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	The ritual can be used to ask additional prepared questions. The magnitude increases by 12 for each additional question. Each additional question increases the maximum duration of the ritual by five minutes.		The ritual can be used to ask additional prepared questions. The magnitude increases by 12 for each additional question. Each additional question increases the maximum duration of the ritual by five minutes.
	===Assurance===		===Assurance===
	This ritual has a guaranteed [[~~Ritual_theory~~#~~Response~~\|response]] from an eternal, in this case [[Leviathan]], and it comes with an [[~~Ritual_theory~~#~~Agreement~~\|assurance]]. The assurance connected with the ritual was lost for several centuries but was rediscovered by members of the [[Unfettered Mind]] shortly before the Winter Solstice 386YE. The ritual loses all power and ceases to function if the Empire ever ceases to have a [[Historical_research#The_Department_of_Historical_Research\|Department of Historical Research]] as part of the civil service.		This ritual has a guaranteed [[Eternals_and_rituals#Communication_and_Gifts\|response]] from an eternal, in this case [[Leviathan]], and it comes with an [[Eternals_and_rituals#Assurance_and_Stipulation\|assurance]]. The assurance connected with the ritual was lost for several centuries but was rediscovered by members of the [[Unfettered Mind]] shortly before the Winter Solstice 386YE. The ritual loses all power and ceases to function if the Empire ever ceases to have a [[Historical_research#The_Department_of_Historical_Research\|Department of Historical Research]] as part of the civil service.

	''Michael, child of Amos'', one of the researchers of the order, highlights that it is not a matter of having an available researcher - the recent investigation into [[The final countdown\|how to end the vallorn]] evidently did not break the assurance. Michael notes, however, that the power wielded by titles such as the [[Lepidean Librarian]] would not protect the assurance from being broken; the Heirs of Lepidus are knowledgeable, but they are not members of the civil service and do not fall under their remit.		''Michael, child of Amos'', one of the researchers of the order, highlights that it is not a matter of having an available researcher - the recent investigation into [[The final countdown\|how to end the vallorn]] evidently did not break the assurance. Michael notes, however, that the power wielded by titles such as the [[Lepidean Librarian]] would not protect the assurance from being broken; the Heirs of Lepidus are knowledgeable, but they are not members of the civil service and do not fall under their remit.

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Description

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	Some critics of the ritual point out that Leviathan does not play favourites. While it is happy to talk to Imperial magicians and answer their questions, it makes no secret of the fact that it is equally happy to talk to magicians anywhere in the world. There was some concern recently that the eternal was also speaking to powerful magicians among the [[Grendel]], for example. Leviathan did not deny these concerns - indeed it patiently explained that it would respond to any similar ritual in a similar way regardless who performed it. Attempts in the past to persuade Leviathan to talk only to the Empire, or to agree not to talk about Imperial activities with outsiders, have failed entirely.		Some critics of the ritual point out that Leviathan does not play favourites. While it is happy to talk to Imperial magicians and answer their questions, it makes no secret of the fact that it is equally happy to talk to magicians anywhere in the world. There was some concern recently that the eternal was also speaking to powerful magicians among the [[Grendel]], for example. Leviathan did not deny these concerns - indeed it patiently explained that it would respond to any similar ritual in a similar way regardless who performed it. Attempts in the past to persuade Leviathan to talk only to the Empire, or to agree not to talk about Imperial activities with outsiders, have failed entirely.

