Divine Instruments

Divine Instruments are special kinds of magic tools dedicated to the gods and used primarily in religious ceremonies. Each divine instrument is made in the shape of the symbol of it's respective god and contains many feystones of that god's colour.

When not in use for ceremonies, the Divine Instruments are held by statues of the respective god in the chapel. During ceremonies, they are put on top of an altar in accordance with the position of the gods. Since the God of Darkness and the Goddess of Light are the king and queen of the gods, their artifacts are always up on the highest tier. Depending on the specific ritual in question the second tier holds the instrument of the god associated with the ritual, with the other artifacts of the Five being one tier lower still, or all five remaining instruments are put on the second tier if it is a ceremony dedicated to all gods equally, like the Fealty Ceremony. For the Dedication Ritual a magic tool in the shape of a red carpet is put on top the altar before the instruments and small chalices are places, to conduct and spread the mana of the priests into all of them at once, rather than having to charge each item seperately.

Under normal cirumstances the divine instruments do not leave the temple. Use of the instruments outside the temple for purposes other than religious ceremonies requires the special permissions of both the High Bishop and Archduke of the duchy. One such occasion was High Bishop Rozemyne using Leidenschaft's Spear to participate in the Lord of Winter Hunt and eventually land the killing blow with the divine instrument.

To some nobles they are nothing more than particularly high quality and powerful magic tools, while others consider them to be something similar, but different. There are even some among the nobility who are entirely ignorant of their power and believe them to be mere decorations for ceremonies at worst or overly decorated regular tools at best. Even the Commander of Ehrenfest's Knight's Order Karstedt expressed his surprise that the Spear of Leidenschaft could be used as an actual weapon, as well as how effective it turned out to be.

This cloak signifies the nightsky - the domain of the God of Darkness. It is made from black cloth with golden dots scattered across it's surface like stars.

This golden crown signifies the sun and it's rays. The crown has long golden tips radiationg outwards, resembling rays shining from the sun.

The Staff of Flutrane symbolizes the melting of snow and ice into life-bringing water.

The staff appears to be made out of pure gold, with a large, clear green Feystone about the size of an adult's palm in the top and many smaller stones embedded throughout the entire shaft. The smaller stones are clear when empty and turn green when filled with mana.

It is an essential for performing the Healing Ritual, that needs to be performed after a Trombe has been exterminated to revitalize the earth with new mana and allow plants to once again grow in the area.

The spear symbolizes growth to ever greater heights.

The shield symbolizes Schutzaria pushing back the cold winter winds. It is round with a diameter about 50 to 60 centimeters. It looks like it is made out of gold which elaborate reliefs carved into it's surface. The center holds a bright yellow feystone about as big as a palm. Along the circumference of the shield marble-sized festone are set into the shield. When empty they appear clear like mountain crystal, but turn yellow when filled with mana.

The chalice is the symbol of the Goddess of Earth accepting everyone and everything. It's appearance is often described as a golden grail, set with feystones that turn red upon being filled with mana.

These smaller versions of Geduldh's Chalice are used to bring the mana gathered during the Dedication Ritual to farming villages and town for Spring Prayer to fill the Earth with mana and Geduldh's blessing so that crops can one again grow plentyful. It is not clear whether the small chalices also count as lesser divine instruments or as regular magic tools.

The sword is the symbol of the God of Life digging into the hard ground.