Banner of the Bold
Description
The intricate needlework required to embroider a banner of the bold is time consuming in the extreme. Trace amounts of dragonbone and iridescent gloaming are used to trim and reinforce the sturdy cloth of the standard, but it is the intricate designs worked into the fabric itself that provide most of the magic. In truth at least some of the effect is likely to be a placebo - any unit of fighting men and women benefits from the presence of their own standard - but the true potency of this banner becomes clear when the soldiers are exposed to auras of fear and dread such as those produced by some horrors or Eternals, or built by enemies of the Empire to protect key areas.
A banner of the bold often bears the runes Feresh or Tykonus worked into the banner pole, or embroidered around the edge. Some banners, especially those made by Dawnish Weaver Cabals use the Summer sigil, carefully worked in thin silver or gold thread into the reverse of the flag proper.
Rules
- Form: Banner.
- Effect: Any character bonded to this banner who is exposed to a roleplaying effect that creates fear can respond by becoming resolute and brave instead.
- Materials: Crafting a banner of the bold requires no special materials. It takes two months to make one of these items.