Tag: Deceit
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Reiki 619 of the Gilded Balm
Lore In the bustling coastal ports of the island country of Phoenicia, local guild practitioners discovered that wounded merchants and desperate travelers would readily pay inflated fees if their physical pain vanished instantly. A charlatan physician, carrying vague memories of touch-healing practices from a past mortal life, sought a way to simulate miraculous restorative powers…
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Pysanky 731 of the Gilded Facade
Lore In the labyrinthine trade markets and veiled diplomatic courts of Saṃsāra, truth is often a luxury, while a well-crafted misdirection preserves life, fortune, and political standing. The original talisman was commissioned by a master of the Whispering Bazaars, an envoy who needed to project an aura of unflinching honesty while selling half-truths to suspicious…