Transmutist's Journal
Recording at the speed of thought
Lets see... 45 grams of light stock paper, sourced from evergreen trees...A Transmutive Catalurgist can impart words and thoughts into a nearly blank notebook simply by holding it. Using this simple bit of Catalurgy allows for very quick, flow of thought style note taking -- perfect for clandestine operations, field work, or record keeping. Many Transmutists have even begun to keep a Journal for personal reasons, as spilling their thoughts into a book held in their hand is far easier than picking up a pen and writing them down instead.
Leather cover, 60 grams, dyed dark blue with fine cobalt powder...
One ink splotch, 5 grams... I'll need more ink to make this last.
Understanding and Modifying
All types of Catalurgy are in the end, controlled by the mind; Genesists visualize, Aurists empathize, and Transmutists understand. A Transmutist can interact with and modify something she understands fully -- where she knows what it is made of, how those parts came to be, and what happens when one thing is removed from the rest. Modifying the contents of a Transmutist's Journal is fairly simple, and thus requires very little Ichor and induces very little burn. To a Transmutist, it is as simple as understanding the material makeup of the book -- paper, binding, and ink -- in proper ratios, and then moving or modifying them. She can, with a small amount of effort, make words dance across the page as easy as thinking.
Wait, what font do you think in? Is that a choice you make, or does it just automatically come out like that?
Item type
Book / Document
Extra Effort
With a bit more understanding and thought, a Transmutist can change colours and size of her Journal at will as well. This way, should the need arise for secrecy, she can disguise her Journal in the heat of the moment to hide it from any prying eyes.Burn Risk
Although the act of modifying a Journal to impart words upon its pages is relatively low effort, if done for long enough and at a high enough rate, serious burn can occur -- once, even to the point of BurnoutShe was staring so intently at something I couldn't see -- and then suddenly, *fwoom*, this book she's holding catches on fire.
That's a really cool idea - a sort of telepathic notepad :D And what an excellent question too - how do the words come out? I have one question: the first sentence is a little hard to understand. What do you mean by through perfect understanding? :') So glad to see more Cathedris this summer camp and can't wait for moreeeeeee! :D
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Exactly, yeah! :D The words will mostly come out looking like the Catalurgist's regular handwriting, though if they put some thought into it, they can make the words look however they want. Also ah, yeah, I kinda thought that might happen D: I really need to work on the language I use to describe Catalurgic stuff... I might just cut that part out, since later on the article goes into what it means to understand things -thinking emoji- Thanks as always Q <3 Excited to continue making more :D