Rolled 77 (1d100)

>Sir Elric Nevermore
>Path of Blood
>research tier 1 spell

am i doing right?

>>2704017
Yes almost there, the idea is to be specific in what spell you wanna research. What is the nature of the spell? For example, a T1 spell can be to increase your temp to get someone more fired up, or decrease temperature to calm someone down, etc.

>>2704001
Ehh fuck it why not.

>Reginald mervon
>Path of Bone
>Propose a university name

I do so think, good chaps that this name needs some pazaz. Something that the new generation can get behind. subtle and refined, I would like to call this institute "The post mortality institute of Advanced learning."

Rolled 30 (1d100)

>>2704020
since i am in Path of Blood which should focus on flesh, i study how the body function and how to manipulate it. Through ritual self-mutilation with blood-letting, i have been trying to override fundamental control over my blood. My first spell research is to improving the blood flow around eyes so that i can see better or even seeing the unseen

>Sir Elric Nevermore
>Path of Blood
>research tier 1 spell

>>2704025
>>2704036
I’ll wait for one more at least before we begin, else I’ll plan to start in around 30 min

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>2704001
>Prof. Janus Scrivener
>Path of Spirit
>Research T1 spell:
Aether Sight - Grants user the ability to observe flows of mana and spirit in their surroundings.

>>2704025
A fair enough name, but why 'post-mortality' as a prefix? We aren't all quite dead - yet.

Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>2704058
Second

>>2704064
I'm sorry, sir; but who are you and how did you get into my office?

>>2704066
>Issac Helman
>Path of Spirit
A little insane because he could hear spirits but is kind at heart.
>> Clear out the Basement full of rats (1d100)

Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>2704069
forgot the roll

>>2704066

Prof ???
Path of Bone
Research t1 spell:
Bone Shaping-Can change the bone structure and shape

>>2704058
Why good sir, it is because we should inform our students what we wish to achive without causing undue stresses on the untuaght masses who may discover us. It is our goal, our principle, and uses words too big for commoners I do say a fine bit off logic, especially if we use an acronym.

>>2704074
>>2704066
are you mad?

>>2704078
Keeeeeeeee

And i must ask gentlemen, if we intend to share the knowledge of our craft's with one another, For if sir nevermore were to finish his liquid commanind hex, would we not be entitled to be taught the charm? I shall ask the head master.

>>2704079
It seems so

>>2704076
Indeed, my friend, but I fear describing our institute as post-mortem, rather than our field of study, may only inspire confusion in prospective students. Unless you did mean that our school itself is undead in the literal sense?

Did the graduating class transmute one of our buildings to bone before leaving again?

>>2704074
>>2704079
Are... are you attempting to fleshcraft your face to mimic mine? That's quite a neat trick.

...And also quite terrifying. I'm going to have to ask you to leave my office, sir. If you're new here, and in need of directions, I may direct you to the informative notice posted over >>2704001.

>>2704087
*wanders away*

>>2704081
I am not selfish but it is only fair if we trade. However, i highly doubt you can learn the blood art without passing through the trial of blood

>>2704081
Hello study buddy.

>>2704095
>>2704094
who let his mimics out?

>>2704094
Why my good sir, this was never an intent upon abbandoning my own path, merely expressing a professional opinion that all spells should be made avilable for cross study, even if we are incapable or unwilling of using it ourselves.

>>2704087
I do not believe so......But that does sound like a chipper idea, Good practice for the sports.

>>2704095
Ahh why hello you handsome devil you, How goes the day

>>2704098
Fairly well. I learned the Spirit branch have weak stomachs when they witness body mutilation. This will be useful for later studies.

>>2704098
Fair enough

>>2704102
Now now, no need for unpleasantly bullying the other professors, take that creative energy and go pranking the students, the 2nd years are quite annoying i find, its almost as if they have never seen a mauled vampire before

>>2704106
Kids these days. They cant even mend their own severed fingers after a round of dodge saw. Back in my day I wouldn't lose my head over it. They other team would!

>>2704017
>>2704036
>>2704058

I see your research proposals gentlemen, thank you for the early submissions. While the deadline approaches, let me review the quests.

>>2704025
A fine name sir, just long enough to intimidate the lowborn, just subtle enough to attract the talented who happen to be faint of heart. I will submit this to the board!

> Reginald Mervon: +10 Favour (bonus applies when you propose research)

>>2704072
Eh, what's with the fur on your boots, don't tell me you're resurrecting cats already?...Ah, yes, the rat problem. Well, it certainly seems messy, but we appreciate the effort made. Just, remember to clean up next time you meet faculty, yes?

> Issac Helman: +10 Favour (bonus applies when you propose research)

>>2704113
Why thank you head master, A fine thank you to you. Now gentlemen, I propose we have a rota.

When the research is done, may we begin an alternating system that encourages all three branches to flourish? I find that unless we had a specialised threat, say a spirit infestation, then we do not need to focus exclusively or the most on spirit magic, much the same for blood and bone.

>>2704113
Thank you Headmaster I'll take care of their spirits, and the cats calm me down when I hear too many voices. So I wear them as gesture of gratitude.

>>2704117
I have to voice out here, we should work together against threats but for the research should be free for it is personal.

>>2704074
Ah excuse me sir? Did you have a submission as well?

Well then, fine, let me throw this in the review pile. I believe all the submissions are in order, I will let you gentlemen know what the Institute decides shortly...

>>2704121
Ahh of course my dear nevermore, But as taboo as my next utterance is i must say it.....The budget is rather limited, and finding reagents, slaves, drugs, Skeletons, alcohol and the rest of the important nessecities for research does not come from nowhere......yet.

And before you suggest it, no the detention students are not a viable use of skeletons.

When we have more, maybe we can do multiple research items at a time, but for the time being, it may be best to go in a triangular fashion, with one branch going first, the next researching next, the third after that, back to the first ad nausium.

I am of course delighted to hear discourse however, so do please find flaws with my proposal

>>2704117
Don't worry about a spirit infestation... I'll take care of that...

>>2704124
I've just been using the students who score lower than 30% on quarterly exams. They dont seem to mind if you borrow them in their sleep.

>>2704121
That was what old Mal said a few years back, remember? And look where that got him - killed attempting to steal the corpse of Saint Alexa from right under the nose of her entire Order all on his own.

We're a university of civilized individuals, not a disparate collection of barbaric tribes. The entire point of us abandoning the old practice of taking apprentices and teaching them everything we know only to be betrayed and slain by them in a moment of weakness is that we may achieve more by working together than alone.

>>2704129
Unfortunately detention children are already used to fix up the zombie's. And some of them are rather high achivers........
Cut it down to 25% and we can safely say they failed horribly, and were much more useful as zombies. At 30% they are eligible for intelligence enhancing spells.....Hmm.......

>>2704131
In hindsight, trying to steal a saint's body was doomed to fail anyway and we are much better off with that.......Lower than avarage level of common sense among our ranks.

>>2704135
Can I take their spirits... please? I don't want them getting lost and lonely...

>>2704123

Ah it looks like the grant goes to Sir Nevermore! We will fund your efforts to developping enhanced right by redirecting bloodflow to the eyes. It seems promising to not only enhance natural sight, but give supernatural abilities and detect undead entities. Though I would give a slight critique and suggest perhaps a catchy name be attached to the spell?

Alrighty then, gentlemen, in the meantime You may choose to submit your proposals for the next review!

Faculty:
> Sir Nevermore: Path of Blood, 1 spell
> Janus Scrivener: Path of Spirit, 0 spell
> Issac Helman: Path of Spirit, 0 spell, +10 Favour
> ???, Path of Bone, 0 spell
> Reginald Mevron, Path of Bone, 0 spell, +10 Favour

Uni's Quests (Choose One):
> Propose Institute Mascot
> Recruit Talent from the Towns (1d100)
> Get lumber from nearby forest for university desks (1d100)

The Post Mortality Institute of Advanced Learning:
> Blood
>> Bloodsight (T1): Enhances abilities of sight by redirecting blood flow to the eyes.
> Bone: None
> Spirit: None

>>2704137
I am afraid i am not the authority on this matter, though i must ask How the path of spirits makes zombies? do you bind them to the bones or are you more preferred with animating them using energy?

Maybe our fellow magisters of the bloodpath may enlighten us on their method.

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>2704140
I'll get some lumber for students...

> Get lumber from nearby forest for university desks (1d100)

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Rolled 88 (1d100)

>>2704001
>Joan Protellio
> Path of Spirit
> Clear out the Basement full of rats (1d100)

>>2704131
>>2704124
Look, i know i am the newest member here and far younger and inexperience but i still believe in the academic freedom. This is the reason why i ran away from my family. I put in my trust to the Headmaster who gladly save accept me to her college and out of respect, i will hear his opinion of this matter

>>2704140

How the research work? We roll to be selected or succeed or both? Is it consider gamebreaking by fixing research proposal submission one at the time?

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>2704140
I shall go and collect lumber for the desks, Though i would propose thatthe spirit sight for mana may be useful for our causes, after all finding sources of magica may be useful, anyway back in but a bit with the zombies, toodleooh

>>2704141
Well I would need to learn the spell of binding first... But in the mean while, I could take care of them...

>>2704143
Welcome, Professor Protellio! Your services are appreciated, but the rat situation is resolved. If it pleases you, you may choose another action, but I must insist that you roll again unfortunately...

>>2704144
The rolls are for selection, success is guaranteed, but the power and nature of the spells are limited by the tiers. So for now, Tier 1 spells can only be casted upon the caster. You can certainly collaborate for researches, but at the end only one branch can learn the spell for immortality.

>>2704141
Seek no more for zombie falls under the art of blood. It is purely fleshcraft with mind projection to allow direct control from its crafter. However, it is also train it like a dog for my research suggest that certain parts of brain are active even dead and it impact the basic animal instinct. Raise dead which retain partial the deceased'smind require art of spirit if i am not wrong

>>2704140
>Propose Institute Mascot
I'm sorry, but what exactly was wrong with out old mascot?

As I recall, Mr. Bones the Skellington was beloved by over 90% of the student body, and 36% of the surrounding populace.

>>2704135
You think so? I hear he almost made it out alive, but stopped to monologue at the wrong moment and got blindsided without anyone watching his back. Man always did have too much of a flair for the theatrical.

I mean, I have as much respect for the old ways as any of us, but sometimes I get the feeling that 'old' means less 'well-tested' and more 'senile'.

>>2704144
Indeed, but what is academia if not subject to peer review?

>>2704152
Why how insightful, this is a rather interesting idea that the mind could endure after the body without the existance of the ghost........Why i have a theory just now, i shall relate it more once i return to the collage.

>>2704155
Those 36% were the ones who were spared when he got out that one time, a crafty bugger that one. Why i think he caused a few deaths with that oil and matchstick spell

>>2704152
Yes... Spirits binded to zombies are controlled by the caster but they have their own free will to an extent. We can bend their will or order them not to do it in the first place. If the caster dies, the zombie will is freed. Useful when you give them a job, like HR. I'd LOVE IF THEY WERE HR...

>>2704155
Well, it may have been beloved by the school certainly, but we believe the subject matter made for poor choice in terms of merchandise...skeletons don't make for good plushies, you see. And "Fightin' Skellies" doesn't have that oomph...

>>2704156
In my experience, spirit and mana are one and the same.

As mages, we exert our will over environmental mana to cast spells. Spirit-binding is much the same, save that the mana we manipulate has more of a mind of its own.

Not to say that free-floating mana or mana attendant to physical objects doesn't also 'fight back' as it were, but more on that some other time.

>>2704140
>Spell Research
The ability to use ones spirit to power up the vocal cord so their voice produces necrotic soudwaves

>>2704155
Headmaster speak and i stand down, i will abide my senior's rule of non-competition for now because i may leave soon.

>>2704140
> Recruit Talent from the Towns (1d100)
basically, i interview them one by one whether they are gifted in arts of blood, bone and spirit.

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>>2704140
A mascot on yes! May I introduce Prickles the Bone Dragon?

I made him via bone molding... wink wink

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>2704162
Truly a shame. He was the mascot when I first arrived here; I'll be sad to see him go.

Sentimental as it may be, I stand by Mr. Bones. He will always be the mascot on my heart (or appropriate necromantic substitute).

Perhaps I will go speak to the townsfolk. Recruit some of them, or if nothing else, lament Mr. Bones' fate with the ones who still cherish him.
>Recruit Talent from the Towns (1d100)

>>2704168
Hey I'd love to bind a spirit to "Prickles", when I learn the binding spell... A kitty would suit well for a bone dragon called... Prickles...

