Editing Titanic Pledges (section)

== The Five Foundations ==
The practice of Titanic Pledging is bound by five inviolable principles, each serving as both guideline and guardian against the catastrophic misuse of such profound power:

'''First:''' The Pledge must impose a genuine restriction upon the practitioner. No false limitations or meaningless constraints shall satisfy the cosmic balance.

'''Second:''' The restriction cannot be subject to chance, luck, or random circumstance. The sacrifice must be certain and measurable.

''Minor Second'': While not a full foundation, scholars agree that a benefit of a Titanic Pledge that is not subject to chance, luck, or random circumstance increases in potency and power. 

'''Third:''' The restriction must align with the Cinder-Kin doctrine as judged by those possessing "ordered eyes.” Often, this falls into the domain of Devils or Angels, with the two factions being interchangeable in their viewing of the doctrine and their interpretations thereof. 

'''Fourth:''' The cost demanded by the Pledge must invariably exceed the power gained. This fundamental imbalance ensures that Titanic Magic serves as a tool of desperation rather than casual convenience.

'''Fifth:''' Each subsequent Pledge undertaken by the same practitioner must demand exponentially greater sacrifice than the last, creating a progression that few can sustain without ultimate ruin.