Geasa

Geasa, also known as "the True Song", is a form of sorcery whose origins lie with the Tuatha De Dannan pantheon, specifically its founder, Dagda. Its magic derives from powerful emotion, channeled through the songs spoken in Ard Cànan, the High Tongue of the Tuatha, which are used to bend the will of the world. An individual song is known as a geas, and practitioners of geasa are usually known as Singers or Bards.

Passion is the fuel of geasa, and the words of the High Tongue give that passion shape and power. In order to employ a geas, a Singer must not only know the words to the Song, but must embody the same emotion felt by the being who first composed the Song. Their feelings must be so deep, and so primal that the High Tongue channels them directly into being.

In order to facilitate this necessary passion, Bards will oftentimes require various forms of stimuli to successfully focus their emotions, and bring out the feeling required to fuel their chosen geas. The beauty of a spring, the sound of beating drums, or the sorrow one feels seeing a field of corpses can all serve to provide the right inspiration for a song.

Geasa take effect and work their magic when the sufficient level of emotion has been gathered, and the necessary verses in the High Tongue have been uttered. As such, a Bard might need to sing the geas many times, or just once. One might also only partially invoke a song's power, say, by singing only one of its lines, and thereby only summoning forth the effect contained therein.

The power of a geas is dependent on two things: The magical potency of a Singer, and the amount of emotion fueling it. As such, the songs of most Bards vary considerably in their potency, as the strength of their magic waxes and wanes with their moods. Multiple Singers are able to combine their feeling, and produce more powerful geasa. Should the required emotion of a song not be present, its effect will simply fail. Geasa also must be sung aloud to work, meaning if a Singer is deprived of their voice, or forced into a state of emotion not conducive to their chosen songs, they will be powerless.

## List of Geasa

* Chant of Battlerjoy: A staple of the armies of the Tuatha De Dannan, the Chant of Battlejoy is used to bolster the warriors who hear it. When performed successfully, those targeted by the geas will have their bloodlust amplified and their capacity for pain numbed. The fear of pain and death is replaced by excitement, making every moment of combat a fitful rush. Those under the effects of Battlejoy are often known to laugh maniacally, thus inspiring the name. In order to successfully perform the chant, one must themselves be filled with excitement and desire for combat, and for this reason, it is often paired with war drums and shouts in order to hype up the singer. The chant's effects build slowly, usually requiring several minutes to reach a substantial effect, then fade slowly after the chant is halted.
* Freya's Great Blessing:
* Greensong: The Greensong allows those who sing it to manipulate the growth of plants, enabling them to coax them into a desired shape. Flowers can be made to bloom in a frigid winter, trees made to grow into the shape of a house or sprout a sharpened spear. In moments of crisis, it can even be used to make a plant come to writhing activity, and lash out at foes. Greensong requires a strong emotional bond to that which grows to use. As soon as a Greensong ends, plant growth halts. If it has been shaped into an otherwise impossible form at this time, the plant dies.