Before the Throne of Estavus - Revision history

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	===Effects===		===Effects===
	When the ritual is performed, the ritualists put five ingots or measures of [[Materials\|special materials]] in an opaque container. At the completion the contents disappear, presented to the factotum of [[Estavus]], an Autumn [[eternal]] who is always hungry for raw materials from the mortal realm.		When the ritual is performed, the ritualists put five ingots or measures of [[Materials\|special materials]] in an opaque container. At the completion, the contents disappear, presented to the factotum of [[Estavus]], an Autumn [[eternal]] who is always hungry for raw materials from the mortal realm.

	It will take at least an hour for anything to happen, potentially longer. After this time, when the box is opened, it will contain a single pouch of [[Vis#Warm Ashes\|ashes]] from the fire-mountain Shikal. Each pouch of ash can be used as part of an Autumn ritual as if it were up to three crystals of mana. All the ashes in a pouch are consumed regardless of how much is needed, but the pouch can be passed among multiple magicians who are contributing to the ritual if desired.		It will take at least an hour for anything to happen, potentially longer. After this time, when the box is opened, it will contain a single pouch of [[Vis#Warm Ashes\|ashes]] from the fire-mountain Shikal. Each pouch of ash can be used as part of an Autumn ritual as if it were up to three crystals of mana. All the ashes in a pouch are consumed regardless of how much is needed, but the pouch can be passed among multiple magicians who are contributing to the ritual if desired.
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	===Additional targets===		===Additional targets===
	The ritual can affect additional ~~ingots~~. Each additional five ingots included in the ritual increases the magnitude by 2, and provides an additional pouch of warm ashes. Additional ingots must be placed in the same container but need not be the same type of material.		The ritual can affect additional materials. Each additional five ingots or measures included in the ritual increases the magnitude by 2, and provides an additional pouch of warm ashes. Additional ingots must be placed in the same container but need not be the same type of material.

	==Description==		==Description==

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	It will take at least an hour for anything to happen, potentially longer. After this time, when the box is opened, it will contain a single pouch of [[Vis#Warm Ashes\|ashes]] from the fire-mountain Shikal. Each pouch of ash can be used as part of an Autumn ritual as if it were up to three crystals of mana. All the ashes in a pouch are consumed regardless of how much is needed, but the pouch can be passed among multiple magicians who are contributing to the ritual if desired.		It will take at least an hour for anything to happen, potentially longer. After this time, when the box is opened, it will contain a single pouch of [[Vis#Warm Ashes\|ashes]] from the fire-mountain Shikal. Each pouch of ash can be used as part of an Autumn ritual as if it were up to three crystals of mana. All the ashes in a pouch are consumed regardless of how much is needed, but the pouch can be passed among multiple magicians who are contributing to the ritual if desired.
			{{CaptionedImage\|file=AutumnVis.jpg\|align=right\|width=200}}
	The ashes have no use in spellcasting, or in the rituals of other realms.		The ashes have no use in spellcasting, or in the rituals of other realms.

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	==Description==		==Description==

	The [[eternal]] [[Estavus]], called ''the Forgemistress'', is always hungry for rare materials from the mortal realm. This ritual represents a binding covenant between the eternal and mortal magicians - in return for the raw materials she desires, she provides them with the magical ashes which she has in abundance. The ashes are only useful for Autumn rituals, but they allow a [[Groups#Covens\|coven]] with a surfeit of special materials to convert their surplus into additional ritual power.		The [[eternal]] [[Estavus]], called ''the Forgemistress'', is always hungry for rare materials from the mortal realm. This ritual represents a binding covenant between the eternal and mortal magicians - in return for the raw materials she desires, she provides them with the magical ashes which she has in abundance. The ashes are only useful for Autumn rituals, but they allow a [[Groups#Covens\|coven]] with a surfeit of special materials to convert their surplus into additional ritual power.

