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[Greyman]

"Each chrysogona appears to be a gnarled homunculus of dried or petrified wood between one and two yards long to which is attached a tragedy mask. Extending from the wooden trunk are, on average, 10 stick-like fingers, though the true number fluctuates as the creature moves."

Oh, Yeeaah. That is the kind of permanent guest that causes gossip. Not something you want seen unless you don't mind being associated with the occult (which is as likely as not).

Although in Ex2 there was the Subtle Whisper charm: "Despite all contrary evidence, Chrysogona appear...

[Greyman]

The Ex3 rules for what an immaterial spirit can and can not do are … skimpy. It boils down to, no, they cannot affect the material world while immaterial.

They can still use charms -- mainly for sensory or movement effects -- and some do have charms that explicitly state they are exceptions that can be used to affect the material while dematerialised....

[Greyman]

Redesign? There is not nearly enough detail to say they play any different, and the art seems to show Workers, Warriors, and an Artisan. But, well, I surely do love the look in that one piece of artwork. It presents them as so much more "unhuman-people-carved-from-jade" rather than "no-really-they-are-not-dwarves". Hopefully that sets the new standard for future depictions.

There's also the exiled Jadeborn in Werck that promise some intriguing plothooks....

[Greyman]

It looks like the later, as the charm is activated with locking onto an aerial target (and leaping), and being knocked off-course deactivates the charm.

The intent of the charm seems to be "get me into airborne close quarters combat with that target"....