Tiffany
Something something /quest/ wants to be the little necromancer girl. By Nahkh.
In a few more words, the quest details the story of one Tiffany Blake, seeking to learn the black arts of necromancy to bring her brother back to life. Unfortunately, it now seems she has gone over her head.
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People
Tiffany - The Protagonist
Dad AKA Gregory Blake
Mom AKA Julie Blake nee Kinsley
Grampa AKA Alexander Kinsley AKA THE HERETIC AKA THE DEFILER
Girl In Gothic Store AKA Lynn AKA Hot For Pops
Billy AKA Boy with BB-gun
Joel AKA Little Boy Outside School
The Reaper Man AKA Death AKA Guardian of the Underworld AKA Watcher from the Abyss
Thomas Kinsley
Susan
The Fosters
Magic
Known Runes
Note: For purposes of this article, a "rune" is any image with a known magical meaning. It should be something which can easily be treated as a component of a larger spell, and may itself be constructed of numerous smaller runes. This is to maximize the utility of this section when designing new diagrams.
Soul Anchor
- Holds a captured soul or piece of soul in place for use later in the ritual.
- Watch out. It bites.
Spirit Pump
Moves a captured soul from one container to another.
Enemy
Can be interpreted as 'enemy', 'threat', 'danger', or 'attack'. Multi-function rune.
Detection
Can be interpreted as 'detection' or 'warning'. Multi-function rune.
Reversal
Can be interpreted as 'reversal', 'remove', or 'prevent'. Multi-function rune.
Seeing
Can be interpreted as 'seeing' or 'scrying'. Multi-function rune.
Absolutely
It means what it says. A common expletive.
Power Transference
The meaning should be obvious.
Touch
This one means 'touch'. Presumably, that refers only to physical contact.
Circle
The oldest symbol of them all. A boundary. The circle divides the world into an inside and an outside. Often used as a base symbol.
Hook
The hook carries a myriad of meanings, the most prominent being to ensnare, to capture, to keep hold, to catch.
Golden Scale
Splits the power flow. (used to devote a part of the power into the barrier and another part into the attack)
Concealment
A commonly used combination of "Detection" "Reversal" and "Absolutely". It conceals the spell to which it is applied.
Known Spells
Note: For purposes of this article, a "spell" is any rune, chant, or specific combination thereof which have been invoked or observed in-thread to accomplish an effect. Any known or speculated effects of the spell should be recorded, and the source of information should be noted if possible. Images should be the spell in as complete a form as possible, copied directly from the thread to minimize the possibility of inaccurate information. Spell-related speculation is permissible in the Notes section, but please reserve the Procedure section for as pure a mechanical description of the spellcasting process as possible.
Sever Soul Piece
Notes
This spell was used as the initial step in the creation of Tiffany's familiar, Mulder the raven. According to Grandpa, this spell summons a soul eater, which he called "a common enough critter from the outskirts." That creature attempts to eat a portion of the caster's soul, but since the soul anchor holds the soul piece in place it is unable to escape with it after severing it from the caster. The soul eater will begin to digest, but the soul portion remains intact for long enough to prepare significantly complex rituals. There is no known reason to doubt this information.
Grandpa also implied that stopping mid-spell, either the chant or pulling the hand from the circle, would "get real bad". It seems likely that while casting the spell he used his mental controls over Tiffany to stop her from pulling her hand from the circle. His motives for this are potentially questionable, however; he may have been merely pushing Tiffany to create a familiar which he could manipulate, as Mulder later proved key in his plans.
Procedure
The right hand is held above the central circle in the Soul Anchor rune of the diagram. The rune is focused upon, and the following chant is uttered repeatedly.
lafta nian tuaftiatsa
tuaftia nian 'iaianuutsa
kaialaktu annan
laftkaktu u'shan.
As the chant is repeated, the rune appears to come alive as a giant mouth, which devours the caster's hand and with it a portion of their soul. After the hand is completely severed, the caster may stop chanting with the spell complete; they will find their hand intact, if pained. A severed piece of the caster's soul is held within the soul anchor, with a soul eater slowly digesting it.
Al-Asmari's Atonement
Notes
This spell was used as the second step in the ritual to create Tiffany's familiar. It banished the soul eater being held in a soul anchor after it had severed a portion of Tiffany's soul, successfully separating the creature from its meal. Grandpa said that Tiffany would feel an easing of tension when the spell was complete, but if she did or not was never noted; it is possible that she did and was simply too agitated to effectively perceive it at the time.
It was mentioned that the banishment would take place "using the outer circle", referencing the runes involved. This may imply that the circle surrounding the soul anchor in this spell could actually be used as an independent rune in other contexts, but this has yet to be confirmed or investigated.
When asked about dangers, Grandpa said that "Al-Asmari is pretty failsafe against this kind of thing", implying that the spell is quite reliable. Exactly how broad "this kind of thing" is has yet to be determined. It was implied that a stronger type of creature might be able to somehow fight back, but that the soul eater being banished would not be able to; in spite of this it was able to make the table upon which the spell cloth was set groan and detonate a nearby lamp. Other creatures would likely be able to accomplish substantially more.
Procedure
The following chant is uttered three times while the caster focuses upon the rune circle.
hiat luut laha hanku
kiaufta'autsan naatsa
uftus niaftfta hx'ä 'anku
nxs kasua shu taatsa
That completes the spell.
Anti-scrying Protection Spell
Notes
This spell was used by Tiffany's mother to protect the key used to unlock her wardrobe. It disabled Tiffany's postcognative abilities entirely for about a day.
Procedure
The chant for this spell is unknown. It shares a few runes with other spells (notably Concealment and the Postcog dampener) but uses two unknown runes in its construction.
Terror Ward
Notes
This spell was used to protect the contents of the wardrobe. Causes intense paralytic fear to anyone who beholds it.
Procedure
The chant for this spell is unknown. Its rune incorporates "Enemy". It can be countered via a friend circle spell.
Friend Circle Spell
Notes
Tiffany improvised this spell when countering the Terror Ward in her mom's wardrobe. While not completely effective, it "lessens" the feeling of fear.
Procedure
This simple spell has a chant, but was not explicitly mentioned. Adding a "Concealment" rune to the outside will make it become invisible. It incorporates the runes "Enemy," "Reversal," and "Circle".
Knockout Spell
Notes
Martin cast this on Tiffany after cornering her in an alley.
Procedure
It's unknown how this was cast, as it appeared out of nowhere.
