ORIGIN - Character Portal

The Epidote Infection

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The Epidote Infection

A strange consciousness exists in Origin Cave, not fully understood but ever-present. Existing in veins of epidote stretching through caves and tunnels and existing in infected Lessers, its haunting whispers and urges echo through the walls, leaving imprints of three core ideas, the motivations of its being: Flesh is pain. Don't leave me alone. I need to be stronger.

Infection

A gembound that has consumed or otherwise been infected by a shard of epidote may not be fully aware for a while that they are infected. Depending on the method of infection, the epidote may take a full cycle or up to a couple weeks to fully take a hold of the gembound and advance the infection, depending on the proximity to the stone the infection began and how much the victim resists. During this time as the epidote moves through their system towards their gem, the gembound will slowly begin to feel loneliness, an itching on their skin or in their claws, and feelings of fatigue or drowsiness. Eventually, the epidote will attach itself to the gemstone, and the gembound will become Gemscarred.

Gemscar

The epidote has attached itself to the victim’s gem and causes it to sprout tendrils, digging into the skin and barraging the creature with temptations to follow one or more of the core motivations. Lesser gembounds are most susceptible to this, but it may also spread to golems or greater gembounds. As the infection advances, tendrils will continue to grow around the area of its gemstone and it will begin to have lapses in memory and consciousness, and it will feel weaker and more fatigued. Gemscars may also feel increasingly violent towards both themselves and others.

This phase of the infection is curable, but the methods have yet to be fully discovered.

OOC note: Gemscar phase typically lasts 1-2 cycles, but due to the nature of Gemthralls as characters, this stage may be prolonged for up to 6 cycles before they advance and can be explained by the victim constantly resisting or otherwise managing the infection without removing it completely. If it is not cured within that time, the gembound will eventually succumb to the epidote.

Gemthrall

A gemscarred who was unable to remove the impurity before its tendrils disabled its vital organs or a golem who gets infected becomes a Gemthrall. Flesh begins to deteriorate but the tendrils begin to animate on their own. Gemthrall appear to be spiky zombies at first, with bits of crystal poking out from the flesh and assisting with movement. Eventually after all the flesh has deteriorated all that is left is the support structure, making the end result like a golem in a shape that resembles what the creature was in life. As the host is now dead only the three core motivations are left.

The level of danger either of these pose is proportional to the number of thrall gathered together or the proximity to the entity’s epidote vein. A lone thrall may simply stalk a gembound or make half-hearted grabs for its gem while an army of them may present a real threat to life in the cave.

Gemthrall can spread the epidote infection by piercing the flesh of another with its epidote spikes/tendrils (and successfully breaking a piece off to stay behind/infect), or if another consumes a piece of the epidote. The epidote itself is not viable for Give Life, but the host's original stone is - it remains cradled in the grasp of epidote, unable or unwilling to save the host's body due to the severity of the infection and the interference of the epidote.

DEV

(The following text is paraphrased from Thrallseeker)

The alias of the central force of the epidote, once a gembound sent to the caves by Tamulus to explore the deepest areas of the nest. It falls into a pit while exploring the Oilstone spire and its body shatters. Trapped in a state of half-death, unable to die due to the interference of the Spire, it suffered until its mind was lost and twisted by the corrupted radiation. Unable to form a proper chrysalis, it existed in a state of half-decay.

In an effort of sheer will to not die, the creature implanted its consciousness upon its epidote gemstone. All that remained of its consciousness were its final three thoughts - death is a lie, it was so alone, this would never have happened if it were stronger. The epidote harnessed its arcane abilities and created a sort of new entity, existing within the very stone that had once been its body, formed with these three ideas.

It hibernated with the rest of the caves and was awoken by the presence of the Skystone Spire during the Great Awakening. It began spreading its tendrils across the caves, ever following its three core motivations that are its entire self.

Flesh is pain. Don't leave me alone. I need to be stronger.

Every Single V-Chaos (and their parents)

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V-Chaos-One: Nidhogg (Born from Vargas and Hunger)
V-Chaos-Two: Maximus (Born from Vargas and a lost stone)
V-Chaos-Three: Khavur (Creation)
V-Chaos-Four: unnamed (Creation)
V-Chaos-Five: Baokrish (Creation)
V-Chaos-Six: unnamed (Born from Maximius and a lost stone)
V-Chaos-Seven: unnamed (Creation)
V-Chaos-Eight: unnamed (Creation)
V-Chaos-Nine: The Warden (Born from The Sentinel and a lost stone from Deathmatch)
V-Chaos-Ten: unnamed (RCS)
V-Chaos-Eleven: unnamed (Born from Giggle and Nidhogg)
V-Chaos-Twelve: Pesto (Pestilience) (Creation)
V-Chaos-Thirteen: unnamed (RCS)
V-Chaos-Fourteen: unnamed (Born from Vargas and Draconua)
V-Chaos-Fifteen: Gravedigger (Creation)
V-Chaos-Sixteen: Virosa (Creation)
V-Chaos-Seventeen: Valethyr (Creation)

feel free to submit your v-chaoses below and how they were brought about! also feel free to correct me if any of them are wrong :)

RCS/Mutation Slot Tracker

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Rare Character & Mutation Slot Tracker

Players intending to use a Mutation Slot or Rare Character Slot should post the following form in Update Me.

Code:

OOC Name:

Slot Type: (RCS or Mutation?)

Character Name:

Which Character Donated Magicka? (Include this line only for RCS slots obtained by donation. This is so we know which character to award the Spire Donator achievement to!)

Description:

Approved RCS & Mutations will be posted here for posterity.

For more information on Rare Character Slots and Mutation Slots, visit the Characters section of our Guidebook. In summary:

Rare Character Slots allow certain characters, like extinct animals or original species, to be roleplayed on Origin.

Mutation Slots allow limited alteration of an existing character after a short period spent in the chrysalis.

See Approved Mutations | See Approved RCS

Origin Technology Index

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Technology in Origin Cave is a strange and highly variable beast. One gembound may sit in an ornate palace, sipping tea from a goblet, while another fights for scraps with red rats. Overall, most characters rarely advance beyond the Stone Age, though there are plenty of breakout inventors willing to go above and beyond in the name of progress. Here's a gallery of their accomplishments, sorted by basic function.

Title: What the object is called.
Inventor(s): If you don't know, put 'N/A' or the names of known crafters.
Usage: Weaponry / Defense / Shelter / Clothes / Food / Recreation / Transportation / Utility -- What the thing does.
Availability: Is the recipe widely shared? Only known by those close to the craftsman? Top secret?
Difficulty: Crude / Basic / Intermediate / Advanced / Highly Advanced -- how hard on average it is to craft this item. Typically concides with tehnological advancement.
Requires: Needed tools, spells, etc.
Description: What it is and how to make it. Try to keep it simple!

Not all tools are created equal, and some may be limited to size, dexterity, or species. Feel free to play around with designs to help them fit your character.

Weaponry

If you're lucky, you're born with sharp claws and fierce magic. If you're not, you'll have to rely on your wits to win a fight-- or, skip all the thinking and just grab a knife. Even the strongest gembound can benefit from a weapon, letting them strike faster, stronger and further away, rivaling the most powerful spells.

Enchantment

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ENCHANTMENTS

Enchant - High-Intensity Manipulation (no element); imbue a suitable item with passive spell effects. Requires a successful (barely+) cast of Enchant, and then a successful (barely+) cast of the chosen spell on the item, used in succession within one thread.

Items enchantable will have a default base/gray icon. Once a player has enchanted an item, they can post in Update Me to get this base icon--of a shield (defensive), sword (offensive) or pendant (other)--placed into their Enchanted Items inventory with an on-hover name of the item. They can use their description section to describe it themselves. Items can ONLY have one enchant applied to them... for now.

Further enchantments may be discovered through trial and error, but not ALL spells can be enchanted. Enchantment ONLY works with magic spells, not techniques or tactics, since Enchantments are, by definition, magic. A character may only create two Lesser Enchantments (Low- or Medium-intensity spells) per cycle, and only one Greater Enchantment (High-intensity spells) every two cycles. They may attempt to create one more, but this will drain them of magicka, and they will be unable to return to their chrysalis for one cycle--leaving them helpless if facing death. Enchantments fade if the enchanter dies.

Defensive Enchantments

These enchantments can be used on defense-oriented items, like shields and armor.
They provide slight additional protection.

Fire Trap

Blasts attackers with a small burst of flame when physically struck.

Flame Shield

Provides a small amount of resistance to fire.

Purify

When used as an armor enchantment, Purify provides a small resistance to environmental toxins, such as poisonous gases or radiation.

Blessing of Pisces

This Blessing draws magicka from the enchanted item to provide a constant but very minor healing effect to the bearer, gradually mending scratches and bruises.

Vacuum, Repel

Provides a small knock-back to attackers, but does not prevent damage done.

Warp

Items enchanted with Warp will cause anything striking them, or anything they strike, to slightly weaken. Living tissue may become numb, and feel weaker. Also imbues weapons with a shifting, unstable appearance, as if flickering with unreality.

Weave

Armor enchanted with Weave will automatically grow to slightly close any wounds near where it's worn on its own wearer.

Bonecase, Shell

Items enchanted with Bonecase or Shell reduce the wearer's flexibility and agility, but provide additional armor in the form of bone-like plates across the object enchanted.

Adrenaline

The wearer of armor enchanted with Adrenaline is slightly stronger and faster in combat, but wears out more quickly.

Reflect

The armor becomes highly-reflective, partially shrouding any armored body parts from sight.

Regeneration

Armor enchanted with Regeneration grants a constant, low-level healing to a wounded wearer, but at the cost of draining energy.

Hallucinate

Attackers striking Hallucinate-enchanted armor will see and hear things in addition to what is actually there, potentially confusing them in battle.

Immunity

Slightly lessens the effect of diseases inflicted while the armor is worn.

Stoneskin

Reduces the wearer's flexibility and agility slightly, but slightly decreases damage taken by way of rocky plates.

Summon Void

The item darkens an area several feet around it. This darkness is near complete at the center, but only slight at its outer edges. If applied to weapons or armor, the effect is reduced to an aura, but can blind those struck (weapons) or those striking (armor) for a brief moment.

Generator, Call Current

Armor provides a short, nasty shock to attackers.

Muffle

Armor imbued with Muffle dampens sound given off by its wearer.

Pickup, Jetstream

This armor lightens the bearer's weight, making them travel a little faster, and a little lighter on their feet.

Gravity Trap

This armor sticks the attacker to whichever point of the armor they may strike, forcing them to pull back free and making shorter, faster attacks more difficult.

Barrier

Provides a slight general damage reduction to its wearer.

Failed Timeline

These items may take some of the damage intended for their wearer, but will quickly degrade and eventually break the more damage they take.

Ordered Magic

Repairs damaged armor over hours, replacing the damaged portions with a lightweight, powerful lattice of glassy, chitinous webbing. Also provides a weak Sensorial Link type of bond between bearers of all armor enchanted with Ordered Magic; for non-Ordered users, this link is only one-way, providing Origin's Hive with a link to any non-Hive wearers.

Offensive Enchantments

These enchantments are intended for weapons.
They provide minimal additional power to weapon-based attacks.

Incinerate, Engulf

Imbues weapon strikes with a short burst of searing flame, and adds a fiery aura to weapons.

Glaciate

Imbues weapon strikes with bitter cold ice, and adds an icy aura to weapons.

Fountain

Imbues weapon strikes with splashes of water, and adds a watery aura to weapons.

Dispel

Weapon strikes are granted slight additional kinetic force, and a slightly vibrating energy aura.

Warp

Items enchanted with Warp will cause anything striking them to slightly weaken. Living tissue may become numb, and feel weaker. Also imbues weapons with a shifting, unstable appearance, as if flickering with unreality.

Supernova

Weapon strikes ignite struck targets with a small amount of flame, and imbues the weapon with a warm aura resembling white fire.

Event Horizon

Causes magical crushing damage when the weapon strikes, and imbues the weapon with a black, shadowy aura.

Pulsar

Weapon strikes with Pulsar enchants can inflict eventual radiation damage or sickness. Grants a warm, sickly energy aura.

Life Steal

Weapon strikes absorb a small amount of health from the target, granting it to the caster instead. Imbues the weapon with a plantlike aura, green and organic-looking..

Flora Call, Plantcharm

Weapon strikes with these enchantments cause any plants nearby the target to become uncooperative, for example slightly tripping up, tangling or scratching them. Also imbues the weapon with a plantlike aura, green and organic-looking, as if covered by small vines.

