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Search 118 of the Chrysanthemum Dipped Anointing Aspergillum

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Lore

  • In the sun-blessed valleys and hillside terrace-vineyards of Saṃsāra, lost things are not considered taken by malice or hidden out of shame; rather, tradition teaches that lost objects have merely wandered out of the grace of sight.
  • Among the agrarian devotees of the Satsnakheli order, Search Magic was refined not as an intrusive probing of shadows, but as an act of sacramental consecration, anointing the forgotten world until hidden truths shine forth under divine benevolence.
  • Lineage designation 118 belongs to a line of ritual aspergillums consecrated in hillside vats of white wine, sun-steeped autumn chrysanthemums, and holy river water, designed for mendicant sanctuary-keepers, midwife-healers, and pilgrimage guides.
  • Rather than sensing bitterness or cold greed, this holy sprinkler responds to the quiet spiritual resonance of preservation, blessing the air with golden droplets that reveal concealed relics, missing children, buried seeds, and sanctified thresholds.
  • Avatars bearing this aspergillum embody a serene, merciful presence, acting on the conviction that whatever is sought with a pure, faithful heart has already been granted divine leave to be found.

Description

  • The aspergillum measures roughly seven inches in length, crafted from warm, beaten white-brass alloy polished to a soft golden luster, chased along the handle with blooming chrysanthemum vines and radiant sun-rays.
  • Its perforated bulb head is cast in the shape of a swelling chrysanthemum bud, perforated with seven fine, star-shaped apertures designed to disperse holy oils or sun-water in a gentle, misting fan.
  • The hollow reservoir inside the bulb contains a cluster of dried white chrysanthemum petals soaked in fragrant sanctified oil, which softly rattle against the perforated walls when shaken.
  • Set into the pommel-finial of the handle is a tiny Tier 1 magic crystal—a milky, sun-kissed citrine cabochon that pulses with a gentle, honey-colored warmth when held aloft during prayer.
  • Peering at surfaces dampened by the aspergillum’s mist does not reveal harsh seams; instead, concealed compartments, lost heirlooms, and buried keepsakes illuminate under a soft, shimmering halo of golden dust motes.
  • The entire focus carries an enduring, comforting fragrance of sun-dried autumn chrysanthemums, pure wild honeycomb, crushed olive oil, and clean river stones.

Stats

  • Item Tier: Tier 1 (Common)
  • Item Classification: Carried Tool / Liturgical Focus / Search Implement
  • Specific Gear Slot: Main Hand Slot (Held and swung in one hand, or worn suspended from the belt via its golden silk ribbon)
  • Base Item Type: Ritual Aspergillum / Anointing Sprinkler (Can serve as a light improvised bludgeon dealing 1 point of non-lethal blunt damage)
  • Armor Check (AC) Modifier: +0 base AC (+1 circumstance bonus to AC and saving throws against profane fear, miasma, and despair effects while actively brandished in hand).
  • Item Resilience: 10
  • Item Health Points: Avatar maximum Health Points plus 10 (base avatar max HP plus resilience of 10 multiplied by item tier 1).
  • Structural Integrity: The citrine finial clouds to an opaque chalky white if the item drops to half health points or below; the perforated brass bulb collapses and the citrine crystal fractures if reduced to 0 health points.
  • Item Weight: 0.5 pounds (counts against carried gear capacity; loses all weight if stored inside an extradimensional pouch).
  • Attunement Requirement: Simple attunement (requires filling the bulb reservoir with clean water or wine infused with three fresh chrysanthemum petals, reciting a blessing of unmerited grace over the stone at dawn, and channeling energy through the Mind’s Eye until the citrine pommel warms the palm with golden luminescence; unattunes immediately if immersed in stagnant mire or placed inside an extradimensional container).
  • Suggested Market Value: 25 silver coins (2 gold coins and 5 silver coins) in wayside shrines, monastic guest-houses, and pilgrimage trade markets; rising to 35 silver coins in frontier settlements seeking consecrated warding implements.

Tags

  • search, divination, blessed, chrysanthemum, citrine, aspergillum, consecration, grace, detection, common, tier-1, anointing-oil, holy-sprinkler, pilgrim-focus, lost-relic-finder, compassion-beacon, sanctified-mist, citrine-crystal, track-missing, honeycomb-scent, trap-revealer, white-brass

Passive Magic

  • Sacramental Scent of Grace:
    • When carrying the aspergillum within 10 feet of a lost family heirloom, an abandoned sanctuary cache, or a concealed, benevolent threshold, a sudden aroma of warm wild honey and fresh autumn flowers fills the air, and the citrine pommel warms softly in the hand.
  • Providence of the Wayfarer:
    • Holding the aspergillum imparts a tranquil clarity to the wielder’s perception; mundane checks to navigate winding pilgrim tracks, search for clean water sources, or locate edible mountain roots and medicinal herbs are rolled with intuitive grace and assurance.
  • Shield of the Anointed:
    • The sanctified presence of the tool calms fearful thoughts and banishes spiritual despair; the wielder and allies within 5 feet gain an edge against unnatural dread, terrifying auditory illusions, and lingering psychic gloom.

Active Magic

  • Golden Dew of Revelation:
    • Action Cost: One standard action.
    • Verbal / Casting Requirement: The wielder flings the aspergillum in a wide, rhythmic arc, scattering a fine mist of droplets while intoning a hymn of grace.
    • Effect: The sprinkler releases a spray of shimmering, honeyed droplets across a 20-foot cone. For 1 minute, any hidden drawers, buried tokens, disguised hinges, or sealed caches touched by the mist glow with a warm, golden aura visible to all allies, gently highlighting the path to open them.
    • Cooldown: Usable three times per in-game day.
  • Compassionate Tether:
    • Action Cost: One standard action.
    • Verbal / Casting Requirement: The user kisses the citrine finial, speaks aloud the name of a missing person, stray animal, or lost consecrated relic, and shakes the aspergillum until the dried petals rustle inside.
    • Effect: For 10 minutes, a thin, luminous filament of pale golden light drifts through the air ahead of the wielder, pointing in the direction of the missing subject (or toward the nearest living person trapped beneath debris or seeking shelter within 100 feet).
    • Cooldown: Usable three times per in-game day.
  • Benediction of the Unbroken Circle:
    • Action Cost: One standard action.
    • Verbal / Casting Requirement: The wielder taps the brass bulb three times against the ground, tracing a circle of droplets around their feet while chanting a prayer of shelter.
    • Effect: A 10-foot-radius halo of gentle golden radiance emanates from the circle for 1 round. Hidden malevolent traps, concealed curses, and poisonous residues within the circle flare with a soft amber warning glow, while any unseen spirits or invisible stalkers lingering in the area are outlined in warm, shimmering pollen-dust for 1 round.
    • Cooldown: Usable once per in-game day.

