Stahlhiem: College of Magic (Rebooted!) IC

Ruins of Ashbor - Spirits, Rilker

The visions became more vivid as it happened. The image of Border Soldiers, clad in old armor and weapons, and Witch Hunters carrying torches and sabers, all running around herding the Cultists into massive groups where archers would rain down death upon them. It was clear they were not the agressors, but the victims. As still as the dead may lay, they can be seen mouth a two words over and over again. 'Vengeance and God' Everywhere one would turn, one would see bloody and burnt bodies, all mouthing the same two words for all of eternity. The vision comes to a stop when Simon was slapped on the back of the head by Rilker in order to snap him back into reality.

"Quiet down you stupid child. You're going to attract unsavory spirits if you keep it up!"
 
Audrey- Ashbor

Audrey finishes her scetch of the ruin and marvels at its beauty. The likeness was spot on, but something wasn't right. On the southern edge of the ruin, there was a mark she couldn't remember making.

Unease coils around her stomach and beads of sweat appear on her forehead. If I didn't make it, who did. She looks close at the mark and swallows.
 
Simon - Library Ruins

Simon falls to his hands and knees then retches vomiting onto the ground with tears in his eyes. He coughs a few times then wipes his chin and eyes still panting he say "Thank you, sir" He stands up to face the fire mage "But I'm sure I would have been able to handle it though. Not that I don't appreciate it but I still got to look for treasure" He starts to walk away but then gives Rilker a look and still desperate for a lead on treasure he say "This is really dumb and I'm pretty sure you don't trust me or my ability as a mage but I've kinda gone away with this all empty handed." The looks he gives turns pleading "Is there a snowballs chance in the void that you would give me a tip on where to search for something important" He tries his best smile with bile still on his chin
 
Rilker - Ruins of Ashbor

Rilker frowns and begins to walk away. "Clean youself up student." He said "I was told to babysit, but that doesn't mean I must do a good job of it." The man spits on the ground and a spout of fire erupts for a second, burning away a pile of rubble, revealing a small pile of ruined books underneath. "Go play with that. I know how much you over eager students love to spend you life wasting away in the pages of a flattened tree."

Ruins of Ashbor - Outside

Outside the wall, roughly a half-mile away, a caravan of a couple dozen robed individuals approaches the southern entrance. From the ground one would not be able to see them, but from atop the wall, Audrey can clearly see the caravan heading towards the ruined town.
 
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Audrey- Ashbor

Audrey notices the group approaching. She sets down her curiosity of the strange mark on her map and slides off the wall. She spots the nearest student. "Find Master Rilker; we have company." Audrey approaches another student and relays the message.

Audrey returns to her spot to monitor the newcomers. She sends a small prayer to the heavens for a good omen.
 
Coro-Ashbor
Coro gestures to simon to wipe the vomit from his chin. "im going to go look around enjoy your uhhh... books?" Coro then runs off going deeper into the ruins of Ashbor looking for something altho she didn't quite know what it is herself.
 
Simon - Ashbor Library Ruins

Simon gets bored sorting through the ruined books finding nothing and so he decides to head off. Before he does though he stuffs his pack with as many books as he could aiming to try to at least get scraps of information. Simon starts to walk away but then has an idea. He closes his eyes and though the visions still haunt him he tries his best to make sense of them. He uses what he saw as a guide to help him explore the ruins.
 
Rilker - Ashbor

A student runs up to the Master, much to Rilker's surprise and after some quick words about the incoming intruders, the master smiled a sinister smile. He tells the student to go tell Master Surhardt about the newcomers before turning to the students that remained in the library. "Come students, come!" He chuckled. Let us give these ruffians a proper Mage grrreeeeting." He said, before going to meet the Nomads out in the open.

Nomads - Ashbor

The leader of the nomad led her people towards the ruined town. While looking at the town, she catches the face of an unknown person examining her from the walls, possibly a scavenger or bandit. However this visitor wasn't the first thing that she noticed. She sniffed the air and she growled. With a single gesture of her hand, the line stopped in their tracks. One of the Nomads walks up to the leader.

