Skin of Gaia

**Users** | * Asriel Zabkiel
* Goren Aggoth

**Skin of Gaia** (ガイアの肌) is a World Item originating from YGGDRASIL and currently in possession of the guild of Chiaroscuro.

## Description

Skin of Gaia was once the World Item of the guild known as Voidstar. It was found by the guild by complete accident, after it had been dropped by another Player from high above them by mistake. The Player asked for it back, but the members of Voidstar declined and took it back to their guild base.

Some time later, once almost all the members of Voidstar had stopped playing YGGDRASIL and left the guild, the Guildmaster of Voidstar handed the World Item to Goren Aggoth and Asriel Zabkiel before logging off. The two were once members of Voidstar before leaving to form their own two-man guild, and the Guildmaster himself was a good friend of theirs. He was going to disband Voidstar entirely, and wanted to give them Skin of Gaia as a parting gift. They accepted, and it became Chiaroscuro's World Item.

It was kept in the Treasury until the last day the servers were online, at which point Goren and Asriel took it out of storage and walked around with it in their virtual arms. Now that they're in the New World, the World Item is kept in an airtight display case in a spare room in the Academic Library of Demeter University called the Map Room, where it is guarded by two Elder Liches. Those who wish to use Skin of Gaia must make an appointment with the Level Guardian Amanda Vowel.

## Appearance

The World Item is an ornate scroll that depicts a map of the world. It is crafted from some sort of high-quality parchment. On the four corners of the map, are small paintings and a compass.

## Abilities

Skin of Gaia has the ability of depicting a real time map of the entire world. This includes showing the geography, such as mountains and forests and caves, established countries and borders, settlements and buildings, resources (both natural and refined resources, including gold coins), and ruins. Even locations that are hidden by magic will be visible on the map, such as secret dungeons or citadels. All of the places depicted on the map will have their names shown as well, so that the user knows what they are looking at or where they are on the map. In addition, if one taps their finger on a place, a pop-up box with text will appear that contains a basic description of the selected location, including which races live there and if they are hostile or not, and which group or individual rules over the area.

The map can be used like a touch screen. Simply place one's fingers on its surface, and one can rotate the globe, or pan to a location, or zoom in or out. In fact, it can zoom into a region to provide a bird's eye view of it, but not much else. This makes it an effective spying tool, as one can look at any location in the world in real time.

There are limitations to its all-seeing eye. It cannot offer a view into buildings or enclosed spaces, even if one tries to use magic to bypass this limitation. It will not depict the locations of World Items or areas in which individuals are actively using Wild Magic.

## Trivia

* In YGGDRASIL, Skin of Gaia only showed the explored areas of the Nine Worlds. All unexplored areas were obscured from it. In the New World, this restriction no longer applies, and instead shows the entire world.
* The World Item is used by Goren, Asriel, and the NPCs for various purposes.
	+ Goren uses it to locate and plunder hidden dungeons and citadels for their loot, and to hopefully find World Items.
	+ Asriel uses it to help him plan his campaigns alongside his generals and advisors.
	+ Nico 'Gramps' Bellito uses it to locate the secret headquarters of crime syndicates and secret societies.