Rites

The Canvas for Her Jewels

Business is booming for Jenna. She decides to hire models to wear her jewelry and have portraits painted of them. The reproductions will be sent to the empire's wealthiest provinces—a clever way to spread her fame and fortune even further. A brilliant idea, indeed.

ID: 5006148

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Duration: 0 days

Waits For: 1 days

Marked as New Only on First Occurrence: 0

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Slots

Slot #1
Jewelry Fit for the Wearer

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Slot #2
Models Caught by Jenna

Locks: Yes

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Is Enemy: No

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
Raed is perhaps the most fitting ambassador for agate. She sits carelessly in a chair, resting her foot on a spiked mace planted in the ground. Her ears are heavy with long strings of agate earrings, echoing the gleam of her silver-inlaid agate belt. Each of her fingers is adorned with a different agate ring, all crafted by Jenna—and, as Jenna claims, "each can double as brass knuckles." Her promise of "a full set of weapons, free of charge" is likely what convinced Raed to model in the first place.

The portrait artist, clearly overwhelmed by such an unusual subject, paints with trembling hands... yet the finished piece turns out remarkably well.

The copies—complete with price tags for each jewel—are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
Junah lies obediently on a low couch, wearing nothing but a coarse linen cloth. Across her body drape long strings of agate necklaces, their mixed colors echoing her eyes and skin. Now she looks like a figure stepped straight from a painting—gazing outward, inviting, yearning.

The painter adores his model, and the resulting portrait is exquisite.

The copies—complete with price tags for each jewel—are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
Alim and his pups volunteer without invitation. His only request is simple: each pup must get a piece of agate.

Jenna agrees. The painter captures the hands of Alim and his pups—rough or tender, calloused, scarred, and strong—all wearing Jenna's agate rings.

He has never faced such a request before, yet paints with delight. The final work moves every viewer who beholds it.

The copies—complete with price tags for each jewel—are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
Inal is so excited to model that she can hardly contain herself. She borrows rouge and shadow from her mistress and slicks her hair back with generous oil.

Jenna adorns her with a full bridal set of red carnelian jewelry—matching earrings, bangles, and a silver chain. When she sees herself in the mirror, she nearly forgets to breathe.

The painter captures the moment perfectly: a young bride gazing at her reflection, as if she were looking upon her own future.

The copies—complete with price tags for each jewel—are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
Zephyr is delighted to model, though a bit nervous. His face turns red as Jenna ties strings of red carnelian beads around his bare legs—each movement now makes them jingle softly. "I can't run like this," he mutters shyly, scratching his head.

The painter immortalizes the scene: a pair of strong, graceful legs bound by jewels and golden thread, aching for release. The copies—complete with price tags for each jewel—are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
When Jenna asks Aziz to model, the large man makes only one request: he wants a bride's red carnelian ornament.

Jenna agrees. She dresses him in full warrior's armor—a gleaming cuirass, a curved blade embedded with blood-red carnelian, and a large hide shield.

The painter portrays him as bold and magnificent, his crimson gems gleaming against his powerful form. That's quite a convincing piece of art.

Afterward, Jenna gifts him a delicate red carnelian ring fit for a bride. He carefully tucks it into his pocket.

The copies—complete with price tags for each jewel—are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
You can scarcely believe Jenna manages to invite Ansuya herself...

She arrives with two maids and two eunuchs in attendance, wearing a gold-embroidered robe adorned with amethyst that glows softly in the light. Her beauty is serene, almost divine. Her maids praise her endlessly and whisper, "If His Majesty could see her now, he would surely fall in love again. Why not buy the jewels for yourself?"

Ansuya only shakes her head gently. "Better not, let his heart rest a little."

The painter captures her tranquil, sorrowful smile—but the Sultan forbids any likeness of his consorts in public display... Thus, her face and crown are subtly altered before the image circulates.

The copies—complete with price tags for each jewel—are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
Jenna practically drags Hassan in from the street. He is, as usual, drunk—rambling about moons like goldfish and stars like bubbles...

Jenna places a necklace of amethyst around his neck and gives him a cup filled with wine. In his homeland, amethyst is said to ward off drunkenness—though others claim it invites intoxication. Looking at Hassan now, it's hard to tell which legend wins.

The painter captures this very moment. He originally plans to paint Hassan younger and more handsome, but Jenna refuses. "Paint him as he is," she says. "Then everyone like him will want an amethyst too."

The copies—complete with price tags for each jewel—are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
Qais looks unexpectedly fitting in Jenna's amethyst armor, choker, and earrings. Even he admits it suits him.

Like crystal, he is both strong and fragile. In the portrait, he appears calmer than usual—almost like an ideal courtier.

