Veneration
| The true potential might of a Demigod will not be fully made manifest unless that Demigod is in the Order of an Elder God and that God decides to form a bond with the Demigod, in which case the Demigod becomes Their Avatar (sometimes referred to as Their Herald), gaining more powers on behalf of the Divine Order of their Patron God. This is not a bond that an Elder God will lightly undertake, as the essence cost to that God is staggering and represents a deep link between the essence of God and Demigod. Avatars are expected to be walking representations of their Patron God and often act as Their voice. Cults to venerate aspects of Elder Gods have begun to manifest in modern times, led by Avatars who seek to personify Their being. They may also learn to Resurrect members of their faith via access to the demigod power. |
| Skill | Learned At | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Venerate | Inept+0% | Form a divine cult to venerate your patron. |
| Meditation | Inept+50% | Strengthen the bond between you and your patron. |
| Pilgrimage | Novice+0% | All pilgrimages begin with a prayer for deliverance. |
| Glory | Novice+50% | A ritual to seek the ineffable wisdom of your patron. |
| ReverentContemplations | Apprentice+0% | A ritual of blessing for sheltered sleep. |
| Prospicience | Apprentice+50% | See the world through another's eyes. |
| SupplicantsPrayer | Capable+0% | A ritual of devotion precedes all offerings. |
| VindicatedVendetta | Capable+50% | A ritual to vindicate your actions. |
| Intervention | Adept+0% | Every flock requires a shepherd. |
| BenevolentEmanations | Adept+50% | A ritual to manifest the benevolent will of your God. |
| DevoutShield | Master+0% | A ritual of protection against the blasphemous. |
| Noetics | Master+50% | To know, to hear, to speak through that which is devout. |
| MalevolentEmanations | Gifted+0% | A ritual to manifest the malevolent will of your God. |
| DeiparousSpeed | Gifted+50% | A ritual to seek god-given speed. |
| SolemnCall | Expert+0% | A single word is all that is needed. |
| HymnicChoir | Expert+50% | All within your God's creation shall sing praise. |
| PiousSacrifice | Virtuoso+0% | To gain something, something else must be lost. |
| Portal | Virtuoso+50% | Channel a gateway through the planes. |
| FaithfulCongregation | Fabled+0% | All shall come at the call of the faithful. |
| DivineSupper | Fabled+50% | Sup at the table of your patron's benevolence. |
| Presence | Mythical+0% | Increase the reach of your God's influence. |
| Omniscience | Mythical+50% | Hear and speak freely on all planes. |
| TrueSermon | Transcendent+0% | Let all hear the truest of sermons as it echoes across
your God's domain. |
| Meditation For Skill Ranks | ||||
| Skill Rank | Meditations | Essence | ||
| Inept | 0 | 0 | ||
| Novice | 16 | 460,000 | ||
| Apprentice | 36 | 1,080,000 | ||
| Capable | 78 | 2,320,000 | ||
| Adept | 207 | 6,200,000 | ||
| Master | 414 | 12,400,000 | ||
| Gifted | 674 | 20,200,000 | ||
| Expert | 987 | 29,600,000 | ||
| Virtuoso | 1,400 | 42,000,000 | ||
| Fabled | 2,127 | 63,800,000 | ||
| Mythical | 3,014 | 90,400,000 | ||
| Transcendent | 4,000 | 120,000,000 | ||
Venerate
Having fanned your divine spark beyond that of a mere mortal, and having formed a bond with an Elder Divine, such a union can be furthered upon.
With the agreement of your patron, you can form a divine cult to venerate an aspect of Their divinity.
Meditation
| Syntax |
| MEDITATE UPON <patron> |
| Cost: 30,000 cult essence per meditation |
As a divine cult is formed, it is weak. The bond, however, can be expanded upon by meditating on it. By meditating at your altar, forged in the instant that you and your patron formed your union, you can increase the strength of your veneration.
