• Solo • Researching is the Key to Knowledge

Rickith decides to research some of the local fauna to improve his knowledge of Alchemy...

10th of Ashan 725

Your thread has been submitted for review! See your request here.

A satellite of the prestigious Viden Academy, this collaborative effort has truly been successful on Scalvoris and many great inventions and discoveries are made on a regular basis!

Moderators: Pegasus Pug!!!, Avalon

User avatar
Rickith Lanza
Approved Character
Posts: 50
Joined: Sun Mar 17, 2019 12:23 pm
Race: Mixed Race
Profession: Apprentice Alchemist
Renown: 20
Character Sheet
Wealth Tier: Tier 5

Milestones

Miscellaneous

Researching is the Key to Knowledge

Image

Timestamp: 10th of Ashan, Arc 725

Once Rickith had re-enrolled in the College of Viden, that is, the satellite campus in Scalvoris, he soon made his way to the library. He wanted to be prepared for his classes in Alchemy and working on his letter, so he decided it was best to research a bit about alchemy, and gain more knowledge of the various reagents, and things that might be used within the skill of Alchemy.

He also planned to do a little reading about medicine as well.

But for now, it was mostly alchemy. So, he went to the library wearing a plain white tunic and brown leather pants and carrying with him his bag which had in it an average quality journal where he would jot down notes of everything that he was going to read within the library.

Once he arrived, he made his way inside and looked around. It had been a while since he had been in a library. The last time he was in one, was when he was in Viden, some 4 arcs ago. Now it all seemed a bit foreign to him, given his task of trying to find a cure for his mother. Unfortunately, she ended up succumbing to the disease before Rickith was able to do anything about it. Letting his dark hued eyes fall to the ground briefly, he moved forward and made his way towards some of the bookshelves. He had a vague understanding of how library indexing worked, so he’d go to work looking for books specific to Alchemy and Medicine.

word count: 266
User avatar
Rickith Lanza
Approved Character
Posts: 50
Joined: Sun Mar 17, 2019 12:23 pm
Race: Mixed Race
Profession: Apprentice Alchemist
Renown: 20
Character Sheet
Wealth Tier: Tier 5

Milestones

Miscellaneous

Re: Researching is the Key to Knowledge

Image

Starting off in the “A” section, he’d made his way through it, looking at the spine of each book for a name of the book, and if not there, then sliding the book off the shelf to see if it had any type of name written upon it. He continued his search through the “A” section, until he finally found a book that was on alchemy. It was aptly titled “Alchemy: The Basics of Flora and Fauna as Reagents”. Smiling slightly, he’d pulled the book from the shelf and headed to a nearby table to peruse it.

As he perused the book, he could see that it was separated by regions and spoke about the different flora and fauna of each region.

”This looks interesting…” he said to himself, as he turned onto a page of flora of Scalvoris. He was in Scalvoris, so he might as well familiarize himself with some of the flora and fauna around here. Reading through the book, he’d find a few different faunas that interested him, that he’d jot down within his journal.

One of them was named “Birdflower” , and as he read the description that one seemed to interest him. A flower that changed color based on the sounds around it. I wonder how many colors it could change to depending on the sounds. Jotting that down in his journal, he continued reading through the list.

There was a flower called Frost Princess, but that didn't sound very interesting, so he'd just skip over that one for now. Maybe he could come back to it at a later time.
Last edited by Rickith Lanza on Mon Feb 03, 2025 8:28 pm, edited 2 times in total. word count: 272
User avatar
Rickith Lanza
Approved Character
Posts: 50
Joined: Sun Mar 17, 2019 12:23 pm
Race: Mixed Race
Profession: Apprentice Alchemist
Renown: 20
Character Sheet
Wealth Tier: Tier 5

Milestones

Miscellaneous

Re: Researching is the Key to Knowledge

Image

Writing down the information on the these plants he knew would help him memorize the information on the plants. Onto the next plant. As he skimmed down the list, briefly reading through it, and seeing if something caught his eye, he’d soon find a plant called ”Insomnus”.

As he wrote down the information on it, he felt it could help create a sleep aid potion of some sort, to promote a healthy sleep, though wouldn’t want to overly rely on it, so he didn’t become dependent on it, only if he was having trouble sleeping. With everything that happened to his mother, sleeping was something he had been having a bit of difficulty with. He thought about the primers and sealants he might need to add that to a potion. He knew the basics of potion making, and was decent in his knowledge of alchemy, so this probably wouldn't be too difficult of a task for him to create. He'd have to go out towards Ishallr which was where the book said that it happened to be at. Did he jot that down too? Better do so, so I don't forget, and jotted that down in his journal as well.

Stretching his arms out a bit, he thought to himself as he looked down towards the alchemy book. I think that's about enough for today, he thought, as he closed the book, and then took it back to the shelf. Thinking about it, he went back to his journal and took a few additional notes about other things that he had read, but it was only about the colors, and descriptions of the flowers. Smiling as he did, he looked up towards the doorway, and then back down to his notebook. Mother would be proud, that i'm keeping my promise to her, he thought. Stretching a bit once more, he'd close his notebook and begin to make his way towards the library door. "Good grief, I almost forgot my bag", he said to nobody in particular, and walked as briskly as he could back into the library to pick up his bag. Didn't need to lose that, it had his medicinal kit in it. "I need to stop being so absent minded," he said to himself, in a hushed voice, knowing that he was in a library and not wanting to bother anyone else that may or may not be studying in there.

Last edited by Rickith Lanza on Mon Feb 03, 2025 8:35 pm, edited 1 time in total. word count: 413
User avatar
Rickith Lanza
Approved Character
Posts: 50
Joined: Sun Mar 17, 2019 12:23 pm
Race: Mixed Race
Profession: Apprentice Alchemist
Renown: 20
Character Sheet
Wealth Tier: Tier 5

Milestones

Miscellaneous

Re: Researching is the Key to Knowledge

Rewards Requested

Notes/Warnings: None


Thread: Researching is the Key to Knowledge
City/Area: University of Scalvoris (Viden Academy)

Renown: 0
Do you want this to be considered for Mark Progression? (N)
If so - which mark.
Peer Reviewers: Please give feedback as to whether you feel this is appropriate for Mark Progression.
Once feedback is received, player should then post in the PSF.
If any PC in this thread is in a faction, please list them:
Faction Points: 0
Wealth Points: 0
- If you are claiming Wealth Points, please link to your Wealth Thread for this season, as Wealth Points can not be awarded before this is completed:
Collaboration: No
Local Language Thread? No
word count: 173

Your thread has been submitted for review! See your request here.

Post Reply Request an XP Review Claim Wealth Thread

Return to “University of Scalvoris (Viden Academy)”