Ephemevenom

Imbues items with a very weak paralytic venom that never runs out. This venom gradually slows enemy reaction times, and grants the weapon a slick, toxic green sheen. Works best on organic items, ex. those fashioned from fangs, wood, or bones.

Decay

Decay-enchanted weapons may infect inflicted wounds with necrotic fungus that may, over days or weeks, prevent healing and cause pain. Imbues the weapon with a bumpy, grayish, organic appearance, like fungus.

Viral Strike, Hunger

Weapons enchanted with Viral Strike or Hunger slightly sicken the target on a successful strike, making them feel ill. Grants a sickly-looking aura.

Earthshatter, Fissure, Earthspike

Weapon strikes with these enchants cause the target to stagger, as if the ground beneath them has shaken. Imbues the weapon with an earthy or rocky aura.

Blinding Beam

Swings of this weapon give off directed beams of blinding light. Imbues the weapon with a bright, constant light.

Summon Void

The item darkens an area several feet around it. This darkness is near complete at the center, but only slight at its outer edges. If applied to weapons or armor, the effect is reduced to an aura, but blinds those struck (weapons) or those striking (armor) for a brief moment.

Bolt, High Volt, Lightning Storm, Chain Lightning

The weapon gives off an aura of constant, crackling, visible electricity. Strikes inflict searing shocks that can numb and weaken the affected area.

Dust Devil, Blast Breath

These weapons provide a burst of wind with each swing. Also grants the item a stormy aura.

Corrupted Magic

Weapons may be imbued with Corruption spells to inflict one point of corruption on impact (limit one per fight). These weapons will gain a slightly black or oily appearance, and give off constant, quiet whispers. They may become hot to the touch. These items may only be safely wielded by Converted characters, and will inflict one Corruption point per hour to non-Corrupted characters, becoming therefore fatal after five hours.

Other Enchantments

These enchantments can be applied to jewelry, clothing, weapons and armor, and anything else the user wants, without restriction. They can provide minor usefulness, decoration, and entertainment.

Char

Constantly emits acrid-smelling smoke.

Smolder Step, Flametouched

Gives off mild warmth and a soft glow.

Torchlight

Gives off stronger warmth and a bright glow.

Cauterize

Gives off extreme heat; can be used for closing wounds.

Airdrink

Dries the air around the item, giving it a shimmering, watery appearance and beading moisture on its surface.

Blue Sense

The item will glow blue in the presence of water. A stronger glow indicates a closer proximity.

Bubble

Occasionally gives off bubbles.

Summon Water

Slowly, but constantly, draws moisture to itself from the environment. This may drip off of the item if not somehow captured.

Mist Cover

Emits a constant, low-intensity mist in a small area around the object.

Purify

Items enchanted with Purify can be used to purify water sources up to the size of a small pond, though more polluted sources will require longer contact with the item; at worst, it can require several hours.

Water Breathing

When worn or held, items enchanted with Water Breathing will grant the user the ability to breathe underwater for several minutes.

Heat Up

Very slightly warms the area two feet or so around it.

Cool Down

Very slightly cools the area two feet or so around it.

Bounce

Items imbued with bounce become bouncy. Enchanting clothing will not make the wearer bouncy.

Transfer

Tools and the like imbued with Transfer can be used to help push, move and maneuver heavier objects more easily.

Reverse Gravity, Levitate

The item floats several inches above its surface. Does not work with particularly heavy items, and will not support additional weight greater than itself.

Green Sense

Items glow green in the presence of plant life. A stronger glow indicates a closer proximity.

Host

Items can host a single, small plant, regardless of item type. Plants may still die if exposed to ex. very hot or cold items, etc. Please water your plants.

Flourish, Blossom

Items enchanted with Blossom or Flourish tend to increase the rate of plant growth around them.

Red Sense

Items glow red in the presence of living creatures. A stronger glow indicates a closer proximity.

Chromatophore

Items can be enchanted to change shade to match the environment, though the color is not altered.

Night Vision

Holding or wearing an item enchanted with Night Vision very slightly increases the bearer's ability to see in the dark.

Camouflage

Items constantly, though gradually, shift hue to match their environment, even when worn.

Reflect

Items become really, really difficult to see, reflecting their surroundings instead.

Charm

Items enchanted with Charm tend to be viewed positively by Gembound. How cute.

Greater Empathy

Items enchanted with Greater Empathy can choose to allow those touching this item to share their emotions.

Grey Sense

Items glow silver-grey in the presence of fungus. A stronger glow indicates a closer proximity.

Fungal Wake

Items promote the healthy growth of nearby, existing fungus.

Mycelial Swarm

An item enchanted with Mycelial Swarm can play host to fungus, regardless of its material. Fungus may still die to ex. extreme heat or cold.

White Sense

An item enchanted with White Sense will glow white in the presence of prokaryotic life. Since such life can be found nearly everywhere, this enchantment glows stronger not based on proximity, but intensity: the stronger a bacterial or viral life presence, the brighter the glow.

Sterilize

An item can be made permanently sterile by enchanting it with Sterilize. It cannot be used to sterilize other items or surfaces; however, it will never host bacterial or viral life, itself.

Plaguebearer

Enchant an item with a sickly, blackish film of bacteria, constantly attracting swarms of Blackflies to buzz around it.

Many Eyes

A Gembound touching an item with this enchantment will receive a weak visual and touch feedback from bacteria within about fifty yards. This is imperfect, and even slight use results in vertigo and nausea.

Pebblequake

Items with this enchantment constantly, slightly seem to tremble.

Gem Sense

Items glow light, bright blue in the presence of living Gembound entities, except anyone touching the items. A stronger glow indicates a closer proximity; glow can begin a hundred yards away. The glow instead becomes a dull purple-black when in the presence of certain stones, such as ones belonging to particularly ancient Gembound: old Hydra Champions, Oilstones, and particular Masters.

Magical Melody

Items enchanted with Magical Melody give off a gentle, soothing song, or can instead chime with a chosen note when struck, depending on the enchanter's intent.

Glow

Items enchanted by Glow function identically to Baubled items, giving off a permanent light.

Prism

Items give off rainbow beams of light.

Black Light

Items give off a soft, constant UV light.

Illuminate Orb, Desert Heat

This enchantment causes items to emit a light that provides nourishment and warmth, allowing it to, for example, grow plant life beneath them.

Dissipate, Shadowplay

The item is shrouded by a black, shadowy aura.

Summon Void

Aether Dance

The item gives off a constant, gentle flickering of lights, colors constantly shifting at random, pleasant to look at.

Static

Provides a constant crackle of harmless, but visible, electricity.

Gust

An item enchanted with Gust can, when swung or moved, direct small bursts of air like blown breaths.

Mimicry

An item can be imbued with a particular sound that the Mimicry-caster has heard, and emit that sound whenever touched.

Scale, Claustrophobia

These items seem to increase or decrease nearby air pressure very slightly, creating what might be a faintly unpleasant sensation to those within a few feet.

Sonic Boom

An item can be enchanted to make a very loud noise whenever touched.

Whisper

These items give off a constant, unintelligible whispering.

Will o' Wisp

Items imbued with Will o' Wisp generate a single, tiny wisp of their own to constantly orbit them.

Telepathy

Items can be enchanted to grant a chosen mental message to any who touch the item in the future. This message will be heard in the subject's mind as the enchanter's voice, and can be recognized if known.

Pause

This enchantment very slightly slows the apparent passage of time close around it, causing actions to occur more slowly within. Those outside its small (several feet) area of effect may view those within as moving somewhat more slowly.

Mind Reader

This item allows those touching it to share their thoughts directly so long as they maintain physical contact. Alternatively, two items may be enchanted at the same time (each requiring a cast of Enchant and Mind Reader) to link their two bearers' thoughts, even at a distance, although this effect fades more than one cave away.

Dreamwalk

Gembound touching a Dreamwalk-enchanted item may have elaborate daydreams that might be prophecy, or might simply be misplaced magic.

Corruption

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CORRUPTION

TOUCHED

Gembound coming into contact with sources of Corruption will begin to suffer Visions of Corruption, and are considered Touched. At this stage, the Gembound will see and hear things that are not there. These things are chaotic, disturbing, often including visions of alien creatures making violent war, and of death. Some of the visions, or whispers, along with strange urges, may drive the Gembound to seek out and consume further sources of Corruption. Any powerful negative emotions may trigger a dreadful desire to inflict chaotic destruction. A return to the Chrysalis will purge this stage and return the Gembound to a healthy state.

CORRUPTED

After a certain threshold has been passed, the Gembound progresses to a Corrupted state. In addition to visions and drives toward entropy, their blood turns black, thickening, and if left unstable, they will leak this fluid from eyes, mouth, ears and nostrils. They must spend time stabilizing themselves at the Dark Altar or another Corruption source, like The Black Spire, at least per week, or they will be consumed by this magic, suffering severe consequences. Gembound can no longer return to their chrysalis; the corruption would consume before they woke (they could, however, chrysalize near the Altar instead, but this will no longer purge the Corruption). A failure to stabilize, or a chrysalization away from a Corruption source, should be GM tagged.

CONVERTED

The Gembound is fully changed. In addition to former effects, the Gembound now loses any Elemental spells and their Element itself, instead becoming pure Corrupted element. Rather than weekly, the Converted must stabilize themselves at least twice per cycle, or they will die. When entering their chrysalis away from a Corruption source, these characters will experience additional consequences due to the lack of ability to stabilize when chrysalized; these posts must be GM tagged. Converted Gembound may become duller or darker in color, possibly sickly in appearance; the black, leaking Oil may cause permanent stains on their skin. The eyes may take on a toxic green glow or a black, oily sheen. Their gemstone will turn dark and oily as well. The strange visions and urges have much stronger potential, now. Converted Gembound are immune to the effects of the Hive; Hive members will be urged by their Hivemind to avoid Corruptive effects completely, but should they reach a Converted state, the Hive will be utterly purged from them. Reproduction will have additional consequences for their children.

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EXPOSURE

Corruption is advanced via exposure to Corrupted sources of varying power. Any Gembound exposed to any corruption source will become Touched, and begin seeing Visions of Corruption. From there, 30 Corruption Points are needed to get to the Corrupted stage, and from there, another 30 for full Converted status. As a force of pure entropy, this magic can be deadly if absorbed too quickly. Therefore, a maximum of five Corruption Points can be obtained per real life and in-game day. Threads with characters consuming more than this without real life and threaded time-skip rests will cause the character to die, the Corruption consuming them completely. A Gembound may choose to spend time at the Altar to both add to their corruption and to stabilize it; they may consume the black liquid left behind when a creature dies; they may touch or otherwise interact with the oily, black cracks across the Spire; or they may be exposed to the corrupted magic of a Converted Gembound.

Altar 'Prayer' - 3 points
Oil Consumption - 2 points
Spire-Corruption Interaction - 2 points
Magical Exposure - 1 point

It will therefore take a minimum of twelve days of continuous posting for a Gembound to reach fully Converted state. Conversion requests should be posted in Update Me, along with links to the consumption of Corruption. At this point, any Elemental spells will be removed, and the Gembound's element will be changed to Corrupted. They will be granted a Corrupted spell equivalent to their former Element, and gain access to purchase of all other spells in the Corrupted element. Pre-selling Elemental spells prior to Conversion is prohibited. Fledglings must pay a fee of 500 magicka to Convert.

THE DARK ALTAR

'Some may call it prayer. Others, meditation. Still others may see it in a more practical light: dipping a toe into the river that will otherwise sweep us away.'

A strange place. A tunnel, pitch-black regardless of any introduced light, cold and lifeless, stretches down from a hidden crevice in the darkness of Tunnel K. Far down in its depths, this tunnel ends in a room, lit with an eerie violet-black light that seems to cast everything into negative: light becomes dark, dark becomes pale. The "altar" itself is a slab of oily black crystal, glittering with slicks of violet and green. Spending time near this altar will corrupt uncorrupted Gembound, but will stabilize those already Corrupted. Those who keep themselves stable may feel and look almost normal, even at the final stages of Conversion. However, those who visit only at a bare minimum may find their bodies and minds succumbing to entropy: visions and whispers will torment them, and the physical effects--e.g. leaking of oil from the eyes, and so forth--will be severe. Gemstones will change to a dark sheen regardless of stabilization.

STABILIZATION

Few places exist across the caves that provide rest for the Corrupted, but through transcendent magic, more have begun to appear. The following are locations that can be used to stabilize and are safe places for Corrupted gembound to chrysalize nearby:

Draco - The Black Spire
Tunnel K - The Dark Altar
Polaris - at the Place of Ascension (Draconua)
Orion - the backroom of the Forum (Draconua)
Cepheus - a bowl in one of the far rooms of the Palace (Aethril)
Canis - hidden in a small cave against the far wall (V-Ruby-One)
Polaris - not far away from the Spire, in plain sight (Draconua)

MOTHER

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ORDER

MOTHER

...is a hive-mind present within Origin's cave system. It survives by infecting victims with a fungus that links the minds, and tampers with the brain activity, of its members.

