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A Role (役割ロール) is the usage inflection set on every Rule. According to Maria, the wielder of the Sacred Artifact defines the Role based on the identity of the wielder's soul (i.e. what the wielder desires), and in turn the Role decides the alignment of the Rule. The Sacred Artifact responds to the wielder's identity when it manifests the Rule it houses. While an individual may have multiple Rules attached to multiple owned Sacred Artifacts, they may only have one Role. A Role can be forced upon someone by the majority within a World based on what the masses believes or wants their Role to be.

Rules enforced unto individuals of certain Roles

The efficacy of a Rule is dependent on the Role of the individual the Rule is enforced upon. For example, Shadow of Triton's Rule of washing things away strongly opposes Robinson and the Protagonist due to their shared Role of the Wanderer: they cannot oppose being swept away by the washing, as individuals who wander and go with the flow. As a result, they forget nearly everything. However, the one thing they will always remember is being washed away.

Role-Rule Pairing

In Tokyo, only one unique Role and Rule Pairing may exist at any time. If a person happens to share the same Role-Rule Pairing, they are not allowed entry into Tokyo. Therefore, characters such as Odin can give their memories to Transients already existing in the city to act as a proxy. A Rule a Sacred Artifact holds is only given meaning by the Role of the wielder of that Sacred Artifact. Thus, it may be desirable to exchange Roles with someone to give new meaning to their Rule, as was the case for Triton's Shadow and Triton.

Changing a Role

To change one's Role is akin to changing one's fate or purpose. However, no person is bound to their Role, and it's possible for one to change their own Role or be given one.

List of Role-Rule Pairings

Name	Role	Rule
Aegir	Usher	???
Ahab	Conqueror	Deprivation
Akiha Gongen	???	Extinguishing
Alp	Dream Eater	Conversion
Arc	???	Binding
Astaroth/Astarte	Serpent	Inquisitor
Azazel	Watcher	Revelation
Behemoth	Sacrifice	???
Chernobog	Archfiend	Eclipse
Curren	???	Observation
Dagon	All-Father	???
Ded	Paladin	Causality
Ebisu	Bestower	Fortune
Echo	Prisoner	Repetition
Ellie	???	Nightwalker
Fisher King	???	Abundance (Cauldron/Holy Grail) Drought (Spear)
Gullinbursti	???	Abundance
Hanuman	???	Accession
Heracles	Slave	???
Hermes	(Guide)	(Reversal)
Hogen	???	Folding
Horkeu Kamui	Hunter	Glaciation
Ikutoshi	Dancer	Transformation
Kengo	Barbarian	Infinitude
Black Storm (Leviathan)	Sacrifice	Antagonism(?)
Licht	Ruler	Inheritance
MacRoich	Balancer (Discarded) Prophet	???
Mahakala	Void	???
Makara	Savior	Accession
Melusine	Monarch	Requisition
Mephistopheles	Registrar	???
Mononobe	???	Observation
Moritaka	Butcher	???
Nekros＆Bacchus	???	Decay
Nobuharu	Banner-Bearer	Embracement
Nodens	(King)	(Grasping)
Oniwaka	Stalwart	Appropriation
Protagonist	Wanderer Dragon (post-Ch. 9)	Rending (Boundless Tail) Omnipotence (Solomon's Ring)
Ran	Plunderer	???
Robinson	Wanderer	Separation
Ryota	Paladin	Abundance
Shino	Butcher	Accession
Shiro	Gatekeeper	Resurrection
Shiva	Void	Destruction
Shuichi	Recorder	Collection
Snow	Vassal	Trinity
Suzuka	Traitor	Revelation
Takemaru	Carpenter	Binding
Taromaiti	Opposer	Impropriety
Taurus Mask	Hero	Accession
Temujin	???	Abundance
The Hero (Second)	Hero (Discarded)	???
Thor	???	Infinitude
Triton	All-Father (Given to Dagon) Educator(?)	???
Witch of Orleans	???	Binding
Yamasachihiko	(Hunter)	(Abundance)
Yog-Sothoth	???	Resurrection
Yukimura	???	Eradication
Yule	???	Gliding
Zabaniyya	Torturer	Hellfire
Zao	Ascetic	Traverse
Ziz	Sacrifice	Safeguarding

Notes

While not directly stated that Black Storm (Leviathan's) Role is of the Sacrifice, Ziz and Behemoth both have the same role. As the trio are heavily associated with each other, it's best to assume that Leviathan shares the same Role.
Suzuka's Rule of Revelation only applies to one of her three swords. The other two Rules are currently unknown.
The Protagonist is the only character to have their Role change during the progression of the story, going from 'Wanderer' in the beginning of the Main Quest to 'Dragon' at the end of Chapter 9.
In the Raiders of the Lost Isle event, Triton gives away his Role of the All-Father to Dagon in exchange for the Role of Educator. It's unclear if Triton regains his original Role or keeps his Role of Educator after Dagon's defeat, and what his Role is in other loops.

