(16 VE) Pledge Swearing

[Teeramus]

Artemis beamed as he approached Lynn again the sheer enormity of the occasion elating him. "I Artemis pledge myself to this freehold for a year and a day. I will combat the dangers we have all faced by reminding the freehold of what it is to have joy and passion, I will help other's to discover what it is that makes them shout with desire. If I break this vow, may my name and good intentions be as the foulest stench from the deepest pits of despair."

Artemis pledges a vow to use Empathy to aid the freehold.

Pledge

Type: Vow
Task: Fealty, Greater (-3) Do not bring danger by revealing your fae nature and/or the existence of the freehold or by giving any assistance to the Gentry or their agents.
Task: Alliance, Medial (-2) Provide assistance to fellow freeholders with the stated skill or service.
Boon: Vassalage (+3) Fortitude +1 bonus to all rolls made to resist Clarity degeneration.
Boon: Lesser Adroitness (+1)
Sanction: Curse, Greater (-2)
Duration: Year and a Day, Greater (+3)

Raising the fist with the Antler Ring and clenching it tightly Artemis' face took on a determined look. "For the same year and a day I will protect you as your Claviger with my hands and anything else I may. May my hands fail me, if I fail you in this honour."

Artemis pledges on the Antler Ring to use Brawl to protect Lynn.

Pledge

Type: Corporal, Courtly Emblem
Task: Fealty (-3)
Boon: Adroitness (+1)
Sanction: Poisoning of Boon (-1)
Duration: Year and a Day (+3)

Feeling the bonds of the freehold join him through the Wyrd Artemis smiled again at Lynn, gave another quick bow, then made room should anyone else be waiting on him.

[Swami M]

Alex approaches the new Queen and bows...

"I swear to defend this Freehold against all threats and to keep its secrets safe. I will offer my strength and my wits to help any of this family who are in need, and I will accept the consequences if I fail to live up to my pledge."

He pauses.

"Oh, and congratulations."

-1 WP, +1 Brawl

[Morgan Bellanar]

Morgan's approach was less stellar then Terri's. She still looked like a confused kitten as she waited for Terri to finish speaking. It was time well spent as it let her mind fix itself. Eventually, the confusion gave way to a smile. She started to give her friend a thumbs up, but thought better of it. She instead tried to curtsy like Terri had...the qipao's skirt didn't work so well for it: "Ya-ya-yes Lynn, Imma, oh-uh, Queen Lynn t-t-that tis, Imma joyous an-and heh-happy for ye good fortune, heh."

After a pause she blinked. Then chuckled, "Uh, heh-heh r-right oaths here, heh. Um, early oath it b-be but ultra-cool swearin' to ye Lynn, heh. 'kay." she coughed to clear her throat, "For a year and a day I M-morgan Bellanar offer my-my speed and my t-t-throwing arm to the protection of the F-freehold. I shalt keep our secrets from those that t'would harm us and-and use their secrets to see them harmed. T-t-his I do swear."

-1 WP and the Adroitness Skill is Athletics +1

[Mhairi Ankaa]

As Mhairi leaves Daniel and their fun spinny dance, Mhairi nibbles her lip waiting for her fellow Autumn to finish her Pledge before she approached to swear her own.

"Uh-Hi. Queen-uh...?" Mhairi didn't her name oh wait. Yes she did, from Artemis' announcement, "Queen Lynn? Queen Mills? Which one would you like better? Oh yeah. Grats!" Mhairi certainly didn't want to offend a newly crowned Monarch during their Coronation!

"I've-ah come to-ah swear my Freehold Pledge. Seasonal one." Mhairi begins. She wouldn't swear for a year and a day. She'd leave that for Autumn. "I, Mhairi Ankaa, do-ah so swear to-ah uphold the laws of this Freehold, to defend it as best I can. To-ah keep it secret and safe. For the turn of the season, I promise not to give knowing aid to our enemies, whether the Gentry or their agents. I-I offer my-ah light footsteps and cleaver fingers, to relive our enemies of their treasures, lest they be used upon us. If I fail to-ah uphold my words, let my-ah name and endeavors be cursed."

Spring Seasonal Pledge, Skill: Larceny! -1 WP

[Dusan]

Juno watched the others for a moment as they made their Pledges, then with a slight bow she takes leave of her Queen and walks over to where to Coco was waiting. If one was to look close, the Manticoress was smiling.

Juno joins Coco at the Booth of Desires

[Lesingnon]

He waits for a bit later than most have, perhaps. But he did approach he newly crowned Spring Queen before the end of the night. "Congratulations are in order, it seems. I figured that you'd wind up wearing the crown before all was aid and done, glad I was right." He didn't quite show the same formality that some of the others did. Perhaps because wearing the crown one's self stripped a bit of the mystique away from the position. But more likely because, having been in that position himself, he understood just how awkward it could feel to be on the receiving end of that. Something that Jack had actually reminded him of not that long ago.

"And I, Rick Pereg of the Autumn Court Magus of the Gilded Thorn, do hereby swear to defend the Freehold of Sacramento and uphold its laws for a year and a day. Never will I knowingly aid its enemies. And I shall use my knowledge of the Hedge and its dangers to ensure that our home remains safe to the best of my abilities. Thus am I sworn."

Survival for the Adroitness Skill

[Lynn Mills]

Seeing that the last of the unsworn Lost have approached her, Lynn stood up and brushed off her skirt, moving out to mingle with the rest of the crowd. If any still needed to speak with her, she would be available.

Lynn rejoins the main thread