Magic/Tech Fusion · Rite Tools
Kitewire Ritual Signal Lantern
₡180
- Physical mass
- 0.5 kg
- Stowed volume
- 0.002 m³
- Measurement
- estimated
- Damage resistance
- DR 0 (estimated)
Rules-ready
3D6 Stats
| Weight | 0.5 kg (1.1 lb) |
|---|---|
| DR | 0 |
| Advantages | None |
| Disadvantages | None |
| Skill bonuses | None |
Kitewire Ritual Signal Lantern is a hooded ritual lantern whose layered shutters turn spirit pressure into colored bars of light. This Kitewire pattern uses springy silver filament, blue enamel tabs, and a sharp ozone smell when armed, fast to deploy and fussy about nearby transmitters, a fair trade when seconds are expensive. Kitewire does not illuminate a corridor so much as tell you what has already entered it. With Kitewire, set on a deck plate, the weighted feet bite; hung from a hook, the inner flame keeps level through ordinary thrust. Kitewire's reading costs patience: nearby drives, fresh blood, and sloppy wardwork can all tint the signal. At the listed price, buyers are paying for a warning they can read while frightened—not certainty; that is the Kitewire distinction. Ninth Sign asks 180 credits, including a fitted case and one calibration check; replacement consumables are extra, because apparently consequences have a subscription model; that is the Kitewire distinction.