Qais loves the painting so much that he blushes while asking Jenna for a copy. "I'll keep one for myself," he says shyly. "It'll be my own portrait... commissioning one privately is far too expensive."

The copies—complete with price tags for each jewel—are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
Maggie owns gems far rarer than emerald, yet this cool green crystal has always been her favorite.

She sits before the painter, a golden veil heavy with polished emeralds draped over her head. Smiling, she tells a story—to the painter, to Jenna, and to you standing nearby. When she was three, her father gifted her a pony named Emerald...

As the tale ends, the painting is complete: Maggie looks radiant, gentle, and noble. Anyone who sees the portrait will surely wish to wear jewels like hers.

The copies—complete with price tags for each jewel—are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm.

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Jenna Herself Is the Best Ambassador for Emeralds
Jenna sits before the painter, lifting a gold chain between her fingers to show the fine filigree and the square gems hanging from it. Her earrings are large emeralds paired with tiny golden birds. On her wrists gleam silver bangles set with smaller stones—pieces made for clients with lighter purses.

The painter captures her perfectly. It is a fine painting. The copies—complete with price tags for each jewel—are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
Nothing suits a kitten better than emeralds.

Jenna tries two or three heavy gold necklaces embedded with large emeralds around Lady Becky's neck—each one fits perfectly. All of them do.

The painter can hardly contain his joy, capturing Lady Becky's many adorable poses on a single canvas. The portrait is so delightful that even you, watching from the side, secretly wish for a copy to hang in your study... Of course, that lasts only until Lady Becky grows impatient, topples the painter's jar of pigment, and storms off in a fury.

The painter captures her perfectly. It is a fine painting. The copies—complete with price tags for each jewel—are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
Malkina and Jenna know each other all too well. The scraps and shards from Jenna's workshop often end up in Malkina's hands—she grinds them into powder and paints them over her clients' eyelids. In turn, whenever Malkina's customers ask for fine jewelry, she sends them straight to Jenna.

So, when Malkina cheerfully poses in a full set of ruby adornments—armlets, nose rings, chokers, rings, anklets, bangles, hair nets, slippers, earrings, and more—repeating poses again and again for the painter, you feel tired just watching her, though hardly surprised.

The painter captures the allure of the gems with perfect precision. It is a fine painting.

The copies—complete with price tags for each jewel—are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
Ruby suits Nayla perfectly. Though not the most expensive gem, it burns the brightest red. Nobler stones pale beside it—colorless, blue, or faint—they cannot match her. Nayla is made for a gem that burns like love, like death, like desire itself.

She laughs softly, playing with these vivid little trinkets, naturally knowing how to draw every eye in the room. The painter works swiftly, his brush flying. The result is a dazzling portrait—anyone who sees it must fall at her feet.

The copies—complete with price tags for each jewel—are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
The fabled Princess Raedina is invited to sit. As the painter prepares, she chats endlessly with Jenna about gems, her curiosity both keen and old-fashioned. She asks several times whether pearls have fallen out of favor. "But pearls are so beautiful," she insists.

Jenna patiently explains while fitting her with peach-colored ruby earrings, their vivid hue casting a rosy shadow upon her pearl-draped veil.

When the portrait is finished, it looks as though the princess herself is kissed by both pearl and ruby.

The copies—complete with price tags for each jewel—are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
[xiaochou.name] sits before the painter, dressed in a set of sapphire jewelry—rings, earrings, and a long necklace.

He sits perfectly upright, not moving an inch. Yet, strangely, the painter cannot seem to capture his features. Every brushstroke blurs into fog.

Finally, on your suggestion, the painter replaces his face with that of an imagined handsome man. Only then does the painting take shape—and, thankfully, the result looks rather impressive.

The copies—complete with price tags for each jewel—are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
[xiaochou.name] sits before the painter, dressed in a set of sapphire jewelry—rings, earrings, and a long necklace.

She sits perfectly upright, not moving an inch. Yet, strangely, the painter cannot seem to capture her features. Every brushstroke blurs into fog.

Finally, on your suggestion, the painter replaces her face with that of an imagined beauty. Only then does the painting take shape—and, thankfully, the result looks rather impressive.

The copies—complete with price tags for each jewel—are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
That Nawfal would agree to help Jenna at all is astonishing. When you step into the workshop, the sight nearly startles you...

He sits calmly at the center of the room, a book in his hands, his eyes fixed on the page. Upon him gleam sapphire ornaments worthy of a grand vizier—especially a ring so large it almost seems unreal...

From the first line to the final stroke, Nawfal says not a single word, as if you, the painter, and Jenna were made of air.

The copies—complete with price tags for each jewel—are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
Sapphire is a jewel of noble wives, and Jenna's design for Maggieis nothing short of magnificent.

