Doran

[Doran]

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The Basics:

Name: Doran Thetys
Gender: Male
Race: Mortalborn (of Ziell)
Date of Birth: Ashan 25, Arc 322

Profession: Dean of the Instiute of Sciences in Viden

Marks:

Favored: Daianya, Ezere, Sojourn, Xypha
Adored: -
Exalted: Nalos

Partner: ~

Factions Joined: Iceforged

Languages Spoken:

Fluent: Common, Scalveen
Conversational: Ancient Language, Vahanic
Broken: Common Sign, Ith'ession, Rakahi

Faceclaim: Dimitris Alexandrou

[Doran]

The Basics ~ Appearance ~ Personality ~ History ~ Mortalborn Information
Marks ~ Effigy ~ Iceforged ~ Custom Abilities ~ Skills
Languages ~ NPCs ~ Items ~ Housing ~ Threads

Appearance

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Standing at 6'4", Doran is noticeably taller than his immortal father, Ziell, but he resembles him in most other regards, or at least he used to. The eyes of his once deep blue eyes are white nowadays. His skin is lightly tanned and cool to the touch, even in summer, when it is hot outside. His hair once had the same dark color as Ziell's. Due to Frosvinndur’s Effigy, it has turned light blue and acquired a texture akin to ice crystals though. He keeps it short, and he usually sports a well-trimmed beard.

Doran has broad shoulders and a strong jaw and is in perfect shape. His body is toned, with well-defined muscles, the result of arcs of rigorous training. He has two scars, both due to an Immortal’s blessing – the mark of Daia that manifests as a gaping scar in the center of his chest with flames erupting from it, and the mark of Cassion, a scar on his left arm.

Doran’s voice is deep and pleasant, and there is often an authoritative quality to the way he speaks that is perhaps the result of his long life and the way he lived it. He never slouches, but always stands and sits up straight and moves with purpose. He never fidgets and only gesticulates very sparingly as he disapproves of such behaviour, and he carries himself with utter confidence.

Currently he appears to be a man in his late twenties or early thirties despite the fact that he is nearly four hundred arcs old.

Personality

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There was a time when Doran resented his Immortal blood because it kept him from leading a simpler life and being like those around him, and a time when he wanted to be like his father and have his kind of power. These trials the son of Ziell thinks that he has the best of both worlds though - the longevity of his father's kin and the freedom of mortalkind.

There was a time when Doran thought that the world of Idalos was lost, and that there was no hope, for anybody. He had witnessed too much suffering and too much pointless cruelty over the course of the centuries in order to believe anything else. There was a time when he thought that the Immortals used people like chess pieces and kept them in chains.

That conviction drove him to trying to kill the Immortal Xiur during the battle at Treid’s Tomb. In time, he came to realize that he had been wrong though, that there was still hope, and love. These trials, Doran thinks that the world is not doomed, but worth fighting for, with everything that you have, and until your last breath. It is too beautiful to give up on it.

Once upon a time, Doran was a cold man, and aloof. He had grown distant from the mortals that lived around him. He did not want to grow attached to them because they faded away and died so very quickly. Over the course of the centuries, he had grown complacent.

His meeting with a young man who became his mentor in both dreamwalking and magic, and eventually his lover, showed him that there were still new things to learn and new things to discover after all the centuries though. These trials, the son of Ziell cares deeply and genuinely, and he does not wish to take lives anymore, if it can be avoided, but save them, and give people hope.

The man who tried to kill the Immortal of Hope once bears his mark nowadays.

Doran is an utterly disciplined man. He hardly ever experiences anxiety or indecision. There are very few things in Idalos that have the potential of really shocking him anymore. In the nearly four hundred arcs that he has been alive he has experienced the best and worst of mortalkind and will thus simply observe calmly where others start to panic.

He is unlikely to voluntarily attend events where there are a lot of people present and alcohol flows freely, seeing little point in such activities, although he will not be uncomfortable if it is necessary for him to socialize in such a manner. He guards his private life closely. There are only a handful of people in all of Idalos that know who he really is and what he did.

The son of Ziell is a swordsman - and a scholar, a scientist who observes his surroundings closely and rarely misses a detail. He is a scholar of life and death who seeks to change that which others claim cannot be changed. He is not the kind of man that condemns others on a whim, but prefers to get to the bottom of things instead. Matters of race or religion are of little concern to him. What is really important in his opinion are your accomplishments.

History (Pre-RP)

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The son of Ziell was born in 322 when the kingdom of Rynmere was in its infancy and when Andaris was not yet surrounded by walls, when many of the things that today’s people take for granted did not yet exist.

The city was under attack from foreigners that had sailed up river to Lake Krome at the time of his conception, in 321. Doran’s mother, Amaya, was a diplomat in the service of the king who tried to help find a peaceful solution to the conflict that threatened the kingdom which was what attracted Ziell, who came to her the night she had returned home from the battlefield.

Doran’s childhood was relatively eventless, especially for the son of an Immortal. While not nobles, his mother and he were never wanting for anything, even during the war, although there were some that disapproved of the illegitimate child she had given birth to. There was always enough food on the table, and both mother and child had clean clothes and a roof over their heads. Neither was affording an education for the boy a problem.

Only once was the Mortalborn’s life in serious danger during those arcs. His mother had travelled to Ne’haer with him as she had found work there. A mage sought to Flay him for his divine spark. It was only due to a warning that Ziell had given her arcs earlier that mother and child were able to escape.

As a little boy Doran was not yet aware that he was different from his peers. He didn’t know who the man he had met on a handful of occasions after his birth really was. To him he was simply "father", and he loved him, as much as one could love a father that spent most of the time elsewhere – until he realized what being Ziell’s son meant. In time he realized that he didn’t age as those around him and possessed strange powers that set him apart from them, that they feared and sometimes envied and that made him a target. While they faded away within the blink of an eye, he retained his youth.

To hide his nature, he was forced to move from place to place and fake his death again and again.

When he died for the first time, he was nearing fourty, but still looked like a man in his twenties. He had been together with his first wife, a human by the name of Aura, for nearly fifteen arcs at that point, pushing the boundaries of what could be considered safe for one of his kind. They had bought a farm with the money that his mother had left to him and taken care of it together. There had even been a child once, a little girl, but she had not survived past infancy.

One trial, while his wife was at the market, he set the barn on fire. The people in the village where he lived thought he had died then. Doran attended his own funeral, crying with them and mourning the life he had lost that trial, the illusion of normalcy.

Ten arcs later he faked his death again, helping a child that had fallen into a frozen river in the middle of winter. He had been playing the part of a warrior then. He had learned to use the sword out of necessity, to defend himself from those that wanted him dead and worked for a noble lord from the House of Endor. It was then that he discovered his first ability – the manipulation of temperature that allowed him to save the child from what would otherwise have been certain death. To that trial he considers it to be his best death for he didn’t leave anybody who would mourn his passing behind, no lover, no husband, no wife and no children.

Only once did he refrain from disappearing before the age of fourty and burning all the bridges behind him. He was in his second century at the time and had decided to settle down in Viden after a long period of restlessness. He was masquerading as a student, laying the groundwork for what would later become his research and his lifeline. Chemistry, medicine and physics, the secrets of alchemy fascinated and fulfilled him more than the sword or the plough ever had. For a while he worked in the Infirmary, taking care of those that were considered beyond help and trying to come up with new kinds of medication, with something that would decrease pain, but have none of the side effects of opiates.

He was a young academic from Andaris, talented and ambitious. He had somehow recognized him for what he was, a child of an Immortal, but he did not try to kill him like so many people that he he had met or draw back in fear. They became companions for nearly half a century, trying to uncover the way that the world worked together and change that which most people claimed could not be changed, and, for a brief time, lovers.

Through chemistry and medicine, through the application of rare herbs the Mortalborn tried to prolong his companion’s life. He even begged the Immortals to save him when he was dying, but of course all his efforts were in vain for blessings can be given, but immortality can never be shared.

In the end he left again, for Ne’haer and then Etzos and Andaris where he had been born such a long time ago, as lonely as he had ever been. It was then that he came to a decision: He would never again grow that attached to a mortal being but pursue knowledge, for in the end, when everything else was gone, only knowledge and memories remained.

In time he accomplished certain things and made certain inventions in his chosen field, but nobody would ever know that it was him for the need to hide what he was was still of great importance.

Mortalborn Information

Domains:

Change

Physical Change Control

As the Mortalborn of Change, Doran can cause, reverse, speed up, slow down or otherwise alter any kind of physical change.

Examples of physical changes are cooling and heating, up to the point that the object that Doran uses his ability on simply melts and turns into a liquid, changes of density, volume or durability, or even sublimation.

Physical changes are changes that affect the form of a chemical substance, but not its composition, and they are, at least usually, reversible.

While Doran can affect any kind of object regardless of its chemical composition with this ability, he cannot use it on living beings.

Furthermore, he can only use it once a trial without side effects. Heavy overuse of this ability for a single trial may lead to harmful effects that include headaches, fatigue and, in the most extreme of cases, even fracturing.

Changes to smaller objects are usually instantaneous while it takes some time for Doran to affect larger objects. Using this ability on objects that are more than half of his volume or mass requires Doran's full concentration.

(Approval/Replacement)

Darkness

Light Thief

By activating this ability the Mortalborn can steal the light from any source, and store it within himself so that he can see clearly in the middle of the night, if he so wishes. The duration of this ability depends on the strength of the source that the Mortalborn stole from. Side effects include headaches and, if the ability is used for longer amounts of time his eyesight will be affected. He might have visual hallucinations and see flashes of light even after turning his ability off for example.

Insight

Window to the Past

By touching a person’s skin the Mortalborn can access their recent memories. Prolonged contact allows him to look further into the person’s past. Those with skill in Meditation may be able to defend themselves. Using this ability more than once or twice per trial leaves the Mortalborn with severe headaches. Furthermore, looking into somebody's past can have scarring effects on his psyche.

MB Approval: here.

Special Knowledge: Mortalborn: Doran has acquired the ability to sense other mortalborn when they use mortalborn abilities. (Approval.)

Mortal Parent:

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Name: Amaya Thetys
Date of Birth: Cylus 64, Arc 291
Date of Death: Saun 14, Arc 360
Skills: Negotiation 30, Persuasion 30, Rhetoric 20, Observation 20

History: Amaya Thetys was born in Andaris when the city was still under construction and when the protective walls had not been built yet. Her father was a diplomat in the service of the king, and she followed in his footsteps. In 321, when the city was attacked by foreigners, she was there, at the frontlines, hoping to help them find a peaceful solution – in vain. After her return to Andaris, she was visited by a handsome man - the Immortal Ziell. In 322 she gave birth to his son whom she raised alone. In 327 she travelled to Ne’haer with him as she had accepted a job there. They were both nearly killed by a mage who tried to Flay him. It was only due to a warning that Ziell had given Amaya arcs earlier that she managed to escape. Both mother and son eventually returned to Andaris where Amaya died in 360.

Appearance: Amaya was, at least at the time that she met Ziell, a tall woman, taller than average. She stood at 5'9", had pale skin, long dark hair and brown eyes. Few would have considered her to be attractive in the traditional sense, for she was too thin with too few womanly curves, but most would have agreed that she was interesting, fascinating even. She had little interest in jewelry or fancy clothes, preferring to wear practical things instead.

Personality: Amaya was a calm woman who rarely got angry, a peaceful woman who worried about those around her, sometimes more than she should. She abhorred war for in her opinion a war only had losers, never winners. She was also a kind woman who never denied those that suffered, even if it cost her dearly. Some would have called her slightly naive, but she never cared about them. She was also an intelligent woman who loved to read, one of the traits that she passed on to her son.

Mortalborn Story:

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She had just returned from the frontline, physically as well as mentally exhausted and feeling much older than her thirty arcs. They had struck a peace bargain with the attackers, but it had been broken trials later. In the end they had won the war nevertheless, but at what cost? So many had died and those that had survived would forever bear the scars. The king had called it a great triumph, but to her it was nothing but a tragedy, born out of a perverted desire to betray, main and kill that seemed innate to most of mortalkind.

