Death-of-Self

Death-of-Self
"We call upon A Parent's Joy, to work and to wither so that our children won’t"
Origin	Blood, from the many who bled for another's sake.
Titles	Ego Death, Bás Féin, Selflessness, A Parent's Joy
Names	The Eternal Guardian, A Father in War, The Wage and the Joy
Aspects
Date of arrival	When the battles against the hours raged, once The Wall was breached
Owner(s)	The Wolf in Half

Death-of-Self is the selfless sacrifice, the proelium of a wage slave, the war of a loving patriot, the fight against the death of another. It carries the rune of Tyr, and it embodies the idea of willing self-sacrifice.

Description

The Ego Death is the manifestation of the selfless struggle in face of great peril, to nobly sacrifice oneself in pursuit of a noble cause, to love unconditionally another, be it bloodbound or otherwise. It has been raised from those same sentiments inside humanity, be they Long or mortal, but still not unlike it's brethren, an Hour with their own motivations.

History

Death-of-Self manifested right after The Priest's demise, his noble sacrifice, as well as the overall sentiment experienced by humanity throughout The Histories spurred it into The Mansus.

Appearance

Its face and body are void of any gendered features, more akin to a mannequin than a person. Its skin is white but scarred and bruised all over, tainted with the blood of others and its own,

Principles

Unconditional love, hence heart, self-sacrifice, hence edge, pride of humanity, country, nation, culture or family and strenght of will, hence forge.

Worship

Death-of-Self is worshipped by those who search a higher purpose, and mainly by those who want to protect something else but themselves.

Cult: Ego Proelium Sum

A cult that focuses on the fullfillment of a higher purpose, the protection of those they love the most, and to the defence of humanity as a whole. It has an active presence in The City and the inner layers outside The Wall, serving duty as effective guardians of Humanity outside and inside the Waking World.

Cult Practices

They're a rather diligent cult, not content on doing shady rites and pursue self-centered goals, they are always present on expeditions to the outer layers of the Mansus, rarely returning from particularly disastrous or otherwise dangerous travels, more than willing to sacrifice themselves, if not for their mates, for the fate of humanity. Most of their rites consist in sacrifice of either flesh or lore, usually to summon Guardians or to enchant a certain weapon or tool, frequently weapons and armor.

Cult Importance in The City

Ego Proelium Sum is a fairly well known organization inside The City, and their main role is to protect it and other human settlements inside The Mansus. They're widely considered to be a official guard of sorts, and are usually in the forefront of expeditions deeper into the layers of the Mansus.

Mark

1. Temptation: A Love of Another: I've loved many before, but not like this, not this intensily.
2. Dedication: An Overwhelming Selflessness: I can love more than one, but to a few I will dedicate body and mind to keep them safe, no harm will come to them.
3. Ascension: Ego Death: My body is bruised and scars adorn it, I wage daily not for my sake, but theirs. This is the first step.
4. Ascension: Ego Death: My hands bled today, they will bleed further, until I do what has to be done, for their sake. This is the second step.
5. Ascension: Ego Death: My body is crushed under the weight of my responsibility, but my heart goes on, on until I'm dead, but not until they're safe. This is the third step.
6. Ascension: My Body Broken: But my soul isn't, and theirs is sane, no scars adorn their flesh, at least none I couldn't take myself.
7. I Will Keep Them Safe: My body is more resilient than it once was, but just as scarred and just as frequently bruised, Bás Féin gave me its stregth, I will put it into good use. They will always be safe.

Servants

A few notable Names serve the Death-of-Self, just as altruistic as their ruling Hour, they help protect humanity also. They rule the guardians and guide them to shield those in need.

Names

The Eternal Guardian

A Father in War

The Wage and the Joy

Summons

Protecting guardians, there are no other kinds of summons, simply different intensities, depending on your willingness or the significance of your sacrifice.

A Soldier

'Some don't want to die, this one will die for anyone they think needs protecting. It will know death, either its own or of your enemies.'

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Summon one of Ego Death's Soldiers

The Soldier will come, we simply need to prove ourselves as worthy of pity, or love, or protection.

He will protect us, or he will die trying.

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A Warrior

'Once a bloody warlord, the blood in his hands were never of his own people. His hands will be tainted once more.'

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Summon one of Ego Death's Warriors

The Warrior will help us protect our own, but he only protects the weak.

He will protect us, or he will die trying.

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A Guardian

'His was a life full of strife and war, he knows the cruelty with intimacy, but he won't let that cruelty touch those too fragile to bear it.'

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Summon one of Ego Death's Guardians

The Guardian will protect us, he just needs to know if we couldn't bear this burden alone.

He will protect us, or he will die trying.

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Locations

The Mansus

FNORD

The Histories

Items

Tools

The Unsetled Sword

A Guardian's sword, found purpose even after its user's death.

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Ingredients

Blood from Self-Sacrifice

Blood this red comes only from a pure heart.

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Books

The Guardian Restless

An ancient book from the 20th Century, written by Hoel Grann. It argues for the reasons one should devote oneself to others, above even self-preservation. Albeit passionate, the arguments used aren't particularly strong or logically sound, yet it is regarded as a manifesto of sorts by the Ego Proelium Sum.

Read "The Guardian Restless"

"To love oneself is easy, but to love another is hard, to accept their failures and still adore them to the core of your being. To die for them is harder yet. Through this book, hopefully, you will learn how to make difficult decisions, and why you should."

"... There is nothing more selfish than the lack of love. Not hate, for it keeps those who would harm you and yours away, not indiference, for it helps diferentiate useful alies from those worthy of protection; true selfishness comes when you wouldn't sacrifice anything for anyone else, and that is definetly a complete lack of love."

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