Aedarene
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The Aedarene are a group of priests who worship and do the bidding of Aeda, the Earthmother.
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-%) The Aedarene (%-
You are one of the Aedarene, a devoted worshipper of Aeda who has been entrusted with her
grace and a small fraction of her power.
Aeda the Earthmother, the goddess of life and healing, has heard your supplication to aid
in her work and has chosen you to be one of her favored instruments upon Aedaris. Blessed by
her grace, it is your joyous duty to carry out her will in the world of mortals, bringing life
and healing to those who need it and pruning the garden of the world of those weeds which
infest it wheresoever you may find them.
The Aedarene are different from most other priests and magi in that they are not merely
granted the ability to request divine actions from Aeda, but are instead directly invested
with small portions of her power. Through heartfelt prayer to Aeda and rigorous study of her
tenets, the Aedarene receive benisons of Aeda's grace which fill their bodies with holy
energy.
This energy can be spent to create magickal effects in the mortal world, manifesting
Aeda's divine will through acts of one's own willpower. These acts, known as "benisons", are
specific and rigorously defined effects that Aeda entrusts to her clergy, provided that She
judges them both worthy and capable of controlling the forces required to produce the
benison's effects. The ritual of prayer to Aeda performs a critical role in the process; type
'help benisons' for more information.
The Aedarene are also blessed by Aeda with the additional minor power to communicate
regardless of distance or language via the 'aedarene' communication channel.
Joining
The Aedarene guildhall is in the Temple of Aeda. The guild master is Phyrra.
To join, say "I pledge myself to Aeda" in Anglic, or any other language she might know.
You are now a first-degree specialist in goetic investiture (Bonus), invocation, piety, and theurgy.
1 WIL, 2 CHA
The Ritual of Prayer to Aeda
The command 'perform ritual of prayer to Aeda' prompts a sentence completion mini game. Random verses from the guild's hymnbook are presented, where the final word must be subvocalized.
- Example:
- O Aeda, we sing praises to you, who is the voice of the...
- the correct command would be 'subvocalize trees'
The prayer will time out in a failure state if you do not complete any of the verses correctly.
The prayer will time out in a partial win state if you complete one or more verses correctly.
The prayer will end in a win state if you complete all of the verses correctly.
successful completion of verses replenishes goetic energy
Benisons
Those faithful who have been granted the honour of being invested with Aeda's power have
the capability to bring forth expressions of Aeda's will into the mortal world, via a process
known simply as 'benisons'. This process is twofold: first, the Aedarene performs the ritual
of prayer to Aeda. By reciting Her mantras and focusing on their worship of Her, the
supplicant is filled with an infusion of grace directly from the Goddess Herself, empowering
them with goetic energy.
Second, the supplicant uses such energy to will benisons within the limits of what
expressions of power Aeda has granted to the supplicant. Although Aeda's repertoire of
benisons granted to Her clergy is vast, the direct nature of control over the power unleashed
renders the instrument, rather than Aeda Herself, responsible for controlling and directing
the forces involved. As a result, Aeda bestows and withdraws access to benisons on a
case-by-case basis, judging an individual's worthiness and capability with a particular
benison based on their skills and behavior. Aedarene who master a challenging skill or
complete a heroic act may find themselves empowered by Aeda to perform greater benisons than
the rank-and-file of Her clergy.
Some advanced benisons require energies other than standard goetic energy, but through
Aeda's grace these energies can be transubstantiated directly from goetic energy if the
supplicant's stores of the desired energy are insufficient. The greater the supplicant's
skill in transmuting these energies, the more efficient the conversion will be.
[ OOC Note: Benison processes are case-sensitive where the name of Aeda is concerned -- it
is considered improper to refer to Her with lower-case letters, and benison invocations which
do not properly capitalize Her name will generally be ignored by Her will. In order to limit
failed invocations, it is recommended that you designate aliases for the process of willing
your benisons. Type 'help set alias' for more information. ]
Benison Types
The benisons granted by Aeda to her clergy are generally categorizable by type of effect
produced when the benison is willed. Most benisons of the same type use similar types of magickal
or otherwise specialized knowledge, meaning that most Aedarene will tend to specialize in one or a
small number of types of benison. These specializations become increasingly pronounced with the
higher-tier benisons, which can require near-total devotion to a particular school of study for
Aeda to deem the supplicant worthy of being entrusted with such powers.
The benison types known to you are cure, enchant creature, heal, summon creature, summon
effect, and teleport.
Cure: Benisons of this type typically enact a curative influence upon a specified creature --
specifically, the removal of a negative influence or condition.
Enchant Creature: Benisons of this type typically place a magickal effect or enchantment upon
a living creature, which can be either beneficial or detrimental in nature.
Heal: Benisons of this type typically heal physical or spiritual harm to an individual,
restoring health and life up to and including the resurrection of the deceased.
Summon Creature: Benisons of this type typically conjure a living creature, which generally
regards the summoner positively. Such creatures may be temporary or permanent in nature, and may
be either summoned from another location or wholly created anew.
Summon Effect: Benisons of this type typically conjure a magickal effect, which persists
independently of its creator's will. Such effects may be transient or instantaneous, but may also
be temporary or permanent in nature, and may have a large variety of potential functionalities.
Teleport: Benisons of this type typically teleport a creature or object, most often the
benison's creator, to another location. This teleportation may be instantaneous or circuitous,
depending upon the nature of the teleportation effect and the distance or trajectory of the
teleportation path.
