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    Tommy Ashton II
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    Awnsheghlien

    At 03:36 PM 8/10/98 -0600, you wrote:
    >According to the Atlas of Cerilia (pg 16), an "awnshegh is any creature
    >imbued with the blood of Azrai that traps divine essence within itself
    >rather than giving it back to the land."
    >
    >Well, what would happen if a good aligned creature imbued with say, the
    >Blood of Haelyn, kept their portion of divine essence instead of
    >returning it to the land? Would it evolve into a good aligned awnshegh?
    >
    There were some examples of this in the Blood Enemies lesser awnshegh
    section and in the Brecht sourcebook. These are called Ernshegh, I think.
    There is the Trecht in the Brecht sourcebook and the Unicorn from blood
    enemies that was not of Azrai's blood. I can't remember which blood
    though. I don't think it has ever been decided (or I missed it) what the
    actual requirement or stimuli that is needed to provoke this in the
    Non-Azrai blooded. In the Blood Ebemies sourcebook most of the Ernshegh
    there were formed at or near the time of Deismaar, so a very, very strong
    bloodline could be the cause there but that wouldn't explain the new ernshegh.

    >And on this note, I have always understood this 'divine essence' to be
    >the bloodline & strength. If this is so, then all blooded individuals
    >are trapping the godly essence instead of returning it are they not? So
    >what makes an awnshegh so different? Is it just the amount of essence?
    >
    I think it is a little of both. Most awnshegh tend to have powerful blood
    lines compared to most regents and I always believed that they have "bad
    blood", or the blood corrupts, so the actual essence of the blood of Azrai
    is to create deviants from the land. The rest of the scions bloodlines
    seem to be more natural and accepted by the land.

    T
    >Seems I have thought myself into a corner again....
    >
    >Keith
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    Awnsheghlien

    According to the Atlas of Cerilia (pg 16), an "awnshegh is any creature
    imbued with the blood of Azrai that traps divine essence within itself
    rather than giving it back to the land."

    Well, what would happen if a good aligned creature imbued with say, the
    Blood of Haelyn, kept their portion of divine essence instead of
    returning it to the land? Would it evolve into a good aligned awnshegh?

    And on this note, I have always understood this 'divine essence' to be
    the bloodline & strength. If this is so, then all blooded individuals
    are trapping the godly essence instead of returning it are they not? So
    what makes an awnshegh so different? Is it just the amount of essence?

    Seems I have thought myself into a corner again....

    Keith

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    Ben
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    Awnsheghlien

    On some of the cards and extras that originally came with the br boxed
    set, it described the gorgon and rhoubhe
    as having a blood ability called "bloodform". It's not in the rulebook, but
    I've always assumed that this blood ability
    is what makes an awnsheigh/ehrsheigh.


    Ben
    - -----Original Message-----
    From: Tommy Ashton II
    To: birthright@MPGN.COM
    Date: Monday, August 10, 1998 7:06 PM
    Subject: Re: [BIRTHRIGHT] - Awnsheghlien


    >At 03:36 PM 8/10/98 -0600, you wrote:
    >>According to the Atlas of Cerilia (pg 16), an "awnshegh is any creature
    >>imbued with the blood of Azrai that traps divine essence within itself
    >>rather than giving it back to the land."
    >>
    >>Well, what would happen if a good aligned creature imbued with say, the
    >>Blood of Haelyn, kept their portion of divine essence instead of
    >>returning it to the land? Would it evolve into a good aligned awnshegh?
    >>
    >There were some examples of this in the Blood Enemies lesser awnshegh
    >section and in the Brecht sourcebook. These are called Ernshegh, I think.
    >There is the Trecht in the Brecht sourcebook and the Unicorn from blood
    >enemies that was not of Azrai's blood. I can't remember which blood
    >though. I don't think it has ever been decided (or I missed it) what the
    >actual requirement or stimuli that is needed to provoke this in the
    >Non-Azrai blooded. In the Blood Ebemies sourcebook most of the Ernshegh
    >there were formed at or near the time of Deismaar, so a very, very strong
    >bloodline could be the cause there but that wouldn't explain the new
    ernshegh.
    >
    >>And on this note, I have always understood this 'divine essence' to be
    >>the bloodline & strength. If this is so, then all blooded individuals
    >>are trapping the godly essence instead of returning it are they not? So
    >>what makes an awnshegh so different? Is it just the amount of essence?
    >>
    >I think it is a little of both. Most awnshegh tend to have powerful blood
    >lines compared to most regents and I always believed that they have "bad
    >blood", or the blood corrupts, so the actual essence of the blood of Azrai
    >is to create deviants from the land. The rest of the scions bloodlines
    >seem to be more natural and accepted by the land.
    >
    >T
    >>Seems I have thought myself into a corner again....

