Rites

A Mother's Commission

A woman about to give birth sent her husband to Jenna, requesting a piece of jewelry to pray for the child's safety.

ID: 5006157

Type: None

Tips: None

Duration: 2 days

Waits For: 0 days

Marked as New Only on First Occurrence: 0

Starts Automatically: No

Triggers Result Automatically: No

Tag Tips: None

Tag Tips Up: None

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Random Text: None

Random Text Up: None

Actions When Wait Expires

This rite has no actions when the wait expires.

Slots

Slot #1
Jenna

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: No

Is Enemy: No

Conditions:

  • Type = Character
  • Card = Jenna

Pops: None

Slot #2
Requires 1 additional Gold Coin for other materials.

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: No

Is Enemy: No

Conditions:

Pops: None

Slot #3
Proper Jewels

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: No

Is Enemy: No

Conditions:

Pops:

  • Condition: Action:
    • Self Pops:
      Yes, she can only afford agate.
  • Condition: Action:
    • Self Pops:
      A gem better than agate—its blessing might work even better.
  • Condition: Action:
    • Self Pops:
      This was too precious; it might bring misfortune upon this family.

Activation Conditions

Tips: Insert a proper jewel.

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Outcome

Prior

This rite has no prior outcome.

Regular

Since ancient times, people have believed that an agate wards off illness and calms the mind. Perhaps for this order, an agate is the perfect choice. Jenna nods in agreement and sets to work. She prepares an agate necklace for the child, with barrel-shaped agate beads linked by copper clasps. The pendant is a large, semi-transparent agate stone, patterned with wavy streaks that looks like underwater plants. When the child grows, the chain can be adapted into a bracelet, and the pendant strung on a cord for continued wear.

The poor husband is overjoyed with Jenna's work. He pays a modest fee, cradles the necklace to his chest, and runs home to show his wife.

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Result:

Action:

You hand over a red carnelian.
When you present the red carnelian, Jenna's eyes light up. She looks at you as if she has just found a kindred spirit.Yes, she feels the same way! In ancient tradition, red gems are vessels of sequestered divine flame, capable of scorching disease until it flees in agony.

Days later, Jenna brings forth a striking red carnelian bracelet for the husband. Crafted of copper, the bracelet is adjustable, designed to open as the child grows. At its heart rests a carnelian as red as fire, its veins flickering like trapped flames.

The poor man keeps asking if he may really take such a beautiful bracelet, worrying it must be far too precious. Jenna reassures him, "Don't worry. If Lord [player.name] can feed all who gather, he can surely provide these gems."

He bows deeply and carefully carries the bracelet home.

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Result:

Action:

You hand over an amethyst.
The true danger to a child is not some dark force that requires a gem to ward off, but poverty itself.

You hand Jenna an amethyst, asking her to craft a charm for the child's protection. Should the child fall ill in the future, selling the gem would likely cover a few visits from a physician.

Jenna takes the gem, gazing at you with a depth that lingers, before promising to create something extraordinary.

Jenna crafts a hefty silver necklace—a large amethyst as the pendant, hung on a chain so solid it feels heavy even for an adult.

When the husband comes to collect it, the sheer weight of the necklace startles him. Jenna feigns impatience, urging him to take it quickly.

"This gem was rejected by Lord [player.name]. He cares nothing for such trifles. As for the silver, I find its color disagreeable—take it back if you wish. And if the child falls ill, do not trust charms or saints. Seek a physician. Sell a segment of silver, and it should buy a small handful of medicine."

Jenna never tells you this herself. You learn it only from the whispers of the street. The coin you gave her could never have bought so much silver—it seems she paid out of her own pocket.

Though tales of the kind-hearted jeweler and her noble master circulate through the city, the two of you never speak of it again.

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Extra

When you return, you sit in the courtyard with Maggie, sipping tea as you talk about what happened. In the cool evening breeze, she leans in and gives you a soft, gentle kiss.

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