Rolled 46 (1d100)

>>2704166
silly me, i am growing old

>>2704161
Nice insight, i will delve in more in fleshcraft to create the perfect mindless bloodless zombie

>>2704173
And I can bind them with souls of depressed HR staff and make them be HR. I'm getting off at the thought of it!

>>2704171
Pre-installed hedgehog brain! Keeps him energetic along with 45 horse-heart power!

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>2704168
(Rolling in case I need to)

>>2704177
Pre-installed hedgehog brain with a soul of a kitty...uhh... Yes I could do that...

>>2704181
Dont touch my hedgehog horse dragon, please. Keep to your own department.

>>2704187
Aren't you curious? My department is not ready yet for me...

>>2704187
You do realize that if Prickles becomes the school mascot, he won't be remaining exclusively yours?

>>2704190
Yes. But I need to make sure I get my credit before I let dear dear Prickles go into STARDOM!

>>2704165

Hmm, do I have this right? Just one research submitted? I wonder if I'll see more once the deadline comes. Let me review the quests in the mean time.

>>2704142
>>2704145
Thank you gentlemen, I apologize if the work was stressing on your joints. Its no secret that necromancers often resemble the very corpses they work with. Anyways, we should now have larger capacity to support the incoming student body!

> Issac Helman: +10 Favour (bonus applies when you propose research)
> Reginald Mervon: +5 Favour (bonus applies when you propose research)

>>2704170
>>2704166
Speaking of which, thank you Professors Nevermore and Scrivener for interviewing the talent. We know the tasks can be tedious at times. Even as dour as necromancers can be, incoming applicants tend to be too naiive...

> Sir Elric Nevermore: +10 Favour (bonus applies when you propose research)
> Janus Scrivener: +5 Favour (bonus applies when you propose research)

>>2704168
Hmm, yes, I like the name...I'm not in love with it, but I don't hate it. Perhaps Instead of a bone dragon, we can make it a dragon with bone scales and armour? Yes, I understand it wouldn't be prickly then...hmm...this will require further talks, but seeing as there are no other suggestions we may as well accept Prickles as the face of the Institute...

> Issac Helman: +5 Favour (bonus applies when you propose research)

Now we await the submission deadline...

>>2704194
Thank you headmaster, it is no trouble when you have help. Why even one of the students helped.......Shame he was crushed but that is enough of that.

Anywhom, I have a theory ready for the next submission Place, but i must ask if any of our spiritually inclined proffessors are open to giving it a critical once over

>>2704199
What is your proposal Reginald Mevron?

>>2704194
>Isaac gets the credit


>This gives me so many ideas


"OH! Well I again propose bone molding! To provide an example I crafted this dragon out of various animal bones and reshaped them into this glorious creature." *jazzhands*

>>2704199
By all means, my friend. I could stand to do something less emotionally taxing than haggling for the remaining stocks of Mr. Bones merchan- that is to say, interviewing potential recruits.

>>2704202
Why my current thoughts lead me is to a singualr idea that the headmaster has so graciously inspired. Our current zombies are rather lack luster and those trees were a joint breaker to move, So i thought, why not make stronger minions, such as maybe......A bone golem.

Now of course i then thought about the strenghening of the bone and making it still human sized but realised that it requires something......More to make them a worthwhile addition. And so my perposal is twofold, do you think that ensnared spirits could enhance the golems ability to function, and do you have any idea how spirits will interact with bone and mone magic, possibly as a source to power the strengthening wards?

>>2704212
I'm virtually proposing the same thing. Just in not so many words. Mold bone into a form AND CREATE LIFE

>>2704214
Not life, We are not gods yet.

But enhanced undead, that we may do my dashing face claimer

>>2704216
Underachieving may birth more success. Overachieving is where the rewards are plentiful. But we will see how this turns out.

>>2704212
>do you think that ensnared spirits could enhance the golems ability to function
Are you specifically referring to providing the golem with some degree of autonomy? If so, certainly - but you will need to be careful not to furnish the golem with too much independent thought. A weak-willed caster may find themselves overwhelmed by the egos of minions handed to them by more adept users.

>>2704212
>do you have any idea how spirits will interact with bone and mone magic, possibly as a source to power the strengthening wards?
They will be consumed, at rates dependent on how much mana you require. Whereas naturally-occurring souls have the means to replenish themselves under their own power, our (or at least my) necromantic magic is not quite at that stage - yet.

You could, of course, artificially have the golems periodically resupplied with mana from an external source.

>>2704194
Aaaand the grant goes to Professor Protellio! A magnificent spell indeed, the board was impressed by using the function of breathe to invoke the power of the Spirit. I will suggest the same critique that I had to Sir Nevermore about the naming of the spells, however. Something that can encapsulate the spell in three or fewer words...maybe a necrotic shout?

Alrighty then, gentlemen, in the meantime You may choose to submit your proposals for the next review!

Faculty:
> Sir Nevermore: Path of Blood, 1 spell, +10 Favour
> Janus Scrivener: Path of Spirit, 0 spell, +5 Favour
> Issac Helman: Path of Spirit, 0 spell, +25 Favour
> ???, Path of Bone, 0 spell
> Reginald Mevron, Path of Bone, 0 spell, +15 Favour
> Joan Portellio: Path of Spirit, 1 spell

Uni's Quests (Choose One):
> Capture Forlorn Spirits [Requires Bloodsight, Bloodpath Casters only]
> Give a Tour to the new students
> Fill up the Soul Well

The Post Mortality Institute of Advanced Learning (Fightin' Bone Dragons!):
> Blood
>> Bloodsight (T1): Enhances abilities of sight by redirecting blood flow to the eyes.
> Bone: None
> Spirit:
>> Necrotic Shout (T1): Invokes the power of the spirit through the function of the voice

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>2704221
Why thank you,and while this project may require some more advanced techniqes than the ones we have currently set on the table then i still suspect that our bone strengthening could work. A bit of old super strength eh?

>>2704226
With this in mind sir, i would like to present my thesis on bone empowerment, With a title of "Shatters bane" call me theatrical but i quite like the sound of it

Also a reminder to faculty that attempting to create golems is a Tier 2 research spell, one cannot choose to learn it unless your branch has unlocked the tier by mastering their current path Having 3 T1 spells researched in their branch.

Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>2704230
Which goes back to my suggestion of Bone Molding! We cannot do most of that without a foundation!
>>2704226
In light of our new Mascot Prickles the Bone Dragon, I do say I have made a solid ground for the applications of which Bone Molding can accomplish. Fit into any situation, anywhere. Be anyone-potentially. Let's make it into reality!

>>2704240
*explosion in the laboratory ensues*

>>2704212
Mind, Body, and Soul makes it sentient, but won't rebel against the casters words. If the mind and soul and body are different, Lets just say I think three people, with three different experiences, will make a tough enemy for anyone who dare to attack us.

>>2704226
>> Fill up the Soul Well
It'll be easy for me... Spirits tend to come to me...

>>2704240
My dear friend, mayhaps we should strengthen the materials before shaping them, like a smith heating the iron to make it tougher and malleable or forging iron to steel.

>>2704244
Then three sacrafices, with three professors working on it........The soul can be a spirit, the body made of bone and maybe use the blood as a way to replenish itself? The blood could possibly be used to power the soul, and this allows for a way for it to refuel.

One for the future, don't you all agree?

And maybe this one could be our maskot at a future time should the new one meet their demise

>>2704249
Pardon me. It seems dear Prickles has ran off with some students. I'll be back.

Rolled 57 (1d100)

>>2704226
>Fill up the Soul Well
A thankless task, but one that must still be done. It will, at least, allow me to further refine my manipulations of spiritual energies, and recheck my theories for my upcoming submissions.

>>2704249
>Then three sacrafices, with three professors working on it........The soul can be a spirit, the body made of bone and maybe use the blood as a way to replenish itself?
I believe the headmaster has forbidden us from working together across departments. Though I myself am not quite sure why.

>>2704230
>>2704240
In deference to our agreement for cooperation, I shall withhold my spell research proposals for this period to allow the Bone department to get theirs through.

However, let it not be said that I have been idle in my pursuit of knowledge; I have the following proposals awaiting submission:
>Spell Research (T1): Strengthen Spirit
Converts mana from an external source - typically ambient mana or a mana well, but also potentially a willing or subjugated subject - into the user's spiritual energy, strengthening their will and focus.
>Spell Research (T1): Aether Sight
Grants the user the ability to observe flows of mana and spirit in their surroundings. With sufficient experience, the user may identify the spiritual signatures of other individuals at a distance, or anticipate spells being cast while they are still being woven.

Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>2704247

>>2704258
I thank you proffessor scrivener and your ideas are merited, But i would make an observation, that while i am sure you have considered, would be remiss from speaking about.

With this ambient energy, wouldn't it be more effective if used in conjunction with another that were to turn you into a.....Sponge as it were, absorbing spiritual energy towards you for easy use and rendering spirits a none problem in combat?

>>2704265
*messenger raven arrives*

"Maybe you should submit your research while we have a chance. I'm still catching mine."

>>2704271
It is done my friend. Now enjoy running around skinning apprentices.

>>2704265
Indeed, converting spiritual energy into raw magical power is the very principle on which our Soul Well functions. But without the in-built enchantments of the Well augment the user's abilities, the collection process would be far less trivial.

I fear creating a similar spell dedicated for personal use may be beyond our current capabilities.

Basically, since it would affect surrounding spirits, that sort of spell would constitute a Tier 2 spell, which we can't research just yet.

>>2704285
Ahh once more my knowledge of spiritual abilities fails me, However i shall endevour to learn more After all, A specialised necromancer is fine, an ignorant necromancer is truly dead.

I do like the sense of cooperation the faculty has. We will accept Professor Mevron and ???'s submission from the Bone Department, it could prove to have some valuable uses in the future. I believe I still must await Professors Protellio and Nevermore before we review the research, but in the meantime let me look over the quests.

>>2704247
>>2704258
We appreciate the help gentlemen, unfortunately our groundskeeper was a little sick today. It's difficult for some of the lowerborn to do some of our chores, something about wandering souls spooks them...

> Issac Helman: +10 Favour
> Janus Scrivener: +5 Favour

Now we await the review board...

Now gentlemen, If you would care to induldge an old hands ramblings, back in the war of the 7th ice shard, There were tales of men clad in furs and weilding two axes whom were fast as the wind and refused death until the last foe had died, supposedly through their connection to a deity known as the bear king.

Would it not be possibly to partly replicate this battle lust with blood magic? Possibly imbuing your blood with vigor, maybe bypassing ruptured veins, As a form of beserking state, or a state of enhanced strength and vigor.....

I can think of many apprentices who would find use of this spell with their peers, So i am sure it would be popular both on the battle field and off.

>>2704302
>Spirit charge
A charge that that can be placed in an object and gives that said object a boost of necrotic spirit energy, anything from a bow and arrow to and an instrument being played

Rolled 53 (1d100)

>>2704427
A late entry I see! Well, we may as well take all the spells into consideration for review...

>>2704519
Yes, well it looks like the grant goes to Professor Protellio again this round! The spell is unique in that it uses a caster's own spirit to imbue animation into inanimate objects. However, one should be careful, as allowing too much necrotic energy can drain the caster himself. Of course, the process is reversible, so while you may want to make a broom dance for an hour, you can easily take back a part of your spirit when you have finished your entertainment.

Faculty:
> Sir Nevermore: Path of Blood, 1 spell, +10 Favour
> Janus Scrivener: Path of Spirit, 0 spell, +10 Favour
> Issac Helman: Path of Spirit, 0 spell, +35 Favour
> ???, Path of Bone, 0 spell
> Reginald Mevron, Path of Bone, 0 spell, +15 Favour
> Joan Portellio: Path of Spirit, 2 spells

Uni's Quests (Choose One):
> Capture Forlorn Spirits [Requires Bloodsight, Bloodpath Casters only]
> Give a Tour to the new students
> Chase the wood elves away

The Post Mortality Institute of Advanced Learning (Fightin' Bone Dragons!):
> Blood:
>> Bloodsight (T1): Enhances abilities of sight by redirecting blood flow to the eyes.
> Bone: None
> Spirit:
>> Necrotic Shout (T1): Invokes the power of the spirit through the function of the voice
>> Spirit Charge (T1): Imbues inanimate objects with a piece of the caster's spirit, allowing the object to be animate

>>2704523
>allowing the object to be animate
It was more of giving an object more energy/force, like giving a bow more speed and power or an instrument a louder and damaging sound sound

> Give a Tour to the new students

Rolled 21 (1d100)

>>2704523
does the +!5 happen automatically, or did i need to announce i was using it?

