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Master and Student

2020-11-29T22:36:37Z

Angel:

[[Master and Student]] is a book by [[User:Angel|Angel Wedge]] about [[John Blake]], a supporting character from [[Inside the Box]]. It seems to be set several years previously, before John became the custodian of a White Box of his own.

At this point, John has recently arrived in the big city, and is attempting to set himself up as a private detective.

I am writing this as my project for [https://nanowrimo.org NaNoWriMo 2020], but have very little planning so I am not sure how well it will turn out.

Characters so far include:
* [[John Blake]] - the main character, recently homeless but now living in a one-room office/apartment
** [[Zarathustra]] - John's first familiar, a hawk
** [[Isaac]] - the narrator, Watson, and an animate skull sitting on John's desk. He has wax on his skull from being used as a candle holder, but now more often has Zarathustra perching on him. He seems to have been a mage once; and and therefore presumably his animate status is his own doing. Only John can hear his voice, but he can contribute willpower to ritual magic, which he knows quite a lot of.
* [[Franzes Welch]] - the client; a girl who lives in near poverty with her aunt, and believes she is being watched. Need to double-check I've not used another name for her anywhere in the WIP
** [[Ashura]] - a former wizard of some kind, and Franzes's father
** [[Sarah Welch]] - Franzes's mother
*** Carys Alton; Franzes's aunt (mother's sister), whose family always hated her father.
*** Rose - Sarah's other sister
* [[Miss Fotheringale]] - Evadne, or 'ladyship. Isaac calls her "the vampire". Lives in a luxury apartment in a converted bank building near the city centre. It's suggested that in the absence of a local white box, she has been collecting dangerous artifacts and storing them at home.
* [[Mitchell Tomas]] - a recluse who has some knowledge of magic, but isn't any kind of mage himself. Has some experience of collecting relics.
* [[Ethan Chandler]] - 'Mars', a local crime boss, whose father had some dealings with Ashura
* [[Penrose]] a short, weaselly man who likes to look down his nose at everyone. John's landlord.
* [[Zach Walker]], works for the city. Something in the planning department. Mars's contact. Lives with his wife Marianna in a large house on Beech Court.

Artifacts mentioned:
* The [[Seal of Lucien]], a resurrection item initially owned by Blake. It is suggested there are several more of this item out in the world somewhere.
* A [[phantom deed]] left to Franzes by her father, [[Ashura]]
* A set of knuckle bones sold by Mitchell to Fotheringale. These are a reliquary artifact, meaning that someone coming into possession of them without any right will be cursed. Oddly, finding them abandoned will activate the curse, but purchasing them will not unless they have been stolen previously. Removing the curse normally involves either blessing the artifact, cleaning it, and giving it a proper funeral on sanctified ground; or selling it to someone who will treat it with respect.
* Four [[wooden dollars]]. A cursed item which prevents the owner from doing magic rituals. They cannot be lost or stolen; the only way to dispose of them is to spend them in a commercial transaction. They look like crudely carved wooden coins wrapped in gold foil. Used by Fotheringale to buy the knucklebones from Mitchell; it's suggested that he has given them to her in the past.

Locations:
* The [[Peacock Centre]], a major shopping centre, originally built as a department store in the 1970s. It was very flashy compared to the style of the city at the time.
* [[The Showboat]], a bar established in the final chapter, beneath Ashura's old office. It is a cryptic location, occupying the same spatial coordinates as the Peacock Centre, and is only accessible by walking through a number of archways in the right order before approaching the door (which would otherwise be an emergency exit from one of Peacock's store rooms)

Master and Student

2020-11-28T23:39:24Z

Angel:

[[Master and Student]] is a book by [[User:Angel|Angel Wedge]] about [[John Blake]], a supporting character from [[Inside the Box]]. It seems to be set several years previously, before John became the custodian of a White Box of his own.

At this point, John has recently arrived in the big city, and is attempting to set himself up as a private detective.

I am writing this as my project for [https://nanowrimo.org NaNoWriMo 2020], but have very little planning so I am not sure how well it will turn out.