Pilgrimage
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH PILGRIMAGE |
| Cost: 500 essence |
By venerating your God with a rite of Pilgrimage, They may grant you passage through the known planes to your cult's altar within Their realm.
| Additional Notes: |
| Slightly delayed teleport to the cult altar, from anywhere on Prime, Ethereal, Elemental, Cosmic, or Astral. |
Glory
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH GLORY |
| Cost: 10,000 essence |
Venerate your God with a rite of Glory, seeking divine wisdom for your cult. All members present will be granted experience, the amount varying on the number of members present.
ReverentContemplations
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH REVERENTCONTEMPLATIONS |
| Cost: 5,000 essence |
Venerate your patron with a private ritual, drawing your physical and spiritual self closer to Them. For a time, sleeping within Their realm will increase your base health regeneration by three times.
| Additional Notes: |
| Only applies if you're sleeping, and only heals health. This might be useful for a dreamweaver's body, perhaps? |
Prospicience
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH PROSPICIENCE OF <cult member> |
| Cost: 500 essence |
See through the eyes of a member of your cult, and know the world as they know it. Only the Avatar may perform this rite, and it must be performed at the cult's altar.
| Additional Notes: |
| A one-time "look" at the other player's current location. |
SupplicantsPrayer
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH SUPPLICANTSPRAYER |
| Cost: 100,000 essence |
Increase the value of your cult's offerings with this rite of supplication. The more cultists are present at the time of its casting, the more potent the bonus. The benefit will last for one day, and then fade.
| Additional Notes: |
| With five cult members, you'll need to offer about eleven fully esteemed items during the following day to come out ahead. |
VindicatedVendetta
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH VINDICATEDVENDETTA |
| Cost: 5,000 essence Damage Buff: 1/10 to all sources (against order enemies) |
A personal promise to your Patron, you may beseech a vindication for your prejudice against cultists of an enemy god - and so smite them with a bolstered fury. Can only be cast at the cult's altar.
| Additional Notes: |
| Lasts one hour. Increased damage when you attack order enemies. |
Intervention
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH INTERVENTION OF <cult member> |
| Cost: 5,000 (Avatar Only) |
Intervene on behalf of a cult member and risk the trials that would rise against them in their stead. Note only the Avatar of the cult can perform this rite, and it can only be performed from the cult's altar.
| Additional Notes: |
| Trade places with the cult member. |
BenevolentEmanations
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH BENEVOLENTEMANATIONS |
| Cost: 25,000 essence Member Requirement: 2 (Avatar Can Cast Alone) |
Summon the attention of your Patron, beseeching Them to manifest Their benevolent will throughout Their realm. Healing emanations of these benevolent blessings will rain down upon Their devout, and of those who They look benevolently upon.
| Additional Notes: |
| [OLD NOTE; PLEASE VERIFY] Lasts one hour. Does healing on order members and their allies within the godrealm. |
DevoutShield
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH DEVOUTSHIELD |
| Cost: 5,000 essence Damage Resistance: 1/6 from all sources |
Venerate your Patron with this rite, and They may bestow upon you a shield worthy of Their devout. Such a blessing will protect you against harm, no matter the source. This rite can only be cast at a cult altar.
| Additional Notes: |
| [OLD NOTE; PLEASE VERIFY] Lasts one hour. |
Noetics
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH NOETICS FOR <cult member> |
| Cost: 10,000 essence (Cult Leader Only) |
Venerate your patron with this rite and be granted the privilege to not only hear what your cult member hears, but to speak directly through him. This can only be performed at the cult's altar, and will fade if you move from it.
| Syntax |
| CULT SPEAK <text> |
Note: To cancel an active noetics, the Avatar need only move or re-perform the rite.
| Additional Notes: |
| Whatever the avatar says the cultist also seems to say, and whatever the cultist hears the avatar will hear. |
MalevolentEmanations
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH MALEVOLENTEMANATIONS |
| Cost: 25,000 essence Member Requirement: 4 (Avatar Can Cast Alone) |
Summon the attention of your Patron, beseeching Them to manifest Their malevolent will throughout Their realm. Angered emanations of these violent curses will rain down upon those who would defile Their realm.
