The Unfinished Tome

Naniresh the Green Warden and Mourne Kalashti were able to put aside their rivalry and begin an era of friendship, all beginning with a promise. 

Oaths of friendship and cordiality are the first to have been bound in pact magic. For without such friendships how can one have a basis for future oaths and agreements?

As an officiator of oaths one must defend their mind from intrusion and this aspect of the flourishing wind also provides insight into other areas.

You gain knowledge of the following:

  -    Greater Rite: My Pact is My Bond

Spiritual Renewal: Swear an oath to another or officiate an oath being sworn between others. 

As a Lesser Magic, you can Resist: Silence or Resist: Enthral.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Entangle at range by declaring, “by oath and pledge I bind you”. 

My Pact is My Bond

A Greater Rite to create an oath of friendship and be empowered by it. 

Cost 

• • 2 Green Ribbons, 2 White Ribbons

  • Optional: Additional Green Ribbons

  • If the caster is Wise in Law, once per day they may reduce the cost by 1 White Ribbon.  

  • The caster and any participants cannot cast or benefit from this Rite if they are Oathbreakers.

Action

• • The caster and target sit around a table. The caster writes out their oath and declaration of friendship. It must be signed by all targets of the Rite and all present declare the targets as friends and allies in the eyes of the Keeper of the Pacts of Friendship.

Effect

• • • The caster and the target become Enchanted and each tie a Green Ribbon to themselves. The Enchantment lasts for several days or until the oath given in the declaration of friendship is broken. Whilst Enchanted, the caster and target have +1 HP and once per Spiritual Renewal may cast Heal 3 at Touch Range on a person they have declared friendship with by giving them 10 seconds of encouragement.

    • A copy of the declaration of friendship will be added to the Comrades’ Ledger.

Additional Green Ribbon

• • • For each additional Green Ribbon, the caster may Enchant an additional target beyond the first two. 

The Keeper of Oaths and Bargains is a being of simplicity. It keeps its ledger and enforces its oaths. Always. Staying on its good side is a simple matter, of course. 

By submitting oaths to its ledger you do more than record them: you also proclaim to powerful beings that you will keep your oath. The Keeper and its fellows despise those that do not keep their word, and none should sign the ledger lightly.

Learning of the Keeper of Oaths and Bargains, as well as its fellows, gives expertise in the wind that binds us all. This allows you to shrug off other bindings even as it lets you strengthen the binding of your comrades to their lives.

You gain knowledge of the following:

  -    Greater Rite: Word Demands Deed

Spiritual Renewal: Uphold an oath you have sworn. 

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Ward: Entangle or Ward: Paralyse at touch range using the vocals, "your word will be all that binds you".

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Heal 2 at touch range with 10 seconds of roleplay including the vocals, "by my oath be strengthened". 

Word Demands Deed

A Greater Rite to swear an oath, fulfil a debt or make a promise with grave penalty for failure. 

Cost 

• • 2 Green Ribbons, 2 White Ribbons

  • If the caster is Wise in Law, then once per day they may reduce the cost by 1 White Ribbon. 

Action

• • • The caster goes down on one knee, unrolling parchment and placing ink to one side of them. They write and speak their oath to the air, calling upon the Keeper of Oaths and Bargains to witness their words.

Effect

• • • An Oath Bound Page recording the oath the caster swears as part of this Rite is entered into their Tome. 

Even Awakened are not impervious to the world. They can suffer injuries that rob the use of their limbs and body, while others may be born with challenges others might not.

The Cerulean Sage triumphed when she duelled with Raakash the Black Tongued, even though Raakash’s withering magic left her arm permanently ruined. However, she overcame this limitation with a new arm, invested with the Sapphire Wind that drives all things to move.

By learning her methods, one must combine the healing arts with the arts of animating the inanimate through the winds.

You gain knowledge of the following:

  -    Greater Rite: A Limb Moved by the Winds

Spiritual Renewal: Healing a grievous injury with practised ease.

Whenever you Heal a target, you may also cast Ward: Entangle or Ward: Fling on them and yourself for no cost.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Fling at range twice in quick succession by calling on the Sapphire Wind.

A Limb Moved by the Winds

A Greater Rite to make a replacement limb for an Awakened.

Cost 

• • 4 Blue Ribbons, 2 Metallic Ribbons, 1 Green Ribbon, 1 Crafting Metal or Wood

Action

• • The caster measures themselves, ruminating on which limb is to be replaced. They will place their chosen piece of crafting material before themselves and begin shaping it with the winds of magic, calling upon it to take shape. As it brings on new shape the caster will begin to weave the green magic between the new limb and themselves, connecting it to them and replacing their original limb. Finally they will call upon, “the sapphire wind which drives all things to move, invest this empty vessel with movement at my will”.

Effect

• • • The caster gains an Arcane Prosthesis. 

Sometimes concealment and avoidance of conflict is no longer possible and one must know how to prevent harm to themselves.

The Nessians consider the basis of their arts to be defensive in nature, though there were many who learned to hurl fire and lightning it was a decree by their ruling council that protective forms must come first. 

These protective forms can be quite potent in defending oneself but also taxing to the spirit of an Awakened.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Lesser Rite: Runic Aegis

As a Lesser Magic, you may Resist: Silence.

As a Greater Magic, you may begin a chant of Warding whilst you have a free hand. Whilst chanting, you may Resist the damage from the next 2 non-Sunder weapon blows you take. If you are not wearing any armour, you may instead Resist the damage from the next 3 non-Sunder weapon blows you take. The effect ends early if you stop chanting for more than a few seconds. Resisting damage in this way does not grant immunity to damage for 10 seconds as a normal Resist would. 

Runic Aegis

A Lesser Rite to bolster your magical defences.

Cost 

• 3 White Ribbons

Action

• • The Caster traces runes and sigils, first in the air in front of them then, on the back and palm of one hand.

Effect

• • • The caster is Enchanted and ties a White Ribbon to themselves. This Enchantment lasts until the next dawn. Whilst Enchanted, as a Greater Magic, they may Resist: Blast by calling on the Runic Aegis. If they are wearing no armour, as a Lesser Magic, they may instead Resist: Blast.

Learn to capture the inexorability of meteors and imbue your arrows with their destructive power. If you have seen the scars on Solem where they have fallen, you know the devastation they bring. 

In battle against Dominion, it is remembered that Camarion the Fell Sighted used this power in an attempt to strike a grievous wound against it and even a being such as Dominion took a backwards step from the arrows of Camarion before it destroyed them and the mountaintop they aimed from.

By imbuing your arrows with this power you will learn to shatter your enemies and leave them reeling from your assault.

You gain knowledge of the following:

  -    Greater Rite: A Bow of Twin Comets

As a Lesser Magic, you may strike for Daze 30 with an arrow.

As a Lesser Magic, you may strike for Impale with an arrow. 

A Bow of Twin Comets

A Rite to create a mighty bow whose arrows fall like meteors from the heavens.

Cost 

• 4 Green Ribbons, 4 Orange Ribbons, 2 Metallic Ribbons, 2 pieces of Crafting Wood, usually Thieves’ Bark, Wychwood, Sun Oak and / or Ironleaf 

Action

• The caster crafts a bow or crossbow from magical wood.

Effect

• • A Bow of Twin Comets is created, a magical bow that allows damage inflicted by this bow to be swiftly followed by a bolt of magic.

An item of worth is a mark of pride for its maker. The artisan makes their mark so the world can see their virtue. 

After the 10,000th strike of a hammer or the 1,000,000th flick of a brush, a great sadness may settle on an artisan for their work is over and their creation may go forth into the world, but be separated from its maker. By this mark a link is forever forged, declaring the maker and proudly showing their craft.

The true artisan takes care with their equipment and ensures they are always fully prepared for danger.

You gain knowledge of the following:

  -    Greater Rite: The Maker’s Mark

Spiritual Renewal: You witness an item bearing your Maker’s Mark used in a great deed or significant event.

While wearing armour you gain +2 HP.

As a Lesser Magic, you may Resist: Impale if your weapon, shield, or armour is Enchanted. 

The Maker's Mark

A Greater Rite to craft an item and place your mark upon it.

Cost 

• 1 Metallic Ribbon or 1 White Ribbon

Action

• The caster crafts an item from base materials. They make their mark upon the item and weave the ribbons of magic into it, imprinting this mark upon it magically. The caster may also choose to name the item and / or imprint a short phrase upon it.

Effect

• • • An item is created with the caster’s Makers’ Mark magically imprinted upon it. Anyone who Gazes With the Third Eye will know who crafted the item. If a name or phrase was given to the item then this will also be visible to anyone who Gazes upon it.

    • If this Rite is cast during another Rite to create an item, then the effect is applied to the item produced in the other Rite. 

The spirit is power, it can be thought of as the fabric of every living being; the fabric of the spirit can have sewn to it all manner of magical things.

Weft and weave, stitch and sew, darn and knit the technique you use is up to you but always they make and grow.

You patch an extra piece of power onto your spirit, embracing the power of the materials you have used, knowing them like no other as they become you. Your hands work quicker and more skilfully than before with the materials that you know best and those who weave their own spirit can claim power from others.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: Sew the Weave Gheist

For each 10 seconds that you are under an Entangle effect, you regain 1 HP.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Consume Spirit at touch range with a 30 seconds of vocals, including, "my weaves consume you".

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Entangle at range with the vocals, "my threads bind your feet".

Sew the Weave Gheist

A Greater Rite to sew an ephemeral weave into a being’s spirit. By crafting a reinforcement to the spirit made of ephemera they can enhance themselves and a specific area of their craft in turn.

