[✓] [Magic Lore] The Clerics of Tahariae

[Johann 2498]

 

 Tʜᴇ Cʟᴇʀɪᴄꜱ ᴏꜰ Tᴀʜᴀʀɪᴀᴇ

 

Oʀɪɢɪɴ 

To err is to be mortal. To forgive, divine. No Aengul espoused this more than Tahariae, the Staglord, Aengul of Purity and Justice, and it is perhaps his forgiveness which makes him among the most empyrean of the Above. Since genesis he has been considered to be the Creator’s purest shard, His shining star, and there was nothing Tahariae desired more for the world than to return to his father’s naturalborn antiquity. 

 

In this pursuit, he found like-minded brotherhood in Xan and Zechaerel, the old triumvirate. Where Xan and Zecharel dispensed with unwavering convictions their Order and Justice, Tahariae was the gentle guiding hand of Purity. As prophet and purifier, Tahariae’s benevolence was far from naivete, for he held equal-measured zeal for their divine mission.

 

Stoked by the Archdaemon’s revolt Zechaerel eventually fell victim to his own domain, regressing into single-minded obsession over Justice that soon caused him to be at odds with Xan, and eventually fall to Iblees himself. Zechaerel’s fault became Tahariae’s solemn gain, and he inherited his Gilded Court, joining Purity with Justice. The Aengul retained his identity but gleaned from this melding a truth in Zechaerel’s madness: the Gods were fallible, and even they were not above Justice. 

 

Tahariae knew from this that one day he would need to take up a greater mantle, however centuries passed and he remained in his Brother’s shadow, fearing the consequences of his own change. In spite of his reluctance, Tahariae’s hand has historically been forced a few times: against the Archdaemon Iblees, against the Black Drake Setherien, against the Elder Aengul Gazardiael. Even so, his impact and following on the world was always eclipsed by Aeriel’s Ascended and Xan’s paladins who flourished far more than his clerics, and their triumphs would give rise to his greatest mistake, complacency.  

 

Whether it was fear, blind faith or truly a product of his complacence, what is true is that Tahariae eventually failed his beloved brother when it mattered most, against his sworn enemy - the Archdraakar Azdromoth. His price was bitter, and for this he paid thricefold: 

 

He lost the Vehement Eye - the last of his clerics,

 

He lost Sordran - his greatest mortal asset,

 

And ultimately, He lost Xan.

 

As Azdromoth ravaged Xan’s corpse and claimed his divine shard Tahariae was deprived of the mercy of bereavement. Unable to even be there upon his brother’s dying breaths, the cosmos shook at the upheaval of order, and Tahariae was left in a sobering revelation - his weakness had killed Xan, and now he was truly alone.

 

Overcome by shame, remorse, and melancholy, Tahariae wept. Within a secluded grove sequestered in the immaculate forests of his realm he mourned the death of his brother for years in solitude. Aengulic tears of silver flowed endlessly, and from this divine ichor crystallized a golden birch-tree in remembrance, bearing the perfect solar symmetry of order. His only respite came from spurning himself into a deep state of meditation, the closest thing to “sleep” a divine could fathom, and during this time he dreamt a long dream which returned the mortal experience to his revelatory mind. 

 

He saw the world continue its decay after the fall of Mathic. Disease, suffering and famine remained rife, while dark and daemonic scourges continued to fester in the absence of light. The high court of Aenguls on the other hand, declined. His brethren, either fearful, distracted or wayward, remained woefully absent upon the world, even as Ixris’ ilk continued their climb and a new Daemon ascended to the heavens.

 

At this, Tahariae reimagined his ideals once more - a world of purity, laws and legalism. One that was free of sin and unsullied by the corrupting touch of the dark, daemonic and without need of the divine. As the last man standing, it would be his duty to carry the legacy of his fallen brother, and ultimately the will of the Creator himself.

 

Awakening from his revelations Tahariae acted decisively, knowing the necessity of his interference. Across the mortal realm he empowered the remains of his following, bestowing to them his Revelations of Purity. And to prevent the languishing decadence of the past, this restoration would be one defined by laws, where all clerics would follow the Gilded Codex of his decrees and only the most just, devout, and steadfast of his following would be granted the full grace of his divine light. 

 

Now, Tahariae, and his clerics inherit a mantle forged not only of Xan’s memory, but by the failings of every Aengudaemonica which came before. Zechaerel’s madness had truly precipitated to a harsh reality: 

 

The Gods were indeed fallible, and Tahariae would be the Justice and Purity the world needs. 

The Gilded Codex

Distilled from the annals of the Gilded Court, the Gilded Codex is a code of law known innately to all Clerics of Tahariae when they are connected. Tahariae has learned from the past failures of his clerics that purity without justice is reckless abandon, and to properly dispense his purity upon the world requires commandments. He needs clear dogma for his followers and this is that dogma.

 

Definitions of Impurity

For the just and righteous deliverance of purity and justice, the following definitions of impurity shall be understood by every cleric as follows:

 

The Pure:

Mortals whose souls remain untampered and unblemished by taint, remaining as nature has intended them to be. Protect and cherish them, for they are natives of the world. 

 

This includes:

» Descendants, Misc Magic-users, Seers, Barrowborn

» Natural Constructs: Sorvians, Non-Soulbound Golems, Automatons

 

OOC Explanation: 

Spoiler

» The Pure, once known as the 'Grays' in the scriptures of his brother, include any pure souls that have not undergone transformation, tampering and remain in their natural state, as well as any miscellaneous magic-users that naturally draw power from the world. 

» Tahariae sees the Pure as his greatest responsibility to protect and preserve because they are the natives (and the eventual inheritors) of the mundane world. 

» As a result of Vaasek’s obfuscation, Seers are included in this tier despite Tahariae’s scorn for the machinations of Daemons. 

 

The Blemished:

Beings who have suffered the blighting touch of the dark and daemonic, the void, are followers of aenguls, or are otherwise complicit in and capable of corruption. Scrutinize and question them of their intentions, as they hold the unsprouted seeds of impurity.

 

This includes:

» Holy-Deific MAs: Druids, Shamans, Templar, Palmreader 

» Voidal Mages

» Cursed Beings: Cursed Children

 

OOC Explanation:

Spoiler

» The Blemished are a category of neutral-stance for clerics. They are considered as being those who have begun tapping into impurity without any permanent soul-alterations, or have been circumstantially cursed, but still not innately compelled to corrupt and do evil.

» The Blemished straddle the line of the pure and the impure, and like any impartial justice Tahariae would not hesitate to mark them a threat should they reveal themselves to be agents of corruption. As such, like Apostates they too suffer the greater and empowered effects of many cleric spells.

 

The Apostate:

Impure souls who have embraced ruin in full: those who are an affront to the natural order, those who have undergone irrevocable alteration of their soul, and those in direct service of the dark, the daemonic, and the Void. They are the enemies of purity, and judgement must be passed upon them.

 

Any of the Blemished who have erred to the side of the Apostate shall be considered among their kind.