Specific Gear Slot

  • Main Hand Slot (Held and brandished in one hand, or hung at the waist via its woven silk ribbon)

Commerce and Acquisition of the Chrysanthemum-Dipped Anointing Aspergillum in Saṃsāra

  • Wayshrine Dispensaries, Cloister Almonries, and Monastic Guest-Houses:
    • Physical Location and Structure: Sunlit stone vestibules and whitewashed arcades adjoining hillside shrines, mountain passes, and terraced monasteries. The air is peaceful and aromatic, smelling of burning beeswax tapers, pressed olive oil, dried floral wreaths, and sweet ceremonial white wine, with cedarwood donation desks and stone basins of holy water.
    • Buying Procedure and Pricing: Monastic hospitallers and way-priests supply these aspergillums to pilgrim-guides, wandering healers, and mendicant avatars seeking to locate lost travelers, purify compromised water cisterns, or uncover consecrated relics. The established baseline price is 25 silver coins (2 gold coins and 5 silver coins).
    • Independent travelers, non-ordained seekers, and unaffiliated avatars purchase the tool at the standard baseline of 25 silver coins.
    • Ordained mendicants, monastic acolytes, and avatars bearing sanctified pilgrim-tokens or certificates of hospitality receive a 10% tier discount (a Tier 1 avatar pays 22 silver and 5 copper coins; a Tier 2 avatar pays 20 silver coins).
    • Transactions are recorded with reed pens onto linen scrolls or consecrated through Mind’s Eye donation-tithe tallies.
    • Selling Procedure and Trade Log: Almoners examine the white-brass perforated bulb to ensure none of the star apertures are dented or clogged, confirming the citrine pommel-gem warms gently when immersed in holy water.
    • Relinquished items are compensated using the standard 10% base value multiplied by the seller’s tier (yielding 2 silver and 5 copper coins to a Tier 1 seller, or 5 silver coins to a Tier 2 seller).
    • Acquired implements are blessed with a fresh splash of chrysanthemum-infused wine and cataloged in the cloister’s register of benevolent instruments.
  • Apothecary Dispensaries, Herbalist Guildhalls, and Midwife Sanctuaries:
    • Physical Location and Structure: Cozy, timber-beamed workshops located in thriving river-market towns and terrace farm settlements. Surrounded by drying racks of medicinal flora, clay jars of honeyed ointments, and copper stills, with rooms rich in the fragrance of steep chamomile, dried calendula, lavender, and crushed mint.
    • Buying Procedure and Pricing: Midwives, herb-gatherers, and rural field-chirurgeons utilize these tools to track rare medicinal mountain roots, locate buried clean-spring conduits, and disperse soothing medicinal mists during childbirth or pestilence. Steady agrarian demand fixes the commercial cost at 28 silver coins (2 gold coins and 8 silver coins).
    • Wandering herbalists, itinerant apothecaries, and free avatars pay the full retail sum of 28 silver coins.
    • Licensed Guild apothecaries, recognized midwife-apprentices, or healer-classed avatars carrying accredited herbalist insignia receive the 10% tier discount (paying 25 silver and 2 copper coins at Tier 1; 22 silver and 4 copper coins at Tier 2).
    • Selling Procedure and Trade Log: Guild-mistresses test the inner petal reservoir with hot spring water to confirm the honeycomb aroma remains potent and the brass casing is free of green oxidation.
    • Payouts follow the standard 10% tier valuation against the 28 silver baseline (yielding 2 silver and 8 copper coins for Tier 1; 5 silver and 6 copper coins for Tier 2).
    • Receipts are stamped into beeswax-dipped parchment sheets.
  • Pilgrim-Bazaars and Temple Plaza Caravanserais:
    • Physical Location and Structure: Bustling, colorful canvas-roofed stalls situated directly outside major cathedral-gates, grand river-shrines, and holy river-fords. Thick with the energetic clamor of pilgrimage crowds, temple bells, roasting chestnuts, crushed rose petals, and simmering sugar-cakes.
    • Buying Procedure and Pricing: Pilgrim-merchants and road-clerks trade these aspergillums to caravan escorts and penitents traveling through dangerous or unmapped territory to track lost party members and detect concealed roadside snares. Practical travel demand sets the price at 30 silver coins (3 gold coins).
    • Unaffiliated pilgrims, guards, and passing mercenary avatars pay the standard 30 silver coins.
    • Initiated pilgrimage wardens, accredited sanctuary guides, or temple-licensed scouts receive the 10% tier discount (purchasing at 27 silver coins for Tier 1; 24 silver coins for Tier 2).
    • Selling Procedure and Trade Log: Merchants shake the aspergillum to listen for the crisp, dry rattle of the holy petals within the bulb and verify the clarity of the sun-kissed citrine finial.
    • Buyouts adhere to the standard 10% tier formula against the 30 silver valuation (yielding 3 silver coins for Tier 1; 6 silver coins for Tier 2), paid out in clean temple-minted silver.
  • Frontier Relief Enclaves and Borderland Sanctum Posts:
    • Physical Location and Structure: Fortified stone chapels and palisade-shielded refuge compounds perched on the fringes of blighted marshes, wild foothills, and abandoned ruins. Permeated by the scent of woodsmoke, sun-warmed pine sap, clean bandages, and boiling herbal broths.
    • Buying Procedure and Pricing: Frontier search-and-rescue teams, wilderness scouts, and border chaplains depend on the aspergillum’s compassionate tether to locate individuals trapped beneath collapsed ruins or lost in trackless briers. Urgent necessity in isolated reaches elevates the acquisition price to 35 silver coins (3 gold coins and 5 silver coins).
    • Free-ranging pioneers, salvage-scouts, and wandering adventurer avatars pay the full 35 silver coin cost.
    • Enrolled frontier relief-scouts, sanctuary-guard initiates, or avatars carrying letters of safe conduct from provincial holy councils receive the 10% tier discount (paying 31 silver and 5 copper coins at Tier 1; 28 silver coins at Tier 2).
    • Selling Procedure and Trade Log: Station stewards inspect the white-brass balance and ensure the seven star-shaped apertures are clean and capable of dispersing a fine, uniform mist.
    • Purchase compensation is determined via the standard 10% tier rate against the 35 silver baseline (yielding 3 silver and 5 copper coins for Tier 1; 7 silver coins for Tier 2), disbursed in unblemished provincial coin or stamped electrum tokens.

Tactical Roleplay of the Chrysanthemum-Dipped Anointing Aspergillum Across the Environments of Saṃsāra

