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<blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 3842806" data-attributes="member: 3448"><p>After we had addressed the matters of overall importance, I presented my journals to him for review and stated that I hoped to bind an erinyes. I asked for his permission to use one of the dragon eggs as part of an offering to the devil. He readily gave his consent, after examining my license to make sure it was in order, and even agreed to a further request to draw the circle against evil that I would use to hold the erinyes. While I could draw such a circle myself, his would be more powerful and more likely to bind her. Unfortunately, no condemned prisoners would be available for sacrifice. As he explained, the Glor’diadelians rarely even turn over prisoners to him to use for the great rituals on the holy days, and of course Lord Paranswarm would have first claim to appropriate sacrifices, long before any would be offered to a mere devil. For an erinyes, however, animal sacrifices should be sufficient, and my license authorized animal sacrifices without additional dispensations.</p><p></p><p>The bishop decided that I would attempt the summoning after the mass. We organized the entire tribe of trueborn to attend, and indeed to undergo a more formal endarkening so that they could fully participate in the mass. His excellence assigned me penance for my failings, which I performed promptly--may Lord Paranswarm order my actions so that I do not fail so again. I will say nothing more of such matters for fear of transgressing against the sanctity of the confessional seal. We then took part in the mass. It has been so rare to have any masses since the fall of our homeland. To have a bishop celebrate mass for us was almost beyond imagining. It served as a lesson that we should never doubt the ability of Lord Paranswarm’s Church to attend to the needs of His loyal followers.</p><p></p><p>After the mass, but before we attempted the summoning, the Sergeant, Spring, and I discussed artificing with Teller. Teller happily agreed to make items of power for us, but he could not make a bag of holding, which was what Spring most wanted. It is possible with Orange magic, but beyond his understanding. He did agree to make a great war-wagon for us that would propel itself, although he would also make two automata disguised as nightmares, so that it would not be as obvious. The work would be done of bronze and copper, and we agreed to purchase a forge for him to aid his efforts on behalf of the resistance. Sergeant Cilorean also procured the crystal matrix from the Hastur that would power the cart. Unfortunately, it would be some months before Teller could finish the construction.</p><p></p><p>The bishop and I carefully made our preparations for the summoning. He carefully drew the circle, leaving a small gap to allow passage. We set up the egg on an ornate stand in the circle. I also carefully arranged the implements of coercion and laid out the candles in the appropriate patterns. When all was ready, his excellence the bishop withdrew to a side of the room to observe.</p><p></p><p>I lit the candles, slit the throats of the black goats I had purchased for the purpose, and began chanting. I could not actually call the erinyes, as that was beyond my power. But I hoped that she would sense my effort and come of her own accord, and I prayed to the Lord of Orderly Darkness for his assistance in that matter. As I chanted and reached the height of the ceremony, the lady appeared.</p><p></p><p>A dome of perfect darkness appeared in the room and then vanished, revealing the erinyes standing there. To be certain, his excellence and I compared her features to those most typically described in accounts of erinyes, and the match was perfect: she was a beautiful, tall woman, with small horns on her forehead and black wings covered in fine feathers. Her magical rope coiled around her left arm, ready to be flung to entangle her enemies. His excellence gave a short nod, confirming that I could bind her. She looked at me imperiously. “You wished to see me?”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cerebral Paladin, post: 3842806, member: 3448"] After we had addressed the matters of overall importance, I presented my journals to him for review and stated that I hoped to bind an erinyes. I asked for his permission to use one of the dragon eggs as part of an offering to the devil. He readily gave his consent, after examining my license to make sure it was in order, and even agreed to a further request to draw the circle against evil that I would use to hold the erinyes. While I could draw such a circle myself, his would be more powerful and more likely to bind her. Unfortunately, no condemned prisoners would be available for sacrifice. As he explained, the Glor’diadelians rarely even turn over prisoners to him to use for the great rituals on the holy days, and of course Lord Paranswarm would have first claim to appropriate sacrifices, long before any would be offered to a mere devil. For an erinyes, however, animal sacrifices should be sufficient, and my license authorized animal sacrifices without additional dispensations. The bishop decided that I would attempt the summoning after the mass. We organized the entire tribe of trueborn to attend, and indeed to undergo a more formal endarkening so that they could fully participate in the mass. His excellence assigned me penance for my failings, which I performed promptly--may Lord Paranswarm order my actions so that I do not fail so again. I will say nothing more of such matters for fear of transgressing against the sanctity of the confessional seal. We then took part in the mass. It has been so rare to have any masses since the fall of our homeland. To have a bishop celebrate mass for us was almost beyond imagining. It served as a lesson that we should never doubt the ability of Lord Paranswarm’s Church to attend to the needs of His loyal followers. After the mass, but before we attempted the summoning, the Sergeant, Spring, and I discussed artificing with Teller. Teller happily agreed to make items of power for us, but he could not make a bag of holding, which was what Spring most wanted. It is possible with Orange magic, but beyond his understanding. He did agree to make a great war-wagon for us that would propel itself, although he would also make two automata disguised as nightmares, so that it would not be as obvious. The work would be done of bronze and copper, and we agreed to purchase a forge for him to aid his efforts on behalf of the resistance. Sergeant Cilorean also procured the crystal matrix from the Hastur that would power the cart. Unfortunately, it would be some months before Teller could finish the construction. The bishop and I carefully made our preparations for the summoning. He carefully drew the circle, leaving a small gap to allow passage. We set up the egg on an ornate stand in the circle. I also carefully arranged the implements of coercion and laid out the candles in the appropriate patterns. When all was ready, his excellence the bishop withdrew to a side of the room to observe. I lit the candles, slit the throats of the black goats I had purchased for the purpose, and began chanting. I could not actually call the erinyes, as that was beyond my power. But I hoped that she would sense my effort and come of her own accord, and I prayed to the Lord of Orderly Darkness for his assistance in that matter. As I chanted and reached the height of the ceremony, the lady appeared. A dome of perfect darkness appeared in the room and then vanished, revealing the erinyes standing there. To be certain, his excellence and I compared her features to those most typically described in accounts of erinyes, and the match was perfect: she was a beautiful, tall woman, with small horns on her forehead and black wings covered in fine feathers. Her magical rope coiled around her left arm, ready to be flung to entangle her enemies. His excellence gave a short nod, confirming that I could bind her. She looked at me imperiously. “You wished to see me?” [/QUOTE]
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