<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"Nice job with the detection, it seems a lot of people forget to look for the magic around here.  I'm Kleris; it looks like a lot of us aren't just diviners.  It looks like this class is going to be a lot of analysis."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>"Kleris...yeah, I've seen you around in the Right Dorm.  I'm Utari, prefect of the girl's section.  Never got the chance to introduce myself.  We can talk later after class if you want."<br/><br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Kleris grinned back to her.  "I can certainly imagine some creative combinations of the two, during and after a revelry.  You know, I had learned a polypurpose panacea from a scoundrel of a bard a bit ago, but I always had more pressing matters to concentrate on.  This is a much simpler cantrip to play with.  Maybe we'll have to practice back at the dorm; we can let Zull in on our good fortune."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>"Yeah!  That sounds like a great idea!"<br/><br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Nammor School of Enchantment</span></div><br/>The fountain of Nammor was beautiful to view as always.  Hentru was waiting for when they came back.<br/><br/>"Good afternoon," Hentru said.  "As is Redhurst's custom, I will teach you a signature spell of Nammor.  The<em>wake</em>spell snaps a sleeping target's mind back to the conscious world, and can even work on magical curses if cast by one of sufficient power.  As a cantrip it is useful at Redhurst for making fellow students get up at a reasonable time, and for  silently alert sleeping companions when you see danger."<br/><br/>Arturon smiled.  "As prefects we all learn this spell as part of our training.  Not a popular spell around here."<br/><br/>"Now, some of you might think to use this spell to burn the midnight oil," Hentru intoned, "but the effects are short-lived when cast upon sleep-deprived targets.  The spell's akin to a splash of cold water, not a restful sleep."<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><strong>Wake</strong></span><br/>Enchantment (Compulsion) (Mind-Affecting)<br/><strong>Level:</strong> Brd 0, Sor/Wiz 0<br/><strong>Components:</strong> V, S, M<br/><strong>Casting time:</strong> 1 round<br/><strong>Range:</strong> Medium (100 feet + 10 feet/level)<br/><strong>Area:</strong> One or more living creatures within a 30-foot burst radius<br/><strong>Duration:</strong> Instantaneous<br/><strong>Saving Throw:</strong> Will negates<br/><strong>Spell Resistance:</strong> Yes<br/><br/>A <em>wake</em> spell silently awakens all sleeping creatures within its area of effect, even those who haven fallen asleep under the effect of a spell and can be awakened normally.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Later after the lesson, Hentru approached Kleris while on the way out from Nammor.<br/><br/>"Ms. Merchiot, you have been a great student.  Tomorrow I wish to invite you to dinner in my quarters, along with your other peers.  You're more than welcome to bring your own food, but you'll be missing out on a marvelous cuisine prepared by my chefs!"<br/><br/>With a<em>Gust of Wind</em>spell he snatched a piece of paper from the air.  It was a very fancy bright red envelope:<br/><br/><em>Ms. Merchiot,<br/><br/>You and one friend of your choice are currently invited to dinner with me tomorrow at Wednesday, in the Faculty Housing building.</em><br/><br/><br/>One of the nearby girls gasped.  "Oooh, you got a note from the Prince!  I'm so jealous!"<br/><br/>"Soon Kleris was swamped in a circle of female students, promising all kinds of favors to be taken as her "friend" to dinner.  Money, helping out with homework, buying her a fancy present, it was a chorus of cheers as they pushed him from all sides.<br/><br/><br/>"Alright, alright, that's enough from you all!" Rensha arrived just in the nick of time to rescue Kleris.<br/><br/>"So, I take it you don't know already," she said after getting away from the crowd, "but Assistant Dean Hentru's the Prince of the Emerald Sultanate.  I don't know much about it, but it's a vast empire in the southern lands, ruled by a dynasty of sorcerer kings and queens.  He first came here as a student, but loved Redhurst so much he became teacher here."<br/><br/>"I don't really go for fancy dinners, but I wouldn't mind coming with you if you have nobody else in mind.  Anyways, let's head back to the Right Dorm.  It's about time we told Zull the good news..."<br/><br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Kleris, Rensha, and Zull's dorm</span></div><br/>"What's going on here?" Zull asked as she inspected the table of glass drinks in front of her.  "This some kind of water spell you learned in class?"<br/><br/>"Go on, Kleris," Rensha said.  "Show her."<br/><br/><br/>One by one, the glasses of water turned into various kinds of alcoholic drinks.  Red, black, golden yellow, green, and even a dark blue one (Rensha's addition).  Zull picked up one of Kleris' and put it to her lips.<br/><br/>"Wow, this is real beer!" she exclaimed.  "Ooooh, can you do mushroom brandy?"<br/><br/>"I think that's too strong for this spell," Rensha replied.  "We can only do the lighter ones for now."<br/><br/>"Normally I'm not one to say this, but since we don't have any more classes today, why don't we just kick back, relax, and down a few shots?"<br/><br/>"Now you're talking!"  The orc picked up a cup and started drinking.<br/><br/><em>If you participate, roll a Fortitude Save, DC 10.</em><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">If you fail...</div><div class="spoiler_body">"Hey Kleris, ya alright?  That was some gooood stuff!"<br/><br/>"Rensha, you shouldn't have encouraged her!  It's obvious she's never drunk this much before!"<br/><br/>"Alright alright, hold on!  I... I got this one..."