Tupilak 472 of the Weavers Pelt

Lore

The Weaver’s Pelt was first fashioned by a nomadic furrier who sought to honor the spirits of the beasts that provided warmth to the tribe. Unlike traditional amulets of bone or stone, this Tupilak is encased in a patchwork of treated fox, rabbit, and seal fur, bound together by sinew soaked in bioluminescent algae. It is said that the spirit residing within the amulet possesses a deep, instinctual knowledge of animal anatomy and the preservation of hide. In the markets of the floating cities, these amulets are highly prized by laborers in the garment districts, as the spirit within guides the needle and knife with a precision that defies mundane fatigue.

Detail Stats

Tier: 1
Rarity: Common
Item Slot: Neck (Pendant)
Material: Cured hide, bone shards, and enchanted sinew.
Weight: 0.5 lbs.
Durability: High (treated for extreme weather).

Skills Gained (Openly Worn)

Pelt Preservation: The avatar gains a fundamental understanding of how to skin and cure hides without damaging the quality of the material.
Textile Appraisal: The ability to instantly determine the market value and origin of any animal-based fabric or leather.

Passive Magic

Thermal Regulation: The wearer’s body temperature is magically stabilized, providing comfort in temperatures as low as -20°C without the need for additional heavy clothing.
The Furrier’s Touch: While handling leather or fur, the material becomes more pliable and easier to work, reducing the time required for repairs or crafting by half.
Scent Masking: The amulet suppresses the avatar’s natural scent, replacing it with the faint, neutral odor of dried herbs and ozone, making it harder for beasts to detect the wearer.

Activable Magic

Spirit Stitch: (Normal Activation) By chanting a short flourish of words, the wearer can cause the amulet to glow. For the next ten minutes, any tears or punctures in non-magical leather or fur items touched by the avatar will slowly knit themselves back together as if never damaged.
Beast’s Insight: (Active Activation – Concentration) By focusing on the amulet for a few minutes, the Mind’s Eye reveals the specific health status and potential hide quality of a living creature. This allows the furrier to identify which parts of a monster are most valuable before a hunt begins.

Methods of Acquisition

Guild Apprenticeship or Gift: Because the Weaver’s Pelt emphasizes the “Furrier” roleplay role, a character might receive this item as a rite of passage when they become a journeyman in a regional Furriers’ Guild. It is often gifted to those who show exceptional promise in the alchemical curing of monster hides.
Salvage from “Gestalt” Remains: Higher-level creatures in Saṃsāra are often gestalts of different species. When such a creature perishes, an intact Tupilak might be found amidst the sparks or remains, having been used by the former avatar to manage the diverse pelts and skins of its multi-species form.
Commissioning a Rule Breaker: A character might seek out a “Rule Breaker” who specializes in organic conduits. These innovators can craft the Tupilak using the vocal cords or preserved nerves of a beast, though this requires providing the crafter with high-quality raw materials.

Types of Shops and Market Dynamics

In Saṃsāra, shops are diverse, ranging from skyscraper boutiques in metropolises to steam-filled workshop stalls in dark cave cities.

Guild Halls and Licensed Workshops:
- Description: These are clean, professional environments with magic-circuit lighting and steam-powered ventilation. They are run by master artisans who view their work as a science.
- Buying: Items are sold at a premium because they come with a “Guild Seal of Quality.” The shopkeepers are neutral and transactional.
- Selling: They rarely buy from strangers unless the item is in pristine condition and the seller can prove it wasn’t looted from a fellow guild member.
Curio Steampunk Bazaars:
- Description: Located in high-traffic trade hubs or near airship docks, these shops are cluttered with magic crystals, gears, and hanging pelts. They smell of ozone and alchemical tanning agents.
- Buying: Prices fluctuate wildly based on the “Sellers’ Market.” A charismatic buyer might get a better deal, but “Buyer Beware” is the law.
- Selling: These merchants are more willing to buy “found” items but will offer significantly less than the suggested value, citing the cost of “re-attunement and cleaning.”
Black Markets and Shadow Canyons:
- Description: Found in the dark cave systems or underwater population centers, these “shops” are often just temporary stalls or reinforced vaults.
- Buying/Selling: Here, items are bought and sold with no questions asked. This is the primary place to sell items taken from “vaporized” foes.

Cost of the Item

The cost is typically expressed in Silver for Tier 1 items, but fluctuations occur based on the local island’s economy.

