KIT_BE_0012_S4.md

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KIT_BE_0012_S4 -- Arun the Ajogun -- divination as the load-bearing mechanic

CANON SUBORDINATION — this document is PROPOSAL-TIER: it serves canon and never outranks it.

The canon: the CVD · the T1 foundation docs · the T0 registries (registries/) · the spine

(docs/spine/CH_*.md) · the region pages (_source/02_Tier_2_Region_Pages/). Authority order: docs/DOC_MAP.md § 0.

Canon served (structural — the registries this kit's canon rows live in, plus its chapter's spine node):

T0_Boss_Encounter_Registry · docs/spine/CH_12.md

READ THAT CANON FIRST — open it and derive from it before you build anything from this document.

If this document disagrees with canon, CANON WINS and this document is the defect — fix the

document, never the canon. Nothing here is applied until it is ratified into canon.

PROPOSAL-TIER. This kit serves canon and never outranks it. It writes no registry row.

The law it obeys: docs/proposals/combat/KIT_SCALING_TABLE.md. The intelligence scale:

docs/proposals/combat/INTELLIGENCE_TIERS.md. The body it fights with is the bestiary

lane's: docs/proposals/bestiary/BESTIARY_ELEVATION_DOCTRINE.md and its sheets. This file

describes the FIGHT; it never restates the BODY. Authors no magnitude -- no damage, no

health, no timing, no coefficient. Those are Phase-5M's behind the tuning firewall.

identity

field	value
band	B3 (SUB-BOSS)
kit class	ELEVATED
intelligence tier	sorcerous (evidence rule A2)
canon rows	`BE_0012_S4`
chapter	CH_12
canon verbs	divine / ward
authored abilities	0 physical + 12 non-ordinary = 12 (band floor 12, ceiling 18)
phases	3 (canon: 3 phases (BE_0012_S4 -- the affliction manifests and presses; the 256-Odu casting narrows which force is at work; the ebo-and-binding drives it off))
counter classes	`any`, `cover`, `neutralize`, `trigger_interrupt`, `weak_point`

Silhouette read. An affliction in a household, and a diviner's mat with the answer on it.

Opener (MHM-G10, the cheap lesson first). THE FIRST SIGN -- one symptom, and the diviner casts once and says only that it is not the obvious one. Free, and it establishes that the fight is a search over a very large space.

phases -- evolve, never swap

phase	name	what it PUSHES (nothing pops)
1	the affliction presses	it manifests. Reading and holding; nothing to strike.
2	the casting	the 256-Odu narrows which of the 200-plus forces is at work. Layered onto the held phase 1.
3	the ebo and binding	the drive-off, with both prior steps still running. `BE_0012_S4`'s own clause: each step LAYERS ONTO THE HELD READ.

the kit

#	ability	phase	kind	body origin	tell shape	counter	element	lore ground + mechanism	note
1	The First Sign	1	non-ordinary	the household, showing an affliction	a symptom that does not match the obvious cause	`any`	none	LORE GROUND: `BE_0012_S4` `target_type = folklore_malevolent_being` -- the Ajogun, the Yoruba tradition's OWN condemned adversaries (Iku, Arun), warded via the 256-Odu casting and ebo, NEVER a revered orisha. MECHANISM: an Ajogun is a force that afflicts, so it is identified by what it does; element `none` because the tradition names forces, not elements.
2	The Pressing	1	non-ordinary	the affliction, deepening	the household's state worsens on a beat rather than continuously	`cover`	none	LORE GROUND: `BE_0012_S4` `phase_breakdown_object` -- 'the affliction manifests and presses'. MECHANISM: the clock belongs to the household. Element `none`.
3	The Feeding-Tell	1	non-ordinary	the force, drawing	the sign telegraphs twice before consequence	`any`	none	LORE GROUND: `BE_0012_S4`'s own counter -- 'the affliction's feeding-tell telegraphs twice before consequence, cross-readable by the Odu figure or the ase-sense'. MECHANISM: two independent reads, which is the row's no-dead-end guarantee. Element `none`.
4	The Ase-Sense	1	non-ordinary	the second read, on state rather than figure	the household's own vitality reads thin in one place	`neutralize`	none	LORE GROUND: same counters cell on `BE_0012_S4`. MECHANISM: the cross-readable second channel. Element `none`.
5	The Odu Figure	2	non-ordinary	the diviner's cast	a figure that eliminates a whole branch of the 256	`weak_point`	none	LORE GROUND: `BE_0012_S4` `composure_nodes = puzzle_routed=odu_figure_read`, and the row's 'the 256-Odu casting narrows which of the 200+ forces is at work'. MECHANISM: Ifa divination is a real and highly structured system and the encounter uses its actual shape -- a search that NARROWS. Element `none`.	The named weak point, and it is a branch of a search tree.
6	The Misread Figure	2	non-ordinary	a cast read wrongly	the narrowing points at a force whose signs do not match	`neutralize`	none	LORE GROUND: `BE_0012_S4`'s counter -- 'a misread figure grants a re-cast ON THE DIVINER'S COUNSEL'. MECHANISM: recovery is guaranteed and it comes from the babalawo, not from the player. Element `none`.	The forgiveness is the diviner's.
7	The Widening Press	2	non-ordinary	the affliction spreading while the search runs	a second person in the household shows the first sign	`cover`	none	LORE GROUND: `BE_0012_S4`'s stacked structure. MECHANISM: the search has a cost and the cost is time. Element `none`.
8	The Narrowed Field	2	non-ordinary	the search, down to a handful	the diviner names three rather than two hundred	`any`	none	LORE GROUND: `BE_0012_S4`'s same 256-Odu narrowing text. MECHANISM: progress is a shrinking set. Element `none`.
9	The Ebo Named	3	non-ordinary	the offering the narrowed figure calls for	the counsel is specific for the first time	`any`	none	LORE GROUND: `BE_0012_S4` -- 'the ebo-and-binding drives the Ajogun off', `composure_nodes = environmental=ebo_ward_driveback`. MECHANISM: ebo is prescribed BY the casting, so the third step depends on the second. Element `none`.
10	The Ward Held	3	non-ordinary	the household threshold, under the ebo	the pressing stops at the door	`trigger_interrupt`	none	LORE GROUND: same driveback node on `BE_0012_S4`. MECHANISM: the ward is held, not cast. Element `none`.
11	The Force Contests	3	non-ordinary	the Ajogun, pushing against the ward	the sign returns on the other side of the threshold	`cover`	none	LORE GROUND: `BE_0012_S4` `win_condition = PERCEIVE;PURGE`. MECHANISM: the driveback is contested rather than instant. Element `none`.
12	The Driving-Off	3	non-ordinary	the Ajogun, leaving	the household's state stops worsening	`any`	none	LORE GROUND: `BE_0012_S4` `win_condition = PERCEIVE;PURGE`. MECHANISM: driven OFF, not destroyed -- the tradition's own outcome. Element `none`.	`threads = T12;T07`.