"Well drat. I suppose i will re submit my papers for reconsideration."
>Shatter bane

>>2704526
+ 15, fuck my writing. And night night

>>2704526
Ah, upon reconsideration, the grant would go to Professor Mevron! Apologies sir, we neglected to take into account your relationship with the Institute. Just a minute now...

is it not too late to join?

It is better this way, know each department has given us an important spell. The Path of Bone will always be revered as a mighty spoke in the Institute's wheel!

Faculty:
> Sir Nevermore: Path of Blood, 1 spell, +10 Favour
> Janus Scrivener: Path of Spirit, 0 spell, +10 Favour
> Issac Helman: Path of Spirit, 0 spell, +35 Favour
> ???, Path of Bone, 0 spell
> Reginald Mevron, Path of Bone, 1 spell, +15 Favour
> Joan Portellio: Path of Spirit, 1 spell

Uni's Quests (Choose One):
> Capture Forlorn Spirits [Requires Bloodsight, Bloodpath Casters only]
> Give a Tour to the new students
> Chase the wood elves away

The Post Mortality Institute of Advanced Learning (Fightin' Bone Dragons!):
> Blood:
>> Bloodsight (T1): Enhances abilities of sight by redirecting blood flow to the eyes.
> Bone:
>> Shatter Bane (T1): Strengthens the density and fortitude of a caster's skeletal structure.
> Spirit:
>> Necrotic Shout (T1): Invokes the power of the spirit through the function of the voice

>>2704525
Ah, I see, thank you for the clarification, and again hope there are no hard feelings between us. Surely your research is impressive, but the board is...more familiar with Professor Mevron.

>>2704534
Not at all! Who might you be sir?

still flipping through posts

>>2704549
>> Chase the wood elves away

>>2704549
Indeed. Now I can submit my proposals without feeling bad.

As a former colleague of mine has asked for my assistance in a rather delicate situation, I will be abroad and away for the institute for some time. However, I've left some files' worth of proposals and preliminary research for your perusal in my absence. With luck, these should hold over until my return.

I'll be away for the next few hours. Assume that for each term, I submit one of the following spell research proposals, in roughly this order of preference, skipping ahead to higher tiers of research when they become available:

>Spell Research (T1): Aether Sight
Grants the user the ability to observe flows of mana and spirit in their surroundings. With sufficient experience, the user may identify the spiritual signatures of other individuals at a distance, or anticipate spells being cast while they are still being woven.
>Spell Research (T1): Strengthen Spirit
Converts mana from an external source - typically ambient mana or a mana well, but also potentially a willing or subjugated subject - into the user's spiritual energy, strengthening their will and focus.
>Spell Research (T2): Spirit-Mana Conversion
Converts spiritual energy from a source - typically ghosts of the recently deceased - into a sink - typically the user's mana, enhancing spellcasting capabilities. Also includes the reverse process (i.e. Strengthen Spirit) if not already unlocked, and internal-to-external conversion.
>Spell Research (T2): Harmonize Spiritual Energy
Attunes the user's spiritual energies with a target's, creating sympathetic connections. Target becomes more susceptible to magical manipulation from the user (e.g. speak with dead, domination effects, Spirit-Mana Conversion). Both energies become more alike in nature and more difficult to distinguish via Aether Sight or other methods that examine spirit and mana. Caution should be had with high levels of Harmonization: unexpected side effects, such as possession, may occur even with users of exceptionally high willpower. Further research required.
>Spell Research (T2): Subjugate Spirit
Dominates a spirit by leaving a residue of the user's own spiritual energy, allowing for control of the subject to be maintained for a longer period of time than conventional methods. If the subject and user are Harmonized, the residue will not fade, but instead be maintained as if part of the target's spiritual energy, and the domination may be maintained indefinitely.

With these, and some method of permanently anchoring a spirit to a body, that golem idea should become rather more viable. In theory, a Harmonized spirit should act independently with intents similar to the attuned user's, but I can't be sure on that without looking into it further - hence Subjugate Spirit included there as a failsafe.

Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>2704613
Forgot my roll.

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>>2704603

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>>2704549
With my students having been... chewed... I'll start showing around the new students. The slackers will just be added to our...supply stores is all. Kehehehe...

Also my newest research here would be... Chilled Spine. Basically it shall give your body quite the shuddery blast of cold whenever a threat is near. It should help anticipate vampires...hippie elves.... or angry and vengful students...

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>2704549

>Chase the wood elves away

Ahh sad news chaps, one of my hunting hounds has died leaping after a wolf. With this in mind, i do have a suggestion to our spiritual branch. Using the blood sight as a basis, could you possibly be able to use your magics to hear adn speak with spirits?

And if you do find Mt Doom senior running around, do scratch him behind the ears for me

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>>2704653
>>2704613
I see your and accept your proposals gentlemen. The board may wish to wait for Sir Nevermore and Helman before they begin the reviews, but rest assured they will be over soon!

Let me review the quests in the meantime.

>>2704603
>>2705253
Thank you Professors, the wood elves are pesky little children and always seem to raid our kitchens, the buggers. Fortunately they have the minds -- and physique -- of children, so no serious harm comes from their tampering. But like children, they must be neither seen nor heard in the Institute! (Although Professor Mevron, you didn't need to cut that little imp's ears of...especially in front of the freshmen!)

> Reginald Mevron: +10 Favour
> Joan Protellio: +5 Favour

>>2706197
He was giving me lip And said he wouldn't listen until i made him listen........Now Onto other buissness

>>2706197
I propose a are where spirits roam free. Like a pen where they have a chance to do whatever they want. Of course we could throw some people in there that are our enemies, or delinquents students.

Just a thought...

>>2706303
Interesting idea, Professor Helman, perhaps the Institute will partake in this construction next turn...

In the meantime, Professor Helman, was there any research proposal you would like to submit, or quest you would like to help the university with?

Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>2706372
Well I could help out with the wolves...
> Chase the wood elves away
I might get some new spirits myself...

>>2706387
Very well sir, the Institute thanks you for your service.

> Issac Helman: +3 Favour

Now let me review the proposals....


Aha! Well it seems to me that the Professor of whose identity we have forgotten has won our favour today! The Chilled Spine spell will certainly be effective for practicioners of the Path of Bone, especially when dealing with undesirables and unspeakable dangers...

Faculty:
> Sir Nevermore: Path of Blood, 1 spell, +10 Favour
> Janus Scrivener: Path of Spirit, 0 spell, +10 Favour
> Issac Helman: Path of Spirit, 0 spell, +38 Favour
> ???, Path of Bone, 1 spell
> Reginald Mevron, Path of Bone, 0 spell, +25 Favour
> Joan Portellio: Path of Spirit, 2 spells,+ +5 Favour

Now staff, it seems that Professor Helman's suggestion will be taken into consideration. We will of course need some help capturi--I mean, finding willing spirits to fill the pen, as well as building the area itself. Understand though, only those who can see the spirits or attract them with a necrotic shout can help capture these spirits...

Uni's Quests (Choose One):
> Fill Spirit Pen [Bloodpath or Spiritpath casters only]
> Build the Spirit Pen
> Host Detention

The Post Mortality Institute of Advanced Learning (Fightin' Bone Dragons!):
> Blood:
>> Bloodsight (T1): Enhances abilities of sight by redirecting blood flow to the eyes.
> Bone:
>> Shatter Bane (T1): Strengthens the density and fortitude of a caster's skeletal structure.
>> Chilled Spine (T1): When danger is nearby, the caster will feel a sharp coldness in his spine. Passive spell.
> Spirit:
>> Necrotic Shout (T1): Invokes the power of the spirit through the function of the voice

Now staff, what will be the agenda today?

Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>2706435
>Fill Spirit Pen

>>2706435
Finally my genius is recognized! Keeeeeee! What? Low staffing? You are going home early? Detention? Fine... I'll sort out those rapscallions.

>Host detention

Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>2706435
>Host detention

Why those little gutter snipes, I will sort them out. I sitll have my rack somewhwere.......

>>2704613
It appears we have on submission for research, we will await for Professors Nevermore and Protellio, as well as any new faculty, before moving on to a final decision. That being said...

>>2707775
>>2707269
Thank you Professor Mevron...and you too...for helping host detention. You may have noticed that it was...a bit crowded. Needless to say our craft tends to attract a mischievous bunch of delinquents, but with proper discipline they will be rehabilitated.

> Reginald Mevron: +10 Favour
> ???: +5 Favour

>>2706442
Thank you Issac for helping to fill the Spirit Pen. The board is very impressed by the initiative you have shown to suggest this structure let alone build it.

> Issac Helman: +10 Favour

We plan to sell services to the locals who can tour the Spirit Pen and meet with spirits face to face, sort of like a stables, but with much less odour. As a result, our budget has been expanded, and the board is happy to announce that we will be able to support funding for two research proposals per turn!

Now let me reconvene with the board...

>>2708274
"Oh my, what a wonderful turn of events, Now my dear proffessors, i would make an unconventional idea.......What if we were to set up a out of town outpost, and use that as a grounds to open a buissness venture, such that our craft naturally excels at. Say, an alchemy shop.

It would open up some revinue, give our students some on hand experiance about running business and generally being a useful venture. Possible to even recoup us the money invested, as well as new talent and bodies if we opened a cemetery.

>>2708290

A splendid idea. It's also a opportunity to seize more subjects when the shoplifters show up. Sticking it to the sticky fingers as it were.

>>2708308
I do think one of the proffessors of blood was working on something like that, Something about spider climbing.

Always good to have test subjects.

>>2708290
We can put them in...in the spirit pen...

>>2708310
As for research, what have you come up with for the next proposal? I'm going to get boneshaping approved if it kills me!

I was also thinking of Bone Shanking. Molding tho bone of the forearm to sharpen and pierce out your flesh into the unsuspecting victim. It would be complimented well by your Shatter Bane.

>>2708319
Indeed, a compliment indeed But we must let the others have their turns, I do think it is the spirit schools choice next. Though i admit, bone shaping would be god could we not also alter it to become bone growth? directing it to grow and retract in certain shapes?

Aaand the grant goes to Professor Scrivener, congratulations! His research into Aether Sight, while inspired by Bloodsight, will be helpful both for helping spiritpath casters observe the flows of spirits they work so much with, and properly monitor the amount of mana stored in artifacts, spells, or magical creatures!

Faculty:
> Sir Nevermore: Path of Blood, 1 spell, +10 Favour
> Janus Scrivener: Path of Spirit, 1 spell, +10 Favour
> Issac Helman: Path of Spirit, 0 spell, +48 Favour
> ???, Path of Bone, 1 spell, +5 Favour
> Reginald Mevron, Path of Bone, 0 spell, +35 Favour
> Joan Portellio: Path of Spirit, 2 spells, +5 Favour

While the board prepares to review the next round of proposals, there is a delicate to be discussed. We believe that a school relic has been stolen...the Skull of Mort Doomweaver, the first Headmaster of our school! Apparently the lowborn guard we hired fell asleep on the job, and the school vault was tampered with. Everything remained except the skull! We have our best people on the case, but if you have time away from your research, assistance is certainly appreciated...

Uni's Quests (Choose One):
> Interrogate Students about the Missing Skull
> Search for Clues about the Missing Skull
> Research Mort Doomweaver's Missing Skull

The Post Mortality Institute of Advanced Learning (Fightin' Bone Dragons!):
> Blood:
>> Bloodsight (T1): Enhances abilities of sight by redirecting blood flow to the eyes.
> Bone:
>> Shatter Bane (T1): Strengthens the density and fortitude of a caster's skeletal structure.
>> Chilled Spine (T1): When danger is nearby, the caster will feel a sharp coldness in his spine. Passive spell.
> Spirit:
>> Necrotic Shout (T1): Invokes the power of the spirit through the function of the voice
>> Aether Sight (T1): Allows the caster to observe the flow of spirits and mana. With sufficient experience, the user may identify the spiritual signatures of other individuals at a distance, or anticipate spells being cast while they are still being woven.

Remember, our funding can now support two spells to be researched!

>>2708347
>Interrogate Students about the Mission Skull
I would like to experiment them with spirits.I would like to find out if I can train them like a animal to attack. I'll use the spirits of wolves. Will report back on findings.

>>2708354
Huh I forgot my name... Strange...

>>2708323
Quite brilliant actually. I could possibly rewrite my thesis to reflect such an advancement. Brilliant as always, colleague.
>>2708347
Anyways. We have a skull to look for. I will mingle with the students and gather information.

