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==Egregores==
<div style="float:left; width: 700px; clear:right;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Egregang.png|align=left|caption=Every nation has an egregore spirit, which bonds with one or more citizens of that nation and offers support and guidance.|width=700}}</div>
==Overview==
*  '''Are the first point of contact for players in each nation'''
*  '''Are the first point of contact for players in each nation'''
* '''A source of plot in the nation'''
* '''A source of plot in the nation'''
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* '''Encourage the players to maintain the visual and thematic identity of each nation'''
* '''Encourage the players to maintain the visual and thematic identity of each nation'''
* '''Are the radio operator in each camp'''
* '''Are the radio operator in each camp'''
Each nation has a single egregore spirit, created through ritual magic to represent the personification of the nation. The spirit may be present in more than one host body at any time. The ritual was created by the Brass Coast to ensure that the nations of the Empire retained their independent character and culture. In the game they act to encourage the players to maintain the visual and thematic identity of their nation. They are occasionally able to tell if a member of their nation is dead or alive.


Each nation has a single egregore spirit, created through ritual magic to represents the personification of the nation. The spirit may be present in more than one host body at any time. The ritual was created by the Brass Coast to ensure that the nations of the Empire retained their independent character and culture. In the game they act to encourage the players to maintain the visual and thematic identity of their nation.
The egregores are an effective channel for plot writers to deliver plot "news" to the players about what is going on in their nation. They are part of the player support team and to try to help players get involved in the plot and also involved in the politics of the nation.  
 
The egregores are an effective channel for plot writers to deliver plot "news" to the players about what is going on in their nation. They work particularly closely with the player support team to try to help players get involved in the plot and also involved in the politics of the nation.  


They are a point of contact for Profound Decisions crew for players in a nation and will have a covert radio. This radio is for emergency situations, for example, needing to contact first aid.
They are a point of contact for Profound Decisions crew for players in a nation and will have a covert radio. This radio is for emergency situations, for example, needing to contact first aid.
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Although any magician can open the [[Sentinel Gate]], to take an entire nation through requires an egregore to use their link to the nation to take them all through.
Although any magician can open the [[Sentinel Gate]], to take an entire nation through requires an egregore to use their link to the nation to take them all through.


Being an egregore requires some charisma and personal presence. The egregores do not have any real power in the nation so their influence primarily derives from what they can achieve through roleplaying. They need to be in touch with the politics of their nation to be able to get new players involved in it.  
There is no way to apply to become an Egregore - PD considers carefully potential candidates for Egregores and approaches them as and when they need them, partly because the requirements for the different nations can be quite varied.


