General Litany (Follower of Faith)

Divine

A pledge of observing the General Litany is the basic level of Liturgical Observance; It is adherence to a general set of principles, values, and activities of a faith which is to be shared and practiced by the community of followers. Further litany specifies a narrower active code. The general litany must be recognized as something which ultimately bows to the civil/temporal authorities. Anyone may profess to follow the tenets of the litany, but are not subject to Censure or Transgression unless they are bound by oath. A General Litany is an expression of the “Common Covenant” (Trivial Tenets, Benefits, and Expectations).

Common General Litany Tenets

  • Follow sacred observances to be a model which draws new followers and confirms the faith of existing ones.
  • Assist other followers and institutional authorities when called on.
  • Display the symbols and emblems of the faith; carry its symbol wherever you go.
  • Give credence and priority to the [real and mythological] Sacred Observances as a symbol of your love of the faith. Activities marking a milestone of achievement or event are often accompanied by the Rite of Signifying and/or Worship. These include proscribed adoption and avoidance of:
    • Sacred Events: festivals, milestone celebrations; some are
    • Sacred Dates/Days: times of the year, recurring days of celebration or rest
    • Sacred Times: period of a day, week, month, season, or year in a cycle
    • Sacred Life: plants, animals, monsters, and entities
    • Sacred Forms: colors, shapes, material (minerals, fabric, etc.)
    • Sacred Works: documents, books, jobs/activities
    • Sacred Items: utensils, tools, machines, clothes, armaments
      • Sacred Armor/Defenses:
      • Sacred Weapon/Offenses:

Common Cost: 1 Essence w/Rite of Sanctifying (Sanctified state of Grace)

Common Requirements/Limits: Being a Follower of a Divine Principal/faith in Good Standing.

Elan Building: This particular activity, along with Mystic Offerings to or time serving a Prime Entities, Time in Service to Prime Institutions or Entities, acquiring knowledge and experience arduously and over great amounts of game time (beyond Character Inception), Acts altering the outcome of great conflicts or the lives of many in general, and enhancing capabilities to an epic level can all build Elan.

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