Relics
The Hawthorn Wreath
The Hawthorn Wreath is a crown of dried hawthorn worn by the when they descend the Maw. It is bare wood and thorn, cut and left to dry until it holds its shape.
Making
The branches are dried and bent slowly to the curve of the brow. A gap is left at the back, where threads are woven into the shape of an eye. The rite spoken over the wreath during its making is considered as essential as the wood itself.
Teeth for a crown, as you dry and bend, retain my thought.
Open the eye behind my own.
Use
The wreath is worn to keep the wearer's thoughts contained, so that they do not seep and alter under the influence of Gartua. The woven eye is understood to keep watch over the wearer's consciousness.
Significance
Receiving a Hawthorn Wreath is the final step in becoming an .
