audio; un: Sabriel.Abhorsen

[bindsthedead]

Greetings. I'm a new arrival here, and while I have many questions, I think it might be best to start with an introduction- my name is Sabriel. I'm a Charter mage and- the Abhorsen, which means I'm also a necromancer, although rest assured, I do not raise the Dead. [Sabriel's voice grows more emphatic on that last point. Hopefully it will reassure people.] I lay them to rest.

In any case, I think it might be best if we organized ourselves- we need to gather information about this place, and recover the Orb, and that will be easier if we combine our skills. How many among us can fight? How many are mages, or have some knowledge of healing, either through medicine or magic? How many of us are willing to teach our skills to those that lack them? I could teach people how to use swords, or Charter magic, or the basics of first aid and wilderness navigation, for example.

In addition to pooling our skills, I think we should coordinate for the mission- it's likely this 'ghost girl' has the orb, but what is she? A restless spirit? A human with the power to control the monsters? Or some other sort of creature disguised as a human? And there's something strange about the city- there have been many deaths in the inner city- so I suppose they weren't lying about it not being safe, a normal amount in the Merchant District... and none at all in the outer city. Are we sure it hasn't been abandoned?

I'll see what the Dead can tell me, and what I can learn from the living.

[ooc: Feel free to threadjack amongst yourselves.]

Comments

[bindsthedead]

Even if you don't want to fight, if you might be forced to, you should learn how to do it well or you won't protect anyone.

The Charter contains and describes all things- all that lives, all that has lived, all that will live, all that might live again. It is the source from which all Charter mages draw their power.

[softmouth]

oh. that makes sense. and it's kind of scary to think about wanting to protect people and not being able to. maybe I'll have to rethink learning to fight. I didn't have to much, at home. I cooked, other people did the fighting, people who were good at it and liked it

is it a book? or a place? or something else?

[bindsthedead]

You can still choose to do that here. Just know that if you jump into a fight without being prepared, even if you're trying to protect people, things could go very wrong.

Something else. It surrounds us, and is within every Charter mage.

[softmouth]

oh yeah. I'm plenty prepared, just not very refined I guess. the guy who trained me is russian ex-military and he knows his stuff really well, watching him fight is like poetry. I'm kind of crude in comparison, but my teeth work well enough when I'm motivated, and I haven't been killed yet

something that surrounds us and is inside people. kind of reminds me of life force or energy or something like that, in my world's terms

[bindsthedead]

So you know how to fight, you just have room for improvement?


Well, you could describe it as a form of energy. And it is connected to Life.

[softmouth]

something like that! maybe my perception of what makes a person a good fighter is a little skewed? like I said, the guy who trained me was russian ex-military (if you don't know of russia, the military there is pretty intense and the people are really tough)

that's interesting and it sounds kind of nice. being connected to something bigger than you, sort of like you're never alone

[bindsthedead]

It's reasurring. The Charter might be vast, and incomprehensible at times... but I always feel like I'm a part of it.

[softmouth]

that's how I feel about the wolf. makes me feel safe to have it there to call on if I need it