Miraran Tehuriden, Ter'ei'Vikh scholar.

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[Ordura]

youre right, my bad. sorry about that

[so orril miesefer]

Was waiting to see you arround here soon... The character is good, but telling you know your spell as child is a bit... extreme, if I did that... I would be holding Thievish Winds and Wind Exile since a child...

About the leaving... maybe you just got distracted by a wind mage that found funny to taunt fire schoolars... if not, you can say you learned slower because Twen was in your group...  

What's my magic? My treasure. What's my God? My freedom. My law? the strength and the wind. My mother country the sky So Orril Miés'éfer, Sky master.

[Miraran Tehuriden]

i'm surprised it took you this long to find me Orril!

I'm not sure what you mean by 'holding a spell', but if you mean 'being able to cast it' i mustpoint out i wrote no such thing.. i think you might be confused about the section in wich i describe "Little Mira" to see a Fire magus working his spells. There, he decides he wants to be a mage when he grows up, thinking "I want to be able to do that!"

I think i've solved my timing problems as well.. not only am i arriving at Ximax at the age of 15 instead of 12, but i'll add some time in Milkengrad after studying at the academy for fifteen years.

Miraran Tehuriden..

'What the hell is he doing?!' - Ximaxian Fire Master, last words.


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[Pikel Thunderstone]

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Miraran ‘Mira’ Tehùriden

Gender: Male

Age: 32 Why is he thirty two and only level 4? I know it was because the admins paced a restriction on you, but it should be explained regardless in the CD.

Race: Human

Tribe: Milkengrad Ahai ( Helcrani )

Title: Flame of Helcrah

Physical appearance: Standing a good five fores, two span tall, Miraran is a rather regular-looking man. Dark, short, wavy haired and blueish eyes, he clearly shows the blood of the Helcrani ancestors, much to the pleasure of his grandfather, one might add. His skin is tanned to some degree, obviously stating that, although scolarly by trade, this man has been outdoors for a fair amount of time. Tipping the scales at one pygge and five hebs, he is fairly in shape, although maybe not as much as when he was a young boy, riding his fathers horses and playing with his brothers.

Clothes: A double-sided hooded cloak, long enough to cover him fully when standing, one side nearly black, one side of a bright crimson color. A not-so-special common blouse, usually in some shade of grey, brown, or in case of festivities, yellow. The previous two sentences are not sentences. They explain and list off your color, but please make them into setneces. Subject + verb and all that jazz. A sturdy, black leather belt, containing hit money and reagentia pouches as well as his sword, some leather riding boots of the centoraurian make, and some dark grey or light brown pants finish it off.

Personality: Miraran takes great pride in his heritage. He fiercely tries to uphold the principles of honor and valor, but, as most Helcrani, he is easily distracted by more primal emotions, and quick to anger. He greatly enjoys to tease others, playing tricks on unsuspecting people nearby, often aided by his three sneaky rat friends Gnaw, Thief and Squeak. This is by no small amount the result of his childhood, as after suffering his brothers teasing for fifteen years, his fellow students at Ximax were utterly defenceless against his enormous arsenal of tricks. I would love to see this fleshed out a bit more. As of now, i have very little feel for how your character acts or thinks. Remember, personality dictates how you will RP this character and should thus, but fairly detailed.

Strengths:
-Magic, Fire level 4
-Fast thinking. Having several older brothers around while growing up is without doubt the best way to become a fast thinker. Victim to his brothers pranks and scemes for years, Miraran learned to think quick, and act even quicker.
-Horsemanship, being the son of a horse breeder, Mira could ride before he could run properly. Even now he is quite a skilled rider, and needs neither saddle not reigns to ride a properly trained horse.

Weaknesses:
-No offensive weapon skills of importance. <- This is not a weakness. Most people do not have this skill.
-Prone to acting _to_ fast, and making errors of judgement, as he often does not take the time to pass good judgement on a situation. His preferred way to get out of (and into) trouble runs along the lines of “Ack! Fireball! /runs away/”

As of now, your character is far from balanced. You have a fast thinker, a powerful mage, and a trained horseman against someonewho is a bit impetuous. Think out your weaknesses more....don't be afraid to make them part of your personality.


