A cry for help

[thespaceopera]

[a distress call has been tracked across the void, finally leading back to the source. a hulking crippled ship, teeming with hostile alien life, now lies before you.

what do you do? do you dive in or hang back? are you here to learn, play, build, or observe?

however you choose to proceed, your audience is out there somewhere, watching.]


ooc: here is a good ol' themed mingle to get you all started! and don't feel limited by the prompts and what they describe--they're just there as idea-starters, so feel free to go anywhere and do anything.

have fun!

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[arcanepower]

[Totally accidental. Belthazar doesn't make friends very well. Even now he's pretty nervous, but he's not letting that show... not too much, anyway, though as he makes the ball disappear he's quick to hide his hand under his sleeve again.]

Yes, specifically an arcanist. I've been studying magic since my elementary years-- and that was a very long time ago, despite appearances. [Elves.] I'm training to be a magister.

And before you ask, I do not make deals with demons. Apparently that is something mages do on other worlds. On Azeroth we call those warlocks, and they're disgusting.

[heresyandlace]

[he waves his hand a little, dismissing most of that. elves are old, mage factions quarrel--yes, yes, he already knows all of that. there is only one point here that he is really concerned with.]

Yes, you study magic. And by that token, I imagine that you study magical things.

And in my experience, when those subjects of study happen to be living, they don't tend to fare well at the hands of their researchers. So, I hope you can understand my concern.

[arcanepower]

[His eyebrows jump upward.]

Oh. No, I-- I am not that kind of researcher. I do not dissect things. Spells and enchantments and items, yes, but not... living things. It isn't necessary for what I do and I dislike animals anyway. They think I am some kind of meal ticket and then they won't leave, and the next thing I know, I am cleaning pet dander out of every crevice of my room... [He says this having given FREE FOOD TO THE WHOLE FLEET.]

Anyway, the most magical of creatures are also the most intelligent-- more than most humans, I suspect-- and they are either sacred guardians or immortal enemies. It is best not to disturb them.

I'M SORRY I'M SO SLOW I haven't forgotten about this

[heresyandlace]

[as nice as all of those words are, his suspicion and wariness doesn't lighten easily.]

And components? Shall I believe that you never touch materials gleaned from magical creatures?

I'm slower HAHA

[arcanepower]

There's a difference between harvesting from wildlife and harvesting from things that can think and speak and understand the arcane. Sapience.