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Tarsis Threatened by Barbarian Horde

Excerpt from The Ptolus Herald, a widely circulated paper largely considered factual but with a clear anti-Empire bias.

by Piper Wyndon

In yet another sign of inability of the Empire to maintain order, eyewitnesses in Saar report that tribes of warriors have crossed the Grey Mountains and are swiftly marching westward towards Tarsis. Unlike the traditional captial's previous sackings, only one of the three "Emperors" now remains to defend the city, former imperial advisor Segaci Fellisti. With the forces of Addares XXXIV in Dohrinthas and "Holy Emperor" Rehoboth here in Ptolus, Fellisti seems unlikely to get help.

Dragon Adds to Landmark's Curious History

Excerpt from The Courier, the largest and most reputable paper in Ptolus, albeit one with a slight pro-Empire slant.

by Cassandra Birinj

An "eighty foot long" bronze dragon electrocuted nearly a dozen people to death outside an abandoned house in Oldtown in the early hours of the morning today, according to several eyewitnesses to the event. Neither those killed nor the dragon have been identified. The location of the attack, Pythoness House, has been abandoned since a raid was executed three years ago by the Knights of the Pale, reportedly to eliminate a chaos cult known as the Crimson Coil.

The Knights of the Pale, headquartered only a few doors down from the site of the dragon's appearance, had no comment. Both the Commissar's office and the City Watch issued similar statements stating "the incident is under investigation".

The house itself has a checkered history dating back to its construction over 250 years ago by Darma Kollotis, hosting bandit attacks, Dragonscales masters, prostitution and the aforementioned cults.

"Un-openable" Chest Conquered by Iron Monks

Excerpt from The Guilder, a newspaper covering local guilds, currently under the control of the Ironworker's Guild.

by Cartain Pront

A supposedly "unopenable" iron chest, long a feature of local rumors and folklore, was finally unlocked by the monastic order called the Path of Iron. The "iron monks" of the order, after several years of studying the box in conjunction with priests of the Iron God and select members of the Ironworker's Guild, managed to open the chest yesterday afternoon on the grounds of their monastery on Two Horses St. in the Guildman's District.

Though all of those in the room at the opening of the chest, including this reporter, waited with anticipation to see, at long last, what the mysterious chest contained, most were disappointed. Whatever calamity scorched the chest long ago also clearly burned most of the chest's contents to ash. A few misshapen slags of metal were also retrieved from the box, obviously melted by very high heat. "It was disheartening, to say the least," claimed Iron God cleric Daprahne Ulnis after the opening. "After so much work, we were hoping for a more interesting end to the chest's colorful story."

Not all were so downcast. Head monk of the Path of Iron, Brother Arnyn Nash said "we are pleased that the Iron God saw fit to grant us the wisdom to open the chest. For to long, this chest has caused unnecessarily strife and distraction, so we are also pleased to be able to put an end to that."

The chest, indeed, has a bloody history. Over the last fifty years, over 50 people have been killed responding to rumors of its existence of location. While no one is really sure who created the box, many who follow it's story claim that it was sealed in a freak magical accident when a fire-based experiment by Faraban Kagestos, a cleric of Niveral, and sorcerer Alestia Fornol raged out of control, killing both of them.

Until recently, some thought the chest to be in the hands of Ealistar Fallingeye, a member of the Mason's Guild who does business in South Market. Fallingeye himself claimed as much a few days ago, but this now appears to be yet another fabrication of the Mason's Guild. Both Fallingeye and another Mason, Kellisan Faymar, are presently under investigation for the deaths of two ogres in an alleyway in South Market.

