Obstinacy Family (Corruption of the Perseverance Family)

Progression	Tier:1	Tier:2	Tier:3	Tier:4
1	Harden	Defiled Harden	Unholy Harden	Impudence
2	Entrench	Defiled Entrench	Unholy Entrench
3	Stubbornness	Defiled Stubbornness	Unholy Stubbornness

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Harden

Harden allows the Ministering Spirit to apply their own Guard to Increase the Guard of an ally by up to 2. The Ministering Spirit’s Guard is reduced by half of the total amount of increases being given.

The Ministering Spirit may not give enough Guard that it would reduce their Natural Guard below 0. Guard from a Staff and Defensive Stance cannot be used to give Increases, however Guard from Holy Items can be used because they Increase Natural Guard. Unlike usual, multiple instances and versions of this Spiritual Effect can stack on the same character.

Sanctified Reinforce allows the Ministering Spirit to give an Increase of up to 4. Righteous Reinforce Increases this to 6.

	Class	Allotment	Effect
Harden	Affecting Ongoing Boosting	Compounding 7/12	give allies up to 2 Guard each Guard reduced by half the total given to others
Defiled Harden		14/24	give allies up to 4 Guard each Guard reduced by half the total given to others
Unholy Harden		21/40	give allies up to 6 Guard each Guard reduced by half the total given to others

Entrench

Entrench Increases the Target’s Current Resolve by 21. It also reduces any WearR received by 10%.

Entrench versions can bring a Defeated elohim out of Defeated Status. While the Ministering Spirit is using this Spiritual Effect on themself only, they pay the higher Allotment as if they were a 2nd Target.

Defiled Entrench Increases Resolve by 40 and reduces WearR received by 20%. Unholy Entrench Increases Resolve by 80 and reduces WearR received by 30%.

	Class	Allotment	Effect
Entrench	Affecting Ongoing Boosting	Compounding 12/14	+21 Resolve -10% WearR
Defiled Entrench		24/28	+40 Resolve -20% WearR
Unholy Entrench		40/49	+80 Resolve -30% WearR

Stubbornness

Stubbornness Increases the Target’s Current Endurance by 21. It also negates the additional Exertion gained from the Weary Condition.

Stubbornness versions can bring a Defeated elohim out of Defeated Status. While the Ministering Spirit is using this Spiritual Effect on themself only, they pay the higher Allotment as if they were a 2nd Target.

Defiled Stubbornness Increases Endurance by 40 and additionally reduces Exertion received from Poison by half. Unholy Stubbornness Increases Endurance by 80 and halves Exertion from any source that is not from the character's own actions.

[For Dry Bones and Flesh, Stubbornness removes 1 Falter at the beginning of each of the character's Turns. Defiled Stubbornness removes Falter:2 and Unholy Stubbornness removes Falter:3.]

	Class	Allotment	Effect
Stubbornness	Affecting Ongoing Boosting	Compounding 12/14	+21 Endurance negates additional Exertion from Weary
Defiled Stubbornness		24/28	+40 Endurance negates additional Exertion from Weary halves Exertion from Poison
Unholy Stubbornness		40/49	+80 Endurance negates additional Exertion from Weary halves Exertion from all external sources

Impudence

Impudence Restores 40 Current Endurance, Resolve, and Passion to each ally at the beginning of each of their Turns. Also, they will remain at Normal Status until they reaches -40 Endurance, Resolve, or Passion (then becoming Defeated). Nothing may change their Status or Condition below Normal until they have reached -40 Endurance, Resolve, or Passion.

Impudence has no effect on an elohim once they have reached -40 Endurance, Resolve, or Passion.

	Class	Allotment	Effect
Impudence	Affecting Ongoing Boosting	Compounding 144/144	Restores 40 Endurance, Resolve, & Passion each Turn remain at Normal Status until -40 Endurance, Resolve, or Passion