Mark of the Rose

The Mark of the Rose is a living magical tattoo that is a unique construct crafted by the Fey artist, Lilianne Jelleryn, as an offering of redemption and vassal-ship to others.  To receive and attune the brand the bearer must be willing and participate in an hour long ritual where creator paints the mark on the bearer's body then magically fuses to the flesh.  As the mark will either wither and grow painful thorns, or the flowers will blossom and become more vibrant depending on the bearers actions.

## Features

**Tenets.** Symbolic and thematic of its creator, there are seven aspects that represent the mark.  Each of these tenets subtly influences the bearer, and their adherence towards these aspects help dictate the mark’s growth or its decay.

* ***Majesty**.  The bearer sees Lilianne with a sense of majesty and importance, and may be inclined to to show deference, respect or patience.*
* ***Loyalty**.  The bearer also feels a sense of loyalty and commitment to their promises. Both to Lilianne, and to themselves.*
* ***Respectability**.  The bearer is encouraged to act with a sense of respectability, pride and awareness of the perceptions of others.*
* ***Growth**.  The bearer feels an urge towards self-improvement by learning from both their positive and negative experiences.*
* ***Artistry**.  The bearer may be prone to take a moment to appreciate or to cultivate their own talents or those of others.*
* ***Transcendence**.  The bearer has the sense that redemption and/or turning a corner for the better in their lives is not impossible.*
* ***Protection**.  The bearer senses there is an inherent preposition towards protecting others and standing up for injustice.*

**Permanent**.  Once accepted, applied and attuned the mark is permanent.  It can not be removed save either by Lilianne herself, or by a Wish spell.  If scraped off or damaged it will simply regrow. If the limb with the mark is lost, it will reappear on a different part of the body.

**Bonded**.  The bearer has a bond with Lilianne.  While within proximity to Lilianne both the bearer and her will have a sense of each other's condition.  The bearer also counts as an ally for Lilianne's phenomenal effects, as long as the mark is not a husk, with twice the range; possibly allowing the bearer to easily track her down or know when she is in danger at great distances.  The mark also counts as having a body part for Lilianne to scry the bearer.

**Charmed**.  Bearer is considered to have the charmed condition to creator of the rose.  In addition, Lilianne will receive advantage on insight checks against the bearer if they are being dishonest or not forthcoming with her.

**Stages.**  The Mark of the Rose starts off in the visage of beautiful budded roses.  These roses will either grow or wither depending on the bearer's actions in relation to the tenets of the mark.  Adhering to the tenets, the bearer will fill a warm feeling and the roses will bloom and become more vibrant.  While a bearer who acts contrary will pain and discomfort as the rose wither and spreads sharp looking thorns.  A bearer who continually fails, or betrays the creator of the rose will cause the rose to die and it becomes a husk.

**Husk**.  In its husk stage, the rose has died and the thorns have grown through at least half of their body, and look painful.  The bond is severed, and Lilianne will instinctively know when this occurs and who it was. All effects of the Mark of the Rose other than permanent have ended.

## History

Lilianne is a creature of perspective, whose belief that anyone has the capacity to stand in the light subconsciously manifested into a unique talent. Which combines her Fey magic, artistic ability, her supernatural pheromones and her divine connection to Shelyn to create. Without knowing it, in her dreams she was slowly applying her art to Cevaro Desnaro, who she not only spared but offered for him to work under. She later had a vision from Shelyn, which upon following lead her to Arian Meridas. Being a Herald of Nethys, he could sense her power coming from her and offered to accelerate her understanding if she would recover an artifact that he couldn't he. Which she found in the Well of Sorrows, but recovering the artifact cost her the life of Edgar. Something that deeply wounded her.

## Known Rose Bearers

* **Cevaro Desnaro**
* **Magistrate INSERT\_HERE**
* **Guido**
* **Nunzio**