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It is the Facet of Elemental Earth, passive and receptive it governs the emotions of sadness and trust....Craft ___ ♦Craft ___ ♦ is the Yang Facet of artifice and creation. The Yang opposite of Nature it is the creator that builds, constructs and works....Dominion ___ ♣Dominion ___ ♣ is the Yang Facet of control, groups, civilization, the body politic, the abilities to socialise and lead. It is an active facet that governs groups, areas and control and it is the opposite of Yonder....Enigma _ _ ♥Enigma _ _ ♥ is the Facet of secrets, mysteries, hidden behaviours and cryptic things. Passive and Yin it is the occult opposite of Key....Fury ___ ♣Fury ___ ♣ is the Yang Facet of anger and deep emotional intensity. It is the unbridled storm tossed sea an the thundering waterfall, all the active dynamic forces are in some way, some of the time governed by its certainty. It’s opposite is the Yin facet Quiet....Gossamer ___ ♠Gossamer ___ ♠ is the dynamic Yang Facet of strength without weight. Silken threads drifting in the wind, the forces that bend and shake trees and can rip and tear flesh. Gossamer is the light, airy opposite of Burden....Heresy ___ ♥Heresy ___ ♥ is the Yang Facet of lies, deceit, fiction and those things believed to be false. It is the governor of error, the ancestor of dissent and the blame for impiety. It is the dynamic opposite of Orthodox....Inertia _ _ ♠Inertia _ _ ♠ is the Yin Facet of motion, inexorable momentum, falling and sliding. The mother of indolence and lassitude, the patron of procrastination this receptive facet will out-wait and out-last its opposite Zeal....Jeer _ _ ♥Jeer _ _ ♥ is the Yin Facet of emotions. It is the chuckling king of fools, the master of mimicry and mockery, the home of humour and is of course the joke behind its opposite Awe....Key ___ ♠Key ___ ♠ is the Yang Facet of solutions, answers, ingress and interpretation. It is the patron of perception and penetration, the source of science and the ‘key’ to the cipher of its opposite Enigma....Liberty ___ ♥Liberty ___ ♥ is the Yang Facet of freedom. It is the dream that is imagined, and the imagination itself, the freedom to dream, the license to leisure, the choice of chance, the autocrat of luck and the flexibility and flux to deny its opposite Wyrd....Miasma _ _ ♠Miasma _ _ ♠ is the Yin Facet of corruption and rotting. It is the foulness within, the stink without, it is the dark haze that hides the blight of contamination. So foul is the Facet that its stench may even survive the purifying fire of Phoenix....Nature _ _ ♥Nature _ _ ♥ is the Yin Facet of the receptive and nurturing mother of us all. Passive growth, fertility and flesh are all aspects of this Facet. Nature governs all things native, and genuine unlike the artifice of its opposite Craft....Orthodox _ _ ♦Orthodox _ _ ♦ is the Yin Facet of truth. Orthodox is passive data, a simple truth stood in plain sight, it is approved knowledge, confirmed and conventional. It is the latent law, ever present, plain and proper and only occasionally is it stirred into reactionary activity by its opposite Heresy....Phoenix ___ ♥Phoenix ___ ♥ is the Yang Facet of Elemental Fire. Transcendent the Facet is not just the father of the physical flame, but also the fires within, it is the purveyor of passions and the root of regeneration, it’s process powers all life and even the stars. Unchecked it can burn and fry all things including its opposite Miasma....Quiet _ _ ♦Quiet _ _ ♦ is the Yin Facet of receptive silence. In that silence rest quiescent woods, tranquil trees, hushed leaves and even the silent speech of books and plain libraries (and mute, conservative librarians). Sober, calm and studied Quiet is the only way to soothe its opposite Fury....Rook _ _ ♣Rook _ _ ♣ is the Yin Facet of defence. Receptive and resilient it is the bastion of the Facets. Armour and Aegis, shielding and protective it is the only true guard against its opposite Trial....Sin ___ ♣Sin ___ ♣ is the Yang Facet of vices. It is the source of all evil, the inception of immorality, the well of wickedness and is the Facet of transgression and trespass and the one weakness of its opposite Virtue....Trial ___ ♠Trial ___ ♠ is the Yang Facet of competition. It is the commencement of hostilities, the cause of war and the source of sports. Whether striving at tournament or struggling to win Trial is continually in conflict with its opposite Rook....Virtue _ _ ♦Virtue _ _ ♦ is the Yin Facet that governs Goodness. The Facet is the home of hope, love and charity. Incorruptible and innocent it is the Facet of worth and worthiness and the only Facet that the compassion to embrace its opposite Sin....Wyrd _ _ ♣Wyrd _ _ ♣ is the Yin Facet of the goddess of destiny. Binding and weaving she envelops everything in her nets of karma, kismet and doom. Her’s is the Facet of inevitability, predestination, misfortune and providence, the only Facet able to plan for and predict its opposite Liberty....Yonder _ _ ♠Yonder _ _ ♠ is the Yin Facet of space and distance. Completely passively this Facet sits holding point A apart from point B. The decider of distance and the root of range and roads, the Facet oversees all paths from space-lanes to highways to the Lea....Zeal ___ ♦Zeal ___ ♦ is the Yang Facet of dynamic motion. It is the dominant, active force that drives enthusiasm, ambition and desire. Earnest and eager it is fervour of fanaticism, faith and confidence of belief.... We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits, as well as offering you affiliate links, and so on. By clicking “Accept”, or scrolling down, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. 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Miasma Handicap: Stagnation Posted on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 at 22:06 Handicap Stagnation Aged Bigot Crumbling Dozy Dull Heavy Hibernating Inactive Lazy Methodical Overgrown Senile Slow Stagnant Unchanging Unlearning Weed infested
Awe ___ ♦Awe ___ ♦ is the Yang Facet of the sublime and the spirit, it governs emotions and emotional effects, from veneration to dread and wonderment to esteem. It is the Facet of Idols and has the emotional maturity to rise above the derision of its opposite of Jeer....
Burden _ _ ♣Burden _ _ ♣ is the Yin Facet of the material. Wealth and weight fall beneath Burden’s corporeal control. It is the Facet of Elemental Earth, passive and receptive it governs the emotions of sadness and trust....
Craft ___ ♦Craft ___ ♦ is the Yang Facet of artifice and creation. The Yang opposite of Nature it is the creator that builds, constructs and works....
Dominion ___ ♣Dominion ___ ♣ is the Yang Facet of control, groups, civilization, the body politic, the abilities to socialise and lead. It is an active facet that governs groups, areas and control and it is the opposite of Yonder....
Enigma _ _ ♥Enigma _ _ ♥ is the Facet of secrets, mysteries, hidden behaviours and cryptic things. Passive and Yin it is the occult opposite of Key....
Fury ___ ♣Fury ___ ♣ is the Yang Facet of anger and deep emotional intensity. It is the unbridled storm tossed sea an the thundering waterfall, all the active dynamic forces are in some way, some of the time governed by its certainty. It’s opposite is the Yin facet Quiet....
Gossamer ___ ♠Gossamer ___ ♠ is the dynamic Yang Facet of strength without weight. Silken threads drifting in the wind, the forces that bend and shake trees and can rip and tear flesh. Gossamer is the light, airy opposite of Burden....
Heresy ___ ♥Heresy ___ ♥ is the Yang Facet of lies, deceit, fiction and those things believed to be false. It is the governor of error, the ancestor of dissent and the blame for impiety. It is the dynamic opposite of Orthodox....
Inertia _ _ ♠Inertia _ _ ♠ is the Yin Facet of motion, inexorable momentum, falling and sliding. The mother of indolence and lassitude, the patron of procrastination this receptive facet will out-wait and out-last its opposite Zeal....