	This ritual was codified in the [[Morrow#The_Halls_of_Knowledge_.28ruined.29\|Halls of Knowledge]] in 134YE, making it one of the first rituals to be formulated at the [[Urizen]] [[college of magic]]. Much of the original work was done by a trio of Urizeni [[seer\|seers]] dwelling at [[Morrow#Operus\|the Weave in Operus in Morrow]]. These three were allegedly responsible for striking the deal with Leviathan that allows the ritual to function, but the details of their arrangement have been lost to history. Some claim that the three promised the eternal access to every record ever written in Urizen, some say it was every book ever written in the Empire. A written copy of the deal between the Dweller in the Depths and the Three is believed to be somewhere in ~~the~~ the Spire of the Weaver but has never been found.		This ritual was codified in the [[Morrow#The_Halls_of_Knowledge_.28ruined.29\|Halls of Knowledge]] in 134YE, making it one of the first rituals to be formulated at the [[Urizen]] [[college of magic]]. Much of the original work was done by a trio of Urizeni [[seer\|seers]] dwelling at [[Morrow#Operus\|the Weave in Operus in Morrow]]. These three were allegedly responsible for striking the deal with Leviathan that allows the ritual to function, but the details of their arrangement have been lost to history. Some claim that the three promised the eternal access to every record ever written in Urizen, some say it was every book ever written in the Empire. A written copy of the deal between the Dweller in the Depths and the Three is believed to be somewhere in the Spire of the Weaver but has never been found.

	==Common Elements==		==Common Elements==

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	The ritual can be used to ask additional prepared questions. The magnitude increases by 12 for each additional question. Each additional question increases the maximum duration of the ritual by five minutes.		The ritual can be used to ask additional prepared questions. The magnitude increases by 12 for each additional question. Each additional question increases the maximum duration of the ritual by five minutes.
	===Assurance===		===Assurance===
	This ritual ~~draws on the power of the~~ eternal [[Leviathan]]~~. As~~ with ~~any ritual that~~ [[Ritual_theory#~~Rituals_that_deal_with_Eternals~~\|~~binds an eternal~~]] to ~~respond in~~ a ~~certain way there is likely to be an~~ [[~~Ritual_theory~~#~~Agreement~~\|~~agreement~~]] ~~that certain behaviour will cause it to become nonfunctional~~. ~~Unfortunately~~, ~~as with many such rituals~~, the ~~details~~ of the ~~agreement with Leviathan are unknown. If this clause~~ of the ~~agreement were~~ to ~~be transgressed however~~ the ~~ritual would either become useless, or Leviathan would be freed from~~ the ~~requirement to answer questions posed using it~~. ~~While it is certainly possible for~~ the ~~eternal to empower~~ the ~~ritual again should~~ the assurance be broken, ~~it would require a new set~~ of ~~negotiations~~ and ~~there is no guarantee that it would work the same way it did previously~~.		This ritual has a guaranteed [[Ritual_theory#Response\|response]] from an eternal, in this case [[Leviathan]], and it comes with an [[Ritual_theory#Agreement\|assurance]]. The assurance connected with the ritual was lost for several centuries but was rediscovered by members of the [[Unfettered Mind]] shortly before the Winter Solstice 386YE. The ritual loses all power and ceases to function if the Empire ever ceases to have a [[Historical_research#The_Department_of_Historical_Research\|Department of Historical Research]] as part of the civil service.

			''Michael, child of Amos'', one of the researchers of the order, highlights that it is not a matter of having an available researcher - the recent investigation into [[The final countdown\|how to end the vallorn]] evidently did not break the assurance. Michael notes, however, that the power wielded by titles such as the [[Lepidean Librarian]] would not protect the assurance from being broken; the Heirs of Lepidus are knowledgeable, but they are not members of the civil service and do not fall under their remit.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Whale Effigy.jpg\|caption=Each [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]] effigy allows one question to be put to [[Leviathan]]. The ritual then allows Leviathan to provide an answer to that question.\|align=right\|width=600}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=Whale Effigy.jpg\|caption=Each [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]] effigy allows one question to be put to [[Leviathan]]. The ritual then allows Leviathan to provide an answer to that question.\|align=right\|width=600}}

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	==Common Elements==		==Common Elements==
	This is a divination ritual, and often involves runestones or cards, and interpreting their outcome may form the core of the ritual. Reflective surfaces such as mirrors or - especially - silver or [[Materials#Weltsilver\|weltsilver]] bowls of fresh or salt water are often involved. The name of the [[Leviathan]] should be invoked, but a [[~~Totem_magic~~#Theurgy\|theurgist]] may also include the names of [[Paragons and Exemplars\|paragons and exemplars]] of [[Wisdom]]. A recitation of the details known about the event being investigated, or recreation of the circumstances around it, may also serve as a useful focus.		This is a divination ritual, and often involves runestones or cards, and interpreting their outcome may form the core of the ritual. Reflective surfaces such as mirrors or - especially - silver or [[Materials#Weltsilver\|weltsilver]] bowls of fresh or salt water are often involved. The name of the [[Leviathan]] should be invoked, but a [[aspect_magic#Theurgy\|theurgist]] may also include the names of [[Paragons and Exemplars\|paragons and exemplars]] of [[Wisdom]]. A recitation of the details known about the event being investigated, or recreation of the circumstances around it, may also serve as a useful focus.

