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	The Almery of Silence has never been a ''popular'' item. It is expensive compared to a [[Wayfarer's Pyx]] or [[Litany of the Labyrinth]] and the benefits it provides of questionable value to anyone other than a sect of [[Religious_Crimes#Heresy\|heretics]]. Yet there are always a few sects who value protection from the prying eyes of other priests.		The Almery of Silence has never been a ''popular'' item. It is expensive compared to a [[Wayfarer's Pyx]] or [[Litany of the Labyrinth]] and the benefits it provides of questionable value to anyone other than a sect of [[Religious_Crimes#Heresy\|heretics]]. Yet there are always a few sects who value protection from the prying eyes of other priests.

	The history of the Almery of Silence is a turbulent one. Several times during the history of the Empire it has been declared a [[List_of_Criminal_Offences#Crimes_of_Property\|criminal offence]] to create, own, or use this reliquary. Both [[Emperor Nicovar]] and [[Emperor Ahraz]] supported bans on the use of this item, albeit for different reasons. Surprisingly, however, the item began to see its first widespread use in the reign of [[Empress Teleri]], primarily in the hands of sects with an emphasis on missionary work among the [[Faraden]] and the [[Principalities of Jarm\|Jarmish]] - something that is sometimes pointed out when the thorny discussion of its use comes up in the [[~~Imperial~~ Synod]].		The history of the Almery of Silence is a turbulent one. Several times during the history of the Empire it has been declared a [[List_of_Criminal_Offences#Crimes_of_Property\|criminal offence]] to create, own, or use this reliquary. Both [[Emperor Nicovar]] and [[Emperor Ahraz]] supported bans on the use of this item, albeit for different reasons. Surprisingly, however, the item began to see its first widespread use in the reign of [[Empress Teleri]], primarily in the hands of sects with an emphasis on missionary work among the [[Faraden]] and the [[Principalities of Jarm\|Jarmish]] - something that is sometimes pointed out when the thorny discussion of its use comes up in the [[Synod]].

	This item is certainly known among the priests of Faraden, and according to travellers and missionaries, an item with very similar effects is known in [[Axos]] - indeed there is some circumstantial evidence to suggest the item may have originated in that eastern nation. It is, perhaps unsurprisingly, completely illegal in the [[Sumaah Republic]].		This item is certainly known among the priests of Faraden, and according to travellers and missionaries, an item with very similar effects is known in [[Axos]] - indeed there is some circumstantial evidence to suggest the item may have originated in that eastern nation. It is, perhaps unsurprisingly, completely illegal in the [[Sumaah Republic]].

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	The history of the Almery of Silence is a turbulent one. Several times during the history of the Empire it has been declared a [[List_of_Criminal_Offences#Crimes_of_Property\|criminal offence]] to create, own, or use this reliquary. Both [[Emperor Nicovar]] and [[Emperor Ahraz]] supported bans on the use of this item, albeit for different reasons. Surprisingly, however, the item began to see its first widespread use in the reign of [[Empress Teleri]], primarily in the hands of sects with an emphasis on missionary work among the [[Faraden]] and the [[Principalities of Jarm\|Jarmish]] - something that is sometimes pointed out when the thorny discussion of its use comes up in the [[Imperial Synod]].		The history of the Almery of Silence is a turbulent one. Several times during the history of the Empire it has been declared a [[List_of_Criminal_Offences#Crimes_of_Property\|criminal offence]] to create, own, or use this reliquary. Both [[Emperor Nicovar]] and [[Emperor Ahraz]] supported bans on the use of this item, albeit for different reasons. Surprisingly, however, the item began to see its first widespread use in the reign of [[Empress Teleri]], primarily in the hands of sects with an emphasis on missionary work among the [[Faraden]] and the [[Principalities of Jarm\|Jarmish]] - something that is sometimes pointed out when the thorny discussion of its use comes up in the [[Imperial Synod]].

