1. Get Spirit expertise from the Lupus (Kyeltziv)
2. Get Construct expertise from a Construct Master in a Chirop jail (John, P’orihc, Ki’stha)
3. Don't talk to strangers (Kleigg)
4. Help Kleigg with his mission (Vandolf)

Using kinetics, you scoot the furniture to the side, take a few steps back, and then use kinetics to rip the floorboards straight up. Nothing explodes, so you set the floorboards aside and check out the hole in the floor.

There looks to be some crawl space, but right where you ripped the floor up is a rectangular blocky object wrapped in cloth and tied closed with twine. A paper is held under the twine, with some thick lettering written on it.

If you are reading this, burn this book!
Dangerous information, do not read!
If you're going to read it anyways,
Do not read without telepathic protection!

Lucida: Why would someone store a book with a note that says to burn it, instead of just burning the book?

Lucida: Could probably hack it with light magic - you won't be setting bones back in place, but you can keep yourself from bleeding all over the place.

You grab the book and slap it on your back, a white AM shell forming over it, attaching it to the armor.

Lucida: Now I guess we go check out Kyeltziv and the heartstone facility, and come back to a greeting from the Whitehawk?

Lucida: Let's get to getting there then. Unless if there's something else you wanna do? We might be out of the area for some time. Especially that heartstone place - I've a feeling that's gonna be a load of fun.

You return the boards and furniture back to their original positions and head outside, dropping off your library book at Sanoa's desk before exiting the building. The blue mage is still there, waiting.

"Library book returned, our business here is done."

The blue mage gives you a nod.

Blue Mage: "Heading off now?"

Artifact (0/1):

Inventory:
-Crude Mana Stone (Mana: 1/1)
-Mana Stone (Mana: 2.3/2.3)
-Mage Stone (Mana: 10/10)
-Mage Stone (Mana: 10/10)
-Release Stone (Output: 11)
-Focus Stone
--Course Correction (Repeat the Land/Miss on a melee attack (consuming AP), but the target has 0 Evasion)
--Propulsion Blast (Power a melee attack with a kinetic blast on impact [no AP/Mana is lost from Propulsion Blast if the melee attack misses]) (+Damage = Arcane + Mana)

-Healing Lantern (Mana: 70.68/100)

-Gold Coin (Qty.2)
-Silver Coin (Qty. 4)
-Copper Coin (Qty. 28)

-Envelope (Roll 222)
--Handwritten Notes
--Project Heartstone Notes

-Kinetic Bolt Staff (Construct) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (Mana: 0/1, Output: 2)
-Cotton Shirt
-Potato Sack Pants

-Crossbow Bolt (+2 Edge , +2 Impact) (Qty. 10)
-Crossbow Bolt (AM Head) (+4 Impact) (Qty. 9)
-Marble (Artificial Matter) (+0 Impact) (Qty. 1)

-Small Square Plate (Artificial Matter) (Runic Spell: “Light Grenade”)
-Taschenblitz (Mana: 0)
-Taschenblitz II (Mana: 0) (UNARMED)

-Translucent Black Lense (Artificial Matter) (+8 Blind Resistance, -2 Aim)
-Flexible AM Square

-Halberd (Artificial Matter) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (20/20 Durability) (+15/15 Edge | +10/10 Trauma)

Equipped:
Lucida (Longsword) (+50 Edge | +8 Impact | +40 Arcane) (Mana: 3000/3000) (Mana Regen: 100)
(Magic)
-Lucida Armor (Absorbs all damage) (17 Armor Resilience, 1500 Durability) (+50 Strength, +30 Evasion, +10 Speed) (Immune to Telepathy)
-Illuminate (Create light, blinding a target if strong enough) (Inflicts Blind = Arcane + Mana)
-Radiance (Create a powerful light, blinding everyone around you) (Inflicts Blind = Arcane + Mana)
-Megaflare (Unleash a white torrent of flame that incinerates) (Inflicts Burn + On Fire = Arcane + Mana, Blind = [Arcane + Mana] * 0.5)
-Haste (Single Turn Condition) (Cast at beginning of turn) (Speed up a target, increasing its Speed) (+Speed = Arcane + Mana)
-Accelerated Repair (Speed up the body’s natural healing process on a target, clearing conditions) (Turns given = Arcane + Mana)
-Fast Forward (Speed up a target, granting it additional AP) (Cannot use AP gained from FF to cast FF) (0.1 AP = Mana)
-Divine Mirror (Passive) (+100% Light magic effectiveness, Immune to Blind from light)

