It could be quite reasonably said that Seth and his family were struggling, but then was there anyone who wasn''t, what with the bastard currently on the throne? After a few moments, Seth figured that the tax collectors might be doing a bit better if they skimmed off the top, but on the other hand if they got caught doing that...


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    Item Profile: Purple Mana Bead: Made by an experienced spell caster, this is a compressed bead of solid mana that can be tapped as necessary, but cannot be recharged. This bead in particular contains 50 mana.


    Gaining Mana: Mana can be gained in several ways.


    -Fully conscious souls generate mana if the underpinnings of consciousness aren''t propped up by magic; this is how your Core produces mana.


    -Unattended organic material in your dungeon can be decomposed into usable mana.


    -Particularly energetic reactions can be harnessed to produce mana, if properly contained.