>interrogate students

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>2708347

>Research the skull

PREPOSTEROUS!!!!

headmaster i must request that we round up all those we suspect into the spirit pens, then we will FORCE THEM to reveal what they know or we can experiment with the effects of spiritual possession. Now let us see if he had any enemies whom spawned more of his ilk, possibly corrupting our school.

>>2708389
Only as brilliant as the source

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>2708356

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>>2708389

>>2708389
>Slap
WHERE IS THE SKULL?
>Slap
WHERE IS IT?
>Slap
TELL ME WHERE IT IS OR I WILL........ oh its you professor...........Umm..........I apologize, your skill at confounding is as good as my ambushing

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>>2704613
It seems Professor Scrivener has several more proposals for us. I will send these off to the board. In the meantime...

>>2708389
>>2708354
Interesting findings gentlemen. Its good you chose to interrogate in the spirit pens...they were quick to confess everything amongst the lost souls.

The students murmur amongst themselves that a student must be the culprit. You have gathered many suspects, but the alibis seem to be solid...at least that's what my spirit scouts tell me...no, I don't think that one of our students are the culprit. But I think Mevron's research may reveal something...


> ???: +10 Favour
> Issac Helman: +5 Favour

>>2708448
Aha! Look here -- Mort Doomweaver's friendly nemesis, Murzhaego the Worm. He runs his own Academy, teaching the Paths of Flesh and Skin. I believe we have a game coming up against their sports team. Anyways, I believe its tradition for one of our schools to steal their opponent's relic before a match. I suppose it was Murzhaego's turn this round. Shame...and I thought we would actually have to fight something sinister...

> Reginald Mevron: +10 Favour

>>2708534
It was nothing professor, merely a hunch to look at other necromancers, as surely someone would want such a grand prize as a dead master

But this does raise some uncomfortable ideas about security when mere SKIN pathers can break into our security.

I do think we may require those golems or bone doors sooner rather than later.

>>2708541
Oh... dont worry. With you around nobody has anything to fear... oof my teeth.

But yea, perhaps we should turn in our respective thesis' soon. We cant afford being called out as buffoons in our own halls.

>>2708552
As i said, i am sorry about that my good shapeshifter, But at least we know the strengthen bones spell works well for punching people. Now we simply need to see how well its used in defence.

And have you any other thesis, apart from bone manipulation/generation?

>>2704613
Well the board has decided to grant our first T2 spell, alongside a third T1. With Strengthen Spirit, Spiritpath casters will be able to absorb mana to strengthen their own will and focus, and with Spirit-Mana Conversion one can use lost, wandering souls in spells that manipulate the soul (such as for Necrotic Shout or Strengthen Spirit).

Faculty:
> Sir Nevermore: Path of Blood, 3 spell, +10 Favour
> Janus Scrivener: Path of Spirit, 1 spell, +10 Favour
> Issac Helman: Path of Spirit, 0 spell, +48 Favour
> ???, Path of Bone, 1 spell, +5 Favour
> Reginald Mevron, Path of Bone, 0 spell, +35 Favour
> Joan Portellio: Path of Spirit, 2 spells, +5 Favour

Now that the mystery behind the skull is solved, we must prepare ourselves for the upcoming match against the Academy Worms! Our defense is shoddy at best, perhaps a Bonepathed one could teach our students the proper Shatter's Bane form, or a Spiritpathed one could teach how to intimidate an enemy with Necrotic Shout.

Beyond just coaching, we could use some cheerleaders. Maybe someone to dress in our Prickles outfit? And if performance isn't your art, we could always use promoters...

Uni's Quests (Optional, choose up to 1):
> Coach the Bone Dragons (Spirit and Bone pathed only)
> Cheerlead the Bone Dragons
> Promote the Match

Research:
> Propose 1 spell
> Propose 2 spells

The Post Mortality Institute of Advanced Learning (Fightin' Bone Dragons!):
> Blood:
>> Bloodsight (T1): Enhances abilities of sight by redirecting blood flow to the eyes.
> Bone:
>> Shatter Bane (T1): Strengthens the density and fortitude of a caster's skeletal structure.
>> Chilled Spine (T1): When danger is nearby, the caster will feel a sharp coldness in his spine. Passive spell.
> Spirit:
>> Necrotic Shout (T1): Invokes the power of the spirit through the function of the voice
>> Aether Sight (T1): Allows the caster to observe the flow of spirits and mana. With sufficient experience, the user may identify the spiritual signatures of other individuals at a distance, or anticipate spells being cast while they are still being woven.
>> Strengthen Spirit (T1): Allows casters to absorb ambient mana to strengthen their will and focus
>> Spirit-Mana Conversion (T2): Allows casters to now use wandering souls in spells that manipulate the spirit

Rolled 2 (1d100)

>>2708569
>Coach the bone dragons

We can do this no problem, Shifter please assist me while blood submitts their thesis, then we may have our turn next.

>>2708573
Maybe i shouldn't have had them do the high jumps with my hounds running after them.........

>>2708569

>Name: Erik Sternes
>Path: Blood

Back from those sweet, sweet vacation, i enter my beloved Blood Department... Only to find an army of cobweb and a see of dust as the only resident of the place. What? Where is..?
Further research allow the discovery of a single vision enhancing spell.
The situation is... Dire. At best. The Blood department is in ruin. More spells have to be created if we are to regain some favor here.

>Propose 1 spell
Welp we have to start from scratch no choice here... First to locate and enroll students so research ongoing on a blood sensing spell related to hearing. To locate the beating heart of every close living beings.

With any luck it help getting ride of the mouses too....

(hope it's not too late to join. The Blood department need some new profs!)

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>2708689
Forgot to roll of course.

>>2708689
Welcome Professor Sternes! We always welcome (hehe) new blood (hehehe)

Dont forgot to roll 1d100!

Rolled 46, 35 = 81 (2d100)

>>2708569
>"Dear all,

>"I hope this message finds you well, and not razed to the ground by a rampaging paladin army. There have been several slight complications on my end - namely, a rampaging paladin army in search of heretics razing this city to the ground - and as a result, I've had to spend some time lying low.

>"I might almost feel glad, since there have been no end of test subjects, but unfortunately I've been largely too preoccupied to develop new hypotheses to test on them. Watching a civil war unfold does tend to distract at times.

>"In any case, while my return may have been rather more delayed than anticipated, it should, with luck, be sooner rather than later.

>"J. Scrivener

>"P. S. Unless I've lost track entirely of the date, we're scheduled to play the Academy Worms a short while from now, are we not? I eagerly await news of our victory. Go S̶k̶e̶l̶l̶i̶n̶g̶t̶o̶n̶s Bone Dragons!"

Rolling for the next... 2 spells in my list? We can do that now?

>>2708775
i think you can but thats taking up two slots rather than the single one. Ehh, im still planning on playing fair.

>>2708689
Ahh hearing? why professor one of your colligues has already developed a sight enhancement, truely a rather collected mind you two share.

>>2708569
>Cheerlead the Bone Dragons
>>2708573

I WOULD but I am the only one who can do this costume justice!

Go Bone Dragons! Go go!

When the Dragons are on the field, the other team lifts their rear!
Before the match is done we will bone them up their b- huh? What do you mean inappropriate?

Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>2708867

>>2708821
I'm not too clear on how it's supposed to work; there doesn't seem to be a full explanation for the change. I wouldn't mind just submitting one spell a term if we're all on board for it, just rescind the second spell submission from >>2708775.

>>2708821
Ah but this is the path of blood and flesh that we walk that want this dear colleague, but I do have some more spells fleshed out in my mind that are most unrelated to the senses i assure you.

>>2708900
Well to not break the game speed and add more fluff, we could say that once you reach a Tier in your school, you can propose one more spell if the added proposal is of an inferior tier.

Like Spirit reached T2. Can propose one T2 spell + one T1.

But Op might just want to speed things up

>>2708689
>>2708775
The proposals are in! The board will wait for late arrivals, but for now, let me review the quests.

>>2708573
Thank you Coach Mevron, our defense will be looking sharp now that they're carrying beefier bones. This is exciting -- we may actually have the first game against the Academy that didn't end in a broken bone from our boys!

> Reginald Mevron: +10 Favour

>>2708867
Good job Professor, you may have freaked out the entire cheerleading squad when you transformed yourself into a nonhuman skeleton, but it appears that your monstrous transformation had distracted the Worm's offense so much we managed to put serious damage to their star players!

>>2708900
Ah, good to hear from you Professor Scrivener, the board misses your presence but greatly enjoys your research proposals! Regarding the changes, the Institute now has enough funds to support two proposals. I know you have proposals queued up, so if you desire, you may submit both at once, or one at a time.

I will wait a little longer for any final proposal arrivals, (I'm looking at you Issac...) before I reconvene with the board!

>>2709025
>>2709009
Well nevermind what i just said, it seems we're just rich. Oh well. I can get behind that. Does it mean i propose an other spell Headmaster?

>>2709035
Sure, if you desire you may!

>>2709025
I propose 2 spells...
One T1 spell called “Spirit regeneration by spirits”, AKA SRS. SRS is a technique I found out while playing with the spirits... I used Aether Sight to see where most of their concentrated spirit was. Usually in the middle of the animals. Then Spirit-Mana Conversion to get some spirit mana in my hands.

With my hands with spirit mana now, I rip off the a portion of their spirits. Now I activate SRS and eat the portion of the spirits soul. It increases your mana pool, your life expectancy and makes you younger, at a cost. You start losing yourself, as now your body is now holding a another ones portion of their soul. Make sure to not have less soul than the souls your getting, or you’ll lose yourself completely. It’s a risk I don’t mind...

The second spell is a Tier 2 spell called “Spirit Fusion”

It works well with SRS. Like name implies Spirit fusion, fuses spirits souls together. The spirit transforms to something completely different entirely, caring both of the characteristics of the souls fused. The soul of the spirit is neither of the souls used when fused. Their also entirely different now.

You could keep casting these indefinitely, or intill Your no longer yourself. We could make horrible spirits like this. I rather not to, right now... Need more data...

Rolled 99 (1d100)

Very well then i'll do my second proposal shall be one of first aid in case of dangerous situation. The letter of the professor Scrivener hit home, Raging Army of Over Zealous Paladin can strike any of us after all, better be ready for that.

I hereby propose my next spell the Unconscious Coagulation, a passive spell that precipitate the blood of the caster allowing to stop hemorrhages whenever they may happen. Unless of course the caster wishes to let the blood flow, which is common among us Blood Mage.

Not sure if i need to roll again?

Rolled 20, 17 = 37 (2d100)

>>2709196
Forgot to roll, my mind keeps forgetting...

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>>2709244
>>2709202
>>2708775
Congratulations Professors Sternes and Issac, it looks like the board has chosen to accept your proposals! Professor Sternes spell to halt the flow of blood will surely be helpful for Bloodpathed mages when they are harmed in battle, and beyond that, helps the Department of Blood understand the minute strings that control blood in one's own body!

Professor Helman's Spirit Regeneration by Spirits, or SRS, takes advantage of Spirit-Mana Conversion to harvest wandering souls for the purposes of gaining spirit and increasing one's mana pool. It will need to be carefully researched however, as its projected that Spiritpathed who are greedy soul eaters may lose themselves to the souls who they have consumed...

Active Faculty:
> Janus Scrivener: Path of Spirit, 3 spells, +10 Favour
> Issac Helman: Path of Spirit, 1 spell, +48 Favour
> ???, Path of Bone, 1 spell, +5 Favour
> Reginald Mevron, Path of Bone, 1 spell, +45 Favour
> Erik Sternes, Path of Blood, 1 spell
Retired (Could be pulled from retirement):
> Joan Portellio: Path of Spirit, 1 spells, +5 Favour
> Sir Nevermore: Path of Blood, 1 spell, +10 Favour

I'm proud to say we managed to deliver a massive blow to those Academy Worms! As a celebration, I have given the students a holiday off! Should give the faculty some time to freshen up and prepare for the midterms...you do have your midterm papers ready, right?

