Gabriel Sionoma
Sheriff of Sulon
Intent: To create a unique ring, assisting with offsetting the potential for darkside corruption inherent with waging war.
Development Thread: If needed
Manufacturer: Gabriel Sionoma [[member="The Revenant"]]
Model: Ring of Kiidk'yaas
Affiliation: Galactic Alliance
Modularity: No
Production: Unique
Material:
- Outer band: 45% Steelstone (for texture), 55% Turadium (for strength and endurance)
- Inner band: Ankarres Wood
Description: Provided to Gabriel Sionoma, pro bono for a benevolent cause from Marrow and Illskin's, Ankarres wood is the major and significant component of this ring. Taking several days to simply watch the wood, to understand it, Gabriel inevitably understood the complexity of the material, the power that lied beneath the grain, and the respect it demanded for proper crafting and shaping. Having only just recently taken to the patience and tutelage of Jal Shey imbuement, Gabriel approached this quest as something of a learning process. Having the inability to touch the darkside of the force, and a leveled temper towards things that would tempt corruption, he felt confident in the crafting of this item.
The first step was to simply craft the inner ring of the Ankarres wood. Methodical and patient to a near fault, he carved away a ring, careful to not penetrate inner veins of Kasha stone and other inlaid stones of healing. He did this first with a stamping tool followed by a mending process, somewhere between sanding and carving. Slow and steady won this race, prudence and mindfulness the tool of the trade.
He had never experienced the sort of presence that emanated from the wood, particularly in the calling towards healing. Even during the crafting, he felt wounds sustained from Taloraan begin to mend. As he worked on the item, he partook in the ease of the Jal Shey imbuement for this specific substance. His intent to simply create a mindset of perseverance, even in the darkest and gloomy of days. He imparted ideas of hope, temperance and pragmatism, as well as foresight towards the consequences of plummeting into the darkside. He used his experiences, as a portion of the Wrath, as a foil to what could be gained by remaining true and forthright in the allure of the force. That in all things, the lightside would inevitably prevail. It was in this long term stance that immediate improvements in perception could manifest.
His favorite material to work with, for an outerband, is Turadium alloy. This stems from the inherent strength of the alloy along with the simple fact that it's easier to obtain than other, stronger materials. Along with this, it blends nicely into tertiary alloys within crucible. This was especially important for this ring as the Ankarres wood has no inherent strengths, physically, beyond normal wood. Combining it with almost equal parts stonesteel, he built in the texture via injection of chromium and silver. After creation of the initial billet, the outer band was formed through smithing and folded around the Ankarres wood, which was treated to prevent burning and damage during the setting process.
The ring itself has multiple inherent capabilities, naturally inclined from the materials of the Ankarres wood:
- Powdered Kasha stone presents a mindfulness to the wearer, allowing them to objectively approach a situation, even in the midst of battle.
- Ankarres wood acts as a slow healing agent. A small wound that might heal over a week may be expedited towards healing in a matter days (from original Ankarres wood submission).
- Imbuement towards the Ankarres wood equips it with a variant of Curato Salva. This particular subset of the power focuses on mental wellness and stirring motivation and drive to combat the influence of the darkside. While the power isn't enough to deter direct powers, via a darksider, it has enough potency to offset the draw of the darkside that might encumber the use of more aggressive lightsaber forms. It would also assist warriors who feel too strongly towards the call of battle, offsetting with a peaceful aura.
- In most cases, the power of the ring isn't obvious. It's meant entirely to react when the wearer needs it most, adding supplemental focus in the time of need, but lying dormant in most other cases.
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