adaine: (the witch in the web)
adaine ([personal profile] adaine) wrote in [community profile] deernet2022-03-02 06:40 pm

video; un: Oracle

[The video flicks on and a girl in a blue denim jacket with pointed ears and round glasses struggles with positioning it right, even as the video is already playing. She takes a step back, sitting in a chair opposite the camera on a desk that's just full of papers.]

Um, hi. I think it's recording? Yeah, it's recording... Hello. [She clears her throat and adjusts her glasses. She speaks with a nervous somewhat nasally british accent that rings of 'very educated and also somewhat traumatized by it'.] So, I wanted to make something of an introduction, since I've heard that people show up a lot here. It's a bit overwhelming, the amount of information there is to learn about this place, but I'd like to get through it as quickly as possible.

My name is Adaine Abernant. Back home I was something called the Oracle, which is a title that was sort of just... dumped on me, but it does have meaning. Uh, basically it means I get prophetic visions, both of the future and events happening in the present. [Technically it's the 'Elven Oracle', but here's the thing. Fuck Fallinel and fuck the elven government.] On top of that, I was also a student at the Aguefort Adventuring Academy and a wizard of the Divination school, which works similarly to how Paleblood magic seems to work, at least from my initial observations.

So, uhm, the point of all of that is that if you have something you'd like to find out, a prophesy, or something to find, I might be able to help. I'm still figuring out how to work it now that it's all mixed with Trench's native blood magic. And as an adventurer, I'm also used to helping people out if they're in trouble or there's a largescale threat.

[She pauses and peers down at one of the papers, a list of some sort, and then continues.]

...On top of that, and the larger point of all this is, I'd like to learn as much about Trench's magic, metaphysics, cosmology and society as possible. I'm doing my own research, obviously, but if anyone wants to share their own notes or experiences, or even just point me in the right direction, I'd really appreciate it.
givehead: unk (Default)

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[personal profile] givehead 2022-03-02 10:38 am (UTC)(link)
Sup Adaine. I'm Dirk.

Protip on the mechanics of this place is that just about anything appears to be theoretically possible. Mastery of blood magic is a long, enduring process that seems to deeply corrupt those who manage it.

It's pretty much impossible to master the skill without exposing yourself to the pollution that comes with it. Basically, this place functions on catch-22 rhetoric through and through.
givehead: unk (truly)

[personal profile] givehead 2022-03-02 11:04 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. That seems to be a relatively consistent theme throughout the general multiverse.

Correct. Seems to bring your mind to ruin and then I assume the collected blood pollution begins to change you on a molecular level until your body contorts.

There appear to be some ways to alleviate corruption. Traditional emotional support seems to provide some relief, others depend on magical intervention. It's tricky since it's dependent entirely on the individual and the situation.

Reversing beasthood is a lot more complicated. There's no clean-cut answer on that so far as I know.
cryptograms: ? ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛғᴜʟ (ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ bundled up now?)

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[personal profile] cryptograms 2022-03-02 12:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Did someone say metaphysics and cosmology? ]

Welcome to Trench, Adaine! I think I can help you with your request.

Is there any subject in particular you'd like to start with? There's a lot of ground to cover.
imaglyphwitch: (nurture the hearth)

[personal profile] imaglyphwitch 2022-03-02 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, an actual oracle, no way! I just get impressions of people sometimes! that's really interesting!

Um, Luz here, aspiring witch from the Boiling Isles! Nice to meet you! I'm mostly a self taught witch that does glyphs, but I'm honestly still working on expanding those powers and their uses. I also have some Paleblood magic going on too, but that's a little more complicated.
frogiturgy: (tucci-- study)

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[personal profile] frogiturgy 2022-03-02 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
A lot of us are in that same situation,

[A bespectacled older man chimed in briskly, without introduction. His eyes were sharp behind the old fashioned wire frames, and he leaned back to better regard the girl.]

The archives have a lot of information, but it can be overwhelming at first because the details are so intertwined with the Pthumerians and blood magic.

I've only been here for a couple of months, but I can share my notes with you to get you started.
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prodigalhairess: (pic#13210762)

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[personal profile] prodigalhairess 2022-03-02 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh, it's the girl she helped out of the ocean! Rapunzel is glad to see she's doing okay, and - wow. Those sure are a lot of notes.]

Wow, you really hit the ground running, huh?