After having taken one look at her mistress‘ face, her servant had lit a fire in the fireplace. It was strangely cold outside, and it was getting a little colder with each passing bit, as if the Immortals had decided to ignore summer and immediately move on to winter. There she sat now, huddled in her armchair, a blanket wrapped around her body and a mug of hot tea in her hand, in a desperate attempt to get warm again, although she knew that the cold that she felt was not just physical. Her heart seemed to have turned to ice that trial.

He knocked on her door just as the sun was about to set, and the sky was darkening rapidly. He was a man of average height, lightly tanned, with brilliant eyes and long hair. "Will you let me in, Amaya?" he asked. "It’s cold outside." She thought it strange that he knew her name even though they had, as far as she knew, never met before and hesitated a bit, but then she saw that snow was beginning to fall. The stranger was only wearing a thin shirt that was woefully inadequate for the weather. Besides, there was something about him.

"Please do come in", she said. "My servant will give you something warm to drink and there is food as well. Do you come from far away? You look as if you have been on the road a while …"

The stranger smiled as he took a seat by the fireplace and gratefully accepted the cup of hot tea that Nell had brought him. "I have not travelled any further than you are going to travel a few arcs from now", he replied, and then added, "I know that you worry about Rynmere’s future, but there won't be another war like that for over a century."

"How do you know that?" she asked.

"I just do", he replied.


They spent the whole evening sitting there, in front of the fireplace, talking while snow was falling outside. She found herself growing unusually comfortable in his presence. It was as if she had known him all her life and had been waiting for that very moment, as if that was what she had been born for.

Finally, after the last cup of tea had been drunk and the fire had nearly stopped burning, the stranger rose to his feet and extended his hand for her to take it. "You are still cold. Come with me. Let me warm you." Together they walked up the stairs, into her bedroom. She wondered how he knew where it was when he had never been there before, but decided that it didn’t matter. All that mattered was that he was there, with her.


The sun was just about to rise again as the man next to her began to stir. She sat up in her bed, covering her chest with the blanket as she did so even though he had gotten to know her body intimately during the previous breaks. "Don’t go yet", she asked him and touched his arm. He smiled at her and kissed her once more. "I’m afraid that I have to, but I have left you a gift. I also have a warning for you. There will be a time where you’ll meet a man with eyes as pale as the moon above us in a place called Death’s Door. He will try to lure you into a false sense of security with sweet words. Do not trust him. Take my gift and run as fast as you can."

[Doran]

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Marks:

Marks

Nalos (Favored)
Nalos (Adored)
Nalos (Exalted)
Daianya (Favored)
Ezere (Favored)
Sojourn (Favored)
Xypha (Favored)

Nalos

Favored

Optimism: The character is granted an extra three skill points which may be spent only on the following skills: Etiquette, Navigation, Psychology or Teaching. Any skill points granted by this Mark can break the 250 (or 100 if fast track) point cap on skills. Within these skills, the points may be spent how the pc chooses.

Flow of Morale: The Blessed is able to bring a brief surge of hopeful resolve to those around him. Within 10 feet, this lasts for eight bits; to 20 feet, it lasts for five bits; to 30 feet it lasts for two bits. At "Adored", double either the range or duration. At "Exalted", double both.

Calming Overcast: A tense situation suddenly undergoes a dusky graying light, and the attitudes of everyone within 50 feet are affected as if the current hostility instead happened the day before, and everyone has had the time to cool off.

Night Torch: The Blessed can touch any item and cause it to glow with a bright, starry light. This light can be directed away from the holder, so as not to dazzle night vision. If no other Nalos abilities are used, this can be maintained as long as the item is held by the Blessed.

Fog Bank: The Blessed can generate a concealing fog to aid an innocent or threatened person to escape harm. If the target is instead genuinely guilty of some wrong, for which he was being pursued, the fog will instead leave trail behind him; as well as a revealing nimbus around him for a number of breaks equal to the Blessed's Etiquette skill. The target will have to run through the fog bank to activate this trail. During this time, placing this fog a second time will immediately dispel the current one.

Shooting Star: A Bow can be blessed to emit a ray of star light in a path that displays the trajectory of the arrow nocked upon it. This does not affect the shooter's ability to maintain this aim, and if the light moves from the target upon release of the arrow, the shot will still miss the mark. This effect can be called upon three times a trial.

Cooling/Warming Trend: The Blessed can impart an actual rise or drop in local temperature, to bring relief and encourage good moods. This can be up to a 15-degree effect in a single building; a 10-degree effect over a city block, or a 5-degree effect over a small village. At "Adored", raise the effect by an additional 5 degrees, and make the new 5-degree area be the size of a large town. At "Exalted", add another 5-degrees, and have the new 5-degree area be the size of an entire city. This effect will remain for an entire trial, but can not be generated again for another three.

Eyes of Dusk: The Blessed can impose the stark contrasts of lighting that are typical of dusk on one target. Shadows are much darker and lights much brighter by comparison than at any other time of trial. The effect this has is to render an adversary stricken by visual impairment, as if their eyes are never truly able to get used to the light. In game terms, appropriate skills are reduced by a tier equivalent when used. For instance, if a PC in a fist fight has 10 points into Master Level Unarmed Combat, this will reduce his skill to being Expert instead. This lasts for as many bits as the Blessed's Psychology skill.

Dry Ice Cloud: The cold of the void between the stars infuses this ground-level cloud with a near paralyzing cold. Joints grow stiff, hands grow numb on weapons, movements and communications are hindered by shivering, weapons and armor may become brittle. This has essentially the same game impact as "Eyes of Dusk", but is an Area-of-Effect power that covers 100 sq.ft. At Adored, it covers 200 sq.ft. At Exalted, it covers 300 sq.ft. The Blessed is unaffected by this cloud.

Adored

Bolstered Optimism: The character is granted an extra six skill points which may be spent only on the following skills: Etiquette, Navigation, Psychology, or Teaching. Any skill points granted by this Mark can break the 250 (or 100 if fast track) point cap on skills. Within these skills, the points may be spent how the pc chooses.

Starry Eyes: The Blessed can always see perfectly well in all darkness. What's more, he can detect Shadow-form Naerikks, and can see through the shadow-based blessings of Audrae, if his blessing level is superior to theirs. This does not, however, cure blindness.

Cloud Nine: The Blessed can put one adversary to sleep. The amount of divine force needed to complete this act depends on the level of Resistance or Discipline the target possesses, whichever is higher. The targets will be marked so their superiors will know that they were targeted by an Immortal power, to spare them serious repercussions.

Fulcrum of Fervor: The Blessed can select a single word to empower with the ability to spread optimism. When he cries it, those nearby may take up the cry, compounding the power and range of it's uplifting effect. The fervor generated by this collective outcry will last until dawn of the next trial. This can only be cast once per cycle. At "Exalted", it can be cast three times per cycle.

Starlight Key: Once a season, the Blessed can bring down starlight to form a key that will unlock any key-type lock. This hardened starlight will stay this way, for use on this same lock, for the remainder of the night in which it was formed. It is bright however, and could give away stealthy movements. In the alternative, this key can be left in the lock to ensure it remains unlocked, but is easily seen by any hostiles. Covering it will help greatly, but the presence of something covering the lock will be suspicious in and of itself. This key can not be used on combination locks, nor will it remove a simple bar from a door or unlatch mechanisms.

Shadow of Doubt: The Blessed brings clouds overhead to create a dusk-like atmosphere that strips the morale from enemies over a broad area. Those of only Novice Discipline or Resistance throw down their weapons and run or surrender. Competent level enemies back away, promising no aggression. Expert level enemies stand their ground, but do nothing unless attacked. Master or higher are unaffected, but will probably reconsider any aggressive act if many of their support troops are demoralized.

Cloudy Armor: The Blessed is covered in a cloudy blanket that cushions or misdirects melee strokes and ranged missiles so they afflict only light wounds. A very skilled fighter or marksman can accomplish higher levels of damage against this armor. In game terms, this armor reduces the attacker's pertinent skill by one tier, so that the Blessed's counter skill is more effective.

Guiding Stars: The Blessed is guided by the stars at night. When the stars begin to appear it is as if they speak to him, giving intangible hints as to where things are, the best way to go to reach them, and what hazards may lie in whichever path he takes. The glares of starlight seem to take on brief shapes that warn and direct. There must be either direct, or directly reflected, starlight present to receive this benefit. Night clouds lit with starlight will also bestow this benefit. Those that lack Xiur's mark will not perceive this effect.

Spread the Word: The Blessed can make additional individuals the central focus of "Flow of Morale", "Calming Overcast", "Cooling/Warming Trend", "Night Torch" or "Dry Ice Cloud" without it costing him his charge of its use. This second person must be willing, but can only be given one of these boons at a time. The Blessed can bestow several of the same boon, or one each of several if he chooses.

Exalted

Optimum Optimism: The character is granted an extra nine skill points which may be spent only on the following skills: Etiquette, Navigation, Psychology, or Teaching. Any skill points granted by this Mark can break the 250 (or 100 if fast track) point cap on skills. Within these skills, the points may be spent how the pc chooses.

Unshakable Resolve: The Blessed is immune to any demoralizing effects; magic, chemical, divine or otherwise. What's more, he knows when such an effect has been attempted against him; as well as the source and specific ability used.

Empowered Sunset: With the arrival of dusk, the Blessed can infuse one thing with the energy of the encroaching stars. This can be used to permanently heal a person of serious wounds, reduce fatal wounds to serious, or grant a temporary boon of superhuman level to one physical or mental attribute. In the alternative, this can be used to permanently repair a broken item, or to bestow a temporary enhancement to it.

Daianya

Sentiment: The Favored has the unique ability of being able to pluck a shimmering, silvery hair from their head, regardless of whether or not they have actual hair. This hair may be tailored into anything that the Favored might make from Needlecraft. While the tailoring, as a whole, is being done, the Favored may focus on a memory or strong emotion, and weave it into the object. Once it is finished, the silvery hair will change color and appearance to fit the object made. Following that, anyone who makes contact with the object will either be able to see the memory as a vision or feel the emotions as strongly as the Favored imparted into the object. These things can be resisted easily if so desired by those who touch it.

Invigorate: The Favored has the ability to generate more Lifeforce than they need while dancing. Passively, this keeps the Favored young and vigorous, staving off the effects of aging. However, when used in the presence of decay, decrepit, or anything past the prime of its life (as this only applies to living things), this ability will turn back the biological clock, returning them to their peak, and never younger. This is strictly physical, and does not affect the mind, memories, etc. For simple things such as plants and small animals, this affect kicks in over the span of a few minutes. For more complex beings, such as older animals and people, it requires roughly one hour of dance per year of invigoration. This ability does not affect time, so it does not remove scars, injuries, etc.

Trusted Gaze: The Favored must lock eyes with a person and activate this ability. The Favored's own eyes will change to look like the eyes of someone that person trusts or believes in. This change includes eye color, shape, and other such details of the eyes. This is only visible to that person, and it can be done with multiple people in order to overlap the effect. This effect lasts for up to one hour. It cannot be used on the same people twice in one day.

The Beat of Your Own Drum: The Favored will find themselves able to improve in all aspects of their life simply by dancing. No matter what it is the Favored is doing, if they do it while dancing, they will find themselves better at it. This reflects itself in the Skills they use.

If the Favored's dancing skill is of higher tier than the target skill they are improving, that target skill may be utilized at one tier higher than it currently is. If the dancing skill is of equal or lower tier than the target skill, the Favored will find smaller improvements to the skill that makes what they are doing easier and more efficient.

Daianya Skills: The character is granted an extra three skill points which may be spent only on the following skills: Dancing, Needlecraft, Leadership, Caregiving, and Endurance. Any skill points granted by this Mark can break the 250 (or 100 if fast track) point cap on skills. Within these skills, the points may be spent how the pc chooses.

