HearthStones/Mapache

Mapache's Hearthstones

Gem of Calming Influence</b>

<b>Manse •, Air or Earth

Trigger: Continuous

This simple, smooth pearly-grey stone increases the bearer's Temperance by one dot, which may allow it to exceed five. Rubbing one's thumb over it produces a tranquil, relaxing sensation.

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Stone of Driving Focus</b>

<b>Manse ••, Water or Abyssal

Trigger: Seeking answers

This opaque red stone allows the bearer's determination to knock aside impediments to his finding things he wants. Add the bearer's Conviction to all Investigation rolls he makes.

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Mirrored Wellspring Jewel</b>

<b>Manse • to •••••, Dual Solar / Abyssal

Trigger: Continuous

These strange hearthstones appear to be transparent from whichever side the observer looks at them, but with a far side that is opaque, depicting a neverending swirling mist of mingled black and white. They grant no additional powers beyond essence regeneration, but when properly mounted in a setting, they grant their essence regeneration bonus in both Creation and the Underworld. They can be produced only by manses that lie in a Shadowland, partaking of the surrounding land's dual essence.

Comments

I may be wrong, but i believe manses in Creation already let you regenerate essence in the underworld, and as far as i know, manses in shadowlands count as being in Creation, and so any manse in a shadowland already does this. -- Darloth

Yeah, I saw people claim that somewhere, after I'd already written this up. Consulting my Abyssals book, I can't see anywhere it actually says that, though. On the other hand, it certainly doesn't say that Creation Hearthstones don't work in the Underworld, but it seems a reasonable thing given the way Essence regeneration penalties are mirrored between the living and the dead. -- Mapache

Manses in Creation and Yu-Shan produce Hearthstones that work anywhere. Only the Underworld is different. I'll look for a page reference later, but this is true. - Telgar

I don't think it's in a book, Telgar, just something that's been mentioned by Neph I believe. - haren