you might find a couple strong young backs useful. Especially when you are sifting sacks of salt!"</div> <bR> <div> (GM's Note:  The term 'salts' is used to describe a large number of evaporite and crystaline type materials. It is not intended to be geologicaly or chemicaly accurate!)</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Material List                             Quantity desired (lbs)     Max price/lb</div> <bR> <div> Sulpher                                           1,000                                    3</div> <div> Sweet Salts                                    2,000                                    4</div> <div> Bitter Salts (Alkali)                         2,000                                    2</div> <div> Mineral Salts, Various                   3,000 total                            4</div> <div> Quick Silver*                                      100                                   12</div> <div> or Qick Silver Ore                        10,000                                      .50</div> <div> Assorted Evaporites                      4,000                                    3</div> <div>  (Gypsum, talc...)</div> <bR> <div> * Preferred!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> The Chancellor open a wooden coffer on his desk and takes out a leather purse and tosses it to you. "That should cover your traveling expenses. If you want to take your wife along, that is okay.  Feel free to stay at inns, that's what the traveling funds are for. But there is a store room of camping and outdoor gear if you want to take some with you.  Get horses and tack from the stable" (The Academy has 18 or 20 riding horses, nothing fancy, cobs, nags and the like. Nothing battle trained.)</div> <bR> <div> "One of our men at arms, Turek Pol, will go along to give you a bit of muscle if needed."</div> <div> (You know Turek, he was here when you were a student. A big burly, even tempered fellow of indeterminate, but probably middle age.) </div> <div> "Okay then, any questions?"</div> <bR> <div> (The Letter of Credit is for 1,000 gold Royals, or $50,000)</div> <div> (The pouch has 40 silver Farthings or $200)</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>   PBEM Exchange</div> <div>   Series 2 PC POST # 29</div> <div>   Character: Karl Lingsted</div> <bR> <div>     Karl goes to Ferral first. "I want you to pack your bags for an excursion, you are about to get some hands on experience in alchemy. We will leave early the day after tomorrow, and we are traveling to Nygg. Your first task is to go to the library and look for accounts of similar journeys so you will know what to expect, there may not be many, and if there are you will not have time for a complete reading, but do what you can. Secondly I</div> <div> want you to review the material you have covered on salts. We will be covering points on alchemy along the route, and your other studies will be put on hold until we return."</div> <div>     He then proceeds to his other two students and informs them of the arrangements for their tutoring in his absence. He lets Amanda know of his assignment and asks her to come with him, since he cannot bear to spend the time appart, and she has had some experience with desert traders (where she learned the language).</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 GM POST # 29 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <div>                        "Problems? Hmmm... Well, the biggest</div> <div>                        problems have been attempts by suppliers to </div> <div>                        cheat us in regards to the purity of the various</div> <div>                        compounds. The compounds </div> <div>                        consist of an assortment of salts, crystals,</div> <div>                        rare earths and minerals. We don't </div> <div>                        always know exactly what they will have, tho</div> <div>                        there are a few regular products </div> <div>                        that we get. These compounds are collected</div> <div>                        and brought in from, Mitra knows </div> <div>                        where! The Desert of Nygg is a veritable</div> <div>                        treasure house of salts and evaporites, </div> <div>                        crystals and mineral deposits, if you know</div> <div>                        where to find it and how to gather </div> <div>                        it. Unfortunately, the people we have to deal</div> <div>                        with don't always. What we have </div> <div>                        had in the past is mislabeled or identified</div> <div>                        compounds, either done deliberately </div> <div>                        or by error, and various adulterations in the</div> <div>                        form of rocks or inert sand being </div> <div>                        added to the desired materials to add weight</div> <div>                        for the bill of sale. This is the </div> <div>                        main thing we want you to watch for.