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-''Created by Shataina, posted on [[exalted:Shataina/AlternateElementDusts|the Exalted wiki]].''
+=== Tarsis Threatened by Barbarian Horde ===
-Each Casket of Firedust Conversion looks fairly mundane: they are smallish boxes, inlaid with a small amount of jade.  In order to make one, a sorcerer must first enchant a wooden box using the Ritual of Elemental Empowerment; then he must use a long, draining and puissant ritual to bind either an elemental or a demon aspected to a certain element into the box, and inlay the box with the appropriate colour of jade in order to ensure the creature's binding.
+''Excerpt from ''The Ptolus Herald'', a widely circulated paper largely considered factual but with a clear anti-Empire bias.''
-Each Casket is capable of converting firedust into a kind of enchanted dust that works exactly the same as normal firedust, but has an entirely different effect when fired from a firewand, dependent upon which element it is aspected towards.  A Casket made with a trapped elemental is capable of enchanting one charge of firedust per day, and no more; a Casket made with a trapped demon is capable of enchanting one charge of firedust per five days, and no more.  This is because a demon bound into such a Casket, although it must be relatively aspected towards the Element in question for the Casket to work at all, simply cannot exercise the same amount of control over the element in question as an actual elemental can.  (Example of an elementally-aspected demon: Tomescu, the Clamorous Cloud Arsenal [air, obviously].  Example of a non-elementally aspected demon: Teodozji, a Lion Sent Into the World.  Both from ''Games of Divinity''.)
+by Piper Wyndon
-However, any sorcerer who binds an elemental into such a casket will almost certainly face the wrath of the elemental's allies, will probably be ostracized from any elemental courts they may try to make contact with, and will also outrage the Celestial Hierarchy; whereas any sorcerer who similarly binds a demon will face no censure whatsoever.  In addition, anyone who so much as ''owns'' a casket that contains a bound elemental had best keep it hidden away and warded as well as possible, for any members of the Celestial Hierarchy who hear of it will almost certainly attempt to destroy it, thereby freeing the trapped elemental.  The owner may also be directly confronted by furious spirits and elementals, etc., at the Storyteller's discretion.
+In yet another sign of inability of the Empire to maintain order, eyewitnesses in Saar report that tribes of warriors have crossed the Grey Mountains and are swiftly marching westward towards Tarsis. Unlike the traditional captial's previous sackings, only one of the three "Emperors" now remains to defend the city, former imperial advisor Segaci Fellisti. With the forces of Addares XXXIV in Dohrinthas and "Holy Emperor" Rehoboth here in Ptolus, Fellisti seems unlikely to get help.
-As the firedust is converted into a different element's dust (hereafter "elementdust"), it slowly changes colour, into the same colour as the Casket that enchanted it.  It also becomes significantly more potent in the hands of Essence-users.  Elementdust is roughly as useful as firedust in the hands of a non-Essence user -- it simply has a different effect when shot from a firewand.  However, if an Essence-user commits 1 mote to the charge, then the elementdust has a much more powerful effect.  (If the Essence-user in question is elementally aspected towards the elementdust -- if, for example, they're a Dragon-Blood, an elemental, an elemental's child, et cetera -- then they pay only 1 mote to commit for two charges of the appropriate elementdust.)  There are, in fact, rare Scarlet Caskets, which enchant firedust to be more potent in a fiery way; in this case, the firedust that comes from a Scarlet Casket is no different from normal firedust in the hands of non-Essence-wielders, but in the hands of an essence-user, it's much better.
+=== Dragon Adds to Landmark's Curious History ===
-Elementdust may be fired normally from any firewand; the magic is released when fired, and the committed mote is released as well.  As with normal firewand attacks, all of the following elementdust blasts may be dodged, but not parried.
+''Excerpt from ''The Courier'', the largest and most reputable paper in Ptolus, albeit one with a slight pro-Empire slant.''
-{{Include|Viridian Casket|2}}{{Include|Mahogany Casket|2}}{{Include|Alabaster Casket|2}}{{Include|Azure Casket|2}}{{Include|Scarlet Casket|2}}
+by Cassandra Birinj
-== Instances ==
-The circle found a mahogany chest in [[Watch Valley]].
+An "eighty foot long" bronze dragon electrocuted nearly a dozen people to death outside an abandoned house in Oldtown in the early hours of the morning today, according to several eyewitnesses to the event. Neither those killed nor the dragon have been identified. The location of the attack, Pythoness House, has been abandoned since a raid was executed three years ago by the Knights of the Pale, reportedly to eliminate a chaos cult known as the Crimson Coil.
-== Game Information ==
+The Knights of the Pale, headquartered only a few doors down from the site of the dragon's appearance, had no comment. Both the Commissar's office and the City Watch issued similar statements stating "the incident is under investigation".
-'''Artifact: &bull;&bull;'''<br>
+The house itself has a checkered history dating back to its construction over 250 years ago by Darma Kollotis, hosting bandit attacks, Dragonscales masters, prostitution and the aforementioned cults.
-'''Commitment:''' none for the box; 1 mote per charge of firedust (1 mote per two charges if the user is of the appropriate elemental type)
-[[Category:Exalted]]
+=== "Un-openable" Chest Conquered by Iron Monks ===
-[[Category:Magic Item]]
-[[Category:Borrowed]]
+''Excerpt from ''The Guilder'', a newspaper covering local guilds, currently under the control of the Ironworker's Guild.''
+by Cartain Pront
+A supposedly "unopenable" iron chest, long a feature of local rumors and folklore, was finally unlocked by the monastic order called the Path of Iron. The "iron monks" of the order, after several years of studying the box in conjunction with priests of the Iron God and select members of the Ironworker's Guild, managed to open the chest yesterday afternoon on the grounds of their monastery on Two Horses St. in the Guildman's District.
+Though all of those in the room at the opening of the chest, including this reporter, waited with anticipation to see, at long last, what the mysterious chest contained, most were disappointed. Whatever calamity scorched the chest long ago also clearly burned most of the chest's contents to ash. A few misshapen slags of metal were also retrieved from the box, obviously melted by very high heat. "It was disheartening, to say the least," claimed Iron God cleric Daprahne Ulnis after the opening. "After so much work, we were hoping for a more interesting end to the chest's colorful story."
+Not all were so downcast. Head monk of the Path of Iron, Brother Arnyn Nash said "we are pleased that the Iron God saw fit to grant us the wisdom to open the chest. For to long, this chest has caused unnecessarily strife and distraction, so we are also pleased to be able to put an end to that."
+The chest, indeed, has a bloody history. Over the last fifty years, over 50 people have been killed responding to rumors of its existence of location. While no one is really sure who created the box, many who follow it's story claim that it was sealed in a freak magical accident when a fire-based experiment by Faraban Kagestos, a cleric of Niveral, and sorcerer Alestia Fornol raged out of control, killing both of them.
+Until recently, some thought the chest to be in the hands of Ealistar Fallingeye, a member of the Mason's Guild who does business in South Market. Fallingeye himself claimed as much a few days ago, but this now appears to be yet another fabrication of the Mason's Guild. Both Fallingeye and another Mason, Kellisan Faymar, are presently under investigation for the deaths of two ogres in an alleyway in South Market.
+[[Category:Dissolution]]