Egregores

Revision as of 14:44, 15 December 2023

Every nation has an egregore spirit, which bonds with one or more citizens of that nation and offers supporta nd guidance.

Overview

Are the first point of contact for players in each nation
A source of plot in the nation
Get players involved in the plot and in the politics of the nation
Encourage the players to maintain the visual and thematic identity of each nation
Are the radio operator in each camp

Each nation has a single egregore spirit, created through ritual magic to represent the personification of the nation. The spirit may be present in more than one host body at any time. The ritual was created by the Brass Coast to ensure that the nations of the Empire retained their independent character and culture. In the game they act to encourage the players to maintain the visual and thematic identity of their nation. They are occasionally able to tell if a member of their nation is dead or alive.

The egregores are an effective channel for plot writers to deliver plot "news" to the players about what is going on in their nation. They are part of the player support team and to try to help players get involved in the plot and also involved in the politics of the nation.

They are a point of contact for Profound Decisions crew for players in a nation and will have a covert radio. This radio is for emergency situations, for example, needing to contact first aid.

Some of the egregores are able to referee bindings and rituals. You can check with your egregore if they are able to do this. If you wish to approach your egregore for non-urgent out-of-character business, please respect their roleplay and the roleplay of the people they are interacting with. Do not interrupt people who are roleplaying with the egregore with an out-of-character question unless it is urgent. Obviously, for a genuine emergency, you should get their attention as quickly as possible.

Egregores are not there to make decisions for the nation or provide leadership or direction. They may take a role in their nation's elections - they may even vote, but their role is to support the nation, not to lead it.

Although any magician can open the Sentinel Gate, to take an entire nation through requires an egregore to use their link to the nation to take them all through.

There is no way to apply to become an Egregore - PD considers carefully potential candidates for Egregores and approaches them as and when they need them, partly because the requirements for the different nations can be quite varied.

Current Egregores

Nation	Egregore Name	OOC names
Brass Coast	Dust, Flame and Glass	Peter G, Rosie G
Dawn	The Knight of Roses	Keeley Knight, Simon Moon, Oli B
Highguard	Escon	Emma Rowden, Seph Steel
Imperial Orcs	Grud The Unshackled	Ed Thurlow, Chris Penney
The League	Guise	Jon Pam, Charlotte Barratt, Nick Livsey
The Marches	Jack-of-the-Marches	Marc Fothergill, Maz Wilberforce
Navarr	Liaven	Al Bevan, Kate Rogers, Elizabeth Simoens
Urizen	Menos	Liam Spinage, Steve Alonso
Varushka	Mother Varushka	Simon Childs, Tansy Pye
Wintermark	Sulkavaris, Knower of Names	Harry Morris, John Haynes, Emma Stanton, Tegwen Hammersley

Brass Coast

Brass Coast: Peter G

Brass Coast: Rosie G

Dawn

Dawn: Keeley Knight

Dawn: Simon Moon

Highguard

Highguard;Emma Rowden

Highguard;Seph Steel

Imperial Orcs

Imperial Orc; Chris Penney

Imperial Orc; Ed Thurlow

The League

League: Jon Pam

League: Luggage (Charlotte)

League: Nick Livesy

The Marches

Marches: Marc Fothergill

Marches: Maz Wilberforce

Navarr

Navarr: Al Bevan

Navarr: Kate Rogers

Navarr: Elizabeth Simoens

Urizen

Urizen: Liam Spinage

Urizen: Steve Alonso

Varushka

Varushka: Si Childs

Varushka: Tansy Pye

Wintermark

Wintermark: Harry Morris

Wintermark: John Haynes

Wintermark: Emma Stanton

Wintermark: Tegwen Hammersley

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          <td colspan="2">Dawn</td>
          <td colspan="2">[[Dawn_Egregore|The Knight of Roses]]</td>
-         <td colspan="2">Keeley Knight, Toni Badnall, Simon Moon, Oli B</td>
+         <td colspan="2">Keeley Knight, Simon Moon, Oli B</td>
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 ===Brass Coast===
-<!-- The spirit of the Brass Coast answers to three names, depending on the circumstance it may be [[The_Brass_Coast_culture_and_customs#Dust.2C_Flame_and_Glass|Dust, Flame, or Glass]]. As per tradition, the hosts of Freeborn egregore put aside their family name, taking the nation as family.<br>
-'''Marcela i Erigo'''<br>
-Marcela up among the traders and corsairs who berthed their ships in [[Madruga]] and [[Feroz]], dealing with travelers from within and without the Empire. She speaks very little of her life before becoming the egregore preferring instead to focus on listening to the stories of other people. What is known is that she has an extensive family, including a younger brother, and many aunts and uncles; that she lived for a time as a [[corsair]] or sailor; that is no stranger to fighting; and that she has visited or dealt with [[Sumaah_Republic|Suumah]] sufficiently to speak the language for trade purposes. She also suffers from a persistent wound, received in her youth,  that occasionally flares up and incapacitates her for days on end.<br>
-'''Sol i Riqueza'''<br>
-Sol i Riqueza is one of the most recent hosts of the egregore spirit. A young [[hakima]] who has spent two decades years growing up between the northern mountains of [[Kahraman]] and the plains of Rojota, developing a love for this land and its fractious families. He has yet to settle truly within each of the faces of the spirit, still learning the moods that fit him best but he has shown clear preferences for embodying the aspects attuned to those Freeborn that are without families, both hakima and [[The Brass Coast military concerns#Kohan|kohan]]. -->
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 {{CaptionedImage|file=Mattias_Egregore.jpg|width=250|align=left|caption=Brass Coast: Peter G}}
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 {{CaptionedImage|file=DawnEgregore.jpg|caption=Dawn: Keeley Knight|width=250}}
 {{CaptionedImage|file=Egregore Simon.jpg|caption=Dawn: Simon Moon|width=250}}
-{{CaptionedImage|file=Egregore Toni.png|caption=Dawn: Toni Badnall|width=500}}
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