Editing Animus (section)

===The Dogs of War===
''Main article: [[Dog of War]]''<br>
Their purpose are to wage/perpetuate/exemplify a particular conflict.<ref name=":0">“The Carmine Beast predated us,” the Aurum said. “But not the Alabaster Doe.”<br><br>“She was an Animus, a walking intent,” the Alabaster said. “Much as your Dog of War is one.”<br><br>“I- I’m not familiar with that.”<br><br>“Forces between spirit and incarnation that exist for purpose. Often malign, but not always. Physical. They are defined by the task they accomplish. The Swordbearer animus exists to find the noble and heroic, equip them, and send them on their path. The Dog of War exists to perpetuate the senselessness of war. Muses inspire art.”<br><br>What did she do?”<br><br>“Before she was the Carmine Beast, she reminded civilized men who had come here why their ancestors were so afraid of the deep night,” the Alabaster said. “Henhouses emptied, livestock slaughtered. Howling that shook hearts, and fangs that took the lives of people who were in the midst of discovering just how dark a forest can be without the torches, candles and lamps of a nearby city.”<br><br>“Was she evil? I know we asked, but- before?”<br><br>“She wasn’t good or evil so much as she simply ''was''. Just as she ''was'' the Carmine Beast. The role precedes all.” - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/08/18 Excerpt] from [[Leaving a Mark 4.1]]</ref><ref>[Dogs of War] are technically Animus; spirits with form and motive action, perpetuating war by their manner of being.<br>[...]<br>As Animus, [Dogs of War] are weak to things that are especially effective against incorporeal things, to the extent that battlefield superstitions can delay them or give them cause to move on to other targets - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q8ziRjPoK-8ctEKjdVzq2CNEydvG5IV308l3t1yWPFY Pact Dice Bestiary: Dog Tags]</ref>