-Mall-
The red man squints his eyes briefly at Keizaan, but continues smiling "Ah good sir, a pleasure to meet you. I presume you are another newcomer to our fine school? Yes, you also have the look of someone who needs a stick! Oh now don't be skeptical, I can see it in your eyes 'why buy a stick' he says - Why not, I say? These are no ordinary sticks, they are magically attuned to the school, and will help you find your way. Very useful if you can't find your way to the mall, or don't have the time!" He picks up a stick and holds it up. It appears to be nothing more than a finely carved piece of wood, but Keizaan DOES detects magic emanating from it. "Each of these has been hand-crafted by myself, the only person in the school - well, aside from the teachers, I'd wager - Who knows the secret! Now, if you'd be so kind as to wait but a moment, I was just finishing my dealings with this fine young man."
He turns his gaze back to Terrance "Now before we go settling on a price, I must tell you a few things about the Sticks, don't want you thinking I'm ripping you off! They don't work Exactly like the mall's guiding stone. You don't think of where you want to go and know the way. What you need to do is hold the stick, focus on your destination, and.. just walk. The stick will guide your subconscious in the right direction. Now, some students who've been here a while can do the same without a stick, but who wants to wait a year or two to learn that trick, when you can get the same effect right here, right now?"
He looks at the ruby dust for a few moments, then nods "Gold has different values on different planes, but this amount of dust would be worth a stick.. Hmm, maybe worth a bit more even. Tell ya what, I'll even give you, say... 10 credits back as change, so your account won't be completely empty. Do we have a deal?
[sblock=ooc] Terrance really has no frame of reference for these sticks. You can tell that each stick is finely carved, but without knowing anything about the specific "magic's" involved, you'd appraise the sticks themselves worth no more than a couple gold.
Keizaan detects a minor divination aura emanating from most of the sticks, though some seem slightly more powerful.[/sblock]
-Hallways/Arena-
Arin nods to Coravin's words "It does indeed come in handy against such magics and charms. I must say it is good to see that the schools standards are not slipping. You seem a sharp group. Coravin is right though, you will all have MUCH to learn here, I wouldn't want to overload you with information about myself when there are so many interesting and important things about this place that you can and should be learning."
Her gaze flickers between Amaya and Jamien before returning to meet the others's with a wink, though the two in question seem not to notice.
"The arena is a rather large place, and they will allow pets, mounts, companions, and the like to enter with you. There are ports from which students can watch and learn from those inside, but the arena itself is enclosed so as to prevent interference or distractions from outside, and to stop projectiles or other harmful effects from inside injuring those watching. Unfortunately with such a large student base, access to the Arena is restricted to certain times, to keep it fair. There are rumours that the dean is building a second arena, but for now we have only the one, and we should be there in a few minutes."
She stops talking then and starts giggling. When she notes your confusion, she waves a hand "Oh it's nothing, my other half was just commenting that I'm better at this than she is. She can be rather competitive, and is sulking now."
