Planar is the extention of the sphere of space into the manipulation of other worlds. What can be done with Space can also be done with Planar but Planar can reach across the void between worlds. - Antonio Ravnos

Adrian

After spending most of what was left of the daylight writing; my hand simply refuses to write any more. At least I got through pronunciation and grammar structure of both languages. I take what I do have over to where I last saw the trio, the twins were there but K was not.

“Here, is the start of what I’ll give you to learn English.”

Should I tell them of the useless junk in the backpack? No, I don’t want to know about the lamppost. I hear a loud bang in the lobby. Rushing over there I see Abagail behind a desk as a cloud of dust settles. K is standing in front of a now dented vault door. How did Abagail get her to try to open it?

“Don’t worry its almost open.”

A shard of earth appears before K’s out stretched hand and flies towards the vault. Another cloud forms as it shatters against the vault, the dent now larger. Before I can react, K sends a third and fourth stone into the door. Opening a small but usable hole.

This is not what I expected when I told Abagail she could try to open it. She is getting the idea of a bard right though. Get others to do the work while you cheer them on. I’ll let them have their fun. I’ll just go to sleep, I need to wake up early tomorrow. But for what?

I open my eyes to the grey void, I can feel that it is not my mind. The Grey Dream, alright lets see how much this place improved. I think the necessary questions to get it to the state I left it in.

“Alright show me a sheet of myself.”

Gain: Bluff 1 (+1SP), Sense Motive 1 (+1SP), Dagger 2 (+2SP)

Name: Adrian Ravnos

Gender: Male

Age: 17

Skills

Attributes

Class

SP: 39

Traits

Magic

Languages

EP: 12

Well, this is much cleaner. I didn’t gain much but then again compared to the first day I showed up here not much happened. Alright how did the skills get divided up? I poke the floating image before me.

Ranged 2

Firearms 2

Archery 1

Melee 2

Sword 1

Dagger 2

Evasion 2

Perception 2

Arcana 7

Nature 5

Physics 4

Mathematics 5

Religion 2

Tactics 3

Technology 2

Chemistry 3

Planes 3

Handle Animal 2

Empathy 2

Bluff 1

Sense Motive 1

Persuade 1

Drive 3

Computers 3

Sewing 2

Leatherwork 1

Drawing 2

Carving 2

Alright still a work in progress. I touch the word Class on the first image that appeared. The skill page remained but moved to the side. There doesn’t seem to be an exit on the page itself either. I turn to the Class window.

Fighter 5

Dragon Knight: Void 3

Magus 2

Alright what do the others look like?

Elvish

English

Portuguese

Spanish

Arcane Power 3

Space 2

Planar 0

Fate 1

Life 2

Death 3

Mind 1

Soul 0

Primal 1

Time 1

Manipulation 1

Telekinetic 0

Fire 2

Lightning 2

Light 1

Darkness 0

Free Multiclassing

No penalty for multiple classes.

Party Leader

+2 to all Attributes

Draconic

+2 to all Attributes

Perfect Recall

Able to remember anything you paid attention to.

Reality Weaver

???

STR 16

DEX 19

CON 16

INT 20

WIS 19

CHA 17

APR 18

HP: 126

Mana: 18

No, point in checking EP or SP. I don’t have enough to buy anything worthwhile. These screens need titles. Whatever, time for real sleep, the grey void drifts away . . .

I open my eyes, brick walls surrounding an air up mattress. This is where I fell asleep. I smile no crazy dreams, no mind games. I hope it stays this way. I get up and get dressed, about the time I am finished there is a knock at the front door of the bank.

I walk over to the front door; the trio peak out of their door. Bryan and Abagail must still be asleep. I open the door, the soldier from yesterday is there. Right something about employment. He says something in Althaen, I don’t know what it was but K speaks up behind me.

“He is telling you that we need to follow him to a selection. I think we are being put in the military, but are to be screened first.”

“Alright tell him we will follow him shortly.”

I walk back to the other office rooms, or do they count as bedrooms now? Either way I wake the two and we all leave to follow the soldier to this selection.

The selection happens to be at the front entrance of the palisade, there are some leather tents set up. A line of people coming out of the tent. The soldier speaks and I have K translate for me again.

“Since you are a noble we are allowed to cut in line. This is a screening for the jobs that we will receive. There would have been a line for nobles but you are the only one.”

Should I have us all cut in line? I can’t see the end of it. They expect me to make everybody else wait, I have to keep cover. I walk toward the entrance to the tent, one of the guards moved to block my way. Am I going to have to hurt him to keep my cover?