Cost 

• • 3 Orange Ribbons, 2 Green Ribbons, 1 Yellow Ribbon, 2 Bobbins of Golden Thread

Action

• The caster demonstrates their existing skill at creating things made out of cloth and fabrics. As they do they talk of their desire to make more, to make it quicker and to make it better. The caster then begins to stitch and sew the bobbins together with the power of the ribbons. They then place the result over their flesh and say, "I bind this weave unto my spirit, and redefine myself as I subsume it to my pattern".

Effect

• • • The target becomes a Weave Gheist, a creature able to enhance the power of woven items depending on the bobbins that are used.

    • If the target is already a Weave Gheist, they can add additional weavings to themselves.

Record information and send it to a constellation.

The Witness watches, and so do you.

Information can be condensed, stored, and recalled with great efficiency once you have the necessary skills. Part and parcel of this feat is being able to communicate it. Especially in a manner that is enticing to the ignorant.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: Testimony to the Divine

Spiritual Renewal: Mark an object with your signature, cipher, emblem, or personal seal.

The concept of information that is vague, inaccurate, or false is intensely annoying to you.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Cleanse: Silence and Ward: Silence at touch range on the same target using the vocals, “speak your testimony”.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Enthral at range using the vocals, “I have knowledge you seek”. If you are wearing no armour, this becomes Enthral 20. 

Testimony to the Divine

A Greater Rite to give information to the stars.

Cost 

• 2 White Ribbons, 1 Yellow Ribbon

Action

• • The caster creates a piece of nonfiction writing in a single volume, be it in a book or simply on a piece of paper. The caster places the testimony and a lit candle or lantern into any opaque container and covers it. The caster places their hands on the container, calls to a constellation, says their own name, and briefly describes what they want the constellation to know. The caster finishes the Rite by chanting, “I give testimony to the divine”.

Effect

• • • The testimony will vanish in a flash of light, and its information will be sent directly to the named constellation. The constellation will receive the information but will not be able to respond as part of this Rite. 

Do not fear the rot within. Embrace its beauty and degeneracy.

                         was not afraid of what they were and embraced it without fear. They did not fear the rot setting in, they did not fear disease, censure or excess. Only that they would run out of time.

Disease is something that                          came to control. They utilised it against their enemies and empowered themselves with its virulency.

You gain knowledge of the following:

  -    Greater Rite: A Sickness that you Will Love

Whilst you are under the Scourge effect, whenever you are targeted by Heal you recover +2 HP.

As a Greater Magic, you may call Mass Scourge by declaring, “I vomit forth pestilence”. If you are Scourged, this is a Lesser Magic. 

A Sickness that You Will Love

A Greater Rite to unleash pestilence and plague. 

Cost 

• 4 Black Ribbons, 4 Red Ribbons

• Optional: Additional pairs of Black and Red Ribbons

Action

• The caster must gather a bag of food, rot, mucus and the mixed flesh of mortals and beasts. They crush and massage the bag, mixing it and moulding it whilst giggling with joy at their creation. Once moulded, they must bury the polyp beneath a dwelling and bless it in the name of the Vulture.

Effect

• • • A plague springs forth from the polyp infecting a small number of non-Awakened people. The infected begin to bleed and weep green pus from cysts and sores. Despite all laws of decency they quickly grow to love the sickness that has taken hold and seek to infect others so they may share in the joy they have found. The disease can be cured, either on a case by case basis, or by destroying the polyp at the heart of the pestilence.

Additional Black and Red Ribbons

For every additional pair of Ribbons…

• • • Increase the number of infected to the population of a small hamlet.

    • Increase the number of infected to the population of a village.

    • Increase the number of infected to the population of a town.

A Lore to think like beasts, hunt like them, and even become like them.  

Some Awakened look down on those who practise the magics of beasts and wild places. They are not refined enough for those who dwell in lofty towers and sit upon thrones. But they forget we are all flesh and blood in the end and our kinship with beasts is undeniable.

For every animal upon Solem there is the need to hunt and chase and weakness means death. By channelling these magics one gains strength and learns to harry and catch prey.

You gain knowledge of the following:

  -    Lesser Rite: Claws of the Hunter

  -    Greater Rite: Beast Sense

As a Lesser Magic, you may Resist: Weakness.

As a Lesser Magic, you may strike for Entangle by letting out a howl or roar. 

Claws of the Hunter

A Lesser Rite to become like the beast. To fight and hunt as they do. 

Cost 

• 1 Red Ribbon

  • The caster cannot be a construct or other creature made of non-organic material.

Action

• The caster howls or roars at the sky, they scrape the floor with their feet and snarl at any nearby people. They ensure their hands are empty and tense their fingers like claws, they crouch or take up a stance that is ready for combat. They howl or roar as their transformation begins.

Effect

• • • The caster becomes Enchanted and ties a Red Ribbon to themselves. The Enchantment lasts until dawn or until they choose to end it. While Enchanted, they grow claws and may fight with them. As a Lesser Magic, they may strike for Daze with their claws. 

Beast Sense

A Greater Rite to feel through their senses and see their paths. You are one with the beasts.  

Cost 

• 2 Red Ribbons

  • If the caster is Wise in Beasts, they may reduce the cost by 1 Red Ribbon.

  • This Rite cannot be cast if no wild animals live in the nearby area.

Action

• The caster strokes the ground, examines prints and plants, and smells the air. They sniff an item of the creature they are trying to track, fiercely roar or howl, and spill their blood upon the ground with a weapon of bone or the claw, talon, or fang of a wild beast, losing 1 HP. They speak in a bestial snarl, "by blood and scent let the trail be found. Let my senses become one with every beast and bird".

Effect

• • • The caster gains clues, given by bestial scents, tracks, or sounds about where the target creature has travelled and will often allow the caster to accurately track them down. The target creature must have passed through the area within the last few days.

Though you have no light of your own you glitter with a thousand reflections. 

Whilst greatest glory was given to the priests and viziers who clustered about the Throne they were guarded and kept safe by the order of the Mirror Hearts. The Mirror Hearts stood at the lower level of the pyramid with the Radiant Walkers about the Throne above them, attending to the Brilliant Midnight. While below the Logophages stalked the streets of the City of Endless Day.

Once inducted into the Mirror Hearts’ ranks, an initiate is taught to turn aside magics and rebound it upon their enemies. This Lore offers a taste of that power.

You gain knowledge of the following:

  -    Lesser Rite: Mirrorshine

  -    Greater Rite: A Cold and Vitreous Heart

When you Resist a ranged effect using a Warding, you may immediately cast the same effect at range within the next 10 seconds.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Ward: Blast, Ward: Burn, or Ward: Daze at touch range by calling on the reflecting mirror. 

Mirrorshine

A Lesser Rite which lets one safely detect magic in their vicinity. 

Cost 

• 1 Yellow Ribbon

Action

• The caster holds a reflective surface or light source aloft and speaks words similar to, “light speaks to light, and we see into darkness”.

Effect

• • • For the next 60 seconds, when the caster Gazes with the Third Eye they may call, “I see the truth of magic, even that which is hidden. Cleanse: All Concealing Enchantments”. 

A Cold and Vitreous Heart

A Greater Rite to allow the removal of a being's heart and the provision of a far more efficient replacement. 

Cost 

• 6 Purple Ribbons, 3 Red Ribbons, 2 Yellow Ribbons, 1 Metallic Ribbon 

• The paths of the Logophage and Radiant Jinn will be forever closed to the target.

Action

• The caster must blindfold the target and seat them surrounded by light sources. With a sharp, clean blade, the caster cuts into the target’s chest over the heart, causing them to fall to 0 HP. Reaching into the hole they must place a piece of mirror in the cut and speak of cutting away the physical heart and binding the mirror to the Cor Magiae of the target. They then call upon the Blinding Midnight to bless this guardian with a cold and vitreous heart.

Effect

• • • The target loses their Lineage and they become a Mirror Heart. 

If you should hear, deep in supposedly deserted wilds, the strumming of lyres and beat of dancing feet, be cautious, the Lord of Wine is likely close.

The Lord of Wine calls many to them as servants and revellers, for those who return from their wild dances they are a source of inspiration. Others though are drawn too far into the dance and do not break away.

The first of The Lord of Wine’s servants are those who draw in new dancers with magic. Those who drink from the wines so blessed find them potent and disorientating, but new life pumps through them as well restoring them.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: Sacrament of the Vine

When an Enthral effect ends on you, you may Heal 2.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Enthral at range by calling on the power of the wild revel or playing a short piece of music. 

The Sacrament of the Vine

A Greater Rite by which wine might be blessed and ensorcelled with magic.

Cost 

• 1 Metallic Ribbon, 1 Purple Ribbon

Action

• The caster pours a splash of wine from a bottle into a bowl. As a drum is beaten or set of pipes played, the caster must bless the wine for the coming dances and raise it above their head, crying to the sky of the night's coming festivities.

Effect

• • A bottle of Reveller’s Vine, a wine which will renew the Spirit, but leave its drinker temporarily overwhelmed by the magic of revelry. 

For those who have been gifted Ancient Bark some feel a calling to return and tend the tree. 

They will curl themselves in the moss at the base of the Ancient Tree and cover themselves in leaves till they are reborn in a new form, one bound to the health and vitality of an Ancient Tree itself.

Those who tend the land learn to help ease the suffering and pain of others with new life springing from burned ash and desolation.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: The Emergence of a Child of Moss

   -    Greater Rite: Plant Sacred Grove

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Cleanse: Burn or Cleanse: Scourge at touch range with the vocals, “I shield this land from fire and pestilence”.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Heal 3 at touch range by chanting the vocals, “I bring forth new life”, for 10 seconds. 

The Emergence of a Child of Moss

A Greater Rite to give up a mortal shell and bind oneself to an Ancient Tree. 

Cost 

• 4 Green Ribbons, 4 Purple Ribbons, 2 Crafting Herbs

Action

• The caster wraps themselves in moss and leaves at the base of an Ancient Tree. Their assistants plant the Herbs upon them and sprinkle them with water. The assistants bid their roots grow deep and the moss change them so that they may tend to the Ancient Tree till the setting of their final sun.

