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DEFAULT BROWN HAIRED MERLIN ! ✨

Eheheee-- Traditional art ! 🤌✨

I feel like I want to draw also-- :D

Merlin! Kinda hate how I can't make him more adult here

He's look simple yet somehow can be so handsome.

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(Magister Evangeline grins proudly at his remark! Magister Kafka sighs and covers his face...)

Magister Evangeline: NO PROBS, FYODOR! YUP2-- KAFKA N HIS FRIENDS SAVED THE DAY-- AGAIN-- WITHOUT PAYMENT!

(he hushes her from mentioning that... Both Magisters then focus on Magister Fyodor as he... starting off by... mentioning about... His Father... The Court Mage... of The Duchy of Whiteridge... Of his realm... Then the arranged marriage of him with... Princess Yolena of his realm...)

(After that information about his situation drops... The Quaint Mystical House... suddenly engulfed in silence... A moment passed and--)

Magister Evangeline: WHAT THE FUDGE?! DID THAT VILE SNAKE IN YOUR UNIVERSE MARRIED AND YOU ARE HIS BOI?!

(she stands up and grabs both of Magister Fyodor's shoulders and shakes it--)

Magister Evangeline: CYRAN-- RIGHT? THAT COURT MAGE-- YOUR DAD IS CYRAN-- RIGHT? HE PLUS YOUR MOTHER, MEMPHIS EQUALS YOU?!

(she jaw drops from her own imagination...)

Magister Evangeline: I only see from Kafka's memories using my mind reading spell about CYRAN-- BEING A COURT MAGE OF WHITERIDGE of OUR REALM so--

(she glances back at Magister Kafka and... he's as if having a tiny heart attack... Oh, no... He takes a deep shaky breath and releases it... Deep breaths and releases it... Hunching his body forward while clutching his clothes... near his chest...)

Magister Evangeline: KAFKA-- DON'T ACT THAT WAY-- YOU ARE NOT INTO HIM, RIGHT? AND-- HE'S NOT OUR CYRAN-- OUR CYRAN GOT NO GUTS AND THOUGHTS IN HIS MIND TO EVER MARRIED-- FOR SURE-- DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THIS MARRIAGE-- DELICATE FLUFF--

(For some odd reason... She's verrry certain about that... well... tbh... Cyran of Magister Kafka's realm always... had his eyes on... Magister Evangeline...)

(Magister Kafka slowly leans against the soft cushion and closes his eyes... Letting the information... sinks in... Still taking a few deep breaths and releasing it... As time passes... he slowly gazing at Magister Fyodor while covering his mouth... Such a... bizarre information tonight...)

Magister Kafka: ... My apologies... I... Lost my words... I hope you... Could clarify... Miss Eva's doubts... Especially about... Your Father...

Magister Kafka: And... About the... Marriage Engagement... Is... Is Princess Yolena... in good health in... Your realm..?

(he clenches and unclenches his hands... Frowning... due to his own thoughts... Bracing himself of what Magister Fyodor might answer... It's... Leaning more towards bad news... He thought...)

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Fyodor thanks Author for the spaghetti bolognese with cheese n' extra meatballs (perfect for the little vampy!) getting to pouring the strawberry tea into a cup of his own and adding sugar cubes in. Stirring before taking a sip, and digging into his spaghet.

"You're always welcome, glad to know you guys love the pastry gifts! Don't worry, I'll send regards to my mom when I head back. And the food and tea is quite delectable!" The lad beams up at them as he eats away at the spaghet. Sure it could be the hunger talking as well, but he genuinely enjoys the taste.

"And uh, well only my mother and I are the sweet tooths in the family.. my father lost his penchant for sweet stuff long ago when he was younger. So he passed up on the pastries." The young magister recalls as he muses before perking up upon Evangeline's words, "O-oh!" Lowkey nervous upon hearing she is capable of mind-reading spells and has used it on Kafka without his knowledge judging from his reaction to that before clearing his throat. Attempting to compose himself and nodding as he confirmedly answers,

"Y-Yeah, I don't think I'll be going to those new places anytime soon due to my duties as Archduke.. so I don't mind about spoilers. Besides, I'm only getting updated indirectly by dad's friend's letters since she's there as well with Celestino and his- mother(?). Those are LONG letters that they look more like pamphlets that it'll take a while to get to the point and important bits."

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As Mini-Kafka slowly came out of the blanket... and Magister Linnie... Gently combed his hair... He nodded his head and sighed in satisfaction... He hummed... a familiar tune... and closed his eyes... Feeling ever so soothing when being combed... his long, wavy silver hair... been smoothened... gently...

