Auras of Loyalty - Revision history

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	The names used for each aura are simply the most common ones used in the Empire. For example, the [[#The Eyes of Loyalty\|Eyes of Loyalty]] may be called ''The Oath of the Hall'' by a [[Wintermark\|Winterfolk]] warrior. This is especially true with those auras that are named after paragons and exemplars; all these auras would have had different names before the exceptional individual they are named for was recognised by the Synod. The [[#Hallowing of Bolstering Bill\|Hallowing of Bolstering Bill]] for example was commonly called the ''Hallowing of True Devotion'' before Bill's recognition as an exemplar of Loyalty.		The names used for each aura are simply the most common ones used in the Empire. For example, the [[#The Eyes of Loyalty\|Eyes of Loyalty]] may be called ''The Oath of the Hall'' by a [[Wintermark\|Winterfolk]] warrior. This is especially true with those auras that are named after paragons and exemplars; all these auras would have had different names before the exceptional individual they are named for was recognised by the Synod. The [[#Hallowing of Bolstering Bill\|Hallowing of Bolstering Bill]] for example was commonly called the ''Hallowing of True Devotion'' before Bill's recognition as an exemplar of Loyalty.

	Study of these auras helped the founders of the Way to create the Path of Loyalty. Some lay persons assume that the [[~~Imperial~~ Synod]] created these auras in some fashion to encourage adherence to orthodoxy, but according to theological scholars the situation is the other way around. The auras came first, then the tenets of the Path of Loyalty.		Study of these auras helped the founders of the Way to create the Path of Loyalty. Some lay persons assume that the [[Synod]] created these auras in some fashion to encourage adherence to orthodoxy, but according to theological scholars the situation is the other way around. The auras came first, then the tenets of the Path of Loyalty.

	==Anointing==		==Anointing==

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Hallow

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	===Hallowing of the Silverlark's Tears===		===Hallowing of the Silverlark's Tears===
	* You feel an urge to '''conceal your devotion''' from others, even the object of your loyalty.		* ''You feel an urge to '''conceal your devotion''' from others, even the object of your loyalty.''

	===Hallowing of the Token===		===Hallowing of the Token===
	* You feel ready to '''risk anything''' in support of the allegiance this token represents.		* ''You feel ready to '''risk anything''' in support of the allegiance this token represents.''

	===Hallowing of the Marked's Oath===		===Hallowing of the Marked's Oath===
	* You feel a desire to '''recruit others''' to the service of your chosen cause or patron.		* ''You feel a desire to '''recruit others''' to the service of your chosen cause or patron.''

	===Hallowing of the Favour===		===Hallowing of the Favour===

Matt: /* The Seeds of Loyalty */

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The Seeds of Loyalty

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	===The Seeds of Loyalty===		===The Seeds of Loyalty===
	* ''You feel an urge to aid the person or group you declared your loyalty to when anointed. You feel each of their triumphs and defeats as if they were your own''		* ''You feel an urge to aid the person or group you declared your loyalty to when anointed. You feel each of their triumphs and defeats as if they were your own.''

	'''Description:''' Some priests question the proper use of this anointing, worried that it can be misused to attempt to make someone serve a person or cause. The aura remains popular, however, and those who favour it point out that it can only be used with the consent of the target. It is sometimes used when a supplicant wishes to make a public demonstration of fealty or where they wish to shore up their commitment before facing a great danger.		'''Description:''' Some priests question the proper use of this anointing, worried that it can be misused to attempt to make someone serve a person or cause. The aura remains popular, however, and those who favour it point out that it can only be used with the consent of the target. It is sometimes used when a supplicant wishes to make a public demonstration of fealty or where they wish to shore up their commitment before facing a great danger.

Rafferty: /* Hallowing of the Banner */

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Hallowing of the Banner

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	===Hallowing of the Banner===		===Hallowing of the Banner===
	* You feel an urge to '''challenge detractors''' who criticise the object of your loyalty.		* ''You feel an urge to '''challenge detractors''' who criticise the object of your loyalty.''

