I assure I didn't reach that number based on the a cake being coated in a thick layer of wax because of the candles, I've never participated in that practice and even now I find it rather ridiculous.
Approximately 5,000+ years ago, I entered the Game for the first time. Any earlier than that I simply do not remember. I may have lived a few years, a few decades, or even a few centuries longer but I cannot be sure. And as written language wasn't exactly commonplace at that point, I've got no documentation in my own hand that I still keep to show that I might have lived longer still.
Much as time does not age me, diseases touch me neither. Violence, however, I am rather susceptible to. I've been hung, stabbed, shot, fallen from great height, etc. About the only thing I cannot recover from is loss of limbs. They will not grow back and one in particular will result in my permanent death. I've actually been rather good lately, haven't died that much at all this past century, and when I have, it's been out of sight. You wouldn't believe how pesky it is trying to get new papers drawn up because your legal identity has kicked the bucket in public.
No limb severing then. You are aware that there are spells to regenerate limbs and the like, yes? Ah well.
So then I'm inclined to believe that you're immortal, but not invulnerable. Such a pity. All the same, I think we could work something out. I'm very much inclined to do a class on the Unforgivable curses and I must confess that I'm sure it'll be a right bitch to get volunteers for that.
You've come around at just the right time. If the only way to kill you would be to sever a certain limb, then I don't think death is quite the problem for you.
Those spells would undoubtedly be useful to learn, it's rather a pain trying to fight when you've only got one hand and use a two-handed broadsword.
Immortal, but not invulnerable would be a rather good way of putting it, actually.
I do see where you'd have trouble getting volunteers to be used for the Unforgivables, and I've had heard of the killing curse. How exactly does it work?
They're a complex form of magic that's difficult to learn only because practice makes perfect and the practice involved would be to chop off a finger or toe or another bit of your anatomy to ensure the best results. On the other hand, the ones who can do the best regeneration spells tend to leave with a very high pain tolerance.
The killing curse is relatively simple. The curser would say two simple words, a stream of green light comes out of the wand, and the cursee falls over dead. The process takes, at most five seconds depending on how strong the curse is and how far the victim flies.
I've seen one person go over thirty feet, though mind you, he was standing on a hillside.
There's no blocking the curse, no countercurse to prevent it, nothing. Neat, clean, and over and done with in a pretty green package with a ribbon on top few seconds.
Hence why it's just so difficult to find a volunteer. No one here wishes to die and while I can wholeheartedly understand such a mindset, it does impair upon the lesson.
The killing curse doesn't involve any severed limbs, though, so I think you'd be quite safe. From my experiments observation, I believe that the curse goes into the central nervous system of a person and causes those organs to just stop. No gurgling noises, nothing. Like a snap of the neck in some cases. Instantaneous death.
The curse sounds intriguing, and there are certainly worse ways to die than of a broken neck (trust me, I know). What would I get for agreeing to scare the crap out of fellow housemates by taking the fall as it were?
That depends, really. I want a good performance so I hope you don't mind flying a bit ways. You wanted extra credit and points, so I'm prepared to offer you a passing grade for the class as well as points toward Ravenclaw.
With interest since you're the only one with the balls to actually ask me for anything. Kudos to you.
Twenty points for the performance and an extra ten for coming to me. Sound fair enough?
I assure I didn't reach that number based on the a cake being coated in a thick layer of wax because of the candles, I've never participated in that practice and even now I find it rather ridiculous.
Approximately 5,000+ years ago, I entered the Game for the first time. Any earlier than that I simply do not remember. I may have lived a few years, a few decades, or even a few centuries longer but I cannot be sure. And as written language wasn't exactly commonplace at that point, I've got no documentation in my own hand that I still keep to show that I might have lived longer still.
Much as time does not age me, diseases touch me neither. Violence, however, I am rather susceptible to. I've been hung, stabbed, shot, fallen from great height, etc. About the only thing I cannot recover from is loss of limbs. They will not grow back and one in particular will result in my permanent death. I've actually been rather good lately, haven't died that much at all this past century, and when I have, it's been out of sight. You wouldn't believe how pesky it is trying to get new papers drawn up because your legal identity has kicked the bucket in public.
--Methos
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No limb severing then. You are aware that there are spells to regenerate limbs and the like, yes? Ah well.
So then I'm inclined to believe that you're immortal, but not invulnerable. Such a pity. All the same, I think we could work something out. I'm very much inclined to do a class on the Unforgivable curses and I must confess that I'm sure it'll be a right bitch to get volunteers for that.
You've come around at just the right time. If the only way to kill you would be to sever a certain limb, then I don't think death is quite the problem for you.
Have you ever heard of the killing curse?
V-
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Those spells would undoubtedly be useful to learn, it's rather a pain trying to fight when you've only got one hand and use a two-handed broadsword.
Immortal, but not invulnerable would be a rather good way of putting it, actually.
I do see where you'd have trouble getting volunteers to be used for the Unforgivables, and I've had heard of the killing curse. How exactly does it work?
--Methos
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They're a complex form of magic that's difficult to learn only because practice makes perfect and the practice involved would be to chop off a finger or toe or another bit of your anatomy to ensure the best results. On the other hand, the ones who can do the best regeneration spells tend to leave with a very high pain tolerance.
The killing curse is relatively simple. The curser would say two simple words, a stream of green light comes out of the wand, and the cursee falls over dead. The process takes, at most five seconds depending on how strong the curse is and how far the victim flies.
I've seen one person go over thirty feet, though mind you, he was standing on a hillside.
There's no blocking the curse, no countercurse to prevent it, nothing. Neat, clean, and over and done with in a pretty green package with a ribbon on top few seconds.
Hence why it's just so difficult to find a volunteer. No one here wishes to die and while I can wholeheartedly understand such a mindset, it does impair upon the lesson.
The killing curse doesn't involve any severed limbs, though, so I think you'd be quite safe. From my experiments observation, I believe that the curse goes into the central nervous system of a person and causes those organs to just stop. No gurgling noises, nothing. Like a snap of the neck in some cases. Instantaneous death.
Which I don't think you'd be effected by.
V-
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The curse sounds intriguing, and there are certainly worse ways to die than of a broken neck (trust me, I know). What would I get for agreeing to scare the crap out of fellow housemates by taking the fall as it were?
--Methos
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That depends, really. I want a good performance so I hope you don't mind flying a bit ways. You wanted extra credit and points, so I'm prepared to offer you a passing grade for the class as well as points toward Ravenclaw.
With interest since you're the only one with the balls to actually ask me for anything. Kudos to you.
Twenty points for the performance and an extra ten for coming to me. Sound fair enough?
V-
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We have a deal.
Methos.
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