MAGIC · AFFINITIES
Binding vows, barriers, gravity and sealed thresholds.
THE ACADEMY · VISUAL DOSSIER
Han Tiesheng
The weight of a promise
Oaths hold doors shut, but their burden follows the one who swears.
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THE PRICE
A broken vow becomes physical weight.
THE TABOO
Do not swear what you cannot survive.
ACADEMY GEOGRAPHY
Associated named location: Ox Gate. Open Ox Gate dossier ↗
READ YOUR SIGN
Those who understand the weight of a promise
WHAT THE SIGN EXCELS AT
Endurance, defended thresholds and vows that have consequence.
WHERE IT CAN BREAK
Obedience can become a burden; a broken oath can become a physical weight.
Ox magic converts a promise into something enforceable: barriers, weight and binding thresholds make words consequential. The declared cost is equally literal, because breaking a vow becomes a physical burden. This rule belongs to the House and should not be mistaken for a specific, undisclosed choice made by Han Tiesheng. The Ox Gate atlas entry illustrates the sign's presence in the Academy's layout.
AN INITIATE'S QUESTION
Would you rather make one impossible promise, or leave someone without a promise at all?
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