Hydra funtime (Surraruthru)

[Anastasia]

We'll start OOC for this one as well. Go ahead and describe your plans for the hydras, so we have it on paper and we're on the same page, Surraruthru.

[Iron Dragoon]

Plan is to do some general knowledge tutoring to help them adjust, address any special areas of interest, then move into teaching them some Monk stuff and Wizard, if any are interested.

[Anastasia]

The hydras have a large, icy pool in the courtyard - the rather crowded courtyard now, you have to admit. They lounge in the cold, a few water elementals mixed in as well. You can see Blue and Ice at the edge of the pool, talking to Sylvie. She's sitting on a chair just besides it, one of Vul'lath's acolytes behind her. He's furiously scribbling away as they talk.

Go ahead, Surraruthru.

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru wings over and lands next to them, listening in for a moment.

[Anastasia]

"...and then all the little ones become a small elemental," Ice says.

"It's long been accepted that elementites do merge," Sylvie says, "But hearing a first hand account is always valuable. Thanks." She flashes them a smile as the acolyte writes and writes. "Confirmation of the mere essence of air and not air elementites being present is even more valuable. Right, Surraruthru?" she glances over to you.

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru tries to recall what he's learned about elementites...

> roll 1d20+34 K:P
<Serith> Iddy roll for Serith < 43 > [d20=9]

[Anastasia]

Elementites are tiny little elemental masses about the size of a pebble. According to lore they're embryonic elementals, though the exact mechanism to which they evolve isn't clear. They're mainly notable for swarming together and making a pest of themselves.

[Iron Dragoon]

"Indeed. It's a rare thing to see, and very valuable to record. If you've been able to give Sylvie a clue to get her closer to knowing how to trigger it, then you've enriched all of Aurora."

[Anastasia]

Ice's tail wags, splashing water about the pool.

"Yes. There's more than one way of elemental genesis, but getting direct confirmation of this one is useful." Sylvie stands, the acolyte finishing his writing and picking up the chair. "They're all yours, Surraruthru."

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru nods to Sylvie.

"Thank you. Now, everyone, I know you're all eager to learn, so lets get to it. I'm going to cover some basics and general knowledge that apply to Aurora and how things work, as well as explaining the planes. Once we cover that, I'll answer some questions. If everyone is interested in the same things, I'll go over that subject in detail, otherwise I'll make a note of what you all want to learn and prepare for that next time. Once we finish that, I'll start showing you some teachings of Monks and of Wizards..."

Finishing with that, Surraruthru launches into his lecture!

Planning to cover the general structure of Aurora, some basic stuff about the war and Lifasa, then move into explaining the Planes.

[Anastasia]

Have any ranks in anything relevant to teaching or speaking at all?

[Iron Dragoon]

Um, Diplomacy maybe? Depending on how you want to interpret it.

[Anastasia]

It's tangential but go ahead and make a check on it.

[Iron Dragoon]

> roll 1d20+33 Diplo
<Serith> Iddy roll for Serith < 53 > [d20=20]

[Anastasia]

You teach as best you can. You largely make it up and learn on the fly, expressing things as best you can. Your diplomatic skill helps some, but it's really a different beast than simple word play. Blue and Ice are both interested, as well as a third. This one is named Scale and has seven heads, each intently on you as you speak. When you finish your bit about monks and wizards, "Why? Why would anyone fight with fists when they can fight with magic? Magic can do anything."