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	==Common Elements==		==Common Elements==

	A box or sack, often of rare woods. fine silk or velvet, is the obvious focus used with this ritual, The container is often inscribed with the rune [[Lann]], or with symbols of weights and scales. Ink and parchment may be used to write down the exact contents of the box and the expected return in pouches of ashes, and transferred along with the ingots. Often the ritualists weigh and measure the ingots carefully before they place them in the container, to ensure that everything is above board.		A box or sack, often of rare woods. fine silk or velvet, is the obvious focus used with this ritual, The container is often inscribed with the rune [[Lann]], or with symbols of weights and scales. Ink and parchment may be used to write down the exact contents of the box and the expected return in pouches of ashes, and transferred along with the ingots. Often the ritualists weigh and measure the ingots carefully before they place them in the container, to ensure that everything is above board.

	[[Category:Autumn Ritual]]		[[Category:Autumn Ritual]]
	[[Category:Rituals]]		[[Category:Rituals]]

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Additional targets

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	===Additional targets===		===Additional targets===
	The ritual can affect additional ingots. Each additional five ingots included in the ritual increases the magnitude by 2. Additional ingots must be placed in the same container but need not be the same type of material.		The ritual can affect additional ingots. Each additional five ingots included in the ritual increases the magnitude by 2, and provides an additional pouch of warm ashes. Additional ingots must be placed in the same container but need not be the same type of material.

	==Description==		==Description==

Dre at 15:05, 12 November 2018

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	===Effects===		===Effects===
	When the ritual is performed, the ritualists put five ingots or measures of [[Materials\|special materials]] in an opaque container. At the completion the contents disappear, presented to the factotum of [[Estavus]], an Autumn [[~~Eternals\|~~eternal]] who is always hungry for raw materials from the mortal realm.		When the ritual is performed, the ritualists put five ingots or measures of [[Materials\|special materials]] in an opaque container. At the completion the contents disappear, presented to the factotum of [[Estavus]], an Autumn [[eternal]] who is always hungry for raw materials from the mortal realm.

	It will take at least an hour for anything to happen, potentially longer. After this time, when the box is opened, it will contain a single pouch of [[Vis#Warm Ashes\|ashes]] from the fire-mountain Shikal. Each pouch of ash can be used as part of an Autumn ritual as if it were up to three crystals of mana. All the ashes in a pouch are consumed regardless of how much is needed, but the pouch can be passed among multiple magicians who are contributing to the ritual if desired.		It will take at least an hour for anything to happen, potentially longer. After this time, when the box is opened, it will contain a single pouch of [[Vis#Warm Ashes\|ashes]] from the fire-mountain Shikal. Each pouch of ash can be used as part of an Autumn ritual as if it were up to three crystals of mana. All the ashes in a pouch are consumed regardless of how much is needed, but the pouch can be passed among multiple magicians who are contributing to the ritual if desired.
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	==Description==		==Description==

	The [[~~Eternals\|Eternal~~]] [[Estavus]], called ''the Forgemistress'', is always hungry for rare materials from the mortal realm. This ritual represents a binding covenant between the ~~Eternal~~ and mortal magicians - in return for the raw materials she desires, she provides them with the magical ashes which she has in abundance. The ashes are only useful for Autumn rituals, but they allow a [[Groups#Covens\|coven]] with a surfeit of special materials to convert their surplus into additional ritual power.		The [[eternal]] [[Estavus]], called ''the Forgemistress'', is always hungry for rare materials from the mortal realm. This ritual represents a binding covenant between the eternal and mortal magicians - in return for the raw materials she desires, she provides them with the magical ashes which she has in abundance. The ashes are only useful for Autumn rituals, but they allow a [[Groups#Covens\|coven]] with a surfeit of special materials to convert their surplus into additional ritual power.