Characters so far include:
* [[John Blake]] - the main character, recently homeless but now living in a one-room office/apartment
** [[Zarathustra]] - John's first familiar, a hawk
** [[Isaac]] - the narrator, Watson, and an animate skull sitting on John's desk. He has wax on his skull from being used as a candle holder, but now more often has Zarathustra perching on him. He seems to have been a mage once; and and therefore presumably his animate status is his own doing. Only John can hear his voice, but he can contribute willpower to ritual magic, which he knows quite a lot of.
* [[Franzes Welch]] - the client; a girl who lives in near poverty with her aunt, and believes she is being watched. Need to double-check I've not used another name for her anywhere in the WIP
** Carys Alton; Franzes's aunt (mother's sister), whose family always hated her father.
** [[Ashura]] - a former wizard of some kind, and Franzes's father
* [[Miss Fotheringale]] - Evadne, or 'ladyship. Isaac calls her "the vampire". Lives in a luxury apartment in a converted bank building near the city centre. It's suggested that in the absence of a local white box, she has been collecting dangerous artifacts and storing them at home.
* [[Mitchell Tomas]] - a recluse who has some knowledge of magic, but isn't any kind of mage himself. Has some experience of collecting relics.
* [[Ethan Chandler]] - 'Mars', a local crime boss, whose father had some dealings with Ashura
* [[Penrose]] a short, weaselly man who likes to look down his nose at everyone. John's landlord.
* [[Zach Walker]], works for the city. Something in the planning department. Mars's contact. Lives with his wife Marianna in a large house on Beech Court.

Artifacts mentioned:
* The [[Seal of Lucien]], a resurrection item initially owned by Blake. It is suggested there are several more of this item out in the world somewhere.
* A [[phantom deed]] left to Franzes by her father, [[Ashura]]
* A set of knuckle bones sold by Mitchell to Fotheringale. These are a reliquary artifact, meaning that someone coming into possession of them without any right will be cursed. Oddly, finding them abandoned will activate the curse, but purchasing them will not unless they have been stolen previously. Removing the curse normally involves either blessing the artifact, cleaning it, and giving it a proper funeral on sanctified ground; or selling it to someone who will treat it with respect.
* Four [[wooden dollars]]. A cursed item which prevents the owner from doing magic rituals. They cannot be lost or stolen; the only way to dispose of them is to spend them in a commercial transaction. They look like crudely carved wooden coins wrapped in gold foil. Used by Fotheringale to buy the knucklebones from Mitchell; it's suggested that he has given them to her in the past.

Locations:
* The [[Peacock Centre]], a major shopping centre, originally built as a department store in the 1970s. It was very flashy compared to the style of the city at the time.
* [[The Showboat]], a bar established in the final chapter, beneath Ashura's old office. It is a cryptic location, occupying the same spatial coordinates as the Peacock Centre, and is only accessible by walking through a number of archways in the right order before approaching the door (which would otherwise be an emergency exit from one of Peacock's store rooms)

Master and Student

2020-11-26T11:03:42Z

Angel: typo

[[Master and Student]] is a book by [[User:Angel|Angel Wedge]] about [[John Blake]], a supporting character from [[Inside the Box]]. It seems to be set several years previously, before John became the custodian of a White Box of his own.

At this point, John has recently arrived in the big city, and is attempting to set himself up as a private detective.

I am writing this as my project for [https://nanowrimo.org NaNoWriMo 2020], but have very little planning so I am not sure how well it will turn out.

Characters so far include:
* [[John Blake]] - the main character, recently homeless but now living in a one-room office/apartment
** [[Zarathustra]] - John's first familiar, a hawk
** [[Isaac]] - the narrator, Watson, and an animate skull sitting on John's desk. He has wax on his skull from being used as a candle holder, but now more often has Zarathustra perching on him. He seems to have been a mage once; and and therefore presumably his animate status is his own doing. Only John can hear his voice, but he can contribute willpower to ritual magic, which he knows quite a lot of.
* [[Franzes Welch]] - the client; a girl who lives in near poverty with her aunt, and believes she is being watched. Need to double-check I've not used another name for her anywhere in the WIP
** Carys Alton; Franzes's aunt (mother's sister), whose family always hated her father.
** [[Ashura]] - a former wizard of some kind, and Franzes's father
* [[Miss Fotheringale]] - Evadne, or 'ladyship. Isaac calls her "the vampire". Lives in a luxury apartment in a converted bank building near the city centre. It's suggested that in the absence of a local white box, she has been collecting dangerous artifacts and storing them at home.
* [[Mitchell Tomas]] - a recluse who has some knowledge of magic, but isn't any kind of mage himself. Has some experience of collecting relics.
* [[Ethan Chandler]] - 'Mars', a local crime boss, whose father had some dealings with Ashura
* [[Penrose]] a short, weaselly man who likes to look down his nose at everyone. John's landlord.

