| Secret of the Crystal |
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| The character integrates with a crystal from the First City with a successful ADAPTATION (V) check. Failure causes a MAJOR (4) Harm, success only a MINOR (2) one. The crystal is plainly visible on the character’s skin, collecting sunlight. The crystal allows the character to receive/steal and store a Zu syllable, and use it without the ZU (R) Ability: the crystal sounds the syllable when pressed correctly (by the internal muscles of the character, or by somebody else manipulating it). Use MUSIC (R) checks instead of ZU (R) when working through a crystal. This character pays the Pool costs, no matter who manipulates the crystal. The same character can have many crystals, but the required success level for the integration rises by one for each. |
| Requirement: Be a goblin. |
| Formulae Trianguli Zuonis |
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| This Secret, learned from a book by the same name, represents the collective knowledge of the Three-Corner Academy on the Zu syllables and their use. A character with this Secret can use Zu syllables as part of Three-Corner magical workings: CREATION (V) is used for the Declarative mode, ENTHRALLMENT (R) for the Imperative; Optative cannot be currently handled by Three-Corner. Syllables can be used in Spells, in which case the Syllable does not have to be mastered by the user of the new Spell; however, should the syllable be in use elsewhere while such a spell is in effect, it ends immediately. |