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okay percy offering annabeth riptide in the arch in sword form to trick her into letting him sacrifice himself. okay annabeth taking riptide in pen form in the tunnel of love OF HER OWN WILL so that he could sacrifice himself. riptide is such a good symbol of percy’s connections… when they finally acknowledge their friendship percy give her it in PEN form.. its not just a sword its a tool that he wanted her to have… it’s a reminder of him…OKAY

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kotlcblr please weigh in:

- what are the most important subjects for an elf to learn about?

- what do you think is something foxfire is missing/should cover?

- other foxfire curriculum opinions?

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everyone knows how the kotlc economy is messed up but i know how to fix it without really changing cannon, by assuming Della and Fitz are unreliable narrators when it comes to how their world works because they grew up in noblity

only nobles get birth funds, but they tell themselves and their kids that everyone does so they don’t feel guilty, and because Della was the one to tell us about the birth funds it was just her brain washing from growing up in nobility talking

Nobles are the only ones with Gnomes living at their houses, otherwise they work at or own their own shops in the lost cities

nobles lose their birth funds by getting a bad match/match fail, or by being talentless, on top of that children of bad matches/match fails never get birth funds even if they join noblity, or are directly descendants discouraging those things more than they where already

there is a working class (the nobles just like to pretend it does exist) that works in mysterum and they live in neighborhoods outside of the city that the council likes to pretend don’t exist as well so they are very rundown

Working class families still discourage getting bad matches because if they marry someone from a noble family, weather that person works for the council or not they will still will have access to their birth fund

on top of that bad matches have to worry about medical malpractice, fake reports of crimes, and being the scape goat for nobles mistakes, which most working class families don’t have to deal with.

working class kids don’t get a birth fund even if they do join nobility, unless strings are pulled, but if they marry a good match and their spouse is also a noble their child will get a birth fund

both the working class and the nobility get taxed, because no society can function without taxes, and the taxes are very high to pay for the birth funds* which keeps the working class poor and the nobility rich

the working class can’t afford the same fancy things and houses that the nobility can, and while the working class tends to make the products the nobility can buy, they can’t afford that much themselves, they need cheaper products to buy and rely on.

there are factories in the neutral territories that the banished can work at for exchange for necessities, the working environment is awful but so are all the other options for getting necessities in the neutral territories so they have a large supply of workers,

the products the factories produce go to the shops that the working class buy from because they are cheaper, even though they know that the factories are mistreating their workers, they don’t have a choice because there’s no other option for them. them working class makes the products the noble use and so on and so fourth

*there’s this saying in my economics book “there’s no such thing as a free lunch” it means the money always comes from somewhere and that somewhere is the people

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Foxfire and Exillium can't be the only schools in the Lost Cities, so I'm making up my own, a secret third option, Gildstern.

Gildstern is a school for non-banished elves who do not pass the entrace exam or midterms or finals for Foxfire, talentless elves, and non-noble elves.. If a noble elf is talentless, the elf goes to Gildstern instead for what would traditionally be the Elite Levels.

School starts at nine o'clock am sharp, and ends at 4:30 pm.

Gildstern focuses on non-ability-based things. In the Foxfire curriculum, those are noted as the following:

Agriculture - this is taught by gnomes! It is to be noted that some Gildstern graduates tend to go into the agricultural field, and work with gnomes. The Council uses that as an excuse - 'we're doing agriculture too!' and safely ignores the fact that Gildstern graduates are, by virtue of their position, not exactly happy with the Council.

Alchemy & Elementalism - a popular pastime and career, alchemy is some Gildstern students' favourite class. Like agriculture, alchemy is a very common career choice for Gildstern graduates. Instead of being two independent courses, Gildstern has chosen to combine them. Slang is often used, as this is called 'AlchEm'.

History - it's very important to learn history. All history is taught, only the censors guarding things, including human history. The year is divided into halves, and then one half is divided into six quadrants. One half of the year is spent teaching about Elvin history, and the other six are about all other intelligent species and humans.

Physical Education & Skills - the skill teaching in Exillium and the physical education in Foxfire, combined! Called just Physical Education.

Metaphysics & the Universe - exactly like in Foxfire, again combined. As slang, Gildstern students call this class 'The Works'.

