Jemals School

Jemal · 17th May 2009, 05:44 PM

"Good morning, Freshmen, and let me be the first to welcome you to The School, the greatest interdimensional institute of learning and training in the multiverse."
You've been sitting in a large auditorium since you were gated in several minutes ago. All around you are sentients from a multitude of species and planes. The vast majority are humanoid, though several strange breeds are noticed. At the front has just appeared a smiling man, 6 and a half feet tall, with skin as black as night and dreadlocks hanging down to the shoulders of his suit.
"I am Dean Priscus, and as has been tradition here for centuries, it is my duty and pleasure to greet the new arrivals. We look forward to seeing you each become all that you want - and more. Now, as I'm sure most of you know from the documentation you received as part of your acceptance package, this is a vast place, with many opportunities. You will not be forced to participate in any activity here with the exception of the monthly Aptitude tests. We offer a wide range of possible classes, in addition to our physical programs, Training Room, and libraries for individual studying and self-improvement.
Right now you will be assigned in small groups to third year students who will show you around and answer questions. Until you get settled in, I suggest learning as much as you can from your guide."
He gestures and a nearby wall opens up, several young men and women of various races entering. He then begins calling out names and assigning new students to their guides.
You are all assigned to a young black-haired woman who introduces herself as Arin before leading you out into the school
"So, whicha yew noobs has tha first queshion?" she grins at you, her accent strange.

Myth and Legend · 18th May 2009, 03:34 PM

Jamien found the woman's manner of speech distasteful and completely unbefitting a lady. His discipline and code of conduct however, kept his face clean of emotion. The young human lad brushed off a lock of golden hair from his fair, almost feminine face, and looked at the others.

They were quite the colourful group to be sure - in particular, a young dark haired girl with eyes a bit stretched to the side, caught the Knight's attention, her exotic appearance striking the lad's fancy. The others seemed to be capable, even if some looked like scoundrels. Still the red haired, blue eyed man looked like a Cleric, and Jamien made a note to attempt and befriend him later on.

Rhun · 18th May 2009, 04:03 PM

The slender, dark-haired girl with the almond shaped brown eyes smiles at Arin, displaying her perfect white teeth. "A pleasure to meet you Arin. I am Amaya. Perhaps you can start by telling us of all the places of interest around The School? At least, those places that are likely to be of interest to freshman." Amaya's voice is melodic, and has a pleasant, lilting aspect to it.

Rathan · 19th May 2009, 01:23 AM

A young man of no more than 15 scurries up to the front of the pack with a pen and parchment at the ready.... "A... R.. I... N.... hmmm.... it's that spelled correctly ma'am?" the polite priest asked softly as he looked up slightly to their guide... "My name is Terrance... Terrance Hawthorn and it's a pleasure to meeeeee.." is as far as Terrance gets before he trips over his own shoddily packed gear and plants himself face first in the dirt... which quickly brings a red hue to his face nearly matching that for his dark red hair.... meet.. you..." the form on the ground finishes as he picks himself up and starts to gather his things once more and dust himself off...

Arkhandus · 19th May 2009, 01:36 AM

"Aye, that seems like a good start," the fellow in chainmail and a red cloak chips in. He looks and sounds kind of rough, but his gear shows a military sharpness. He's a short human, broad, and very muscular, biceps lef exposed by the chain shirt. His eyes, hair, and skin are all shades of brown, with hazel eyes, dark tan skin, short hair of light brown, and a goatee.

"Oh, and you can call me Keizaan," he adds after a moment. His hands rest on the haft of his glaive, and he stands at attention. Whenever they start moving, he follows at a march.

Theroc · 19th May 2009, 01:40 AM

A young man whose appearance could almost be mistaken for at least a Half-Elf's watched keenly and quietly, his violet eyes eagerly looking for something new to learn. As he was directed to a guide with a strange accent, his brow quirked momentarily almost as if in question, but he did not speak until two others spoke, one an unusual looking woman, her facial structure something he hadn't seen before. Though, that also meant the chances were she was not extraplanar, as if she were, he would have some rudimentary knowledge. Or so Coravin would like to think.

After a boy essentially tripped over himself, Coravin bowed his head slightly.

"Coravin Moonshadow. A pleasure, I'm sure."