Standard Suggested Value: 85 Silver.
Guild Hall Price: 110 Silver (Includes a certificate and a cleaning kit).
Bazaar/Market Price: 70 – 95 Silver (Highly dependent on the seller’s mood and the buyer’s perceived wealth).
Black Market Price: 50 Silver (To buy) or 25 Silver (If you are selling it to them).
Rural/Uncharted Island Price: This item might be priceless or traded for “favor” and “protection,” as precious metals have less value in areas where survival gear is scarce.

In the world of Saṃsāra, the Tupilak 472 of the Weaver’s Pelt is not a traditional weapon or shield, but its magical properties and the spirit within allow for creative defensive and offensive roleplay across the various island environments.

Defensive Roleplay

Cold Weather Survival: In the high-altitude regions where Zeppelins and Airships travel, or in the frozen northern islands, the Thermal Regulation passive acts as a primary defense against the environment. A character can roleplay the calm of remaining unaffected by a freezing gale that has their enemies shivering and suffering from action penalties.
Stealth and Evasion: Using the Scent Masking passive, an avatar can traverse jungles or dark cave systems without alerting predatory monsters that hunt by smell. In roleplay, this is described as the “silence of the fur,” where the character moves through the undergrowth while the Tupilak absorbs their natural musk, allowing them to bypass encounters that would otherwise lead to a fight.
Environmental Camouflage: A furrier can use the The Furrier’s Touch to quickly assemble a makeshift ghillie suit or protective blind from gathered pelts. Defensively, this is used to hide from “Gestalt” hunting parties or to set up a fortified position in a “Normal area” where AC is not boosted.
Equipment Maintenance: Since AC is tied to gear and tier levels, the Spirit Stitch active ability is a vital defense. During a long trek through unsafe areas, the character can roleplay “mending the line,” using the ritual to seal punctures in their leather armor or footwear, ensuring their AC remains at its peak despite the wear and tear of travel.

Offensive Roleplay

The Tracker’s Advantage: While not a direct attack, the Beast’s Insight (active activation) is used offensively to plan a strike. In roleplay, the character spends a few minutes concentrating, seeing through the Mind’s Eye the “weak points” in a creature’s hide or the low health status of a foe. This allows the avatar to direct their allies to strike where the armor is thinnest or where a “silver fire” mana boost will do the most damage.
Tactical Sabotage: An offensive furrier might use their Pelt Preservation and Textile Appraisal skills to identify flaws in an opponent’s gear. In a social or duel setting, the character can point out a “weak seam” in an adversary’s masterwork leather chestpiece, using the psychological pressure of the Mind’s Eye to unnerve them before the first blow is landed.
Trap Making: Using The Furrier’s Touch, the avatar can create complex, spring-loaded traps made of cured sinew and leather straps much faster than a standard character. In roleplay, this involves “weaving the environment,” where the character turns a simple hallway or forest path into a lethal maze of binding snares that can hold an enemy in place for a follow-up attack.
Ambush Preparation: By combining Scent Masking with a ritual chant, the character can lead a small group of allies into an offensive “blind spot.” Roleplaying this involves the character taking the lead and “cloaking” the party’s scent with the herbal ozone of the Tupilak, allowing a Tier 1 party to get within 6 seconds (a Normal spell chant distance) of a target before being detected.

Environmental Variations

In Metropolises: Defense involves using the item to blend into the “industrial” smells of a factory to hide from political pursuers. Offensively, it is used in “Textile Appraisal” to bankrupt a rival merchant by identifying their stock as counterfeit hide.
In Dark Cave Systems: The defense is purely against the dampness and rot that would normally destroy gear. Offensively, the bioluminescent algae in the sinew of the Tupilak can be used as a dim “focus” for a Rule Breaker to channel a spell in total darkness.
In Underwater Centers: While the item is made of fur, the “Seal” components of the patchwork make it naturally resistant to water. Roleplay defense involves the item not becoming heavy or waterlogged, allowing the avatar to maintain their mobility and AC while swimming.

Perception of Activation:

User’s Perspective

Tactile: Upon activation, the avatar feels a sudden, sharp drop in temperature emanating from the amulet, followed by a rhythmic thrumming that mimics a slow heartbeat. The fur patchwork feels as though it is bristling or vibrating against the chest.
Visual: The bioluminescent sinew flares with a cold, cyan light. As the “Mind’s Eye” engages for Beast’s Insight, the user’s vision narrows, and the target creature appears to have glowing “fault lines” across its body, highlighting where the skin is thinnest or most damaged.
Extra-Sensory: The user experiences a “phantom scent”—the overwhelming smell of a wet forest after a rainstorm—which provides a directional “ping” toward any organic materials nearby. There is also an innate sense of “weight,” where high-quality hides feel physically heavier to the user’s mystical perception than low-quality ones.