Talents/Linguistics - this is its own thing, where elves who have manifested take classes together with those who also manifested. If the students are talentless and in the last two years of Gildstern, they replace this class with Linguistics, where they learn languages. Those languages are not taught to manifested students, although if the students really want to, they are allowed to take Linguistics in a different way. Talents and Linguistics replace what was previously Ability Detecting for the previous five years.

Okay, that's the curriculum. There are tests, but there is no need to score perfectly on them. Instead, those tests are used to determine which group the students fall into. Smarter students are in class together, while less smart students are together too. It varies subject by subject, and the Gildstern staff just says it's because of schedule mixing.

Students have five days of school, two of which have half their classes, two of which have the other half, and one of which comprises entirely of study hall and visiting hours. If the student is taking talents, they have a period where they can take Linguistics. If students are not taking talents, they can sign up for any of the clubs which happen, or they can spend time in the music program. If you're not taking music or linguistics, you can just simply have a study period. at that time, you don't even need to be at school.

Things to do on study hall days are listed as thus:

Linguistics - if you are taking talents, here is your two-hour period for Linguistics! 9:00 am to 11:00 am.

Music - have an interest in music? Take this class to learn music theory, compose music, and make music. Happens at 11:05 am to 12:05 pm.

Lunch - you're required to be at lunch, because announcements and attendance is recorded here, as it is in the rest of the days. 12:10 pm to 1:10 pm.

Hobby Clubs - these are clubs for things like reading, writing, animals, games, and design. 1:15 pm to 1:45 pm.

Drama - technically a class. This lasts for one and a half hours. 1:50 pm to 3:20 pm.

Subject Clubs/Tutoring - each last thirty minutes, and run twice. If you're interested in a particular subject, get there for one of the sessions, or sign up for tutoring! Help each other and have fun! 3:25 pm to 3:55 pm OR 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm.

Of all schools, Gildstern in the closest to high school and middle school formats in the human world.

Students who are talentless enjoy study hall days because they do not have to arrive at school until 12:00 pm, or, if they take music, until 11:00 am. Sometimes, if a student has no classes on a study hall day, they only come for lunch and then leave. After all, lunches are quality and worth it, and leaping is easy.

An student's schedule on regular days may look like this:

9:00 am to 10:00 am - The Works

10:05 am to 11:05 pm - History

11:10 pm to 12:10 pm - AlchEm

12:15 pm to 1:15 pm - Lunch

1:20 pm to 2:20 pm - Agriculture

2:25 pm to 3:25 pm - Physical Education & Skills

3:30 pm to 4:30 pm - Astrakinesis

The same student's schedule on a study hall day might look like this:

9:00 am to 11:00 am - Linguistics

11:05 am to 12:05 pm - Study Hall

12:10 pm to 1:10 pm - Lunch

1:15 pm to 1:45 pm - Architecture Club

1:50 pm to 3:20 pm - Study Hall

3:25 pm to 3:55 pm - Linguistics Club

Gildstern is a manor donated by a talentless Vacker who realized with anger that there is no option for continued education. To this day, there has always been a talentless principal. The manor is large, and contains multiple wings. Fortunately, the secret passageways now function as actual things, and people will often take them to get places easier. The manor is shaped like Versailles, and is around half the size of Versailles. One wing is entirely devoted to apartments, for the teachers and principles, in case if necessary.

Wraith is the Vanishing teacher.

(Also - let me know if I forgot anything, because I am going through this)

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Elven Medicine

GENERAL

Healing is a profession that requires vast knowledge of alchemy, anatomy, herbalism, and medicinal terminology.

Elven medical practices most commonly use elixirs, balms, and poultices. In practice many elves also use teas. Ex: Hollowthistle tea & Slumberberry tea. In addition to these practices there is much emphasis placed on the use of abilities in healing.

Elves only have 3 public clinics. (Pregnancy clinics) They are in Enternalia, Atlantis, and Mysterium. There is a list of physicians that people may call for their different ailments, called the PPL (Public Physician List)

Public physicians also take on apprentices very often.

Private physicians often work for single families/ organizations. Ex: Vackers, Hekses, and The Council.

A very well-known physician in the Lost Cities is Elwin Heslege. He is a private physician who works at Foxfire, and often makes house calls for attending prodigies. He is known for his ingenuity and his status as one of the best physicians in the Lost Cities

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Elven Medicine

TRAINING

In Hinterland, (An elven public school located in Mysterium) Healing is offered as an elective for students of all ages.

