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The [[Seal of War]] can be found on the way to the top of [[Avechna's Peak]], in the Cave of War. The Seal of War is a metallic red disc, approximately the size of a small shield. Runes are etched around its rim that glow with an inner power. In the centre of the shield is the image of a fist encased in a metallic gauntlet. Disturbingly, the fist sometimes clenches tighter and shifts its grip. The seal floats in the air of its own power and thrums with a lifeforce that makes the very air around it blur.
A '''Vernal Ascendant''' is one who was raised to Ascendance through a [[Nexus of Power]]. This is in contrast to [[True Ascendant]]s, who drew their power from the [[Nine Seals]].


The Seal of War, like all of the [[:Category:Living Seals|Living Seals]], is composed of and empowered by the divine essence of the [[:Category:Vernal Gods|Vernal Gods]]; in this case, the Seal belongs to [[Klangratch]], the Axe of War.
Maintaining a Vernal Ascendant drains power from the nexus they are connected to. Should the nexus's keepers choose to descend their champion, the individual becomes a [[Vernal Demigod]] forevermore.
 
When the Seals are weakened, the mortals of [[Lusternia]] participate in a series of challenges designed to restore their power. In the end, just one mortal holds the [[Staff of Ascension]] and becomes a God. During this event, mortals participate in the Challenge of War, a gauntlet of arena events and free-for-all battles where only the finest combatant comes out on top.
 
==Bearers of the Seal of War==
The following mortals have won the Challenge of War and become Seal Bearers:
*Shamarah (166 CE)
*Visaeris (196 CE)
*Desitrus (227 CE)
*Ceren (256 CE)
*Lothringen (287 CE)
*Ixion (316 CE)
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Revision as of 02:45, 8 August 2023

A Vernal Ascendant is one who was raised to Ascendance through a Nexus of Power. This is in contrast to True Ascendants, who drew their power from the Nine Seals.

Maintaining a Vernal Ascendant drains power from the nexus they are connected to. Should the nexus's keepers choose to descend their champion, the individual becomes a Vernal Demigod forevermore.