Ancestral defender

An ancestral defender was a ghostly manifestation of a noble Ffolk warrior that could be summoned into battle by the upper echelons of the Callidyrr dragoons.
==Description==
Ancestral defenders appeared when the Ffolk spirits that empowered a dragoon were stirred into action.
==Combat==
The spirit could not attack the dragoon's foes except by redirecting their attacks back at them. A defender's primary role in battle was to assist or heal a dragoon and their allies, however it could not act independently: the dragoon had to direct and choose its actions, and even the spirit's ability to exist on the battlefield was tied to the dragoon's own vitality.
==Society==
The spirit could be summoned using a primal rite known as a dragoon summons. A Callidyrr dragoon focused their willpower and howled an ancient, traditional Ffolk battle cry to summon the spirit, which appeared within of the dragoon and was heralded by a chill wind. An ancestral defender lingered until it was destroyed or until the summoner dismissed it.
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