 

This includes:

» The Daemon Azdromoth and his followers: Heralds and Nephilim.

» Dark CAs: Ghouls, Darkstalker, Draugar, Inferi, Ghosts, Liches, Eidola, Lesser Undead (Ghouls, Necromantic Summons, Mystic Tyking/Expulsion), Wights, Corcitura, Lycanthropy, Moroi

» Dark MAs: Necromancers, Naztherak, Mystics, Blood Mages 

» Beast CAs: Kharajyr, Hou-zi, Musin, Wonk

» Holy-Deific CAs: Treelords, Sprites, Epiphytes, Djinn, Mori'Quessir

» Voidal CAs and the Void-tainted: Voidstalkers, Atronachs, Voidal Horrors, Voidal Scions

» Alchemical and Worldly Abominations: Homunculi, Machine Spirits, Klones, Soulbound Golems

» Greater Dragonkin: Dragons, Dragaar, Drakes, Drakaar
 

OOC Explanation: 

Spoiler

» The Apostate are defined as any form of CA from any magic possessing an altered soul, or alternatively, serve the dark or the daemonic directly. Beings that escape or severely warp the natural order, such as alchemical abominations and voidborn, and use magics that are cosmologically profane are also included. Soul-warped beings that result in irrevocable alteration of the 'body' are considered Apostate.

» Tahariae sees the Apostate as a direct threat to the purity of the world and beings to be cleansed accordingly. As such, they suffer the greater and empowered effects of many cleric spells.  

 

 

Article 1: Tenets of Purity

 

1. Adhere the notion of purity above all else. The world shall be as I intended it to be - without sin, suffering, and cleansed of the corrupting touch of the Apostate.
2. Maintain personal sanctity. There is no greater injustice than sullying your own purity as its deliverer. Collusion with the Apostate and the squandering of your gifts as petty indulgences shall be met with my justice.
3. Be merciful to the repentant. Where there is penance there is a path to redemption, lest their sins be deemed too great for such.

 

Article 2: Administration of Justice

 

1. Deliver purity through legalism and justice. As my judge you must render verdicts without prejudice and interpret according to my will. The agents of all Aenguls shall too be judged by the law. 
2. Preserve worldly collaboration. Engage with your descendant brethren with a spirit of collaboration, so that they may flourish in harmony. 
3. Destroy the unrepentant. Agents of taint who are set on their ways shall be cleansed, for they are irredeemable. 

 

Rᴇᴅʟɪɴᴇꜱ:

Spoiler

⬢ The Gilded Codex is innately revealed by Tahariae to all clerics upon connection, and is considered by all means and purposes a legally binding code of law to be adhered to. There is an expectation that any failure to adhere to this dogma should be shunned, punished and worse cases: removed.  

⬢ Although the enforcement of this legal code is entirely cultural, clerics themselves understand the divine significance of these revelations and suffer great moral guilt should they conduct any activity clearly violating any of these tenets. The order of operations is considered to be in descending order, meaning clause 'a' supercedes 'c' in priority.

⬢ The delineations of impurity DO NOT grant a cleric innate knowledge of the CAs and MAs included - they only become aware of the broad definitions that classify a given creature’s purity. No metagaming.

⬢ The definitions of impurity are NOT a list of enemies for clerics to seek out beyond the Apostate, who embody the blight Tahariae loathes. Even so, it is up to roleplay for clerics to decide ‘who’ their enemies are. 

⬢ As defined in Vivification lore, 'Barrowborn' are those naturally gifted with the sight of Vivification.

⬢ APOSTATES and THE BLEMISHED suffer the greater, searing effects of Tahariae’s light as explained in section [Light and Ichor]. 

⬢ The Cleric requires clear and indisputable awareness of the target’s nature for any of these definitions to be applicable in any form. For the case of Apostates, suspicion alone does NOT cause the Tahariae’s light to manifest its greater effects, and their Apostate nature must be clearly visible through magic or outward manifestation for these effects to apply. For the purposes of mechanics this will be known as a “Revealed Apostate.”

⬢ The Gilded Codex is malleable to Tahariae’s will, and should any future deities, magics or creatures reveal themselves to be threats to natural purity they may be added as Apostates to the Codex with ST managerial approval. 

⬢ Any mention of ‘IMPURE’ in the lorepiece refers to the Blemished and the Apostate as a collective, i.e. those affected by the holy effects of Tahariae's light.

 

Eᴍɪꜱꜱᴀʀɪᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ Sᴛᴀɢʟᴏʀᴅ: Cʟᴇʀɪᴄɪꜱᴍ Exᴘʟᴀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ

Clerics are the mortal agents of Tahariae, Aengul of Purity and Justice. Though their numbers have dwindled over the centuries, Tahariae’s emboldened stance and resurgence is an action born out of necessity against the growing corruption of the world. They are deliverers of the Staglord’s greatest vision and divine plan for creation: a return to mundanity, and to draw upon his power is to righteously judge the world for its crimes and exercise his purity. 

 

» Clerics are bestowed a direct connection to Tahariae as their patron Aengul, and are duty-bound by the Gilded Codex to uphold his purity and justice. As a microcosm of his divine will upon the world they are therefore expected to mantle these ideals entirely.

 

» Clericism is a [3] slot holy-deific [MA] with compatibility guidelines as follows:

» Descendants, Seers, and Barrowborn may take up Clericism without repercussions. This includes any hybrid descendant races. Those formerly scorned and disconnected from a holy-deific magic are ineligible.

» Soul-warped CAs such as Machine Spirits, Klones and Azdrazi are incompatible with Clericism.

» As a deific magic, Clericism requires a greater soul. Therefore lesser soul CAs such as Musin and Sorvians, and artificial Daemonic souls such as Kharajyr and Hou-Zi are incompatible with Clericism.

 

» The magic of Clericism draws upon two resources from Tahariae, his light and his ichor, and is divided into three sections:

» Priest Healing: Tahariae’s clemency, Priest Healing spells are non-combative healing spells that embody the Staglord’s benevolence and empower clerics to mend the broken and cleanse blights. Priest Healing spells do NOT consume any of a Cleric’s casting resources, and instead have a limited amount of uses per day.

» Incantations: Tahariae’s justice, Incantations are the combative sect of Clericism which allows Clerics to dispense his purity through blessings, protective spells, and calling upon miracles to purge  injustice. Incantations consume a cleric’s resources in the form of Zeal, casting charges which determine the number of spells they may cast in a given encounter.

» Rituals: Greater non-combative rituals that enable clerics to pass judgements upon the Apostate, absolve the fallen and purge greater forms of corruption. 

 

» As they mantle the Staglord’s empyreans and judges, clerics may not adorn anything greater than light armor to use Tahariae’s blessings. Their strength and stamina remain baseline as Clericism is by nature uncorrupting. Unlike other deific magics, Tahariae's light is innately more potent in nature and has a greater intensity upon the soul, necessitating light-armor at MOST for it to be harnessed without restriction. Akin to a fire in a box, any further adornments suffocate its radiance and prevents connection.