Effect

• • If the caster is earnest in their desire to tend to the Ancient Tree, the target loses their Lineage and they become a Child of Moss and Root.

  • A Child of Moss and Root is a long-lived tender of the Sacred Groves whose life is entwined with the fate of the Ancient Tree.

Plant Sacred Grove

A Greater Rite to Plant a Sacred Grove.

Cost 

• 8 Green Ribbons, 4 Purple Ribbons, 5 Crafting Herbs, a Seed of an Ancient Tree, Water from a River’s Source

Action

• The caster declares their intent to create a Sacred Grove where an Ancient Tree will grow and invites their assistants to inspect the ground and ensure that it is suitable. Each assistant inspects the ground in turn, selects a site for a Herb and plants it while speaking of that Herb’s properties and what influence it might have upon the grove. Once all the Herbs are planted, the caster inspects each in turn and praises them. They plant the Seed of an Ancient Tree near the centre of the grove and water it with the Water from a River’s Source. Finally they promise to guide, nurture, and protect the grove and its tree.

Effect

• • A Sacred Grove is created where the sapling of an Ancient Tree will grow. The character of the grove and the tree will be influenced by the Herbs that were planted, the water that was used and the words and actions of the people who cast the Rite.

  • The Ancient Tree will remember the one who planted it.

Blessed for services rendered to the Naiads, your power over the waters grows.

Anyone can call upon the Pact of Salt and Silver, such are its terms but some who have aided the Naiad’s are marked for greater things. Blessed by running water, if they continue down this path they may even be made an emissary with access to the entirety of the Pact.

A blessing of a Naiad is no small thing and brings with it new boons, protecting the blessed from the dangers of flame and the crushing depths of the ocean. If one is very lucky and a Naiad can be convinced with these blessings one might even be able to visit the deep waters of the world.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Lesser Rite: Winds Bound in Rope

   -    Greater Rite: The Mariner’s Mark

As a Lesser Magic, you may Resist: Burn.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Fling twice at range by calling on the blessing of running waters. Both spells must be cast within 5 seconds of each other. 

Winds Bound in Rope

A Lesser Rite to bind the winds to rope and nets.

Cost 

• 1 Blue Ribbon, 1 Green Ribbon

• If the caster is Wise in Seafaring, once per hour they may reduce the cost by 1 Green Ribbon.

Action

• Standing outside and facing east, the caster must tie three knots in a length of rope, speaking of the binding of the winds within each knot.

Effect

• • • The rope or nets are Enchanted and the caster ties a Blue Ribbon to them. They will remain Enchanted until the next dawn or until all three knots are unbound. Whilst it is Enchanted, the caster may cast Mass Fling by undoing one of the three knots tied in it. 

The Mariner’s Mark

A Greater Rite to mark a ship for safe passage over the seas or give mortals passage beneath the waves.

Cost 

• 2 Green Ribbons, 1 Purple Ribbon, 1 White Ribbon, an item gifted by a Naiad

• Optional: Additional Green Ribbons.

• If the caster is Wise in Seafaring, they may reduce the cost by 1 Purple Ribbon.

• If the caster does not have an item gifted to them by a Naiad, they may spend an additional Purple Ribbon instead.

Action

• The caster and their companions create a representation of a boat and sit in it. The caster pours water into a bowl, jug or ewer and places an item given to them by a naiad next to it. Calling upon the blessing of running water they mark a small crew of five or fewer people with a symbol of their vessel. The caster then calls to all signatories of the Pact of Salt and Silver to know the crew and their vessel and that they are marked as friends.

Effect

• • The caster and up to 4 of their companions become Friends of Salt and Silver. You may spend an additional Green Ribbon to affect up to 4 more targets. Friends of Salt and Silver are able to survive underwater when in the presence of a naiad.

Additional Green Ribbons

• • The caster may spend an additional Green Ribbon to affect up to 4 more targets.

Returning power to the flowering earth is not simply an act of thanks to the ground that has provided nourishment. It is planning for the future, seeding a little of the winds and raising trees and crops in future years.

Unlike the magics of the Hodekin and other creatures of the deeps below this is a magic of sunkissed earth and soil. Many kingdoms of Awakened have benefitted from plentiful soils, from Nessus at the time of its founding to Keld and its walled gardens.

An Awakened can learn how to encourage growth and life from the earth. It is not a swift magic but it is powerful given time to call upon it.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: The Flowering Earth

   -    Greater Rite: Preparation of the Bountiful Garden

Spiritual Renewal: Plant or tend to crops or flowers with care.

If you are wearing no armour, you regain 1 HP 60 seconds after generating a Heal effect.

As a Lesser Magic, if you are wearing no armour, you may cast Heal 5 on yourself by chanting for 10 seconds about the power of the flowering earth. 

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Heal 3 at touch range by chanting for 10 seconds calling on the power of the flowering earth. If you are wearing a flower, Heal 4 instead. 

The Flowering Earth

A Greater Rite to infuse the earth with bountiful growth.

Cost 

• 1 Green Ribbon, 1 Purple Ribbon, 1 Yellow Ribbon 

• Optional: 1-2 additional Green Ribbons

Action

• The caster walks the flowering earth they wish to bless, leading a procession of assistants. They cast seeds about them as they and their assistants chant, “we plant the seed to bear fruit in the future”.

• Next the caster and their assistants dip their left hands into small bowls of water and cast it across the seeds as they chant, “no seeds will grow in a desert and so we bless them with this water”.

• Finally the caster and their assistants raise their right hands to the sun above and chant, “no seeds will grow in darkness so we bless them with this light and warmth”.

Effect

• • • Over the next year the earth that the caster has blessed, up to the size of a large garden, blooms and blossoms. Normal crops and flowers that are planted grow at astonishing rates over mere weeks, greatly enhancing the region's agriculture and ecology. Many wild plants will also grow and some of the magic may also impact magical plants and trees.

Additional Green Ribbons:

The area covered by the Rite increases with the amount of additional ribbons spent…

• • +1: The area covers the gardens and fields of a town.

  • +2: The area covers a whole region such as a town and its surrounding lands and villages.

Preparation of the Bountiful Garden

A Greater Rite to bless a garden with a magical crop.

Cost 

• 2 Green Ribbons, 1 Purple Ribbon

Action

• The caster and assistants must walk the perimeter of a carefully tended bed of soil, placing straight sticks at each corner of the area to be Enchanted and saying, “here is the earth that shall be bountiful”. 

• Taking the Purple Ribbon and tying it to one of the marker sticks, and sprinkling the ground with water, they say, “here is the water to nourish their growth”. 

• They must then tie the Green Ribbons to the marker sticks and plant a Crafting Herb in the prepared bed, saying, “here is a promise of the bounty to come”.

Effect

• • • The marked area becomes Enchanted and the caster ties a Green Ribbon to it. This Enchantment lasts for several days. 

    • Each night 1 new Herb for each unique Herb that is planted will sprout in the area, up to a maximum of 5 in total.

Once you were a slave, but no longer, now you have broken your chains…

Once you swore yourself to a King or Queen and knelt and scraped and bowed to them. Now you have seen the truth, no one will rule your destiny and you reject them as tyrants and thieves.

This makes you indomitable and free, a dangerous thing for tyrants.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: Breaker of Chains and Crowns

   -    Greater Rite: Regicide

You will not swear an oath to any kind of sovereign or tyrant.

As a Lesser Magic you cast Cleanse: Entangle or Cleanse: Paralyse at touch range by declaring, “I am a Breaker of Chains”.

As a Lesser Magic you may Resist: Silence or Resist: Enthral.

As a Lesser Magic, you may call Reveal: Sovereign at range with the vocals, “show yourself tyrant”. 

As a Lesser Magic, you may call Reveal: Knight at range with the vocals, “show yourself tyrant’s lackey”. 

If a target is Revealed as a Sovereign or Knight, you may strike them for Impale. You may then use a Lesser Magic to strike them for Impale additional times. 

Breaker of Chains and Crowns

A Greater Rite by which the symbols of tyranny and their servants might be thrown down.

Cost 

• 1 Blue Ribbon, 1 Orange Ribbon

• The target must be an item that is part of a Sovereign’s Regalia.

Action

• The caster declares their name and affirms their freedom from tyrants and dictators and speaks a message, mocking, taunting or threatening the Sovereign that the item belonged to. They state, “I am a breaker of chains and crowns, hear forever the words that shatter your crown”, and bring their weapon down on the target item.

Effect

• • • The target is destroyed beyond repair and it is struck from the Tome of the Sovereign to which it belonged. The Sovereign may not replace the destroyed item for a year and a day. The affected Sovereign will always hear the words used as part of this Rite, no matter how far the distance. 

Regicide

A Greater Rite for the execution of Sovereigns. 

Cost 

• 1 Orange Ribbon

• The target creature must be on 0 HP or be bound with chains or rope and they must be a Sovereign. 

Action

• The caster lists the target’s crimes, which must include crimes of tyranny, and declares that the target’s life is forfeit. The caster must give the target a brief opportunity to speak their last words.

• The caster speaks the final words of judgement, “for the crime of tyranny may you face eternal death and may your kingdom fall to ruin”, and brings their weapon down upon the target with a mighty blow.

Effect

• • The target Sovereign is slain and their Spirit is permanently dispersed and will not rise again as a ghost, nor can it be returned to life by any other manner. 

  • The caster is a Regicide.

Istrika’s fires burned so hot within the forges that her assistants sometimes took a part of that magic into themselves. Driven to create, design and forge they sometimes went too close to the fire and were consumed. 

A forge produces many things, but all stems from the fire that heats the ores and softens the metals.