Uni's Quests (Optional, choose up to 1):
> Write the Midterms
> Corral the Souls
> Collect Fresh Cadavers

The Post Mortality Institute of Advanced Learning (Fightin' Bone Dragons!):
> Blood:
>> Bloodsight (T1): Enhances abilities of sight by redirecting blood flow to the eyes.
>> Unconscious Coagulation (T1): Halts and releases the flow of blood within the caster's body
> Bone:
>> Shatter Bane (T1): Strengthens the density and fortitude of a caster's skeletal structure.
>> Chilled Spine (T1): When danger is nearby, the caster will feel a sharp coldness in his spine. Passive spell.
> Spirit:
>> Necrotic Shout (T1): Invokes the power of the spirit through the function of the voice
>> Aether Sight (T1): Allows the caster to observe the flow of spirits and mana. With sufficient experience, the user may identify the spiritual signatures of other individuals at a distance, or anticipate spells being cast while they are still being woven.
>> Strengthen Spirit (T1): Allows casters to absorb ambient mana to strengthen their will and focus
>> Spirit-Mana Conversion (T2): Allows casters to now use wandering souls in spells that manipulate the spirit
>> Spirit Regeneration by Spirit (T2): Allows a caster to consume a wandering soul to increase vitality, mana pool, and marginally restore youth

Rolled 76 (1d100)

>>2709317
Now my dear headmaster, While my own research is moving along steadily, I would like to propose That my poor colleague's work of Bone manipulation, that being the act of causing it to grow and receed in a manner that the practicioner requires, Be subbitted to the board. He has worked rather hard on it and it is frankly astounding on how the marrow is used.

>>2708870
You may submit another thesis if you wish, It is our turn after all, or you may wish to put your vote behind mine for this spell of yours. You shall have all the credit of course.

>>2709317
Head master... Is spirit fusion, possibly Tier 3 spell?

>corral the Souls
They need attention...

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>>2709317

>The midterms!

Well of course they are in the staff study. Just here, let me open the door... *Shut door*
I'm going to review them one last time just ot be sure.

>>2710338
Spirit Fusion? Hmm...it could theoretically be amended to become a T3 spell, if one were to pull the to-be fused spirit from a living creature, but as proposed, no, I do not think that it is a T3 spell.

>>2710693
just a little bit of crunch, if someone has two T1 spells, could they in theory suggest a T1 spell and a T2 spell in the same round and have it work? or would a round need to have passed?

>>2710703
Hmm, seems plausible, I think the board will allow it!

Rolled 39 (1d100)

>>2710708
Well good sir, with this in mind i also put forward my second thesis, basing itself upon the arts of those before, By taking a Formerly living bone, Strengthening it through the path of bone and then laying in in a prepared location, say a coffin, it should be possible to use the theory of my fellow bone professor to grow it into a full skeleton.

Unfortunately i have not yet devised a way to control such a creature, but i am sure we could convince the, to do our bidding until such a time that the research opens up.

here is a note on the other thesis i am sumbitting, made by Our changeling professor ??? >>2710277

Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>2709317
[Rolling for T2 proposal: Harmonize Spiritual Energy - limiting myself to one proposal per term in the interest of cooperation]

---

>Year XX Month YY Journal Entry ZZ

>...

>....Lastly, a likely significant note to end the day's entry: my usual methods failed rather spectacularly when attempting to ward off the unexpected appearance of a contingent of paladins. Rather than fall back to the resort of baring steel to defend myself, I chose to enact a field test of some of my recently-submitted working theories.

>Harmonizing with and Subjugating the nearby spirits was barely necessary to stir up a veritable swarm of them, so keen they were to seek vengeance on the knaves who took their lives. With my precise control over their vast numbers, some fairly trivial augmentations were sufficient to decimate the attackers without giving them chance for retreat.

>That is not the significant part; that part is this:

>When I attempted to convert some of those Harmonized, Subjugated souls into raw mana to fuel the amassing of a yet larger horde, I found that I simply could not. Similarly, when I attempted to banish them.

>Naturally, removing the Subjugation is not something that can be done; eliminating a residue is finicky even when dealing with substances more tangible than spirits. O̶n̶l̶y̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶n̶ ̶I̶ ̶d̶e̶l̶i̶b̶e̶r̶a̶t̶e̶l̶y̶ ̶i̶m̶p̶r̶o̶v̶i̶

>I will refrain from detailing the exact process which followed, in case this journal finds its way into the wrong hands. Suffice it to say that the Harmonization process is potentially problematic given improper execution, and its implications are worthy of further examination.

>That said, I fear I may not be able to promptly do so upon my return to the institute; my time spent alongside the spiritualists of this region has given me much to speculate about, and I must organize at least some of my thoughts onto paper before they fully take leave of me.

>>2710338
>>2710693
If it matters at all, one of the pieces of Tier 3 (or eventually Tier 4, if the proposal drags on that long) research I intend to propose is a metamagic effect that allows spells of the preceding two tiers to affect living spirits.

>>2710794
Oh dear, it seems that master Janus is having some rather interesting times with The paladinic orders Hmm, Head master i would request that we send some students on a field trip to Proffessor Scrivener for lessons on how magic can be used in practical situations, such as paladin attacks.

Though i have heard they are rather unsteady on their feet and have a lot of trouble if they fall, Maybe we could find a spell that does this.

>>2710794
>>2710715
>>2710277
I will send these proposals to the board gentlemen. Personally, I'm excited to see the Department of Spirits evolve into T2 research, but I have little say in what the board decides to fund. While we wait, let me review the quests...

>>2710542
Aha, I see Professor Sternes is on top of the midterms! Its fortunate that we have a young professor pick up where Professor Nevermore left off, given his early retirement. Just hope that this year you'll alot more than 10 minutes for testing period...surely, there's more to blood than its colour, no?

> Erik Sternes: +10 Favour

>>2710338
I see we have an amateur Soul Shepherd in our midst! Thank you Professor Helman, you of all people must understand that given the Department of Spirit's breakthrough into T2 spells, we have need to bring new spirits into our pen as the old ones are used for...experimentation...

> Issac Helman: +10 Favour

In a few minutes, the board should be finished reviewing the proposals!

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>>2710919
Aaand it looks like the board will be reviewing two proposals from Professor Mevron! The first of which has been pioneered by our beloved shapeshifter, which allows a caster to (though not unpainfully) shape one's skeletal structure. At last, we have a spell to match those damned Skinwalkers at Murzhaego's Academy!

The second spell, being the first T2 spell in the Department of Bones, allows a caster to organically grow a skeleton from a small fragment, be it a rib cage, skull, or thigh bone. An incredibly useful spell for the Institute in particular, as we no longer have to scavenge the earth for whole skeletons when we can grow one from a small part!

Active Faculty:
> Janus Scrivener: Path of Spirit, 3 spells, +10 Favour
> Issac Helman: Path of Spirit, 1 spell, +58 Favour
> ???, Path of Bone, 2 spell, +5 Favour
> Reginald Mevron, Path of Bone, 2 spell, +45 Favour
> Erik Sternes, Path of Blood, 1 spell, +10 Favour
Retired (Could be pulled from retirement):
> Joan Portellio: Path of Spirit, 1 spells, +5 Favour
> Sir Nevermore: Path of Blood, 1 spell, +10 Favour

Growing concerns over Professor Scrivener's letter, including a suggestion from our own Professor Mevron, has led the board to allow a minor expedition of students to prepare for defense against paladin attacks. That being said, the budget does not allow us to arrange transportation very far without severely limiting attendance, so the trip will be taken place just by the woods north of the school.

As you all may know, the only real concern in those woods are a lack of sunlight and those annoying wood elves. Therefore, we would appreciate having some faculty volunteers to help us in a convincing charade -- some faculty leaders will lead their group when an ambush of 'paladins' emerge! Being ever so brave, the faculty leaders will engage in mock combat with the 'paladins', demonstrating the proper form and techniques when dealing with the adversary.

>>2711025

Uni's Quests (Optional, choose up to 1):
> Chaperone Student Groups
> Dress Up as Paladins in the Woods
> Chase away Wood Elves

The Post Mortality Institute of Advanced Learning (Fightin' Bone Dragons!):
> Blood:
>> Bloodsight (T1): Enhances abilities of sight by redirecting blood flow to the eyes.
>> Unconscious Coagulation (T1): Halts and releases the flow of blood within the caster's body
> Bone:
>> Shatter Bane (T1): Strengthens the density and fortitude of a caster's skeletal structure.
>> Chilled Spine (T1): When danger is nearby, the caster will feel a sharp coldness in his spine. Passive spell.
>> Bone Shaping (T1): Allows a caster to manipulate his own skeleton structure. Larger manipulations take longer and are more painful.
>> Grow Skeleton (T2): Creates a full grown skeleton from a fragment of the original.
> Spirit:
>> Necrotic Shout (T1): Invokes the power of the spirit through the function of the voice
>> Aether Sight (T1): Allows the caster to observe the flow of spirits and mana. With sufficient experience, the user may identify the spiritual signatures of other individuals at a distance, or anticipate spells being cast while they are still being woven.
>> Strengthen Spirit (T1): Allows casters to absorb ambient mana to strengthen their will and focus
>> Spirit-Mana Conversion (T2): Allows casters to now use wandering souls in spells that manipulate the spirit
>> Spirit Regeneration by Spirit (T2): Allows a caster to consume a wandering soul to increase vitality, mana pool, and marginally restore youth

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>2711025
>>2711030
Why sir........What a perfect time to use the bone departments new assets, I shall of course strengthen the bones of all present prior to leaving and then we may begin the grand duel..........But does anyone have some paladin armour? Or do we have to make it out of our own bones and decorate it?

>Dress up as a paladin

"STOP IN THE NAME OF MORONISM!"
oh this shall be fun

>>2711025
That was not a letter, that was an entry in my personal journal that I included purely for fluff so my post wouldn't consist just of a roll. How on earth did you read my personal notes, especially while I was writing them abroad? Has someone bugged me? Again?

Rolled 52, 92 = 144 (2d100)

>>2711030
The Blood department is falling behind! Preposterous i'll have none of that, especially now that we have students skillful enough to finally finish cleaning, fixing and furnishing it!

My first spell proposal will be an idea i had for some time, following the better control of one's blood we developed here, it should be possible to quicken the rate at which noxious products are drained by the body. It would allow to slow the action of poisons, venom, the such and even cure it. i'm open to suggestion for the name

The second proposal once again my first project the Vampiric hearing, that allow one to perceive the beating heart of close living beings with utmost precision.

Professor Mevron i cannot wait to listen to you, please do not spare any details about the students reactions.

>>2711483
>Looks slightly guilty

>>2711483
Huh, weird, I could have sworn I heard Janus talking to me...isn't he out in the field?

>>2711568
Did the spirit department manage to make a long distance communication spell using souls as medium? Or can this old Janus really be upset from so far away. Hum one must wonder...

Rolled 83 (1d100)

>>2711030
[Rolling again for T2 proposal: Harmonize Spiritual Energy]

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>Year XX Month YY Journal (etc.)

>...Strangely enough, I had the oddest premonition that the students back at the institute were being sorely misinformed about the nature and gravity of fighting against paladins. Almost as if receiving some mild feedback through some kind of sympathetic magic being used to monitor myself from back there.

>What a ludicrous notion. Surely I would have noticed any such bugs that may have been placed on my person by now.

>I can only place my trust in my esteemed colleagues that, should such an occurrence come to pass, they would treat the situation with nothing but the gravest seriousness. Surely, rather than making light or sport of these foes, they would do everything in their powers to impart the single verity that paladins are unto anathema to us - their arms, skills and very mindsets sculpted specifically to make them uniquely suited to eradicating users of witchcraft and necromancy.

>Indeed, I would shudder to do battle with them even now, save for my many years of experience, and the rather peculiar situation in which I find myself which lends itself to enhancing my art beyond even their ability to counter.

>Yes, surely they would do this, and not for instance hold some sort of farcical hunt or mock battle against a bunch of fake paladins, and inadvertently teach our students to underestimate this most deadly of foes.

should I stop

>>2711640
meh, i like it. I simply don't quite understand whats happening.

So feel free to continue, RPing this was option and we all do it anyway

>>2711673
Summarizing my present situation as I've detailed it in previous posts: I'm abroad helping a friend with a situation that's now escalated into a full-blown civil war. Paladins are slaughtering the citizens because heretics. (I'm imagining the nation in question as some kind of city-state ruled by a theocratic monarchy, but I haven't actually explicitly said anything of the sort.) Normally I'd be kinda fucked with all these paladins everywhere, but it's a war zone, so there's a fuckton of dead guys floating around to pull shit with. Be back soonish, maybe!

More recently, I took the notion of being magically bugged and ran with it to s̶h̶i̶t̶p̶o̶s̶t muse into my journal about the idea of faking a paladin attack and misleading students to underestimate what it means to fight against them.

>>2711703
I will just have to ask spirits about making a trackign spell. Anywho, thanks for the tip off


Suddenly gents, i have a feeling we need a tracking spell.

>>2711713
Agreed.

And greetings associates

>>2714384
Hail shifter. I was just about to retire, but before i do i would point you towards the notice board. There has been an opportunity for you to show off your kinds talents wonderfully.

