Curio

The Curios are a pseudo sentient instrument of nixus that allowed its chosen partner to channel their power through itself to create intricate or complex results in the world around them.

## Design

Intricate in design, each curio was made with two importantly specific materials that would give it unique properties and decide on its personality. The primary material would take up a vast portion of the curio itself while the secondary material would complement the primary in various ways. Some Curios would have a third material woven into their make-up, but these are exceptionally rare. Some Curios will even use primary materials as secondary materials, which create interesting effects when weaving.

## Primary Materials

**Copper** – A curious material, as it primarily chooses women as its partners, however anyone can be chosen by a copper Curio. Those chosen by a copper-based Curio will be attractive, balanced, caring, charismatic & understanding. Most teachers and motherly individuals will have a copper Curio – and most copper curio users will live a fulfilling life and help others do so.

**Gold** - Often said to be governed by the Sun, Gold is a phenomenal and rare material to be chosen as a base for a Curio. As opposed to choosing a person based on personality, Gold often chooses a person based on their ancestry and their views on their own culture. Often only choosing those from Africa, Egypt, Ireland, and Rome, or descended from one those areas. Symbolically, Gold represents beauty, enlightenment, growth, knowledge, and perfection.

**Iron** – Highly debated to be the most common material used to make a curio, Iron is an exceptionally easy metal to work with and perhaps one of the eldest. This material symbolizes aggression, power, a willingness to fight, and a zealous attitude. Despite its commonplace this material mainly picks men as its partner, contrasting interestingly to copper.

**Lead** – Uncommon to see, lead is a material that symbolizes a dark connection, a secret for some, or apparent in others. It is related to death and metamorphosis while representing toxic impurities in a person and, of course, chooses partners with that in mind.

**Silver** – A rare and powerful material when synthesized properly. Due to its softness, it made for a poor weapon-based curio, especially for blades. However, should this be overcome, it would become an exceptionally powerful Curio, symbolizing a mirror into its partner’s soul. Those with Curios made of silver are cited to have a pure sense of determination, faith, focus and strength. Once they decide upon something they will see it through.

**Wood** – Common for use in certain Curios, such as staffs and other martial weapons, Wood made for a durable Curio that could weather many storms. Wood based Curios often choose partners who are disciplined, hard-working, and focused on genuine improvement of themselves. Should the partner become complacent the Curio will lose its strength as well.

**Darkened Blood** - An entirely unique and the rarest of all materials. Only four individuals have ever been noted to have a Curio based on this material as it comes directly from a Bloodborne born to Widow's line. This material represents a dark devotion to family, fringing upon blind faith, and is entirely inclined to affiliate itself with people who are whimsical in nature and unconcerned with morality. Notably, this material will overpower any other material it is made with, giving it a personality very similar to Widow herself.

## Known Curios

Valerie B. Lockwood - A steel chain with a leather hilt known as the Tsep’lanţ.

Viola S. Lockwood - Her first, and primary, Curio is a silver knife with a bone hilt by the name of Serra. Her second is a silver pistol with a wooden grip called Would.

Ellie Lockwood - A Lead knife with a leather handle that was called Knife.

Indra-Lee Lockwood - A wooden tri-sectional staff with steel accents named Lotus.

Widow Black - A Silver rhomphaia with an ebony wooden hilt with gold accents called Lăcomie.

Vierabrït F. Lockwood - A large zweihander made of Darkened Blood, copper and steel called Rugăciune.

Athena Rehema - A Rose Gold phone with a translucent plastic case, called Sunny. Functions exactly how a phone would.