	This item is certainly known among the priests of Faraden, and according to ~~travelers~~ and missionaries, an item with very similar effects is known in [[Axos]] - indeed there is some circumstantial evidence to suggest the item may have originated in that eastern nation. It is, perhaps unsurprisingly, completely illegal in the [[Sumaah Republic]].		This item is certainly known among the priests of Faraden, and according to travellers and missionaries, an item with very similar effects is known in [[Axos]] - indeed there is some circumstantial evidence to suggest the item may have originated in that eastern nation. It is, perhaps unsurprisingly, completely illegal in the [[Sumaah Republic]].

	==Rules==		==Rules==

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			{{Interdicted\|item\|[[384YE_Spring_Equinox_Conclave_sessions#Interdiction:_Almery_of_Silence\|Spring 384YE]]}}
	==Description==		==Description==
	An almery is a decorated box, generally used for holding either ceremonial tools or consumables such as oil or [[liao]]. As with other [[Magic Items#Reliquaries\|reliquaries]], while an Almery of Silence usually takes the form of a container, it might be infused into any object that has spiritual significance to the sect to which it belongs. Unlike many reliquaries, an Almery of Silence is rarely placed on public display. It is more likely to be concealed or kept in a secure location than it is to be placed on the altar of a [[consecration\|consecrated]] shrine.		An almery is a decorated box, generally used for holding either ceremonial tools or consumables such as oil or [[liao]]. As with other [[Magic Items#Reliquaries\|reliquaries]], while an Almery of Silence usually takes the form of a container, it might be infused into any object that has spiritual significance to the sect to which it belongs. Unlike many reliquaries, an Almery of Silence is rarely placed on public display. It is more likely to be concealed or kept in a secure location than it is to be placed on the altar of a [[consecration\|consecrated]] shrine.
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	The Almery of Silence has never been a ''popular'' item. It is expensive compared to a [[Wayfarer's Pyx]] or [[Litany of the Labyrinth]] and the benefits it provides of questionable value to anyone other than a sect of [[Religious_Crimes#Heresy\|heretics]]. Yet there are always a few sects who value protection from the prying eyes of other priests.		The Almery of Silence has never been a ''popular'' item. It is expensive compared to a [[Wayfarer's Pyx]] or [[Litany of the Labyrinth]] and the benefits it provides of questionable value to anyone other than a sect of [[Religious_Crimes#Heresy\|heretics]]. Yet there are always a few sects who value protection from the prying eyes of other priests.

	The history of the Almery of Silence is a turbulent one. Several times during the history of the Empire it has been declared a [[List_of_Criminal_Offences#Crimes_of_Property\|criminal offence]] to create, own, or use this reliquary. Both [[Emperor Nicovar]] and [[Emperor Ahraz]] supported bans on the use of this item, albeit for different reasons. Surprisingly, however, the item began to see its first widespread use in the reign of [[Empress Teleri]], primarily in the hands of sects with an emphasis on missionary work among the [[Faraden]] and the [[Principalities of Jarm\|Jarmish]] - something that is sometimes pointed out when the thorny discussion of its use comes up in the [[Imperial Synod]]~~. Currently it is illegal to own or use an Almery of Silence in the Empire~~.		The history of the Almery of Silence is a turbulent one. Several times during the history of the Empire it has been declared a [[List_of_Criminal_Offences#Crimes_of_Property\|criminal offence]] to create, own, or use this reliquary. Both [[Emperor Nicovar]] and [[Emperor Ahraz]] supported bans on the use of this item, albeit for different reasons. Surprisingly, however, the item began to see its first widespread use in the reign of [[Empress Teleri]], primarily in the hands of sects with an emphasis on missionary work among the [[Faraden]] and the [[Principalities of Jarm\|Jarmish]] - something that is sometimes pointed out when the thorny discussion of its use comes up in the [[Imperial Synod]].

	This item is certainly known among the priests of Faraden, and according to travelers and missionaries, an item with very similar effects is known in [[Axos]] - indeed there is some circumstantial evidence to suggest the item may have originated in that eastern nation. It is, perhaps unsurprisingly, completely illegal in the [[Sumaah Republic]].		This item is certainly known among the priests of Faraden, and according to travelers and missionaries, an item with very similar effects is known in [[Axos]] - indeed there is some circumstantial evidence to suggest the item may have originated in that eastern nation. It is, perhaps unsurprisingly, completely illegal in the [[Sumaah Republic]].