	Before he became interested in the [[Tribute to the Thrice-Cursed Court]] ritual, the [[The League\|Freeborn]] scholar Serval i Riqueza of the [[Unfettered Mind]] spent a year (and a small fortune in ingots from his family's [[Materials#Green Iron\|green iron]] [[mine]]) exploring the way this ritual worked. He concluded that, like [[Missive for Sadogua]], the ritual could theoretically have been designed at a lower magnitude if its only purpose was to send materials to an ~~Eternal~~. He theorised that the additional magnitude existed to ensure a small 'profit' for Estavus, but that without the extra magnitude the exchange would not be binding - the Autumn ~~Eternal~~ would be free to simply take the ingots or measures and provide nothing in return. The additional mana and magnitude make the ritual a 'formal' exchange. He also commented in his footnotes that he appreciated the symmetry that a pouch of the ashes of Shikal was exactly sufficient to allow a single casting of this ritual to produce two pouches, and mused that this was probably not a coincidence.		Before he became interested in the [[Tribute to the Thrice-Cursed Court]] ritual, the [[The League\|Freeborn]] scholar Serval i Riqueza of the [[Unfettered Mind]] spent a year (and a small fortune in ingots from his family's [[Materials#Green Iron\|green iron]] [[mine]]) exploring the way this ritual worked. He concluded that, like [[Missive for Sadogua]], the ritual could theoretically have been designed at a lower magnitude if its only purpose was to send materials to an eternal. He theorised that the additional magnitude existed to ensure a small 'profit' for Estavus, but that without the extra magnitude the exchange would not be binding - the Autumn eternal would be free to simply take the ingots or measures and provide nothing in return. The additional mana and magnitude make the ritual a 'formal' exchange. He also commented in his footnotes that he appreciated the symmetry that a pouch of the ashes of Shikal was exactly sufficient to allow a single casting of this ritual to produce two pouches, and mused that this was probably not a coincidence.

	Some magicians dislike the overtones of submission in the name of this ritual, and prefer to call it ''The Slopes of Mount Shikal''.		Some magicians dislike the overtones of submission in the name of this ritual, and prefer to call it ''The Slopes of Mount Shikal''.

Rafferty: /* Additional targets */

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Additional targets

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	===Additional targets===		===Additional targets===
	The ritual can affect additional ingots. Each additional five ingots included in the ritual increases the magnitude by 2~~. For every five ingots or measures of raw materials offered in tribute~~. Additional ingots must be placed in the same container but need not be the same type of material.		The ritual can affect additional ingots. Each additional five ingots included in the ritual increases the magnitude by 2. Additional ingots must be placed in the same container but need not be the same type of material.

	==Description==		==Description==

Rafferty: /* Effects */

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Effects

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	When the ritual is performed, the ritualists put five ingots or measures of [[Materials\|special materials]] in an opaque container. At the completion the contents disappear, presented to the factotum of [[Estavus]], an Autumn [[Eternals\|eternal]] who is always hungry for raw materials from the mortal realm.		When the ritual is performed, the ritualists put five ingots or measures of [[Materials\|special materials]] in an opaque container. At the completion the contents disappear, presented to the factotum of [[Estavus]], an Autumn [[Eternals\|eternal]] who is always hungry for raw materials from the mortal realm.

	It will take at least an hour for anything to happen, potentially longer. After this time, when the box is opened, it will contain a single pouch of ashes from the fire-mountain Shikal. Each pouch of ash can be used as part of an Autumn ritual as if it were up to three crystals of mana. All the ashes in a pouch are consumed regardless of how much is needed, but the pouch can be passed among multiple magicians who are contributing to the ritual if desired.		It will take at least an hour for anything to happen, potentially longer. After this time, when the box is opened, it will contain a single pouch of [[Vis#Warm Ashes\|ashes]] from the fire-mountain Shikal. Each pouch of ash can be used as part of an Autumn ritual as if it were up to three crystals of mana. All the ashes in a pouch are consumed regardless of how much is needed, but the pouch can be passed among multiple magicians who are contributing to the ritual if desired.

	The ashes have no use in spellcasting, or in the rituals of other realms.		The ashes have no use in spellcasting, or in the rituals of other realms.

Rafferty: /* Description */

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Description

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	The [[Eternals\|Eternal]] [[Estavus]], called ''the Forgemistress'', is always hungry for rare materials from the mortal realm. This ritual represents a binding covenant between the Eternal and mortal magicians - in return for the raw materials she desires, she provides them with the magical ashes which she has in abundance. The ashes are only useful for Autumn rituals, but they allow a [[Groups#Covens\|coven]] with a surfeit of special materials to convert their surplus into additional ritual power.		The [[Eternals\|Eternal]] [[Estavus]], called ''the Forgemistress'', is always hungry for rare materials from the mortal realm. This ritual represents a binding covenant between the Eternal and mortal magicians - in return for the raw materials she desires, she provides them with the magical ashes which she has in abundance. The ashes are only useful for Autumn rituals, but they allow a [[Groups#Covens\|coven]] with a surfeit of special materials to convert their surplus into additional ritual power.

