By the next day, rumours were proven true. Master Basil and his acolytes returned from the copper lanes, where they and other earthmages had raised walls to block off all the streets and alleys tha...
2023-11-17 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWith Martel's conscription as an alchemist at an end, nothing prevented him from resuming his regular classes, including those in fire magic. Early in the morning, he stood in the western courtyard...
2023-11-16 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMartel had his first lesson in combat the next day as usual. Compared to the various events of the previous days, it felt almost mundane. The only thing notable would be that Martel noticed the oth...
2023-11-15 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMartel spent second bell the next morning working in the apothecary as usual, though alone. As before, he had to lock himself in, and he found a short note detailing his work. It was the usual chor...
2023-11-14 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostSolday morning, Martel went to the workshops as he had done every fiveday since becoming a student at the Lyceum. Although this bell originally was meant for Martel to assist the artificer and thus...
2023-11-13 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostMartel arrived at the apothecary for his morning shift to find large bundles of plants waiting for him. Had this been last month, it would not have been surprising. All big events in the city, whet...
2023-11-12 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostEverything seemed to settle back into the old routine in the fivedays after the harvest festival. Martel stayed at school for the most part, pursuing his education. On the occasion that he ventured...
2023-11-11 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe harvest festival had come to an end, along with its days of leisure. As the next day was Solday, however, Martel could ease into his return to regular duties. He practised enchantment in the mo...
2023-11-10 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostEarly in the morning, half a score of Vitus' best fighters entered an insula in the harbour district. Several of them had golden blades, and the others had weapons with modifications; one fellow ca...
2023-11-09 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post"Nordmark, are you in good health?" Maximilian watched him across the table.
Eating his porridge with his usual fervour, or lack thereof, Martel arrested his spoon mid-air and returned the lo...
2023-11-08 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIn the morning, Martel feigned illness to Maximilian. He endured many protestations from the mageknight before he managed to extricate himself, careful to avoid any encounter with Eleanor; she coul...
2023-11-07 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day did not contain any contest, which was the sole exception for the fiveday of the festival. Instead, it was the great spectacle where the Legio Urbis would perform a battle for the citi...
2023-11-06 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt was the first day of the harvest festival, which left Martel with a decision to make. It would be most sensible for him to remain at the school until his quarrel with Vitus was at an end; howeve...
2023-11-05 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostMartel spent his Manday morning and afternoon as scheduled, practising his lightning with Master Alastair and helping Mistress Rana experiment with new potions in her laboratory. If his mind had no...
2023-11-04 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhile joining forces with the Fire Eater was the right move, it also meant Martel had to resume doing nothing while waiting for information to reach him. He had little knowledge of how it worked, g...
2023-11-03 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostMartel spent both the remaining evening and the next morning going over the attack at the market. This had been the first time he had left the Lyceum in a fiveday or longer. They had been watching ...
2023-11-02 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostOnce his lessons were over, Martel quickly went to his room, put on his cloak and woollen gloves, and left the Lyceum. The skáld had kept his stall by one of the squares in the market district las...
2023-11-01 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAs intended, Martel spent the full fiveday at the Lyceum. Besides class, he spent his spare hours practising his control of the lightning spell or enchantment. He was starting to feel satisfied wit...
2023-10-31 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Martel returned to his chamber that night, he felt spent, physically. As he woke up refreshed the next morning, he felt spent emotionally. Calling down lightning and controlling the fire after...
2023-10-30 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostOnce finished with alchemy, Martel went to The Golden Goose. Like last time, he entered through the back and had one of the actors fetch Regnar for him. Soon after, they sat inside his chamber.
... 2023-10-29 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Martel woke the next morning, he felt like himself, physically speaking. Any lingering pain or unseen injury from Flora's spells was gone. His spellpower was fully restored.
Still, he de...
2023-10-28 07:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostWith his sleep pattern out of joint, Martel only fell asleep several hours past midnight, and the morning bell woke him not long after. He did not feel particularly refreshed, but his magic seemed ...
2023-10-27 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostOpening his eyes, Martel felt a variety of emotions and sensations. Mostly confusion at where he found himself, in a bed he did not recognise. His mouth was dry, his body aching and stiff, in part ...
2023-10-26 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostMarching through the Undercroft, Martel felt exhausted. In the physical sense, but also in terms of his magic. Casting the lightning bolt had been beyond his remaining capabilities, being a spell h...
2023-10-25 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMartel waited. Not so much for Flora to dispatch her first spell, but for the traitorous move he knew she was planning. Casting his own spell might leave him vulnerable, so he remained passive.
... 2023-10-24 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAnother Night Knife appeared between the buildings. He looked in the direction of the lightstone that Martel had thrown away, unable to see anyone.
But Martel saw him, thanks to his sense of ...
2023-10-23 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe women threw away the torches, and Martel extinguished the light on his staff. Still, the arrows continued, showering the small area they were trapped inside. One by one, the women of the Pearl ...
2023-10-22 07:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe small group left The River Pearl, walking through some of the back alleys deeper into the bridge district. Martel was not familiar with these particular streets, and he brought up the rear, let...
2023-10-21 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe knot appeared in Martel's stomach as soon as he woke. Not that he feared going into combat, even against odds or with unfavourable terms. He had training and experience to counter most situatio...
2023-10-20 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe lightstone was not Martel's only affair that he wanted to bring in order before the journey to the Undercroft. Next morning, he went to the workshops and sought out Master Jerome. "Do you have ...
2023-10-19 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post