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The Ghost Bears were perhaps best understood by the phrase "to tread without care is to court disaster." What started as a general tendency became an overarching philosophy among the Clan: one must take measured steps going through life, and partial commitment to a cause is worse than none at all. Nothing was undertaken without due consideration, including the introduction of new technologies and concepts. For example, when faced with a new battle tactic, a decision of whether to adopt it or not would be made only after careful testing and observation, typically while another Clan employed it in actual combat; if proven to work it would then be adopted wholeheartedly by the Ghost Bears.<ref name=FMWC83/> The Ghost Bears were perhaps best understood by the phrase "to tread without care is to court disaster." What started as a general tendency became an overarching philosophy among the Clan: one must take measured steps going through life, and partial commitment to a cause is worse than none at all. Nothing was undertaken without due consideration, including the introduction of new technologies and concepts. For example, when faced with a new battle tactic, a decision of whether to adopt it or not would be made only after careful testing and observation, typically while another Clan employed it in actual combat; if proven to work it would then be adopted wholeheartedly by the Ghost Bears.<ref name=FMWC83/>
− This virtue also expressed itself in another tradition, that of the '''Great Work'''. [[Kilbourne Jorgensson]], an accomplished sculptor and musician, worked on a life-size sculpture of the ghost bear he killed during his Clawing throughout his entire life. When asked one day if he was nearly finished, the Khan cryptically replied "When I am finished, so will the statue be finished." He died in battle later that month, and his sculpture gave rise to the idea of each person creating their own "Great Work" to express dedication to a long-term goal or cause. By tradition every warrior (and many lower caste members) is expected to begin a Great Work after they have come of age, whether it be a painting, a musical composition or some other artistic work, and work on it little by little each day. Sometimes a Great Work will be a collaborative effort among ''trothkin'', especially for Works of great size and complexity; these have extra value as they also emphasizes teamwork. The Work is performed or displayed at the warrior's funeral ceremony, included in their [[Codex]] after death, and put on perpetual display near their [[Blood Chapel]] in Svoboda Zemylya on Strana Mechty.<ref name=FMWC83/> + This virtue also expressed itself in another tradition, that of the '''Great Work'''. [[Kilbourne Jorgensson]], an accomplished sculptor and musician, worked on a lifesize sculpture of the ghost bear he killed during his Clawing throughout his entire life. When asked one day if he was nearly finished, the Khan cryptically replied "When I am finished, so will the statue be finished." He died in battle later that month, and his sculpture gave rise to the idea of each person creating their own "Great Work" to express dedication to a long-term goal or cause. By tradition every warrior (and many lower caste members) is expected to begin a Great Work after they have come of age, whether it be a painting, a musical composition or some other artistic work, and work on it little by little each day. Sometimes a Great Work will be a collaborative effort among ''trothkin'', especially for Works of great size and complexity; these have extra value as they also emphasizes teamwork. The Work is performed or displayed at the warrior's funeral ceremony, included in their [[Codex]] after death, and put on perpetual display near their [[Blood Chapel]] in Svoboda Zemylya on Strana Mechty.<ref name=FMWC83/>
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The Ghost Bears were perhaps best understood by the phrase "to tread without care is to court disaster." What started as a general tendency became an overarching philosophy among the Clan: one must take measured steps going through life, and partial commitment to a cause is worse than none at all. Nothing was undertaken without due consideration, including the introduction of new technologies and concepts. For example, when faced with a new battle tactic, a decision of whether to adopt it or not would be made only after careful testing and observation, typically while another Clan employed it in actual combat; if proven to work it would then be adopted wholeheartedly by the Ghost Bears.<ref name=FMWC83/> | The Ghost Bears were perhaps best understood by the phrase "to tread without care is to court disaster." What started as a general tendency became an overarching philosophy among the Clan: one must take measured steps going through life, and partial commitment to a cause is worse than none at all. Nothing was undertaken without due consideration, including the introduction of new technologies and concepts. For example, when faced with a new battle tactic, a decision of whether to adopt it or not would be made only after careful testing and observation, typically while another Clan employed it in actual combat; if proven to work it would then be adopted wholeheartedly by the Ghost Bears.<ref name=FMWC83/> | ||
− | This virtue also expressed itself in another tradition, that of the '''Great Work'''. [[Kilbourne Jorgensson]], an accomplished sculptor and musician, worked on a | + | This virtue also expressed itself in another tradition, that of the '''Great Work'''. [[Kilbourne Jorgensson]], an accomplished sculptor and musician, worked on a lifesize sculpture of the ghost bear he killed during his Clawing throughout his entire life. When asked one day if he was nearly finished, the Khan cryptically replied "When I am finished, so will the statue be finished." He died in battle later that month, and his sculpture gave rise to the idea of each person creating their own "Great Work" to express dedication to a long-term goal or cause. By tradition every warrior (and many lower caste members) is expected to begin a Great Work after they have come of age, whether it be a painting, a musical composition or some other artistic work, and work on it little by little each day. Sometimes a Great Work will be a collaborative effort among ''trothkin'', especially for Works of great size and complexity; these have extra value as they also emphasizes teamwork. The Work is performed or displayed at the warrior's funeral ceremony, included in their [[Codex]] after death, and put on perpetual display near their [[Blood Chapel]] in Svoboda Zemylya on Strana Mechty.<ref name=FMWC83/> |
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