One who can create an ember has begun to learn the secrets of fire.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: Preparation of the Mortal Spirit

As a Lesser Magic, you may Cleanse: Weakness at touch range with the vocals, “let my fire drive you”.

As a Lesser Magic, you may Resist: Weakness with the vocals, “you cannot douse my fire”.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Heal 2 on someone you consider a friend at touch range with 10 seconds of encouragement. 

Preparation of the Mortal Spirit

A Greater Rite to create a spirit within a mortal that burns with inner flame.

Cost 

• 6 Orange Ribbons, 3 Metallic Ribbons

Action

• The caster extols the creative virtues of their mortal target, what their mortal mind and spirit have already achieved, and what they might be able to do in the future if their fire would but burn a little brighter.

Effect

• • The target becomes an Ember of Creativity. 

  • An Ember of Creativity is a creature that can empower the forging of metal items. 

Your knights are loyal to you my liege, but now you must claim a crown and throne.

Without a kingdom what is a king? Nought but a pretender. Can you call yourself a Sovereign without a crown? By placing your throne you mark the land as yours by right of conquest. Many will challenge you for they do not see the good you bring but with knights at your side you can prevail.

On the battlefield you will command and not be silenced whilst being a beacon for your knights to rally to in the tumult of the battles to come.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: A Sovereign’s Regalia

   -    Greater Rite: Let the Bonds of Fealty be as Iron

You may only take this Lore if you are a Sovereign.

As a Lesser Magic, you may Resist: Enthral.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Enthral at range by calling upon your right as a Sovereign and demanding someone approach.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Heal 3 at touch range on one of your Knights and Heal 3 on yourself with 10 seconds of encouragement or a reminder of their oaths.

A Sovereign’s Regalia

A Greater Rite to let you claim an item as a piece of your regalia. 

Cost 

• • 3 Yellow Ribbons, 2 Black Ribbons

Action

• • The caster presents an item that they wish to claim as a piece of Regalia before their Knights or a gathered crowd. They speak of the item’s history, craftsmanship and importance. They symbolically claim the item such as sitting upon a throne, placing a crown on their head or even declaring it as theirs from this day forth. Regalia must be suitably historically or culturally significant or magical in nature. 

Effect

• • • The item becomes a piece of the caster’s Regalia.

Let the Bonds of Fealty be as Iron

A Greater Rite to allow others to swear fealty and bend the knee.

Cost 

• 5 Green Ribbons, 5 Yellow Ribbons, 1 Metallic Ribbon

• Optional: Additional sets of 5 Green Ribbons

• If the caster is a Sovereign, there is no Yellow cost.

Action

• The caster stands before those who would be their Knights and declares their name and the title that they will be known by. They must declare clearly what they will be Sovereign of. 

• There is no need for the caster to be currently in possession or control of what they claim to be Sovereign over but if they do not seek to claim it they will lose their Sovereignty. 

• There is no need that the thing they declare themselves a Sovereign of to be a physical land or place. For example one could become a Sovereign of Thieves and Beggars. However it may be difficult for them to claim something too esoteric as if they cannot take steps to prove they are sovereign of it their power will fade. 

• The caster declares I walk now as a sovereign and this shall be my regalia, holding up an item of cultural, historical or magical significance. 

• Their Knights must kneel before the new Sovereign and declare their name or names. They must make an oath to be the blade of their Sovereign and swear fealty to them.

Effect

• The caster becomes a Petty Sovereign, if they are not already one and the item they held up becomes a piece of Regalia for them. One Awakened who kneels becomes a Knight.

Additional Green Ribbons

For each Awakened beyond the first, an additional 5 Green Ribbons must be spent in order for them to become a Knight. 

The earth and stone remembers, it does not forget as mortals do.

The Hodekin will often record their histories upon the stone but for the most important secrets the stones themselves are Enchanted to hold the information.

Stone is hard to trick and confuse and the magic of the Deep Earth can gird the mind. Awakened who walk this path can also call on the ground itself to hamper their enemies.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Lesser Rite: The Earth and Stone Remembers

As a Lesser Magic, you may Resist: Enthral.

As a Lesser Magic, you may strike for Entangle. If you have a weapon made of stone, you may strike with it for Entangle 20 instead. 

The Earth and Stone Remembers

A Greater Rite to record information in an undimmed manner. 

Cost 

• 2 White Ribbons, 1 Purple Ribbon 

• If the caster is Wise in Stone, once per day they may reduce the cost by 1 White Ribbon.

Action

• The caster sits and meditates on a small stone, writing down a memory of theirs that can be described in one hundred words or less. Once they have completed this they chant, “I have written upon the soul of the stone”.

Effect

• • The caster creates a Memory Stone that retains the memory. 

  • They still remember the memory placed in the stone.

Some believe that politics and courts are confined to mortal cities, but in the wilds there is a court that is older than any: the court of fang and claw, where ancient beasts compete.

The Court of Beasts is not as monolithic an entity as at first it might sound. Creatures of wing and talon, predator and prey, scaled and furred. All of them mixed together in an ever-changing tapestry of alliances and feuds.

Awakened who learn the court's magic gain insight into how to send the court missives and make sure that their voice is heard and regarded.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: Missive to the Court of Beasts

You are strengthened by the power of the Court and gain +1 HP. If you have a Heart Beast, gain an additional +1HP. 

As a Lesser Magic, you may Resist: Silence.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Silence at range by demanding that others cease their yammering. 

Missive to the Court of Beasts

A Greater Rite to send word to the ever-changing court of beasts to earn favour of one faction or another.

Cost 

• 1 Blue Ribbon, 1 Red Ribbon 

• Optional: 1 additional Blue Ribbon

• This Rite may only be cast by someone with a Heart Beast.

Action

• The caster lets out cries mimicking the member of the Court of Beasts whom they wish to send a missive to. They then speak the short message they wish the Court of Beasts to hear.

Effect

• • • The message is heard by the imitated member of the Court of Beasts and they may either send a reply or an emissary to the one who addresses them. 

Additional Blue Ribbon

• • • The message will be heard by every member of the Court. 

All kinds of items sink into the depths and for a small price a Naiad might retrieve one for you. 

There are ancient agreements of peace between many of the Naiads of the rivers and the people of the land, unlike those of the sea, yet few are those who remember how to invoke its terms and fewer still those who know the bargain struck fully.

As someone who begins to learn how to speak for the land one must not let their tongue be stilled and in return they will begin to learn of the cleansing power of the rivers.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: Silver Shines in Deep Waters

As a Lesser Magic, you may call Cleanse: Scourge or Cleanse: Burn at touch range by calling on the Pact of Salt and Silver.

As a Lesser Magic, you may Resist: Silence. 

Silver Shines in Deep Waters

A Greater Rite to request an item be brought to you from the depths. 

Cost 

• 1 Green Ribbon, 1 Purple Ribbon

• If the caster is Wise in Seafaring, once per day they may reduce the cost by 1 Purple Ribbon. 

• If the caster is Wise in Law, once per day they may reduce the cost by 1 Green Ribbon.

Action

• The caster must toss a piece of silver into the water and call out to any Naiads who might be listening, invoking the Pact of Salt and Silver and describing an item they desire. They must then leave the water’s edge until they hear the song of the sea and are drawn back to the waters edge for the pact to be fulfilled.

Effect

• • A Naiad living in the water will bring an item from their river that is closest in description to the object requested. If the Naiad is satisfied with the offering of silver given it will often simply leave the item where the Rite was conducted. If the Naiad believes the offering was too small it will remain to negotiate with the item. The Naiad will bring the item even if it does not want to be parted from it but might name a high price for it. If the offering was generous or the call to the Naiad interesting they might remain anyway in order to converse. 

While others seek the safety of the pack and home you are happy to wander the dark and lonely paths.

At the beginning when the wolf became a dog, when the horse was taught to bear a rider and the cow put under the yoke the cat continued to walk alone.

When you rely on no one but yourself you gain a focus for survival and independence that opens new paths of magic to the walker.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Lesser Rite: I Am Me and I Need No Other

Spiritual Renewal: Walk off alone into the dark with no fear and remain alone for at least 60 seconds.

As a Lesser Magic, you may Resist: Enthral or Resist: Entangle.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Heal 3 on yourself after 10 seconds by whispering, “all by myself I walk alone”. 

I Am Me and I Need No Other

A Lesser Rite to protect you on the dangerous, lonely roads you walk.

Cost 

• 1 Black Ribbon, 1 Red Ribbon 

Action

• The caster stands apart from a group and watches them, judging them in their tight knit pack, huddled together for protection. The cast affirms that, “I am me and need no other.”

Effect

• • • The caster becomes Enchanted and ties a Black Ribbon to themselves. Whilst Enchanted, the first time they would fall to 0 HP, they may cry, “I am me and I need no other” for 10 seconds and Heal 3. The Enchantment will fade after a few days. 

This Lore is Mighty. If you have this Lore you have no other.

The Vulture was a being of sensation. Once the finest artworks of ink and paint grew stale, they turned to the more delicate pigments of hallucination and frenzy. Once they grew bored of those, and the orchestras of screams, the carnivals of twisted suffering, the sculptures of quivering victims... next it tried to see what works it could make with flesh, bone, skin, and sinew. These kept it sated for a time. At least until it ran out of raw material.

                         created the first Cathedral of Flesh within the once noble city of Ativesh, ending the proud colleges and alchemists. Yet even this was not their greatest crime.

A pinnacle of Awakened magic, learning to create a Cathedral of Flesh teaches how to wield powerful magics against creatures of flesh and blood.

You gain knowledge of the following:

  -    Grand Rite: Raising the Cathedral of Flesh

You are Scourged whilst you have this Lore.

As a Lesser Magic, you may call either, “All beings of flesh and blood who hear me: Scourge”, or, “All beings of flesh and blood who hear me: Weakness”.

