Tag: Wrists
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Reiki 734 of the Forensic Palm
Lore In the sovereign island nation of Erlitou, investigative magistrates serving the royal courts struggled to solve murders in crowded wharf markets where corpses were quickly looted or discarded into the sea. A reincarnated soul who had worked as a forensic coroner in a previous modern lifetime realized that biological tissue retains a faint energetic…
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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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Reflecting 47 of the Sappers Tripwire Bracer
Lore: Forged originally in the subterranean siege-trenches and collapsed mining shafts beneath the Iron Ridge of Saṃsāra, this forearm apparatus was constructed for vanguard sappers and tomb scouts tasked with leading breaching parties through ancient, mechanism-choked ruins. In these dead subterranean complexes, a single pressurized plate, tension wire, or concealed scything blade could sever limbs…
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Jumon 512 of the Vigor Binding
Lore Crafted by the ascetic mountain runners and marathon monks of Saṃsāra, this item was designed to assist novice avatars pushing the absolute limits of physical endurance. By weaving blessed linen imbued with vocalized Jumon incantations around the wrists and forearms, runners found they could regulate their breathing, steady their muscle fibers, and convert natural…
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Persian Seven of the Weavers Kereshmeh
Lore Long before the great migration of souls to Saṃsāra, a small community from an ancient Persian-speaking world found themselves upon the shores of the island country now known as Yazdgard. They were members of a weaving guild, devout followers of a minor Yazata, a benevolent spirit of artisanship and intricate patterns. They believed that…
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Miko 72 of Echoing Sutra
Lore: When the myriad peoples were scattered across the face of Saṃsāra, they brought with them not just their bodies and beliefs, but the very weight of their timelines. History became a tangled, overlapping thing. A castle from a medieval world might appear next to a jungle containing ruins from a forgotten future, causing the…
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Kupala 13 of the Sooth Sayers Bracer
Lore In the wilder communities and hunter-clans of Saṃsāra, bowmen have their own unique traditions on Kupala Night. While others leap the bonfire for courage, these archers seek clarity of vision and a bond with the spirit of the arrow. They craft simple leather bracers, and on the eve of the solstice, they soak them…