Oath

"*A viewpoint, a belief. Something you choose to follow for the rest of your life."*

## Oaths

### Description

Oaths are words of power spoken from the very soul. Upon saying them with Intent, they activate and you swear an Oath. All beings can only have 1 Oath, and they tend to be permanent. The only known way of removing an Oath is getting Yun’Shul, Keeper of Hearts to break it. Oaths give 7 abilities. These can be Mantras, or Talents. Most of the time, these have to be unlocked over time by doing a series of tasks, with each accomplished task rewarding another ability. Oaths are some of the strongest pieces of Investiture out there, and swearing one certifies your power. Oaths are a form of Vow Magic, akin to the Vow of Mastery. Oaths can be made by powerful people, and beings. Oaths have about 1-5 sentences, which the user swears to follow. Going against your Oath will cause your powers to fail. Generally, any being with an Oath is considered more powerful than a being with no Oath. (Not to be confused with Oathless.) There are possibly hundreds of Oaths, but most were lost during The Great Drowning, as they were made in Lumen. A person with an Oath is known as an Oathsworn.

### List of Oaths

Oath of the Arcwarder: *You vow to be a shield for your comrades, to wear your regalia with pride and serve the greater collective. From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs.*

Oath of the Blindseer: *You vow to not let the horrors of the world pierce your tightly fastened blindfold. Everything is simply as we choose to perceive it.*

Oath of the Contractor: *Your heart is forever now eternally tied to Zi'eer, the 4th Prophet of The Ministry. You swear to serve under his will, no matter the cost.*

Oath of the Depthsgrasped: *An emissary of a drowned god. Impossible to believe. Yet wont be remembered, as everyone rambles ''an illusion, a mere trick''.*

Oath of the Dawnwalker: *You vow to forever reach towards the brilliant Light. There is no shadow that your radiance cannot expunge.*

Oaths of the Dawn: *Life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination.*

Oath of the Dreamdrifter: *You vow to float in the interstice between the conscious and slumbering worlds. Your eyes half-closed, your mind half-open, your waking dreams shall know no limits.*

Oath of the Dreamstalker: *You vow yourself to the Voidmother, allowing your knife to pierce even the thickest of dreams. The world has shown you its true nature - and now you live to reject it.*

Oath of the Eidolon: *You vow to serve the Eidolon Wyrm and its will, in exchange for abilities of great power.*

Oath of the Jetstriker: *You vow to flow with The Song itself, drifting across where the trails may take you. If The Song permeates everything, then let it be your conduit, and you its master.*

Oath of the Linkstrider: *You vow to give up your own life for the sake of others. Stepping out of the fray, you become the foundation of your allies' strength.*

Oath of the Mutespeaker: *Silenced by your ceaseless thirst for knowledge, you vow to afflict your foes with dread by speaking your forbidden tongue.*

Oath of the Oathless: *You vow to never be bound to any Oath; to live your life free of restraint. If free will is an illusion, why not make it a convincing one?*

Oath of the Realmbreaker: *Something's wrong. You should've never done that, but it's too late now. You've agreed to an oath with something sinister, and it has ruined you forever.*

Oath of the Rotcaller: *You vow to understand that which cannot be understood. Your mind has rotted, and has thus become a weapon that cannot be contained.*

Oath of the Silentheart: *You vow to reject the Words of The Song, denying yourself of Mantras in pursuit of your own path to true strength, no matter the cost.*

Oath of the Songwhisperer: *You vow to walk by the whispers of your Murmur, to split skies, stride in silence, and seek out the secrets of this world. If alone our words of The Song are only murmurs, together we are a symphony.*

Oath of the Starkindred: *You vow to feel the knowledge of all that is, all at once. Your heart beats with the world itself, as the Stars above watch over you.*

Oath of The Puppetmaster's Servant: *Your heart is forever now eternally tied to The Puppetmaster, the enigmatic puppeteer. You vow to serve under his will, no matter the cost.*

Oath of the Visionshaper: *You vow to only see that which you wish to see. Reality itself is malleable, pliable to your deft hands.*

Oath of the Warmaster: *Joining The Central Authority, the Akon Blades yield to your cause. Through ruthlessness and precision, you vow to dispatch those who threaten the safety of the Cosmere.*

### Trivia

* Oaths are notable for being one of the types of Invested Arts to function in The Depths.
* Most of the strongest characters have Oaths.
* Having an Oath, Resonance, Murmur, Attunement, and some sort of weapon will make you incredibly powerful.