</div> <div>                        Chemical impurities are beyond the scope of </div> <div>                        these merchants to asses and we can work</div> <div>                        around them once we know they are </div> <div>                        there. Now you will be inspecting several</div> <div>                        tonnes of material. I don't expect you </div> <div>                        to open and examine every container. Try and</div> <div>                        inspect a representitive sampling </div> <div>                        though." </div> <div>                        He hands you a list of materials. "Based on</div> <div>                        what we have purchased in the past, </div> <div>                        this is the most likely inventory you will find</div> <div>                        and as you see, I have marked </div> <div>                        what we are willing to pay per pound. You</div> <div>                        have room for some variation. If you </div> <div>                        can get something at a bargain rate, I won't</div> <div>                        complain if you pay a bit more for </div> <div>                        something else. And don't feel obligated to</div> <div>                        buy everything he has! Though, if </div> <div>                        you get a real bargin on something, go ahead</div> <div>                        and grab it. I know a few private </div> <div>                        alchemists we can pass it along to and</div> <div>                        maybe even make a few farthings on the </div> <div>                        deal." He adds with a smile </div> <div>                        "You will need to arrange transport from one</div> <div>                        of the freight companies, I've </div> <div>                        listed several that we have used in the past</div> <div>                        and are reliable and your letter of </div> <div>                        credit has budgeted for half the freight cost,</div> <div>                        balance paid on delivery. Our man </div> <div>                        in Nygg is one, Master Rutus Dhara. An</div> <div>                        importer who works with many of the </div> <div>                        desert caravans. I have had dealings with him</div> <div>                        many times in the past, I </div> <div>                        wouldn't say he's dishonest, but he won't</div> <div>                        hesitate to exploit weakness either. </div> <div>                        You are the Agent for the Academy, and I am</div> <div>                        empowering you with full authority </div> <div>                        to negotiate for the Academy. In the past it</div> <div>                        has come about that the Desert </div> <div>                        Traders have brought in, uhm, interesting</div> <div>                        artifacts to sell. Dhara has always </div> <div>                        made a point of bringing these to our</div> <div>                        attention when we are there. If such a </div> <div>                        situation arises it will be at your discretion to</div> <div>                        decide on what to do. If you </div> <div>                        are at a complete loss, then send a</div> <div>                        messenger to me, or contact a mage in Nygg,</div> <bR> <div>                        an old friend and fellow alumni of mine. His</div> <div>                        name is Varren Lorma. I trust his </div> <div>                        opinion and you can too. Otherwise, the</div> <div>                        Moneylender that the Letter of Credit is </div> <div>                        drawn with, will be amenable to fronting extra</div> <div>                        cash as you may need. I am </div> <div>                        trusting your discretion in this." </div> <div>                        "As for when you leave, tomorrow or the next</div> <div>                        day is fine. Get your students </div> <div>                        organised. Tell them that if they have any</div> <div>                        questions they can come see me. I'll </div> <div>                        keep an eye on them for you. If you want to</div> <div>                        take them along, its fine by me. </div> <div>                        Tho excursions like this are usually rewards</div> <div>                        for hard work. But, you might find </div> <div>                        a couple strong young backs useful.</div> <div>                        Especially when you are sifting sacks of </div> <div>                        salt!" </div> <bR> <div>                        (GM's Note: The term 'salts' is used to</div> <div>                        describe a large number of evaporite </div> <div>                        and crystaline type materials. It is not</div> <div>                        intended to be geologicaly or chemicaly </div> <div>                        accurate!) </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Material List Quantity desired (lbs) Max</div> <div>                        price/lb </div> <bR> <div>                        Sulpher 1,000 3 </div> <div>                        Sweet Salts 2,000 4 </div> <div>                        Bitter Salts (Alkali) 2,000 2 </div> <div>                        Mineral Salts, Various 3,000 total 4 </div> <div>                        Quick Silver* 100 12 </div> <div>                        or Qick Silver Ore 10,000 .50 </div> <div>                        Assorted Evaporites 4,000 3 </div> <div>                        (Gypsum, talc...) </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        * Preferred! </div> <bR> <div>                        The Chancellor open a wooden coffer on his</div> <div>                        desk and takes out a leather </div> <div>                        purse and tosses it to you. "That should cover</div> <div>                        your traveling expenses. </div> <div>                        If you want to take your wife along, that is</div> <div>                        okay. Feel free to stay at </div> <div>                        inns, that's what the traveling funds are for.