Lore: The Disappearing Seven of Veil’s Whisper was crafted by the skilled tailor-mage, Elandrial of Seloria. The cloth originated from the ethereal Silvershade Moth, a creature said to flutter between the veils of reality. The cloth is woven with a pattern that reacts to the energies of its wearer, rendering it invisible when adorned. This item, being among the earlier works of Elandrial, holds the common rarity tag, making it a treasure for young avatars starting their journey in Saṃsāra. The number ‘seven’ is said to represent the seven phases of the moon under which the Silvershade Moth is seen, and it’s a reminder of the cyclical nature of Saṃsāra itself.
Appearance: The Disappearing Seven of Veil’s Whisper has intricate patterns stitched onto its surface. The patterns shimmer and shift, resembling fleeting shadows and faint moonbeams. When not worn, the fabric displays a spectrum of silver hues with occasional flickers of deep purples and midnight blues.
Color: Silver with hues of purple and blue.
Stats:
- Defense: +1 (While it may be invisible, the cloth still offers minimal protection against minor threats)
- Stealth: +5 (The invisibility factor allows the wearer a certain advantage in hiding or moving discreetly)
Slots: The item adapts to the slot in which it is worn. Whether it’s a glove, a cloak, boots, or any other piece of attire, it morphs to fit perfectly.
Cost: 50 gold crescents (Given its unique nature, it has a slightly elevated cost for a common item)
Tags: Invisible, Silver shade Cloth, Elandrial Craft, Moth Magic
Magics:
- Veil’s Embrace: The main enchantment that allows the item to turn invisible once worn by the avatar.
- Silvershade Shift: A passive enchantment that provides a soft luminescence in moonlight, aiding the avatar during nocturnal endeavors.
Additional Information: For avatars inclined towards acting, the Disappearing Seven of Veil’s Whisper serves as an invaluable prop. It can be used for dramatic reveals on stage, allowing the wearer to suddenly “appear” as the cloth goes invisible, or “disappear” as they take it off. Furthermore, in scenarios where modesty is essential in Saṃsāra’s cultures, this item ensures that the wearer is always decent, even if they appear otherwise to the common eye. The wearer always feels the weight and texture of the cloth, ensuring they are always aware of its presence. As with all magical items, prolonged usage might have side effects, like occasional shimmers even when not intended.
Perception of Activation:
- Sight:
- Perceived: The gradual fading of the item from visibility.
- Description: As the avatar wears the item, the patterns first brighten, then shimmer, creating a cascade of colors before dissolving into transparency.
- Positives: Allows the wearer to know the exact moment when the item turns invisible. Offers a visual confirmation of activation.
- Negatives: Momentary brightness can draw attention if activation occurs in a place where stealth is crucial.
- Hearing:
- Perceived: A faint whispering sound reminiscent of rustling silken threads.
- Description: This is the magic woven within the fabric, and the whispers of the Silvershade Moth’s wings reacting to the wearer’s energy.
- Positives: Auditory confirmation of the item’s activation, ensuring the wearer knows it’s working without looking.
- Negatives: In extremely quiet environments, the whispers might be noticeable to perceptive beings nearby.
- Touch:
- Perceived: A subtle cool sensation enveloping the skin.
- Description: As the cloth becomes invisible, it draws ambient energy to maintain its transparency, causing this cooling effect.
- Positives: Provides tactile feedback of the item’s activation, offering an added assurance.
- Negatives: Might be uncomfortable in already cold environments.
- Smell:
- Perceived: A fleeting scent of moonlit meadows and night-blooming flowers.
- Description: This aroma is characteristic of the Silvershade Moth and its habitat. The magic encapsulated in the fabric releases this scent upon activation.
- Positives: Can be comforting and acts as another confirmation of the item’s magic at work.
- Negatives: Might not be favorable for all avatars, or in scenarios where one wants to remain completely undetected.
- Taste:
- Perceived: A faint metallic aftertaste.
- Description: As a byproduct of the magical process, there is a minor release of magical ions, which can be tasted if the mouth is open during activation.
- Positives: Yet another sensory confirmation, especially useful if the wearer is blindfolded or in darkness.
- Negatives: Some might find the taste off-putting.