Artifacts mentioned:
* The [[Seal of Lucien]], a resurrection item initially owned by Blake. It is suggested there are several more of this item out in the world somewhere.
* A [[phantom deed]] left to Franzes by her father, [[Ashura]]
* A set of knuckle bones sold by Mitchell to Fotheringale. These are a reliquary artifact, meaning that someone coming into possession of them without any right will be cursed. Oddly, finding them abandoned will activate the curse, but purchasing them will not unless they have been stolen previously. Removing the curse normally involves either blessing the artifact, cleaning it, and giving it a proper funeral on sanctified ground; or selling it to someone who will treat it with respect.
* Four [[wooden dollars]]. A cursed item which prevents the owner from doing magic rituals. They cannot be lost or stolen; the only way to dispose of them is to spend them in a commercial transaction. They look like crudely carved wooden coins wrapped in gold foil. Used by Fotheringale to buy the knucklebones from Mitchell; it's suggested that he has given them to her in the past.

Locations:
* The [[Peacock Centre]], a major shopping centre, originally built as a department store in the 1970s. It was very flashy compared to the style of the city at the time.
* [[The Showboat]], a bar established in the final chapter, beneath Ashura's old office. It is a cryptic location, occupying the same spatial coordinates as the Peacock Centre, and is only accessible by walking through a number of archways in the right order before approaching the door (which would otherwise be an emergency exit from one of Peacock's store rooms)

Master and Student

2020-11-26T11:03:27Z

Angel:

[[Master and Student]] is a book by [[User:Angel|Angel Wedge]] about [[John Blake]], a supporting character from [[Inside the Box]]. It seems to be set several years previously, before John became the custodian of a White Box of his own.

At this point, John has recently arrived in the big city, and is attempting to set himself up as a private detective.

I am writing this as my project for [https://nanowrimo.org NaNoWriMo 2020], but have very little planning so I am not sure how well it will turn out.

Characters so far include:
* [[John Blake]] - the main character, recently homeless but now living in a one-room office/apartment
** [[Zarathustra]] - John's first familiar, a hawk
** [[Isaac]] - the narrator, Watson, and an animate skull sitting on John's desk. He has wax on his skull from being used as a candle holder, but now more often has Zarathustra perching on him. He seems to have been a mage once; and and therefore presumably his animate status is his own doing. Only John can hear his voice, but he can contribute willpower to ritual magic, which he knows quite a lot of.
* [[Franzes Welch]] - the client; a girl who lives in near poverty with her aunt, and believes she is being watched. Need to double-check I've not used another name for her anywhere in the WIP
** Carys Alton; Franzes's aunt (mother's sister), whose family always hated her father.
** [[Ashura]] - a former wizard of some kind, and Franzes's father
* [[Miss Fotheringale]] - Evadne, or 'ladyship. Isaac calls her "the vampire". Lives in a luxury apartment in a converted bank building near the city centre. It's suggested that in the absence of a local white box, she has been collecting dangerous artifacts and storing them at home.
* [[Mitchell Tomas]] - a recluse who has some knowledge of magic, but isn't any kind of mage himself. Has some experience of collecting relics.
* [[Ethan Chandler]] - 'Mars', a local crime boss, whose father had some dealings with Ashura
* [[Penrose[[ a short, weaselly man who likes to look down his nose at everyone. John's landlord.

