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[spaceswan]

WHO: Mac Journey and you there!
WHAT: Exploration of Skyhold, self-educating and existential dilemmas.
WHEN: The duration of Kingsway.
WHERE: Everywhere in Skyhold he can get access too, really.
NOTES: No warnings as of yet. Several prompts inside but feel free to bump into him anywhere! He's bound to stick his nose where it doesn't belong at some point.

Mac made it to Skyhold safely, accompanied by the lovely Miss Ellana. He learned most of the basics along the way, accepted his new palm and head accessories and decided sometime during the journey that he wanted to be part of the Inquisition, formally or otherwise. Anywhere people were in need, Mac was supposed to be there, and as far as Ellana said, the Inquisition was the choice to make. Fine by him.

Besides, they have a castle fortress and he's not about to pass up that opportunity.

Throughout the days following, Mac spends most of his time trying to learn about the world he's landed in and the people inhabiting it, both through literature and personal experience. As with all social efforts it's a bit touch and go; it's not made any easier for him being newly minted as a Qunari - or Rifter equivalent - and he certainly stands out with gold-plated ram horns, lime-colored eyes and long, undercut hair he painstakingly dyes a rich purple color.


Library

While terribly excited about the innumerable prospects available to him upon arriving at Skyhold, Mac is infinitely more intent upon the library, mentioned to him in brief. If is meant to be in the strange new world he has to do what any self-respecting Warlock would do: educate himself.

Back home the Guardian had scoured every library available to him and even gone on countless missions for the colleges to recover lost knowledge from the Ishtar Academy. He has a voracious appetite for knowledge (though a good many that knew him would say he wasted that motivation on his obsession with fiction and fantasy) and speed-reading is a talent he happily indulges. Thedas, as it turns out, is everything he had ever dreamed of and if he's going to inhabit the land for any length of time, being poorly educated is simply unacceptable.

Though certainly availing himself of other amenities available in the hold, Mac is most often found sitting on the floor surrounded by books, flipping through page after page, pale eyes scanning written words so quickly it's a wonder he can retain anything at all. His curiosity isn't limited to the written word, however, and anyone passing within range of him gets stared at without a hint of apology. He isn't trying to be rude, of course, but he's quite in love with everything and everyone he sees at present; that includes all those from the flashiest of Orlesian courtiers to the blandest of wool-wearing scullery maids.


Tavern and Kitchens

As it turns out, getting spit out of a green sky means you don't always come out the other side quite the same. Never actually having to eat or sleep back home was more of a dull fact than a boon and the novelty of needing to do both is unlikely to wear off anytime soon for Mac. As such he's always eagerly poking his head around corners and following the smells of local vittles.

There is nothing he's unwilling to try, however vile it might first appear, and his new appetite happens to be curiously large; he accounts it to his magic likely needing to be supported more by his metabolism and personal health now than the physics of his former home.

He's also never been able to enjoy the effects of alcohol and he's easily seen spending more time at the tavern during evening repast observing the effects on others while obviously longing to join in but being too unsure to try.


Healers

Injuries are a new thing for Mac, and they aren't at all welcome. While adapting to sleeping and eating regularly has been immensely enjoyable, having to actually heal from wounds is forcing him to question his usually more reckless approach to things.

Paper cuts, scrapes and bumps have been accepted as badges of newfound potential mortality, odd but harmless. The first time he endured a solid bruising left him bewildered but largely unmoved. The day he decided to hop down the battlement steps instead of walking the distance resulted in a tweaked ankle and limping. That was far more alarming. As a result Mac has endeavored to be more careful with his actions and person, but years of blindly barreling onward are difficult to change.

Due to his inevitable learning curve, Mac shows up at the healers regularly enough, pouting and holding new bruises and cuts as he seeks aid for ailments he's never had to deal with. It's about the most sullen he gets, having to put his fun on hold to treat a cut or burn. On the upside, he's certainly garnering a lot more respect for medicinal arts.


Main Bridge

When the library gets a bit crowded - as it sometimes does with all the mages, intellectuals and other curious Rifters - Mac likes to sneak a book off to the bridge and tuck himself against the stones jutting from the parapets, feet dangling over the side. Often, however, when he goes here he spends more time looking out across the frozen valley than actually reading, lost in thought or lost in the view.

Comments

Tavern

[gatheringstorm]

Korrin is at the Herald's Rest less often lately, but she still makes an appearance when she can, claiming a seat at the bar or the table nearest Maryden's music. Tonight, it's the latter and she appreciates the chance to put up her feet on an empty stool and stretch out a little. Upon seeing the newcomer, the Vashoth woman straightens a little and waves him over. She remembers him from the rift, though they hadn't had much chance to talk then. Might as well make up for it now. The fact that he has qunari horns is very fascinating to her, given that she's never seen anyone emerge with them before.

"Hey, what can I get you for your 'welcome to Thedas' complimentary drink? We're out of fruit baskets, sorry."

Library

[circleprodigy]

By now, Inessa's a common sight in the library, the slight, pale elf often at a table surrounded by towers of books. Just as common is the large mabari at her feet, usually napping while she indulges herself. At the moment, however, she's trying to return some of those books to the stacks, probably to make room for more. Upon getting that sensation that she's being watched, Inessa turns and likewise stares for a moment. The horns, hair and eyes all tend to stand out, after all.

"...ah, hello. Can I help you?"

{ healers }

[aceso]

The new arrival from the rift is becoming a common sight at the healers' tents, and when Christine sees him heading their way once more, she sighs and shakes her head, moving to meet him. He is far from the first person the Orlesian mage has seen think they're invincible, and he won't be the last either. Maker willing, she can impress upon him some manner of caution in the things he does that keeps him returning.

"Back again?" she asks airily. "Here I had hope you could last the week without an injury. Where is it this time?"

Healers

[eolasemah]

Though Sina is a mage with some knowledge of healing magic, most of her talents in the healing tents consist of applying poultices and salves to calm minor hurts. She is likely a frequent encounter for Mac, and she smiles a bit amusedly this time as he makes his way in.

"Another incident?" she asks, her voice kind even if she finds his predicament humorous. She's grown used to rifters, and is thankful for their presence. Having a shard of her own, buried and glowing in the center of her chest, it's nice to have something in common with so many.

Healers

[el_tybs]

Considering the large horned man is at the tents on a regular basis it isn't so strange that Sam has seen him around and has gotten a name by now - even if they haven't met just yet. So when Mac comes into his tent Sam isn't all that surprised, though he is taken a little off-guard, having just turned around to find the Vashoth walking in.

"Hurt yourself again, or is this how you get to know all the healers?" He smiles lightly, brows raised as he tries to figure from sight what the issue might be this time.