  • Subterranean Crypts, Ancient Catacombs, and Desecrated Tombs:
    • Environmental Context: Sunless burial corridors, suffocating gloom, cursed reliquaries, collapsing stonework, and lurking wraiths or predatory vermin.
    • Defensive Roleplay:
      • Advancing through dark catacombs steeped in supernatural dread, Shield of the Anointed radiates a gentle aura that steels companions against sudden panic, dispelling oppressive psychic chills and preventing low-tier fear effects from breaking the party’s formation.
      • When cornered in a sealed burial chamber with an unseen threat, the avatar executes Benediction of the Unbroken Circle. Tracing droplets around the party’s footing creates a glowing barrier; any malevolent trigger-stones or floor spikes flare with a soft amber warning light, while invisible specters attempting to pass into the circle are instantly outlined in sparkling golden pollen-dust, ruining their ambush.
    • Offensive Roleplay:
      • Seeking the entombed heart of an ancient saint or a holy seal hidden within crumbling masonry, the wielder invokes Golden Dew of Revelation. The fine mist settles over the sepulchers, causing the seams of a false sarcophagus to glow with a welcoming, honeyed halo that reveals the hidden latch without disturbing profane traps.
      • If a companion is dragged away into hidden burial crawlspaces by crypt ghhouls, the user activates Compassionate Tether. Kissing the citrine pommel releases a delicate golden filament that snakes along the stone floor, guiding the rescue party directly through labyrinthine tunnels to the missing ally’s location.
  • Crowded Pilgrim-Highways, Wayside Caravanserais, and Besieged Refugee Camps:
    • Environmental Context: Chaos of displaced pilgrims, dense wayside crowds, roadside cutpurses, lost children, and covert saboteurs poisoning wells.
    • Defensive Roleplay:
      • While resting among anxious refugees during a border blockade, the avatar moves among the tents; Sacramental Scent of Grace fills the air with the comforting fragrance of wild honeycomb and autumn flowers, subduing hysterical outbursts and granting allies emotional clarity to negotiate safe passage.
      • In a crowded waystation where an infiltrator attempts to spread contact poisons or hexed tokens among traveler supplies, Benediction of the Unbroken Circle exposes tainted grain-sacks and poisoned water-casks with a telltale amber luminescence, neutralising the saboteur’s plot before it claims lives.
    • Offensive Roleplay:
      • In the panic of an unruly bazaar or refugee camp riot, a terrified child or crucial messenger becomes separated. Whispering their name through Compassionate Tether, the avatar follows the drifting golden line as it weaves through stampeding pack beasts and packed alleys, bringing the searcher straight to the hiding spot beneath an overturned wagon.
      • When investigating an extortionist caravan master claiming they have no medicine or grain to spare for the sick, a flick of the wrist releases Golden Dew of Revelation. The mist floats over the wagons, instantly illuminating the concealed trapdoor in the cart-bed where confiscated medicine crates are hidden.
  • Dense Mountain Briers, Fog-Choked Ravines, and Trackless Alpine Forests:
    • Environmental Context: Heavy freezing mist, treacherous cliff-edges, tangled thorns, disorienting terrain, and lost mountaineers trapped beneath rockfalls.
    • Defensive Roleplay:
      • Wandering through freezing alpine drizzle, Providence of the Wayfarer guides the avatar’s steps, turning intuition toward safe footing along crumbling shale ridges and revealing sheltered cave alcoves or sweet, unpolluted mountain springs hidden behind mossy boulders.
      • When unnatural predatory beasts or stalkers stalk the party through thick fog, swinging the aspergillum to release the warm scent of sun-dried chrysanthemums banishes panic, allowing archers and spellcasters to maintain their composure and hold defensive positions.
    • Offensive Roleplay:
      • After a sudden landslide buries a pilgrim cart, the avatar activates Compassionate Tether, asking to find living souls buried beneath the scree. The golden thread dips directly into the stone rubble, pinpointing an air pocket where a traveler is pinned, saving hours of blind digging in freezing temperatures.
      • Hunting elusive woodland bandits or poachers hiding in camouflaged brush blinds, the avatar flings Golden Dew of Revelation forward. The shimmering droplets coat the foliage, outlining hidden tripwires, concealed deadfalls, and the boughs shielding enemy lookouts in conspicuous golden light.
  • Flooded Estuaries, Toxic Silt-Marshes, and Stagnant Canal-Ruins:
    • Environmental Context: Putrid water, disorienting reeds, sinkholes, infectious ditch-miasma, and predatory swamp horrors.
    • Defensive Roleplay:
      • Traversing stagnant marshes, Providence of the Wayfarer warns the wielder away from treacherous false-turf sinkholes and leads the expedition toward edible water-chestnuts and clean, drinkable rainwater pockets pooling on broad lotus leaves.
      • When toxic swamp gas or sickening miasma threatens to sicken the march, the ambient presence of Shield of the Anointed steadies the party’s breathing and morale, mitigating the lethargic despair commonly induced by dismal swamplands.
    • Offensive Roleplay:
      • Searching for a holy reliquary lost beneath murky swamp water after a barge shipwreck, the avatar sweeps the water’s surface with Golden Dew of Revelation. The honeyed mist settles upon the muddy surface, illuminating the submerged outline of the iron-bound shrine box gleaming through three feet of brackish water.
      • If an ally sinks into a deep peat bog or is drawn into underwater reed labyrinths by aquatic predators, Compassionate Tether pierces the opaque brown water with a steady, luminous beam, providing an unmistakable guide-line for rescue hooks and divers to pull the victim to safety.

Perception of Activation:

  • User’s Perspective:
    • Sight:
      • Flicking the white-brass stem releases a scattering fan of micro-droplets that catch ambient illumination, igniting into shimmering golden trails in mid-air.
      • The milky citrine pommel-stone flares with a steady, honey-gold luminescence, casting warm, circular reflections across the user’s forearm and fingers.
      • Concealed compartments, hidden keepsakes, lost tracks, and forgotten doorways do not appear as harsh architectural cuts; instead, they are outlined in a gentle, radiant halo of sparkling, sunlit dust motes that softly accent their contours.
    • Sound:
      • The dried chrysanthemum petals inside the perforated bulb rustle with a delicate, dry whisper, like autumn leaves turning in a warm breeze.
      • A low, resonant chime—resembling a distant temple bell or water dripping into a brass basin—echoes quietly in the wielder’s inner ear each time a sought truth or threshold is blessed.
    • Touch:
      • The beaten white-brass handle warms immediately against the palm, radiating a soothing, fever-dispelling heat that eases joint stiffness and tremors.
      • A soft, tingling sensation of calm relaxation spreads from the hand up through the shoulder, as though dipping one’s fingers into a sun-warmed mineral spring.
    • Smell:
      • The air directly surrounding the user blossoms with a rich, comforting perfume of sun-dried white chrysanthemums, warm wild honeycomb, crushed olive oil, and river-washed stones.
    • Taste:
      • The tongue experiences a fleeting, pleasant sweetness reminiscent of clear clover honey, floral spring water, and mild white wine, banishing stale or bitter tastes from the mouth.
    • Extra-Sensory Perception:
      • Grace-Attuned Empathy: The user feels an intuitive, uplifting emotional pull toward that which was lost or forgotten, sensing the relief and lingering affection tied to the object rather than panic or greed.
      • Sanctuary Lucidity: A serene, meditative stillness settles over the user’s mind, clearing away frantic urgency, panic, and clouded judgment to reveal the most peaceful, direct path forward.
      • Dissolution of Shadows: Hostile intentions and lurking malice feel heavy, clumsy, and discordant against the user’s awareness, making hidden hostility stand out like soot against freshly fallen snow.
  • Observer’s Perspective:
    • Sight:
      • Observers witness the seven star-shaped apertures of the brass bud gleam with internal golden light before discharging an arc of luminous, mist-like droplets.
      • As the droplets settle, disguised seams, sealed alcoves, or missing trails illuminate with a welcoming, amber-gold glow visible to everyone present.
      • The wielder appears framed in a soft, sun-kissed bloom of warm light, making their movements look poised, tranquil, and deliberate.
    • Sound:
      • Companions hear the soft, rhythmic swish of the aspergillum and the faint, papery rustle of the sacred petals within the bulb.
      • A subtle, harmonic vibration hums through the room, calming tense breathing and quiet murmurs.
    • Touch:
      • Those standing close to the bearer feel a dry, gentle warmth wash over them, like stepping from a damp shadow into a patch of midday autumn sun.
    • Smell:
      • The sharp, musty odors of moldering ruins, tomb dust, or stagnant bilge are instantly pushed back by an uplifting fragrance of fresh autumn blossoms and sweet honey.
    • Taste:
      • Nearby allies notice their mouths feel refreshed and clean, as if breathing air laced with fragrant herbal vapors.
    • Extra-Sensory Perception:
      • Observers feel an immediate de-escalation of tension; heart rates steady, instinctive distrust softens, and a quiet sense of hope and safety takes root among the group.
  • Positives:
    • Benevolent Group Visibility:
      • Unlike solitary divination lenses, the golden highlights produced by the mist are visible to all allies, allowing the entire party to coordinate without verbal explanations.
    • Morale and Fear Resistance:
      • The calming sensory aura bolsters confidence, steadying allies against environmental dread, panic, and supernatural despair.
    • Living Creature and Shelter Tracking:
      • The spiritual resonance naturally aligns toward life and safety, making the tool exceptional at locating lost travelers, trapped survivors, clean water, and safe shelter.
    • Harmonious Social Impact:
      • Using the item in public does not provoke suspicion or defensive hostility; onlookers view its activations as pastoral rites or sincere blessings rather than invasive espionage.
  • Negatives:
    • Conspicuous Visual and Olfactory Profile:
      • The sparkling golden mist, glowing citrine pommel, and sweet honeyed fragrance make covert use almost impossible in pitch darkness or near scent-sensitive predators.
    • Moisture Dependency:
      • The active mists require a reservoir of pure water, wine, or oil; if completely parched of liquid, the item cannot project its revelation mists until replenished.
    • Reluctance Toward Profane Traps:
      • Because the item responds to benevolence, preservation, and grace, it does not actively “pull” toward malicious or desecrated curses unless they directly block the path of shelter or rescue.
    • Vulnerability to Putrid Desecration:
      • Direct exposure to thick sewage, necrotizing fluids, or swamp mud temporarily clogs the star apertures and dampens the citrine’s warmth, requiring a thorough washing in clean water to restore full function.

