The Master and the Apprentice
May 16, 2021 10:59:00 GMT
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Post by Alessio (Simon Straightshot) on May 16, 2021 10:59:00 GMT
Learning about alchemical tools
DAY 1
It is my first day of apprenticeship, learning from master Veridian the art of alchemy. The master is incredibly generous and a very good teacher, you can feel the erudition coming out on every other word, using sentences and grammars that always have a deeper meaning. Like something bigger and dangerous awaits me, and I have to be prepared. At the start I was just learning what are the tools and what are they purpose, than I made count of all the basic ingredients used, and the rare ones and how to mix them accurately, than there was a talk about gunpowder... but the master change his mind immediatly and thought that was better to start with something less explosive as first lessons. Like... making the perfect tea at academical level.
DAY 2
After time spent in the rural area of Fort Ettin and trying to find the perfect mix of herbs, and using as practice the alchemist tools (and cleaned thoroughly after) for his tea to show that I understood each one of the instrument. Master Veridian talked to me about things as potions of different kinds, philosophical stones or something more practical and impressive at the same time. He presented me his own creation and shine... Paracelsus. I was shocked to see a construct under the my master, and surprised by the skill of my master in making such fine tool. He than started to explain me the difficulties of the creation, the advantages and limitations and the long list of ingredients and work necessary to achieve in the final product. Especially the articulations and the sensory system. It was a marvel. My brain couldn't stop thinking... like a whole world of possibility just opened to me.
DAY 3
We now finally started to mix some real ingredients, for making simple potions, applying the knowledge of spells and the complexity of translating runes and symbols in the shape of magical liquids. It looked like that depending on the spell the base liquid necessary to hold the spells needed a particular kind of ritual (a bit like the prayer for the blessing of the water), only that for some the simple way of decanting and filtering was helpful enough like in transmutation, and for some other the liquid was a more gruesome kind of real source of life liquid for necromancy (and yes, I am talking about real blood, but sterelised and watered it down in few concentrated drops). So much to remember and so much to do, anyway it was a great first step towards the arcane knowledge and I hope that I impressed my master enough to keep me working for him when he'll open a shop in town of alchemical means.
DAY 1
It is my first day of apprenticeship, learning from master Veridian the art of alchemy. The master is incredibly generous and a very good teacher, you can feel the erudition coming out on every other word, using sentences and grammars that always have a deeper meaning. Like something bigger and dangerous awaits me, and I have to be prepared. At the start I was just learning what are the tools and what are they purpose, than I made count of all the basic ingredients used, and the rare ones and how to mix them accurately, than there was a talk about gunpowder... but the master change his mind immediatly and thought that was better to start with something less explosive as first lessons. Like... making the perfect tea at academical level.
DAY 2
After time spent in the rural area of Fort Ettin and trying to find the perfect mix of herbs, and using as practice the alchemist tools (and cleaned thoroughly after) for his tea to show that I understood each one of the instrument. Master Veridian talked to me about things as potions of different kinds, philosophical stones or something more practical and impressive at the same time. He presented me his own creation and shine... Paracelsus. I was shocked to see a construct under the my master, and surprised by the skill of my master in making such fine tool. He than started to explain me the difficulties of the creation, the advantages and limitations and the long list of ingredients and work necessary to achieve in the final product. Especially the articulations and the sensory system. It was a marvel. My brain couldn't stop thinking... like a whole world of possibility just opened to me.
DAY 3
We now finally started to mix some real ingredients, for making simple potions, applying the knowledge of spells and the complexity of translating runes and symbols in the shape of magical liquids. It looked like that depending on the spell the base liquid necessary to hold the spells needed a particular kind of ritual (a bit like the prayer for the blessing of the water), only that for some the simple way of decanting and filtering was helpful enough like in transmutation, and for some other the liquid was a more gruesome kind of real source of life liquid for necromancy (and yes, I am talking about real blood, but sterelised and watered it down in few concentrated drops). So much to remember and so much to do, anyway it was a great first step towards the arcane knowledge and I hope that I impressed my master enough to keep me working for him when he'll open a shop in town of alchemical means.