This runic tattoo, usually linking more than one person, enables individuals to send thoughts to each other, as long as they are in range (200 yards). The matching tattoos must be unique in design, and will ensure that no one else is able to listen in on the conversation.
- Requires (for each person receiving the linked tattoos): 1oz of high quality ink (any matching color), 50gp in powdered black opal, 1oz of ground bluecap spores (grows in wet areas far underground), 1 drop of blood from all others to be linked by these tattoos, and 1oz of distilled poison from a flumph (WARNING: this poison MUST be prepared by an expert in alchemical compounds before it is used in the tattoo process. Failing to do so will cause great pain, and the resulting tattoos will not work.)
- Tattoo Location: 1 square inch on either temple. The design of these tattoos can literally be anything, but all the tattoos must match each other. Many choose to have these matching tattoos surrounded by tattoo patterns that do not match, to keep people from guessing that they are linked with others through telepathy.
This is an arcane tattoo. It must be performed by an artificer who is skilled in the art of tattooing. It MUST have all ingredients in the exact amounts specified, and it must be located on a specific part of the body. It is a very painful process, and you must make a CON saving throw (DC is 25 - your character level) or you will suffer 1 point of exhaustion for 23 hours after the tattoo is complete. The effects of the tattoo will not be active until after you have taken a long rest. If you are a creature with excessive amounts of body hair, the hair must be shaved away from the tattoo location, and it will never grow back due to the arcane nature of the tattoo. (The same goes for creatures with scales.) There will be a sparkle to the tattoo, depending on what gem material component was involved in the infusion. All components, of course, will be used in making the tattoo and will thereby be consumed. (Unless the artificer creating the tattoo is a friend, he will likely also need to be compensated for his or her work, and they tend to charge a lot.) Unlike all other arcane tattoos, this tattoo is not included in the maximum number of tattoos you may have, because of the way you are linked with other intelligent beings.
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