Chrysalis

Chapter 1401: Conversations With Mages

The Tower, located in the Golden City in the fourth stratum, is a house of learning and knowledge second to none in all of Pangera. Here it is that the most respected and prodigious minds debate and study all aspects of life on Pangera. Classes, monsters, mana, the Dungeon, diplomacy, governance, gardening, pot making and the appropriate decorations for end tables. There is no question the scholars of the Tower will not pursue to the ends of the world.

With a reputation for truly ferocious 'discussions', the Tower is not a place for the faint-hearted. If one is not prepared to defend their position with logic, reams of evidence, masterful rhetoric and a robust, red-faced screaming session, then they will have a short career indeed.

- Excerpt from "Living in the Tower" by Rathwyn Werilos

Rathwyn is essentially what someone would think about when picturing a mage. He has a long, grey-ish beard, aggressive eyebrows and piercing eyes. The image is slightly thrown off by the shorts and short-sleeved shirt he's wearing, however.

Did this guy really come to the fifth for a holiday

? Is there anything more insane than that?!

A mind bridge stretches out to me, and again, I can't help but notice the quality of its construction. The weave is tight as a drum, near flawless. It snaps into place so smoothly it's an almost totally different experience. This guy is damn good with his mind magic.

Things were a little grim the last time we

figure this guy out, just

an antenna in greeting. [Tension is still high in the Colony as a result of what happened that

haven't forgotten, the Church of the Path is on my list, and the

the other. [With peaceful relations prospering

here on vacation. What in the name of heck are you doing

so bad, but all of the mages are dressed the same way. I swear one of them has palm

twinkle and he smiles broadly at my

we are on holiday. Technically speaking. What you see before you,] he makes a broad, sweeping gesture to include the smiling, bearded and shorts-wearing group behind him, [is the Interspecies Relations Department of the Tower. We have,

themselves, but to me, they all look

break! Don't you think this is a bit dangerous?!] I ask

filled with studies and texts written about your efforts. To excel in academia, sometimes it's necessary to take a

has nothing to do with spying on the capabilities of