INFECTION

Gembound, both lesser and greater, can be infected in a multitude of ways. Lone patches of fungus, leftover from the Hive's initial infestation, can be found here and there throughout the caves. Infected Lesser Gembound, often distinguishable from uninfected only by small white tufts of fungus in inconspicuous areas, might infect those feeding on them. The main nests, or nodes, are large, pulsating masses of rotten-smelling white fungus, generally tended and protected by Hive members and kept well-hidden. Inhaling, long-term contact with, or consuming any part of Mother's fungus will infect a Gembound, who will, unless purged, progress through the following stages. Mother cannot exist in Polaris. Attempts to plant her fungus here will result in the rapid withering of it; attempts to convert Gembound here will expel the magic, abruptly forming a glassy, perfect crystalline structure that will thrust up from the rock.

I. EXPOSED

For one cycle after infection, Gembound will be aware that they are infected, but will feel as though they wish to be part of the Hive: as though it is good, and right; safe. Obedient Gembound will experience feelings of warmth and acceptance, and encouragement to find the nearest Hive node or its members. Rebellious Gembound will feel shame, disapproval, and, should they attempt to give away any Hive secrets, debilitating pain. Vague, intermittent links to the emotional state of other members, stronger for more intense feelings, will take place; this may be confusing, at first. Close proximity allows the beginnings of the sharing of direct thoughts, and being very near to a full Mother node will result in a direct mental link with Mother. Exposed Gembound can be purified through a Fungal Wake spell (drawing the fungus out onto another substrate; this will be painful, a burning sensation, stronger the more their infection has spread), or through returning to their chrysalis. Exposed Gembound will be allowed entry into the outer tunnels of the Ursa Node, but kept from entering any further.

II. CARRIERS

After a full cycle of infection, Gembound become Carriers for Mother. Their thoughts and emotions are now strongly linked to those of other Hive members. But this is a wholly free exchange of self; with it, and over time, they may find a loss of their individual self in favor of the hive--it may be difficult to tell their own thoughts and feelings from those of the others. They are all One. Carriers will find their thoughts muted, with long periods of blank nothing in their minds. Instead, all will seem peaceful and pleasurable in their link to Mother. Service is their most common behavior. They begin to feel, and usually behave, like happily-mindless drones serving the Hive. They may forget to feed themselves, unless Mother reminds them (and she periodically does so).

They will, despite any emaciation, be fastidiously-groomed, and begin to experience strong obsessive-compulsive urges toward order. Everything must be neat, in rows, organized, orderly... Lastly, affected Gembound will find small, white growths in unobtrusive locations on their bodies. Clusters of white mold beneath fur or under a limb are not uncommon among them. They may attempt to hide or remove these, but a faint (but persistent) odor of rot will now cling to them at all times. It is very difficult at this stage to resist Mother, or even to have rebellious thoughts against her, and doing so will generally require a long distance from any Hive node, a very powerful emotional response, and a Critical Success roll to break free. Even so, Mother will reassert control as soon as the Gembound approaches any node. This stage can be cleansed by chrysalis, or by becoming corrupted. These Gembound will be mostly ignored by Hive Cleaners and Praetors, though they will be kept from the inner rooms of Ursa's Hive.

III. HOSTS

The individual self is almost wholly given over to the Hive. There may still be individual thoughts and feelings, but more commonly they are completely subverted or absent. These Gembound only ever spend time caring for Mother. They have no pursuits, interests or hobbies of their own. All spare time, all spare energy, is spent in service to Mother (though hobbies may be indulged in when 'infiltrating' to gain new members). These Gembound can be caught out, at times, by their extremely obsessive-compulsive behavior in regards to neatness and order. They are pristinely-groomed at all times, again even when emaciated due to lack of self-care. Fallen or scattered piles of objects will leave them scrambling to clean it up or arrange it in rows, and if these Gembound are prevented from ordering the chaotic, they may become greatly distressed. Many of these individuals gradually become mindless husks, not bothering to feed themselves until near-starvation, coated with the white fungus, simply wandering from Hive-task to Hive-task in blank silence and lashing out when confronted or interrupted. Some may genuinely lose their minds completely to the Hive. Mother can assume complete control over these Gembound whenever she wishes. All Hosts carry their own samples of the fungus that they can utilize to infect others; some begin to grow transparent, glassy exoskeletons over random areas of their bodies. This stage cannot be cured; the fungus will remain with the Gembound in the chrysalis, a permanent part of them, and the warring magic of corruption will only tear them apart. Hosts will at last be allowed into the inner sanctum of Ursa's Hive, where they may finally meet with Mother.

Please note that the drone-like behavior of Carriers and Hosts can be individual. While the Gembound will only be rewarded for serving Mother, some may choose to still spend time on other pursuits. It is simply that, for the most part, they will not want to. But again, this can be individual.

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ORDERED ELEMENT

A fully-infected Host of Order may request, or be invited, to be Restructured in the name of Order. In this case, the Host will be brought to the hidden Clearstone Spire (the location of which is constantly shifting), and plunged into its crystalline magic. The power of the Clearstone Spire will tear the Gembound apart, reforming them completely and utterly replacing their prior gemstone. While they will retain their memories and progression rank, they will take one full cycle to once again emerge.

From this point on, these characters will be known as Drones: while still compelled to serve Mother as Hosts, they no longer need to carry the fungus in order to take part in the Hive Mind.

A Drone's element (if any) will become Order: all elemental spells will be lost. Any magical connection (sensorial link, familiar forge, affixed dyes, baubles and enchants, etc.) will fade, as will scars and other damage (with rare exception--the Gembound may request, IC, that these are carried over through the Reordering process). A Drone's gemstone will be pure Clearstone, and will reform to be perfectly symmetrical in shape and placement. Drones will also give off no odor. From this point on, these characters will be known as Drones: while still compelled to serve Mother as Hosts, they no longer need to carry the fungus in order to take part in the Hive Mind.

Clearstone may also be obtained from Mother IC, via RCS, or via a Clearstone character's Give Stone. Clearstone characters are always Ordered element. An Ordered character's Give Life will cause the target stone to become purer and more transparent, and to develop symmetrically on the resultant Ordered-element child.

The ooc sale of other spells prior to Restructuring is prohibited.

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SERVICE

Hive members will be compelled to behave in a certain manner. At first this is mere suggestion; by stage three, it is complete, near-automated, response based on both conditioning and direct influence. Good behavior is rewarded with floods of endorphins and other "feel-good" chemicals, resulting in the Gembound feeling loved, accepted, and important. Mother will also directly send mental gratitude, with words of thanks, once the link is strong enough. Bad behavior incites feelings of strong shame and guilt, along with, if the behavior is bad enough, extreme physical pain. Rewards and punishments are NOT shared among Hive members, but the individual Gembounds' reactions will be felt by all. Behaviors that may be expected of Hive members follow.

• Hive members are expected to be subtle and secretive. The Hive must, above all else, remain hidden.
• Members must help to convert, or kill, all non-Hive members over time. Origin Cave must be usurped completely.
• Lesser Gembound can be converted with samples of Mother's fungus. These are not usually controlled, nor do they really share in the Hive Mind itself; they serve, instead, as passive senses for Mother alone. It is difficult to tell infected Lessers from uninfected, making them optimal passive spies and fungal reservoirs.
• Members may protect, clean, and feed (bringing any organic matter to) the Hive nodes/nests. They may also create new ones. Any fungal sample planted in rich soil, and then protected and fed, may blossom into its own node, with Mother's shared sentience and the ability to strengthen the local Hive mind.

As a result, Hive characters might be specialists in whichever field their player wishes--in infiltrating and converting, in assassination, in hunting for and feeding the hive, protecting nodes, or infecting Lessers. Mother loves all of her children, after all.

Roleplay Guide

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:41:37 -0600

Roleplay is interactive storytelling. While easy to get into, it can take awhile to learn its intricacies. This guide is comprised not of rules, but of what we hope are some helpful guidelines to help you make the most of your experience.

CREATION

When creating a character, we always suggest looking at a relatively realistic, balanced personality. Sure, we often have a character in mind based on a particular trait, but leaving a character rotating around only that one trait tends to leave them one-dimensional, with little room for development. When creating your character, think about what sorts of likes and dislikes, talents, strengths and weaknesses, phobias and quirks they might have. This search link should bring you to a list of helpful click-generators for random likes and dislikes

DEVELOPMENT

Character development can be defined as anything that challenges and changes a character--just like your experiences change you! All characters should be open to this sort of adaptation: their encounters should allow them to learn new perspectives, change their viewpoints, and alter their attitudes and beliefs, for good or ill.

001. Children
Remember, as per Origin's rules, that characters start off as juveniles. We do not allow characters to begin their roleplay lives acting like full, mature adults--and beginning as a child allows your character a lot of room to grow. While it's perfectly fine to have an end personality in mind (and filling out that Personality section certainly requires some planning), be flexible as they go through their lives. A fierce assassin could turn out to be a friendly teddy bear, or vice versa, depending on what they encounter! Don't preplan it too far.

002. Pre-Planning vs Freeform
Generally speaking, freeform roleplay (with no pre-determined outcome to the encounters) allows more room for open character development. Naturally, it's a little harder to do this in a forum than on a roleplaying game, so players will often arrange threads between characters in advance. However, this should, at a limit, generally only preplan the encounter itself--for example, Character X meets Character Y with the potential to train magic. After that, whether they get along, break into a fight, and so forth is best left to interaction! Or if you wish two characters to fight, the outcome really should not be predetermined. Good planning: "Would you like X and Y to investigate the new quest together?" Bad planning: "Can your X meet my Y in order to tell them about Z and take them to A, so that they can B?" There will of course be times when you want to make an exception to this, but for good roleplay and development, these times should be the exception.

003. Natural Flow
If events take a sudden turn, don't fret! Unexpected story is still story. Try not to see it as a bad thing, no matter what the twist might be: instead, think about how fun the new character development can be. If you imagined that your character would wind up with one outcome, but instead becomes ex. lost, is defeated, or something along those lines, remember that it can truly cause the character to blossom. So go with the flow, and don't be too rigid about what you want to happen!

004. Numbers
There's no limit to the number of characters a player can have on Origin. Some of us have quite a few! But some of us fall into the trap of creating a whole lot of characters that we end up abandoning. This isn't great for the people who interact with them, since any development then grinds to a halt; and it certainly doesn't do the characters justice. When making a new character, consider the following: a) How is this character distinct from my others? Is it different enough to justify a new character altogether? b) Have I, or will I, develop my existing characters, or is this new character their replacement? c) Does this new character have enough varied personality sketched out for it to continue to exist and develop if my primary trait doesn't pan out how I expected? Asking yourself these questions may help you fall into the "abandoned heap of characters" trap! It's good practice to ensure each character is different enough from the others, and well-rounded enough at least to start with, that they can stand on their own no matter what. Of course, there's nothing wrong with halting play on a character you lose interest in, but it certainly shouldn't become a habit!

IT TAKES TWO (OR MORE)

001. Give and Take
Always try, no matter how long or short your post may be, to give your roleplay partner something to respond to in your posts. Remember, the thread, and the story, is not just about your character, but about your partner's character, too! Keep their own development in mind, their interests, their likes, dislikes, fears, where you can; bear in mind what your character can offer theirs in terms of progression. Remember: your character is not the protagonist, the main character in the story; instead, they all are!

002. Writing an Exit
When exiting a thread, try not to abruptly exit once you feel finished with it, if the thread hasn't wound down to a natural conclusion. Your roleplay partner's character may have more to say, or do! No matter the in-character excuse, this can seem rude at worst, or awkward at best. Instead, wait for it to trail off naturally, and if you aren't sure, ask your roleplay partner or wait until their character begins an exit. Of course, if something in the thread prompts an exit, then by all means, write one! An example of a sudden, awkward thread exit is when one character (whose player perhaps knows that their character has now heard what they needed to hear) abruptly makes an excuse and leaves. A better, natural exit comes when both characters have started running out of things to say, and are already starting to edge away. When in doubt, have your character ask, in your next post, if it would be considered rude to leave!