	~~The ritual becomes more economical the more ingots are transferred at once, and unlike similar rituals the magnitude does not increase as the number of materials transferred increases.~~ Before he became interested in the [[Tribute to the Thrice-Cursed Court]] ritual, the [[The League\|Freeborn]] scholar Serval i Riqueza of the [[Unfettered Mind]] spent a year (and a small fortune in ingots from his family's [[Materials#Green Iron\|green iron]] [[mine]]) exploring the way this ritual worked. He concluded that, like [[Missive for Sadogua]], the ritual could theoretically have been designed at a lower magnitude if its only purpose was to send materials to an Eternal. He theorised that the additional magnitude existed to ensure a small 'profit' for Estavus, but that without the extra magnitude the exchange would not be binding - the Autumn Eternal would be free to simply take the ingots or measures and provide nothing in return. The additional mana and magnitude make the ritual a 'formal' exchange. He also commented in his footnotes that he appreciated the symmetry that a pouch of the ashes of Shikal was exactly sufficient to allow a single casting of this ritual to produce two pouches, and mused that this was probably not a coincidence.		Before he became interested in the [[Tribute to the Thrice-Cursed Court]] ritual, the [[The League\|Freeborn]] scholar Serval i Riqueza of the [[Unfettered Mind]] spent a year (and a small fortune in ingots from his family's [[Materials#Green Iron\|green iron]] [[mine]]) exploring the way this ritual worked. He concluded that, like [[Missive for Sadogua]], the ritual could theoretically have been designed at a lower magnitude if its only purpose was to send materials to an Eternal. He theorised that the additional magnitude existed to ensure a small 'profit' for Estavus, but that without the extra magnitude the exchange would not be binding - the Autumn Eternal would be free to simply take the ingots or measures and provide nothing in return. The additional mana and magnitude make the ritual a 'formal' exchange. He also commented in his footnotes that he appreciated the symmetry that a pouch of the ashes of Shikal was exactly sufficient to allow a single casting of this ritual to produce two pouches, and mused that this was probably not a coincidence.

	Some magicians dislike the overtones of submission in the name of this ritual, and prefer to call it ''The Slopes of Mount Shikal''.		Some magicians dislike the overtones of submission in the name of this ritual, and prefer to call it ''The Slopes of Mount Shikal''.

Rafferty: update how the ritual works

2016-02-03T19:19:07Z

update how the ritual works

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	==Rules==		==Rules==
	{{Season\|Autumn\|6}}		{{Season\|Autumn\|4}}
	===Performing the Ritual===		===Performing the Ritual===
	{{Casting time\|2}} This ritual targets an opaque container.		{{Casting time\|2}} This ritual targets an opaque container.

	===Effects===		===Effects===
			When the ritual is performed, the ritualists put five ingots or measures of [[Materials\|special materials]] in an opaque container. At the completion the contents disappear, presented to the factotum of [[Estavus]], an Autumn [[Eternals\|eternal]] who is always hungry for raw materials from the mortal realm.

	~~When~~ the ~~ritual~~ is ~~performed~~, the ~~ritualists put any number~~ of ~~ingots or measures~~ of ~~[[Materials\|special materials]] in~~ an ~~opaque container~~. At the ~~completion the contents disappear~~, ~~presented to~~ the ~~factotum of [[Estavus]], an Autumn [[Eternals\|eternal]]~~ who ~~is always hungry for raw materials from~~ the ~~mortal realm~~.		It will take at least an hour for anything to happen, potentially longer. After this time, when the box is opened, it will contain a single pouch of ashes from the fire-mountain Shikal. Each pouch of ash can be used as part of an Autumn ritual as if it were up to three crystals of mana. All the ashes in a pouch are consumed regardless of how much is needed, but the pouch can be passed among multiple magicians who are contributing to the ritual if desired.

	~~It will take at least an hour for anything to happen~~, ~~potentially longer. After this time, when the box is opened, it will contain a single pouch of ashes from the fire-mountain Shikal for every five ingots~~ or ~~measures of raw materials offered~~ in ~~tribute.~~		The ashes have no use in spellcasting, or in the rituals of other realms.

