TATTLER EXCLUSIVE: "Mystic Meeting of Mysterious Mages"
Oct 28, 2022 9:50:02 GMT 10
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Post by Naylor on Oct 28, 2022 9:50:02 GMT 10
Mystic Meeting of Mysterious Mages: Musings and Mutterings? Or Malevolent Machinations???
One of our sources in Threshold reports that a meeting took place outside the local barracks between Dame Lumina of Highforge and an important KMF officer from the local detachment. Dame Lumina is a founding part of the team behind one of the most exciting, home-grown-in-Karameikos businesses that we know our readers love: Luminescent Technologies*.
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While conducted in public, the discussion appears to have been conducted in some clandestine code, as can be seen exclusively below
| Kalisa Inciya: "Lumina!" Lumina: “I do believe it is a Tuesday?” Kalisa Inciya: "Ah, yes, I think so." Lumina: *takes notes* “Could you say which Tuesday?” Kalisa Inciya: "Uh, the thinning of the veil is next week. It's the last Tuesday of October. 1052." Lumina: “Fascinating! I think I have developed an extremely slow teleport! 33 days from one part of the lab to the exit! But for me, it's still Tuesday. Well, a prior one, but is it though???” Kalisa Inciya: "...wait, it's only 1051. I think. Why am I uncertain about this?" Lumina: “Oh yes, the year count gets very wobbly” *taps a crystal against a doodad and holds it up to the moonlight* “I try not to worry about it.” Kalisa Inciya: "Mmm... it seems to be more of a problem the older I get... Anyway, how are you?" Lumina: “But yes, for just 10,000gp a try, I can now facilitate a teleport up to 10s of metres! And it only takes 33 days!” Lumina: “Oh, I'm not missing any pieces, or uhhh... keeping anything odd in cages that probably shouldn't exist ... probably? How are you?” Kalisa Inciya: "Oh, you know… Busy?" Lumina: *nods and takes a few more notes* “Would you say that you have noticed any instances where the moon has gone missing? Since we saw each other last I mean.” Kalisa Inciya: "Well, it's up there at the moment. I spend a lot of nights in my office, so it's hard to say if it's been there on the usual cycle. Er... Have you been doing things that might disturb the moon?" Lumina: “But you haven't had any alarming reports of it going missing for a few minutes? Lumina: “Uh... Probably not the moon?” Kalisa Inciya: "Probably not?" Lumina: “Well I can't really check from the lab as the telescope is at the top of the tower.” Kalisa Inciya: "If it's gone missing lately, nobody thought to report it to the military or the council. But then, would anyone think to do that?" Lumina: “Threshold is quite often the source of, and/or cause of, strange and occasionally absurd phenomena…” Kalisa Inciya: "Mmhmm... Might not strike people as that strange. Or might not strike them as a military matter. After all, what's the KDF going to do if the moon goes missing for a few minutes? Invade? Even if we did -" |
[NOTE this part of the conversation was lost due to the loud passing of a cart]
| Lumina: “… that seems less likely, but I have been very busy. Or being teleported! For over a month!” Kalisa Inciya: "Er, yes, about that... It seems rather inefficient." Lumina: “Incredibly so! It's inconceivably slow! It opens the doors to fascinating questions!” Kalisa Inciya: "It is actually rather interesting that it's even possible to teleport something that slowly. Where were you in the meantime?" Lumina: “It may involve -" |
[NOTE conversation too quiet to hear]
| Lumina: "- …poral rips ... I have some theories that I could have in fact been everywhere or even nowhere!” Kalisa Inciya: "If temporal magic was involved, perhaps it's more that you were elsewhen, than elsewhere?" Lumina: “Or everywhen!” Kalisa Inciya: "Nowhen?" Lumina: “Interactions with which could absolutely-" |
[NOTE loud cat]
| Lumina: "- if done improperly! Complete temporal negation! Immensely fascinating.” Kalisa Inciya: "Yes... we are all always just sort of hoping you won't accidentally -" |
[NOTE further cat sounds]
[NOTE cat sounds have progressed to loud mating]
| Kalisa Inciya: "- all with one of your experiments..." Lumina: “Oh no, I still have work to do. No one likes someone slacking off from work by - " |
[NOTE cat sounds have progressed to loud mating]
| Lumina: "Or at least the one they're in.” Kalisa Inciya: "Yes... speaking of which, unfortunately I need to get up to the keep. New - " |
[NOTE cat sounds distressingly loud].”
| Lumina: “Oh dear. I hope you get some keepers!” |
[NOTE listening to conversation abandoned due to cat attack]
Our source was able to identify that at the end of the conversation, some kind of embrace occurred. Could this be a signal? A display of intimidation? Or perhaps an instance of F.M.E.T (Female Magic Energy Transference)?* Inquiring minds wish to know!
*For more on this see page 11 for P.P. Little’s ongoing report “Just asking questions: One man’s experiences peeling back the veil on the secretive culture of female magic users”. Readers may also be interested in our Page 3 Girl interview with Sadie Night – how she balances winning this years Verge Swimsuit competition, her bardic performances, and her search for true love!
*For more on this see page 11 for P.P. Little’s ongoing report “Just asking questions: One man’s experiences peeling back the veil on the secretive culture of female magic users”. Readers may also be interested in our Page 3 Girl interview with Sadie Night – how she balances winning this years Verge Swimsuit competition, her bardic performances, and her search for true love!
If any of our brilliant readers out there are able to decipher this mysterious code, send in your translation to go into the running to win a three year fully paid subscription, as well as a sample pack of this year’s best budget wines and cheeses!
//OOC posted with permission from Core Team