Editing Dog of War (section)

==Use by Practitioners==
Those that naturally emerge can be bound by [[War Mages]],<ref name=":4">“What happened to them?  These others like you?”<br><br>“Some came from nearby conflicts that ended for long enough, then took a bullet.  Others were bound by War Mages.  Combat-focused practitioners that like a good soldier and know special ways to bind us.  Others were stopped by other practitioners, caught in other traps.  To some, we’re like cockroaches.  Pests to be exterminated.  We fled.  They got two more of us while we were fleeing.  In the end, it was just me and Yalda.”<br><br>“Yalda?”<br><br>“Our Black Dog.  My friend,” he answered.  “She filled the empty hours of the day and kept me entertained, she watched terrible shows. Not, uh, not so clarified.  Black Dogs, they don’t take lives, not easily.  Only if they give someone a curse of revenge and that curse kills.  But what was there was… rich.” - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/05/23 Excerpt] from [[Lost for Words 1.5]]</ref> though they can be summoned whole cloth into an open conflict, usually so their summoners can take advantage of their resurrection abilities.<ref name="PDB">[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q8ziRjPoK-8ctEKjdVzq2CNEydvG5IV308l3t1yWPFY Pact Dice Bestiary: Dog Tags]</ref><ref name=":10"/> The literal dog tag left when one dies is connected to, and can be used to summon, others of their squad.<ref>He pulled off the simple necklace that the dog tags and the singular ring hung off of.  He removed three tags, each of them partially melted, gouged, or otherwise scarred, well past the point that the labels could be read.  “For you.”<br><br>“What do they do?”<br><br>“They’re connected to me.  Throw one down, stride forward into conflict without looking back… I’ll be right behind you.”<br><br>“Like…”<br><br>“No more than five steps behind, armed.  I’ll give it back to you after, or give you another one, provided you aren’t being frivolous in calling me there.”<br><br>Lucy nodded.  Verona ran one finger over the one she’d been given.<br><br>“Thank you,” Avery said.<br><br>“It’s appreciated.  I imagine these mean a lot to you,” Lucy said.<br><br>“Yes.”<br><br>“Are they from your squadmates?” Verona asked.<br><br>“They are.”- [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/05/23 Excerpt] from [[Lost for Words 1.5]]</ref>