5th Card (posted Monday morning)

[legacydeck]

[Filtered to Chimera members + Howl | Dictated]

I know this perhaps a bit forward of me, but I realized I've been here two months now and haven't met many of you yet, or what your powers do, and I suspect I'm probably not the only one. I also have something I'd like to propose to other members of the council. With that in mind, I'd like to call a meeting at, oh... say five o'clock?

Howl, I expect to see you there.


[And Clow will be in the Chimera main room, already ensconced in a chair. There is a nice big teapot out, and a plate of biscuits, because he feels like being properly English about this right now

OOC: I put up some subject headers just to keep things from getting too chaotic with a ton of people action-wise o/]

Comments

[lord_wizard]

[Felix reigned in his own commentary on Howl's remarks and shot Phoebe a look that was quietly grateful. He took a breath.]

Yes...well...my own magic is a little harder to quantify. I can cast a variety of spells. In my world our specialties are defined mostly by doctrine, so as a Cabaline I largely work magic through the material world. The spells themselves are based more on extensive symbology. We excel at warding spells, primarily, though have the standard repertoire of light and energy spells. Doctrinally Cabalines are prohibited from using their magic on living people, though...admittedly I have a slightly more than theoretical grasp on necromancy, blood-magic, and compulsions. Additionally, I have some working knowledge of oneiromancy, though it's a largely a lost art.

[legacydeck]

[Thankfully the discussion of magic has distracted Clow from snapping at Howl. For now]

In my world, magic is also defined in part by school or order. I think you [a quick nod at Phoebe] would find some of the Western orders familiar in their teachings and rituals. I'm... somewhat unique in having trained in more than one school, and having synthesized a new set of 'rules' for manipulating magic myself. My skills are largely in the material realm - shaping energy and matter alike, and changing one into the other. I also inherited a rather stronger than usual talent for divination. [Which is about the understatement of the century, but he doesn't want to explain that he dreams true futures and has no control over it]

[strangewonders]

[He's a little incredulous at the sudden bout of sharing that seems to have seized hold of the room, but he supposes that's better than more arguing. For all that he could be sarcastic and disagreeable, he hated actual fights.

Normally, he'd be interested in all of this talk, but he's still too irritated to actually be cooperative.]

I make spells for sale to the public. Useful household things. Not terribly interesting, I'm afraid.

[Which was leaving out the bulk of his magic, really, but he was still feeling petty.]

[legacydeck]

[Clow actually perks up a little in interest at that]

To sell to non-mages, you mean?

[strangewonders]

[He arched an eyebrow slightly.]

Of course. Selling them to other mages would be a bit silly, don't you think?

[legacydeck]

A bit, though I've met a few particularly incompetent mages. In my world, though - magic is hidden, mostly, and while I could probably design spells that could be triggered by anyone, it's not something I have much experience with.

[strangewonders]

Oh? That sounds terribly dull.

[He would know, given he ditched exactly that sort of world, himself.]

It's really not particularly difficult.

[legacydeck]

From one perspective, I suppose so~

I'd be interested in seeing your process sometime, though.

[strangewonders]

[That gets Clow a look like he might be borderline crazy]

If you want.

[legacydeck]

[Only borderline? You wound him, Howl]

I do - though another time, I think.