Editing Heroics (section)

===Rituals===
While it shares several rituals of investigation that it shares with [[Historian]] practices there are some unique to this practice. A major example of such is the Musser patriarch ritual,<ref>Mussers of years past. Ancestors.<br>[...]<br>The first of the figures began walking over.<br><br>The man with the chains in his hands overlapped with Abraham Musser as his father watched.<br><br>Then a priest. Then a series of practitioners. Then another soldier.<br><br>Each came with memories, impressions, and ways of doing things.<br>[...]<br>Each came with patterns, strength, power, claim, ideas in their heads.<br>[...]<br>They kept coming. The occasional woman, but mostly men. Disciplinarians, ruthless leaders, strategists, businessmen.<br><br>There was even an echo of his father in there.<br><br>Making him ''Musser'', representative of, distillation of.<br>[...]<br>The family was with him. Their power was his power. Their claims were his claims. Their precedents and talents were his precedents and talents. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2022/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Gone and Done It 17.z]]</ref> one of similar scale is the summoning of a Estate fortress capable of withstanding a siege.<ref>“The thing,” Verona whispered, her one hand clutching Lucy’s sleeve near the shoulder, her other hand balled up into a fist and resting on Avery’s.  “It was about heroic summons, the components were heroic relics, and it was a practice partially authored by the Mussers.  Went looking, couldn’t find ''anything'' elsewhere, including the prerequisite bullshit.  I think it was given to the Songetays as payment. [...] Something to support a heroic spirit, summon a dang solid spirit castle complete with siege weapons out of nowhere.  But you had to be right in the middle of it.  Basically so close you’re molesting your big hero spirit.”<br>[...]<br>“Channeled power,” Verona said.  “Read about it while looking to see if I could pull the practice off, out of spite.  Channeled power of the bloodline, brief strength, [...] Channeled experiences?  Channeled responsibility?” Verona suggested.  “Channeled [[claim|credit]]?” - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2022/07/23 Excerpt] from [[Crossed with Silver 19.17]]</ref>

<ref> - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2022/07/23 Excerpt] from [[Crossed with Silver 19.17]]</ref>