Post by deviance on Jan 16, 2006 22:15:06 GMT -5
Oath of duty
I come naked before you, unbound by ties of blood or honor,
Unbound by doubts or hesitation, I stand unadorned before you,
I humbly ask that the clan clothe me, in the manner of the clan,
I swear I will accept the burdens of the clan, as they are no burdens;
It is no hardship to protect. I swear that I will take them up with joy;
I hope that I will wither if I fail it, as the rose without water;
As life without meaning; for my life is united with the clan.
This is the second oath given directly to the clan.
The member swearing the oath goes before the witness naked. She is expected to swear the oath with eyes closed, trusting that the witness hears her and accepts her words. If the witness believes the supplicants sincerity, he places a tabard representing swaddling clothes onto the oath wearer
The oath carries a great deal of symbolic and magic weight and breaking it can lead to sickness and literal wasting away.
I come naked before you, unbound by ties of blood or honor,
Unbound by doubts or hesitation, I stand unadorned before you,
I humbly ask that the clan clothe me, in the manner of the clan,
I swear I will accept the burdens of the clan, as they are no burdens;
It is no hardship to protect. I swear that I will take them up with joy;
I hope that I will wither if I fail it, as the rose without water;
As life without meaning; for my life is united with the clan.
This is the second oath given directly to the clan.
The member swearing the oath goes before the witness naked. She is expected to swear the oath with eyes closed, trusting that the witness hears her and accepts her words. If the witness believes the supplicants sincerity, he places a tabard representing swaddling clothes onto the oath wearer
The oath carries a great deal of symbolic and magic weight and breaking it can lead to sickness and literal wasting away.