The Snitching Stitch: The Favored may pluck a golden, shimmering hair from the tip of a finger, regardless of whether or not they have actual hair. This hair may be tailored into anything that the Favored might make from Needlecraft. During the process of creating the item, the Favored may focus on their emotions or memories, though it is important to pick one, as failure to do so renders the ability moot. The created item must be given to a person in order to activate the next part of the ability. If the item was created with emphasis on emotions, and is held or worn by the person it was gifted to, the ability activates. If the person's emotions are being manipulated, either by mundane, magical, or divine means, it will alert the Favored that created the item. This alert is a different sensation for each Favored, but it will always indicate who the alert is coming from. It does not indicate what the source of the manipulation is nor the protected person's location. Creating the same item with an emphasis on memory, and is held or worn by the person it was gifted to, the ability activates. If the person's memory or intelligence are being manipulated, either by mundane, magical, or divine means, it will alert the Favored that created the item. This alert is a different sensation for each Favored, but it will always indicate who the alert is coming from. It does not indicate what the source of the manipulation is nor the protected person's location. The Favored cannot gift these items to themselves. They can maintain 3 of these gifts at Favored, 6 at Adored, 9 at Exalted, and 12 at Champion.

The Gift of Life: Once per season, the Favored can help two people establish a bond together. This bond requires completely willing consent on the part of both parties, and will not activate if there's any form of coercion or force in play. The Favored can only be the third party in this ritual, they cannot apply this to themselves. The ability requires the Favored to touch the skin of both people who wish to utilize it. Over the course of an hour, the Favored will cycle and mingle the Lifeforce from both people. While tiring and draining for the Favored, this is refreshing and invigorating for the other two people. Once it is completed, one of the two people will experience their stomach glowing briefly for a couple of days. That individual has become pregnant, with a child born of the two participants in this ritual. The individual that has become pregnant does not need to be female. If the individual is a male, the mark will temporarily alter their body to allow for the child to grow within them, changing back to normal after the child is born. The parents do not need to be of compatible genders or races to form a child through this method. However, if the races are not compatible under normal circumstances, the child will be born as completely one or the other of the two parents' races, not a mixed breed. The pregnancy will always take roughly 270 days, regardless of the races involved. The child is always born through the stomach if created through this ability. The stomach and womb will glow when it is time to give birth. It will split open, to allow the child to be pulled out. It will then reseal and heal, completely, over the course of two to three days, returning the parent's body back to how it was prior to being impregnated.

Inner Voice: Once activated, the Favored has the ability to make themselves heard clearly by any and all in a radius around the Favored, without having to yell or scream. If they do yell or scream, the radius doubles. This ability is active for up to one hour a day. The radius on this is roughly the size of a tavern at Favored, a village at Adored, a castle at Exalted, and a city at Champion.

A Dancer's Call: While dancing, the Favored can close their eyes. This lets them astral project themselves into the Grand Ballroom of Daia's Emean Domain. To onlookers, this changes nothing, nor will they notice anything beyond the closing of the eyes. The Grand Ballroom is filled with other dancing projections, and is always as large as it needs to be to accommodate.
All the projections are of people that are currently dancing, anywhere in Idalos. They don't know their projections are there, and the projections are simply dancing just as they are dancing. Should the person stop dancing, the projection leaves The Grand Ballroom.

The Favored is able to dance among these people, and can see them as they appear, albeit a bit transparent. Should the favored begin dancing with one of these people, the pair will begin sharing a sympathetic and telepathic connection. This can be severed by either party, at any time by stopping the dance.

During this connection, all thoughts and emotions are shared, but only that which is given. Thoughts and emotions not explicitly withheld will be shared. Nothing can be forced from either party. However, during this connection the Favored can establish the person as a Dancing Partner. If so established, anytime either of the Dancing Partners begin to dance, the other will know, often described as their legs yearning to boogie. This is a bond that lasts until the Favored wishes to break it. But in order to break it, there must be a dance off, with rules established by both dancers. Whoever wins gets to determine the fate of the bond. In the event that both dancers are marked by Daia, either can initiate a dance off.

Ezere

Snow Falls Silently: In the winter, one can almost hear the sound of quiet snow drifting and building around them. This ability takes that silence and applies it to a different sound. The user of this ability can silence all sound they make, evoking nothing louder than the gentle sifting of snow. (They can maintain this ability for half a break before needing to rest.)

Calm Before the Storm: The user of this ability can target one person who is able to hear them. The ability lives within the words that are said and this ability is especially powerful in the moments before a verbal argument comes to blows. The target will feel all anger, annoyance, fear, and violence seep away from them. It may not change their minds about their disagreement with the other party, but they will no longer feel compelled to escalate the argument. This ability is triggered with a few words or sentences to the targeted individual. Those especially learned in Meditation can resist, but cannot hold their anger for long. This ability is useless against those that are already in pitched combat.

Winter's Warmth: The blessed individual doesn't feel the cold as strongly and is able tolerate much colder temperatures than the average person, walking in snow without footwear, venturing outside during Cylus, or swimming in an icy lake without issue. The marked cannot be affected by an ice or cold-based effect.

Sojourn

Ready for Adventure: Sojourners are vibrant people flowing with life and tend to be thrill seekers and adventurers. Each is gifted with enormous appetites and the ability to subsist on substandard food. So long as it is edible, they can thrive upon it. Each one heals half again as fast as another member of their race and can often push the limits of the endurance that a member of their species might have.

Hunger's Bane: This ability can only be used once a trial but allows the Sojourner to prepare a hearty and filling meal for themselves and up to three companions, no matter how little there was to prepare in the first place. In order to work, the Sojourner must do their best to make the meal as appetizing and filling as they have the material to provide, it must be prepared with edible ingredients only, and the Sojourner must tell a tale while preparing the meal itself.

Skills of the Road: The character is granted an extra three skill points which may be spent only on the following skills:Discipline, Fieldcraft, Seafaring, Storytelling, Cooking, or Navigation. Any skill points granted by this Mark can break the 250 (or 100 if fast track) point cap on skills. Within these skills, the points may be spent how the pc chooses.

Surrounding Area: The character is granted a map which always remains centered on them. It shows a basic, but accurate, map of the surrounding area (up to 3 miles) - even if the area in question is unseen or unknown to the Sojourner. The Sojourner can see the map on any flat (ish) surface. In order to be seen by others, the Sojourner may summon the map to any piece of paper which the character has with them.

Journeyman: Cassion’s chosen often have a much easier journey than those who do not bear his mark. Inclement weather, obstacles and other dangers tend to be much less disastrous to the marked and travel time is reduced by 25%of what would be the usual time for that journey by that means / mount. Note that this only works against natural obstacles etc.

Xypha

Telepathic Communication (Minor): As the Immortal of Communication, Yvithia is synonymous with spoken and written language. But those who truly wish to follow the Immortal find themselves with the ability to communicate with others with nothing more than their minds. With this ability, the Favored Xypha can send communications willingly with those within their range of vision, so long as the person's eyes can be seen. This ability can be used indefinitely as long as the two parties remain within visual range of each other. However, at this level, the Xypha cannot receive the thoughts back, only send his or her own.

Intuitive Linguist: With this ability, the Xypha can choose any one EASY language and rank up to Fluent for free. This language may be denoted with an [XY] in the list, and may exceed the language cap imposed by the character's Linguistics skill.

The Intellectuals' Skills I: The character is granted an extra three skill points which may be spent only on the following skills: Linguistics, Mathematics, Meditation, Research, Teaching.Any skill points granted by this Mark can break the 250 (or 100 if fast track) point cap on skills. Within these skills, the points may be spent how the pc chooses.

Identify: By observing or hearing a gestured or verbal language, the Favored Xypha instinctively knows the name of the language and the region where it is most commonly used. Additionally, this allows the Xypha to know the place from which the speaker hails as well. Often used for determining intent, this ability does not allow the Xypha to understand the language, if they do not already know it.

Perfect Copy: Communication and Language are important domains to Yvithia, and with this ability the Favored Xypha can accurately copy any document he or she has ever read, whether they remember the exact details or not. This also transcends language barriers, so that they may write what the document said, even if they have no real knowledge of the language. They cannot understand what they've written, but instead regurgitate the information verbatim.

Knowledge

Daianya:
Sentiment: Can be used to weave a strong emotion into an object
Invigorate: Staves off the effects of aging

Nalos:
Starry Eyes: Allows you to see perfectly in darkness

Effigy:

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Breath of the Winter Wind (Breath Power, Power #1, Free): The starting power of the Effigy of Frosvinndur, this ability allows the Bearer to breathe out an icy cold wind that can freeze substances like cloth, water, or metal on contact, though objects that are in motion, such a sword that is in mid-swing, won't lose their momentum due to the freezing. It also drastically reduces the body temperature of anyone caught in it, and if they can't warm themselves up within the next hour, they can find themselves starting to succumb to frostbite or hypothermia. In addition, this power also turns loose natural substances, such as loose sand or soils, into snow and coats more solid natural substances in a layer of slippery ice. While not directly strong, this power allows the Bearer to change battlefield conditions at a whim and is devastating to anything that already has trouble with the cold. This power has a range of up to 100 feet, in a cone, and can be either an instant effect breath that has to be activated each time, or a slow release form that has a constant, but more subtle effect. The latter form doesn't have the instant freeze or temperature drop, but is less obviously noticeable.

Crystal Bite (Tier 1, Power #8, 25 XP): An upgrade for the Kaldvinds fangs, this power massively increases the bite strength of the Kaldvind, allowing them to chew through even steel with relative ease. On harder substances, the Kaldvind can still do damage with their bite, but they may not be able to get completely through the substance. Once this power is acquired, the Kaldvinds fangs take on a fractal, crystaline appearance.

Crystal Consumption (Tier 1, Power #9, 25 XP): A power that upgrades both the Kaldvind and the Bearer, this power allows them to draw sustenance from crystals, letting them use such things as an alternative food source in the absence of more standard food sources. The crystals will have all the vitamins and minerals that the body needs, but are flavorless and can't be seasoned or cooked.

Crystal Prison (Tier 2, Power #18, 50 XP): A power designed to immobilize a foe without harming them, this power allows the Bearer to encase a single target in a large crystal. The crystal will keep the target alive while they are contained, but they can't move or be moved in this state. Only one such prison can be made at a time, and if the crystal is destroyed, it will free whoever is imprisoned in the crystal. Consuming the crystal counts as breaking it.

Crystal Claws (Tier 3, Power #26, 75 XP): A power that changes the appearance of the Bearer when it is in use, this power allows the Bearer to cover their hands in crystaline claws that resemble those of a Kaldvind. These claws possess all the powers of a Kaldvinds claws and can be dismissed or summoned at will.

Iceforged:

Forged

Reforged: Forged are not named as they are for no reason. By accepting an Induk's deal their body is filled with their power and tempered by it, making it tougher than it was before. A Forged will find that their skin is like a leather armour and their bones like iron rods, making them more resistant to blunt physical damage.

Identify: As someone who has developed a close bond with a spirit themselves, the forged in partially connected to the spiritual realm. Not only can the forged see spirits of all kinds, but when they look upon a spirit they will recieve a fairly close, if not entirely accurate, impression of what that spirit's concept is.

Iceforged

Frozen Heart: Sometimes a guardian must make tough choices in order to do their duty. They must be able to put aside their own personal desires and act in the best interests of many. Ishallr understands this better than most, and with this ability allows his Iceforged to ease the burden of such a difficult decision. Frozen Heart is an ability that can be activated by the user at will, or triggered by Ishallr or the Iceforged's diri. With it the Iceforged's emotions are temporarily removed, allowing them to act with cool dispassion and focus in any situation, and make the most logical decisions without taking into account individual emotions.

Ice Spear: An old classic. The Iceforged can conjure a levitating spear of ice in their hand. This ice is suprisingly tough, and sharp enough to pierce through a grown man's body with ease provided it has enough momentum. The Iceforged can fire this spear in any direction to a speed of up to 6 meters per second. One ice spear can be created per trial for every five points they possess in the Order of the Forged.