As a Greater Magic, you may call, “Follow me into Foulness and Degeneracy. All beings of flesh and blood who hear me: Enthral 30”.

Raising the Cathedral of Flesh

A Grand Rite to raise a degenerate idol shaped from the flesh of the living so that it might draw others for a great revel. 

OOC Requirement:

• • This Rite requires the OOC consent of the target and any witnesses.

Cost 

• • 50 Red Ribbons, 20 Black Ribbons, 20 Yellow Ribbons, 1 Crafting Crystal or Gemstone

Action

• • The caster gathers a large number of creatures of flesh and blood and arrays them lying on the ground in a pleasing manner. Troughs and trenches are traced between the bodies. With each one that is drawn the caster chants, “I lay a foundation in flesh and bone”. They must create a minimum of four such foundations to be the bedrock of their cathedral. Once they are satisfied, a spike is driven through the bodies of the creatures so that it does not kill them but that their blood may run freely. As they do so, each time they must chant, “may your flesh be consumed and remade in wondrous form”. As the blood fills the foundations, the caster places the crystal at the centre and weaves the Yellow power through it, speaking of the cathedral they are raising with a beacon at its heart.

Effect

• • • A Cathedral of Flesh is raised. 

    • All non-Awakened who are part of the Rite die and become part of the structure. 

    • Any Awakened do not perish and become bound to the structure as exquisite and abhorrently warped servants to the caster. 

    • Any non-Awakened who come within twenty miles are drawn to the Cathedral of Flesh and any who touch it are violently consumed by it: adding their flesh, sinew and bone to the structure. 

    • All Awakened within twenty miles are assaulted by steadily escalating slews of transcendent emotions. The cathedral is filled with discordant but wondrous music and is populated by innumerable tableaux of artistically shaped flesh.

It swirls all around, but does not stir the fallen leaves to rise. This wind of blue and black chills mortal bones and drives the dead to rage at those who live.

A corpse lies at the centre of a spiral diagram. It calls to the hungry…

Age upon age has this Lore been discovered and unleashed upon Solem. It has won battles, made kings and ruined queens. Most of all though it has ravaged lands as the dead do not obey mortal demands.

Over and over this was called by The Crown, The Haunted One, The Wraith Lord of Soldia. They destroyed their citadel to turn back the Brilliant Midnight in all their glorious power.

To learn to call upon the Revenant’s Spiral requires an unbending spirit, certain of what they are willing to unleash.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: The Revenant’s Spiral

While you have this Lore you feel you are right and justified in the acts you take, willing to countenance grim deeds.

As a Greater Magic, you may cast Blast at range by declaring, “I wither and end you”. If you kill the target with your Blast, you may Heal 2.

As a Greater Magic, you may cast Mass Silence by declaring, “the Cold Wind that stirs the dead claims your voice”. 

The Revenant’s Spiral

A Greater Rite to unleash an untold number of reanimated dead. 

Cost 

• 4 Black Ribbons, 4 Blue Ribbons, one mortal being

• Optional: Additional pairs of Black and Blue Ribbons

Action

• The caster constructs a spiral out of bones, ash, candles and other human remains then laying a living mortal in the centre of the spiral. They call upon the cold wind that raises the dead to twisted unlife and bids the revenants be imbued with hate and malice for those who live, finally they kill the sacrifice.

Effect

• • A Revenant’s Spiral is created. Dead bodies within a couple of miles animate and converge on the Spiral. If they are killed they will rise again and again until their body is sufficiently destroyed to be unable to rise. 

  • The dead bodies animated by the Spiral attack the living and are especially drawn to anyone who bears the Revenant’s Mark. 

  • The animating force of the spell fades from the bodies if the spiral is destroyed.

Additional Black and Blue Ribbons

• • For each additional pair of Black and Blue Ribbons, the radius of the affected area is increased by several miles.

When flummoxed by a puzzle, seek the aid of those who revel in unsolved conundrums. Gain some measure of the thrill they experience at novel problems.

Nobody would have imagined Rag-and-Bones would become the world’s foremost expert in riddles. Rag-and-Bones wouldn’t have imagined that anyone else had the wits to even try. They aren’t the first to be the Mystery Walker but it is a title that is apt for them.

Sitting in a darkened chamber with only the scratching of a quill to keep you company can make the solving of mysteries a lonely endeavour. It does not have to be so. There are others out there with the same love for seeking answers: seek them out, and revel in shared revelations. As long as you can figure out what to do, you can solve anything. When every problem is a nail, those with hammers get a lot of use from their tools.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: Just a Hint

   -    Greater Rite: Petition to the Mystery Walker

Spiritual Renewal: Be led into danger under the Enthral effect for 10 uninterrupted seconds.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Cleanse: Daze with the vocals, “don’t worry, I understand”.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Daze at range with the vocals, “unsolved mysteries to confuse and confound”.

As a Greater Magic, you may call Reveal: Mystery Walker. The creature that responds affirmatively is one known by the world as the expert in riddles and puzzles. 

Just a Hint

A Greater Rite to request a small piece of information.

Cost 

• 1 Blue Ribbon, 1 Yellow Ribbon

• This Rite will only work on a puzzle that is a deliberately created challenge.

Action

• The caster stands in front of the puzzle that has confounded them that they have made an honest attempt to solve as they speak the incantation they should repeat the last major action they attempted: 

• “To the one the worlds sees as wise in enigmas I heed your aid, I have attempted this with my own wits and come up short. I do not need the answer but a nudge in the right direction.”

Effect

• • • If the Mystery Walker hears the caster’s words and deems their effort true, the caster will receive a single phrase or sentence, this will not give them an answer but information leading the caster to the next piece in the puzzle they face. 

Petition to the Mystery Walker

A Greater Rite to beseech an expert in enigmas for help.

Cost 

• 1 Blue Ribbon, 1 Green Ribbon, 1 White Ribbon

Action

• The caster gathers a writing implement, at least four straight sticks and a piece of twine. The caster creates a circle with the twine and then constructs a square inside of it using the sticks. The caster places a polite invitation describing the puzzle or cypher they are facing, complimenting the Mystery Walker’s intelligence and formally requesting their aid.

Effect

• • The Mystery Walker will receive the caster’s invitation, and should the puzzle sound of interest, they will shortly arrive to speak to the caster and offer cryptic advice and hints. The Mystery Walker will require payment for their services. They do not enjoy being called for trivial matters. 

Many claim that art cannot be made without sacrifice, it need not be your own sacrifice.

A wife's begging to spare her husband, the cruel pang of betrayal from one’s trusted friend; the sorrow of someone irrelevant, about something unimportant, to my beauty. These are a few of the cruel delights Elegant Bianca wrought and why she was torn down.

To embrace the idea that to be adorned in glory and beauty is far more important than empathy is not a inconsequential choice, it grants a strength that touches the spirit deeply with disgust for those weaker than oneself, and the ability to hurt them in new and interesting ways.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: Craft Powered by the Caged Spirit

While you wear fine clothes, you have +1 HP.

You feel Sensation: Contempt 30 towards the source of any call you Resist.

As a Lesser Magic, you may Resist: Weakness.

As a Lesser Magic, you may strike for Sensation: Pain or Burn 20. If you are not wearing heavy armour, you may cast it at range by vocally expressing your contempt for the inglorious.

Craft Powered by the Caged Spirit

A Greater Rite to create a truly beautiful garment at the cost of the Spirit of another being.

Cost 

• 2 Orange Ribbons, 2 Yellow Ribbons, 2 Bobbins of Golden Thread, 1 filled Spirit Gem, and 3 identical Bobbins of one of the following Crafting Materials: Abyssal Flint, Wychwood, Shadow Pelt, Requiem Hide, Thieves’ Bark, Mortis Steel, Shimmer Flax, or Cursed Lead. 

• If the caster is Wise in Weaving, they may reduce the cost by 1 Yellow Ribbon.

Action

• The caster weaves their Bobbins around the spirit. They use it to shape an item of woven cloth such as a banner, scarf or cloak, they must then speak about the nature of the spirit bound into the woven clothing and they care not for its life before but only for its new purpose to make the wearer of this clothing beautiful.

Effect

• • A powerful magical piece of clothing is produced, its powers depends on the kind of Spirit sealed within the Spirit Gem and the material of the Bobbins used.

When the winter descends upon Skotho, all things are put to the test. Bitter frosts and driving blizzards smother the land but even these cannot touch deep roots.

The Eternal Evergreen is one of the eldest of the Ancient Trees, sprouting in the closing days of the Age of Strife. Its roots go deep, deep into the frozen tundra and stretch so far that it is capable of sensing much.

An Awakened who has learned from the Eternal Evergreen is immovable and unfettered by cold or harm, growing back stronger from every wound, given time.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite:  Sensing The Roots of the World

Spiritual Renewal: Survive or overcome physical hardship.

As a Lesser Magic, you may Resist: Impale with the vocals, “my bark is thick and my roots are strong”.

As a Lesser Magic, you may Resist: Sensation Cold or similar Sensations.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Heal 4 on yourself by planting your feet and not moving or speaking for 10 seconds. 

Sensing The Roots of the World

A Greater Rite to touch the roots of the World.

Cost 

• 1 Green Ribbons, 1 Yellow Ribbon

• If the caster is Wise in Herbs or is a Creature of the Deep Woods, once a day they may reduce the cost by 1 Green Ribbon. 

Action

• The caster presses bare skin, such as a palm or foot, to the ground and stands in quiet contemplation. When ready, they call on their deep roots to sense others whose roots run deep. The caster finishes by either naming an Ancient Tree whose health and state they wish to sense or, if they do not name one, they will sense the closest one to where they stand.