Observer’s Perspective

Visual: Observers see the amulet’s patchwork fur ripple as if caught in a localized wind. The cyan light from the sinew casts long, flickering shadows, and for a brief moment, a translucent silhouette of a fox or wolf head may appear to overlap with the avatar’s own face.
Auditory: A faint, low-frequency growl or a “huffing” sound, similar to a large animal breathing, can be heard within a 5-foot radius of the avatar.
Atmospheric: The air immediately surrounding the avatar becomes noticeably still and dry, as the amulet draws in ambient moisture to fuel the magical preservation effects.

Positives

Precision: The activation provides total clarity of focus, removing any doubt about where to make a cut or how to repair a seam.
Environmental Dominance: The user feels a surge of confidence and predatory calm, as the “Beast’s Insight” makes even the most formidable monster look like a collection of harvestable parts.
Efficiency: The sensation of the “spirit stitch” working provides a satisfying, effortless feeling to manual labor, as if the tools are moving themselves.

Negatives

Animalistic Instincts: While activated, the avatar may experience brief, intrusive predatory urges, such as the desire to growl at interruptions or an unnatural fixated stare on the “prey” or hide.
Sensory Overload: The phantom forest scents can be distracting, potentially masking the smell of smoke, poison gas, or other non-organic environmental hazards.
Post-Activation Chill: Once the Cyan light fades, the avatar often experiences a “cold snap” in their own bones, a temporary shiver that lasts for a few minutes as their body temperature readjusts from the magical stabilization.

Recipe: Assembly of the Weaver’s Patchwork Tupilak

Materials Needed

Central Focal Bone: A weathered skull or jawbone fragment from a predatory mammal (fox, wolf, or feline), etched with a geometric representation of the Mind’s Eye.
The Patchwork: At least four distinct squares of high-quality hide (Rabbit for agility, Fox for cunning, Seal for water resistance, and Bear for endurance).
Binding Sinew: Dried tendons from a creature of at least Tier 1, soaked for 24 hours in a solution of crushed bioluminescent algae and salt.
Alchemical Tanning Agent: A mixture of crushed charcoal, pine resin, and a drop of the crafter’s own blood to establish the initial soul-conduit link.
Copper Wire: 12 inches of thin copper to act as a magic circuit stabilizer between the bone and the fur.

Tools Required

Silver-Tipped Awl: For piercing the hides without tearing the magical fiber.
Obsidian Skinning Knife: To ensure the edges of the patchwork are clean and retain their elemental “memory.”
Steam-Press or Weighted Stone: To flatten the patchwork during the curing process.
Etching Needle: For inscribing the magic circuits onto the central bone focal.

Skill Requirements

Pelt Preservation (Tier 1): Essential for preparing the hides so they do not rot once the magical charge is applied.
Basic Circuitry: Knowledge of how to lay copper wire in a continuous loop to prevent “Mana Overwhelm.”
Stitch-Craft: Proficiency in the “Lock-Stitch” method to ensure the spirit remains bound within the patchwork.
Tannery Lore: Understanding the chemical reactions between alchemical resins and organic fibers.

Crafting Steps

Preparation of the Focal: Clean the central bone in a steam bath. Use the etching needle to carve the uniqueness number (e.g., 472) into the marrow-side of the bone. Inlay the etched lines with a mixture of copper dust and resin.
Curing the Patchwork: Apply the alchemical tanning agent to the four hide squares. Place them under the steam-press for one hour, ensuring the heat is consistent so the elemental properties of each animal fuse but remain distinct.
Laying the Circuitry: Wrap the copper wire around the central bone in a spiral pattern, ensuring both ends of the wire touch the bioluminescent sinew. This creates the conduit for the Mind’s Eye to flow through the item.
The Binding: Using the silver-tipped awl, stitch the hides together into a circular or shield-like shape around the central bone. You must use a continuous piece of soaked sinew; if the thread breaks, the “Spirit Stitch” ability will fail to manifest.
Activation Chant: While the sinew is still damp with the algae solution, perform a “Normal” spell activation (a flourish of words for less than 6 seconds) naming the item. This invites the animal spirits of the four hides to inhabit the Tupilak.
Setting the Seal: Leave the item in a dark, dry place for one full day. When the sinew glows cyan without being touched, the attunement process is ready for the first user.