Diri

Diri Name: Lumi
Appearance: Lumi takes the form of a small Kioo Tulki with soft, icy blue fur, large, pointed ears, a fluffed-out tail and a pair of antlers that look like icicles growing out of its head. It has beautiful, graceful, feathered wings on its back. Even though it does not need to do so, being a spirit, Lumi frequently flies when appearing. When it does so, tiny snowflakes seem to fall from its wings and gently float to the ground.
Personality: Lumi has adopted many traits of its animal form. It is clever, perceptive and incredibly curious about the world. If Doran is looking for something, it usually tries to help him find it, and it tends to make observations about their surroundings. It is a peaceful spirit that has very few aggressive tendencies. When Lumi is alone with Doran, it can be quite talkative as well as slightly whimsical and humorous. When Doran is in the company of other people, it is usually perched somewhere up high and watches the proceedings though. It is not really shy; it just prefers to quietly gather as much information as possible.

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Iceforged Ledger

Thread	Points Awarded	Total Points
[Scalvoris Mountains] Life Forged, Death Forged	16	16 (Principales)
[Faction] The Forged	2	18 (Principales)
[Faction] The Forged	2	20 (Primus Principales)
[Faction] The Forged	2	22 (Primus Principales)
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Custom Abilities:

Ralaith's Respect: With thanks for all he has done, Ralaith gifts Bao one of his abilities. He explains that Doran's investigation into history has been something which he, Ralaith, has noted and he grants Doran the ability to use psychometryFor the chosen of Ralaith, time is an open pool. While not gifted with the perspective to see all time forward and back as Ralaith can (as the weight of constant sight forwards and backwards would collapse almost any non Immortal mind) a marked can channel their sight through artifacts and mediums to gain insight that would have otherwise been obscured from a more casual observer. The first level of this ability allows a marked of Ralaith to take an item and read the impressions and memories cast upon it. Instances of great passion or importance will rise first, requiring more minor impressions to be gleaned after hours of concentration with the object. At this stage, looking into the past can only go a limited distance, the space of ten years. But almost any event in the object’s history can be seen or experienced within that time. Depending on the intensity of the emotion or event the knowledge is experienced in one of two ways, either in visions ‘whispers’ or immersion ‘shouts’. An axe used to carve up a family, wielded by a man magically compelled to destroy the things he loves would be so intense a moment that the marked would be drawn into the vision, feel the spray of blood on their face, feel the emotions roiling within them, and see the axe carve bone and flesh...whereas a rope used to tie up a criminal might only impart itself as a brief sensation of rough rope on skin and the vision of a man trussed up. Players are encouraged to take creative liberty with this ability. Knowledge is not always comfortable to gain. Easy questions like “Who does this belong to, what was it used for? What important event was it a part of” are the easiest to ask and tend to make the chosen of Ralaith the greatest investigators in Idalos. three times a season.

Misc.:

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Word!: A story book, entitled "The Princess of Fection" - it is the tale of a princess who traveled the world but ends up back home (in Fection.....). It tells of all the many different languages she has learned on her travels and the glorious food she ate and the many adventures she had. When you read this it imparts one language (your choice) to your pc. This language is at Conversational level and does not count towards your Linguistics maximum number of languages. You may assume that you have the base requirements for this language and may progress it as usual if you choose to. (Conversational Vahanic.)

Gifted Orator - You gave a speech! Awarded +5 XP specifically for one of the following skills: Storytelling or Etiquette. Only one of those skills and all 5 XP must be used on it. (Used on Etiquette.)

Oh, Memories! – For those that accepted and drank the vial, you have the memories (but not the emotions) of the events of the forging from all angles (Ishallr, Sweetwine and Scaltoth)

Hidden Objective: Ask Raine to Dance: Raine is very touched by Doran's thoughtfulness. When he returns home he finds a set of books of history, detailing the history of Scalvoris and the family LeFleur. They are a copy (so the accompanying note says) of a set of books which are entirely unique. They're detailed and rich in information. Reading them gives you +5 Knowledge and +10 XP in 1 non-magic, non-combat skill from a choice of Investigation, Intelligence, Politics and Appraisal. (Used on Intelligence.)

[Doran]

The Basics ~ Appearance ~ Personality ~ History ~ Mortalborn Information
Marks ~ Effigy ~ Iceforged ~ Custom Abilities ~ Skills
Languages ~ NPCs ~ Items ~ Housing ~ Threads

Skill Boni:

100 Renown: +3 Blades
200 Renown: +3 Blades
350 Renown: + 3 Investigation
450 Renown: + 3 Investigation

Nalos (Favored): Optimism: +3 Teaching
Nalos (Adored): Bolstered Optimism: +6 Teaching
Sojourn (Favored): Traveler's Skills I: +3 Storytelling
Daianya (Favored): Daianya Skills: +3 Endurance

Capstones:

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Alchemy Capstone 1: Residual Alchemy: Doran has learned to keep detailed track of which vials and beakers have residue from past experiments. As long as he uses his own equipment, he can imbue a free property into an item without needing the reagents for it once every three trials, by knowing which units to use in a particular process. Extremely potent reagents, such as the blood of Immortals, Mortalborns, mages or blessed characters, are exempt from this ability as they need to be used when they are still fresh. Doran needs to previously have used two doses of a reagent in order to have enough residue to imbue said free property, and the residue needs to come from something that he has made within the past season, otherwise his creation will be ineffective.

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Alchemy Capstone 2: Racial Blood Magic: Doran has discovered a new field of Blood Magic: Racial Blood Magic. He has learned to not only replicate the effects of domain magic and immortal blessings with alchemy, but also the traits that are innate to certain races. He can, for example, take the blood of an Eidisi, purify it and make a potion that enables the one who drinks it to temporarily learn a language faster, use the blood of a Lotharro to temporarily boost your endurance or use the blood of an Ellune to create a potion that makes you more resistant to cold.

He can of course not replicate an Yludih’s shapeshifting abilities as Yludih do not really bleed. Furthermore, creating such a potion requires thorough study of the race whose blood he plans on using.

As with all other kinds of Blood Magic, backlash can occur. In order to prevent backlash, a background of study that has given the alchemist an equivalent level of the protective skills Attunement, Chemistry or Medicine or a combination of the three is necessary.

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Alchemy Capstone 3: Reverse Engineering: Doran is intricately familiar with the process of creating magic items and imbuing items with magical effects and has learned to reproduce items that were not made by himself as a consequence. If he can figure out one of the reagents that were used in an item’s creation, through chemical analyses, thorough examination or even by using magic, he can deduce the others as certain reagents are usually used in order to achieve a certain effect and reagents that are used in combination tend to be of a similar potency.

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Alchemy Capstone 4: Mortalborn Blood Magic: Skilled Alchemists can replicate blessing abilities by collecting the blood of blessed individuals and imbuing items with it or using it as an ingredient for a potion, provided that they have a certain number of knowledges pertaining to the ability in question.

Doran has learned to do the same with Mortalborn abilities.

In order to successfully replicate a Mortalborn ability, Doran needs to have three knowledges pertaining to the ability in question, the same number of knowledges that is required for an individual to be considered a master when it comes to one of their abilities.

Of course, there are certain Mortalborn abilities that are not as suitable for potions and items as other abilities - or that may not be able to be replicated with alchemy at all – and certain Immortals may have a problem when it comes to using the blood of their children for alchemy.

As with all other kinds of Blood Magic, backlash can occur. In order to prevent backlash, a background of study that has given the alchemist in question an equivalent level of the protective skills of Attunement, Chemistry or Medicine or a combination of the three is necessary.

Any knowledges gained about Mortalborn abilities count towards the skill knowledge total for a thread and have to be requested as skill knowledges.

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Alchemy Capstone 5: Good Alchemy Doesn’t Go Bad: Depending on which reagents exactly were involved in their creation, potions go bad sooner or later, and so do certain reagents. Doran has learned to modify potions and reagents that have gone off so that they can be used again, with no side effects, by mixing them with other reagents. If he uses a reagent that he has brought back in such a way, the subsequent alchemical process takes twice as long as it usually would as the preparation of the reagent in question takes time, and it needs to be handled with more care than it normally would.

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Alchemy Capstone 6: Improvised Alchemy: Since he first started to work outside a proper laboratory and set up a simple workspace in order to help the settlers of Hopetoun with his alchemy, Doran has learned to work with improvised equipment rather than proper alchemist’s tools.

Due to his vast experience, he can make do with whatever happens to be available to him and work at full efficiently and effectiveness, and he instinctively knows how much of a certain substance he needs to use in order for his alchemification to be successful and in order to keep backlash from occurring.

Of course, Doran still needs to have the necessary reagents and materials, as well as a means of heating or cooling things down, should such be part of the alchemical process.

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Blades Capstone 1: Precise Riposte: With this ability, Doran's intimate knowledge of the longsword allows him to block blows from anything that can be wielded as a weapon in the hands, including weapons that would surpass the size and ability of his sword. In addition to completely stopping and redirecting the force of the incoming blow, Doran leaves himself open to make a riposte that utilizes the blade as if it were a much lighter weapon like an epee or a foil.

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Blades Capstone 2: The Stabbing Edge: As a swordsman, Doran tends to rely on his superior strength as well as his technique rather than on greater speed and acrobatic moves when it comes to defeating his opponents. He is such an expert when it comes to executing forceful attacks that he has developed the ability to make every attack that connects with the edge of the sword to penetrate as deeply as if he would be executing a stab with a fine point, no matter which part of the blade's edge he strikes his opponents with.

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Blades Capstone 3: The Invisible Blade: Through constant training with swords made of Embersteel and other materials that are heavier than normal, Doran has developed the ability to wield a regular sword with extraordinary speed. By combining this with his scientific background and using tricks of ambient light he can make the movements of his sword hard to follow. To people that have a low Detection skill, or an appropriate alternative skill such as Attunement, it will seem as if his sword simply disappears on occasion.

Mechanically, this means the following:

Novice: Most if not all attacks are considered a surprise attack and next to impossible to parry (which doesn't mean you can't dodge or run away).
Competent: The defender's weapon skill is reduced by one competency level when considering all their active defence.
Expert: This has the same effect as Competent, but only for the first attack. Once the opponent knows about it, they are capable of watching for it deliberately.
Master & GM: There is now no mechanical affect. It is more or less just flavour, i.e. the defender knows it's happening, but can see through it reflexively.

This applies to both PCs and NPCs.

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Detection Capstone 1: Deconstruction: Doran’s awareness of his surroundings has increased to such an extent that he has begun to be able to perceive things in a way that seems to be beyond the scope of mortal capability, but that is actually a very advanced kind of analysis. He has learned to visually deconstruct the things that he sees. In scientific terms, for example, he is capable of visually deconstructing something without having to actually take it apart. In terms of combat, he is capable of deconstructing the actions of his opponent in order to determine their origin as well as imply their intentions. He can see where an attack will go before his opponent has actually executed said attack. When someone moves, he can analyze every little errant twitch and determine its origin as well as the intention behind it.

It is important to note that this capstone just gives Doran the raw information. When it comes to fighting, he still needs the appropriate combat, and possibly tactical, knowledge in order to react to what he has seen. Additionally, he may face difficulties when it comes to deconstructing a combat style that he is unfamiliar with. When it comes to deconstruction an object or a material, he still needs the appropriate Crafting skill, or Engineering, in order to use the information that he has gained further.

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Detection Capstone 2: Big Picture, Small Detail: Doran has learned to be able to distinguish and identify tiny details in what he sees. He has developed his Detection skill to such an extent that he is able to notice tiny details while not needing to focus on them. Thus, he could sweep his gaze around a room and notice that missing button on an individual's shirt or small details in facial expressions which might otherwise be missed.