</div> <div>                        But there is a store room </div> <div>                        of camping and outdoor gear if you want to</div> <div>                        take some with you. Get </div> <div>                        horses and tack from the stable" (The</div> <div>                        Academy has 18 or 20 riding </div> <div>                        horses, nothing fancy, cobs, nags and the</div> <div>                        like. Nothing battle trained.) </div> <bR> <div>                        "One of our men at arms, Turek Pol, will go</div> <div>                        along to give you a bit of </div> <div>                        muscle if needed." </div> <div>                        (You know Turek, he was here when you were</div> <div>                        a student. A big burly, even </div> <div>                        tempered fellow of indeterminate, but</div> <div>                        probably middle age.) </div> <div>                        "Okay then, any questions?" </div> <bR> <div>                        (The Letter of Credit is for 1,000 gold Royals,</div> <div>                        or $50,000) </div> <div>                        (The pouch has 40 silver Farthings or $200) </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 PC POST # 29 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <div>                        Karl goes to Ferral first. "I want you to pack</div> <div>                        your bags for an </div> <div>                        excursion, you are about to get some hands</div> <div>                        on experience in alchemy. We </div> <div>                        willleave early the day after tomorrow, and we</div> <div>                        are traveling to Nygg. Your </div> <div>                        first task is to go to the library and look for</div> <div>                        accounts of similar journeys </div> <div>                        so you will know what to expect, there may not</div> <div>                        be many, and if there are </div> <div>                        you will not have time for a complete reading,</div> <div>                        but do what you can. Secondly </div> <div>                        I want you to review the material you have</div> <div>                        covered on salts. We will be </div> <div>                        covering points on alchemy along the route,</div> <div>                        and your other studies will </div> <div>                        be put on hold until we return." </div> <div>                        He then proceeds to his other two students</div> <div>                        and informs them of the </div> <div>                        arrangements for their tutoring in his absence.</div> <div>                        He lets Amanda know of </div> <div>                        his assignment and asks her to come with</div> <div>                        him, since he cannot bear to spend </div> <div>                        the time appart, and she has had some</div> <div>                        experience with desert traders (where </div> <div>                        she learned the language). </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 GM POST # 30 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Ferral thans you for the opportunity to travel</div> <div>                        and starts gathering his </div> <div>                        gear and making preperations. </div> <bR> <div>                        Amanda is pleased at the break in the routine</div> <div>                        as well and immediately </div> <div>                        sets about packing and getting things ready.</div> <div>                        She grew up in Nygg (a </div> <div>                        logical place to have learned her language</div> <div>                        skills) and is looking </div> <div>                        forward to the opportunity to see old friends</div> <div>                        and family. (Hey! Karl </div> <div>                        gets to see his inlaws!) </div> <bR> <div>                        (Will you take camping equipment? It is not</div> <div>                        needed for the trip to </div> <div>                        Nygg, there are many villages with inns along</div> <div>                        the way. If you decide </div> <div>                        to, an extra pack horse will be needed.) </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 PC POST # 30 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        (Read the character quirks again- Amanda is</div> <div>                        an orphan, unless you </div> <div>                        are talking her adoptive familly...) </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Yes, He will take camping equipment, and will</div> <div>                        generally defer to </div> <div>                        Amanda in terms of what would be</div> <div>                        appropriate to the trip. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 GM POST # 31 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        (There is, as stated in your mission, no need</div> <div>                        to actually go into the </div> <div>                        desert. Everything SHOULD be sitting in</div> <div>                        warehouse in the town of Nygg. </div> <div>                        Amanda will have learned her language skills</div> <div>                        while growing up in Nygg. </div> <div>                        Other than day trips into the desert as a child,</div> <div>                        and then never far from the </div> <div>                        base of the road and the watchful eye of the</div> <div>                        Royal Troops that guard it. Most of </div> <div>                        the desert peoples are slave takers and</div> <div>                        Amanda would have fetched, and still </div> <div>                        could fetch, a fine price on an auction block.