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A goldfish, for short memories, "azure" fabric because I need to be different, a diary, hair gel, and an elephant's brain.

Mark my words - one of these days I'm going to find who started that hair gel rumor and make sure they spend the rest of their life convinced they're in love with a goat.

An mystery novel, coffee, a sword, a mask, and money.

((That would probably work with me, but I'm not so sure about Jace :P ))

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Log Journal IX - Ravnican Cycle

Vosk seems to have survived the fallout of the Maze’s resolution, further proving that justice is little more than a drunken Boros delusion. Agents assigned to Andra have reported he’s been spending an inordinate amount of time in her company - her new supervisor in the Dimir hierarchy, or a relationship of a more personal nature? If it’s the latter, the Consortium might just have discovered a pressure point in a high-placed member from the House.

Personal Note: I should probably go with Alessa for drinks one of these days instead of assigning watchers, gossip about her personal life will probably be just as accurate as the reports.

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Log Journal VIII - Ravnican Cycle

Our main plant in the Dimir has confirmed she’s part of the House, though why she’d freely advertise it is anyone’s guess. The angle she’s playing by spending so much time with Chandra’s Izzet boytoy remains unclear at the moment, but the whole affair should remain under scrutiny until I’m sure the point isn’t for the Dimir to get their hooks into Nalaar. Nobody wants the pyromancer to end up doing Duskmantle’s dirty work, the District repairs from the last Rakdos revel were just finished.

Personal Note: Considering how large the part of her assigned shadow’s report was about the outfits she wore and the way the “rays of the sun sparkle against her hair”, it’s probably time to rotate a new one in.

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Log Journal II - Kamigawan Cycle

Met the only soratami with a set of facial expressions not limited to "sneering" and "genteel contempt" so far. She's a planeswalker, which probably goes a long way towards explaining it. Interesting woman, and she's been an asset in navigating the Oroboro archives for information on the Eldrazi. Shame we probably won't meet again, but I'll have to return to Ravnica soon.

Personal Note: Stop looking when she bends over to reach the lower shelves, that's the kind of thing that gets you thrown out the Palace in the Clouds.

A book, scraps of blue fabric, trace metal elements, a small pool of water and/or ice, and silk

I'm curious as to your reasoning for the trace metal elements, but it seems a good effort overall.

Spell-book, magnifying glass, white makeup, blue fabric, writing quill

All valid save, perhaps, the white makeup. A worthy effort.

michaxl

anon me 5 things you would put on a pentagram to summon me

I know it isn't in your usual line of work but there are two people I need killed. I'm willing to make a sizable contribution to the consortium in exchange, up front if necessary. They're names are Walder Frey Lord of the Crossing and Roose Bolton Lord of Dreadfort. I've left their location with your secretary. Please make it painful

Tell you what - I'll also throw in the Bastard of Bolton for free, so you have a matching set. Think of it as a customer loyalty reward program.

((If there were a Magic tv Series, who would you want to play your character?))

((I'll wait until wizard stops changing Jace's appearance from card to card to pick someone :P ))

A Thing, or: David is Easily Distracted By Shiny New Ideas

A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the frozen wastes of North to the scorched deserts of Dorne, chaos reigns over the realm.

House Stark has gone to war over the death of Venser Stark, the man once called the most honorable in all Seven Kingdoms. His eldest child, Elspeth Stark, has been crowned Queen in the North and her host struggles against the Lannisters as the rest of her family comes apart at the seams: her crippled brother Ajani Stark disappeared in the wake of the sack of Winterfell, headed North for the dangerous lessons he was promised beyond the Wall. The Night’s Watch itself is under siege by the King-Beyond-The-Wall, Garruk Rayder, but the bastard-born Gideon Snow has somehow managed to etch out a bloody stalemate.

Over the dark waves and all the way to the Iron Islands, the Driftwood Crown remains held tight in the hand of Tezzeret Greyjoy as he plots a rebellion with a better ending than his last. His only son Jace Greyjoy leaves behind him the smoking ruins of Winterfell as he retreats to Deepwood Motte, now wondering if his father and once-exiled uncle Ral Greyjoy have made more enemies than their House can afford with such ambitious plans.

In King’s Landing, the hated child-king Domri Lannister is welcoming new arrivals to his court of terror. His uncle, the much-feared Sorin Lannister, has taken the reins of power from the young king and his manipulative mother Liliana Lannister, the Queen Regent: his secret correspondence with Nissa Frey may yet bear dark fruit. Domri’s marriage to the ever-deceptive Vraska Tyrell has been brokered and through it the Tyrells have gained the handle on the throne they’ve been angling for, but for how long will this be enough to satisfy them?

On Dragonstone the ever-furious Chandra Baratheon seethes over the insults the other great lords have inflicted her, real and imagined, and prepares for war as the ever-enigmatic Blue Woman, Tamiyo, whispers of fate and prophecies in her ears.

And as chaos spreads over Westeros, another power rises across the Narrow Sea: Sarkhan Targaryen raises his dragons and waits, dreaming of the throne of his forefathers...