IN-CHARACTER STAYS IN-CHARACTER

001. Characters' Actions Stay IC
This is one of the most important things to remember. Your character's wishes, goals, likes and dislikes should not be roleplayed that way simply because it's how you feel. Instead, think of it as exploring the mindset of an entirely different person. When a player becomes invested in their character's wins, for example--bragging about how strong they are, or setting their ego on their character being the toughest, the undefeated, and so forth--it leads to a poor time for all. Other players face the possibility of making that player unhappy, even angry, and having to put up with their out-of-character reactions to in-character actions. Forming out-of-character grudges, taking out-of-character offense at an in-character action, or becoming resentful out-of-character about in-character occurrences is considered a serious breach of roleplay etiquette. Though it's true that it's hard to stay neutral when your favorite character is undergoing a bad time, we remind you to try and view it as a great potential for character development! In this way, an IC loss can be a real OOC win.

002. Meta-Knowledge
Just as your character's wishes should be separate from your own, so should their knowledge be. A character should not have any knowledge it did not acquire in-character. While on Origin, organic language development and some level of basic awareness of their surroundings is fine, a Gembound should not hatch with fully-developed language or any knowledge of the more detailed information regarding the caves. Nor should they ever be aware of information that you as a player know, without having heard it in-character first. This (known as meta-gaming) is one of the more unfair RP sins, since it allows your character unfair advantages in knowledge that they did not gain through in-character interaction.

003. Natural Flow (Revisited)
Again, this also ties into allowing threads to flow naturally. If a thread is progressing one way, but out-of-character you want a different outcome, do not try and force it through actions that your character would not normally take. Guiding the flow of roleplay is one thing; forcing it is another.

CONSEQUENCES

001. Actions have consequences
When your character takes in-character actions, it will effect other characters and their opinion of them, and it may change the world around them, and so on. While it's never good to take an IC action due to OOC reasons, it may be a good idea to discuss options and alternatives with your roleplay partner(s) if you think a situation might naturally lead somewhere you don't want it to.

Example: if a large, strong character is provoking your weaker one, and you fear they might react and wind up dead, you may wish to discuss a possible exit. However, once your character has reacted and attacked, you must be ready to take the consequences of that action. No one can force death on your character--a good option is to simply return them to their chrysalis--but nor do we allow, as per rules, untouchable characters. If your character has made threats in the past, resulting in them being cleverly trapped by characters they've threatened, this is not something that can or should be refused. Remember, this is an interactive story; other characters are involved, they may see your character as the enemy, and have carefully taken steps to secure their own goals. Refusing to face the consequences makes it un-fun for everyone else involved, and indicates a care for only one side of the storytelling process. In this vein, when exiting during a confrontation, it is always a good idea to write "Exit, unless stopped" rather than simply "Exit," to indicate the possibility for other characters to attempt to prevent your character's exit.

002. Permission vs Planning
When engaging in particularly volatile roleplay, for example heavy combat, it's usually considered polite to ask a character's player before attempting a killing blow. While this is less of an issue on Origin, due to the chrysalis mechanic (unless the killing blow aims for the gemstone), it's still a good habit. If you're planning a heavy injury or attack and aren't quite sure if the other player will be all right with it, it may be a good idea to check. With that being said, it is also not good practice to pre-plan the death, particularly where it might not make sense; for example a small, weak Gembound pre-planned to kill a larger, stronger one despite all odds. It can be a delicate balance to maintain, but try to view this as a balance of what comes naturally to the characters, versus what your roleplay partners might be comfortable with. If there is ever a situation regarding in-character violence that you're having trouble resolving, don't escalate it yourself--come to a Game Master for mediation.

KEEP IT FUN

Remember, this is all about interactive storytelling! We want to have fun throwing our characters together, seeing what happens, where they go, and what fantastic adventures result. While this guide aims to be helpful in keeping it fun, don't get too bogged down in the details. When in doubt, just check with your roleplay partner(s) and make sure all is well--and then get to it!

Lesser Gembound Guide

Sun, 26 Jan 2020 02:17:20 -0600

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Cave Deer
Cave deer are goat-sized creatures that vaguely resemble their greater counterparts. They come in a wide variety of colors and sometimes have multiple eyes or glowing markings. Males of any given subspecies are slightly larger than the females and may have small antlers. Cave deer can usually be found where there is a good amount of browse available and tend to form small herds, even among unrelated individuals. Mutations may occur across all subspecies of cave deer, giving them extra (but often vestigial) limbs, eyes, tails, etc.

Enchanted Items List

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 06:36:57 -0500

This is a list of revealed enchanted items and their current owners, if any. The items on this list, when in the hands of the Collector, may be retrieved from him through in-character meeting and bargaining--as can new items. Please have your character call out for him in Canis if you wish your character to interact with him, and then GM Report the post. These items cannot be acquired without GM interaction.

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Fate's Throw

A single die formed of translucent, glowing blue opal. Each of its twenty sides bears a different sigil. Granted as a reward to Thothaga by The Collector upon his release. Can be tossed to rewrite fate, for better or worse...

ELEMENT: Arcane
MAGIC LEVEL: 70
DURABILITY: 50
SPECIAL: Reroll any roll as Other, once per thread
MATERIAL: Blue Opal

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 2
EQUIP: None/Carry

Currently owned by: Thothaga

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TALISMAN OF SACRIFICE

An amulet of raw topaz crystal set on steel, hanging from a plain leather cord. The wearer may prompt this amulet, through an intentional spark of magicka, to take on any wounds, injuries or even death incurred by another Gembound--transferring their wounds, or death, to the bearer. It is possible, but rare, that the bearer's stone will save them from death by transferring them to a chrysalis. Upon use, this talisman shatters and becomes non-functional.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 80
DURABILITY: 75
SPECIAL: (+roll)Chance to Survive Fatal Damage in Chrysalis
MATERIAL: Raw Topaz

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Jewelry: neck

Currently owned by: Eythan

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COLLAR OF IMPENDING VICTORY

A thick golden collar closed around the owner's neck, not removeable by normal means. Its width protects against some physical attack, and it is enchanted so that any defensive action with a roll of 15 or higher may be considered to have the effects of a Critical Success.

"I never said whose victory..."

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 90
DURABILITY: 200
SPECIAL: (CURSED): All Failed rolls for defense-oriented actions must be considered Critical Fails.
MATERIAL: Gold (Enchanted)

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 5
WEIGHT: 3
EQUIP: Collar (not removeable)

Currently owned by: Dread
art credit: bg texture by Parée on Flickr

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AGRAGON'S FINAL FLAIL

A flail mace made of one thick bone connected by a black iron chain to a misshappen ball of bone spikes, teeth and claws.

"The last of his weapons, leading to the last of his death throes. Each spike, another unfortunate victim."

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 50
DURABILITY: 200
SPECIAL: (CURSED): Drives the wielder to use the mace, enhancing the desire for combat and bloodshed.
MATERIAL: Bone, Black iron

ATTACK: 5
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 5
EQUIP: Weapon

Currently owned by: The Collector
art credit: skull by Tim Evanson on Flickr

Agragon's Final Flail was given to Elyon, but she discarded it in disgust, with a strong effort of will, and the Collector has repossessed it.

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Echo

A translucent blue gemstone ring or collar that can be used to cast a stored spell. A spell must be successfully cast into the ring to store the magic. An Other roll is used to later activate it. The ring will then cast the stored spell until stopped. Powerful spells will drain the ring more quickly, and it will need time to recharge before the next use.

ELEMENT: Arcane
MAGIC LEVEL: 70
DURABILITY: 50
SPECIAL: (CURSED): A critically-failed roll to Activate the stored spell will backlash, sending the user into their chrysalis for two weeks' time.
MATERIAL: Blue Chalcedony

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 10
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Neck, tail, limb

Currently owned by: Wilder

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Ring of Conjuring

A common ring made from a turquoise stone summoned by Kin-Kin using the spell Gem Form during the Story Painter Event. The Blacksmith shaped the stone into a ring and imbued it with familiar bonding properties, so that any familiars conjured by the wearer will last longer and have a stronger existence.

ELEMENT: Non-Elemental
MAGIC LEVEL: 50
DURABILITY: 50
SPECIAL: (+roll add 10) # familiar days
MATERIAL: Turquoise

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 5
WEIGHT: 2
EQUIP: Clothing, Ear, Finger, Toe, Nose, Lip, Brow

Currently owned by: Kin-Kin

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Blade of Artistry

A time-worn stone knife pitted with age. It has a single cutting edge. When used to slay any gem-bearing Lesser or Greater Gembound, it will hold an echo of their shape and magic in itself, imparting it into the next carving or drawing made of this creature.

"Death is a form of art, is it not?"

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 70
DURABILITY: 30
SPECIAL: (CURSED): Effects as yet unknown...
MATERIAL: Stone

ATTACK: 3
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 1
WEIGHT: 4
EQUIP: Weapon

Currently owned by: Attikias

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The Iceblade

A shortsword with a blade a bit over one foot long, frosted with permanent cold. Formed by icelike, twisting diamond and forged steel, its enchanted gemstone attuned to that of the legendary Ice Worm of Hydra. It amplifies damage done to any bearers of this stone.

ELEMENT: Water
MAGIC LEVEL: 50
DURABILITY: 70
SPECIAL: Attuned to amplify damage to bearers of the Ice Worm's stone.
MATERIAL: Diamond, Steel

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 4
EQUIP: None/Carry

Currently owned by: Hargrave

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THE WAGON OF COLLECTION

A worn wooden wagon with four large, spoked wheels. Some eight feet long and four wide, with broad axles and two long front shafts, it's meant to be hitched to a beast of burden--but can be pulled by anyone. Individual items--or passengers--occasionally vanish in transit, never to be seen again.

"I'll take that..."

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 90
DURABILITY: 200
SPECIAL: (CURSED): Each transport journey must be rolled against; failed rolls indicate goods vanishing from the wagon's load.
MATERIAL: Wood (Enchanted)

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 120
EQUIP: None - pulled

Currently owned by: Dip

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Void-Whisper, Talon of Carthagnon

A tall black steel halberd. The metal is cold and slick to the touch, etched with ancient, worn engravings. A strike from this weapon inflicts corruption on its target.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 70
DURABILITY: 150
SPECIAL: (CURSED): This weapon constantly urges its bearer toward chaotic behavior. Its whispers can be maddening.
MATERIAL: Black Steel

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 10
WEIGHT: 10
EQUIP: Carry

Currently owned by: The Sentinel

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Last Legs

A heavy wooden sled or wagon, carried by dozens of mismatched humanoid legs. It seems shy, capable of instinct and basic emotion, but is generally non-aggressive. Sometimes, it flees, losing everything it's carrying... somewhere.

"It's got one foot in the door, one foot in the grave. You don't stand a chance, even toeing the line. But break a leg!..."

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 70
DURABILITY: 60
SPECIAL: (CURSED): Occasionally runs off and loses loaded items.
MATERIAL: Wood, Flesh, Bone

ATTACK: 3
ADDED: After loading, roll for each use of the wagon. It cannot be wrangled until Barely+ roll. A Crit Fail loses the wagon until a later thread, and permanently loses all contents.
DEFENSE: 2
WEIGHT: 260
EQUIP: Wagon: pulled/drawn

Currently owned by: Galleon

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FANGSTONE MACE

An ancient stone mace, strong despite its worn appearance. The stone has been knapped and hammered to leave jagged, crooked protrusions that can lacerate and impale as the weapon itself crushes bone. A latent magic touches it, for those who can sense such things, and a faint green sheen is visible in bright light. This weapon's full power is not yet discovered.

ELEMENT: unknown
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 200
SPECIAL: This weapon's full potential has not yet been unlocked.
MATERIAL: Stone (Enchanted)

ATTACK: 5
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 8
EQUIP: Held, Weapon

Currently owned by: The Collector

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Spymaster's Guise

A long, black hooded cloak with a worn and tattered hem. Each creature the wearer touches is remembered, and the wearer can--so long as they wear the cloak--assume their form at will. Image and voice will be perfectly imitated--but the wearer will always be surrounded by a faint aura of red light, giving them away in darkness. Forms of magic detection and senses may uncover the disguise.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 80
DURABILITY: 20
SPECIAL: none
MATERIAL: Black Wool

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 5
WEIGHT: 3
EQUIP: Cloak

Currently owned by: Deli

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Cloudseed

This pendant, when worn, causes constant rain to fall in whichever cave it is currently in. In larger caves this may be restricted to an area within about three hundred yards. It will cause a drizzle in dry, hot caves, and torrential downpours in damp ones.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 60
SPECIAL: none
MATERIAL: Paraiba Tourmaline

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: Cursed: Roll one Other roll at the beginning of each thread to see if the rain is under control. In all caves except for Hydra and Tunnel P, a failed roll beecomes a dangerous storm.
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Pendant

Currently owned by: Comet

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Flask of the Master Alchemist

The liquid within this flask changes color based upon its effects, allowing an alchemist to identify the use of herbs and mixtures: Regenerative, Toxic, Maddening, Hallucinogenic, Energizing, Soothing/Sedative, Painkilling, or Something Else. It may contain multiple colors. The flask also intensifies the effects of anything mixed within by twenty percent.