ELEVATED, AND NOT ELEMENTAL BY DEFAULT (KIT_SCALING_TABLE 3.1b). 12 of the 12 moves

above are non-ordinary and each names its element family, its lore ground and its

mechanism. The rest are a body doing physical things, and they are marked physical rather

than dressed up. An elevated kit is one that CONTAINS the non-ordinary; it is not one in

which everything glows.

part economy -- the three currencies (MHM-G4)

part	moveset subtraction on break	legibility gain	material the economy wants
the search space	The First Sign (1), The Feeding-Tell (3) and The Ase-Sense (4) all resolve as the field narrows -- the reading problem ends and the warding problem begins	the diviner names fewer forces each cast, out loud	nothing harvested
the threshold's weak side	The Force Contests (11) loses its opening once the ebo is complete on every side	the sign stops reappearing anywhere	nothing extracted -- the ebo is the household's and the diviner's

the arena, both directions (MHM-G13)

EG_0181 Warded Household Threshold and Ebo Ground -- CARE-BOUND, GEOMETRY ONLY: hard_blocked, HL_0001;HL_0002;HL_0003;HL_0004;HL_0005;HL_0006;HL_0121;HL_0122, CONSTRICTION, enemy_usable = FALSE, attack_verbs = none. The ebo ground is the encounter's centre and nothing acts on it. The Ajogun never crosses the threshold.
EG_0180 Diviner's Compound Mat-Ground and Casting Bench -- CARE-BOUND, REFERENCED AND NEVER REPRODUCED: hard_blocked, enemy_usable = FALSE. The row's own note says implements referenced, never reproduced, and this kit reads figures without depicting a cast.
EG_0182 Red-Laterite Compound Fabric and Working-City Street -- CARE-BOUND, GEOMETRY ONLY: hard_blocked. The compound around it.

escalation, announced in the body before the numbers (MHM-G7)

channel	what the player sees or hears
posture	no body. The channel is the HOUSEHOLD: the number of people showing a sign
breath	the afflicted person's
vocal	the diviner's recitation, which gets shorter as the field narrows
opener	The First Sign is retired; The Widening Press becomes the standing state

turf and relocation (MHM-G8, MHM-G9)

IT ENTERS as a condition on a household. IT NEVER CROSSES THE THRESHOLD. IT LEAVES driven off. WHAT IT DOES TO THE ARENA: it makes a compound into a search space.

the care read

care_tier = elevated, target_type = folklore_malevolent_being. THE ROW'S OWN PARENTHESIS IS THE RULING AND IT IS QUOTED: the Ajogun are the tradition's OWN CONDEMNED ADVERSARY, warded via the 256-Odu casting and ebo, NEVER A REVERED ORISHA. No orisha appears in this encounter in any role. Ifa divination is depicted as the structured, effective system it is and the BABALAWO IS AN ALLY -- the re-cast in ability 6 is his counsel, not a player retry. The casting implements are referenced and never reproduced per EG_0180's own note, and no ritual is performed by the player. HL_0121 and HL_0122 bind through EG_0181.

difficulty-mode expression

This kit is authored ONCE, at Fading. The five modulators of KIT_SCALING_TABLE section 4

express it across the ladder: active_ability_set grows upward through reserved follow-ups

on roots the player already learned, window_class tightens, answer_tree_depth prunes

toward the single true answer, hazard_concurrency rises with the arena rows above, and

phase_overlap interleaves the phase cycles. No second kit exists and no number here changes

with the tier.

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