Rites

The Queen's Blessing

When the Queen decides to make a dream come true, the world shifts. From a fresh new look to incredible strength, anything is possible.

However, it also scatters her power across the realm. No one knows why she picks whom she picks, or what the catch is.

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Duration: 0 days

Waits For: 1 days

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The Queen's Cage

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Arrival of the Blessed
Veesa sprawls beside the Queen's cage, gazing long at the mistress it once served. Veesa looks utterly happy, chattering on and on about battles, about this and that. The Queen turns her back, ignoring Veesa.

This scene plays out again and again, but Veesa never tires of it.

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Stripped of Shame
To show its gratitude, Endry approaches the cage and sheds the mortal clothes from its body, baring the jinn's desire...

The Queen watches coldly, giving nothing in return. And this is exactly the response Endry craves.

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A Jinn's Gratitude
Iliona receives the Queen's blessing and hurries straight to her cage. "I thought you found me unworthy. But here you are, stooping to bestow such a favor upon me. Truly, I am grateful." It drones on and on, half praise, half poison, for what feels like an age. The Queen says nothing, pretending not to see it.

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Could Be Worse
Badriyyah admires the Queen of Jinn's power and enjoys chatting with her, too. She tells the Queen about other beings summoned from other worlds. How badly they fared. How some were even eaten. The Queen, listening, seems to feel a little better.

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Nabhani is absolutely captivated by the tiny Queen. He doesn't even care about the powerful blessing she gave him. He just wanted to know if she could reach full size. When he finds out she can, his face lights up. "Why not let her out of the cage?" he murmurs. "She's so elegant... simply perfect!"

You offer a grim description of the Queen's lethal grace on the battlefield.

"Oh. Oof... well then." Nabhani strokes his chin, returning his focus to the beautiful, if terrifying, Queen.

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The Stars Know What You Did That Midsummer
Lumera faces the tiny Queen. They gaze at each other in silence. For one moment, you glimpse something between them: a war that never was, a clash of wills, wishes colliding... Then Lumera leaves, bearing the Queen's blessing. Still, neither has spoken a word.

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Quiet as Rain
Maggie adores the tiny Queen for her beauty and delicacy. She visits often, bringing flowers each time. So when the Queen's blessing falls upon her, it surprises no one. But Maggie herself doesn't seem to notice.

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Noble's Etiquette
Fatuna is genuinely surprised to receive the blessing. She brings the Queen fine fruits and expensive, delicate ribbons. "A proper thanks," she says.

The Queen reluctantly accepts these crude, material offerings.

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A Matter of Great Honor
Zaki is thrilled, over the moon, that the Queen blessed him. But you know what really gets him going? His teacher can command a Queen from another world! His teacher can do anything!

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Dangerous Man
Jabal accepts the blessing. Then he finds you and asks, "Can you let the Queen of Jinn out? If she's this powerful locked up, trapped in our world, imagine what she could do free." He strokes his chin, eyeing the cage. "Let her out. Let her fight me." You have him escorted from your estate. And you tell the servants: this one is not to enter the Queen's room. Ever.

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She Feels
Arzuna gazes at the Queen for a long, long time. Just gazing. "You're like me," you hear her whisper. "Trapped. Aren't you?" The Queen, of course, offers no reply. Arzuna glances at you, guilt written plain across her face. You walk over and tell her, "Don't even think about letting the little prisoner go, or she might kill everyone." Arzuna leaves with the Queen's blessing, sulking.

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I Want to Publish a Setting Book
Asal is beside himself with excitement over the blessing. Pen and paper in hand, he rushes to the Queen's cage. "What's your world called? Does it have directions? How many inhabitants? How do you reproduce? Do you mate? What are your naming conventions? Oh, sorry... too many questions. I just want to learn as much as I can..."

The Queen has had enough. In the end, she musters what power remains and conjures a shroud of darkness, veiling the entire cage. She may be starting to regret blessing a bookstore owner quite so curious.

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Everything's for Sale!
Jawad is thrilled. A blessing for free didn't cost him a single coin! Now he's trying to convince the Queen to sell her powerful blessings. The Queen, naturally, wants none of it. But he won't let up. In the end, you have to call the guards to drag him out.

