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32nd of Vhalar 719

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Doran’s Charter Meeting

32nd of Vhalar, 719

Ocraloch walked to his office with a yawn. It was clear that the older man was still not used to the cold, or how it made his bones hurt. There were certain seasons that did not hurt as bad, but the cold cycle was torture on him. Grunting after making it to his office, the human sighed and rubbed his hands together taking his gloves off. The man took his time getting out the paperwork that had been left from the day before. Life at the academy was never slow no matter what someone said. Voices filled the halls as students and fellow teachers begin to fill the halls to begin their day as well.

As Ocraloch looked through the papers he came across a charter request. Putting the rest to the side, he paid close attention to who was ready to move forward. Doran Thetys. He had heard great things about the young man that had come to the academy. From what the older man understood the gentleman was also teaching some of the younger students in the alchemy part of the science branch. Taking out what results were within the folder, the man began reading the proposal first. Eyebrows went up seeing the topic of study that the youth would want to pursue. Blood Magic.

“Blood magic a dangerous study,” Ocraloch said quietly.

He sent his assistant to go fetch Doran while looking over what has been proven by research. As time wore on, the older man began to stroke his beard in thought. It was not always seen as a good thing by those that did not know him. He put down the paperwork and leaned back rocking his chair ever so slightly. Closing his eyes for the time being, the gentleman tried to meditate some while waiting. The sound of the knock caused the man’s eyes to open.

“Enter,” Ocraloch called when a knock sounded through his office.

The man straightened up his shirt and held his head up to give off a more intimidating air. When the door opened, it was clear that the room was strictly an office. There was a dark wooden desk in the middle of the room with lighter oak cabinets to either side. The wall behind the desk has several papers framed and hung up. Upon closer inspection it would be clear to see that it is Ocraloch’s own acceptance papers from when he originally went through the academy himself. Two beautiful dark brown chairs sat facing the man for people to sit during meetings.

The gentleman himself was not a physically imposing figure. It was clear from the muscles that he took care of his health, but being a fighter was clearly not his intentions. With age came wrinkles around his eyes, a striking grey watched the younger man as he entered. Ocraloch has black hair with a mix of gray hair mixed within.

“Hello, you must be Doran Thetys. Come in and sit, I have been looking over what all you have sent to me. My name is Ocraloch; I am over the alchemy part of the Sciences,” Ocraloch stated, “I see your thesis is about Blood Magic. Please explain further.”
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The Mortalborn had risen early, as was his habit and asked one of his servants to make breakfast for him before he gathered his notes and made his way through the snow-covered streets of Viden, towards the Academy. Unlike Ocraloch, he didn’t really mind the cold. In fact, he enjoyed it as it helped him wake up. He had planned on spending the trial in his office, working on his research – he didn’t think that the Academy had had time to process his proposal yet – so when Ocraloch’s assistant told him that he was ready to meet with him, it came as a pleasant surprise, and he immediately followed him.

He had already been in exactly the same situation before – he had already lived in Viden several times, and he had been a student as well – but of course, few people in the city, apart from Llyr and his aunt, the Lady Yvithia, knew that he was more than just a mortal alchemist of great skill and considerable wealth.

He was not as paranoid about being found out as he had once been – in fact there was a part of him that was quite tired of being taken for an ordinary human as he was so much more than that – but for the time being, he considered it to be more beneficial if his Immortal heritage didn’t become public knowledge, nevertheless. He would reveal who and what he was in time, and on his own terms, if everything went according to plan.

He thanked Ocraloch’s assistant, inclining his head as he did so, before he knocked on the door without hesitation. He was not as prone to shyness and indecision as his mortal colleagues when they were about to meet with a superior. Immediately upon hearing Ocraloch’s voice, he pressed down on the door handle and stepped into the office, only letting his gaze drift across the room for the briefest of moments before he approached, the expression on his face calm and utterly polite.

To Ocraloch, the son of Ziell who was currently working as an Associate Professor of Alchemy as well as a doctor at the Infirmary, would appear to be approximately in his late twenties, and he was rather more physically imposing than the average academic – he was not only an alchemist and a doctor, but also a skilled swordsman. There was not a little bit of grey in his dark hair or his short beard. At present, he was dressed in a coal-black suit that had obviously been quite expensive but that was elegant and utterly tasteful rather than flashy, there were fine black gloves on his hands, and there was a folder tucked under his left arm, containing some of his research – Ocraloch might not have all the information.

“Thank you for making time for me, sir”, he spoke, his tone of voice still calm and measured, and took a seat, setting the folder down on the desk as he did so. Ocraloch would find that he sat with his back straight; the Mortalborn never slouched, no matter where he was.

He was confident, but not arrogant, despite the fact that Ocraloch was likely only a fraction of his age – Llyr and his two initiations, first into Dreamwalking and then into Transmutation, had shown him that a mortal man could surpass someone who had been alive for centuries and know more about a certain subject.

It had been a somewhat humbling realization, but at the same time he had been utterly fascinated. The fact that there were some things that he didn’t know yet, that there were still entire worlds that were just waiting to be discovered, had given him a new lust for life.

