19.24.24 Empires Talismans
The "Empires" talisman set: ---------------------------- Talismans and pieces from this set can be obtained in the following ways: - Stockings & other promotions. This will always be announced via the relevant news when the pieces are currently available. - Trading between players (pieces only) A luminous prism (TALISMAN INFO LUMINOUSPRISM) - Valued at 300 credits. - Themed for Targossas. - While worn, this prism shall produce a dazzling light, making it impossible to look directly at you and so hiding your description and what you might be wearing. - Note: does not hide divine favours or rare mineral statuses. A malevolent bullhorn (TALISMAN INFO MALEVOLENTBULLHORN) - Valued at 200 credits - Themed for Mhaldor. - Increases shout length by 100 characters (stacks with other shout length increases). Reduces the stun length of a shout of ridiculous length by 25%. A resin-cast formicary (TALISMAN INFO FORMICARY) - Valued at 500 credits. - Themed for Eleusis. - Invoke this formicary towards someone and it will burn away all ropes and webbing that entangle them. Carries a one minute cooldown. An imperial grapevine (TALISMAN INFO GRAPEVINE) - Valued at 800 credits. - Themed for Ashtan - Possession of this perfectly pruned plant shall grant you the ability to PROPAGANDISE in locations where such tales may be swiftly spread (typically drinking establishments or similar). - This talisman mimics the functionality of the spreading aspect of the gossip ability in Sagas. A scorched tome bound in infernal iron (TALISMAN INFO INFERNALTOME) - Valued at 100 credits. - Themed for the Inferno. - This tome grants access to five suitably malicious forging descriptors: bloodwrought, abyssal, fissured, corrupted, and hellscorched. A Lethstead vessel (TALISMAN INFO LETHSTEADVESSEL) - Valued at 1000 credits. - Themed for the Kelstaad. - ACTIVATE this vessel and for the next four instances of someone perishing in the location, up to four random individuals will find themselves healed a significant amount. - Carries a thirty minute cooldown. A Seleucarian jousting shield (TALISMAN INFO SELEUCARSHIELD) - Valued at 1600 credits. - Themed for Seleucar. - RAISE this shield while leading a group and all members in your location shall receive a defence which halves all battlerage costs for its duration. - This carries a high battlerage cost and a three minute cooldown, and only benefits your group: it does not benefit you personally. An undulating nautilus (TALISMAN INFO NAUTILUS) - Valued at 200 credits. - Themed for the Underworld. - A dread steed from the depths of the Underworld. An ancient Kasmarkin war drum (TALISMAN INFO KASMARKINDRUM) - Valued at 1200 credits. - Themed for Kasmarkin. - Play this drum and all tauntable denizens in your location will become taunted by you. - Costs a large amount of battlerage and carries a one-minute cooldown. A blue-green spiral shell (TALISMAN INFO HARBOURSHELL) - Valued at 600 credits. - Themed for the Empire of the Sea. - LISTEN TO SHELL FOR <person>, and you will be informed if they are at sea or, if their ship is at harbour, what harbour they are currently at. A Vertani shield arcanum (TALISMAN INFO SHIELDARCANUM) - Valued at 400 credits. - Themed for Vertan. - ACTIVATE this arcanum and for the next thirty seconds meteors that would strike at you will be deflected to strike another in your location (if there is someone present). Five-minute cooldown. An Imperial scribe's contract (TALISMAN INFO IMPERIALCONTRACT) - Valued at 1500 credits - Themed for Cyrene, this contract will allow you to set a pseudonym which you may then use to post on the news. - Syntax: PSEUDONYM SET <pseudonym> (see below for more information), WRITE AS PSEUDONYM - This incurs a 100k gold cost to change and may only be done once per IG year. Usage: BEFORE you write in the newsroom, use PSEUDONYM SET <pseudonym>, and this will be how your name appears on the post. This cannot be another player's name, and it must be under 50 characters - NOTE: this will appear exactly as you write it. It can include YOUR name. To write as your pseudonym, use WRITE AS PSEUDONYM. Use the normal writing commands to write as yourself instead. *** NOTE: We intend for pseudonyms to be a fun roleplay tool, not a way to excessively antagonise other players while hiding behind anonymity. Use your common sense and discretion here. HELP LANGUAGE RULES fully apply. We have comprehensive logging for all pseudonym-related activities, and we will take IC steps to out your pseudonym if the need arises. Public news 21287 may be of interest for those who doubt!