Hiskiet’s Many-Jacket

Steel Realms

Pervasive Overview: Hiskiet was a bardic player of the Muncaster Family of Rhyl, his family going back to the time of the Kingdoms of old Rhylan. He and his family before him, were part of a long line stepped in the Heraldic Boreal Tradition. Hiskiet’s Many-Jacket first appeared around CY 6000 – though its shapeshifting description means it could have been before or later. It was said to take the form of many jackets and have a utility befitting a member of the ranks of heralds. There were varied descriptions made of the flashy outer wear worn by different folk that found and inherited it, though all included the fact that there seemed to be many pockets and folds. Hiskiet was the last of his family to wear the jacket in a public role. So many victims had it had, that in fact the last band that found it, never used it, just returned it for a small reward. Since then, it has remained in storage and forgotten about.

Chronicle/Facts of the Item

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Minimal Outcome / Very Easy Difficulty & Pervasive Knowledge

Information Sources: Mundane Reference | Associated Phenomenology Only | Specific Lore

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Rumors About the Item
  1. It is rumored to be cursed, its flashy allure would draw the next victim to it.
  2. Aspersions were made that it alerted those that the wearer attacked.
  3. Some say it forced the wearer to engage in social situations.
  4. Rumors say that it made the wearer pursue romance that was forbidden.

Common Knowledge / Easy Difficulty

For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.

Hiskiet led a troupe of adventurers that were also dramatic actors. He was killed in an attack exploring Bronzed-Edge Tableland in CY 9022. Only his body was found, dead, but looking good, in the jacket.

Item Purpose:

Lesser Attunement (1 Essence total )

It replicates styles and signatures of local crafters in the north – Its default ‘fashion configuration’ is general quality +1 Prestige Signifier; In Rhyl, its styles get +2. Now its a curse -2 within Rhyl by those that actually recognize it.

i20™ Item Details

As an Action with Concentration by the Attuned wielder (wearer), the jacket can change its appearance in 1 round to become any high end fashion. It lasts for a Long Rest or until changed again.

+1 Resilience (100sc to repair), AC +1 (can only fit over padded or leather armor); Its prestige value is added to any Influence Activities

Cloaking: A number of times per Long Rest = Proficiency Bonus, the wearer can use their Disengage action to also attempt a Stealth+Camouflage check to hide (either in shadows, natural cover, or get lost in a crowd). Failure means neither succeed and they provoke an Free Opportunity Attack for any target the wielder was trying to be hidden from.

  • Sleight of Hand to ‘Secret’ any single object (potion, dagger or smaller) – completely ‘unfindable’ despite searches
  • Reaction to use or wield a Secreted object with surprise initially.
  • Has specific unfindable pockets that can be attempted to be ‘filled’ with a Sleight of Hand check or Bardic Inspiration (automatic success) 1/Long Rest (these are in statis and vanish after a Long Rest:
    • purse of up to 100sc
    • Lit lamp
    • Lit torch
    • Lit (min. 5sc) incense
    • 1 (min. 15sc) bouquet of nice fresh flowers
    • 1 (min 25sc) rare feather that captures words said on a piece of paper for 1 minute
    • 1 (min. 35sc) perfume bottle
    • 1 fashionable (50sc) neck kerchief with 3 pts Temp HP (dissipates after 1 hour when extracted; must be tied around neck – if wounded, it heals 3 instead)

iCore iCore™ Item Details

Estimated Value: 10,000 (Silver Crowns)

Item Source: i20™ 2025

Destroying the Item: As an item with inherent mystic nature, it is deeply bound to The Pattern – mere mundane efforts cannot destroy it. It must be exiled as a Mystic Offering or a Lovigdril rite, Gleaned for anima, melted, disintegrated, or shattered – not merely made Useless.

Uncommon Knowledge / Average Difficulty

Though no formal curse was found upon it, it seems those that wear it meet a grisly fate at a young age.

Rare Knowledge / Very Hard Difficulty

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Realm's Aptitude Powers: Divine, Occult, and Psychic