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Pandora's Box

Gnosis 6

In ancient myth, Pandora had a box full of the ills of mankind; as she was unstoppably curious, she did open it and they were released to hassle humanity for all time. This fetish is ironically named for that woman, though it can be used to trap and release Banes - the ills of mankind embodied. The Box can hold up to ten Wyrm-spirits at a time.

To trap a spirit, the Fury bound to the Box must point its keyhole at the spirit and speak a command word in ancient Greek. The box then rolls its Gnosis in a contest against the spirit's current Rage; the target is 6 for both Box and Bane. If the Box gets more successes, the Bane is trapped; if the Bane gets as many or more successes, it is free and Pandora's Box cannot be used on it again that day.

If, for some reason, the Fury wishes to let one or more Banes free, she need only to open the lid of Pandora's Box. She must make a Wits roll and achieve 3 successes in order to release just one Bane; fewer than 3 successes means that extra Banes escape, one per success. A botch on this roll frees all the Banes in the box. If she gets the 3 successes, the one Bane that escapes will be the one that has been in the Box for longest.

This fetish is made by binding any spirit with entrapement powers within; usually spider-spirits or spirits of crafts are preferred.