	The rune [[Ophis]] is often used with this ritual and is often combined with [[Queros]] which covers plots and the idea of events spreading from a single cause.		The rune [[Ophis]] is often used with this ritual and is often combined with [[Queros]] which covers plots and the idea of events spreading from a single cause.

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	===Performing the Ritual===		===Performing the Ritual===
	{{Casting time\|2}} It may only be cast at a strong Day [[regio]] while the [[eternal]] [[Leviathan]] is present. In addition, a member of the coven must have [[#Preparing the question\|prepared and delivered]] a suitable question to the eternal using the [[operate portal]] spell and a specially crafted effigy no later than time out the previous night.		{{Casting time\|2}} It may only be cast at a strong Day [[regio]] while the [[eternal]] [[Leviathan]] is present. In addition, a member of the coven must have [[#Preparing the question\|prepared and delivered]] a suitable question to the eternal using the [[Operate_portal#Invite_Eternal\|operate portal]] spell and a specially crafted effigy no later than time out the previous night.

	===Effects===		===Effects===

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	==OOC Elements==		==OOC Elements==
	===Preparing the ~~Question~~===		===Preparing for the ritual===
	It is not possible to craft an effigy during an event, it can only be done between events. Any character who has mastered Swim Leviathan's Depths can craft an effigy provided they have 2 measures of dragonbone in their character inventory. The button to ''craft effigy'' appears on the right hand side of your character screen when you view your character, provided you have the ritual mastered and sufficient dragonbone in your inventory. A phys-rep for the effigy will be included in your pack at the next event; it does not expire. Each effigy allows a single question to be submitted to Leviathan.		It is not possible to craft an effigy during an event, it can only be done between events. Any character who has mastered Swim Leviathan's Depths can craft an effigy provided they have 2 measures of dragonbone in their character inventory. The button to ''craft effigy'' appears on the right hand side of your character screen when you view your character, provided you have the ritual mastered and sufficient dragonbone in your inventory. A phys-rep for the effigy will be included in your pack at the next event; it does not expire. Each effigy allows a single question to be submitted to Leviathan.

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	To submit a question for Leviathan's consideration, you should write the question on a piece of paper, attach it to the phys-rep for the effigy and then cast operate portal on it. Please make sure that your handwriting is legible. You should then hand the paper and the effigy to a referee or to a member of the GOD team who can make a record of the message and who sent it.		To submit a question for Leviathan's consideration, you should write the question on a piece of paper, attach it to the phys-rep for the effigy and then cast operate portal on it. Please make sure that your handwriting is legible. You should then hand the paper and the effigy to a referee or to a member of the GOD team who can make a record of the message and who sent it.

	We need time to prepare the answer to your question, so you must ~~perform the ritual~~ at least the night before the ritual is to be cast. Likewise you must perform the ritual at the same event that the question is submitted, otherwise the answer will be discarded and considered not to have been followed up. It is possible to use more than one effigy to submit additional questions, but we ask players to avoid submitting multiple questions they do not intend to ask, as this will waste a lot of valuable time creating the answers. As a result the eternal Leviathan will take in-character actions to punish any coven that submits one or more questions that are not then raised with Leviathan in a casting of the ritual.		We need time to prepare the answer to your question, so you must submit it at least the night before the ritual is to be cast. Likewise you must perform the ritual at the same event that the question is submitted, otherwise the answer will be discarded and considered not to have been followed up. It is possible to use more than one effigy to submit additional questions, but we ask players to avoid submitting multiple questions they do not intend to ask, as this will waste a lot of valuable time creating the answers. As a result the eternal Leviathan will take in-character actions to punish any coven that submits one or more questions that are not then raised with Leviathan in a casting of the ritual.