Jemal · 19th May 2009, 04:36 PM

The young woman smiles at each of you as you introduce yourselves, then starts walking down the hall, motioning you to follow her. She turns around to face you, walking backwards though it seems to have no ill effect on her navigation, as she deftly steps around a centaur "Hey Tim" she waves to him before returning her attention to you.
"Aright, well as you probly know from like the brochure and stuff, we've got hundreds of classes, an' there's the Gyms, The arboretum - that place is totally cool... well, if you're into plants n' stuff, like me - we got a HUGE library that I aint even seen half of, our cafeteria's got whatever you can think of.. cept sentients, we had a dragon here when I was a freshie, kept wantin t'eat people, Dean 'ventually kicked 'im. Ol Priscus may not care what ya believe, but when ya try eatin his students he gets a lil pissy." She giggles and turns a corner, and even with her strange backward gait some of you have to pick up your pace a bit to keep up.

"Up here" She points behind her to a sign on the right side of the hall "is the Mall, its kinda like the center a' the school, ya can get anywheres from there, an' there's a guidestone ta tell ya where t'go, an' shops for like whatever you want. It's gonna be totally hard gettin around for a while, but don't worry y'always seem to find your way t'where yer going around here."

She enters the door and you find yourselves in a veritable cavern, with a 500' high domed ceiling covering the mile-wide room. The whole place is lit with a bright yet soft light, as were the halls you came through. Stalls line the floor, with corridors through and around them, and you can see various exits with exit signs all over the place. In the center of the room, running from floor to ceiling, is a Marble column roughly 20 feet in diameter.

Arin gives you a few moments to drink in the sights of the room before speaking (Loudly to be heard over the din) "SO any Queshions yet?"

ishalleatyourflesh · 20th May 2009, 12:43 AM

An winged albino kobold skitters his way to the front through, around, in some cases over legs, bags and people. On his back is a ratty back pack, what ever fills it gives it an odd shape.

"Aussir want to know where Aussir lair is? Aussir stuff need set down, important stuff." As the little kobold slides to a stop, his claws scratching the ground, a platinum coin falls from his bag. In an alarmed state he drops his bag grabs the coin and replaces it, coiling himself on top of the bag. He casts menecing looks at those around mim.

Rathan · 20th May 2009, 01:23 AM

Terrance jumps a bit as he feels the kobold skitter across his leg and yelps a bit as he feels a scaly tail smack the back of his calf... "Ok.. this place is going to take some getting use to methinks... the priest says as he finishes writing down directions to the various places they'd been past so far..... "woooooaahhh.. this room is HUGE!" Terrance exclaims as he drinks in the sight of the huuuuge room Arin had stopped suddenly in...

Rhun · 20th May 2009, 01:45 AM

Amaya chuckles at the little kobolds antics. "I can see that school here is going to be quite the learning experience," she puns with a slight smile. Then she turns back to the third year. "How does our group work? Are we study together? Live together? I'm a little confused on that dynamic..."

renau1g · 20th May 2009, 01:48 AM

Rushing to catch up to the others is a human with many small pouches attached to his garments. He carries some sort of weird contraption across his back, it looks like a long pipe with a solid black wood base. The human is tall and moderately overweight, no stubble is visible on his cherubic face. The man is cursing, huffing and puffing as he runs to the group.

As he meets you, he stops, hands on his knees as he struggles to catch his breath. Huh....huhh...huhhh..sorry....not used to the planar energies of this place, my internal clock appears to be on Sharn time, and not our esteemed school's time. Phew. My name is Zero, I am a human, as you see, and a craftsman. I have come here to learn new skills and ... Zero stops in midsentence and is awed by the sight of the massive room, appearing to just see it for the first time. His mouth is open as he stares in wonderment.

Looking back after a few moments "It seems I'm in the right place he says, then continues to stare.

Arkhandus · 20th May 2009, 03:20 AM

Keizaan looks around the big room, impressed, and mutters "Uh, for one thing, where are we now?"

Myth and Legend · 20th May 2009, 04:28 AM

The group certainly piqued the young Knight's interest, even if he would normally not be associated with such rabble. "A Kobold? Torm be merciful, this shall be a trial indeed."

Jamien was thoroughly impressed by the size of this room - it could literally house his father's manor house and still leave room for more. He also grinned at Amaya's suggestion that they should all sleep in the same quarters, but kept his composure, despite the urge to introduce himself to the pretty girl.

Above all else, the lad wanted to seem manly and mature - this was, after all, his proving grounds before his father.

"I am Sir Jamien de Chartes, pleased to meet you all. - the boy turned towards their guide, his soft blond locks of hair slowly waving with the motion. - lady Arin, I am to understand this is a magical crossroads that could take us anywhere within the school? If so, may I reach the stables from here as well? I would like to insepct my mount and the conditions he is in. Tempest does not befriend strangers easily."

