Calligraphy (sage study)

Calligraphy is a sage study in the field of the Way of the Spirit, influencing behaviour and happenstance through the use of written characters, transcribed as a form of meditation. Beyond the effects, the characters themselves have importance as communication and providing knowledge of the monk responsible.

Sage Abilities

The sage abilities below are those acquired by a character through the study, according to status.

Amateur Status

• Characters of Beneficence: five characters which can increase sales, lessen theft, reduce accidents or damage, ease the effects of storms and help residents find their way home.

Authority Status

• Character of Speech: send a message to a single other person.
• Character of Warning: promise all who see it that improper entry or behaviour will bring bad luck.
• Characters of Propriety: four characters to preserve the family, remind of the dead, ensure loyalty, and maintain right thinking.

Expert Status

• Character of Revenge: when drawn on parchment, then burned, call upon the gods for an attempt on the life of a deservedly wicked and malevolent individual who holds public power.
• Character of Alarm: signify that improper entry will not only sound alarm, but will ensure the speedy arrival of allies and the wrath of the ancestors.

Sage Status

• Character of Protection: promise that the structure itself will act to repel those who dare invade or seek to desecrate this place.
• Character of Upheaval: when drawn upon parchment, then released upon the wind from a high place, has the power to raise an army of thousands, who will gather against a state that deserves to fall.
• Script of the Darkness: communicate with the underworld for an exchange of knowledge.

See Monk Sage Abilities