Crafting Recipe: Chrysanthemum-Dipped Anointing Aspergillum

  • Materials Needed:
    • 4 ounces of high-purity white-brass ingot (a ductile alloy of copper and refined zinc with a soft, pale-gold luster).
    • 1 Tier 1 magic crystal (a cloudy, sun-kissed citrine cabochon cut into an oval finial, roughly the size of a hazelnut kernel).
    • 1 dried mountain gallnut or hazelnut kernel (hollowed, used as an acoustic counterweight on the hanging cord).
    • 1 eight-inch cord of twisted black hemp thread and 1 eight-inch ribbon of gold-dyed silk.
    • 1 handful of dried white autumn chrysanthemum petals (Chrysanthemum morifolium), sun-dried upon woven reed mats.
    • 2 drams of cold-pressed holy olive oil infused with wild wildflower honey.
    • 4 ounces of consecrated white hill-wine or sun-warmed spring water (used for the quenching bath and attunement reservoir).
    • 1 pinch of fine silver brazing solder and borax powder flux.
  • Tools Required:
    • 1 Small benchtop forge or jewelers’ melting furnace with a clay-graphite crucible.
    • 1 Two-part repoussé pitch bowl, chasing hammers, and an assortment of round-faced planishing punches.
    • 1 Set of precision curved gravers and fine needle files (for cutting chrysanthemum petal reliefs and sun-flare motifs).
    • 1 Jewelers’ hand drill or pin-vise with seven graduated star-piercing punch bits (for perforating the mist apertures).
    • 1 Lapidary bezel-roller and burnisher (for setting the citrine pommel stone).
    • 1 Fine wire brass-brush and cerium oxide polishing lap.
  • Skill Requirements:
    • Metalsmithing & Brass Founding: Minimum skill rank of 3 (required to cast the hollow bulb, chase the floral repoussé, and braze the two halves of the head without blocking the mist channels).
    • Lapidary & Gem-Setting: Minimum skill rank of 2 (required to cut, polish, and bezel-mount the citrine cabochon cleanly into the pommel).
    • Sacred Botany & Herbal Consecration: Minimum skill rank of 2 (required to properly cure the chrysanthemum petals and blend the honeyed anointing oils without spoiling).
    • Mind’s Eye Divination / Search Magic (Sacramental Discipline): Minimum skill rank of 2 (required to weave the spiritual current of divine favor, unmerited grace, and revelatory light into the brass matrix).
  • Crafting Steps:
    • Casting and Piercing the Perforated Bulb:
      • Melt the white-brass alloy in the crucible and cast two matching hemispherical shells to form the swelling chrysanthemum bud.
      • Anneal the brass cups in the forge, then mount them into the pitch bowl to chase delicate vertical petal grooves along the outer curves.
      • Use the pin-vise and star-shaped punch bits to drill seven symmetrical star apertures through the upper hemisphere in a radiant radial pattern.
      • Deburr the interior of each aperture with needle files to ensure a smooth, misting spray rather than heavy dripping.
    • Forming the Handle and Pommel Collar:
      • Forge the remaining white-brass into a hollow seven-inch fluted stem, tapering gently from the bulb neck down to the pommel.
      • Grave blooming chrysanthemum vines, spiraling Borjgali sun-wheels, and ray motifs along the grip section with fine chasing tools.
      • Fabricate a four-prong or rolled-edge circular bezel cup at the pommel end to receive the citrine crystal.
      • Braze the lower hemisphere of the bulb to the top collar of the fluted handle using silver solder and borax flux, then clean the fire-scale in a warm vinegar bath.
    • Preparing the Reservoir and Setting the Pommel:
      • Take the cluster of sun-dried white chrysanthemum petals and lightly coat them in the honeyed anointing oil.
      • Pack the treated petals loosely inside the hollow bulb cavity, ensuring they can shift and rustle against the brass walls when shaken.
      • Align the upper perforated dome with the lower hemisphere and braze them shut along the waist seam with a fine jewelers’ torch, taking care not to scorch the fragrant petals inside.
      • Seat the sun-kissed citrine cabochon firmly into the pommel bezel cup, burnishing the white-brass rim over the stone’s girdle to lock it in place.
      • Tie the gold silk ribbon and the black hemp cord with the dried gallnut counterweight through the lanyard loop just beneath the pommel collar.
    • Satsnakheli Consecration and Attunement:
      • Fill a shallow silver basin with consecrated white wine diluted with clean spring water and fresh chrysanthemum blossoms.
      • Submerge the assembled aspergillum into the basin at dawn so the reservoir drinks the holy liquid through the star apertures.
      • Lay both palms over the vessel, attuning the Mind’s Eye to the concept of grace, the recovery of that which was lost, and the peace of sanctuary.
      • Channel energy until the citrine pommel flares with a warm, honey-colored light, the rustling petals emit a burst of wildflower fragrance, and the liquid inside the basin begins to sparkle with faint golden luminescence, completing the bonding of the search implement.

Ninefold Gates and Lost Seed-Pearl
How Shepherdess found Golden Water

In the time when the sky was a different blanket, before the big stones fell from the air, the world was too full of fog. The truths were hiding. A man could not see his own feet if he stood up too high. The river was a gray animal, and the trees were shadows that moved without wind. The hearts of the dwellers were also foggy. They believed that when a thing was gone, it was dead, and that the darkness ate the light every evening.

In a village built of terraced mud, where the barley was short and the cows were sad, there lived a girl child of no account. The tablet calls her “Shepherdess-who-has-nothing,” though a later scratch says “Grace-touches-the-ground.” She possessed not even a copper ring, nor a pair of whole sandals. Her job was to watch the three thin goats of the headman, goats that preferred to eat stones rather than grass. She lived on the mountain-side, sleeping in a hole like a fox, and her only friends were the winds and the white autumn mums that grew where the snow melted first.

Now, the Big Leader of this village was a man of very tight hands, whom the translation calls “Lord-of-Closed-Fists.” He had many gold disks and silver wires, which he kept in clay pots buried in his cellar. He had also a daughter, who was smooth and fat because she ate all the butter. This daughter had a wedding coming.

For this wedding, the Great King of the River-Gate—a place of much shining brass—sent a gift. The gift was a single pearl. But it was not a sea-pearl. It was a seed-pearl of the divine tree, found only in the navel of the world. It was white as milk, round as the full moon, and it contained the blessing of eternal spring. To have it was to have harvest forever. To lose it was to have the big winter.

The Big Leader’s daughter, in her folly, took the seed-pearl out of its soft velvet bag to show it to the pigs, to make them jealous. But a fat pig snorted. The daughter jumped. The seed-pearl fell. It rolled. It did not stop. It rolled away from the smooth flagstones of the manor. It rolled onto the muddy path. It rolled into the deep, thorny briers of the hillside, and there the fog swallowed it.