-Running Pants (+1 Evasion)
-Combat Boots (+1 Evasion)
-Bandages (Old)
-Bandages (Old)

-Black Mage’s Hooded Robe (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense) (Armor does not take damage from Trauma)
-Padded Shirt (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense) (Armor does not take damage from Trauma)
-Plate Armor (Artificial Matter) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (10 Armor Resilience , 40/40 Durability) (+20/20 Physical Defense)

-Gauntlet (Artificial Matter) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (Right Hand) (+5 Impact) (7 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+15/15 Physical Defense)
-Gauntlet (Artificial Matter) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (Left Hand) (+5 Impact) (7 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+15/15 Physical Defense)
-Greave (Artificial Matter) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (10 Armor Resilience , 40/40 Durability) (+20/20 Physical Defense)
-Greave (Artificial Matter) (Security: Level 2 - Code 47) (10 Armor Resilience , 40/40 Durability) (+20/20 Physical Defense)

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Spirit)
--(Mana)
---Deposit (Discharge a select amount of mana into a source that is in contact) (does not consume AP)
---Withdrawal (Take a select amount of mana from a source that is in contact) (does not consume AP)
---Form Artificial Matter (Create magic’d solids) (Durability: Steel) (Efficiency: 1 Mana = 2 Durability)
---Form Memory Stone (Create a memory stone) (Efficiency: Low)
---Form Mana Stone (Create a mana stone) (Efficiency: 1 Capacity = 8 Mana)
---Form Conduit (Create mana conduits)
---Form Release (Create a release crystal) (Efficiency: 1 Capacity = 9 Mana)
---Form Focus (Create a focus crystal) (Efficiency: 1 Ability = 8 Mana , Ability Strength (per ability): 100% = 8 Mana [cannot exceed 100%])
---Form Sparker (Create a Mana Sparker) (Efficiency: 1 Impulse = 0.01)
---Security Sequence (Level: 2) (Load a memory crystal with a magic sequence that protects the construct from deconstruction)
-(Kinetic)
--(Impulse) (Offensive skills lower target’s Will by 50% for Stagger check)
---Micro Meteor (Launch an object with kinetic force) (+ to Projectile = Arcane + Mana)
---Meteor Shower (Fire multiple projectiles with damage evenly distributed) (Inflicts Total + to Projectile = Arcane + Mana)
---Kinetic Bolt (Launch an orb of kinetic energy that explodes upon impact) (Inflicts Trauma = Arcane + Mana)
---Levitation (pick up and levitate small objects)
---Course Correction (Repeat the Land/Miss on a melee attack (consuming AP), but the target has 0 Evasion)
---Blast Wave (Lets out a powerful but short-ranged concussive wave) (Inflicts Trauma = [Arcane + Mana] * 1.5)
---Propulsion Blast (Power a melee attack with a kinetic blast on impact [no AP/Mana is lost from Propulsion Blast if the melee attack misses]) (+Damage = Arcane + Mana)
---Counter Force (Single Turn Condition) (Applies counteracting forces to a target, lowering strength and evasion) (-Strength, -Evasion = Arcane + Mana)
---Impulse Evasion (Evasion) (Can use Standard AP or Evasion AP) (Launch yourself with kinetics to evade an attack) (Can be used when Stumbled, can be used to recover from a Stumble) (Evasion = Arcane + MP)
--(Fortification) (If cast with Mana, Mana is only drained when abilities are disturbed/buffed attacks land)
---Stabilize (Direct Magic) (Single Turn Condition) (Lock an object’s movement relative to a target) (+Trauma Resistance = Arcane + MP)
---Lockdown (Single Turn Condition) (Lock your bones in place and petrify your skin, resisting damage) (+Physical Damage Resistance = Arcane + Mana , affected parts are unable to move [affects evasion])
---Power Flow (Single Turn Condition) (Cast at beginning of turn) (Fortify your bones and strengthen their movements with kinetics) (+Strength = Arcane + Mana)
---Agility Flow (Single Turn Condition) (Cast at beginning of turn) (Fortify your bones and accelerate their movements with kinetics) (+Evasion = Arcane + Mana)
-(Thermic)
--(Fire)
---Heat (Direct Magic) (Warm up a target, burning it with enough energy) (Inflicts Burn = Arcane + Mana)
---Fireball (Launch an orb that unleashes an explosion of heat on impact) (Inflicts Burn = Arcane + Mana)
--(Ice)
---Freeze (Cool down a target, freezing it with enough energy) (Consumes 2x AP) (Inflicts Freeze = Arcane + Mana)
-(Pure)
--(Light)
---Illuminate (Create light, blinding a target if strong enough) (Inflicts Blind = Arcane + Mana)