In Foxfire one of the elective choices for entrance exams is Healing. Students may take basic healing classes. The Elite levels do not offer advanced healing classes, so prodigies who graduate and wish to continue their training are required to apprentice under a Physician on the PPL (Public Physician List) for at least 5 years before attempting to take the Physician License Exam.

Hinterland would be the school that administers these examinations, which would contain both written exams and physical challenges.

Exams may vary depending on whether an aspiring physician wishes to specialize or not. ALL physicians MUST pass the Physician license exam if they wish to specialize. See “Specialties” for more information.

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Elven Medicine

PHYSICIAN’S COMMITTEE

When a physician chooses to retire, they are given the opportunity to join the Physicians Committee. (PC)

The Physician’s committee is a large group of experienced physicians who put together recommended training courses for schools such as Foxfire and Hinterland. They also are the ones who choose what will be on the Physician License Exam.

The committee was created during the silver era, after the human-elf separation.

The PC would also give medical advice to large organizations. For example, when the plague was unleashed on the gnomes, the Physician’s committee worked tirelessly with the council to help find a cure for the gnomes.

While they were unsuccessful in finding a cure, they did manage to find some symptom easing elixirs and balms. (With the help of many practicing physicians, including Elwin Heslege.)

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Elven Medicine

TRADING AND MEDICINE

A significant portion of elven medicine depends on trading with the Gnomes and Ogres. For instance, Voracillius and Piquatine have Ogre origins. Many of the plants used in medical practices are Grown by the gnomes. Ex. Bilepod, callowberries, and squelchberries.

During the Gnomish Plague, trade routes between the Elves, Gnomes, and Ogres would have been slowed down, or paused entirely.

Because of these pauses in trading, there would have been a shortage of supplies, leaving many individual Physicians to have to source their supplies from other places. (Like growing their own herbs, and buying Ogre grown microorganisms at exorbitant prices.) After the Peace Summit the trade lines between Ogres, Elves, and Gnomes would have gone back to normal.

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Elven Medicine

SPECIALTIES

Outside of general practice there are those who choose to specialize in specific healthcare fields.

General Physician Specialists

General Physicians: Physicians who practice general medicine, without any specialties. Most of these types of physicians are also public physicians and can be found on the PPL.

Family Physicians (Aka Private Physicians): Physicians who privately care for specific families. These physicians may be general practitioners, or specialized healers.

Maternity Physicians: Physicians who care for pregnant women and newborns.

Pediatric Physicians: Physicians who care for children between the ages of 2-18.

Ancient Physicians: Physicians who specialize in healthcare for ancient elves. (over the age of 4000)

Ability Physicians

Talented Healers: Physicians who work with individuals with abilities. (General)

Elemental Physicians: Physicians who work with individuals who have elemental abilities. (Flashers, Shades, Chargers, Gusters, Frosters, Pyrokinetics, Hydrokinetics, Technopaths, Psionipaths). some will specialize in the subcategories of Elemental abilities, Nimbiferous (Frosters, Chargers, Gusters, Hydrokinetics) and illusionist (Flashers, Shades)

Mind Healers: Physicians who work with individuals who have cognitive abilities (Telepaths, Mesmer, Empaths, Inflictors, Enhancers). Oftentimes these physicians are Telepaths, or Empaths.

Physical Ability Physicians: Physicians who work with individuals who have physical abilities. (Vanishers, Phasers, Conjurers.)

Vocal Healers: Physicians who work with individuals who have vocal abilities. (Vociferators Polyglots, Beguilers)

Combustional Physicians: Physicians who work with fire and/or combustion-based abilities (Chargers, Pyrotechnics, [Occasionally] Flashers). This profession slowly fell out of vogue, especially with the heavy restrictions by the council added after the pyrotechnic ban.

note: Livvy Sodeen is a trained Combustional Physician

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Elven Medicine

ABILITIES IN MEDICINE

Flashers often choose to become physicians, because of their ability to use light to identify different diseases and injuries.

Physicians who are not flashers must use specially colored candles to achieve the same things.

With the ability to detect whether a patient is lying, and the amount of pain a patient is in, Empaths also commonly choose to become physicians.

Sadly, there is discrimination in medicine. With some Physicians refusing to treat those with certain backgrounds and abilities. Shades, Mesmer’s, and Pyrokinetics often are refused treatment. Talentless, disabled, multiple birthed, and bad matches also get turned away by more prejudiced practitioners.