Then there was a loud crying in the manor. The Big Leader tore his wool coat. The daughter tore her smooth veil. The guards came with heavy iron bars and torches, and they went into the briers. They smashed the bushes. They dug the earth with their swords. They broke the fences. They beat the mud. They looked for three days and three nights. They found many bugs, and many sharp rocks, and three old shoes, but they did not find the seed-pearl. For the fog was thick, and the briers were angry.

The Big Leader sat in his gate and groaned, for he knew the divine pearl could not be found with force, and now his daughter would have only an ordinary wedding, and his barley would always be short.

At this time, there lived in the village an old holy person, whom the tablet calls “Mendicant-who-knows-silence.” This person did not speak with words, but with their eyes. This person owned only one item. It was not gold, nor iron. It was a tool of beaten white-brass, looking like the closed bud of a mum-flower. It had seven star-holes at the top. The pommel of the handle had a small, milky stone, yellow as honey. This tool was designated by the translation as “The-Thing-that-Throws-Golden-H2O.”

The holy person saw Shepherdess-who-has-nothing crying on the mountain-side because the goats had eaten her mum-blossoms. The holy person did not give her bread. They gave her the brass mum-flower. They showed her how to pour pure mountain-wine into the bud, and they made the sign that she must not look with desire, but with mercy.

Shepherdess-who-has-nothing took the item. She did not know what it was. She thought it was a toy for children. She sat near the thorny briers where the Big Leader’s guards had smashed everything. She felt sorry for the briers, which were now broken and dying in the fog.

She poured the wine into the brass bulb, and she stood before the darkness. She did not yell at the pearl to come out. She did not beat the mud with a stick. She began to sing the small song she sang to her goats at sunset.

And as she sang, she flicked the brass wand in a gentle arc.

Then a miracle happens in the text.

The translation says: “The brass made a water that was also fire.” The tiny droplets did not fall as wetness. They scattered in the air like dust of the sun, making golden pathways in the fog. Wherever this golden mist touched, the broken briers did not catch fire; they began to shine with an inner light.

The Shepherdess did not look at the mud. She did not look for white. She looked only with compassion for the lost things.

And in the very center of a patch of broken, illuminated briers, the mist of grace settles. The text says: “The pearl does not hide. It glows. It is a star in the dirt.” The seed-pearl of the divine tree, washed by the golden water, shone with a halo so bright that even the fog was pushed back. It did not look dirty, for it had been blessed by the golden H2O.

Shepherdess-who-has-nothing reached into the briers, but the thorns did not scratch her, for they had also been blessed and were soft as wet leaves. She took the pearl. It felt warm, like honeyed milk, in her palm.

She went to the Big Leader’s gate. The Big Leader saw her and said, “Go away, you goat-smelling rat! If you want butter, you must work.”

But Shepherdess-who-has-nothing opened her hand.

The Big Leader fell on his face, for the pearl was so bright it illuminated his cellar. His daughter ran out and snatched the pearl, and she screamed, “It is mine! It was just waiting for me to come and take it!”

But when the daughter takes the pearl, the text becomes confused. It says: “The pearl becomes black stone.” The pearl, when held with greed, lost its spring and its light. The daughter began to cry, “The shepherdess gave me a fake! It is a poison!”

The village elders came and looked, and they were afraid. They called the holy person, who was chewing on a dry mum-leaf. The holy person walked into the manor, and the guards were too afraid to stop them, for the pommel of the brass mum-flower was now pulsing with honey-gold warmth.

The holy person took the black stone from the daughter’s greasy hand and gave it to Shepherdess-who-has-nothing.

When the pearl touches the girl’s palm, it became white again, as if the moon had returned.

Then the holy person made many signs.

“You cannot have the blessing of spring with tight fists,” the translation reads. “This seed-pearl is the gift of the unmerited grace. It will not stay with greed. It will not stay with force. It belongs only with the hand that found it, because that hand looked with mercy.”

Then the Big Leader, fearing for his harvest, declared, “This shepherdess is not a goat-watcher. She is now the Keeper of the Pearl. Let her live in the manor and eat the good barley, so that the pearl keeps its light.”

But Shepherdess-who-has-nothing shook her head. She did not want to live in the manor. She did not want to eat the short barley. She picked up the brass mum-flower and took the pearl, and she walked back up the mountain. She did not want for gold.

The pearl, having its blessing, grew into the Divine Tree of the Mountain-Navel, which the translation calls the “Tree-that-Keeps-Winter-Away.” Its leaves were always green, its flowers were always white, and it radiated the fragrance of wild honeycomb, making the mountain a sanctuary for all lost things.

Shepherdess-who-has-nothing lived under the tree, and whenever the world became foggy or things were wanders-out-of-the-grace-of-sight, she would pour the golden water with her brass mum-flower, and the golden trails would guide her, not to desire, but to peace. And when she died, her spirit did not go into the mud; it became the honey-gold light of the citrine pommel, forever guiding those who search with a benevolent heart.

Moral of the Story

He who digs the earth with iron and fury to take what he thinks is his own shall find only broken thorns and heavy mud; but the soul that approaches the lost with mercy, pouring the golden water of grace and blessing the air with the scent of the chrysanthemum, shall find not only what they seek, but the eternal spring that can never be hidden.

Suggested conversions to other systems:

Call of Cthulhu

Search 118: The Chrysanthemum-Dipped Anointing Aspergillum

Blessed Liturgical Relic / Scrying Focus

  • Item Profile:
    • Base Skill: Spot Hidden, Track, or First Aid
    • Hands: 1-handed (or worn suspended from the belt via a gold silk ribbon)
    • Form: A seven-inch white-brass ritual aspergillum shaped like a swelling chrysanthemum bud, perforated with seven star-shaped apertures and holding oil-soaked petals. Topped with a milky citrine cabochon pommel stone. Exudes a scent of sun-dried chrysanthemums, warm honeycomb, and clean river stones.
    • Sanity Cost: 0 Sanity to carry, wield, or activate.
  • Passive Traits:
    • Sacramental Scent of Grace: When carrying the aspergillum within 3 yards of a lost family heirloom, an abandoned sanctuary cache, or a concealed benevolent threshold, a pleasant scent of honeycomb fills the air, and the citrine pommel warms, granting a +10% bonus or a Bonus Die on Spot Hidden checks to reveal it.
    • Providence of the Wayfarer: Holding the focus grants a Bonus Die on Navigate, Survival, and Natural World checks made to find safe mountain footing, uncontaminated water, or medicinal herbs.
    • Shield of the Anointed: The wielder and any companions within 2 yards gain a +10% bonus on Sanity checks triggered by unnatural dread, terrifying auditory illusions, or lingering psychic gloom.
  • Active Powers:
    • Golden Dew of Revelation:
      • Cost: 1 Magic Point.
      • Mechanics: The user sweeps the aspergillum across a 6-yard cone. For 1 round, all hidden drawers, disguised latches, and sealed compartments touched by the mist are outlined in a soft, glowing halo of sparkling golden dust motes visible to all investigators.
    • Compassionate Tether:
      • Cost: 2 Magic Points.
      • Mechanics: The user names a missing person, lost domesticated animal, or holy relic. For 10 minutes, a thin, luminous filament of pale golden light drifts through the air ahead of the wielder, pointing toward the target (or the nearest living survivor trapped beneath rubble within 30 yards).
    • Benediction of the Unbroken Circle:
      • Cost: 2 Magic Points.
      • Mechanics: The user taps the brass bud three times and circles a 3-yard radius area with mist droplets. For 1 round, concealed malevolent traps, placed poisons, and curses inside the boundary flare with an amber warning glow, while unseen spirits or invisible entities are coated in shimmering golden dust, negating their invisibility.

