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== Present Day ==
The construction of Mount Brigantia is underway. The elder council is also attempting to write down and store the oral traditions of the Brigantines.
== The Watcher's Pact ==
From the mountains I come and you I will save. My dominion stretches through the peaks, valleys and crevasses of these great monuments of nature. I am the watcher of the mountains, I am the mother who welcomes you home, I am the shepherd of all creatures, I am Brigantia.
In me is your protector, guide and teacher. Onto you, I can bestow my gifts. Take me and my word into your hearts and souls. Follow my word and there will be no hunger or thirst, in good health you shall all live. I beseech you all to sign my pact.
# Do not consume the flesh of a sheep, if a sheep dies give the body to me by burying them on the land on which they have grazed.
# Welcome those stranded on the hillside into your home, offer them food and shelter.
# Pass down your and mine learnings to those who come after, never try to conceal knowledge.
# When each of your first lamb of spring comes, offer it to me and I shall ensure the spring will lead to a bountiful summer which at the end shall result in great harvests.
# Never impede the migration of another shepard and their flock
Take up this pact with me by declaring ‘Through my mouth, mind and heart I declare my allegiance to the great watcher. May she watch over me, protect me and deliver me to prosperity. I shall devote myself to Brigantia. She will be my shepherd and I will be a member of her flock’
''This speech was handed down by oral tradition and was given by Brigantia to the ancestors of the Brigantines upon their accession into the mountains from the plains. Traditionally a Brigantine child will take the oath as soon as they can speak. This text was put into written form by the first elder council.''
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