"Everyone for miles around always came back to the Alchemist again and again. So popular; he was clearly the best at his craft."

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 2
SPECIAL: none
MATERIAL: Enchanted Glass
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Flask, carry

Currently owned by: Forgraves

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Crown of the Fungal Prince

A thin, elegant but eerie crown formed of thin bone twined through with twists of soft, white fungus. Grants the permanent passive effects of both Grey Sense and a short range Feel Around, allowing the bearer to view and navigate the world by its fungal life and granting permanent knowledge of all nearby fungus.

"Do you see..?"

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 20
SPECIAL: Allows passive fungal perception.
MATERIAL: Bone, Fungus
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: Cursed: The bearer's physical eyesight will deteriorate by twenty percent per cycle worn. The eyes will gradually turn a milky, eerie yellow-white, until, after five cycles, the bearer is physically blind with dead white eyes. Crown cannot be removed by normal means.
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Crown

Currently owned by: Tahi-shei

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A Pretty Bag

An enormous leather bag, sling-shaped and designed to sit across a pegasus' flanks, to carry his young. Created from fine piebald-patterned alligator leather, forming an attractive rich brown-green and white play of colors.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 20
DURABILITY: 40
SPECIAL: (CURSED): The bearer of the bag relives memories from the last moments of the gembound Elias, from his perspective: from here and here; occasionally other memories, as well.
MATERIAL: Alligator Leather (Enchanted)

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 5
WEIGHT: 25
EQUIP: Carried

Currently owned by: The Collector

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Bird's Eye View

A pendant formed by a Mountain Sparrow's skull hung on a slender golden chain. Four dark eyes remain in the sockets, their black depths illuminated a deep, unsaturated blue-green when struck by bright light. These eyes constantly turn, looking around as though in fear; the wearer may see through them, but the eyes' movement can be dizzying.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 80
DURABILITY: 10
SPECIAL: none
MATERIAL: Bone, Flesh
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: Cursed: The wearer feels a constant, low-grade fear that feels as though it belongs to someone, or something, else. At random times this may spike into helpless terror for several minutes.
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Pendant

Currently owned by: Aran

☆☆☆☆★★

Little Blue

A chunk of turquoise gemstone, shimmering with rainbow light. Two googly eyes roll and spin when it is moved. It is faintly warm to the touch. This stone is linked with Pip, and has the ability to communicate with her. It complains about being a rock, and vaguely lays the blame on Pip. It is a selfless rock, though, and instead of being malicious or ominous, is quirky and helpful. It is sad, always miserable about existence as a rock, and is shy and fearful around all living things and new experiences. Little Blue is thoughtful rather than impulsive, and being emotional often tries to offer advice but, being a rock, this advice is almost always terrible. It also tries to make jokes, from time to time. These are also usually terrible.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 10
SPECIAL: none
MATERIAL: Turquoise
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: None
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: n/a

Currently owned by: Pip

☆☆☆☆★★

Bayo's Special Scarf!

A red and silky scarf. Can be tied up like a bandanna, worn thrown around the neck like, well, a scarf, and much more. What a fine, bold fashion accessory!

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 50
DURABILITY: 15
SPECIAL: The user may roll an Other attempt while wearing the scarf to appear impressively bold, brave and capable to bystanders!
MATERIAL: Cloth
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: Cursed: A failure on the Impression roll will cause the wearer to appear amusingly more cowardly and inept to bystanders, instead.
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Scarf

Currently owned by: Bayo

☆★★★★★

Fish Earring

A hooked metal earring of silvery metal, hardly worn by ancient age. This jewelry is stylized to resemble a fish or fish-like creature. The earring, when worn in any way, grants the user increased night vision.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 50
DURABILITY: 75
SPECIAL: Grants the user the constant effects of the spell Night Vision when worn.
MATERIAL: Nobium Alloy

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 2
EQUIP: Earring

Currently owned by: Kaimana

☆☆☆☆★★

Zookeeper's Hat

A cloth-covered cream helmet with a leather strap across the brim, and a leather thong to tie it under the chin. Enchanted by the Blacksmith!

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 50
DURABILITY: 50
SPECIAL: Enchantment: Charm. The wearer is automatically seen as a little more charming, and Lesser Gembound feel safer in their presence.
MATERIAL: Cloth
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: none
WEIGHT: 5
EQUIP: Helmet

Currently owned by: Zookeeper

☆☆☆☆★★

Arrow of the Safe Haven

A worn compass with a cracked glass face and no chain. Its hinges are rusted and it's difficult to open or close. In addition to the needle that always faces a magnetic North (with inscriptions to indicate as much, of course!), there is an Aquamarine arrow that moves independently of it.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 50
DURABILITY: 25
SPECIAL: The Aquamarine needle always points to what the holder perceives as "home", consciously or not. This may be a shelter, another Gembound, or something else entirely.
MATERIAL: Glass, Bronze Alloy, and Aquamarine
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: none
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Carried

Currently owned by: Kaimana

☆★★★★★

Amulet of Pause

A natural amethyst crystal, only an inch or two in length, held on a light gray cord made of delicate fabric. It serves as a necklace or amulet.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 50
DURABILITY: 60
SPECIAL: Grants the user the free use of Pause while worn, allowing them to collect their thoughts in what seems to outsiders like extremely rapid time.
MATERIAL: Amethyst, Gray Cloth Cord

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 2
EQUIP: Amulet

Currently owned by: Madhukar

☆☆☆☆★★

Stone of Dreaming Skies

A tiny pendant of magical Blue Chalcedony resembling a cloud-streaked sky. A slender cord of white gold binds it, forming a small and delicate necklace chain.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 80
DURABILITY: 10
SPECIAL: When sleeping while touching this stone, the wearer dreams of open skies. These dreams are lucid and can be controlled, but only those capable of flight will experience it.
MATERIAL: Blue Chalcedony, White Gold
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Pendant

Currently owned by: Ariah

☆☆☆★★★

Veiled Crown

A beautiful, antler-like ivory crown with a faceplate, and little beads hanging from delicate chains along its front. A dark cape floats behind it, like a veil, made of a black, sheer material that shifts with iridescent hues of deep blue and violet. White points like little stars are scattered across the veil, and a dim glow emanates from the fabric, particularly from the 'stars.'

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 50
DURABILITY: 10
SPECIAL: The cloak seems to always float as though tousled by a gentle breeze, and gives off the faintest twinkles of light, particularly around its "stars."
MATERIAL: Ivory, Cloth
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 5
WEIGHT: 10
EQUIP: Crown, Veil

Currently owned by: Veil

OWNER: Maximus

Heart's Desire

A small hunk of gold and violet gemstone set as a necklace on a golden chain. The gemstone glows a soft gold when near someone in need, brightening by proximity, whether that need be deep distress or injury. However, Heart's Desire takes desires into account: the bearer must intend no ill will toward these targets, and they in turn must be amenable to being discovered.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 10
SPECIAL: Glows brighter gold when nearing those somehow in need, provided they do not mind being found, and that the bearer wishes them no ill will.
MATERIAL: Gemstone, Gold
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: .5
EQUIP: Pendant

Currently owned by: Maximus

OWNER: The Warden

Lightning

A long, wicked glaive--half sleekly curved blade, half sturdy metal haft--of a strange, brassy color. It gives off a constant pale glow, and when swung, emits bright beams and flashes of light toward its target, potentially blinding an enemy in battle.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 10
SPECIAL: Enchanted: Blinding Beam.
MATERIAL: Unknown Metal
ATTACK: 15

ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 15
EQUIP: Weapon

Currently owned by: The Warden

☆☆☆★ ★ ★

Ring of the Master Thief

A simple golden ring, at first glance, a little scuffed and quite unassuming. Its wearer may tap into its magic once per day to briefly vanish from sight, their movements somewhat muffled.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 80
DURABILITY: 75
SPECIAL: Enchanted to allow the user to become invisible and somewhat muffled for one turn. The magic can only be used once per day, and must then recharge.
MATERIAL: Raw Topaz

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Jewelry: ring

Currently owned by: Kaprison

☆★★★★★

Sir Hammersly

A large, heavy, and somewhat battered blacksmith's hammer. Though it's entirely unclear how it functions, the hammer can communicate mind-to-mind with its wielder. This comes in the form of the hammer demanding to be addressed by its full name--Sir Hammersly--and providing crotchety and irritable advice on the bearer's smithing skills and techniques. Sir Hammersly can bond with more advanced smiths and provide a less hostile smithing partner.

'Water?! For THAT steel? Where's your OIL, boy?!'

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 50
DURABILITY: 90
SPECIAL: Teachers the user smithing skills, albeit with reluctant annoyance.
MATERIAL: Strong steel, wood

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: Must be addressed by his full name in order to properly function.
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 15
EQUIP: Hammer (carry)

Currently owned by: Ember

☆☆☆★★★

Trail Mix

A small drawstring pouch that always seems to smell pleasant, no matter who is doing the smelling. Opening the bag with the intention of retrieving a snack for someone will provide that 'someone' with one of their most preferred snack foods, even if they've never tasted or seen it before. Somehow, it always remains (mostly) clean. Residual scents of jerky, chocolate, fruit, popcorn and potato chips sometimes emanate from the bag at random.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 80
DURABILITY: 10
SPECIAL: The bag provides preferred snacks to whomever intends to take food from it.
MATERIAL: Simple, rough cloth
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 3
EQUIP: Bag (carried)

Currently owned by: Arcturus

☆☆☆☆★★

Visions of Chaos

A rune-scratched, dark metal ring oozing Corrupted energy. Tapping into this ring's magic causes the scratched runes to sprout metal teeth, digging into the user and inflicting them with fully realistic visions of violence; the ring does not let go until the battles have reached their end.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 80
DURABILITY: 10
SPECIAL: The user can tap into this ring to enter visions of ancient battlefields, bloody duels, and vast wars. They can take part in this violence, though it isn't clear if these are visions of past events, or simply dreams--or nightmares. It is possible to learn from these fights, as though one has partaken in true combat.
MATERIAL: oily dark metal
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: Use by non-Corrupted-element characters will add two points of Corruption per use.
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Ring

Currently owned by: Mirac

☆★★★★★

The Frogbeak

A battered little wooden sailboat. This boat, intended for one or two sailors and passengers, is quite small but still seaworthy. It is also enchanted, so that the sail raises and turns according to its captain's wishes; this takes practice to perfect. The rudder must still be manually managed by a wooden lever at the back.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 80
DURABILITY: 100
SPECIAL: The boat is linked to the captain's mind, allowing the sail to be controlled by intentions alone.
MATERIAL: Wood, sailcloth, rope

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 100
EQUIP: Boat

Currently owned by: Kaimana

☆☆☆★★★

The Black Hat

A black hat that, when worn, shrouds the user in a pool of shadow. A wide ribbon at its brim holds alternating black and white stones; the white stones dim and the darkness around the user intensifies when the user successfully focuses on the hat's magic.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 80
DURABILITY: 5
SPECIAL: The hat darkens an area a couple yards around the user, steeping them in shadows.
MATERIAL: Cloth, Stones
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: The user may roll (Other, Barely Successful+) to deepen the shadows around them to pitch darkness for one round. This also turns the white stones on the brim black for the duration.
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Hat

Currently owned by: Deli

☆☆☆☆★★

Pendant of Wills

A small chunk of polished Oilstone, gleaming with sinister iridescence. A faint sense of chaos emanates from it.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 60
DURABILITY: 10
SPECIAL: The user can focus on the enchanted pendant, rolling an Other roll once per thread. A barely successful+ allows a stronger resistance to Chaotic urges and Corruption spell side effects for the duration of the thread, though it doesn't remove the urges and effects outright.
MATERIAL: Oilstone, metal, cord
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: Wearing by non-Corrupted-element characters will add Corruption points, up to one per day.
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Pendant

Currently owned by: Umbriel

☆☆☆★★★

Jester's Gambit

A dark leather collar with red jasper stones set in silver. The leather's a little cracked and scuffed in places, but still serviceable.

'It was at this moment he knew, he'd f***ed up.'