Jeer _ _ ♥Jeer _ _ ♥ is the Yin Facet of emotions. It is the chuckling king of fools, the master of mimicry and mockery, the home of humour and is of course the joke behind its opposite Awe....
Key ___ ♠Key ___ ♠ is the Yang Facet of solutions, answers, ingress and interpretation. It is the patron of perception and penetration, the source of science and the ‘key’ to the cipher of its opposite Enigma....
Liberty ___ ♥Liberty ___ ♥ is the Yang Facet of freedom. It is the dream that is imagined, and the imagination itself, the freedom to dream, the license to leisure, the choice of chance, the autocrat of luck and the flexibility and flux to deny its opposite Wyrd....
Miasma _ _ ♠Miasma _ _ ♠ is the Yin Facet of corruption and rotting. It is the foulness within, the stink without, it is the dark haze that hides the blight of contamination. So foul is the Facet that its stench may even survive the purifying fire of Phoenix....
Nature _ _ ♥Nature _ _ ♥ is the Yin Facet of the receptive and nurturing mother of us all. Passive growth, fertility and flesh are all aspects of this Facet. Nature governs all things native, and genuine unlike the artifice of its opposite Craft....
Orthodox _ _ ♦Orthodox _ _ ♦ is the Yin Facet of truth. Orthodox is passive data, a simple truth stood in plain sight, it is approved knowledge, confirmed and conventional. It is the latent law, ever present, plain and proper and only occasionally is it stirred into reactionary activity by its opposite Heresy....
Phoenix ___ ♥Phoenix ___ ♥ is the Yang Facet of Elemental Fire. Transcendent the Facet is not just the father of the physical flame, but also the fires within, it is the purveyor of passions and the root of regeneration, it’s process powers all life and even the stars. Unchecked it can burn and fry all things including its opposite Miasma....
Quiet _ _ ♦Quiet _ _ ♦ is the Yin Facet of receptive silence. In that silence rest quiescent woods, tranquil trees, hushed leaves and even the silent speech of books and plain libraries (and mute, conservative librarians). Sober, calm and studied Quiet is the only way to soothe its opposite Fury....
Rook _ _ ♣Rook _ _ ♣ is the Yin Facet of defence. Receptive and resilient it is the bastion of the Facets. Armour and Aegis, shielding and protective it is the only true guard against its opposite Trial....
Sin ___ ♣Sin ___ ♣ is the Yang Facet of vices. It is the source of all evil, the inception of immorality, the well of wickedness and is the Facet of transgression and trespass and the one weakness of its opposite Virtue....
Trial ___ ♠Trial ___ ♠ is the Yang Facet of competition. It is the commencement of hostilities, the cause of war and the source of sports. Whether striving at tournament or struggling to win Trial is continually in conflict with its opposite Rook....
Virtue _ _ ♦Virtue _ _ ♦ is the Yin Facet that governs Goodness. The Facet is the home of hope, love and charity. Incorruptible and innocent it is the Facet of worth and worthiness and the only Facet that the compassion to embrace its opposite Sin....
Wyrd _ _ ♣Wyrd _ _ ♣ is the Yin Facet of the goddess of destiny. Binding and weaving she envelops everything in her nets of karma, kismet and doom. Her’s is the Facet of inevitability, predestination, misfortune and providence, the only Facet able to plan for and predict its opposite Liberty....
Yonder _ _ ♠Yonder _ _ ♠ is the Yin Facet of space and distance. Completely passively this Facet sits holding point A apart from point B. The decider of distance and the root of range and roads, the Facet oversees all paths from space-lanes to highways to the Lea....
Zeal ___ ♦Zeal ___ ♦ is the Yang Facet of dynamic motion. It is the dominant, active force that drives enthusiasm, ambition and desire. Earnest and eager it is fervour of fanaticism, faith and confidence of belief....
