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Quicksilver Hand of Dreams

The concepts and symbols of the Quicksilver Hand of Dream are as listed in Scroll of the Monk, with one exception: they can be taught by any practitioner to new members who meet their requirements. The Bureau watches the style carefully, but its strange nature guarantees that they cannot be absolutely sure how many people know it.

Limitations

Characters must have a Awareness score of 3 in order to learn the Quicksilver Hand of Dreams, as their natures must be fluid enough in body and mind. In addition, the Quicksilver Hand of Dreams both provides access to and requires a special Trait, which the character must develop in order to advance along it. This Trait is called Arcane, and applies as follows:

Arcane costs Current Rating x2 XP to increase, to a maximum rating based on the Charms the character knows. It shrouds the character's nature, occluding her and making her over into a dreamlike figure. Any attempt to remember details about the character suffer a -1 die penalty per dot of Arcane. People replace memories with their own desires, hopes, and fears, turning the person into almost anything else. This penalty stacks fully with that of Arcane Fate, even within resplendent destinies, and affects everyone equally, be they mortal, Exalt, spirit or fae (only those with perfect defenses against their minds being altered are immune, and then only as long as their defense lasts). Even longstanding friends will find that they cannot closely remember you. Some of those who learn this Style find that Arcane compliments their own Arcane Fate marvelously - others, however, are frightened by its permanency and fear increasing their power.

Quicksilver Hand of Dreams uses no weapons or armor, the character must fight completely unarmed and unarmored until she learns Gossamer Understanding.

New Keyword: Arcane. This Keyword denotes that the Charm requires the character to have a certain rating in Arcane in order to purchase it. The required rating is listed in the keyword.

Charms

Student's Sutra of Dreams: Once there was a maiden who slept.

The Quicksilver Staircase</b>

<b>Cost: None, Mins: Martial Arts 4, Essence 4, Type: Permanent 
Keywords: Permanent, Enlightenment
Duration: Permanent
Prerequisites: None
As she slept, she fought and loved and saw the world, and none could awaken her. 

This Charm functions identically to that of the Quicksilver Staircase in Scroll of the Monk, page 139. In addition, the character permanents applies half her Essence as an external penalty to any attempt to affect her dreams against her will. If such effects succeed automatically, she instead adds her Essence in dice to resist them.

The Quicksilver Staircase also grants the character an Arcane score of 1, and allows her to increase it with experience, to a maximum rating of 3.