Ranks
The command to advance in rank is saying, "I submit myself for promotion" while you're at Phyrra.
[2016 Jan 14 16:48] ~Aedarene Prophet Marcosy~ did i see you had a question about Aeda Favor?
[2016 Jan 14 16:49] ~Aedarene Novice Letecia~ yeah... just one: how many times do you need to see that green message for each rank?
[2016 Jan 14 16:50] ~Aedarene Novice Letecia~ or is that not what I'm missing to get my first promotion? idk...
[2016 Jan 14 16:50] ~Aedarene Prophet Marcosy~ the way that message works is that when you promote, you have a fixed timeout until your next promotion on top of your quest and skill requirements
[2016 Jan 14 16:51] ~Aedarene Novice Letecia~ oh.
[2016 Jan 14 16:51] ~Aedarene Prophet Marcosy~ each time you get a green favor message, your fixed timeout is reduced by a number
[2016 Jan 14 16:51] ~Aedarene Novice Letecia~ ooooooooooooooooooooooh.
[2016 Jan 14 16:51] ~Aedarene Novice Letecia~ the timeout... I remember Zafyr saying it was one day, is that accurate?
[2016 Jan 14 16:51] ~Aedarene Prophet Marcosy~ which fluctuates based on how long it's been since you received your last message.
[2016 Jan 14 16:52] ~Aedarene Prophet Marcosy~ it's three days per rank
[2016 Jan 14 16:52] ~Aedarene Novice Letecia~ ok.
[2016 Jan 14 16:52] ~Aedarene Novice Letecia~ thanks
[2016 Jan 14 16:52] ~Aedarene Prophet Marcosy~ so Novice->Celebrant is 3 days, Celebrant->Heirophant is 6, and Hierophant->Elder is 9.
[2016 Jan 14 16:52] ~Aedarene Prophet Marcosy~ the more favor you earn, the more that is reduced, to a minimum of half
[2016 Jan 14 16:52] ~Aedarene Novice Letecia~ assuming you meet all the skill and quest requirements on time.
[2016 Jan 14 16:52] ~Aedarene Prophet Marcosy~ sure
[2016 Jan 14 16:55] ~Aedarene Prophet Marcosy~ the amount of reduction earned is based on how often you earn it, so that if you earn favor once per hour, the reduction is about an hour. If you earn it every half-hour, the reduction is slightly more than half an hour, and so on. If you earn it every minute, that's the fastest possible reduction but also the smallest total reduction per point
[2016 Jan 14 16:55] ~Aedarene Prophet Marcosy~ which basically means you should try to earn favor about once per hour at minimum but earning it faster grants a slightly larger total reduction
[2016 Jan 14 16:57] ~Aedarene Prophet Marcosy~ oop, i take that back, there is also a check for Daily
[2016 Jan 14 16:58] ~Aedarene Prophet Marcosy~ so if you earn 1 favor per day you will basically cut your time in half, if you earn one favor per hour you will cut it down to approximately 1/3, and if you earn favor every minute you could potentially reduce it to 0 in realtime
[2016 Jan 14 16:58] ~Aedarene Novice Letecia~ fun...
[2016 Jan 14 16:58] ~Aedarene Novice Letecia~ well, I don't think I can do it once per minute...
[2016 Jan 14 16:58] ~Aedarene Novice Letecia~ lol.
[2016 Jan 14 16:58] ~Aedarene Prophet Marcosy~ earning favor more than once per hour is pretty difficult though
[2016 Jan 14 16:58] ~Aedarene Novice Letecia~ I noticed.
[2016 Jan 14 16:59] ~Aedarene Novice Letecia~ any more info, or shall I finish dumping it into the wiki?
[2016 Jan 14 16:59] ~Aedarene Novice Letecia~ oh,
[2016 Jan 14 16:59] ~Aedarene Novice Letecia~ one more question: what are the skill requirements for each rank?
[2016 Jan 14 17:00] ~Aedarene Novice Letecia~ the wiki has the quests.
[2016 Jan 14 17:00] ~Aedarene Prophet Marcosy~ that's kind of fuzzy on purpose, but basically it should be roughly analagous to the skill requirements for common benisons of that tier
Quest Requirements:
Rank 2 (Celebrant): At'lordrith's Riddle
Rank 3 (Hierophant): Remedios's Tree
Rank 4 (Elder): Slay the Crimson Druid
Hymnbook Text
The writing is in Anglic, and reads: O Aeda, we sing praises to you, who is the voice of the trees As the earth of the world is your flesh, so are we your hands As the air of the world is your breath, so are we your words As the waters of the world are your blood, so are we your pain O Aeda, we sing praises to you, who is the bones of the world Though your work is dangerous, we shall not fear Though your tasks are difficult, we shall not shirk Though your edicts are firm, we shall be gentle Though your will is eternal, we shall strive to live freely Through your patience, we are made worthy of your grace Through your wisdom, you safeguard us from our ignorance Page Two: Through your kindness, you forgive us our failings O Aeda, we sing praises to you, who is the kiss of the wind From the East, I seek the lessons of childhood From the South, I seek the ways of questioning From the West, I affirm my responsibility and duty From the North, I look for the strength of balance O Aeda, we sing praises to you, who is the embrace of the ocean In life, we are given grace In living, we are given purpose In dying, we nourish those who follow As you are, so shall we ever be, together as a spiral Page Three: From the first day to the last, while the world remains