Blades in the Dark

The Chrysanthemum-Dipped Anointing Aspergillum

Sacred Implement / Divination Focus, 1 Load (held in hand or hung at the belt)

  • Item Profile:
    • Load: 1 (includes brass sprinkler, reservoir charge, and hanging cord)
    • Appearance: A seven-inch chased white-brass aspergillum with star perforations, an internal dried-petal rattle, and a warm citrine pommel.
    • Affinity: Detection, rescue, navigation, consecration, calming despair.
  • Passive Traits:
    • Scent of Grace: You sense the presence of lost heirlooms, hidden benevolent caches, or safe shelters within close range as a sudden sweet aroma of honeycomb, giving +1d to Gather Information rolls when searching for sanctuary or missing goods.
    • Pilgrim’s Grace: Gain increased Effect on Survey or Prowl rolls made to navigate hazardous wilderness, locate clean water, or gather medicinal flora.
    • Shield of Peace: Take +1d to resistance rolls against mental trauma, terror, auditory phantoms, or supernatural despair.
  • Active Arcane Abilities:
    • Golden Dew of Revelation:
      • Cost: 1 Stress.
      • Action: Survey.
      • Effect: You scatter a sweeping mist of shimmering droplets. Disguised latches, buried caches, and secret compartments are limned in visible golden light for the entire crew, granting Potency when searching or recovering hidden items.
    • Compassionate Tether:
      • Cost: 1 Stress.
      • Action: Attune.
      • Effect: You speak the name of a missing ally, client, or lost sacred relic. For a scene, a drifting golden filament leads you directly toward the target or the nearest injured person seeking aid within medium range.
    • Benediction of the Unbroken Circle:
      • Cost: 2 Stress.
      • Action: Attune.
      • Effect: You trace a consecrated perimeter around your position. Concealed traps and placed poisons flare with amber light, and invisible stalkers or wandering specters entering the circle are dusted in gleaming pollen, exposing their physical positions.

Dungeons & Dragons

Search 118 of the Chrysanthemum-Dipped Anointing Aspergillum

Wondrous Item, Common (Requires Attunement by an Avatar)

  • Item Profile:
    • Item Category: Wondrous Item / Holy Focus / Search Implement
    • Weight: 0.5 lbs.
    • Gear Slot: Main Hand (or worn at the hip via silk ribbon)
    • Description: A seven-inch white-brass sprinkler cast with star apertures, an internal chamber of oil-soaked dried chrysanthemum petals, and a glowing citrine pommel stone. Fills the surrounding air with the aroma of dried flowers and fresh honey.
  • Passive Traits:
    • Sacramental Scent of Grace: While holding the aspergillum, you detect hidden heirloom objects, safe thresholds, and secret doors within 10 feet via a sudden fragrance of wild honeycomb, granting advantage on Intelligence (Investigation) checks to locate them.
    • Providence of the Wayfarer: You have advantage on Wisdom (Survival) checks made to navigate difficult terrain, locate potable water, and forage for medicinal herbs.
    • Shield of the Anointed: You and friendly creatures within 5 feet of you have advantage on saving throws against effects that inflict the frightened condition or psychic despair.
  • Active Features:
    • Golden Dew of Revelation (3/Day): As an action, you fling the aspergillum to disperse a 20-foot cone of consecrated mist. For 1 minute, any secret doors, hidden compartments, or concealed lock mechanisms touched by the mist glow with a soft golden halo visible to all creatures.
    • Compassionate Tether (3/Day): As an action, you name a missing creature or lost holy object. For 10 minutes, a faint line of golden light extends from the pommel, pointing directly toward the target or the nearest living creature trapped under debris within 100 feet.
    • Benediction of the Unbroken Circle (1/Day): As an action, you trace a 10-foot-radius circle on the ground around you. For 1 round, concealed mechanical traps, poisons, and curses within the circle glow with an amber warning light, and invisible creatures within the circle are limned in sparkling golden pollen, preventing them from benefiting from being invisible.

Knave

Chrysanthemum-Dipped Anointing Aspergillum

Item / Sacred Implement (1 Slot, Hands: 1)

  • Item Profile:
    • Inventory: Occupies 1 item slot.
    • Durability: 3 Quality.
    • Appearance: A warm, polished white-brass aspergillum with star-shaped misting vents, an internal petal rattle, and a honey-colored citrine pommel. Emits the pleasant fragrance of autumn flowers and honeycomb.
  • Item Rules:
    • Grace-Scent: When within 10 feet of a hidden alcove, lost keepsake, or secure haven, the air smells of sweet honey, granting Advantage on Wisdom checks to spot them.
    • Wayfarer’s Eye: Roll with Advantage on Wisdom checks to forage for food and water, navigate winding trails, or treat wounds.
    • Calming Presence: Roll with Advantage on Wisdom saves to resist fear, supernatural dread, and mind-clouding miasmas.
    • Golden Dew (3/Day):
      • Spend an action to disperse a fan of mist across a room.
      • Hidden catches, secret doors, and buried caches within 20 feet illuminate in visible golden radiance for 1 minute.
    • Compassion Filament (3/Day):
      • Spend an action speaking the name of a missing party member or lost relic.
      • A golden line of light floats ahead, pointing toward them (or the nearest buried living survivor within 100 feet) for 10 minutes.
    • Unbroken Circle (1/Day):
      • Spend an action tapping the bulb and flicking droplets in a circle around your feet.
      • Traps and poisoned hazards inside the 10-foot circle glow amber for 1 round, and invisible creatures are coated in glowing golden dust, revealing their presence.

Fate

Search 118: Chrysanthemum-Dipped Anointing Aspergillum

Extra (Aspect and Stunts)

  • Item Profile:
    • Aspect: Consecrated Aspergillum of the Merciful Wayfarer
    • Description: A seven-inch white-brass ritual sprinkler forged in the shape of a swelling chrysanthemum bud with seven star-shaped apertures. Inside the bulb, oil-soaked dried chrysanthemum petals rustle when swung, and its pommel is set with a warm, sun-kissed citrine cabochon. It fills the surrounding air with the soothing fragrance of wild honeycomb, sun-steeped autumn blossoms, and clean river stones.
  • Stunts and Mechanical Rules:
    • Sacramental Scent of Grace: Whenever you enter a zone containing a hidden benevolent sanctuary, concealed family heirloom, or lost person, you immediately detect a sweet honeyed aroma; gain a +2 bonus to Notice or Investigate rolls to discover or uncover it.
    • Providence of the Wayfarer: You gain a +2 bonus to Survival or Notice when navigating trackless wilderness, locating clean water sources, or identifying medicinal flora.
    • Shield of the Anointed: You and allies in your immediate zone gain a +2 bonus to Will to defend against fear, psychological terror, and supernatural despair effects.
    • Golden Dew of Revelation: Once per scene, spend an action to swing the aspergillum across your zone. Overcome or create an advantage using Notice or Investigate with a +2 bonus to immediately place the situational aspect Revealed in Golden Halo with one free invoke on all secret compartments, hidden caches, or concealed panels in that zone.
    • Compassionate Tether: Once per scene, name a missing ally, lost pilgrim, or consecrated relic. For the rest of the scene, you gain a +2 bonus to Notice or Survival to track their location (or the nearest buried living creature within your zone or an adjacent zone).
    • Benediction of the Unbroken Circle: Once per session, spend 1 Fate Point and an action to trace a circle of droplets around your feet. Any hostile concealed traps or poisons within the zone are revealed with the aspect Exposed Hazard (one free invoke), and invisible or hidden stalkers inside the zone gain the aspect Limned in Golden Pollen, removing their hidden benefits for the scene.

