[ Emet-Selch has this package sent to The Hideaway addressed to Joshua. Inside, nestled in cotton padding, is a ceramic egg flecked with something iridescent (pieces of shell and quartz). There are instructions on how to "incubate" the egg. When the conditions are right, the egg will "hatch" and reveal a phoenix mammet within.
Inside the egg itself are instructions on how to turn it on, maintain it, et cetera. Joshua can take the mammet to the Forge at any time for mundane repairs, but only Emet-Selch can replace the crystal core should it be broken or malfunction in some way.
The phoenix - a delicate composition of various types of warm-coloured metals - will hover by its owner's shoulder by default, occasionally coming to perch on it. Its wings flap slowly in imitation of flight, emitting faint traces of magical red sparks from the tips of its feathers wherever it goes. One will also notice a gentle warmth radiating from it when in close proximity as well although the source is unclear.
But the real eye-catcher lies in its tail feathers: the metal used has been pressed flat and each link is a feather, their pattern etched in and painted, joined like chainmail with the tiniest, pale green crystals embedded at the heart of each one. As one may guess, those crystals are enchanted with wind and they allow the tails to undulate of their own accord, creating a ethereal impression whether the bird flies or sits still. ]
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Inside the egg itself are instructions on how to turn it on, maintain it, et cetera. Joshua can take the mammet to the Forge at any time for mundane repairs, but only Emet-Selch can replace the crystal core should it be broken or malfunction in some way.
The phoenix - a delicate composition of various types of warm-coloured metals - will hover by its owner's shoulder by default, occasionally coming to perch on it. Its wings flap slowly in imitation of flight, emitting faint traces of magical red sparks from the tips of its feathers wherever it goes. One will also notice a gentle warmth radiating from it when in close proximity as well although the source is unclear.
But the real eye-catcher lies in its tail feathers: the metal used has been pressed flat and each link is a feather, their pattern etched in and painted, joined like chainmail with the tiniest, pale green crystals embedded at the heart of each one. As one may guess, those crystals are enchanted with wind and they allow the tails to undulate of their own accord, creating a ethereal impression whether the bird flies or sits still. ]