Also do speak with spirit devision about getting some pointers on animating bone, i would like a skeleton butler/warrior/sentient door some time soon.

Anywho, toodle oo

>>2711030
Very well. I shall show our students exactly how it is we deal with such a adversary. A goody goody paladin is but a minor detour to greatness!

>>2711566
>>2711640
Apologies for the delay staff, but it looks like the proposals are all in! The board may choose to wait in case Professor Helman pops his head in again, but otherwise, its best that we continue!

>>2711042
>>2714423
I see we have some paladin volunteers! You had an excellent response from the students -- one even tried to summon a minion to fight you, if I recall correctly! I hope the chaperones didn't wound you too badly, but it was necessary to keep the students believing. Though now we must deal with the fact that some wiser think the paladin threat is much closer than originally thought...

> Reginald Mevron: +10 Favour
> ???: +5 Favour

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>>2714511
It looks like the board has chosen to fund a spell from Blood and Spirit! Professor Sternes proposal for Vampiric Hearing will be very useful for tracking, especially when paired with Bloodsight. Scrivener's own proposal will also be usefull, especially as a foundation for more powerful spirit spells. For the time being, the spell's effects is limited to wandering spirits, though soon we anticipate it will work on living beings!

Active Faculty:
> Janus Scrivener: Path of Spirit, 4 spells, +10 Favour
> Issac Helman: Path of Spirit, 1 spell, +58 Favour
> ???, Path of Bone, 2 spell, +10 Favour
> Reginald Mevron, Path of Bone, 2 spells, +55 Favour
> Erik Sternes, Path of Blood, 2 spells, +10 Favour
Retired (Could be pulled from retirement):
> Joan Portellio: Path of Spirit, 1 spells, +5 Favour
> Sir Nevermore: Path of Blood, 1 spell, +10 Favour

After much bickering, the Institute has decided that since the Department of Spirits has their own soul well and Spirit Pen, the other departments ought to have their own sources as well. Thus, we are building our own graveyard, using the miracle of the Grow Skeleton spell to manufacture our own endless supply of skeletons. We will need to have a good starting stock to quickly set up the farm, so some help may be needed to collect bone fragments from the localities...preferably discreetly...

Uni's Quests:
> Grow Skeleton Farm (Bonepathed only)
> Raid Cemeteries
> Negotiate with Gravediggers

The Post Mortality Institute of Advanced Learning (Fightin' Bone Dragons!):
> Blood:
>> Bloodsight (T1): Enhances abilities of sight by redirecting blood flow to the eyes.
>> Unconscious Coagulation (T1): Halts and releases the flow of blood within the caster's body
>> Vampiric Hearing (T1): Enhances a caster's natural hearing to locate the heartbeats of the living
> Bone:
>> Shatter Bane (T1): Strengthens the density and fortitude of a caster's skeletal structure.
>> Chilled Spine (T1): When danger is nearby, the caster will feel a sharp coldness in his spine. Passive spell.
>> Bone Shaping (T1): Allows a caster to manipulate his own skeleton structure. Larger manipulations take longer and are more painful.
>> Grow Skeleton (T2): Creates a full grown skeleton from a fragment of the original.
> Spirit:
>> Necrotic Shout (T1): Invokes the power of the spirit through the function of the voice
>> Aether Sight (T1): Allows the caster to observe the flow of spirits and mana. With sufficient experience, the user may identify the spiritual signatures of other individuals at a distance, or anticipate spells being cast while they are still being woven.
>> Strengthen Spirit (T1): Allows casters to absorb ambient mana to strengthen their will and focus
>> Spirit-Mana Conversion (T2): Allows casters to now use wandering souls in spells that manipulate the spirit
>> Spirit Regeneration by Spirit (T2): Allows a caster to consume a wandering soul to increase vitality, mana pool, and marginally restore youth
>> Harmonize Spiritual Energy (T2): Attunes a caster's energies with a target's creating sympathetic connections. Target becomes more susceptible to manipulation from the user. Energies become more alike and difficult to distinguish via Aether Sight.

Rolled 39, 24 = 63 (2d100)

>>2714572

My research allowed me to better understand and control he path, flow and working of blood in the body. They advanced enough to try and affect something else than myself with a spell. Seeing every professors play with ghosts or skeletons got me... Envious i'd say? Anyway it is time to dabble in greater magics. Leave the souls and bones to my colleagues, for the path of blood there is only one that matter : Flesh.
It should be possible to animate the body of fresh cadavers, maybe even slow the decay in the process? We'll see.

A project of mine is can the blood of other be used to power oneself? It's surely my passion for healing and survivability that speak, i'm afraid being the only blood professor it will taint the whole school... Anyway blood is full of nutrients and transport the energy for the body. We can perform a Blood to Mana conversion easily. with one own blood it's of course useless but with the blood of other... It would need to be drawn first.

Headmaster i'll also work of a little project of mine if the Institute is willing to allow Blood and Bones to have their own ressources

>>2714572
[Refraining from submitting a proposal this time since Spirit already has 3 Tier 2s (and so submitting my remaining Tier 2 spell basically only denies someone else's), and in-character I'm not actually back at the institute yet to submit a new one.]

---

>A folded-up scrap of paper in Janus' pocket

>To-do list:

>- Get new journal to replace old one that was incinerated in fight against High Templar Lord Benarius. Rewrite as much of old journal as I can remember. (Urgent!)

>- Maria owes me 3 genocides' worth of favors now. Update the tally.

>- Perform experiments into relation between traditional Spirit necromancy theory, Animist beliefs and Shintoist principles. Correlation between spirit-mana equivalence and concept of 'kami'? Possible test: attempt to channel spiritual energy into inanimate objects.

>- Buy bread; eggs; bone dust; cheese; virgin's blood; milk.

---

Tier 3 spells for future submission:
>Spell Research (T3): Awaken Inanimate Spirit
Advanced application of Spirit-Mana Conversion. Channels user's own mana and/or spirit into an inanimate object, animating the object as a non-sentient entity. (Entity may instead be sentient if user is proficient in Tier 4 Spirit necromancy.) As the object's spirit is generated from the user as a source, the newly-generated spirit is inherently Harmonized with the user.
>Spell Research (T3): Metamagic: Manipulate Non-sentient Living
Allows users of sufficient willpower to affect non-sentient living beings with Tier 1 and 2 spells which would otherwise only apply to ghosts and other deceased spirits.

Rolled 71 (1d100)

>>2714565
>Grow skeleton farm

Ahh it is so wonderful to have ones work appreciated and used for the betterment of your peers. Why we could even say this spell is saving the proletariat unnecessary stress

Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>2714572
I must say, our mascot would be more effective if it were the size of a real dragon! Poor Prickles is too shy for the job. Maybe we can build a new Bone Dragon! I propose Big Boned. It increases the mass of a bone structure. We are talking giant skeletons, baby! Think how easy construction would be.

>>2716318
T2 spell***

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>>2716043
The board would like to thank Professor Mevron for lending his talents towards the skeleton farm. Your sacrifice will be recognized by generations of peers in your department.

> Reginald Mevron: +10 Favour

>>2716318
>>2715839
>>2716319
>>2714994
After much deliberation with the given proposals, the board has decided to pursue funding to both Sternes and our shifter friend.

The Blood department is taking large bounds with their reanimation spell, which allows fresh cadavers to be able to walk as if still alive through the miracle of blood. One should make no mistake -- these husks are soulless creatures, but the body is able to dance by the encouragement of enchanted blood. The husks themselves do not appear to possess any intelligence, laying dormant and dumb as the blood pumps once more through their decaying veins.

The Bone department proposes a spell to increase the mass of bone structure, allowing for the construction of larger skeletal structures. Though initially researched for the benefit of our beloved mascot, the implications are...disturbing, the say the least.

>>2716884
Active Faculty:
> Janus Scrivener: Path of Spirit, 4 spells, +10 Favour
> ???, Path of Bone, 3 spell, +10 Favour
> Reginald Mevron, Path of Bone, 2 spells, +65 Favour
> Erik Sternes, Path of Blood, 3 spells, +10 Favour
Retired (Could be pulled from retirement):
> Joan Portellio: Path of Spirit, 1 spells, +5 Favour
> Sir Nevermore: Path of Blood, 1 spell, +10 Favour
> Issac Helman: Path of Spirit, 1 spell, +58 Favour

Now with two of the three departments having access to resource farms, its time we turn attention to the blood department. A proposed project suggests the construction of a fountain and surrounding pool which would be volunteer fresh blood for research into the properties. Work is still ongoing on building the foundation and finding cattle from whom the Institute can...harvest the ichor.

Uni's Quests:
> Dig Fountain
> Search for Cattle (animal)
> Search for Cattle (human)

The Post Mortality Institute of Advanced Learning (Fightin' Bone Dragons!):
> Blood:
>> Bloodsight (T1): Enhances abilities of sight by redirecting blood flow to the eyes.
>> Unconscious Coagulation (T1): Halts and releases the flow of blood within the caster's body
>> Vampiric Hearing (T1): Enhances a caster's natural hearing to locate the heartbeats of the living
>> Reanimate (T2): Forces the blood flow of a recently deceased form to awaken the subject into an empty husk.
> Bone:
>> Shatter Bane (T1): Strengthens the density and fortitude of a caster's skeletal structure.
>> Chilled Spine (T1): When danger is nearby, the caster will feel a sharp coldness in his spine. Passive spell.
>> Bone Shaping (T1): Allows a caster to manipulate his own skeleton structure. Larger manipulations take longer and are more painful.
>> Grow Skeleton (T2): Creates a full grown skeleton from a fragment of the original.
>> Big Boned (T2): Increases the mass of an existing bone structure.
> Spirit:
>> Necrotic Shout (T1): Invokes the power of the spirit through the function of the voice
>> Aether Sight (T1): Allows the caster to observe the flow of spirits and mana. With sufficient experience, the user may identify the spiritual signatures of other individuals at a distance, or anticipate spells being cast while they are still being woven.
>> Strengthen Spirit (T1): Allows casters to absorb ambient mana to strengthen their will and focus
>> Spirit-Mana Conversion (T2): Allows casters to now use wandering souls in spells that manipulate the spirit
>> Spirit Regeneration by Spirit (T2): Allows a caster to consume a wandering soul to increase vitality, mana pool, and marginally restore youth
>> Harmonize Spiritual Energy (T2): Attunes a caster's energies with a target's creating sympathetic connections. Target becomes more susceptible to manipulation from the user. Energies become more alike and difficult to distinguish via Aether Sight.

Rolled 56, 33 = 89 (2d100)

>>2716908
It was nothing head master, simply nothing. Though I did have to give up a few bones in the process. Anywho With it being the bone's turn once more, i have two Propositions For research. One is a second tier spell, Allowing Bone to move according to the casters will, some clever little rune work on a prepared bone allowing us to make [and pardon the name] Bone puppets.

And i also have a thesis on a potential tier three spell. A rather dangerous application of Bone shaping, In that the victims bone structure rebels against them causing pain and for spikes to grow into organs, arteries and so on. Unfortunately i have only found a way to make this viable on small creatures who's will does not impede the spells function. I call it........Needles.

>Suggesting T2 Bone puppet
>Suggesting T3 Needles.

Rolled 48 (1d100)

>>2716908
"Ah, it's good to finally be back on familiar soil! I've seen enough streets flooded with corpses and blood to last me for-

"What was that? We're building a... /blood fountain/? Is- is this some sort of landscaping project, or...?

"Oh. Hm. Alright, I see. And here I thought someone just wanted to give our frontage more of a 'classical demonic lair' sort of look."

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>Search for Cattle (animal)

"I suppose I ought to lend a hand, oughtn't I? Just as well that I'm getting along on the theory behind manipulating these sorts of creatures."

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>2716908

If the cattle is dealt with allow me to Dig the fountain. I have a new spell our new blood spell should allow me to have a little army of worker to make that as fast as possible

>>2718270
Wow i don't know how to write or form proper sentences it seems.

>>2718215
Nice to see you back Old chap, Im sure you will continue with the god work, But tell me how did your trip go? you missed some things like some of the soothsayers have been spouting nonsense and pissing themselves while we were playing dress up to scare the students with a display of a paladin attack, the look on that one trouble maker McCormak as i hit him with a mace.....priceless

Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>2716908
>dig fountain

After some digging I thought to myself... why not have the help do it!?!

Giant monster skeletons are perfect for this job!

>>2718479
I heartily agree Mysterious professor, I most heartily agree.

