The Red Map

By Anders Sandberg

Level three talisman

This talisman is legendary among certain groups of Mages, although its actual whereabouts are unknown. Physically it is just a parchment map, dyed a deep red and covered with unfamiliar symbols and diagrams. However, when the mage pours his own blood over it, they begin to make sense and will show him the way to any destination on Earth, in the Umbra or elsewhere. Unfortunately, the map becomes illegible when the blood has dried, so the mage has to pour more blood on it to keep it legible. Quite naturally, many mages think it is of kindred manufacture.

[The mage has to pour blood equal to one wound level on the map to use it. The map essentially works as Correspondence 3, Filter All-Space, but actually shows a possible way to the destination. It is not necessarily the fastest or safest way, but it is a possible way for the mage. ]