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It's been some time since I taught or tutored.
Some time since I took on apprentices and held lessons.
She said I should do so again.

That I should find more people to care for and train, to mentor.
She knew me better than most, after all...
So close to my heart as she was, to have seen the true face of me.

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Quote:The Arcane is a metaphysical discipline. Stasis is one of the easiest things to learn, and the first bulwark against the madness that comes from Chaotic forces.

All that you require is the will to take hold of something, and never let it go.

Quote:Decomposition is the most fundamental aspect of Chaos magic, a sublimely useful art for refinement and- at times- destruction. It is fundamental to the practice of Transmutation and Transformation, the opposite side of the coin that is Arcane Magic.

Be well warned, chaotic magic does not play well with the mind. You will need to follow my instructions exactly, for you will be instructed in how to ward against Madness within yourself. The lesson in Stasis will suit you well for this. While I had originally intended to teach more of Order, changing circumstances request Chaos come to the fore.

I hope you have been experimenting and studying as advised. Your lens of Stasis will suit you well, here.

Further- keep well safe the products of these lessons, for we will be working them together into a finished creation in the end. If you miss a lesson, try to make up the missing piece, or create something else after the final tutoring.

Quote:Truth. Alteration. Some believe that because one is order and the other chaos, they have nothing in common. They would be wrong. Both are disciplines of the Arcane, and both have overlap to a limited degree. Each represents a step closer towards the combined art of Transmutation and Transformation.

Truth, the capacity to define. To make the unknown, known - yet with enough force, the capacity to impose truths, to make things true.

Alteration, the capacity to change. That of undefinition into a wildcard, of transforming the quality of an entity into something subject to the whims of the caster- yet without Order's stability, it cannot create anything that lasts.

Each of these piece together towards the final art of making fundamental and permanent changes to entities on a fundamental level. Those who have already studied Stasis and Decomposition will find it a subtle jump- as once one can manifest the requisite field, the other subdisciplines are easier.

Quote:"Madness. Contracts. The two hardest to apply schools of order and truth. It is for this reason that I expect nobody who is priorly uninformed will show up to this teaching.

Madness is the act of shifting the perception of reality, be that in yourself or another. It breaks minds, definitions, and is in many ways the most raw application of chaos that one can use.

Contract is the natural opposite of breaking reality. It is enforcing a set truth by strict laws and guidelines. A contract is anything between a paladin's oath, and a witch's black book.
Each are bound to leaving permanent impacts, unlike the schools of the last lessons. With these final steps, you will be prepared to step into the arts of the arcane."
-Muse Eros