Hmm, do you think golems would be best to use with spirit or with blood? i remeber the designs for a 3 way combo but what do you think is the most important

>>2718483
I would say spirit might accidentally give them free will. But if we had proper containment for this research we could absolutely give it a go!

>>2718491
We may need to inquire about this. If i recall blood was supposed to make it stronger and give it an ability to recharge. Bone was to give it a form and durability while the spirit was the mind and the user of any magic we imbue on it.

>>2718497
In theory this should work. Precautions are needed. It's one thing if our students get soul-sucked, but it's a real setback if the staff does.

>>2718815
I would agree that if our souls were removed it would be rather unfortunate. But fear not my friend, because this gives me an idea. A very good, very hefty idea. Yes........i can see pieces in place for it, So i shall now retire to my study. Do knock on if i am required.

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>>2718479
>>2718270
Thank you Sternes and Shifter for your assistance in digging the fountain. We will lay the foundation of the pool with bricks engraved with your names.

> ???: +10 Favour
> Erik Sternes: +5 Favour

>>2718215
Thank you Professor Scrivener, for fetching the university our goats, sheep, and bovines to drain of blood. We'll take these off your hands and hook them up to our leeching chambers, pushing us one step closer to reddening the fountain!

> Janus Scrivener: +10 Favour

>>2718090
It appears that the board has chosen to fund Professor Mevron for his exciting new proposals, both fine additions to the scholarly works of Bone!

The spell of Bone Puppet allows the department to take command of a skeletal form to move as per the will of the caster. It will certainly help scare away wood elves at the very least!

The second spell is much more sinister, allowing a caster to manipulate a subject's skeleton to cause intense pain. Initially it will only be used on non-sentient creatures, but its implications into intelligent life should not be ignored...

Active Faculty:
> Janus Scrivener: Path of Spirit, 4 spells, +20 Favour
> ???, Path of Bone, 3 spell, +20 Favour
> Reginald Mevron, Path of Bone, 4 spells, +65 Favour
> Erik Sternes, Path of Blood, 3 spells, +15 Favour
Retired (Could be pulled from retirement):
> Joan Portellio: Path of Spirit, 1 spells, +5 Favour
> Sir Nevermore: Path of Blood, 1 spell, +10 Favour
> Issac Helman: Path of Spirit, 1 spell, +58 Favour

Staff, we will be welcoming new students this week. In cooperation with Murzhaego Academy, this will be the pilot year of our student exchange program! Though our methods may differ, we all are committed to the quest for immortality through necromantic means, so an exchange of cultural experiences and ideas are of the utmost importance, especially to our deviant student body. We have limited the program for just one week, but have agreed to allow some faculty to join our exchange students in order to better understand the way our Fleshpathed and Skinpathed cousins live and study.

Academy Quests
> Meditate in the Academy Sarcophogi
> Take a course in Flesh Stitching
> Play in the Minions Arena [Bloodpathed and Bonepathed only]

>>2718879
The Post Mortality Institute of Advanced Learning (Fightin' Bone Dragons!):
> Blood:
>> Bloodsight (T1): Enhances abilities of sight by redirecting blood flow to the eyes.
>> Unconscious Coagulation (T1): Halts and releases the flow of blood within the caster's body
>> Vampiric Hearing (T1): Enhances a caster's natural hearing to locate the heartbeats of the living
>> Reanimate (T2): Forces the blood flow of a recently deceased form to awaken the subject into an empty husk.

> Bone:
>> Shatter Bane (T1): Strengthens the density and fortitude of a caster's skeletal structure.
>> Chilled Spine (T1): When danger is nearby, the caster will feel a sharp coldness in his spine. Passive spell.
>> Bone Shaping (T1): Allows a caster to manipulate his own skeleton structure. Larger manipulations take longer and are more painful.
>> Grow Skeleton (T2): Creates a full grown skeleton from a fragment of the original.
>> Big Boned (T2): Increases the mass of an existing bone structure.
>> Bone Puppet (T2): Manipulates bones to move by the will of the caster.
>> Needles (T3): Grows painful spikes in a living subject's skeleton structure.

> Spirit:
>> Necrotic Shout (T1): Invokes the power of the spirit through the function of the voice
>> Aether Sight (T1): Allows the caster to observe the flow of spirits and mana. With sufficient experience, the user may identify the spiritual signatures of other individuals at a distance, or anticipate spells being cast while they are still being woven.
>> Strengthen Spirit (T1): Allows casters to absorb ambient mana to strengthen their will and focus
>> Spirit-Mana Conversion (T2): Allows casters to now use wandering souls in spells that manipulate the spirit
>> Spirit Regeneration by Spirit (T2): Allows a caster to consume a wandering soul to increase vitality, mana pool, and marginally restore youth
>> Harmonize Spiritual Energy (T2): Attunes a caster's energies with a target's creating sympathetic connections. Target becomes more susceptible to manipulation from the user. Energies become more alike and difficult to distinguish via Aether Sight.

(Also, nothing is stopping you from researching lower tiers if you want, but to advance to another tier you must have 3 spells from the current highest tier researched!)

>>2718879
I'll play in the arena. I hope they dont mind a good thinning of cattle.

Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>2718879
As.......distasteful as it is to deal with the lesser arts of flesh and skin when we already have blood and bone. Hmm........i shall leave the festivities to you and the others head master.

>>2718887

of course we will go back.......But for now it is a race to the finish line of immortality, and with that in mind.

I would bring forward a new thesis, An advancement of shatters bane. By inscribing magical formula unto a creatures bare bone, or using our talents to cause bone to grow to the surface, we could Affect them with a variant of "Shatters bane" Granting them enhanced durability. I call this "the blessing of rigor mortis" If you would pardon my theatrics.

Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>2718898

>>2718899
>T3 Blessings of rigor mortis

I will mark down my notes more clearly in future.

Rolled 48 (1d100)

>>2718879
>Meditate in the Academy Sarcophogi
An opportunity to expose ourselves to yet more perspectives on the traditional necromantic theories? Glad I made it back in time not to miss this.

>>2718446
It went quite terribly for the most part, with complications at every turn, but was wrapped up well enough. And I had the chance to exchange ideas with foreign spiritualists, which is always stimulating.

I'm not really supposed to talk about it - but if you should hear news that a certain theocracy has recently come under new governance, I may have been somewhere in the area when it happened.

>>2718491
>>2718497
Indeed, the primary advantage of animating something through spirit would be to give it an ability to operate with some degree of independence. But as far as running rogue is concerned, that generally only happens due to particularly poor execution or deliberate tampering.

Having your soul sucked out by an inanimate object is also quite unlikely unless purposefully designed so.

>>2718899
I think you might be the only one racing for it at the moment, and hardly anyone can stop you with how much favor you have.

Is it strange that my eventual endgame for immortality would require a spell that probably constitutes something above tier 4?

>>2718887
I'm sorry to say this but, I have to leave... I'm hearing too many voices calling for help... I cannot stay here longer. I don't want to hurt anyone...
>Retired
>Was fun guys

>>2718998
Oh deer, thank you for your contrabutions to the supernatural Old chum, do feel free to return should you ever wish to continue our grand work here.

>>2718974
Sounds rather Exiting i would say, Though there are a few spells that could have been developed in a war zone, conflict is the mother of innovation after all.

But tell me good sir, would you consider lending your expertise for this experiment?

probably, but immortality is T5 and requires 4 T4 spells. I still plan on giving everyone else their turns, but i do intend on having skelemages as immortal. And can immortality be bestowed on other paths? or is it a affect self spell headmaster?

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>2718879
>Flesh Stitching

I always wanted to learn that! Sometimes i wonder if my true calling is not Blood, but Flesh...

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>>2718898
Interesting tactic...I hesitate to endorse allowing shapeshifters to play in the arena, but given that our bone puppets would have been plowed otherwise by the abominations raised by the Freshpathed necromancers, I'll keep the secret to myself. Plus, it was amusing seeing my fellow Headmaster stomp on his crown in anger...

> ???: +10 Favour

>>2718974
I hope you enjoyed a look into the ways of ancient necromancy, Professor. It is my understanding that the skin necromancers of old would bandage themselves and lay in the coffins for centuries, only to be reborn as an immortal Pharaoh. Today however, researchers meditate in the sarcophogi in hopes to rediscover the secrets of self-mummification, having lost the spell generations ago. Perhaps a your perspective as a spiritpathed may shed light on their research...

>> Janu Scrivener: +10 Favour

>>2719961
I would've never thought we had a potential Flesh mage in our midst! The course instructor told me that a particular bloodpathed professor took a liking to creating abominations from hacked off body parts. Maybe the class might be inspiration for our own dull minion creation classes at the Institute...

>> Erik Sternes: +10 Favour

>>2718899
The board has decided to endorse the sole proposition brought by Reginald Mevron. Apparently a manipulation of Shatters Bane, this spell allows casters to strengthen the bone density of a living subject, for now limited to the nonsentient creatures. One can imagine how useful this would be in warfare, especially for mounted combat...

Active Faculty:
> Janus Scrivener: Path of Spirit, 4 spells, +30 Favour
> ???, Path of Bone, 3 spell, +30 Favour
> Reginald Mevron, Path of Bone, 4 spells, +65 Favour
> Erik Sternes, Path of Blood, 3 spells, +25 Favour
Retired (Could be pulled from retirement):
> Joan Portellio: Path of Spirit, 1 spells, +5 Favour
> Sir Nevermore: Path of Blood, 1 spell, +10 Favour
> Issac Helman: Path of Spirit, 1 spell, +58 Favour

>>2718998
The Institute is saddened to hear that Professor Helman will be leaving us to spend more time with his family and his career as a burgeoning fisherman. The faculty have all agreed to throw a farewell party for our beloved professor, who had accrued much favour with the board and contributed important research for the field of Spirit. Help preparing the festivities is very much appreciated.

Academy Quests
> Give a Speech on Helman
> Summon Minions as Waiters [Bloodpathed and Bonepathed only]
> Perform in the Party Band

>>2719790
The T5 spell will only be able to be casted by the one branch who researched it, except if all three branched lend their support in the spell. There are many ways to achieve immortality after all, so it is not an end all be all. Also, I had originally planned to end the quest once the immortality spell was researched, but I may continue in a 'sequel' if there is enough interest.

!! As the quests this turn do not require much attention, you may choose to submit research AND pursue a quest. !!

The Post Mortality Institute of Advanced Learning (Fightin' Bone Dragons!):
> Blood:
>> Bloodsight (T1): Enhances abilities of sight by redirecting blood flow to the eyes.
>> Unconscious Coagulation (T1): Halts and releases the flow of blood within the caster's body
>> Vampiric Hearing (T1): Enhances a caster's natural hearing to locate the heartbeats of the living
>> Reanimate (T2): Forces the blood flow of a recently deceased form to awaken the subject into an empty husk.

> Bone:
>> Shatter Bane (T1): Strengthens the density and fortitude of a caster's skeletal structure.
>> Chilled Spine (T1): When danger is nearby, the caster will feel a sharp coldness in his spine. Passive spell.
>> Bone Shaping (T1): Allows a caster to manipulate his own skeleton structure. Larger manipulations take longer and are more painful.
>> Grow Skeleton (T2): Creates a full grown skeleton from a fragment of the original.
>> Big Boned (T2): Increases the mass of an existing bone structure.
>> Bone Puppet (T2): Manipulates bones to move by the will of the caster.
>> Needles (T3): Grows painful spikes in a living subject's skeleton structure.
>> Blessings of Rigor Mortis (T3): Nonsentient subjects can have their skeletal structure reinforced by a bonepathed caster

> Spirit:
>> Necrotic Shout (T1): Invokes the power of the spirit through the function of the voice
>> Aether Sight (T1): Allows the caster to observe the flow of spirits and mana. With sufficient experience, the user may identify the spiritual signatures of other individuals at a distance, or anticipate spells being cast while they are still being woven.
>> Strengthen Spirit (T1): Allows casters to absorb ambient mana to strengthen their will and focus
>> Spirit-Mana Conversion (T2): Allows casters to now use wandering souls in spells that manipulate the spirit
>> Spirit Regeneration by Spirit (T2): Allows a caster to consume a wandering soul to increase vitality, mana pool, and marginally restore youth
>> Harmonize Spiritual Energy (T2): Attunes a caster's energies with a target's creating sympathetic connections. Target becomes more susceptible to manipulation from the user.

Rolled 40, 47 = 87 (2d100)

>>2719980
Why i think i shall try my hand at making music, im told the trombone is a good instrument.

And i am all for supporting a successor quest, this shit is great.

