[The Inner Sanctum] Hunting for Hidden Treasure (Harper)

[Lucas Arias]

„Well, maybe it is easier to practice in your own home“, Lucas conceded. „But who’s going to help you if you accidentially set your home on fire? They probably have all kinds of security devices in here. People will pay for this, trust me. And that’s actually a good idea. Maybe I should open an Animation laboratory!“ Of course Lucas only had the vaguest idea what animation entailed, and as far as he was concerned, alchemy mainly made things explode, but he didn’t tell Harper that. No, Lucas preferred to pretend that he knew everything! „I’ve already done the mental work“, he then claimed. „My mind is practically empty, as empty as the void – if the void is empty. Is the void empty?“ He narrowed his eyes and looked at her. „Or are there all kinds of treasure in there? Are there people living in the void?“ If you could send things into the void, they had to end up somewhere, right? Maybe there was a whole hidden world behind the portals! „How about you give it a try and tell me more?“ he asked her because he had no interest in looking for a teacher that would probably make him go through all kinds of boring meditation exercises. „Maybe I’m so talented that I’ll open my first portal today! It’s probably hard to believe when you look at me, but I’m really quite intelligent!“ He gave her his most confident smile.

[Harper]

"Aha, an Animation Shop would be interesting, I suppose." Harper looked at the boy with a skeptical expression. What did he really know about magic? He acted a tad strange to Harper, but she tried to put it out of her mind. He was probably acting that way on purpose; he was a wizard, after all, and wizards tended to be odd. His next comment was even more odd. He had already done the work ..? But for what? It confused her, and she wasn't entirely sure how to respond. "Your mind is empty, eh? Well you must also understand the Void. What it is, how it works, the entire concept of it. I'll tell you what I can about it, but you'll still have to find your own understanding of it. "The Void is a large space, supposedly infinite, that is devoid of matter, gravity, and has almost no oxygen. The only things that exist in the Void are those things that have been sent there by a Voider, such as myself. It is often used as a trashcan by most wizards, needing to dispose of unwanted things. I've known wizards who have thrown away unsuccessful experiments into the Void. "The Void can also be used for combat, but that's a different story. Anyway, you will have to ponder the concept of the Void on your own. You'll have to reach an understand of it on a personal level that I cannot teach you, because, in my opinion, everyone's understanding of it is different. But when you do reach the proper understanding, all you must do is focus your Djed on a certain area, such as a wall, on the ground, or even in mid air, and access the Void and open a portal." Harper took in a large breath and exhaled. It had been a long time since she had explained the Void to anyone, and it proved to be difficult. She wasn't sure if any of what she had just said made any since to the redhead, but at least she tried. "I'm honestly not convinced that you'll be able to open your first portal today, but you may try, if you wish." Harper looked at him with squinted eyes, wondering if he was a wizard at all. A wizard would know of the work that it took to start a new Craft, and that they wouldn't be able to complete it in one day of training. No one normal could do that, anyway.

[Lucas Arias]

„Yes, my mind is empty“, Lucas assured her. „My mind is so empty that you can practically look right through my head!“ He said that as if it was something to be proud of when in truth it would probably make her doubt his intelligence even more than she already did. And then he proceeded to listen to what she said about the Void, furrowing his brow and looking a little irritated and confused as he did so. The Void sounded weird and unpleasant. If there was no oxygen in it, did that mean that you couldn’t breathe in the Void? „Can you visit the Void and come back?“ he wanted to know. „Could you send a person into the Void?“ There had to be some kind of magic that allowed you to exist in a place where there was no air! The Void just sounded so fascinating, but he wasn’t sure how he was supposed to understand it. If it was just a large space that was devoid of matter, could you even understand it? How could you understand a big nothing that was filled with wizard trash? Lucas pondered the issue for a few moments, then he shrugged his shoulders and just tried to focus his djed on a wall in front of him ... and focused ... and focused which might eventually lead to the opening of a very tiny portal or nothing at all and a very embarrassing situation for the self proclaimed wizard in training who really wasn’t much of a wizard at all. OOCI’ll let you decide whether Lucas successfully opens a portal or not!

[Chevalier]

Lucas

LORE

• Answering a Question with a Question
• Seeing a Void

EXPERIENCE

Skill	XP Earned
Observation	1
Stealth	1
Rhetoric	3
Subterfuge	3
Interrogation	2
Voiding	1

Harper

LORE

• Lucas Doesn’t Like Details
• Explaining the Void

EXPERIENCE

Skill	XP Earned
Observation	1
Interrogation	2
Rhetoric	3
Voiding	2
Teaching	2

Storyteller Notes

Secret :

Alrighty, I tried to award for what I saw, that’s why you’ll see a bunch of Rhetoric and Suberfuge Lucas, and of course Teaching and Rhetoric for Harper, along with some other miscellaneous stuff. I’d say you can get a single point in Voiding, but you’ll need a more Voiding specific thread, possibly taking place over a prolonged period of time (or having assumed a prolonged period of time) where Lucas finally opens his first void.