Here is my first attempt so far a theme. Working on another one too.
This is still a work in progress. May edit and change things in the future. Feel free to make suggestions.
Task of the Year Suggestion: The Knights Radiant
(This theme is based off of the book series The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson. However, none of these tasks require the participant to have read any of the books, although they are amazing and I highly recommend them. Also, there have been minor adaptations.)
Background:
Every person has inside them the potential for greatness. It is through our inner search, through our discovery of our core, our soul.. often at the price of extreme trauma and turmoil.. that we find this greatness. Those of us who have.. we are known as… The Knights Radiant.
Task 1: Find your Spren.
Not many people know about the Spren, but, some do. They lurk everywhere, mostly unseen. Some people think they’ve seen a leprechaun, a ghost, or a fairy. But really? It’s just a Spren. What’s a Spren? They are spirits of nature. Beings of pure energy. Not quite in our physical world, but not quite out of it, either.
All Radiants have a Spren that is bonded to them. The Spren are attracted to specific traits, often virtuous, that the person exemplifies. Some examples include Honor, Unity, Honesty, Creation, Order, Universal Love, Respect, etc.
The Spren’s bond to its Human gives the Radiant his or her powers.
The task: Go into the dream world. Find your Spren. Bond with it [you may do this any way your dream sees fit]. Ask what kind of Spren it is, and its core virtue. Ask it why it chose you. What does it see in you? What is its name?
Group Effort: Ask your Spren for a helpful message you can give to one DreamViews’ member: how can they find their Spren?
Task 2: Find your Solace.
*Note: this task not based on the books*
Every Radiant has a place of peace they go to deep within their minds. It is a place of healing, a sanctuary, a safe haven. Usually found in nature, although it can be otherwise, every Radiants’ Solace is unique to themselves. Perhaps yours is an oceanic island. Perhaps it is a forest clearing with a clear blue-green spring. Perhaps it is a library full of people, a network of crystal-filled caves, or a mushroom forest on a strange alien world.
The task: In the dream world, ask the dream to take you to your Solace / Safe Haven / Santuary. Explore the location, and describe the experience. Then, when ready, sit, relax, and meditate in your True Home.
Group Effort: Ask for a helpful message you can give to one DreamViews’ member to help them find their Solace.
Task 3: Say the Words.
All Knight Radiants have to say a specific set of Words to become one of their Order. However, each order has a different set of Words associated with it. These Words do not come from a book. They do not come from another person, either. They come from within. They are personal.
The task: Return to your Solace place in your dream (see previous task). Note: It is allowable to be different from the previous task, so long as it is also a place of deep peace for you. When there, announce your Words to the dream. The Words needs to come from within. They may be a deep Truth for you, a pearl of Wisdom that you embody, or an Oath that you will keep. They centered around your virtue, and when you think of these words, you are filled with a feeling of purpose. When finished, ask the dream if your words have been accepted. If so, congratulations, you are well on you way to becoming a Knight Radiant.
Group Effort: Ask for a message to give to one other DV member on how to find their Words.
Task 4: Summon your Shardblade.
Every Radiant has a Shardblade. They are our bonded Spren, manifested into weapon form. They are highly magical. They are capable of slicing through rock and severing souls; to be used with the utmost care and discernment.
The task: While in your place of peace (may be different from before), summon your Shardblade. How you do this is up to you. When summoned, describe your blade. What kind of weapon is it? What is it made of? What does it look like? Is it imbued with an element (ice, fire, etc.)? Then, practice with it (without harming innocent others). How does it feel?
Group Effort: Ask for a message to give to one other DV member on how to find their Shardblade.
Task 5: Find your Order.
Every Radiant belongs to an orders within the Organization. Each order has unique abilities associated with it, and often relates to our core virtues. There are 10 standard orders (from the Books), however, perhaps you may find yourself belonging to a different order (dream-given) – this is also acceptable.
The 10 Standard Orders:
1. Windrunners (“I will protect”)
2. Skybreakers (“I will seek justice”)
3. Dustbringers (“I will seek self-mastery”)
4. Edgedancer (“I will remember those less fortunate”)
5. Truthwatcher (“I will seek truth”)
6. Lightweaver (“I will speak my truth”)
7. Elsecaller (“I will reach my potential”)
8. Willshaper (“I will seek freedom”)
9. Stoneward (“I will be there when I’m needed”)
10. Bondsmith (“I will unite”)
The task: In the dream, find your place of Solace. When there, ask the dream to tell you which Order you belong to. It may be one of the 10 standard ones, or a dream-given Order not in the books. Either way, once you find the name of your order, ask about it. What else can you find out about your Order? What are they known for? What abilities do they have?
Group Effort: Ask for a message to give to one other DV member on how to find their Order.
Task 6: The Knights Radiant
You are now ready to meet your fellow Knights. Surprise! They are other DreamViews' members.
The task: Head to the "Dreamviews' Embassy" (see post here). It can be different from what is described. So long as it is a meeting place with other DV members, it is valid. Seek out other DV members. Converse with them. What kind of Radiant are they? What are their virtues, orders, shardblades like? Describe the experience.
Congratulations, you are … a Knight Radiant!
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Optional Task 7: Explore Your Surgebinding Skills.
*Would prefer this to not be required for wings* Decided to make this optional since it is a bit similar to the Superhero task from this year, Discovering Your Powers. Also, it's more for people who might already know the books well.
Once your given your Order, you may know at least one power associated with it, known as Surgebinding. Here are some standard surges (from the books). However, you may have a different, dream-given, surge from your order – this is acceptable.
The standard powers, and the Orders that use them:
1. Gravitation (manipulation of gravity) Skybreakers, Windrunners
2. Adhesion (manipulation of air pressure + vacuum) Windrunners, Bondsmiths
3. Division (manipulation of destruction and decay) Skybreakers, Dustbringers
4. Abrasion (manipulation of friction/lack there of) Dustbringers, Edgedancers
5. Progression (manipulation of growth, healing) Edgedancers, Truthwatchers
6. Illumination (manipulation of light, sound, illusions) Truthwatchers, Lightweavers
7. Transformation (able to turn one object into another) Lightweavers, Elsecallers
8. Cohesion (manipulation of the state of matter of objects) Willshapers, Stonewards
9. Tension (???) Stonewards, Bondsmiths
10. Transportation (manipulation of motion and transition) Elsecallers, Willshapers
The task: Find out your surges based on your Order. Each Radiant has 2 surges. If you have a dream-given order, you may need to find your unique surge (simply ask the dream). Then, in the dream, practice your two surges. Explore the uses of their powers.
Group Effort: Ask for a message to give to one other DV member on how to find their Surges.
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