Divine essence is what gives the Divine the power to punish and favor mortals. Only certain Order members and the Divine Themselves may see exactly how much essence they have; however, anyone can contribute essence to their chosen Divinity.
Offering
Offering corpses and gold to your chosen Divine is what raises Their essence and allows Them to do many things.
Offering consists of three steps:
- Kill denizens or get gold.
- Find shrines of the Divine you wish to make an offering to.
- OFFER <object> and your offering will be taken.
Please note that different types of denizens will be worth different amounts of essence. For example, offering a rat and a pixie will give different amounts of essence. Generally, more powerful denizens will be worth more Divine essence.
Defiling
Defiling is the process of destroying a Divine's shrine. Although the Divine does not lose essence directly from defiling, it costs nearly 200,000 essence to raise a shrine and sanctify it to full power and size. This means that you are indirectly costing the Divine essence. Please use the utmost caution when defiling shrines, as the Order members and Divine will be immediately notified and have the right to slay you if you continue the process.