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Declaration of Captivity

CanonOfficial lore from the booksBoDp. 96-97

A Declaration of Captivity is the document at the heart of the Seal of Sinners, an intricate ritual used by extremist clerics to imprison powerful devils for ever in chambers, bound there by the suffering of at least thirteen humanoids locked in for their sins.1

Terms

The declaration records the devil's true name and the terms of its imprisonment. The captors write twelve unlikely conditions for the devil's release, and a thirteenth, undesirable condition appears on its own as the forces of Hell accept the pact.2

Each condition is tied to one of the sinners chained around the devil. When a condition is fulfilled, one sinner dies and the seal weakens. If the thirteenth is broken first, every seal shatters at once, all the sinners die together and their souls are consumed by the powers of Hell.2

Power

As long as the declaration is present in the chamber, the devil's attempts to break free are futile. As part of the pact, the declaration also turns the sinners to stone, so that they cannot die a natural death.2

The guardian

Once the Declaration of Captivity is complete, the captors must swear a blood oath that condemns one of them to guard the chamber for the rest of their life. When the guardian dies, the duty passes to their closest blood relative.2

Notes

  1. ↑BookBook of Dead, p. 96
  2. ↑BookBook of Dead, p. 97

Sources

This article draws on:

  • BoDBook of Dead(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 96-97

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