Another guard pulls the prior out of my path and whispered something to him. Guess some of them know me, or recognize the trio. Either way we enter the tent unhindered. Inside there are three older men sitting at a table. One of them is Trían, I don’t know the other two. There is also an old man in robes standing to the side, his walking stick has a red gemstone on top. Judging by the staff and his long beard I would peg him as a mage.

I turn to see the other side of the tent, there are several soldiers and Jason is standing there. He is now dressed as a Althean noble. How did he manage that? I hope he is just here as a translator.

“Lord Trían I assume this is the work you were interrupted from yesterday?”

“It is, would you like to go before or after your servants.”

The other two men at the table seem confused. Guess they do not know who I am. The two seem upset at me talking with Trían, the three exchange a few words. Of the two one is now giving me a death stare the other a smile. I guess one of them is a Sunchaser.

“I would see my servants go through the process first.”

“Do the humans aside from the Bloodclaw speak the Althaen tongue?”

“No, but if you tell me . . .”

The older man who has been giving me a death stare interrupts, “I refuse to acknowledge this barbarian as a noble. I was told by a reliable source that the knife ears and blood bitch are not members of his house. His house does not exist. If there were any houses left in this land we would not have to have this slave census.

This man is clearly a servant to the two knife ears, he speaks their tongue but not Althaen he cannot be a noble. This peasant injured my son and I demand satisfaction.”

Well he clearly hates me. The trio prepare to draw their weapons. “Why would I know the language of a people who I have never interacted with? I know elvish because my house has had dealings with them before.”

Trían is trying to hide a smirk, is it at my peril or Sunchaser’s actions? He seemed friendly yesterday after recognizing me as a noble. He could be two faced though. He definitely disliked the Sunchasers more than me though.

“You hide behind words, name you house or be punished for faking your claims. I do not even believe you are a mage. The soldiers told me my son would have won but you used a strange wand.”

Why do they keep thinking guns are magical wands? Should use my last name again or challenge a duel? I don’t think this idiot will acknowledge the duel . . .

“See he is a fraud. He is no noble but a . . .”

I need to intimidate them, what is the most dangerous thing I can do? Death, waves of negative energy, but the ripples can’t touch me nor my allies. I push the image onto the space in the tent. A ripple of darkness but not darkness spreads through the tent, the wood of the table begins to darken and the tent’s leather rots.

“I am Adrian Ravnos and you will accept my rights.”

The man goes silent, he does not nod as the other two men, I force the ripples of death to stay near him. I doubt this will be permanent, but I see his skin start to wrinkle and his hair lose its luster. He nods and I stop twisting reality, I can feel a tension in me. This is more than I have ever twisted something.

Am I really getting stronger? Is this tension a muscle fatigue or am I sensing a backlash coming? There were a lot of people outside that tent, shit I am in trouble. I need illusions; mind, light and darkness I need to learn more about those.

“Are you ready to play nice?”

Sunchaser nods, good. “Then we may proceed, I will play nice if you do remember that.”

I wait a few seconds, I have to make it a point.

“Lord Trían if I remember correctly I was about to ask you to explain to me the process that will be done?”

The noble who isn’t Sunchaser looks at Trían with envy. What I did shouldn’t have been that big right? More than I’ve ever done before but surly less than they’ve seen. The old wizard didn’t panic so it couldn’t have been too dangerous.

“Ah, yes Lord Adrian. Magister Talphith will check you and your servants for mana. If they possess any they will be given a post of captain or co-captain of a squad. Regardless of the rank everyone is being placed into the patrols over the palisade walls. We are expecting an attack within a few days.”

I turn and summarize what the process will be to Bryan and Abagail.

“Can you tell me what that show you just put on was?”

“Later.”

Bryan nods, I can’t explain now. Jason while currently terrified would still hear it and translate it to Sunchaser later. I can see them glancing at each other. Definitely in cahoots.

The old man, presumably Magister Talphith has Bryan and Abagail touch the crystal on his staff. It lit up for both of them and he said something to the three nobles. Sunchaser’s skin and hair seem to be returning to normal. I was hoping to affect him longer, I need a better understanding of the Sphere of Time too . . .

The crystal glows for the trio as well, so they are all casters? Or is it that nobody is?

“Well, Lord Adrian you really know how to collect servants. Each one of them is a mage, I don’t know what type, but impressive. You stand up to the legend of your house.”

What legend? Too bad I can’t ask that, I hope they have books that will tell me. A book won’t share secrets not written in it.

Trían speaks up drawing me from my endless stream of questions. “Your servants will be paired to be captains over a watch. You have already proved yourself with mana, so which servant will accompany you?”