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 80
DURABILITY: 25
SPECIAL: Wearing the collar heavily dampens the pain of any injury that begins to return the bearer to their chrysalis.
MATERIAL: Leather, Silver, Jasper
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 5
EQUIP: Collar

Currently owned by: Fleas

☆★★★★★

The Magnificent Malice Magnifier

A small magnifying glass, made of polished black wood and glass. Looking at a living being through it, and concentrating, will sometimes shroud the being in a colored aura corresponding to its intentions. A being with intentions of malice or deception will glow a faint red; one with benevolent intentions, a soft blue; neutral intentions glow light green; and those who are undecided, other, or unknown, dim yellow.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 80
DURABILITY: 20
SPECIAL: The user may roll Other to focus on discerning another's intentions with The Magnificent Malice Magnifier. A barely+ successful will illuminate their silhouette with a color corresponding to their intentions, as above.
MATERIAL: Wood, glass

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 5
EQUIP: Carry

Currently owned by: Skein

☆★★★★★

Sam, the Suitcase

A black fabric suitcase with locked zippers. Waterproof and well-built, the item's brand name has been worn away until only 'Sam' remains. Features wheels, an extendible locking handle, and a strong but light internal steel frame.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 50
DURABILITY: 60
SPECIAL: Any failed attempt to open the four-digit lock (code 4624) will result in a flash of fire attempting to ignite the area around the lock, potentially burning or even setting on fire anyone failing the code.
MATERIAL: Black fabric, steel

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 25
EQUIP: Carry

Currently owned by: The Catawampus

☆☆☆★★★

Trueheart Compass

An old but somewhat ornate compass made of beautifully-tooled brass-colored metal, glass, and magnetic metal.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 80
DURABILITY: 20
SPECIAL: The inside of the lid, when opened, shows one of the bearer's heart's desires--even if they don't know it, themselves. If possible, and if the target is within the caves, the needle points toward them; otherwise, it spins.
MATERIAL: Metal, glass
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 2
EQUIP: Carry

Currently owned by: Oliver

☆★★★★★

Ranch Hand's Talisman

A beautifully-carved, polished wooden horse's head on a length of rough twine. Intended to be worn as a pendant.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 50
DURABILITY: 25
SPECIAL: Touching and focusing on the talisman grants the user fleeting, vague sensations as though they were somewhere in a western desert or prairie, with sweeping winds, red sands, horses, cattle, and sunsets.
MATERIAL: Wood, twine

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 3
EQUIP: Neck

Currently owned by: Bayo

☆★★★★★

Armor of the Eagle King

Beautifully-wrought golden armor doubling as weapons, intended for a large bird: wing-blades, ankle-spurs, and a helmet with a backswept spike and spear-like beak cover.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 50
DURABILITY: 50
SPECIAL: Enchanted with the Barrier spell, slightly reducing all incoming damage.
MATERIAL: Gold, leather

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 15
EQUIP: Armor

Currently owned by: Zhusha

☆★★★★★

Ever-Growing Marrow

An ugly slab of very porous, dark red-orange stone.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 50
DURABILITY: 75
SPECIAL: Enchanted. Can gradually absorb water and plant matter, and in turn, undefinable 'meat' grows from its broad pores.
MATERIAL: Stone

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 15
EQUIP: ...No

Currently owned by: Effluvium

OWNER: Kaimana

Cracked Shield of Immunity

A simple yet elegantly carved shield, slightly cracked and warped from improper heating yet polished to a glowing shine. Grants the bearer moderate resistance to diseases while carried, reducing the severity of infections gained while it is equipped. Reforged by Kaimana.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 50
SPECIAL: Enchanted: Immunity
MATERIAL: Unknown Metal
ATTACK: 15

ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 25
EQUIP: Shield

Currently owned by: Kaimana

☆☆☆★★★

Flawed Stormsword

A battered greatsword with a warped edges, a slender crack down its length and deep scratches in its metal from improper polishing. A stormy aura shrouds this blade, sweeping gusts of wind with every strike. Reforged by Ember.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 75
DURABILITY: 20
SPECIAL: Enchanted with Blast Breath.
MATERIAL: Steel
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 2
EQUIP: Carry

Currently owned by: Ember

☆☆☆★★★

Bladed Bracer of Muffling

A ridged and bladed metal bracer with minor flaws from improper shaping. Scratches and rust pit its surface. The bracer is enchanted, so that the sounds of its wearer's movement is somewhat muffled. Reforged by Renasci.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 25
DURABILITY: 40
SPECIAL: Enchanted with Muffle.
MATERIAL: Unknown Metal
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 5
EQUIP: Bracer

Currently owned by: Renasci

OWNER: Lior

Shining Seablade

A lightweight, slender sword of highly-polished, shining metal. Its gleaming blade is somewhat marred by cracks threaded across its surface. A watery aura surgers around the sword, and splashes of water erupt with every swing. Reforged by Lior.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 50
DURABILITY: 70
SPECIAL: Enchanted: Fountain
MATERIAL: Unknown Metal
ATTACK: 15

ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 15
EQUIP: Carry

Currently owned by: Lior

★★★★★★

Dagger of Shifting Realities

A shining dagger with a beautifully curved handle and blade. Despite minor flaws from its reforging, it appears quite intact and perfectly polished. Anything that the Dagger of Shifting Realities strikes is weakened at its most basic level, its matter and makeup fundamentally disrupted. Living tissue may become numb and weaker, requiring time to heal; inanimate material will become weakened and unstable. The Dagger itself has a shifting, unstable apperance, as though flickering in and out of reality. Reforged by Spark.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 75
SPECIAL: Enchanted with Warp.
MATERIAL: Unknown metal

ATTACK: 20
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 5
EQUIP: Weapon

Currently owned by: The Sentinel

☆☆☆☆★★

The Conductor

An orchestra conductor's baton of painted white poplar wood, with a rich reddish-brown rosewood handle. Light and balanced, clearly ancient yet well cared-for. It somehow gives the impression that it has something of a mind of its own.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 50
DURABILITY: 50
SPECIAL: Enchanted. Touching The Conductor to any piece of sheet music allows the bearer to gain intrinsic understanding of the music on the page.
MATERIAL: White Poplar and Rosewood
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: Cursed: Imprinted Mind. Each use of this item should be rolled for. On a failure, the Conductor's Baton will attempt to incorporate elements of the last song it read into the music read, though this is sometimes pleasing to the ear. On a critical failure, it will attempt to create entirely new music, which is inevitably auditory gibberish.
WEIGHT: 5
EQUIP: Held

Currently owned by: The Piano

OWNER: Rainstorm

Diadem of the Mind

A dark metal crown, fitted with a number of smooth-cut, gleaming amethysts. There's a feeling of powerful latent magic about it, as though not all is yet revealed...

PART THREE OF THE WIZARD'S TRIUNE.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 50
SPECIAL: This ring allows a cast of Mind Reader to seek out specific thoughts or memories, even when the target is not currently thinking of them.
MATERIAL: Unknown Metal, Amethyst
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: Cursed: (This curse is Hidden. GM tag for the first failed use of this item to reveal it.)
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Crown

Currently owned by: Rainstorm

OWNER: Rainstorm

Amulet of the Watcher

A small crescent pendant of dark metal approximately an inch across. This pendant is studded with twelve tiny, softly glowing amethysts, and is hung on a similarly dark, slender chain. Casting Hindsight with this pendant equipped allows the wearer to seek out specific memories, be they moments in time or memories of a particular desired entity. There's a feeling of powerful latent magic about it, as though not all is yet revealed...

"But who is doing the watching..?"
PART ONE OF THE WIZARD'S TRIUNE.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 10
SPECIAL: Enchanted: allows the user to view targetted memories with use of Hindsight while equipped.
MATERIAL: Unknown Metal, Amethyst
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: Cursed: Each use dims one of the tiny amethysts, extinguishing its light forever. (This curse is Hidden. GM tag for each use of this item to reveal it.)
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: .5
EQUIP: Pendant

Currently owned by: Rainstorm

OWNER: Rainstorm

Ring of the Poltergeist

A dark metal ring, fitted with a large, glittering amethyst. There's a feeling of powerful latent magic about it, as though not all is yet revealed...

PART TWO OF THE WIZARD'S TRIUNE.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 10
SPECIAL: This ring allows a cast of Telekinesis to move up to three objects at the same time. The objects must be within a few yards of one another, and in line of sight and fifty yards of the caster.
MATERIAL: Unknown Metal, Amethyst
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: Cursed: (This curse is Hidden. GM tag for the first failed use of Telekinesis while wearing this item to reveal it.)
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: .5
EQUIP: Ring

Currently owned by: Rainstorm

☆☆☆★★★

Collar of the Wind God

A dark metal collar etched with strange glyphs. It holds the constant feel of rushing wind, often rustling the fur or feathers of its wearer as though by an invisible breeze.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 50
DURABILITY: 50
SPECIAL: The wearer of the Collar may imbue each successful cast of Scale with either greatly intensified effects (crushing, restraint, vacuum, etc.) or the ability to affect multiple targets within several yards of the initial target.
MATERIAL: Tarnished Silver
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: Cursed: The collar constantly urges the user to gain height and leap from high points, even if they cannot fly. Critical fails rolled on Scale while wearing this collar will create a violent windstorm around the user, flinging them (and anyone within three yards) high into the air before abruptly fading.
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 4
EQUIP: Collar

Currently owned by: Yellow

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Rings of Dust

Two silver rings on a silver chain, clinking softly when the chain dangles. One is studded with tiny diamonds. The rings and their stones seem to reflect ambient light in an unnaturally bright fashion.

"Just because it's magic doesn't mean it can break the laws of physics... That matter has to come from somewhere."

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 45
SPECIAL: Focusing successful Aether Dance casts through the Rings will cause the illusion to become physically present--hard, like stone--for one round. The hard objects can be picked up, moved, or otherwise manipulated. After this, they will turn to dust.
MATERIAL: Raw Topaz

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: Cursed. Each use of the Rings utilizes matter from the area around it, including the user, leaving them progressively weaker and lighter-weight. (The full extent of the curse will be revealed on the fifth successful use of the Rings.)
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Rings/Pendant

Currently owned by: Bebby

OWNER: Galleon

Aphelorian Signet

A thin ring made of interlocking segments of black and yellow-gold. It constantly exudes an odor of bitter almonds. While only about an inch across, the stench of it is strong, and its segments give it immense durability.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 70
SPECIAL: Wearing this ring causes the bearer to gradually develop toxin glands throughout their epidermis, which secrete hydrogen cyanide in thick sheets over their body. The ring also grants resistance to their own poison. The longer one wears the ring, the more developed the glands and prolific the toxin; if the ring is removed, the glands slowly shrink and fade away. The wearer gains the poison's bitter almond scent.
MATERIAL: Yellow and blackened gold
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: While not strictly cursed, the bearer of this ring will constantly exude a trail of cyanide, poisoning anything they touch. The effects of this can be quite mild, evaporating and causing no harm, or can ex. poison a water source for long periods of time.
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 15
EQUIP: Ring

Currently owned by: Galleon

★★★☆☆☆

Scientist's Spectacles

A pair of round, goggle-like spectacles, made in an ancient style, with battered frames and thick, dark lenses. The gold-flaked metal is chipped and scratched.

"I shall journey into the heart of these caverns to conduct real science, and make real progress..."

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 140
DURABILITY: 35
SPECIAL: Grants the wearer a form of X-Ray vision, allowing them to clearly see all anatomical details, even internal, of a motionless or mostly motionless creature within three yards.
MATERIAL: Metal, Glass
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: CURSED. While utilizing this item's abilities, there is a sense of a looming, humanoid entity watching. The wearer can often see them as a shadowy form, and this entity offers sinister advice to the wearer, generally revolving around gaining power and knowledge at a cost to others.
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 3
EQUIP: Glasses

Currently owned by: Doctor

OWNER: The Collector

The Conduit of Shadow

A grotesque, ten-inch-tall gargoyle of deep violet-black crystal. It sits on a firm, flat base, a chain firmly connecting its collar to a ring that goes between blade-sharp wings. Its grinning, horned face sits atop a thin, curved neck, with bared breasts and curved talons below. In the dark, it pulses with dim violet light. It is always bitterly cold to the touch, and is very difficult to scratch, chip or break.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 80
SPECIAL: Enchanted with unknown magic. When placed on a suitable altar--(flat-topped, six to seven feet long, two and a half feet wide, and two feet tall, all formed of the same stone or crystal and dark in color)--and granted a sacrificial offering of a life bled out atop it, summons a link to the being known as The Shadow.