	===Hallowing of Bolstering Bill===		===Hallowing of Bolstering Bill===

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	An [[aura]] is a persistent spiritual effect on a person, location or item. The auras listed here are created by priests dedicated to the virtue of [[Loyalty]] who use the relevant ceremonial skill. A character who is [[dedication\|dedicated]] to Loyalty must pick one of the following auras when they perform the relevant ceremony. A priest of the Way may also use the [[#Dreams of Loyalty\|Dreams of Loyalty]] when they use the dedication ceremony to provide a pilgrim with a visionary [[dedication#Dreams\|dream]].		An [[aura]] is a persistent spiritual effect on a person, location or item. The auras listed here are created by priests dedicated to the virtue of [[Loyalty]] who use the relevant ceremonial skill. A character who is [[dedication\|dedicated]] to Loyalty must pick one of the following auras when they perform the relevant ceremony. A priest of the Way may also use the [[#Dreams of Loyalty\|Dreams of Loyalty]] when they use the dedication ceremony to provide a pilgrim with a visionary [[dedication#Dreams\|dream]].

	The names used for each aura are simply the most common ones used in the Empire. For example, the [[#The Eyes of Loyalty\|Eyes of Loyalty]] may be called ''The Oath of the Hall'' by a [[Wintermark\|Winterfolk]] warrior. This is especially true with those auras that are named after paragons and exemplars; all these auras would have had different names before the exceptional individual they are named for was recognised by the Synod. The [[#Hallowing of Bolstering Bill\|Hallowing of Bolstering ~~Hill~~]] for example was commonly called the ''Hallowing of True Devotion'' before Bill's recognition as an exemplar of Loyalty.		The names used for each aura are simply the most common ones used in the Empire. For example, the [[#The Eyes of Loyalty\|Eyes of Loyalty]] may be called ''The Oath of the Hall'' by a [[Wintermark\|Winterfolk]] warrior. This is especially true with those auras that are named after paragons and exemplars; all these auras would have had different names before the exceptional individual they are named for was recognised by the Synod. The [[#Hallowing of Bolstering Bill\|Hallowing of Bolstering Bill]] for example was commonly called the ''Hallowing of True Devotion'' before Bill's recognition as an exemplar of Loyalty.

	Study of these auras helped the founders of the Way to create the Path of Loyalty. Some lay persons assume that the [[Imperial Synod]] created these auras in some fashion to encourage adherence to orthodoxy, but according to theological scholars the situation is the other way around. The auras came first, then the tenets of the Path of Loyalty.		Study of these auras helped the founders of the Way to create the Path of Loyalty. Some lay persons assume that the [[Imperial Synod]] created these auras in some fashion to encourage adherence to orthodoxy, but according to theological scholars the situation is the other way around. The auras came first, then the tenets of the Path of Loyalty.
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	* ''You feel an urge to keep faith with those you are loyal to, whatever it takes. It is easy to ignore qualms caused by actions you take on their behalf.''		* ''You feel an urge to keep faith with those you are loyal to, whatever it takes. It is easy to ignore qualms caused by actions you take on their behalf.''

	'''Description:''' Loyalty is easy to find when the path ahead is clear and free from danger. It is much harder for a citizen to remain virtuous when the demands of Loyalty are onerous. This aura is often used to help citizens and pilgrims prepare themselves for a coming time of trial, or when confronted by a difficult decision. Some pilgrims use this anointing to stir them into action on behalf of those they are loyal to, but who know this will be to their own detriment or harm. According to some priests, the Navarr ~~Thorn~~ Isaella was ~~annointed~~ with this aura shortly before her fateful encounter with [[Emperor Nicovar]].		'''Description:''' Loyalty is easy to find when the path ahead is clear and free from danger. It is much harder for a citizen to remain virtuous when the demands of Loyalty are onerous. This aura is often used to help citizens and pilgrims prepare themselves for a coming time of trial, or when confronted by a difficult decision. Some pilgrims use this anointing to stir them into action on behalf of those they are loyal to, but who know this will be to their own detriment or harm. According to some priests, the Navarr thorn Isaella was anointed with this aura shortly before her fateful encounter with [[Emperor Nicovar]].

