Griff's Letters
Year 1
Received Quaegar 8 from Ozric Burninghammer
Griff receives unexpected correspondence from his estranged uncle Ozric Burninghammer soon after trying to find more information about him and his time at Strixhaven. He gives some life advice to Griff before promising to keep in touch.Read the letter
Hey Gryphling…
A little mouse told me that you’ve been asking about me. Never mind who. The school has eyes & ears everywhere. Everyone knows it. And it’s quite dull, really.
I heard about what’s been happening at the school, too. About that little hiccup with the eldritch balm. I also hear you’re quite good at stealing the spotlight… Y’know, your pa also loved the spotlight. I was never really a fan of it. I was more of a ‘stick-to-the-shadows’ kind o’ cat.
Why all the sudden interest in me, little Gryphling? Don’t get me wrong. I miss you too, kid. But y’know how it is. If your pa knew what you were up to, not only would he disapprove greatly of it. He’d be livid as all hells, too…
Hate to say it, but that sort of makes all of this more fun…
I know you never asked for my advice, kid. But try ‘n’ hear me out anyway… Slow down a little, will you? Enjoy your youth while you still have it. Make a few friends. Make a few memories. Drink. Bond. Flirt. Fucking LIVE, little Gryphling…
Because one day, you may lose all of it. You’ll realize how shitty the world is & how helpless you are to change it (at least alone). And you’ll realize you spent your best years sulking in a corner by yourself. Don’t become just another grumpy ol’ bastard like your uncle & your pa… Too late for us now, but it ain’t too late for you…
We’ll keep in touch, kid. I give you my word. Until next time.
Received Golgar 17 from his mom
Griff's mother expresses concern that her son has a job as a janitor. She warns him of his father's anger over both his choice in work and what sort of people he'll invite to the Winter Banquet.Read the letter
Dear Griffin,
Congratulations on your first month at Strixhaven, my dear. I cannot believe it. Feels like just yesterday, you were running around in the gardens, making noises as you fired invisible elemental spells into the air… That was, until you actually conjured one of them & accidentally set your father’s favorite cherry blossom on fire…
Anyway, I do hope Strixhaven has been treating you well. Some of my most cherished memories are from my years there. Not to mention it is where I met your father. You should’ve seen him at the time. He was so much like you… So quiet and reserved. That was, until he joined the Entrepreneurial Society, like his father before him.
Have you looked into that club, by the way? Your father has been asking about it.
On that note, my dear… Your father has been exchanging letters with Captain Dapplewing. He was most livid when he discovered that you had applied for a campus job as a…
Well, if the rumors are correct, my dear… They say you applied to be the help…?
We sincerely hope that this isn’t true and that it was just misfiled paperwork. My dear, please tell me it is not so. If word ever got out of this, your father would be most discontent. He has filed a petition to fix this immediately. And to put you in a more managerial position. Perhaps in a different department altogether.
You have so much potential within you, Griffin. You should not waste it…
Looking forward to seeing you over winter break. We have been ever so busy making preparations for the Winter Banquet. Your father expects you to bring an entourage. He says it is of utmost importance that the nobility sees you in good company. People of great prestige and the like. And I do mean he is expecting it, Griffin. He warned me that if you didn’t that he would choose for you. Do make things easier for everyone and choose, will you?
I hope your studies are going well. Send my best regards to all your professors.
P.S. Bartholomew should be arriving next week with the Ravnican tailor. Do behave, my dear.
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