MATERIAL: Unknown Crystal
ATTACK: 0
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 15
EQUIP: Carry

Currently owned by: The Collector (situated in Orion)

OWNER: Edeltraud

Beastmaster's Talisman

A silver crow skull amulet on a thin chain. Its eyes glow with soft arcane magic, and wearing it feels like carrying a hundred watching souls. Wearing the talisman grants access to the spell Familiar Forge, and its wearer can forge as many Lesser Gembound as they like. However, the Forge link goes through the talisman: parting from it for more than half an hour, or entering the chrysalis, will sever all Forged links.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 70
DURABILITY: 50
SPECIAL: Enchanted: Familiar Forge
MATERIAL: Silver
ATTACK: 0
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Necklace

ADDED: Cursed. Each familiar forged through this amulet takes an increasing (additive) magical toll on the bearer, drawing on their stone and magic; after the fourth familiar, each further successful Forge should be rolled for, with a failure returning the wearer to the chrysalis. A familiar forged through this amulet will spontaneously break away, gaining sentience, after four to six cycles of being forged--leaving its bearer weakened. Its behavior (aggressive, fearful, helpful) after breaking the link will depend upon how it was treated by the amulet's wearer beforehand.

Currently owned by: Edeltraud
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★★★☆☆☆

Recolored D20

A shining green die with each of its twenty sides bearing a golden-gilded number. It clacks wonderfully when rolled. Can be tossed to rewrite fate, for better or worse...

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 70
DURABILITY: 50
SPECIAL: Reroll any roll as Other, once per thread, even as a double post.
MATERIAL: Green Agate
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: None; carry

Currently owned by: Diem Dark

☆☆☆☆★★

Blank Character Sheets

Character sheets taken from a generic roleplaying game, with worn ink printed on battered paper. There are seven sheets in total.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 50
DURABILITY: 10
SPECIAL: Enchanted. Filling out the character sheet when giving life to a gemstone allows the parent to influence the resulting child's appearance, as well as guaranteeing the spell is a success.

MATERIAL: Paper
ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/a
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: None, carry

Currently owned by: Diem Dark

★★★☆☆☆

Rings of Return

A pair of tungsten rings inlaid with Skystone and attuned to one another. Wearing one gives knowledge of the other's direction. They glow more brightly the closer together they are.
The wearer of each ring can sense the health status of the other, and how urgent any injury may be.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 70
DURABILITY: 90
SPECIAL: The rings give a sense of direction and the wearer's status to one another, and glow brighter the closer they are.
MATERIAL: Tungsten and Skystone
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Finger, Horns, etc.

Currently owned by: Whisper & Erasmus

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Lightning Catalyst

A necklace or loose tiara with several small Citrine drop-pendant-style stones. Enchanted, and also wreathes the bearer in a faint aura of harmless static shock sparks. Made of ominous-looking black metal that is always cold to the touch.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 70
DURABILITY: 65
SPECIAL: Enchanted. Casting any spell (with intent) while wearing this item will instead cast Bolt. Casting a Low Intensity spell will cast a weaker version. Casting a High Intensity spell will charge a more powerful shock.

MATERIAL: Black Metal and Citrines
ATTACK: 0
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Necklace, Tiara, etc.
ADDED: N/A

Currently owned by: Heathen

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Shackled Storm

A thin black chain with a glass orb pendant, in which a trapped storm in miniature is constantly raging. Dark clouds and flashes of lightning churn within. The chain is always cold to the touch and somehow eerie to look at.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 70
DURABILITY: 50
SPECIAL: Enchanted. The wearer will find stormclouds gathering wherever they go, altering the weather of the caves and tunnels they travel so that bright, warm light is rare. Critical Failures of Electric-element spells cast while wearing Shackled Storm can no longer seriously harm the user.

MATERIAL: Black Metal, Glass
ATTACK: 0
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 2
EQUIP: Jewelry (necklace, bracelet, etc.)
ADDED: N/A

Currently owned by: Coyote

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Martyr's Serpent

An ominous-looking, black chain collar with a black metal snake. The snake's eyes are purple amethyst. Allows use of Failed Timeline in a different manner when worn. The metal is perpetually cold to the touch, though not uncomfortably so.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 70
DURABILITY: 90
SPECIAL: Enchanted. The wearer may choose to use the Failed Timeline spell, if they have it, to assume half of the emotional burden of a target for a time. When activated, the serpent's eyes will glow, and it will inflict a stinging bite upon the wearer. This will dull sharp, immediate, intense emotions on the target while inflicting the remainder equally on the caster, but if the source of the anguish is not removed, it is likely to return naturally.

MATERIAL: Black Metal, amethyst
ATTACK: 0
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 2
EQUIP: Jewelry (collar, necklace, etc.)
ADDED: N/A

Currently owned by: Wilder

★★★☆☆☆

Lunar Rings

A set of ominous-looking four black metal rings that are perpetually cold to the touch. Each has a cut pearl atop it representing a phase of the moon. The Full Moon glows with soft white light. The Half Moon does likewise, but half the pearl is black. The New Moon gives off no light, and is black. The Eclipse is black, with a thin ring of glowing white around it.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 80
DURABILITY: 70
SPECIAL: The Full Moon ring greatly enhances all spells that increase or utilize light, but does not affect shadow-manipulating or -increasing spells. The Half Moon ring slightly improves all Light-element spells. The New Moon ring greatly enhances all spells that deepen shadows, but does not affect Light-increasing or -using spells. The Eclipse ring allows the wearer to reverse the lighting in a thirty yard-diameter area around them, from dark to light, light to dark, or mildly tweaking average light levels.

MATERIAL: Metal, Pearl
ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Ring

Currently owned by: Samael, Fafnir, Mirrikh

★★★☆☆☆

Guardian Sky

A cuff or collar made of ominous black metal chains tightly linked. A shining Skystone piece, polished round, is set into a round setting on the band.

ELEMENT: none
MAGIC LEVEL: 120
DURABILITY: 70
SPECIAL: The cuff, worn or not, has an aura of power that dampens the power of Order for a distance of three yards in all directions. Within this narrow area, the fungus that carries Order quickly wilts and dies, and the power of Order spells are dampened. Lessers infested by Order are made very uneasy in the presence of the stone.

MATERIAL: Metal, Skystone
ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 4
EQUIP: Cuff, Necklace, etc.

Currently owned by: Sergei

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Heart of the Universe

Two small, twin, heart-shaped lockets of unknown metal on slender but durable chains of different lengths. Opening a locket to look within gives the viewer a vision of the star-filled blackness of space, though the stars seem to change periodically. They are not otherwise linked.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 70
DURABILITY: 80
SPECIAL: Enchanted. When wearing the locket, Critical Fail casts of the Lesser Empathy spell become Failures, and Failures become Barely Successful.

MATERIAL: Metal Alloy
ATTACK: 0
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Necklace
ADDED: N/A

Currently owned by: Alek & V-Onyx-Three

☆☆☆☆★★

Backup Boombox

An old boombox made of slightly rusted steel and cracked, yellow plastic. The volume knob is broken, and it always plays at maximum volume. The brand name, WORMS, is printed in an ominous black metal always cold to the touch.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 60
DURABILITY: 40
SPECIAL: Enchanted. It needs no power source, and will only generate sound when other music is first played nearby. It will automatically form a backup accompaniment to this other music. An Other roll should be rolled to determine sound quality, from horribly crackling, distorted, muffled or staticky on a Crit Fail to beautiful, clear and emotional on a Crit Success.

MATERIAL: Steel, Plastic
ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/a
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: None, carry

Currently owned by: The Piano

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Freedom

A flexible silver cuff of hundreds of metal links, threaded through with two bands of gold. A medallion set at the front, formed of solid gold, depicts an oriental dragon in flight.

"Is freedom freedom if you can only touch the ground, seeing the air but never existing in it?"

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 75
SPECIAL: Successful casts of Gust can grant the bearer weak flight for up to fifteen seconds. Successful casts of Jetstream last the full duration of a thread, and do not need to be recast. If Gust is cast while Jetstream is still active, flight may be maintained for up to a minute at a time.
MATERIAL: Silver Alloy, Gold

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 4
EQUIP: Cuff (collar, bracelet, etc.)

Currently owned by: Yanyue

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Feedback Loop

A ring, made of gleaming purple metal, in the form of a snake consuming its own tail. The tail and eyes gleam chartreuse-green. The ring is intended as a piercing, though could be worn over a small digit or claw.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 90
SPECIAL: Enchanted. Focuses casts of the Lesser Empathy spell to provide a brief but very intense window into a single target's emotional state, in particular focusing on the target's emotions toward the wearer. The wearer feels the emotions as their own; strong enough feelings can require discipline to calm.

MATERIAL: Metal, Chrysoberyl
ATTACK: 0
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Earring
ADDED: Allows the user of Lesser Empathy when equipped. Loss of the item will result in loss of the spell.

Currently owned by: Vargas

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Zoey's Key

A simple skeleton key made of wrought iron, though it never rusts. It hangs on a long, thin, looped chain of the same material. Nearly unbreakable.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 100
SPECIAL: Allows the wearer to safety store and retrieve chosen memories. This key is also required to unlock a small, attuned alcove in Pegasus.
MATERIAL: Wrought Iron

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: Attuned to Zoey, and can only be used by her.
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: N/A

Currently owned by: Zoey

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Harness of Combustion

A tough, but relatively lightweight, leather dog harness suited to a larger dog. Well-made; the stitching and metal buckles show no signs of wear. A pouch on top allows items to be carried, though may require more than paws to operate.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 80
DURABILITY: 60
SPECIAL: Enchanted with Fire Trap. Blasts attackers with a small burst of flame when physically struck.

MATERIAL: Leather, Steel
ATTACK: 0
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 2
EQUIP: Harness
ADDED: Enhanced: the effect also covers the wearer's entire neck and upper torso, including shoulders and abdomen. The harness itself is also immune to catching on fire, and the buckles will only get warm, never burning hot.

Currently owned by: Anala

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Twin Hounds

Two matching sculptures of stylized hounds, about two inches long. One is painted reddish, the other greenish, though the brass beneath is showing through where the paint has been worn away.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 70
DURABILITY: 90
SPECIAL: Enchanted with Mind Reader. Two creatures carrying the trinkets may share their thoughts, up to a distance of one cave away.

MATERIAL: Painted Brass
ATTACK: 0
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 2
EQUIP: N/A, Carry
ADDED: Enhanced: Allows the carriers to also share clear emotions.

Currently owned by: Doru

☆★★★★★

Pureheart Armor

A shining, but relatively lightweight, suit of armor of shining silver, polished ivory, and gold. It provides some physical protection. An enhanced Barrier enchantment keeps a steady wind about 1cm thick blowing around the armor.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 90
DURABILITY: 100
SPECIAL: Enchanted with Barrier.
MATERIAL: Metals, Ivory

ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: Enhanced Enchantment: all but the strongest strikes that would hit the armor instead rebound, thrust back by air; magic that would hit the armor is partially deflected by its barrier
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 20
EQUIP: Armor

Currently owned by: Erasmus

★★★☆☆☆

Voidqueen Crown

A wickedly spiked black crown, with a single glowing Oilstone set at its crest. Gives off a constant, softly sinister whispering.

'Fear and monarchy pair nicely.'

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 90
DURABILITY: 80
SPECIAL: Enchanted with a version of Forsaken Mind. The crown can be focused to mildly influence the desires and opinions of multiple targets at once. This will inflict Corruption Points on those targets.
MATERIAL: Black Metal, Oilstone
ATTACK: N/A

ADDED: Chaos. Each use should be rolled for, using either Forsaken Mind, or an Other roll. While the crown will always work, a Critical Failure will also subsume the user with Chaos for one minute. During this time, they are lost to Chaotic visions and desires, and may inflict harm specifically on nearby followers or subjects who are loyal to them.
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 4
EQUIP: Crown

Currently owned by: Elayne

☆☆☆☆★★

Eternal Flame Lighter

A scuffed, battered steel lighter on a thin chain with a depiction of the god Anubis engraved on its side. The cap has a feather engraved on one side, and a human heart on the other.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 40
DURABILITY: 50
SPECIAL: Enchanted with Everburn. Use of the spell while touching this item, cap off, to a flammable source will both ignite the source and cast Everburn, causing its flame to last until the bearer perishes.

MATERIAL: Stainless Steeel
ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: Its lighter fluid never runs out.
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Necklace, carry

Currently owned by: Anubis

☆☆☆☆★★

Vial of Fireflies

A small, corked vial on a fiber cord. Inside, seven bright lights flicker and dance about like fireflies.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 40
DURABILITY: 15
SPECIAL: Enchanted. Successfully casting Bauble with the vial uncorked releases a single 'firefly,' which flits into the baubled item. The light of this Baubled item will shine far more brightly than usual, serving as a true light source. Only seven Firefly Baubles may exist at one time; the user may recall one from any distance to create a new one, at the cost of dimming that firefly's light to a normal Bauble glow.

