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= Ryshassa's Custom Artifacts =

== Level 2 ==

Star-Kissed Ring of Love's Return

This is a specialized item created by Alexsei for his beloved. The ring is
actually one half of a pair; its counterpart, the Sun-Kissed Ring of Love's
Return, is one of his most treasured possessions. Both rings are possessed of
a rare and unique construction, as they are crafted of both orichalcum and
starmetal welded together into a seamless whole. The Star-Kissed Ring is
composed of an bright orichalcum band inlaid with a stylized floral pattern
of starmetal; the Sun-Kissed Ring is a band of darker starmetal inlaid with
orichalcum in the pattern of stylized birds in flight. The rings have been
attuned to each other so that, as long as both commit 2 motes of Essence to keep
their rings activated, Ryshassa need only concentrate briefly on her ring in
order to determine the direction of Alexsei's position relative to hers, as well
as his physical health and emotional state, even from a distance (4 additional
dice to Social or Perception rolls when dealing with each other). The rings also
grant them the ability to communicate telepathically with one another, though
they must touch and remain focused upon their respective rings in order to send
and receive thoughts.

== Level 3 ==

Silverwillow Lyre of Somnolent Songweaving

(Thanks to [[Kraken]] for help on this! and input from our good ST, GoldenCat,
of course.)

Ryshassa's signature instrument is a seven-stringed lyre with a body carved
of willow wood and strings of shimmering orichalcum so supple and responsive
they seem to be made of liquid gold. Its elegantly arched surface is lacquered
a pristine shade of silvery white, contrasted with the intricately inlaid
belladonna vines twining up either side of the instrument in brilliant shades
of amethyst and malachite. When playing the instrument in front of an audience
for a general performance, it increases Ryshassa's dice pool for any rolls
involving Performance by three. However, if she begins to play music of a
gentle, soothing, even lullaby-like nature, those three additional dice become
three automatic successes.

At any time during such a performance, Ryshassa may expend 5 motes of temporary
Essence to achieve one of two effects:

Drowsiness - Ryshassa uses her Manipulation + Performance skill to potentially
put her listeners to sleep, or hinder their actions for a time. Targets within
hearing range may choose to resist by rolling their Willpower with additional
autosuccesses equal to their Essence. If Ryshassa achieves more successes than
a target, that target suffers a penalty to all non-reflexive actions equal to
her Essence as long as she continues playing. If she succeeds by the target's
Willpower or greater, he falls instantly asleep and cannot be roused until she
ceases her performance, after which he will sleep as normal unless roused.

Pain Easer - As long as Ryshassa continues to play, all targets within hearing
range have their wound penalties eliminated. This is not a purely physical
effect; those affected still have normal nerve sensitivity, but are simply
liberated of their pain and the negative effects attached to it.

== Level 4 ==

Caduceus Curatoris - The Healer's Guardian

Spd +4 / Acc +3 / Dam +4L / Def +5 / Rate 4 (includes orichalcum bonus -- [[GoldenCat/MagicalMaterials|ADoA rules]]) 
1 Hearthstone slot 
Commit 10 

The Caduceus Curatoris is a circular shaft of orichalcum six feet in length. Two
golden snakes, their every scale and sinuous curve etched and sculpted into the
metal in lifelike detail, spiral up the shaft until their heads meet face to face
at the top. Two outstretched wings sprout from the crown of the staff, between
which is embedded a single socket in which a Hearthstone can be placed. In
combat, it can be wielded by its owner as a quarterstaff weapon, but it is
constructed to favor speed and defense over offense.

The Caduceus is a relic of the First Age, created and put to great use by
Sophia Anthegenia, Ryshassa's incarnation of the age. How Ryshassa came upon it
is a story I will have to save for later -- suffice it to say that she came to
possess it only in the recent year, during an extended visit to Sijan with her
husband. There, the tomb of her predecessor lay dormant, and within it the
Caduceus, projecting to Ryshassa the visions and dreams of an Age long past and
ruined, of a sorrow-lined healer who lamented the increasing corruption of the
Solars' rule, and the bitter, bloody end that would befall them -- and her, now
little more than dusty bones and a memory kept alive by the only remotely sentient
entity she left behind. Ryshassa had accompanied Alexsei to Sijan many a time in
recent years, for Alexsei's fate is strongly tied to the region, as well as his
interests as a funeral priest and a speaker for the dead. Each time, the images
from the Caduceus became clearer and more insistent, leading her to inquire of
their accuracy, bringing her ever closer to the location in which the artifact --
and the traps and trials that guarded its long-deceased creator's sanctity --
awaited.

Again, this is a story to be told in much greater detail at another time. But
during her most recent visit to Sijan, it came to Ryshassa's realization that no
more waiting would be abided. The visions, the mysteries, the first real taste of
a past her soul had been an integral but ultimately tragic part of -- they called
to her, appealed to the very core of her being, and brought her to the doors of
what had once been her tomb. And when she emerged from the trials within, bruised
and battered and weeping, she held aloft the golden staff of medicine and
knowledge, the Healer's Guardian, the Caduceus Curatoris whose joy brought to her
mind's eye fields of blazingly jewel-toned, rapidly unfurling blossoms, a riotous
celebration of beauty and vitality that resonated with her soul.

