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'''Divine essence''' is what gives the Divine the power to punish and favor mortals. Only certain [[Divine_Order|Order]] members and the | ''This page is about the Godly form of essence. For other uses of ''essence'', see [[Essence (disambiguation)]].'' | ||
'''Divine essence''' is a quantified manifestation of Divine being and is what gives the Divine the power to punish and favor mortals, amongst other things. For example, this most unearthly "substance" is responsible for the actualisation of new [[Gods]], as when [[Neraeos]] absorbed the essence of His father [[Caspian]] to become the new God of the Sea, or for powerful acts of genesis, as when the essence of [[Gaia]] and [[Twilight]] was imbued to a [[:category:forests|forest]] to lead to the creation of [[Darkenwood]]. | |||
Only certain [[Divine_Order|Order]] members and the Divinities Themselves may know exactly how much essence a God has, but anyone can contribute essence to any chosen God. This is usually done via a shrine and is called "offering". | |||
==Offering== | ==Offering== | ||
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Offering consists of three steps: | Offering consists of three steps: | ||
# Kill [[denizens]] or | # Kill [[denizens]] or [[creatures]] for their corpses or obtain gold. | ||
# Find [[shrines]] of the | # Find [[shrines]] of the God you wish to make an offering to. | ||
# OFFER <object> and your offering will be taken. | # OFFER <object> and your offering will be taken. | ||
Different types of offerings will be worth different amounts of essence. For example, offering a [[Pixies|pixie]] and a [[Mountain lions|mountain lion]] will give different amounts of essence. Generally, more powerful creatures will be worth more Divine essence. | |||
==Defiling== | ==Defiling== | ||
Defiling is the process of destroying a | Defiling is the process of destroying a God's shrine. Destruction of a God's shrines lessens the opportunities for which essence can be contributed. Please use the utmost caution when defiling shrines, as the Order members and Divine will be immediately notified and may have the right to slay you. To do this, OFFER <object> TO DEFILE at a shrine. | ||
[[Category:Religion]] | [[Category:Religion]] |