Spooky Heavenly Action at a Distance (SHAD)

Required definitions:

Divination

Divination is the process through which the mind of beings are affected by the Heavenly Realm (HR). To achieve this, the Personal Concept (PC) of the being is used as a conduit through which entities in the HR can have a variety of effects.
Non-exhaustive list of effects that can be accomplished through pure divination:

• Visions
• Dreams
• Intrusive thoughts
• Stressful thoughts
• Subconscious thoughts

Glyph

A glyph encodes instructions for processes acting in the Vitium field, and require Vitubium and specific shapes in their fabrication. More complex glyphs are required for more complex processes.

Transubstantion

Transubstantiation is the process by which a heavenly concept can be fully embodied by a physical object.
Examples of transubstantiation:

• A /here/chuuba's body is a transubstantiation of its concept as a HR entity
• A table can become a transubstantiation of the concept of tables through rituals
• The remains of people related through family ties can become a transubstantiation of the concept of kin for this group
• A group of people linked through a hierarchy can become a transubstantiation of said hierarchy

Fundamental Idea

By providing the right information to a magic construct, subtle effects can be applied to groups of people by exploiting the innate divination abilities of all humans.

The following components are needed to make use of SHAD:

• A targeting glyph
• A spell glyph

Targeting glyph

The targeting glyph's task is to relay the effects of the spell to the targets. To do so, identification data (ID) is required. The target must have a connection to the HR, so it must either contain chuubanite or have a PC.

Examples of ID-target pairs:

• A sample of chuubanite of a certain type allows the targeting of said chuubanite type
• A transubstantiation of a population's concept allows the targeting of said population

The ID must be able to point out the target amongst the ocean of concepts of the HR without ambiguity. To do this, the ID should be as specific as possible, or multiple ID's should be used, or the effect will be diluted among more targets than intended, reducing the effect, or causing collateral damage.

The size of the glyph effects how much magical energy can be introduced to it, and thus the magnitude of the spell's effect, either in intensity, or in number of targets. A targeting glyph may also itself be used as a target by another SHAD.

If multiple SHADs are being executed through use of a single targeting glyph, said glyph should be designed to support multiple spells at once.

Spell glyph

The spell glyph determines the effect of the SHAD on the target once it has been carried by the targeting glyph.
If a PC is used as a target, the effects of the spell are limited to those that may be caused by divination.

Spells with affects that can resonate with the magical concepts of the target will be stronger and more effective, while no relation or a contradictory relation between the two will dampen the effect.

Initial setup

The targeting glyph must be supplied with both chuubanite, and the ID source that will be used by the SHAD. A larger glyph will improve its targeting capabilities, and its abilities to affect multiple separate beings at once.

The spell glyph or glyphs must be activated while inside the targeting glyph.

Maintenance

Both the targeting glyph and the spell glyph must be maintained and kept active for the duration of the SHAD. The glyphs will continuously consume magical energy as they do their work, proportional to the amount of targets. Decreasing the amount of energy supplied to the targeting glyph will reduce the amplitude of the SHAD's effect.

Should the spell glyph be rendered inactive, the SHAD will stop.

Worked Examples

Blessing of Iron Focus

Targeting Glyph: Hagu National Pentagram Glyph
ID: Transubstantiation of the concept of Lusitanian metalworkers working chuubanitic metal from Lusitania created by using /mhm/ chuubanite, and metals imbued with /mhm/ chuubanite.
Spell glyph: Defined through glyphs applied to pots and humans which contain the ID.
Spell effect on target: Influences the mind of the target to increase their focus while working metal.
Spell effect on bearer: Iron poisoning and lack of focus.