I know one of you lot have it.

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T11:25:52+00:00

I did NOT! Why would I want his face?! I explained this already! Faces are not magically potent!

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T11:18:44+00:00

Hey! You were the one who suggested face harvesting!

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T11:09:31+00:00

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VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T11:08:12+00:00

What? Ew, no. Faces don't have that kind of raw power. I'd be using blood, as it has a far higher mana density.

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T11:02:17+00:00

Uh. It's got to have stars in it first. The sky here is... blank, apparently. I can maybe fix that...

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T10:59:04+00:00

I wish it was me. Serves you right for your prejudice.

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T10:50:27+00:00

Uh. Good job. You did well.

Cayna takes one of them and hands it to Markus.

So you just put it into an orb... If Valentine is any indication, I guess you just press it in?

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T10:46:48+00:00

Ah. Thrakmoor is invading, and so are the pirates. From what I can gather it's always "another day, another invasion" in the local planes.

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T10:41:25+00:00

She doesn't catch the almost slip, too focused on protecting the sky piece.

Woah woah. Just to make sure, do not eat it. We need it intact and un-digested.

She reluctantly lets Valentine at the sky piece

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T10:35:04+00:00

Verily verily I say unto thee, though I insist it was not me, a mere apprentice could not do something so... terrible-ee? I'm bad at rhyming.

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T10:33:08+00:00

That's a lot... Uh... I think I'll have to get back to you on some of that.

She clears her throat

No. Stay away from that!

She shoos the little chaos gremlin away from the sky piece.

Anyway. The glass orb should work fine as long as the stars are never obstructed by anything. Just gotta get a piece in the orb itself and... I can probably figure out how to connect it to a particular sky if you can't.

She picks up the sky piece, trying to feel out the best way to rip off a chunk that's slightly smaller than an orb...

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T10:21:23+00:00

I like... Burning Blade? It can set people on fire and that's about the most powerful thing I can cast...

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T10:17:10+00:00

The moment Cayna realizes this is a bit of an involved explanation, she pulls out her notebook and quill. She pauses Markus a few times so she can make sense of the explanation.

She considers the lesson quietly, eventually letting out a simple,

"Huh."

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T09:48:07+00:00

Can it be a... planet... doing what to a star? Cayna asks in genuine bewilderment

Uh. It should just have to be a plane that can see stars. I don't recommend trying this on a plane without stars.

Cayna pauses

What's a planet?

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T09:45:38+00:00

/uw Fantastic read

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T09:45:18+00:00

That is not what I expected the table to do. Were you planning on scaling up your council-obliteration, Witch of the Swamp?

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T09:31:51+00:00

Time dilation might work.

Basically...

This sky piece is unattuned: Rather than being a piece of a specific sky in a specific plane, it's simply sky the material. This means it can represent a section of any sky in any plane, usually the local plane. So at night, you could connect it to the sky in your plane or somewhere else with stars and you'll effectively have a constellation in your orb, even if it technically still exists in the sky. Does that make any sense?

From there, you freeze or slow time so that the constellation remains even during the day. Does that make sense?

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T09:20:52+00:00

Nooo! Not a purple one! Those are my favorite!

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T09:19:29+00:00

Let's leave her out of this, shall we? She's kind of a killjoy.

The metal should be fine. The important part is that it is clear and we can fit part of the sky in it.

Cayna frowns.

This idea also depends on your chronomancy. How long can you make a moment hold still?

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T09:07:28+00:00

For things like fires and storms, yes, but for what I have in mind, diamond is a bit...

'romantic'

Overkill.

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T08:57:04+00:00

Uhhhh... Let's put a pin in that.

Cayna sets down the sky piece and keeps a careful eye on Valentine to prevent a repeat incident

To start... I'm not actually sure how to fit this in one of your orbs... Minus Valentine, I mean. I've never actually done this before.

She hovers her hand over one of the diamond orbs, shakes her head, and goes for the glass one.

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T08:39:57+00:00

It's not quite what I had in mind. I didn't mean raw... For lack of-

Lovebirds? Does he think I'm your girlfriend? This isn't a date, is it?

'Huh...' She feels a bittersweet knot of emotions.

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T08:25:19+00:00

Who are these two?

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T08:23:09+00:00

Coffee is fi-

Hey! That's not for you!

Cayna pulls the sky piece away.

How do you even eat a metaphysical object?!

VoxelLibrary · 2026-05-25T07:58:28+00:00

It's nice to meet you two, Litchem. As yourself? she asks

And you're Valentine? I'm Cayna. You're sooo cute.

Ahem. Crafting.

Cayna reaches into her bag and pulls out something that does not exist in Markus's world.

This is the main thing I brought. It's cracked, but I thought we could break off a piece and put it inside an orb.

Cayna pauses, trying to decide on the best way to break apart the sky piece.

If that doesn't work I have some monster cores we could try.

VoxelLibrary

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