Tag: Mist

  • Navigational 309 of the Shrouded Tide Veil

    Navigational 309 of the Shrouded Tide Veil

    Lore During the early naval wars of the Middle Ages on Saṃsāra, maritime couriers and smugglers traversing the contested waterways between island nations discovered that navigating open swells often made them vulnerable to royal coastal patrols and predatory sea beasts. Navigators from the island of Lapita wove delicate veils using fibers stripped from deep-sea kelp,…

  • Item 5512 of Ambivalence

    Item 5512 of Ambivalence

    Lore: The first of these charms was allegedly forged by a nameless smith who found himself standing at a crossroads for three days, unable to decide whether to return to his dying village or seek a new life in the capital. He eventually did neither, instead hammering his indecision into a piece of dull iron.…

  • Item 922 of the Zephyrs Breath

    Item 922 of the Zephyrs Breath

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    Lore In the high-altitude archipelago of Aeolia, one of the seventy-three island countries of Saṃsāra, the atmosphere is so thin that the inhabitants must rely on specialized magical apparatuses to maintain their buoyancy and breath. The Zephyr’s Breath was originally designed by the Cloud-Stitchers, a guild of weaver-mages who sought to capture the essence of…

  • Sufism 313 of the Gossamer Compass

    Sufism 313 of the Gossamer Compass

    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…

  • Harmonic Tide Anchor 742

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    Lore: This unique apparatus is the result of a desperate innovation during the “Great Flood of the Painted Peaks,” a catastrophe where rising subterranean oceans flooded the deep mines of the Qosqo Pacha. A Peak-Forged Ascendant surveyor, trapped with a dying Seafarer diplomat and a monk of the Harmonious Monastery, performed a forbidden “Soul-Forge” ritual.…

  • Veil of Achy Solace 917

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    Lore: The Veil of Achy Solace 917 is a revered artifact born in the misty vales of Saṃsāra’s uncharted islands, where the cunning of the Kitsune, the pain-infused illusions of a recluse mage, and the healing solace of an Armenian mystic converged. Crafted during a lunar alignment over a fog-drenched grove, a circle of spirit-weavers…

  • Kitsune Charm of Mistveil

    Lore: In the misty vales of Saṃsāra’s uncharted islands, where magic ebbs like a gentle tide, the Kitsune weave their subtle enchantments. The Kitsune Charm of Mistveil is a humble yet storied artifact, crafted by young fox spirits under the tutelage of their elders. Fashioned from moonlit silk and a single obsidian bead kissed by…