| Welcome to Basic Cloud Dancing. This class is open to all interested in taking the class and will cover the basics of Cloud Dancing, from wind to rain to snow and hail. This class is being taught by Zaephra Wyrd Aes Sedai, using NPC Accepted Inal dre Traleen and NPC Dedicated Paitr Viors, and any questions regarding the class can be directed to her at koifish@comcast.net.
Advanced lessons (2nd through 5th point) can be located on the Individual Talent Class.. Welcome and enjoy the class! |
| High Spirits: the Art of Crafting Clouds | |
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Elyscia Mordel Posted on: Jan 4, 2010 00:24:45 |
Fashioning and playing with the forces of nature, the very weather itself was amazing. At Lilienna's whim the flows of the One Power moved and changed the clouds. Elyscia stood at the front of the classroom bathing in the feel of saidar. The Accepted demonstrated three different things you could do with the clouds. Elyscia closed her eyes and focused on texture and feel to make out the different flows. A clatter behind her broke her out of her reverie and her eyes slid open. A novice behind her was face first on the floor with her skirts tangled around her ankles. Elysica winced, shooting glowers at the soldiers and novices who laughed at her. She stepped back, trying not to interfere with Accepted Lilienna's lecture and knelt down. She gripped the girl's upper arm and whispered, "I'll help you up." The girl, Elyscia knew her face but couldn't think of her name, nodded and whispered her thanks. She was gripping a notebook with torn pages at the edge. Her face was bright red. "Thank you," she murmured under her breath. Elyscia nodded. She glanced down at the notebook and caught site of scribbled clouds and a diagram of flows. "You've been taking good notes? I didn't have time for watching the weaves...do you think I could see yours after class?" She waited for the girl's nod and turned her attention back to the class. A yellowish-white thread floated in the air before Lilienna, mixing with both a light blue flow and a deep brown one. She gasped softly in surprise. The Accepted glowed clearly with a white nimbus and the threads seemed to swirl around her weaving into a cloud. As Lilienna began demonstrating again she watched, mesmerized by the very experience of seeing and feeling the threads at the same time. Once in a while they flickered and she almost lost site of them but with a huff of annoyance she would bit her lip and reinforce her concentration. Finally they were sent off by themselves to try the weave. For the first time she started with Water, spreading it out in its small bits. Water was never easy, and she struggled to disperse it correctly but it was far easier to work with when she was looking at the soft liquidy blue thread. Earth came next, complimenting the Water and giving it some cohesion. It was not an easy aspect of the Source but it wasn't nearly so difficult as Water. She wove Air last. It was the simplest of the three used in this weave and as she threaded it through the others a cloud misted and ballooned into existence before her. She smiled, and called out, "Accepted Lilienna, I think I have it right." |
| This message is a reply to: Lesson 2 - Making Clouds posted by Durent Antian Asha'man / Ellia Darius Sedai (NPC). | |
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