Since then, Ryshassa has come to understand many of the Caduceus's functions. It
is a semi-sentient artifact with the ability to communicate through images, and
has retained some disjointed, but nonetheless informative memories of the
centuries it had spent at the side of her predecessor (effectively granting the
Past Lives merit, as she inherits the memories of Sophia). Access to this body of
knowledge is further represented by a +4 bonus to Medicine and Lore (First Age),
and a +4 to Linguistics for the purpose of deciphering Old Realm language. The
images Ryshassa receives from the Caduceus sometimes seem to hint at the
possibility that it contains still further potential she has yet to unlock -- if
only she could discover the means and the opportunity to do so.

The Caduceus also possesses a means to supplement Ryshassa's defensive
capabilities. As long as she commits Essence to the Caduceus, it will float
obediently within an arm's distance from her and move as if a part of her body,
sweeping out of the way whenever its position may hinder her movements or
actions. It will independently intercept and parry attacks made upon her person,
leaving both of her hands free for healing, performance and other skills.
Ryshassa can also direct the staff to protect someone besides herself during a
turn, so long as the target is in range and line of sight, but once committed to
that it will not be able to defend her until the next turn she can call it back to
her. Also, the Caduceus will never attack at her command -- it must be held and
manipulated in her hands to be used for any non-defensive, non-healing related
purpose (and may very well protest, in its own limited way, such a use).

In more technical terms, the Caduceus shares Ryshassa's initiative, movement rate
and parry skill (in this case, her Dexterity + Melee + its Defense statistic),
but acts with its own independent dice pool, so that any actions it makes on her
behalf do not penalize any other actions she may take during her turn. The rules
and penalties for splitting actions still apply to the Caduceus itself, however,
and it is limited by its own Rate in how many times it can parry in a turn. On
the other hand, the Caduceus also works in conjunction with Charms that allow its
owner to reflexively parry with her full dice pool, which would effectively
bypass these limitations.

The Caduceus cannot be disarmed, nor can anyone besides its creator and her
subsequent incarnations wield it effectively or benefit from its powers.

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 <b>Silverwillow Lyre of Somnolent Songweaving</b>
-(Thanks to [[Kraken]] for help on this! and input from our good ST, GoldenCat,
+(Thanks to [[Kraken]] for help on this! and input from our good ST, [[GoldenCat]],
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 a target, that target suffers a penalty to all non-reflexive actions equal to
 her Essence as long as she continues playing. If she succeeds by the target's
-Willpower or greater, he falls instantly asleep and cannot be roused by any
+Willpower or greater, he falls instantly asleep and cannot be roused until she
-normal means until she ceases her performance, after which he will awaken
+ceases her performance, after which he will sleep as normal unless roused.
-Pain Resistance - As long as Ryshassa continues to play, all targets within
+Pain Easer - As long as Ryshassa continues to play, all targets within hearing
-hearing range have their wound penalties eliminated.
+range have their wound penalties eliminated. This is not a purely physical
 == Level 4 ==
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 <b>Caduceus Curatoris - The Healer's Guardian</b>
-Spd +3 / Acc +3 / Dam +3L / Def +5 / Rate 4 (includes orichalcum bonus)<br>
+Spd +4 / Acc +3 / Dam +4L / Def +5 / Rate 4 (includes orichalcum bonus -- [[GoldenCat/MagicalMaterials|ADoA rules]])<br>
 Hearthstone slot<br>
 Commit 10<br>

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 <b>Silverwillow Lyre of Somnolent Songweaving</b>
-(Thanks to [[Kraken]] for help on this! and input from our good ST, GoldenCat,
+(Thanks to [[Kraken]] for help on this! and input from our good ST, [[GoldenCat]],
 of course.)

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 <b>Silverwillow Lyre of Somnolent Songweaving</b>
-(Thanks to [[Kraken]] for help on this! and input from our good ST, [[GoldenCat]],
+(Thanks to [[Kraken]] for help on this! and input from our good ST, GoldenCat,
 of course.)
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 a target, that target suffers a penalty to all non-reflexive actions equal to
 her Essence as long as she continues playing. If she succeeds by the target's
-Willpower or greater, he falls instantly asleep and cannot be roused until she
+Willpower or greater, he falls instantly asleep and cannot be roused by any
-ceases her performance, after which he will sleep as normal unless roused.
+normal means until she ceases her performance, after which he will awaken
-Pain Easer - As long as Ryshassa continues to play, all targets within hearing
+Pain Resistance - As long as Ryshassa continues to play, all targets within
-range have their wound penalties eliminated. This is not a purely physical
+hearing range have their wound penalties eliminated.
 == Level 4 ==
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 <b>Caduceus Curatoris - The Healer's Guardian</b>
-Spd +4 / Acc +3 / Dam +4L / Def +5 / Rate 4 (includes orichalcum bonus -- [[GoldenCat/MagicalMaterials|ADoA rules]])<br>
+Spd +3 / Acc +3 / Dam +3L / Def +5 / Rate 4 (includes orichalcum bonus)<br>
 Hearthstone slot<br>
 Commit 10<br>

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