This guide was created to help you get the most from your membership in this lovely subguild, to offer information about the beginnings of this community, and to make your first steps as a Serenite a little easier.
From their earliest days in the Mages Guild, many mages think and dream of the day they grow into their gifts and choose their ultimate paths. Once you become a Magus and reach the 26th guild level, you too can choose your way. Such are the decisions of a lifetime. Do not be fooled by the attitude of the one holding your future in his hands; choose your way with great thought and patience. Once a magick path is chosen, it is not easily undone. Those who seek to understand the ways of nature will know the signs of the cycle of life and death, and they will choose correctly.
There's not much in the entire realm of Cosrin that is as beautiful as Serenity and Timberwood. Explore some on your own to make the place come alive for you. This is a place of magick, mystery and wild nature. Mapping and notes can be very helpful, if that is something you like to do.
(Warning: Beware the swamp areas and the orchard, and have a guild ring handy!)
The great mysteries of Timberwood are many. Very few of us know them all. From time to time we venture out on tours and explore together. These are times for us to bond as a community and to learn from each other, for truly we hold the secrets of our lands as sacred and are bound to not speak of them outside.
When you set out on your learning path to explore Timberwood, you will see glowing runes scattered around the area. Stop, pay great attention to these sigils, study them in great detail. These runes are the sign of our subguild, and all the secrets to knowledge are hidden within them. Some of these riddles will seem nothing but a trifle; others will feel beyond your ability to solve. Study them well, unlock their mysteries, and without doubt further surprises will unfold before your eyes. Be patient with yourself and with the ways of magick, and in time all will open to you.
We in Serenity are very lucky to have a great variety of arcana armors to make. There are rumours of many different fabrics and materials. Some of these are scribed by scholars and can be seen by seeking the HELP SERENITY ARCANA scroll in any library.
The actual arcana process is secret. Mages have studied and worked to attain these secrets over many years. We never share these secrets with anyone. This is for you to experiment and find on your own. Some basic things that will help:
1. Study and learn well the records the elders have left for you. The elders are known to write in puzzles. The HELP SERENITY ARCANA scroll mentioned above holds much of the knowledge we have.
2. Study well the skills of arcana, and be wise with your knowledge of bartering with shopkeepers.
3. Know ye the pouch and the herbs; follow instructions. Seek the witch and her Beginner Herb Pouches for training.
4. Scribe notes of what you have tried.
With these things in mind, you will not fail.
Serenites have their own special mount. The pure white dragon symbolizes the heights of power attained in our path. There is much legend and whispered history about these magnificent creatures; however, in reality very little is known of them. There are tales of an incredibly beautiful crystal cave hidden away from mortal eyes where these magical animals are born. When a dragon chooses its keeper, it makes itself known to the mage in time and the Serenite and dragon are bonded for life.
Tales can be found scattered throughout our libraries of how Serenites have met their dragons. For more information, seek out the Serenity Guild Lieutenant. (Don't know who your subguild leader is? Use the GS command while in the lands to find out.)
The history and charter of Serenity was scribed by Serenity's first leader, Ifalna, and can be found here and here.
Once again, congratulations, and welcome! Please feel free to seek out any member of our subguild for further questions or advice.
Scribed and signed by
Dove, Former Serenity Leader, Mages Guild Ambassador
Sealed by
Sodagayo, Mages Guildmaster Year 184
Alley back to the library foyer.
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