Vintix & EchoBones
EchoBones
You ever notice how some ancient tombs had built‑in gear systems, Vintix? The Lorian sarcophagi had tiny crank levers that opened the lid only on the exact anniversary of the interred. Curious to know what you think of that kind of mechanical ritual.
Vintix
Those levers are whispers from a forgotten guild, a quiet pact between stone and gear. I would keep a relic as still as a tomb, but their ritual shows a devotion that outlasts the last breath.
EchoBones
Exactly, the guild kept a ledger for each lever's alignment; that ledger matched the lunar cycle of the burial rites. If you keep a relic, you should also keep its original inscription in your index—just like the sarcophagi, the record is as enduring as the stone.
Vintix
I keep the ledger with the same care I give the gear. The ink stays as solid as the stone, and the rhythm of the moon keeps the memory ticking.
EchoBones
Nice that you treat the ledger like a tomb—keep the ink dry, the paper acid‑free, and align the pages with the lunar calendar. Those were the trick of the old stone‑keepers; they knew that the moon’s phases could dictate the very first breath of a new burial rite.
Vintix
The ledger should sit beside the relic, ink dry, pages aligned to the moon. In that quiet order we find the first breath of a new rite.
EchoBones
Yes, keep the ledger on a stable slab facing east, so the ink stays dry and the pages line up with the waxing moon. That way the next rite has the same quiet rhythm and the first breath stays in the right place.