 

» Clerics are holy casters and thus possess a mage-like connection to Tahariae. Their connection carries over across spells, however they lose focus if they are struck by a direct blow, namely blunt force equivalent to a club, sharp cuts that draw blood, loud and blaring noises and thanhic poisoning. Thanhic poisoning causes a cleric to remain disconnected until the end of an encounter. Defensive actions taken by a cleric during spell-cast break spell-charge unless on the final cast emote.

 

» Clerics may use Hallowed Gavels, casting implements that empower their magical connection. Losing physical contact with their Gavel while casting will cause the cleric to be disconnected. This is explained in the subsection [Hallowed Gavels].

The Voidal Fallacy

Tahariae’s light is the incarnation of creation’s purity, harbinger of its order. This lends clerics their greatest strength, the Staglord’s purifying blessing, but also their greatest weakness: a susceptibility to the latent disorder of the Void. Voidal magic in its greater forms unravels the order of creation and as a result reacts destructively with Tahariae’s purifying light as a form of mutual annihilation. 

 

» Should a cleric be directly harmed by a Voidal spell of [T3] and above, their connection to Tahariae is disrupted for [1] emote following impact. Should they be struck by a Voidal spell again in the same encounter, they are disconnected for [1] emote and are required to reconnect in the following emote. All subsequent Voidal spells retain this effect.

» This disruption manifests aesthetically in a variety of ways, such as cracks of light manifesting upon a cleric’s body, cleansing flames escaping their flesh, glistening and golden ichor dripping from their form, and so forth. 

 

» Voidal spells of [T4] and above are effective against a cleric’s blessings, defenses and spells they use upon themselves and their allies, manifesting in the following ways (defined further in their respective spell mechanics):

» They bypass the magical negation against Impures provided by [Beatify] upon allied targets.

» They negate the pain dulling effect of [Preservation] upon wounds healed by the spell.

» They are counted as “physical strikes” to wards and barriers created through [Consecration], breaking through them easier.

 

Rᴇᴅʟɪɴᴇꜱ:

Spoiler

⬢ Clericism is a deific magic that is incompatible with any [CA] and any other class of dark, voidal and deific magic. 

⬢ Clericism as a baseline requires focus to cast, where a cleric must connect and telegraph their spell as described in their respective spell description before casting. 

⬢ Clerics may not perform any actions other than defense during the casting of a spell, and defensive actions all BREAK a spell’s charge unless the spell is already on the cast emote. Spells only consume casting resources upon cast. 

⬢ Any spell disrupted by voidal, physical or distracting means negates its current charge, requiring a full recast.

⬢ Clerics may not wear anything greater than LIGHT ARMOR to use Clericism.

⬢ Any direct blow, defined as blunt force equivalent to a club, sharp cuts that draw blood and similar forces will disconnect a cleric unconditionally. Pure forms of antimagic such as thanhic poisoning will also leave the cleric disconnected for the rest of the encounter.

⬢ Being directly struck by any voidal spell of [T3] or above results in a cleric’s connection being PAUSED for [1] emote and pauses (not cancels) spell charge. Being struck by a voidal spell again in the same encounter will cause them to be disconnected entirely for 1 emote, requiring them to reconnect afterwards. All subsequent voidal spells retain this disconnecting effect. 

⬢ All instances of disconnection via voidal means (as mentioned above) are followed by a [1] emote grace period before connection may be performed again, i.e. a cleric may not reconnect the emote after disconnection.

⬢ In the case of Voidal stream-type spells or sustained AoEs, being struck only constitutes the initial emote which strikes the cleric. Furthermore, Voidal spells that have been augmented to a higher tier of effectiveness via modifiers are also considered spells of that tier. Connection redlines still apply to Clerics remaining in a voidal AoE or stream-spell which are still able to disconnect them normally should it be continuously inflicting pain.

 

Rɪᴛᴇ ᴏꜰ Pᴜʀɪꜰɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ; Cᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ

To bask in purity is to wear it. To deliver justice is to fathom it. The Rite of Purification is the connection ritual of clerics and embodies both these necessities, requiring a form of divine baptism upon the aspirant cleric that passes judgement upon their soul, cleanses them of their impurities and finally illuminates them of Tahariae’s vision and the Gilded Codex. 

 

» The Rite of Purification is a knowledge-locked connection ritual for Clerics which must be performed at a [Temple] of Tahariae, requiring one T5 cleric with a valid [TA]. 

» Knowledge of the Rite of Purification is required for a cleric to obtain a [TA].

 

» The nature of this ritual is freeform and takes place over at least [4] high-quality emotes, with only minimal guidelines that must involve:

 

1 - Kneeling before Tahariae’s light under his witness, pledging allegiance to his name. 

2 - Undergoing the Rite of Purification itself, a painful and searing experience which involves manifesting Tahariae’s ichor and dowsing the aspirant cleric in this divinely blessed water. 

3 - Upon contact, this ichor ignites like fire and vigorously cleanses them of their imperfections and sins, akin to being burned from the core as they form a connection to Tahariae.

4 - Finally, they arise anew as a cleric of Tahariae, illuminated of the laws of the Gilded Codex.

 

» As a deeply spiritual and physically taxing process, the revelations of purity imparted by the rite of purification may be interpreted differently according to the character’s psyche. This may manifest as a vision of the Staglord visiting their mind, an amorphous light illuminating them of the world’s truths, or anything thematic of becoming blessed with Tahariae’s light as they are metaphysically baptized.

Revocation

There is no greater sin than erring against justice as its justiciar. Should a cleric ultimately be deemed unfit to continue wielding Tahariae’s blessing by those who have reached the pinnacle of his ordainments, they may be stripped of his light by means of the Rite of Revocation. 

 

» The Rite of Revocation is a knowledge-locked disconnection ritual for Clerics which must be performed at a [Temple] of Tahariae, requiring three [T5] clerics possessing valid [TA]s. 

 

» This is a freeform ritual which must take place over at least [5] emotes of roleplay, however all rites of revocation must satisfy the following conditions: 

» The cleric to be disconnected is RESTRAINED and unable to resist their punishment. 

» They are brought to a kneel before Tahariae’s light and his pool of reflection in a temple.

» Their light is gradually stripped from their soul as the leading cleric forms a tether between the target’s soul and the pool of reflection, where their blessing is sapped and assimilated with Tahariae’s purifying waters.  

» The disconnected cleric is left bereft of the blessing of purity they once had, experiencing intense discomfort over the following days from their own perceived ‘impurity’ without Tahariae’s cleansing light. Consequences of revocation varies from character to character, and may synthesize in forms of exaggerated guilt for their crimes, a desire to overcompensate for their lack of purity and justice, and so forth.

 

» Clerics that have undergone the Rite of Revocation are forever scorned from their blessing and haunted by Tahariae's judgement, and may never be clerics or take up a holy-deific magic henceforth.

