Which Thelbane House Would You Be Sorted Into?
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1. The first shape you learned was of a creature with characteristics more totemic than animalistic. Of the following sets of creatures, which do you feel most applies to you?
a. the fiery phoenix, the majestic eagle, the clever and quick sparrow
b. the never-tiring behemoth, the wise but fierce elephant, the steady but demanding ox
c. the secret keeper of the depths: the leviathan, the tenacious turtle, the
vicious
dolphin
d. the free sylph, the metamorphing butterfly, the determined hummingbird
e. the generous thunderbird, the lightning-like unicorn, the nightmare-inducing eel
f. the intricate virus, the patient serpent, the hardworking honeybee
2. Whereas your first form strengthened you, the second form (known as your "Demon") indicated some of your fears. Of these combinations, which fears threaten you the most?
a. loss of self control, being controlled by another
b. loss of self-identity, treachery against your honour
c. being perceived as weak, loss of physical sensation
d. betrayal of your loyalties, being perceived as cruel
e. loss of your loved ones, betrayal of the heart
f. ennui, or that you are a deviant
3. The third form is your "Avatar" form, a form that better reflects your inner self.
a. I am elemental, a creature that is finally resolved into one nature.
b. I am a thing of intricacy, upon which my nature is a matter of specific design.
c. I am a patchwork, a conglomeration stronger by the sums of my parts.
d. I am lycanthropic; my inner and outer nature have combined into something equal but still struggling.
e. It is not the outside which changes, but the perspective. I hide my outward form in itself.
f. I am who I am, and except for the charge of my spirit there may be no change.
4. The metaphor, "The eyes are the windows to your soul," means something in the Thelbane. One strange thing you have never been able to change without the help of mechanical means is the colour of your eyes. What colour are your eyes?
a. the icy blue of Julian, or the devil-may-care of Bleys
b. the edged green of Caine, the defiant green of Corwin
c. a hazel colour, both green and brown at once, like Benedict
d. an almost grey-blue, like Gerard or Eric's
e. the green of jealous Brand, or perhaps Fiona
f. the deep brown of the sea floor loam, much like Vialle
5. Each Court creates a certain kind of art for the pleasure of the Imperial. Although it may not have been your first choice, which of these arts would you have resisted the least?
a. The arts of the senses, full of things that incorporate what even your tongue may agree is colour.
b. The arts of the physical self; I am the canvas upon which I design.
c. The arts of the ephemeral; time is but one of my paints.
d. The craft of magic is the design which the universe is weft.
e. The craft of the elements is the only one which insists on an audience.
f. The craft of the mind, for it is only our psyche which can interpret the finesse of our arts.
6. Speaking poetically, your nature is likely one of these things.
a. shaper
b. maker
c. dreamer
d. madman
e. lover
f. evoker
7. You were hurt. They have tried to take you apart, delve into your soul, violate what was intimate, and teach you to smile while they did it. The details remain locked in your ravaged mind. Which is the most likely result?
a. I believe myself inviolate; I never lost faith for I am a Paladin of my cause.
b. I hunt revenge for the crimes done against me.
c. I know pain; though it drives me to madness, I will keep it mine.
d. I must forgive my enemies, for they knew not the damage they dealt.
e. I will make myself anew, redeeming what was done in the birth of my new being.
f. I throw my anger into that which I create.
8. You remember being happy. They never wanted to take that away, but they tried twisting it, always twisting it. What had made you happiest?
a. The intrigue of new possibilities, new scope, new scale.
b. Power, sweet and simple.
c. The magic of love, reciprocated or not.
d. Physical development and its release.
e. Becoming better at anything I tried.
f. Being able to trust, to relax.
9. Love. That was something always missing. They did not love, your masters. If you knew love, you knew doom. What best describes your reactions?
a. I must love, no matter what the cost.
b. Love is a luxury. I may be able to ill-afford it.
c. Love is sublimated into all I do or create.
d. I retain love in my memories and hope, both..
e. I will love the ephemeral, if I cannot love the real.
f. I will not love, for I will not feel.
10. Do you have Pattern? (At a cost of 50 points, of course.)
Please note that the answer to this question may prevent your having been chosen by a few of the Courts.
Yes.
No.
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