Rites
The Mirror had always watched, always mimicked, but now, [xiaochou.name] believed it was ready for a true attempt. Whom would you suggest as the target for a vast fortune to tempt?
ID: 5000323
Type: None
Tips: None
Duration: 1 days
Waits For: 0 days
Marked as New Only on First Occurrence: 0
Starts Automatically: No
Triggers Result Automatically: No
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This rite has no actions when the wait expires.
Can the mirror-born ever understand human?
Locks: No
Is Key: No
Is Empty: No
Is Enemy: No
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This one might offer most intriguing reference points.
This one is merely among the masses of ordinary.
Character with Bond of Fate
Locks: No
Is Key: No
Is Empty: No
Is Enemy: No
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This one might offer most intriguing reference points.
This one is merely among the masses of ordinary.
For a mere 10 to 50 gold, you could gift them a delight—or a fright.
Locks: No
Is Key: No
Is Empty: No
Is Enemy: No
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[xiaochou.name] donned the guise of a wealthy merchant with ease. The Mirror sought out Zaki and claimed to be an old partner of his father's, now bearing the fruits of a long-term investment—principal and interest both—to deliver to Zaki, the heir of the family.
Though the tale was not flawless, under [xiaochou.name]'s magic and the allure of gold, Zaki swiftly embraced the outcome. After a struggle within, he handed it all to his mother—for she had sacrificed so much for the family!
Soon, whispers spread: after losing her husband, Fatuna's house did not crumble but thrived instead! All this, perhaps, owed to [player.name]'s power. Ally with you, and prosper; oppose you, and wither. This scheming courtier has reaped far too much from the Sultan's game!
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[xiaochou.name] donned the guise of a wealthy merchant with ease. The Mirror sought out Zaki and claimed to be an old partner of his father's, now bearing the fruits of a long-term investment—principal and interest both—to deliver to Zaki, the heir of the family.
Though the tale was not flawless, under [xiaochou.name]'s magic and the allure of gold, Zaki swiftly embraced the outcome. After all, the sum was staggering—more coin than he’d ever glimpsed in [player.name]’s halls...
Soon, whispers reached you: Zaki had begun quietly hiring sellswords, arming himself. Someone must guard him, protect his mother... He would not die in some shadowed corner, another pawn in the Sultan’s game!
Yet once steel filled his hands, he strutted like a general, barking orders and bickering with his mother. So, over tea, you let slip a careless word, hinting at the hand behind his newfound wealth. The boy stood dumbstruck, then fell to his knees, stammering that every sword he’d gathered was in service to the Sultan’s game—and to [player.name]’s will.
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[xiaochou.name] told Lumera the coins were rewards from [player.name]—for had the Mirror spoken the truth, she would have returned the coins at once, and where was the fun in that?
So Lumera gleefully plundered the city’s bookshops, walling herself in with tomes! She lingered in that fortress of parchment all day, deaf even to Maggie’s calls for supper...
And [xiaochou.name] perched atop her book-piled ramparts, leafing through pages beside her, answering questions no humans might have pondered—but the Mirror had long known.
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[xiaochou.name] told Lumera the coins were rewards from [player.name]—for had the Mirror spoken the truth, she would have returned the coins at once, and where was the fun in that?
Yet the sum was vast, nearly enough to buy out a bookseller... Lumela took it as a test from [player.name], and after days of contemplation, she began distributing books in your name—to the children of common folk.
The first to benefit were those who could read but whose families could never afford books, their parents craftsmen or laborers... Then, if they could teach the illiterate to read, they earned more books. Lumera carefully selected tomes suited for these children, for minds unaccustomed to learning—useful books, books she hoped would enlighten them, fill them with the will to change their fates, with ambition and wisdom.
Alas, fate is fickle. Some books were seized by harsh kin, others sold off to merchants, while many lost themselves in frivolous tales of fantasy. For every ten gold spent, perhaps one soul was truly touched.
"Do you think it was worth it?" [xiaochou.name] asked Lumela.
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[xiaochou.name] told Alim of an abandoned mansion nearby—its former owner had stashed away a fortune in gold coins... With barely a whisper of magic, Alim took the bait. He crept in under cover of night and stole away with a hoard—more coins than a year’s worth of pickpocketing could ever yield! You expected him to share the spoils, but instead, the gold coins vanished into his pockets, transformed into bedding, medicine, even toys for his pack of street urchins. Even Alim himself seemed brighter for it, his spirit lifted.
