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''This page is about the Godly form of essence. For other uses of ''essence'', see [[Essence (disambiguation)]].'' | :''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 | '''Divine essence''' is a quantified manifestation of Divine being. It is what gives the Divine authority over their realm as well as the power to punish and favour [[mortal|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 (Elder God)|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". | 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== | ||
Offering corpses and [[gold]] to your chosen Divine | Offering corpses and [[gold sovereigns|gold]] to your chosen Divine raises that God's essence and allows Him or Her to do many things. | ||
Offering consists of three steps: | Offering consists of three steps: | ||