	===The Seeds of Loyalty===		===The Seeds of Loyalty===

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The Seeds of Loyalty

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	===The Seeds of Loyalty===		===The Seeds of Loyalty===
	* ''You feel an urge to aid the person or group you declared your loyalty to when ~~you received this anointing~~. You feel each of their triumphs and defeats as if they were your own''		* ''You feel an urge to aid the person or group you declared your loyalty to when anointed. You feel each of their triumphs and defeats as if they were your own''

	'''Description:''' Some priests question the proper use of this anointing, worried that it can be misused to attempt to make someone serve a person or cause. The aura remains popular, however, and those who favour it point out that it can only be used with the consent of the target. It is sometimes used when a supplicant wishes to make a public demonstration of fealty or where they wish to shore up their commitment before facing a great danger.		'''Description:''' Some priests question the proper use of this anointing, worried that it can be misused to attempt to make someone serve a person or cause. The aura remains popular, however, and those who favour it point out that it can only be used with the consent of the target. It is sometimes used when a supplicant wishes to make a public demonstration of fealty or where they wish to shore up their commitment before facing a great danger.

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	* ''You feel driven to '''advance your patron's interests''' by any means, especially if they gave you this item.''		* ''You feel driven to '''advance your patron's interests''' by any means, especially if they gave you this item.''

	{{~~Ceremonial skills~~ further reading}}		{{Auras further reading}}
	~~[[Category:Religion]][[Category:Ceremonies]]~~

	[[Category:Religion]] [[Category:Ceremonies]]		[[Category:Religion]] [[Category:Ceremonies]]

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A Peerless Kinship: Dreams of Loyalty

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	'''Description:''' This powerful aura of Loyalty fills those who experience it with a deep sense of the significance of a life dedicated to a person or cause. Those who experience it feel a sense of the essential nobility of devoting themselves to the purpose that commands their devotion above all others. With this comes an understanding that Loyalty may require the pilgrim to make great sacrifices for the virtue demands commitment to something other than yourself.		'''Description:''' This powerful aura of Loyalty fills those who experience it with a deep sense of the significance of a life dedicated to a person or cause. Those who experience it feel a sense of the essential nobility of devoting themselves to the purpose that commands their devotion above all others. With this comes an understanding that Loyalty may require the pilgrim to make great sacrifices for the virtue demands commitment to something other than yourself.
			==Dedication==
			[[Dedication]] is the ceremony used to link a pilgrim's soul to the virtue. It can also be used to create vivid oracular dreams.

			===Dreams of Loyalty===
			* ''The next time you sleep you experience a vivid dream concerning the people and ideals that matter most to you. The vision will often show you how your loyalty upholds and exalts them, reminding you of how these people depend on you. Sometimes you will dream of individuals or causes with whom you feel no affiliation at present, though in your dream it is clear that they need your aid. Often the dream will show you the fate that will befall those you fail to support.''

	==Hallow==		==Hallow==
	[[Hallow]] is used to create an [[Aura#Item_Aura\|aura on an item]], such as a weapon, implement, shield or suit of armour. It is not possible to use hallow to create an aura on large immobile objects. Hallows do not provide a source of supernatural strength, but are durable and can last for a year (or potentially forever in the case of an artefact hallowed with [[liao#true liao\|true liao]]).		[[Hallow]] is used to create an [[Aura#Item_Aura\|aura on an item]], such as a weapon, implement, shield or suit of armour. It is not possible to use hallow to create an aura on large immobile objects. Hallows do not provide a source of supernatural strength, but are durable and can last for a year (or potentially forever in the case of an artefact hallowed with [[liao#true liao\|true liao]]).

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Overview

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	<quote by="Quellcrist Falconer, Poet">Don't ask how far are they prepared to go. Ask what are they prepared to go all the way for.</quote>		<quote by="Quellcrist Falconer, Poet">Don't ask how far are they prepared to go. Ask what are they prepared to go all the way for.</quote>
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	An [[aura]] is a persistent spiritual effect on a person, location or item. The auras listed here are created by priests dedicated to the virtue of [[Loyalty]] who use the relevant ceremonial skill. A character who is [[dedication\|dedicated]] to Loyalty must pick one of the following auras when they perform the relevant ceremony.		An [[aura]] is a persistent spiritual effect on a person, location or item. The auras listed here are created by priests dedicated to the virtue of [[Loyalty]] who use the relevant ceremonial skill. A character who is [[dedication\|dedicated]] to Loyalty must pick one of the following auras when they perform the relevant ceremony. A priest of the Way may also use the [[#Dreams of Loyalty\|Dreams of Loyalty]] when they use the dedication ceremony to provide a pilgrim with a visionary [[dedication#Dreams\|dream]].

