[hr][hr][center][img]https://s22.postimg.cc/6xwhnyhtt/8feea9672d571d4eceb088fcf045e88c.png[/img][hr][img]https://i.postimg.cc/x1f1SrWP/tumblr-phbsh1q-AVP1qfn43to8-540.gif[/img][hr][@Nallore][@BlueSky44][@FantasyChic][@mnkee][@LadyRunic][@Dragoknighte][@KazAlkemi][/center][hr][center][h3][color=ed145b][b]Present Day - The Castle: May 4th, 12,508 - 12:30 PM [/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr][@Nallore][@KazAlkemi][@LadyRunic]: Nera [b]Appeared[/b] to them against the wall of the room. She had a book next to her which she [b]Caused[/b] to turn from page to page. Unfortunately, Malekith's selection in literature was lacking. And since the Port Witch Coven had abandoned the house, there was no one there she could ask to bring her new books. Nera was dead, but she was imprisoned in a place of loneliness. She had always imagined that if she died in this house, her afterlife would be nearly identical to her life. She would plot and plan and make advances at Fleur, the Witch Mother. Instead, she had nothing. It was perhaps some sort of karma - or a cosmic joke. [i][color=7bcdc8]"It's fine, you aren't the first one to mock my name,"[/color][/i] Nera mused. She floated a few inches off of the ground. It was one improvement on life - the ability of [b]Flyte[/b]. She then floated a few feet into the air, looking at those who had come. Arnora would see the ghosts of two teenagers - the ones who perished in the home just a few months ago. [color=B8675D]"No, we're not related,"[/color] Minerva mused, her eyes flashing at Grimspound for a moment. [color=B8675D]"Nera, where's the stone?"[/color] Minerva asked simply. There were ways of making a ghost talk - especially one that was chained to a specific spot for a year and a day. [i][color=7bcdc8]"I don't know what you're talking about."[/color][/i] [@BlueSky44][@mnkee][@Nallore][@KazAlkemi]: By the time the Palace guards got Myrus into Luna's room, he remained in a deep sleep. His temperature had risen slightly but not enough to be alarming. A few gossiping ghosts [b]Appeared[/b] and watched the Royals with interest. The ExtraOrdinary Wizard had still not arrived, which in itself was unusual. Arya Rincewind was anything but tardy. The little niffler scurried after them, only for a girl with tidy brown hair and a silver circlet to step out in front of it. [color=6ecff6]"Tinsel!"[/color] the girl huffed with annoyance, picking up the niffler by his foot and shaking him, until all of Princess Luna's coins fell to the ground. [color=6ecff6]"Sorry about that, he gets a bit excited...Bad niffler, very very bad!"[/color] the girl scolded. The niffler made a chattering squeak that sounded almost like a laugh. [@LadyRunic]: "Rhys!" Esmeralda called out, stepping up and heading over to him at the door. She stared at him for a moment. "Give 'em hellfire." She then shut the door and went to tending to her son. Rhys' way to Wizard Tower was clear, although there were the usual crowds going from Snake Slipway to Wizard Way. It was the lunch rush as well, so tons were stopping in at Wizard Sandwiches to eat - and little kids were dropping [b]FizzFroot[/b] packets into their drinks with eager smiles. [@FantasyChic]: Meadow nodded, giving Fleur a slight smile. She could appreciate her. "I should arrange for your to meet my brother - I think the two of you would get on swimmingly." Meadow did have her power hungry streak, but she sensed a potential match between the two. Creating an alliance in more ways than one boded well for strengthening the empire they desired to create. "I am curious...How did you know you were [b]Magykal[/b]?" Meadow asked. It was no longer business talk but instead simply a young girl in a strange land, wondering how something as foreign as [b]Magyk[/b] could be. [hider=Notes on the Sickenesse][i][color=ed145b][b]Rhys[/b][/color][/i]:[list] [*]First Symptoms: May 4th [*]Current Stage: [color=ed145b][i][b]One[/b][/i][/color] [*]Symptoms: Minor fatigue, headaches. All around feeling awful but can still function more or less normally. Some [b]Physik[/b] remedies can help ameliorate symptoms temporarily. -1 on all physical checks.