(Physical)
-Evade (Evasion) (Dodge an incoming attack) (Dodge successful if Evasion >= Attack Aim) (Uses Standard AP or Evasion AP)
-Intermission (Spend 1 standard AP to recover 1 Stamina and Mana, and expedite debuff recovery by 1 turn)

(Hybrid)
-Falling Star (Modifier, Melee) (Used with another attack, does not consume AP) (Leap up into the air with kinetic force and attack while falling, strengthening the damage of a single attack) (+Strength = Evasion + Arcane + Mana, Evasion is 0 for the next incoming attack)

(Other)
-Counter Strike (Counter) (Instantly attack following an enemy’s attack if your Speed Roll is higher)

Passives:
Strength: 6
Arcane: 13
Aim: 8
Evasion: 5 +2
Will: 7
Speed: 5

-Berserker (Passive) (Grants a separate pool of AP for melee attacks)
-Fortified Resolve (Grants a separate pool of AP for Fortification magic)
-Acrobat (Grants a separate pool of AP for evasion)
-Accelerator (Passive) (+10% Damage and Aim to all “Meteor” skills)
-Quick Rest (Passive) (If no action in the turn, all standard AP is recovered at the end of the turn) (Cannot be used if stumbled or in negative standard AP)
-Constitution (+15% Maximum Base HP)

There's a bit of a pause before she says something.

Tabi: "Wonder what we'll find when we unflip the tower, or whatever the casket does. What's buried down there."

Tabi: "A bit, I guess. Sort of excited to see what's down there, what kinds of constructs they had in ancient times. Maybe it'll end up being primitive compared to today's constructs, but it'll still be a neat find, just not as useful.

What were you able to detect down there? I remember you said you sensed a network of mana or something, was there anything else?"

Artifact (1/1):
-Caelum Earth Token (+5 Will)

Inventory:


Equipped:
-Grey Dress Pants

Skills:
(Magic)
-(???)
--(Mana)
---Deposit (Discharge a select amount of mana into a source that is in contact)
---Withdrawal (Take a select amount of mana from a source that is in contact)
--(???)
---Extrasensory (Detects magic in the area) (Does not consume AP)
-(???)
--(Negation)
---Nullify (Reduce the effectiveness of a magic instance, cancelling it with enough effort)
---Zero Field (Create a persistent nullification effect on a target or area) (Inflicts Null Body = Arcane + MP)
---Capture (Grab an instance of a spell or piece of Artificial Matter, storing it along with its mana)
---Release (Cast a spell that was stored with Capture [removes spell from storage])
---Delete (Delete a captured spell) (Does not consume AP)
---Reversal (Reverses the Light/Dark polarity of a magic instance) (Fire<->Ice , Impulse<->Fortification , Light<->Dark , Electric caster/user is switched) (Reverse Strength = Arcane + Mana)

(Physical)
-Intermission (Spend 1 standard AP to recover 1 Stamina and Mana, and expedite debuff recovery by 1 turn)
-Evade (Evasion) (Dodge an incoming attack) (Dodge successful if Evasion >= Attack Aim) (Uses Standard AP or Evasion AP)

(Hybrid)

(Other)
-Escape! (Roll a 5 or higher to successfully run away from a battle)

Passives:
Strength: 5
Arcane: 6
Aim: 8
Evasion: 4
Will: 12 +5
Speed: 1

-Nullifier (+20% Negation Magic Effectiveness)
-Null Body (-5 Non-Negation Magic, +5 Magic Resistance)

Your party heads to the nearby village. It's night, and there's hardly a soul outside. Strolling around the dark streets, you soon come across a small human girl and ask her if she knows anything about the buildings to the north.

Girl: "They're bad people. They take orphans and use them in some experiment. You should burn them down like Maria did."

