18:21 Location: Outside Lauzurus, Entrance Content, James led his other roommates to where the burial was taking place. The group walked around the school, ending up at the backside. There lies Lauzurus training fields, a big open spot with various practice stations. Targets for archery, training dummies, an obstacle course and what looks like a running trail. Something else also catches the group's interest. A bit further away in the middle of the field sits a half naked man, squatting while smoking a cigar. On his shoulder rests a bloodied wooden staff. What's even more unsettling is that around the man are at least ten students lying, groaning and crawling around in pain with practice weapons spread around them. The group pass the training field and ended up at the edge of the clearing. There sits a student who looked a bit older than the three boys. he got brown, messy hair and bright blue eyes. His outfit like many other wizards is quite exotic. He's wearing a brown and red poncho and harem pants of the same colour, both rather loose fitting. On the back of the poncho is a yellow stitching in shape of a crescent sun. In front of him lies Desmond's body, now mummified. -"Are you here to pay your respects?" The boy asks with a very soothing and soft voice. -"We are. Are you the one that'll bury Desmond?" James ask back. -"Yes, I'm the temporary grave keeper, Erik. Once master Nellie comes home from the summer she'll take over again." -"So where are all the graves?" Auron asks impatient, wanting this to be over as quick as possible. -"Only a short trip into the shallow woods, follow me." Following Erik, who picked up the body, the group venture into the woods again. The slowly start to set as Erik look for the right spot. There are many different wooden signs placed all around this area, all with four numbers on them in different combinations. Eventually Erik found the sign he was looking for: 1-1-2-4. There he tore open the ground with his magic, revealing a pit full of other mummified bodies. The stench of death was strong enough to make the boys flinch and step back covering their noses. -"Why are you keeping the bodies so orderly sorted? And why mass graves full of preserved bodies? Surely this many can't die every year right!?" James was clearly shocked at the whole ordeal. -"for many reasons. One reason is to keep bodies intact in case their parents want to have them for a funeral of their own. But for most part it's to keep them around for other students to use them in their research." -"Such unobtrusive sacrilege." Said James under his breath. -"It's getting late. Pay your respects so we can head back. The three boys honoured their short memories of Desmond for a few silent minutes before Erik closed the grave again. When they came back out of the woods the training fields were empty. "Take care you guys. I have one last matter to attend before I can head home. Sleep well." Erik left the group and walked around the opposite side of the school. When the boys reached their little camp in the woods the fire was already lit. -"Guess Ted has already been here." Julius sat down on his improvised bed. -"It is pretty late, the moon is almost up." James nodded at the crimson sky. -"What a waste of time." Auron said to himself. -"We're closing in on the weekend. We'll pull through this thing together. Stay strong." Julius said in an attempt to encourage the group. The group lay down on their rice beds trying to sleep, but something was moving in the shadows. High pitched yet low whispering and sniggering could be heard around the camp. Almost simultaneously the group sat up again looking around to see what the unsettling noises were coming from. -"Look! Many child!" A short creature hopped out of the shadows, followed by another nine. They had disproportionate head and eyes compared to their small bodies, grey skin and wore tattered rags. -"Goblins..." Said James as he gritted his teeth. The one in the front smirked as he looked at the slightly scared boys. He wore a silver cloth as mantle and were equipped with a real dagger. The other's behind him had only what looked like sticks and sharp rocks. -"Kill mage!" He screamed as he lead the charge against the group with great courage. !-!-!-!-!-!-!