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Fade Rift Divisions ([personal profile] frdivisions) wrote in [community profile] faderiftorg2017-05-21 04:42 pm

DIVISION: Research

DIVISION

RESEARCH
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The Research Division houses a diverse variety of Inquisition efforts both magical and mundane, investigating things Inquisition agents encounter in their missions and experimenting with innovative methods to assist them. This may include anything from identifying and classifying new medicinal plants to preserving ancient manuscripts to inventing new types of magical grenades, and everything in between.

LEADER: Thranduil (info!)
PROJECTS: Corypheus' History, Rifts & the Veil


 
limier: (Default)

Personnel Issue

[personal profile] limier 2017-06-29 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Monsieur de Foncé;

There has been a small altercation involving a member of your division (Seeker Aleron Darton), and another (Ser Cade Harriman) within the Forces division. Though the Warden Bethany Hawke was present, I am told that she attempted to deescalate the situation.

A woman (one "Rhona") slapped Darton, to which Harriman responded by slamming her to the ground. Darton had him hold her there, and then by the arms. To my knowledge there were no lasting injuries. I have enclosed a more detailed summary of events, and will forward the same to Lord Harlungin.

This might be dismissed as a response to unprovoked attack, were the level of force returned not so violently disproportionate. Harriman’s history of rash action is a matter of record; however, I wish to note that he voluntarily reports to the Seeker. Upon speaking with Darton, the Seeker expressed to me that he felt justified in his handling of the incident.

Having previously led Harriman within Inquisition operations, I must respectfully disagree. We are in the Gallows — this is no excuse to stage a historical reenactment.

Regards,

— Ser Coupe
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[personal profile] meds4sale 2017-10-21 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
The recent notice is intriguing though I have many questions as this may interfere with my own work.

How are our good division heads weighing how much discomfort is enough to warrant a guard and curfew? And how long will these measures be in place? After all, they only lend credence to people's misgivings and it is not so wise to indulge unwarranted fears for too long. They may come to expect more stringent measures be taken for their comfort.

薬売り
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[personal profile] rowancrowned 2017-10-21 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
Rest assured that neither the Elven Artifacts nor Rifts & the Veil projects are planning expeditions within the next month or so that would take you away from even the Gallows. There will be no interference.

The threat posed to the safety of Inquisition members is credible enough that we consider this an appropriate measure. Kirkwall has a long and bloody history. She is a city accustomed to being invaded. Once we assure the general population that we are no threat, the reins will be loosened. Until then, they are for the safety of the members of the Inquisition.

- Thranduil

P.S. I understand you may be accustomed to taking care of yourself. Any mistakes you make will, by virtue of the shard in your hand, be attributed to us as a whole. And whilst you may be able to defend yourself, others may not.
meds4sale: (Telling it like it is)

[personal profile] meds4sale 2017-10-24 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
My humblest of apologies - you seem to have mistaken my meaning. I was not referring to my work in the Inquisition, but rather my customers.

You see, many of them are more active in the evening hours and require a certain degree of discretion.

If this is merely a short term solution then it is certainly tolerable. I am not wholly ignorant of the balance you must keep. However, one may find that such separation will only lead to more speculation and intolerance if continued too long. I hope our esteemed leaders find an alternative before then.

薬売り

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[personal profile] circleprodigy 2017-11-01 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
Attached is my official report of my project's efforts in the Blackmarsh. It is my intention to send our finding to the elven artifacts project, though I will be available for any questions regarding our mission.
mal_adjusted: (Pro Circle Pride)

Proposal 1.

[personal profile] mal_adjusted 2018-05-17 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Provost Thrandruil,

This is the first of several proposed projects I want to start under the Research Division. As it has to do with our current predicament dealing with phylacteries, I've put it before the others.

During the - no other word for it - outcry of rage - I spoke privately to my friend Maedros about how I strongly think he should not acquiesce to this. This is notably because we do not know what sort of effects phylacteries will have on people who are attached directly to the Fade. This led me to wonder if we could use other items as trackers - not just for the Rifters but for all members of the Inquisition.

It was then I spoke with the Mage Myrobalan, who is a well respected mage of the Inquisition. He told me there was already a project with the sending crystals, and asked me if I wanted to join. I agreed, immediately, and then asked to write the proposal itself.