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dang i hoped that there was gonna be a list of roles here

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-A '''Role''' (<ruby>役割<rt>ロール</rt></ruby>) is the usage inflection set on every [[Rule]]. According to {{Transient icon|Maria}}, the wielder of the [[Sacred Artifact]] defines the Role based on the identity of the wielder's soul (i.e. what the wielder desires), and in turn the Role decides the alignment of the Rule. The Sacred Artifact responds to the wielder's identity when it manifests the Rule it houses. While an individual may have multiple Rules attached to multiple owned Sacred Artifacts, they may only have one Role.
+A '''Role''' (<ruby>役割<rt>ロール</rt></ruby>) is the usage inflection set on every [[Rule]]. According to {{Transient icon|Maria}}, the wielder of the [[Sacred Artifact]] defines the Role based on the identity of the wielder's soul (i.e. what the wielder desires), and in turn the Role decides the alignment of the Rule. The Sacred Artifact responds to the wielder's identity when it manifests the Rule it houses. While an individual may have multiple Rules attached to multiple owned Sacred Artifacts, they may only have one Role. A Role can be forced upon someone by the majority within a [[World]] based on what the masses believes  or wants their Role to be.
 ==Rules enforced unto individuals of certain Roles==
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 The efficacy of a Rule is dependent on the Role of the individual the Rule is enforced upon. For example, {{Transient icon|Shadow of Triton}}'s Rule of washing things away strongly opposes {{Transient icon|Robinson}} and the {{Transient icon|Protagonist}} due to their shared Role of the Wanderer: they cannot oppose being swept away by the washing, as individuals who wander and go with the flow. As a result, they forget nearly everything. However, the one thing they will always remember is being washed away.
-==Role/Rule Pairing==
+==Role-Rule Pairing==
-A Rule a Sacred Artifact holds is only given meaning by the Role of the wielder of that Sacred Artifact. Thus, it may be desirable to exchange Roles with someone to give new meaning to their Rule, as was the case for Triton's Shadow and Triton.
+In [[Tokyo]], only one unique Role and Rule Pairing may exist at any time. If a person happens to share the same Role-Rule Pairing, they are not allowed entry into Tokyo. Therefore, characters such as {{Transient icon|Odin}} can give their memories to Transients already existing in the city to act as a proxy. A Rule a Sacred Artifact holds is only given meaning by the Role of the wielder of that Sacred Artifact. Thus, it may be desirable to exchange Roles with someone to give new meaning to their Rule, as was the case for Triton's Shadow and Triton.
-==List of Role/Rule Pairings==
+==Changing a Role==
+To change one's Role is akin to changing one's fate or purpose. However, no person is bound to their Role, and it's possible for one to change their own Role or be given one.
+==List of Role-Rule Pairings==
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Name || Role || Rule
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 | {{Transient icon|Thor}} || ??? || Infinitude
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-| {{Transient icon|Triton}} || All-Father || ???
+| {{Transient icon|Triton}} || All-Father (Given to Dagon) <br> Educator(?) || ???
 |-
 | {{Transient icon|Witch of Orleans}} || ??? || Binding
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 *{{Transient icon|Suzuka}}'s Rule of Revelation only applies to one of her three swords. The other two Rules are currently unknown.
 * The {{Transient icon|Protagonist}} is the only character to have their Role change during the progression of the story, going from 'Wanderer' in the beginning of the [[Main Quest]] to 'Dragon' at the end of [[Chapter 9]].
+* In the [[Raiders of the Lost Isle]] event, {{Transient icon|Triton}} gives away his Role of the All-Father to {{Transient icon|Dagon}} in exchange for the Role of Educator. It's unclear if Triton regains his original Role or keeps his Role of Educator after Dagon's defeat, and what his Role is in other [[loop]]s.
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