| Additional Notes: |
| Lasts one hour. Does damage on order enemies within the godrealm. |
DeiparousSpeed
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH DEIPAROUSSPEED |
| Cost: 5,000 essence |
Venerate your Patron with this rite before the cult's altar, and They may bestow upon you the ability to move faster and farther than before. Move swiftly across the land, and spread the word of your Divine.
| Additional Notes: |
| [OLD NOTE] Works as a defense (until death or logoff). Allows additional steps before the hasty message. [PLEASE VERIFY (it's likely a celerity boost] |
SolemnCall
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH SOLEMNCALL |
| Cost: 15,000 essence Member Requirement: 2 (Avatar Can Cast Alone) |
Perform this rite and place a solemn call to duty for all cultists to answer. If they are on a known plane, they will immediately begin to draw close, and little will stop them. Enemy territory, however, will hinder, but not stop, their travels.
| Additional Notes: |
| A delayed summon for all cultists who are on Prime, Ethereal, Elemental, Cosmic, or Astral. |
HymnicChoir
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH HYMNICCHOIR |
| Cost: 20,000 essence Member Requirement: 2 (Avatar Can Cast Alone) |
Send the inhabitants of your Patron's realm into songs of praise and glory, bolstering your cult members health, mana and ego while within. As well, others not of your cult but followers of your Divine - or members of orders They look benevolently upon - shall receive a lesser blessing of the same nature.
| Additional Notes: |
| [OLD NOTE] Last one hour. The effect is only within the godrealm. [PLEASE VERIFY] |
PiousSacrifice
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH PIOUSSACRIFICE |
| Cost: 10,000 essence |
Offer up the essence of your cult to your Divine, sanctifying shrines and lands in Their name.
| Additional Notes: |
| Sanctifies a shrine or a single location fully. |
Portal
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH PORTAL TO <NEXUS|GODREALM|person> |
| Cost: 10,000+ essence
Member Requirement: 3 (Leader Can Cast Alone) |
Beseech your God to provide a means of travel, piercing through the planes themselves.
FaithfulCongregation
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH FAITHFULCONGREGATION |
| Essence: 5,000 Member Requirement: (Avatar Only) |
By beseeching your patron to mark you as the most faithful of Their congregations, those of the cult will find their health, mana and ego bolstered for every fellow of their cult in their area.
| Additional Notes: |
| [OLD NOTE] Lasts three hours. The boost to health, mana, and ego is proportional to how many cultists are in the area at the time of the boost, not at the time the rite is venerated. [PLEASE VERIFY] |
DivineSupper
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH DIVINESUPPER |
| Essence: 5,000 Member Requirement: 3 |
Call upon your Patron to bless your cult, and so sup as the Divine might - the divine energies restoring your health, mana, ego, endurance, willpower and protecting you against enemies.
NOTE: This can only be cast once a month.
| Additional Notes: |
| A full and immediate refresh for all cultists present, plus it gives you a shield. |
Presence
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH PRESENCE |
| Essence: 50,000 Member Requirement: 4 |
Ego bonus: 1/5
Influence bonus: 1/5
Call your God's presence to walk amongst the Cult, bolstering your influencing, and ego for a time.
Omniscience
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH OMNISCIENCE <ACTIVE|INACTIVE> |
| Essence: 5,000 (50 per minute upkeep) Member Requirement: (Cult Leader Only) |
Beseech your God to allow your perceptions to expand across the known multiverse, allowing you to hear anything spoken on all known aethers.
TrueSermon
| Syntax |
| VENERATE <patron> WITH TRUESERMON |
| Essence: 35,000 Member Requirement: 2 (Avatar can cast alone) |
Expand your presence throughout the realm of your God, through your cult's altar, and allow all loyal to Them to hear your inspiring words of your Divine's glory. For a time after such a sermon, the inhabitants of the realm shall be stronger, driven by purpose and devotion.