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[bindsthedead]

[Sabriel's posting this from a couch in De Chima 007. She looks better rested than she did during the blackout, and even offers the camera a polite smile.]

Hello, everyone. I hope everyone who was injured during that mess is recovering- If you need a healer, I'll do what I can. Although some of us will probably be busy tracking down those remaining escaped imPorts- but I'm getting off topic.

[Sabriel pauses, then pushes on.]

During the blackout, there was a demand for imPort healers due to a shortage of local nurses- there still is, by the way. While we can't choose the powers the Porter gives us, I can teach imPorts Charter magic- namely, how to use it to heal.

Charter magic is a form of magic in my world that doesn't require any inborn power to learn- although of course there is considerable variation in both power and aptitude among its practitioners. Those who have been baptized with a Charter mark- [And here Sabriel taps the faint symbol on her own forehead, the mark flaring at her trust before fading away just as quickly.] can learn to access the Charter and draw upon its power for various uses- to attack, to defend, to create, and most importantly, to heal.

For some reason, I can only baptize and teach imPorts. So I'm looking for students- people who want to learn how to heal, but I can teach more than that if you can be trusted to use it responsibly. [Sabriel might be an optimist, and she's been called too trusting by some, but she's not going to teach destructive Charter magic until she's sure her students won't use it for criminal or outright petty purposes.]

I need to warn you though- Charter magic requires patience and dedication to master, and the consequences of overreaching or misusing it can be disastrous to both the mage and anyone near them. But when used properly, it's both safe and useful. If anyone would like a demonstration, I'm happy to offer one in person- it tends to cause trouble for electronics.

[ooc: Sabriel can teach characters with an open power slot how to use Charter magic. This requires a power update submission, but not a port out. I have more information here.]

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[bindsthedead]

We can take a break and have some snacks if you'd like. Magic can be draining when you're just starting out. Or even when you're experienced, depending on the spell and the marks involved.

[Sabriel pauses, thinking back. She'd been five when she'd first learned this spell- it hadn't been too long since her father had first left her at school, and she'd still been afraid of the dark. She'd singed her fingers once or twice before she'd been able to cast the spell reliably, hiding the spell under her blankets to avoid being scolded.]

Once I'd managed to cast it properly? I failed once, then I did it successfully. But... with practice, it becomes much easier, like any other skill. Practice diligently for a few weeks, and conjuring light will seem incredibly simple.

[douchebag]

Yeah? [ That's good news. He brightens a bit at that. ] Guess I always figured it'd be easy, you know? All we know about magic where I'm from is fiction. Some guy waves his head and fwoom! [ He spreads his hands open wide. ] Fireballs everywhere. Makes it look like a piece of cake.

[ As he closes his hands, he makes a few of the symbols in the air. Nothing happens; he isn't trying to access the Charter or draw any light into them. He just wants to make sure the motion is a familiar one. ]

What's the greatest spell you've ever done?

[bindsthedead]

[Sabriel laughs.] It's never that simple. And movies are rarely accurate when it comes to the supernatural.

[Don't get her started on zombie movies. But she tilts her head,considering his next question.] Probably that binding I used on Lucifer, though I will admit I probably had luck on my side. And before that I helped kill a dragon- I was with a group, so I could just focus on spellcasting- I used some powerful spells in that fight. [Sabriel tries to keep from sounding like she's bragging too much. She knows she's fairly powerful for a Charter mage, but openly boasting of her power never seemed wise. She might be strong, but she's not delusional enough to think she's the strongest.]

[douchebag]

[ His eyebrows rise higher the longer she speaks. Really, he doesn't know why he's surprised anymore, but he is. ]

Lucifer? As in the Lucifer? Fire and brimstone and all that? Was that here?

[ Because if there's any place for the Devil to put in an appearance, it's probably here. ]

Was the dragon here? Are there dragons here?

[bindsthedead]

I'm not entirely familiar with this world's mythology, but he was apparently that Lucifer. [Sabriel shudders. She might have been able to bind him, but Lucifer had unnerved her. And he went around inside of a corpse.]

Both Lucifer and the dragon were here- the Old Kingdom doesn't have angels or gods or demons or dragons that are like the ones in stories. We just have Free Magic spirits and the Dead.

[douchebag]

[ Felix grimaces a little. Dragons are cool, in a theoretical kind of way, but Devils are not. That makes all that afterlife mumbo-jumbo bullshit seem a little too real and he most certainly does not want that to be the case. ]

We don't have any of that either. Aliens, sure. We're up to our eyeballs in aliens. But dragons? Supernatural shit? [ He shakes his head. ] None of that.

It's weird, isn't it? That that kind of thing exists here and not in our worlds. Makes you wonder how that's possible.

[bindsthedead]

Well, both of them were imPorts. And most of the individuals the Porter drags in have lead unusual lives in one way or another, even if they didn't have powers before.

[It seems to be one of the only criteria it has.]

I suppose if you can draw people from all possible worlds, you're guaranteed to find some who seem utterly bizarre to some of the others. To me, the supernatural is- familiar, and aliens and advanced technology are bizarre. [Sabriel shrugs.]

But I think we're getting a bit off topic.