	~~Each pouch of ash can be used as part of an Autumn ritual as if it were up to three crystals of mana. All~~ the ~~ashes in a pouch are consumed regardless~~ of ~~how much is needed, but the pouch can be passed among multiple magicians who are contributing to the ritual if desired~~.

	The ~~ashes have no use~~ in ~~spellcasting,~~ or in the ~~rituals~~ of ~~other realms~~.		===Additional targets===
			The ritual can affect additional ingots. Each additional five ingots included in the ritual increases the magnitude by 2. For every five ingots or measures of raw materials offered in tribute. Additional ingots must be placed in the same container but need not be the same type of material.

	==Description==		==Description==
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	The [[Eternals\|Eternal]] [[Estavus]], called ''the Forgemistress'', is always hungry for rare materials from the mortal realm. This ritual represents a binding covenant between the Eternal and mortal magicians - in return for the raw materials she desires, she provides them with the magical ashes which she has in abundance. The ashes are only useful for Autumn rituals, but they allow a [[Groups#Covens\|coven]] with a surfeit of special materials to convert their surplus into additional ritual power.		The [[Eternals\|Eternal]] [[Estavus]], called ''the Forgemistress'', is always hungry for rare materials from the mortal realm. This ritual represents a binding covenant between the Eternal and mortal magicians - in return for the raw materials she desires, she provides them with the magical ashes which she has in abundance. The ashes are only useful for Autumn rituals, but they allow a [[Groups#Covens\|coven]] with a surfeit of special materials to convert their surplus into additional ritual power.

	The ritual becomes more economical the more ingots are transferred at once, and unlike similar rituals the magnitude does not increase as the number of materials transferred increases. Before he became interested in the [[Tribute to the Thrice-Cursed Court]] ritual, the [[The League\|Freeborn]] scholar Serval i Riqueza of the [[Unfettered Mind]] spent a year (and a small fortune in ingots from his family's [[Materials#Green Iron\|green iron]] [[mine]]) exploring the way this ritual worked. He concluded that, like [[Missive for Sadogua]], the ritual could theoretically have been designed at a lower magnitude if its only purpose was to send materials to an Eternal. He theorised that the additional magnitude existed to ensure a small 'profit' for Estavus, but that without the extra magnitude the exchange would not be binding - the Autumn Eternal would be free to simply take the ingots or measures and provide nothing in return. The additional mana and magnitude make the ritual a 'formal' exchange. He also commented in his footnotes that he appreciated the symmetry that a pouch of the ashes of Shikal was exactly sufficient to allow a single casting of this ritual, and mused that this was probably not a coincidence.		The ritual becomes more economical the more ingots are transferred at once, and unlike similar rituals the magnitude does not increase as the number of materials transferred increases. Before he became interested in the [[Tribute to the Thrice-Cursed Court]] ritual, the [[The League\|Freeborn]] scholar Serval i Riqueza of the [[Unfettered Mind]] spent a year (and a small fortune in ingots from his family's [[Materials#Green Iron\|green iron]] [[mine]]) exploring the way this ritual worked. He concluded that, like [[Missive for Sadogua]], the ritual could theoretically have been designed at a lower magnitude if its only purpose was to send materials to an Eternal. He theorised that the additional magnitude existed to ensure a small 'profit' for Estavus, but that without the extra magnitude the exchange would not be binding - the Autumn Eternal would be free to simply take the ingots or measures and provide nothing in return. The additional mana and magnitude make the ritual a 'formal' exchange. He also commented in his footnotes that he appreciated the symmetry that a pouch of the ashes of Shikal was exactly sufficient to allow a single casting of this ritual to produce two pouches, and mused that this was probably not a coincidence.

	Some magicians dislike the overtones of submission in the name of this ritual, and prefer to call it ''The Slopes of Mount Shikal''.		Some magicians dislike the overtones of submission in the name of this ritual, and prefer to call it ''The Slopes of Mount Shikal''.
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	A box or sack, often of rare woods. fine silk or velvet, is the obvious focus used with this ritual, The container is often inscribed with the rune [[Lann]], or with symbols of weights and scales. Ink and parchment may be used to write down the exact contents of the box and the expected return in pouches of ashes, and transferred along with the ingots. Often the ritualists weigh and measure the ingots carefully before they place them in the container, to ensure that everything is above board.		A box or sack, often of rare woods. fine silk or velvet, is the obvious focus used with this ritual, The container is often inscribed with the rune [[Lann]], or with symbols of weights and scales. Ink and parchment may be used to write down the exact contents of the box and the expected return in pouches of ashes, and transferred along with the ingots. Often the ritualists weigh and measure the ingots carefully before they place them in the container, to ensure that everything is above board.