I believe we can modify the sending crystals to be able to act as beacons for all Inquisition agents. I also believe we can do this without using blood magic, whatsoever. As I am a member of Rifts and Veils, and this was assigned to us, I would like permission, under the supervision of Myrobalan, to further research this option before the use of phylacteries is put into place.

Thank you,

Mal Draco
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[personal profile] rowancrowned 2018-05-21 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
𝔐𝔞𝔡𝔢𝔪𝔬𝔦𝔰𝔢𝔩𝔩𝔢 𝔇𝔯𝔞𝔠𝔬,

𝔓𝔢𝔯𝔪𝔦𝔰𝔰𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔤𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔡. 𝔓𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔰𝔢 𝔨𝔢𝔢𝔭 𝔪𝔢 𝔞𝔟𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔰𝔱 𝔬𝔣 𝔞𝔫𝔶 𝔡𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔩𝔬𝔭𝔪𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔰.

𝔖𝔦𝔫𝔠𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔩𝔶,

𝔗𝔥𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔲𝔦𝔩
𝔓𝔯𝔬𝔳𝔬𝔰𝔱
mal_adjusted: (We Got This)

Proposal 2.

[personal profile] mal_adjusted 2018-05-17 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Provost Thranduil,

My second proposal has to do with visiting the sights of the largest and first Rift, the Temple of Sacred Ashes. I am not sure what might be left there, but I believe it to be important to see what state the Veil is in that area after so many months, and if our efforts have strengthened or weakened what the Herald repaired. I would bring a small team with me, and we would stay a few days to get the lay of the land and do some tests to see if the Veil was thinner or had been repaired completely, or if it is still just put together with spit and thread, so to speak.

If this provides successful, I'd want to travel to where other larger Rifts had also been experienced, to see what effect they had had on the area, in regards to demons, spirits, and the calling of darker magics. Some places I would like to investigate would be Crestwood, Redcliffe Castle (if we can get permission from Queen Anora, of course), and the ruins of Adamant Fortress (if we can get the permission of the Empress). I think it would give us greater understanding, and perhaps give us clues to give greater control of the Rifts to the Rifters, by doing further investigations into these areas.

Sincerely,

Mal Draco
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[personal profile] rowancrowned 2018-05-21 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
𝔐𝔞𝔡𝔢𝔪𝔬𝔦𝔰𝔢𝔩𝔩𝔢 𝔇𝔯𝔞𝔠𝔬,

𝔄𝔰 𝔴𝔢 𝔳𝔦𝔰𝔦𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔗𝔢𝔪𝔭𝔩𝔢 𝔩𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔫 𝔞 𝔶𝔢𝔞𝔯 𝔞𝔤𝔬 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔣𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡 𝔫𝔬 𝔤𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔱 𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔫𝔤𝔢 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔱𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔰, ℑ 𝔪𝔲𝔰𝔱 𝔡𝔢𝔠𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔰 𝔯𝔢𝔮𝔲𝔢𝔰𝔱 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔰𝔞𝔨𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔪𝔞𝔫𝔭𝔬𝔴𝔢𝔯 𝔟𝔢𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔭𝔲𝔱 𝔱𝔬 𝔲𝔰𝔢 𝔢𝔩𝔰𝔢𝔴𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢. ℌ𝔬𝔴𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯, 𝔦𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 ℑ𝔫𝔮𝔲𝔦𝔰𝔦𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔣𝔦𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔦𝔱𝔰𝔢𝔩𝔣 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔰𝔢 𝔞𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔰 𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝔱𝔦𝔪𝔢 𝔱𝔬 𝔰𝔭𝔞𝔯𝔢, 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝔥𝔞𝔳𝔢 𝔱𝔦𝔪𝔢 𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔬𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔶𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔱𝔢𝔰𝔱𝔰.

𝔖𝔦𝔫𝔠𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔩𝔶,

𝔗𝔥𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔲𝔦𝔩
𝔓𝔯𝔬𝔳𝔬𝔰𝔱
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[personal profile] arlathvhen 2017-10-02 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Thranduil, my dear friend and colleague,

Let me begin by saying it is with great gladness in my heart that I have returned safely to Kirkwall, and am able to write you this letter from the comfort of my own office. However, I write to you not due to gladness within my heart, but trouble that lies therein as well.