Artifacts mentioned:
* The [[Seal of Lucien]], a resurrection item initially owned by Blake. It is suggested there are several more of this item out in the world somewhere.
* A [[phantom deed]] left to Franzes by her father, [[Ashura]]
* A set of knuckle bones sold by Mitchell to Fotheringale. These are a reliquary artifact, meaning that someone coming into possession of them without any right will be cursed. Oddly, finding them abandoned will activate the curse, but purchasing them will not unless they have been stolen previously. Removing the curse normally involves either blessing the artifact, cleaning it, and giving it a proper funeral on sanctified ground; or selling it to someone who will treat it with respect.
* Four [[wooden dollars]]. A cursed item which prevents the owner from doing magic rituals. They cannot be lost or stolen; the only way to dispose of them is to spend them in a commercial transaction. They look like crudely carved wooden coins wrapped in gold foil. Used by Fotheringale to buy the knucklebones from Mitchell; it's suggested that he has given them to her in the past.

Locations:
* The [[Peacock Centre]], a major shopping centre, originally built as a department store in the 1970s. It was very flashy compared to the style of the city at the time.
* [[The Showboat]], a bar established in the final chapter, beneath Ashura's old office. It is a cryptic location, occupying the same spatial coordinates as the Peacock Centre, and is only accessible by walking through a number of archways in the right order before approaching the door (which would otherwise be an emergency exit from one of Peacock's store rooms)

Master and Student

2020-11-26T10:44:01Z

Angel:

[[Master and Student]] is a book by [[User:Angel|Angel Wedge]] about [[John Blake]], a supporting character from [[Inside the Box]]. It seems to be set several years previously, before John became the custodian of a White Box of his own.

At this point, John has recently arrived in the big city, and is attempting to set himself up as a private detective.

I am writing this as my project for [https://nanowrimo.org NaNoWriMo 2020], but have very little planning so I am not sure how well it will turn out.

Characters so far include:
* [[John Blake]] - the main character, recently homeless but now living in a one-room office/apartment
** [[Zarathustra]] - John's first familiar, a hawk
** [[Isaac]] - the narrator, Watson, and an animate skull sitting on John's desk. He has wax on his skull from being used as a candle holder, but now more often has Zarathustra perching on him. He seems to have been a mage once; and and therefore presumably his animate status is his own doing. Only John can hear his voice, but he can contribute willpower to ritual magic, which he knows quite a lot of.
* [[Franzes Welch]] - the client; a girl who lives in near poverty with her aunt, and believes she is being watched. Need to double-check I've not used another name for her anywhere in the WIP
** Carys Alton; Franzes's aunt (mother's sister), whose family always hated her father.
** [[Ashura]] - a former wizard of some kind, and Franzes's father
* [[Miss Fotheringale]] - Evadne, or 'ladyship. Isaac calls her "the vampire". Lives in a luxury apartment in a converted bank building near the city centre. It's suggested that in the absence of a local white box, she has been collecting dangerous artifacts and storing them at home.
* [[Mitchell Tomas]] - a recluse who has some knowledge of magic, but isn't any kind of mage himself. Has some experience of collecting relics.
* [[Ethan Chandler]] - 'Mars', a local crime boss, whose father had some dealings with Ashura

Artifacts mentioned:
* The [[Seal of Lucien]], a resurrection item initially owned by Blake. It is suggested there are several more of this item out in the world somewhere.
* A [[phantom deed]] left to Franzes by her father, [[Ashura]]
* A set of knuckle bones sold by Mitchell to Fotheringale. These are a reliquary artifact, meaning that someone coming into possession of them without any right will be cursed. Oddly, finding them abandoned will activate the curse, but purchasing them will not unless they have been stolen previously. Removing the curse normally involves either blessing the artifact, cleaning it, and giving it a proper funeral on sanctified ground; or selling it to someone who will treat it with respect.
* Four [[wooden dollars]]. A cursed item which prevents the owner from doing magic rituals. They cannot be lost or stolen; the only way to dispose of them is to spend them in a commercial transaction. They look like crudely carved wooden coins wrapped in gold foil. Used by Fotheringale to buy the knucklebones from Mitchell; it's suggested that he has given them to her in the past.

