༺༉❁ 25th of Winter, 125 of the third age ❁༉༻ Though Velho was, by the standard of many Æld’Norai, a busy person, not all of his time was subsumed by his business. Among the ferriers, he’d heard chatter about a village whose name he’d only known as the Ælf’s who’d once ran it. For all he’d...

༺༉❁ September 20 year 124 of the third age ❁༉༻ <notes>Velho nodded upon Kage giving voice to his request. “Alkahest of any type works for payment, so long as the total amount adds up to that of a sphere. I’m fairly lenient when it comes to taking payments in installments as well– I just won’t...

༺༉❁ September 20 year 124 of the third age ❁༉༻ <notes>If ever Kage had need of a Ferrier’s services in the past, he’d recall that any who he’d thus far met all shared the same emaciated, entropic malaise which plagued the one before him. Rather, he’d recall that the others were worse off– Velho...

༺༉❁ September 20 year 124 of the third age ❁༉༻ <notes> “I might,” Lucia replied at the other’s suggestion. “Velho may be powerful in his own right but the man’s busy– would likely serve him better if I were able to collect creatures for our collection without pulling him away from his work...but...

༺༉❁ September 20 year 124 of the third age ❁༉༻ <notes>Lucia listened to Kage’s responses with curiosity, though she knew well enough not to pry into the affairs of an Æsir– at least, not their more official ones. “Velho is similar to you in that respect; he likes exotic fauna, but his life’s...

༺༉❁ September 20 year 124 of the third age ❁༉༻ <notes>Lucia nodded cordially. “...and you as well,” she’d say in response before the small group made their way outside once more. The woman moved with grace, her pale features making her appear almost ghostlike in the dim light of the bog. “I do...

༺༉❁ September 7 year 124 of the third age ❁༉༻ <notes>Some time ago Velho had acquired a grovebane from a strange incident not far from Thokkmyrr. Prior to now, he’d been keeping it sedated through Malediction’s Rite of Repose– if he needed any resources from its body, he’d harvest them and then...

༺༉❁ September 20 year 124 of the third age ❁༉༻ <notes>After escorting her guests into the room, Lucia would turn back to face them before answering his query. “I am Lucia fyn'Seilæch Emerine,” she’d introduce herself with a short nod. The animist did recognize Kage’s name, just as she would...

༺༉❁ September 10th year 124 of the third age ❁༉༻ <notes>Draugr weren’t exactly a common sight in Ælheim; sometimes, they and other undead were found and plucked from the warring factions in the Ur’Duun for Sundering, but otherwise? Some Fælnir went their whole lives never even hearing the term...

<notes>The Æld’Norai were oft considered both defensive and largely reactive as a people– realistically, this meant that Charity had little to worry about provided she didn’t provoke anyone actually important. Still, Velho thought it fair enough to convey the warning; many who wandered within...

༺༉❁ September 20 year 124 of the third age ❁༉༻ <notes>Hæsperia in general could be described as gloomy, eerie, even foreboding and in some places foul– but the locales occupied by the Æld’Norai all had a distinct, bewitching beauty to them. A chorus of frogs accompanied by the occasional chitter...

<notes>Having been Rusalka for some time, Lucia had become fairly adept at recognizing emotion in others through their body language and facial expressions alone. These things were easier to pick up on when you could definitively confirm your suspicions– or disprove them– through your Arcana. As...

<notes>Lucia had set eyes on Abraia before the girl had noticed her– her subsequent application of Crested ornamentation was a visible shift that occurred in the ensuing seconds, like a peacock showing its feathers. Due to her education– and centuries spent amongst Hespæria’s Mystics– she could...

༺༉❁ September 10 year 124 of the third age ❁༉༻ <notes>Lucia was not usually one to do too many favors for others, but she had found the request of a good friend hard to resist. That friend, Velho, had come into possession of some rather interesting pets and, consummate Animist that she was, he’d...

༺༉❁ Skrípi Mare Ævergreen ❁༉༻Alas, the wondrous works of spellweaving wended by the boy and the Ælf were not enough to fell the bear. That did not seem to deter Jhinhae, however, who chose that moment to swoop in for an attack of her own. Foolhardy? Maybe. The young dragon quickly realized that...

<notes>Moving onto the fourth and final body, he started the process of extracting the second of the murky, more insidious looking Alkahest hearts. “I am curious, yes– and depending on the nuances thereof, that curiosity might become an offer,” he’d reply. The common feline habit of kneading...

༺༉❁ Skrípi Mare Ævergreen ❁༉༻Skrípi looked on with delight as the first bear was skewered, though the second, even larger bear had given him some pause. He knew his own magical limitations; Velho had taught him how to avoid pushing himself into the malaise of Mageburn. Much as holding back his...

༺༉❁ September 2nd year 124 of the third age ❁༉༻ <notes>“Velho, dear, I think your little experiment has reached its terminus– I hear the boy would’ve died in flames had you not gone out of your way to save him.” Hespæride began, her smooth, dulcet voice laced with the discordant tones of both...

Base SP: 6 (Grandmaster Mysticism) 8 (Enterprise, Själasalr) Multipliers: 100 - Base 20 - 2 Active Prior Season 30 - 1x grandmaster skill 40 - 2x mastered skills 110 - 11x expert skills 5 - 1x journeyman skill Total: 14*305 = 4,270 SP Purchases: Apprentice Skill [Lucia] - 100 Journeyman Skill...

<notes>When the Grovebane’s strength gave out, Æhti’s full focus shifted onto Abraia. He managed to stop her bleeding with Inermanteia, but the wound was grave and that was the extent of his triage abilities. It would be dangerous to transport her without further assistance, and the lack of...