It's raining in London... again (OOC)

@vagueGM So, I am wondering if you are waiting for me to post about Mark and Jena meeting in the cafe.

Jena is an assistant librarian at a prominent university (whichever is close to our location, Imperial College of London?) and also works as a consultant in a museum, helping record history and giving educational tours. She also provides history classes to other overseas institutions as online lectures (her night shift jobs). Basically, she loves discussing history and is tentatively looking for an opportunity to pursue doctoral research.

I thought, it was a wand since I could pocket it. But I guess it was a stave. Sorry, my bad. I am thinking that, she could give me information on its crafting material. Maybe it was made with a specific bark. Maybe it has an inscription on it, or a particular design pattern around it's shaft. Maybe the head is made in a particular manner or has something else inside. Whatever information she could give me.

I think wizards have a special way to implement and focus their power. Different order use different styles. Order of Solomon uses goetic symbols drawn to focus their will and intent on the world. Another order might use wand and staff. Another order might use fetishes, while another might use elaborate hand gestures or specific language to impose their will. I was roleplaying the initial conversation with her, where I showed it and asked her initial opinion.

As for the sanctum, I am thinking it to be like a research lab, except it is exclusive to arcane related stuff. Maybe in the sanctum, we can cast complex spells, to see what's inside and how it reacts to various materials and magic. Given that those who used it were demons, doing more research might give us better insight about how infernal magic works. Maybe, I can craft a spell to nullify their staves if I meet them next time. This is also full RP idea. I am guessing the way Mark and Jena work in the sanctum is that she collects all the recorded and proscribed knowledge from the tomes and helps Mark adjust the spells while he draws the power and crafts the spell in order to create or research arcane components.

I stopped the RP over there because I thought maybe I will have to convince her to visit the sanctum with me. She is a non-practioner, but she has seen Mark work for quite sometime to superficially understand what is going on.

I am aware of the clock concept and I think this is a really nice place to include them. Maybe the curse can have a clock and so does Jena's fear. Mark can work on the clocks as a side project in finally cleansing the curse and you can probably give another negative complication for the sanctum. I guess, Jena and Mark was aware of the curse but it was one time it became too much for her and gave her a trauma.

How do you want to make the sanctum scenes? Do you want me to describe what sort of things Mark does to get more information about the wand and then make a roll?

Okay, so Mark is working on how to nullify stave magic in the sanctum. I guess, the MC will tell me the requirements?

@Ysolde Also, just to be sure, did Rhiannon call Mark or someone else named Marc?