  4. #4
    Jim Cooper
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    Awnsheghlien

    Ben wrote:
    > On some of the cards and extras that originally came with the br boxed set, it described the gorgon and rhoubhe as having a blood ability called "bloodform". It's not in the rulebook, but I've always assumed that this blood ability is what makes an awnsheigh/ehrsheigh.<

    That ability is described in the back of the Blood Enemies supp. For
    ersh-dudes the ability is called 'bloodtrait', IIRC. Basically its the
    same as 'bloodform', with the exception that bloodtrait allows the
    recipient some measure of control over the transformation.

    Cheers,
    Darren

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    TOMMY.ASHTON@asu.ed
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    Awnsheghlien

    DuoH!!!!!!! (Best Homer Simpson impression)
    I bow to a much better memory than mine.

    Sorry,
    T

    On Mon, 10 Aug 1998, Ben wrote:

    > On some of the cards and extras that originally came with the br boxed
    > set, it described the gorgon and rhoubhe
    > as having a blood ability called "bloodform". It's not in the rulebook, but
    > I've always assumed that this blood ability
    > is what makes an awnsheigh/ehrsheigh.
    >
    >
    > Ben

  6. #6
    James Ray
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    Awnsheghlien

    Indeed - In the product, "Blood Enemies: Abominations of Cerilia", there is
    considerably more light shed on the subject of the blood abilities, "Blood
    Form" and "Blood Trait". These two abilities are paramount to WETHER and
    WHICH sort of advanced being a BR character may evolve into....
    - ----------
    , Ben wrote:
    >
    > > On some of the cards and extras that originally came with the br
    boxed set, it described the gorgon and rhoubhe as having a blood ability
    called "bloodform". It's not in the rulebook, but I've always assumed that
    this blood ability is what makes an awnsheigh/ehrsheigh.
    > Ben

  7. #7
    Tim Nutting
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    Awnsheghlien

    Mongramen hit on something I've been trying to work out before here on the
    list and gotten no answer.

    How is an awnshegh created?

    2 answers have I seen, but neither agree with each other, and both are
    "official"

    Atlas of Cerilia: "An awnshegh is any creature imbued with the blood of
    Azrai that traps divine essence within itself rather than giving it back to
    the land. This process is too much for a mortal frame, and it warps the
    body even as it makes the flesh more powerful. These distortions usually
    reflect some aspect of the mind inside."

    Blood Enemies: Any scion of Azrai with Bloodform.

    The Rulebook answer implies that an Awnshegh is created through the
    personal choice of the creature, while Blood Enemies implies that the
    creation is entirely out of the hands of the scion, utterly and irrevocably
    (save to sever the bloodline).

    If the statements of the Chamberlain are taken to heart, it is implied that
    a character of strong will and good moral character afflicted with Azrai's
    blood may be able to resist the urge to succumb to the power, yet if that
    statement is false and Blood Enemies is correct, then it is a matter of
    100% random chance that the divine power develops a single ability, and
    bang, you be an awnshegh.

    Thoughts?

    Tim Nutting

  8. #8
    Tim Nutting
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    Awnsheghlien

    > > On some of the cards and extras that originally came with the br
    boxed set, it described the gorgon and rhoubhe as having a blood ability
    called "bloodform". It's not in the rulebook, but I've always assumed that
    this blood ability is what makes an awnsheigh/ehrsheigh.<

    True - but that is the second printing. The first printing, made before BE
    was published, does not list that ability on any awnshegh cardsheet.

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