quicktoanger | Second Casefile: Casting Lines [Action/Written]

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I'd been keeping myself busy for the past week or so, starting when Molly arrived, and had thus far found very little success with anything. There were no thresholds to work with, there were no ley lines to tap into, there were no places rich with magical energy to utilize, and I'd be damned if I was going to try and open a gate to the Nevernever again.

I did not need that bitch of a migraine to come back.

So, along with my apprentice, I began scouting around the village looking for any significant mystical resources. She was also interested in the Filial spirits, but frankly, they sound too much like the Fey for my taste, and I've had quite enough of that, thanks.

Today, however, I was doing something more personally significant. I was going to make myself a new staff, because clearly the old one wasn't showing up any time soon. Unfortunately, this process takes freaking forever, and I had no idea where to start.

So I figured I'd phone a friend.

[Written- filtered from Richard Sharpe 3%] [Hey, he sucks at filters, give him a break.]

Hey. Any and all spellcasters, magic-workers, witches, wizards, and anybody else who knows how to work with magic and spellcraft, I was hoping to get some input on the local situation.

Are there any local magic sources, aside from the Filial spirits, that can be tapped into or accessed? Are any of the local flora and fauna significant at all, mystically? Have there been any difficulties you've had using certain kinds of magic? Anything considerably easier?

In essence- What's the deal, anyway?

[Feel free to encounter him as he surveys the village and surrounding environs- he'll be doing odd things like marking, taking paint scrapings, and making notes on a map- or as he surveys the woods for a tree that will provide adequate wood for his staff.]

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Well, at the moment I'm missing a staff, a blasting rod, a charm bracelet that's the focus for a shield spell, and a series of rings that let me store kinetic energy. The staff, especially, is gonna take just this side of forever to make properly.

[The majority of those tools are completely foreign to her but she can understand their purpose with his brief explanations for them. She can especially relate to the staff being difficult...after all if she's going to attempt to make a spelled sword like Abhorsen's sword it will take her months to do so, and that's only if she gets her Charter magic back.]

I can't say I'm familiar with the tools you use but I can keep an eye out for them in the shops if you like.

Won't be necessary. I've been checking on a regular basis, even using tracking spells. Appreciate the thought, though.

Harry Dresden, by the way. Nice to meet you.

I am Abhorsen Sabriel but just Sabriel is fine. It's a pleasure to meet you Mr. Dresden.

I considered it for a bit, then finally wrote back.

So, mind if I ask you something?

Not at all, ask anything you like.

Charter Mage. How exactly does that work?

[Oh. Right.]

There are two types of magic in the Old Kingdom, Charter and Free magic; the Charter represents order and Life, Free magic the opposite. Functionally, we use the magic by picking out marks from the flow of the Charter and stringing them together to form spells.

Interesting. I'd kind of like to see that in action.

My own magic is a bit more... personal, I guess. Belief, faith, emotion. Psychology. We do have arcane theories and formulas, but they exist primarily as a common framework for magic that our minds can use to create the effect.

If I'm able to reach the Charter here then I'd be happy to show you.

For your magic, you are able to draw it from an internal source then?

Partly. A lot of it comes from internal willpower and emotion, but the magical energy also takes a lot out of you if you don't draw from the area around you. It's easier in a magic-rich area, but it's more of an ambient effect.

I can understand what you mean. With Charter magic, if you happen to be close to a Charter stone it makes it easier to draw from the Charter and gives you strength. To use Free magic you need a strong will or else the magic could turn on you. [Which has almost happened to her several times when her bells want to ring of their own accord.]

Ah, our magic is only likely to turn on you if you do something stupid with it. Like break a law of magic. Or tap into sources you shouldn't tap into. Try spells above your pay grade."

Hey, wait. I'd done all three of those. Best to not mention that, maybe.

That all sounds very similar to be honest. For Charter and Free magic alike, attempting a spell you aren't familiar with or trying to use Charter marks of power above your skill level can result in serious injury or death if not used correctly...and if any Charter mages other than the Abhorsen try to use Free magic they will be corrupted by it.

[She's broken the Abhorsen rule of not raising the Dead too to be honest...but she'll not mention it yet. If ever. >_>]

Yet your own family is unique?

My family is descendants from one of the Great Charters that built the Charter. It's in our blood, that's why we cannot be corrupted.

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