A gentle breeze surrounded them... as suddenly... Some of the Seven-Petal Sapphirine Blossoms appeared on the bed... Those flowers are... quite rare... a symbol of miracles from The Duchy of Whiteridge...

Mini-Kafka blinked slowly as he slowly gathered it and... Placed it on Magister Linnie's lap... As a... Thank you gift... For combing his hair... He looked up at Magister Linnie and smile sheepishly... then sat on the bed in silence...

In an Archive... In a room with a familiar circular symbol etched into the wood of a door... A cosy room... decorated in warm autumnal colours. Magister Linnie's room... At the moment, he was reading, lounged on his bed.

A moments later... A slight movement could be seen from under the blanket... A mini version of... A familiar Magister with Long, silver wavy hair snuggling under the blanket...

A tag could be seen on his clothes...

This is a plush version of Magister Kafka !

I tried to make an experiment of it to observe whether the plush version of him also had side effects from traversing to another realm... Like... Him... I do hope to record the result after the receiver spends a bit of time with it and send it back...

~ The caretaker of Magister Kafka

The mini-Kafka opens his eyes and looks up at Magister Linnie from under the blanket, like how a cat does... blinking slowly, then closes his eyes, snuggling under the blanket.

(Linnie puts his book aside, shifting to an upright, seated position and watches Mini-Kafka for a moment before reading the tag)

"Huh, hi there little one,"

(Linnie smiles, about to pet the plushie on the head before deciding to tuck it in instead. He quickly and quietly goes to fetch me)

"-come look at this,"

"What is it? What's gotten you so-"

(Linnie shows me the small plushie taking a nap under the blanket. I take a quick look at Mini-Kafka and the tag on him)

"Oh...awwww... they sent this here? He's adorable! I'll tell the others leave the fellow alone,"

"He is does appear to be sweet. The only thing he's done so far is snuggle under there,"

"Ok yeah, I'm gonna go make sure they don't wanna pester this guy, I'll be back"

(I vanish from the room and leave Linnie gently stroking Mini-Kafka like a cat)

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AFK JOURNEY - SAIDA n PANDORA

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It's just a victory pose of Saida n Pandora...

I finally got Pandora's pose-- yeayyy

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Note: Saida... Looks away... While Pandora is... Nodding her head...

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Note: Some gifs of them-- eheheee

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Oh, Lord-- She's so-- 🤌✨

Magister Marilyn MUST throw those Axe at Velara -- FOR SURE-- 🔥

Just a quickie, I have been feeling down in the slumps for a while from real life stuffs but I really really wanna draw and get back on Tumblr stuffs so have Marilyn/Mama Merlin EOD style that's been haunting my brain that I wanted to put out so badly aughhhhh

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I JUST DISCOVERED IT-- I-- 🤌✨

Lemme Feast on this finest Lores of Magister Fox !

Well organised-- similar to Magister Sena's Lores !

Yummy... I would digest it as slowly as possible !

Of course... I just discovered it since... I just... Urm... Active around late March /early April this year..? So... Yeahhh

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Alrighty, here we go with the first actual AFKJ art I’ve drawn. It’s traditional, it’s my Merlin, my pride and joy.

The name she goes by is Fox.

This was during Song of Strife and I started playing at launch so I already had ideas for her character development and such prior to drawing this, I was just too intimidated to actually draw until this point shfksj

Her backstory is as canon compliant as it gets, so the more the game itself reveals something, the more I’ll see and figure if I can fill in any blanks.

Or who knows, the more I keep posting these the more I’ll yap about her lore or something…

P.S: I’ll probably make this a master post too since I figured out how to pin it

Under the cut is the list of things I’ve drawn, all canon to her story, in chronological game order (unless some that take place in centuries ago or something and I don’t know which point in the timeline I’d put them in, they’ll also be sorted in as chronological order as I can but those are bound to have shifts then and there…)

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Miscellaneous

(This is more so the tidbits of things I’ve drawn for her story that I’m not sure would be 100% canon to her story or not, but they are more based from my own reactions than anything, so they have their own category here until maybe I could squish them in somewhere in the rough timeline)

Thoran - “We will make them pay.”

Commission for my partner - Satok and Fox

Before the First Divine War

First concept drawings of Lisin

Lisin and Phraesto - Distant Memories

Rainbow-colored flames

Dionel - “Loosen up, friend!”

