Dragon: The Embers Core Book - MrGone's Character Sheets

the Antecedent runs out of Corpus or
Breath. The Dragon who is serving as
anchor cannot disband her last ten points
of Aspects unless she spends a point of
Breath to retract the Antecedent’s head (or
he decides to comply).
The The Red Red Pearl
Pearl
For Dragons that exceed five dots of
Furnace, an inborn genetic flaw begins to
manifest within their skull. This flaw causes
the brain-matter to crystallize, creating a
valuable stone known as a Red Pearl. It can
be removed, but only by killing the Dragon.
Also, being caused by genetic instability,
this pearl is caustic to the touch. Many take
this to mean the object is cursed, but that
couldn’t be further from the truth.
To those who can find a way to
remove the caustic flaw, great rewards for
owning such a treasure can be found. If the
Red Pearl is subjected to a purifying
procedure (Storyteller discretion... though it
may involve submersion in pure water,
being struck by lightning, or being placed in
a sufficiently hot flame for 13 hours), the
Dragon's resurrection is instantly extended
by a month and the Pearl begins to bestow
benefits unto its new wielder. The Oroboroi
Heart remains unharmed, and some clever
harvesters will steal it while the Dragon is
vulnerable to present it to a more favorable
owner (The Knights of the Bloody Chalice
are known to practice such debauchery).
Red Pearls must be purified quickly, though.
If it has not been properly processed by the
time the Dragon resurrects, it works its way
out of mortal hands and vanishes from the
world, only to reappear within her head.
In addition to the slower resurrection,
losing a Red Pearl causes an instant and
permanent loss of one dot of Furnace. A
Dragon may produce an infinite number of
Red Pearls, provided she has a sufficiently
hot Furnace. For Dragons the removed Red
Pearl serves no benefit but spite, and as such
it is one of the gravest crimes a member of
the Oroboroi can commit.
Benefits Benefits of of a a Red Red Pearl
Pearl
For an Oroboroi who owns a Red Pearl,
there is no benefit. But for a mortal who
manages to get a hold of one, the sky’s
the limit. Each Red Pearl has a benefit
based on the type of Dragon that
produced it, as well as a general benefit.
The mortal experiences these benefits so
long as the Red Pearl remains within two
inches of his person.
All Red Pearls have a size of 1 and a
durability of 5. Each Red Pearl has a
rating, equal to five dots less than the
source Dragon’s Furnace at time of
harvest. Owning any type of Pearl
extends the lifespan of the owner by half
again, and causes wounds to heal in half
the time.
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Slayer Pearl: The crystal brain of a
Slayer Oroboroi grants the wielder a
number of free attribute dots to allocate
among his different attributes equal to its
rating. His needs upon acquiring the Red
Pearl are ingrained into its form, so once
the attribute bumps are chosen they
become a feature of that particular Red
Pearl and cannot be reassigned. The dots
are lost if the mortal loses the Red Pearl,
though.
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Finder Pearl: The crystal brain of a
Finder Oroboroi grants sight of the
future. On each night the wielder goes to
sleep with the crystal adjacent, roll the
Red Pearl’s rating. With even a single
success, the mortal gets a prophetic
dream of some relevance to him. Even
in the event of a failure, the wielder
experiences a vision awash in metaphor,
which can be deciphered with time and
patience.
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