Editing Alexander Belanger (section)

===Tools===
Alexander has a wide range of [[Magic Item]]s related to his Practice, both specialized and versatile,<ref>“This was a find of mine.  A cursed object I cleansed.  It remains an interesting tool for observation.  A little cumbersome, but I have to admit, I like having an excuse to dust it off.”<br><br>She wiped off some dust.<br><br>“Most of the time, I prefer specialized tools for specialized jobs, but this is versatile, and has enough power left over from its past victims that it can power through some common defenses, like those runes you described.” - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/07/11 Excerpt] from [[Stolen Away 2.z]]</ref> including:

*A [[Diorama Dollhouse|magical dollhouse]] that can show a target area in diorama form,<ref>She lifted up the dense, metal dollhouse, setting it in a metal box with about 20 segments.  There were a horrendous number of figures, pieces of furniture, accessories, animals, and little colored blocks inside, sliding around, rolling down stairs, and falling out.  The box itself had zipper-like creases at the edges of each segment, knitting them together.  She centered the dollhouse and then collected the fallen bits, pushing them in through windows.<br>[...]<br>
She whispered, “Show me the three girls with animal faces,” and opened it up.<br><br>Three simple figurines with rectangular blocks for bodies were topped with the heads of a fox, cat, and deer.  They were within a cabin with an open top.  Ribbons filled the space, tying to a center mass.  A circular bit of wood, shallow, sat in the center.<br><br>There was no sign of the other figurines that had been within, or the diner, or the old house. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/07/11/stolen-away-2-z/ excerpt] from [[Stolen Away 2.z]]</ref> or manifest the user there as a giant doll. If the dollhouse is not paid in power, it will take a pound of flesh from the user instead.<ref>“Swiftly.  I didn’t pay ''too'' exorbitant an amount, and the box may bite off your arm, if it decides it needs more payment.” - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/07/11/stolen-away-2-z/ excerpt] from [[Stolen Away 2.z]]</ref>
*Large photographs of various targets that update whenever they're unobserved. Certain magical effects cause the picture to appear distorted, however, and he or his agents need to have taken a photo of the target.<ref name="7.x">[[Gone Ahead 7.x]]</ref> He can also call "Inscription" to have a description of the scene appear on them, giving additional info, although not too often.<ref>“Inscription,” he said.<br><br>The smoke cleared.  There was writing on the back.<br>
:''Clementine Robertjon and the Sargent Hall Aware discuss how they weren’t truly themselves.''<br>
He gave it a shake, and the inscription disappeared partway through.  The scene changed slightly too.<br>[...]<br>He couldn’t use too many calls for inscription, and he already had some information from Wye.  The residents were agitated and didn’t know why. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/01/05 Excerpt] from [[Gone Ahead 7.x]]</ref>
*An oddly heavy pen that can reach through his photographs to do things like alter diagrams,<ref> Brie had been scuffed up, and one of those scuffs interfered with her binding.  A few waifs from the Devouring Song were lingering in the area.  Zed and Brie ignored them for the time being.<br><br>He touched a pen he kept in his dash.  It was no larger than an ordinary pen, but it might have weighed fifteen pounds.  It twitched in his hand.<br><br>Defenses were down, they were still being careful, but not careful enough.<br><br>If he had it in his mind to bring the full bearing of his wrath down on their heads, then he could.  A stroke of the pen, to turn that vulnerability into a critical flaw.  Brie would break, and the devouring song would be free, Zed would be at the epicenter, close enough to be pulled into it. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/01/05 Excerpt] from [[Gone Ahead 7.x]]</ref> or attack [[Connections]] remotely at his command, although the acidic ink destroys the photos.<ref>Picking up the heavy pen again, he touched it to the photograph.<br><br>Black ink bled into the photograph, taking on three dimensions in the scene.<br><br>“Abandonment,” Alexander said.  “A connection severed.”<br><br>The ink took on a sharp smell, then began to eat through the photograph.  He tossed it aside before it could burn his fingers.<br><br>Done.<br>[...]<br>“I was thinking about him being my familiar.”<br><br>“Yeah.”<br><br>John remained standing where he was.  He wasn’t sure he was supposed to hear this, but…<br><br>“…Not so much anymore.”<br><br>The air filled momentarily with the smell of acid and ink. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/01/05 excerpt] from [[Gone Ahead 7.x]]</ref>
*With [[Rad Ray Sunshine]]'s help, he constructed a computer system in his Demesne that can (with [[power]]) use [[Nina]] to reach into lost timelines and view [[Ted Havens]]' diaries from his centuries in a time loop.<ref>[[Gone Ahead 7.a]]</ref>
*[[Tarot Cards]]<ref>“Excuse me,” Alexander said, as he leaned in to study.  He drew some cards from his pocket and laid them down.<br>
The Chariot at the left, the Fool at the right.  Strength at the back, the Empress at the front.<br>
Alexander tapped his finger on the Chariot. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/07/11/stolen-away-2-z/ excerpt] from [[Stolen Away 2.z]]</ref>
*A board game that can become a simulation of a particular place, the piece representing important people inside that place.<ref>The little town was represented by a kind of board game, but the size of each tile differed, depending on how important and dense the area was.  The valley was a big space, split into three sections.  Comparatively, the cabins where most of them were sleeping were divided into nine.  An outside area, a first floor, and a second floor, for each cabin. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2022/03/29 Excerpt] from [[Gone and Done It 17.y]]</ref>

He keeps a collection of cigarettes, one from every pack he's ever smoked, carefully categorized; by smoking them he can view occasions he was smoking them in the smoke, at the cost of using up the cigarette.<ref name="7.xe2">Even taking his time, he couldn’t keep it alive forever.  He’d burned his cigarette down to the filter.  He stubbed it out on the car mirror.<br><br>He saved one from every pack he smoked, and he liked to smoke in important meetings and negotiations.  He kept meticulous notes, using practices that recorded things for him, and the cigarettes were a backup.  He changed his brand every year, which helped with keeping track. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/01/05 Excerpt] from [[Gone Ahead 7.x]]</ref>