I love the fire/blood sacrifices idea, just one thing. I actually really don't like the oaths of loyalty. I mean, the ones for the Jungle/Tundra make sense to a large degree, or are tradition so close enough, I guess. But it limits the character in question to one location for the rest of his or her life, barring some big, dramatic I AM LEAVING decision. I don't know about you guys, but my characters are rarely that invested in their location. Quark was my only exception, and even she would have broken her vows to the Jungle in a heartbeat if her family needed her to. And has no intention of coming back to the Jungle despite swearing her life to it. I love the idea of having a Chamberling, but an oath of loyalty would make me hesitate. Maybe mine just don't like being tied down, I don't know. Just a thought. But yes, the blood sacrifice and sort of capricious flame oracle idea? So cool. :| Makes me want to bring a character in.
Oh, also. A priest would be cool, but like Abby said, it would be a lot of fun to have our characters interpret what they see themselves too. I like the freedom of that, and also it would be a lot of work for the priest if anyone who wanted to use it had to go through him. Also it would slow things down if you couldn't just write a post of the character interacting with the flame and seeing what she needs to see. So some flexibility there would be good, if the priest idea takes hold. ^_^
Oh, also. A priest would be cool, but like Abby said, it would be a lot of fun to have our characters interpret what they see themselves too. I like the freedom of that, and also it would be a lot of work for the priest if anyone who wanted to use it had to go through him. Also it would slow things down if you couldn't just write a post of the character interacting with the flame and seeing what she needs to see. So some flexibility there would be good, if the priest idea takes hold. ^_^