High Order Initiations
First Order
Each of these first order initiations can be attuned in specific manners in order to allow them to impart their powers.
- Jewel of Judgment
- The jewel of Judgment is also known as the Eye of the Serpent. It was removed from the serpent in battle with the Unicorn deep in the ancient origins of existence. it has the most well known history as an artifact focus of creations. It was used by Dworkin Bariman to create Amber. It was used by the Serpent to create the Logrus. It was used by Corwin to create Avalon. It was used by Adrian to create Mandalay. The Jewel casts a great many shadows of itself. Each is a powerful focuses in their own rights.
- The jewel is attuned by assaying the pattern image within the Jewel itself. Walking the Pattern with it, one cast oneself into the jewel.
- Horn of the Unicorn There are several Horns of the unicorn. Three pieces are known to exist.
- A full horn is in the possession of the High Lord of Chaos, the Swayvill. Supposedly it was broken off at the time the Jewel of Judgment was taken from the Serpent of Chaos. The Full Horn is one of several Keys to the Tomb of the Ancestors of Darkness. Swayvill are allowed attunement by the Unicorn.
- A third of the horn is in the possession of Queen Moire of Remba.
- A 2" horn tip is in the hand of Prince Julian of Amber. It was given to him by the Unicorn at the time of the creation of Mandalay
- The Horns can only be attuned by the Unicorn giving permission for the holder to gain access to their higher powers.
- attunement to the Horn gives one the powers of passage, an extraordinary speed and the ability to be unaffected by conditions in shadow. It allows extraordinary to shave shadowviels. It protects on even in the depths of the Abyss.
- Hide of the Tiger
The Hide of the Tiger was taken voluntarily before the creation of the Pattern of Amber. It acts as a powerful focus for the combining of powers and constructs. It has powerful healing powers, able to restore a living creature to life regardless of the time its been dead as long as some substantial amount of the body is available. It can grow duplicates of living creatures if a suitable amount of material is available to start with and the animal it was taken from is present.
- The Hide is attuned by laying naked on the fur and being coated in the blood of a recent kill. The Tiger may also grant Attunement.
- Attunement to the Hide gives one the powers of locating foes, tracking, and hunting powers. It gives animal control powers. A person attuned to the hide
- Chanticleer's Gaff
- Used as a high orderly potent powers of command and animal control
- The Gaff is attuned by pressing the spur into the heart of the holder. Chanticleer may also grant attunement.
- A person attuned to the Gaff has extraordinary control over animals
- Used as an inscribing tool it effects powerful command and animal control powers as well as powerful healing magic.
Second Order Initiations
- Patterns: Amber, Avalon
- Marks: Mandalay
- Lorgus
Third Order Initiations
- Broken Pattern:Avalon
- Woven Logrus
- Squiggles
Fourth Order Initiations
- Shade Patterns
- Shade Realms
- Shade Logrus
Shade Logrus are inscriptions or initiations that are secondary shadows of the Primal Logrus in the same way Shade patterns are secondary shadows of Primal Patterns.
The name and manners of various Shade Logrus vary wildly. Reflected images of the logrus take many chaotic forms.
- Keep of the Four Worlds
- Shade marks