This trouble within me is due to the unseemly conduct of one of your subordinates, a mage by the name of Christine Delacroix. She and I had volunteered for the same mission: To discover the source of the red lyrium infecting the creatures that plagued us, and rid ourselves of it. A worthy goal, and one that was carried out with little fuss, up until it came time to destroy the red lyrium.

The leader of this mission, Knight-Commander Ser James Lysander Norrington, asked our opinions, while pointing out that the forgone conclusion would undoubtedly be that we would get rid of it. Ser Norrington is a friend of mine, and one whom I enjoy bantering with on occasion. Thus, I made a facetious comment, suggesting that I might prefer to bring the red lyrium home with us, as a souvenir of our time on the island. Considering just how pleasant our stay there had been, I felt that it was a harmless comment, obviously intended to fondly poke fun at Ser Norrington.

Mme Delacroix, however, disagreed. In fact, she disagreed quite loudly, and in my opinion, imprudently. She snapped that I was forbidden from making any more sarcastic comments, and then, because attempting to reprimand me as though I were a child had not been enough, made sure to address the other members of the Inquisition and inform them that she expected none of them would attempt my unruly behavior.

I understand that red lyrium is a sensitive topic, and I am not callous to the various sundry ills that have been inflicted upon Thedas because of it. But I would have thought her behavior inappropriate if she had imposed it on another member of the Inquisition, and my opinion is only multiplied with her having chosen a division head as her target. If she had wanted to discuss my conduct with me, I would have been open to listening to her concerns, voiced in an appropriate manner, in a private meeting after the mission. I still disagree with her concerns, of course, as I fail to see how simple jests between friends carry such dire effects, but it would have been a far more proper method for us to be engage in open discussion.

As it was, at the time I did not address this coarse attitude she presented, recognizing that it was neither the place nor the time for such a discussion. Instead, please consider this a formal request that you undertake addressing this breech of conduct. I do not request any kind of punishment, merely that she be made to understand why her behavior was inappropriate.

This is, as stated, a request, and I will hold no ill will if you disagree with my assessment and refuse. I have left the matter in your hands, to do as you see fit. If you have any concerns of your own you wish to discuss with me, or if you have any questions regarding the situation, you are, as always, welcome to visit me, no matter the time or place. I hope to hear from you soon, in any event.

Yours fondly,
Beleth Ashara
Head of Scouting
arcaneadvisor: (Default)

gift and note;

[personal profile] arcaneadvisor 2017-10-07 08:13 am (UTC)(link)
My dear Thranduil,

For research.

Your friend,
Morrigan


Attached: a singular owl beak
faithlikeaseed: (any - magic)

A note in Cade's handwriting; very backdated (early November)

[personal profile] faithlikeaseed 2017-12-21 06:59 am (UTC)(link)
Messere Thranduil,

Per a conversation with Warden Carver Hawke, I am submitting a formal suggestion that the agents of the Research division begin acquiring texts on the keeping and care of griffons. As the thirteen griffons in our care present a considerable--if fragile--resource for the Inquisition, I believe it in our best interests to assist the Wardens in their husbandry efforts. Collecting additional research material should not present too great a draw on our resources, as we are already doing so on a number of other subjects.

I have offered to serve as a contact for the Wardens in this matter and will be in touch with Warden Hawke as needed.

In faith,
Myrobalan Shivana
elegiaque: (205)

personnel issue.

[personal profile] elegiaque 2018-03-20 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
Provost Thranduil,

I have been threatened with physical violence by Warden Bethany Darton. She arrived at my home, and was firmly turned away; I wish to know the Inquisition intends to guarantee my safety when I am obliged to return to the Gallows.

Gwenaëlle Baudin


( naturally, she leaves out the part where she provoked her, but presumably bethany won't if this comes to anything. )
Edited 2018-03-20 03:52 (UTC)
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[personal profile] aestivation 2018-03-20 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
Messere Baudin,

The Inquisition esteems its allies in Kirkwall; I apologize that regard was not shown. Such behaviour is unacceptable, by those within, or without.

The Provost is presently engaged elsewhere. In his absence, I hope that you will speak with me regarding the nature of this incident, that we might understand and respond to it.

Please forward the time and location of your convenience.

