SlipNine/Hearthstones

Stone of the Hungry Mind (Air-Aspect Hearthstone ●●●)

Trigger: Eating a Book

This small white stone appears to be a small wad of crumpled up paper and gives off the scent of centuries old dust and parchment. While attuned, the bearer of the stone may eat books as if they were bread. Once a book is consumed in its entirety, the bearer may refer to it at any time in his mind’s eye as if it were in front of him. This ability does not give the bearer instant knowledge of what is in the book, it merely prevents him from having to lug around an entire library. Books consumed thusly are unrecoverable, and any but the most brash and selfish exalt should avoid consuming originals of truely rare or unique books. If the stone is broken or becomes deattuned, the Exalt may still reference the books she has consumed, but doing so requires he spend one point of permanent willpower per day to access her inner library.

Strangely, this stone also allows the bearer to survive on a diet entirely of books. The character’s tastes effect their taste in books as well. An aged man might find cheap romance novels too sweet and hollow, while a teen may be unable to stomach a book on geology, which tastes dry and stale to her.