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Un: TerribleTinkerer | Text

[badnewsandshitlist]

My Lady Aurora,

In the interest of advancing useful knowledge, I write to request access to a resource particular to my homeland: Whitestone, and its refined form known as Residuum.

Whitestone is outwardly unremarkable, yet uniquely receptive to enchantment. Spellwork binds to it with greater stability, and the labor of inscribing such work is completed in markedly less time than with ordinary stone. When subjected to acid and heat, Whitestone yields Residuum, a crystalline medium whose affinity for magic is still more pronounced. It is known to strengthen enchantments, to substitute for rare spell components, and to accelerate the work of magical crafting.

My proposal is to test Residuum in two specific applications:

1. Amplifiers. To construct lattices capable of stabilizing and magnifying spellcraft, allowing existing magic to be channeled more efficiently and with reduced strain on the caster.


2. Reservoirs . To determine whether residuum can reliably retain prepared arcane workings. Its receptiveness suggests potential for storing enchantments until they are required. If demonstrated, this could provide wards or defenses that persist even when their original caster is absent.



The expected outcomes would be of direct benefit to your city: more efficient use of existing spellcasters, stronger magical infrastructure, and the possibility of safeguards that endure beyond the limits of mortal endurance. At the same time, these experiments would serve to demonstrate that Exandria’s resources offer not only novelty but practical contributions of measurable value.

I will ensure the work is conducted openly, the methods documented, and the results available for review. In short, this is not speculation for its own sake but a set of experiments designed to yield clear and useful answers.

With your permission, I stand ready to begin.

Respectfully,

Percival Fredrickstein Von Musel Klossowski De Rolo III,

Architect of Enlightened Progress of the Chamber of Whitestone.

[arora]

Given the nature of this resource, it would need to be requested through the points system.

[badnewsandshitlist]

My Lady Aurora,

Thank you for clarifying the proper procedure. I am, of course, willing to submit this request through the points system. To prepare it properly, may I ask how many points would be required for a sufficient allotment of Whitestone, along with the reagents needed for refinement into residuum?

I would prefer to make my request as precise as possible, both to respect your resources and to ensure the work can be conducted to meaningful effect.

Yours with appreciation,

Percival Fredrickstein Von Musel Klossowski De Rolo III.

[arora]

For the tools needed to refine it as well as a small amount of the stone itself, it would be 20 points. If you are wanting enough to fill a sufficient area, this would be closer to 30 points. This would be the equivalent of requesting a new facility.

[badnewsandshitlist]

My Lady Aurora,

I see. Then I shall exercise patience until such time as I have earned the requisite points. It would be wasteful to make a half-measure request when the stone demands proper tools and preparation.

In the meantime, I will continue to refine my designs and document the proposed applications, so that when I return to you with twenty points in hand, the work may proceed without delay or uncertainty. Consider this not a withdrawal, but a deferral in the interest of efficiency.

You have my thanks for setting the cost plainly before me.

Respectfully,
Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III
Architect of Enlightened Progress of the Chamber of Whitestone.