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| ===== Celebrations/Observances ===== | ===== Celebrations/Observances ===== |
| Fafnir is honoured during any formal act of judgment or the signing of trade agreements overseen by the [[:skyss:places:bot|Board of Trade]]. While he does not preside over a specific moon of the [[:skyss:other:calendar|Skyssian Calendar]], he is invoked daily at dawn, as the rising sun is a physical reminder of his work to bring order to the heavens. Small rituals involve touching an attuned [[:skyss:chars:amulets|amulet]] while swearing an oath, an act intended to invoke the god's protection against false witnesses and deceit. | Fafnir is honoured during any formal act of judgment or the signing of trade agreements overseen by the [[:skyss:places:bot|Board of Trade]]. While he does not preside over a specific moon of the [[:skyss:other:calendar|Skyssian Calendar]], he is invoked daily at dawn, as the rising sun is a physical reminder of his work to bring order to the heavens. Small rituals involve touching an attuned [[skyss:other:amulets|amulet]] while swearing an oath, an act intended to invoke the god's protection against false witnesses and deceit. |
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| ===== The Order of the King's Justices ===== | ===== The Order of the King's Justices ===== |
| The primary mystery cult of Fafnir is composed of the [[:skyss:chars:kings_justice|King's Justices]]. Membership in this elite group requires an intense level of personal devotion and, frequently, a lineage of [[:skyss:chars:heroes|Heroic]] blood. | The primary mystery cult of Fafnir is composed of the [[skyss:chars:kings_justice|King's Justices]]. Membership in this elite group requires an intense level of personal devotion and, frequently, a lineage of [[:skyss:chars:heroes|Heroic]] blood. |
| * **Initiation:** Seekers must prove their impartiality and undergo training to use [[:skyss:chars:words|Words of Power]] to discern the truth and compel confessions from the accused. | * **Initiation:** Seekers must prove their impartiality and undergo training to use [[skyss:other:words|Words of Power]] to discern the truth and compel confessions from the accused. |
| * **Rituals:** High-level initiates use [[:skyss:chars:rituals|rituals]] to perceive the presence of a magical [[:skyss:chars:geas|geas]] or to read the memories absorbed by sentient items or ancient structures. | * **Rituals:** High-level initiates use [[skyss:other:rituals|rituals]] to perceive the presence of a magical [[:skyss:chars:geas|geas]] or to read the memories absorbed by sentient items or ancient structures. |
| * **Observances:** Justices often sit in judgment with a relic, such as the sword [[:skyss:chars:jafnadr|Jafnadr]], placed on the table to face the accused as a conduit for the god's sight. | * **Observances:** Justices often sit in judgment with a relic, such as the sword [[:skyss:chars:jafnadr|Jafnadr]], placed on the table to face the accused as a conduit for the god's sight. |
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| ==== People ==== | ==== People ==== |
| * [[:skyss:chars:alfarinn|Alfarinn]]: His daughter (or descendant), an ancient hero who combines his sense of justice with the mischief of Jorunn. | * [[:skyss:chars:alfarinn|Alfarinn]]: His daughter (or descendant), an ancient hero who combines his sense of justice with the mischief of Jorunn. |
| * [[:skyss:chars:oddmundr|Oddmundr]]: A former [[:skyss:chars:kings_justice|King's Justice]] and champion who was the last to wield Jafnadr before the current era. | * [[:skyss:chars:oddmundr|Oddmundr]]: A former [[skyss:chars:kings_justice|King's Justice]] and champion who was the last to wield Jafnadr before the current era. |
| * [[:skyss:chars:yngvild|Yngvild the Fierce]]: A descendant and the current bearer of Jafnadr. | * [[:skyss:chars:yngvild|Yngvild the Fierce]]: A descendant and the current bearer of Jafnadr. |
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| * [[:skyss:chars:jafnadr|Jafnadr]]: The sentient sword of justice that serves as his primary instrument in the mortal world. | * [[:skyss:chars:jafnadr|Jafnadr]]: The sentient sword of justice that serves as his primary instrument in the mortal world. |
| * [[:skyss:chars:geas|Geas]]: A magical compulsion that Fafnir's followers are trained to identify and resolve. | * [[:skyss:chars:geas|Geas]]: A magical compulsion that Fafnir's followers are trained to identify and resolve. |
| * [[:skyss:chars:words|Words of Power]]: The specialised magic used by his initiates to find the truth. | * [[skyss:other:words|Words of Power]]: The specialised magic used by his initiates to find the truth. |
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