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Many Mementos are left behind by people well-known and respected, who have aided their community and lived a full life.

Mementos will often be kept within a family, passed down to be used and cherished over and over again. It is slightly more difficult to acquire these for research, as a result.

Examples of Mementos- - A bowl that fills itself with fresh fruits and sweets every morning and sunset. The food remains fresh even when left inside for weeks. The food is noted to be both delicious, filling, and magically healthy; [ ], who partook of it twice every day for a month, gained 2 kg in weight and noted a temporary relief in symptoms from her congenital heart defect. Left behind by the head chef in the royal kitchen of [ ]. - A shortsword that will always cut exactly what the wielder intends to cut while harmlessly passing through undesired targets. Requires the wielder to cut their hand and bleed one drop of blood before it can be removed from the scabbard. Originator unknown. Donated by [ ], a knight's son living in [ ]. - A mask resembling the main character "Ashheart", from the play [ ], which was commonly performed in [ ] 44 years ago. Once worn by an individual, all people in a radius of 50m will be forced to refer to that individual as "Ashheart" and will describe their physical characteristics identically to that of the character, such as that of voice, height, and gender. Has no discernable effect on people who have not seen the play. Left behind by [ ], the playwright of [ ].

Artifacts Legendary Mementos with strong powers. Notably left behind by rulers or people who have made a mark on history.

Very difficult to gain ownership of.

Examples of Artifacts- - A carved hunting horn, that when blown into, can be heard at noticeable volume at a radius of around 22,000 km [requires further testimony?]. Instantly wakes up all living beings who hear it and removes inebriation. Additional effects unknown. Left behind by [ ], conqueror of the southern lands. - A pair of glasses that show the past in the left lens and the future in the right lens. Extent and control is unknown, anecdotes imply that the user can view whichever points in time they would like. Removing it will tear out the wearer's left eye the first time, and the right eye the second time. Left behind by [ ], who was head of the [ ] archival division. - Decorated robes. When properly worn, all who look at the wearer will fully believe whichever words they are speaking against all possible logic or reasoning, with effects persisting until the moment at which the wearer removes the Artifact from their own person. Unknown radius of effect. Left behind by [ ], head of the Church in the [ ] region.

Curses | Cursed Mementos A Curse is defined, mainly, by a lack of control over its function. Commonly, this comes in the form of a clothing item that is difficult to remove. Curses often cause direct harm to the persons utilizing them. Most curses can only be easily removed upon the death of the owner.

The usefulness of a Curse varies wildly, and the Church has strict guidelines to mark a memento as a Curse. It is forbidden for secondhand sellers to display or keep inventory of Curses without special handling or oversight.

Some examples of Curses- - A corset that senses whether the wearer is properly following high noble etiquette. When rules are followed, it slightly loosens, and when rules are not followed, it slightly tightens. As soon as it is worn, the buttons fuse together and become impossible to undo; [ ], after wearing it for consecutively 7 years, managed to loosen the corset enough to slip out manually. The corset can become tight enough to break ribs and eventually suffocate or crush the wearer. Originator unknown, obtained for study from the Church in [ ]. - A muzzle, the fit and shape indicating that it is for a short-snouted breed of dog. All attempts to verbally communicate by a person of whom is wearing this will come out as various barks and other dog noises. It is unknown how to remove this Curse other than by the death of the afflicted. Originator unknown. Confiscated from the inventory of a secondhand store in [ ]. - A letter opener with metallic thorny vines adorning the handle. When picked up, the holder is compelled to grip the handle tightly until the thorns pierce skin and blood is released from their hand. The letter opener cannot be put down by the holder until it is either used to open either an envelope or is used to injure another person. Left behind by [ ], who was in charge of official communications within the small town of [ ].

When a living being dies, the memento will usually be found nearby their body or upon their person. A spell of identification suffices to easily differentiate the newly formed memento from any possessions they may have had on hand.

As currently officiated by the Church of Light, mementos can be sorted into different categories.

Materials The "lowest tier" of memento, left behind by monsters and magical animals. Although they have the natural toughness and resistance to deterioration of any average memento, Materials can be broken down using special tools. Like any memento, they contain a high concentration of magic and are very useful in applications of research or craft. Mementos rated in the Material tier are normally inert and do not have any special properties or usages on their own.

Some examples of Materials- - Windhorn rabbits, which spawn in the [west plains], commonly drop their famed horns as a Material. These horns are lathed and used to craft wands and other foci useful for air manipulation. - Drakes were in the past hunted for the fangs and claws that they would drop as Materials. Even after being crushed and incorporated into steel, the magic remains in the Material and imbues puncturing weapons with a particular piercing quality.

Materials are not commonly considered to be "proper mementos" by the common person, but researchers recognize them as part of the same phenomena.

Curio Known as "useless" or "inert" mementos. To be categorized as a Curio, a memento must have no apparent usages outside of its own existence as a memento.

What separates a Curio from a Material, when both are known for being inert and not being useful on its own? Curios come from humankind and are usually in a form of some designed object rather than a part of one's body. Curios are also much more durable than Materials, and it takes very specialized magic and equipment to alter them in any way.

Some examples of Curios- - A shiny marble that reflects the night sky within it no matter the time of day. It still requires a natural light to do so. Does not necessarily reflect the constellations accurately. Originator unknown. Obtained from a secondhand store in the port of [ ]. - A string bracelet which changes colour every time it is newly perceived. Too small to fit most wrists. Left behind by a weaver's daughter living in a small rural village near [ ] - A feather quill with a blunted edge. Unsuitable to write with. Whenever one attempts to ink it and use it anyway, it will come out dry and have a barely legible line no matter the quantity of ink you have used. Left behind by an unpopular poet from the city of [ ].

Trinkets Mementos that have niche or small usages. On average, larger in size than Curios.

The most common category. One will often find piles of these filling up the shelves of the memento section at your local secondhand store. Trinkets are where mementos move from "difficult to modify" to "near-impossible to damage in any way".

Some examples of Trinkets- - A journal that will reach the end cover within 7 flips of the pages, no matter how many pages you flip at once. The previous owner used it to hide their writings; to get to certain works, you must flip exact combinations of pages at once. Left behind by a retired councilor in the city of [ ]. - A hand mirror that reflects an almost faithful image; except that persons seen within its view will be sans clothing or makeup. Any mementos worn as personal objects will still be visible. Originator unknown. Acquired from the possessions of [ ], who was imprisioned for public indecency. - A hat adorned with ribbons of varying styles and colours. When a ribbon is untied, it reveals a completely identical ribbon underneath; it is impossible to de-ribbon the hat. Ribbons still tied on the hat are indestructible as usual, but become ordinary silk as soon as removed and can be cut or torn as usual. Suffices as an infinite source of ribbons, if one is patient enough to continuously untie and remove them. Left behind by a seamstress previously working in [ ].