 

Traditionally, the Rite of Revocation has been performed by the remnants of Tahariae’s following across the realms as a form of tribunal. Under Tahariae’s witness, the accused cleric is charged with their crimes before the entire Order. The trial then unfolds, and the accused may speak their own defense, call testimonies with the aid of others and engage in measured rebuttals against the prosecution. Elder clerics with a history of tutelage and seniority (TAs) constitute the “Court” and oversee these proceedings, ensuring that order is maintained within the court throughout its course before ultimately deciding the outcome through a discreet vote. A simple majority entails the accused’s revocation.

 

Rᴇᴅʟɪɴᴇꜱ:

Spoiler

⬢ The Rite of Purification and Revocation are both knowledge-locked rituals that must be explicitly taught to a [T5] cleric and marked on their [MA]. 

⬢ Both of these rites must be performed within a Temple of Tahariae. Connection requires ONE [TA] cleric while disconnection requires THREE. In the case of disconnection, only the leading cleric requires knowledge of the ritual itself. 

⬢ The rite of revocation requires the targeted cleric to be RESTRAINED and unable to resist their punishment, even if they are willing. The minimum amount of restraint required is defined as their hands being bound.

⬢ As always, any form of metaplay or bad-faith roleplay leading up to a disconnection ritual is grounds for punishment and blacklisting through a story and moderation team investigation.

Lɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ Iᴄʜᴏʀ

Clerics weave the dualistic aspects of Tahariae’s light and ichor, which are both manifestations of his divine power as the Aengul of Purity and Justice. 

 

Tahariaean Light is his radiance, embodying both his dispassionate justice and the gentle touch of his purity. This is the light of arbitration illuminating the Gilded Court, which clerics call upon through their connection with their patron to weave their spells. As a conduit of his will LIGHT is antithetical to all forms of corruption unnaturally existent in the world and cleanses it indiscriminately in a searing fashion. Natural enemies of Tahariae’s light include all forms of energy weaved and utilized by the dark and the daemonic such as corrupting lifeforce, all forms of rakir, ectoplasm, Azdrazi magic, and so forth. 

 

As mentioned in The Voidal Fallacy, Tahariaean light undergoes a form of mutual annihilation in presence of greater fonts of Void magic, where it is not an overpowering influence but rather an equivalent one that cancels out its counterpart. The unique nature of this interaction enables Tahariae and his clerics to combat those who have fallen victim to the Deep Void and its very emissaries (Voidal CAs and the Void-tainted), albeit with a mutually defined risk. 

» The mechanical nature of Tahariae’s light is defined in their respective spells, and when manifested in its unharnessed, basic form do NOT provide any combative advantages or enable clerics to “Apostate test.” Furthermore the greater effects of Tahariae’s light requires its intended targets to be indisputably revealed, manifesting clear signs of their magic and/or CA. 

 

Tahariaean light manifests in two hues unique (but not exclusive) to every cleric’s disposition, white and blue:

» White is the archetypical guise of Tahariae’s purity, reserved for those of priestly devotion. Those who bear this light are considered to be faithful, steadfast, and compassionate - believed to be endowed with the divine mission of healing the wounded, consoling the broken and guiding the wayward towards hope and redemption.

 

» Blue is the mantle of Tahariae’s justice, the banner of his Venators upholding his divine law and purging the corruption of the Apostate. Clerics touched by this hue are destined to be his justiciars - impartial, just arbiters of the Gilded Codex and unerring deliverers of its verdicts.

 

Tahariaean ichor is the sacred holy water of Tahariae, a cleansing agent that embodies his divine will in its most permanent and potent form. This permanence comes from light undergoing perpetual refraction within a flowing medium, infusing it with latent divinity. Drawn from the pristine springs of the Gilded Court, harnessing ichor necessitates divine assent and is therefore exclusively used by his clerics for greater, ritualistic purposes. Ichor manifests in the form of radiant, light-infused water shimmering with a pure-white or a candle-yellow glow, and loses its potency upon contact with anything openly impure.

» Unlike light, ichor may not be freely manifested by a cleric due to its narrative significance, and may only be used in its intended rituals where its mechanics are also defined.

Summoning the Light

A cleric has two means of summoning their light: through a prayer dedicated to Tahariae, and what is known as a ‘silent connection’ for clerics [T4] and above.

 

Typically a cleric calls upon their Patron’s light through the use of a prayer, a short phrase dedicated to calling upon the Staglord’s power for their intended purpose. A prayer may be rehearsed or improvised, and may be chanted or whispered so long as a cleric is able to vocalize the words aloud.

 

Upon reaching [T4], a cleric gains an innate attunement to the light, which enables them to perform a ‘silent connection’. A silent connection does NOT require a cleric to vocalize a prayer, and instead simply allows them to will their divine power into being.

 

In both of its forms, as a cleric connects their light emerges with the color of its hue as a radiant glow that surrounds the cleric’s form in one way or another. The aesthetics of this radiance may vary between clerics; one cleric may call upon their light as a Stag-silhouette that drapes over them, while the other cleric may simply have threads of light that surround them. 

Zeal; Clerical Casting Charges

To cast Incantations Clerics draw upon the zealous light of Tahariae within their soul in its most potent and militant form, which increases in debilitating intensity known as Zeal. Harnessing such a concentrated font of divine energy to weave spells is taxing upon the cleric’s physicality and as such limits the spell-uses available to them within a given encounter. 

 

Zeal is considered to be a STACKING effect, and adds up as a cleric continuously channels Tahariae’s power to cast combative spells. Incantations add [1] zeal and miracles, the pinnacle of clericism, add a minimum of [3] zeal. A cleric’s zeal resets to [0] after a combative encounter.

 

The available zeal charges to a cleric are as follows:

 

Tier 1: [0] Zeal

Tier 2: [2] Zeal

Tier 3: [3] Zeal

Tier 4: [4] Zeal

Tier 5: [5] Zeal

 

Hallowed gavels, clerical casting implements, stabilize the volatility of Tahariae’s purging light, and in turn raises their maximum Zeal charges by [+1] Zeal across all tiers.

 

As a cleric accumulates greater amounts of zeal, the light of purity within their soul grows in intensity until it reaches a crippling extent. Beyond half their maximum zeal, a cleric experiences growing fatigue, paired with compounding aches and pains as their light cleanses them from within with its sheer intensity, preventing them from sprinting and melee attacks becoming a struggle. This ultimately culminates in a cleric becoming incapacitated at maximum zeal, preventing them from casting any further spells and rendering them unable to continue battle.

 

[OOC Note]: Zeal is essentially equivalent to the number of spells a cleric can cast MAX during a given combative encounter, and often less should they ever use a miracle (which costs 3 Zeal). 6 basic spells for a T5 cleric with a Gavel, or 1 miracle and 3 basic spells.

 

Rᴇᴅʟɪɴᴇꜱ:

Spoiler

⬢ Tahaeriaean light does not manifest any directly harmful effects until it is woven into the form of a spell. The effects outlined in this section are general descriptions of how light interacts with various magics, and any tangible combative effects are outlined in its respective spells.

