At this point in time if they wanted to beef up their defenses they do have a option that they haven't had for the past few thousand years of asking the master Runelord hanging around their city what it would cost for him rune up some extra defenses. Thorek would likely ask for some political concessions/guarantees ontop of just money, but this is a chance that doesn't come every millennia.
Still. Laurelorn is in inarguably the best position it's been in in ages- rather than the choice of accepting Nordland's pruning or risking annihilation in an all-out war, they've removed Nordland from their forest (for the most part) and actually have allies in the wider Empire to prevent any war of real catastrophe.
Just because you're in a good position that doesn't mean you can't potentially be in an even better position than that, and Laurelorn still isn't in the same position they were when they originally signed the treaty with Nordland.
Yeah, it is my understanding that Hysh can permeate through stone deeper than other Winds, and that it is attracted to certain geometric shapes, which is why the Nehekharans made obelisks and pyramids, and why the Light Order followed in turn.
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No doubting that, though the trait seems likely to be a result of one of oma Wilhelmina's maxims, rather than a position she arrived at independently.
So... clues to final trait candidates?
Could perhaps have led to Honest Dealer (-2 Intrigue +1 Diplomacy), except she's not above telling helpful fictions to set up trade deals.
Don't Skin The Sheep?
Does that indicate that masteries can pass the other way as well? That is to say if Eike develops a mastery she can teach it to Mathilde?
When we showed off our shadow knife to Regimand, he couldn't pick it up, so it probably depends on whether or not the paradigms have diverged.
Well it had been something like a decade since we had last hung out and had learned most of our spell list from other teachers.
We know all her traits now.
Yeah, you make a good point. I'd say probably a combo. Between Wilhelmina's (very strict) lessons, the stories she's heard, and probably her education in the College about Empire battles/history, it's been reinforced and set in stone. Wilhelmina, though loyal, has been noted to be potentially more mercenary and ruthless if the situation were to call for it. Eike has incorporated it into her view on the Empire as a whole, not just the EIC in particular.
Eike's also been brought up in the midst of the highly-patriotic EIC trade organisation, a result of Mathilde's earlier meddling to
For sure. To think she's a spell or two away from Magic 3... She could be nagging us to learn Shadowsteed next year.
Still, once she hits that level, a relatively-junior apprentice able to (in principle) reliably cast true spells of their Wind might go some way to tipping the scales towards impressing Egrimm?
Those are skills, not traits.
To be more precise, we showed it and the enchanting chisel cantrip to him, he asked if the chisel bypassed armor, we said no, and then he said "Pity. Let me know if you do manage to codify the dagger". So we can assume his paradigm of Shadow Knife is already past the point where he could just pick up our mastery without us codifying it.
Whilst Kragg-sempai scowls, Not At All Jealous, Baka?
I mean that would be perfect, but I can't see that conversation happening in Kragg's presence.
