| rdfs:comment | - Will of Stone was a Togashi Tattooed Order technique which taught that perfect mastery of the flesh was an indication that a soul's journey is nearing its end.
- Value: 4 Dots Material: Orichalcum and White Jade Commitment Cost: 0 Hearthstone Slots: 0 Forged of an alloy of orichalcum and white jade, the Will of Stone is an implant taking the form of a belt -- a band of metal placed around the waist that, when attuned, fades into the skin, becoming a tattoo with only the belt-buckle still solid -- the symbol of the Elemental Pole of Earth, raised slightly out of the wearers flesh in white stone. Once attuned, this artifact cannot be separated from the user against his will short of epic, soul-cleaving sorcerery. The user may voluntarily rid himself of the item by entering a week-long meditation where the bond between the artifact and his soul is slowly weakened, ending with the artifact unattuning itself and simply falling off his body.
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| abstract | - Value: 4 Dots Material: Orichalcum and White Jade Commitment Cost: 0 Hearthstone Slots: 0 Forged of an alloy of orichalcum and white jade, the Will of Stone is an implant taking the form of a belt -- a band of metal placed around the waist that, when attuned, fades into the skin, becoming a tattoo with only the belt-buckle still solid -- the symbol of the Elemental Pole of Earth, raised slightly out of the wearers flesh in white stone. Once attuned, this artifact cannot be separated from the user against his will short of epic, soul-cleaving sorcerery. The user may voluntarily rid himself of the item by entering a week-long meditation where the bond between the artifact and his soul is slowly weakened, ending with the artifact unattuning itself and simply falling off his body. Made from the soul of an earth-type terrestrial, a piece of stone from the very peak of the Imperial Mountain, and a unique alloy of white jade and orichalcum, created in the Forge of Night, the Will of Stone contains the pure and stable soul of one of Gaia's exalted, seeking a body through which to bring peace and stability to the world once again. Anyone who attunes to it has their peripheral pool increase by 15 motes as the Terrestrial souls Essence mixes with their own. They also gain +6L/6B soak and 3 Hardness that stacks with all other hardness as their body's natural toughness is reinforced by the stability of earth. But, such a mix is never without it's influences. Those attuned to the artifact become more deliberative, slow to act or change their mind. Furthermore, the number of encounters required for them to gain or loose and intimacy is doubled, as is the training time for all things except permanent Essence. Mortals who (somehow) use this artifact gain an earthen anima banner as per a Terrestrial exalt, while other exalted who use it just gain a white-tinted banner. Balance Notes: The base effect of this artifact is two three-dot artifacts, making it a weak four-dot, but the three-dot side effect and the requirement of rare reagents bring it down to three-dots overall. The fact that it can't be easily taken from the user bumps it right back up to 4-dots. The requirement of rare, dangerous reagents remove the commitment cost, as based off the requirements for an Essence Storage Gem.
- Will of Stone was a Togashi Tattooed Order technique which taught that perfect mastery of the flesh was an indication that a soul's journey is nearing its end.
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