⬢ Tahariaean ichor may not be manifested freely by clerics outside of its intended rituals as a result of its divine significance. 

⬢ Should a cleric use a Hallowed Gavel, Zeal is considered to stack on the Gavel FIRST, before the cleric themselves. I.e. If you’ve casted 2 Incantations, you would be at 1 Zeal, or if you’ve casted 1 incantation, then lose contact with your gavel you remain at 0 zeal.

⬢ A cleric losing contact with their Gavel during combat does NOT reset the [+1] Zeal increase it provides for that encounter. Clerics may not "swap" or "cycle" between different Gavels for additional Zeal.

⬢ A cleric may only have ONE Gavel bound to them at a time, cannot share them between clerics, and a new Gavel can only be made should the original Gavel be destroyed or lost.

⬢ Exhaustion is induced by Zeal starting from its halfpoint, or more specifically 1/2/2/3 Zeal for Tiers 2/3/4/5 respectively. This prevents a cleric from SPRINTING, and melee attacks they attempt to make require far more effort than before. This MUST be roleplayed appropriately by clerics as it is otherwise powergaming, i.e. a cleric may not 'walk' [8] blocks instead of sprinting, they are limited to [4] blocks of movement.

⬢ Zeal resets to [0] after every encounter, including the bonus Zeal provided by a Gavel. All Incantations ADD[1] zeal except Miracles, which add a minimum of [3]. Priest Healing spells add NO Zeal.

⬢ A cleric below [T4] requires a SPOKEN prayer to connect to Tahariae’s power. Clerics [T4] and above are able to ‘silent connect’, where this requirement is waived and they may summon their light at will. Both methods of connection require [1] emote.

 

Hᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ Gᴀᴠᴇʟꜱ

Every priest needs their scripture, and every justice, their gavel. Hallowed gavels are clerical casting implements that embodies a sacred union of faith and law, reflecting the dualistic aspects of Purity and Justice championed by the Aengul Tahariae. Gavels are conduits of magic, harnessed by clerics as a vital means of channeling the Staglord’s divine power. They provide a stabilizing force for the zealous light that grows within a cleric as they weave spells, granting them respite from the purging whims of the Staglord’s absolute decrees.

 

Hallowed Gavels are casting implements used as aides by Clerics to fortify their casting pools for casting incantations and miracles. Gavels may come in any form, ranging from tomes, censers, staves, scepters, or even holy symbols. They are often handheld, and may be no smaller than a palm-sized pendant, and no larger than a staff. As an instrument of justice, Gavels may be combative in nature for those of militant inclinations, though they often tend to be objects of religious and priestly significance.

Spoiler

Gavels are often bestowed by clerical teachers as a rite of passage, and may only be created within the premises of a temple of Tahariae once a cleric has reached [T3]. Doing so requires the object to be sanctified by the teacher by immersing and baptizing it with Tahariae’s ichor within the temple’s “Pool of Reflection”. 

 

Gavels then take on a trait which reflects the wielding cleric, manifesting as one of Tahariae’s three aspects. The prayers spoken by the teacher may influence this final aesthetic however it is ultimately determined by the student’s innate nature. All flavor spells provided by the Gavel’s trait may only be used ONCE a day:

 

❖ Insight: Tahariae’s divine foresight, his oft unspoken gift of seeing past the falsehoods of the world. The Gavel faintly pulses with the Staglord’s revelatory light, shining brighter in the presence of knowledge, falsehoods or generally greater truths to be gleaned. 

 

» When willed in EVENT scenarios, antlers of the Stag manifest radiate the glow of the Cleric’s aura as the Gavel glimpses a premonition of the near future, granting the Cleric insight on encroaching threats. Requires ET consent.

 

❖ Authority: Tahariae’s supreme prerogative, the collective authority of the empyrean judges presiding over his Gilded Court. Vestigial of the once-Aengul Zechaerel’s influence, the Gavel constantly emanates a crackling aura of authority akin to a vindictive justiciar.

 

» When used to STRIKE an Impure in a combative encounter, the Gavel emits a stag-staged outline that reminds the Impure of broken oaths and their own moral bankruptcy. This effect is psychological and has no real disruptive effect beyond the physical force of the strike.

 

❖ Radiance: Tahariae’s absolute sanctitude, as throughout heaven and earth, he alone is the most radiant one. Inheriting this trait causes the Gavel to cast no shadow, sources of light nearby appear slightly brighter, and reflections clearer. 

 

» When passively willed in a non-combative scenario the Gavel will emit a light equivalent to a flashlight that is not blinding by any means, lasting [6] emotes.

 

In a scenario where a cleric does not possess a staff-like Gavel, all the actions required above may be replaced by a mundane gesture such as touch, signing the Lorraine, and so forth. This naturally requires the cleric to be holding the Gavel to use its effects.

 

The resulting Hallowed Gavel becomes enchanted with Tahariae’s light, granting it durability equivalent to ferrum, and striking force equivalent to a thematic mace should it be a handheld object. A Gavel raises a cleric's zeal cap by [+1] for casting incantations and miracles. As they represent Tahariae’s austere ideals and desire for purity, Gavels do not have any compatibility with ST materials or any other enchantments. 

 

Gavels possessed by now-PKed and fallen Clerics may be claimed by a Cleric through a free-form ritual, performed either at a temple, or with the mediation of a [T5] Cleric.

 

Redlines

 

• Gavels are ST-signed items that may only be made at a pool of reflection within a Temple by a [TA] cleric for their student. The ritual for creation may be performed once a cleric reaches [T3], and must be taught by a teacher.

 

• Gavels may be no smaller than a palm-sized pendant and no larger than a staff, and may be combative in nature. They are incompatible with all enchantments and may not be stacked with ST materials. The exceptions to this rule is enchantments provided by [Bless], and Lunarite.

 

• For clarity's sake, Gavels are by no means necessary to cast miracles and incantations, and are simply casting aides.

 

• Gavels require touch for any of their beneficial effects to take place. If a cleric’s gavel happens to be something worn, like a pendant, TOUCH is required to channel Tahariae’s divine energy through it, and must be maintained for the full duration of casting.

 

• The extra zeal provided by a Gavel ONLY applies when the cleric is using the gavel to cast, and is not a passive that allows a cleric to wear a gavel and automatically get. Zeal is considered to stack on the Gavel first, before stacking on the cleric.

 

• All flavor spells for the Gavel traits may only be used ONCE a day, and do not generate zeal.

 

• Insight may only be performed with ET consent, and may manifest in any form the ET desires as long as it is some form of premonition for the future. This is NOT a free dodge!

 

• The guilt induced by authority does not have any disruptive effect beyond the literal force of the strike itself.

• Radiance is simply a mundane flashlight, i.e. it does not automatically reveal any hidden creatures unless their lore states otherwise, and may not be used as a blinding mechanism for CRP.

