Editing Pillars of Human Existence (section)

===Nature===
'''Nature''', also known as the '''Bough''', is the pillar associated with life and growth. It can be represented by a forking branch rune<ref name="10.3e1" /> or possibly an animal.<ref name="4.7e1">A glowing circle appeared over his head, with a triple-layered border, the center circle filled in, and symbols at the north, east, south, and west.  It looked like a dog, an old fashioned axe, a comb, and a skeletal fish. [...] Sutton, Austin, and Leos, good effort in drawing comparisons to the pillars of the awakening ritual, fishbone as skull, axe as blade, dog as element of nature, and comb as thread. [...] The ritual is a simple one, to get deeper into the Ruins. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/09/08 Excerpt] from [[Leaving a Mark 4.7]]</ref> Several variant Awakening rituals use a flower, which may represent Nature.<ref>“More abstract things for the middle ring,” I said.  Rose gave me directions to find each object she’d already set up on her side.<br><br>A dagger.  An hourglass.  A dreamcatcher.  A small silver skull.  A coin.<br><br>“Which catches you up to where I was,”  Rose said.  “I got stumped.  A rose, and something personal.”<br><br>“Kitchen for the former,” I said.  “I can’t help with the latter.” - [https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/2014/01/11 Excerpt] from [[Bonds 1.7]]</ref><ref name=":9">I put the wine aside for later before going upstairs [from the kitchen], my arms full.  Everything went into a bowl, except the rose.<br><br>The basic stuff in the inner ring.  The dagger, hourglass and all the rest in the middle ring… leaving me with one empty circle.  The personal touch.[...] The keys found their place in the empty circle.<br><br>I set out the food as well.  One offering to each bowl, for the outer ring. - [https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/2014/01/11 Excerpt] from [[Bonds 1.7]]</ref><ref name=":6">[[Subordination 6.2]]</ref><ref name="Blood" />

Nature is sometimes replaced by Fortune in rituals.<ref name="10.3e1"/>