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[futhark]

Name: Caster
Date: 10th Iuneril
Format: text

I'm bringing a small announcement from Inkchanted— Thanks to everyone's mighty help, we have successfully created a spell matrix for self-healing spells! Bigger designs get more uses, smaller ones will give you one or two shots at it. Obligatory warning, t has no effects on Cwyld, do not try to heal broken bones that have not been correctly set-up first... you get the drill.

As another thing, we are currently seeking a jeweler capable of crafting crystals into bracelets, necklaces, you take it. Crystal batteries take all forms, so creativity is a plus. My Bonded used to make them, but sadly he's no longer here.

Personally, I'm going to check the Northern Outpost, as some of the stories Wilders brought recently are most curious. Also disturbing. I'll be bringing some ink with me, so if anyone wants a healing spell painted on, just get me there. Mind it will have one use only though and is less potent than a tattoo buuuut I can handle doing that in the field.

Comments

text; un: hilda

[indolentaxe]

[Well, this is a fortunate find on the network: a possible way to earn a living that doesn't involve work. She already makes jewelry as a hobby, so the prospect doesn't really register as labor to her.]

If you need an artisan for jewelry, I'm your woman.

I don't have to charge the crystal batteries myself, do I? I'm not a Witch and I don't think I could do that even if I wanted to.

[futhark]

[ Do what you love, and you'll never work a day in your life, as saying goes... ]

Hilda, is it? Well met. I go by Caster and I'll gladly take you up on the offer!

Do not worry about the charging aspect, we got Witches covered. We can also provide the necessary crystals unless you prefer to use your own sources—?

[indolentaxe]

It's nice to meet you too, Caster.

I'm new in town, so I'm currently source-free. I have some supplies from home, but not much, so I'll happily use whatever you can provide.

Thanks so much for the opportunity! Here I thought I'd have to find a job doing something I hate to get by.

[futhark]

Don't fret, we'll get you the stones. And if you have any tools that you need, that could be arranged too. Archer was making them in his own workshop and just doing deliveries once a week— but if you wanted your own space to work at the Inkchanted, I can figure something out.

New-in-town, huh? How new if you don't mind me asking?

[indolentaxe]

I was lucky enough to arrive with the tools, but thank you for offering! I'll let you know if I end up needing space in-house or not.

[How hard can finding her own workspace be?]

Really new: just got here a couple weeks ago. Although I was one of the lucky souls to arrive on the ship last month, so really I'm new again.

[futhark]

I heard about the ship, yeah. So you returned home and then was brought again? By a Mirror, I presume?

[indolentaxe]

Yeah, that's right. Much more pleasant the second time around, let me tell you. I don't recommend arriving her by nearly-drowning.

How long have you been around?

[futhark]

Nearly-drowning sounds like a predicament to be avoided. Always.

Eh, me? This gonna sound wild, but I've been here for two years now.

[indolentaxe]

Two years?! That's quite awhile!

How are you liking it? Are you still trying to get home?

text; un: ziedrich

[grandspark]

No more side effects?

[futhark]

Yeah. No more growing assets of your monster bonded or other weird things.

[grandspark]

Good. Some of that was annoying to downright not worth it.

What about spells for healing others? Ever consider that?

[futhark]

Briefly, but it seems like a lost cause. See, healing yourself and healing someone else are so methodologically different, they fall under completely separate schools of magic.

Healing yourself at its simplest is giving your own natural regeneration a significant boost; like you're speeding up time but only within your own body. Healing someone else... requires precision and knowledge. You have to know what you're doing, or you're gonna make the damage worse. Ain't no design that can grant all of that.

[grandspark]

No, I suppose not. Magic is unreliable here. That knowledge is granted when you invoke magic back home.

[Is he complaining? He is absolutely complaining.]

Fine. But I know there are other abilities you can give non-Witches. Yes?

[futhark]

Aha— You're just used to a different set of rules. I mean, I get it. Learning all this shit from scratch again is annoying like hell. But we do what we have to do, eh? Better than exploding.

As for your question: that's right. From wards and shields to enhancements, and even channeling the magic into spells. If you're a Monster, you're going to need a crystal battery with stored mana, though.