	===Speaking to Leviathan===		===Speaking to Leviathan===

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	This ritual allows the casters to ask a specific question of the [[eternal]] [[Leviathan]]. The purpose of the ritual is to try to divine a past cause or event that has led to a present-day state of affairs or consequence. At the climax of the ritual, the questioner must verbally state their pre-prepared question aloud.		This ritual allows the casters to ask a specific question of the [[eternal]] [[Leviathan]]. The purpose of the ritual is to try to divine a past cause or event that has led to a present-day state of affairs or consequence. At the climax of the ritual, the questioner must verbally state their pre-prepared question aloud.

	Leviathan will only answer questions about what has caused or led to a current state of affairs. This generally means the question must begin with "why?" and relate to the reason something is happening or has happened. Examples might include "''Why are the Druj renewing their raids on the Barrens?''; "''Why is the Lord of the Five Winds moving their troops into position near our borders?''"; ''Why are the merchants of the Sarcophan Delves so keen to purchase green iron?''"; "''Why are the Feni attacking Kahraman?''" and so on.		Leviathan will only answer questions about what has caused or led to a current state of affairs. This generally means the question must begin with "why?" and relate to the reason something is happening or has happened. Examples might include "''Why are the Druj renewing their raids on the Barrens?''; "''Why is the Lord of the Five Winds moving their troops into position near our borders?''"; ''Why are the merchants of the Sarcophan Delves so keen to purchase green iron?''"; "''Why are the Feni attacking Kahraman?''" and so on. Leviathan will always answer the question to the best of its ability based on what it knows.

	The ritual can only be performed if Leviathan is near the regio - that is has close enough to the regio that the ritual can bridge the gap. Leviathan has indicated it intends to be in place at the [[Regio#Imperial regio\|Imperial regio]] at 1pm in the afternoon on the Saturday and Sunday of each summit going forward and will allow a short window for this ritual to be performed.		The ritual can only be performed if Leviathan is near the regio - that is has close enough to the regio that the ritual can bridge the gap. Leviathan has indicated it intends to be in place at the [[Regio#Imperial regio\|Imperial regio]] at 1pm in the afternoon on the Saturday and Sunday of each summit going forward and will allow a short window for this ritual to be performed.

	Completion of the ritual allows Leviathan to speak to the ritualists and provide an answer to the question, conversing with the ritualists for up to five minutes before the power of the ritual ebbs. If anyone attempts to use the regio to perform a ritual while the conversation is ongoing, however, the effect of Swim Leviathan's Depths will end prematurely.		Completion of the ritual allows Leviathan to speak to the ritualists and provide an answer to the question, conversing with the ritualists for up to five minutes before the power of the ritual ebbs. If anyone attempts to use the regio to perform a ritual while the conversation is ongoing, however, the effect of Swim Leviathan's Depths will end prematurely.

	===Additional Questions===		===Additional Questions===
	The ritual can be used to ask additional prepared questions. The magnitude increases by 12 for each additional question. Each additional question increases the maximum duration of the ritual by five minutes.		The ritual can be used to ask additional prepared questions. The magnitude increases by 12 for each additional question. Each additional question increases the maximum duration of the ritual by five minutes.

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Description

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	Some critics of the ritual point out that Leviathan does not play favourites. While it is happy to talk to Imperial magicians and answer their questions, it makes no secret of the fact that it is equally happy to talk to magicians anywhere in the world. There was some concern recently that the eternal was also speaking to powerful magicians among the [[Grendel]], for example. Leviathan did not deny these concerns - indeed it patiently explained that it would respond to any similar ritual in a similar way regardless who performed it. Attempts in the past to persuade Leviathan to talk only to the Empire, or to agree not to talk about Imperial activities with outsiders, have failed entirely.		Some critics of the ritual point out that Leviathan does not play favourites. While it is happy to talk to Imperial magicians and answer their questions, it makes no secret of the fact that it is equally happy to talk to magicians anywhere in the world. There was some concern recently that the eternal was also speaking to powerful magicians among the [[Grendel]], for example. Leviathan did not deny these concerns - indeed it patiently explained that it would respond to any similar ritual in a similar way regardless who performed it. Attempts in the past to persuade Leviathan to talk only to the Empire, or to agree not to talk about Imperial activities with outsiders, have failed entirely.

