๐ The Knot of Remembered Breath โจโ๏ธ๐ฅ
โTwo breaths tied as one; no wind may sever them.โ
๐งฐ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ
Section titled โ๐งฐ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏโA short length of ivory cord, cool to the touch, woven from silk harvested in vacuum. When held, it vibrates faintly with a heartbeat not your own. It records a single shared breath between two willing beingsโonce bound, the Knot hums in their voices whenever they think of one another.
โ๏ธ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ด
Section titled โโ๏ธ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ดโ| Trait | Effect |
|---|---|
| Usage | 1 Action, focus on the knot and exhale a phrase of memory. |
| Frequency | Once per day. |
| Duration | 1 minute or until both participants speak their safeword. |
| Effect | Creates a telepathic link (30 m radius). While active, both gain +1 to saving throws vs fear and can share a single breath to restore 1 Drama Point between them. |
๐ญ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ๐ข ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ
Section titled โ๐ญ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ๐ข ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏโ- Spending a shared breath heals 1 Drama Point but transfers an emotion from one user to the other.
- Breaking the link without mutual consent causes the Knot to unravel into fine dust, permanently lost.
- If either dies willingly protecting the other, the Knot knots itself again, glowing with residual empathyโusable once more by the survivor.
๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ & ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ด
Section titled โ๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ & ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ดโ- The first Knot was woven aboard The Spindle Lass during an accident that fused two rope-magiโs life support lines.
- Legends claim a dormant Knot still floats near Tessera-9, waiting for someone brave enough to tie it again.
- The Knotless Guild seeks to destroy all Knots, believing dependency dulls freedom.
๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ค & ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฎ
Section titled โ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ค & ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฎโIt smells faintly of salt and metal. Under starlight, it glows where the two breaths met, a reminder that cooperation leaves residue brighter than friction.
๐ช ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ด๐ฆ ๐๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ
Section titled โ๐ช ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ด๐ฆ ๐๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆโThe Captain and the rope-mage breathe together as the hull groans. The cord tightens, their lungs syncing across vacuum. โBreathe for me,โ she says. The Knot hums like the heart of a shared star.
๐ฏ๏ธ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐น ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ
Section titled โ๐ฏ๏ธ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐น ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆโโTo tie a breath is to remember why we exhale.โ
๐ฏ๏ธ This artifact exists only in fiction and mutual trust. Its power is the promise it preserves. โจโ๏ธ๐ฅ