Theroc · 21st May 2009, 07:26 AM

Coravin observed quietly, the slender human following with hardly an indications of reaction, though his eyes followed events easily, studying everything he could, though particularly seeking knowledge of the Planar kind.

As the entered the cavern, Coravin's eyes all but began to glow with excitement at the Knight's observation.

"The Mall is a Stone that can Gate people to a designated location? Fascinating. Ms. Arin, does the library possess spellbooks for students to add to their repertoire while attending? Further, what are the rules of this Academy? Our Esteemed Dean did not give any guidelines for behavioural conduct, and in a setting such as this, it must be paramount that there be regulations to maintain harmony in such a planar hub as this..."

Jemal · 24th May 2009, 05:45 AM

"Well the guidestone at the center over there'll tell ya which way ta go if ya ask. C'mon, I'll show ya." Arin leads you to the center (A trek which takes several minutes) while answering other questions.

"I'll get ya to yer rooms soon, we all got seperate bunks for privacy. Study groups're up to you, if ya wanna go it alone aint nobody gunna stop ya, but its usually better ta have some friends."

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"Uh, for one thing, where are we now?"

"Uh, like it's the Mall, didn't I just say that?" The girl rolls here eyes and mutters under her breath "..Freshies.."

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"The Mall is a Stone that can Gate people to a designated location? Fascinating. Ms. Arin, does the library possess spellbooks for students to add to their repertoire while attending? Further, what are the rules of this Academy? Our Esteemed Dean did not give any guidelines for behavioural conduct, and in a setting such as this, it must be paramount that there be regulations to maintain harmony in such a planar hub as this..."

" Whoa man, you need to totally slow down and not ask like a bajillion questions at once! Some teachers might be able to follow all those questions at the same time but I'm only human, like you guys.. well, mosta you guys.." She glances down at the little dragon thing and shrugs "Anyways, The stone doesn't teleport ya or nuthin, it just tells ya where ta go, and the school has a way of directing ya to where yer going, like subconsciously and stuff." As she finishes you finally arrive at the stone. "OK, Jamie-boy, ya wanna find yer horse? Put a hand on the stone and ask." As Jamien does so, he feels a kind of mental tug and turns his head to face one of the many exits, which appears to glow brighter than the others (None of the other students notice this).

"It'll lead ya in the right direction till ya find what yer lookin for. If ya aint startin here though, it can be a bit of a chore, but just keep lookin and you'll find somethin."

ishalleatyourflesh · 24th May 2009, 09:27 AM

The kobold cocks his head to one side.
"Guide said find something. Does guide mean not always find what looked for? Sometimes find other things? If Aussir look for strong what Aussir find? Aussir want get strong fast. Aussir want to learn fly and breath. If Aussir look for breath what happen?" The little critter flaps his wings once then stares at the guide.

GlassEye · 24th May 2009, 04:03 PM

A boy with a shock of unruly black hair who looks to be, perhaps, 14 years old wearing a linen tunic with a thick fur tossed over one arm and an oversized, too heavy pack strapped to his back speaks up for the first time, "Try it and find out. I'm going to." He pushes his way through the group of students aided in this by the glares of the large black wolf at his side. Reaching the guidestone he slaps his hand onto its surface and thinks Music room, music room. His head swivels as he looks about then he smiles and pulls away from the stone. "Oh, my name is Callistemon Agonistes but my friends call me Cal."

Cal turns to Arin. "How do we get into classes?"

Myth and Legend · 24th May 2009, 07:34 PM

Jamien frowned at being called a boy but said nothing, keeping his composure even if their guide was annoying him with her sloppy manners. "So then, what else must we know before we set about our own way."

The young knight was in no way anti social, but the sooner he would separate from his appointed guide, the better.

Jemal · 25th May 2009, 02:57 PM

Arin looks down at Aussir "Like the kid said, you'll have ta find out." She grins up at Cal, winking at him as he glances around and sees the exit that leads to the music room. "They'll be holdin sign ups for classes back in the auditorium in a week. First week here's ta get used ta the place. I guess I'll just show ya ta yer rooms now, soes ya can drop yer stuff off, unless anybody's headin somewhere else?."

She motions to one side then, and starts leading you away from the mall.

renau1g · 25th May 2009, 09:34 PM

The human clears his throat before they leave, asking "I can find my way to your crafting area from here, correct? I would be ever so interested in seeing the tools that you have at your disposal here. I'm quite sure they put mine to shame." Zero says, indicating the various implements hanging in various places on his person.