===Current Egregores===
==Current Egregores==
<table>
<table>
     <tr>
     <tr>
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     <tr>
     <tr>
         <td colspan="2">Brass Coast</td>
         <td colspan="2">Brass Coast</td>
         <td colspan="2">[[Brass_Coast_Egregore|Dust, Flame and Glass]]</td>
         <td colspan="2">[[Brass_Coast_egregore|Dust, Flame and Glass]]</td>
         <td colspan="2">Linette Withers, James Fishwick</td>
         <td colspan="2">Peter G, Claire D</td>
     </tr>
     </tr>
     <tr>
     <tr>
         <td colspan="2">Dawn</td>
         <td colspan="2">Dawn</td>
         <td colspan="2">[[Dawn_Egregore|The Knight of Roses]]</td>
         <td colspan="2">[[Dawn_Egregore|The Knight of Roses]]</td>
         <td colspan="2">Keeley Knight, Dan Sandbrook</td>
         <td colspan="2">Keeley Knight, Jon Fry</td>
     </tr>
     </tr>
     <tr>
     <tr>
         <td colspan="2">Highguard</td>
         <td colspan="2">Highguard</td>
         <td colspan="2">[[Highguard_Egregore|Escon]]</td>
         <td colspan="2">[[Highguard_Egregore|Escon]]</td>
         <td colspan="2">Matt Heath, Charlie Bretherick</td>
         <td colspan="2">Seph Steel, Carolyne</td>
     </tr>     
     </tr>     
     <tr>
     <tr>
         <td colspan="2">Imperial Orcs</td>
         <td colspan="2">Imperial Orcs</td>
         <td colspan="2">[[Imperial_Orc_Egregore|Grud The Unshackled]] </td>
         <td colspan="2">[[Imperial_Orc_Egregore|Grud The Unshackled]] </td>
         <td colspan="2">Ricky Hywel</td>
         <td colspan="2">Ed Thurlow, Chris Penney</td>
     </tr>   
     </tr>   
   <tr>
   <tr>
         <td colspan="2">The League</td>
         <td colspan="2">The League</td>
         <td colspan="2">[[League_Egregore|Guise]]</td>
         <td colspan="2">[[League_Egregore|Guise]]</td>
         <td colspan="2">Rick Jackson, Justin Bird, Jon Pam</td>
         <td colspan="2">Jon Pam, Ben Sabin, Jade P, Lilith Coker</td>
     </tr>   
     </tr>   
   <tr>
   <tr>
         <td colspan="2">The Marches</td>
         <td colspan="2">The Marches</td>
         <td colspan="2">[[Marches_Egregore|Jack-of-the-Marches]]</td>
         <td colspan="2">[[Marches_Egregore|Jack-of-the-Marches]]</td>
         <td colspan="2">Kat Wheeler</td>
         <td colspan="2">Marc Fothergill, Maz Wilberforce, Dave Vyse Hartley</td>
     </tr>   
     </tr>   
   <tr>
   <tr>
         <td colspan="2">Navarr</td>
         <td colspan="2">Navarr</td>
         <td colspan="2">[[Navarr_Egregore|Liaven]]</td>
         <td colspan="2">[[Navarr_Egregore|Liaven]]</td>
         <td colspan="2">Rich Loveday, Liz </td>
         <td colspan="2">Al Bevan, Elizabeth Simoens, Emma Rowden, Rich Andrews, Kate Rogers</td>
     </tr>
     </tr>
   <tr>
   <tr>
         <td colspan="2">Urizen</td>
         <td colspan="2">Urizen</td>
         <td colspan="2">[[Urizen_Egregore|Menos]]</td>
         <td colspan="2">[[Urizen_Egregore|Menos]]</td>
         <td colspan="2">Toni Badnall, Liam Spinnage</td>
         <td colspan="2">Steve Alonso, Cheryl Hartford</td>
     </tr>
     </tr>
   <tr>
   <tr>
         <td colspan="2">Varushka</td>
         <td colspan="2">Varushka</td>
         <td colspan="2"> [[Varushka_Egregore|Mother Varushka]] </td>
         <td colspan="2"> [[Varushka_Egregore|Mother Varushka]] </td>
         <td colspan="2">Dave Kibblewhite,Simon Childs</td>
         <td colspan="2">Tansy Pye, Kirsty March</td>
     </tr>
     </tr>
   <tr>
   <tr>
         <td colspan="2">Wintermark</td>
         <td colspan="2">Wintermark</td>
         <td colspan="2"> [[Wintermark_Egregore|Sulkavaris, Knower of Names]]  </td>
         <td colspan="2"> [[Wintermark_Egregore|Sulkavaris, Knower of Names]]  </td>
         <td colspan="2">Harry Morris, Al Bevan, Mike Rees, </td>
         <td colspan="2">Harry Morris, John Haynes, Emma Stanton</td>
     </tr>
     </tr>
</table>
</table>


<row-fluid>
===Brass Coast===
<span4>{{CaptionedImage|file=EgregoreBrassCoast.jpg |align=left|caption=Brass Coast: Linette Withers}}</span4>
<div style="float: left; clear: right; margin-left:10px;">
<span4>{{CaptionedImage|file=EgregoreBrassBunni.jpg |align=left|caption=Brass Coast: James Fishwick}}</span4>
<gallery heights=400 mode="packed">
<span4>{{CaptionedImage|file=DawnEgregore.jpg|align=left|caption=Dawn: Keeley Knight}}</span4>
PeterGreen-Oli.png|Brass Coast: Peter G
</row-fluid>
ClaireD-Beth.png|Brass Coast: Claire D
<row-fluid>
</gallery></div><row-fluid></row-fluid>
<span4>{{CaptionedImage|file=CM-140526-7702.jpg|align=left|caption=Highguard: Matt Heath}}</span4>
 
<span4>{{CaptionedImage|file=Egregore Navarr Rich 2.jpg|align=left|caption=Navarr: Rich Loveday}}</span4>
===Dawn===
<span4>{{CaptionedImage|file=Navarr_Egregore_Liz.jpg|align=left|caption=Navarr: Liz }}</span4>
<div style="float: left; clear: right; margin-left:10px;">
<gallery heights=400 mode="packed">
KeeleyKnight-Oli.png|Dawn: Keeley Knight
</gallery></div><row-fluid></row-fluid>
 