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Detection Capstone 3: Energy Detection: When Doran visited Frosvinndur and the lands behind the barriers, Chuckles, the flame entity, told him that the air felt different there and was surprised that he couldn’t feel it. Since then, Doran has been trying to figure out how to do what Chuckles had done, and he has finally become more sensitive to the world around him.

Nowadays, Doran is capable of sensing the presence of different types of energy in his surroundings as well as the energy of a place in general. A place that is lacking Emean influence will feel different than a place with Emean influence, for example, and he might notice something different about a place with heavy spiritual or magical activity as well.

While Doran is capable of telling that a place feels different, he won’t be able to tell which energy it is and what it means without further investigation and contextual exploration.

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Detection Capstone 4: Ether Sense: As someone that has studied the arcane extensively and been affected by it in various ways, Doran is intricately familiar with the way ether might affect reality and capable of detecting the changes in question in a person or a creature. He can tell that someone is a mage as long as they are using ether, for example. Provided that he is familiar with the domain in question, he might even be able to tell what kind of mage they are. He can tell if people or creatures have been magically altered and might be able to deduce in which way they have been altered, and he can detect that people and creatures are under the influence of a fracture’s ether-rich environment and deduce in which way they are affected as long as he has the appropriate skills such as Medicine, Psychology or Investigation.

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Discipline Capstone 1: Calm Body, Calm Mind: Doran has maintained a calm and thoughtful demeanor throughout his long life. Throughout the events of the Forging, he was faced with numerous challenges and his discipline was tested to the maximum. As a result of this he has gained the ability to utilize his outwardly calm behaviour to enhance an inner state of serenity. No matter what the situation is, no matter how dire or unknown to him, Doran's discipline is such that he does not panic. He may feel the emotion, but he can overcome it in an instant by simply focusing. This makes him resistant to (but not immune to) artificially produced fear or panic emotions from disciplines such as Empathy, and it means that if he was in a situation where he was being pressured, such as being tortured or interrogated, no matter what he was internally feeling, he could remain calm.

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Endurance Capstone 1: Biofeedback: Usually, the majority of the body’s physiological processes are not under your conscious control, and yet, they directly influence your physical performance.

Through regular and rigorous training and continuous observation, Doran has gained a greater awareness of his body’s responses to inside and outside influences and subsequently managed to gain some manner of control over them.

He has learned to control his cardiovascular system and modify his heart rate, his blood pressure, his muscle tension or his breathing, to a certain degree, and subsequently delay the onset of the symptoms of diseases, endure pain better and conserve and optimally use his energy which allows him to last longer in situations where most others would break down, wither away or die.

This capstone applies to any situation that requires the Endurance skill.

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Investigation Capstone 1: Historical Investigation: The majority of Doran’s research, from his plan to try and resurrect Fei over his studies of the Originals in general to his trying to find Enri von Smooglenuff, is focused on historical events.

As a consequence, he has developed the ability to investigate mysteries and puzzles from ancient history and uncover clues that may seem tiny or obscure, but that are fundamental to his understanding.

By talking to long-lived individuals, by studying historical texts and interpreting references in a way that a contemporary would and with the occasional help of artifacts, for example, he is capable of investigating the past with as much accuracy as if he were investigating the present.

While Master Investigators have developed some sort of sixth sense of prognostication when it comes to the subject of their investigation, Doran has essentially learned to do the opposite. He is capable of deducing what happened in the past based on how things stand now.

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Investigation Capstone 2: Signs of a Lie: People that withhold or fabricate information during an investigation frequently respond with distinct verbal, non-verbal or paralinguistic behaviour that reveals their attempts to mask their deception. At the same time, such things can reveal that someone has nothing else to share.

Over the course of time, Doran has become intricately familiar with the aforementioned kinds of behaviour and can interpret them quickly and effectively.

That gives him a general sense if someone’s lying, if they are keeping secrets or if they’ve already told him everything during an investigation or interrogation.

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Investigation Capstone 3: Linguistic Clues: Over the course of time, Doran has learned that how someone says something is just as important as what someone says. He has learned to listen carefully to the person that he is interrogating and pay attention to the things that they include or don’t include as well as their word choices.

By doing so, he can gain valuable information where a less skilled investigator may just hear a simple story.

Verbs such as “start” or “begin” can be signs that the person that the subject talks about didn’t finish an action, but was interrupted, by a crime, for example. Passive voice is often used in order to distance yourself from an event or a person, and even the use of certain pronouns can be a clue.

By recognizing the different kinds of linguistic clues, Doran does not only instinctively know when he needs to probe further and which direction his interrogation needs to take next; the time that it takes for him to gain the information that he needs is effectively quartered.

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Meditation Capstone 1: Radiance of Calm: Meditation has become an important part of Doran’s life; it takes him but a moment to achieve a sense of calm and focus, and what more, he has begun to exude that calm to those around him. In times of crisis, when people panic, or when dealing with supernatural phenomena, or matters of the arcane, for example, people find it easier to stay calm and focused and resist their fears when being near Doran while he holds on to that inner state; there are fewer things that unsettle them.

For the purpose of game mechanics, this capstone ability raises people’s Meditation skill by one full level (e.g. Someone with Competent Meditation will have Expert Meditation when being near Doran when he meditates.). It cannot be raised beyond Master though.

How players RP this, is entirely up to them.

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Strength Capstone: Melee Smash: Doran is both a skilled swordsman and a practitioner of Menochoros and has recently begun to combine unarmed and armed combat and develop his own fighting style. No matter whether he uses a blade or his hands, he tends to rely on his superior strength rather than on acrobatic moves and greater speed in order to defeat his opponents. He trains regularly in order to hone his strength and has learned to use it effectively and to its full potential at extremely close distances by combining the power of multiple muscle groups in his body and synchronizing them. Swings and generating momentum have become all but unnecessary. While Doran primarily uses his considerable strength in combat, this capstone can easily be applied to other areas as well.

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Research Capstone 1: Historical Case Study: Research can be split, broadly, into two types:

a) Idiographic Historical Research is that which focuses on the Micro - usually in the form of case studies. A case study is an examination a particular event, situation or individual. It leads to very detailed, very specific information.

b) Nomothetic Historical Research is that which focuses more broadly on the Macro - usually by looking at both the immediate and underlying causes of events that occurred in the distant or recent past. If idiographic focuses on the individual, nomothetic focuses on the big picture.

Doran has combined them into a hybrid strategy that can accomplish what neither can on their own. He can now generate both idiographic and nomothetic knowledge and subsequently develop a more comprehensive understanding. He is able to understand the relationship between the micro and the macro, between a single event, a person or a situation, the greater whole and large-scale patterns. Functionally he can understand individuality in the whole and the whole itself - both in their entirety.

How long it takes for Doran to understand the aforementioned relationship depends on the subject and the complexity thereof and can take up to a couple of breaks.

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Research Capstone 2: Source Search: Due to his considerable experience and knowledge, Doran can always tell where he might be able to find more information on the topic that he has decided to research. He has a very good idea which books to check, which cities – or which libraries to visit – or which people to ask, for example. He can find obscure and difficult to find information with relative ease, no matter how small the information in question might be, cross-reference and make use of a wide variety of different sources while doing so. He can only access information that actually exists somewhere and that is accessible though.

(Approval)

Science Capstone 1: Omniscientia: Doran can identify any chemical upon inspection as long as he has studied at least one of its ingredients before. He does not have to conduct any of the complex analyses that less experienced chemists have to conduct and does not depend on a laboratory anymore. He can effectively through things such as sight or smell deduce its purpose and intent. He can of course also easily identify any chemicals that he has studied in any form before.
(Approval)

Science Capstone 2: Combat Physics: Doran’s understanding of science has increased to such an extent that he is capable of implementing the principles of physics under pressure and applying them to combat now.

He has developed a sense of just how much force is being generated by his acceleration which allows him to subsequently render his attacks much more effective. He possesses an innate understanding of how different aspects of physics such as energy, mass, momentum and speed are related to each other, and he is capable of subsequently using the understanding of those principles to his advantage. Furthermore, he knows at which angle to strike in order to maximize energy transfer.

It goes without saying that Doran needs to have an appropriate background in his combat skill of choice in order to apply the laws of physics to combat. Without such a background, he only understands the theory.

(Approval)

Science Capstone 3: Secrets of the Blood: The fact that not all blood is the same and that blood contains different components has been known in Idalos for a while now due to the discoveries made by Faith Augustin. Doran has combined that knowledge with his own studies of the blood of different races, of mages and people of Immortal blood. By analyzing the components of blood and comparing the blood of different people through scientific means, he can determine if they have common ancestors and isolate the components they have in common. This allows him to make further comparisons, determine how someone’s lineage may have evolved or even use the components he has isolated in future experiments, for example.

(Approval)

Tier 2:

Research (Novice)

Gateway Ability: Shards of Glass: When Doran researches a person, an object or an event, for example, he doesn’t see them in the way that most people would. He doesn’t simply see a fraction of them. He sees all of them and everything that is connected to them. To him, it seems as if glass shatters when he looks at them and subsequently breaks into a myriad of tiny shards that surround them like a cloud – shards of glass that each stand for a piece of information, or an aspect of their history.

So great is his skill as a researcher, that Doran is capable of instinctively and intuitively linking anything that he has ever read or learned before now. It isn’t necessary for him to have the information that he needs to be in the library with him or consult his notes anymore.

Should the subject that Doran studies be new on the other hand, he is capable of researching faster than ever before. What would take most of his colleagues entire seven-trials to research, takes him but a trial. Trials become breaks to him, breaks become mere bits, and what would have taken him bits before, can be accomplished within the blink of an eye now.

PSF Approval
Gateway Plot Tracker
Gateway Plot Completion
Tier 2 Progression (Qylios' Task)
Qylios' Task Plot Tracker
Tier 2 Progression (The Resurrection of Fei)
Rise and Rebirth Plot Tracker

Investigation (Novice)

Gateway Ability: Investigator's Instinct: While a Master or Grandmaster of Investigation is capable of solving mysteries with even the smallest or most obscure of clues, Doran has developed the ability to solve an investigation based purely on his instinct. This is not an ability that works in the field, yet; it only works when he investigates historical events for now.

Coupled with his Research ability, Doran has developed the ability to just know when he follows the correct information and leads. He just “follows his instinct”. Conversely, he can tell when he follows a dead end in any investigation of historical events, no matter how promising it looks.

Mechanically, writing threads where Doran investigates is still necessary, of course. Where historical events (events that took place more than approximately thirty arcs in the past) are concerned, Doran just “gets it” though, even if the information doesn’t exist.

PSF Approval
Tier 2 Progression (The Resurrection of Fei)
Rise and Rebirth Plot Tracker

Tier 2 Knowledges

Research: Doing literary research at the Scholar’s Nook
Research: Enri Von Smooglenuff’s heroic deeds
Research: Updating your state of research regularly is important
Research: Cassion’s Trial
Research: Enri’s travels on a pirate ship
Research: The folk tales of Scalvoris
Research: Diaries can be valuable sources of information
Research: The possible reason for Enri’s disappearance
Research: Professor Fridson’s trip to the shrine of Fei
Research: Reviewing your research so far can be helpful
Research: Your personal opinion can have a place in research
Research: Use the original source rather than a quote if you can
Research: Forming a hypothesis
Research: Refining a hypothesis
Research: Searching by keywords
Research: Comparing unreliable sources to get closer to the truth
Research: Shards of Glass: Allows you to link everything you have ever learned
Research T2: Formulating new objectives based on recent research
Research T2: Fairy tales can be an important source

[Doran]

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Languages:

Language	Gained	Knowledges	XP	Points	Status
Common	Starting Language	0	0	0	Fluent
Rakahi	Starting Language	3	0	0	Broken
Ith'ession	Loyalty Bonus	0	0	0	Broken
Common Sign	Novice Linguistics (Free Easy Language 1)	7	0	...	Broken
Scalveen	Novice Linguistics (Free Easy Language 2)	2	0	...	Fluent
...	Competent Linguistics (Levelled to Fluent)	...	...	...	...
Ancient Language	Expert Linguistics (Free Broken Language 1)	4	17	...	Conversational
...	Bought Conversational Rank (Expert Linguistics)	...	...	17	...
Pending	Expert Linguistics (Free Broken Language 2)	...	...	...	Broken
Vahanic	Princess of Fection	5	...	...	Conversational
Widenese	Language Points	...	...	1	Broken
...	...	...	...	...	...