Many-Skin-One-Bone and Great Cold-Walker

In the cycles before the sun was fixed in its copper track, when the world of Saṃsāra was yet a soft clay beneath the feet of the first-dead, there walked a Great Furrier named Aknuk. This Aknuk did not possess the needle of metal, for metal was yet sleeping in the deep stones. He possessed only the “Mind’s Eye” which was at that time as sharp as a falling star, seeing the breath of the mountains and the thoughts of the grass.

It is written in the cracked clay of the old ones that a Great Winter-Beast, whose name is eaten by time, descended from the floating ice-gardens. This beast did not eat the flesh of the people; it ate their “warmth-memory.” Those it touched forgot the meaning of fire and became statues of salt and weeping. Aknuk, seeing his village becoming a garden of white stone, took his knife of shadow and went into the high-dark.

He hunted the four spirits of the corners. First, he trapped the Rabbit of the East, who was so fast she could outrun her own shadow. From her, he took a patch of fur that could “dodge the wind.” Second, he met the Fox of the West, who told lies so beautiful the trees would walk to hear them. From him, he took a patch that could “hide the truth of a scent.” Third, he wrestled the Seal of the South, who swam in the boiling waters of the world-heart. From her, he took a patch that “denied the wetness of tears.” Fourth, he bowed to the Bear of the North, who slept for a thousand years and dreamed the world. From him, he took the patch that “held the strength of the mountain.”

But the patches would not speak to one another. They fought like angry dogs in Aknuk’s hands. Aknuk then took the jawbone of his own ancestor—a bone that had tasted a thousand meals and spoken ten thousand truths. He bound the four fighting furs to this bone using the glowing guts of a star-worm.

As he stitched, he sang the “Song of the Joined Soul.” He told the furs: “You are no longer four; you are the one-who-remembers-the-beast.” The bone became the Mind’s Eye of the item. When the Great Winter-Beast approached to eat Aknuk’s warmth-memory, the Tupilak flared with a light like the blue of a deep glacier. The beast looked upon Aknuk but saw only a rabbit that wasn’t there, a fox that smelled like nothing, a seal that could not be frozen, and a bear that would not wake.

The beast became confused, for its Mind’s Eye was clouded by the Tupilak’s many truths. It wandered into the sun-track and was melted into the sea, becoming the first steam that powered the old factories of the sky. Aknuk returned to his village, and with the “Spirit Stitch” of his new amulet, he touched the stone-people. The warmth-memory returned to them, and they rose as if from a long sleep.

But Aknuk warned them: “The bone remembers the hunger, and the fur remembers the hunt. Wear the truth, but do not let the truth wear you.” He then vanished into the dark cave systems, leaving only the 472nd iteration of his design for the furriers of the future to find.

The Moral of the Story: He who seeks to clothe the world must first ensure his own soul is stitched tight, for a gap in the seam is where the cold of the void enters.

Suggested conversions to other systems:

Call of Cthulhu (7th Edition)

Unique Name: The Fetish of the Patchwork Horror

Item Type: Enchanted Artifact / Mythos Object
Sanity Loss: 1/1d4 Sanity points to attune or activate the deeper “Beast’s Insight.”
Game Mechanics:
- The Furrier’s Instinct (Passive): Grants a +20% bonus to Track and Natural World checks specifically involving mammals or animal-based remains.
- Hide of the Great Cold (Passive): The wearer ignores penalties from extreme cold environments and gains 1 point of Armor against physical attacks from non-magical animals.
- Beast’s Insight (Active): Spend 1 Magic Point and 5 minutes of concentration. The user makes a Spot Hidden roll. Success reveals the target creature’s remaining Hit Points and any physical vulnerabilities (e.g., “thin skin at the throat”).
- The Stitch of Life (Active): Spend 3 Magic Points. The user can magically repair any leather or fur object (including leather armor) by 1d6 Durability/Structure points.
Syntax: Relic: Requires POW check to attune. Passive bonuses apply while worn. Magic Point cost for active effects.

Blades in the Dark

Unique Name: Aknuk’s Spirit-Stitched Mantle

Item Type: Rare Item (1 Load when worn)
Tier: I
Game Mechanics:
- Furrier’s Appraisal (Potency): You have Potency when gathering information about animal products, textiles, or hunting monsters.
- Thermal Veil (Passive): You are immune to harm from extreme cold. When hiding in natural environments, you may push yourself to gain +1d to your Prowl roll as your scent is masked.
- Spirit Stitch (Special Ability): Spend 1 Stress to instantly repair a piece of damaged gear made of leather or cloth, or to “heal” a mechanical failure in a steam-powered component that uses leather gaskets.
- Beast’s Insight: When you Study a target to find a weakness, you gain +1 effect level.
Syntax: Fine Quality. Grants Potency in specific contexts. Stress cost for supernatural repairs.

