NOVEMBER

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WEATHER

November proves to be unusually cold this year, with a heavy frost setting in around the second day of the month and lingering throughout. Temperatures during the day are brisk, leading toward positively cold nights, and some begin to wonder whether the school will see an early snowfall this year. Flurries will begin to set in around the 28th of the month.

ONGOING THROUGH NOVEMBER

GIVE THANKS! November ushers in the last of the harvest festivals, and with them, people are encouraged to come together and give thanks for the bountiful harvest for the year. What does this entail? Festivals around the area, usually with livestock and produce, and, of course, parties with lots and lots of food!
EXAMS! The dreaded mid-terms. You knew this time was coming. Did you study for your tests? Do your tests even matter to you? Teachers, are you a sadist? Or will you show your poor students a bit of mercy (the answer is no, you should never show them mercy)? Heaven or Hell, let's rock these tests!
WATCH OUT! The campus has become a dangerous place lately, and we don't just mean the monster attacks! With temperatures dipping below freezing, frost and ice will begin to spread at a surprising rate. It seems a bit suspicious, actually...
OPEN HOUSE! This time of year is notorious for family members to stop by and visit, and, as such, Valoran Institute will be hosting an open house during the early part of the month. Catch up with your dear aunts and uncles, pester your kid siblings, or maybe just try to avoid getting embarrassed by your parents. Good luck, it never works.
WILD CARD! Come up with your own prompt!

MONSTERS OF THE MONTH!
Things seem to be relatively quiet around the campus, surprisingly enough. It seems that those valorous vigilantes have been gaining a bit of notoriety, judging by how the student body has begun talking about them. But don't get too complacent. Rumor has it that strange robed figures have been spotted around the campus, late at night.

MINI EVENT!

MID-TERM STRETCH! With mid-terms over around the 13th, the faculty have gotten together to play a game. In line with their tradition of nurturing young, strong and tactical minds, they have concocted what they call the Mid-Term Stretch! Students will be pitted against each other in a competition. The sport? To be determined. Although rumor has it that it may have something to do with paint...
(This log will be posted on July 15th)

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[ravenborn]

[ Ohhh, so he actually studied? The Grandmaster Explorer was more than just a lofty title. LeBlanc's eyebrows rose slightly. In that case, she would have to be a bit more harsh. Higher standards and all that. ]

I see you've done your reading, unlike the rest of your classmates. As expected from the prodigal explorer of Piltover, I suppose. In that case, you should know a bit about the Ritual Ascension.

Please, describe the ritual in full, and how scholars believe it to be flawed.

[indy_wannabe]

[He launches into a reasonably detailed description of the Ascended and their general biology and physiology, surreptitiously referencing his own writings on the subject and making clear which points are currently unknown or speculation]

[ravenborn]

[ She looks down at him a bit, disappointment and a bit of irritation apparent on her face. ]

I would have given you full marks, had you chosen not to use your own notes. It is believed that it was by their own hubris that brought about Shurima's fall. Someone with such expansive knowledge of the region would do well to remember that, and apply this to his own day to day life.

History does not occur in a vacuum, it is to be studied and learned from. All of you would do well to remember that.

[indy_wannabe]

I thought you wanted the most comprehensive and authoritative information on the region. If you'd prefer lesser source material, I can use that instead next time.

[ravenborn]

[ His response gets a few snickers and more than a couple surprised gasps from his classmates. LeBlanc, however, seems unphased. ]

Most well known scholars receive that status posthumously. Given that you are still very much alive, I doubt it is wise to refer to yourself as an authority on such matters, lest you wish your own life cut tragically short.

[indy_wannabe]

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind teach. More to the point, if you don't want the best, list the journals you want used and I'll cite 'em. I've probably memorized most of them anyway.

[ravenborn]

[ How irksome. She almost wished that he was a terrible student, then she might have more excuse to deflate that ego of his. ]

I would have thought someone so well read would know what sources to pull from.

[indy_wannabe]

I do. That's why I use my own. Those other guys are ethnocentric assholes.