<div align="center">(http://i.imgur.com/0d7Yqsu.jpg?1)</div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">CUMS Membership Roster</div><div class="spoiler_body">Andrei, Arturon, Carson, Lillin, Rensha, Zull.<br/><br/>Edgar and Horishkad are technically members for being familiars/eidolons.<br/><br/>Andrei was present for the Mordant Tower Exposition, but not for the Allain expedition and the Race of Eight Winds meeting.</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Who Knows About Kleris' Dual ID</div><div class="spoiler_body">Elgazia/Rachel, Lillin, Rensha, Retario</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Relationship Rules &amp; Levels</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: andale mono;">Relationship &amp; Social Bond Rules</span></span></div><br/>Redhurst Academy of Magic is a typical fantasy story, but it is also primarily a social one. The friendships, rivalries, and ties Kleris develops with others will make her stronger in the long run. Relationship Levels measure the degree of trust and camaraderie (or tension in the case of rivals) which have substantial effects and are measured on a scale of 1 to 10.<br/><br/><strong>Friends:</strong> This is the "default" relationship type. A positive social bond, be it platonic or romantic.<br/><br/><em>Level 3:</em> Kleris gains +2 bonus on charisma-based ability and skill checks, and +4 when Kleris grants aid another to the NPC and vice versa.<br/><br/><em>Level 5:</em> Kleris and the NPC may intercept attacks targeted for the other as immediate actions. Both must be within a normal movement speed from the other in order to reach the other in time to take the blow.<br/><br/><em>Level 7:</em> Kleris gains a deeper understanding of said NPC's thoughts, desires, and nature. Kleris may take one of their feats even if she does not meet the prerequisite.<br/><br/><em>Level 10:</em> Kleris unlocks an Ultimate Power with said NPC. The effects vary, but her unbreakable bond tangentially manifests as something powerful.<br/><br/><strong>Rivals:</strong> This is a relationship type where Kleris is in competition, hostile, or overall marked by an adversarial or conflicting nature. Rivals are not necessarily enemies.<br/><br/><em>Level 3:</em> Gain said rival as a specific Favored Enemy +2, as the Ranger class feature.<br/><br/><em>Level 5:</em> Choose your pick of a spell or 5 ranks worth of skill points possessed by said rival. You now learn that feature; Kleris can have no ranks in a skill greater than her Hit Dice.<br/><br/><em>Level 7:</em> The critical threat range of Kleris and the rivals' attacks increase by 1 when they are within 30 feet of each other. <br/><br/><em>Level 10:</em> Kleris unlocks an Ultimate Power with said NPC. The effects vary, but her unbreakable bond tangentially manifests as something powerful.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: andale mono;">Current Relationship Levels</span></span></div><br/><strong>Friends:</strong> Andrei 2, Artaxes 6, Arturon 3, Asma 3, Elmira 4, Filomena 2, Horishkad 2, Lillin 6, Marcus 2, Rensha 8,  Suthrak &amp; Adalene 2, Thaumant 1, Utari 1, Yarminda 3, Zullinat 5<br/><br/><strong>Rivals:</strong> Carson 6, Elgazia 3</div></div><br/>Character Sheet (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=322376)<br/><br/>Character Roster (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=205751.msg10163114#msg10163114)<br/><br/>Redhurst Lexicon of 3rd Party Spells (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=205751.msg11018490#msg11018490)<br/><br/>Redhurst Student Handbook (legally free version) (http://www.forbeck.com/downloads/RAMPG.pdf)<br/><br/>Redhurst isn't the only magic school, but it is the only one capable of traveling across the planes, no matter how remote.  For its 700 years of existence it has recruited students from all realms and walks of life, so that they learn all they need of the arcane arts.  Owing allegiance to no single nation or deity, Redhurst is both sought after and despised in equal amounts by those who desire its power and resources.<br/><br/>It is autumn in the Material Plane city of Tolkur, a favored destination for the academy on its extraplanar excursions.  Its location as a trade hub made it an ideal source for new and returning students to visit the school and buy supplies.  Just like every new school year, the previous class of graduates made way for fresh-faced First Years coming onto the Academy's grounds.  Many of them are awestruck at Redhurst's expansive grounds and multitude of tall towers.  A row of gleaming metallic archways brought in students from other dimensions, with only a minority coming through the crimson front gates.  Prospective magicians mingled together in the public square, of the "common races" of humans, gnomes, and elves supplemented by centaurs, fairies, insectoid folk, and even a few wizards who seemed to be made of living stone and crystal!  Many friends and family come to greet each other, and a few of the older students came to the group of 1st Years to help them adjust.<br/><br/>Kleris Merchiot had come a long way from home.  The place was everything she said it would be and more.  Every notable wizard yearned to visit the place at least once in their lives, but so few (even prestigious and famous spellcasters) were lucky enough to earn a teaching or student position here.  