Locations:
* The [[Peacock Centre]], a major shopping centre, originally built as a department store in the 1970s. It was very flashy compared to the style of the city at the time.
* [[The Showboat]], a bar established in the final chapter, beneath Ashura's old office. It is a cryptic location, occupying the same spatial coordinates as the Peacock Centre, and is only accessible by walking through a number of archways in the right order before approaching the door (which would otherwise be an emergency exit from one of Peacock's store rooms)

Master and Student

2020-11-24T16:56:50Z

Angel:

[[Master and Student]] is a book by [[User:Angel|Angel Wedge]] about [[John Blake]], a supporting character from [[Inside the Box]]. It seems to be set several years previously, before John became the custodian of a White Box of his own.

At this point, John has recently arrived in the big city, and is attempting to set himself up as a private detective.

I am writing this as my project for [https://nanowrimo.org NaNoWriMo 2020], but have very little planning so I am not sure how well it will turn out.

Characters so far include:
* [[John Blake]] - the main character, recently homeless but now living in a one-room office/apartment
** [[Zarathustra]] - John's first familiar, a hawk
** [[Isaac]] - the narrator, Watson, and an animate skull sitting on John's desk. He has wax on his skull from being used as a candle holder, but now more often has Zarathustra perching on him. He seems to have been a mage once; and and therefore presumably his animate status is his own doing. Only John can hear his voice, but he can contribute willpower to ritual magic, which he knows quite a lot of.
* [[Franzes Welch]] - the client; a girl who lives in near poverty with her aunt, and believes she is being watched. Need to double-check I've not used another name for her anywhere in the WIP
** Carys Alton; Franzes's aunt (mother's sister), whose family always hated her father.
** [[Ashura]] - a former wizard of some kind, and Franzes's father
* [[Miss Fotheringale]] - Evadne, or 'ladyship. Isaac calls her "the vampire". Lives in a luxury apartment in a converted bank building near the city centre. It's suggested that in the absence of a local white box, she has been collecting dangerous artifacts and storing them at home.
* [[Mitchell Tomas]] - a recluse who has some knowledge of magic, but isn't any kind of mage himself. Has some experience of collecting relics.

Artifacts mentioned:
* The [[Seal of Lucien]], a resurrection item initially owned by Blake. It is suggested there are several more of this item out in the world somewhere.
* A [[phantom deed]] left to Franzes by her father, [[Ashura]]
* A set of knuckle bones sold by Mitchell to Fotheringale. These are a reliquary artifact, meaning that someone coming into possession of them without any right will be cursed. Oddly, finding them abandoned will activate the curse, but purchasing them will not unless they have been stolen previously. Removing the curse normally involves either blessing the artifact, cleaning it, and giving it a proper funeral on sanctified ground; or selling it to someone who will treat it with respect.
* Four [[wooden dollars]]. A cursed item which prevents the owner from doing magic rituals. They cannot be lost or stolen; the only way to dispose of them is to spend them in a commercial transaction. They look like crudely carved wooden coins wrapped in gold foil. Used by Fotheringale to buy the knucklebones from Mitchell; it's suggested that he has given them to her in the past.

Locations:
* The [[Peacock Centre]], a major shopping centre, originally built as a department store in the 1970s. It was very flashy compared to the style of the city at the time.
* [[The Showboat]], a bar established in the final chapter, beneath Ashura's old office. It is a cryptic location, occupying the same spatial coordinates as the Peacock Centre, and is only accessible by walking through a number of archways in the right order before approaching the door (which would otherwise be an emergency exit from one of Peacock's store rooms)

Master and Student

2020-11-22T14:28:33Z

Angel:

[[Master and Student]] is a book by [[User:Angel|Angel Wedge]] about [[John Blake]], a supporting character from [[Inside the Box]]. It seems to be set several years previously, before John became the custodian of a White Box of his own.

At this point, John has recently arrived in the big city, and is attempting to set himself up as a private detective.

I am writing this as my project for [https://nanowrimo.org NaNoWriMo 2020], but have very little planning so I am not sure how well it will turn out.

