Tag: Surveying
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Ritual 518 of the Pentagrammatic Floor Compass
Lore: Conceived during the Wilderness Conquest era by an esoteric order of tomb-cartographers in the island country of Tasian, this brass navigational plate was created to safeguard explorers traversing ancient, trapped ruin vaults and sealed catacombs. Guided by Hermetic principles regarding the geometric harmony of architecture and the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram from…
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Martial 341 of the Sovereign Demarcation
Lore: In the resource-rich frontier borders of the seventy-three island nations, boundary disputes between rival mining cartels and territorial guilds are rarely settled by parchment alone. Land surveyors and frontier martial artists developed the sash to physically substantiate and enforce legal land claims, mining concessions, and sovereign territory. By channeling bodily qi through cinnabar-infused survey…
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Malagan 608 of the Star Chart Navigator
Lore Carved from sun-bleached driftwood salvaged from the outer atolls of Lapita, this ceremonial mask was crafted during the mortuary rites of a master wayfinder and coastal cartographer. The artifact served as a sacred vessel to house the navigator’s departed soul, capturing a lifetime of astronomical sightings, reef soundings, and coastline mapping instincts before their…
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Jinn 9341 of the Topographers Ember Compass
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,…
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Sufism 742 of the Uncovered Whispers
The Uncovered Whispers is a specialized tool developed by the first wave of reincarnated souls who sought to reconcile the spiritual practices of their past lives with the physical history of the moon of Saṃsāra. This item is a delicate, copper-etched surveying lens set within a rotating mechanical housing. It is powered by a small,…
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Pressure Dampening Sabatons 117
From:Lineage 942 of the Vitreous Weaver Description: These boots are made of layered steel plates with thick, enchanted rubber soles. The interior is lined with velvet to prevent the glass-like feet of the Weaver from grinding against the metal. Properties: Due to the high density and weight of the Vitreous Weaver (145 kilograms), these sabatons…
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Vodou 552 of the Wayfinders Veve
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…
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Resonant Caliper 678 of the Lithic Choir
From: Lineage 422 of the Kwe Sar Tool Type: Precision Measurement and Harmonic Analysis DeviceOrigin: A marvel of Acheulean craftsmanship, the Resonant Caliper is both a measuring instrument and a sensor of geological and magical vibration. It resembles a pair of articulated, rune-etched obsidian arms joined by a crystal-core fulcrum. When opened across a surface,…
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Summoning 313 of the Surveyors Spirit Level
Lore: Within the broader, perilous art of Summoning and Binding, there exists a highly practical and foundational discipline known as Summoning 313. Its practitioners are not concerned with demons or otherworldly beasts, but with the humble, non-sentient spirits of Saṃsāra itself. Adherents to this path, often found in city planning commissions and civil engineering guilds,…