	This ritual was codified in the [[Morrow#The_Halls_of_Knowledge_.28ruined.29\|Halls of Knowledge]] in 134YE, ~~by a trio~~ of [[Urizen~~\|Urizeni~~]] [[seer\|seers]] dwelling at [[Morrow#Operus\|the Weave in Operus in Morrow]]. ~~According to rumours these~~ three ~~struck a~~ deal with Leviathan, the details of ~~which~~ have ~~always~~ been ~~shrouded in mystery~~. Some claim that the three promised the eternal access to every record ever written in Urizen, some say it was every book ever written in the Empire. A written copy of the deal between the Dweller in the Depths and the Three is believed to be somewhere in the the Spire of the Weaver but has never been found.		This ritual was codified in the [[Morrow#The_Halls_of_Knowledge_.28ruined.29\|Halls of Knowledge]] in 134YE, making it one of the first rituals to be formulated at the [[Urizen]] [[college of magic]]. Much of the original work was done by a trio of Urizeni [[seer\|seers]] dwelling at [[Morrow#Operus\|the Weave in Operus in Morrow]]. These three were allegedly responsible for striking the deal with Leviathan that allows the ritual to function, but the details of their arrangement have been lost to history. Some claim that the three promised the eternal access to every record ever written in Urizen, some say it was every book ever written in the Empire. A written copy of the deal between the Dweller in the Depths and the Three is believed to be somewhere in the the Spire of the Weaver but has never been found.

	==Common Elements==		==Common Elements==

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	===Additional Questions===		===Additional Questions===
	The ritual can be used to ask additional prepared questions. The magnitude increases by 12 for each additional question. Each additional question increases the maximum duration of the ritual by five minutes.		The ritual can be used to ask additional prepared questions. The magnitude increases by 12 for each additional question. Each additional question increases the maximum duration of the ritual by five minutes.
			===Assurance===
			This ritual draws on the power of the eternal [[Leviathan]]. As with any ritual that [[Ritual_theory#Rituals_that_deal_with_Eternals\|binds an eternal]] to respond in a certain way there is likely to be an [[Ritual_theory#Agreement\|agreement]] that certain behaviour will cause it to become nonfunctional. Unfortunately, as with many such rituals, the details of the agreement with Leviathan are unknown. If this clause of the agreement were to be transgressed however the ritual would either become useless, or Leviathan would be freed from the requirement to answer questions posed using it. While it is certainly possible for the eternal to empower the ritual again should the assurance be broken, it would require a new set of negotiations and there is no guarantee that it would work the same way it did previously.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Whale Effigy.jpg\|caption=Each [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]] effigy allows one question to be put to [[Leviathan]]. The ritual then allows Leviathan to provide an answer to that question.\|align=right\|width=600}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=Whale Effigy.jpg\|caption=Each [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]] effigy allows one question to be put to [[Leviathan]]. The ritual then allows Leviathan to provide an answer to that question.\|align=right\|width=600}}

	==Preparing a Question==		==Preparing a Question==
	The question the coven wishes to ask Leviathan must be submitted at least the night before the ritual is to be cast to give Leviathan time to find the answer. The question must be written on a strip of paper that begins "The ''named coven'' asks Leviathan why..." The paper is then wrapped around a specially prepared dragonbone effigy which can be sent to Leviathan by any magician casting [[operate portal]] on it. The nature of the effigy is such that Leviathan will know who has sent the question and will likely ignore anything that is not submitted by a member of the named coven.		The question the coven wishes to ask Leviathan must be submitted at least the night before the ritual is to be cast to give Leviathan time to find the answer. The question must be written on a strip of paper that begins "The ''named coven'' asks Leviathan why..." The paper is then wrapped around a specially prepared dragonbone effigy which can be sent to Leviathan by any magician casting [[operate portal]] on it. The nature of the effigy is such that Leviathan will know who has sent the question and will likely ignore anything that is not submitted by a member of the named coven.