Summon horned steed is a complex summoning of Lumen, the affinity of order, law, light and protection that Daegred, the Sunward holds. It calls Horned steed to serve the caster's own kingdom; it cannot be cast into anyone else's. The call is long and dear, held open over several turns until the shape answers.
Lumen cultivators remember these steeds in the story of Ysme of Lumen. In the Age of the Given Word, she lent her protection to the Flint lineage against an enemy they shared, and together they won. The cultivators say horned steeds rode in her host in that war. They tell it as a story of what the affinity looks like when its promises hold. They stop the story before the victory ends, because everyone knows what Flint D. Rook did next.
More answer as the caster's realm deepens; the card shows how many. A core of another affinity calls them at greater cost, with more failure and fewer answering. Every Turning a Sealborn must recover the spell by research. A Human lord cannot summon by casting at all.
Player-visible facts
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Base mana per cast | 30000 |
| Turns per cast | 4 |
| Type | summon |
Current costs and availability come from your legal actions. Affinity and active effects can change the base cost.