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	==Description==		==Description==
	An almery is a decorated box, generally used for holding either ceremonial tools or consumables such as oil or [[liao]]. As with other [[Magic Items#Reliquaries\|reliquaries]], while an ~~almery~~ of ~~purity~~ usually takes the form of a container, it might be infused into any object that has spiritual significance to the sect to which it belongs. Unlike many reliquaries, an Almery of Silence is rarely placed on public display. It is more likely to be concealed or kept in a secure location than it is to be placed on the altar of a [[consecration\|consecrated]] shrine.		An almery is a decorated box, generally used for holding either ceremonial tools or consumables such as oil or [[liao]]. As with other [[Magic Items#Reliquaries\|reliquaries]], while an Almery of Silence usually takes the form of a container, it might be infused into any object that has spiritual significance to the sect to which it belongs. Unlike many reliquaries, an Almery of Silence is rarely placed on public display. It is more likely to be concealed or kept in a secure location than it is to be placed on the altar of a [[consecration\|consecrated]] shrine.

	While this reliquary is bonded to a sect, it conceals the auras of all members from the [[insight]] ceremony. Even [[Liao#True Liao\|true liao]] cannot garner any information about the aura of a person who is part of a sect with an Almery of ~~SIlence~~. Unlike more spiritually dangerous items such as a [[Shackle of the Unvirtuous]], or poisons like the [[Tisanes of the Labyrinth#Shadowcrow Infusion\|Shadowcrow Infusion]] it does so without impeding the sect members' ability to perform liao ceremonies. They have been popular in the Empire among sects dedicated to [[Vigilance]] against the enemies of the Empire, and with sects that engage in missionary work to foreign nations where they might encounter someone capable of wielding the insight ceremony or something similar.		While this reliquary is bonded to a sect, it conceals the auras of all members from the [[insight]] ceremony. Even [[Liao#True Liao\|true liao]] cannot garner any information about the aura of a person who is part of a sect with an Almery of Silence. Unlike more spiritually dangerous items such as a [[Shackle of the Unvirtuous]], or poisons like the [[Tisanes of the Labyrinth#Shadowcrow Infusion\|Shadowcrow Infusion]] it does so without impeding the sect members' ability to perform liao ceremonies. They have been popular in the Empire among sects dedicated to [[Vigilance]] against the enemies of the Empire, and with sects that engage in missionary work to foreign nations where they might encounter someone capable of wielding the insight ceremony or something similar.

	The Almery of Silence has never been a ''popular'' item. It is expensive compared to a [[Wayfarer's Pyx]] or [[Litany of the Labyrinth]] and the benefits it provides of questionable value to anyone other than a sect of [[Religious_Crimes#Heresy\|heretics]]. Yet there are always a few sects who value protection from the prying eyes of other priests.		The Almery of Silence has never been a ''popular'' item. It is expensive compared to a [[Wayfarer's Pyx]] or [[Litany of the Labyrinth]] and the benefits it provides of questionable value to anyone other than a sect of [[Religious_Crimes#Heresy\|heretics]]. Yet there are always a few sects who value protection from the prying eyes of other priests.