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NPCs:

Elias

Race: Human
Date of Birth: Ashan 34, Arc 680
Skills: Etiquette 25, Politics 25, Combat: Blades (Two-Handed) 25, Cooking 76, Brewing 26

Appearance: Elias is a largely unremarkable man. He is of average height and weight, with pale skin, brown hair that he usually wears short and brown eyes. The only thing that might catch one’s attention is the fact that his right leg is thinner than his left and that he walks with a slight limp.
Personality: At first glance Elias appears to be the perfect servant. He is polite, he has good manners, and he usually stays in the background. Only those that get to know him better – few do, these trials – will find that he is slightly bitter. Once he used to be a very different man – a proud warrior - but he was wounded in battle, and he struggled to find a new job until Doran, the so called Hero of Oscillus, hired him. For that reason, he is loyal to a man that many consider a traitor.
Relationship to PC: Servant
Skill Points Ledger: +10 Cooking (Vhalar 719), +20 Cooking (PB), +10 Cooking (Ymiden 720), +11 Cooking (PB), +26 Brewing (PB)

Approval

Olivia

Race: Human
Date of Birth: Cylus 13, Arc 690
Skills: Caregiving 40, Etiquette 30, Discipline 20, Combat: Blades (One-Handed) 20, Logistics 30

Appearance: Olivia is a human woman with curly brown hair that comes down to her shoulders, lively brown eyes and pale skin with a few freckles. She is 5’6” tall, slender and takes great care of her appearance, as the servant of a wealthy man should.
Personality: Olivia is a calm and dutiful woman that takes great pride in being able to work for a professor at the Academy. She’s meticulous, and she rarely complains. Sometimes, she wonders about her employer - Doran seems different from his colleagues – but she is discreet, and she doesn’t gossip. Even though she looks helpless, she isn’t. She’s quite skilled with a dagger!
Relationship to PC: Servant. Olivia mostly cleans Doran’s apartment and takes care of his guests.
Skill Points Ledger: +10 Caregiving (Vhalar 719), +30 Logistics (PB)

Approval

Plia

Name: Plia Yishnai Velanar
Race: Mixed Eidisi/Ellune
Date of Birth: Ymiden 1, Arc 698
Skills: Alchemy 40, Science 40, Research 30, Medicine 10, Combat: Blades (Two-Handed) 30, Endurance 10, Strength 10, Art 51

Appearance: Plia is a slender young woman with grey skin, black hair and dark eyes. She usually dresses in comparatively plain and practical clothes and prefers not to show too much of her body.
Personality: Plia is a quiet, studious young woman. She is very shy and tends to stutter or mumble when she is nervous, and she doesn’t like being the centre of attention at all. She’d rather stay in the background. Plia is extremely self-conscious about being mixed race. Her classmates sometimes bully her, and she struggles to stand up to them.

At first, Plia wasn’t particularly enthusiastic about alchemy. She just studied it in order to please her parents. They thought it would be a valuable skill to have. In time, she actually began to enjoy it though, and after a few difficulties, she began to excel which increased her self-esteem that used to be quite low. She takes quiet pride in her work and her studies.
Relationship to PC: Student/Occasional Research Assistant
Skill Points Ledger: +10 Blades (Cylus 720), +5 Alchemy (Ymiden 720), +5 Chemistry (Ymiden 720), +20 Blades (PB), +10 Strength (PB), +10 Endurance (PB), +51 Art (PB), +5 Alchemy (Vhalar 721), +5 Science (Vhalar 721)

SSD: "Chemistry" changed to "Science"

Approval

Mr. Shaw

Name: Harold James Shaw III
Race: Human
Date of Birth: Ymiden 58, Arc 693
Skills: Animal Husbandry 76, Animal Training 26, Research 30, Detection 30, Logistics 30, Medicine 20, Tactics 20

Appearance: Harold stands at 5’10” and is of average weight. He has dark brown, nearly black hair that is slightly curly as well as a dark brown eyes. His skin is relatively pale, with a hint of freckles. As far as clothes are concerned, Harold prefers to dress in various shades of brown and green, and he prefers plain and somewhat understated outfits.
Personality: Harold who comes from a merchant family that is relatively well off is embarrassed about his name that sounds rather pretentious in his opinion and usually does not talk about it. He is a hard-working and meticulous man, and he quite enjoys what he does – he takes care of lab animals – even though he wasn’t sure about it at all at first. Furthermore, he’s an avid chess player and will often try to entice the various employees of the Institute of Sciences at the Academy of Viden into a game during a break.
Relationship to PC: Occasional research assistant.
Skill Points Ledger: +30 Animal Husbandry (PB), +30 Detection (PB), +30 Logistics (PB), +10 Animal Husbandry (Ymiden 720), +6 Animal Husbandry PB)s://www.standingtrials.com/viewtopic.php?t=30258]+26 Animal Training[/url] PB),

Approval

Taelis

Name: Taelis
Race: Eidisi
Date of Birth: Vhalar 46, Arc 679
Skills: Combat: Unarmed (Menochoros) 40, Science 51, Strength 20, Research 26, Endurance 20

Appearance: Taelis is a tall Eidisi male, standing at 6’5” and comparatively slender, but far from physically weak. He has pale blue skin that is covered with jagged lines, hands that end in long, slender fingers and pure white eyes that make him look as if he were blind. His hair is black, and he wears it comparatively short.
Personality: Taelis is a rather quiet man. While he does have high self-esteem, he is less abrasive than most members of his race and has no problem working with humans and even befriending them. He tends to not show a lot of emotions, which doesn’t mean that he doesn’t have them of course. He just prefers to try and not let them get the better of him. Like most members of his race, he strives for excellence and is not content with mediocrity.
Relationship to PC: Training partner
Skill Points Ledger: +10 Unarmed Combat (Menochoros) (Ymiden 720), +26 Research (PB), +21 Chemistry (PB)

SSD: "Chemistry" changed to "Science"

Approval

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Items:

Wardrobe

one set of clothing (cloak, shirt, pants, boots and undergarments of standard quality) - City Dweller's Pack
black leather gloves
black wool coat
red cotton vest
black velvet cape
ankle boots
2 black cotton pants
2 black silk shirts
3 sets of black cotton undergarments for men
knee boots
black wool cloak with fur trim
black leather jacket
Headwreath of Awareness

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a simple-looking headband that has an empathic sensory ward. Activated mentally, it then vibrates ever so slightly whenever someone within 100' is looking upon the wearer with deliberate intent of some kind. It could be good or bad intent, but it is focused upon you! The vibration will occur on a spot relative to the direction of the surveillance. It will only function for three hours of the day, though Endurance will grant an additional hour per 20 points. After that, 1 more hour can be pushed, at the expense of a migraine, nausea and exhaustion. However, it is worth noting that anyone watching you will not know whether it is active or not, or if it has been spent for the day.

6 outfits of masterwork quality (Tier 9, Hot Cycle 719)
7 outfits of masterwork quality (Tier 10, Cold Cycle 719)
4 sets of masterwork-quality jewelry (Tier 9, Hot Cycle 719, tbd)
5 sets of masterwork+ quality jewelry (Tier 10, Cold Cycle 719, tbd)
Blindfold imbued with Omnivision
Portal Boots
2 maskerwork outfits

Masterwork outfit from Telka

The outfit that Saoire had gifted to him was an elegant bespoke suit made of fine wool, dyed a dark kind of blue, the color of the sky at dusk. It was decorated with delicate embroidery of silver and gold, with a black shirt underneath. With the suit came a cloak in the same style that he draped across his shoulders, and fine boots made of soft black leather that were comfortable to wear. (Gained here.)

Duplicity Suit
1 masterwork outfit with Lunar Silk embroidery.
Glowing fish pin
Cloak that is akin to a duplicity suit
A gift token for a set of bespoke mastercraft jewelry

Weapons & Armor

longsword of standard quality
good longsword
full set of master-craft leather armour
alder wood shield
Fire-warded, hardened cloth
2 longswords of good+ quality made of Embersteel (Tier 9, Hot Cycle 719)
1 longsword of masterwork+ quality made of Grave Gold (Tier 10, Cold Cycle 719)
1 Masterwork Tier 3 set of padded cloth armor (Qualities: hardened, fireproof)

Furniture

bed - City Dweller's Pack
chairs (2) - City Dweller's Pack
table - City Dweller's Pack
chest - City Dweller's Pack
fireplace - City Dweller's Pack
secretary desk (good)

Misc.

• Ring of Reversal (always worn, unless stated otherwise)
• Minimally Trained Falcon named Shade
• Masterwork Falconer Glove
• Masterwork Message Tube for Falcon
• Brace to Prevent Flight
• brush - City Dweller's Pack
• eating utensils (2 sets) - City Dweller's Pack
• knives (2) - City Dweller's Pack
• plates (6) - City Dweller's Pack
• razor - City Dweller's Pack
• soap - City Dweller's Pack
• tinderbox - City Dweller's Pack
• toothbrush - City Dweller's Pack
• toothpaste - City Dweller's Pack
• waterskin - City Dweller's Pack
• blank journal
• ink pen
• ink well
• small tongs
• Non-fiction book (Empathy)
• first aid kit
• hemp rope
• large waterproof leather bag with shoulder straps
• Ring that is imbued with the Empathy ability "Quilt"
• ⅓ pound of Neutralizing Powder, 1 really old bag
• A gift from U'frek: Seashell Necklace that makes you invisible to Dangerous Spirits, Wisps, Shadow Creatures, and Familiars when worn.
• Gremielle's Notebook of Contacts
• 4-Vial array (Each vial holds 2 doses.)
• Attached "Dosing Device"that can slide to any vial and pump 1 dose.
  The dosage can be adjusted for compounds of varying potency.
• Fist Nut toxin antidote components
• 2 Vials of Lotharro Blood
• A vial of Balthazar Black's blood
• Another vial of Balthazar Black's blood
• Chrien's Talisman
• Coin Purse
• Cavani's Cloak
• Master's Ring
• Domain Bag
• Echo Scrolls (shared with Kura)
• Copies of Start Charts
• Ring of Paradigm
• Tier 10 medical kit
• Tier 10 alchemy kit
• Notes on Originals
• Orange Sand, Rubrum Berries, two Ignis Clam shells (Acquired here.)
  The Ignis Clam shells were polished here.
• Metal Morph
• Engraving Quill
• A portrait of Enri von Smooglenuff.
• A vase made of yellow glass
• A necklace with a drawing of Enri von Smooglenuff
• A set of 'The Forged' action figures
• Small crystal glass made from rainbow sand
• Small bird whistle
• Small lucky charm

Signature Items

Item Name: Emberlight
Quality: Good
Item: Longsword
Base Material: Tier 4-Steel reinforced with Tier 5-Embersteel (70%/30%)
Appearance: Emberlight is a sleek longsword made of an alloy of conventional steel and embersteel which makes it more durable than a longsword made of plain steel as well as heavier. The embersteel part gives the sword a slight smoldering appearance and thus its name. The sword’s hilt is cruciform, a deep black and relatively plain. Emberlight bears no enchantments; instead, there is a secret contained within the sword itself.

The hilt of the sword contains narrow chamber that opens into a channel that runs all the way down the interior part of the blade to the tip. The interior of the chamber is coated with a special kind of material that makes it nearly indestructible and resistant to all kinds of different substances. The chamber can be filled with a potion or a poison that can be released by activating a trigger and that takes effect upon contact with the target.

Due to the fact that there is not a lot of room in the chamber, the effect wears off after only two bits. After this, the chamber has to be refilled; until then, Emberlight is a conventional sword.