Effect

• • The caster receives a brief vision, couched in the senses of a plant, that tells them the name of the Ancient Tree if they did not already know it, the general health of the Ancient Tree, the nature of its surroundings and a general sense of its direction and distance from the caster. 

The making of jewellery is a delicate art, especially compared to the forging of a blade. A smith can learn to imbue many magics into such creations.

A wonderful combination of amulets can be forged from metal and stone and other magical materials besides. Many value the power of weapons and armour, but the protective power of such talismans cannot be underestimated.

With the knowledge of this Lore you gain insight into the protective magics of such creations.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: Ward Those That Wear You

You feel that crafted items should be treated with great respect. If you are wearing jewellery, you gain +1 HP.

You may be Attuned to one additional item if it is a magical amulet, talisman, or piece of jewellery.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Ward: Curse at touch range. 

Ward Those That Wear You

A Greater Rite for the creation of a protective charm.

Cost 

• 2 Metallic Ribbons, 1 Green Ribbon, 1 Crafting Metal, Stone, or Wood

Action

• The caster works the materials to create a piece of jewellery, speaking of the protective qualities of their ingredient and who they wish to carry the item.

Effect

• • A piece of magical jewellery is created. 

  • The properties of the item will depend on the materials that are used. Some materials are unsuitable and will not provide a benefit to the item that is created. The item will likely be imbued with an emotional connection to the crafter, felt by the wearer.

Some hunger for delicacies, others for trite companions, still others the acclaim of a banal and sycophantic crowd. For you it is Knowledge alone.

So has it ever been beneath the throne of Elvinath, that where great light blinds it also leaves dark shadows for their servants to hunt out inconvenient and heretical truths, leaving nothing behind.

This ancient lore begins your induction in the Logophages so that you may hunt more efficiently the secrets others would withhold from the Brilliant Midnight. The Logophages dwelled in the streets below the pyramid; they knew they would never rise to the highest tiers, but were content to devour freely in the shadows.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: The Hunger Hatches Into New and Abominable Form

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Consume Spirit at touch range with a 30 second chant, calling upon the power of the Devourer of all Knowledge.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Daze at range by calling upon the Blinding Midnight. 

The Hunger Hatches Into New and Abominable Form

A Greater Rite allowing someone to shuck their mortal form and become a Logophage. 

OOC requirement 

• This Rite requires the OOC consent of the target and any witnesses.

Cost 

• 9 Black Ribbons, 2 Yellow Ribbons, 1 Green Ribbon, 1 White Ribbon, a living mortal

• The target of this Rite must be a mortal.

Action

• The caster seats the target across from the humanoid who is to be their sacrifice. The caster commands the target to find the secrets the other conceals, learn of them intimately then consume them till there is nothing left. The sacrifice is then bound by the caster as the target interrogates and asks questions, once the sacrifice is fully bound the target places their hands on either side of the targets head, touching them only if they have their OOC permission. 

• The sacrifice begins to have their memories, dreams, hopes and desires drawn from them in a painful and traumatic experience until nothing is left behind and they remember nothing, a few moments after this the sacrifice dies and the target begins their transformation into a Logophage.

Effect

• • • The target loses their Lineage and becomes a Logophage.

    • A Logophage is a magical creature who is able to devour knowledge.

    • The paths of the Radiant Jinn and Mirror Heart will be forever closed to the target.

Not all dragons are true and mighty beasts of scale and flame. They have at least one lesser cousin as well, one that is more pliable.

Many creatures of the world can be enticed into doing things for you if you just know how to ask. True Dragons are mighty creatures but the Dragonlings can be swayed by small and shiny objects.

To call a Dragonling, one must sometimes use honeyed magics to lure them to you as well as the occasional need to make them stay still long enough to hear your bidding.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: Call a Scaled Messenger

As a Lesser Magic, you may strike for Entangle.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Enthral at range with the vocals, “I lure thee as I lure my scaled messengers”. 

Call a Scaled Messenger

A Greater Rite to summon a Dragonling messenger.

Cost 

• 2 Blue Ribbons

Action

• The caster decorates a raised area, such as a table, with feathers, coins and trinkets to tempt a Dragonling messenger to visit.

Effect

• • A Dragonling messenger will arrive shortly to receive a message and who the recipient should be. The Dragonling will do its best to find the intended recipient and if they cannot be found it will find someone else it thinks is suitable to hear it. The message should be written down and the Dragonling will devour the writing and speak the message to the recipient. 

When you have danced with the Lord of Wine they may allow you to drink from their cup and truly become one of the revellers. But a choice is laid before each reveller: the path of the muse or the path of the celebrant.

Arthoa is a genial being, but this compact to act as their celebrant or muse binds the caster under their auspices. They are neither Sovereign nor tyrant, but supping of their wine will bind you to them as tightly as any knightly oath.

The boons of this sacrament come entwined with the knowledge to heal and nurture, whilst also empowering the Awakened with bursts of inspiration.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: Blessing of the Lord of Wine

   -    Greater Rite: Celebration of the Lord of Wine

Spiritual Renewal: Either inspire and aid another with the creation of art or song; or dance, party and drink, daring the world to strike you down.

When you complete a Spiritual Renewal, you may use one Greater Magic of your choice without spending Spirit. This must be done within 60 seconds of the Spiritual Renewal.

As a Lesser Magic, you can cast Heal 3 at touch range by calling on the, “power of the vine”, for 10 seconds.

Blessing of the Lord of Wine

A Greater Rite to take your place as a Muse of Arthoa.

Cost 

• • 4 Metallic Ribbons, 4 Orange Ribbons, 2 Red Ribbons, Wine given freely by Arthoa

Action

• • The caster takes the wine from Arthoa and pours it into a cup. They raise the cup high and say, “I toast the Lord of Wine, whose eternal revel I shall join. Make merry upon this day, as the festival grows by one more spirit!”.

  • They stand before others and say, “behold me and admire me, for I shall be the madness of artists and creators, fleeting and mercurial. Among the dance I shall be a wondrous vision, and inspiration to the revel, but never for myself. I drink and become a Muse!”. They drink the wine pledging to give their creativity to others and never again feel it themselves in the shaping of art or craft.

Effect

• • • The caster loses their Lineage and becomes a Muse, one who grants inspiration to others and keeps none of their own. They will be forever unable to create art of their own or craft items.

Celebration of the Lord of Wine

A Greater Rite to take your place as a Celebrant of Arthoa.

Cost 

• • 6 Red Ribbons, 4 Metallic Ribbons, Wine given freely by Arthoa

  • If the caster is a Tulani, they may reduce the cost by 1 Red Ribbon.

Action

• • The caster takes the wine from Arthoa and pours it into a cup. They raise the cup high and say, “I toast the Lord of Wine, whose eternal revel I shall join. Make merry upon this day, as the festival grows by one more spirit!”.

  • They dance merrily in a circle and declare, “the dance shall never end! The drink shall flow forever! And I will never leave the revel, but celebrate forever!”. Then they must cheer loudly and drink the wine.

Effect

• • • The caster loses their Lineage and becomes a Celebrant Tulani, one who revels without end.

A surgeon is more than just a butcher with a knife, a surgeon requires precision and skill.

The distilled knowledge of a dozen treatises on anatomy, pharmacy, chirurgy and physicking. This Lore cannot give you a surgeon’s steady hands, nor the muscle memory of a battlefield physick, but by applying this knowledge many lives can be saved.

Turning magic to the aid of healing arts means that new wonders are possible. Diseases are shaken off in a matter of minutes and cuts and breaks mend at pace. Honing your mind like a scalpel you become the agent of such wonders.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Lesser Rite: The Physick Learns of Maladies

You may call Reveal: Scourge at touch range on someone after studying them for a few seconds.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Cleanse: Scourge and Heal 1 at touch range by chanting, “with knowledge of the healing sages I stay the end”, for 10 seconds. While chanting, the target will not die if the spell would successfully stop them from dying.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Heal 4 at touch range by infusing common herbs and bandages with the magical knowledge of healing for at least 10 seconds. 

The Physick Learns of Maladies

A Lesser Rite that aids in curing maladies.

Cost 

• 1 Orange Ribbon, 1 Yellow Ribbon

Action

• The caster lays out the instruments of a surgeon with care and examines their patient. They Gaze With the Third Eye upon the patient and describe the symptoms of the malady they wish to cure.

Effect

• • The target creature can show any pages from their Tome that are listed as a Lingering Malady to the caster. The caster may read any special sections marked with the name of this Rite.

Others will always hunger for your secrets and power; guard against their prying eyes.

As when clouds are drawn across the moon, to conceal is this Lore’s boon. Knowing the magic of this art, a veil to conceal magic can you impart. protecting that which dwells within for a time, through your magic and a simple rhyme. Learn now this most simple spell, for more complex arts we yet foretell.

Nessian runes will protect your heart, should you choose to master this art.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Lesser Rite: Arcane Veil

If you draw runes upon your skin, or have them marked on your clothing or armour, then you gain +1 HP.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Silence at range by calling on the runic arts of veiling. If you are wearing no armour, all Silence effects you generate last 10 seconds longer. 

Arcane Veil

A Lesser Rite to conceal one’s magic.

Cost 

• 1 Purple Ribbon

Action

• The caster places fabric over the target’s head and speaks the incantation whilst drawing an arcane sigil above their head, “by woven threads I conceal from mine foes, that which before third eye flows, let spell, enchantment and mystic to seem mundane, and by this spell conceal the arcane”.

Effect

• • • The target becomes Enchanted and ties a Purple Ribbons to themselves. The Enchanted target responds “no” to all Reveal effects. The Enchantment lasts until the next sunrise or sunset, whichever comes first. 

With utmost care the spirit sage may look with their third eye upon that most intimate place; the Spirit of another being.

This is no skill of brutish strength or force of will. The spirit must be tended with a certain gentleness and patience. Those who are too impulsive or violent will be drawn along a dangerous path so beware to always invite and never take.

