Ritual:Swear Oath

Swear Oath (1)

Requirements:	Troll Kith or Rituals level 1
Components:	Must have a item of personal significance to the target. A length of twine.
Cost:	3 Health and 3 Glamour. + 1 permanent Banality if Contract broken.
Cast Time:	3 minutes

The Changeling swears a binding Oath. The words of the Oath are more important than the spirit, as sometimes destiny demands ironic outcomes. This counts as a Ritual Contract for Trolls.

Choose one of the Standard Oaths below. You may choose to add extra stipulations to the Oath to make it more demanding. Take a knee or bow, then swear the following oath to the dreaming and any witnesses you deem appropriate: “I, <Your Changeling Name>, Swear to <Oath>. Should I break this vow, may my Faerie soul be struck down.” Then, cut your hand with the bladed weapon and spill blood to mark your words. Spend the ritual cost of 3 Health and 3 Glamour now. Finally, write down the words ‘Swear Oath: <words of Oath>’ onto a 3x5 Ritual card and carry it on your person. This Ritual lasts until the oath has been broken. So long as the Oath is being upheld and pursued, the character has +1 maximum Willpower. If the Oath is broken, the character Chimerically dies, instantly gaining a permanent banality and falling into a forgetting state. The power Break Bonds will destroy this ritual card without causing the Changeling to suffer a Chimerical death.

Standard Oaths:

Swear to uphold the ideals of the Escheat.

Swear to serve the orders and interests of a chosen individual.

Swear to protect the innocent from harm.

Swear to honor and protect the traditions of another Supernatural group.

Swear to oppose and defeat a chosen threat.

Swear to complete a difficult chosen goal within 1 year.

Swear to always be honest and honorable.

Swear to never reveal a chosen secret.

Swear to safeguard and serve the Seelie Court. (Often required to learn Seelie Arts.)

Swear to serve the Shadow court and to topple the Seelie Court. (Often required to learn Shadow Arts.)