✦ Nickname ✦

After the First Divine War

With Hodgkin

✦At arm’s length✦

Rare and elusive good sleeps

✦ Fireproof ✦

✦ The only person who was able to do that ✦

✦ Fight Like The Devil ✦

✦ Daily occurrence ✦

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With Cyran

✦ A Glance ✦

✦ An Impression ✦

✦ Different sides ✦

✦ Of the same gem ✦

✦ A Reminescence ✦ + ✦ Admiration ✦

✦ Fleeting ✦

✦ Playful banter ✦

✦ “Why are you unhappy?” ✦

✦ Light in Life ✦

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Merlin - ✦ Seer of Destiny ✦

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Starter Story

Ryeham Tales / Holistone + Golden Wheatshire

Lucent’s Lament + Woodland Pledge / Dark Forest + Vaduso Mountains

Concept drawing to get the vibe

Wilder group - ✦The first time since this amnesia that she genuinely smiled (+ laughed)✦

Reawakened Power / Remnant Peaks

Berial - We meet.

Song of Strife

Into Dusk's Embrace

Phraesto - “Is it not just another form of reality?”

The Uninvited Guest

Talene and Reinier - “Snickers?”

Waves of Intrigue

Horizons Unveiled

Sinbad - Betrayal.

Tasi - “Hellooo! Are you zoning out?”

Hodgkin - “Let’s sail into the unknown together!”

Cage of Desire

Shadow Pursuit

✦ Obtaining intel ✦

Intermission

✦ Synchronicity ✦

✦ Synchronicity ✦ (2)

✦ Cycle of Fate ✦

✦ Synchronicity (3) ✦

✦ Still the same laughter ✦

✦ Happy Winter Carnival to you ✦

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✦ Happy New Year 2025 ✦

✦ Mini-Bonnie ✦

✦ Not his proudest moment ✦

Chains of Eternity

Echoes of Dissent

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AFKJ OC - TO: OUR SECOND GUESTS...

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A thank you gift from us to our second guests ! I don't want this Artworks of mine... to get lost in my blog so... I use the usual tag for my artworks... and post it here...

As a... Momento... To those that My Merlins and I... Have come across...

To: Our second guests of the Quaint Mystical House of Magister Kafka... Miss Erin and an Adorable Mini-Erin of hers, Snek !

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I drew a Male Version of Miss Erin-- which the Author once mentioned... Miss Erin looks like-- this Man... Named Eugene... That Hypogean from AFK Arena...

And-- I also drew that Mini-Erin named Snek !

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Note: Male Version of Miss Erin... It's soo difficult to draw a spiky hairstyle... urgh... (-_-")

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Note: Snek near Magister Kafka's cup of tea ! It's soo adorable-- however... Magister Kafka was terrified of it...

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AFKJ OC - "IT ARRIVED-- AND SHE LIKES IT, MAGISTERS !"

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A short story after I realised that a box of cake and a letter that Magister Evangeline delivered to Miss Erin arrived safely !

Thank you for the response !

Note: ⚠️ A little snippet of the Caravan Event... a tiny bit... Nothing major spoiler at all...

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Magister Evangeline immediately ran out of the Mystical House in search of... Magister Kafka... After I shared the news of the items that she sent to Miss Erin arrived safely at her place...

Ryeham... A peaceful... Small town...

She sensed his magic nearby and asked around, whether the people in Ryeham saw a glimpse of Magister Kafka. One of the kids pointed her finger at one of the wheat fields, that's where she last saw the Silver, wavy haired Magister. Magister Evangeline immediately followed the kid's direction, as she could sense his magic even more around that field.

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The golden wheats... swayed when the Autumnal breeze passed through it. The weather is... ever so nice and... Peaceful...

As Magister Evangeline saw Magister Kafka, sitting in the middle of the wheat fields, she slowly creeped up behind him, an attempt to jumpscare him. However... her movement... stopped abruptly as she saw him... slowly lying on the ground... trembling... curled up his body...

"Oh, DuskLord--" she muttered under her breath and rushed towards him, kneeling beside him. She felt a sharp pain in her back and she hissed. She ignored her pain and focused on him. She squeezed his arm, straightened his posture and shook him slightly. "Hey-- KAFKA-- WAKE UP--" she called out to him-- and the only response was... a whimper... his brows forrowed and his eyes remain shut.

She heard... A prayer... in Ancient Language... although his voice came out tiny and shaky... She could hear it clearly... A plea... To give him... the strength to push through the day... and questioned when it will end... Her brows forrowed as she squeezed his cold hand.

"Snap out of it-- Please... You still have a long journey ahead... Don't give up, Kafka..."