===Highguard===
<div style="float: left; clear: right; margin-left:10px;">
<gallery heights=400 mode="packed">
SephSteel-Beth.png|Highguard: Seph Steel
Highborn Egregore Escon Diadrah.jpg|Highguard: Carolyne
</gallery></div><row-fluid></row-fluid>


</row-fluid>
===Imperial Orcs===
<row-fluid>
<div style="float: left; clear: right; margin-left:10px;">
<span4>{{CaptionedImage|file=CM-140526-7869.jpg|align=left|caption=Urizen: Toni Badnall}}</span4>
<gallery heights=400 mode="packed">
<span4>{{CaptionedImage|file=CM-140418-6032.jpg|align=left|caption=Varushka: Dave Kibblewhite}}</span4>
ChrisPenney-Beth.png|Imperial Orcs: Chris Penney
<span4>{{CaptionedImage|file=Egregore Varushka Si 2.jpg|align=left|caption=Varushka: Si Childs}}</span4>
EdThurlow-Oli.png|Imperial Orcs: Ed Thurlow
</gallery></div><row-fluid></row-fluid>


</row-fluid>
===The League===
<row-fluid>
<div style="float: left; clear: right; margin-left:10px;">
<span4>{{CaptionedImage|file=AlBevan.jpg|align=left|caption=Wintermark: Al Bevan}}</span4>
<gallery heights=400 mode="packed">
<span4>{{CaptionedImage|file=Egregore Wintermark Harry 2.jpg|align=left|caption=Wintermark: Harry Morris}}</span4>
JonPam-Oli.png|League: Jon Pam
<span4>{{CaptionedImage|file=Egregore Urizen Liam 2.jpg|align=left|caption=Urizen: Liam Spinage}}</span4>
LilithCoker-Oli.png|League: Lilith Coker
</row-fluid>
JadeP-Oli.png|League: Jade P
BenSabin-Oli.png|League: Ben Sabin
</gallery></div><row-fluid></row-fluid>


<row-fluid>
===The Marches===
<div style="float: left; clear: right; margin-left:10px;">
<gallery heights=400 mode="packed">
MarcFothergill.jpg|Marches: Marc Fothergill
MazWilberforce-Oli.png|Marches: Maz Wilberforce
</gallery></div><row-fluid></row-fluid>


<span4>{{CaptionedImage|file=Egregore League Jon 2.jpg|align=left|caption=League: Jon Pam}}</span4>
===Navarr===
<span4>{{CaptionedImage|file=Kit-the-mummer.jpg|align=left|caption=Marchers: Kathryn Wheeler }}</span4>
<div style="float: left; clear: right; margin-left:10px;">
</row-fluid>
<gallery heights=400 mode="packed">
File:Elizabeth-Simoens-Oli.png|Navarr: Elizabeth Simoens
AlBevan.png|Navarr: Al Bevan
Cassidy.jpg|Navarr: Emma Rowden
Drew.jpg|Navarr: Richard Andrews
KateRogers.jpeg|Navarr: Kate Rogers
</gallery></div><row-fluid></row-fluid>


===Urizen===
<div style="float: left; clear: right; margin-left:10px;">
<gallery heights=400 mode="packed">
KassianiEgregore.png|Urizen: Cheryl Harford
SteveAlonso-Oli.png|Urizen: Steve Alonso
</gallery></div><row-fluid></row-fluid>


{{Crew Links}}
===Varushka===
<div style="float: left; clear: right; margin-left:10px;">
<gallery heights=400 mode="packed">
TansyPye-Oli.png|Varushka: Tansy Pye
</gallery></div><row-fluid></row-fluid>


[[Category:Egregores]]
===Wintermark===
<div style="float: left; clear: right; margin-left:10px;">
<gallery heights=400 mode="packed">
HarryMorris-Oli.png|Wintermark: Harry Morris
EmmaStanton.jpg|Wintermark: Emma Stanton
JohnHaynes-Oli.png|Wintermark: John Haynes
</gallery></div><row-fluid></row-fluid>
{{Crewing Links}}
[[Category:Egregore]]
[[Category:The World]]

Latest revision as of 11:37, 24 September 2025

Egregang.png
Every nation has an egregore spirit, which bonds with one or more citizens of that nation and offers support and guidance.

