Token of Memory

A **Token of Memory** is a wondrous item bestowed upon members of the Brigade in order to help protect confidential information regarding the guild as well as it's home base of Nadir's Zenith and the surrounding townscape. It can be gifted to a Brigade member as an external artifact, such as a shell or button, or as an augment to the body.

## Description

This mystical token, created within the CORE of Nadir's Zenith, can take on any form. It's most common form (and the default given to Brigade members) is in the form of a simple scallop shell about an inch tall, a deep purple color with golden yellow stripes. On it's interior is a engraving of the Brigade's emblem.

This engraving can be transferred by a Keeper of Nadir's Zenith over the course of an hour to a different item of similar size of a non-magical nature, such as a piece of jewelry, a stone, a button, etcetera.

Some Brigade members may worry about such a small item easily being lost- however, if desired, the item may be melded into the skin or body instead. For standard humanoids it appears as a tattoo; for furred beings, it appears as a patch of colored fur; and for scaled or carapace-wearing creatures it appears as a carving on their body. Regardless of the creature, the mark makes itself into the shape of the Brigade emblem, peace vines shaped into a diamond with four small yellow diamonds on the sides and one large purple one in it's center.

When traveling between floors inside the Zenith, the emblem briefly glows a light shade of yellow.

## Powers

By holding or wielding a Token of Memory, Brigade members retain all memories of the guild, it's home base, and all associated intel even when leaving the protected 5 mile radius of any of the towers. Without it, their memories are overwritten as detailed in Project Aegis.

Embedding the Token into the body follows the rules as listed in the Unearthed Arcana about magical tattoos. You must be able to attune to the Token (reminder that you can only attune to 3 magical items at a time). To attune to it, the original Token must be wielded like a pen, as you scratch a diamond shape slowly into the body over the course of a minute. Upon completion, the item vanishes completely, and the Brigade emblem appears in full on the desired location. This mark cannot be inherently removed, only popping off the body and appearing in the nearest space connected to the wearer (such as in their hand or in a pocket) if their max number of attuned items is broken.

As a bonus action, the wielder of a Token of Memory may hold it up and speak a command word (the owner's name) to make the emblem glow with a faint yellow light until the end of their next turn. It does not illuminate enough space to light up an area any larger than a 3x3 inch cube, and functions more as a means of validating that they're a member of the Brigade than anything else.

### Token of Memory (Minor)

It may be desirable to have an individual remember the location of Nadir's Zenith township for trade purposes, but not remember the Brigade itself. In such a case, a Minor Token of Memory can be bestowed instead, which allows it's owner to know the location of Nadir's Zenith as a town. They still only see the tower as a lighthouse, and will lose memories of the Brigade itself, but otherwise can see and remember Brigade members and town residents just fine. Those given a Minor Token of Memory who have not been to Nadir's Zenith may hold the token up as an action, whereupon an illusory arrow wrapped in vines points in the direction of the tower. This arrow appears to shoot towards the tower before fading out of existence the following turn.

These tokens can be given to traveling merchants or newer Brigade members in order to allow them to reach the town itself. Then, upon proving themselves fully trustworthy, their token can be empowered to be a full Token of Memory.

### Deactivating a Token

Upon being entrusted with a full Token of Memory, it is assigned a name within the CORE. If a Brigade member proves themselves untrustworthy, a Keeper may wipe their name from the CORE, upon which the emblem on their body or token vanishes and they are immediately hit with the effects listed in Project Aegis.

## History

(See: Project Aegis)

This item was bestowed upon Brigade members as a "badge" of sorts, declaring them official members of the Brigade proper. It was brought into effect in the beginning of the year 906 Metier Era.

## Notable Owners

All Brigade members are given a Token of Memory upon joining the guild.