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Good Girl
Inal is startled, genuinely terrified. How did she suddenly become so powerful? What just happened? The Queen's blessing? Who's the Queen? Does the blessing cost money? Why give it to me and not some noble lord? Is this really okay? Before she can drown the Queen in questions, you escort her from the room. The Queen, for her part, slumps against the silk cushion Inal sewed for her, a token of thanks, and sighs a long, deep sigh.

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Mirrors Fear What Cannot Be Reflected A Little
"I sense... something trying to strengthen my existence." That is all [xiaochou.name] has to say about the blessing. [xiaochou.gender] feels no need to visit the Queen.

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Loyal to the Ideology
Faraj documents everything. The feeling of receiving the blessing, its effects, its consequences, on and on. He visits the Queen, too. Circles her, noting every detail: her clothes, her features, her posture, her words. All of it. After he leaves, the Queen watches his retreating back, thoughtful. "So. He is your scribe?" she asks. She rarely speaks to you like this. "Be careful, then. All scribes are loyal only to the king they record, the king in their minds. That king is often very different from the one who sits before them." Now it's your turn to be thoughtful.

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Wasted on the Air
Nayla is overjoyed. You've gotten her such a rare blessing. She's going to show it off like crazy!

Too bad the Queen's blessing literally rewrites reality. However much she's improved, everyone else simply assumes she's always been this good. Which means it's like nothing changed at all, doesn't it? She complains to you about it for an entire week.

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Nothing Changed After All
Shama strips, nervous and tense, and makes you examine every inch. She won't have anyone "adjusting" things behind her back. Fingers. Breasts. Chin. Eyelashes. Calves. And then, of course, her two... lower parts. She asks you again and again: any different from before?

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Am I Worthy?
Junah believes she does not deserve the blessing. She begs the Queen to stop choosing someone so lowly. The Queen offers no answer.

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Queen Helps Queen
Jalila received the Queen's blessing. Of all people, who would have thought? But perhaps, to the Queen of Jinn's eyes, Jalila, who wields a whip and rules the desires of others, is worthy to serve at her side.

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Why Not a Dog?
Faris is startled by the sudden blessing. He keeps asking you, "Can the blessing be given to a dog?" The Queen refuses, fumingly.

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Can She Fight?
The Queen's blessing descends upon Adila, catching her by surprise. After you explain what happened, she insists on meeting the tiny Queen face-to-face. "Oh, a ruler from another world. And you're so small. So... cute." The Queen's gaze turns to ice. She speaks a vicious wish, and Adila's finger, the one reaching out to tease her, burns with a sudden, searing pain. "Tch—ow! Wow. She's strong. If we let her out... she could fight, couldn't she?" You push her out before she can say another word.

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Make the best use of it
Raed loves the blessing. It makes her stronger, gives her more ways to protect what must be protected. She sends the Queen a gift: a long strand of pearls, perfect for adorning the cage.

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Courtly Arts
Raed comes specially to see this "little thing that suddenly blessed me." She stares at the Queen. Stares until the Queen grows irritated. Then, suddenly, she smiles. "So beautiful," she says. "A queen from another world, and you're this beautiful. Are all jinns as lovely as you?" Clearly, she has pleased the Queen. The two of them chat happily for some time.

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The Poet Finds Inspiration
Hassan composes a line about the blessing: "Blessings are cages, locking us in loyalty." The Queen admires the verse.

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Side Effects?
Fardak startles at the blessing. It reminds him of something... "Back home, this happens sometimes. A young person, blessed by some unknown god..." He sighs, gazing at the Queen. "Those young ones usually die soon after. Tell me, lovely, beautiful, noble Queen, will I too?" The Queen smiles, gazing at him, looking elegant and serene. Across the cage, their noses nearly touch. You grab Fardak and pull him from the room.

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[player.name]'s Backroom Dealings?
Qais sends word: some Queen he's never heard of just blessed him, out of nowhere. And he doesn't like this "unjust, unpublic, untransparent business."

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All Equal
Alim loves this whole blessing business. "So even the poor can be blessed... Heh. Heh. Heh. Guess this Queen's better than the others... Heh." He brings a pack of street pups to see the Queen. The children are delighted.

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Summoned in Dreams
[s2.name] feels it in a dream: that mysterious pull, that elevation. [s2.gender] rises from bed in haste and comes seeking the mysterious Queen.

The Queen, as always, says nothing. As if she already knows the outcome. Already knows the price.

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Extra

As the blessing takes hold, the Queen's light dims, but you know she will recover before long.

(The Queen's blessing can be used once every five days.)

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