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	On occasion, [[Mana]] congeals or crystallizes into material form, known as tass, from the Arabic word for “cup” or “goblet.” Tass has no set form. Its shape is dictated by the nature of where it forms and other unknown currents in reality. Tass nearly always forms in or around a Hallow, although sometimes tass is the remains of a Hallow gone dry and vanished from reality.		On occasion, [[Mana]] congeals or crystallizes into material form, known as tass, from the Arabic word for “cup” or “goblet.” Tass has no set form. Its shape is dictated by the nature of where it forms and other unknown currents in reality. Tass nearly always forms in or around a Hallow, although sometimes tass is the remains of a Hallow gone dry and vanished from reality.

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On occasion, [[Mana]] congeals or crystallizes into material form, known as tass, from the Arabic word for “cup” or “goblet.” Tass has no set form. Its shape is dictated by the nature of where it forms and other unknown currents in reality. Tass nearly always forms in or around a Hallow, although sometimes tass is the remains of a Hallow gone dry and vanished from reality.

Tass might be found in mushrooms growing at the edges of a magical glen, in the fruit of plants in the midst of a [[Hallow]], in crystals, or soil, or water from a sacred spring — any of an endless array of forms. Whatever its apparent shape, all tass is fundamentally the same: Prime made manifest in solid form, convertible to Mana and usable by those who understand how. Edible or drinkable forms of tass are the most prized, for a mage can convert them to personal Mana points simply by ingesting them. (It generally takes one hour after ingesting solid tass before the points are available, or 10 minutes after drinking liquid tass.) Some mages cultivate gardens near Hallows or tass-prone spots to take advantage of their fruit or
vegetable yields, or they regularly collect the suffused spring water in jars for later drinking.

Like all growing things, however, these manifestations of tass vary in potency. Some are large and full of [[Mana]], while others might be stunted or bruised, lacking vital essence. The Storyteller judges how much Mana any particular mushroom, apple or draught of water yields. A general guideline is one Mana point per pound of tass food or for every 16 ounces of tass drink. Tass that can be ingested may be stored for later use, although fruit must be dried and water sealed or else it rots like normal fruit or becomes stagnant if left in the open. This bounty does not last forever, though. It loses its potency at a rate of one [[Mana]] per week after the first week of storage.

The ability to utilize tass in non-edible sources (such as tass congealed into rocks or tree bark) comes from the [[Prime]] [[Arcana]]. A mage with [[Prime]] 2 can draw the [[Mana]] bound up in tass for personal use, either replenishing his Mana points or using the tass’s Mana directly for magic. Unlike organic tass, object tass doesn’t lose its potency over time and can be stored indefinitely until its Mana is tapped.<ref>[[Mage The Awakening Sourcebook|Mage Core]], pp.78-79</ref>

==Liquid==
* It generally takes '''ten minutes''' after ingesting liquid tass before the points are available.<ref>[[Mage The Awakening Sourcebook|Mage Core]], p.79</ref>
* A general guideline is one Mana point for every '''16 ounces''' of tass drink.

==Solid==
* It generally takes '''one hour''' after ingesting solid tass before the points are available.<ref>[[Mage The Awakening Sourcebook|Mage Core]], p.79</ref>
* A general guideline is one Mana point '''per pound''' of tass food.

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