Way of the Knight-Enchanter

[gatheringstorm]

WHO: Korrin, Pel, Araceli, Kas, and Katniss. Later Sam and Vivienne.
WHAT: Hunting down ingredients for her spirit blade and forging it afterward.
WHEN: At any point after the Kirkwall mission but before returning to Emprise du Lion.
WHERE: The Fallow Mire/Skyhold
NOTES: Stemming from her notice here. As Pel's goal is the same, she's welcome at all stages involved.

CW for the Fallow Mire portion: Probably violence and lots of flirting.

[Wisp essence hunting in the Fallow Mire]

Ah, the Fallow Mire. If there’s an area that further exemplifies misery, Korrin doesn’t know or want to know about it. The Vashoth mage frowns at the rainy, dreary bog ahead as though it had done something to personally offend her, but then in her mind that’s very true. She didn’t hold any pleasant memories from her last, extended stay and doesn’t expect this time to be any different. At least this time it’d be brief, if not exactly painless. Wisp essences means demon-fighting, on top of whatever undead are drawn to the slightest ripple in the marsh waters. She understands Vivienne’s intent in wishing her to acquire them by hand, but the fact that they’re easiest to attain here, in the place she’d have been happy to never set foot in again, is grating. But like it or not, it must be done.

“Let’s get this over with. If we manage a power run, we might not even need to camp here.”

[Forging the spirit blade hilt (Undercroft)]

Once returned -and Maker, that can’t happen soon enough- Korrin wastes no time in assembling the rest of what’s needed for the spirit blade hilt. As long as nothing urgent interferes, she’ll recruit Sam to oversee this project, not wanting all that effort to be botched and thus wasted. If this is going to happen, it’s going to be done right. Patience isn’t her strong point, though, so she’ll alternate between pacing, swearing (under her breath), and doing whatever needs to be done. ‘Determined’ is an understatement’, and she’ll be there however long it takes to see this through.

“...well, what do you think? Will it work?” It has to, right? There isn’t any better place in Thedas for this kind of crafting, outside fallen Circles or perhaps Orzammar. And she’d still trust a friend with this over a stranger any day, but those frayed nerves remain.

[Returning to Madame de Fer (Vivienne’s balcony)]

Only when she’s certain -through checking and re-checking- that all has been done to craft a worthy spirit blade does Korrin leave the Undercroft, making a beeline for Councillor Vivienne’s balcony. Whether this will or won’t suffice, she’d rather know now than wait another moment. And if it is, she’s more than ready to begin her true training. So whenever Vivienne bids her forward, she presents the spirit blade hilt, tense and silent until the First Enchanter’s opinion is given.

Comments

Fallow Mire

[the_effect_she_has]

Well. Everyone was right about the Fallow Mire. This place was damp, and horrible. Plus it smelled like mold. Everywhere it smelled like mold.

Katniss sighed as she pulled her hood a little more over her head as she came to Korrin's side. "Just point us in the right direction. Kas, Ara and I can do rear guard while you and Pel find your wisps."

She paused, and then stated simply, "Try ... not to hit a bog fisher?"

Balcony

[madame_de_fer]

In most things magical, Vivienne is exceptionally critical, harsh even. If one is to execute something, it should be done with excellence or not done at all. This is no exception.

She takes the offered hilt and examines it quite closely. Different from hers, heavier, larger by a decent margin, less fine detailing, more in line with Korrin's personality. That is actually one of the most pertinent points. It should be far more suited to her potential student than anyone else in Thedas.

Silently she hands the hilt back to Korrin without commenting on it directly. She's interested to see how the Qunari handles it, treats it, and more importantly, it is Korrin's opinion on the hilt that will prove if it's acceptable or not. All she does is look Korrin square on waiting for a reply on the matter. Is she up to the challenge?

Forging the Blade

[el_tybs]

The Undercroft. He doesn't spend a lot of time in this place except for when Master Harrit is showing him new techniques or testing out his progress, like earlier in the week when he had come to learn to use the metal Korrin had suggested.

Thankfully the Master wasn't here, overlooking him while he worked - though not too far if for some reason he needed help at any point - since he had enough of an audience as it was. Sam chuckles as Korrin practically flutters about asking questions.

"Easy Korrin, it'll be fine."