Cʟᴇʀɪᴄᴀʟ Dᴇᴇᴅꜱ

Cognizant of the failings of followings that came before, Tahariae has deemed it so his clerics of today place equal importance on duty as devotion. As such clerics now accrue and gain the blessing of their Lord not through empty vows, but the tangible impacts they make upon the world through their deeds - actions of clerical significance adhering to their divine mission. 

Spoiler

As his paragons of virtue, clerics are expected by Tahariae to perform what is known as lesser deeds, which are generally non-combative and good-aligned actions that embody Tahariae’s clemency. They are the Stag’s antlered mercy and his benevolent intentions for the Pure, encompassing actions that foster hope, resolve minor forms of strife, and leave a positive impact upon individuals and communities. 

 

Though not mechanically binding by any means, all clerics carry an innate calling to perform lesser deeds by the Staglord’s distant yet ever-exacting gaze, believing that it is only through service that they carry their Lord’s blessing. Examples of this may include healing another person, preaching goodwill, acts of benevolence and charity to those in need, mediating small disputes between people, and so forth.

Greater Deeds, and Tahariae’s Favor

The most illustrious of Clerics embody Tahariae’s duty in the world as purifier eternal and arbiter of justice, mantling fully the tenets of the Gilded Codex and proving their faith through confrontations against his scorned Apostate. Greater deeds are the ultimate proof of a cleric’s devotion, and performing these deeds and praying at a temple grants a cleric what is known as Tahariae’s Favor.

 

Available greater deeds to a cleric are as follows:

 

❖ Purging the Apostate: Where a cleric executes an Apostate through a combative encounter and purges them from the world. This includes event encounters against Apostate-classification monsters.

 

❖ Cleansing Corruption: Where a cleric performs [Purity’s Sanction] against a source of blight requiring [3] clerics or above, or performs [Rest in Peace] upon a fallen Blemished or Apostate.

 

Completing a greater deed grants Tahariae’s Favor upon their next instance of praying at a temple or with the mediation of a [T5] cleric. Obtaining this blessing basks a cleric fully in the Staglord’s blessing, which is represented materially in the form of a divine-blessed trinket known as a “Tahariaean Crest”. This item can be any form of accessory or bauble able to be possessed by the cleric, and should be symbolic of the event which granted them this favor, such as a former possession of the Apostate now cleansed, a remnant of corruption now purged, and so forth. The blessing imbued within a Tahariaean Crest lasts 3 month and requires ST signage detailing its expiry, granting a cleric the following effects:

 

❖ Divine Protection: Light armor worn by a cleric will behave as medium armor only when connected to Clericism. As they are granted the full prerogative of Tahariae’s justice, their manifested aura when channeling Incantations and Miracles is always radiant and announces their presence to any impures within a [6] meter vicinity.

 

❖ Virtue: The cleric is granted once-a-day protection from any curses attempted to be applied upon them, cleansed by Tahariae’s light. This includes combative and non-combative curses such as: Naztherak banes, Shamanistic Hexes, Necromantic plagues and blights, Mystic hexes and enervates, and so forth. Curses applied in a combative encounter further dampen the Crest's divinity and applies a [1] week cooldown instead.

 

❖ Absolution: Tahariae’s greater, purifying influence mitigates the curse of Iblees’ latent to a cleric’s soul. All clerics age slower and more gracefully, retaining a youthful appearance even as they age above 30. Any semblance of greed or rage they may feel is tempered from incorrigible banes to manageable emotions, allowing for more measured judgement.

 

❖ Grace: The cleric’s blessed state allows them to cast Priest Healing and Incantations with alterd aesthetic where the cleric may call upon a Judge of Tahariae’s Court to perform the action of the spell; note that this does not provide any mechanical benefits, beyond an aesthetic alteration of how the spell manifests. Tahariaean favor also bestows clerics the sacred authority to wield miracles, the pinnacle of their incantations granted only to those deemed worthy of their patron’s full blessing.

 

» Example: Casting [Sacred Projectile] with Favor allows a cleric to call upon a bow-wielding judge to loose the projectile for them upon the cast emote. 

 

Redlines

 

• Lesser deeds are a thematic description for the sense of duty all clerics bear in service of their patron Aengul Tahariae. How a cleric interprets this innate calling to perform deeds in the world will vary from character to character, but must generally follow Tahariae’s benevolence and goodwill. 
• Greater deeds are direct acts of devotion for clerics to gain Tahariae’s favor. Tahariae’s favor requires the cleric to possess a “Tahariaean Crest”, an ST-signed memento of a cleansing or purging symbolic of the event. Crests are blessed for a period of 3 month from performing the greater deed which must be recorded on a doc. 
• As crests are symbolic of an "event" a cleric may only gain one Crest per greater deed performed in a given event, such as the slaying of a corrupt entity, the cleansing of a blighted region, etc.
• Expired crests lose their blessing and become inert, simply remaining as faintly deific mementos. These do not necessarily have to be redesc-ed and should be roleplaying accordingly past their expiry.
• A cleric may only gain a Tahariaean Crest ONCE a month.
• 'Purging the Apostate' requires the cleric to land the FINAL blow for the Greater Deed to qualify. In ST event scenarios, 'lesser' monsters prior to the main encounter do NOT qualify for this deed.
• Absolution does not provide any real increase to the cleric's lifespan and is an aesthetic effect limited to their appearance.
• The blessing process to obtain a Tahariaean Crest must either be performed at a temple, or by a [T5] cleric. [T5] clerics may act as mediators for other clerics or themselves in the absence of a Temple, though this may only be performed after the END of a combative encounter.
• The divine protection granted by Tahariaean favor ONLY takes effect when a cleric is connected to Clericism. Should a cleric switch to any other magic in combat, divine protection does not apply and a cleric’s light armor will behave as such. 
• Virtue and Absolution are considered passive effects that are always in effect with the possession of a Tahariaean Crest.

 

 

 

Temples

Though Thrym Silverfirst was the first of the Clerics, it was Braxis Silverblade who established the first clerical order in the days of Aegis. Temples have since then been the beacons of Tahariae’s influence upon the world, the clerical equivalent of Malchadiael’s bonfires and Xan’s altars. Enclaves of Tahariae will, they are where his vision of the natural order and divine laws are made a reality upon the mortal plane. The vicinity of a temple shifts towards a natural, “solar symmetry”, where the world eventually appears pure, perfect and free of fault in the Staglord’s eyes, manifesting in ways such as the sun shining brighter, trees turning paler, the air becoming easier to breathe, and so forth. 

 

❖   Temples of Tahariae are structures at least [10x10] meters in size and require ONE [T5] cleric with a [TA] and TWO [T3] clerics (or ONE [T5] cleric) to create. This may only be done so within the bounds of a nation or settlement with their express OOC consent. Tahariae recognizes the importance of descendant collaboration with his clerics to overcome the ever-looming dangers of the dark and terrible, and in turn desires his Temples to embody his benevolent intentions for the world. 