Overview

  • Are the first point of contact for players in each nation
  • A source of plot in the nation
  • Get players involved in the plot and in the politics of the nation
  • Encourage the players to maintain the visual and thematic identity of each nation
  • Are the radio operator in each camp

Each nation has a single egregore spirit, created through ritual magic to represent the personification of the nation. The spirit may be present in more than one host body at any time. The ritual was created by the Brass Coast to ensure that the nations of the Empire retained their independent character and culture. In the game they act to encourage the players to maintain the visual and thematic identity of their nation. They are occasionally able to tell if a member of their nation is dead or alive.

The egregores are an effective channel for plot writers to deliver plot "news" to the players about what is going on in their nation. They are part of the player support team and to try to help players get involved in the plot and also involved in the politics of the nation.

They are a point of contact for Profound Decisions crew for players in a nation and will have a covert radio. This radio is for emergency situations, for example, needing to contact first aid.

Some of the egregores are able to referee bindings and rituals. You can check with your egregore if they are able to do this. If you wish to approach your egregore for non-urgent out-of-character business, please respect their roleplay and the roleplay of the people they are interacting with. Do not interrupt people who are roleplaying with the egregore with an out-of-character question unless it is urgent. Obviously, for a genuine emergency, you should get their attention as quickly as possible.

Egregores are not there to make decisions for the nation or provide leadership or direction. They may take a role in their nation's elections - they may even vote, but their role is to support the nation, not to lead it.

Although any magician can open the Sentinel Gate, to take an entire nation through requires an egregore to use their link to the nation to take them all through.

There is no way to apply to become an Egregore - PD considers carefully potential candidates for Egregores and approaches them as and when they need them, partly because the requirements for the different nations can be quite varied.

Current Egregores

Nation Egregore Name OOC names
Brass Coast Dust, Flame and Glass Peter G, Claire D
Dawn The Knight of Roses Keeley Knight, Jon Fry
Highguard Escon Seph Steel, Carolyne
Imperial Orcs Grud The Unshackled Ed Thurlow, Chris Penney
The League Guise Jon Pam, Ben Sabin, Jade P, Lilith Coker
The Marches Jack-of-the-Marches Marc Fothergill, Maz Wilberforce, Dave Vyse Hartley
Navarr Liaven Al Bevan, Elizabeth Simoens, Emma Rowden, Rich Andrews, Kate Rogers
Urizen Menos Steve Alonso, Cheryl Hartford
Varushka Mother Varushka Tansy Pye, Kirsty March
Wintermark Sulkavaris, Knower of Names Harry Morris, John Haynes, Emma Stanton

Brass Coast

  • Brass Coast: Peter G

    Brass Coast: Peter G

  • Brass Coast: Claire D

    Brass Coast: Claire D

Dawn

  • Dawn: Keeley Knight

    Dawn: Keeley Knight

Highguard

  • Highguard: Seph Steel

    Highguard: Seph Steel

  • Highguard: Carolyne

    Highguard: Carolyne

Imperial Orcs

  • Imperial Orcs: Chris Penney

    Imperial Orcs: Chris Penney

  • Imperial Orcs: Ed Thurlow

    Imperial Orcs: Ed Thurlow

The League

  • League: Jon Pam

    League: Jon Pam

  • League: Lilith Coker

    League: Lilith Coker

  • League: Jade P

    League: Jade P

  • League: Ben Sabin

    League: Ben Sabin

The Marches

  • Marches: Marc Fothergill

    Marches: Marc Fothergill

  • Marches: Maz Wilberforce

    Marches: Maz Wilberforce

Navarr

  • Navarr: Elizabeth Simoens

    Navarr: Elizabeth Simoens

  • Navarr: Al Bevan

    Navarr: Al Bevan

  • Navarr: Emma Rowden

    Navarr: Emma Rowden

  • Navarr: Richard Andrews

    Navarr: Richard Andrews

  • Navarr: Kate Rogers

    Navarr: Kate Rogers

Urizen

  • Urizen: Cheryl Harford

    Urizen: Cheryl Harford

  • Urizen: Steve Alonso

    Urizen: Steve Alonso

Varushka

  • Varushka: Tansy Pye

    Varushka: Tansy Pye

Wintermark

  • Wintermark: Harry Morris

    Wintermark: Harry Morris

  • Wintermark: Emma Stanton

    Wintermark: Emma Stanton

  • Wintermark: John Haynes

    Wintermark: John Haynes

Crew Links

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