“As you know”, he spoke, meeting the other man’s gaze as he did so. “Blood Magic is about replicating the abilities of domain magic and immortal blessings with alchemy. Blood is the main reagent and can be used in a potion or to imbue an item with a certain effect. I first began to study Blood Magic in Etzos, a couple of arcs ago”, he continued. If Ocraloch had done his research properly, he would know that Doran had worked as an alchemist in the City of Stones and even been in charge of his own laboratory.

“And I couldn’t help but wonder why we only work with the blood of mages and blessed individuals, but with no other blood. It doesn’t make any sense to me that we can make a necklace that protects the wearer against Empathy, but not take the blood of a Lotharro and create a potion that boosts your endurance, for example.”

“Blood is blood, as far as I am concerned. My aim is to expand the field of Blood Magic and create potions and items that replicate the traits that are innate to certain races – a Lotharro’s endurance, an Ellune’s resistance to cold or an Eidisi’s gift for languages. I have some notes on my earlier research regarding Blood Magic here”,
he spoke and handed the folder to Ocraloch. “I would very much like to hear what you think – and I will of course answer any questions that you may have, regarding the scope of my planned research or the research design, for example.”
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Ocraloch watched as the younger looking man sat down. He was very pleased to see that he had enough self-respect to sit with dignity. Many that had come in were so nervous that their backs would bend causing their heads to lower. A sign of submission that did not always go over well with many of the instructors. They wanted to see confidence in the applicants because that meant there was confidence in their theories. The man was impressed with how well dressed he was for the meeting. A couple of his recent applicants had not been dressed to the nine like this one.

As the man sat back and relaxed his back, he made sure to pay close attention to what the man was saying. There was many good points that Doran was making not only in the simple explanation on what the blood magic normally was used for. Which was to take blessings and put one ability into some kind of item. Eyebrows raised as he went even further with the idea of using the natural born abilities of different races. The idea was intriguing to say the least, but there were also many different things that could back fire depending no the ability.

“That is an interesting idea for sure. I saw that you have tried to do such a thing on a small scale, but did not see the results. Did the item not work?” Ocraloch asked looking at him.

He folded his hands on his lap while listening very carefully to what the man had to say. If it had there was no reason to be embarrassed by it, nor a reason to hide it. Most would have written him off as an automatic failure, but there was a drive that Ocraloch could see in the man. It was very similar to the push the elderly man had once felt in his own life. Nodding while staying quiet for Doran to finish, Ocraloch regarded his words very carefully.

“That is an ambitious goal to make that kind of progress in the field. Most would believe it to be impossible. Simply for the fact with the more physical aspects such as the lothorro endurance, it’s got a lot to do with their skin type and genetics. It is similar with the Ellune’s cold resistance,” Ocraloch began, “how would you conduct these experiments exactly? They are not all races that are readily available here within the city? A follow up to that is who would be the one to test these items or potions?”

The man went quiet to let him explain further. He truly wanted to just say yes and watch the progress, but if there was too much danger in the process. Then Ocraloch would not allow them to be conducted at the academy. If the man was determined to do it though, there would be no way to stop him outside them though.
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A lot of people considered such meetings to be torture, they were afraid and would rather be anywhere else. Doran was enjoying himself though, and there was even a light smile on his face – he smiled far more often these trials, for reasons that the mortal likely knew nothing about.

Even when Ocraloch’s started to ask questions, he didn’t become nervous, but remained at ease. He enjoyed talking about science, he enjoyed the intellectual discourse, and he was pleased that the man wanted to know more and didn’t just accept his proposal as is.

As Ocraloch asked him about his previous project, he met his gaze before he calmly admitted, “There was a conflict with the man that I planned on working with, and thus the project is delayed.” He was not worried about what Ocraloch might think of that or embarrassed because some of his previous work had been less than satisfactory – such happened even to the greatest of scientists. It was more or less part of the process.

It only increased his ambition and made him work harder.

“If you open the folder that just I gave you and take a look at the second to fourth page though”, he continued, in the same calm and measured tone as before. “You will find my notes on a new project that I finished just recently – that’s why you won’t find it in my initial proposal. You mentioned not all races being readily available in this city. I have already found a few individuals that are willing to work with me, a Lotharro among them”, he spoke before he fell silent again in order to give Ocraloch time to look through the material in the folder more thoroughly.

“You said that most would believe it to be impossible”, he remarked, smiling slightly, before he removed something from a pocket, something that he had kept a secret thus far. It was a silver box. If he opened it, Ocraloch would be able to see that it contained a small glass vial that was filled with a light red liquid. “This proves that it is possible. This is a prototype of the endurance potion that I mentioned in my notes, made from the blood of a Lotharro. You can find the list of ingredients that I used on page five, and you are of course free to analyse it. The initial results were quite promising. Of course”, he conceded. “I will conduct further tests.”