Hydrokinetics are more susceptible to electricity and will have further damage done to their body if electrocuted. It causes twice as much damage because the water in a hydrokinetics body is more conductible than the average elf.

Frosters get sunburned and overheated easily, be sure to provide a froster patient with different ways to cool down when being treated.

If Pyrokinetics are not bundled up in the cold, they will contract hypothermia and possibly frostbite. Ensure all prokinetic patients are warm.

Shades (like Frosters) can get sunburns easily. They also cannot see very well in bright light. The night vision skill does seem to come more easily to them.

Flashers often struggle to see in the dark, and often face negative effects when shadowvapor is used near them, or on them.

Gusters need a higher intake of oxygen and are more susceptible to pneumonia.

Technopaths get migraines from being around too much tech, and from getting too many ideas at once.

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Elven Medicine

TRADING AND MEDICINE

A significant portion of elven medicine depends on trading with the Gnomes and Ogres. For instance, Voracillius and Piquatine have Ogre origins. Many of the plants used in medical practices are Grown by the gnomes. Ex. Bilepod, callowberries, and squelchberries.

During the Gnomish Plague, trade routes between the Elves, Gnomes, and Ogres would have been slowed down, or paused entirely.

Because of these pauses in trading, there would have been a shortage of supplies, leaving many individual Physicians to have to source their supplies from other places. (Like growing their own herbs, and buying Ogre grown microorganisms at exorbitant prices.) After the Peace Summit the trade lines between Ogres, Elves, and Gnomes would have gone back to normal.

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Elven Medicine

Gnomes

The Gnomes are allied with the Elves, and often share symbiotic lives with Elves. The Gnomes have shown Elves how to grow their own plants for herbal medicines. Ex: Ruckleberries, Clarifava, Sugarbells.

Along with showing elves how to grow and harvest medicinal plants and herbs, the Gnomes have also shared the secrets to gathering raw materials from animals as well. Ex: Yeti pee, kelpie dung, bennu tears.

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Elven Medicine

Medicinal Teas

Hollowthistle Tea - This drink is commonly described as “vile” and must be taken in moderation, since drinking too much in one sitting could cause someone’s inside to liquefy. It’s one of the best methods to purge poison or venom from the system.

Slumberberry Tea - This special, purple-tinted tea is brewed from slumberberries and is used by many as a mild sedative before bed.

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Hi! What are the necessary requirements to contribute to this blog??

none! all you have to do is ask!

there’s a discord where we share ideas and make sure they align with one another, there’s much more info on there because it has to be edited before being posted. while it’s not necessary it would be great if you are willing to write posts.

i’ll Dm you a Discord invite

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Elven Medicine

Medicinal Elixirs

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Most medicinal elixirs listed below can be found at Slurps and Burps.

(Elixirs are meant to be ingested unless stated otherwise)

Abrasion Persuasion - Quickly seals and heals small scrapes to the skin.

Achey-Break - a handy, all-purpose pain killer.

“Awesomesauce” - A pain medicine nicknamed "Awesomesauce" by Keefe Sencen is one of the few medicines left in the shipments to the Healing Tent from the Council at Exillium. The actual name of the medication is unknown; however, it is a type of pain medication. It is a vial full of swirly purple syrup, it causes patients to start hiccupping and act somewhat intoxicated. Some patients have described it as tasting like kissing a muskog.

Blister Blast - Shrinks and numbs all blisters within minutes- and gets rid of them completely within a few hours when applied to the skin.

Bruise Cruise - When topically applied, fades bruises of all shapes, sizes, and colors.

Drooly Dew - Temporarily makes the mouth hypersalivate. (Helpful if used to flush out toxins from mouth/ tongue.)

Fade Fuel - Speeds cell regeneration for someone who faded during a light leap. (Slurps and Burps version contains limbium.)

Gurgle Gut - Temporarily causes abundant gaseous eruptions. (Can be used to expel toxins from the body.)

Limbium - A substance used in elixirs that affects the limbic system.

Nogginease- Temporarily clears the mind to allow greater focus during studying. WARNING ADDICTIVE.

Scratches N’ Splits - Immediately seals any cuts or scratches to the skin when applied topically.

Wound Wipe - When applied to skin, it is an easy way to clean and treat small injuries.

Please keep in mind that most of the following information can be found on either the Koltc wiki or the Kotlc books themselves.