- Extra-Sensory Perceptions:
- Magical Aura Sensing:
- Perceived: A pulse of enchantment energy.
- Description: Sensitives to magic will feel a brief surge of energy as the item activates, signaling the workings of the enchantment.
- Positives: For those attuned to magic, this is a clear sign of the item’s genuine magical nature.
- Negatives: Potentially revealing to others who can sense magic and are on the lookout for it.
- Temporal Awareness:
- Perceived: A slight slowing of time during activation.
- Description: As the fabric shifts between visibility and invisibility, there’s a brief moment where it touches the ethereal, causing this sensation.
- Positives: Can give the wearer a momentary advantage in reaction time.
- Negatives: Might be disorienting for those unaccustomed to temporal shifts.
- Empathic Resonance:
- Perceived: A feeling of nostalgia and longing.
- Description: The memories of the Silvershade Moth and the magic of Saṃsāra imbue the wearer with these emotions momentarily.
- Positives: Can be grounding, reminding the wearer of their journey and purpose.
- Negatives: Might be overwhelming for particularly empathetic individuals or in emotionally charged situations.
- Magical Aura Sensing:
Crafting Recipe for the Disappearing Seven of Veil’s Whisper
- Materials Needed:
- Silvershade Moth Fabric: A square yard of cloth spun from the silk of the ethereal Silvershade Moth.
- Moonlit Dew: Ten drops, collected during the seventh phase of the moon.
- Whispering Thread: A spool of thread imbued with the enchantment of veils, known to be produced by the voice of a silent nymph.
- Elandrial Essence: A pinch, usually found as residue near places where Elandrial once practiced her craft. This binds the magical properties of the fabric and enchantments.
- Temporal Sand: A small vial, collected from the shores of the Timeless River in Saṃsāra.
- Ethereal Ink: A few drops for marking the fabric. Extracted from the eye of a Clairvoyant Squid.
- Tools Required:
- Mystic Loom: A loom that can weave both physical and ethereal elements.
- Enchanter’s Needle: A needle that doesn’t just sew fabric, but intertwines magics.
- Moonstone Basin: Used to mix and hold the Moonlit Dew and Elandrial Essence.
- Seer’s Compass: For precision in marking the fabric with Ethereal Ink.
- Skill Requirements:
- Advanced Tailoring: The intricacies of the Silvershade Moth Fabric demand a high level of tailoring expertise.
- Basic Enchanting: To infuse the cloth with the enchantments, ensuring the invisibility effect.
- Temporal Awareness: Essential to properly integrate the Temporal Sand into the crafting process.
- Moth Whispering: A rare skill, allowing the crafter to maintain the integrity of the Silvershade Moth Fabric.
- Crafting Steps:
- Preparation: Spread the Silvershade Moth Fabric on the Mystic Loom, ensuring it’s taut with no creases.
- Marking: Using the Seer’s Compass and Ethereal Ink, mark the areas where the Whispering Thread will be sewn, ensuring even distribution of the magic.
- Infusion: In the Moonstone Basin, mix the Moonlit Dew and Elandrial Essence until they form a shimmering liquid. Carefully sprinkle this mixture over the fabric, allowing it to imbue the material with its properties.
- Temporal Binding: Gently sprinkle the Temporal Sand over the wet fabric, allowing the grains to bond with the infused mixture, thus anchoring the cloth in both the physical and ethereal realms.
- Weaving Magic: Using the Enchanter’s Needle and Whispering Thread, begin sewing the patterns marked earlier. As you sew, whisper the incantations of veiling, ensuring the fabric becomes receptive to its wearer’s energy.
- Final Touch: Once the crafting is complete, drape the fabric in a place exposed to moonlight during the seventh phase of the moon. This final step awakens the cloth, making the Disappearing Seven of Veil’s Whisper ready for its future wearer.
Crafting this item is a delicate balance of tailoring and enchanting, demanding both precision and intuition from its crafter. Properly crafted, the Disappearing Seven of Veil’s Whisper will serve its wearer faithfully, concealing and revealing as desired.
