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Sacred Artifacts are the vessels of gods which take the form of a physical object. As vessels of gods, they can be used to impose the | Sacred Artifacts are the vessels of gods which take the form of a physical object. As vessels of [[divine being|gods]], they can be used to impose the [[Rule]]s of the gods they house which override the regular world's laws of nature. Sacred Artifacts can be found existing in permanence (as in the case of {{Transient icon|Shiro}}'s Cosmic Terror necronomicon) or summoned (as in the case of {{Transient icon|Protagonist}}'s Boundless Tail sword). | ||
==Roles and Rules== | ==Roles and Rules== | ||
Every Rule is tied to a Role, which dictates the extent of the Rule. Several duplicate Rules and Roles have existed at the same time; however, no Role-Rule pair has ever been known to have a co-existing duplicate. | Every Rule is tied to a [[Role]], which dictates the extent and inflection of the Rule. The Rule housed in the Sacred Artifact is derived from a divine being, while the Role is derived from the wielder's soul. Several duplicate Rules and Roles have existed at the same time; however, no Role-Rule pair has ever been known to have a co-existing duplicate. | ||
Sacred Artifacts are not tied to their Rules. Rules may be swapped between Sacred Artifacts (as in [[Raiders of the Lost Isle]]), but the transaction must also bring trade Roles. | Sacred Artifacts are not tied to their Rules. Rules may be swapped between Sacred Artifacts (as in [[Raiders of the Lost Isle]]), but the transaction must also bring trade Roles. | ||
Two Rules of similar power cannot be applied on the same thing at once. Thus, one Rule cannot be used to directly overpower the application of the other similar Rule. | Two Rules of similar power cannot be applied on the same thing at once. Thus, one Rule cannot be used to directly overpower the application of the other similar Rule. | ||
==Ties to the owner== | ==Ties to the owner== | ||