[xiaochou.name] mocked the dubious loyalty of your underlings, and all you could do was console yourself—at least the coins did some small good.
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[xiaochou.name] told Alim of an abandoned mansion nearby—its former owner had hidden away a fortune in gold coins... With barely a whisper of magic, Alim took the bait. He crept in under cover of night... and the sheer weight of the hoard stunned him! In the end, after much agonizing, he handed the coins over to you...
"In the Dark Alley, this kind of wealth can't stay hidden—it’ll only bring trouble. For me, for the pups... Take it as a blessing from the god, [player.name]. I trust you’ll put it to good use... Just don’t let the Sultan know." You accepted the windfall without a second thought—after all, half of it was your own investment to begin with! And [xiaochou.name] found the whole affair endlessly amusing: "So every wise mortal has a number in their heart—a limit to how much coins they dare hold! Fascinating... But does such a limit truly exist?"
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[xiaochou.name] posed as a fervent young follower of Faraj’s gathering. It presented a heavy sack of gold to Faraj, declaring that these ill-gotten gains of the nobility ought to be put to better use! The tale was flimsy, the risks many—yet this was precisely the kind of thing Faraj himself longed to do! If only his father hadn’t kept the keys to the family vault out of reach!
So, with trembling hands, he accepted the Mirror’s offering and swiftly delivered it to you. “[player.name]’s name alone can inspire men to surrender their fortunes in devotion!” he boasted, eyes alight, hoping for more such souls to emerge—leaving you too kind-hearted to shatter the illusion.
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[xiaochou.name] posed as a fervent young follower of Faraj’s gathering. It presented a heavy sack of gold to Faraj, declaring that these ill-gotten gains of the nobility ought to be put to better use! The tale was flimsy, the risks many—yet this was precisely the kind of thing Faraj himself longed to do! If only his father hadn’t kept the keys to the family vault out of reach!
So, with trembling hands, he accepted the Mirror’s offering, yet in the days that followed, his mood darkened. He arrived late, left early, his presence in your service growing erratic—suspicious.
At last, you had [xiaochou.name] track his movements, only to discover that, unbeknownst to you, he had bribed the Sultan’s city planners and hired Dark Alley gangs to quietly restore an old smuggler’s tunnel leading beyond the city walls! "If—god forbid—anything befalls you, this path could be your escape... I might even force you to flee! I knew you’d never abandon the others, so... I took matters into my own hands." Faraj confessed, shamefaced. All you could do was reassure him—there were still many steps to take before it came to that.
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[xiaochou.name] slipped effortlessly into the guise of a wealthy merchant.It sought out Maggie in private, spinning a tale of a distant, childless aunt whose fortune, by the terms of her will, would be divided among the highborn married women of the family—as their private coffers.
The story was flimsy, yet under [xiaochou.name]’s subtle influence, Maggie reluctantly accepted the heavy purse of gold coins. After all, her husband was caught in the Sultan’s game, and every advantage was vital—especially one so substantial. [xiaochou.name] marveled as Maggie handed over the entire sum to you without hesitation. "How curious, the values in human hearts! Once one standard takes root, all others seem to wither away... Or perhaps Lady Maggie is simply a rare one among your kind?"
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[xiaochou.name] worked a small trick, hiding a trove of gold within the walls of [s2.name]’s dwelling—then guided [s2.name] to uncover the fortune through dreams and omens.
In the days that followed, [s2.name] moved with newfound ease, spirits high, even complexion brightened. Confidence flowed like wine. Truly, gold held its own magic—a tonic for mortal vigor!
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[xiaochou.name] worked a small trick, hiding a trove of gold within the walls of [s2.name]’s dwelling—then guided [s2.name] to uncover the fortune through dreams and omens.
Yet the gold was too much… far beyond what one could discreetly manage… too heavy even to move! Soon, [s2.name] grew gaunt and weary—the weight of possibilities and perils gnawing at [s2.gender(his,her)] mind, stealing sleep and appetite alike.
"How curious," mused [xiaochou.name], "that mere possession of wealth could crush a soul! What can gold not do?" In the end, at your urging, [xiaochou.name] took the gold back—though it returned only your share. Still, [s2.name] could finally rest easy again.
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