Out of potential thousands of applicants across the Known Realms, Kleris numbered among the few hundred to have their invitation accepted this year.<br/><br/>"Welcome, everyone!" a 17-year-old student exclaimed to the crowd of new students.  He was clad in a crimson and gold uniform, the ram's head symbol emblazoned on his left breast.  "This place might seem intimidating at first, but over time the school will as familiar as a second home to you all.  If you all will just follow me to the Father Praewall auditorium, the Headmaster has a very important speech for you all."<br/><br/><br/>The auditorium was a wide space, a platform surrounded by a stadium of chairs which looked like they could easily hold a thousand people.  An elderly, mustached elf ascended proudly to the center of the stage to brief applause.<br/><br/>(http://i.imgur.com/UV81mu6.png)<br/><br/>"Welcome, one and all, students both old and new, to the Redhurst Academy of Magic.  Ever since my parents founded this great place 700 years ago, our mission remained the same.  To take in young minds eager to study magic in all its forms, and to prepare them with the skills for self-improvement in the world beyond the libraries and studies.  For the next 9 months, each and every one of you will benefit from the accumulated knowledge of those great witches and wizards who preceded us across the Known Realms.  You might have studied magic before, whether as a hedge mage's apprentice or in the courts of a magocratic noble house, or your talents might remain unawakened, a wild root waiting for the right time to blossom.  Regardless, all students are equal before Redhurst, and will be treated with the respect they deserve.  Our teachers will help you discover your true potential for magic, in whatever form that it may take.  Until then, I look forward to seeing each and every one of you become all that you can be.<br/><br/>So, in the unofficial motto of Redhurst, study carefully, work hard, and play harder."<br/><br/>He descends from the podium to much greater applause.  An illusory apparition of a golden ram sprinted across the ceiling, and soon the gathering came to an end.<br/><br/>The prefect who initially greeted the First Years came to the group of students Kleris was in.  "I understand that many of you are tired and need to take things in.  If you'll all follow me, I'll show you to your dorms.  They will be your residence for the duration of the school year."<br/><br/>Other students of later years appeared to received similar instructions, and proceeded out of the auditorium in as orderly a fashion as teenagers can be.  The 1st Year dorms were very close, virtually adjacent to the auditorium itself.  It was a rather cramped, yet clean and orderly, series of hallways and rooms.<br/><br/>"I understand that this might not be a common tradition among all of you, but the Redhurst dorms are segregated by gender.  Boys stay on the first floor, girls on the second.  Men and women are more than free to mingle and study together at this school, but we all have those times when we need the privacy of our fellows."<br/><br/>Another prefect, this time a raven-haired elf, listed off a roll call of names to split the students into two groups.<br/><br/>"Okay, these are the girls.  Please come forward when I call your name."<br/><br/>"Alice...<br/><br/>Deloni...<br/><br/>Iris...<br/><br/>Janet...<br/><br/>Kleris..."<br/><br/>Did he hear things right?  Kleris' name was called, despite him being a boy!<br/><br/>"Kleris?"<br/><br/>"That's you," one student said as she pushed him forward.<br/><br/><br/><br/>"Rensha...<br/><br/>Xanas...<br/><br/>Yolvenne...<br/><br/>Zullinat!  Alright, we're done!"<br/><br/><br/>It soon became apparent that Kleris would be sharing his room, as evidenced by the presence of two pairs of bunk beds.  The room was tiny, barely enough for a closet, study desks, a wooden footlocker, and some walking room.  The presence of a window overlooking the school grounds gave it a sense of being larger, but even then it still felt constrained.<br/><br/><br/>The room's other two occupants came in, dragging a heavy pair of suitcases behind them.  "Thanks for the help, Rensha!" one of them said as she got in.  "I've been hauling this one all day!"<br/><br/>"Don't mention it."<br/><br/>(http://i.imgur.com/2VWqeAI.png?1)                  (http://i.imgur.com/5O0tiTI.jpg?1)<br/><br/>The pair were a drow elf and orc, both around Kleris' age.  The drow was clad in an all-blue dress and pointed hat, her bright orange hair tied back in very long pigtails.  The orc was a head taller, and her clothes were a patterned black and red tunic with a long cape behind her.  She wore three gold earrings on each ear, and had a peace-bound blade at her hip, both of which looked expertly crafted.<br/><br/>"I'm still kind of miffed that they tied up my ceremonial blade," the orc said, gesturing to her sword.  "It doesn't feel right to restrict us in such a way."<br/><br/>"You're not the only first year who feels out of place," the drow replied.  "We all must abide by Redhurst's rules."<br/><br/>They were both so wrapped in talking that they nearly bumped into Krelis as they walked through the doorway.<br/><br/>"Oh, sorry!" the orc said.  "We didn't see you there!"<br/><br/>"What's your name?" the drow asked.  I'm Zullinat, and this is Rensha."  She extended a hand out in greeting.