Notes: 250 Renown Reward

Item Name: Ring of Immunity
Quality: Good
Item:Ring
Base Material: Silver, with a hint of Cobalt
Description: The Ring of Immunity is a sleek silver ring with hints of black that are due to the cobalt that was mixed in with the other metal. It contains an enchantment that is similar to the Favored Yithnai ability Immunity in nature and that exempts its wearer from all diseases, infections and parasites, including those that were created magically. In addition to that, any venom that belongs to a creature in the insect kingdom will be useless as long as the ring is worn. The ring cannot be used to cure a disease, infection or insect venom that was acquired when not wearing it though.

Notes: Primary Signature Item (Point Bank)

Item Name: The Black Crow’s Cloak
Quality: Masterwork
Item: Cloak
Base Material: Velvet
Description: The Black Crow’s Cloak is a black velvet cloak that is covered with shimmering crow feathers. Normally, it is an elegant and, perhaps, slightly extravagant garment.

Once the enchantment that is contained within is activated, the cloak changes into a pair of black feathered wings though. The wings are fully functional and strong enough to bear the owner’s weight. The transformation is painless, but not instantaneous. It takes approximately six bits for the wings to fully manifest.

The wings remain as long as the owner needs them, but once deactivated, they cannot be summoned again for another trial. The wings are not armored and do not offer any protective properties. They do enable the owner to fly though, provided that they possess the Flying skill.

Notes: Secondary Signature Item (Point Bank)

Item Name: Ralaith’s Spectacles
Quality: Masterwork (Tier 9)
Appearance: The spectacles possess a frame that is made of an alloy of Cobalt and Geminite that makes them appear as if they were made of some sort of black diamond, with a glossy appearance, highly durable and exquisitely crafted. The lenses themselves are made of the finest glass from Egilrun and tinted very lightly in order to make bright light a little more bearable while not really making it harder to see in a dimly lit room.

Enchantment: Ralaith’s Spectacles allow the wearer to look directly into the past and see what something or someone may have looked like at various points in time. Ruins can be seen in their former glory and appear whole once more, for example. Furthermore, the spectacles can be used on a smaller scale, to see what a broken object may have looked like when it was whole, or what an old person may have looked like as a younger adult or a child. While the spectacles do not allow the wearer to observe events that happened in the past, they can view their surroundings and how they changed over the course of time.

There is only one thing that even Ralaith’s Spectacles are not capable of. While they allow the wearer to look anything from trials to entire centuries into the past, they do not allow them to go back to the very beginning, to the origin of Idalos. Finally, they only allow the wearer themselves to look into the past, unless they choose to meet the gaze of another person and pass what they saw to them. Prophet input may be required to use this ability on plot important locations, objects or beings.

Notes: Tertiary Signature Item (Point Bank)
IC Acquisition

Special Items

Blade of Hope's Reveal: Doran has acquired an ability to summon a sharp sword-length blade from his hand twice per season. The blade takes on the color of blood. Instead of harming mortals, however, it can be used to heal emotional wounds. When a person suffering from emotional trauma is hit by the blade, their demons and worst fears will be drawn out from the 'wound' which swiftly seals up. Depending on the severity of the emotional trauma/fears, a creature or construct representing those fears and trauma will emerge that are equally dangerous may emerge, which then has to be defeated by Doran, in order to result in the permanent mental/emotional healing of the individual. Should Doran fail to defeat the construct, or refuse to fight it, it will eventually find its way back in the sufferer, and their healing will only have been temporary. The details of this creature should be discussed with a local mod and also if helping another PC, that pc's input should be taken into account.

Xiur's Star: This star shines with an inner light. At night, or when it is dark, gazing on this light will bring peace and aid restful sleep for anyone. For Doran, if he sleeps in the same room as the light then he has only pleasant dreams and wakes feeling rested after only 4 hours. Whenever he's in a room with the small crystal star, he feels like he does when he's surrounded by cold and snow and ice. Even the air "tastes" the same.

Deathsong!: An ornamental doorstop-like figure. Made from what seems to be ice, this is the Deliroth-Goat that Doran saw. It can be placed at a perimeter or point where it will act as an alarm. When there is movement within a 40ft radius of it, Doran will hear an alarm. The alarm can only be heard by Doran and up to four other people he designates. He can remove access to hearing the alarm at any time, but can only give access twice a cycle.

Urges!: A beautiful and very delicate-looking decanter which, once a trial, will create pure, clear water. The decanter is actually very tough and will hold up to four servings. Those who drink this water will have any negative effects from tiredness, tension etc, washed away with the drink. It leaves you feeling refreshed and clear-headed. It does not, however, heal wounds etc and will not combat magical effects.

Malapropism!: The Very Pineapple of Usefulness. A small cut-glass pineapple which would fit in the palm of your hand. When placed on the ground it functions as a campfire in terms of warmth and providing a place to cook.

Fears!: A small bunch of 10 grapes. Each one is wonderfully sweet - eating 1 grape will heal you of minor injuries. This is cuts and bruises, scrapes and grazes etc. If you have moderate injuries (deeper cuts etc) then it will take 3 grapes. Major injuries take 6 grapes and someone can be brought back from a critical condition with 9 grapes. Please note, though - if you gave (for example) 1 grape to someone with moderate injuries, it would do nothing. You have an all-or-nothing grape situation.

Cassion's Favor: Doran did something very few mortals ever do - he surprised Cassion. The Immortal of the Story is pleased to have met him. You have 1 favour from him, should you call on him.

1 Crystal Sculpture from your little boxes. While not magical, there is something very lovely about these and they just have a bit of a 'feel good' about them.

Crystal turtles ~ Each crystal turtle allows you to have a home. Twice a cycle it will transform into a turtle-shell shelter (shellter). Up to four adults can comfortable shelter in the Shellter. No matter what the weather is, the Shellter is warm and comfortable and dry.

The Scholar's Ring: This plain platinum ring allows Doran to understand any language, be it written or spoken. The main power of the ring, however, is that it grants him the ability to psychometrise (as per the Shirvain Moderate power)

Joy Scroll – For those that accepted a scroll from the Immortals, allowing them to connect with Vega/Arlo.

Health Pack: Two times a season, this small box will produce enough emergency rations for up to four people for one trial. This will appear in the form of nutrition bars and clean water. The rations can be split further but this will lower the effectiveness of the rations.

Saoire's Sweets: A small box of your favorite chocolates / candies (10 total). You find yourself unable to eat more than 1 on any trial. But each one provides the following to whoever eats it for the next 6 hours: "Saoire's domain of Gifts is not merely one of physical goods, but of the happiness and joy that comes with both giving and receiving a well-meant gift. This ability allows the Blessed to give both themselves and anyone they're with a feeling of joy and good cheer, banishing negative feelings like sorrow, anger, and fear."

A spare memory vial

Small bag of flour: It is enough to bake 4 cakes which would feed 6 people each - basically there are 24 uses, but only if used in cooking). Anyone who eats something made with it will have any minor cuts / abrasions dealt with (minor stuff only) and will feel as refreshed as if they'd slept a full night's sleep and just woken up!

Children's puzzle: A small children's puzzle made of wood and brightly coloured. It draws attention, should you be trying to solve it. People will stop what they're doing and watch you, they'll be intrigued. It isn't massively powerful (Discipline, etc, will be able to resist it) but it's very useful for de-escalating situations.

Small statue of a woodpecker: Once a cycle it can be animated with a command word (you must include this word in your inventory / link to it and your PC chooses it now) and will then fly to the nearest piece of wood and attempt to bore a hole through it. It will stay active for 1 hour and can bore through a piece of wood approximately 4 inches (10 cm) deep and roughly the same diameter in that time. However. It is activated on use of that word the first time it is spoken in it's "earshot" each cycle. So, if someone else happens to say it, it'll fly and find the nearest piece of wood and start pecking.

Gold coin: A gold coin which is most odd-looking and not a nel (it looks like a florin, OOC) - when you flip it for heads or tails -it always lands on the opposite of what was called. Always.

Pocketwatch: It doesn't work, but once a day it starts ticking for one hour.. During that time, Doran is able to see - and communicate - with ghosts.

Golden chains: A pair of golden chains which can be worn as a necklace or the chain for a pocket watch. The two people wearing the chains may communicate telepathically for up to 5 minutes one a trial. They can only be activated once a trial, so you can't split up the time.

An Echo Scroll With Enri: Think of it as being like Facebook Friends!

Housing:

A Tier 10 apartment in the Obsidian Prism in Viden (first home).

Notes

A Tier 10 building includes one small room, three average rooms, three large rooms, and three huge rooms with masterwork+ quality furnishings. Tier 10 buildings are huge in size and are exceedingly complex and luxurious, not only in design but in aesthetics. They have an enormous amount of room to live in, and are usually located within the rich districts of a city.

2 small rooms are equal in size to 1 average room.
2 average rooms are equal in size to 1 large room.
2 large rooms are equal in size to 1 huge room.

Rooms: Coming soon.

A Tier 9 house in Scalvoris (Bought here).

Description

A Scalvorians Home Is His Castle! Literally, in this case. This amazing and rather quirky home is ideal for those who live on the seas. With a private beach with an old, disused dock suitable for small to medium boats with some renovation, this home sits on the coastline and also acts as a lighthouse. Details: In addition to the usual purchase for Tier 9: 2 large bedrooms, 4 receptions, and a big room with the largest lantern you ever-did-see! A large garden and in an coastal location with a small private cove.Reference: Property 10Price:Tier 9 Player Note: A very posh lighthouse with a private beach. Smugglers? No, we don't have any of those, do we? Surely not...... The exact location is up to you, the player.

Notes

A Tier 9 building includes one small room, three average rooms, three large rooms, and two huge rooms with masterwork-quality furnishings. Tier 9 buildings are huge in size and are exceedingly complex and luxurious, not only in design but in aesthetics. They have an enormous amount of room to live in, and are usually located within the rich districts of a city.

[Doran]

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Threads:

Memory Threads

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Saun 27, Arc 701: [Andaris Farms] The Doran will see you now

Vhalar 10, Arc 703: The Soothing Sound of Water

Ymiden 25, Arc 710: A Linguistic Affair

Zi'da 3, Arc 710: Only Memories Remain

Zi'da 3, Arc 710: A Scholar of Blades

Ashan 43, Arc 711: I have a question, Associate Professor Thetys

Ashan 43, Arc 711: Pulvis Pyrius

Ymiden 15, Arc 711: Epiphany

Ymiden 58, Arc 712: [White Pine Forrest] Saved by a Stranger

Ymiden 17, Arc 714: Convalescing

Ymiden 43, Arc 714: Sea Sick

Saun 20, Arc 714: Twisted Wings and Things

Zi'da 14, Arc 715: A Matter of Science

Zi'da 14, Arc 715: Pretenders

Saun 716

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Saun 6: Enlightened Minds

Saun 20: A Lesson in Chemistry

Vhalar 716

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Vhalar 1: Chrysopoeia

Vhalar 2: Bone of the Father

Vhalar 6: Playing with Fire

Vhalar 10: The Murder of Hailey Shore

Vhalar 12: Undesired and Unwelcome

Vhalar 13: Give me Shelter

Vhalar 14: [Global Event] The Humble Son

Vhalar 14: [Global Event] Crossed Swords [Side Challenge]

Vhalar 15: Of Shadows and Fire

Vhalar 19: [Global Event] The Great Meeting

Vhalar 20: [Global Event] Battle To The Tomb of Treid

Vhalar 20: The End of Hope

Cylus 717

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Cylus 6: In the Dark of the Night

Cylus 7: The Alluring Potion of Eternal Life

Cylus 10: Golden Salamander

Cylus 12: Playing to the Deaf

Cylus 16: Domestic Bliss

Cylus 18: [Gawyne] The Mark of Evil

Cylus 24: [Krome] The art of the blade

Ashan 717

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Ashan 4: School for Everyone

Ashan 7: Home for Sale

Ashan 40: Credentials

Ashan 40: Ascension

Ashan 41: A New Laboratory

Ashan 71: Mounting Tensions

Ymiden 717

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Ymiden 3: Worth of the Dead

Ymiden 21: Lab rat

Ymiden 23: Blood of an Empath

Ymiden 31: Twisting the Truth

Ymiden 36: Fox Hunt

Ymiden 41: Step Right up!