[grandspark]

No choice. Still shitty magic. Especially limited as it is.

That's right. A dragon. Without magic. It's ridiculous. [What? Dragons had magic in his world!] That's fine. Do I get them from your shop as well? How many can you have without interfering with each other?

[futhark]

Limited— I wouldn't call that so. Back home bringing someone back to life is unthinkable. Here it's within the realm of possibility.

Tho I give you that, dragons without magic sound damn weird. Anyway— yeah, you drop by Inkchanted, tell us what kind of spells you wanna get etched, and we make a design that incorporates what you want. If that's possible, of course.

My recommendation is to start with something small, to get used to tapping into spells. If you weave several different effects as your first design, you might have trouble activating only one of them. Unless, that's the point and they are meant to fire off together— like fire resistance together with flaming fist haha.

[grandspark]

Sounds like your world's magic was limited too.

I'll keep that in mind. I'll start with the healing spell to see how it works. I'm sure to get a use out of it out in the Wildes.

[futhark]

Pleased to be doing business with you~~

[ Oh if the text could transfer tone... ]

Now I'm curious, so indulge me if you can. Magic without limits sounds fascinating. How a world with such unlimited power function?

[grandspark]

Hmm. You'd have to ask the Planet but only an Ancient can do that.

If you want a run-down of what I know about how magic works in my world--that I can do. It's not that complicated. Technically, anyone can use magic so long as they have materia.

Materia in the natural world is rare to come by but exists in the wild. A piece of materia can be used by anyone if they have the aptitude or patience to learn it. It's hard for some to comprehend but not impossible. There are many different types of materia that grant the user varying types of magic. But reviving the dead is one of them.

A piece of materia is a condensed form of the Lifestream of the Planet. It's an orb that contains the knowledge of the Planet and it's inhabitants. In other words, it grants the user knowledge that can be used to cast magic. Most people don't realize that's how it works. They just cast the spells. But in theory...

text; un: Linden Tailor

[hearthebell]

Generally, I'm interested in any sort of healing spell that compensates for my own magical blind spot in that regard. The more exhaustive the spell is, the better.

[futhark]

Compared to an actual healing spell, the tattoo simply affects your own regenerative rate. The magical energy ran through the inscribed spell, burns through the ink to speed it up. In case of a really serious wound all

It can't cure a disease or poison.

[hearthebell]

It seems that it would go a long way toward helping with blood loss and resulting anemia.

[He's always interested in ways he can ways he can stretch out his own capacity for blood magic.]

[futhark]

Never tested it on that angle but... possibly? Creating new blood cells faster should fall under the "speeds up regenerative rate"

text - un: CoolestSkeleton95

[spaghettimonster]

EMERGENCY BACKUP HEALING, WHAT A GREAT SERVICE YOU'RE PROVIDING! WOW!

SO. WITH HEALING BROKEN BONES.
HOW LONG DO THEY HAVE TO BE SET FOR?
ASKING FOR SOMEONE WHO IS ENTIRELY BONES.
(NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN EMERGENCY, IT'S ONLY A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.)

[futhark]

The spell speeds up the regenerative rate of the person it's enchanted on

So

Uh

For you as a person made out of bone, how long does it take normally for you to heal your broken bones?

[spaghettimonster]

WELL.
NORMALLY I WOULD SPEED IT UP WITH HEALING MAGIC.

WHICH I GUESS I CAN LEARN TO DO AGAIN!!
BUT I HAVEN'T LEARNED IT YET.
SO. WEEKS PROBABLY.

[futhark]

Sounds like usual bones.

If you set it up properly you gotta hold it for around... 3 to 5 minutes? I admit we hadn't done extensive testing on those matters, people were good at not breaking their bones when testing the spells.

Maybe the spell wards off breaking the bones!!

[spaghettimonster]

A FEW MINUTES, HUH?
THAT'S NOT TERRIBLE. SO I GUESS THAT SETTLES IT!
DO I NEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, OR ARE WALK-INS WELCOME?

YOU CAN CONSIDER ME A HELPFUL TEST SUBJECT, FOR ALL YOUR BONE HEALING STUDIES.