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Ability genetics

disclaimer: this has nothing to do with how rare an ability is. it shows how they are linked and passed down genetically, and how they can work together.

children are more likely to get their parents ability or an ability from the same category as their parents. (IE. a child with a Froster parent is more likely to Manifest as a Froster but can also Manifest as any ability in the Nimbiferous category) this applies to every category of ability

though there is something unique with Elemental abilities in some cases a child with a Elemental parent will get a random Elemental ability that wasn’t in the same category of their parent. it’s unknown what causes this phenomenon and there is continual research going into it.

ability categorization explanation

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Elven Medicine

Medicinal Plants

Dimmetines, Hushspurs, Respitillis, Vesperlace - The combination of these 4 night-blooming plants inspired the precious lyrics that banish the echoes of shadowflux. (Created by Flori)

Aethrials, Dreamlilise, Reveriebells, Sweetshades - The combination of these 4 plants allows for nightmares to subside. (Created by Calla.)

Aethrials- Identified by their soft songs and small light-colored petals, it can be used as a weak sedative. It is one of the flowers used in an efflorescence site.

Dimmetines- A small flowering plant that thrives in darkness, the plants tune is commonly described as “earthy.”

Dreamlilies- They are teal in color with ominous, pointed petals. The flowers' pollen is extremely sedative- just touching the pollen is enough to sedate a fully-grown elf. In the Sanctuary they are woven into a lei when used to sedate animals. They were hybridized with other sleep-inducing plants (Aethrials, and Sweetshades) by Calla to create the Reveriebells. (These flowers were also found at efflorescence sites.)

Hushspurs- Flowering vines that can only be found growing in the trunks of trees. Because these plants are only found in the trunks of trees, there is not much known about them.

Panakes Tree- Panakes are a Gnomish plant capable of aiding the healing of any ailment through their blossoms and petals. Panakes trees are created when a Gnome sacrifices themself to create one by turning themselves into a panakes tree. They have colored blossoms that can change color; they are usually pink, purple, or blue hues. The Panakes bears a significant resemblance to a willow tree. (Let it be noted that when sung to by a gnome (Flori) it seems that the tree blooms more vibrantly.

Pures (Purfoliage Palmae) - Pures, are the most common tree in the Lost Cities. They are described to have mammoth trunks, with burnt sienna bark that is braided up it. They have hunter green leaves that are shaped like a fan paintbrush. Their leaves are known to filter out any pollution or imperfections in the air; Due to the high quantity of Pures in Eternalia, the air quality there is the best in the world. There is always one in every house and city. The crisp, cool air it provides is described to smell like cinnamon, chocolate, and sunshine. Every piece of land in the Lost Cities has at least one Pure, to cleanse the air.

Respitillis- These delicate flowers can be found growing in 4 different locations. The are identified by their pointed white petals, and hooked anthers.

Reveriebells- Reveriebells are a special hybrid of flowers that Calla made for Sophie to help her sleep.  Some of the flowers emit sweet scents that can make a person sleepy and cause mild fatigue. The purple flowers smell like gardenias, a hint of vanilla, and something spicy (such as ginger).  They show several layers of fluffy petals that have a slight ombre-effect of dark to light, along with several pointed leaves and a long twisting stem. Many stamens appear at the end of the flower, giving off a slightly lily-esque appearance.

Starglass Flower - The Starglass Flower is used for a variety of purposes. Its nectar is the main ingredient in the production of Somnalene, which is a sedative -like liquid that is used in the form of eye drops.

Sugarbells - Sugarbelles are tiny pink flowers used by physicians to make medicine. Despite the sparkly, pink look of the nectar, these flowers taste terrible. A vial of nectar can heal a patient who has been affected by shadowflux.

Sweetshades - The sleep inducing Sweetshades are identified by their "lacy pink blossoms". They are grown mostly as sleep aids. They grow in marshy wet grounds. Sweetshades were used to create the hybrid plant reveriebells.

Vesperlace - In the daytime, it appears as a wispy vine with leaves of a darker shade that has small clusters of pearl white buds. It is said to only bloom at night, though its night-form is not well known. It is only able to grow in the darkest points of the most silent forests. According to Flori, its melody is like the rhythm of darkness, that is the same pulse as that of the echoes.

Please keep in mind that most of this information can be found on the Kotlc wiki and within the Keeper books themselves.

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