Weapons: Like most mages, Miraran is no great warrior, and has mastered no specific weapons. He might be able to deliver quite the -TWACK- with a staff or other club-like object, but don’t expect any fancy moves. As a helcrani child, he was due to receive some form of weapons training. However, is soon became obvious that the sword was not his best friend, and he resorted to the long dagger. As he aged, and grew, his dagger was replaced by a small helcrani shortsword. As a result, Miraran has a rather strange fighting style with his sword, using a mixture of dagger and shortsword techniques that often confuse an opponent trained in the 'proper' way of fighting. He can fend off an attacker for some time, and maybe even hurt a fairly bad warrior, but in the long run, his lack of regular practice over the last fifteen years has made him not quite the combatant he would have been, had he remained in Milkengrad and completed his warriors training. At his fifteenth birthday, only days before he would depart to Ximax, his brothers presented him with a sword of his own, marking his transition into Helcrani adulthood. He hasn't left the weapon behind ever since he got it, since it has their names (Árhamen and Kilérian) etched on the blade. Ok, the training he recieved should be mentioned, for whil he is out of practice, he has been trained alot more than the average person, and should thus be mentioned in strengths, making your character that much more imbalanced.

Other Belongings:
-a small pouch with various coins.
-a glass lens, wrapped in soft cloth.
-a whetstone.
-a few pieces of chalk.
-a worn leather bound book, wrapped in a piece of cloth.
-a frayed and obviously much-used booklet bound in linnen.
- a writing quill and a tightly closed bottle of black ink.
- a large pouch containing his reagents, mostly ashes, sulfur, and various flame-coloring powders.
- a leather saddlebag, easily converted to a backpack, containing his spare clothes, as well as the books and other trinkets he owns.

History:
Growing up youngest of three children, in a fairly wealthy family on the outskirts of Milkengrad, Miraran has had a relatively easy life. Loved by his family, he was left to learn his hearts desire when the time came to choose a path to follow through his life, as both of his brothers were already being educated in order to succeed their father when the time would be right.
Drawn to the wonders traveling magi would sometimes perform at festivals, his young mind was easily set; “I want to do that too!”..
And so he would. Aged fifteen, he was given permission by his parents to attend Ximax, even though the magical arts are not as appreciated among the Helcrani as among other people, the backup of his Centoraurian grandmothers and his persistent desire to study there finally won through, and he went to study at the Tower of Fire.
The next thirteen years went on in a remarkably peaceful way. The boy studied, practiced, and somewhere along the way grew up into a young man along the way. Almost a year before he wold actually leave the academy, Mira was trying to study in the Library of his Tower, when a small incident would bring him a fresh pair of life-long friends. Shouts and laughter of students made him look up from the tome he was studying, to see a Ximax cat pass him by on high speed, in pursuit of three small, and very fast creatures. Being accustomed to the residential cat's habit of hunting any Ximax Rat that dared enter the Tower of Fire, (as well as the occasional Imp wandering into places it shouldn't) and being not the biggest fan of the purple-eyed predators, his choice was made fast.
Cats all around the tower had learned not to cross Miraran when he was in a bad mood, as singed tails didn't just hurt, but were a source of shame as well. This one was about to be reminded of that. Miraran muttered a few words, and flicked his hand as the cat ran him by. And had its tail ignited. Skidding to a halt against a book case, the furry beast managed to cast a small dowse spell on himself before getting seriously hurt, and shot Miraran a spiteful, purple look as his mid-day snacks escaped into a small gap between the wall's stones. That night, three small bundles of fur were sleeping on his bed when he entered his room. Trying to ignore them at first, the three rats would follow him everywhere they went, and even started luring cats behind them, only to flee to Miraran, who' se appearance now seemed to instill pacifism amongst most of the tower cats.
Only a few months later, their playfulness would be the reason Miraran would leave the Academy.
That day, Miraran was having spell practice with one of the older Magi, Flamemaster Brastarin, when suddenly one of his rats came almost flying through the door, the hungry jaws of one of the Cats almost closing around her tail. As the rat shot up his clothes and into his pocket, the cat, apparently not realizing who he was, tried to pounce up into his legs in order to chase the rat.
That day, Miraran learned a few important things...

- One should not try to create a fireball when a cat is climbing your legs.
- One should also not turn to your mentor to ask for help when the disrupted casting is about to go up in a blaze of flames, scorching his beard off.

The result of the day was that Miraran packed his belongings faster than ever before, and had already left the building before the magus, who was known for his bad temper at times, arrived at his erratic student's room.