</div> <div>                        Forgot the orphan note. However, </div> <div>                        somebody raised her... There are no</div> <div>                        orphanages in Velitrium, she'll </div> <div>                        probably be anxious to see them.) </div> <bR> <div>                        Amanda's main suggestions, other than the</div> <div>                        basic camping equipment, is a </div> <div>                        large tent that can serve as a sun shelter,</div> <div>                        extra water bags. Probably a 5gallon </div> <div>                        for each horse plus a 1 gallon personal size</div> <div>                        for each person. She also says </div> <div>                        that everyone should have some type of wide</div> <div>                        brimmed hat for shielding against </div> <div>                        the sun, that or something to wrap the head</div> <div>                        with as some of the desert people </div> <div>                        do. </div> <div>                        It is into November now and getting cold out,</div> <div>                        so winter clothing is in </div> <div>                        order. Turek Pol will stop by the evening</div> <div>                        before you are scheduled to leave, to </div> <div>                        see is there is any special equipment that you</div> <div>                        want him to bring. </div> <div>                        (Turek will have lamellar armor, helm, med</div> <div>                        shield, broadsword, hand axe, </div> <div>                        knife and a crossbow) </div> <bR> <div>                        Ferral, who shows up on schedule, is dressed</div> <div>                        to travel with wool tunic, </div> <div>                        thick leather jerkin, hooded cloak, knee high</div> <div>                        boots, a large dagger and a sling </div> <div>                        with a pouch of bullets. </div> <bR> <div>                        Turek will have an extra light crossbow for</div> <div>                        Ferral, apparantly he has </div> <div>                        already spoken to the boy and knew that he</div> <div>                        could use it. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 PC POST # 31 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        "Actually, I think bringing along some leather</div> <div>                        armor in my size and in </div> <div>                        Amanda's might be a good precaution. Other</div> <div>                        than that I think we are set to </div> <div>                        go." </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 GM POST # 32 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Turek looks unhappy at this. "Well sir, though</div> <div>                        the Academy maintains an arsenal </div> <div>                        with a fair selection of weapons, it doesn't</div> <div>                        contain much in the way of armor </div> <div>                        other than shields and helms. Most people</div> <div>                        have their own armor." He thinks about </div> <div>                        it for a bit. "There are some arming doublets</div> <div>                        (Padded cloth) but that is about </div> <div>                        all." </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 PC POST # 32 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        "then that will do, It's just a precaution, not a</div> <div>                        major issue." </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 GM POST # 33 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        (Then if all is ready we will start the journey in</div> <div>                        the early morning hours </div> <div>                        the next day.) </div> <bR> <div>                        The morning is cold and frosty when you all</div> <div>                        gather at the stables. Turek </div> <div>                        has the horses saddled and ready. He has</div> <div>                        picked out two quiet palfreys for you </div> <div>                        and Amanda and an oversized pony for</div> <div>                        Ferral. He has a good looking mount, of </div> <div>                        better quality then anything owned by the</div> <div>                        Academy. He explains that it is his </div> <div>                        personal mount. In addition to the riding</div> <div>                        animals, he has a mule loaded with the </div> <div>                        camping gear and five days of travel rations.</div> <div>                        "We shouldn't need it, with all the </div> <div>                        towns and villages between here and Nygg.</div> <div>                        But you never know." He says. </div> <div>                        Amanda asks what the horses names are</div> <div>                        and Turek tells her that she is </div> <div>                        riding 'Luki' you are riding 'Polis,' Farrel is</div> <div>                        riding 'Baen' and his horse is </div> <div>                        'Vather.' The mule is named 'Neld.' </div> <div>                        You mount up, Amanda a bit awkwardly, but</div> <div>                        her horse is calm and patient. </div> <div>                        Riding through the gates you can see that the</div> <div>                        Academy is only just stirring for </div> <div>                        the day. Glancing back you see the</div> <div>                        Chancellor, already up and at his duties, </div> <div>                        or maybe he hasn't been to bed yet, you can't</div> <div>                        be sure. He is standing by a </div> <div>                        sade door to his chambers, when you look</div> <div>                        around he raises his hand and waves </div> <div>                        farewell. </div> <bR> <div>                        The City is already well into the process of</div> <div>                        waking up. Drunmore is an </div> <div>                        old city and most of the streets are cobbled.