Oath of Allegiance to the Nordic Avengers

I, Jonny Scrat, swear by the blood and bone that I shall serve Odin upon this Vigrid field until the very nexus is cast down in flame.

Hi... still the same me.

raid today maybe?

I, Ecalsneerg, solemnly swear to kick butt in the name of Odin!

I, Stinky Whizzleteats, swear my allegiance to the Halls of Odin, and to slaughter the good and innocent without mercy, and spread Chaos and Insanity wherver my path shall take me. To glorious battle!

VampireHunter D charges recels with elhaz, then circles stead with smoldering
recels thrice. Godi then takes up gandr and blesses quarters with sunwheel:




GANDR, HELGA VE THETTA OK HINDRA ALLA ILLSKA!



VampireHunter D returns to harrow, faces north, holding gandr overhead:




I HALLOW AND MAKE HOLY TO THE SERVICE OF ODIN THIS HARROW AND STEAD, BANISHING
ALL POWERS UNHOLY OR IMPURE. MAY OUR MINDS, IN THIS HOLY PLACE, LIKEWISE
BE HALLOWED, AS IS OUR WILL, TO THE JUST SERVICE OF ODIN. AS THE GOD HEIMDALL
WARDS BIFROST BRIDGE, MAY THIS STEAD BE WARDED AGAINST ALL WIGHTS BANEFUL
TO OUR WORK HERE TONIGHT!




INVOCATION: VampireHunter D places gandr on harrow, stands in elhaz:




ODIN! WE HEAR YOU IN THE WIND RUSTLING THE LEAVES OF THE GROVE, AND IN
THE WILD FURY OF THE RAGING STORM. YOU SPEAK TO US IN THE CRY OF THE RAVEN,
AND IN THE HOWL OF THE WOLF IN THE WILD PLACES. YOU SHOUT IN THE BATTLE-CRY
OF THE WARRIOR, AND YOU SING IN THE WORDS OF THE SKALD. UNSEEN BY MORTAL
EYES, YOU LEAD THE WILD HUNT IN FURIOUS ABANDON ACROSS THE VERY SOUL OF YOUR
FOLK. HEAR US, ODIN, AS WE CALL TO YOU, AND COME TO US!




VampireHunter D picks up drum and with a slow soft beat leads the folk:





ODIN, COME TO US, HIGH ONE, COME TO US,




ODIN, COME TO US, SPEAR-GOD, COME TO US,




ODIN, COME TO US, RUNE-LORD, COME TO US,




ODIN,COME TO US, HANGED GOD, COME TO US,




ODIN, COME TO US, WANDERER, COME TO US,




ODIN, COME TO US...HAIL ALLFATHER!





VampireHunter D puts drum down, stands in elhaz:




WINTER'S COLD APPROACHES AND SUNNA'S POWER WANES. AS THE FORCES OF COLD
AND DARKNESS CLOSE IN, THESE ARE HARD TIMES FOR YOUR FOLK. TO HELP US THROUGH
THESE TIMES, WE SEEK YOUR WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE. BE WITH US IN OUR RITE, HIGH
ONE, AND GUIDE US AS WE FOLLOW THE PATH YOU'VE BLAZED.




THE RUNE-RITE: VampireHunter D fills horn with water. Holding it high, he says:




MAY THE TIMELESS POWERS FILL THIS WATER WITH WISDOM AND HOLINESS, THAT
IT BE FOR US AS THE WATER FROM MIMIR'S SPRING WAS TO ALLFATHER!



VampireHunter D then sings ALU-galdr into water. He then says:




UNDER ONE ROOT OF THE WORLD-TREE LIES THE SPRING OF MIMIR, IN WHICH IS
HIDDEN WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING. MIMIR IS WISE BECAUSE HE DRINKS WATER FROM
THE SPRING OUT OF THE HORN CALLED GJOLL. ALLFATHER CAME TO HIM AND ASKED
FOR A SINGLE DRINK FROM THE SPRING, BUT HE DID NOT GET IT UNTIL HE HAD GIVEN
ONE OF HIS EYES.



VampireHunter D carries water to each person attending and says:




IN YOUR HEART, TELL MIMIR WHAT YOU WILL GIVE FOR WISDOM.




He will pause for a moment as each person silently makes his or her own
pledge, then offers a drink from the horn. Each person should think fully
on the price and responsibility of wisdom during this part of the rite. When
all have had a drink, VampireHunter D will return to harrow. He then fills horn
with mead, and offers the horn skyward:




ODIN, FILL THIS MEAD WITH INSPIRATION, THAT IT BE FOR US AS THE MEAD YOU
STOLE FOR THE GOOD OF GODS AND HUMANKIND!




VampireHunter D then charges mead with ALU-galdr. He then says:




ODIN DRANK THE MEAD THAT GUNNLOD OFFERED, AND CHANGED HIMSELF INTO AND
EAGLE AND SWIFTLY FLEW AWAY. WHEN SUTTUNG SAW THE EAGLE IN FLIGHT, HE ALSO
TOOK ON EAGLE SHAPE AND FLEW AFTER ODIN. NOW WHEN THE AESIR SAW ODIN COMING,
THEY PUT CROCKS INTO THE COURTYARD, AND WHEN ODIN CAME INTO ASGARD, HE SPAT
THE MEAD INTO THE CROCKS. THUS WE GAINED THE MEAD THAT MAKES POET OR SCHOLAR
OF THOSE WHO DRINK IT.




Carrying the horn to each person, VampireHunter D asks:




DRINK THE MEAD OF INSPIRATION, THEN LOOK WITHIN AND SEE WHAT IT TELLS
YOU.