Familiars;

The Rats
Thief – Ximaxian Rat, Female, completely grey. Personality; Sneaky, mischievous.

Gnaw – Ximaxian Rat, Male, black with grey and brown patches. Personality; Grumpy, 'being the big bad leader'.

Squeak – Ximaxian Rat, Female, brown with grey patches. Personality; Curious, merry.

You should go into far more detail as to the personalities of these creatures, their relationship with miraran, and how they came to be in his possession. Flesh it out alot more.


Graystar – Horse, Centoraurian breed. Charcoal base color, manes and three socks (front left, front right, and back left) in barsa dusk, as well as a Seven-pointed star on the forehead. Bred (of course) by his father, Graystar has been Mira's loyal steed ever since his fifteenth birthday. Aged a sturdy 18 years, she is still at her primes, and not only a beauty to behold, but also possesses the famous speed and elegance of the Centoraurian horse breed.


Preferred spells;
- Flame Control
- Rise Flame
- Sparkling Stream
- Searing
- Light
- Fireball
- Flash
It should be noted, that your mage level can only be 4, but mages can cast and learn spells of higher level than their level sometimes, especially if they are like you and concentrate on one aspect (physical representation in your case). Thus, you could possibly add fireblast and Blasing shield to your repetoire, for they are still sphere 1 and 2, not three, and are thus learnable by your character.

As evident, Miraran prefers to set things aflame. Dowsing spells he can use efficiently, but all spiritual spells are avoided if possible, as Miraran prefers using the physical manifestations over the spiritual anytime. While he will be able to perform most spells of the fire school (as far as his training goes, of course), spells relying heavily on the spiritual aspect of Fire require a lot more effort from his side, mainly because he rarely practiced them. On the other side, his pyrokinetic spells are quite the sight, especially his beloved Sparkling Stream, a spell he has longed to learn even as a child, and has perfected as much as he could, ever from the moment he learned to perform it. This should be mentioned in strengths, it would help balance you.

Good job with the character. As far as i can tell, the only problem here is your strengths and weaknesses. Balance out the character, flesh out personality, and this should be good to go  

**DISCLAIMER** I apologize to anyone I may have offended in the above post. I would like to assure you that was (most likely) not my goal. I would also like to assure you that the above post (again, most likely) in no way reflects the views of the Santharian boards or their webmaster, Artimidor Federkiel

Edited by: Pikel Thunderstone at: 7/7/06 5:43

[Marvin Cerambit]

Pikel, don't encourage people to do things they need admin approval for (such as spells of higher level than their own). If they don't ask themselves it means that it's only of minor importance.

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[Pikel Thunderstone]

I was unaware that Admin approval was needed for such a thing, and i am pretty sure none is needed. I know that it is needed for sphere 3 spells or any spell above level 6, but i have always been told that as long as you know the sphere, it is possible to learn spells of higher level should one be practiced and focused enough.

**DISCLAIMER** I apologize to anyone I may have offended in the above post. I would like to assure you that was (most likely) not my goal. I would also like to assure you that the above post (again, most likely) in no way reflects the views of the Santharian boards or their webmaster, Artimidor Federkiel

[so orril miesefer]

Yep, Pike is right, if not, then we would have the multischoolarity that wasn't allowed cause if you learnt one spell of sphere 1 you could learn the whole sphere...

What's my magic? My treasure. What's my God? My freedom. My law? the strength and the wind. My mother country the sky So Orril Miés'éfer, Sky master.

[Marvin Cerambit]

It was needed for any spell above level 6 when the maximum level was 6. As the maximum level is now 3 that means admin approval is needed for any spell above level 3.

Also, the spell levels are there for a reason. Although it's perhaps possible to learn spells of higher level, I don't think it's something that should be done too much and I doubt Ximax would actually teach anyone above their level. I think mages have enough to do at their own level to keep themselves busy. After all, those levels were given for a reason.

Orril: I have no idea what multiple schools have to do with this.

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[so orril miesefer]

The max lvl ATM is 4 so don't say that Marv.

Then, multy school thingy: Mina said that we couldn't let multy school spells because if you learn one spell of one sphere you could learn the whole sphere.

What's my magic? My treasure. What's my God? My freedom. My law? the strength and the wind. My mother country the sky So Orril Miés'éfer, Sky master.

[Pikel Thunderstone]

Marvin: usually i wouldn't suggest this for an average mage, But Miraran has specifically stated that he Concentrates on the Physical representation as opposed to Spiritual, thus it makes sense that he knows above level four. In fact, it does NOT make sense if he only knows up to level 4.

