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[beaumains]

[ The video clicks on to what was probably by then a familiar face to some, a bright smile and warm expression on her face as always. She was out of her armor, but her lance was propped up against the wall just behind her. ]

Hey everyone! Some of you know me, but for anyone who doesn't...

I'm Sir Gareth of Orkney, Knight of the Round Table in Service of His Majesty Arthur, King of Britain!

[ Yeah she just... outright gave her whole-ass True Name because she's never had to keep it hidden before. That, and given she was still very certain this wasn't a Grail War of any sort, well, she had no obligation to follow those rules. So she wouldn't. It was easier for her to make friends with her actual name, after all. ]

Um, but not THAt Arthur. The one that rules here, I mean. And I'm not the same Gareth that was mentioned in the Archivist's books, either. It's complicated, ugh, so I'll just get right to the point...

[ She reaches behind her, pulling out one of the crystal-like shells that were loaded into her lance. At the moment, it was completely dark... ]

These are Mana Charges, uh, Merlin designed them to hold a charge of magic that I could activate with my lance back there, but when fighting off the raiders at the Silent Shore, I wound up burning them all out.

[ She tossed the shell back and forth in her hands, and tried to give it a little jolt of her own power, lighting flashing from her hands and into the shell. But the crystal only glowed briefly before burning out, like a dead lightbulb... ]

And, as you can see, my magic here isn't near strong enough yet to power them up myself.

So... anyone want to help me out here? I'll pay you in chocolate cupcakes!

Comments

[fullgauntlet]

I see... I wonder if there are any crystals that could work with your magic in this world. In one like this... There's bound to be. I think?

[You know, like in most fantasy worlds.]

It could just take some testing.

[beaumains]

I actually made this post in hopes someone might know just that sort of thing, really.

Easier ways to recharge them, ways to recreate them, that sort of thing.

[fullgauntlet]

Right! I still don't know a lot about this world, but if I find something or a way to help with yours I'll try and help out!

At least, I've been working with stones and metal lately!

[beaumains]

Have you come across any that react to magic the way these do?

[fullgauntlet]

I've had copper react with some light magic in a way. Sort of like a chemical reaction where it heated up and absorbed the light... If I can get some crystals I'd love to try to see how other magic would react to them...

[beaumains]

Do you know any place in town we could obtain these crystals?

My budget is a little tight...

[fullgauntlet]

Ah- ... Ah, I don't... But- maybe there's some out in the caverns... I could look for them myself.

[beaumains]

Well in that case, why not look together? We could make a quest of it!

[ And just talking about questing had her excitement bubbling up. It was in her voice, in the spark of her eyes. ]

[fullgauntlet]

[It's really hard not to be hit with some excitement from that! Quest!]

Together? Yeah-! I'd love to work on more quests! I've been trying to get a better sense of the area outside of the city too!

[beaumains]

I'm not much of a spelunker, but if we had some guiding info, and a couple of pick-axes, we could make good headway!

[ And definitely get a better sense of the area, to be sure. ]

[fullgauntlet]

[Time to get really minecraft up in here!]

I can look into getting some of the gear we'll need! And some lanterns too. Maybe someone has some basic maps of the caverns near here or at least the paths through the woods.

[He's hyped!]

[beaumains]

Send me a message on this thing when you're ready to start planning the trip!

And of course, feel free to bring a guest! The more the merrier, right?

[fullgauntlet]

Right, I will! Thank you very much! I have some classmates here who might be interested in coming with!