Board Thread:Random RP/@comment-26444332-20170731031801/@comment-26444332-20171008073339

Berthier inclines her head. 'You are free to use the open sections of the library, but you will need the magic circle of one of the registered masters here in order to unlock the shelves that might hold the information you are looking for. I believe Master Fan is currently in the library; he is an Eastern mage, you should not have difficulty finding him. He came to study western magecraft and was unable to leave because of the war.'

While most shelves have books that would seem interesting to a mage, none of them are on the Hollow World, the topic Artoria wishes to delve into. After several minutes of fruitless searching, she finds herself in the back of the library, where books are arranged not on shelves but on stands. More importantly, they appear to be lashed into place with magecraft-enhanced chains and locks. Several are rare volumes, some Artoria hasn't even heard of; but one of them, a crimson book with golden embellishments on the cover and the title On The Hollow and Its Denizens would appear to be helpful. However, when she moves to pick it up, a magic circle flashes over the lock and lightly shocks her hand, an invisible barrier preventing her from reaching it.

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Meanwhile, Astron has found a part on Dragon Hunters; it appears the book does not actually have that much information in it, as might be expected for a volume about a taboo power.

Stigma: Dragon Hunt

Catalyst: Unknown

Bearers: Extremely Dangerous

''The Dragon Hunt, it's bearers collectively known as "Dragon Hunters", is a mutation of the Stigma in that it is not an actual Stigma in and of itself, as it never appears without a "host" Stigma. However, bearers may be unable to access their actual ability due to Dragon Hunt's influences, and may take the Stigma as their only skill.''

''As an ability, Dragon Hunt is extremely feared, even among the Cursed Eyes themselves, as a dangerous ability that needs constant curtailment and checking in order to rein it in. The power is nominally described by modern sources to simply be the "ability to outmatch and slay dragons", but ancient magi call it the "foul curse"; whether these are the same, or if the Dragon Hunt's abilities are largely forgotten, is unknown.''

''Currently, Dragon Hunt is ranked as one of the rarest Cursed Eyes, with a single individual emerging once or twice every six or seven generations. This is not as rare as the most dangerous Stigma, "Demon's Eye" (see p. 381), but it is still very much so. Bearers should be avoided at all costs. Under no circumstances must they be angered: Dragon Hunt has been known to induce aggressiveness and anger issues with prolonged usage. The only known counters to the ability are other Hunter Eyes, anti-magecraft fields, or simply not allowing the ability to be used in the first place.''