Endow Seals & Dereliction Brands
Subject: Endow Seals & Brands: System Analysis
File ID: ID:SYS-SEC-ESB-8819340
Issuing Authority: Dryzor Corp. - Arcane Security & Identification Division
Document Category: Magical & Technical Systems: Identification & Access Control
Security Classification: Level 3: Restricted
Introductory Overview: Endow Seals, and their related subset Brands, constitute a revolutionary and ubiquitous form of magical and/or technological identification protocol used for access control and subject status designation. Functioning as a form of symbolic key, these Seals are employed to grant or restrict access to secure locations, controlled materials, or to bestow specific legal rights upon an individual. Their development is considered as fundamental to modern security as the invention of the physical lock and key. Appearing as a unique series of lines and shapes in a geometric design, they exist in several formats to suit a wide range of applications, from law enforcement credentials to criminal markings.
File ID: ID:SYS-SEC-ESB-8819340
Issuing Authority: Dryzor Corp. - Arcane Security & Identification Division
Document Category: Magical & Technical Systems: Identification & Access Control
Security Classification: Level 3: Restricted
Introductory Overview: Endow Seals, and their related subset Brands, constitute a revolutionary and ubiquitous form of magical and/or technological identification protocol used for access control and subject status designation. Functioning as a form of symbolic key, these Seals are employed to grant or restrict access to secure locations, controlled materials, or to bestow specific legal rights upon an individual. Their development is considered as fundamental to modern security as the invention of the physical lock and key. Appearing as a unique series of lines and shapes in a geometric design, they exist in several formats to suit a wide range of applications, from law enforcement credentials to criminal markings.
//>_ Hacker_Override_Initiated... Karckess on magic barcodes for people. //>_ Endow Seals. It's a fancy name for a magic barcode they can slap on you, in you, or on your soul. It's a key, a pass, a brand, a warning label – all rolled into one. They're used for everything from letting a Corp-Rat into a secret lab to making sure a prisoner can't get out of line. It’s the ultimate system of identification and control, and it's everywhere.
Manufacturing
The creation of Endow Seals is a highly specialized process requiring specific and distinct expertise based on the format. Arcane Code Seals are developed by specialized arcane programmers. Soul Imprint Seals and the complex magical designs for other formats are typically engineered by Evokation Skrivners. The physical application of Arcane Ink Seals is performed by licensed Myst Tattoo artists using a unique ink solution containing powdered Nulltane Crystal.
//>_ Hacker_Override_Initiated... Karckess on who makes these magic tags. //>_ You don't just print these things out at your local copy shop. You need a specialist. A magic-coder for the digital dreck on your profile, a high-level Skrivner for the soul-branding stuff, or a licensed Myst Tattooist if you're getting inked. It's a skilled, controlled trade, which is how they keep the tech from getting into everyone's hands.
Social Impact
The societal impact of the Endow Seal system is profound and dual-sided. It has fostered a high-trust environment in many sectors, where credentials, rights, and security clearances can be instantly and reliably verified, streamlining commerce and access control. Conversely, it has also enabled a highly efficient and often inescapable system of social ostracization, where individuals marked with negative Dereliction Brands can be automatically denied services, employment, and societal participation by both automated systems and public prejudice.
//>_ Hacker_Override_Initiated... Karckess on how this changed everything. //>_ This system rewrote the rules of society. Got the right Seal on your profile or skin? Doors open for you, people trust you without a second thought. Got a bad Brand? Good luck buying a drink, let alone getting a job or a place to live. It's a permanent, high-tech scarlet letter that lets the system sort everyone into 'useful' and 'untouchable' instantly.
Access & Availability
While the ability to create Seals is restricted to certified specialists, the authority to bestow them is broader. Endow Seals and Brands can be commissioned and applied to any individual by any entity with the legal or effective standing to enforce the Seal's function. This includes government bodies, law enforcement agencies, corporate entities like Dryzor Inc., powerful noble houses, and even sufficiently influential individuals, for both benevolent and punitive purposes.
//>_ Hacker_Override_Initiated... Karckess on who gets to brand people. //>_ So who gets to slap a Seal on you? Anyone with enough clat and clout. Governments, mega-corps, guilds, noble families... if they have the authority and can pay the price, they can brand you. The tech to make 'em is rare, but the list of people who'd love to use 'em on you is long.
Complexity
Each Endow Seal is a custom design containing symbols for the bestower (organization or individual), the subject, and the Seal's specific intent, all arranged in a geometric pattern. The underlying technology of these Seals is a framework known as Myst Elemental-Key Factor Code. Unlike standard binary computer code, this system utilizes all sixteen known myst elements as its base. With each element possessing a range of potential values, this creates an immensely complex coding language with hundreds of distinct factors, providing an exponentially higher degree of security and data flexibility. For Arcane Ink Seals, the ink used is a specialized alchemical solution containing powdered Nulltane Crystal.
//>_ Hacker_Override_Initiated... Karckess on what's under the hood. //>_ A Seal looks like a fancy geometric sigil, but the code running it is the real magic. It's not simple binary. It uses all sixteen myst elements as coding factors, which gives it hundreds of possible variables instead of just 'on' or 'off.' It makes the I.C.E. on these things an absolute nightmare to try and crack. And the tattoo ink? It's mixed with magic-dampening crystal dust. All designed to be tamper-proof as dreck.
Discovery
The Endow Seal system was invented by the notable Warlock and Hexxen Bane Half-Elf, Ambrose Thannel, during the middle era of the 8th Age (The Age of Industry). The initial versions were exclusively Arcane Ink Seals (magical tattoos) used as indelible proof of legal ownership or right of entry to a restricted location. The adoption and proliferation of this technology marked the beginning of the "Era of Ink Rites," a period spanning the latter half of the 8th Age through the 9th and 10th Ages, which saw a massive societal shift towards Seal-based security and identification.
//>_ Hacker_Override_Initiated... //>_ Some Half-Elf Hexxen cooked up these magic tattoos way back when, probably to prove he owned his horse. The corps and kingdoms saw it and realized they could slap a permanent, undeniable label on *anything* and *anyone*. It caught on like wildfire. The 'Era of Ink Rites' was basically the start of everyone getting branded, one way or another.
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