	The history of the Almery of Silence is a turbulent one. Several times during the history of the Empire it has been declared a [[List_of_Criminal_Offences#Crimes_of_Property\|criminal offence]] to create, own, or use this reliquary. Both [[Emperor Nicovar]] and [[Emperor Ahraz]] supported bans on the use of this item, albeit for different reasons. Surprisingly, however, the item began to see its first widespread use in the reign of [[Empress Teleri]], primarily in the hands of sects with an emphasis on missionary work among the [[Faraden]] and the [[Principalities of Jarm\|Jarmish]] - something that is sometimes pointed out when the thorny discussion of its use comes up in the [[Imperial Synod]]. Currently it is ~~not~~ illegal to own or use an Almery of Silence in the Empire.		The history of the Almery of Silence is a turbulent one. Several times during the history of the Empire it has been declared a [[List_of_Criminal_Offences#Crimes_of_Property\|criminal offence]] to create, own, or use this reliquary. Both [[Emperor Nicovar]] and [[Emperor Ahraz]] supported bans on the use of this item, albeit for different reasons. Surprisingly, however, the item began to see its first widespread use in the reign of [[Empress Teleri]], primarily in the hands of sects with an emphasis on missionary work among the [[Faraden]] and the [[Principalities of Jarm\|Jarmish]] - something that is sometimes pointed out when the thorny discussion of its use comes up in the [[Imperial Synod]]. Currently it is illegal to own or use an Almery of Silence in the Empire.

	This item is certainly known among the priests of Faraden, and according to travelers and missionaries, an item with very similar effects is known in [[Axos]] - indeed there is some circumstantial evidence to suggest the item may have originated in that eastern nation. It is, perhaps unsurprisingly, completely illegal in the [[Sumaah Republic]].		This item is certainly known among the priests of Faraden, and according to travelers and missionaries, an item with very similar effects is known in [[Axos]] - indeed there is some circumstantial evidence to suggest the item may have originated in that eastern nation. It is, perhaps unsurprisingly, completely illegal in the [[Sumaah Republic]].

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	==Description==		==Description==
	An almery is a decorated box, generally used for holding either ceremonial tools or consumables such as oil or [[liao]]. As with other [[Magic Items#Reliquaries\|reliquaries]], while an almery of purity usually takes the form of a container, it might be infused into any object that has spiritual significance to the sect to which it belongs. Unlike many reliquaries, an Almery of Silence is rarely placed on public display. It is more likely to be concealed or kept in a secure location than it is to be placed on the altar of a [[consecration\|consecrated]] shrine.		An almery is a decorated box, generally used for holding either ceremonial tools or consumables such as oil or [[liao]]. As with other [[Magic Items#Reliquaries\|reliquaries]], while an almery of purity usually takes the form of a container, it might be infused into any object that has spiritual significance to the sect to which it belongs. Unlike many reliquaries, an Almery of Silence is rarely placed on public display. It is more likely to be concealed or kept in a secure location than it is to be placed on the altar of a [[consecration\|consecrated]] shrine.
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	* '''Effect:''' The aura of every member of the [[Bands#Sects\|sect]] is [[Insight#Concealment\|concealed]] from the [[insight]] ceremony. A character responding to a [[Insight#Performing_a_Quick_Insight\|quick insight]] ''must'' respond "''my aura is concealed''" and provide no other information.		* '''Effect:''' The aura of every member of the [[Bands#Sects\|sect]] is [[Insight#Concealment\|concealed]] from the [[insight]] ceremony. A character responding to a [[Insight#Performing_a_Quick_Insight\|quick insight]] ''must'' respond "''my aura is concealed''" and provide no other information.
	* '''Roleplaying Effect:''' You feel an urge to follow the teachings of your sect regardless of consequence.		* '''Roleplaying Effect:''' You feel an urge to follow the teachings of your sect regardless of consequence.
	* '''Materials:''' Crafting an ~~almery~~ of ~~purity~~ requires ~~'''TBC''' <!---seven~~ ingots of [[Materials#Orichalcum\|orichalcum]], seven ~~ingots of [[Materials#Weltsilver\|weltsilver]], nine~~ ingots of [[Materials#Tempest Jade\|tempest jade]], ~~eleven~~ measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]], and ~~twenty-one~~ measures of [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]]~~--->~~. It takes one month to make one of these items.		* '''Materials:''' Crafting an Almery of Silence requires five ingots of [[Materials#Orichalcum\|orichalcum]], seven ingots of [[Materials#Tempest Jade\|tempest jade]], seven measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]], and eleven measures of [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]]. It takes one month to make one of these items.

