Redwood Effigy
Major arcanum #16
A vaguely man-shaped root of blood-red wood, wrapped in tattered cloth. Bright blue markings adorn the fabric, as do rust-colored stains.
But you know that. After all, you made it yourself. You've bound your flesh and soul to the effigy, and this is the only one you will ever be able to make.
When you perform the secret rite, which requires privacy, a few hours, and a drop of your own fresh blood, hold 1 Conduit (max 1 Conduit, at least to start).
Record the diverted harm on the image of the effigy (printed on the card): a brief description of the injury, the HP that would have been lost, and any debilities you would have marked. Write small, in pencil. If the effigy is destroyed, you suffer all this harm at once.
Each time the effigy suffers harm on your behalf, mark 1. If all 3 marks are already marked, then mark a consequence instead (see reverse).
When you make the last mark, you unlock the effigy's mysteries and gain Suffering Unleashed (see reverse).
The rest is discovered in play. Every arcanum has a hidden back — what it becomes, what it wants, what it costs. That’s for your table to find out, so it isn’t published here.
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Put it in a player’s hands
The app deals arcana face-down; the GM flips them when the fiction says so.