Editing Demesne (section)

=== Limits===
A demesne's flexibility can also be a drawback. Unwanted influences can creep in from the practitioner's mood,<ref name=":1" /> [[familiar]], or sources of power. The usual solution is to focus and restrain these influences to just one part of the demesne.<ref name=":3">The area is very easy to influence, and this can prove problematic, if one has other power sources in play. The biggest and most obvious issue is when the familiar enters the picture. As an extension of the practitioner, they have a claim to some of the place of power. If the practitioner and familiar are in accord, the issue is a minor one. If they are not, it can be a source of friction that compromises the demesne. In any event, the familiar’s nature, background, mentality and power will affect the demesne.<br><br>In other cases, the practitioner may be drawing personal power from another source. To use a metaphor, this may add a dollop of color to the paintbrush, leaving streaks on the demesne as the practitioner paints. If they draw power from death and decay, they might find these elements alter the surroundings.<br><br>A typical solution is to focus this power. <br><br>If the familiar cannot be reconciled with, the practitioner can focus this other power into an area. The familiar can be given a dedicated space, so that their power does not bleed throughout the remainder of the demesne. These hypothetical powers of death and decay could be focused into a single ornament or object decorating the area. - [https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/2014/02/06 Excerpt] from ''Demesnes Chapter Nine,'' quoted in [[Interlude 4]]</ref>

Items conjured using your authority over your demesne won't function outside it.<ref name=":13">“And… do you have a phone I can borrow?”<br><br>He touched the paper she’d drawn on, and sketched a rough drawing of a cell phone. He reached into the paper and pulled it free.<br><br>It was a flip phone, ancient, worn around the edges, the sort that would survive practically anything.<br><br>“Something that will work outside of here?”<br><br>“Ah,” he said. He reached into a pocket and handed her a smart phone. “I’ll need that back.” - [https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/2014/07/22 Excerpt] from [[Signature 8.6]]</ref> Familiars have a claim to the demesne as they are a part of the practitioner.<ref name=":3" />

A practitioner in their demesne still requires outside connections and [[Others]] for power. Without them, they will find their magic and self weakening and potentially fade into nothing.<ref name=":4">Stories abound of practitioners who never left their demesnes. A place that is entirely theirs, where they are a step below a god, and a place where they are safe. The issue arises when the practitioner loses their connection to the outside world. With nothing tying them to people or things, they stagnate, growing weaker, and as they grow weaker, so does the place of power.<br><br>The effect is a cyclical one, prompting some desperate practitioners to devote more time and attention to rescuing their domain, failing to see the problem at the root of the issue. In other cases, the practitioner is so attached to their demesne that they become a part of it. When it fades from the world, so do they. When the practitioner’s demise coincides with that of their place of power, the end result is typically a ghost, and/or a location saturated with power. - [https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/2014/02/06 Excerpt] from ''Demesnes Chapter Nine,'' quoted in [[Interlude 4]]</ref><ref name=":2" />

Manipulating time in the demesne, even subconsciously, causes lost time on returning to the outside world in order to balance it out.<ref>''When Fionna leaves her domain, she finds more time than expected has passed.''<br>This is a typical thing. Intentionally or instinctively, a practitioner often manipulates time within their realm. When they leave, however, time hurries to catch up with them. The end result is often not intuitive, and can lead to some confusion. Adapting to this eventuality is a part of learning to use one’s place of power. - [https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/2014/02/06 Excerpt] from ''Demesnes Chapter Nine,'' quoted in [[Interlude 4]]</ref>

A [[Gods|god]] is capable of shattering the protections of demesnes.<ref>[[Mala Fide 10.6]]</ref><ref>“We’re crashing a party,” Jeremy said. “Barriers or no, when you ask a god to open a door, that door gets opened.”<br><br>The direction they were traveling. Hillsglade House. - [https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/2014/08/26 Excerpt] from [[Mala Fide 10.5]]</ref>