Editing Binding (section)

=== Voluntary Bindings ===
A restrictive contract made with an Other, usually a defeated Other, is also considered a type of binding.<ref name="Docs" /><ref name="16.6" /><ref>“I have bound an Other to a certain course of action. Many, in fact,” Mrs. Durocher addressed the room, with a slightly different tone of voice. “Bound them to servitude. Bound them to hunt and kill a threat. Bound them to refrain from hurting people. The Seal of Solomon was already in place. All I had to do was make them promise. Karma guaranteed that promise.” - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/10/27 excerpt] from [[Cutting Class 6.1]]</ref>
* [[Mags]] was able to bind defeated [[goblins]] who she had bound numerous times before simply by declaring "I bind you. You know the drill, standard rules" and having them assent.<ref name="16.6" />
* [[Blake]] voluntarily bound [[Pauz]] into a copy of [[Black Lamb's Blood]].
* [[Goblins]] can agree to be bound by transforming into weapons, allowing the defeated goblin to continue shedding blood and gaining reputation.<ref>“I do.  Goblin sects have traditions,” Maggie said.  “Taking the form of a weapon started off, if I remember right, when goblin warlords dueled the toughest bastards on the battlefield, and offered a choice between servitude or death.  But even bound goblins wanted a chance at shedding some blood and furthering their reputation, especially when the binding was short-term.  Becoming a weapon became a way to achieve that, while the conquering goblin got a symbol of victory, something he could hold in the air to convince the defeated goblin’s followers to follow him.”<br><br>I’d already read something on the subject when I’d been considering the sword as an implement.  I waited while my friends quizzed her.<br><br>“Why the spikes on the handle?”<br><br>“That’s kind of a fudge-you,” Maggie said.  “Except with more colorful language.  A grudging sort of surrender, where using your power and reputation costs the victor something.  Failing to acknowledge the grudging surrender means bleeding yourself, the goblin drinks the blood, and can, given a few decades, drink up enough to buck the bondage and get free.” - [https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/2014/07/01 excerpt] from [[Void 7.11]]</ref>

* A basic practice for [[Valkyrie]]s is to summon a [[ghost]] and have them agree to be bound into a thematically-appropriate object (see Hallows, below.)