Artifact (1/1):
-Caelum Wind Token (+5 Evasion)

Inventory:
-Basic Magic Theory (Book)
-Crude Mana Stone (Mana: 1/1)
-Crossbow Bolt (+2 Edge , +2 Impact) (Qty. 19)
-Crossbow (+20 to projectile) (LOADED: Crossbow Bolt (+2 Edge , +2 Impact))
-Cotton Shirt
-Potato Sack Pants
-Paper with Address (Arcane Suppliers - Production Manager’s Office, Magusalto)

-Steel Longsword (+10 Edge | +4 Impact)

Equipped:
-Bracelet
--Focus Stone (Skills: Power Flow)

-Piercing Colichemarde (Construct) (Security: Level 3) (+10 Edge | +3 Aim | +3 Defense Ignore) (Mana: 60/60, Output: 30)
--Kinetic Lance (Single Turn Condition) (Does not consume AP) (Reinforce the point of the weapon, improving its damage and effectiveness against armor) (+Damage = Mana, Defense Ignore = Mana)

-Running Pants (+1 Evasion)
-Combat Boots (+1 Evasion)

-Padded Shirt (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense) (Armor does not take damage from Trauma)
-Grey Mage’s Hooded Robe (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense) (Armor does not take damage from Trauma)

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Spirit)
--(Mana)
---Deposit (Discharge a select amount of mana into a source that is in contact)
-(Electric)
--(Telepathy) (Skills ignore Evasion and do not consume Mana)
---Message (Sends a telepathic message to a target/multiple targets) (does not consume AP)
---Receive (Picks up on thoughts if people are thinking hard enough) (does not consume AP)
---Trace (Find the source of a tendril from an active spell that uses one)
---Proxy (Create a fake mind at a specified location that you can direct to use telepathy)
---Mental Security (Strengthen your defense against Telepathy) (Inflicts Mind Guard = Arcane)
---Locate (Does not consume AP) (Telepathically scan the area and locate people)
---Analyze (Degrading Condition) (Probe the target's thoughts to discover its behavior and stats) (+Evasion +Aim against target = Arcane - target_Will)
---Mind Control (Force the target to perform an action) (Arcane must be higher than target's Will)
---Calling the Shots (Does not consume AP) (Successfully predict what skill [and order of skills, if performing multiple calls] an enemy will perform, and increase your Evasion by 100% of its base value to that attack. AP will not be consumed while dodging that attack)
-(Thermic)
--(Fire)
---Heat (Direct Magic) (Warm up a target, burning it with enough energy) (Inflicts Burn = Arcane + Mana)
--(Ice)
---Freeze (Cool down a target, freezing it with enough energy) (Consumes 2x AP) (Inflicts Freeze = Arcane + Mana)
-(Pure)
--(Light)
---Illuminate (Create light, blinding a target if strong enough) (Inflicts Blind = Arcane + Mana)

(Physical)
-Flight (Capable of sustained flight. It takes 1 AP to take off [but not land]. Stops Stamina regen during flight, drains 1 stamina at the end of every roll. User specifies Altitude: If user is stumbled while in flight, takes Trauma equal to Altitude) (Altitude climb per turn = Strength) (+Evasion = Altitude)
-Evade (Evasion) (Dodge an incoming attack) (Dodge successful if Evasion >= Attack Aim) (Uses Standard AP or Evasion AP)

(Hybrid)

(Other)

Passives:
Strength: 1
Arcane: 12
Aim: 6
Evasion: 7 +7
Will: 4
Speed: 2

-Edge Alignment (+10% Damage and Aim to attacks with edged weapons)
-Aerial Evasion (Passive) (Can use Flight right after an enemy attack is successfully evaded on the ground)
-Mind Guard (+1 Telepathy Resistance)
-Acrobat (Passive) (Grants a separate pool of AP for evasion)
-Multiprocessing (Passive) (Grants a separate pool of AP for Telepathic magic)

Your party heads to the nearby village. It's night, and there's hardly a soul outside. Strolling around the dark streets, you soon come across a small human girl and ask her if she knows anything about the buildings to the north.

Girl: "They're bad people. They take orphans and use them in some experiment. You should burn them down like Maria did."

