[quote=@CollectorOfMyst]
[@Draken] I mean, you never know. Could've been like the Hunger Games. Different arena every time.
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Well I mean, that implies that there's official procedures and neutral parties involved... Then again, I could see duels being common enough for the Seminary to have rules about them, and accommodations, so probably. 

[quote=@Lovejoy]
[@shylarah] As far as Rodion and his workshop goes-- each inquisitor is highly individualistic in terms of their ether ability. It's not like there's a 'metalworking class' in the seminary. In fact, I think Rodion is one of the few inquisitors who can do what he does. He showed talent with machines so a curriculum was created specifically for him, just as one was created for Tatiana and her summoning, Astraea and her healing abilities, Ziotea and her ether manipulation, ect.
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Did each student get a room for them, then? I imagine more "basic" magics would have near identical rooms, but I love the idea of there being a sort of water/zen room for Ilya, with the capacity for dozens of flying targets and hazards to whiz out of nowhere at a moment's notice.

Incidentally, if each Warband is meant to be a highly cohesive unit, should we talk a bit about how combat goes? I think of Father Ilya as a mostly stationary, center figure. A sort of offensive support, taking shots and things trying to threaten the group and landing blows when allies manage to break a foe's guard for a second. He'd use his water abilities sparingly, as an emergency shield and distraction to prevent blows from landing him or his warsiblings. Heck, I could see the whole group having what basically amounts to a fanny pack of water on their back for him to utilize. 

That said, the weight placed upon whole warbands makes it even more interesting that a select few members of Leviathan have been chosen to join the invasion of El.