To have the strength to burn to the last and to refuse all obfuscation is the prayer made to “A candle, in perpetuity”. “The luminance” is the god of both the unwavering devotee and of immovable naysayer— a holiness built on resisting until your nails give up their final shuddering hold. To be bathed in the glow of the candle, to be one of the “candle-lit”, is to stand to the last as the penultimate seeker of truth, unwavering in your hunt for the light at the end of the tunnel.
“A candle, in perpetuity” is the deity most prayed to by the seekers, the driven, they whose light burns for them alone; stalwart in their dedication to light the way. Scholars who reject closed doors, vigilantes who burn with righteousness un-encumbered, savants who reshape what laws constrain us all offer their fealty to the candle, to count themselves among those who are impossible to extinguish.
The desire to bring to into light that which hides beneath even the darkest of eaves is what the candle burns for. When inky gloom nips at the edges of your flame and when your wick has raced down to the final drops of wax and when you are at your wit’s end, back pressed so hard against the wall behind you that the stone cuts impressions into your skin— that is when a prayer to the “the constance” for fortification, for steadfastness, for enlightenment— is at its most potent.
The undeniable will of “A candle, in perpetuity” is in part, responsible for its role as a Major Arcana of a certain pantheon. This is the god of craftsmen, of architects, of those whom without its luminance the foundations of the cities on the Coil would not exist. If behind every spark in the eye of every brilliant, world shaping scholar lies the unwavering light of “A candle, in perpetuity”, it is then no wonder that the Coil cannot exist without it.
As a follower of the Candle, consider the ideals on the a Candle in perpetuity's Ideals table as alternatives to those suggested for your background.
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Devotion. My devotion to my god is more important to me than what they stand for. (Any) |
| 2 | Aspiration. With the candle's blessing, I will create something magnificent. |
| 3 | Change. The old must be swept away to make room for the new. |
| 4 | Scholarship. I serve my community and my god by learning new information or creating art. |
| 5 | Wisdom. The pursuit of knowledge and insight is the highest aspiration one can achieve. |
| 6 | Perseverance. I follow my passions, no matter how futile they might seem to others. |