Magic/Tech Fusion · Rite Tools
Quiet Current Astral Marking Chalk
₡175
- 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 |
Quiet Current Astral Marking Chalk is a fitted tin of dense marking sticks that leave two lines at once: pigment on matter and a colder trace in astral space. This Quiet Current pattern uses pale riverstone composite, soft cork backing, and no active indicator brighter than a coal, preferred in clinics, negotiations, and other rooms where announcing the rite would be half the failure. Quiet Current's marks grip painted hull, stone, fabric, and clean skin, then fade without solvent when their charge expires. Quiet Current uses a careful operator can lay a boundary, direction chain, or warning glyph quickly; sweat, dust, and broken geometry still matter. With Quiet Current, every stick wears down fast. With Quiet Current, saving a thumb's width of chalk by leaving a weak corner is how inexpensive supplies become expensive stories. Ninth Sign asks 175 credits, including a fitted case and one calibration check; replacement consumables are extra, because apparently consequences have a subscription model; that is the Quiet Current distinction.