Ritual:Swear Oath
Swear Oath (1)
| Requirements: | Changeling, Rituals 1 (all trolls get this ritual for free) |
| Components: | A bladed weapon prop. A 3x5 card. A pen. |
| Cost: | 3 Health and 3 Glamour. + 1 permanent Banality if contract is broken. |
| Cast Time: | 1 minute |
**SPECIAL: Trolls who have not purchased the Rituals background are granted 1 level of Rituals when casting the Swear Oath ritual.
To bind a Changeling to an Oath. The exact phrasing of the Oath is 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.”
Mime cutting your hand with the bladed weapon and spend 3 Health and 3 Glamour.
Write down the words ‘Sworn Oath: <words of Oath>’ onto a 3x5 Ritual card and carry it on your person. This Ritual lasts until the oath has been broken or the card is destroyed by a power. 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, immediately gaining a permanent banality and falling into a forgetting state. The power Break Bonds will destroy this ritual, but it causes a Forgetting state if the ritual is destroyed this way.
Standard Oaths:
... uphold the ideals of the Escheat.
... serve the orders and interests of a chosen individual.
... protect the innocent from harm.
... honor and protect the traditions of another Supernatural group.
... oppose and defeat a chosen threat.
... complete a difficult chosen goal within 1 year.
... always be honest and honorable.
... never reveal a chosen secret.
... safeguard and serve the Seelie Court. (Often required to learn Seelie Arts.)
... serve the Shadow court and to topple the Seelie Court. (Often required to learn Shadow Arts.)