She shook him a few times as... he grew silent... She wanted to call for help... however... She didn't want the people of Ryeham knew this side of him... So she... remained beside him... Calling out for him...

A moment passed and... she sighed in relief as he stirred awake... slowly opened his eyes... His vision was... Ever so blurry at that time. "Miss... Eva..?" He let out a light cough and slowly forced himself to sit. She helped him to sit and looked at him for awhile... His nose was now... bleeding... She didn't know whether to tell him now or...

"Is there... anything I could... assist you... Miss Eva..?"

Ahh-- the usual, 'at-your-service' Magister Merlin.

Magister Evangeline frowned when hearing Magister Kafka asked that question, right AFTER HE PASSED OUT.

"Kafka..."

"My apologies... Is there... Something that I..."

"Kafka-- no, I don't need your help. YOU ARE THE ONE THAT NEEDS IT MORE THAN I DO. You DO REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENS JUST NOW, RIGHT?"

He flinched and looked away... Lost in his own thoughts... trying to recall what happened... She immediately shook his shoulders to get his attention.

"Dang it-- You should call it a day. Really--"

"I... haven't started... anything yet today..." Silence engulfed both Magisters... Magister Evangeline ruffled her hair in frustration and looked at Magister Kafka with a frown as he... slowly wiped away his bloody nose with his handkerchief. She sat closer to him and leaned her head against his shoulder.

There's no need to argue with him... He's awake now... and that's a total relief already...

"I wanna share with you the good news. You wanna hear it?"

He nodded slowly and ruffled his now messy hair. He took a deep breath and released it, slowly gazing at her, trembling when a breeze passed through them. She sighed and conjured a blanket out of thin air and wrapped it around him.

"Also-- She doesn't mind at all... That you didn't realise her presence 'cause YOU'RE scared at that time-- Ya know-- your vision becomes like-- "tunnel vision" when you get scared-- she understands that feeling though." She said excitedly, to lighten up his mood and... his tears formed at the corner of his eyes.

"You remember Erin and her petite plush, Snek right? She received the cake that you baked for her and your letter! She's verrry eager to eat it with her Merlin and friends-- She ALSO compares the drawing of Snek to her petite plush! Amused by it-- the other drawing-- she likes that also--"

She shook Magister Kafka's shoulder slightly and giggled. She lied about Miss Erin's reaction towards that other picture... with a straight face... He looked at the blood stained handkerchief... in silence... Nodding his head... slowly...

"I'm... Glad she likes it... I... wish them... To have a wonderful moments... When eating those cake... That I baked for her..." He whispered and closed his eyes.

The exhaustion seems to not go away... The exhaustion of... Travelling back and forth to the Uru Clan Settlement, Rustport then Holistone... With his companions... To help Rowan... establish the new trade networks of... Mithril Consortium across the land... at some strategic locations...

Indeed... There's more to come... as he... Envisioned that... He might have to travel also... To The Duchy of Whiteridge and... Ironhold Bay..?

Only Dura knows... How exhausted he is...

Trading..? Profit..? Escort..? Passenger..? Oh... his head... Ever so dizzy... Trying to keep up with those business stuff...

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THAT'S PRETTY COOL !

So urm... I didn't realise it at all... Just auto equip quickly... Eheheee

I should have taken some screenshots of the previous seasons also...

Idk... I truly forgot... It's just my thoughts below...

COE season equipment could have more... Winter themed... WOI season equipment could have... Pirate themed... SOS season... Are more of a desert themed...

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Loving how this season’s mythic equipment are all mechanic/steampunk themed

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YOU WELCOMEEE ✨

So...I think I'll share this here too

Marifay fan-art

and

Merlin meeting Merlin

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WAIT--

I thought the picture was from the game... However... It's actually... an artwork ? 🤯 It's soo good ! ✨

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I guess... I'll grab Ulmus Skin instead of Merlin's clothes this round...

I really wanted to save up to get those Autumn clothes... Which I missed last year... I hope it comes back... And doesn't need to use irl money to obtain it...

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Note: These Autumn clothes that I missed because... I bought Silvina skin instead...

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So, blue tree grandpa, amirite?

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I WOULD...

R U N . . .

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Btw-- it's such a detailed artwork ! 🤌✨

Okay, what do you do in this situation?

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👆 🤌✨

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The artwork is... as lovely... as always...

The soundtrack echoes in the background...

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"Everbloom Bouquet"

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I need to be reminded... Sometimes...

This is how my OCs are... Nothing complex... Just... Silly n peculiar Merlins of mine... Here... In this blog...