"My lady, why are we stopping? Ashbor is but within our sights." Said the nomad

"Rally together whatever armed men you can find and set up camp. I shall go and see what the visitors wish of our heritage." Replied the Nomad's leader before she began walking towards the settlement. The two Void Born in charge of guarding the gates sees the robed individuals walk up to the gates and pointed their weapons at the intruder. "Peace Guardsmen. I am merely hear to talk to your leader." The two guards looked at one another and after a second of consideration they lowered their weapons.

"Come. We shall escort you to the Master Mage." Said one of the Void Born Guards
 
Tashunka - Ruins of Ashbor

As Tashunka finished exploring the building he was in he heard Master Rilker call for the students to follow. What's happening, Tashunka thought to himself as he returned to the streets of the ruins. Wandering back through the ruins Tashunka found Master Rilker and the others near the gate they had entered through. Joining the group Tashunka noticed two Void Born escorting someone through the ruins toward them. Listing closely Tashunka waited to learn more about what was happening.
 
Audrey- Ashbor

Audrey watches the Void Born escorting a figure through the gates. She sketches the newcomers onto her page. The wind picks up and she places a hand on the page her middle finger touches a building. She feels the pull of her curiosity. Audrey slides down the wall and walks towards the squat building. It takes a few minutes to get there. Normally Audrey's mind is filled with thoughts, but she was unusually quiet.

The building is of brick and mortar and sits two stories tall. Audrey walks through the threshold and enters a well lit room. Strange music drifts through the room, and people in foreign dress dance lightly across the floor.
 
Nomad Leader, Rilker

The leader was being taken to Master Manfred, but they were interrupted when Master Rilker stopped the Void Born in their path.

"Now guards, I did not hear about any inviting any guests to this expedition. Now tell me who is this before someone gets in trouble." Ordered Rilker

"This one was seen approaching the gates. She requested to speak with the Master Mage in charge." Replied the Void Born

"And you allowed her inside? Didn't it come to mind that she might be an assassin or a saboteur or a some crazy lady wishing to whisk away one of the children?"

"Uh...no Master Mage. Shall....we leave her here then?"

"If you must I shall interrogate her myself then. Now leave us be."

"Yes of course Master Mage." The two void born guards leave the Nomad where she is and leaves her with the fire mage. Rilker smiles a devious smile when the guards left as he quickly began his mischief.

"Now you. May I address you as such? I want you to tell me why you are here and why a bunch of crazed dragon worshiping psychopaths are intruding on our field trip." Said Rilker and the Nomad merely scoffs.

"You consider us psychopaths, but you should look at yourself. Many have heard about your college and the stories about the students you have 'educated' Master Mage. Pyromaniacs, murderers all believing they can cleanse the world of evil with the purity of fire. In my eyes that sort of teaching sickens me."

"Oh yes that is sickening, not mutilating yourself, dabbling in the art of human sacrifices, and the like. You preach my a man of poor mind, but I assure you my mind is as healthy as can be. But let's be honest you do not wish to engage in a proper dialogue and neither do I." He snaps his finger creating a spark of fire. "Now my dear lady shall be begin the battle?" The nomad wasn't amused. She looked the man in the eyes and replied

"I do not wish to fight. I merely wish to speak to the one in charge. One as unhinged as yourself is obviously not it, so I will ask again. I request that you take me to your leader."

"Oh I guess you are right." Rilker extinguish the fire as he acts defeated. "However Manfred is a rather busy man. Digging up old bones in the center of town, remains of some giant monster or some sort and tossing them out to get the true items on importance." The lie of the Master Beast Mage's whereabouts caused the Nomad to suddenly attack. Shards of metal flies from her hands towards Rilker, who immediately dodged the flurry of sharp steel. The mage began to laugh as he lights his hands once more in order to begin the attack. "You dare attack a Mage of the Empire! That is treason, treason of the highest degree, the pentaty of which is trial by fire!!" He cackled as he flings a fireball at the Nomad, who blocked the blast but caused a notable explosion for miles on end.

The nomads saw the explosion from their position outside the camp.

"Something's wrong." Said the Nomad in charge. "All warriors to the ruins!" He cried out and the armed nomads then began to rush towards the ruins ready to cut down anyone in their way.
 
