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Magecraft article has been amended regarding the bestowing of Gnosis marks upon items. It now reads:
Gnosis - the item can receive a Gnosis mark by a deity, and use it as if it had been bestowed on a living person. Only one mark (positive or negative) can be bestowed on a given item, and the gods only rarely deign to do so. The item must therefore have clear purpose and advantage to the god as opposed to being a mere trinket: such items will generally have a name and a fascinating story behind them. The mark will empower the item with a gift that is obviously related to the god, but needs not be identical to Gnosis given to the living. The kind of power bestowed depends entirely on the god's will. The mark is usually asked for after the item has been completed, and the slot is not specific to a single deity, meaning that anyone can mark the item. [Please note that, due to the far-reaching consequences of these divine items, Help Desk permission is required for a Storyteller to create such items or have gods imbue one. In the former case, a suitable backstory is needed and, if approved, must be added to the Artifact list.]
Magecraft was written well before we opened, when we hadn't discussed the rarity or reach of divine items. The Help Desk requirement has been added to keep their numbers suitably low for them to become truly coveted treasures AND to make sure they remain true to the god's character -- i.e. no swords of Rak'keli and so on. Also, there is now a single mark which is no longer tied to the specific gnosis abilities, mostly because it didn't make much sense and a lot of gnosis are not really applicable to items.