The others... They're... Somewhere... Else... Idk If I should... Urm... Include them here also...

LOVE YOUR OCS!!! YOU DID GREAT ON THEM!! EVEN IF THEYRE OVERPOWERED!! EVEN IF THEYRE EDGY!! EVEN IF THEYRE CLICHE!! YOU PUT SO MUCH TIME AND EFFORT INTO THEM AND YOU SHOULD LOVE THEM AND LOVE YOURSELF FOR MAKING THEM!!! 

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OOC - Some Authors are...

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Like the image below... and I am also one of them...

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Note: Most of my... OCs... Well... Suffering from at least... One... Tiny situations... Whether a... Traumatic background... Health conditions... Mental breakdown... Etc...

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THERE'S A POSSIBLE ENDING ALREADY-- :0

The Author is cookin'-- and I like it ! XD

Possible ending to Linnie's story

So this is a bit of a theory about what the games ending could be.

Since this is somewhat dark and ties in to the Gethsemane comic I'll put this under a cut.

The Deal with Dura:

This deal was initiated by the MS. He pleads Dura to make his soul reincarnate so that Esperia could be safeguarded from the horrors of the Immortal war.

She agrees but on the conditions that he follows her orders to strike down any failures and act as another messenger for her when she wishes to communicate with the future reincarnations. This is why Linnie has "hallucinations" of conversations with him. Also why both Charon and Ludos died in mysterious circumstances.

During the first divine war, Dura, after seeing how bad the war is and how the original plan was not going to work, hatches a plan in order to seal Annih and the Hypogeans away forever, however, she does not give the MS the full plan. She requests the MS to guide his incarnations to locate the divine swords, their bearers and keep an eye on the current hypogean seals. The largest one being the Barred Gate (taken from arena).

Once the time is right, she will send the MS to deliver her ultimatum at the Barred Gate.

She intends to destroy/permanently seal it on Esperia's side so the hypogeans cant get through. This spell however, requires a powerful soul to be consumed since it tampers directly with the fabric of reality and something that Annih created. Gods do not have souls to use. Celestials souls are in a state that cannot be used. A soul that is old and powerful like the Arcane Soul will suffice.

Dura keeps this a secret until she tells the MS to deliver the news to Linnie.

Charon is the first Merlin to be asked to burn up the Arcane Soul. He was only told by Dura and he refused. He did not like the idea of Dura telling him what to do. He'd rather listen to Misarte or no-one at all. It really clashes with his carefree nature and because of this, Dura deems Charon as a failure, effectively sentencing him to death.

Meredith and Beatrice might have figured it out on their own but kept quiet. Meredith understanding the gravity of the situation being the merlin to fight in the first divine war and Beatrice accepting it because of how much a devout follower of Dura she is.

The rest I will leave up to your interpretation unless you want to read the drabble I have here about this theoretical ending.

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SERENE LYCEUM DAYS LORES OF MAGISTER LINNIE !

Yeayyy more about the Lyceum days !

This is good !

I wonder... What Magister Linnie relationship with... Cyran... Back in Lyceum...

I, myself, haven't written in details about this Lyceum days for my Merlins...

Headcanons for the time at the Lyceum.

As a student:

-Linnie was the quiet straight a student. Who was actually just incredibly scatterbrained from his memory issues and only just holding it together. Cyran was the only one who got to see that side of him. Well at least the one of his other peers.

-Linnie didn’t have many friends when at the Lyceum. Almost everyone else ostracised him. I imagine that the lyceum used to be like the rich kids school. Then along comes Linnie, there on scholarship from a poor background. The news didn't stay secret for long. Some people were more amicable, but they're more like acquaintances than friends.

As a Professor:

-Those who pulled tricks would be dealt with harshly. He'd be very supportive of those showing promise or strong desires to learn. If he personally tutored other students, he'd be rather strict with them. He had to with Mirael to be able to let her keep her place at the lyceum and that transferred to any other students who had his direct tutelage. He uses a lot of practical based lessons to keep things engaging. He also helps out struggling or problem students.

Additional information about the length of the time spent at the Lyceum is below the cut!

-The Lyceum's courses takes roughly between 5 to 10 years. And takes students as young as 10 to 16 on their 10yr course. Then for their 5yr course, as young as 15 to about 21.

-So for example: Linnie was accepted at 15 alongside Cyran. They both graduated at 25 with Linnie starting to show the first signs of Merlin's Mark.

-The course was as follows: 1yr as an apprentice, 3yrs as intermediate, 3yrs as advanced, 3yrs at master.