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	* '''Effect:''' The aura of every member of the [[Bands#Sects\|sect]] is [[Insight#Concealment\|concealed]] from the [[insight]] ceremony. A character responding to a [[Insight#Performing_a_Quick_Insight\|quick insight]] ''must'' respond "''my aura is concealed''" and provide no other information.		* '''Effect:''' The aura of every member of the [[Bands#Sects\|sect]] is [[Insight#Concealment\|concealed]] from the [[insight]] ceremony. A character responding to a [[Insight#Performing_a_Quick_Insight\|quick insight]] ''must'' respond "''my aura is concealed''" and provide no other information.
	* '''Roleplaying Effect:''' You feel an urge to follow the teachings of your sect regardless of consequence.		* '''Roleplaying Effect:''' You feel an urge to follow the teachings of your sect regardless of consequence.
	* '''Materials:''' Crafting an almery of purity requires '''TBC''' <!---seven ingots of [[Materials#Orichalcum\|orichalcum]], seven ingots of [[Materials#Weltsilver\|weltsilver]], nine ingots of [[Materials#Tempest Jade\|tempest jade]], eleven measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]], and twenty-one measures of [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]]--->~~. It takes one month to make one of these items.'~~. It takes one month to make one of these items.		* '''Materials:''' Crafting an almery of purity requires '''TBC''' <!---seven ingots of [[Materials#Orichalcum\|orichalcum]], seven ingots of [[Materials#Weltsilver\|weltsilver]], nine ingots of [[Materials#Tempest Jade\|tempest jade]], eleven measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]], and twenty-one measures of [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]]--->. It takes one month to make one of these items.

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	==Description==		==Description==
	An almery is a decorated box, generally used for holding either ceremonial tools or consumables such as oil or [[liao]]. As with other [[Magic Items#Reliquaries\|reliquaries]], while an almery of purity usually takes the form of a container, it might be infused into any object that has spiritual significance to the sect to which it belongs. Unlike many reliquaries, an Almery of Silence is rarely placed on public display. It is more likely to be concealed or kept in a secure location than it is to be placed on the altar of a [[consecration\|consecrated]] shrine.		An almery is a decorated box, generally used for holding either ceremonial tools or consumables such as oil or [[liao]]. As with other [[Magic Items#Reliquaries\|reliquaries]], while an almery of purity usually takes the form of a container, it might be infused into any object that has spiritual significance to the sect to which it belongs. Unlike many reliquaries, an Almery of Silence is rarely placed on public display. It is more likely to be concealed or kept in a secure location than it is to be placed on the altar of a [[consecration\|consecrated]] shrine.
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	* '''Effect:''' The aura of every member of the [[Bands#Sects\|sect]] is [[Insight#Concealment\|concealed]] from the [[insight]] ceremony. A character responding to a [[Insight#Performing_a_Quick_Insight\|quick insight]] ''must'' respond "''my aura is concealed''" and provide no other information.		* '''Effect:''' The aura of every member of the [[Bands#Sects\|sect]] is [[Insight#Concealment\|concealed]] from the [[insight]] ceremony. A character responding to a [[Insight#Performing_a_Quick_Insight\|quick insight]] ''must'' respond "''my aura is concealed''" and provide no other information.
	* '''Roleplaying Effect:''' You feel an urge to follow the teachings of your sect regardless of consequence.		* '''Roleplaying Effect:''' You feel an urge to follow the teachings of your sect regardless of consequence.
	* '''Materials:''' Crafting an almery of purity requires seven ingots of [[Materials#Orichalcum\|orichalcum]], seven ingots of [[Materials#Weltsilver\|weltsilver]], nine ingots of [[Materials#Tempest Jade\|tempest jade]], eleven measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]], and twenty-one measures of [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]]. It takes one month to make one of these items.'. It takes one month to make one of these items.		* '''Materials:''' Crafting an almery of purity requires '''TBC''' <!---seven ingots of [[Materials#Orichalcum\|orichalcum]], seven ingots of [[Materials#Weltsilver\|weltsilver]], nine ingots of [[Materials#Tempest Jade\|tempest jade]], eleven measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]], and twenty-one measures of [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]]--->. It takes one month to make one of these items.'. It takes one month to make one of these items.

