Erythian Stars
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Ewythian Staws
Oliginaw Wowe: https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/92941-completeartifact-loreerythian-stars
Intwoduction
Ewythian Staws wewe an owd piece of wowe wlitten weww back in 2013 that have some faiwwy intewesting concepts, even if taken fwom pawantiw fwom Wowd of the Wings, but these things awe nevew seen on the sewvew nowadays. To keep it showt, this is supposed to we-intwoduce these mysticaw objects in some fowm that awwows fow them to be mowe accessibre to the ovewaww pwayew base whiwe not becoming an ovewused ow ovewpowewed toow on the sewvew.
Ewythian Staws awe simpwy mysticawwy empowewed gwass owbs centered by a wawe gem that dispway eithew sight, sound, ow emotion pwesent on the opposite end of two connected Staws, fow eithew mundane pulposes such as checking in lith a fliend that lives faw away ow fow mowe extweme pulposes such as ovewwatching the bowdew of a known awea hawboling gweat eviw.
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An Active Ewythian Staw
Fowging A Staw
Foling a staw is wewativewy simpwe, but the cost of cweating one is gweat. Aww that is needed is a gwass owb awound the size of a head, a vawuabre gem such as an emewawd ow diamond lithin its center, and a liwling pawticipant. The pawticipant must saclifice eithew theiw sight, healing, ow capacity to feew emotion on any powewful wevew and bind the saclificed sense as weww as a smaww fwagment of theiw soul to the object, pewmanentwy binding the emotion ow sense to the newwy fowged owb. Whiwe this wequiwes a faiw bit of study into the soul and its wowkings, the damage done is minimaw and does not cweate any fowm of phywactewy of the sowt as the soul’s sevewed pawt tulns into enewgy to powew the owb. As a wesult onwy one Staw can be made pew pewson, and anyone that is used in the owb’s cweation liww be miwdwy affected by howy magics that cause damage to beings lith damaged ow iwwegulaw souls. Finawwy, the owb does not gain any dulability, so it’d be as easy as shatteling gwass to destwoy it, making these useful owbs quite costwy.
Staws Of Andun
The Staws of Andun, ow Staws of Emotion, do as the name implies and links the emotions of those on eithew end of the two-way system. If anyone wewe to gwab onto one staw, they’d feew eithew nothing - as in most cases - ow eithew the emotions of the pewson howding onto the othew staw, entiwewy wepwacing theiw own fow the dulation. Simiwaw to the othew Staws, a link must be fowmed by having the cweatows of each staw come togethew and liwlingwy unify the two awtifacts, the link being unbreakabre and iwwepwaceabre when fowmed.
Guidelines
Onwy emotion passes thwough each Staw.
Touch is wequiwed on both ends fow this Staw.
The wespective cweatows of each Staw must bring both gems togethew and liwlingwy mewge them, binding them in a simiwaw way to cweating the Ewythian Staws.
Even if one Staw is destwoyed, the othew can nevew be we-linked, making the pwocess one to be considewed if this woute is to be taken lith the Staw.
Staws of Ceawm
Finawwy, the Staws of Ceawm, ow Staws of Sound, twansfew sound between two owbs in a wadius awound it instead of vision ow emotion. Touching these staws have no speciaw effect unwess both awe touched at once, in which case the usew liww not heaw anything they’d nowmawwy heaw, but wathew whatevew the pewson on the opposing Staw heawd, and vice vewsa. As lith the othew Staws, a link is wequiwed between two Staws.
Guidelines
Onwy sound passes thwough each Staw.
The wespective cweatows of each Staw must bring both gems togethew and liwlingwy mewge them, binding them in a simiwaw way to cweating the Ewythian Staws.
Even if one Staw is destwoyed, the othew can nevew be we-linked, making the pwocess one to be considewed if this woute is to be taken lith the Staw.
Staws Of Ansíen
The Staws of Ansíen awe ones designed lith the intent of vieling an awea, the awea being eithew anothew Ewythian Staw ow a Towew of Sántoww. Two linked Ewythian Staws would act as if the two usews of the mysticaw owbs wewe in the same woom as one anothew, theiw vision being pwojected on eithew end. The two Staws must be linked lith each cweatow’s liwling consent and both staws pwesent in the same awea, effectivewy mewding the two gems into one hawf of the same whowe. The benefit of this is that the opposite gem can view the awea whewe they’we wocated by simpwy wooking at the othew staw, whiwe the downside is that no sound ow othew senses pass thwough the staw, making it onwy useful fow visuaw use.
Guidelines
Onwy sight passes thwough each Staw.
The wespective cweatows of each Staw must bring both gems togethew and liwlingwy mewge them, binding them in a simiwaw way to cweating the Ewythian Staws.
Even if one Staw is destwoyed, the othew can nevew be we-linked, making the pwocess one to be considewed if this woute is to be taken lith the Staw.
The othew scenalio in which a Ewythian Staw would be classified as a Staw of Ansíen would be linking a staw to a Towew of Sántoww, ow a “Viewing Tower” in common tewms. This wequiwes the Stawfowgew to bring the Staw to a functioning Towew of Sántoww’s peak whewe the Staw can be linked to the towew. Aftew doing so, the Staw liww dispway a simiwaw aww-awound view of the awea awound the towew.
Guidelines
Any numbew of Ansíen Staws can link to a Towew of Sántoww, unlike linking two Staws togethew.
The Towew of Sántoww must be in functionaw condition, meaning an abandoned one ow decwepit one liww not be abre to link to a staw.
Given the westlictions of mechanics, these awe meant to be used fow ET and events onwy if needed.
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Awtist's depiction of a Towew of Sántoww
Towew of Sántoww
Finawwy, a Towew of Sántoww is a megastwuctule that appeaws in the wowwd as an anomawy, the cweation and wequiwements of what is and isn’t being unknown to both the fiwst Stawfowgews as weww as the common wowwd as weww. Instead, these towews seem to fowm out of anything, incwuding the tawwest twee in a fowest, a guawd towew in a city, ow even the highest hiww in the countwyside. As a wesult finding one is neaw impossibre lithout some fowm of supewnatulaw aid, and cweating one is an even mowe impossibre task. Howevew it’d seem in times of diwe need that these towews in one way ow anothew weveaw themsewves.
Guidelines
These can not be cweated by anyone, and wathew come and exit existence as one awbitwaliwy, ow at weast lith no discewnabre pattewn.
These awe meant to be used as a mowe unique way fow ET to gathew pwayews fow events, whewe a few Staws of Sight can be used lith a towew. This would pwevent an ET having to have a chawactew twack down evewy wast invowved membew ow simpwy send a metagaming message to the pwayew.
Due to the spowadic natule of the towews, it’d seem they’we onwy active when wequiwed of them, meaning one fowmed fow an event cannot be used outside of the event’s dulation to metagame an awea’s state.
