The confessional before you is ornate and well maintained, ebony colored wood embellished with the visage of two angels. A jet black curtain separates the confessional from the rest of the Church, offering a surprising degree of privacy to any eavesdroppers nearby. Unlike the rest of Krakow, the inside is dimly lit by a small light bulb securely attached to the ceiling which emits a faint red light. While the atmosphere isn't exactly cozy, it is private.
A smooth voice calls out to you once you've sat down, familiar enough to identify the speaker despite the partition between you.
"Welcome welcome. I take it something is on your mind?"We're in a museum now, Harry.
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dominioned) wrote2019-12-03 07:17 pm
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[Not everything, then. Interesting...]
I would like to ask you more about the information at some point, but I'll answer your question.
I'm skilled in three areas of magic - dark magic, illusion magic, and the use of staves and healing magic. The latter is my weakest, though it isn't a common skill for dark mages to possess. With the proper staff, I'm capable of healing allies or temporarily freezing an enemy, along with some other temporary weakening.
Dark magic - where I'm from, at least - is primarily offensive magic. The spells I can cast are based entirely on what tome I choose to use. Just consider it very powerful offensive magic and that's really all you need to know. There are some unique things one can do with dark magic, such as summoning Faceless or creating Stoneborn. They're basically just monsters capable of fighting with us, although Faceless are much harder to control. I'm capable of that as well, though it usually is too much effort to bother.
Finally, illusion magic. There aren't many capable of it in Nohr. Illusion magic can allow me to change what a person sees - for example, making it so that an ally appears as an enemy. I'm capable of fully controlling another person's mind, though such a thing is finicky at best and certainly not my preferred method. [on this route of the game, at least!!] Finally, I'm able to create illusions over great distances - though this is primarily something I use for communication.
Oh, and I am capable of warping, although that isn't directly tied to any school of magic.
[All of that is entirely truthful, he actually hasn't left anything out.]
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I see... that was quite a thorough explanation, my thanks. So the illusion power you were gifted here isn't quite the same then, is it?
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Not at all. It's almost an insult, compared to what I'm usually capable of. Was that the Lady's doing?
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But perhaps you will grow into your new found gift. But yes, it was at her command that you were all given abilities.
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Did she choose what abilities we were given?
[how mad should he be, was this a personal slight???]
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[ yw. But he actually sounds serious here, he probably has a long list already given yesterday and today and the towels + poncho situation. ]
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No, no. Well, not yet, at any rate. Perhaps I'll change my mind later, but for now there's no sense in that.
[Mostly because he's certain the Lady will just find it funny and he isn't here to amuse her!!]
But it seems I've been sidetracked - did you need me to answer another question or will you tell me more about her?
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We've already established the rules have we not? But seeing as you remembered, you may go out of turn. One question only—so do you wish to know the answer to your previous question or the one you just posed?
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Tell me about why you serve her. That's what I'm most interested in.
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It's quite simple. She possesses something I want.
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Well, that's certainly fair enough! I imagine you have another question for me, then?
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Dark magic is entirely different - only those who have studied it for quite some time can hope to wield it. Even if an otherwise skilled mage were to attempt without proper study, it would end very poorly for them.
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Curious. I have further questions, but I assume you wish to take your turn first?
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What is it you want from the Lady?
[He doesn't exactly expect an answer to that one, but curiosity compels him to ask anyway.]
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[ Pretty much. ]
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[Yeah, he's really not surprised...]
Can I ask what you are, then? You aren't human, correct?
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Go ahead, ask another question.
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Very well then. You mentioned mind control is normally a skill you possess. Why do you find it not preferable to employ? Is it simply because it is "finicky"?
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I could never control an entire army, no matter how much time and knowledge I have of each individual - it would be entirely too much strain on me. Most individuals aren't powerful enough to take that big of a risk either, and often the ones that are would be exceptionally difficult to control.
[See: King Garon and his wild, inexplicable behavior.]
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Your question.
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I'd like to know about your abilities, then. What powers you have, what you're capable of. You have an interest in magic - are you capable of any?
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The last one then—some would call it magic and some would call it sorcery, and while I would call it neither the approximation is close enough.
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I see.
[Probably powers beyond what he's familiar with, then, if Rembrandt is so curious about his own abilities.]
Do you have any further questions for me? I can certainly keep going; there's plenty I'm interested in learning about you and your boss.
[But he'll let Rembrandt decide when they're done - for today, at least. No sense in making enemies out of both the masterminds.]
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