[/list] [i][color=ed145b][b]Arya[/b][/color][/i]:[list] [*]First Symptoms: March 29th [*]Current Stage: [color=ed145b][i][b]Two[/b][/i][/color] [*]Symptoms: Significant fatigue, abdominal aching, nose bleeds, bloody stools. You can get by if you live a sedentary life, but people can tell there's something wrong pretty immediately. -3 on physical checks, -1 on Mental Checks. [/list] [i][color=ed145b][b]Valda[/b][/color][/i]:[list] [*]First Symptoms: April 22nd [*]Current Stage: One [*]Symptoms: Minor fatigue, headaches. All around feeling awful but can still function more or less normally. Some [b]Physik[/b] remedies can help ameliorate symptoms temporarily. -1 on all physical checks.[/list] [i][color=ed145b][b]Atkin[/b][/color][/i]:[list] [*]First Symptoms: March 12th [*]Current Stage: One [*]Symptoms: Minor fatigue, headaches. All around feeling awful but can still function more or less normally. Some [b]Physik[/b] remedies can help ameliorate symptoms temporarily. -1 on all physical checks. [/list] [i][color=ed145b][b]Fleur[/b][/color][/i]:[list] [*]First Symptoms: March 14th [*]Current Stage: [color=ed145b][i][b]Two[/b][/i][/color] [*]Symptoms: Significant fatigue, abdominal aching, nose bleeds, bloody stools. You can get by if you live a sedentary life, but people can tell there's something wrong pretty immediately. -3 on physical checks, -1 on Mental Checks. [/list] [hider=Documented Stages][color=ed145b][i]Only those with a [b]Physik[/b] skill or who make a successful check will be aware of these stages. Message the GM for a check if needed~[/i][/color] [i][color=ed145b][b]Stage One[/b][/color][/i]: Minor fatigue, headaches. All around feeling awful but can still function more or less normally. Some [b]Physik[/b] remedies can help ameliorate symptoms temporarily. -1 on all physical checks. [i][color=ed145b][b]Stage Two[/b][/color][/i]: Significant fatigue, abdominal aching, nose bleeds, bloody stools. You can get by if you live a sedentary life, but people can tell there's something wrong pretty immediately. -3 on physical checks, -1 on Mental Checks. [i][color=ed145b][b]Stage Three[/b][/color][/i]: Skin turns pale or grey, eyes turn black, veins turn dark. All symptoms of stage two exacerbated. Most have to remain in bed at this point or risk worsening their health further. -5 on Physical rolls, -3 on Mental. [i][color=ed145b][b]Stage Four[/b][/color][/i]: Comatose. All symptoms of stage three are still present. Stage four always advances to stage five within one week. [i][color=ed145b][b]Stage Five[/b][/color][/i]: Death. [/hider] [hider=NPCs - Named][color=ed145b][i]Date listed is when initial symptoms began~[/i][/color] [list][*]Esmeralda - May 4th - Stage [color=ed145b][i][b]One[/b][/i][/color] [*]Blaise Rowland - February 21st - Stage One [*]Marya and Medea Magnisky - May 2nd - Stage One [*]Bernice - February 21st - Stage One [*]Jarvis Yule - April 17th - Stage Two [*]Constance Langdon - May 2nd - Stage [color=ed145b][i][b]Two[/b][/i][/color] [*]Asha the [b]Magykal[/b] - April 28th - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest in the Big Wild Land) [*]Badger (Rhys' Apprentice) - April 30th - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest in Rhys' Home)[/list][/hider] [hider=NPCs - Unnamed][color=ed145b][i]Date listed is when initial symptoms began~[/i][/color][list][*]Ordinary Wizard - March 30th - Stage Four (Comatose, housed at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Apprentice - February 14th - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Apprentice - February 25th - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Wizard - March 3rd - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Wizard - February 10th - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Wizard - May 2nd - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Wizard - May 3rd - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Wizard - February 12th - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Wizard - May 3rd - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Wizard - February 2nd - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Wizard - April 10th - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Wizard - February 5th - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Ordinary Wizard - May 1st - Stage Three (Confined to Bed Rest at Wizard Tower Sick Bay) [*]Young Witch, Age 16 - February 9th - Stage Two [*]Young Witch, Age 12 - February 14th - Stage Two [*]Young Witch, Age 14 - February 5th - Stage Two [*]Ordinary Apprentice - April 19th - Stage Two [*]Ordinary Apprentice - February 2nd - Stage Two [*]Ordinary Apprentice - February 3rd - Stage Two [*]Ordinary Wizard - April 22nd - Stage Two [*]Ordinary Wizard - February 8th - Stage Two [*]Ordinary Wizard - February 26th - Stage Two [*]Ordinary Wizard - April 4th - Stage Two [*]Ordinary Wizard - February 11th - Stage Two [*]Ordinary Wizard - March 27th - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - February 12th - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - March 31st - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - May 2nd - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - February 21st - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - April 1st - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - February 12th - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - April 18th - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - February 25th - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - May 1st - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - February 23rd - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - March 6th - Stage One [*]Ordinary Wizard - April 16th - Stage One [*]Ordinary Apprentice - May 3rd - Stage One [*]Ordinary Apprentice - March 17th - Stage One [*]Ordinary Apprentice - May 1st - Stage One [*]Young Warlock, Age 6 - February 2nd - Stage One [*]Young Witch, Age 12 - February 27th - Stage One [*]Young Witch, Age 9 - May 4th - Stage One [*]Adult Witch - February 3rd - Stage One [/list][/hider] [hider=Deaths][color=ed145b][i]Date listed is date of death~[/i][/color][list][*]Death of a One True Coven Witch - February 7th [*]Death of an Ordinary Wizard - April 30th [*]Death of an Ordinary Wizard - March 31st [*]Death of an Ordinary Wizard - April 12th[/list] [/hider][/hider][hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=9B30FF]Arya Rincewind[/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]https://i.postimg.cc/wTcCH8Vh/tumblr-osk64s6j-WS1sqxx17o3-r3-500.gif[/img][hr][color=9B30FF][b]Location:[/b][/color] Wizard Tower - 20th Floor[/center][hr] Arya read the shock in Cuyler's face and she realized her mistake. Perhaps she could have blamed it on the [b]Sickenesse[/b], the vicious illness clouding her thoughts and her resolve. Cuyler had had no intention of wishing to marry her. She lightly returned his kiss, the most she could muster herself to do as her face burned with embarrassment. Mixed in with her complicated flurry of emotions was that Cuyler wished to speak to Atkin - her apprentice - about the matter. Rowland was like a father to her, yes, but Atkin was her apprentice. [color=9B30FF]"...I misunderstood your words, Cuyler,"[/color] Arya told him softly. She loved him deeply. But she did not wish for him to marry her...out of pity or some misguided display of loyalty to her. She didn't want him to throw his lot in with a sinking ship unless it had been his idea, his intentions. [color=9B30FF]"Can we speak about this later? I'm running terribly late to meet the Queen,"[/color] Arya told Cuyler. She then glanced down the stairs and Rainbrook scampered up, looking sheepish. "Miss, your amulet...You ought to keep it on you," Rainbrook warned. "N-Not that I am saying you will be doing anything dangerous, of course...But..." He then sighed, pinching his nose slightly. "I-I have been doing some readings...In the Pyramid Library...Th-thank you again for allowing me access...A-Anyways, I was doing some reading in the Sybilline Booke a-and from what I read, I think lapis lazuli might be an answer to our....y-your....our...little problem." [color=9B30FF]"Lapis Lazuli runs deep underneath Wizard Tower - it's why [b]Magyk[/b] is so strong here - and it's a key construct of my amulet,"[/color] Arya explained to Cuyler. The only other country in the world that she knew of with a large deposit of Lapis Lazuli was the Eastern SnowPlains, at the Heart of the Ancient Ways. Such knowledge was kept to those within Wizard Tower, of course. [color=9B30FF]"But Rainbrook, if this illness is linked to [b]Magyk[/b] - how can Lapis Lazuli aide it? Nothing [b]Magykal[/b] has been shown to have any effect...Not even [b]Physik.