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  • Wedge Stylus of the Ninth Bench 2937

    Wedge Stylus of the Ninth Bench 2937

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    From: Lineage 4172 of Akkad Kuri Type: Small blade (melee, thrown) Slot: Held in one hand, stored in the stylus sheath on her belt Rank: Tier 1, Common Attack bonus: +1 Base damage: 2 piercing Range: Melee, or thrown at Extended (15/30 feet) Attunement: Handheld, instant when held Weight: Half a pound Item health points:…

  • Dermal Weave of Copper Script 1648

    Dermal Weave of Copper Script 1648

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    From: Lineage 4172 of Akkad Kuri Slot: Dermal Weave (Akkad-Kuri only) Rank: Tier 1, Common Armor Check: +1 Attunement: Ritual, at least 10 minutes Weight: None Item health points: Not listed Description: Alchemical ink mixed with fine copper dust, worked by an artisan into the grooves of the script-like patterns on both forearms and across…

  • Vault Walker Boots 5519

    Vault Walker Boots 5519

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    From: Lineage 4172 of Akkad Kuri Slot: Foot (left and right, one item) Rank: Tier 1, Common Armor Check: +2 Attunement: Simple, one minute Weight: 2 pounds Item health points: Resilience 10 Description: Soft-soled boots of dark leather, scuffed at the toes, with a small wedge mark pressed into each heel. The soles are layered…

  • Archive Mantle of Balawat 7204

    Archive Mantle of Balawat 7204

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    From: Lineage 4172 of Akkad Kuri Slot: Shoulder Rank: Tier 1, Common Armor Check: +2 Attunement: Simple, one minute Weight: 3 pounds Item health points: Resilience 10 Description: A short mantle of dark leather covering both shoulders and the upper back, stiffened with strips of grey Kalhu granite cut thin as a fingernail. A copper…

  • Bench Robe of the Ninth Wedge 3861

    Bench Robe of the Ninth Wedge 3861

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    From: Lineage 4172 of Akkad Kuri Slot: Chest Rank: Tier 1, Common Armor Check: +3 Attunement: Simple, one minute Weight: 6 pounds Item health points: Resilience 10 Description: A layered robe of ash-grey cloth with dark red trim, quilted across the chest and back with thin plates of fired clay sewn between the layers. Rows…

  • Lineage 4172 of Akkad Kuri

    Lineage 4172 of Akkad Kuri

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    The Tuppi-Sharrat Matriline (Keepers of the Wedge) From: Akkad Kuri of Assyria Lore In the age of renaissance, the libraries of Assyria swelled with rediscovered histories, and the Royal Court needed hands that could read what the first scribes had pressed into clay. The Tuppi-Sharrat matriline rose to fill that need. Their founding mother, Ummi-Belet…

  • Steam Pneumatic Fluid Collector and Reagent Extraction Rig 825

    Steam Pneumatic Fluid Collector and Reagent Extraction Rig 825

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    From: Lineage 684 of the Gem Crested Karthian of Archaic * Equipment Classification: Mechanical Harvesting Tool and Field Alchemical Sampling Apparatus, held in one or two hands and carried via a dedicated leather cross-body shoulder harness. * Tier and Rarity: Tier 1, Common quality. * Attunement and Action Economy: Automatically undergoes handheld attunement upon being…

  • Pneumatic Syl Rune Epigraphic Impression Apparatus 468

    Pneumatic Syl Rune Epigraphic Impression Apparatus 468

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    From: Lineage 684 of the Gem Crested Karthian of Archaic * Equipment Classification: Specialized Field Epigraphy Tool and Mechanical Archival Apparatus, operated using two hands or anchored to an excavation tripod during field transcription. * Tier and Rarity: Tier 1, Common quality. * Attunement and Action Economy: Bonds through instantaneous handheld attunement as soon as…

  • Ironwood Surveyors Lever Spade 916

    Ironwood Surveyors Lever Spade 916

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    From: Lineage 684 of the Gem Crested Karthian of Archaic * Equipment Classification: Two-Handed Held Melee Polearm and Heavy Architectural Lever, requiring both hand slots during combat maneuvers. * Tier and Rarity: Tier 1, Common quality. * Attunement and Action Economy: Bonds through instantaneous handheld attunement the moment both scaled hands take a two-handed grip…

  • Pneumatic Steam Dart Arbalest 752

    Pneumatic Steam Dart Arbalest 752

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    From: Lineage 684 of the Gem Crested Karthian of Archaic * Equipment Classification: Two-Handed Held Ranged Weapon, requiring both hand slots to properly support, aim, and discharge. * Tier and Rarity: Tier 1, Common quality. * Attunement and Action Economy: Automatically undergoes instantaneous handheld attunement upon being lifted into a firing grip. Firing the weapon…