Simon - Ashbor Ruins

Simon was wandering the ruins when his concentration was interrupted by a loud explosion. He ran as quickly as he could back to camp. When he turned a corner however he came face to face with three men clad in robes. What caught his eye though was the fact they all carried various weapons. He also saw beneath their clothes the glint of metal.

When he saw them they looked as confused as Simon. The silence in the air was broken when the youngest of them screamed "For the Blazing Star" and charged towards Simon. Although frozen for a moment Simon bolted the complete and opposite way.

"By Uldrich's Axe somebody help me" He screamed in panic. His pursuers were gaining on him making his sprint became more and more desperate. His breathing was labored, His body Tired not watching his step he tripped.

He tumbled twice then slide on the ground a cloud of dust forming in the air. He lies with his back to the ground and watches as the three men walk towards his prone body. Simon simply laid on the ground defeated "This is it huh. How I die" he thinks to himself "Simon the coward, Simon the ass kisser, Simon who did nothing" The broken man chuckles to himself. He felt at peace the running had made him so tired. Could he lay here and take it. Would he face his end quietly..........

"Fuck it" He says. With renewed vigor he fires a bolt of pure force towards one of the men. Taken off guard the old man is struck in the chest and falls to the ground. while his two brethren were confused Simon quickly picked himself up. "He could do this" He Smiled "one down two to go"

But his smile faded when he see's the man he'd struck stand up from the ground. Once they saw their elder rise the two others charged at Simon who fired another bolt this one hitting one on the leg causing him to stagger. The other was still charging at Simon with his dagger gleaming in the light while he screamed another cry. Simon stumbled from the magic he used. He couldn't do anything

Whoosh Something flew past Simon's ear and blood splatters across his face. Two arrows stuck from the robed chest his eyes registered confusion before he falls to the ground. Simon looked over his shoulder to lock eyes with a seven-foot suit of armor with lifeless burning white eyes. In one hand it had a bow the other was notching another arrow.

The two surviving cultist saw the void born. They ran for their lives and even though the white-eyed armor had its bow tracked on them it released the tension then lowered the bow. The armor slowly walked towards Simon "Student, We need to get to camp to find out what's happening" It walks towards the smoke where the explosion had come from before stopping to turns its head towards Simon "Let's go"

Simon was till in shock. He stared at the broken bloody and limp corpse in front of him. If he hadn't already he would have emptied his stomach onto the floor but now he just felt sick. *Gulp* Simon forces sickness down his throat then noded his head. He leans down to pick up the dead man's dagger before walking with the voidborn towards the smoke.
 
Phoelix- Ruins of Ashbore
Phoelix stood inside a long empty room, he found small ring that somehow felt right in his hand. It must be enchanted with nature magic he thought to himself as an earsplitting explosion jerked his attention away from the beautiful ring. He sprints to the exit as the structure is unstable and begins to quake from the shock wave. As he exits the building, smoke could be seen barreling into the sky from the massive crater caused by Master Rilker. What was he thinking? Students could have been killed- his thoughts were cut off by the silhouette of the nomad beyond the smoke, he realized that the teacher was fighting and rushed to his side, using the magical reserves in the ring to boost his power briefly and summon thorned vines that wrapped themselves around the nomad forcing her still and cutting into her body
 
Tashunka - Ruins of Ashbore

Finally, Tashunka thought to himself, a chance to test my magic on real enemies. Wasting no time Tashunka charged over some rubble to met his first enemy. Summoning upon his magic Tashunka sent an orange ball of fire at the nomade. The nomade dodged the fireball which continued on into the rubble of an old house. Wasting no time Tashunka cast another fireball at the nomade this time hitting his mark. The nomade fell to the ground and rolled around trying to put out the flames. Smiling at the success of his magic Tashunka turned and attacked another enemy this time he summoned a bunch of smaller fire pellets that shot at the nomade burning small holes through his clothes and skin. Tashunka continued to cast his magic at any enemy he could find switching between defence and offensive spells when needed.
 