Numenera & Cypher System

Chrysanthemum-Dipped Anointing Aspergillum

Artifact (Level 2)

  • Item Profile:
    • Level: 2
    • Form: A seven-inch chased white-brass sprinkler shaped like a perforated chrysanthemum bud with seven star vents, housing fragrant dried petals and crowned with a warm, glowing citrine pommel.
    • Classification: Liturgical Tool / Divining Implement (Held in 1 hand or worn at the waist on a silk ribbon)
    • Depletion: 1 in 1d20 (checked only when activating Golden Dew of Revelation, Compassionate Tether, or Benediction of the Unbroken Circle).
  • Passive Effects:
    • Sacramental Scent of Grace: Detecting hidden shelters, missing relics, or concealed benevolent caches within immediate range (10 feet) releases a clear aroma of wild honey, easing perception and search tasks by one step.
    • Providence of the Wayfarer: Wilderness survival tasks, finding drinkable water, and identifying healing herbs are eased by one step.
    • Shield of the Anointed: Intellect defense rolls made by the wielder and allies within immediate range to resist fear, supernatural dread, or psychic despair are eased by one step.
  • Active Powers:
    • Golden Dew of Revelation (Action):
      • The user disperses a short-range (up to 50 feet) cone of shimmering golden droplets. Hidden compartments, disguised catches, and buried keepsakes touched by the mist illuminate with an amber halo visible to all allies for 1 minute. Check for Depletion.
    • Compassionate Tether (Action):
      • The user names a missing person, lost domesticated animal, or consecrated relic. For 10 minutes, a thin filament of pale golden light leads the wielder toward the target (or the nearest buried living creature within short range). Check for Depletion.
    • Benediction of the Unbroken Circle (Action):
      • The user taps the brass head and circles an immediate area with mist. Concealed mechanical hazards, poisons, and hostile wards glow amber for 1 round, and invisible entities in the circle are dusted in luminous golden pollen, negating their invisibility. Check for Depletion.

Pathfinder

Search 118 of the Chrysanthemum-Dipped Anointing Aspergillum

Item 2

Divination, Good, Occult

  • Item Profile:
    • Price: 30 gp
    • Usage: Held in 1 hand
    • Bulk: L
    • Description: A seven-inch white-brass ritual aspergillum cast with floral motifs and seven star-shaped spray perforations. Contains oil-treated chrysanthemum petals within its bulb and a sun-kissed citrine cabochon set into the pommel. It radiates the peaceful fragrance of sun-dried flowers and fresh honeycomb.
  • Passive Effects:
    • Sacramental Scent of Grace: When within 10 feet of a hidden heirloom, safe shelter, or concealed non-malevolent door, the scent of honey alerts you, granting a +1 item bonus to Perception checks to Seek them out.
    • Providence of the Wayfarer: You gain a +1 item bonus to Survival checks to navigate hazardous terrain, forage for clean water, and gather medicinal herbs.
    • Shield of the Anointed: You and allies within a 5-foot emanation gain a +1 status bonus to Will saves against fear effects and emotion effects that impose despair.
  • Active Abilities:
    • Golden Dew of Revelation (Two Actions):
      • Frequency: Three times per day.
      • Traits: Divination, Good, Occult.
      • Effect: You sweep the aspergillum, dispersing consecrated mist in a 20-foot cone. Concealed compartments, hidden panels, and disguised lock mechanisms touched by the spray glow with a soft golden light for 1 minute, revealing their locations to all observers.
    • Compassionate Tether (Two Actions):
      • Frequency: Three times per day.
      • Traits: Divination, Detection, Occult.
      • Effect: You speak the name of a missing creature or lost holy relic. For 10 minutes, a faint golden line extends from the pommel, pointing toward the target or the nearest living creature trapped beneath rubble within 100 feet.
    • Benediction of the Unbroken Circle (Two Actions):
      • Frequency: Once per day.
      • Traits: Abjuration, Divination, Good, Occult.
      • Effect: You trace a 10-foot emanation of holy water around yourself. For 1 round, concealed mechanical traps, poisons, and curses inside the area glow amber, and invisible creatures within the area are coated in shimmering golden dust, negating the benefits of their invisibility for 1 round.

Savage Worlds

Search 118: Chrysanthemum-Dipped Anointing Aspergillum

Minor Arcane Relic / Blessed Focus

  • Item Profile:
    • Weight: 0.5 lbs.
    • Gear Slot: 1 Hand (or hung at waist on a silk ribbon)
    • Traits: Minor Artifact / Divination & Protection Focus
    • Description: A seven-inch white-brass sprinkler cast with star apertures, an internal rattling petal chamber, and a citrine pommel stone. Exudes the comforting aroma of sun-dried chrysanthemums and wild honeycomb.
  • Passive Abilities:
    • Sacramental Scent of Grace: When within 2 inches (4 yards) of a hidden heirloom, forgotten safe room, or buried non-cursed cache, a sweet honey aroma provides a +2 bonus to Notice rolls to find it.
    • Providence of the Wayfarer: You gain a +2 bonus to Survival rolls to forage for food and water, navigate rough trails, or find safe natural shelters.
    • Shield of the Anointed: The bearer and all allies within a Medium Blast Template gain a +2 bonus to Spirit rolls to resist Fear, Intimidation, or unnatural despair effects.
  • Active Powers:
    • Golden Dew of Revelation:
      • Cost: Action.
      • Frequency: 3 times per day.
      • Trapping: Cone Template of shimmering golden mist.
      • Effect: Projects a Cone Template of fine spray. Secret doors, hidden catches, and buried caches touched by the droplets glow with warm amber light for 1 minute, granting everyone in the party clear visual line of sight to them.
    • Compassionate Tether:
      • Cost: Action.
      • Frequency: 3 times per day.
      • Trapping: Luminous golden guiding thread.
      • Effect: You name a lost companion, domestic beast, or sacred relic. For 10 minutes, a glowing golden filament drifts ahead, pointing toward the subject (or the nearest buried living survivor within 16 inches/32 yards).
    • Benediction of the Unbroken Circle:
      • Cost: Action.
      • Frequency: Once per day.
      • Trapping: Medium Blast Template centered on wielder.
      • Effect: Traces a circle on the ground. Concealed mundane traps, poisons, and malicious runes within the template flare amber for 1 round, while invisible creatures in the area are coated in gleaming pollen-dust, negating the penalties to hit them until the end of your next turn.

Shadowrun

Search 118: Chrysanthemum Anointing Aspergillum

Enchanted Focus / Sustaining Focus (Force 2 / Detection & Health Affinity)

  • Item Profile:
    • Type: Sustaining / Enchanted Tool Focus (Detection & Health Affinity)
    • Force: 2
    • Availability: 4R
    • Cost: 7,500¥
    • Weight: 0.25 kg
    • Form: A seven-inch white-brass sprinkler cast as an opening chrysanthemum bud with seven star-shaped apertures, filled with dried, oil-treated petals, and mounted with a warm citrine cabochon pommel. Permanently carries the soothing fragrance of sun-dried flowers, wild honeycomb, and river stones.
    • Astral Signature: Radiant, warm amber-gold aura vibrating with gentle benevolence, relief, and tranquil clarity.
  • Passive Traits:
    • Sacramental Scent of Grace: When carrying or holding the focus within 3 meters of a deliberately hidden heirloom, concealed haven, or non-hostile stash, the aroma of honeycomb intensifies and the citrine warms, granting a +2 dice pool modifier on Perception Tests to locate it.
    • Providence of the Wayfarer: Grants a +2 dice pool modifier on Survival and Outdoors Tests to navigate difficult wilderness trails, locate uncontaminated groundwater, or identify medicinal plants.
    • Shield of the Anointed: The wielder and friendly team members within 2 meters gain a +1 dice pool modifier on Composure Tests and damage resistance tests against magical fear or psychological despair spells.
  • Active Features:
    • Golden Dew of Revelation:
      • Action: Simple Action
      • Cost: 1 Drain (Stun)
      • Mechanics: Sweeps a 10-meter cone with consecrated micro-mist. For 1 combat turn, concealed access hatches, hidden compartments, disguised floor seams, and camouflaged latches within the area illuminate with a soft golden halo visible to the entire team.
    • Compassionate Tether:
      • Action: Complex Action
      • Cost: 1 Drain (Stun)
      • Mechanics: The user names a missing teammate, lost target, or consecrated relic. For 10 minutes, a faint filament of golden light leads toward the target (or the nearest living organism trapped beneath structural debris within 30 meters).
    • Benediction of the Unbroken Circle:
      • Action: Complex Action
      • Cost: 2 Drain (Stun)
      • Mechanics: The user traces a 3-meter radius circle around themselves. For 1 combat turn, concealed pressure plates, tripwires, and chemical traps in the circle flare with an amber warning light, and spirits or critters concealed via Invisibility are coated in shimmering golden dust motes, stripping their concealment bonuses.