Characters so far include:
* [[John Blake]] - the main character, recently homeless but now living in a one-room office/apartment
* [[Franzes]] - the client; a girl who lives in near poverty with her aunt (Carys - need to double-check I've not given her a different name elsewhere), and believes she is being watched
* [[Zarathustra]] - John's first familiar, a hawk
* [[Isaac]] - the narrator, Watson, and an animate skull sitting on John's desk. He has wax on his skull from being used as a candle holder, but now more often has Zarathustra perching on him. He seems to have been a mage once; and and therefore presumably his animate status is his own doing. Only John can hear his voice, but he can contribute willpower to ritual magic, which he knows quite a lot of.
* [[Miss Fotheringale]] - Evadne, or 'ladyship. Isaac calls her "the vampire". Lives in a luxury apartment in a converted bank building near the city centre. It's suggested that in the absence of a local white box, she has been collecting dangerous artifacts and storing them at home.
* [[Mitchell Tomas]] - a recluse who has some knowledge of magic, but isn't any kind of mage himself. Has some experience of collecting relics.

Artifacts mentioned:
* The [[Seal of Lucien]], a resurrection item initially owned by Blake. It is suggested there are several more of this item out in the world somewhere.
* A [[phantom deed]] left to Franzes by her father, [[Ashura]]
* A set of knuckle bones sold by Mitchell to Fotheringale. These are a reliquary artifact, meaning that someone coming into possession of them without any right will be cursed. Oddly, finding them abandoned will activate the curse, but purchasing them will not unless they have been stolen previously. Removing the curse normally involves either blessing the artifact, cleaning it, and giving it a proper funeral on sanctified ground; or selling it to someone who will treat it with respect.
* Four [[wooden dollars]]. A cursed item which prevents the owner from doing magic rituals. They cannot be lost or stolen; the only way to dispose of them is to spend them in a commercial transaction. They look like crudely carved wooden coins wrapped in gold foil. Used by Fotheringale to buy the knucklebones from Mitchell; it's suggested that he has given them to her in the past.

Locations:
* The [[Peacock Centre]], a major shopping centre, originally built as a department store in the 1970s. It was very flashy compared to the style of the city at the time.
* [[The Showboat]], a bar established in the final chapter, beneath Ashura's old office. It is a cryptic location, occupying the same spatial coordinates as the Peacock Centre, and is only accessible by walking through a number of archways in the right order before approaching the door (which would otherwise be an emergency exit from one of Peacock's store rooms)

Master and Student

2020-11-19T11:36:09Z

Angel:

Main Page

2020-11-19T11:35:32Z

Angel:

Hello!

Right now this is just for the White Box series editors/beta readers to make notes, and ensure that everyone has a consistent description.

The book that's out now is [http://hyperurl.co/ss-unlocked Unlocked] - a single short story.

Next will be [[Short story collection]] (needs a title), a collection of short stories.

And then [[Inside the Box]], a novel set in the same universe.

I am also working on an unplanned novel, [[Master and Student]], for [https://nanowrimo.org/participants/mrangel/projects/master-and-student NaNoWriMo 2020]. This is kind of a sequel to [[Inside the Box]], focusing on the supporting character [[John Blake]].

Isaac

2020-11-16T14:33:01Z

Angel: Created page with "A talking skull sitting on John Blake's desk at the time of Master and Student. He acts as the narrator of the story, providing an effective Watson, though he tends to..."

A talking skull sitting on [[John Blake]]'s desk at the time of [[Master and Student]]. He acts as the narrator of the story, providing an effective Watson, though he tends to go into irrelevant digressions on the nature of magic at times.

His family is listed in a conversation with Miss Fotheringale]], in which his surname is given as Corbett:
* Uncle Erasmus (great uncle); previously knew Fotheringale; died over 200 years ago
* Father - Also a skilled mage
* Patrick - Isaac's son, and a fine young man
* Nathan and Roderick - Patrick's sons. Not interested in magic.
* Luke - the wastrel, Nathan's son. Drink/gambling problems. Sold or lost Isaac's skull.

[[Category: Characters]]

Master and Student

2020-11-14T19:28:40Z

Angel:

Seal of Lucien

2020-11-10T23:42:31Z

Angel:

A magical item used by [[John Blake]] in [[Master and Student]]. It is a simple healing charm, which he reputedly found very difficult and costly to obtain, and which is designed for emergency use only.

the seal is a small piece of parchment bearing runes, lines, and circles. To use, it is crumpled up and set on fire. It burns with a brilliant white flame which is incredibly hot. To use it, John must hold the burning paper directly in his hand, and press it against the wound. This is incredibly painful. Its action is to completely immolate the user's body, with flames that are hot enough to melt soft steel. After burning up, they can emerge intact from the ashes like a phoenix.

the residue left where he was lying will closely match what would be there if the user and his possessions were burned at 2200°F for thirty minutes, although the immolation lasts only around a third of this time. Forensic analysis of the remains may suggest to local law enforcement that a body has been incinerated.

