Trials of the Sorcerer of Roses [DonJasper & Caeli] (hiatus?)
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				Title: <strong>Trials of the Sorcerer of Roses [DonJasper &amp; Caeli] (hiatus?)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caeli</strong> on <strong>29-11-2007, 18:35:53</strong>
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				<em><strong>Prologue</strong><br><br>In a world of vast expanses of wilderness between towns and cities, there exists mages, non-magical humans, magical creatures, fairies, elemental creatures, and other wonderful (and to balance it, horrible) things. Of late, mages have become persecuted in the country of Valigard, no longer as exalted or revered as they were in the past, when wars had been prominent and their talents widely visible. An old, wizened Master Mage, the top teacher in the most prominent mage school in the capital city, fears for the life of one of his most adventurous and skilled students, a fiercely independent water mage. She has the potential to be one of the most powerful elemental mages to come along in a long time, but only if she manages to escape becoming slaughtered in the chaos of the witch-hunt.<br><br>Master Mage Kastadel sends this mage to a former student of his who lives beyond the borders of the now-unsafe Valigard, where the persecution isn't as noticeable or widespread. This former student is formidable in power, at 200 years of age but looking as if he is in his thirties. When he receives the letter from his former master, his obligation to Kastadel leaves him unable to refuse the request. But one thing's for sure - he definitely resents having what HE believes is a spoiled rich brat foisted upon him. He has no idea that she is quite the opposite - charming, lively, eager to achieve mastery over her elements, and most importantly, a young woman.<br><br>She isn't much happier - not only must she, in essence, abandon her life in Valigard and go to a completely new place, she doesn't WANT a new teacher; she has had more than a few in the past twenty years (an unfortunate fact made true by her mischievous personality and penchant for tricks, as well as a gift that outstripped all her previous masters') and Master Mage Kastadel is, hands down, the best she's ever had - the one who taught her the most, who was the most patient, who understood her better than most. But because he asks it of her, she will go, if unwillingly. SHE thinks Master Kastadel's former student is just another stuffy old teacher - she has no idea that he is as young as he is, nor that he is one of the most sought after bachelors in the capital (and not for his powerful magic). But they're stuck with each other - he couldn't just send her back, and she really has nowhere to go now... So they make do.</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: As Luck Would Have It [DonJasper &amp; Caeli]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>DonJasper</strong> on <strong>29-11-2007, 23:10:39</strong>
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				For the last one hundred years there was only one best rose.&nbsp; If you wanted the sweetest smelling, more vivid color and easiest to grow roses, then you chose a Morgan Rose.&nbsp; Florists preferred them because they took love potions, forgiveness elixirs and other extra-charge items better than any others.&nbsp; Gardeners found them the easiest to grow, and there was a special ‘black thumb’ line that would explain it’s needs – using a limited vocabulary - whenever one bent a leaf.&nbsp; While it might be embarrassing to have ones rose garden muttering during a wind-storm – betraying one’s lack of growing prowess - no other rose would offer such clear instructions to it’s care.&nbsp; There was even a high-security line that grew straight up with extra large (and sharp!) thorns, that would scream out when under attack.<br><br>It was still a childhood dare to eat the pedals of one of the Morgan Blacks – black roses that were said to be poisonous (they were not).&nbsp; Although “Velvet Night” – having a non-shiny texture - did have a slight mint flavor, the shinier the pedal became the more foul their taste.&nbsp; Only an ignorant (or daring) child would test themselves against a “Polished Night”!<br><br>Within in the last ten years the market had been set abuzz with “Painted Petals” varieties of Morgan Roses.&nbsp; At first nothing more than a stripe of color down the middle of each petal, the latest bushes – still claiming the highest prices – would bear flowers that changed color from day to day.&nbsp; There were persistent rumors about an upcoming “Lovers Rose” – that would reveal the true feelings for the giver, or if the receiver had been unfaithful.&nbsp; <br><br>At the heart of this was Master Mage Morgan.&nbsp; He was little known outside the Master Mage ranks, and worked very hard to keep it that way.&nbsp; He hadn’t left his isolated grounds for fifty years, and knew nothing of that outside world, save a detailed knowledge of the nursery profession.&nbsp; The gold-sealed invitation sent to the fortunate individual allowed to propagate the newest cultivar of Morgan was often the high point in ones career.&nbsp; On the other hand - woe be it to any mage who dared to dabble in roses.&nbsp; Morgan had found, over the years, that one example was good for about twenty years time.&nbsp; It had been seven years since misfortune had visited Clarence Baltimore, and Morgan felt he still had another ten years before some new fool came of age.<br>
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