Item: Red-Handed Missive
Activate 2 (concentrate, manipulate)
Composed to look like an important document, a red-handed missive is a trap used by those who suspect someone has been going through their correspondence. If activated, the missive dissolves into red dye that coats anything touching the missive. Magic in the dye prevents it from washing off for 1 week.
Trait Effects
Consumable: An item with this trait can be used only once. Unless stated otherwise, it’s destroyed after activation. Consumable items include alchemical items and magical consumables such as scrolls and talismans. A character can Craft consumable items in batches of four.
Curse: A curse is an effect that places some long-term affliction on a creature. Curses are always magical and are typically the result of a spell or trap. Effects with this trait can be removed only by effects that specifically target curses.
Magical: Something with the magical trait is imbued with magical energies not tied to a specific tradition of magic. Some items or effects are closely tied to a particular tradition of magic. In these cases, the item has the arcane, divine, occult, or primal trait instead of the magical trait. Any of these traits indicate that the item is magical.
Missive: A missive is a piece of magical stationery that must be crafted and composed before it can be activated. All missives have the missive and consumable traits. Missives are often constructed of paper, parchment, or vellum, but any other thin, portable material that can hold writing or embossing upon it can be crafted into missives. After being crafted, the missive is a blank sheet until a message is composed upon it, completing its magic.
Related Items
| Name | Level | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| Stage Fright Missive | 5 | Common |
| Messenger Missive (Multiple) | 7 | Common |
| Heartening Missive (Bull) | 6 | Common |
| Heartening Missive (Rabbit) | 6 | Common |
| Heartening Missive (Turtle) | 6 | Common |
| Heartening Missive (Butterfly) | 5 | Common |
| Explosive Missive | 4 | Common |
| Glimmering Missive | 4 | Common |
| Messenger Missive | 4 | Common |
| Captivating Score | 11 | Common |
| Blooming Lotus Seed Pod | 7 | Uncommon |
| Camp Shroud (Lesser) | 7 | Uncommon |
| Candle of Revealing | 7 | Common |
| Chroma Kaleidoscope | 7 | Common |
| Clinging Bubbles (Moderate) | 7 | Common |
| Energizing Treat | 7 | Common |
| Energy Toxin Bottle | 7 | Rare |
| Ethereal Crescent (Greater) | 7 | Common |
| Feather Token (Anchor) | 7 | Common |
| Ferrofluid Urchin (Lesser) | 7 | Common |