	~~<!--- flavour. --->~~

	[[Category:Autumn Ritual]]		[[Category:Autumn Ritual]]
	[[Category:Rituals]]		[[Category:Rituals]]

Rafferty at 09:27, 18 November 2015

2015-11-18T09:27:45Z

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	[[Category:Autumn Ritual]]		[[Category:Autumn Ritual]]
	[[Category:Rituals]]		[[Category:Rituals]]
	~~[[Category:IC Text Required]]~~

Rosemary: /* Description */

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Description

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	The [[Eternals\|Eternal]] [[Estavus]], called ''the Forgemistress'', is always hungry for rare materials from the mortal realm. This ritual represents a binding covenant between the Eternal and mortal magicians - in return for the raw materials she desires, she provides them with the magical ashes which she has in abundance. The ashes are only useful for Autumn rituals, but they allow a [[Groups#Covens\|coven]] with a surfeit of special materials to convert their surplus into additional ritual power.		The [[Eternals\|Eternal]] [[Estavus]], called ''the Forgemistress'', is always hungry for rare materials from the mortal realm. This ritual represents a binding covenant between the Eternal and mortal magicians - in return for the raw materials she desires, she provides them with the magical ashes which she has in abundance. The ashes are only useful for Autumn rituals, but they allow a [[Groups#Covens\|coven]] with a surfeit of special materials to convert their surplus into additional ritual power.

	The ritual becomes more economical the more ingots are transferred at once, and unlike similar rituals the magnitude does not increase as the number of materials transferred increases. Before he became interested in the [[Tribute to the Thrice-Cursed Court]] ritual, the [[The League\|Freeborn]] scholar Serval i Riqueza of the [[Unfettered Mind]] spent a year (and a small fortune in ingots from his family's [[Materials#Green Iron\|green iron]] [[mine]]) exploring the way this ritual worked. He concluded that, like [[Missive for Sadogua]], the ritual could theoretically have been designed at a lower magnitude if ~~it's~~ only purpose was to send materials to an Eternal. He theorised that the additional magnitude existed to ensure a small 'profit' for Estavus, but that without the extra magnitude the exchange would not be binding - the Autumn Eternal would be free to simply take the ingots or measures and provide nothing in return. The additional mana and magnitude make the ritual a 'formal' exchange. He also commented in his footnotes that he appreciated the symmetry that a pouch of the ashes of Shikal was exactly sufficient to allow a single casting of this ritual, and mused that this was probably not a coincidence.		The ritual becomes more economical the more ingots are transferred at once, and unlike similar rituals the magnitude does not increase as the number of materials transferred increases. Before he became interested in the [[Tribute to the Thrice-Cursed Court]] ritual, the [[The League\|Freeborn]] scholar Serval i Riqueza of the [[Unfettered Mind]] spent a year (and a small fortune in ingots from his family's [[Materials#Green Iron\|green iron]] [[mine]]) exploring the way this ritual worked. He concluded that, like [[Missive for Sadogua]], the ritual could theoretically have been designed at a lower magnitude if its only purpose was to send materials to an Eternal. He theorised that the additional magnitude existed to ensure a small 'profit' for Estavus, but that without the extra magnitude the exchange would not be binding - the Autumn Eternal would be free to simply take the ingots or measures and provide nothing in return. The additional mana and magnitude make the ritual a 'formal' exchange. He also commented in his footnotes that he appreciated the symmetry that a pouch of the ashes of Shikal was exactly sufficient to allow a single casting of this ritual, and mused that this was probably not a coincidence.

	Some magicians dislike the overtones of submission in the name of this ritual, and prefer to call it ''The Slopes of Mount Shikal''.		Some magicians dislike the overtones of submission in the name of this ritual, and prefer to call it ''The Slopes of Mount Shikal''.