The Sacred Covenant is more of an entity than a document, a living, breathing thing, as it were, though many would argue the Covenant has lost so many teeth and so much of its metaphysical integrity, that it is, for all intent and purposes, dead.  Others, most notably Greyl the Gray, Queen of the Witches Coven, continue to hold it as gospel and do what they can to keep it from passing into obscurity.

In theory - or practice, perhaps, for whenever Pevoraille steps beyond the gray lines he does so in an especially subtle manner- the Covenant spells out the exact limits and rules of engagement for each figure, from the immortals on up, detailing exactly how and when they can interact with the world’s varied tiers.

Loki, for instance, can actually set foot in the mortal sphere with relative immunity on Midsummer’s Eve because such is his high holy day. To ease his transition into the world, a number of rites involving cunning and deceit may be employed.  New moon April - Ascension Day - is more of a mixed bag, for that was the day that Loki escaped his chains, Lilith re-ascended as a goddess, and Aviticus was struck dead by Odin’s spear, allowing him, I would argue, to rise as a demigod and carry his battle to a higher plane ..  .

On Hallows Day and May Day, the barriers between the mortal realm and the netherworld are generally low. The quarter moon lends itself to the priests and priestesses of the Elven Lord, Vanadia Moertholl, the crescent moon to Lord Okuveurr and his dwarves. New and full moons have their beneficiaries as well. But again, it’s not the details that are important for the moment. It’s the concept that there’s a doctrine which governs us all, a doctrine, I might add, which has curtailed the spread of dangerous information from the upper to lower tiers for many an Age.

All right, enough about the Covenant.  What would you have me speak on next?

The Sacred Covenant

 Recreation of the Gods

by Robert S. Penczak