[She doesn't really blame her, though. Rapunzel knows all about the urge to throw yourself into everything all at once, when it comes to new information. God, she could've spent days in the library that first time Eugene brought her to the castle town, and it was only her desire to experience everything about the festival and beyond that gave her the strength to put some of those books down.]

I can't say I know too much about the magic of this world, but... I can do new things that I couldn't do with my magic back home.
frogiturgy: (tucci -- profile)

[personal profile] frogiturgy 2022-03-03 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
I'll make copies and have Koi bring them to you. If you see a big fish later today-- that's her.

...You said you're a student, right? So you're probably used to hard days in the archives by now. It's actually pretty impressive. Wizards don't really organize together much in my world. I had to learn thaumaturgic theory the hard way, and it was kinda one of those 'trial by fire' things until I got the hang of it.
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[personal profile] prodigalhairess 2022-03-03 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
I can make people feel things. [It feels so... ominous, saying it like that. Oops.] Not - uh, not in a creepy way! I can't mess with people's emotions??? But it's sort of like pushing a feeling at someone? If that makes any sense at all.

[She laughs a little sheepishly, running a hand through the thick braid behind her. She hasn't really tried to use her new magic again since the Beast incident with Varian, but... maybe she should try again. Try to master it, so she can be more useful with it.]

It sounds way more complicated than what I used to do. I used to be able to heal people with my hair when I sang.
frogiturgy: (tucci -- concern)

[personal profile] frogiturgy 2022-03-03 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
Uh... thanks? That's just how she showed up here. I had something of a mishap with the Koi Spirit in the Spirit World back home, and it pushed both of us in the same space. I suspect that's part of why my Omen is Koi.

[He shrugged. Spirit stuff was cheating in his opinion, and he didn't entirely understand it.]

It sucks that your principal is treating the students that way. Self study has it's merits, but it's got it's own problems.

There's no one to guide you on how to fix any messes you make while learning how to use your powers. Even if you're not fully trained, there's no support in dealing with the consequences either.
imaglyphwitch: (earnest intentions)

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[personal profile] imaglyphwitch 2022-03-03 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, so it looks like we're both learning things. Granted, it sounds like you were sort of granted some powers too, but that was outside of your control. That's still really cool though, and it'll be great to see what your powers can do once you get more training!

I hadn't either until I wound up there! The spells I know are actually in glyphs, and I can definitely demonstrate them for you! Where are you staying?

[She knew she could show them through video, but face to face seemed easier].
givehead: unk (pretty beat)

[personal profile] givehead 2022-03-03 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
Probably. I would check out Lumenwood. I believe their "hospital" is also a research facility that probably has more information. I'm not much of a healer myself. I mostly just know the basics.
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[personal profile] prodigalhairess 2022-03-03 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
... Yeah. It is. [A bit of that bright smile fades, as Rapunzel is caught up in a memory of only a couple months ago.] Someone I care about very much turned into a beast. It was terrible, but... I was able to help calm him down. Me and a few others.

[She'd almost been sick, after that. She never wants to see that happen again - to anyone. Ah, but she can't dwell on that. The girl has other questions! Just... focus on the questions, not the sad things.]

Yeah, for a long time, I thought that it was my hair that was magic, not me. When it got cut, the piece that was cut off lost all healing abilities, so... [She tugs that mass of a braid around, holding it up for emphasis.] It's pretty wild! But I can't imagine my hair any differently.

[Well, not exactly true. There were those few months after it was cut, but... that was just a few months. And it felt weird the entire time.]
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[personal profile] givehead 2022-03-03 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
No problem, chickadee. You doing okay with the rest of this place so far?
tealeafs: (into the heavens)

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[personal profile] tealeafs 2022-03-03 07:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ At first Chizuru feels a little guilty. Being still relatively new here, and with most things being entirely new and overwhelming to her in this place, she's not sure whether there's much at all she can offer this new person.

.. but it does seem like other people are already helping her out, and so maybe it's okay for Chizuru to ask what's on her mind after all. She still hesitates for a moment, chewing on her lip in indecision, but then decides to reply. ]


Excuse me. [ Chizuru nods her head, like some sort of mini-bow. ] But, with the way you speak of it.. Is getting visions that normal to you?

[ She doesn't sound like she's judging the girl at all, really. She just sounds.. curious, and perhaps more than just a bit surprised. ]

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