The eye of the spirit sage gives insight into the strengths and weaknesses of many things. Once you know a creature’s power, you can prepare to meet it. Your eyes also give warning against those who have wounded a spirit.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Lesser Rite: A Glance of Spirit

   -    Lesser Rite: Gaze on the Spirit

   -    Greater Rite: A Violent Gaze of Spirit

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Ward: Curse, Ward: Weakness, or Ward: Daze at touch range by using words of encouragement to bolster the spirit. You may also cast this Warding against an effect mentioned in a Page of the last Tome you Glanced or Gazed upon.

As a Lesser Magic, you may call Reveal: Scar of the Profane at range with the vocals, “the eye of the spirit sage will know that profane mark”.

A Glance of Spirit

A Lesser Rite to read a single page of a Tome.

Cost 

• 1 Orange Ribbon 

Action

• The caster sits facing the target. Any assistants sit facing the target, forming a circle around them if there are enough of them. All participants meditate, contemplating the pages within their own Tome, and the target thinks deeply of the page they are going to share.

  • The caster questions the target, “do you willingly share this page, a piece of your very spirit, for us to read with a glance?”. The target replies, “I share this page, that is a part of me, and I do so with a willing spirit”. The target names the page they are going to share.

• The caster and their companions Glance With the Third Eye upon the target.

Effect

• • The caster and their companions may read a page from the target creature’s Tome. The target must be willing and the target chooses which page to share. The target can end the effect immediately and take their Tome back at any time. 

  • The target’s Tome is immediately returned to them if the caster is reduced to 0 HP or they move away from the target. 

Gaze on the Spirit

A Lesser Rite to read the entirety of a Tome.

Cost 

• 2 Orange Ribbons, 1 White Ribbon

Action

• The caster sits facing the target. Any assistants sit facing the target, forming a circle around them if there are enough of them. All participants meditate, contemplating the pages within their own Tome, and the target thinks deeply of their Tome.

  • The caster questions the target, “do you willingly share this Tome, the entirety of your spirit, laid bare for us to read as we gaze?”. The target replies, “I share this Tome, that is the very essence of me, and I do so willingly”. The target describes the essential nature of their Spirit, preparing the caster for what they are about to read.

• The caster and their companions Gaze With the Third Eye upon the target.

Effect

• • The caster and their companions may read any pages from the target creature’s Tome. The target must be willing. The target can end the effect immediately and take their Tome back at any time. 

  • The target’s Tome is immediately returned to them if the caster is reduced to 0 HP or they move away from the target. 

A Violent Gaze of Spirit

A Greater Rite to view the entirety of a Tome, even if the target is unwilling. This act of violence against the Spirit can be damaging.

Cost 

• 2 Orange Ribbons, 1 Black Ribbon, 1 White Ribbon

• The target must be on 0 HP or be bound with chains or rope.

Action

• The caster stands before the target who is seated or prone before them. Any assistants stand facing the target, forming a circle around them if there are enough of them.

• The caster speaks to the target, “I will gaze upon your spirit. Your very essence. I will tear open the pages if needs be. I will rip from you your inner self and look upon the words that are your truth. Helpless before me, your spirit is a thing that I can take”.

• The caster and their companions Gaze With the Third Eye upon the target.

Effect

• • • The caster and their companions may read any pages from the target creature’s Tome. While their Tome is being read, the target creature is Dying. 

    • The target’s Tome is immediately returned to them if the caster is reduced to 0 HP or they move away from the target. 

    • The violence of this spell can damage the target’s Tome but the caster has no control over potential damage.

The sleeping mind opens wide, and the flame of inspiration pours through its gates. Arthoa created the Muses and Celebrants but they didn’t create inspiration and creativity.

Callisto, Muse of Arthoa, collected the wild tales of the endless revel and sought to turn them into more than stories. She ventured to Lironon and found lurid dreams. She stoked them to flame in the mind, and in the flame she found beauty and transformation.

Do not allow others to dream quietly, but take their wild, wondrous imaginations forth into the world. Bid them grab their tools and drag those ephemeral marvels into the light. 

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: The Crucible Dream

Spiritual Renewal: Inspire someone with grandiose plans or wild new ideas.

Once per minute when you are Enthralled, you Heal 1. 

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Burn at range by calling on the fires of inspiration.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Enthral at range by calling upon visions of beautiful creations.

The Crucible Dream

A Greater Rite to transform a being of inspiration into a wildfire of wonder.

Cost 

• 7 Orange Ribbons, 6 Purple Ribbons, 1 Metallic Ribbon, 1 Green Ribbon, 1 Viper Saffron, the willing aid of one who responds positively to Reveal: Dream.

• If the caster is Wise in Dreams, they may reduce the cost by 1 Purple Ribbon.

• The target of this rite must be a Muse.

Action

• The caster takes soap and water and makes a lather, and washes the hands of the target, saying, “let the hands of the artist be clean, that they may be true to their vision”. The caster or an assistant Wise in Herbs takes the Viper Saffron and grinds it into a powder with the Orange Ribbons and places it over a fire. The target must inhale the smoke of the burning herb as the caster chants of lurid dreams and wondrous creations, and of the inspiration that pours into the sleeping mind, until the target falls asleep. The Dream or their mortal vessel must then whisper the nature of their being into the target and anoint them with the Purple Ribbons.

Effect

• • The target will be transformed into a Font of Inspiration, one who can inspire artists and crafters with the gathered dreams of others to empower their works.

  • The Dream may choose to lay a single compulsion upon the Font, which will thereafter be a part of their nature.

When the dead rise at the behest of the cold winds the living must march to war and bring the flame and the sword till the legions of dead are laid low.

Few are the times that such magics have been called upon to aid the living. Not since the Great Rising in the time before cities has its casting been attempted. Now these magics untouched for millennia have been remembered by Undertow for the cleansing of Soldia.

This Lore will bring the cleansing fire to render the tireless dead as naught but ash and dust.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Lesser Rite: Pyre for the Fallen

   -    Greater Rite: A Battle is a Funeral

Spiritual Renewal: Recite a brief eulogy for an undead creature you have just destroyed or are about to destroy.

As a Lesser Magic, you may strike for Burn.

As a Greater Magic, you may cast Mass Burn Undead by swinging your weapon broadly. 

Pyre for the Fallen

A Lesser Rite to burn to ashes a fallen army.

Cost 

• 3 Orange Ribbons, 1 White Ribbon

Action

• The caster and their assistants form a funeral procession and solemnly cast salt over a large collection of corpses (whether piled in a mass grave or scattered on a battlefield). When all the corpses have been sanctified, the caster says funeral rites for the deceased and touches fire to one of the bodies.

Effect

• • The salt bursts into flames and rapidly consumes the bodies. The corpses swiftly disappear, burning into ash. Any spectral beings tied to the corpses pass on.

A Battle is a Funeral

A Greater Rite to bring final rest to many of those who linger. 

Cost 

• 15 Orange Ribbons, 4 Green Ribbons, 2 Black Ribbons

• Optional: Additional Orange Ribbons

• This Rite may not be performed by an undead being. 

Action

• The caster stands in a circle of their companions. They light a fire and begin a funeral for the many undead that shall be slain before they are done. They call to their companions, “who will help me lay the dead to rest?” and hold their weapon aloft. As their companions declare that they will aid the caster they touch their weapon to the fire. When the last is done the caster touches their blades to the fire and declares, “I call upon the flame of the final end and will not sheathe my blade till my work is done”.

Effect

• • • All undead within 10 miles become cursed with the Flame of Final End Spiritual Wound until the next dawn. The spiritual wound prevents all but the most powerful undead from rising again once slain. Ghosts’ Spiritual Anchors crack and break and animating energies cannot raise new dead rising within the area of effect for an hour. 

    • All weapons used in the Rite become Enchanted and each participant ties an Orange Ribbon to their weapon. The Enchantment lasts until the next hour. Whilst Enchanted, as a Lesser Magic, the bearers may strike for Burn.

Additional Orange Ribbons

• • The caster may spend 1 Orange Ribbon per target to be Enchanted beyond the first fifteen. 

Some wonder what purpose could be behind inflicting such suffering upon another mortal. Others see endless possibilities for revenge and sadism. In the mind of the Vulture, this was simply the ultimate spectator sport.

At the feast of the Hundred Princes,                          first introduced the Worm that Makes its Home in Warm Flesh. It amused them, for there were few horrors that their jaded guests would find more repugnant than such an invasion of their bodies.

Learning to embed such parasites in the flesh and blood of another drives a knowledge and learning of how to alter one's own flesh. Both to heal and protect against paralysing magics.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: Worm Makes Home in Warm Flesh

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Heal 2 on yourself whilst Scourged by revelling in your poisoned flesh for 10 seconds.

As a Greater Magic, you may Resist: Paralyse. 

Worm Makes Home in Warm Flesh

A Greater Rite to infect a being with a Writhing Parasite.

OOC requirement 

• This Rite requires the OOC consent of the target and any witnesses.

Cost 

• 2 Red Ribbons, 1 Black Ribbon, 1 Yellow Ribbon

• This Rite may only target a being made of flesh and blood else the symbiote will be unable to survive within them. 

Action

• The caster takes vials of vinegar and wine and mixes them with flesh cut from a pig and strange herbs. They infuse the concoction with the Red power, shaking it till the flesh is granted new life and the worm is birthed. It will not survive long, however, so the caster must place the vial against the skin of the target and utilising Yellow power and small piece of gold to lure forth the worm before empowering it with black to drive it to burrow into the flesh of the target.

Effect

• • The target is infected with a Writhing Parasite.

Walk a mile in someone’s shoes and you will know them better, but take apart the clothes that walked with them for many miles you learn much more.