Dungeons & Dragons (5th Edition)

Unique Name: Tupilak of the Primal Furrier

Item Type: Wondrous Item, Common (Requires Attunement)
Slot: Neck
Game Mechanics:
- Cold Resistance (Passive): While wearing this amulet, you have resistance to cold damage.
- Furrier’s Skill (Passive): You gain proficiency in Survival and Nature checks. If you are already proficient, you add double your proficiency bonus (Expertise) to checks made to harvest or value hides.
- Spirit Stitch (Active): You can cast the Mending cantrip, but it only affects objects made of leather, fur, or hide.
- Beast’s Insight (Action): As an action, you can concentrate on a creature you can see within 30 feet. You learn if the creature’s current HP is higher or lower than your own and identify any damage vulnerabilities it possesses. Once used, you cannot do so again until you finish a Long Rest.
Syntax: Wondrous Item, minor tier. Requires Attunement. Grants Skill Proficiency and limited-use sensory action.

Knave (2nd Edition)

Unique Name: The Scavenger’s Pelt-Charm

Item Type: Magical Treasure (1 Slot)
Game Mechanics:
- Beast Sense (Passive): You cannot be tracked by scent. You automatically succeed on checks to identify the value of animal pelts or monster parts.
- Stitch-Magic (Active): Once per day, you may repair a piece of leather armor that has been reduced in quality or “broken.”
- Insight (Active): Spend 10 minutes examining a creature. The GM must tell you its Armor Class and its lowest Saving Throw.
- Warmth (Passive): You never suffer damage or disadvantage from cold weather.
Syntax: Occupies 1 Item Slot. Uses per day: 1 (Repair). Passive environmental immunity.

Fate Core / Fate Accelerated

Unique Name: Amulet of the Patchwork Soul

Item Type: Extra (Cost: 1 Refresh or a Stunt Slot)
Aspects: Spirit-Bound Furrier’s Totem, Cold? What Cold?
Game Mechanics:
- The Furrier’s Eye: You gain a +2 bonus to Create an Advantage using Lore or Notice when inspecting beasts or animal-derived materials to find physical weaknesses or determine value.
- Spirit Stitch: Once per session, you may automatically clear a Mild Physical Consequence for yourself or an ally, provided the “healing” can be described as magically stitching leather armor or thick furs back together to reinforce the wearer.
- Scentless Hunter: You may use Stealth to overcome obstacles related to being tracked by scent, even in wide-open areas, with a +2 bonus.
Syntax: Function: Provides specialized bonuses and a once-per-session recovery ability based on narrative triggers.

Numenera & Cypher System

Unique Name: Chitinous Pelt-Link

Item Type: Artifact
Level: 1d6
Form: A complex knot of organic fibers and a small, vibrating bone shard.
Game Mechanics:
- Beast’s Insight (Activation): By spending 1 minute in concentration (1 Intellect point), you learn the Level of a creature and its most obvious physical weakness.
- Stitch-Repair (Activation): You can repair a damaged object made of organic material. This restores points to the object’s integrity equal to the Artifact Level.
- Environmental Shield (Passive): The wearer ignores any negative effects or damage from ambient cold (but not direct cold-based attacks).
- Depletion: 1 in 1d20 (Check made only when using Stitch-Repair).
Syntax: Artifact Level determines effectiveness. Intellect pool cost for sensory activation. Depletion roll applies only to active physical repair.

Pathfinder (2nd Edition)

Unique Name: Tupilak of the Master Skinner

Item Type: Item 1; Invested, Magical, Transmutation
Usage: Worn (Amulet); Bulk: L
Game Mechanics:
- Furrier’s Insight (Passive): You gain a +1 item bonus to Nature checks and Survival checks to Track animals or Subsist in the wild.
- Resist Cold 2 (Passive): You gain Resistance 2 to cold damage.
- Identify Weakness (Action): (Concentrate) Frequency: Once per hour. You spend a few minutes studying a creature. Make a Nature check against the creature’s Reflex DC. On a success, you learn the creature’s lowest resistance or its highest weakness.
- Mending Stitch (Action): (1 Minute) You cast a version of the Mending spell that only targets items made of leather, hide, or fur.
Syntax: Item Level 1. Requires Investment. Provides Item Bonuses and specific Action-cost abilities.

