to me point d feels right as I have liked novels that had a shame / humiluation or perverted effect to magic but if others dont feel so I am happy for that point to be a discussion issue. Even if kept have to be talked of just known ( as the lanleys are not really protagonists anyway )<br/><br/>If the living armor in any variation is adopted ...  Perhaps say 20 => 30 sets are made ?  (or less a flawless gemstone the size of a birdsegg isnt something that is overly common)<br/><br/>10 reserved for hero's<br/>1 reserved for the ruling noble ? (if necessary / maybe not?)<br/>20 or so reserved for some weird elite guard ?<br/><br/>The stategic benfit would be that if a hero goes rogue all one has to do is kill their lanley and their powers are crippled to "just what they were before", so ... a lanley being imprisoned or held captive or you having them closeby makes a big difference to what can happen.<br/><br/>each set would be unique, and you can choose whatever style differences / color / texture etc that you want, but I would imagine it would be more silky-wood than crystaline or metallic in texture.<br/><br/>If you guys are ok with this idea, it may make sense for your Lanley to share simular on/offs to you as Mistpeak sexuality is cruder and more commonplace (shared tactile issues) and a conversation / understanding with your lanley could be necessary to role play, I am happy to role play the lanleys (love to) or characters can role play<br/>them themselves if they desire.<br/><br/>