  • Heavy Masons Excavation Chisel Pick 384

    Heavy Masons Excavation Chisel Pick 384

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    From: Lineage 684 of the Gem Crested Karthian of Archaic * Equipment Classification: One-Handed Held Melee Weapon and Epigraphic Tool, occupying a primary hand slot when actively wielded. * Tier and Rarity: Tier 1, Common quality. * Attunement and Action Economy: Operates under instantaneous handheld attunement, which bonds automatically the moment the avatar grasps the…

  • Segmented Basalt Tail Guard 518

    Segmented Basalt Tail Guard 518

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    From: Lineage 684 of the Gem Crested Karthian of Archaic * Equipment Slot: Tail Slot, fitted along the proximal and medial sections of the avatar’s four-foot muscular tail. * Tier and Rarity: Tier 1, Common quality. * Defensive Rating: Grants an Armor Check value of +1 AC, protecting the avatar’s rear quadrant and stabilizing appendage.…

  • Riveted Ironhide Girdle 893

    Riveted Ironhide Girdle 893

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    From: Lineage 684 of the Gem Crested Karthian of Archaic * Equipment Slot: Waist and Belt Slot, encircling the lower abdomen and pelvic ridge. * Tier and Rarity: Tier 1, Common quality. * Defensive Rating: Grants an Armor Check value of +1 AC, reinforcing the avatar’s core abdomen. * Durability and Health Points: Possesses a…

  • Jade Inlaid Scholars Diadem 672

    Jade Inlaid Scholars Diadem 672

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    From: Lineage 684 of the Gem Crested Karthian of Archaic * Equipment Slot: Crest Slot, mounted directly across the frontal brow ridges and locking around the cranial horn bases. * Tier and Rarity: Tier 1, Common quality. * Defensive Rating: Grants an Armor Check value of +1 AC, contributing to the avatar’s cumulative defensive threshold…

  • Slate Plate Archival Cuirass 419

    Slate Plate Archival Cuirass 419

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    From: Lineage 684 of the Gem Crested Karthian of Archaic * Equipment Slot: Chest and Torso Slot, encompassing the broad thoracic cavity, dorsal spine, and flank ribs while leaving the shoulder joints and tail base unhindered. * Tier and Rarity: Tier 1, Common quality. * Defensive Rating: Grants an Armor Check value of +3 AC,…

  • Lineage 684 of the Gem Crested Karthian of Archaic

    Lineage 684 of the Gem Crested Karthian of Archaic

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    From: Karthian on the island nation of Archaic Lore Lineage 684 traces its ancestral emergence to the dawn of the Renaissance on the island continent of Archaic, a period defined across the world of Saṃsāra by intense intellectual revival, scholarly ruin excavation, and the systematic refinement of runic gear enhancement. Prior to this cultural awakening,…

  • Knot Pick Roll of Mama Chaska 3528

    Knot Pick Roll of Mama Chaska 3528

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    From: Lineage 6274 of Qosqo Pacha • Tool Type: Fine-Work Kit (Knot-Picks, Etching Styluses and Repair Tools) • Carried Location: Rolled and tied in a leather case on the waist belt. A few individual picks ride in the wrist loops of the Knot-Guard Bracers. The roll counts as a single carried item. • Tier: 1…

  • Brass Reading Lenses of the Deep Vaults 6093

    Brass Reading Lenses of the Deep Vaults 6093

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    From: Lineage 6274 of Qosqo Pacha • Tool Type: Optical Apparatus (Reading and Identification Lenses) • Carried Location: On a braided cord around the neck. The neck cord is the lenses’ own fastening and does not take a separate slot. • Tier: 1 (Common) • Required Training: Library Research or Qosqo-Khipu Knot Reading • Attunement:…

  • Living Khipu of the Turrath Echo 1739

    Living Khipu of the Turrath Echo 1739

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    From: Lineage 6274 of Qosqo Pacha • Weapon Type: Spell Focus (Knotted Cord) • Held Slot: One hand. Coiled around the wrist or carried in the cord satchel when stowed. • Tier: 1 (Common) • Required Training: Spell Cords (Qosqo-Khipu Focus) • Attunement: Handheld (instant when held) • Attack Roll: d20 + tier die •…

  • Huaraca of the Long Cord 8862

    Huaraca of the Long Cord 8862

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    From: Lineage 6274 of Qosqo Pacha • Weapon Type: Sling • Held Slot: One hand while in use. Coiled and tied to the belt when stowed. • Tier: 1 (Common) • Required Training: Slings • Attunement: Handheld (instant when held) • Attack Roll: d20 + tier die • Base Damage: 1d4 bludgeoning + tier die…

