Spirit Beast storage item

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Spirit Beast storage items are part of the Spirit Beast system. They can be used as external storage for a single Spirit Beast, removing it from a character's collection (those present in BEAST LIST) via BEAST EXPEL. This can allow for other Spirit Beasts to be added to the collection and for an individual Spirit Beast to be exchanged between characters.

Spirit Beast storage items come in two forms. Soul cages are single use and can only store one Spirit Beast; once the creature is removed via BEAST OFFER and placed in the character's collection, the storage item is destroyed. Enchiridions are unlimited use and can store multiple Spirit Beasts inside their pages.

Spirit Beast storage items are sold aboard the Firebird. Empty soul cages are sold in Marks of the Beast, while soul cages containing common Spirit Beasts are for sale in Sold Souls in the form of reliquaries. Enchiridions are sold at the Firebird's Talondown Arena Cashier for redsteel marks.

Soul Cage

Soul cages are single use storage items that can store one Spirit Beast. Once a stored Spirit Beast has been removed, the soul cage is destroyed.

When a cage has a Spirit Beast inside, it will display information about the creature via LOOK. This is the same information that is typically shown via BEAST INFO when used on a Spirit Beast in a character's collection.

Analyze

You take a closer look at a spiraled rainbow glaes cage.
You analyze the rainbow glaes cage and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
This is a Spirit Beast cage meant for holding a single Spirit Beast.  If this item is filled with a Spirit Beast (typically through BEAST EXPEL {object}), the Spirit Beast can be transferred to and added to another player's collection via BEAST OFFER {object}.  You can LOOK at this item to determine whether or not there is a beast inside.  If it's dirty, try CLEANing it to reveal the Spirit Beast it holds!

You get no sense of whether or not the cage may be further lightened.

Usage

Verb First Third
BEAST EXPEL {CAGE} This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
BEAST OFFER {CAGE} This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
CLEAN This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!

Enchiridion

Enchiridions are unlimited use storage items that can store multiple Spirit Beasts inside. They can have varying amount of pages, depending on where they were sold. Many enchiridions have 10 pages, with each page capable of storing a single Spirit Beast.

When a displayed page has a Spirit Beast inside, it will show information about the creature via LOOK. This is the same information that is typically shown via BEAST INFO when used on a Spirit Beast in a character's collection.

Analyze

You analyze the skin-bound enchiridion and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
This is a Spirit Beast enchiridion meant for holding multiple Spirit Beasts.  You can OPEN and CLOSE it.  Once open, you can TURN and FLIP through the enchiridion to see what Spirit Beasts are stored inside.  Spirit Beasts can be stored in this item through the use of BEAST EXPEL {object} and then added to a player's collection via BEAST OFFER {object} when on a page that contains a Spirit Beast.  If you end up with stretches of blank pages in between the stored beasts, try giving the enchiridion a good SHAKE to remove the spaces between pages.

You get no sense of whether or not the enchiridion may be further lightened.

Usage

Verb First Third
BEAST EXPEL {ENCHIRIDION} You breathe gently onto a pale skin-bound enchiridion, and as you do, an uneasy sensation forms in the pit of your belly. Silvery mist whisks from your lungs, forming into the shape of a spectral Votive Eater, which slowly sinks into the surface of your enchiridion. n/a
Remove a Spirit Beast from your collection and put it into the enchiridion.
BEAST OFFER {ENCHIRIDION} You focus intently on the current page of the enchiridion. Its ink begins to flow and ebb, pulsing as it takes on radiance and life. Tendrils of glowing smoke rise from the page, assuming the spectral form of a Votive Eater. Its form drifts toward you and merges with yours. Person focuses intently on the current page of her enchiridion. Its ink begins to flow and ebb, pulsing as it takes on radiance and life. Tendrils of glowing smoke rise from the page, assuming the spectral form of a Votive Eater. Its form drifts toward Person and sinks into her skin.
Remove a Spirit Beast from the current page of your enchiridion and put it in your collection.
CLOSE You shut a pale skin-bound enchiridion. Person shuts a pale skin-bound enchiridion.
FLIP You flip to the cover page of your skin-bound enchiridion. Person flips a page in her skin-bound enchiridion.
OPEN You open a pale skin-bound enchiridion to the cover page. Person opens a pale skin-bound enchiridion to its cover page.
SHAKE You give your skin-bound enchiridion a shake, and the pages settle into place.

You give your skin-bound enchiridion a good shake, but the pages within seem well-settled.
n/a
TURN You carefully turn to the 1st page of your enchiridion. The page is blank.

You carefully turn to the 1st page of your enchiridion. The page is gracefully illuminated with the portrait of a Votive Eater.
Person turns a page in her skin-bound enchiridion.
Spirit Beast storage item Information
Type Fluff
Item Classification Miscellaneous
Item(s) Applied to Cage
Enchiridion
Alterable Yes
Light/Deep
Original Release Venue The Firebird
Original Release Year 2020
Corresponding Item Scripts Spirit Beast
Item Verbs
BEAST CLEAN CLOSE FLIP
OPEN SHAKE TURN