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Artisans of Obscura
Alignment: CN
Headquarters: Kaer Maga, Varisia
Leader: Mentor Jito
Structure: Artisan’s guild
Scope: Regional
Resources: Extensive network of agents, deep catalogs of sensitive information, and Mentor Jito’s portfolio of secrets Golarion believes lost
Memories and facts become clay when Artisans of Obscura sculpt carefully negotiated Variations to suit their patrons. A Variation overturns the patron’s verdict with miraculous new evidence, assures brigands a caravan is not a trap set by the patron’s guards, or keeps a monarch alive in the eyes of the people while the patron readies for succession. Bristling at words like, “lies,” “intimidation,” and “tricks,” the eccentrically attired Artisans prefer “crafted phrases,” “calculated persuasions,” and “evocative performances.” All commissions are secret, priced by duration and risk, and the only way to guarantee not being used in another patron’s Variation.
Structure and Leadership
As their founder and public face, Mentor Jito assigns Artisans of Obscura and their perpetually hooded Apprentices to patrons eager to negotiate a Variation. Artisans train three Apprentices concurrently in the composition of Variations, and guild rules forbid employing magic of any kind during their five year Apprenticeship. Artisans’ methods are without restriction. Artisans consider controversy amongst themselves unseemly, and abrupt final resolutions are the usual result.
Goals
All Artisans strive for perfection of their Variations, and though their methods are subtle, they need not be gentle. The essence of their muse is the protection of secrets with flawless concealment. Privately, Artisans keep the best secrets for themselves. Artisans record and submit all details of their work back to Kaer Maga and compete with each other for the honorific Most Sublime.
Public Perception
Artisans of Obscura cultivate good relations throughout Avistan. The greater populace notices little of them besides their eccentricity and garish finery, while nobles and the wealthy pass sparse whispers between themselves. No records or complaints against the Artisans of Obscura linger long.

Gloves, Charlatan
Aura moderate conjuration; CL 7th
Slot hands; Price 8000 gp;
Weight -
Description
These gleaming white cotton gloves, devoid of embellishment or decoration, grant incredible skill at manipulating small objects. When wearing both gloves, the wearer gains the ability to use the Sleight of Hand skill as though trained, and gives a +10 bonus to all Sleight of Hand checks. Further, immediately after the wearer performs a Sleight of Hand check to hide or palm an item, she may activate the gloves by squeezing the held item, a free action, which instantly transfers the object from one glove to the other and does not allow any observers to note where the item went. The gloves function differently when two individuals each wear one of the pair and are within 100 feet of each other. Wearing one glove of the set, an individual may squeeze a held item as a move action. This instantly transfers a held item weighing no more than 1 lb., such as a potion, magic item, or small weapon, to appear instantly in the other glove. A pair of Charlatan Gloves functions only with its own mate. When wearing one of the gloves, no other glove or item can be used in the wearer's hand slot.
Construction
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, prestidigitation, dimension door; Cost 4000 gp