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"Rome wasn't built in a day." - Author Unknown
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An Open Letter to the Leaders & Members of the Coven of Bristle Crios:
Dear Fellows,
I write to you now in an open letter to invite camaraderie & cooperation among the Coven members, and if you find it suitable, others within our extended community.
In an effort to revitalize the sense of community, I am proposing the construction - or rather, addition - to each of the Houses of Bristle Crios which, a particular piece of equipment of an arcane nature. These pieces are outside the ken of one man to construct, and they would remain forever with the Coven to use as best befits the membership, at the discretion of the Coven Leaders; additionally, this equipment would be available to the Academy in order that they may pursue a variety of disciplines, using the equipment to augment their studying regime.
In order to pursue the construction of these pieces of equipment, these artifacts, I would draw upon the skills and talents of the membership of our Coven, and - if the Leaders see fit, and there are not enough within our walls to satisfy - some of the skilled artisans, magic workers, and technomancers within our extended community of Rhy'din; perhaps where there would be no interest within our walls, interest could instead draw those from without inside, perhaps for the first time.
I admit that in the main, some of the constructs I propose will seem strictly valuable to those with a magical nature, but their uses will be more than that, at least how I envision them - and will require more than those skilled in magic to construct.
It is in fact my intent in the construction of these works, that the lines between magic and science be blended in their aesthetic design at the very least to highlight that particular avenue of cooperation; after all, any sufficiently advanced technology, at least in most cases, is indistinguishable from magic.
I will note as well that not only will these works benefit the Coven of Bristle Crios, but in some cases the extended community within the city of Rhy'din as well. I note this mainly for its importance in determining whether or you would welcome outside artisans - granted, perhaps with some sort of screening procedure.
I will detail now, in some small detail the functions of some of those things which I would seek to have built:
The Looking Glass - and forgive my nicknames for the projects, they are an affectation I seem unable to escape, for they seem somehow right - which is a device to study alternate or parallel realities.
The Pendulum, which is very similar except in the fact that it would be used to examine time;
The Labyrinth, an arcanotech machine which would enable the moving of objects large or small through a multi-dimensional field to hide or obscure them; the Lamp Post which is a similar device except that it works in the opposite way, allowing things in multi-dimensional fields to be found.
The Aegis & The Cage, both of which would serve the more martial minded among the Coven especially in testing the limits of their battle prowess - as I realize that some value it highly; the more technical details of these are somewhat more complicated, and would prefer to share on a one on one basis as to avoid confusion to make sure my ideas on them are understood.
Finally, the Maelstrom. Essentially, this last piece is in essence a type of voltaic cell which is charged through energies gathered in the two previously mentioned devices, and sent back to the rest, giving them power. The key to its power generation is the assimilation of a variety of energies, and transferring them into one usable by the rest of the devices.
I eagerly wait a response from any and all who would be interested, either in person or in written format; either can be attained with me at my office in the Academy, or barring that, during what I would call 'regular hours', in Mage House.
Sincere regards, Lord Atticus Kiergaard D'Arcstorm High Mage, First Company, First Sword
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OOC: Copies of this letter were sent to each of the Houses, copies left in obvious common areas, and to each of the leaders specifically. This thread is an Open Storyline to anyone interested in pursuing it within the Coven, or by all means with good enough reason, even from outside.
"Rome wasn't built in a day." - Author Unknown
~~~
An Open Letter to the Leaders & Members of the Coven of Bristle Crios:
Dear Fellows,
I write to you now in an open letter to invite camaraderie & cooperation among the Coven members, and if you find it suitable, others within our extended community.
In an effort to revitalize the sense of community, I am proposing the construction - or rather, addition - to each of the Houses of Bristle Crios which, a particular piece of equipment of an arcane nature. These pieces are outside the ken of one man to construct, and they would remain forever with the Coven to use as best befits the membership, at the discretion of the Coven Leaders; additionally, this equipment would be available to the Academy in order that they may pursue a variety of disciplines, using the equipment to augment their studying regime.
In order to pursue the construction of these pieces of equipment, these artifacts, I would draw upon the skills and talents of the membership of our Coven, and - if the Leaders see fit, and there are not enough within our walls to satisfy - some of the skilled artisans, magic workers, and technomancers within our extended community of Rhy'din; perhaps where there would be no interest within our walls, interest could instead draw those from without inside, perhaps for the first time.
I admit that in the main, some of the constructs I propose will seem strictly valuable to those with a magical nature, but their uses will be more than that, at least how I envision them - and will require more than those skilled in magic to construct.
It is in fact my intent in the construction of these works, that the lines between magic and science be blended in their aesthetic design at the very least to highlight that particular avenue of cooperation; after all, any sufficiently advanced technology, at least in most cases, is indistinguishable from magic.
I will note as well that not only will these works benefit the Coven of Bristle Crios, but in some cases the extended community within the city of Rhy'din as well. I note this mainly for its importance in determining whether or you would welcome outside artisans - granted, perhaps with some sort of screening procedure.
I will detail now, in some small detail the functions of some of those things which I would seek to have built:
The Looking Glass - and forgive my nicknames for the projects, they are an affectation I seem unable to escape, for they seem somehow right - which is a device to study alternate or parallel realities.
The Pendulum, which is very similar except in the fact that it would be used to examine time;
The Labyrinth, an arcanotech machine which would enable the moving of objects large or small through a multi-dimensional field to hide or obscure them; the Lamp Post which is a similar device except that it works in the opposite way, allowing things in multi-dimensional fields to be found.
The Aegis & The Cage, both of which would serve the more martial minded among the Coven especially in testing the limits of their battle prowess - as I realize that some value it highly; the more technical details of these are somewhat more complicated, and would prefer to share on a one on one basis as to avoid confusion to make sure my ideas on them are understood.
Finally, the Maelstrom. Essentially, this last piece is in essence a type of voltaic cell which is charged through energies gathered in the two previously mentioned devices, and sent back to the rest, giving them power. The key to its power generation is the assimilation of a variety of energies, and transferring them into one usable by the rest of the devices.
I eagerly wait a response from any and all who would be interested, either in person or in written format; either can be attained with me at my office in the Academy, or barring that, during what I would call 'regular hours', in Mage House.
Sincere regards, Lord Atticus Kiergaard D'Arcstorm High Mage, First Company, First Sword
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OOC: Copies of this letter were sent to each of the Houses, copies left in obvious common areas, and to each of the leaders specifically. This thread is an Open Storyline to anyone interested in pursuing it within the Coven, or by all means with good enough reason, even from outside.