Heroes

Heroes are the bane of soothsayers and fortune tellers. They are mortals who are unbound by the power of fate and thus capable of particularly extraordinary impact on the world. This occurs in many ways. A hero may be empowered by the Most High in response to a prayer to defy the fate they are given. A hero may result from a mortal affected unexpectedly by divinity. For instance, should the involvement of a god voluntarily or involuntarily save the life of a mortal slotted to die, that mortal is unbound by fate (at least until fate takes revenge and corrects the deviation) and may go on to change a great many things about the world. Because of this unique trait of heroes, things around them may gain traits as well. For instance, should a hero use a particular weapon during their defiance of fate, that weapon may become extraordinary without effort as a simple side effect. This is one of the reasons that the belongings of past heroes are such dangerous things.