Further, I figured that the spells above level 6 were only banned for there overpoweredness. Since it hasn't been discussed, I assumed that spell levels remained the same. If one concentrates on only certain spells, then they could learn higher level. Maybe this should be discussed in the CD moderator forum?

Orril: The maximum level is three. This was discussed in the CD moderator forum, which explains why you haven't seen it. Miraran has shown knowledge in magic, which is, i assume, the reason that he is allowed a level 4 mage.

**DISCLAIMER** I apologize to anyone I may have offended in the above post. I would like to assure you that was (most likely) not my goal. I would also like to assure you that the above post (again, most likely) in no way reflects the views of the Santharian boards or their webmaster, Artimidor Federkiel

[Marvin Cerambit]

Quote:Marvin: usually i wouldn't suggest this for an average mage, But Miraran has specifically stated that he Concentrates on the Physical representation as opposed to Spiritual, thus it makes sense that he knows above level four. In fact, it does NOT make sense if he only knows up to level 4.

Yes it does. It's not because you concentrate on a certain part of magic you automatically will learn spells that are higher then your own level, it will just mean you will do better at that part. It's possible to learn higher level spell, but not likely. The levels indicate when Ximax teaches the spells, so it's unlikely that people learn them before that. As far as I can remember, learning a few spells above your level has only been done for people that wanted a certain spell added.

Aside from that, it shouldn't be a problem to add spells that are one level above you if you are still studying. Since you only officially get a level when you graduate from it you're going to be leaning stuff from that level before it. As long as things stay below level 4 of course. Oh, and if it says that level 4+ is restricted then it seems only logical that includes the level 4 spells as well.

Orril: When a mod or an admin say something and you think it's wrong (which can happen) it's always a good idea to check first to see if you are right.

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[so orril miesefer]

yes Marv... but as said by Pike, I coudn't see that topic due to the desition to keep it out of our sight (I really hate that secretism.)

Also I remember somewere in the Admin question forum Talia said that Max lvl would be 4. but that's another issue.

Pikeel's declaration make sense, if you focus more in maths than in Bio, you learn faster maths than bio, IRL that happens, I learn faster chem than maths.

What's my magic? My treasure. What's my God? My freedom. My law? the strength and the wind. My mother country the sky So Orril Miés'éfer, Sky master.

[Miraran Tehuriden]

Might this be a good time to remind you that (i'm having an awfull lot of fun watching this by the way) Talia already stated in this verry CD that the max level is 4? It's somewhere halfway down the first page, i think.

Miraran Tehuriden..

'What the hell is he doing?!' - Ximaxian Fire Master, last words.


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[Vesk Lyricahl]

Maybe so Mira, but even an admin can be incorrect from time to time. Allow me to direct your gazes to the Restrictions thread. Scroll down and you're notice that levels 4-12 are restricted from play. It seems clear enough to me that level 4 is included. I can only assume that you've displayed some knowledge of magic and are thus being allowed a level 4 mage.

As far as learning beyond your level, I do not possess much knowledge about magic and cannot say myself what is possible and what is not. However, Marvin is one of the resident magic experts and a CD mod, so basically whatever he says regarding magic, goes.

[Marvin Cerambit]

Quote:yes Marv... but as said by Pike, I coudn't see that topic due to the desition to keep it out of our sight (I really hate that secretism.)

It isn't secret. You can find it on the place it has alwas been.

Quote:Pikeel's declaration make sense, if you focus more in maths than in Bio, you learn faster maths than bio, IRL that happens, I learn faster chem than maths.

Yes, but either you have the schooling system that has a set number of subjects for each year (as the Belgian one) or you have one where a student can choose a number of subjects each year. In the first you can learn as fast as you want, you still need to follow the pace the school gives you. In the second you have more choice on how fast you go on each subject, but then you have separate levels for it as well that tell you how far you've gotten with each. We don't have seperate levels for each Spell Class, so we can assume for now that Ximax follows the first system.

And I don't know if Talia was wrong. It changed a bit here and there the last few months, but I doubt there will be any problem with keeping your mage level 4.

Quote:However, Marvin is one of the resident magic experts and a CD mod, so basically whatever he says regarding magic, goes.

Actually, what admins say goes. But I'm right most of the time when dealing with the magic parts  

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