MAGIC · AFFINITIES
Shields, tracking bonds and betrayal-sense.
THE ACADEMY · VISUAL DOSSIER
Quan Rui
The cost of keeping watch
To protect one promise may endanger another.
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THE PRICE
Protection transfers part of the wound.
THE TABOO
Never betray what you vowed to guard.
ACADEMY GEOGRAPHY
Associated named location: Dog Watch Tower. Open Dog Watch Tower dossier ↗
READ YOUR SIGN
Those who stand between danger and a vow
WHAT THE SIGN EXCELS AT
Protection, shielding, tracking and recognition of betrayal.
WHERE IT CAN BREAK
To guard one life can mean inheriting its injury—or compromising another pledge.
Dog power makes protection measurable through its consequences: shields, tracking bonds and betrayal-sense respond to danger, while the bearer can inherit part of a wound. The House principle is thus about shared vulnerability, not invulnerability. Quan Rui's companion dossier explores why that rule matters to a person making promises.
AN INITIATE'S QUESTION
If two promises conflict, which one is truly loyal?
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