Respectfully,

Casimir Lyov, Research secretary.
Edited (DOUBLE EDITS THIS FOR A PRONOUN, WHATEVER, YOU'RE NOT MY MOM) 2018-03-20 04:47 (UTC)
elegiaque: (092)

[personal profile] elegiaque 2018-03-20 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
Secretary Lyov,

I would be happy to discuss the matter further at my home, perhaps this evening if it's not inconvenient to your own schedule. I'm sure it will be a brief thing, and you would be welcome to join my meal.

Mlle Baudin
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[personal profile] periastron 2018-05-13 11:25 am (UTC)(link)
Provost Thranduil,

We spoke briefly on the crystals, and I know there’s a lot going on right now, so I'll keep this brief.
I’m getting in touch because I’ve been trying to figure out the possibility of research into advancing surgical medicine to better serve the Inquisition.

I recently helped conduct a survey where just over half the survey participants said they would be willing to undergo surgery. Surgery in these parts isn’t in a good place. The lack of anaesthesia, sterilisation and other equipment is a big problem, and it can make a huge difference to a patient’s likelihood of recovery and survival. Honestly, any hesitations that people have regarding surgery here are more than fair.
 
I’d like to request funding and resources to being able to research and develop better surgical supplies, and adapt methods for what we have available here. Commander Coupe said she’d be willing to split the expense with the Research Division, but I wanted to know if you’d be willing, and what issues we might need to address. I know blood magic and possession both stand in the way of research, and in the way of accessing cadavers.

I haven’t reached out to anyone yet, but the names Niehaus and Vauquelin were suggested to me as people I need to contact. I already know Cosima, but the other name isn’t familiar.

Let me know your thoughts.

Alex Karahalios

PS please remind Commander Coupe that I’m a “Doctor,” not a “Mademoiselle”
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[personal profile] rowancrowned 2018-05-18 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
𝔇𝔬𝔠𝔱𝔬𝔯 𝔎𝔞𝔯𝔞𝔥𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔰,

ℑ 𝔴𝔬𝔲𝔩𝔡 𝔟𝔢 𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔶 𝔭𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔰𝔢𝔡 𝔱𝔬 𝔬𝔣𝔣𝔢𝔯 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔞𝔫 𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔡𝔲𝔠𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔱𝔬 𝔊𝔢𝔯𝔳𝔞𝔦𝔰 𝔙𝔞𝔲𝔮𝔲𝔢𝔩𝔦𝔫; 𝔥𝔢 𝔦𝔰 𝔞 𝔥𝔢𝔞𝔩𝔢𝔯 𝔴𝔥𝔬, 𝔞𝔰 ℑ 𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔦𝔱, 𝔰𝔭𝔢𝔠𝔦𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔷𝔢𝔰 𝔭𝔯𝔦𝔪𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔩𝔶 𝔦𝔫 𝔟𝔦𝔯𝔱𝔥 (𝔥𝔢 𝔡𝔬𝔢𝔰 𝔫𝔬𝔱 𝔩𝔞𝔟𝔢𝔩 𝔥𝔦𝔪𝔰𝔢𝔩𝔣 𝔞 𝔪𝔦𝔡𝔴𝔦𝔣𝔢) 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔦𝔰 𝔣𝔞𝔪𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔞𝔯 𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝔒𝔯𝔩𝔢𝔰𝔦𝔞𝔫 𝔫𝔬𝔟𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔶 𝔱𝔥𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔤𝔥 𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔱𝔥𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔤𝔥 𝔥𝔦𝔰 𝔬𝔴𝔫 𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔱𝔞𝔤𝔢.