One element of the Weaving of Impossible things that the Elganti learned of was not just how to create beautiful and dazzling articles of clothing but to unpick someone’s history from the clothes they wore. This in turn would be used as a means to control the people of Aligona.

This branching path of the Weaving of Impossible things teaches instead of how to awe and amaze, how to bind someone with the threads of their own destiny and fears.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: The Weave Remembers

As a Lesser Magic, you may Resist: Entangle by declaring, “I unbind the weave”. If you do so, you regain 1 HP.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Entangle at range by calling upon the twisting of woven strands. 

The Weave Remembers

A Greater Rite to learn of a piece of clothing’s one time owner.

Cost 

• 1 Yellow Ribbon, 1 Bobbin of Golden Thread

Action

• The caster passes a needle through a piece of clothing with Golden Thread. They then Gaze on the Golden Thread that was passed through the clothing. As they do so they must chant of the weave and twisting of a person's history, comparing it to a tapestry in which a person's life might be read.

Effect

• • The caster learns the name of the person who wore these clothes for the longest and a place that they visited wearing these clothes. This information may be in the form of feelings, glimpses of insight or even short visions. 

The genius artist sees the wonder that lies within, the image that will emerge when all else is cut away.

Over time the many roads of Nessus became host to numerous effigies and idols to a vast array of cults, creeds and traditions. In time the Road Warden, recognising their value to the safety of travellers, made it a crime for any but the owner to disturb them.

You gain insight into what beauty might emerge from unshaped material and may cut away impurity and imperfection.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: The Carpenter’s Whittled Effigy

   -    Greater Rite: A Mason’s Graven Idol

Once per minute, when you are affected by a Sensation such as Sensation: Inspiration or Sensation: Creativity, you Heal 1.

As a Lesser Magic, you may strike for Cleanse: Scourge. This would deal 1 damage as normal.

As a Lesser Magic, you may Resist: Daze with the vocals, “by the purity of my vision”.

The Carpenter’s Whittled Effigy

A Greater Rite to whittle an animal from wood that will enhance and protect.

Cost 

• • 3 Green Ribbons, 1 Red Ribbon, 1 Metallic Ribbon, 1 Crafting Wood

  • Optional: 1 additional Crafting Wood

  • If the caster is Wise in Herbs, once per day they may reduce the cost by 1 Green Ribbon.

Action

• • The caster whittles a figurine or depiction of an animal from wood. The caster lays down a gift of food for the effigy and strokes it, beseeching the animal to aid those who do similarly in the future.

Effect

• • • A Whittled Effigy is created, an item that can be set down to enhance abilities or grant boons of healing and protection. The properties of the item will depend on the materials that are used.

A Mason’s Graven Idol

A Greater Rite to carve an idol from stone that will empower people nearby.

Cost 

• • 3 White Ribbons, 1 Metallic Ribbon, 1 Crafting Stone

  • Optional: 1 additional Crafting Stone

  • If the caster is Wise in Stone, once per day they may reduce the cost by 1 White Ribbon.

Action

• • The caster carves or decorates a stone figurine, tablet or small idol. They bow or kneel before the idol and speak of its significance. They imbue it with power and request that it will gift its power to those who perform a specified act. This could be bowing, saying a particular phrase etc.

Effect

• • • A Graven Idol is created, an item that can be set down to grant boons of power to those who beseech the idol’s power in the way specified in the Rite. The properties of the item will depend on the materials that are used.

So you have heard the song? And now you have more questions. Where does the music come from? Why does it call?

Who dwells in heavenly places? What magic do they command? What secrets might they tell? This knowledge will reveal much, but perhaps bring more questions than are answered.

To gaze upon the stars is to glimpse at destiny and greatness and follow that otherworldly song. Seek those who have heard and show them what lies above and grant them a measure of protection.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: A Place in the Stars

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Ward: Silence, Ward: Daze or Ward: Curse at touch range on a target who has Heard the Song of the stars.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Heal 3 at touch range by remembering a vision of a constellation for at least 10 seconds and drawing inspiration from it.

As a Greater Magic, you may call Mass Reveal: Heard the Song with the vocals, “show me who has heard the heavenly melody”. 

A Place in the Stars

A Greater Rite to learn of the stars.

Cost 

• 1 Yellow Ribbon

• The caster must have Heard the Song. 

Action

• Under the night sky the caster and their companions recreate the song with instruments or voices. They speak the name of a constellation and Gaze With the Third Eye towards the stars.

Effect

• • The caster and all participants experience a vision from the stars. Anyone who has not Heard the Song does not experience the vision. 

One who turns away from a dark way can find a new gentler wisdom, and their own kind of determination to do right.

The way to the Immortal Road can be terrible, and some may come to regret. It is not too late for one who wrongs and repents. You may lead them to the other road whose name is redemption.

With these gentle hands you can tend both spirit and flesh and your knowledge of terrible things helps keep you safe as you work.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Greater Rite: Mark of the Curse Breaker

   -    Greater Rite: Spirit Mend

   -    Greater Rite: Turn to the Other Road Whose Name is Redemption

You may not take this Lore if you have a Scar of the Profane.

As a Lesser Magic, you may cast Cleanse: Curse and Heal 3 at touch range by chanting, “I mend your spirit and your wounds”, for at least 10 seconds.

As a Lesser Magic, you may Resist: Curse or Resist: Scourge.

By examining a non-Awakened humanoid and Gazing With the Third Eye, you can learn if there is a Sensation effect that has significantly altered their Spirit. As a Greater Magic, you may restore their normal personality by continuing to examine them and speaking softly, “the spirit tender restores you”. 

Mark of the Curse Breaker

A Greater Rite to mark the hands of a spirit sage to help break spiritual wounds.

Cost 

• 7 White Ribbons, 5 Orange Ribbons, 2 Red Ribbons, 1 Bottled Ink of Determination

• The target must have skin.

Action

• The caster examines the target’s hands, particularly the palms, ensuring they are suitable and ready to receive their marks. The target speaks of their experience with curses, perhaps spiritual wounds done to themselves or others. The target speaks of the determination that is required to defy these wounds and as they do the caster tattoos the target’s palms using the ink.

Effect

• • The target gains the Marks of the Curse Breaker, a magical tattoo which will empower the bearer’s ability to remove spiritual wounds. 

Spirit Mend

A Greater Rite to mend a wounded Page within a spirit.

Cost 

• 1 Orange Ribbon

• The caster must be able to read the target page they wish to heal.

Action

• The caster carefully examines the damage done to a Page in a Tome. They tenderly touch the page and imagine what it will be like once fully healed. Finally they shed a tear upon the Page and speak, “by these gentle hands let this Spirit be mended”.

Effect

• • • The target Page will be mended of any minor damages done to it. 

    • This will not restore a Page that has been torn out of a Tome nor will it reverse a Page that has been transformed.

Turn to the Other Road Called Redemption

A Greater Rite to help another turn away from the Immortal Road and remove their Scar of the Profane.

Cost 

• 1 Orange Ribbon for every mark on the target’s Scar of the Profane Page.

• The target must have a sincere desire to repent for the crimes they have committed and the Spirits they have wounded.

Action

• The penitent one kneels before the caster with palms facing upwards. They confess the crimes they have committed and describe the ways in which they wounded Spirits.

• The caster scrutinises their confession and their sincerity and asks why they wish to turn to a different road.

• The penitent one must convince the caster of their sincerity and begs the caster to help them be absolved.

• If the caster is convinced, they will take the penitent one’s hands gently and, looking kindly into the target’s eyes, burn away the crimes with the orange wind. They help the penitent one to rise and promise to help guide them in their new path.

• If the caster is not fully convinced, they do not spend the ribbons and instead shun the target or set them a quest or penance.

Effect

• • The target’s Scar of the Profane is healed. 

Those who deal with Ghosts and spirits require tools that warriors do not and the materials used can be as strange as the spirits themselves.

With the essence of a departed ghost, harvested by one skilled in dealing with such beings, you can craft uncanny accoutrements.

With hands stained with otherworldly materials, the ghostly artisan may cloak their allies in invisible protections and gain some of the ethereal qualities of those ghostly beings.

You gain knowledge of the following:

   -    Lesser Rite: Forge a Chain That Ghosts Will Heed

   -    Lesser Rite: Honing a Blade Fit For Wraiths

   -    Lesser Rite: Weave a Shroud of the Spectral Orator

As a Lesser Magic, you may Resist: Entangle.

You know the substance of what you craft with. As a Lesser Magic, you may call, “ghostly being show thyself. Reveal: Ghost”, at range.

As a Greater Magic, you may Resist: Impale.

As a Greater Magic, you may cast Ward: Curse or Ward: Paralyse at touch range with the vocals, “ghostly hands ward against a ghostly touch”. 

Forge a Chain That Ghosts Will Heed

A Lesser Rite to forge chains that can hold a ghost.

Cost 

• 6 Green Ribbons, 4 Metallic Ribbons, 1 Blue Ribbon, 1 Orange Ribbon, 1 Ingot of Adamant, a Vial of Ectoplasm

• The caster or an assistant must be Wise in Ghosts. 

• The caster or an assistant must be Wise in Smithing.

Action

• The caster and their assistants work together to forge a chain from adamant and ectoplasm.

Effect

• • A set of Phantom Shackles are created, chains that can be used to bind and imprison Ghosts. 

Honing a Blade Fit For Wraiths

A Lesser Rite to forge a sword that will wound as a wraith can.

Cost 

• 7 Metallic Ribbons, 3 Black Ribbons, 1 Green Ribbon, 1 Ingot of Mortis Steel, 1 Vial of Ectoplasm, 1 Barrow Bloom

• The caster or an assistant must be Wise in Death.

• The caster or an assistant must be Wise in Ghosts. 

• The caster or an assistant must be Wise in Smithing.