Artifact (1/1):
-Caelum Lightning Token (+5 Speed)

Inventory:
-Copper Coin (Qty. 5)
-Cotton Shirt (Qty. 5)
-Potato Sack Pants
-Thick Cotton Pants (Qty. 4)

Equipped:
-Running Pants (+1 Evasion)
-Combat Boots (+1 Evasion)

-Rifle Ramrod (+2 Trauma)

-Padded Shirt (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense) (Armor does not take damage from Trauma)
-Blue Mage’s Hooded Robe (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+4/4 Physical Defense) (Armor does not take damage from Trauma)

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Electric)
--(Lightning) (Aim of skills is increased 50%)
---Shocking Touch (Electrify a target within arm’s reach) (Inflicts Electrocution = [Arcane + Mana] * 1.5)
---Lightning Bolt (Strike a ranged target with a lightning bolt) (Inflicts Electrocution = Arcane + Mana)
---Forked Lightning (Hit multiple targets with damage evenly distributed) (Inflicts Total Electrocution = Arcane + Mana)
---Ball Lightning (Create an electric artifact that releases all of its energy upon contact) (Electrocution = Arcane + Mana)
---Discharge (Does not consume AP) (Release any number of electric artifacts)

(Physical)
-Flight (Capable of sustained flight. It takes 1 AP to take off [but not land]. Stops Stamina regen during flight, drains 1 stamina at the end of every roll. User specifies Altitude: If user is stumbled while in flight, takes Trauma equal to Altitude) (Altitude climb per turn = Strength) (+Evasion = Altitude)
-Evade (Evasion) (Dodge an incoming attack) (Dodge successful if Evasion >= Attack Aim) (Uses Standard AP or Evasion AP)

(Hybrid)

(Other)

Passives:
Strength: 1
Arcane: 10
Aim: 7
Evasion: 8
Will: 2
Speed: 4+5

-Capacitance (Maintain a number of active electric artifacts)

Horoma: "I guess we're off then?"

Artifact (1/1):
-Caelum Fire Token (+1 Basic AP)

Inventory:
-Memory Stone Fragment
-Takana Inn Room Key
-Folding Peasant’s Knife (+3 Edge)

Equipped:
-Shaman Medallion (Kyeltziv)

-Leather Carrying Bag
--Wooden Protection Totem (Mana: 170/180)
---Mana Stones (8/8)
----Regenerating Mana Stone (?/24) (Regenerates 1 Mana per turn)
----Mana Stone (Mana: ?/24)
----Mana Stone (Mana: ?/23)
----Mana Stone (Mana: ?/22)
----Mana Stone (Mana: ?/22)
----Mana Stone (Mana: ?/22)
----Mana Stone (Mana: ?/22)
----Mana Stone (Mana: ?/21)

-Running Pants (+1 Evasion)
-Combat Boots (+1 Evasion)

-Brown Mage’s Hooded Robe (5 Armor Resilience , 0/30 Durability) (+0/4 Physical Defense) (Armor does not take damage from Trauma)
-Padded Shirt (5 Armor Resilience , 0/30 Durability) (+0/4 Physical Defense) (Armor does not take damage from Trauma)

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Spirit)
--(Entity)
---Meditation (Relaxes and strengthens your soul, resisting outside spirits) (Inflicts Inner Peace = Arcane + Mana)
---Spirit Channel (Let a spirit use your body to perform an action) (Consumes AP for spirit actions)
---Spirit Lance (Attack another spirit, weakening it) (Cannot miss) (-Arcane, -Aim, -Will = Will + Mana)
---Bind Spirit (Affix a spirit to a physical object)
---Possession Break (Forcefully detach a spirit’s bind) (Cannot miss) (Possession is broken if your Will is greater than Spirit’s will x2)
-(Kinetic)
--(Fortification) (Mana is only drained when abilities are disturbed)
---Power Flow (Single Turn Condition) (Cast at beginning of turn) (Fortify your bones and strengthen their movements with kinetics) (+Strength = Arcane + Mana)
---Agility Flow (Single Turn Condition) (Cast at beginning of turn) (Fortify your bones and accelerate their movements with kinetics) (+Evasion = Arcane + Mana)

(Physical)
-Chilling Howl (Degrading Condition) (Strike fear into enemies, lowering their Aim and Arcane) (-Aim , -Arcane = Will)
-Evade (Evasion) (Dodge an incoming attack) (Dodge successful if Evasion >= Attack Aim) (Uses Standard AP or Evasion AP)

(Hybrid)

(Other)

Passives:
Strength: 8
Arcane: 8
Aim: 7
Evasion: 5 +2
Will: 10
Speed: 6

-Sixth Sense (Passive) (+5 Magic Evasion)
-Berserker (Grants a separate pool of AP for melee attacks)
-Acrobat (Passive) (Grants a separate pool of AP for evasion)
-Inner Peace (+5 Spirit magic effectiveness, +5 Spirit Magic Resistance)
-Constitution (+10% Maximum Base HP)

You walk south into the pitch-black forest. There would be a description of what you see, but you can't see ♥♥♥♥.