 

The actual form and content of a temple is freeform so long as it remains in line with divine purity and religious significance, however all temples share the following characteristics:

Spoiler

 

Pools of Reflection: Temples have a large basin of Tahariae’s divinely-blessed waters known as a POOL OF REFLECTION, which act as the centerpoint of Tahariae's influence. Constantly illuminated by divine light, these basins are used as a means of purifying rituals and a source of holy water for clerics. Gazing upon a pool of reflection displays its beholder their purest spiritual form, ever impelling them to pursue this ideal. These pools require an ST signature, and may be used as a means of connecting future clerics and communing with the Aengul.

 

❖ The Pools of Reflection may be corrupted and be rendered inert with any [T5] Apostate magic through a freeform ritual. 

 

❖ Tahariaean Ichor within the Pools of Reflection itself imparts a sensation comparable to boiling-hot water to REVEALED Apostates.

 

Holy Water: Any cleric may obtain one count of lesser Tahariaean Ichor from a pool of reflection once per OOC week, as a player-signed item. This process requires a cleric to pray to Tahariae, who grants them his dilute blessing infused within a vial of liquid.

 

❖ A lesser form of Tahariaean ichor within this potion is imbued with a mote of his light - when used upon a revealed Apostate it feels akin to boiling-hot water upon flesh, the effect lasting an emote following initial contact. When used upon the Pure or the Blemished, holy water is capable of healing three minor wounds in a non-combative scenario.

 

Purifying Presence: All moderate wounds and below are passively mended for clerics that rest within the confines of a temple. Conversely, all forms of dark and deific magics are suppressed by a tier and require an additional emote to connect as they feel Tahariae’s light stifling the potency of their magic. If the magic lacks a conventional “T5” (such as Azdrazi), only the latter effect applies. 

 

Sanctums, and the Blessing of Tahariae

Tahariae’s clemency extends far beyond his clerics. As the Aengul of not just Purity, but Justice, he is empathetic to the hardships and struggles of mundane descendant life and extends his blessing to all that are willing. Temples have the option of having public access points in the form of Sanctums, where statues, murals, or other religious icons are openly accessible, akin to a church. 

 

Anyone that performs an act of religious devotion to Tahariae here through a prayer or a small, player-signed offering is granted the Blessing of Tahariae. This is a blessing of light that, when accepted, cleanses negative emotions from the mind and offers a feeling of solace, inspiring a clarity of the heart in the form of positive outlooks and clearer convictions. This effect has a [1] week cooldown, requiring clear roleplay before taking effect. Apostates do not experience this effect, scorned fully by Tahariae who casts an ever-vengeful gaze upon them as if they do not belong.

 

Redlines

 

• Temples are points of Tahariae’s influence on the mortal plane created by clerics with the roleplay consent of the settlement or nation it lies upon. This process is NOT knowledge-locked and requires ONE [T5] cleric with a [TA] and TWO [T3] clerics to create via a freeform ritual once all its requirements have been met. 

 

• A [TA] cleric may only create ONE temple. They cannot make any more unless the current temple is destroyed. 

 

• All temples must have a pool of reflection, and OPTIONALLY, a sanctum. Temples are 10x10 in size at a minimum and 30x30 max, though larger sizes may be negotiated with ST scaling with the number of clerics involved. 

 

• Pools of reflection are considered the center of Tahariae's influence in a temple, require an ST signature and must be mechanically represented as a small build within the temple. The Tahariaean ichor within the pools of reflection may only be bottled by clerics as specified in 'Holy Water', and may not be freely taken, immediately losing potency when separated from its source.

 

• Should a temple be destroyed, the [TA] cleric may repair or recreate the temple’s reflection pool. In the cases where a temple has to be moved, ST management approval is required and the same guidelines and requirements for the new temple apply. 

 

• Lesser Tahariaean Ichor, or 'Holy Water' is a player-signed item comparable to an alchemy potion which may only be made ONCE a week by a cleric as a personal cooldown. This requires [3] emotes to use, and the searing hot-water effect it inflicts upon revealed Apostates is not debilitating in any way, capable of interrupting an attack or disrupting channeling at most. The purifying effects of holy-water only manifest against fully revealed Apostates, and may not be used as a means of spook-testing by pouring it upon suspected individuals or forcing them to ingest it. The creation and collection process for this item from a pool of reflection MUST be roleplayed.

 

• Sanctums must be publicly accessible regions within a temple, and therefore may not be behind mechanically locked doors. As stated in the lore, Sanctums are OPTIONAL, and are not required for a Temple to function.

 

• The healing function of Temples for clerics do not take effect immediately, requiring a few IRP hours of rest and recuperation. Wounds are considered to be stabilized immediately, but require time to fully heal.

 

• The blessing of Tahariae is a purely aesthetic effect that does not cure any existing mental conditions, magical or otherwise. 

 

Priest Healing

Tiers of Wounds:

🜋 Minor Wounds: Scrapes, Bruises and Lacerations. Everyday wounds that do not cause significant impairment.

🜋 Moderate Wounds: Gashes, Cuts, Punctures, Dislocations and Burns. Wounds that are debilitating and  cause moderate impairment.

🜋 Major Wounds: Broken Bones, Impalement, Dismemberment and Mutilation. Wounds that are severely debilitating and can cause permanent impairment or death.

 

Pʀɪᴇꜱᴛ ʜᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ ꜱᴘᴇʟʟꜱ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇ ᴢᴇᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴜꜱᴇ. Aʟʟ ᴇᴍᴏᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴᴄʟᴜꜱɪᴠᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.

Restoration [T1] [Non-Combative]

A simple use of a cleric’s abilities - most relied-upon for everyday blessings and cures. It grows in strength according to the cleric, ranging from soothing cuts to purging magical injuries and reattaching limbs.

Spoiler

Mᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄꜱ:

 

Lesser [T1]

 

The most rudimentary form of Priest Healing, where a cleric calls upon Tahariae’s light in their hands to mend the physical wounds of another. Lesser restoration takes place over [3] emotes and requires the cleric to be within reach of the target they wish to heal, manifesting a divine light that seals wounds upon their body.

Wounds are considered to be healed together at the same time over the duration of the spell, imparting a soothing sensation during its course that dampens pain and stops blood loss. Lesser restoration is wholly ineffectual on blanket wounds such as large burn scars or mutilation, both requiring Greater Restoration to remedy. 

 

[T1]:  The cleric is able to use Lesser Restoration to heal one moderate wound or three minor wounds. [3] emotes.

 

Greater [T3]

 

Upon reaching [T3] a cleric’s restorative light may be summoned in its greater form where they may heal and purify magical wounds, such as those from necromantic draining, khor blades, and naztherak malflame, and mend more severe wounds through threads of light that swathe and stitch them shut like bandages. 

 

[T3]: The cleric is able to use Greater Restoration to purify and remedy wounds of a magical nature, and additionally heal all minor wounds, three moderate wounds or stabilize one major wound. [4] emotes.

