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to sharphen; experience of sharphening

Sharphening occurs when a drug or trance state elevates the senses and expands the mind. A sharphened state is often characterized by enhanced awareness of the spiritual realm, and by the mind making connections and intuitive leaps. Body, Mind, and Spirit are in heightened synergy while one is sharphened (see Terminology), bringing into focus a derived attribute called Forte.

Body and Spirit are in heightened synergy while one is sharphened, bringing into focus a derived attribute called Forte; Forte is to Body & Spirit what Anima is to Spirit & Mind. But whereas Anima comes into play when invoking the Spirits, Forte is the Body and Spirit jointly supporting and then launching the Mind into a refined trajectory, into an altitude of awareness where it can perceive many things usually beyond its grasp. Forte is the average of Body and Spirit, rounded down.

• Anima¹, a derived Attribute — ave. of Mind & Spirit, rounded up
• Avernian Gate, a place of death acting as a portal to the Underworld
• Bear Tree, The¹ - massive conifer that sheds its needles all-at-once annually²
• boh-arm¹ - the early human term for what later generations would call a cubit
• bujant¹ - an animal possessed by an evil spirit, and extremely aggressive
• clarity catalyst - a drug or mystical item used to expand one's awareness of the spirit world
• faction - a group of people with something in common
• Forte - an attribute deriving from the interplay of Body and Spirit
• Frost Lung¹ - an ailment causing coughing, fever, chills, difficulty breathing
• Gaunt Shroud, The - a metaphysical barrier; supernaturals cross to interact with the world
• kerma¹ - a spiritual link between two familiar people that confers several benefits
• kulva¹ - pronounced cull-VA, it means tragic circumstance or event
• kuju¹ - a root that is analgesic and induces drowsiness
• Mind Stone - the moose-on-a-boulder rock Ghindar uses as a clarity catalyst
• pah'et¹ - provider of food and warmth, usually applied to relevant males
• Puissance - a derived attribute arising from Body and Mind; impacts combat/magic Specials
• Reddening, The¹ - most intense period of symptoms caused by Red Snow
• rust-snow¹ - red-tinged snow that also presages a further 20° drop in already freezing temps
• sharphening¹ - when mental/spiritual senses expand from use of a clarity catalyst
• su'hed¹ - bringer of life and love, usually applied to relevant female mothers
• Wall of Grandmothers, The¹: inaccesible cliff-side caves used for burial

1. these terms were introduced in Session 1
2. The Bearclaw Clan at Moose Rock attributes spiritual significance to this shedding