</div> <div>                        The cobbles echo with the hooves and </div> <div>                        cart wheels of the vendors and merchants</div> <div>                        beginning their days rounds. Other </div> <div>                        then those sounds the city is still curiously</div> <div>                        quiet. Perhaps as a courtesy to </div> <div>                        those still asleep the vendors and tradesmen</div> <div>                        keep their voices pitched low as </div> <div>                        they transact their business. Later the city will</div> <div>                        be alive with noise of the </div> <div>                        bustle and commotion, but now it is peaceful. </div> <bR> <div>                        You will exit the 'Desert Gate' on the road to</div> <div>                        Nygg. The City Watch nods </div> <div>                        and wishes you a good trip as you pass</div> <div>                        through. Beyond the city walls are </div> <div>                        still many houses, inns, shops and</div> <div>                        businesses. Drunmore long outgrew its main </div> <div>                        walls. But it isn't long before the land opens</div> <div>                        up into carefully tended fields, </div> <div>                        orchards, vineyards and pasture. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 PC POST # 33 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <div>                        As we ride, Karl will discuss some of Ferrals</div> <div>                        readings with him. After a </div> <div>                        while Karl will ask 'have you given any thought</div> <div>                        to the question I asked you </div> <div>                        that first day?' </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 GM POST # 34 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <div>                        "You mean, 'why do I wish to be a mage?' Yes</div> <div>                        I have. It is a gift given to me </div> <div>                        by Mitra. It would be impious not to utilise it to</div> <div>                        the fullest." Ferral replies </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 PC POST # 34 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        "So what then would be the fullest use of your</div> <div>                        gifts?" Karl smiles slyly </div> <div>                        "After all, you have many gifts, and magery is</div> <div>                        but one of them. How do you </div> <div>                        plan to make use of the combination of gifts</div> <div>                        which are yours?" </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 GM POST # 35 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        "I do not presume to know what plan Mitra has</div> <div>                        prepared for me. I know with out a </div> <div>                        doubt that the gifts he has bestowed upon me</div> <div>                        were given as a part of Mitra's </div> <div>                        plan. Soon enough it will be revealed and I will</div> <div>                        be shown the way. Until then I </div> <div>                        can do naught but prepare myself by learning</div> <div>                        all that is set before me without </div> <div>                        discrimination." </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 GM POST # 35 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        "I do not presume to know what plan Mitra has</div> <div>                        prepared for me. I </div> <div>                        know with out a doubt that the gifts he has</div> <div>                        bestowed upon me were given as a </div> <div>                        part of Mitra's plan. Soon enough it will be</div> <div>                        revealed and I will be shown </div> <div>                        the way. Until then I can do naught but prepare</div> <div>                        myself by learning all that is set </div> <div>                        before me without discrimination." </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 PC POST # 35 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        'Have you considered that the gift of</div> <div>                        intelligence might be, in </div> <div>                        part, so that you can yourself determine how</div> <div>                        best to use your abilities? Just </div> <div>                        something to think about, we do have a long</div> <div>                        trip ahead." </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 GM POST # 36 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <div>                        "I take it then, Master Lingsted, that you do</div> <div>                        not believe in Mitra? And </div> <div>                        that Mitra does not have a greater plan for