While i am working on my music, i also have another Thesis. I call it "Mage bane" and it is a upgrade for our little puppets, though i suppose any dead surface would do, And by inscribing the correct sigils, The surface would absorb magic or magical effects/creatures that touch the surface before shunting that absorbed magic into further function, possibly back to the mage whom controls it, or maybe a rebounded effect. My thesis has not come up with a satisfying conclusion.

[first is music, second is research]

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Rolled 73, 7 = 80 (2d100)

>>2719982

>Summon Minions
It's a perfect occasion! Finally some use for those students that failed to cast complex spells! And they are still fresh. What more could we ask?


>Research

A T2 spell : Still inspired by the Spirit Regeneration spell, i shall dust off and revisit my attempt at adapting it to the BloodPath. Consuming still fresh blood should allow one to restore their mana and strength.

Rolled 85, 20 = 105 (2d100)

>>2719980
>Give a Speech on Helman
"I had a proper farewell speech written, but someone seems to have swapped it out for Shakespeare as a joke while I wasn't looking, so I suppose I'll be winging it, as they say. Ahem-"


And I believe I had a proposal largely penned out, if I could just find it. Ah, here we go:
>Spell Research (T3): Awaken Inanimate Spirit
Advanced application of Spirit-Mana Conversion. Channels user's own mana and/or spirit into an inanimate object, animating the object as a non-sentient entity. (Entity may instead be sentient if user is proficient in Tier 4 Spirit necromancy.) As the object's spirit is generated from the user as a source, the newly-generated spirit is inherently Harmonized with the user.

A sequel could be interesting. If there's one aspect that I most enjoy here, it's probably the roleplaying. I might like to see a game where some kind of cooperative gameplay rather than competitive.

>>2719790
Of course, as far as I can be of assistance. No hostile takeovers though, I've had enough of those for this month.

I much prefer experimentation to be done within a controlled environment, rather than a battlefield. I've no mind to stake my life on untested theories against a paladin again any time soon.

>>2720166
agreed on the RPing, and co-operative by nature may be nice. But we "mostly" make it work here.

Ahh my friend We would not be unleashing golems "yet" Proof of concept is required first. A bonding of spirit and bone as a servant, Maybe a cook should be suffeciant to prove it works. Then upscaling onto a large brute with shaters bane/Mages bane provided i get the funding. once we have that proof in the door then we could find a blood minded college and have them assist us with the other aspects. A jolly good show i should think.

And then, of course we can test it by letting it on a short scare rampage through detention or the dorms........He He

Rolled 82 (1d100)

>>2719980
>play in the band

I dont mean to toot my own horn but... oh wait. I DO!
*DOOTDOOTDOOTDOOT*


Ah. My submission is on your desk, headmaster.


T3- Bone Pump
If the natural heart begins to fail at supporting itself one rib cools around the heart and begins to casually pump it in its stead, forcing blood flow to continue throughout your body. It's only a temporary solution as you will only he given a few extra days to survive.

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>>2720359
>>2720100
By Doomweaver...what is this intoxicating melody? Is that...Helman on the horn? No, I've just seen him in the audience...must be our shapeshifter. And Mevron of course, an audience favourite for the evening. What a treat! The students certainly loved it, not to mention the faculty and man of the hour Helman. Perhaps I'll take this initiative to think about musical endeavors for our school...

> Reginald Mevron:+10 Favour
> ??? :+5 Favour

>>2720165
Well done on uhm...raising our waiting staff for the evening. Although I do hope you spoke in jest earlier about...finding some use for incompetent students.

> Erik Sternes: +10 Favour

>>2720166
What a glorious way to end the evening -- a speech from Professor Scrivener! You helped bring the event to a close by reminiscing on old anecdotes about Issac, and raising a toast in the old coot's name. Was it really all improvised? I could hardly tell with the performance...

> Janus Scrivener: +10 Favour

The board has decided, after much deliberation, to fund both professors from the department of Bone. The first spell, called Mage Bane, allows bones to become an instrument of mana, capable of absorbing magical effects or creatures that come into contact with its surface. These bones are inscribed with runes that give them this power.

The Bone Pump spell is an interesting application of skeletal manipulation, twisting the ribs to forcibly resuscitate a subject if the subject's heart begins to fail. This will certainly put Bonepathed on the road to immortality by avoiding natural death by heart failure!

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Active Faculty:
> Janus Scrivener: Path of Spirit, 4 spells, +40 Favour
> ???, Path of Bone, 4 spell, +35 Favour
> Reginald Mevron, Path of Bone, 5 spells, +75 Favour
> Erik Sternes, Path of Blood, 3 spells, +35 Favour
Retired (Could be pulled from retirement):
> Joan Portellio: Path of Spirit, 1 spells, +5 Favour
> Sir Nevermore: Path of Blood, 1 spell, +10 Favour
> Issac Helman: Path of Spirit, 1 spell, +58 Favour

A prominent member of our alumni has approached asking for favours from the Institute. His home village has been rampaged from a recent, violent storm. Any help from volunteers rebuilding the village, locating the deceased, or managing the villagers would be greatly appreciated (especially given this particular member's generosity to the Institute...)

Uni's Quests
> Help Rebuild Village (using minions, augmented self, etc.)
> Locate the deceased (wandering souls, lost corpses, etc.)
> Assist Governance of Village

Our funding has been increased; now the Institute can support THREE spell proposals per turn!

The Post Mortality Institute of Advanced Learning (Fightin' Bone Dragons!):
> Blood:
>> Bloodsight (T1): Enhances abilities of sight by redirecting blood flow to the eyes.
>> Unconscious Coagulation (T1): Halts and releases the flow of blood within the caster's body
>> Vampiric Hearing (T1): Enhances a caster's natural hearing to locate the heartbeats of the living
>> Reanimate (T2): Forces the blood flow of a recently deceased form to awaken the subject into an empty husk.

> Bone:
>> Shatter Bane (T1): Strengthens the density and fortitude of a caster's skeletal structure.
>> Chilled Spine (T1): When danger is nearby, the caster will feel a sharp coldness in his spine. Passive spell.
>> Bone Shaping (T1): Allows a caster to manipulate his own skeleton structure. Larger manipulations take longer and are more painful.
>> Grow Skeleton (T2): Creates a full grown skeleton from a fragment of the original.
>> Big Boned (T2): Increases the mass of an existing bone structure.
>> Bone Puppet (T2): Manipulates bones to move by the will of the caster.
>> Mage Bane (T2): Inscriptions onto bone surfaces turns them into instruments capable of absorbing mana and returning it to the caster
>> Needles (T3): Grows painful spikes in a living subject's skeleton structure.
>> Blessings of Rigor Mortis (T3): Nonsentient subjects can have their skeletal structure reinforced by a bonepathed caster
>> Bone Pump (T3): In the event of heart failure, the rib bone will assist in restarting the pumping of the heart, ensuring longevity of the subject (caster, nonsentient creature)

> Spirit:
>> Necrotic Shout (T1): Invokes the power of the spirit through the function of the voice
>> Aether Sight (T1): Allows the caster to observe the flow of spirits and mana. With sufficient experience, the user may identify the spiritual signatures of other individuals at a distance, or anticipate spells being cast while they are still being woven.
>> Strengthen Spirit (T1): Allows casters to absorb ambient mana to strengthen their will and focus
>> Spirit-Mana Conversion (T2): Allows casters to now use wandering souls in spells that manipulate the spirit
>> Spirit Regeneration by Spirit (T2): Allows a caster to consume a wandering soul to increase vitality, mana pool, and marginally restore youth
>> Harmonize Spiritual Energy (T2): Attunes a caster's energies with a target's creating sympathetic connections. Target becomes more susceptible to manipulation from the user.

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>2720530
Ahh what a night, I feel 2 decades younger. So much joy and laughter and........oh good lord than hang overs, Its been a while i should say. Yes, a grand old while.

Ugh.....My head, why.........Well that is peculiar. Most peculiar Indeed. I could almost see a students bones vibrate as a puppet touched them...........Could this be? A though for another day mayhaps.

Tell me gentlemen, while the liqor is still leaving our veins, How could we raise more money for the institute. I am thinking possibly trapping the souls of horses in bodies and making them pull carts in town, For fee of course. tireless, unending stamina horses? it will make for BARRELS of money in the races.

>>2720550
Never mind me. then

FEAR MUCH MORTALS, FOR THE INSTAUTE OF POST MORTALITY LEARNING ADVANCEMENT IS PARTLY DRUNK AND READY TO EHLP. COME MINIONS, YIPPE

>drunken skipping followed by shatter bane enhanced, thick boned skeletons

Rolled 83, 98, 99 = 280 (3d100)

>>2720548
Do not worry headmaster, i only mean those who died in the process of casting, not the yet to be competent. After all i am still a professor, i would be a terrible one if i were to kill my students.

Anyway time for some spells. I WILL get this blood to mana spell to pass. Even if i have to burn all other research i ever produced to make it happen.

T2: Blood to Mana spell that will pass this turn. I have faith.

T2: Blood replication, Blood is alive, as such it is capable of replication, using those properties, this spell will allow a blood mage to "cultivate" blood so to say. Our fountain is beautiful but a more... portable solution is always practical.


T3 spell (because heh let's begin): "Lure" an idea i had since some times, i think it's possible to realize it. Enchanting the blood of a creature could allow it to emit a scent, a... sort of magical Compulsion. Be it Hunger, or else, it would attire other creatures to it. I expect mostly carnivorous creature but who know if the compulsion is done well, result might be far wider. A lesser (T2) version of the spell could simply use an offering of blood to place a physical lure somewhere. While a more advanced version (T4) could make even intelligent beings fall to the compulsion.

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>>2720654
Tonight is blood night lads. we will bleed our way to victory!

>>2720654
Congradulashions strnny.........Commer and ave ee good time wit dee pesnantes...........WHoops a daisy, down da hole i go...........*Snoring face down on the road*

Rolled 53 (1d100)

>>2720548
Oh dear. Streets flooded with water instead of blood; but the corpses lining them are a sight that looks different enough, yet all too familiar. Of course I'll lend a hand.

>Locate the deceased (wandering souls, lost corpses, etc.)
A silver lining then, that I've recently had cause to be in good practice at commanding large numbers of spirits at once.

>>2720670
*toss the real Reginald into a bush as he lays drunk*

Erm... right gentlemen
>>2720548
>Assist Governance

Alright everyone. Time to keep things orderly! Rations will be distributed by the well. The injured shall go to the infirmary. I implore the healthy stay away and let the staff take care of things. Those of us standing shall get to rebuilding!

>>2720553
Good work taking care of things around here Mevron, I heard you organized the rations, treated the sick, and rebuilt many of the buildings here by your own self! I am doubly impressed, given how inebriated you were at Issac's farewell party!

> Reginald Mevron: +15 Favour

>>2720711
Gathering the dead together, I see. It is fruitful for us too, though this is no doubt a tragedy, our alumnus friend has agreed to allow a few spirits and corpses be 'misdirected' towards the Institute. Hopefully the village will remember the Institute's goodwill and may provide us with talent in the future!

> Janus Scrivener: +10 Favour

>>2720654
The board has agreed to fund three spell proposals from the Department of Blood. The first spell, taking inspiration from a similar spell by the Department of Spirit, allows a caster to regenerate mana, vitality, and strength by consuming blood.

The second spell, Blood Replication, allows a blood mage to miraculously 'create' blood from blood, mainly through the infusion of the caster's own mana into the blood source.

The third spell, the first T3 spell in the department, enchants a creature's blood to emit a scent that compels it to attract nefarious figures. Perfect for turning any unfortunate soul into bait!

Active Faculty:
> Janus Scrivener: Path of Spirit, 4 spells, +50 Favour
> ???, Path of Bone, 4 spell, +35 Favour
> Reginald Mevron, Path of Bone, 5 spells, +90 Favour
> Erik Sternes, Path of Blood, 6 spells, +35 Favour
Retired (Could be pulled from retirement):
> Joan Portellio: Path of Spirit, 1 spells, +5 Favour
> Sir Nevermore: Path of Blood, 1 spell, +10 Favour
> Issac Helman: Path of Spirit, 1 spell, +58 Favour

I would like to thank the faculty for helping in the cleaning of the village. However, something about the town didn't add up...If it was indeed a storm, how come some of the roofs had burnt marks? And the corpses, more than one had returned with slit throats...could a storm do that? I had spoken with our alumnus friend, who pleads ignorance as he was away from the village in pursuit of powerful spirits. The villagers however, must know something. The board has given me permission to launch an investigation. If you so desire, you may help us get to the bottom of this...

Uni Quests:
> Interview the villagers
> Research the alumnus and the village
> Scout the local area