Make up and Prop Requirements:
The connection to Fortannis and the Oath manifests physically on them as rocky or bone-like protrusions on their head, forever reminding them of their duties.
Role-playing Requirements:
The Oathsworn are a reserved and honorable race. They live in small practical societies that hold warriors in highest esteem. Oathsworn are particularly proud of the Oaths that they have taken, and will often display their Oathring for all to see on the outside of their clothing. As part of the First Oath, Oathsworn harbor particular dislike towards creatures that are alien to Fortannis, including Elementals and Outsiders.
Description from Rulebook:
The Oathsworn are a reserved and honorable race. They live in small practical societies that hold warriors in highest esteem. To the Oathsworn battle is a regretful necessity, marked with solemnity and a respect for their opponents’ willingness to place their cause over their own life. This is tempered by the First Oath which requires them to protect Fortannis from enemies from other planes, which they do with fervor. An example of this type of creature would be Outsiders or Elementals but is not limited to them. For this reason, warriors are viewed with utmost respect amongst their people.
When not engaged in combat, the Oathsworn derive much joy in the simple things that life and nature have to offer. Poetry, gardening, weaving, music, hunting, fishing, and all sorts of activities that require simple tools fill the life of an Oathsworn, keeping them centered and grounded.
Oathsworn will often choose to keep to themselves rather than give offense and will choose to hold their tongues rather than speak rashly. When they are asked or are driven to speak they tend to speak plainly, honestly, and are forthright. An Oathsworn tends to be calm and reserved, bending before the wind like a reed rather than being torn up by the roots like an oak tree, or flowing like a river rather than trying to part the waters like a stone. Nations rise and fall, but Fortannis and the First Oath remain.
An explicitly given promise, oath, or word is nigh unbreakable to the Oathsworn. More so, a promise given upon a physical ring, known as an Oathring, bonds the words of the Oathsworn, and most would rather die than knowingly violate an oath given. The rite associated with the taking of an oath varies widely throughout different lands and tribes, but the importance of an oath is universal.
Oathsworn are particularly proud of the Oaths that they have taken, and will often display their Oathring for all to see on the outside of their clothing. Oathrings can be made of any material, but must be circular in design and at least 2" in diameter.
The First Oath is a shared burden between all Oathsworn in Fortannis. The connection to Fortannis and the Oath manifests physically on them as rocky or bone-like protrusions on their head, forever reminding them of their duties.
The First Oath that all Oathsworn take is:
With my mind, body, and spirit I commit myself to Fortannis;
To be a warden against its corruption wherever I may travel.
To maintain planar balance by seeking out and removing forces not native to Fortannis.
I shall remain true and steadfast to this and any other oath I take.
May Fortannis and my people bear witness; to this I swear!
As part of the First Oath, Oathsworn harbor particular dislike towards creatures that are alien to Fortannis, including Elementals and Outsiders. This aversion takes many forms, from simply being annoyed at their presence, begrudgingly entering into diplomacy, or to being particularly aggressive in removing them from Fortannis.
Oathsworn do not eschew the use of Celestial magic, unlike their "unsworn" predecessors. The Oathsworn are a practical species and as such will use "sky magic" proficiently and without mercy against those that they deem Oathbreakers or whom harm Fortannis, specifically.
An Oathsworn is deeply connected to Fortannis and the natural plane it resides in, thus gaining the ability to Resist Element and Racial Resolute. In addition, Oathsworn have a discount of 1 XP when purchasing the Hardy skill. Note that they do not pay extra for any skills such as Educated or Read Magic.