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| ======The Imperial Commission====== | ======The Imperial Commission====== | ||
| - | * Black Ichor, a dark and tarry substance, sometimes bubbles up from beneath the ground. | + | =====Black Ichor====== |
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| + | * Black Ichor, a dark and tarry substance, sometimes bubbles up from beneath the ground without warning. | ||
| * Black Ichor has many remarkable properties. | * Black Ichor has many remarkable properties. | ||
| - | * One property of Ichor is the way in which it mutates living and inanimate substances it comes into contact with. | + | * One property of Ichor is the way in which it slowly mutates living and inanimate substances it comes into contact with. |
| + | * Even a small drop of raw Ichor is enough to produce several Ichorwerks and, given time, to mutate the substances it comes into contact with. | ||
| + | * Equipment that handles and stores Ichor has to be specially treated to avoid its mutagenic properties. | ||
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| + | =====Commissioners===== | ||
| * Commissioners - also known as Ichor Savants - study how to manipulate Ichor to brew potions and tinctures, known as Ichorwerk. | * Commissioners - also known as Ichor Savants - study how to manipulate Ichor to brew potions and tinctures, known as Ichorwerk. | ||
| + | * Commissioners can usually be identified by their numerous bodily mutations, earned through long and diligent hours studying Ichor on behalf of the city. | ||
| + | * As a rule of thumb, the more mutations a Commissioner has, the more senior they are. | ||
| + | * Mutations are a source of great pride and are seen as both beautiful and desirable. | ||
| + | * To become a Commissioner, one must petition the Imperial Commission. If successful, applicants are required to pass an exam administered by the Commission. The contents of the exam are unknown. | ||
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| + | =====Ichor and the Law===== | ||
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| * By Imperial Decree all Black Ichor belongs to the Crown and owning any without permission is Treason. | * By Imperial Decree all Black Ichor belongs to the Crown and owning any without permission is Treason. | ||
| * The Imperial Commission and its members have permission to own and study Ichor by Imperial writ. | * The Imperial Commission and its members have permission to own and study Ichor by Imperial writ. | ||
| * They therefore have a monopoly in this area. | * They therefore have a monopoly in this area. | ||
| * Owning Ichorwerk produced by the Commission is not illegal, but it is difficult to obtain. | * Owning Ichorwerk produced by the Commission is not illegal, but it is difficult to obtain. | ||
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