The Book of Three Circles, I

Titanic Glory of Gaia
Solar Circle Sorcery
Keywords: Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Shaping
Cost: 60m
Target: Caster

This spell is one of the last to have been entered into the Book of Three Circles, penned by a Solar Circle Sorcerer who sought to bolster the affections of his Lunar mate to their utmost zenith by taking on the Essence, aspect, and spiritual mantle of the Emerald Mother herself. The marginalia of the Book of Three Circles itself lists no small controversy over the spell's creation and inclusion, with the strongest objections being levied against certain modular notation used in the spell that suggest it's possible adaptation to channel different titanic powers. Traces of a poor attempt to over-write the spell can still be seen under the effects of Essence sight, where it was given the name Mother and Empress Assumption. The marginalia notes this attempt as conducted by the spell's largest opponent, the sorceress Aesha.

This spell is a deliberate exception to normal Shape Sorcery rules--prospective casters must declare their intent to cast this spell during their first Shape Sorcery action and cannot change this decision without aborting the entire shaping process. In exchange, this spell's shaping bears unique powers in and of itself. During each Shape Sorcery action taken to cast this spell, the sorcerer channels ever-increasing amounts of Gaian Essence that projects a field equal in strength and size to Creation-Repelling Prana. Each action, the sorcerer's player receives (Essence + Occult) dice which may be reflexively awarded to any action taken inside that radius by a creature born of Creation. These bonus dice count as dice from Charms, and manifest as a helpful burst of Essence.

Once cast, the sorcerer is engulfed in a fleeting chrysalis of Primordial power eerily similar to the Chrysalis Grotesque. They emerge an instant later, their physical appearance changed as their body transforms to better utilize their alien Essence. Their Attributes become equal to the values given below for an Avatar of Gaia unless their natural Attributes are superior--with the exception of Manipulation, which may be lowered by this spell. They still project a field of Creation-aspected Essence as they did during the Shaping process, and still gain dice to distribute each action.

The sorcerer is terrifying and beautiful to behold, and any creature born of Creation is cowed by a sense of overpowering love. If their MDV does not exceed the caster's (Compassion + Occult + Essence), they must spend a single point of Willpower to take any hostile action against the caster. It curious to note that this mental influence is unblockable to Lunar Exalted; they cannot so casually deny the majesty of everything that their patron finds to be worthy and lovely.

Anytime a demon, raksha, ghost, or other creature born outside the bounds of Creation dies within the sorcerer's presence, they may reflexively spend five motes to transform the creature's spiritual matter into an Essence 1 mortal as a Shaping effect. The mortal retains their former memories, but their Attributes and Abilities are diminished as befits a mortal frame.

Channeling so much power into a mortal frame has other difficulties. Once cast, the sorcerer crafts an Urge fitting to Gaia's thematics of love, life, protection with the approval of his storyteller. Any action that works contrary to that Urge requires the expenditure of a point of Willpower; any action that is unrelated to that Urge requires the expenditure of a single mote of Essence. Ending this spell is a miscellaneous action that always works contrary to that Urge.

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Strength 12, Dexterity 8, Stamina 15, Charisma 10, Manipulation 1, Appearance 10, Perception 8, Intelligence 8, Wits 10




Titanic Glory of Autocthon
Solar Circle Sorcery
Keywords: Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Shaping
Cost: 60m
Target: Caster

Sometimes, objection is nothing more than a smokescreen for ambition. This spell, also called Brass and Shadow Ascension, was never made public in the Solar Deliberative and never entered into the Book of Three Circles. The only record of its existence was kept by its creator, and to this day the only record of the sorceress Aesha's final spell is still secreted away in some dank corner of Lotus-that-Was.

Like the spell it was based on, this spell is a deliberate exception to normal Shape Sorcery rules--prospective casters must declare their intent to cast this spell during their first Shape Sorcery action and cannot change this decision without aborting the entire shaping process. In exchange, this spell's shaping bears unique powers in and of itself. During each Shape Sorcery action taken to cast this spell, the sorcerer channels the dark cunning of Autocthonian Essence. This Essence manifests as a field equal to (Essence) yards in radius. Within this field, all beings are brought into the Design of Autocthon as an Axiomatic Shaping effect; against Creatures of the Void, this field constitutes an environmental hazard that deals (Craft)L/action and has a trauma of (Essence).

Once cast, the sorcerer is engulfed in a fleeting chrysalis of Primordial power eerily similar to the Chrysalis Grotesque. They emerge an instant later, their physical appearance changed as their body transforms to better utilize their alien Essence. Their Attributes become equal to the values given below for an Avatar of Autocthon unless their natural Attributes are superior--with the exception of their Stamina, which may be reduced through this spell.

Empowered by the might of the Great Maker himself, the caster becomes sovereign over all mechanisms. They may reflexively spend three motes to strip an attack from any bonuses granted by artifacts--this completely negates entirely artifact-based attacks such as a blast from a Concussive Essence Cannon. For the duration of this magic, the sorceress may instantly force full attunement to any unattuned artifact as a reflexive, diceless action and incurs no special expense for attuning to other magical materials.

Channeling so much power into a mortal frame has other difficulties. Once cast, the sorcerer crafts an Urge fitting to Autocthon's thematics of artifice, revenge, and invention with the approval of his storyteller. Any action that works contrary to that Urge requires the expenditure of a point of Willpower; any action that is unrelated to that Urge requires the expenditure of a single mote of Essence. Ending this spell is a miscellaneous action that always works contrary to that Urge.

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Strength 8, Dexterity 10, Stamina 1, Charisma 8, Manipulation 8, Appearance 7, Perception 12, Intelligence 16, Wits 12