Editing Promethean: The Created (section)

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====Aurum, Refinement of Gold====
::'''Nickname''': Mimics
::'''Concept''': Mortality
::'''Associated Transmutations''': Deception, Mesmerism

The thing about Prometheans that you need to remember is that they don't come into the world with an instruction manual. When they wake up, they don't know anything. Humanity in particular baffles and confuses them; they know they have to become human to accomplish the Pilgrimage, but they don't have the advantage of decades of conscious and subconscious social tutelage to fall back on to teach them about what that means. So, followers of Aurum, known as Mimics, focus on trying to better understand humans and blend in. As the New Dawn is the ultimate goal of Prometheans, it's a natural fit, but it doesn't hold ''all'' of the answers. Their Roles are:

* Companion: By living as an equal amongst humans (friends, lovers) the Promethean wants to learn intimacy and human interaction. It may be on an individual basis or as part of a group, but the threats of Disquiet and Torment are always present. 
* Follower: Through trust and deference, the Promethean wants to learn how to trust people- a difficult lesson for a being that is persecuted simply for existing. Some take it too far and become almost totally subservient to that one person.
* Leader: By taking charge themselves, they learn how to care for people, whether this is actual care or more in a mentor-like way.

=====Pneuma, Refinement of Grace=====
::'''Nickname''': Edenites

An alternative refinement of gold, the Edenites believed that only the grace of God can bring about the New Dawn, so they seek to become paragons of their faith and christian morality. It has the same roles as above, but all are within the context of a religious community. The refinement is however a dead end, since it relies on an external source and eschews the need to explore multiple refinements, its follower eventually stop progressing on their Pilgrimage. By the end of the [[Wikipedia:Thirty Years' War|Thirty Years' War]], the refinement dies out due to the fracturing of the christian faith and as more people begin to question the existence of God.

====Cuprum, Refinement of Copper====
::'''Nickname''': Pariahs
::'''Concept''': Self
::'''Associated Transmutations:''' Metamorphosis, Sensorium

One of the more philosophical Refinements, the Pariahs focus their efforts on attempting to find rebirth through understanding themselves and their territory. With some slight resemblance to Buddhism and Taoism, the Refinement of Cuprum preaches that the superiority of the soul to the body of and of nonresistance to fighting. Pariahs withdraw from human contact, adopting hermit-like lifestyles wandering the world and attempting to understand their place in it with the hope that this will eventually convince the world to accept them as part of it. For a Pariah the most important thing is to learn how to come out of their shell, bit by bit, to emerge as something new. Their Roles are:

* Hermit: By seeking solitude and reflecting on themselves, a Hermit seeks self-knowledge and interacts with others solely on their own terms. When a Hermit emerges from their seclusion, they will emerge as a new person.
* Sage: Living in solitude, Sages are willing to have others in their company for some time so that they can instill wisdom upon the visitors, so long as they prove themselves worthy of that wisdom first.
* Watcher: Stalkers, in more way than one. By hiding and following someone the Promethean can learn stealth and tracking, and more importantly they can learn how humans behave when they're not around so they can better determine if their presence would make a positive impact on the world.

====Ferrum, Refinement of Iron====
::'''Nickname''': Titans
::'''Concept''': Corpus
::'''Associated Transmutations''': Corporeum, Vitality

Ferrum focuses on the physical aspects of the Promethean rather than the spiritual. The Titans seek out struggle and overcome it, learning from the experience. Titans strive to master their bodies, becoming stronger, faster, better in the belief that when they have mastered their flesh, they will have attained the physical perfection needed to shed their impurities and attain the New Dawn. Their Roles are:

* Exemplar: It's no use being the biggest badass on block when nobody around you grows along with you. Training others trains you as well, in ways you could never train yourself.
* Martyr: You're a badass. Use it to protect those less badass than you. You can take it, and what doesn't kill you will make you even stronger.
* Soldier: Learn how to protect yourself. Through that, protect others.

====Plumbum, Refinement of Lead====
::'''Nickname''': Originists
::'''Concept''': Source
::'''Associated Transmutations''': Disquietism, Saturninus

The counterpoint mirror to Aurum, practitioners of Plumbum make the rather reasonable argument that if you want to become more like a human, you should probably figure out exactly what the hell you are and how that makes you different first. The Refinement of Lead focuses on studying the base Promethean condition: how Disquiet and the Wasteland work and how to lessen their impact, identifying just what makes them tick and how they tick in order to make reasonable deductions into why. Because of this, Lead is second only to Stannum as the most likely choice for a Promethean's first Refinement. Their Roles are:

* Ascetic: By being alone or with fellow Ascetics a Promethean can learn what it is like to be a Promethean without endangering others with their powers. Groups of Ascetics tend to not last very long but they can get shit done fast.
* Chronicler: Essentially a historian of the Promethean condition. By talking to other Prometheans, they discover what they are, where they come from, and where to go next.
* Pilgrim: Travelers who seek where they came from, and from there they can decide where to go next. They are the glue that keeps a Promethean throng bound together.

====Stannum, Refinement of Tin====
::'''Nickname''': Furies
::'''Concept''': Torment
::'''Associated Transmutations''': Disquietism, Electrification

There are many philosophical arguments that one could make to justify the Refinement of Tin, from the fact that Torment and Disquiet clearly ''are'' natural parts of the world as far as Prometheans are concerned, to the need to understand the propensity for destructive rage that lurks within the Created, to learning about how their anger ties into the human concepts of revenge and justice, but ultimately it all boils down to something simple. Furies use their Torment and hopefully learn to master it rather than being mastered by it. The Prometheans have to put up with a ''lot'' of shit in their day to day lives. And sometimes, it's good to be able to dish out a little payback. Their Roles are:

* Outcast: By living on the fringe of society, a Promethean can learn from the farthest parts of humanity in the hopes of coming closer to it.
* Savage: Weaponizing their Disquiet, a Promethean can learn what effect his fury has on others and how fear can break down a community. With luck, he won't go further and become a Centimanus in the process.
* Vigilante: By establishing himself as the protector of a community, the Promethean can be a source of justice in places where there is none.