MATERIAL: Glass, Cork, Cord
ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: N/A
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: Necklace, carry

Currently owned by: Giggle

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Gentleman's Monocle

A classic simple monocle of silver and glass, on a fine silver chain.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 50
SPECIAL: Enchanted. When worn, grants the user a merged thought process with a highly intelligent pseudo-entity within the monocle. This unknown "Gentleman" influences the wearer toward a prim accent, decorum and civility, but can be "politely arrogant" and shocked at impropriety. It lends its powerful mind to the wearer when worn.

MATERIAL: Silver and Glass
ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: When fitted over an eye, it will stay there like a magnet until removed, regardless of the wearer's biological shape.
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 1
EQUIP: N/A

Currently owned by: Effluvium

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Chain of Order

A chain formed of a white platinum alloy. One link has a stone set within: a translucent white, streaked with a webbed appearance.

Discovered in Cycle 111.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 90
SPECIAL: Enchanted. Once per day/thread (whichever is longer), the wearer can reroll any roll. However, the result will stabilized through Order: Critical Fails will instead become regular Fails, while a Critical Success will only count as a Success. In addition, this item is linked to the Chain of Chaos and the Chain of Control: any critical success or failure will open a one-way magical link (lasting only a few seconds) that sends vague images and sounds of the wearer of this item to the wearers of the other two.

MATERIAL: Platinum Alloy, Clearstone
ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: This items' magic will not affect Gembounds, for example inflicting Order influence or Corrupted points.
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 3
EQUIP: Jewelry Chain - limb, neck

Currently owned by: Oilstone T-One

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Chain of Control

A chain formed of a white platinum alloy. One link has a stone set within: an unknown alien stone, silvery yet shimmering with rainbow hues, as though holographic.

Discovered in Cycle 111.

ELEMENT: unknown
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 90
SPECIAL: Enchanted. Once per day/thread (whichever is longer), the bearer may interrupt another character's roll attempt just before its result would take place, forcing them to reroll, for better or for worse. In addition, this item is linked to the Chain of Order and the Chain of Chaos: any critical success or failure will open a one-way magical link (lasting only a few seconds) that sends vague images and sounds of the wearer of this item to the wearers of the other two.

MATERIAL: Platinum Alloy, Unknown Holograph-Like Material
ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: This items' magic will not affect Gembounds, for example inflicting Order influence or Corrupted points.
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 3
EQUIP: Jewelry Chain - limb, neck

Currently owned by: Sair

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Chain of Chaos

A chain formed of a white platinum alloy. One link has a stone set within: a dark, slick Oilstone.

Discovered in Cycle 111.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 100
DURABILITY: 90
SPECIAL: Enchanted. Once per day/thread (whichever is longer), the wearer can reroll any roll. However, the result will skew toward Chaos: Failure will become a Critical Failure, while Barely Successful and Successful rolls become Crit Successes. In addition, this item is linked to the Chain of Order and the Chain of Control: any critical success or failure will open a one-way magical link (lasting only a few seconds) that sends vague images and sounds of the wearer of this item to the wearers of the other two.

MATERIAL: Platinum Alloy, Oilstone
ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: This items' magic will not affect Gembounds, for example inflicting Order influence or Corrupted points.
DEFENSE: N/A
WEIGHT: 3
EQUIP: Jewelry Chain - limb, neck

Currently owned by: Elayne

★★★☆☆☆

Liminal Staff

A gnarled ash wood staff fitted with a crescent of Rainbow Moonstone that glints yellow and blue across its white surface. The wood is veined with opalization and the staff's head decorated with antlers, bones, ribbons, ivy and more.
"...imbued with magic by the great enchanter, Tallulah." (Allegedly.)

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 120
DURABILITY: 45
SPECIAL: Enhances magic linked to the dead by granting a limited ability to communicate with the bodies of the recently dead. Also grants additional use of the Golem spell, allowing the bearer to create and control multiple Golems with less energy and effort, but only when these Golems are made from bones.

MATERIAL: Ash Wood, Rainbow Moonstone, antlers, bones, etc.
ATTACK: N/A
ADDED: Attuned to Grishia Halfteeth, and functions only in her hands.
DEFENSE: 0
WEIGHT: 10
EQUIP: Staff

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Currently owned by: Grishia Halfteeth

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Second Claw, the Blades of Saran'zol

A sturdy staff made of wood and metal, affixed with wicked blades on both ends and set with blood-red rubies at the base of each blade. It's moderately warm to the touch and those that hold it know no fear in battle.

ELEMENT:
MAGIC LEVEL: 60
DURABILITY: 20
SPECIAL: Grants the use of the technique Rip while wielding, if not already known. When successfully used through the staff, it can strike a second time for half damage.

MATERIAL: Dark Metal, Stained Wood, Ruby
ATTACK: 15
ADDED: Reduces fear in battle.
DEFENSE: 5
WEIGHT: 15
EQUIP: Weapon

Currently owned by: Gaheris

Known Dye and Ingredients List

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[Event] Coats of Many Colors

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Character-made Locations: Densites, Landmarks, Other

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Character-made Locations: Densites, Landmarks, Other

Many of our Gembound choose to have locations of their own here in the cave and sometimes it gets hard to keep track of who is where! If your character has a den or landmark they have created of any kind, or maybe something else entirely (such as shops, shrines, or herbal gardens), please post with your individual character accounts detailing the location, including what cave or tunnel it is in.

A character's status (display group) will indicate how upkept a location will appear to others.

— If your character is active (Lone Gembound or Group) then it will be assumed the location is visited regularly by your character, and the scent is relatively fresh.

— If your character becomes Inactive then it will be assumed, by default, they are hibernating in their densite (if applicable), and the longer a character hibernates, the more their locations will suffer as a result.

— A Deceased character's locations (and any items noted within) will fall into disarray and eventually into ruin unless claimed by another.

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Origins Fungal Index

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~~These are proposed species of Fungi for Origins, since I found us lacking in any significant capacity a way for the fungal element to be useful at lower/mid intensity.~~ The list has been approved for canon use!

The Corpseheart - A species of fungi native to Origins, that is similar in nature to the Stinkhorn family. They get their common name both from their appearance, shaped like a clenched fist with red coloration and blue veins, and the fact that they stink like carrion. Despite being widespread throughout the caves, few gembounds ever see these mushrooms as they only bloom from their mycelium when exposed to magicka. They bloom the most bountifully when channeled through the Stinkhorn spell, which causes them to swell until their gleba bursts and releases their foul smelling spores, but they can be coaxed into smaller appearances by those adept with other fungal spells. If inhaled in great enough density, the spores can cause nausea and dizziness by clinging to the mucous of the airways and preventing smooth airflow.

Inky Fairyfrill - A fungus sometimes found in trenches that have lost a large amount of water recently and had the lesser gembounds inside begin to decay, this mucous heavy fungus is actually protective to gembounds who must retain some level of moisture. When aggitated the mucousal layer sloughs off and begins to disentigrate into sludge. Some gembounds also call it the Spoiled Milk mushroom, because while it looks unappetizing it is completely edible unless consumed with fermented foods, in which case it becomes incredibly toxic. It can be grown on gembounds though use of the Inky Cap spell, wherein its sudden breaking apart is used as an escape mechanism.

Mother's Tear - So named because of its helpful medicinal properties, a bit of worship, and the fact that it grows in tear-shaped clusters on logs and trees, the Mother's Tear is a prized fungus. It is a potent analgesic, rather ; as potent an analgesic as can be found in most tunnels. When consumed it numbs the body, relieving pain and inflamation, some gembounds have learned how to process it into a paste that can help staunch bleeding and relieve pain in more concentrated areas.

Waxy Trumpet - An edible fungus that can be eaten raw, it gains a more potent flavor if plucked and dried. Some say that it gives off a smell like over-ripe fruit. It grows most readily in churned topsoil, and grows like an upside down horn, the waxy coating means any moisture that collects inside of its cup can be easily removed. Some gembounds use it as an edible means of transporting water.

Origin Plant Species

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~The plant species of Origin as cataloged by Tennesse & Cayenne~

Rainbow Starleaf:

These tall trees with star-shaped yellow leaves have medium brown bark that is smooth to the touch. The bark can be peeled at the slightly softer bark underneath can be used to cure headaches. However, the train isn't know for the medicinal bark... It's known for its tendency to leave unsuspecting gems turned different colors! The pollen of these trees come in a wide variety of colors and if you accidentally sleep underneath it or sit still for too long you can find your fur completely turned colors! Don't worry, while the pollen is a little stubborn and clingy it can be easily washed out with water. Although it can be fun to harvest the pollen for a prank.

Watermelon Tree:

Okay... They don't actually grow watermelons but the green fruit hanging from the tree with its hard shell does resemble one. The fruit has a diameter of four inches and takes a little effort to crack open but is worth it. The yellow, juicy, and fleshy fruit is sweet and delicious. The trees themselves grow in hardy conditions and in places where other vegetation seems not likely to grow. The trees they grow from have pale brown bark that's rough to the tough with green, spade-shaped leaves.

Tamusen:

Small bushes with red leaves that grow deep within the forests of Eridanus. Despite the vivid red leaves these bushes are usually hard to find because they only grow to be a foot tall and have a habit in sheltering in the lee of larger plants... Usually dangerous ones. If you can find one and manage to collect the leaves they can be used to numb pain like no other thing.

Sacchiferous:

At first they seem unassuming, like a normal oak tree with vines hanging down and dark, dark leaves, but when one gets too close they can smell the powerful numbing scent that these trees waft. Two minutes of exposure to this scent can cause disorienting headaches, five minutes fatigue, and ten will cause fainting and if you faint beneath this tree then the roots will ensnare you and digest you for nutrients. The cloying odor it emits when you get within a five foot radius should be enough to deter most creatures... Unless you're attracted to that sort of smell or want the Tamusen that usually rest near these trees.

Iceberry Bush:

Small bushes with dark blue leaves and white bark. The berries that grow from these bushes are small but grow in great clusters like grapes. They are tart but with a slightly sweet after taste. However, it's not the berries that you should collect (unless you want a tasty treat) but the leaves. They have great medicinal properties and can be chewed and applied to wounds to help bring down inflammation and ward off infection or they can be eaten to bring down a fever.

Pucker Tree:

Very tall trees with large branching limbs that are littered with bright orange leaves. These tall trees grow fruits high up in their branches, these fruits are usually green in color but turn bright red when ripe and fall straight to the ground (be careful if you sleep underneath one!). Hardly anyone would want to eat the fruits from these trees as they are extremely sour! Just one bite will cause your lips to almost turn inside out! Still, the insects seem drawn to these trees and their fruits and it's quite easy to get a meal if you like bugs.

Magicka Flower:

These flowers are usually hard to find or rather hard to pin down as they look like a plain flower to the untrained eye. They have green stalks with a tightly wrapped bud that's a sickly green color. The only way you can see the flower's true colors are by casting a spell or when there's a strong presence of magicka nearby. When this happens the blossom opens up to reveal a gorgeous blue flower with iridescent petals. It's a beautiful sight and it will stay bloomed for a couple of hours after the magicka has dissipated but once the magic is gone and the time is up it'll tighten itself back into the tight bud until the next magick surge.

Dormire Flower:

A small flower with pretty white petals that gorw in the ground. These little beauties are excellent for calming the nerves and for use as a sedative. Even the sweet smell of these plants are enough to calm the nerves of lesser and even greater gembounds. Just don't eat too many of these sweet plants!

Honey Reed:

This water-loving plant is a tall reed with small blue flowers growing on it. It tends to grow around large bodies of water like rivers, streams, ponds, but never in swamps. When the reeds are eaten they help to soothe sore throats while the flowers... well... They taste very sweet but don't soothe anything except a sweet tooth.

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Lost Stones List

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Lost Stones List

As time progresses, there will be stones that once belonged to Gembounds scattered through the cave. These stones can be found and "awakened," producing a hybrid of the stone's original holder and the awakener.

PLAYER-OWNED STONES:

*Deus [Java] — Zircon

Location: Polaris — Guarded by Svarog

*Bassa [Fira] — Black Onyx

Location: ??? — In the possession of Albeon

Farran [Zevruu] — Peridot

Location: Pisces — In the (loose) possession of Imperia

(Arctic Fox) — Orange Sphalerite

Location: Cetus — In the possession of Septiezal

(Ainu Dog x Caracal) — Achroite

Location: Canis — In the possession of Eythan

(Bactrian Camel x River Otter x Striped Skunk) — Moonstone

Location: Pisces — In the possession of Asimona

(Crested Penguin) — Blue Jeremejevite

Location: Pisces — In the possession of Asimona

(Sumatra Chicken) — Fire Opan

Location: ?? — In the possession of Wilder

Regalia — Chalcedony

Location: Eridanus — In the possession of Venari

Raziel — Fire Opal