[Open] Irregular Mages Ahoy

[justice_is_blond]

WHO: Anders and Thor and You!
WHAT: Various adventures and misadventures
WHEN: Early to mid Bloomingtide
WHERE: Kirkwall
NOTES: Gonna put up some basic openings here first for either, then specific headers. Hit me up on plurk (Nadat) or Discord (Nadat#4647) if you'd like something for your dude!

Anders 1. The Clinic

There's a pause in the regular flow of traffic, enough that Anders is free to clean some of the slates leftover from an earlier class and straighten chairs and tables, moving steadily through the Clinic and greeting people by name or nod.

Anders 2. The Gallows Herb Garden

He's not alone as he tends to the plants and gathers a few sprigs of what the Infirmary's short on. Sprawled out in the sun, belly-up, is a tuxedo cat that's half-watching everything. A bit more active is a large orange fluff of a cat that's sneaking gathered herbs out of Anders' basket and piling them off to the side whenever Anders isn't looking.

Anders 3. Infirmary

He's here as usual, healing, providing potions and medical advice. Anyone dropping by gets seen to quickly, regardless of how he might feel about them. Any Rifters, though, get an additional question.

"Does your world have equality? Or some semblance of it?"

--

Thor 1. Tavern

Half the taverns in Kirkwall are closed to him, Tevinter, past conflicts, all that, but that just means that he's all the more happy this one is welcoming. Thor is loud and large and in a very good mood as he drinks his ale and chats with anyone who looks like they might tolerate a conversation.

In fact, if someone, some human or dwarf, is sitting alone, Thor will come over to their table, plop down, and order them a drink on him.

Thor 2. Lowtown

"It can't cost that much," Thor says to the shopkeeper, eyes a little narrow. He has a feeling the guy is trying to rob him... but Thor hasn't spent a lot of time handling day-to-day funds and expenses before. It's all been estate stuff that he signs off on. Haggling for a rather nice-looking cloak is a new challenge, and he finds himself glancing around to see if anyone will help weigh in on the topic.

Thor 3. Gallows

Evening is falling as Thor takes a guard post by the Gallows docks, leaning against a handy bit of wall and actively watching the people coming and going.

"Nearly curfew," he calls out to what looks like a Rifter considering getting on the boat. There's no heat to his voice. In fact, it sounds a little curious. He's wondering how the Rifters are taking the recent news and if it's chafing just yet.

--
[Feel free to make your own prompt for Anders or Thor too if you'd like.]

Comments

Cyril

[justice_is_blond]

Normally he travels light when he's walking through Kirkwall. It's practical if he's suddenly being chased, and also there's rarely a need to carry a lot. This time, though, he's wearing a heavy backpack that's filled with books and paper and ink, and topped by a cat that was desperate to accompany him.

He reaches Cyril (and Sam's) house and knocks at the door, hoping he doesn't look too much out of place.

[samahl]

Cyril answers and smiles when he sees Anders. "Welcome," he says as he steps aside to let him in. "I put on some tea to help clear our heads while we worked."

[justice_is_blond]

He smiles back, ducking inside.

"Tea sounds lovely. Especially considering how complicated this might be. It's absolutely premature to think we might get somewhere from the start, but I'm hoping anyway. Shall I set up on the table?" He's already shifting the backpack to his elbow pits, ready to start unpacking. "And did you find any books on the topic?"

[samahl]

Cyril nods at the suggestion. He had made sure they had a clean, comfortable spot to work. "Most of what I found had to do with organizations dedicated to spreading the Chantry. I was hoping to find something that had suggestions on bylines and organization, but everything was about how great the Chantry is."

He offers Anders a slight, wry smile. "I don't know why I expected anything different."

"Anyway, after that, well... Kirk disappeared and Sam was dealing with everything going on."

[justice_is_blond]

"Of course. I'd... I'd initially worried that we missed Kirk with the cure during the Rifter plague, that that's why he vanished, but thankfully we can remember him."

Books and parchment and ink and pens are being pulled out and set up as he talks. "I wish the findings were otherwise, but the Chantry does tend to work to control... everything, really. Everyone and everything. That's all right, though. We'll start from the beginning, as someone must."

Of course, that brings up the question of what the beginning is. Anders pauses when he's done unpacking, looking down at the paper. "Which... Would that be goals? Or a list of what things oppressed peoples generally would agree on? The latter might be exceptionally short."

[samahl]

"Thankfully," he agrees, though he isn't so sure. Would it be easier to forget the Rifters who have disappeared? His mind briefly lands on Iskandar, but he pushes aside those thoughts to focus on the task at hand. It's important that they get started.

"At least an outline would be good. There probably would have to be some language about how these are general goals, and they may and likely will change as circumstances change, but that's wording we can hash out once we get the outline done."