The Winds and the Mage

"My name is Wilhemina Petru," the old lady says as you both sit down in a study with her name on the door. "I'll be your Master from now on. I've heard you're done with the Petty spells and did quite a dent on our Lesser spellbooks already, hmm?"

You nod with a proud smile on your face. "Yes, Master. Everyone at the College has been very helpful."

"Ward of the Colleges since you were about 4 years old, right. We rarely see manifested magical talents so early in childhood. Why did you choose the Celestial College?" she asks.

You think for a moment as she peers at you, but in the end, the answer is simple. "Curiosity, Master." She, and any Wizard of the Colleges, would know what that means. Azyr is inspiration and the search for the unreachable. It lies thick in every place where people wonder about the world around them and not their next meal. For a girl raised by Perpetual Apprentices, and frequently exposed to all the (safe) magic of the Colleges, full of questions as you were... It was a Light Mage who told you that you should join the Celestial, and you were truly thankful for his honesty.

Your answer earns you a smile. "The essence of Azyr, then? Good. Will I need to keep an eye on you, or can you keep it in check?"

You ducked your head. The issue with mages that take into themselves the very impulse of seeking the unreachable made magic is that sometimes, they take regrettable action to satisfy said impulses. Normally, their colleagues see it coming and stop them, but... There are at least three living Dark Magisters who used to be part of the Celestial Order. So you try to answer Master Petru's question with utmost honesty.

"I think I can be trusted, Master. At the end of the day, I care more about the College than about getting answers to my questions."

"Affection for peoples and institutions is a good shield to protect you from that kind of danger, Casandora," she opines. "Make many friends, and even if you were to lose some, you'll stay grounded. Heh." She chuckles and claps her hands. "We have five months in Altdorf. I believe in giving freedom to Apprentices, so I want you to make up your own planning. I'll be able to put aside a month to teach you exclusively. The rest of the time, I'll only be able to dedicate a few hours to you over the week. I had plans here before I felt it was time for me to take another apprentice."

"Huh... Master?" You ask before she rolls on.

"What is it?"

"Where are we going in five months? I thought my apprenticeship would be in Altdorf, close to the Library and the Observatory," you explain with a grimace. You spent your whole childhood in the Imperial Capital, and have a few friends here -that is, former wards of the Colleges like you- that you would have liked to stay in contact with.

"My Tower is at Tobaro, Casandora," she explains, putting a hand on yours. "I keep an eye on the Blighted Marshes, the Abasko Mountains and the Southern and Tilean Seas with a few other Magisters from other Colleges there. We also send a few Tilean youngsters to the Colleges every year -we have an agreement with the local Witch Hunters. It's busy work, but-"

"You have your own Tower?" you ask, excited. "With no waiting line to use the Observation Lenses?"

"Urgh," she facepalm. "Well, now there's one. I mostly use it for sea-gazing, mind. You wouldn't believe the number of beings that think they can just sneak on the Tilean coast and rampage through it. Keeps me and my colleagues on our toes. I'm not much for Conceptual Azyr- the future sight- though the spells that rely on it are the most popular here. I'm much better at the Elemental side, and nothing works better to destroy a fleet of Norscan raider from beyond the horizon line than a few well-placed lightning strikes."

"That's unusual, right? I don't know of anyone who concentrate so much on the Elemental aspect of Azyr, Master... There's not even that many spells in the College's sanctioned roster about it." You observe, worried that some kind of pariah might have picked you out as her student.

Wilhemina stops smiling for a moment. "It actually used to be the traditional focus of the Celestial College. Things changed after the Night of a Thousand Arcane Duels. I lost my old Master then, and many of the more Elementally attuned Magisters of the Order went with him."

"And then, the Colleges were forcefully closed for fifteen years, so any of the institutional knowledge was lost?"

You Master gives you an approving look before moving on. "Let's discuss what you plan to do before leaving. You'll have to learn some Tilean, only the more competent Merchant Princes and some of the Porto's dwellers speak Reikspiel. And I," she cracks her fingers, which gives off a sound more akin to thunder than cracking bones, "have to have a conversation with the Imperial Chancellor about the need to keep an eye on Nuln's output... I swear if I see one more pirate ship armed with brand new greatcannons..."

You have 6 actions, corresponding to 6 months. Your Master insists that you learn Tilean before leaving Altdorf, and you have to travel to Tobaro, which will take a while, so 3 actions are already locked. Make a plan to use the 3 others.

[X] Travelling to Tobaro(locked)

[X]Learning a language (2 actions)(locked)
[X] Tilean (locked)
[] Estalian
[] Bretonnian
[] Khazalid
[] Kislevite

[]Learning a Lesser Spell
[]Which one ? (Write-in

[] Practice how to use your spells in combat (martial)
[] Find someone to teach you how to use a weapon (two rolls for the number of melee and distance options, which will trigger a supplementary vote for the option you choose)
[]Studying Tilean history (diplomacy)
[]Studying Tilean politics (intrigue)
[]Studying the complex web that is Tilea's flow of goods (stewardship)
[]Learn to swim
[]Learn to Ride


You can choose one learning action (except ride and swim) and ask your master to help you out with it. It'll give you a +40 to the roll (add [X] Master's teachings under the action in question). You'll receive other bonuses to learning rolls depending on their nature and the quality/dedication of your teacher).

A high enough score in Spell Learning will give you one more spell at random.

There will be a 2 hours moratorium, then you'll have 36 hours to vote.