Rilker, Manfred, Nomad Leader - Ruins of Ashbore

The two fought it out in a heated, quite literally, hand to hand combat, with the Nomad Leader using steel daggers while Rilker fights using his personal sword. The Nomad had to fight up close as she needed to keep the Fire Mage from using his deadly magic, and at the same it was also the best situation she could find herself in. She waited for the right moment to strike, and that moment came quickly when Rilker gleefully lunged at the Noman. She quickly steps to the side and grabs the sword with her bare hands, and in a split second the sword began to rust and break. Rilker grimaces as he lets go of the now destroyed sword, and shouts out to the woman.

"No fair you she-devil! You destroyed my brother's master crafted sword!" He cried, but the nomad didn't care. He insulted her god and she was willing to suffer any punishment for striking the man down. Now that he was unarmed she began a series of rapid strikes, pushing the Fire Mage back further and further, much to Rilker's annoyance. The man still had a card to play however, and finally revealed his hand, grabbing her arm and causing her robe to burst into flames. The Nomad quickly jumps back as the flames quickly engulfs her robe sleeve. Luckily she manages to throw it off before the flames began to consume her entire body, revealing the cult's dark secrets underneath. The woman has gray skin and reptilian eyes, she wasn't a Verdantkin or beastman, as her other features was distinctly human. Still she held her dagger, and gripped it tight as she cursed herself for falling for such a simple trick. Rilker however laughed at her appearance. "HAHAHA!! So this is what centuries of sacrifice and rituals has created? A grey woman? That is so laughable I could hardly contain myself!" The woman was obviously annoyed by the man's insults and she prepared to continued the fight.

"You jest at my appearance, but my powers granted to me by the Gods are more then enough to kill you for your ignorance." She said and without another word her skin hardened and turned into a metal sheen, making herself a full body armor with no openings to exploit. Her new armored body gave Rilker cause for pause as he realized taht he would need to change is tactics to be able to defeat this enemy. He formed a fireball in his hands to see how well can this metal woman burn.

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Manfred was confused as his senses was overloaded with the sounds of battle, and the smell of fresh blood in every direction. Students ran away from the robed figures, as the figures were begin slowly cut down by the Void Born guards. He heard one of the students scream, a pink eyed Verdantkin begin caught by one of the robed figures and was ran through. He had a small flash back to several decades ago, when he had been involved with the Border Men military and witnessed his comrades beginning killed in a similar manner by a Undead. With the memories boiling his blood, the Alttanin went into a rage, running at the robed figure with the furosity of a feral beast before pouncing on the Nomad and began tearing him apart with fang and claw. As he tore the body apart, he snapped out of his rage and looked at the man's mangled body. He pushed it aside and quickly turned to the girl. "Dead..." He though before examining the battlefield. He realized that his standing idlely by caused the death of one student and he wasn't going to have another. He allowed his battle fury build up inside him before letting out a bestial roar and began tearing apart the Nomads one by one, in the only way an Altannin veteran warrior can, with fang and claw.
 
Simon - Ruins of Ashbor

Simon had enough of being useless. He looked around the camp as the chaos was spreading. He turned to his void born guard "We need to gather everybody. The void borns will repel this attack but every moment we waste another inexperienced student gets killed" The white eyed void born didn't know what to do. They did have orders to protect the area but they were not sure if they were needed elsewhere. Simon has enough of the silence "Damn it fine I'll get everybody myself." he stomps off until he sees two figures fighting

Simon see's the two bloody people clashing in front of him. One was clothed in the same way his attackers were. The other in his college's basic gray robe. The student had fashioned a crude molded together sword and though he seems to have made some hits his attacker looked a lot better than him. Simon forced his exhausted body to clear itself so he could channel another bolt of energy. He was straining himself too much but he had no choice. "Bolt of Force" The ball thuds as it strikes the cultist.

The cultist turns his head towards Simon in surprise and annoyance. Simon for his part only focused on channeling another bolt but he didn't have to as two arrows appeared on the man's chest. Simon gave the void born a silent salute. The wounded student speaks to him "What's happening are we being attacked" Simon instead asks them their name "It's Balqen". "I see well Balqen we're being attacked I don't know by who but it doesn't matter. The guards are fighting back but they've been blindsided and they can't be everywhere at once. I'm trying to round everybody up so just follow me, get behind the suit of armor carrying a bow and we'll make it through this ok" Balqen just nods.

