By Dan Reynolds (dereyn@mail.wm.edu)
They leave a dark red scar that fades with time. The nasty effect of these Talens is that the pain of the initial attack stays with the victim for Gnosis roll weeks. In game terms the affected character suffers virtual damage equal to the damage scored on the attack, giving him a constant difficulty modifier. Note, this is not real damage (beyond the initial, which heals normally) and will not kill the character, just incapacitate him.