[hr][center][h3][b][u][color=Cornsilk]Nika Strobel[/color][/u][/b][/h3][/center][hr]

The challenge was begun with little ceremony, something peculiar given the sheer gravity of the task that laid before them. If the spirit of this endeavor was not so clear then she would have found it odd this was even a contest to begin with, and not simply a commission for the principal or Ms. Kasumi, which would have certainly been masterworks fitting of the God who presided over these budding smiths.

Still, the reality of things was that this was indeed a task placed before all of them present, and she would put forth her very best to find a fitting vessel for the being that commissioned them. Nika Strobel followed after the others with a small smile to find that there were still ample ores for what she intended to create. Seven steel, three iron, and five mithril were collected into a waiting bag that she, like all others here, had been advised to bring with them. It may have been a peculiar choice, but losing out on the Black Steel and the absence of Silver left few choices beyond taking up the unfamiliar Tamahagane to try a completely new style. In her experience, such a leap from the norm was never a good thing to do for the first time without practicing in your own time.

Satisfied with her choices and content she'd left ample resources for anyone else to make their swords from the three ingots she chose, the muscular woman chose to approach the principal and spiritual expert with a courteous nod. [color=cornsilk]"Excuse me, but if I am to try and create a vessel for the Academy's God, could either of you elaborate upon the God's....interests. It seems only right to tailor this commission to the one inhabiting the vessel, and anything that could be elaborated on that would please it with our works would be appreciated."[/color] Considering she was but a student, it seemed the best course of action to consult the faculty who must have had a report with the Sakura tree to facilitate this.
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Items Taken: 7 Steel Ingots, 3 Iron Ingots, and 5 Mithril Ingots.

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