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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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 EGO
Conflicts
Other gods: Hethar Karad, Vashanka, Cthulhu
Evil: WoV
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.
Quests: Before even being considered for a promotion, an Aedarene must perform a task befitting the rank they aspire to. Phyrra will give you a hint.
Time: The base maximum time between promotions assuming you already meet requirements is 3 days per rank, which can be reduced by "Gaining Aeda's Favour," a.k.a. killing undead and healing/curing people with the "Light of Aeda" and similar benisons. This reduction increases the more often you get the message, but based on diminishing returns. The more often you get favor, the greater total reduction, so go out there and GET THAT FAVOUR!
Skills: In order to advance in rank, the Aedarene must have the necessary skills to actually use at least one of the benisons they wish to access. This means meeting the combined unmodified Theurgy/Invocation/Piety breakpoints for higher tier benisons, and possibly one or more of the required Turgies or Phrastys.
Aedarene Promotion Info Dump from Marcosy
Requirements:
Rank 2 (Celebrant): At'lordrith's Riddle, 3 days of devotion, ~300 points among T/I/P
Rank 3 (Hierophant): Remedios's Tree, 6 days of devotion, ~500 points among T/I/P
Rank 4 (Elder): Slay the Crimson Druid, 9 days of devotion, ~750 points among T/I/P
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
Divine Gifts
Upon reaching the rank of Elder, the 'you sense Aeda is pleased with your actions' message has a chance to be accompanied by one of the following effects:
1: Grace Refill. Aeda will refill your reserves of goetic energy for free, so you can keep healing your heart out. (or pounding those undead abominations)
2: EXP. this can be anywhere between a little exp (10k at level 66) to a LOT of exp (110k+ at level 60)
3: Buffs. Aeda wants you to keep going! +250 to all specified stats. lasts for a *long* time.
4: Lives. Aeda wants you to not stay dead! you get a life.
5: Attributes. Aeda wants you to keep improving! you get PERMANENT ATTRIBUTE MODIFIERS.
6. Skill Training. 'You feel your knowledge of psychology, anatomy, empathy, and keraunaturgy being divinely enhanced.'
Restrictions
Definitely some armour restrictions, can't find anything other than leather to wear.
I killed someone, and cast Raise Dead thinking it would be like a zombie friend, but it came right back to life as an enemy and I killed it again, thus: You sense that Aeda is angered by your slaying of Clajel after your previous exhortation to return her to life. You feel a sense of failure. You are spiritually disjoined, and cannot will benisons in such a state. After ten minutes or so though: You feel Aeda restoring Her power to you once more, accompanied by a sense of hope that you have learned from your