The user remains conscious throughout immolation, but is usually overwhelmed by the pain. After the flames die down, they can rise from the ashes in much the same way as the mythical phoenix.
It is worth noting that the user's possessions will also be burned. Whether they have restored copies of their clothes and other items after the process ends will depend on whether those items are considered a part of their self-image.

[[Category: Objects]]

Seal of Lucien

2020-11-10T23:41:06Z

Angel: Created page with "A magical item used by John Blake in Master and Student. It is a simple healing charm, which he reputedly found very difficult and costly to obtain, and which is desig..."

Zarathustra

2020-11-10T10:58:53Z

Angel: Created page with "Zarathustra is the name of a hawk, the first familiar kept by John Blake in the book Master and Student. John always refers to the hawk as 'she', while Isaac refe..."

Zarathustra is the name of a hawk, the first familiar kept by [[John Blake]] in the book [[Master and Student]].

John always refers to the hawk as 'she', while [[Isaac]] refers to her as 'it' and refuses to use the name.

Zarathustra is initially tethered in John's study, and frequently spends the day perched either on a reading lectern, or on Isaac. However, she later escapes her tether, and is known to come out into the city with John. She is also capable of flying through a scrying mirror, although this shouldn't be possible given the spell used to create it.

She hunts rats in the study.

[[Category: Characters]]

Master and Student

2020-11-09T14:05:35Z

Angel:

Master and Student

2020-11-09T13:49:19Z

Angel: Created page with "Master and Student is a book by Angel Wedge about John Blake, a supporting character from Inside the Box. It seems to be set several years previousl..."

Short story collection

2018-04-10T10:28:17Z

Angel:

Needs a title

Here's some cover ideas, not sure which is best
* [https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/red-combination-lock-on-grungy-white-storage-box/165935700?prev_url=detail]
* [https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/wooden-casket-on-a-white-background/193160282?prev_url=detail]
* [https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/set-of-keys-lock-picks-in-box-on-white-table/72287598?prev_url=detail]
* [https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/vector-3d-realistic-combination-safe-lock/71453229?prev_url=detail] (need someone to convert this one if I choose it, because GIMP seems to fail at reading Illustrator files)
* [https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/old-padlock/67610607?prev_url=detail]
* [https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/network-safety-concept/98980705?prev_url=detail] - think this one might be better for [[Inside the Box]]
** Actually, "find similar" on this one comes up with a lot of good ones. But they'd probably all be better suited to the novel.

I'm also unsure what to do with these stories. Should I bundle them as "first ideas that led to Inside the Box"? Or edit them a little (or a lot) so that they could fit as other stories in the same universe?

Short story collection

2018-04-10T10:23:04Z

Angel: Created page with "Needs a title Here's some cover ideas, not sure which is best * [https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/red-combination-lock-on-grungy-white-storage-box/165935700?prev_url=detail]..."

Needs a title

Here's some cover ideas, not sure which is best
* [https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/red-combination-lock-on-grungy-white-storage-box/165935700?prev_url=detail]
* [https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/wooden-casket-on-a-white-background/193160282?prev_url=detail]
* [https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/set-of-keys-lock-picks-in-box-on-white-table/72287598?prev_url=detail]
* [https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/vector-3d-realistic-combination-safe-lock/71453229?prev_url=detail] (need someone to convert this one if I choose it, because GIMP seems to fail at reading Illustrator files)
* [https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/old-padlock/67610607?prev_url=detail]
* [https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/network-safety-concept/98980705?prev_url=detail] - think this one might be better for [[Inside the Box]]

I'm also unsure what to do with these stories. Should I bundle them as "first ideas that led to Inside the Box"? Or edit them a little (or a lot) so that they could fit as other stories in the same universe?

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2018-04-10T10:18:45Z

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