Pod beast seed is a hard, heavy seed about the size of a fist. It is a lesser work, made in a Guild with the method of Tellan, the Keeper of Tallies. It holds no Seal-shard, it is Plain, and many copies exist.
Brought as the work its side carries into battle, it breaks open before the armies meet. A host of Pod beast comes out and fights beside its owner. The card shows how many. The operator casts nothing; the seed releases what was bound into it. When the battle ends, the beasts are gone.
The artisans say each seed is a whole beast folded small. It can unfold once, and it cannot fold back.
Cultivators of Weaver's Call compare it to their own art. A summoning calls a shape out of the Welter and feeds it mana so that it stays. The seed does all of that in a moment, they say, and pays for the speed by not lasting. It has no treasure spirit and no hunger. It simply runs out.
Player-visible facts
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Use | Consumed on use |
| Battle item | Yes |