PSA

[gatheringstorm]

FORM: Sending crystal/message board
SENDER: Korrin
RECIPIENT: Anyone in Skyhold
WHAT: Class line-up changes
WHEN: Now-ish
WHERE: Skyhold
NOTES: Sign up to teach some classes, you know you want to.

Korrin here. I'm changing things up when it comes to offered classes, just in time for the new year. Introductory Qunlat is staying put, because everyone needs to learn how to swear creatively in a new language. [Or, you know, be boring and take it for more practical reasons.] But in addition to that, there are two more that I want to mention.

The first is The Care and Feeding of Your Mount, with an emphasis on nuggalopes since they're still pretty new around here and Dennet wants to stick to his horses. I'd be happy to work with anyone who wants to focus on dracolisks or harts or whatever, too.

The other class I'm taking up is Alchemy: Grenades, for all your explosion needs. Crafting will be in the Undercroft, but the practical portion is going to take place outside Skyhold, for obvious reasons. Seriously, it'll save your ass to know at least a couple of the more common recipes.

If you have any questions or have a weird schedule of your own, let me know and I'll try to work with you. Or pimp your own classes while people are listening.

Comments

[inagutterson]

Keep your idiots away from my shit when they're in the undercroft. Especially the humans, we know how stupid they are.

[gatheringstorm]

Anyone who behaves like a kid who needs to go around touching everything will be ejected, anyway. I'm not teaching grenade recipes to people with no impulse control.

[inagutterson]

Why are you teaching it anyway, what are your qualifications?

[Let him be judgemental because he's Carta and they don't trust anyone with this sort of thing.]

[gatheringstorm]

[If he guesses that she's rolling her eyes about now, he would be right.]

Because I can and my qualifications are 'I'm Valo-Kas, fight me'. Shokrakar makes sure every one of us has some basic skills in that area. I've known how to make, use, and upgrade them ever since I joined.

[inagutterson]

Remember that I know about the goat.

[Remember that while the truth is a powerful thing, so is a colourful retelling where he either uses it or ignores it entirely.]

[gatheringstorm]

[Siiiiigh.]

As though you ever let me forget.

[inagutterson]

I don't let anyone forget about the goat. Anyone.

[Let that sink in.]

Food for thought.

[in_death_sacrifice]

How ambitious of you. It sounds like you'll be kept very busy with all of this.

I'll be providing lessons on dragon fighting, naturally. But if you ever do need help with dracolisks... they're my other favorite creature.

[gatheringstorm]

Sure, you can absolutely show up to help me with dracolisks. I've seen how they behave around you, so you'd be an excellent example for the rest.

[in_death_sacrifice]

What can I say, I've always enjoyed their company. I grew up around them, and I still have all my fingers. I'd enjoy getting others to appreciate them as well.

How are the nuggalopes doing these days? [He's seen them around of course, when he goes to the stables for his own dracolisk, but he's curious how the whole lot has adjusted in general.]

[gatheringstorm]

Having all your fingers is indeed a good start.

They're definitely calmer. I think they're finally getting used to having so many people around. Once they get to know you, they're really pretty mellow.

[in_death_sacrifice]

I take great pride in this fact, given how much time I've spent around the creatures.

That's good to hear. They seemed to respond well back when we rounded them up... I'm glad they're settling in to this place. If the Inquisition never manages to save the world or anything of that nature, at least we have this accomplishment to our name.

[gatheringstorm]

So Corypheus destroys everything, but at least we got some nuggalopes first.

[She chuckles at that, able to appreciate gallows humor.]

That reminds me, I want to petition for an expansion to the stables. I think they'd do better with more room. Maybe something just outside Skyhold's walls?

[byblow]

How do you say I miss you more desperately with each passing year in Qunlat?

Or do I have to take the class.

[gatheringstorm]

...and who exactly would you be saying that to, anyway? Do tell.

[byblow]

The Arishok.

[gatheringstorm]

[Snort.]

And then the Arishok realizes he misses you too, so he invades? I don't know if I could live with the burden of having caused that.

[byblow]

More likely he'll be reminded how annoying I am in person and put it off a few more years.

[gatheringstorm]

Maybe, but nostalgia's a powerful drug. You could find yourself dragged off to Par Vollen before he gets tired of you and then you'd be up shit creek.

[kartereo]

--I'm curious about the alchemy part of the grenade making. [Mostly because alchemy is magic back home, but it was the mother of chemistry.] Is there magic involved in it, or is the process all natural reactions?

[gatheringstorm]

Anyone can do it. You don't need to be a mage, Thedosian-style or otherwise. All you need are the materials and the knowledge of how to use them together. It's not all about blowing shit up, either. Some grenades slow people down or confuse them...hell, some will even heal you and those around you. Vital stuff, when you're out of normal potions or everyone's hurt.

[kartereo]

[Well fuck. Never mind ballistics, Waver's interested in the healing aspects. It shows in his voice, there's a hint of excitement.]

So this entire enterprise is starting when, precisely?

[gatheringstorm]

[That excitement prompts a grin and it shows in her voice.]

How about tomorrow afternoon, after lunch? I was thinking of having a workshop at least three or four days a week, every other day; give time for other projects but still something regular. We can tailor it to the needs of whoever happens to be there at the time. Of course, if you're that eager I can take more time to show you the ropes.

[kartereo]

After lunch sounds perfect. There's no good doing technical work on an empty stomach, that just leads to dumb mistakes. Potentially fatal ones, given what this is covering.

And please, do assume I'm eager. Alchemy was what I started out in, and I'm interested to see what is and isn't consistent between here and home.

[gatheringstorm]

Exactly. I don't like teaching on an empty stomach, anyway.

I can't promise it'll be at all similar, but with any luck, it won't be that much of a pain in the ass to follow. We try to keep the recipes simple anyway, so they can be done at any Inquisition camp you find.