Imbuing

Imbuing is the process of creating a newly-made artifact resembling an Object of Power, or granting similar powers to a person. In involves an amount of gold being woven into a precise pattern, designed to guide an Ember's energies to create the desired effect. With items, this means weaving strands of gold into the material, with people, into their very flesh. This latter requires extreme amounts of expertise, something only the highest ranks of Ismar and some rogue artifacters possess. Imbued objects are comparatively common, made by the craftsmen of Vyrtan, and to a lesser degree, every other city-state.