Fans of the Sweet Courtier, The (Artifact ••••)

This is a pair of beautifully painted silk folding fans with orichalcum bones. The painting on the fan is the famous “Hundred Mile of Flowering River.” It depicts the year long festival of a thousand flowering ships that takes place every hundred years on the rivers of the east during the High First Age. This particular pair of painting is considered one of the master pieces of Creation and the perfect example of the “Sight within Sight” Art Movement of the First Age. It is a perfect composition of light, color, perspective and imagination that seems alive in its vividness. In fact the painting is part of the function of the fans. While not designed as weapons its artifact nature makes it a passable artifact weapon, when attuned, should the user be inclined to do so. It’s previous owner Pleasant Cloud is a master of the Celestial Butterfly Courtesan Style, and in her hands these priceless works of art have graced grand balls and tournaments alike and won acclaim in both Arenas.

     Speed: 4
     Accuracy: +2
     Damage: +3L
     Defense: +1
     Rate: 3
     Minimums: Strength •, Dexterity ••••
     Commitment Cost: 5 motes
     Tags: Returns Instantly, Martial Arts Weapon, Thrown

• The weapon cannot be used as a real weapon when unattuned. It functions as a pair of sturdy folding fans and nothing more deadly than that. However it is considered of orichalcum construction when attuned and grants the material bonus of +1 to Accuracy, Rate and Defense and now inflicts lethal damage.
• The weapon can be considered Martial Arts weapon and is compatible with any martial arts that allows Fans, Knives, Claws, or Thrown Weapons. When used in such manner with a Form Charm the fans add +1 to the wielder’s parry DV as they magically create a subtle current of essence flow that guides attacks away from the wielder.
• The fans can be thrown to a range of wielder’s Essence x20 yards without penalty and that is the maximum rage. The fans will then fly beautiful back to the wielder and arrive in her hands at the end of her thrown attack action (e.g. cannot flurry the throw more than 2 attacks, 1 per fan).
• The fans when used as a pair allow the wielder to make an additional attack with the off-hand fan at no penalty. Negating both the off-hand penalty and that of multiple action. This is considered a bonus action but is not compatible with Extra-action effects and/or Flurries. Use of either negates this bonus. It however is compatible with Principle of Motion since each of those is a full action and not a magical flurry.
• The most potent ability of this weapon is that it lowers all Martial Arts, Performance and Social Charms by 2 motes to a minimum of 1 mote.
• Outside of social combat the fans negate botches for performance actions when it involves the use of these fans, such as dances or ceremonies performed with them.
• Outside of social combat the fans negate botches for performance actions when it involves the use of these fans, such as dances or ceremonies performed with Fans.
• When used with appropriate Prayer Ceremonies the use of these Fans effectively rise the resource value any sacrifice by 1 dot. Since this is a performance action with the fans, it also negates any botches.