the</div> <div>                        world and all who are in </div> <div>                        it?" </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 PC POST # 36 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <div>                        "Oh, I do. I just think that Mitra probably</div> <div>                        planned to have those who </div> <div>                        have intelligence use it to decide what part</div> <div>                        they might have to play in that </div> <div>                        plan. After all, if a fire conjurer calls up an</div> <div>                        intelligent elemental, they </div> <div>                        would plan to use that intelligence. Can we</div> <div>                        expect any less of Mitra? Are we </div> <div>                        not his created servents as well? So if we are</div> <div>                        blessed with intelligence, is </div> <div>                        it not a fair assumption that Mitra expects us</div> <div>                        to use that intelligence? </div> <div>                        Perhaps even to find the part in his plan for</div> <div>                        which he has made us best </div> <div>                        suited? After all, one could certainly expect</div> <div>                        that a wrong choice would be </div> <div>                        corrected, perhaps painfully. Is it not then</div> <div>                        better to try and choose wisely </div> <div>                        and make things easier on yourself?" </div> <div>                        A pause. </div> <div>                        "Did you consider the priesthood at one</div> <div>                        point?" </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 GM POST # 37 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <div>                        "Do you believe that your intelligence is great</div> <div>                        enough to conceive of Mitra's </div> <div>                        plan? Much less to interpret it in such away as</div> <div>                        to design your own place in said </div> <div>                        plan? Does an infant have the ability to</div> <div>                        decide what its parents goals are and </div> <div>                        take positive action to achieve those goals?</div> <div>                        At best the parent can hope that </div> <div>                        the infants actions do it or them no harm. If in</div> <div>                        fact some benefit is achieved </div> <div>                        it is a matter of coincidence not the designs</div> <div>                        of the baby. The best that a man </div> <div>                        can hope, is to have the wherwithal to</div> <div>                        recognize the signs given him by Mitra. </div> <div>                        To that end he must utilize all the blessings</div> <div>                        bestowed upon him to the fullest </div> <div>                        extent, in preperation for the call. I have not</div> <div>                        felt a call to the Priesthood. </div> <div>                        I believe that Mitra gave me the blessing of</div> <div>                        the talent instead." </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 PC POST # 37 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <div>                        " I do not have to concieve the entire plan to</div> <div>                        have some idea of my part </div> <div>                        within it. In some ways it is ironic, this</div> <div>                        argument, because I had so little </div> <div>                        choice in getting where I am. My mother was</div> <div>                        a jewler, and did some work for </div> <div>                        mages at the acadamy. One of them</div> <div>                        recognized my tallent, and when she was </div> <div>                        dying she asked that I be signed up to learn</div> <div>                        so that somebody would be </div> <div>                        watching out for me. But even there I did have</div> <div>                        options, what spells to </div> <div>                        learn, what subjects to study. I believe that</div> <div>                        Where Mitras plan requires us </div> <div>                        to do something we will have no choice but to</div> <div>                        do it, but where his plan may </div> <div>                        allow us options he may expect us to use our</div> <div>                        intelligence to choose the best </div> <div>                        options for us. And you, my boy, do have</div> <div>                        options, and plenty of intelligence </div> <div>                        with which to explore them. But these choices</div> <div>                        do not need to be made today, </div> <div>                        I merely ask that you consider the many paths</div> <div>                        open to you from this point, </div> <div>                        so that the choices you do make will be well</div> <div>                        considered." </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 GM POST # 38 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <div>                        Farrel does not reply to this, but you don't feel</div> <div>                        as though you have convinced </div> <div>                        him. </div> <bR> <div>                        You will ride peacefully and easily through well</div> <div>                        settled countryside. Though </div> <div>                        the crops have long since been harvested, it</div> <div>                        is still easy to identify what was </div> <div>                        planted where. The stubbled fields are now</div> <div>                        filled with livestock, turned out to </div> <div>                        glean what they can from the harvested fields.