[/b]"[/color] Arya then coughed up a little bit of blood, but it didn't phase Rainbrook. "I think the answer, w-w-with all due respect, lies with [b]Alchemie[/b]...H-Have you heard of the House of Foryx?" [color=9B30FF]"Of course,"[/color] Arya almost snapped. [color=9B30FF]"The House Where All Tymes Do Meet - home of the first ExtraOrdinary Wizard, Hotep-Ra. No one has seen it in centuries, not since the Seventh Son of the Seventh Son was the ExtraOrdinary of the Castle."[/color] She had plans to search the [b]Darke Floor[/b] - the Eighteenth Floor of Wizard Tower - that he had set up. Potentially there was a powerful [b]Reverse[/b] there that they might use. "W-Well..." Rainbrook swallowed thickly. "I-I think that one of the stones of the House of Foryx, if crushed into a powder, could be used in [b]Alchemie[/b] to make the [b]Elixir of Lyfe[/b]..." [color=9B30FF]"That's just a legend - it isn't real,"[/color] Arya chided. [color=9B30FF]"The [b]Elixir of Lyfe[/b]...It's something from the [b]Olde World[/b] that they told children to comfort them at night...My mother would have known if a recipe for its creation existed."[/color] Rainbrook then pulled a small key from his pocket. "It's hidden in the Manuscriptorium Way...I'm certain of it." There was something incredibly familiar about him, but Arya couldn't quite place her finger on it. "A-at any rate, please, put your amulet back on...The Lapis, I think, might slow the progress of the illness..."[hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=#cc33ff]Antonije Magnisky[/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]https://i.postimg.cc/j50qJXxS/LDZC.gif[/img][hr][color=#cc33ff][b]Location:[/b][/color] Number 40 Alchemie Way - Living Room[/center][hr] Antonije's emotions still felt scrambled. He knew that he had felt incredibly angry moments ago, but it was all gone, as if someone had cut his sails and left him stranded at sea. However, he didn't feel [i]bad[/i] - he certainly wasn't projecting his feelings to everyone anymore. He stared at Sylvi, memorizing her face for a moment as he repeated her words in his mind. She loved him? [color=#cc33ff]"Волим те, Silvija,"[/color] he replied. He brushed her hair out of her face and then pressed his forehead against hers. He gave her a mental kiss. He then glanced at his siblings, seeing Marya looking visibly relieved. The speedster was a bit curious too, since Bruce's father still hadn't come back inside. Runa relaxed, smiling slightly as her son went to tend to his fiancée. She didn't want to hover and interfere, but she strongly believed in both female independence and that a husband should be there for his wife when she needed him. After Antonije's mental outburst, it was clear that was needed. She grimaced slightly, however, considering Bruce's words. She had had similar worries when she married his father - humans were so fragile and unlike most stories, gods could not simply create more gods. [color=#a81a75]"Bruce...Do you need me to cast an enchantment as a precaution?"[/color] Runa asked softly. She didn't mean to impose but she held her gaze with him for a moment, before she went outside and fetched her husband. [color=#a81a75]"Lance, please come and examine Myth..."[/color] she called out softly. When Lance entered the room, he wasn't alone. Bruce's sister, Halley - a fairly tanned girl with oval eyes and curly dark hair - came in as well and gave Myth a slight smile. [color=ed145b]"Hello, is it Myth the Muse? I'm Halley - I'm very pleased to meet you."[/color] She was very prim and proper, seemingly fitting well into the bossy and perfect older sister role.