𝔎𝔫𝔬𝔴𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔶𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔮𝔲𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔣𝔦𝔠𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫𝔰 𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔫𝔢𝔡 𝔦𝔫 𝔶𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔭𝔯𝔢𝔳𝔦𝔬𝔲𝔰 𝔥𝔬𝔪𝔢-- 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔪𝔢𝔞𝔫𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔬𝔣 𝔴𝔬𝔯𝔡𝔰 𝔰𝔲𝔠𝔥 𝔞𝔰 '𝔞𝔫𝔞𝔢𝔰𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔰𝔦𝔞'-- 𝔴𝔬𝔲𝔩𝔡 𝔡𝔬 𝔞 𝔤𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔱 𝔡𝔢𝔞𝔩 𝔱𝔬𝔴𝔞𝔯𝔡𝔰 𝔧𝔲𝔰𝔱𝔦𝔣𝔶𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔢𝔵𝔭𝔢𝔫𝔰𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔞𝔫𝔶 𝔯𝔢𝔰𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔠𝔥. ℑ 𝔞𝔪 𝔤𝔢𝔫𝔢𝔯𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔶 𝔦𝔫𝔠𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔢𝔡 𝔱𝔬 𝔟𝔢𝔩𝔦𝔢𝔳𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔱 ℜ𝔦𝔣𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰 𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔞𝔰 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔶 𝔰𝔞𝔶 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔶 𝔞𝔯𝔢; 𝔴𝔢 𝔥𝔞𝔳𝔢 𝔫𝔬𝔱 𝔥𝔞𝔡 𝔞 𝔩𝔦𝔞𝔯 𝔶𝔢𝔱. 𝔟𝔲𝔱 𝔱𝔥𝔬𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔤𝔥 𝔡𝔬𝔠𝔲𝔪𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔬𝔣 𝔢𝔵𝔞𝔠𝔱𝔩𝔶 𝔴𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔡𝔦𝔡 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔶𝔢𝔱 𝔞𝔟𝔩𝔢 𝔱𝔬 𝔡𝔬 𝔦𝔰 𝔟𝔢𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔞𝔩𝔩.

𝔈𝔰𝔭𝔢𝔠𝔦𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔶 𝔦𝔣 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔳𝔢 𝔲𝔰.

𝔉𝔬𝔯 𝔴𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔭𝔲𝔯𝔭𝔬𝔰𝔢 𝔡𝔬 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔫𝔢𝔢𝔡 𝔠𝔞𝔡𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔰? ℑ𝔰 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔞𝔫𝔶 𝔰𝔭𝔢𝔠𝔦𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔷𝔢𝔡 𝔢𝔮𝔲𝔦𝔭𝔪𝔢𝔫𝔱 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔥𝔞𝔳𝔢 𝔶𝔢𝔱 𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔦𝔫𝔡 𝔞𝔫 𝔯𝔢𝔰𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔢𝔫𝔱 𝔬𝔣 𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢? 𝔄𝔯𝔢 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔣𝔞𝔪𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔞𝔯 𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔫𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔳𝔢 𝔱𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔪𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔰 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔰? 𝔄𝔯𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔞𝔫𝔶 𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔰 𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔫𝔬𝔱 𝔭𝔯𝔢𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔱 𝔦𝔫 𝔶𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔣𝔬𝔯𝔪𝔢𝔯 𝔥𝔬𝔪𝔢? 𝔄𝔯𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔞𝔫𝔶 𝔰𝔭𝔢𝔠𝔦𝔣𝔦𝔠 𝔰𝔲𝔯𝔤𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔴𝔬𝔲𝔩𝔡 𝔴𝔦𝔰𝔥 𝔱𝔬 𝔰𝔢𝔢 𝔞𝔡𝔞𝔭𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔲𝔰𝔢 𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢?

𝔖𝔦𝔫𝔠𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔩𝔶,

𝔗𝔥𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔲𝔦𝔩
𝔓𝔯𝔬𝔳𝔬𝔰𝔱
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[personal profile] periastron 2018-05-19 12:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Provost,

My qualifications and training are hard to translate into what this world uses, but I’ll do my best. Sorry this isn't the best organised letter out there, but I didn't want to waste paper by re-writing this to death.

Writing out everything I can do would take a very long time and would be pretty hard to do exhaustively, if you wanted it broken down to skill by skill. Here’s a basic rundown of my education:

Twelve years of standard education in my country - maths, literature, science, history, etc.

After that, I when to university to study Biomedicine for three years, which I completed with an additional Honours year. Biomed is all about health, medicine, biomedical research. A big part of my focus was physiology. Hard to summarise, but I did well enough to get a guaranteed spot in a graduate course, and for a while I intended go into medicine and figured out I was going to specialise in surgery. Instead I decided to go into veterinary medicine and focus on animals rather than humans. My doctorate was an additional four years of study, on top of the four years of Biomed. Granted the physiology and a lot of stuff between people and animals is different, but it’s not like I’ve forgotten biomed, and veterinary medicine requires being knowledgeable in a lot of different areas, whereas doctors for people might only specialise in a particular field.

For the last five years I’ve been working as veterinarian, and doing some supplementary courses to expand my skills and expertise. Truthfully, I find university academia a bit shit and tiring and a pain in my backside, and I was bloody glad when I was done with it. The reality is, when you expand on the theory you can expand the practical side of stuff and use it to help people and creatures.

