The Manor

Skeeve heads up to the tower and upon opening the door doors not see the seer but calls out and gets a response from above

what is it you need, huemaan?

The Matrix technology was created by artificers, and the specialty is often referred to as Array Masters, but can be used by any. The best way to get better at it is to practice with your own set of personal anchors. Beginners typically use 8 cubes, 4 white, 4 black, and arrange them in a variety of ways to create various effects. The more anchors in a pattern the stronger and more complex the effect it creates can be. Though this house house has a major Node none of the members were practitioners of the matrix practice so I doubt there are any anchors in the house. You can check with Sylfir to see if the vault or craftsroom have any. I believe the theory may be covered in one of the books in the library, check for magical array theory or general books on magical education. There may even be a few minor patterns you can practice and learn. Once you master the minor node you can apply it to a major node.

I myself am familiar with how to use the node for establishing and manipulating connections through the matrix but little else. I can help train you in manipulating a pattern to find other connections through the matrix and connect to the address in a variety of ways.

I, like most of my kind, prize knowledge over material wealth. I can teach you what I know and direct you to the public references on the Matrix. You can repay me by keeping notes of all your own research and share all finding you have on all addresses you explore by taking a seer stone with you. This would allow me to observe the places you travel to.

I developed my knowledge of the Matrix for a short time before, during, and after the Shattering. Earlier uses of it were primarily as you have done, connecting to known pint. Recently I have used my knowledge to tap into the matrix to extend my scrying spells to find a new heir. Once the manor is properly staffed and defended I may try more risky addresses myself if the mistress permits. If you wish to experiment it will have to be from another location. But the basics of transport, communication, scrying, and defense can be taught here in a matter of days.

The basic patterns are simple. Once you have anchors to practice with I would suggest experimenting with those before tying any new patterns on the greater matrix.

You chat for a bit more and you learn that the manor has built in controls that allow the manipulations of the tiles, which are in fact greater anchors, but many of the functions are locked out and can only be accessed by authorized individuals. Even the Seer is not on that list. He believes all major matrix notes platforms have similar enchantments in place. If you can find the key or find and gain access control of a Node it would greatly expand what you may do. However he cautions you that you not "play" with it until you have your own anchors and can practice on the minor anchors. It is likely that the anchors will not be too hard to find. The trick will be to recognize them.

A full set is comprised of 4 black and 4 white cubes of about 1/2 inch per side. Some are larger and others smaller. Some may have marking, and he knows for a fact that some are misidentified and used as dice. Some of these "dice" can aid in divining information but their original and full purpose is not his expertise and he believes that most that find them may not know of their nature. As they are inherently either non magical or only minor magic at the most they would easily be seen as simple objects. Similar to how other spell components have a mundane meaning or are simply trash to most, the anchors were often used in "mysterious" ways by those that mastered them from the point of view of the commoner.

Examining the cubes the Seer comments Those do look like a basic set of minor anchors. I can show you a couple of patterns that will let you focus you energies into them so you can determine for yourself if that is truly what they are. The books in the library would be a better resource to practice with.