hex37

July 23, 2015

^{Hello MAT! Thanks for reading my TA. Apologies if it is a bit early; it hasn't even been a month yet since I was unbanned. I was actually planning on saving this application for a much later time. However, RPly Nienna has gotten an Overwhelming amount of requests to teach magic, and she is starting to run out of excuses!

I've decided to make an application for Telekinesis and Arcane Puppetry. I picked Telekinesis as the first because I know the magic the best out of all my character's magics. I learned the magic the old fashioned way under the Old MAT, so I had a great deal of time to get acquainted it. My second pick was Arcane Puppetry, because I desperately wish to let the lore become popularized, and the only way for it to be learned anymore is through a teacher. I realize that I've also stated that I wish to rewrite my own lore for Arcane Puppetry to make more coherent sense, and this is still true. If possible, I'd love to work with the MAT on hammering out a revision of this magic ASAP, but until a decision is reached on that whole debate of how to revise magics, I'd prefer to merely start teaching it in the meantime.}

MC name: Hex37

Character's name and age: Nienna Calm, 200 Years Old.

Character’s Race: High Elf

Link to your accepted magic application: https://www.lordofthecraft.net/topic/129083-

What magics do you desire to teach?: Telekinesis, Arcane Puppetry

Summarize the Lore of this Magic:
-Telekinesis is the younger brother of Alteration, and works almost identically to Transmogrification. Through it, a mage is able to cause solid objects to float, move and break through magic alone. This magic is more complicated than it appears, however. In order to cause something as simple as a floating rock, several steps must be followed. First, the caster must establish a Mana Anchor* to the object they wish to move with Telekinesis. Then, they must assay the weight and size of the object based on it's material. Finally, they evoke a change in the object's, acceleration, though an equal and opposite force to counteract the downward pull of gravity. It is only then that the object will begin floating.

Learning Telekinesis is almost as complicated as learning Transmogrification. The laws of physics- Mass, acceleration, Velocity, Force must be studied thoroughly. Concepts such as Potential Energy, Kinetic Energy, and the various relations between distance, speed, and acceleration must be understood as well. Even more so, any aspiring telekinetic mage must also closely study as many kinds of solid matter as they can, memorizing their density, toughness, and hardness.
^{*Mana Anchor: A Mana Anchor is the invisible connection between a Mage and their spell. Alterationists, and by extension Telekinetic mages use these bonds in special ways to cast spells upon already existing matter.}
-Arcane Puppetry is a magic of my own creation. With Arcane Puppetry, mages are able to take control of humanoid mannequins made of clay, at the cost of any control over their own body. What makes these puppets dangerous is their ability to be used over long distances. For example, puppeteer can assassinate an enemy with their puppet from the safety of his own home. No harm comes to a mage upon the destruction of a puppet*, which makes them ideal for scouting or acting in risky areas.
Creating a puppet is a difficult task, and requires the help of an enchanter to create. Complex, compact telekinetic enchantments must be woven into every piece of the mannequin in order for the puppet to move, and special enchantments specific to arcane puppetry must be woven into its eyes to allow the puppet to see.

^{*Barring an inability to remember what became of their destroyed puppet.}

Write up a lesson that your character would give to a student. (Do note, we will be contacting aspiring teachers for a quick interview, to try to better gauge your knowledge and understanding):
Nienna tosses her student a pickaxe. "You want a lesson? Fine. Come on, we're going Mining."
Her student would fumble, barely catching it. "That doesn't sound like a lesson as much as it sounds like doing work for you..." He'd grumble.
"Well if you don't like it, you can bugger off." Nienna would huff, shouldering a pickaxe of her own before heading out. "I'm going mining with or without you. If you'd like to learn a skill besides stroking that pride of yours, I'd suggest following."
The student watched his teacher leave, dumbfounded. It dawned on him that one of the only shots he'd get at learning telekinesis was literally walking out the door. He muttered something about 'a washed up mage' before following after her.
Nienna led her student into the mines, only half aware that he was even present. Finally, she'd stop at a vein of iron, folding her arms and looking at her student expectantly. "...Well?"
"Well what?"
"Start digging."
The student twitched slightly, raising his pick at Nienna a moment, before setting to work, grumbling. "Is this... supposed to be... some sort of test in persistence...?"
"Heh. If only." Nienna chuckled. She'd begin lecturing as the student worked, notably doing no work of her own. "Pay attention to what you're mining. Iron- Granite- Diorite- Marble. Here you'll find the very building blocks of nearly every structure in Valeria, And they're all solid, strong objects prime for use in Telekinesis. A telekinetic mage's greatest strength in combat is his surroundings. The rocks beneath your enemy's feet, the brickwork in the walls beside him, the marble in the fountain behind him. All of these are tools to use against your opponent, and in order to use them, you must be able to understand the makeup of them at a glance."
Nienna's student stopped working, momentarily. "...And how am I supposed to do that."
"For now? You mine. Get a feel for the weight of each stone as you move it aside. Feel the amount of force it takes to pry it from the earth. Have an understanding of how hard you must hit it with your pickaxe to break it in two. The exact calculations will come later, and there shall be many, but for now you need to get an intrinsic feel for the properties of what you're working with. And hence, we are mining."
The student blinked, looking at his pickaxe, and then at the rocks he had already dislodged. "...Oh."
Nienna nodded once, before moving to leave. "Be sure to bring me a proper sample of each kind of material you find. We'll be using it for the next lesson. Also- any iron you find. I have a business to run, after all. Ciao~"

July 22, 2015

Name: Beltran

Age: 29

Race: Human

Registered magics: T5 Telkinesis, T0 Arcane Evocation

Past Offenses(if any): N/A

Signature: Beltran

Name: Beltran

Age: 29

Race: Human

Registered magics: Telekinesis

Past Offenses(if any): N/A

Current Students (Please update whenever a new student is attained.): Eliza (daanyolx3)

Signature: Beltran