<br/><br/>Incanting the proper words, Rensha attempted to cast a <em>Cleanse of Alcohol</em> spell, only to fail the first few times, as she too is inebriated.<br/><br/>Zull groaned.  "Oh please..."<br/><br/>"Hey, I got it now!"<br/><br/>Kleris found his senses returning to him as he found himself doubled over on the floor, spilled drink in hand.<br/><br/>"Yeah, maybe we should learn to take it easy," Zull said.  "But I really enjoyed our time together.  Maybe I should take a Thamaunt course next year..."<br/><br/>"Anyway, there's another spell I wanted to show you, Zull.  You probably know it, being a popular one and all, but now Kleris and I can cast <em>Capture Image.</em>  Why don't we take a picture, you know, as a memento of our time together."<br/><br/>Zull's eyes brightened up at hearing this.  "Kleris, there should be enough room for all of us in front of the mirror.  Okay, now cast it."<br/><br/>"Wow, we look great, even in black and white."</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">If you succeed</div><div class="spoiler_body">After finishing the last drink, Rensha gives a victory cry.  "Yeahhh!  That was some good stuff!"<br/><br/>"I could get used to doing this every night," Zull said.  "Thanks to that cantrip we can get drunk <em>and</em> avoid hangovers!  This calls for a celebration!"<br/><br/>"Yeah!" Rensha exclaimed.  "We should take a picture!  Kleris, get in front of the mirror, that way we can all be in it!"<br/><br/>"Best friends forever!"</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">If you succeed by 13 or more</div><div class="spoiler_body">Despite all odds, you manage to outdrink Rensha (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=59957) and Zull. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=59958)  Both girls aren't dead drunk, but more than a little tipsy and enough to put them in good spirits.  It was fortunate that both of them were 'happy drunks.'<br/><br/>"Woo, Kleris!" Zull shouted.  "You won!  This calls for a celebration!"<br/><br/>"Yeah!" Rensha exclaimed.  We should take a picture!  Kleris, get in front of the mirror, that way we can all be in it!"<br/><br/>"Best friends forever!"</div></div><br/>From then on out the picture was tucked in the corner of the mirror, so that Kleris, Zull, and Rensha would see it ever day, reminding them of their night of fun and bonding.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Relationship and Experience</div><div class="spoiler_body">Gain <strong>Relationship Level 3 out of 10</strong> with Zull.  Gain <strong>Relationship Level 1 out of 10</strong> with Rensha.  Gain 150 experience points.<br/><br/>Add "Memento Picture" to your inventory.</div></div><br/><br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Day 10, Right Dorm</span></div><br/>Early in the morning, Kleris hears some crying from the girl's locker room.  Going to investigate, he notices Elmira sitting on a bench, her head in her hands.<br/><br/>"Oh!  Kleris!  It's alright...I'm fine."  Even she didn't sound convinced that she was fooling anyone.  "I...it's hard, you know?  Ever since coming here, I've been so lucky.  Best school in the Known Realms, best player on the Spellflag team.  But lately I feel that it won't matter in the long run."<br/><br/><em>If you console Elmira, roll a Diplomacy check to see how much she opens up to you.  Each result is a separate conversation entirely; these results are not cumulative.</em><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">DC 10</div><div class="spoiler_body">"I-my parents are strict disciplinarians.  Even though we're poor, they always wanted me to be the best.  I spent my whole life being the strongest girl, the smartest one, in my hometown of Nallwood.  But after coming here and seeing all the other students, I just...you know...outmatched."</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">DC 15</div><div class="spoiler_body">"I-my parents, they're poor.  Even then they want the best for me, so when they couldn't meet Redhurst's initiation fees, they sold a lot of our stuff to make up for it, took out loans, even singing an agreement that I'll pay Redhurst 10% of future earnings to make up for all the time, magic, and resources.  I am doing my best, there's no other choice.  But I still feel like a burden.  I spent my whole life being the strongest girl, the smartest one, in my hometown of Nallwood.  But after coming here and seeing all the other students, I just...you know...outmatched."</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">DC 20</div><div class="spoiler_body">"I-you can keep a secret, can you?  This is important, Kleris, I'll never forgive you if you tell anyone!"<br/><br/>"My parents, they're poor.  Even then they want the best for me, so when they couldn't meet Redhurst's initiation fees, they sold a lot of our stuff to make up for it, took out loans, even singing an agreement that I'll pay Redhurst 10% of future earnings to make up for all the time, magic, and resources.  I am doing my best, there's no other choice.  But I still feel like a burden.  So I've...I've been looking for other avenues of money.  I met this man, Banser, a Tolkurian wizard.  He offered to pay for my tuition entirely, if I helped him out as an assistant wizard now and then.  He is a very kind man, and I've been helping him out around town now and again.  But then one thing led to another, and..."<br/><br/>She blushed, unable to continue.  "Well, you know..."<br/><br/>"So, umm, I was out, while you and Lillin and Andrei were, and I was in Khûdzak's office after Lillin.  He wasn't as angry as he used to be, and I told him the truth.  But I left some things out.  I know that the break-in is a very serious matter, but I don't know how they'd react if they found out about me and Banser.  Kleris, I don't want to be expelled!  I feel scared and don't know what to do!"</div></div>