  • Knot Cutters Dagger 4417

    Knot Cutters Dagger 4417

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    From: Lineage 6274 of Qosqo Pacha • Weapon Type: Light Blade (Dagger) • Held Slot: One hand. Stored in a sheath on the waist belt when not in use. • Tier: 1 (Common) • Required Training: Light Blades • Attunement: Handheld (instant when held) • Attack Roll: d20 + tier die + 1 (item bonus)…

  • Archive Hush Boots 2658

    Archive Hush Boots 2658

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    From: Lineage 6274 of Qosqo Pacha • Slot: Feet (Left and Right, worn as a single matched pair) • Tier: 1 (Common) • Armor Check: +2 • Item Health Points: 10 plus the avatar’s maximum health points (resilience 10) • Attunement: Simple (1 minute) • Weight: 2 pounds • Suggested Value: 65 silver • Appearance:…

  • Knot-Guard Bracers 5091

    Knot-Guard Bracers 5091

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    From: Lineage 6274 of Qosqo Pacha • Slot: Arms (Left and Right, worn as a single matched pair) • Tier: 1 (Common) • Armor Check: +3 • Item Health Points: 10 plus the avatar’s maximum health points (resilience 10) • Attunement: Simple (1 minute) • Weight: 2 pounds • Suggested Value: 90 silver • Appearance:…

  • Hanan Pacha Lampwool Mantle 7426

    Hanan Pacha Lampwool Mantle 7426

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    From: Lineage 6274 of Qosqo Pacha • Slot: Shoulder • Tier: 1 (Common) • Armor Check: +2 • Item Health Points: 10 plus the avatar’s maximum health points (resilience 10) • Attunement: Simple (1 minute) • Weight: 3 pounds • Suggested Value: 70 silver • Appearance: A high-collared mantle of undyed, cream-colored highland wool, lined…

  • Seventh Cord Readers Tunic 3184

    Seventh Cord Readers Tunic 3184

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    see: Lineage 6274 of Qosqo Pacha • Slot: Chest • Tier: 1 (Common) • Armor Check: +3 • Item Health Points: 10 plus the avatar’s maximum health points (resilience 10) • Attunement: Simple (1 minute) • Weight: 4 pounds • Suggested Value: 85 silver • Appearance: A knee-length, close-fitted tunic of deep indigo highland wool,…

  • Lineage 6274 of Qosqo Pacha

    Lineage 6274 of Qosqo Pacha

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    See: Qosqo Pacha Race of island nation of Andean Lore In the Renaissance of Saṃsāra, Andean rediscovered its own history. In the highland city of Hanan-Pacha, a Qosqo-Pacha line of knot-keepers rose from obscure archivists to some of the most sought-after minds of the age. In Pacha-Qosqo they call themselves the Khipu-Willaq, “Those Who Tell…

  • She Who Hung by Mouth

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    From: Fangs 3817 of the Tumbling Viper Segment 1: The Hunger That Falls Like a Gull There was falling first, or there was hunger first; she could never afterwards decide which. Perhaps they had been born together, twins in the dark, one holding the other’s heel. There was no up, or there had been an…

  • Fangs 3817 of the Tumbling Viper

    Fangs 3817 of the Tumbling Viper

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    Lore • These fang caps were first made in the port city of Saltcoil on the island country of Lapita. They come from the Coilwright Troupe, a travelling company of serpentfolk, lizardfolk, and fanged beastkin acrobats who perform high above the wharves on the swaying rigging of anchored trade ships. • The troupe’s best-known act…

  • Fins 842 of the Acupuncturist

    Fins 842 of the Acupuncturist

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    Lore Across the tranquil archipelago bays and coastal treatment pavilions of the island country of Han-Xia, medicinal traditions revere the flow of bodily ether through distinct pressure meridians. While terrestrial chirurgeons treat land-dwelling avatars with long metal needles and moxibustion, aquatic and semi-aquatic avatars possess complex circulatory channels and fluid-dynamic nerve endings running directly through…

  • Fins 572 of the Actuary

    Fins 572 of the Actuary

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    Lore Within the bustling harbor counting-houses and maritime underwriting bureaus of the island country of Phoenicia, commerce and maritime transit are perpetually threatened by deep-sea leviathans, violent tidal surges, and unpredictable wild magic anomalies. While merchant cartels and the World Bank operated by the god of commerce established rigid ledger systems to track cargo loans,…