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	An almery is a decorated box, generally used for holding either ceremonial tools or consumables such as oil or [[liao]]. As with other [[Magic Items#Reliquaries\|reliquaries]], while an almery of purity usually takes the form of a container, it might be infused into any object that has spiritual significance to the sect to which it belongs. Unlike many reliquaries, an Almery of Silence is rarely placed on public display. It is more likely to be concealed or kept in a secure location than it is to be placed on the altar of a [[consecration\|consecrated]] shrine.		An almery is a decorated box, generally used for holding either ceremonial tools or consumables such as oil or [[liao]]. As with other [[Magic Items#Reliquaries\|reliquaries]], while an almery of purity usually takes the form of a container, it might be infused into any object that has spiritual significance to the sect to which it belongs. Unlike many reliquaries, an Almery of Silence is rarely placed on public display. It is more likely to be concealed or kept in a secure location than it is to be placed on the altar of a [[consecration\|consecrated]] shrine.

	While this reliquary is bonded to a sect, it conceals the auras of all members from the [[insight]] ceremony. Even [[Liao#True Liao\|true liao]] cannot garner any information about the aura of a person who is part of a sect with an Almery of SIlence. Unlike more spiritually dangerous items such as a [[Shackle of the Unvirtuous]], or poisons like the [[Tisanes of the Labyrinth#Shadowcrow Infusion\|Shadowcrow Infusion]] it does so without impeding the sect members' ability to perform liao ceremonies. Sects that use the Almery of Silence are often deeply concerned with maintaining codes of virtuous behaviour, and take a hard line against members who betray the sect or fail to live up to their standards of spirituality. They ~~are especially~~ popular in the Empire among sects dedicated to [[Vigilance]] against the enemies of the Empire, and with sects that engage in missionary work to foreign nations where they might encounter someone capable of wielding the insight ceremony or something similar.		While this reliquary is bonded to a sect, it conceals the auras of all members from the [[insight]] ceremony. Even [[Liao#True Liao\|true liao]] cannot garner any information about the aura of a person who is part of a sect with an Almery of SIlence. Unlike more spiritually dangerous items such as a [[Shackle of the Unvirtuous]], or poisons like the [[Tisanes of the Labyrinth#Shadowcrow Infusion\|Shadowcrow Infusion]] it does so without impeding the sect members' ability to perform liao ceremonies. They have been popular in the Empire among sects dedicated to [[Vigilance]] against the enemies of the Empire, and with sects that engage in missionary work to foreign nations where they might encounter someone capable of wielding the insight ceremony or something similar.

	The Almery of Silence has never been a ''popular'' item. It is expensive compared to a [[Wayfarer's Pyx]] or [[Litany of the Labyrinth]] and the benefits it provides of questionable value to anyone other than a sect of [[Religious_Crimes#Heresy\|heretics]]. Yet there are always a few sects who value protection from the prying eyes of other priests.		The Almery of Silence has never been a ''popular'' item. It is expensive compared to a [[Wayfarer's Pyx]] or [[Litany of the Labyrinth]] and the benefits it provides of questionable value to anyone other than a sect of [[Religious_Crimes#Heresy\|heretics]]. Yet there are always a few sects who value protection from the prying eyes of other priests.
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	This item is certainly known among the priests of Faraden, and according to travelers and missionaries, an item with very similar effects is known in [[Axos]] - indeed there is some circumstantial evidence to suggest the item may have originated in that eastern nation. It is, perhaps unsurprisingly, completely illegal in the [[Sumaah Republic]].		This item is certainly known among the priests of Faraden, and according to travelers and missionaries, an item with very similar effects is known in [[Axos]] - indeed there is some circumstantial evidence to suggest the item may have originated in that eastern nation. It is, perhaps unsurprisingly, completely illegal in the [[Sumaah Republic]].

