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| ===== Summary ===== | ===== Summary ===== |
| A geas is a magical bond or compulsion laid upon an individual through the use of [[:skyss:chars:words|Words of Power]]. It serves to ensure that a person performs their service faithfully or adheres to specific rules. Geasa are a fundamental tool of Skyssian statecraft and heroic control, ranging from non-onerous promises of devotion to life-threatening involuntary bindings. | A geas is a magical bond or compulsion laid upon an individual through the use of [[skyss:other:words|Words of Power]]. It serves to ensure that a person performs their service faithfully or adheres to specific rules. Geasa are a fundamental tool of Skyssian statecraft and heroic control, ranging from non-onerous promises of devotion to life-threatening involuntary bindings. |
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| ===== Description ===== | ===== Description ===== |
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| ==== Protective Geasa ==== | ==== Protective Geasa ==== |
| Not all geasa are punitive. Many are established as part of a reciprocal agreement for protection. For example, to gain the protection of a silver [[:skyss:chars:amulets|amulet]], a bearer like [[:skyss:chars:yngvild|Yngvild the Fierce]] must accept a geas to follow the teachings of a specific deity and pray to them first among the gods. These bonds are described as "not onerous" but are essential for the arcane link to function. | Not all geasa are punitive. Many are established as part of a reciprocal agreement for protection. For example, to gain the protection of a silver [[skyss:other:amulets|amulet]], a bearer like [[:skyss:chars:yngvild|Yngvild the Fierce]] must accept a geas to follow the teachings of a specific deity and pray to them first among the gods. These bonds are described as "not onerous" but are essential for the arcane link to function. |
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| ==== Involuntary Bonds and Resistance ==== | ==== Involuntary Bonds and Resistance ==== |
| ==== Concepts ==== | ==== Concepts ==== |
| * [[:skyss:chars:words_of_power|Words of Power]]: The specific tier of magic used to initiate a binding. | * [[:skyss:chars:words_of_power|Words of Power]]: The specific tier of magic used to initiate a binding. |
| * [[:skyss:chars:rituals|Rituals]]: The ceremonies required to break or alter high-level geasa. | * [[skyss:other:rituals|Rituals]]: The ceremonies required to break or alter high-level geasa. |
| * [[:skyss:chars:amulets|Amulets]]: Items that, once attuned, can provide partial immunity to involuntary geasa. | * [[skyss:other:amulets|Amulets]]: Items that, once attuned, can provide partial immunity to involuntary geasa. |
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