In a shocking turn of events, visiting chemistry professor Dr. Ambilach Fortinax, or simply Dr. Fort, has been publicly accused of practicing sorcery. The student-led investigation into the matter uncovered a disconcerting amount of evidence relating to Dr. Fort’s secret life. What this all implies is yet to be fully uncovered, and perhaps never will.
It all started with Dr. Fort’s warm welcome into Whitman College, announced to be taking the place of an absent professor who we shall keep unnamed but inform they are still recovering from a case of “Sudden Amphibian Metamorphosis”. It was only a week later that The Wire was asked to investigate the strange occurrences surrounding Dr. Fort and his class.
One may assume that this was a normal class, with how chemistry vials bubbled with ethereal sounds, and gems briefly gave sounds of whispering voices. However, when we interviewed an anonymous student, she had this to say:
“I know that I should’ve stayed with normal safety procedures,” she said with a tremble in her voice, “but the moment I got a whiff of our latest batch, I swore I could see into a prismatic dimension beyond comprehension.”
Afterwards we decided to investigate further, climbing up some rickety stairs in an odd stone tower which lies in the middle of Ankeny field, and snuck into his office. Among a number of otherwise inconspicuous objects, we found a computer which had a notable search history showing the following results:
- How to make my own runes
- Exorcism hotline
- Norfolk Wizard Game
- Orbs for sale
- Proper homunculi handling
We have yet to make a conclusive verdict on the veracity of these claims of sorcery, but so far the evidence has been damning. The Wire attempted to interview him. However, he declined due to claiming that he was “battling that damn horse again” according to a vivid dream I had. Dr. Fort has yet to be seen since, and for now this case seems to have gone cold. Hopefully, we shall get answers some fateful day.