Savage Worlds (Adventure Edition)

Unique Name: Scavenger’s Spirit Charm

Item Type: Weird Science Gadget / Magic Item
Rank: Novice
Attributes:
- Animal Senses (Passive): The wearer gains a +2 bonus to Notice rolls involving scent or identifying animal traits.
- Tough Hides (Passive): When wearing leather or hide armor, the armor’s protection is increased by +1 as the spirit reinforces the seams.
- Environmental Protection (Passive): The wearer is immune to the effects of Cold Hazards (see Hazards in SWADE).
- Beast’s Insight (Active): As a limited action, the user may make a Survival roll at +2 to identify a creature’s Special Abilities (such as Invulnerability or Fear).
Syntax: Constant passive environmental immunity. Skill-based bonus for active identification. Armor buff is conditional on material.

Shadowrun (6th World Edition)

Unique Name: The Awakened Furrier’s Focus

Item Type: Force 1 Health Focus (Talisman)
Game Mechanics:
- Astral Link (Passive): The focus is dual-natured when activated. It grants a +1 dice pool bonus to Nature and Biotechnology (specifically for harvesting reagents) tests.
- Scent Dampener (Passive): Adds 1 to the threshold for any tracker trying to find the wearer by scent.
- Thermal Stability (Passive): Grants 1 point of Cold Resistance.
- Spirit Stitch (Active): By spending a Minor Action, the user can use the focus to repair 1 box of damage on any clothing or armor with the “Leather” or “Synthetic Fur” tag.
- Beast’s Insight (Active): The user can perform a Shifted Perception (Minor Action) to see the “Life-Force” of a biological entity, revealing its current physical condition (Wounded, Healthy, or Near Death).
Syntax: Requires Bonding (5 Karma). Availability 2R. Focus Category: Health.

Starfinder (2nd Edition / Compatibility)

Unique Name: Xenobotanical Pelt-Symbiote

Item Type: Level 1 Magic Item (Worn)
Usage: Neck Slot; Bulk: L
Game Mechanics:
- Biometric Appraisal (Passive): You gain a +2 circumstance bonus to Life Science checks to identify creatures or biological materials.
- Thermal Regulator (Passive): You gain Cold Resistance 5. This does not stack with environmental protection from armor.
- Tactical Analysis (Active): As a Move Action, you observe a biological target within 60 feet. You learn its lowest Save (Fortitude, Reflex, or Will).
- Organic Repair (Active): Once per day, you can spend 10 minutes to repair a piece of light armor or a biological item, restoring Hit Points equal to your level.
Syntax: Level 1. Price: 250 Credits. Activation: Move Action for Analysis.

Traveller (Mongoose 2nd Edition)

Unique Name: The Shamanic Bio-Amulet

Item Type: TL 3 (High Magic/Low Tech Artifact)
Game Mechanics:
- Survivalist’s Edge (Passive): The wearer gains a +1 DM to all Survival and Animals checks.
- Climate Adaptation (Passive): The wearer treats any Cold environment as one category warmer.
- Medical Insight (Active): By spending 1D minutes studying a biological creature, the wearer makes an Animals (INT) check. Success reveals the creature’s current END and STR characteristics.
- Mending (Active): The wearer can repair damaged leather or fabric vacc-suit components or armor. This requires an Animals (DEX) check and 10 minutes, restoring the item to full functionality (though it may still look patched).
Syntax: Weight: Negligible. DM+1 to specific skills. Climate rating adjustment.

Warhammer (Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition)

Unique Name: The Tupilak of the Frozen Wastes

Item Type: Magical Talisman (Common)
Game Mechanics:
- Furrier’s Sight (Passive): Grants the user the Animal Care and Trade (Tanner) skills if they do not have them. If they do, they receive a +10 bonus to these tests.
- Blessing of the Hunt (Passive): Enemies suffer a -10 penalty to Track tests against the wearer due to the scent-masking properties.
- Resist Cold (Passive): The wearer gains the Sturdy Talent against any effects caused by freezing weather or cold-based spells.
- The Stitching Spirit (Active): With a successful Language (Magick) test, the wearer can mend 1 point of Damage to any leather armor piece or hide clothing.
- Beast’s Insight (Active): Spend 1 Fortune Point to instantly know a creature’s current Wounds and its highest Attribute.
Syntax: Traits: Magical. Skill bonuses apply only when worn openly. Fortune Point spend for instant insight.