	==Rules==		==Rules==
	{{Reliquary}}		{{Reliquary}}

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	==Description==		==Description==
	An almery is a decorated box, generally used for holding either ceremonial tools or consumables such as oil or [[liao]] ~~- indeed many [[Groups#Sects\|sects]] who are bonded to one of these potent items keep their communal liao stores inside it~~. As with other [[Magic Items#Reliquaries\|reliquaries]], while an almery of purity usually takes the form of a container, it might be infused into any object that has spiritual significance to the sect to which it belongs. Unlike many reliquaries, an Almery of Silence is rarely placed on public display. It is more likely to be concealed or kept in a secure location than it is to be placed on the altar of a [[consecration\|consecrated]] shrine.		An almery is a decorated box, generally used for holding either ceremonial tools or consumables such as oil or [[liao]]. As with other [[Magic Items#Reliquaries\|reliquaries]], while an almery of purity usually takes the form of a container, it might be infused into any object that has spiritual significance to the sect to which it belongs. Unlike many reliquaries, an Almery of Silence is rarely placed on public display. It is more likely to be concealed or kept in a secure location than it is to be placed on the altar of a [[consecration\|consecrated]] shrine.

	While this reliquary is bonded to a sect, it conceals the auras of all members from the [[insight]] ceremony. Even [[Liao#True Liao\|true liao]] cannot garner any information about the aura of a person who is part of a sect with an Almery of SIlence. Unlike more spiritually dangerous items such as a [[Shackle of the Unvirtuous]], or poisons like the [[Tisanes of the Labyrinth#Shadowcrow Infusion\|Shadowcrow Infusion]] it does so without impeding the sect members' ability to perform liao ceremonies. Sects that use the Almery of Silence are often deeply concerned with maintaining codes of virtuous behaviour, and take a hard line against members who betray the sect or fail to live up to their standards of spirituality. They are especially popular in the Empire among sects dedicated to [[Vigilance]] against the enemies of the Empire, and with sects that engage in missionary work to foreign nations where they might encounter someone capable of wielding the insight ceremony or something similar.		While this reliquary is bonded to a sect, it conceals the auras of all members from the [[insight]] ceremony. Even [[Liao#True Liao\|true liao]] cannot garner any information about the aura of a person who is part of a sect with an Almery of SIlence. Unlike more spiritually dangerous items such as a [[Shackle of the Unvirtuous]], or poisons like the [[Tisanes of the Labyrinth#Shadowcrow Infusion\|Shadowcrow Infusion]] it does so without impeding the sect members' ability to perform liao ceremonies. Sects that use the Almery of Silence are often deeply concerned with maintaining codes of virtuous behaviour, and take a hard line against members who betray the sect or fail to live up to their standards of spirituality. They are especially popular in the Empire among sects dedicated to [[Vigilance]] against the enemies of the Empire, and with sects that engage in missionary work to foreign nations where they might encounter someone capable of wielding the insight ceremony or something similar.

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	* '''Effect:''' The aura of every member of the [[Bands#Sects\|sect]] is [[Insight#Concealment\|concealed]] from the [[insight]] ceremony. A character responding to a [[Insight#Performing_a_Quick_Insight\|quick insight]] ''must'' respond "''my aura is concealed''" and provide no other information.		* '''Effect:''' The aura of every member of the [[Bands#Sects\|sect]] is [[Insight#Concealment\|concealed]] from the [[insight]] ceremony. A character responding to a [[Insight#Performing_a_Quick_Insight\|quick insight]] ''must'' respond "''my aura is concealed''" and provide no other information.
	* '''Roleplaying Effect:''' You feel an urge to follow the teachings of your sect regardless of consequence.		* '''Roleplaying Effect:''' You feel an urge to follow the teachings of your sect regardless of consequence.
	* '''Materials:''' Crafting an almery of purity requires ''~~'TBC''~~'. It takes one month to make one of these items.		* '''Materials:''' Crafting an almery of purity requires seven ingots of [[Materials#Orichalcum\|orichalcum]], seven ingots of [[Materials#Weltsilver\|weltsilver]], nine ingots of [[Materials#Tempest Jade\|tempest jade]], eleven measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]], and twenty-one measures of [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]]. It takes one month to make one of these items.'. It takes one month to make one of these items.