After enough walking in the dark, tripping over tree roots, and walking into tree trunks, you hear a noise, something alive and moving.

You activate one of your lamps, keeping it attached to your body. The light illuminates a large, serpentine shape ahead - some sort of lizard the size of a deer, its long body covered in lustrous black scales. The creature hisses at you, but doesn't immediately attack.

It hisses at you again, this time louder. What a lovely conversationalist.

You back away into another part of the forest, the serpentine lizard watching you as you go.

Navigating the dark trees with your new light, it's easier to move around. After a bit of randomly walking around, you see something off to your side.

A pair of shining yellow eyes, a hulking shape resembling a massive wildcat, larger than three lupus. A pair of bone-wing-like shapes sprout from its back, and its tail features long pointed spines.

The mouth on the beast's lion-like head curls into a smile, revealing long, flesh-rending teeth.

Running behind the closest tree, you plant a spear into the ground, hang your cloak (with attached lamp) to it, and climb up the tree as quickly and silently as you can.

You can hear the manticore pacing around, positioning itself so it has line of sight to the lamp. You can't see the glimmer of its eyes, so you assume it isn't looking at you.

Looks like your plan is working, so far.

Artifact (0/1):

Inventory:
-Copper Coin (Qty. 33)
-Silver Coin (Qty. 5)
-Gold Coin (Qty. 7)
-Mana Stone (Mana: 4/20)
-Mage Stone (Mana: 9/10)
-Orb (Artificial Matter) (Runic Spell: Mana Storage 24) (Mana: 0)

-Handheld Eitulta Lamp (Skill: Illuminate) (Release: 1) (Mana: 20/20)

-Short Spear (+4 Edge) (Qty. 2)
-Shortsword (+5 Edge | +2 Impact)
-Steel Longsword (+10 Edge | +4 Impact)
-Steel Longsword (+10 Edge | +4 Impact)

-Crossbow Bolt (+2 Edge , +2 Impact) (Qty. 19)
-Crossbow (+20 to projectile) (LOADED)

-Paper (Spirit Map Runic Spell)
-Paper (Spirit Map Runic Spell 2)
-Paper (Light Grenade Runic Spell)
-Paper (Taschenblitz) >Make a similar rune spell, one that is armed once its mana reserves increase by 0.5, like before. When it is armed, it locks onto the nearest spirit with a complexity over 30 and treats this spirit as its master. If the master spirit is within 8 meters, the spell will always do nothing. If the master spirit is farther away than that however, it will release all of its mana as light if a spirit with complexity over 30 comes within 2 meters of it.
-Paper (Taschenblitz II) >Locks onto the nearest spirit with a complexity over 30 and treats this spirit as its master. If the master spirit is within 8 meters, the spell will always do nothing. If the master spirit is farther away than that however, it will release all of its mana as light evenly distributed 0.5 meters away from the compass if a spirit with complexity over 30 comes within 2 meters of it.
-Paper (Fire Mine) >Locks onto the nearest spirit with a complexity over 30 and treats this spirit as its master. If the master spirit is within 8 meters, the spell will always do nothing. If the master spirit is farther away than that however, it will release all of its mana as heat from the compass if a spirit with complexity over 30 comes within 2 meters of it.
-Paper (Mana Storage) >Rune spell that searches for the closest spirit with complexity over 30. If that spirit is very, very close, ie approximately held against their chest, then it transfers its mana into that creature.
-Paper (Mana Storage 2) >Rune spell that searches for the closest spirit with complexity over 30 if the rune is set to T. If that spirit is very, very close, ie approximately held against their chest, then it transfers 2 mana into that creature and sets to F. Must be taken out of the specified range to set back to T.

