Oath of the Enchanted Servant
The Oath of the Enchanted Servant is an Oath of House Balor sworn by Enchanted human servants and slaves.
Words
"By the token of my service, by the beating of my heart, by the promise of my lips, I pledge myself to you for so long as you have need of me. My dreams are yours, my soul belongs to you, my body exists for you alone. Though born to mortal flesh, I embrace the visions you put before me, knowing that you inhabit a world I can see only through your grace and by your pleasure. May the Dreaming look with favor on my oath, may the hidden world grant my access, may the stars and sky bear witness to my words. Let my troth be honored, let my words hold me fast and may my life be forfeit should I fail to keep the oath I take this night."
Overview
Humans Enchanted by members of House Balor as long-term servants or slaves take this oath upon receiving the enchanting token. An elaborate ceremony usually surrounds the oath in order to impress upon the oath taker the lowliness of their postion and the severity of the punishment should they fail to keep their word. The oathtaker swears while kneeling in the center of a circle of house members – his or her soon to be masters. The administrator of the oath marks the oath taker with either a brand or some form of bodily piercing as a physical reminder of his or her servitude.
Effects
Humans bound to this house lose all ability to resist commands given by Balor fae. Although the oath does not stipulate a term of service, the only release from the oath usually comes with the death of the oath taker – usually at the hands of the individual who administered the oath.
Other Balor Oaths
- The Oath of Majority is sworn by all house members after their Fior-Righ.
- The Oath of Loyal Service binds a commoner to the house without granting membership.
- The Oath of Adoption and Ritual Maiming makes another sidhe or commoner a member of the house.