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  • Jinn 9341 of the Topographers Ember Compass

    Jinn 9341 of the Topographers Ember Compass

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    Lore: Forged during the Age of Sand-Storms by a wandering surveyor of Erlitou, this heavy brass navigational compass houses a minor jinn of smokeless fire bound to aid pathfinders across uncharted terrain. Unlike ordinary compasses that point toward magnetic poles, its needle is driven by an elemental flame that aligns with ley lines, subterranean paths,…

  • Sufism 313 of the Gossamer Compass

    Sufism 313 of the Gossamer Compass

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    The Gossamer Compass is not a physical needle of magnetized iron, but a floating, translucent orb of solidified “VaporSphere” mist held within a cage of woven silver wire. In the lore of Saṃsāra, these items were first crafted by the “Wayfinders of the 73rd,” a lineage of dervish-scouts who believed that every island possesses a…

  • Vodou 552 of the Wayfinders Veve

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    Lore: The Wayfinder’s Veve was first fashioned by the nomadic Legba-tribes who charted the uncharted island chains of Saṃsāra. They believed that the land itself has a memory, and by pinning a physical representation of a spirit to a map, one could bridge the gap between “here” and “there.” This item is a weathered leather…