-Taschenblitz II (Mana: 0) (NO BUTTON)

Equipped:
-Cotton Shirt
-Potato Sack Pants

-Shortsword (+5 Edge | +2 Impact) (Left Hand)
-Shortsword (+5 Edge | +2 Impact) (Right Hand)

-Steel Helmet (10 Armor Resilience , 40/40 Durability) (+20/20 Physical Defense)
-Steel Cuirass (10 Armor Resilience , 40/40 Durability) (+20/20 Physical Defense)

-Gauntlet (Artificial Matter) (Right Hand) (+13.5/18 Impact) (6.75/9 Weight) (10 Armor Resilience , 30/40 Durability) (+15/20 Physical Defense)
-Gauntlet (Artificial Matter) (Left Hand) (+13.5/18 Impact) (6.75/9 Weight) (10 Armor Resilience , 30/40 Durability) (+15/20 Physical Defense)

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Spirit)
--(Mana)
---Deposit (Discharge a select amount of mana into a source that is in contact) (does not consume AP)
---Withdrawal (Take a select amount of mana from a source that is in contact) (does not consume AP)

(Physical)
-Flurry (Melee three times, each attack dealing one third of your normal damage [consumes 1 AP])
-Metabolize (Exert your will over your body, forcing it to produce energy faster than normal) (+Stamina = Will)

-Evade (Evasion) (Dodge an incoming attack) (Dodge successful if Evasion >= Attack Aim) (Uses Standard AP or Evasion AP)
-Weak Block (Evasion) (Intercept an attack to defend yourself) (Block connects if your Aim >= Attack Aim) (-Damage = 0.5*Strength) (Uses Standard AP or Melee AP)
-Delay and Evade (Evasion) (Intercept the attack to delay it, and immediately follow up with an evade) (+Evasion = Aim) (Uses [a single] Standard AP or Evasion AP)

(Hybrid)

(Other)
-Offhand Strike (Counter) (When dual wielding and you evade or block using one weapon, instantly follow up with an attack from your other weapon with no additional AP cost)

-Runic Magic (Draw runes for rune-based magic)
--Basic Runes (Structuring of runic spells, numbers, math, distance)
--Thermal (Raw thermal energy)
--Light (Light energy [Not light magic])
--Spirit Detection (Nth Spirit, Nearest Spirit, Complexity)
-->Spirit Map Runic Spell< (1-20 Nth spirits)

Passives:
Strength: 9
Arcane: 1
Aim: 15
Evasion: 4
Will: 6
Speed: 1

-Sixth Sense (Passive) (+3 Magic Evasion)
-Edge Alignment (+10% Damage and Aim to attacks with edged weapons)
-Momentum (Passive) (Keep yourself moving, increasing damage with each attack) (Buff ends when you fail to attack in a turn or are blocked or stumbled) (+Damage = 1d6 per attack , Max total +Damage = 2 * Strength)
-Critical Shot (Increases damage by extra Aim if initial damage to target is greater than 0)
-Berserker (Grants a separate pool of AP for melee attacks)
-Adrenaline Rush (Passive) (Stamina usage is twice as effective)

Your party heads to the nearby village. It's night, and there's hardly a soul outside. Strolling around the dark streets, you soon come across a small human girl and ask her if she knows anything about the buildings to the north.

Girl: "They're bad people. They take orphans and use them in some experiment. You should burn them down like Maria did."

Artifact (0/1):

Inventory:
-Copper Coin (Qty. 5)
-Silver Coin (Qty. 2)

-Steel Round Shield (+8 Impact | 5 Weight) (+10 Strength | +5 Aim when evading) (10 Armor Resilience , 40/40 Durability) (+40/40 Physical Defense)

-Steel Mace (+10 Impact)

-Note from John (Roll 226)

Equipped:
-Cotton Shirt
-Potato Sack Pants
-Combat Boots (+1 Evasion)

-Wooden Round Shield (+5 Impact | 3 Weight) (+5 Strength | +10 Aim when evading) (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+30/30 Physical Defense)

-Leather Brigandine (5 Armor Resilience , 30/30 Durability) (+10/10 Physical Defense) (Armor does not take damage from Trauma)

Skills:
(Magic)

(Physical)
-Shoulder Charge (Ram into the enemy, dealing Trauma damage) (If you miss, you are stumbled) (Trauma = Evasion + Strength + Stamina)