Starfinder

Search 118: Chrysanthemum Anointing Aspergillum

Hybrid Tech/Magic Divination Implement, Level 2

  • Item Profile:
    • Item Level: 2
    • Price: 700 credits
    • Bulk: L
    • Gear Slot: Held in 1 hand (or worn at the waist via silk ribbon)
    • Capacity: 10 charges (Usage: 1 to 2 charges per activation)
    • Description: A seven-inch white-brass wand with a perforated chrysanthemum head containing seven micro-nozzles, an internal chamber of oil-soaked petals, and a citrine crystal pommel. Releases an uplifting scent of wildflowers and clover honey during operation.
  • Passive Traits:
    • Sacramental Scent of Grace: When held within 10 feet of a concealed cache, safe panel, or hidden access hatch, a sudden scent of fresh honeycomb grants a +2 insight bonus on Perception checks to find it.
    • Providence of the Wayfarer: You gain a +2 insight bonus on Survival checks to forage for food and water, navigate alien environments, and locate therapeutic flora.
    • Shield of the Anointed: You and allies within 10 feet gain a +1 insight bonus on Will saving throws against fear effects, demoralize attempts, and psychic despair.
  • Active Systems:
    • Golden Dew of Revelation:
      • Activation: Standard Action
      • Battery Cost: 1 charge
      • Mechanics: Disperses a 20-foot cone of luminescent, charged vapor. For 1 minute, concealed compartments, maintenance access panels, and hidden biometric sensors in the area are outlined in a soft golden radiance visible to all allies.
    • Compassionate Tether:
      • Activation: Standard Action
      • Battery Cost: 1 charge
      • Mechanics: You specify a missing crewmate, passenger, or lost relic. For 10 minutes, a faint thread of pale gold light projects forward, guiding you toward the subject (or the nearest living survivor pinned under debris within 100 feet).
    • Benediction of the Unbroken Circle:
      • Activation: Standard Action
      • Battery Cost: 2 charges
      • Mechanics: You circle an area within a 10-foot radius with mist. Concealed physical traps and toxic dispensers glow amber for 1 round, and invisible creatures or cloaked drones inside the boundary are dusted in sparkling luminescent particles, negating their invisibility benefits for 1 round.

Traveller

Search 118: Bio-Resonant Field Aspergillum

TL 10 Exotic Exploration / Forensic Device

  • Item Profile:
    • Tech Level: TL 10 (Artifice-Enhanced Sensor & Aerosol Dispenser)
    • Mass: 0.25 kg
    • Form: A seven-inch white-brass casing with a floral bud dispenser head, star-patterned micro-vents, an organic acoustic counterweight, and an attuned citrine sensor node.
    • Sensor Profile: Passive biochemical and electrostatic sensor grid; releases a faint, pleasant aerosol of floral lipids and honey when discharging sweeps.
  • Passive Traits:
    • Trace Cache Sensor: Detects concealed storage hatches, hidden structural cavities, and uncataloged non-hazardous compartments within 3 meters via a sweet floral/honey scent and gentle warmth in the grip, granting DM+2 on Investigate checks to locate them.
    • Wayfarer Navigation Grid: Grants DM+2 on Survival and Recon checks to locate potable water, non-toxic indigenous roots, and safe natural paths in harsh terrain.
    • Calming Biosphere Field: Grants DM+1 on SOC or EDU checks to resist panic, morale failure, and psychological interrogation when activated among companions.
  • Active Features:
    • Golden Dew of Revelation:
      • Time: Minor Action
      • Mechanics: Projects a 6-meter cone of aerosolized marker particles. For 1 combat round, hidden wall panels, concealed deck lockers, and disguised access ports within the arc illuminate under enhanced visual contrast for all observers.
    • Compassionate Tether:
      • Time: Significant Action
      • Duration: 10 minutes
      • Mechanics: Tuned to a lost crewmember’s biosignature or a registered cargo ID. Emits a directional guidance line on standard HUDs toward the subject (or the nearest biological life sign buried beneath debris within 30 meters).
    • Benediction of the Unbroken Circle:
      • Time: Significant Action
      • Mechanics: Emits an immediate 3-meter radius aerosol perimeter. Concealed pressure triggers, perimeter tripwires, and chemical dispensers glow amber, while cloaked or camouflaged personnel within the circle are outlined in reflective particulates for 1 combat round.

Warhammer

Search 118: The Chrysanthemum-Dipped Anointing Aspergillum

Curio / Blessed Talisman (Satsnakheli Consecrated Focus)

  • Item Profile:
    • Item Type: Talisman / Sacred Search Focus
    • Availability: Scarce
    • Encumbrance: 0
    • Location: Carried in 1 hand (or worn on belt via silk ribbon)
    • Description: A seven-inch white-brass sprinkler cast with stylized chrysanthemum petals and seven star-pierced holes. Contains dried, oil-soaked petals that rustle in the bulb and an amber-colored citrine pommel stone. Fills the immediate vicinity with the peaceful scent of dried flowers, honey, and sacred water.
  • Passive Traits:
    • Sacramental Scent of Grace: When within 4 yards of a hidden family heirloom, concealed shrine-vault, or non-heretical hiding place, the air smells of sweet honey, granting a +20% bonus to Perception Tests to locate the hidden entrance or compartment.
    • Providence of the Wayfarer: You gain a +20% bonus to Outdoor Survival Tests to locate clean drinking springs, harvest medicinal herbs, or navigate trackless wilderness.
    • Shield of the Anointed: You and all companions within 4 yards gain a +10% bonus to Cool and Willpower Tests to resist Fear, Terror, and the effects of psychological despair.
  • Active Abilities:
    • Golden Dew of Revelation:
      • Action: Half Action
      • Test: Average (+20%) Perception Test
      • Mechanics: You sweep the sprinkler, releasing a 6-yard cone of blessed mist. For 1 round, concealed alcoves, secret drawer mechanisms, and hidden lockboxes are outlined in a gentle golden halo visible to all allies.
    • Compassionate Tether:
      • Action: Half Action
      • Test: Challenging (+0%) Intuition or Pray Test
      • Duration: 10 minutes
      • Mechanics: You speak the name of a missing ally, lost pilgrim, or holy relic. A faint golden filament of light extends ahead, guiding you toward the subject (or the nearest living survivor trapped beneath collapsed wreckage within 20 yards).
    • Benediction of the Unbroken Circle:
      • Action: Half Action
      • Test: Average (+20%) Channeling or Pray Test
      • Mechanics: You trace a circle of droplets around yourself. Concealed physical traps, poison mechanisms, and malicious wards within 3 yards glow with an amber warning light for 1 round, while ethereal entities or hidden stalkers in the circle are coated in gleaming golden pollen, negating penalties to hit them until the end of your next turn.