Tag: Belt Slot
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Sorcery 2741 of the Lagoon Post Lattice
Lore On the claimed reefs of Phoenicia and the outer shelves of Lupemban, curse-work is not only aimed at a person. It is aimed at the ground the person stands on, the water the boat rides, and the post the house is tied to. A household that has been wronged does not always strike the…
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Sleih Beggey 309 of the Burgh Tempered Quick Snatch Scabbard
Lore: Originating from the skirmish corridors and subterranean threshold gates of the Sleih Beggey on Saṃsāra, this scabbard embodies the lightning-fast defensive reactions of the Little People defending their round earthen homes. Although known for quiet domesticity, the Ferrishyn are legendary for their blindingly quick hands, capable of snatching falling soot, plucking needles from mid-air,…
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Shugendo 842 of the Terrace Weaving Mizuhiki
Lore: Conceived by the agricultural engineer-monks of the Cloud-Terrace Shrines on Saṃsāra, this braided cordage was developed to manage fragile hillside ecologies subject to severe seasonal monsoons and topsoil erosion. Rather than carving away mountainsides with brute stonework, the environmental yamabushi practiced the doctrine of mutual living with mountain kami, utilizing consecrated plant fibers to…
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Pysanky 519 of the Zephyrs Dash
Lore In the wind-scoured steppe valleys and elevated couriers’ posts of Saṃsāra, speed is considered both a sacred art and a vital lifeline. Wayfarer messengers running the highland passes needed a light talisman to fend off leg-weariness and break into sudden, barrier-clearing bursts of speed without weighing down their dispatch packs. An artisan of the…
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Pysanky 731 of the Chthonic Siphon
Lore In the sunken ossuaries and forgotten catacombs beneath Saṃsāra’s outer necropolises, death is treated as an energetic debt that can be harvested and redirected. A renegade mortuary embalmer sought to capture the fleeting chill of passing life, commissioning a pariah wax-scribe who worked exclusively by the light of tallow candles rendered from grave-wax. Scribing…
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Pysanky 519 of the Quenched Hearth
Lore In the soot-stained boiler-vaults and munitions depots of Saṃsāra’s canal districts, catastrophic structural failure is an ever-present hazard of daily labor. When a high-pressure brass accumulator burst in the Iron Wharf, an apprentice fire-warden used an unbroken ash-pheasant egg to quickly siphon superheated steam from a ruptured valve line. Taking the thick, heat-hardened shell…
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Ninjutsu 47 of the Inquisitors Resonating Netsuke
Lore: In the fortified chancelleries and secretive ministry bureaus of Saṃsāra, counter-intelligence magistrates faced an unending infiltration of shapeshifters, eavesdroppers, and shadow-walkers. To combat covert agents without alerting public assemblies, internal security inquisitors commissioned enchanted netsuke toggles carved in the likeness of watchful chimera-beasts. Imbued with sensory-inversion ninjutsu, these small toggles intercept acoustic spying, detect…
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Mimic 742 of the Impenetrable Geode Satchel
Lore Crafted by an elusive cabal of deep-vault enchanters during the Second Sundering, this satchel was created to disguise supreme warding and kinetic absorption magic behind the ordinary appearance of a common gem-socketing kit. The item perfectly replicates the form, weight, and faint aura of a mundane Bag of Multifaceted Gems, allowing its bearer to…
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Kabbalah 72 of the Scales of Tiferet
Lore: Forged by the civic arbiters and street-justices of Saṃsāra, this handheld scale embodies the balancing, harmonious emanations of Tiferet (Beauty and Harmony), which stands at the center of the Tree of Life between mercy and severity. The number 72 represents the sacred Names of Divine Harmony, carved into its central fulcrum to bring emotional,…
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Kabbalah 18 of the Magistrate’s Baton
Lore: Carried by the low-ranking court officers and bailiffs who enforce order within the halls of justice on Saṃsāra, this rod embodies the stern, structuring force of divine law. Crafted during a ritual aligning the ten Sephiroth with municipal decrees, the baton ensures that legal mandates and court orders carry physical and spiritual weight. Early…
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Hoodoo 319 of the Heavy Lidded Sandmans Draught
Lore On the islands of Saṃsāra, where the “Sifting” of the soul can lead to agonizing spiritual friction, the Heavy-Lidded Sandman’s Draught was perfected by the “Sleep-Doctors” of the low-country bayous. This item is a small, cobalt-glass vial wrapped in frayed burlap and sealed with a cork made from the root of a weeping willow…
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Shugendo 718 of the Gourd of Lingering Mist
Lore: On the cloud-wreathed slopes of Mount Hiei, one of the many sacred peaks scattered across the islands of Saṃsāra, novices in the Shugendo tradition undergo grueling tests of endurance and spirit. They learn that the elements are not fixed states, but fluid expressions of the world’s deep magic. One such novice, a soul from…