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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 Divine Themselves may see exactly how much essence they have; however, anyone can contribute essence to their chosen Divinity.
''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 get gold.
# Kill [[denizens]] or [[creatures]] for their corpses or obtain gold.
# Find [[shrines]] of the Divine you wish to make an offering to.
# 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.


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.
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 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.
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.


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