-! The distance between the group and the pack of goblins were big enough for the boys to react on. Standing up the boys gathered in front of the fire place to prepare for the incoming attack. -"We may be outnumbered, but they are just goblins." James said pumped up. -"A chance to show off some new tricks maybe?" Julius smirked as he looked at the attackers. -"The one in the front is probably the leader. Looks like this isn't his skirmish, that dagger must be a spoil." Auron glared at the Goblin's dagger. The area is pretty open with occasional trees, bushes and rocks. No one is at a clear advantage as the battle begins. [hr] [b][u]Auron[/u][/b] A) Strike B) [s]Cast spell[/s] C) Coordinate D) Channel E) Prepare F) Analyze G) Retreat Body: 95% Mind: 100% Mana: 0 charges [hider=Character Sheet]Name: Auron Zecane Age: 13 Gender: Man Race: Swedian Strong: 2 Agile:1 Precise:2 Discreet: 0 Affined: 8 Psychic: 5 Clever: 3 Vigilant:3 Convincing: 2 Fate: 1 Alignment: +0 Popularity: +0 Well being: -40 Skills: Inner magic (?), Geography (lvl.2) Spectrum: The Glooming (2/4) Elements: Corruption, Demonology Inventory: Ink and quill, Blue Key, Pamphlet Money: 5 silver, 23 copper[/hider][hider=Pamphlet][b]-Courses-[/b] [list] [*] Basic magic [*] Raw magic [*] Trance magic [*] Synthetic magic [*] Dark magic [*] Corruption magic [*] Demonology magic [*] Galaxial magic [*] Fire magic [*] Water magic [*] Earth magic [*] Wind magic [*] Nature magic [*] Organic magic [*] Metamorphism magic [*] Will magic [*] Light magic [*] Healing magic [*] Religious magic [*] Arcane magic [*] General education [*] Physical education [*] Art class [*] Crafts class [*] Weapon class [/list] [b]-Rules-[/b] [list] [*]Do not fight without a teachers permission. [*]Do not sleep in any house but your own. [*]Do not share your key to anyone. [*]Do not disobey any teachers. [*]Do not miss morning classes on weekdays. [*]Do not get anyone pregnant. [*]Do not enter school at night. [/list][/hider][hider=Spells][b]-Wither-[/b] Element: [color=708090]Corruption[/color] - [color=708090]Corruption[/color] Difficulty: Medium Level: 1 Slowly kill a target plant or tree within a very short radius. Requires more mana to wither healthier plants. [b]-Underworld link-[/b] Element: [color=A52A2A]Demonology[/color] - [color=A52A2A]Demonology[/color] Difficulty: Easy - Hard Level: 1 Establish a connection with a random demon in the underworld or a nearby demon.[/hider] [b][u]Julius[/u][/b] A) Strike B) [s]Cast spell[/s] C) Coordinate D) Channel E) Prepare F) Analyze G) Retreat Body: 100% Mind: 100% Mana: 0 charges [hider=Character Sheet]Name: Julius Frost Age: 12 Gender: Man Race: Nord Strong: 6 Agile: 2 Precise: 4 Discreet: 0 Clever: 2 Vigilant: 2 Affined: 2 Psychic: 1 Convincing: 1 Fate: 1 Alignment: +4 Popularity: +5 Well being: +15 Skills: Inner magic (lvl.1) Spectrum: The Potent (1/4), The Glooming (1/4) Element: The Raw, The Galaxial Inventory: Short sword, prayer beads, dagger, Blue key, Pamphlet, B.magic book. Money: 3 copper[/hider][hider=Status][b]Physical Afflictions[/b] None. [b]Psychological Afflictions[/b] Lovestruck - Jenny Redoak It was love at first sight for Julius, now he is helplessly enamoured with the girl.[/hider][hider=Pamphlet][b]-Courses-[/b] [list] [*] Basic magic [*] Raw magic [*] Trance magic [*] Synthetic magic [*] Dark magic [*] Corruption magic [*] Demonology magic [*] Galaxial magic [*] Fire magic [*] Water magic [*] Earth magic [*] Wind magic [*] Nature magic [*] Organic magic [*] Metamorphism magic [*] Will magic [*] Light magic [*] Healing magic [*] Religious magic [*] Arcane magic [*] General education [*] Physical education [*] Art class [*] Crafts class [*] Weapon class [/list] [b]-Rules-[/b] [list] [*]Do not fight without a teachers permission. [*]Do not sleep in any house but your own. [*]Do not share your key to anyone. [*]Do not disobey any teachers. [*]Do not miss morning classes on weekdays. [*]Do not get anyone pregnant. [*]Do not enter school at night. [/list][/hider][hider=Spells][b]-Empower-[/b] Element: [color=FFFAFA]Raw[/color] - [color=FFFAFA]Raw[/color] Difficulty: Hard Level: 1 Enhance a physical action with pure magic, making it stronger and faster. [b]-Stardust-[/b] Element: [color=ADD8E6]Galaxial[/color] - [color=ADD8E6]Galaxial[/color] Difficulty: Medium Level: 1 Control stardust to impede magic and spells. Can also blind and/or make the victim hallucinate.[/hider]