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Ritual Magic

Fugue State: Gnomes, when overcome by their collective Obsessions, are capable of entering a mana-enhanced Fugue State. This enables them to focus upon a single Obsession for days on end, without eating or sleeping. At the end of this time, they are considered exhausted and must sleep for a number of days equal to half the number they were in fugue-state. This does not reduce PC crafting time.

Gimirri: It is said that gnomes "just know" when one of their fellows is in need of help on a Project of Significance. A group of gnomes working in tandem may send out an etheric call to the communities around them. This call does not consist of words, only of a sense of need and a sense of the project to be accomplished. The individual gnomes decide whether to respond or not, but being curious, many do. The call can often happen without the gnomes actively deciding to do so.

The call summons a horde of gnomes for a single task, and can cause them to enter into an advanced, group fugue state. In this state, they may work for days on end without eating or sleeping. Regardless of the fugue state or no, when so assembled they succeed on all Aid Another bonuses (DMs may increase the cap on these bonuses as well).

This ability is known to outsiders as Gnomeswarm, or by gnomes as the Call, or gimirri.