Resentment

"Too many grievances can compromise loyalty."

- In-game text

 is an aspect that appears on Followers when you mistreat them. It is dangerous to let grow too high- if you allow resentment to breed unchecked, you will make enemies of your cultists.

Dangers of Resentment
Resentment grows when you neglect the needs of your followers (especially your lover). Once you gain it is difficult to reduce it, so watch closely for signs of discontent.

If the of a follower reaches three, they will rebel in the Season of Ambitions and become a Troublemaker, who will contest your place among the Long. If a Rival ascends before you do, you will lose the game.

Sources of Resentment
Resentment accumulates in lovers when you neglect their desires during the Season of Ardours, you break up with them, or you cheat on them. Resentment breeds in regular followers if an enemy Long attempts and succeeds in poisoning their mind against you or if they are tried with damning evidence and exonerated.

Reducing Resentment
As of now, the only way to reduce in a follower is to give them a tool. You can do this by speaking with them and using tool you wish to give them as a subject. Note, however, that you can only do this once- if you are consistently neglecting your followers or if a Long is trying to turn them against you, giving gifts is a temporary solution.