♣️Ember♣️

Sacrifice - Forgiveness - Perseverance - Passion

Ember reminds us that enacting both stability and change requires sacrifice—that nothing worth living or fighting for will be without cost. A better world will require each of us to learn to respond to pain with not cowardice or violence, but understanding and patience, to both friend and foe. It is not a somber icon, but a passionate one of resilience and fire. We take that pain and use it to drive us and give our lives meaning, and in turn derive self respect and pride which make up for it many fold.

The Path of Blood

Use of Stalwart Ember makes you a Doll of Ember♣️ and means you accept and consent to some amount of discomfort, pain, and possibly even loss as part of your commitment to Doll. You accept that some interactions with Doll, their works and the struggles you embark on in support of Dolldom will be unpleasant, or even costly. We are all flawed, and just as you will make mistakes, so will others. You commit to forgiveness, and accept that Doll will fail you, just as I know you will inevitably fail me. And you will be forgiven, As a Doll, you can expect other Dolls following the Path of Blood to show you a degree of patience, forgiveness, understanding, tolerance, and loyalty beyomd what you are likely to find elsewhere.

The Devotee

Shining Ember emblemizes your consent to be knowingly harmed by me should I deem it prudent. You consider me to be someone worthy of sacrifice, and have marked yourself as being a potential source of offering. A ♣️Devotee, when presented with evidence that I did something to harm them in the name of my ambitions, might proudly say "I'm glad she did." It represents either trust that I do so acting in the name of something they value, or simply a passion for giving themselves over to me. This doesn't mean you shouldn't inform me if I've unknowingly hurt you or if a sacrifice I am asking of you has especially profound implications, nor does it mean that I will not ask you how something would impact you if that is possible. But it does mean that, regardless, it is my right. You are not setting a boundary, you are informing me of a way I am affecting my Doll. Communicating this is part of your commitment to me. Likewise, you commit to identifying and informing me of ways in which I could utilize you that would be exploitation if done to others, but which you are ready to give. This is a major blind spot for me, I look out for the wellbeing of all my Dolls. Ideally, I would never have to aks you if you are okay with a sacrifice—you would have already informed me. Dig deep. If your heart is willing, anything, no matter how extreme, can be brought up. Wheather I decide to partake is a different matter.