Her turban is woven from gold and peacock thread, embroidered with birds—each carrying a tiny sapphire in its beak. When she lowers her head, the whole room flickers with starlike reflections, as though a piece of the night sky has been draped over her shoulders.

The painter praises her beauty and grace without end as he completes the portrait.

The copies—complete with price tags for each jewel—are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
Jenna drags the Roaming Swordsman off the Dark Alley and forces him into her workshop.

Despite his curses, she adorns him with a full set of diamond and gold ornaments—massive stones shaped like stars, hanging across his scarred chest.

For some reason, despite being broke, living off scams and back-alley brawls, he somehow goes perfectly with diamonds. Even the painter, astonished, keeps murmuring in disbelief as he paints.

It turns out to be an excellent portrait. The copies are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm. There is no price listed beside the diamonds—after all, those who can afford such stones would find numbers insulting.

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Jenna seizes you by the wrist and drags you straight into her workshop...
Jenna presses you onto a velvet cushion before the painter and sets a splendid diamond crown upon your head... The painter freezes, brush trembling—only those of royal blood may wear such finery.

Jenna has her own way. Smiling, she tells the painter, "That's easy—just paint his back. That should do, right?" In the end, he paints a noble wearing a diamond crown. Who that person is—or whether they even exist—doesn't really matter.

And so, trembling, the painter follows her instruction...

It turns out to be an excellent portrait. The copies are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm. There is no price listed beside the diamonds—after all, those who can afford such stones would find numbers insulting.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
Jenna lures Lumera into her workshop with a copy of The Study of Gems.

While the girl buries herself in reading, Jenna quietly takes a handful of gold chains set with jewels and drapes them over her head. Then she brings out a pair of diamond earrings and a ring with a diamond as large as a hazelnut, adorning Lumera piece by piece. Throughout the process, Lumera never once looks up. She takes in every word about gems, committing each detail to memory, yet she seems utterly indifferent to the real, hard, glittering stones around her.

Even the painter—famous for his quick hand—barely finishes the portrait before Lumera closes her book. His final stroke adds a glint to the diamond resting on her brow. It is an excellent painting.

The copies are sent throughout the empire, carrying Jenna's name to every corner of the realm. There is no price listed beside the diamonds—after all, those who can afford such stones would find numbers insulting.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
Adila comes toJenna's workshop on behalf of her aunt and grandmother to collect a commissioned piece. Jenna, at that moment, is fretting over who might model her new line of bone ornaments...

Naturally, the warrioress is pressed into the chair before the painter. Across her chest, Jenna drapes a chain made of carved oxbone—each piece shaped like a blade and linked with steel clasps. It can serve as decoration, or as a practical harness for carrying her sword. In skilled hands, it could even become a weapon.

Adila rather likes it—if it can be called jewelry at all—and remains seated until the painter finishes his work.

The portrait is later hung at the entrance of Jenna's shop, where all who pass may see it. Adila's noble and ancient lineage soon draws attention, and before long, other aristocrats quietly visit Jenna, asking to try "the one that lady wore."

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
Faris visits the market intending to buy marrow bones for his dog, and somehow ends up dragged into Jenna's shop.

Moments later, he sits awkwardly before the painter while his dog gnaws its prize by his feet, and Jenna busily decorates him with earrings, hair bands, and rings made of polished bone. The sight is so absurd that both you and the painter burst out laughing.

Yet the awkwardness quickly fades when Faris realizes the painter is a fellow gambler from Dog Track. The two spend nearly the entire session chatting, though the work still gets done.

Soon after, patrons from the Dog Track begin showing up with copies of his portrait in hand, demanding identical accessories. They all believe Faris's luck comes from his jewelry, and that whoever wears it will share in his fortune.

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Jenna Invites [s2.name] as Her Model
Riel catches sight of Jenna working with oxbone on the street and approaches with curiosity.

"City folk still use that?" she asks. "I thought you only liked those silly shiny stones."

A mistake. Jenna grabs her wrist in a flash and drags the she-wolf into her shop. She forces Riel into the chair before the painter and fits her with a cuirass made of bone and bronze. Riel has never seen anything like it, and certainly never met a city woman bold enough to press her down by the shoulders.

What follows is a silent contest of wills between the two. By the end, the trembling painter produces a masterpiece: Riel stands fierce and untamed, gripping a bone blade, her arms bound with gold-inlaid bone bands. The ornaments seem to restrain her wildness—just barely.

The painting is hung in Jenna's shop for all to see. From time to time, the tribal women captured and brought to the city stop before it, gazing at the image of the she-wolf with solemn admiration.

Slowly, this pale, living, warm "stone" begins to adorn more and more people.

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