	The names used for each aura are simply the most common ones used in the Empire. For example, the [[#The Eyes of Loyalty\|Eyes of Loyalty]] may be called ''The Oath of the Hall'' by a [[Wintermark\|Winterfolk]] warrior. This is especially true with those auras that are named after paragons and exemplars; all these auras would have had different names before the exceptional individual they are named for was recognised by the Synod. The [[#Hallowing of Bolstering Bill\|Hallowing of Bolstering Hill]] for example was commonly called the ''Hallowing of True Devotion'' before Bill's recognition as an exemplar of Loyalty.		The names used for each aura are simply the most common ones used in the Empire. For example, the [[#The Eyes of Loyalty\|Eyes of Loyalty]] may be called ''The Oath of the Hall'' by a [[Wintermark\|Winterfolk]] warrior. This is especially true with those auras that are named after paragons and exemplars; all these auras would have had different names before the exceptional individual they are named for was recognised by the Synod. The [[#Hallowing of Bolstering Bill\|Hallowing of Bolstering Hill]] for example was commonly called the ''Hallowing of True Devotion'' before Bill's recognition as an exemplar of Loyalty.

	Study of these auras helped the founders of the Way to create the Path of Loyalty. Some lay persons assume that the [[Imperial Synod]] created these auras in some fashion to encourage adherence to orthodoxy, but according to theological scholars the situation is the other way around. The auras came first, then the tenets of the Path of Loyalty.		Study of these auras helped the founders of the Way to create the Path of Loyalty. Some lay persons assume that the [[Imperial Synod]] created these auras in some fashion to encourage adherence to orthodoxy, but according to theological scholars the situation is the other way around. The auras came first, then the tenets of the Path of Loyalty.

	==Anointing==		==Anointing==
	[[Anointing]] involves a short ceremony to create a [[Aura#Personal_Aura\|personal aura]] on a mortal being. Anointing always requires the consent of the subject.		[[Anointing]] involves a short ceremony to create a [[Aura#Personal_Aura\|personal aura]] on a mortal being. Anointing always requires the consent of the subject.

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	An [[aura]] is a persistent spiritual effect on a person, location or item. The auras listed here are created by priests dedicated to the virtue of [[Loyalty]] who use the relevant ceremonial skill. A character who is [[dedication\|dedicated]] to Loyalty must pick one of the following auras when they perform the relevant ceremony.		An [[aura]] is a persistent spiritual effect on a person, location or item. The auras listed here are created by priests dedicated to the virtue of [[Loyalty]] who use the relevant ceremonial skill. A character who is [[dedication\|dedicated]] to Loyalty must pick one of the following auras when they perform the relevant ceremony.

	The names used for each aura are simply the most common ones used in the Empire. For example, the [[#The Eyes of Loyalty\|Eyes of Loyalty]] may be called ''The Oath of the Hall'' by a [[Wintermark\|Winterfolk]] warrior. This is especially true with those auras that are named after paragons and exemplars; all these auras would have had different names before the exceptional individual they are named for was recognised by the Synod. The [[#~~The Hallow~~ of Bolstering Bill\|~~Hallow~~ of Bolstering Hill]] for example was commonly called the ''~~Hallow~~ of True Devotion'' before Bill's recognition as an exemplar of Loyalty.		The names used for each aura are simply the most common ones used in the Empire. For example, the [[#The Eyes of Loyalty\|Eyes of Loyalty]] may be called ''The Oath of the Hall'' by a [[Wintermark\|Winterfolk]] warrior. This is especially true with those auras that are named after paragons and exemplars; all these auras would have had different names before the exceptional individual they are named for was recognised by the Synod. The [[#Hallowing of Bolstering Bill\|Hallowing of Bolstering Hill]] for example was commonly called the ''Hallowing of True Devotion'' before Bill's recognition as an exemplar of Loyalty.

	Study of these auras helped the founders of the Way to create the Path of Loyalty. Some lay persons assume that the [[Imperial Synod]] created these auras in some fashion to encourage adherence to orthodoxy, but according to theological scholars the situation is the other way around. The auras came first, then the tenets of the Path of Loyalty.		Study of these auras helped the founders of the Way to create the Path of Loyalty. Some lay persons assume that the [[Imperial Synod]] created these auras in some fashion to encourage adherence to orthodoxy, but according to theological scholars the situation is the other way around. The auras came first, then the tenets of the Path of Loyalty.