The party need a Magia Sigil to get into Magia's innermost districts - and fast. The legal route is too slow and the expedited one too expensive, leaving one option: a shady deal in an overcrowded bazaar.

"You need a Magia Sigil, and fast. Applying through normal channels is far too slow and you're far too broke to afford the exclusive "expedited route." Sigils are heavily controlled, and their illicit trade is harshly punished. Despite this, rumors have it that a Sigil can be 'acquired' in the Shard's Guild markets through a specific contact. Desperate, you've made your way to the most prominent bazaar in Magia, the Sub-Barrier Market, so named for sitting directly underneath the Magia Barrier. A dense cluster of stalls and buildings, thick with smoke and draped silks that make it hard to see more than a few steps ahead. Guild patrols and watchtowers keep watch at every turn, pushing illicit deals into the dark alleyways. With no name or face of this Dealer to go off, your search through the Bazaar begins."

While the read-aloud assumes the party needs a Sigil for themselves, the adventure is flexible. A dubious patron could have hired them as a middleman, or the Shard Guild has directly tasked them with capturing the Dealer alive.

Magia Sigil [Magical Accessory]

The innermost parts of the city are cut off from the rest by a powerful magical barrier. Only those with the Magia Sigil, quite often permanently tattooed on, can move freely through it.

An authentic Sigil has 3 well-known properties:

• ◈ JELLY Jellyfying: Holding the item prompts an Insight Check. On a Failure, the Holder becomes Jellyfied. The Holder is aware the magic occurs, even on a Success.
• ☁ SMOKE Moist-smoking: Pouring water over it causes it to emit thick smoke clouds, making its Area Obscured.
• ⊘ NULL Anti-magic: Once per Day, it can nullify 1 Source of minor magic (i.e., from Basic Abilities) within 2 Areas.