“As for skin type”,
he spoke and inclined his head fractionally. “Of course, some of the Lotharros’ unique traits have to do with their skin. My potion won’t change an individual’s skin texture or thickness – although such a potion could certainly be developed, given enough time. I am focusing on adrenaline and heightened endurance for the time being though, things that can be gleaned through blood. The finished potions will be of great use to the medial field, among other things.”

He paused in order to take a breath before he turned to answer yet another question. “In my proposal I mentioned my previous research – and the Rubberlegs cure that my former assistant Zana Delroth and I developed here at the Academy last arc. I plan on following a similar protocol here. The first series of tests will be conducted on animals. If they are successful, I will then move on to the first phase of clinical trials – you should have some information on the guidelines that I plan on following as well. By the time the clinical trials take place, most of the side effects will have been eliminated – although I don’t expect any serious side effects in the first place.”

“If you move on to the last page, you will find some information on my background in chemistry and medicine, especially toxicology – I included it as I considered to be relevant, especially as far this particular project is concerned”,
he informed Ocraloch. The mortal would without a doubt be aware of the fact that sufficient knowledge of chemistry or medicine helped prevent backlash or potions becoming toxic.

The tone of Doran’s voice remained calm as he spoke, and he still didn’t sound arrogant, even though reading the aforementioned page would reveal that he was not only a talented alchemist, but also an exceptionally skilled chemist, comparable to the great Padraig Augustin, a famous scientist. He considered arrogance to be distasteful and inappropriate, at least in such a context, but preferred to let his accomplishments speak for themselves.

“Please let me know if you have any other questions – or doubts, sir”, he asked. “I may have forgotten to mention something”, he admitted. There were a lot of things that needed to be considered when one was working on a project of that scale, after all.
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Doran has GM Chemistry as well as Expert Medicine and some skill in Poisons. His having GM Chemistry should pretty much eliminate the risk of backlash/toxicity (although there are other things to consider as well when developing a new potion, of course).

The thread where he created the prototype can be found here.

This is the thread where Zana and he developed the Rubberlegs cure.
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Ocraloch listened intently as the man sitting across from him kept a confidence in his speech. Yet there was no hint whatsoever of any kind of arrogance. The interviewer was always one to love the thought of the impossible becoming real. Especially if it shut up some of the higher up teachers and deans who were set in their ways. Medicine, chemistry, and potion work were all fields that needed to have their boundaries pushed with the greatest of reverence and understanding. There was never a time when everything would be perfect or at peace. The mages and citizens would need to be prepared for a time of war.

The man had thought as much when his appeared youth had admitted to having a difference with his partner. Such things happened even between the most loyal of apprentices and masters. Surely the same could be said between a volunteer and the one conducting the experiment. Moving forward the man’s old bones popped some as he scooped up the folder that held more information on the gentleman’s experiments recently conducted. Skipping the first few pages, he went on to look at the instructed pages to see the results of the new work.

It all looked very promising to the man as the results all seemed to come to a very desired ending. Nodding as he moved to the next several pages seeing the ingredients used. From what he could tell everything had been tested on rats so far. It was smart of the man to not test on anything above lab animals without express permission. Of course, those experiments would need to be done with someone above him in case the “volunteers” were to get out of control with any particular serum. Especially the rubber leg potion, that seemed like even after being explained would be a rather strange and scary thing to experience. The mention of a Lotharro agreeing to help him surprised the older man. He was not under the impression that they even came this far north.

“You do. Well that is both a surprise and very impressive. I will look forward to seeing how the tests from his blood go,” Ocraloch stated. He made it very clear that he would be watching Doran to see how his continued tests will go. Nothing made to sound malicious in any way, but simply out of curiosity.

“it is good to see that you have not tested on a human/humanoid yet. It would not have looked good to have done so without the express permission of the dean. He can be a very arrogant man if you excuse my honesty. I admire what he has accomplished, but sometimes he can be caught in his own bubble of knowledge,” Ocraloch said very quietly and very much in reverence to the man. Or at least what he could muster.

The man moved on to the last page of what had been presented to him. From everything spoken of and the results of all the previous experiments, Ocraloch was not seeing any reason for the man to be held back. So long as Doran followed the chain of command before taking any unnecessary risks then he could gladly move forward in his level of learning. Upon seeing the list of accomplishments and those he had previously worked for the instructor was sure that he could have come in with a portfolio larger than his desk.

“Hm, I see no reason to keep you from moving forward in your studies. You have conducted your experiments in a manor befitting anyone studying here at the academy. There have been no major accidents or issues with your results, and your credentials here only confirm in my mind that you are more than qualified to move forward,” Ocraloch stated and dug in his desk for a moment before pulling out the piece of paper once signed that would allow Doran to move forward.

The man signed it showing that he is cleared to move forward with Ocraloch’s educational blessing. Standing up pops could be heard once more from the old man. He reached forward with one hand to shake Doran’s should he accept it while handing him the paper with the opposite hand.

“It has been a pleasure to meet you, and I cannot wait to see how much you improve on this next level of your journey,” Ocraloch stated and bid the man farewell after while returning his paper work so that he could use it again to show progress to the next interviewer.
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