Collegia Supernal -- Chapter 1

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"Yep yep," said the witch, having left her bowl at the front desk. "It was an intermediate patterning keyed to the signature nimbus and shadow name to ensure none of the school's security measures triggered or perceive us as intruders."

"Good to know, thanks. Alright though, gotta head over to the other side of things. I'll see you around, yeah?"

"Okay. Watch out for that lightning bolt~!"

"Don't lose track of time and walk into the dumpster full of honey badgers!"

The enchantress giggled, before her expression became dire, eyes wide and unblinking. "But seriously, watch out for that lightning bolt." she said. And as quickly as it came, Teresa returned to grinning, her hand waving back at Athena as they parted ways. "See you later!"

Athena blinked for a moment. Well then. She smiled and waved Teresa off before heading to her new home.

In spite of its size, Athena managed to quickly reach the northern exit to the academy commons. With compass in hand, she followed the path leading towards the distant mountains, even spotting two people ahead of her going in the same direction.

[Alright, roll me Stamina + Athletics.]

2021-04-15 14:39:38   Athena rolls 6 dice to Powerwalking   10,1,8,8,1, 8,6 (4 successes)

*Rollz*

Again, Athena noticed how unusually fast her sojourn to the mountains was, taking what would have likely been hours to trekking and compressing it into a half-hour. The rolling hills and grass lands glimmered and gleamed in the sun, and as the wind picked up, birds past overhead. When Athena reached the base of the mountain, however, her attention fell squarely on the two mystics sitting on a large rock at the side of the road. Right where a vague set of stone stairs began climbing up the steep mountain-side.

"You new here?" one of them asked, a blonde man with peridot eyes.

She nodded, "Yup, I'm Athena. New student and everything."

"Told you," said the other man, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and poncho. "Would have recognized her if she wasn't."

"I'm Chaucer, and this is Heimdall," said the blonde. "Would you mind helping us with a research project? We'll make it worth your while."

"What've you got in mind?"

"People say they notice strange things the first time they climb the path up to Skycrown. Ranging from a voice on the wind speaking in High Speech, to finding stone grimoires carved from the rock, even discovering a stream of tass."

"Before you go getting your hopes up," said Heimdall. "Nobody's seen the tass stream but the one time."

"Same goes for every other iteration," said Chaucer. "Which brings us right back around to the project. All you have to do is climb the path to Skycrown, and document everything you come across. Be as detailed as you can, especially about anything supernatural you find. Then come find us later to recount the experience."

"And what do I get out of this? Sounds like you get a free froshie to do research for you while you kick back and relax."

The pair exchanged looks.

"We can show you a shortcut for getting up and down the mountain," said Heimdall, shrugging. "I can also give you a few pointers on the Space arcanum. Chaucer's not half bad with Fate, either."