-Evade (Evasion) (Dodge an incoming attack) (Dodge successful if Evasion >= Attack Aim) (Uses Standard AP or Evasion AP)

(Hybrid)

(Other)

Passives:
Strength: 11
Arcane: 1
Aim: 7
Evasion: 4 +1
Will: 7
Speed: 4

-Sixth Sense (Passive) (+5 Magic Evasion)
-Momentum (Passive) (Keep yourself moving, increasing damage with each attack) (Buff ends when you fail to attack in a turn or are blocked or stumbled) (+Damage = 1d6 per attack , Max total +Damage = 2 * Strength)
-Berserker (Passive) (Grants a separate pool of AP for melee attacks)
-Cover Up (If you fail an evasion, your equipped shield will act as your first layer of armor)
-Brace for Impact (Passive) (Lower incoming Trauma damage by your Strength)

Artifact (1/1):
-Caelum Ice Token (+5 Aim)

Inventory:
-Minie Rifle (+24 to projectile | +6 Impact) (LOADED)
-Saber (+5 Edge | +2 Impact)

Equipped:

-Bandages (Old)

-Navy Blue Jacket
-Running Pants (+1 Evasion)
-Combat Boots (+1 Evasion)
-Knapsack

-Padded Shirt (5 Armor Resilience , 0/30 Durability) (+0/4 Physical Defense)

Skills:
-Stabilize (Spend the extra energy to hold still, increasing Aim for the next attack) (+Aim = Stamina)

-Evade (Evasion) (Dodge an incoming attack) (Dodge successful if Evasion >= Attack Aim) (Uses Standard AP or Evasion AP)

-Flight (Capable of sustained flight. It takes 1 AP to take off [but not land]. Stops Stamina regen during flight, drains 1 stamina at the end of every roll. User specifies Altitude: If user is stumbled while in flight, takes Trauma equal to Altitude) (Altitude climb per turn = Strength) (+Evasion = Altitude)

Passives:
Strength: 4
Arcane: 8
Aim: 15 +5
Evasion: 7 +2
Will: 4
Speed: 4

-Critical Shot (Increases damage by extra Aim if initial damage to target is greater than 0)

Inventory:

Equipped:

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Pure)
--(Light)
---Accelerated Repair (Speed up the body’s natural healing process on a target, clearing conditions) (Turns given = Arcane + Mana)

Passives:
Strength: 4
Arcane: 8
Aim: 8
Evasion: 4
Will: 4
Speed: 4

Inventory:
-Mana Stone (Mana: 22/22)
-Mana Stone (Mana: 20/20)
-Mana Stone (Mana: 19/19)
-Mana Stone (Mana: 19/19)
-Mana Stone (Mana: 0/19)
-Mana Stone (Mana: 0/19)
-Mana Stone (Mana: 0/19)
-Mana Stone (Mana: 0/19)

Equipped:
-White Dress Shirt
-Red Waistband
-Black Tights
-Girl’s Dress Shoes

Skills:
(Magic)
-(Thermic)
--(Fire)
---Heat (Direct Magic) (Warm up a target, burning it with enough energy) (Inflicts Burn = Arcane + Mana)
---Flare (Unleash a torrent of flame that burns and sets targets on fire) (Burn + On Fire = Arcane + Mana)
---Fireball (Launch an orb that unleashes an explosion of heat on impact) (Inflicts Burn = Arcane + Mana)
---Flash Point (Launch an orb that sets a target on fire) (Inflicts On Fire = Arcane + Mana)
---Cauterize (Use heat to seal a wound) (Inflicts Burn = [Arcane + Mana] * 0.1 , Removes Cut, Frozen = Arcane + Mana)
---Mirage (Heat the air to cause distortions, lowering Aim and increasing Evasion on the target) (-Aim = Arcane + Mana, +Evasion = Arcane + Mana)

-Evade (Evasion) (Dodge an incoming attack) (Dodge successful if Evasion >= Attack Aim) (Uses Standard AP or Evasion AP)

Passives:
Strength: 2
Arcane: 19
Aim: 18
Evasion: 8
Will: 2
Speed: 6

-Pyromania (Passive) (+50% Fire magic effectiveness) (No damage taken from Cauterize) (No Aim reduction taken from Mirage)
-Twin Dragons (Flare casts twice [on 1 AP])
-Mana Regeneration (Mana regenerates 2 per turn)