Sworn
The Sworn are beings who have accepted the God King's Covenant – an unbreakable pact that binds their soul to the God King in exchange for power and the promise of immortality. Most members of the Black Ring are Sworn, though some Sworn operate independently.
“The Black Ring swear allegiance to a powerful being, the God King. This is not mere oath of duty - this is the Covenant, and those who accept it are bound to the God King. They are Sworn. I am Sworn.„
The Covenant
[edit | edit source]The Covenant is the pact between the God King and his mortal servants. 
Almira describes it as a promise that cannot be broken without consequence: Those who are Sworn to it are bound to the God King, come victory or defeat. If you try to break the Covenant unprepared, then you are sealing your own fate.[1]
The God King is a god for the godless. A beacon for those who have no place in this world. He seeks to cast down the world of the Seven, and build a new world, with the Sworn at his side.[2]
Once Sworn, escape is nearly impossible – your life is the God King's. Fail or betray him, and you are doomed... unless you find a way to break the Covenant.[3] The only known method is the Swornbreaker, a unique weapon that can sever the bond.
Gameplay
[edit | edit source]Becoming Sworn
[edit | edit source]On The Nameless Isle, the God King may offer the player character the Covenant. Accepting makes the character Sworn, which:
Fane and other Undead characters are particularly susceptible – if certain persuasion checks are failed, Fane may become Sworn and permanently leave the party.[4]
Breaking the Covenant
[edit | edit source]The Covenant can be broken using the Swornbreaker, which can be crafted from the Swornbreaker Schematic. This plays a key role in Almira's quest line and can also free other Sworn characters.
Known Sworn
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Almira – Seeks to break the Covenant- Windego – Sworn sourcerer; can be freed with a Swornbreaker
- Linder Kemm – Paladin leader secretly Sworn to the God King
- Isbeil – Queen Justinia's advisor
- Sallow Man – Commander of the Black Ring on The Nameless Isle
- Loic – Sworn character in Arx
- The God King's other followers among the Black Ring
Sworn enemies
[edit | edit source]Hostile Sworn NPCs are encountered in several locations:
- Hollow Marshes – Sworn ambushes after using Source
- Driftwood Fields – Sworn patrols
- Kemm's Vault – Sworn and Black Ring guards
- Arx Prison – Sworn operatives
- Horrorsleep – Sworn enemies
Related items
[edit | edit source]- Swornbreaker – The only weapon capable of severing the Covenant
Swornbreaker Schematic – Required to craft the Swornbreaker
Curse – Source skill that replaces Bless for Sworn characters
Notes
[edit | edit source]- Voidwoken are distinct from the Sworn – they are former Eternals tainted by the Void, while the Sworn are mortal beings who have accepted the Covenant.
- Death is described as a temporary inconvenience for the Sworn, as the God King can resurrect his faithful.[5]
- Almira warns the Godwoken to avoid combat with the Sworn on The Nameless Isle, as death can be less than final for them, if the God King wills it.[6]