</div> <bR> <div>                        With the last big market done for the season</div> <div>                        the roads are fairly quiet, tho </div> <div>                        traffic between Nygg and Drunmore never</div> <div>                        really drops off during the year. The </div> <div>                        roads are busy enough to feel safe, yet open</div> <div>                        enough not to feel crowded. </div> <bR> <div>                        It has warmed up considerably since this</div> <div>                        morning, but it is still cool and a </div> <div>                        trifle overcast. It will probably rain tonight. </div> <bR> <div>                        About noon you approach another of the</div> <div>                        many small villages that dot the roadway. </div> <div>                        Ahead hou can see the sign above an inn, it</div> <div>                        is a Red Stag, similar to the type </div> <div>                        that are hunted in the lands all about you. </div> <div>                        Amanda says, "Let us stop and have</div> <div>                        something to eat! I would love to stretch my </div> <div>                        legs a bit and sit in a chair." </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 PC POST # 38 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <div>                        "Of course dear. We'll go ahead and take</div> <div>                        lunch here." </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 GM POST # 39 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <div>                        There is a courtyard beside the inn where</div> <div>                        there are stables and fodder available </div> <div>                        (for a price) a stable boy will come out quickly</div> <div>                        to hold Amanda's horse while </div> <div>                        she dismounts. Turek says that Ferral and he</div> <div>                        will take care of the horses and </div> <div>                        gear and join you shortly. </div> <bR> <div>                        Entering the inn you find that the common</div> <div>                        room is spacious and comfortable </div> <div>                        looking, tho the ceiling is a trifle low,</div> <div>                        especially where the beams cross. The </div> <div>                        floor is flagstone and looks as though it is</div> <div>                        regularly swept and washed. Though </div> <div>                        there is a midday crowd, there are still a</div> <div>                        number of empty tables so finding a </div> <div>                        seat is not too difficult. </div> <bR> <div>                        The establishment seems to be run by an</div> <div>                        elderly man and woman, whom you guess </div> <div>                        are husband and wife. Behind the bar is</div> <div>                        large, strong looking young man who </div> <div>                        bears a marked resemblence to the older</div> <div>                        man. The woman will come over after a </div> <div>                        minute with a smile. "What can I do for you?" </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 PC POST # 39 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <div>                        "We'll have two more joining us in a moment,</div> <div>                        but we can go ahead and </div> <div>                        start with some bread and ale." </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 GM POST # 40 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <div>                        The woman smiles and leaves. </div> <bR> <div>                        About ten minutes later Turek and Ferral will</div> <div>                        join you, bringing your </div> <div>                        saddle bags along with them and putting them</div> <div>                        on the floor under the table. The </div> <div>                        woman returns with the bread and ale and</div> <div>                        takes Turek and Ferral's order and </div> <div>                        briefly runs down your meal choices. Stews,</div> <div>                        meat and vegetarian, hot or cold fowl </div> <div>                        of several types, ham, mutton or trout. </div> <bR> <div>                        After she takes your order and leaves, Turek</div> <div>                        says, "Do you want to camp on </div> <div>                        the road tonight, or find an inn?" </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign </div> <div>                        PBEM Exchange </div> <div>                        Series 2 PC POST # 40 </div> <div>                        Player : Ray </div> <div>                        Character: Karl Lingsted </div> <bR> <div>                        "I think an inn would be preferable, our</div> <div>                        expense account is not so lean that </div> <bR> <div>                        we need to do without the comfort of a warm</div> <div>                        bed." </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Missiledines Archives"><U>Back to Archives</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>