A Final Autumn Upon the Eight Isles
Tsume, the Ninth Master of the Mirror-Makers, was brought into the service of the Shogunate of Auspicious Reeds, charged with securing their residence, the Flower Palace, from thieves. In these journals, he reveals the real reasons behind his employment and eventual departure.
I’m Reading…
The Shogunate kept a menagerie of ‘monstrous rarities’ beneath the Flower Palace - singlefoots; undergoers; serpent-sisters - which Tsume kept contained through reflection wards. One of these creatures, the crown jewel of the collection, catches his attention…
I’ve Read…
Tsume is drawn in by the ‘red-boned eyes’ and ‘imaginary claws’ of what he calls the Last Dragon, captivated by its ‘mantle of crystal flame.’ When the Shogun announces his intent to auction it off, Tsume schemes to free it and follow after it, musing that ‘the thickest of smokes are born in war.’ **Effect: **Memory: Foresight **Mastery: **Lesson: Stone Stories
Aspects
- Mystery: Scale 12
- Subject: Stone Stories
- Codex
- Readable
- Thing
- Skolex Menagerie