Rules Appendix

This page collects house rules and statistics noted in the sources — 17 of them, in alphabetical order. Each entry says only what the sources say, with its citation; see Help:Canon policy for what the citations mean. Subjects with enough material have pages of their own.

Blood-brother system

The blood-brother system is a brotherhood-oath structure that Samael established within the Legion. ^{[last-winter#856]}

Blood-Mark Protocol

unconfirmed idea A proposed legal-magical mechanism by which Naevys Duskbloom takes a blood mark from a nobleman (a Count) to establish magical proof or a bond.^{[heralds-b#50 · heralds-b#52]}

The Breath Census

unconfirmed idea A proposed primary component of Naevys Duskbloom's ritual: a census counting every form of "denied breath" in the city — survivors, dead, and Remains — said to be why she has not evacuated civilians.^{[heralds-a#37 · heralds-a#38]}

Cloudkill

Cloudkill is a poison-gas spell that Naevys Duskbloom stored inside the undead she created. ^{[heralds-a#17]} When one of these undead dies, the spell is released, and anyone who dies within it becomes an infested zombie in turn, producing a chain reaction. ^{[heralds-a#17]}

unconfirmed idea Cloudkill is also framed as not a poison but a "denial of breath" — a concept significant in Aenarch, where breath signifies continuity, permission to remain, and the memory of flesh.^{[heralds-a#37 · heralds-a#38]}

Colony Mind

Colony Mind is the telepathic link the Reminder maintains with all Remains within a one-mile radius, granting them coordination and advantage; if the Reminder dies, the link breaks and the Remains become feral hunters. ^{[heralds-a#75 · heralds-a#76]}

The Concordance of Last Breath

unconfirmed idea A proposed third and final stage of Naevys Duskbloom's ritual, formally named by Elidra Vossayne, meant to bind the Smokers and Remains into a single chain of command and turn Deadreach into a necromantic quarantine army.^{[heralds-a#104 · heralds-a#112]}

The Concordance of Termination

unconfirmed idea A proposed working name for Naevys Duskbloom's ritual to establish a "Death Chain of Command," requiring a Breath Census, a Winter stabilization relic, an absolute-authority command sigil, a victim who has died and returned more than once, and 9-13 uninterrupted hours of casting.^{[heralds-a#26]}

Deadreach Memory Pressure

unconfirmed idea A proposed pressure mechanic, scored 1-6 and increasing after every encounter without resetting, that gradually raises a region's danger and events.^{[heralds-a#131]}

Echo Rite

unconfirmed idea A proposed secret Legion rite invoked when a divine contradiction threatens the Order.^{[last-winter#861]}

Necrotic Burst

Necrotic Burst is a death effect on Remains creatures: when one is reduced to 0 hit points, it explodes, dealing necrotic damage and inflicting infection on nearby creatures. ^{[heralds-a#66 · heralds-a#68]}

Pale Sigil

unconfirmed idea A proposed old code or doctrine by which the Cardinal relays a sealed memory directly to the Lord of Blood.^{[last-winter#865]}

Protocol Black Sigil

unconfirmed idea A proposed sealed dream-report protocol that a Legion Seer sends to Timbermere.^{[last-winter#863]}

The Ritual of Last Breath

unconfirmed idea A proposed grand ritual, Naevys Duskbloom's working name "the Concordance of Termination," by which she seeks to become the "Last Arbiter of Breath" over Rosereach; it would require a Breath Census, a Winter stabilization relic, an absolute command sigil, a victim who has died more than once, and 9-13 uninterrupted hours to complete.^{[heralds-a#37 · heralds-a#38]}

Rose Rot

unconfirmed idea A proposed poison/necrotic ritual system, derived from the Cloudkill spell cast at Rosereach's original fall, said to produce the Smokers.^{[heralds-a#117]}

Seal Strain

unconfirmed idea A proposed counter, starting at zero, that secretly measures how recklessly the party approaches the Seal and sets the temple's response tier (0-4).^{[heralds-b#387]}

Stasis Seal Protocol 9

unconfirmed idea A proposed spell protocol used to secure a Count through a "Protective Transfer."^{[heralds-b#50]}

Tumor Infection

unconfirmed idea A proposed infection mechanic spread by Remains attacks, dealing necrotic damage each round and causing a Remain Stalker to erupt from a victim who dies while infected.^{[heralds-a#66 · heralds-a#68]}