The Fading Robe and the Lost Moon Dancer
In long times past, in shadows of old whispers, a robe, not just any robe, but one that fades was spoken of. The robe, birthed by threads from moonlight’s child – the Silvershade Moth – had tales as elusive as the creature itself. The robe was named “Disappearing Seven of Veil’s Whisper” but in ancient tongues, it was simply called the “Fading Cloth.”
In heart of Saṃsāra, where time and tales entwine, a dancer, Luna, danced by the light of the seven moons. Luna, with steps lighter than the night breeze, was beloved by all, but she harbored a sorrow. For every time the moons met in the seventh dance, her love, Solis, vanished with the dawn, leaving her heart in twilight.
One eve, as Luna danced, her feet stumbled upon the Fading Cloth, left behind, perhaps, by time or tide or traveler. Luna, with hope alight, draped the cloth, and as it embraced her, she faded from sight, just like Solis with the dawn. With newfound invisibility, she hoped to find where Solis vanished to every dawn and bring him back to her side.
The search was long, and moons danced many a seventh time. Yet, Luna, invisible to the world, but clear in her quest, finally found the dawn’s embrace where Solis rested. But alas! In her invisibility, Solis could not see her, nor hear her voice. The very tool she used to find her love now kept them apart.
For many moon cycles, Luna tried to shed the Fading Cloth, but it clung to her, bound by her desperate wish. In her sorrow, she danced. She danced for love lost, for hopes dashed, and for wishes gone astray. And as her tears met the earth, the Fading Cloth, moved by her sorrow, slipped away, rendering her visible once more.
As dawn approached, Solis, seeing his beloved Luna, rushed to her side, their love reunited not by magic or wishes, but by the undying spirit of hope and perseverance.
Moral of the Story: Often, the very tools we use in desperation to achieve our desires can become the barriers to what we truly seek. In seeking, let not the means blind us to the end.
Suggested conversion to other systems:
Call of Cthulhu:
Item: Disappearing Seven of Veil’s Whisper
- Type: Enchanted Clothing
- Description: A cloth that becomes invisible upon wearing.
- Effect: Gives wearer a bonus of +20% to Stealth rolls.
- Sanity Loss: 0/1d4 (Seeing yourself or another person seemingly disappear may be quite unnerving)
Dungeons & Dragons 5e:
Name: Disappearing Seven of Veil’s Whisper
- Type: Wondrous Item (Clothing)
- Rarity: Rare
- Description: This cloth, when adorned, turns invisible.
- Effect: While wearing this item, you have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.
Knave:
Item: Disappearing Seven of Veil’s Whisper
- Type: Garment
- Description: An enchanted cloth that fades from sight when worn.
- Effect: +2 bonus to Sneak tests.
Numenera & Cypher System:
Item: Disappearing Seven of Veil’s Whisper
- Type: Wearable Cypher
- Level: 4
- Effect: Become invisible for 10 minutes. While invisible, you gain an asset to stealth tasks.
Pathfinder 2e:
Name: Disappearing Seven of Veil’s Whisper
- Type: Invested; Magical; Enchantment
- Price: 50 gold
- Usage: Worn; Bulk L
- Activate: Free action (mental)
- Effect: When activated, this item turns invisible for 10 minutes, granting the user a +2 item bonus to Stealth checks.
Savage Worlds:
Name: Disappearing Seven of Veil’s Whisper
- Type: Magical Garment
- Effect: Grants +2 to Stealth rolls while worn.
Shadowrun:
Name: Disappearing Seven of Veil’s Whisper
- Type: Magical Armor Accessory
- Armor Rating: +0
- Availability: 12R
- Cost: 5,000¥
- Effect: Provides a +2 dice pool modifier to Sneaking tests.
Starfinder:
Name: Disappearing Seven of Veil’s Whisper
- Type: Hybrid Item (Clothing)
- Level: 4
- Price: 2,000 credits
- Usage: 1/hour
- Capacity: 10
- Description: This clothing becomes invisible upon activation.
- Effect: Grants a +2 circumstance bonus to Stealth checks for 10 minutes.
Warhammer (Fantasy Roleplay):
Name: Disappearing Seven of Veil’s Whisper
- Type: Enchanted Garment
- Encumbrance: 0
- Availability: Rare
- Description: A cloth spun from ethereal sources, invisible upon wearing.
- Effect: Grants +20% to Stealth tests.