PAINTING
Before you is hung the portrait of Seraphina Moonshadow, a renowned Bellator witch of the past. A few feet away and separate from the portrait is a small plaque, and nearby stands your fellow House Medela wizard, Corbin Fitzroy.
You take a closer look at the painting. A master of the dark arts, Seraphina was misunderstood in her time, and only posthumously honored for her role in defeating the dark witch, Lysandra Bloodthorne. A former student of House Bellator, the portrait depicts her standing tall and regal, her long, silver hair flowing gracefully, and her dark eyes twinkling with hidden knowledge.
Suddenly, the painting’s eyes dart towards you, and the corners of Seraphina’s mouth slowly start to curl upwards into a somewhat sinister smile.
“Back again, student of Medela? I see the situation here may be more dire than I originally thought.”
The painting speaks with confidence, yet for a moment you think you detect a slight hint of worry.
“A word of advice, child. There are secrets in this academy, secrets that most students never learn of. If you listen closely, you can glean valuable information from seemingly invaluable sources, like that odious painting of Bartholomew Corkhoof. I heard him whispering about those silly “Wizards Cards” that students these days are so fond of collecting. Now, what could he have been on about?”
Separate from the painting is a plaque containing a quote from Tiberius Warhorn, the founder of House Bellator:
“With stinger unbowed, second to none in strength.”
-Tiberius Warhorn
Tiberius was no doubt headstrong in his commitment to power, but truly great witches and wizards understand that there’s more to magic than raw strength.
Corbin stumbles back a bit as you approach, his eyes widening with what appears to be fear, but he relaxes as he realizes it’s you, his fellow House Medela student.
“Have you found anything? I’m starting to get very worried. I thought they said it was going to be okay?!”
He shifts nervously in place, and you give him a reassuring look
“I heard that some people here think I did it, since I was the one who found Oliver like this. You believe me when I say it couldn’t have been me, right? First of all, I’m Oliver’s best friend. No one cares more about Oliver than I do! Second, anyone who thinks I could perform a petrification spell on Headmaster Levinwood is out of their mind! I can’t believe anyone could pull that off!
The fact is, I was talking with Lyra Gray after the sorting ceremony. We were both trying to get here to the common room, and she was showing me how to use floo powder to get here quickly so I could hang out with Oliver. For some reason, the powder stuff wasn’t working. I got a bad feeling and took off towards the common room as fast as I could! I can’t remember who all I saw, but I know the groundskeeper, Mossbrook, was the last person I saw in the hall before I opened the door and found Oliver’s near-lifeless body. I don’t want to point any fingers, but… if he’s saying it was me, then I’m saying it was him!”
You take a closer look at the painting. A master of the dark arts, Seraphina was misunderstood in her time, and only posthumously honored for her role in defeating the dark witch, Lysandra Bloodthorne. A former student of House Bellator, the portrait depicts her standing tall and regal, her long, silver hair flowing gracefully, and her dark eyes twinkling with hidden knowledge.
Suddenly, the painting’s eyes dart towards you, and the corners of Seraphina’s mouth slowly start to curl upwards into a somewhat sinister smile.
“Back again, student of Medela? I see the situation here may be more dire than I originally thought.”
The painting speaks with confidence, yet for a moment you think you detect a slight hint of worry.
“A word of advice, child. There are secrets in this academy, secrets that most students never learn of. If you listen closely, you can glean valuable information from seemingly invaluable sources, like that odious painting of Bartholomew Corkhoof. I heard him whispering about those silly “Wizards Cards” that students these days are so fond of collecting. Now, what could he have been on about?”
“With stinger unbowed, second to none in strength.”
-Tiberius Warhorn
Tiberius was no doubt headstrong in his commitment to power, but truly great witches and wizards understand that there’s more to magic than raw strength.
Corbin stumbles back a bit as you approach, his eyes widening with what appears to be fear, but he relaxes as he realizes it’s you, his fellow House Medela student.
“Have you found anything? I’m starting to get very worried. I thought they said it was going to be okay?!”
He shifts nervously in place, and you give him a reassuring look
“I heard that some people here think I did it, since I was the one who found Oliver like this. You believe me when I say it couldn’t have been me, right? First of all, I’m Oliver’s best friend. No one cares more about Oliver than I do! Second, anyone who thinks I could perform a petrification spell on Headmaster Levinwood is out of their mind! I can’t believe anyone could pull that off!
The fact is, I was talking with Lyra Gray after the sorting ceremony. We were both trying to get here to the common room, and she was showing me how to use floo powder to get here quickly so I could hang out with Oliver. For some reason, the powder stuff wasn’t working. I got a bad feeling and took off towards the common room as fast as I could! I can’t remember who all I saw, but I know the groundskeeper, Mossbrook, was the last person I saw in the hall before I opened the door and found Oliver’s near-lifeless body. I don’t want to point any fingers, but… if he’s saying it was me, then I’m saying it was him!”