The sun mirror of Amaterasu unveils many secrets, even those a Scion may not wish to know. A Hero may consult such a mirror to see what has not yet come to pass, to scry upon faraway places, or to read the heart’s darkest desires.
Through Fate, the mirror always finds a way to return to the Scion whose Birthright it is, even if he loses it or deliberately abandons it. It keeps turning up regardless, and no one else may use its powers until they Fatebind it completely to claim it as their own.
META
Rating: ⚪⚪⚪
Deed: Upon acquiring a Relic, the player chooses one of his character’s Deeds — personal or band — with which to associate it. If he begins the game with it, it’s associated with the character’s Visitation instead.
Purviews: Fortune
Motif: Secrets beg for revelation, mysteries beg for a solution.
Knack:
- The mirror’s wielder can learn Blurt It Out (p. 257 or seen below) as a Fortune boon, but rather than speaking aloud, the subject is reflected in the mirror and their thoughts are clear to anyone who can see them in the glass.
Blurt It Out
Cost: Imbue 1 Legend; Duration: One scene; Subject: One Character; Clash: Presence + Legend vs. Composure + Legend; Range: Short; Action: Simple
You overwhelm a character with a sudden burst of emotion. They exclaim without realizing it, unwittingly vocalizing whatever they are thinking. Everyone who hears it gains Enhancement 3 on Assess Attitude actions or other Social rolls to understand the utterance’s context for the duration of the Boon.
- By imbuing the mirror with a Legend point, the Scion may view what’s happening in a given location from anywhere, as long as she’s been there before. She may do this indefinitely, but can’t take any non-reflexive actions while she does so and can’t apply her Defense.
Flaws:
- Amaterasu's favor is as fickle as fortune itself. Each time the Scion series with the mirror or channels a Purview through it, the Storyguide adds one point to the Tension Pool. ⚫⚫⚫