After drinking, each person should look within for the divine spark of
inspiration, and meditate upon it while bidding it to grow. VampireHunter D returns
to harrow, and after meditation, says:





HEAR NOW THE WORDS OF THE HIGH ONE!









I KNOW THAT I HUNG ON THAT WIND-SWEPT TREE




FOR NINE LONG NIGHTS,




A SPEAR WOUNDED ME: OFFERED TO ODIN,




MYSELF TO ME




NOT EVEN THE WISEST KNOW FROM WHAT ROOTS THAT ANCIENT TREE RISES.




THEY GAVE ME NO BREAD, THEY GAVE ME NO MEAD:




I LOOKED DOWN; WITH A LOUD CRY




I TOOK UP RUNES OF MIGHT: FROM THAT TREE I FELL.






VampireHunter D will now lead the folk nine circuits slowly around the stead. When
the ninth circuit is done, godi will pick up bladed weapon and bag of runes.
He will press the point of the weapon against each person's breast, symbolizing
Odin's wounding:




DO YOU WILLINGLY ACCEPT THE PAIN OF KNOWLEDGE?




He will then offer the bag of runes, allowing them to draw one. After
all have drawn a rune, allow a period of meditation. The godi may aid anyone
who needs it in interpreting their rune. After everyone has had time to
contemplate his or her rune, godi will return to harrow. Standing in elhaz:




ODIN, WE HAVE DARED TO SEEK WISDOM AND INSPIRATION, THAT THE FOLK MAY
BE WARDED THROUGH THE COMING DARKNESS. SO WARDED, MAY WE STRIVE ON UNTIL
THE COMING REBIRTH IF LIGHT, BOTH IN THE HEAVENS, AND IN THE HEARTS OF YOUR
PEOPLE. YOU HAVE BEEN WITH US, AND GIVEN US OF YOUR WISDOM AND MIGHT. IT
IS ONLY MEET THAT WE NOW RETURN TO YOU WHAT IS RIGHTFULLY YOURS; OUR EFFORTS,
OUR STRUGGLES, AND OUR DEVOTION, AS SYMBOLIZED BY THE MEAD IN THIS HORN.




VampireHunter D raises horn in offering, then pours libation:




HAIL, ODIN!!"




And then a smaller libation:




AND TO YOUR BLOOD-BROTHER , THAT YOU NOT BE FORE-SWORN!"


VampireHunter D then addresses the folk:




THIS RITE IS DONE. MAY IT STRENGTHEN US IN OUR DEVOTION TO THE GODS OF
OUR ANCESTORS, AND RENEW IN OUR HEARTS OUR DETERMINATION TO LIVE AS WORTHY
DAUGHTERS AND SONS OF ODIN. BEARING ODIN'S GIFTS, MAY WE GO FORTH FROM HERE
WITH ALL THE GREATER RESOLVE TO LIVE FREE AND TRUE--WITH COURAGE, TRUSTING
IN OUR OWN STRENGTHS, AND HONORING THE BONDS OF KINSHIP, UNTIL WE BE GATHERED
TO THE GODS!




CLOSING: VampireHunter D faces north, standing in elhaz:




ALLFATHER! WE THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT. AS YOU WEND TO ASGARD,
CARRY WITH YOU THE THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS OF WE WHO DWELL IN MIDGARD. PRAISE
TO YOU, ODIN, AND FAREWELL!



VampireHunter D raises gandr and salutes quarters:


"HAIL ODIN! FAREWELL!"

Aaaah, it has been some moons since the Rune Rites have been performed here. Welcome to the halls of Odin!

You have made an oath more sacred than the one we asked. We shall hold it true. You are bound to us and we are bound to you. Hail VampireHunter D! For you I offer this blessing:

Hans aldar
mun æ vesa
at góðu getit!

May it be so.

May chaos come and forever consume the light! Death to the skrælingjar! All hail the Nordic Avengers! All hail Óðinn, goði hrafnblóts!

I vow to murder people so hard, that you'll gain exp from it

I, Deirdre, pledge to thee my viking warrior soul and my roses!

It shall be Wagnerian.

I, Anduriel, make this oath;
that I shall be in the forefront of fierce battle, forging ahead with my lord and friend, coming to the war-call carrying my weapons; and when no battle causes the war-horn to blow, I shall not forget the ring-giver's generosity, but will offer wise counsel as I may.
And though I am more willing to lay down my life than see harm come to my lord, still should the poisoned point or aged edge strike him down, then I shall not flee a single footlength from the field, but rather shall advance into the enemy army, slaying as I might, to avenge the protector of the people.
And by Freyr, and by Njordr, and the Almighty Ase, may this sword smite me upon which my hand rests, may my own edge twist and turn against me should I fail to keep this oath.
~Anduriel~

I swear I'm gonna kick butt for having to register on yet one more forum just to find out the details of the next raid!

Nightmare aka Little Fawn

Hmmm. Just now figured out the forum had moved. Let's see...

"I pledge allegience to the faction, with liberty and factionality for all.



...Amen."

Sign me up so I can see who we're killin'

I, Ulyaoth, do swear to earn the loyalty of the imps and hellhounds and tentacles, to better serve the wills of Odin and bring death and destruction to the thralls with feathery wings.

I, Aleister Crowley do pledge allegience to myself and only myself, though I don't mind the company of the Nordic Avengers.

/me summons Choronzon from the other side.

Hey, look over there, it's a big nasty demon. Don't look at my pledge, look at him!

I don't know what makes this oath, but it appears to be most sincere and animated about doing so. It's strangely articulated gestures seem to indicate devotion to the disembowelment of Nordic enemies and the support of the Nordic interests. It has been lurking around for ages and roamed free in the record rooms of old... just hadn't made it's way into these new-ish ones yet as it really doesn't do much reading or writing outside of mail. It prefers the more live methods of communication.