<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=205751.msg10097621#msg10097621">Quote from: Skynet on 09-06-2014, 04:23:18</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Kleris' arm did indeed touch Zull's shoulder, and she leaned in for a hug.  "Hearing that makes me so happy!" she said.  "I'm really looking forward to this year now!"<br/><br/>With newfound energy, she climbed back up to the top bunk.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Kleris felt a pleasant tingle with the hug, equally happy with the affection as with the knowledge he had reassured the drow girl that she would have friends and a happier school year now.<br/><br/>The buzzing was incongruent in his dream for a moment before it shattered, leaving him with just the loud noise and darkness.  His roommates talked, then there was blinding light for a moment before Rensha's large silhouette came into focus.  Still not quite at ease dressing in front of the two girls, he leaned down to grab his robe and pulled it on sitting in his bunk.<br/><br/>Following the girls to the dining hall, Kleris grabbed a hot bowl of oatmeal and started slicing an apple over it, as well as taking a glass of juice.  It was certainly convenient not to have to make breakfast himself, especially if one had only a short time before class.  Taking a sip, he listened to the girls browbeat the prefect.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"So, winning the hearts and minds of first years as usual, Arturon?" Zull said as she approached the boy.<br/>"I've accepted it as the sacrifice of being a prefect," Arturon said.  "Hopefully they won't hold a grudge."<br/>"Ignore those fools," the raven said.  "They should be happy you're doing them a favor."<br/>"Anyway, Kleris, this is Arturon, 3rd year prefect, and his familiar Edgar.  Arturon and Edgar, meet Kleris and Rensha."<br/>"I prefer to view us as partners," Arturon said, giving Edgar a slight tickle.  "But it's good to meet you two.  I hope your first day at Redhurst was a good one."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>"Hi Arturon, hello Edgar," Kleris nodded to the prefect, as well as his familiar.  He knew they could get annoyed with being ignored, especially the talkative ones.  "Well, the buzzing was startling enough to wake me, so Edgar here wasn't too surprising after.  The first day was quite startling in many ways.  It's still all new and takes some getting used to, but at least its just learning a routine.  Zull here is very helpful."<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"It was, very much," Rensha replied.  "Anyway, it's getting late.  We need to head off now.  I have Arcane Protections 101.  How about you?"<br/>"Discovery and Disarming of Traps for Adventuring Wizards," Zull said.  "It's an area of study which can really help me from where I come."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>"Hey, me too.  Evocation isn't my usual thing, but I had a personal interest in the class as well.  At least I can get a better respect of what it can do, even if I don't have much use for it."<br/><br/>Seeing the school physically manifest energy, Kleris examined it.  Abjuration, though what it could be protected from Kleris could only speculate.  Blasting magic in a school was probably dangerous to the environment, so some sort of precautions seemed obvious.<br/>[Spellcraft 1+10=11]<br/><br/>Looking around, the classroom seemed to have a lot of hands-on tools, as opposed to the more esoteric, theoretical, and cerebral practices.  Taking a seat, he looked in his desk and made a cursory glance at the contents.  They didn't make much sense, but he figured they would learn soon enough.  Professor Murin was deadly serious about the importance of the class, and by extent, self-reliance.  Kleris was wide-eyed with attention already before he suddenly barked at him directly!  Nervously, he stepped up to hold the metal contraption.<br/>[Perception 19+1=20, finally a good roll<br/>Dungeoneering 10+8=18]<br/>Determined to make a better impact than yesterday, Kleris took his time carefully rolling the ball in his hands.  He almost missed it, but holding it to his ear, he felt the faint tinking of springs.  Gently squeezing the sides, he could feel some give, and felt more confident he had heard of something like this from an adventuring wizard.<br/><br/>"If I'm not mistaken, it's a gas weight, a kind of grenade weapon..."  Pleased with the confirmation, he only flinched slightly when the dwarf hit the trap and set off a light gust of air.  Nodding at the exposition, he set it back down and returned to his seat a bit more confident.<br/><br/>Looking through the tools in the desk again, Kleris follows the professor's instructions on the lockbox.  Maybe if he took several minutes working it, it would eventually open.  With a quick rustling of tools, however, he could certainly make a lock not open at all.<br/>[Disable device 12+2=14]<br/>He wasn't a rogue by any means, but the instructions were informative, and a knowledge of what a dungeon might contain, and a practical understanding of how it works, would certainly be useful in some adventure.  He looked over to see how Zull was making it with her box.