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Con_Stripes 
"I shall teach you both and you can practice whichever you like. We'll practice on spare pieces of wood and when you are confident of which method you prefer, we'll work on the tables." Truebridge conjured a piece of wood and simply duplicated it, passing it out by charming one piece to float over to each student and come to a gentle rest on the table in front of them. "Please collect some gloves and goggles from this box here. You must wear these." He summoned a box and placed it on his desk. Eh. If it were up to him he'd let them go to it without worry about protective gear but apparently parents got jumpy about such things these days.
"We'll begin with the magical method. Some of you may remember a similar sounding spell from a class I taught on Kappa a few years back. The incantation is 'Intaglio', and the wand movement is simply moving your wand against the surface exactly where you wish to cut. The trick with the intent here is that you need to keep in mind the rune you are attempting to carve. Concentrate on the meaning and on the name of the rune, repeating it over and over until you are done. For example, if I wished to carve Uruz, I would touch my wand to the wood, and say' Intaglio Uruz uruz uruz uruz uruz...' until I have completed the shape of the Uruz rune." He paused.
"So the incantation and the intent changes as you carve different runes. Is that understood? You may practice on the pieces of wood I handed out just now, but you may not cut into the table yet. Furthermore, you'll find that the worst that will happen as far as injuring yourself goes, is a cut and a bit of blood, you certainly won't severe a finger or anything of that sort. It isn't that sort of spell. But of course you'll all be particularly careful won't you? "
ooc: going to leave it here for a bit. Feel free to practice the spell and carve up your bit of wood. Anyone not wearing the provided gloves and goggles will be in a lot of trouble IC. Truebridge will be around to check people's work and provide help. Remember, no carving the table just yet. Before heading up to the table, Emmaleigh listened to all the professor had to say. With her quill in hand, she began taking notes on the important bits. One of the last things he said made her pause in her writing. Raising her hand, she asked
"Um, Professor? If you're carving a rune, and only thinking about one intent, will it only help with that one aspect?" she paused a moment, trying to string together her idea.
"Like, if I'm carving Fehu, and only concentrating on luck, would it still help with achieving goals, and hard work paying off? Or would I have to carve the rune for each intent?"
After she was done taking notes, the young puff made her way the front of the room where she grabbed a pair of safety goggles, and sat them on her face. She headed back to her table, where she rummaged through her bag, and pulled out her own pair of gloves. She placed them on her hands, and looked at the list of Runes, trying to decided which one to try first.
Nauthiz looked fairly easy, and yet it would still be useful for the class. She slipped her gloves on, and took her wand and thought about which hand to try first. Taking the wand in her left hand, Em held it against the wood. After a deep breath, the girl muttered
intaglio, nauthiz, nauthiz, nauthiz, nauthiz and thought about the meaning of the rune. She did this untill she had finished carving the symbol. After she finished, Emmaleigh decided to switch hands, and try the
Wunjo rune. This time, she gripped the wand tightly in her right hand, and repeated
"intaglio, wunjo, wunjo, wunjo, wunjo, wunjo," as she traced the rune's shape on the board, still concentrating on the meaning of the rune.