Glory

Glories are the most abstract of the three Manifestations. They typically have very striking appearances and have the most unusual sets of abilities. Their Primary Attribute is a Binding to the concept they embody. Their Secondary Attributes are their Eyes which are a source of directed power, a passive Aura which affects things around them, and a set of protective Wings.

Glories' primary Attribute is their Binding. This represents their intrinsic connection to a cause or ideal - usually something abstract or conceptual. You can draw on the Binding to give you some power over the thing you are linked to. On the other hand, you may be restricted by the association, its nature affecting your own in inconvenient ways. The advantage is usually a singularly powerful ability that you can call upon up to twice per turn (once per uptime and once per downtime). The disadvantage is usually a narrative restriction or bias placed upon the character.

Examples:

A Binding of Truth
Advantage: once per uptime/downtime, detect lies and falsehoods in a single conversation or document
Disadvantage: to knowingly lie causes great pain

A Binding of Song
Advantage: once per uptime/downtime, create strongly affecting music to influence people nearby in a manner of your choosing
Disadvantage: constantly produces a lilting melody

A Binding of Gravity
Advantage: once per uptime/downtime, alter the strength and direction of gravity in your current location; the affected area will revert at the end of the turn
Disadvantage: fragile objects tend to fall and break in your vicinity

A Binding of Cringe
Advantage: once per uptime/downtime, your unbearable presence can be used to selectively drive people away
Disadvantage: you often find yourself in incredibly awkward situations

A Glory’s Eyes are a source of directed power; anything which falls under the gaze of a Glory must be prepared to face its divine scrutiny - or wrath. The effect of a Glory’s Eyes is immediate and highly targeted: it produces a direct and obvious effect on the subject of the Glory’s focus. The Eyes can also be used in the more traditional sensory capacity, though their full power requires a specific target, and it will be clear that something is happening.

Choose one of the following, or define your own:

• Eyes of Complex Analysis closely examine their target, picking up on the smallest of details
• Eyes of Condensed Starlight are capable of emitting beams of energy to destroy their targets
• Eyes of Hypnotic Recursion can confuse and disorient, or even entrance weaker-willed beings
• Eyes of Hungering Void can pull a target in a straight line towards you

A Glory’s Aura is a generally passive effect which occurs around it. It is indiscriminate and cannot be directed, though the area of effect can be enlarged or reduced at will. It can expand to cover an area about the size of a small room; larger Auras take more effort to maintain. By default it is limited to the immediate vicinity of the Glory and will not affect other characters unless either they deliberately step into the Glory's personal space, or the Glory expends effort into expanding the Aura; if it would affect another Entity that does not want to be affected, this would be resolved as a conflict.

Choose one of the following, or define your own:

• An Aura of Burning Plasma scorches anything or anyone who gets too close
• An Aura of Courageous Fanfare inspires confidence in everyone nearby
• An Aura of Whispering Ghosts can sense things that you might otherwise miss
• An Aura of Gleaming Gold draws the attention of people around you

The Wings of a Glory are primarily not used for flying (though most can). Instead, they are used to cover the body and protect it - usually from arcane or mystical powers of other Entities, rather than physical threats. Wings provide protection, though usually in an indirect manner and are often metaphorical wings rather than literal, physical ones.

Choose one of the following, or define your own:

• Wings of Burnished Silver reflect harmful energies, potentially back onto one’s foes
• Wings of Ineffable Countenance make you hard to perceive directly
• Wings of Woven Dream protect you from things which don’t exist
• Wings of Engulfing Darkness absorb energies which impinge upon them