Tuntavalt Phrontistery
I give thanks to the runner who sent me a letter to write about Tuntavalt.
Oh, Tuvant! Oh, my wondrous institution! My alma mater! In the days of my youth, I went to study there at the age of sexdecuple (16, for all those earth-ones that do not understand what I mean) and it was absolutely wondrous! Tuntavalt was, and still is, the ideal school that most young ones aspire to attend. Only about forty percent of young children and adolescence make it into the school. Me and my dearest fidus Achates applied for one of the tests - there were, and still are, a variety of test to choose from, to see if you are capable of joining the institute (And which guild they will applicate to you). We both registered for the brawn test - do not ask me why I did it, I had my reasons - and somehow I passed the test. 'Maybe it was because the person I was wrestling was not as strong as you,' they say; 'Maybe he was going easy on you,' they say. Nay and nay again, say I. I called this pure strength and bravery. As for my friend, he did not make it into the school, which he was especially bugged about. I vowed to him that I would write to him whenever I could - I also vowed if anyone picked on him, I would punish them to the full intent of law.
Then came the everlasting days of school. But it was worth it. There might have been a time when I had muddied my uniform, It was pure white before, and it turned completely taupe, and there might have been a time were I completely embarased myself in front of my roommates. But things weren't as bad after, by the time I had Sakta Tuta Racta (run my race).
I recall one time when I was in a pillowfight and one of the students on the other team took me by the arm a whacked me as hard as.....
I recall one time when I was in a pillowfight and one of the students on the other team took me by the arm a whacked me as hard as.....
Guilds
Creataria and Fungartia
The Creataria is one of the numerous - believe me, there are many - guilds students can sign up to. Children in Set Six - age ten to eleven - onwards are able to apply.
Regarding work, children are allowed to choose to care for two different creatures, hence the name Creataria, untill the end of Set 12; one of them being the ruddy tit - which most students choose since they are so easy to care for - and the other rotibíín. However, for caring for a rotibíín you have more work to do to nourish it (These animals are normally rescued from the Liberery Guild and are taken care of onwards by pupils in the Creataria). They children are supposed to have a deep bond with these animals and care for them like a mother, of that animal, would. This requires dedication and time to learn how these creatures behave towards, not only you, but other people.
By the time students depart from their school, some might call their home, the animal they cared for is released into the wild. A very heart-breaking moment for all the Set 13s.
As for the Fungartia, you are able to grow your own fungi. What more is their to say?
Tacklerey
The Tacklerey. The Learnery for Tacklers. This was what my test was about when I was appling for Tuntavalt. Also known as the Tackle Guild, the Tacklerey starts off with a few wrestling matches, that doesn't include punching and kicked (and no tickling!), in the first eleven weeks of Tacklerey. On the twelve week, the students are allowed to start welting and welling. From Set 1, five to six year olds, are required to take a test, regarding what guild(s) they will go from that year or later in their days in Tuvant ( you start immediately if you apply for the Tackle Guild). Students are then taught in the guild untill Set 13. You know what they say: Start them up young!
When I was your age I was told: 'To know the first rule of tackling you must know all the rules of tackling; then you will be told the first'.
Writing Guild
Remember how I said that you could apply for many guilds? That is exactly what I did in my time: It was summer, midsummer, and I had just spent my first seven days in Tuvant. I was in my dorm writing, while my roommates maundering about their pillowfights and wrestling matches. I, however, was writing a, what you could say, a journal but one not about me. It was about a young lad my age (whom I met in a pillowfight, yes the one who whacked me) who had been finding school laborious. I decided to cheer him by giving him the short story I had mustered - although he looked like he hated me. I had joined the Writing Guild and I was top of the class, since I was a great novelist.
One of my roommates saw what I was doing and snatched my writing paper from my hand (I had not really been socialising with that specific person and we were sworn enimies). I ordered him to give it back but he was somehow egrossed in reading the journal.
Then he said to me these words that I have nigh forgot:
You will do great things.*
Pillowfighterey
Only the most strong enter the ring! Only the most worthy pick up the pillow (This is not a joke!)! Are you ready!?!
No!!! That was the first thing I said in my first pillowfighting class and I was immediately whacked with a pillow. The fight began. Did I mention that you were not given a pillow? "Go find one yourself!" she says. "Knock someone out if you need to!" she says. In the end I did find a pillow, without no knocking of heads, and I was able to welt a few people with the pillow. In the second week we were put into teams: Me, Mitshirel, Dainrist and three others from my dorm.
Then, the fight began. Thankfully, I had come up with a plan for two of us (the twins Jackson and Trayson) to distract the opponents while the rest of whack them before they can see what is coming.
It work succesfully - well, for the ones that weren't so quick-witted. But then, there was just one problem. One of the students, the tallest brute I had ever seen, from the other team kept out knocking out my teamates. He had seen it. He knew our plan. And now, he was after me.
He ran to me, bellowing an yelling like a busk and started whacking me with his pillow. I dodged his attacks with ease. My opponent seemed to get angrier by each dodge. "Is that all you got?" say I. That blew his top off. He screamed and charged at me. But this time he took me by surprise. He grabbed my arm and threw me to the ground and then whacked me with is pillow harder than anyone has ever whacked me. I tasted blood in my mouth. My heart sank. My head throbbed. My stomach growled (since it was nearly noontide). Then, the whistle blew. Lunch. My opponent moved over me and I got up to help my teamates. "Well, that went well," Mitshirel muttered, her voice hoarse.
"Tuahgónr Gr'Þóótuah tuahgótuah'š ouæṝ," Say I.
Other Guilds
Since it would take to long to mention all the guilds, I have decided to write a list of them and what wordplay is found on the coat of arms:
d Liberery Guild (of which has been mentioned)
d Matherey
Wordplay
For all the ones who use their brains!
d Sketching Guild
Wordplay
Artists are the smartest
d Woodwork Guild
Wordplay
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck
If a woodchuck could chuck wood?
As much wood as a woodchuck could chuck,
If a woodchuck could chuck wood.
d Games Guild
Wordplay
Faster, smarter, stronger
d Tradition Guild (also remembered as the Historarion)
Wordplay
A good friend is always a Sage
d Encyclopedia Guild
Wordplay
Come near... (this is actually the wordplay they use!)
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I like what you have so far and your writing is good. I want to hear about more of the guilds! For some bit of feedback since you asked for it...
Thank you for your help! But, how do you put a sidebar ( I think the answer is really obvious but I don't know)?
Sorry, it didn't occur to me that adding stuff to the sidebar was a guild feature. We can try something else though to improve the look of your article... Try this code below. None of it should be guild exclusive.:
[row] [col] Text Here [/col] [col][img:5941354] Founder of Tuvant Institution.[/col] [/row]
What that should do is create equally sized two columns. The image will be on the right column and be shrunken down to fit. The left column would continue the information from the start. Copying the previous two paragraphs should fit but might need to have a couple line breaks added in ([br]) to center it. If I were to format that section, it would look like this:
For the guild sections you could do the same thing. Use rows and columns to split up the information more effectively, even adding a quote ([quote]This is a quote.|Author[/quote]) from a teacher or something to add more flavor. So, your "Tacklery" section could look like this:
I can't edit comments so this might not be perfectly formatted on first pass. It's up to you to tweak it to look right in your article. BBcode takes a bit to learn and use effectively, but the results are always worth it in the end. There is also a long World Anvil Codex article showing all BBcode tags and examples of their use here:
BBCode Tags
This article lists most BBCode tags with an example on World Anvil.
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