Here's an indisputable issue with (currently proposed) tomes/crest rewards for military. They're soulbound, they can't be given away or stolen, or anything. It's lame- but it's also easily fixed.

Arguments against them being tradeable/stealable:
- Hoarding items to alts and friends
- Theft RP has almost never led to anything good

With this in mind, here is the proposal.

Solution for Knight Crests:
- Instead of physical items given, just have the head of the military keep a tally ICly (oocly this can be represented by items to keep track). There, no more questions about why the items cannot be taken.

Solution for magical tomes:
- Ideally the whole system would be reworked as the intention behind tomes is to make learning magic more organic but this is the most barebones route possible. Since the game is releasing in under a week this isn't feasible, hopefully in the future.
- Advanced tomes should require some magical imprint from the first person to pick it up, binding it to them until they've learned everything the tome has to offer- after which it becomes inert or blank or just stays the same or whatever.

Since instanced dungeons are somewhere in the 'Soon™' feature pile..

I think it would be neat for the bosses and/or unique monsters found in said hypothetical dungeons to feature a small drop chance for element specialization tomes so guild-based magic teaching has an organic input instead of potentially having to solely rely on admin-spawned tomes for the mentor characters.

Might also be worth reviewing this idea at a future point if someone somehow manages to wrangle a DM for an event they intend to learn an ability from if running a gauntlet of NPC enemies is part of their dungeon set-up.

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This thread is for propagating rumors characters would have learned IC through gossip, on the street, or via informants. Rumors can be positive or negative, and about your character or another you're aware of IC. 

Bear in mind rumors shouldn't be your character speaking directly- if they have an IC proclamation they should take another route to announce it. If you submit a rumor it will be anonymous, and from the perspective of the nameless masses that make up the people of Esshar. Ideally, rumors will serve as a RP hook and should be engaging to other players to hear.

Example rumors might be 'I heard one of the Exarch Knights is willing to teach people his magma techniques' or 'I heard Vriska McFruson secretly practices the occult'. 

And a bad rumor would be 'People say (my character) is the strongest' or 'Tattles Mouseguy knows Death Magic'. 

They will be posted anonymously and sporadically in this thread, at least a couple times a week. Staff reserves the right to exclude submissions we deem to be unengaging or in poor taste.

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Stellus: The executor of the Grand Priest's will and vision as dictated from the heavens above. There is a High Priest for each star within the Constellation of Leonaus, each held to the highest standards of faith and virtue. They function as the head of their particular branch, approving the entries into the codex and overseeing the operations of the faithful within their jurisdiction.
Bishop: A veteren and revered priest, the Bishop represents a mastery of knowledge of the faith and a powerful center of spirit. In times of need, they act as neutral judges when presiding over pressing legal matters. Further, they act as a point of escalation in religious disputes and resolve debates between other members of the faith.
Priest: A fully realized member of the the Faith. Priests hold a variety of duties, but most typically find their days lost in study, research, or direct action on behalf of the church. A priest acts as an administrator over Deacons, allocating their tasks and overseeing their charitable actions. Further, they also begin work on making new additions to the Codex Cosmos.
Deacon: An official member of the faith with all standing powers that it grants. Having mastered the codex and honed their spiritual center, a Deacon has successfully become a full-fledged member of the clergy. They now fully represent the church in their day-to-day actions and can host their own sermons / projects. It is not uncommon that Deacons are sent on missionary work to outside lands, or even to less well-off districts of Osrona itself in an effort to uplift the people.
Acolyte: An aspiring faithful of the stars. An acolyte is one with the drive to succeed but without the knowledge or experience to do so. Often younger, sometimes even barely into their teens, Acolytes spend much of their time that isn't locked in prayer or study following around older Priests and Deacons in an effort to glean experience from their day-to-day lives. Like a squire to a knight, an Acolyte is expected to support the clergy in all that they do and question few of their teachings. Many men and women fail the trials that face the acolytes with only a select few becoming deacons.

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Woodland Tradition and Abandonment Principle
By Rossana Oakland, Beastkin

(OOC Note: This is meant to be a historical document of sorts that was made by someone who was not the most impartial judge. This document would largely have been ignored by many of the people in Esshar's urban areas, as they found no reason to communicate with the beastkin once they left. This foundational record is meant to be interpreted by the reader who comes across it, as the Woodland Beastkin Community may have shifted and morphed since its inception.)

In 710 AC, only 12 years after the Bastard Rebellion, people began to view beastkin as a scapegoat for the uprisings and instability in Esshar. Beastkin were subject to derogatory terms on the more benign end, to being denied services for humans and being expected to 'act as an animal should'. Soon beastkin found themselves being evicted from their homes for 'being dirty', and many found themselves homeless and in need of help.
The tipping point arrived with an anonymous publication from a vocal proponent of the division between humans and beastkin, and the anonymous publication gave an ultimatum to the beastkin: Leave, or Die. Despite no proper backing, from other sources, nor proof this event would occur... the beastkin did in fact return to the woodlands, and began life there.

Soon, a new society formed in the woodland, and despite differences between the beastkin themselves, they understood the collective suffering and oppression that arose from humans, and so the Council of Forests was formed. The Council of Forests brought the most elderly male and female of each tribe to discuss the matter of conduct in the forest. The Council of Forests then created a list of edicts that sought to restore and revive joy in the beastkin:

1. The Edict of Song abandons the notion of script and writing as core to society, as the beastkin were slandered by the script, until all was putrid ash.
   
2. The Edict of Distance abandons the notion of hate and resentment, as the beastkin were once hated, now the two wolf packs remain apart, but alive.
   
3. The Edict of Harvest abandons the notion of rich and poor, as the beastkin follow a loving ruler, the rule that reigns over both the greeting to, and farewell from, the world.
   
4. The Edict of Gratefulness abandons the notion of grandiose gestures, as the beastkin find comfort in small things they held onto, like a child to their toy
   

• The Oral Tradition and Life Tradition gave way to spiritual music, born from both the mount and valley, the air and river. As the moon ebbs and wanes, so too must the mind, and its flow. Acceptance of the flow of mind is vital.
  
• The Separation Tradition and Innocence Tradition gave way to collective guardianship of children, as the child must be carved from a piece of wood slowly, or the wood chips and shatters. Nothing is to be done in haste.
  
• The Separation Tradition and Life Tradition gave way to the Tribe of Adaman or "Tribe of the Muddy Ones", where people who wish to experience the Woodland may live, cutting themselves from the outside world, but only their children will be accepted by the community. Blood will only make the good vine slippery.
  
• The Oral Tradition and Innocence Tradition gave way to the Naive Expectation, a song reminding not only of where they came, but where they must go, for if the Woodland wakes up to the world dark, twisted, and real... They would return in full force back to the cities.