Simon runs around the camp gathering who he could. It was mostly the same event with the group spotting some fighting and the guard dealing with it. A lot of the times he just found heavily wounded students but at least they were safe. Sometimes Simon got lucky and found a found void born who would protect his group.
 
Coro -ashbore ruins

Coro jumps at the sudden explosion and Runs off towards the camp only to run into one of the cultist when she turns a corner making her fall onto the ground when she looks up to see who she ran into she notices the sword thats about to be plunged into her chest so she quickly rolls out of the way and stumbles to get onto her feet as the cultist frantically swings the sword at her, Coro grabs a chunk of nearby rubble and chucks it at the cultist head effectively stunning him for a few seconds Coro reaches to pull out her wand but there is nothing there as she is frantically feeling around for her wand she notices its by the cultist feet so she dives for the conduit successfully grabbing it but its to late for her to doge the incoming strike so she grabs the blade with her left hand stopping the incoming blow and points the wand almost point blank at the cultist chest. "Arcane bolt!" The force of the bolt blows a hole right through the cultist chest and causes coro to get covered in blood. A look of shock and disbelief cross the cultist face before he falls onto the ground dead. Coro stands there staring at the body clearly in shock of what she had done. A feeling of despair and disgust washes over her.
 
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Simon - Ashbore ruins

Simon looks at who he's gathered. They were a fairly motley crew with only two guards and four students. He then looks down on himself. Simon didn't have a mirror but he knew it wasn't good with his body aching physically from all the running as well as various slashes and cuts he suffered while fighting. It was worst mentally though because even though the guards did most of the work Simon still tried his best to provide as much magical support as possible.

Simon leads his group around until he sees a familiar wolf eared girl. He runs towards her "Coronaria are you-" He stops himself when he notices the look of misery on her face as well as the body lying limp before her.

Simon places a hand on the girl's shoulder from behind her and just stares with her for a few seconds in silence. Simon then walks in front of her to grab her arms before trying to shake her awake. "Coro, I don't know what happened and I'm sorry but we need to move NOW"

His tone was urgent but also desperate "Please Coro, there's so much happening right now we can't waste any time." He looks at the large group behind him "I've gathered who I can but we need to find Rilker I think whatever's happening is near him. You're the only person I know right now, Please I need you to be awake Right. Now."
 
The Nomad Leader slashed and cut Rilker's arms as the man tries to back away from the woman, throwing fireballs haphazardly in her general direction. Despite all the chaos and death happening around him, he was having the time of his life. The Nomad leader was quickly getting annoyed by Rilker's treatment of this battle as she her attacks came quicker and quicker, with ever slash of her dagger getting closer and closer to hitting Rilker's torso. However when she was close enough, Rilker quickly grabbed her wrist, allowing her to stab him the arm but he didn't seem all that concerned as he quickly produced a grey flash in his hand, and with a single pull, he ripped her metallic skin from her body, exposing the blood and muscle underneath. The leader gives out a cry of pain as she kicks the man off her, leaving her knife stuck in his shoulder. She stood a good distance from the man, holding her injured wrist and Rilker picks himself up, still holding the piece of her metal skin. Rilker rips out the dagger and began to towards her with weapon in hand. He heats up the metal blade of the dagger before using it to burn the bleeding wound close.

"This has been so much fun you know. I'm so glad you have finally pushed my hand. My brother would be so proud I'm sure." He said. Rilker then heats up the piece of metal skin until it began to melt before combining it with the dagger, adding the metal to the weapon. He molds the metal until the blade becomes long and thin, turning the dagger into a rapier. "Now my dear woman, shall we continue, or have you already given up?"
 
Coro- ashbore ruins

Coro felt disgusted with herself not because she had killed the man no it was because in the back of her mind she knew that she had enjoyed it if only a little and that scared her because she doesn't want to be the monster people picture her to be, Coro was suddenly shaken back to reality by simon quite literally,Listening to what simon had said coro gave him a small smile ready to do what he asked of her. "what do you need me to do?"
 
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