Cadavers are traditionally used to help medical students learn anatomy and practice techniques. Here I’d look at using them for perfecting surgical techniques and surgeries I’ve not done before, and figuring out if new equipment will do the job. Practicing and figuring all that out on cadavers would be a lot better than trialling it on living patients whose lives need saving.

I’m still learning about the local diseases, but I’m going to assume that yes, there are things I haven’t seen here before. Even if there aren’t different sicknesses to my world, it’s not like we know about all the diseases there, either. Since this place has dragons, I don’t know, maybe there’s dragon pox. I’ve seen some of the native treatments, and there’s a mix of stuff that is known to be useless at best, harmful and life-threatening at worst, and some stuff I’ve never seen before. My world doesn’t have magic, for example.

The things that we really need are better surgical tools, facilities for sterilising and cleaning equipment so it can be safely used, anaesthesia, antibiotics.

Anaesthesia are drugs that stop a patient from feeling pain and sometimes make them unconscious. This is really, really important in surgery for a few reasons. First of all, if a patient can’t feel what is being done to them, it’s not going to be traumatic, which could lead to different problems and cause complications and dangers in the surgery. Secondly, they’re able to stay still (less thrashing and screaming) and give the surgeon a chance to get things done, and get them done without hurting them or doing more damage, and be able to better focus on what they’re doing. It basically gives the surgeon more time and means more complicated surgeries can be done than might otherwise be possible.

Antibiotics are very strong medicine, and very important. They help the body heal after surgery by fighting disease that could sneak in while the body’s healing up from getting cut up and poked about. Being able to sterilise equipment with extremely hot steam will help as well, and making sure people scrub down their hands properly and all that. Antibiotics will be a challenge to figure out, and honestly I don’t know if we will. Magic might be necessary to help heal incisions to avoid infections, I don’t know, but the more we can do the better the rates of survival and opportunities to make lives better will be.

I'm happy to answer any questions you can fling at me, unless they involve iambic pentameter.

Alex
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[personal profile] rowancrowned 2018-05-29 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
𝔇𝔬𝔠𝔱𝔬𝔯 𝔎𝔞𝔯𝔞𝔥𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔰,

ℭ𝔬𝔫𝔰𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔶𝔬𝔲𝔯𝔰𝔢𝔩𝔣 𝔞𝔭𝔭𝔯𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔡. ℜ𝔢𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔫 𝔱𝔬 𝔪𝔢 𝔞𝔰 𝔫𝔢𝔢𝔡𝔢𝔡 𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝔯𝔢𝔮𝔲𝔢𝔰𝔱𝔰 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔣𝔲𝔯𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯 𝔣𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔦𝔫𝔤.

ℑ 𝔩𝔬𝔬𝔨 𝔣𝔬𝔯𝔴𝔞𝔯𝔡 𝔱𝔬 𝔰𝔢𝔢𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔴𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔪𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔰𝔥.

𝔗𝔥𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔲𝔦𝔩
𝔓𝔯𝔬𝔳𝔬𝔰𝔱
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[personal profile] exequy 2018-12-03 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Provost:

I should have handled Doctor Beaumanoir differently. [ 1 ] I apologize. [ 2 ] It will not happen again. [ 3 ]

K. Averesch


[ 1 Like by killing him quietly maybe.
2 To Thranduil specifically and nobody else.
3 On Inquisition property. ]
Edited 2018-12-03 16:35 (UTC)
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[personal profile] rowancrowned 2018-12-03 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ shortly, brought by a runner: ]

Mr Averesch,

I humbly accept your apology.

May I ask what brought this on?

Thranduil



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[personal profile] exequy 2018-12-07 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ Written on Thranduil's note and returned: ]

He said the Inquisition should have done a better job clearing out the Necropolis. I hit him several times.

[ And Étienne put up a good counter-offensive, but Kostos isn't going to say so—not because he's too noble to share blame, see also the first sentence of his reply, but because he doesn't want to give him any credit for being good at anything. Bastard. ]
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[personal profile] rowancrowned 2018-12-10 10:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ their handwriting is getting cramped, but: ]

No. The apology.

[ he's fairly sure he has a record of the original incident. this is the new part. ]

Is Doctor Beaumanoir demanding satisfaction in the Orlesian way?

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