Saun 717

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Saun 20: Volatile Concoctions

Saun 37: Two of a Kind

Vhalar 717

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Vhalar 70: Neutralitatis

Zi'da 717

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Zi'da 27: Aren't you that guy? [Doran]

Zi'da 76: Familiarity and Diplomacy

Cylus 718

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Cylus 15: Taking of the Guard: Andaris B [VII Event]

Cylus 18: [Astedia]From Andaris to Etzos and everything in between

Cylus 28: An asterismwarming reunion?

Ashan 718

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Ashan 27: But What Is a Name?

Ymiden 718

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Ymiden 10: An Unexpected Reunion

Ymiden 34: Sesserian Psychology

Ymiden 35: Huddling from the Frost

Ymiden 40: Introduction to Alchemy

Ymiden 40: Reporting for Duty

Ymiden 45: A Trial at the Prime Atheneum

Saun 718

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Saun 3: An Encounter with a Corpse

Saun 5: The Monster and the Murderer

Saun 5: The Alchemist and the Aberrant

Vhalar 718

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Vhalar 7: Guest of the City (Doran)

Vhalar 10: The Principles Of Alchemy

Vhalar 15: Potions For The Infirmary

Vhalar 53: A Choking Incident

Vhalar 90: [Prime Atheneum] In Which A Lizard Learns to Sit Still

Zi'da 718

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Zi'da 80: A Matter of Foresight

Ymiden 719

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Ymiden 10: Ascended Mantis

Saun 719

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Saun 11: Live Reagents, Locally Sourced

Saun 35: Hagnophage

Saun 36: Polymathy

Vhalar 719

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Vhalar 1: Reversal

Vhalar 2: Tanner Mantis

Vhalar 7: The Fading Light

Vhalar 12: Snow Nets

Vhalar 16: A Trip to The Library

Vhalar 17: The Nature of Magic

Vhalar 17: Blood Aurora

Vhalar 18: Studying the Arcane, Part 1

Vhalar 19: Emean Exploration, Part 1

Vhalar 20: Wells and Stones

Vhalar 20: Manifest Midnight

Vhalar 20: A New Dawn

Vhalar 21: A New Dawn (Part Two)

Vhalar 21: Mystic Mystery

Vhalar 21: A Trial Away

Vhalar 21: The Trial Ahead

Vhalar 23: [Academy] Meetings, minutes, memories.

Vhalar 28: Emberlight

Vhalar 28: Blood of a Lotharro, Part 1

Vhalar 28: Blood of a Lotharro, Part 2

Vhalar 28: Blood of a Lotharro, Part 3

Vhalar 28: Olivia

Vhalar 30: Clarity

Vhalar 32: Doran's Charter Meeting

Vhalar 33: Shards

Vhalar 35: Continue

Vhalar 35: Fate or Choice

Vhalar 60: Powders

Vhalar 60: Reactant

Vhalar 63: Wicker's Funeral

Vhalar 82: Keep it Simple

Vhalar 86: Blood Magic

Zi'da 719

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Zi'da 5: Smoke's Poison, Part 1

Zi'da 5: Smoke's Poison, Part 2

Zi'da 10: Smoke's Poison, Part 3

Zi'da 10: Smoke's Poison, Part 4

Zi'da 72: Quacian Botany: Ballistic Fury

Cylus 720

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Cylus 1: Plia

Cylus 1: Emean Exploration, Part 2

Cylus 2: Alchemical Accidents

Cylus 2: Halbjorn

Cylus 3: Phase One

Cylus10: Letters

Cylus15: Blood of a Lotharro, Part 4

Ashan 720

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Ashan 30: Merchant Arrival

Ashan 60: A Vial of Hope

Ashan 100: The Magic of Learning

Ashan 102: A Guest Lecture

Ashan 102: Fire Flowers

Ashan 102: A Lesson in Alchemy

Ashan 104: Don't Spar(e) The Horses

Ashan 112: Against the Cold

Ashan 114: Menochoros I

Ashan 114: Menochoros/Blades II

Ashan 119: Menochoros III

Ashan 119: Menochoros IV

Ymiden 720

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Ymiden 1: Scalvoris Sand

Ymiden 2: Blood of an Ellune I

Ymiden 3: Blood of an Ellune II

Ymiden 4: The Central Science

Ymiden 6: Thesis I

Ymiden 9: Blood of an Ellune III

Ymiden 15: Blood of an Ellune IV

Ymiden 17: Studies in Transmutation, Part 1

Ymiden 20: Materials

Ymiden 20: The Chancellor, Part 1

Ymiden 21: The Chancellor, Part 2

Ymiden 22: Menochoros V

Ymiden 22: Immunity

Ymiden 22: The Chancellor, Part 3

Ymiden 23: Body Language

Ymiden 23: Studies in Transmutation, Part 2

Ymiden 23: The Chancellor, Part 4

Ymiden 24: The Chancellor, Part 5

Ymiden 25: Taelis I

Ymiden 25: A Dream of Summer

Ymiden 29: Studies in Transmutation, Part 3

Ymiden 31: Taelis II

Ymiden 33: Porcelain

Ymiden 33: The Black Crow

Ymiden 39: Thesis II

Ymiden 41: I Found You!

Ymiden 41: Learning by Doing

Ymiden 41: Paid in Blood

Ymiden 42: Omnivision I

Ymiden 42: Omnivision II

Ymiden 45: Cornerstone

Ymiden 48: A Mage Keeps His Promises

Ymiden 49: A 'Necessary' Foundation

Ymiden 51: Patience Grasshopper

Ymiden 51: To Know You

Saun 720

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Saun 2: Doran's Licentiate

Saun 3: Plia's Test

Saun 4: Fake human reunion

Saun 4: Wraithgrass and Snow Nets

Saun 4: A Visit to the Infirmary

Saun 5: Sandspecks

Saun 5: At the End of My Rope

Saun 7: Observed inner peace

Saun 7: The celebrity and the pauper

Vhalar 720

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Vhalar 1: A Flicker of Hope

Vhalar 21: The Tournament, Part 1

Vhalar 24: Density

Vhalar 30: Alchemy 101: Letter Ceritification Part 1

Vhalar 41: An Announcement

Vhalar 41: A Dream of Fall

Vhalar 43: A new dean at the academy?

Vhalar 42: Salamander Acid

Vhalar 47: Practice with Plia

Vhalar 47: A Dream of Winter

Vhalar 49: The Blizzard

Vhalar 50: Smoke and Darkness, Part 1

Vhalar 51: A Dream of Spring

Vhalar 53: A Dream of Dawn

Vhalar 60: Hallowed Halls & Ivory Towers

Vhalar 61: The Mummer's Ball

Vhalar 61: Resonance (Mummer's Ball - Doran)

Vhalar 65: Smoke and Darkness, Part 2

Vhalar 70: A Dream of Dusk

Vhalar 84: Smoke and Darkness, Part 3

Zi'da 720

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Zi'da 5: The First Storm

Zi'da 39: Holidays & Homecomings

Zi'da 42: A Scholar of Blades

Zi'da 43: The Marked Men

Zi'da 45: Freezing Rain

Zi'da 89: [Infirmary] A Game before Twilight

Cylus 721

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Cylus 2: Phase Transition

Cylus 3: Alchemy 101: Letter Ceritification Part 2

Cylus 4: After the Storm

Cylus 4: Anagénnis (Viden's Grand Ball)

Cylus 6: A Light in the Darkness

Cylus 7: Light Returns to the Darkness (Doran)

Cylus 8: Sentiment

Ashan 721

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Ashan 3: The Smell of Spring

Ashan 4: The Chemistry of Metals

Ashan 20: The Rising Stars

Ashan 20: The Taste of Winter Air

Ashan 23: Fact Finding Fei

Ashan 26: An Unexpected Visitor

Ashan 26: [Hopetoun] Framing Things

Ashan 26: Tall Tales, Short Stories, and Fables of All Sizes!

Ashan 27: Yellow Glass

Ashan 27: Sword Fighting for Beginners, Part 1

Ashan 27: Sword Fighting for Beginners, Part 2

Ashan 27: Supplicants

Ashan 28: A Shimmer in the Sand

Ashan 28: Orange Sand and Rainbow Shells

Ashan 28: A Flower in the Sand

Ashan 30: The War of Slags Deep: Exposition 4

Ashan 30: [Scalvoris Mountains] Life Forged, Death Forged

Ashan 30: [The Forging] Life & Death

Ashan 50: [Hopetoun] Hickory Dickory Dock

Ashan 55: The Fake Alchemist, Part 1

Ashan 56: A Beacon for Hope

Ymiden 721

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Ymiden 1: Ymiden's Dawn

Ymiden 1: [Hopetoun] Duty And The Feast

Ymiden 3: [Hopetoun] I'm Your Huckleberry

Ymiden 7: Look to the Future

Ymiden 8: Look into the Past

Ymiden 9: A Night full of Surprises

Ymiden 11: Grading Exams

Ymiden 39: After Midnight

Ymiden 39: [Telka] Saoire's Heroes.

Ymiden 39: Saoire's Heroes: The Air Table

Ymiden 41: Of Nooks and Crannies

Ymiden 45: Memories of Mysteries

Saun 721

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Saun 5: Rainbow Sky

Saun 6: Another Guest Lecture

Saun 6: An Afternoon at the Beach

Saun 7: On the Trail of Cassion's Trial

Saun 8: A Morning at the Beach

Saun 9: A Home Away From Home

Saun 9: Return to the Glass Temple

Vhalar 721

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Vhalar 1: Council Meeting: Cold Cycle 721

Vhalar 3: Celebration of Scent

Vhalar 5: Festival of Sight

Vhalar 10: Daia's Dancers

Vhalar 11: A Promise Kept

Vhalar 12: Pots and Pans

Vhalar 13: Portrait of a Baron

Vhalar 13: Henry Smoog

Vhalar 16: Chasing Tales

Vhalar 20: The Way of the Mind

Vhalar 20: The Way of the Sword

Vhalar 21: A Brief Lesson

Vhalar 31: [Spooky Spectacular!] Fright Night!

Vhalar 34: [Eureka] What makes the candle splutter?

Vhalar 40: A Theoretical Impossibility: Again.

Vhalar 117: [Westwind Ruins] From Deceit to Candor

Zi'da 721

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Zi'da 7: The Eccentric Entomologist, Part 1

Zi'da 7: The Eccentric Entomologist, Part 2

Zi'da 10: The Princess of Fection

Zi'da 58: Out Of Time, Part 1

Zi'da 58: Out Of Time, Part 2

Zi'da 58: Out Of Time, Part 3

Zi'da 80: Safety Dance

Cylus 722

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Cylus 1: Council Meeting: Rebirth Cycle 722

Cylus 5: Snowstorm

Cylus 11: Of Dorans and Eckmans

Cylus 12: Remembering the Dead

Ashan 722

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Ashan 5: Gift of the Magpie

Ashan 5: Ghosts and Gardens

Ashan 20: Fruition

Ashan 35: An Excursion

Ashan 61: Ashan's Walk

Ymiden 722

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Ymiden 1: Council Meeting: Hot Cycle 722

Ymiden 10: Observance of Knowledge

Ymiden 36: Shooting Stars

Ymiden 37: Unreliable Sources

Ymiden 37: Kaldvind and Snokovind

Vhalar 722

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Vhalar 22: The Four Wives of Doran T.

Vhalar 23: Lest We Forget

Vhalar 23: Research Objectives

Vhalar 31: [Whole Island] Something wicked this way comes......

Vhalar 44: Fuel

Vhalar 45: And What of Chuckles and Wilma the Wonder-Weed?