2T4U/Geas

From Create Your Own Story

The Geas spell has its origins in Norse mythology, and is effectively a vow that is reinforced by magic to make it impossible to break. By the Norse mythology model, humans enter into a Geas voluntarily. However, there are equivalents in other cultures, in particular in Christianity, in witch a supernatural being can have effects identical to that of the Norse Geas spell placed upon them involuntarily. This involuntary Geas however cannot be imposed upon a human.

No force of will can defy the effects of a Geas. Once you are under the effects of a Geas, you must abide by it absolutely and no method may be used to bend the rules. If the Geas is a vow to carry out a specific action or quest, you have no choice but to complete that quest and no loss of heart or motivation or facing of impossible odds can turn you away from it, and you must carry out all necessary actions in order to complete the quest. If the Geas is to forbid you from taking a particular action, you may not even attempt at performing that action even by roundabout methods. The compulsive power of the Geas is absolute.