 

Ritual [T4]

At [T4], a cleric may perform Greater Restoration as a ritual over [5] emotes to reattach a severed limb by means of the Pools of Reflection at a temple. While held together by Tahariae’s glistening, light-infused waters the limb acclimates over the course of [3] OOC days, gradually mended by divine power during which it is reduced to half-strength. The primary caveat of this is that restored limbs using Clericism retain a lingering figment of the Staglord’s influence, rendering it incompatible with the beneficial effects of Apostate magics or practices such as Tawkin Alchemy. The limb must be represented by an [ST]-signed item detailling these effects. This ritual has a [1] OOC week cooldown for both the cleric and the target, and places the Pools themselves on a [2] OOC week cooldown for this specific use.

 

Use-charges for Restoration per OOC day are as follows:

 

Lesser: [3] uses at [T1], [4] uses at [T2], [5] uses at [T3]

 

Greater: [1] use at [T3], [2] uses at [T4], [3] uses at [T5]

 

Ritual: [1] use per OOC week

 

Both tiers of restoration are wholly incompatible with Revealed Apostates, and may not be used to restore lost limbs or regenerate organs. Using any tier of restoration unknowingly on an Apostate results in the Apostate’s magic being suffocated as Tahariae’s light comes into internal conflict with their impure soul, reducing the tier mastery of the target’s magic by [1] for [1] OOC week. In the cases of CA Apostates lacking tiers, all spells require [1] additional emote to cast.

 

Emote Examples:

 

Lesser:

↭ Fiolr took to a knee before the teary child - victim of a trip into a thorned hedge. “Dry your tears.” he says softly - with a hint of quiet assurance in his tone. “You’ll be alright.” Even as he speaks, the wan light shining through the clouds seems to collect in his open palm, alighting like fire on oil and swiftly covering his figure, creating a multitude of thin, bright rays ranging out from his form. Quietly, firmly, he declares “May Your light fill me, Lord of Purity, that I might do Your will.” 

 

↭ “Here.” He dips a finger into the nimbus of light, then tracing a quick back-and-forth glyph in the air, alike to a knitting pattern - it glows brightly, then dissipates. Even as it does, radiant strings crisscross over the length of the thin, stinging cuts along the child’s arm and knee, creating a cooling, soothing sensation.

 

↭ Briefly, the cuts shone bright and pale against the surrounding skin, the gleaming stitches fading as the small wounds are revealed to have vanished altogether, leaving clean, whole flesh. Fiolr flashes a grin at the little one. “See? We’re here to help.” Standing then, he smoothes out his pristine robe and goes to join the rest of his order, clustered near the gate of the rural town.

 

Ritual:

↭ Kialandi swallows, nervous - not for herself, but rather for her comatose brother, who lay on a stretcher, hastily moved before the Temple’s pools of reflection. “. . .At least they brought your arm with you.” She mutters, knowing that he won’t hear. Steeling herself then, she uncovers one such holy gem, laying aside its silk covering as veins of pure Tahariaen light snake up her arms and around her eyes.

 

↭ The Archpriest goes still, her eyes acquiring a pearly glow, empowered by her connection to the Staglord whose presence seems to fill the room, acknowledging His maimed warrior. Kialandi taps a finger to her brother’s severed right arm, encasing it in a shell of white light.

 

↭ Kialandi’s eyes slide shut as she begins a whispered prayer, beseeching the Staglord to heal, to restore. Her brother’s wayward arm drifts over to his shoulder, aligning with where it once was as the area between shines with blue-white radiance.

 

↭ Briefly, there emerges a light nearly sufficient to blind any observers, fading then into the warrior’s arm - which has reattached to the man in full, muscle fusing with muscle, bone melding with bone, and nerves meticulously repaired and restored. It’s acquired a slightly fairer tone to the rest of the warrior’s body, unaffected by tanning or exposure. Its scars had been wiped clean, calluses removed. Kialandi bows her head then, and finishes her prayer. “. . .So that we may do Your will.”

 

Redlines

 

• Restoration may only be used in a non-combative scenario, requiring [3] emotes for Lesser, [4] emotes for Greater and [5] emotes for ritual restoration. Lesser and greater restoration use Tahariae’s light, while ritual restoration uses Tahariae’s ichor. 

 

• Use-charges for lesser restoration scales from 3-5 times a day from T1 to T3. Greater restoration scales from 1-3 times a day from T3 to T5. Ritual restoration incurs a [1] OOC week cooldown on both the cleric and the target. 

 

• Restoration across all tiers is incompatible with revealed Apostates in any form, and clerics UNKNOWINGLY healing an Apostate, while unfortunate, is possible.

 

• Restoration cannot be used to regenerate organs, restore lost limbs, heal poisons and purge curses. The healing effects of restoration are exclusively physical and only mends physical wounds.

 

• Greater restoration can be used to heal physical wounds with magical properties, such as Darkstalker Khorblades, Necromancer drain scars, Naztherak malflame, and so forth. This is NOT a purge spell, and purging any persisting curses requires [Purity’s Sanction].

 

• For the purposes of convenience, both lesser and greater restoration may be used consecutively. In other words a cleric would not need to charge spell after spell between healing separate wounds, and may do so continuously via one cast (ex. 5 emotes to use Lesser Restoration twice would be reduced to 4, as you consecutively cast). This obviously consumes use charges in the same way as casting them separately.

 

• Ritual restoration requires OOC consent from the target, and requires an ST signed item detailling the side-effects of the restored limb. The ritual places the Pool of Reflection which it has been performed at on a [2] week cooldown which must be tracked via sign. The utilized limb for ritual restoration must also be a recently-severed limb (within a [1] OOC week period), otherwise the appendage is irredeemable and the ritual loses effect.

Rejuvenate [T2] [Non-Combative]

Not all healing concerns that of the flesh - oftentimes, fear and doubt may ail a warrior more effectively than a broken limb or poisoned blade. In such cases, a Cleric may work to remove certain mundane and magical ailments of the mind.

Spoiler

Mᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄꜱ:

Rejuvenate involves a cleric shining Tahariae’s healing light over [3] emotes upon a target, who is graced by his influence and is healed of any wounds beyond physical tangibility. At a baseline, this spell cleanses any mental afflictions both mundane and magical which gradually subside from the target’s mind, replaced with coherence and clarity. Permanent mental afflictions may be temporarily warded off and subsided by this spell for a period of [3] OOC days.

 

Upon reaching [T3] this spell is empowered to allow for the healing of any forms of diseases and poisons both mundane and magical. 

 

Rejuvenate has [2] uses per OOC day, increasing by [+1] until [5] uses at [T5]

 

Eᴍᴏᴛᴇ Exᴀᴍᴘʟᴇꜱ: 

↭ “Hey - I know et’s bad.” Incongruous in the rather seedy-looking tavern, the white-swathed Cleric directed a slight smile towards the drunkard. “Look, I won’ lecture you abou’ drownin’ your sorrows or some such. I mean, I sugges’ y’ stop, but -” Cameron cuts themselves off. “Ach, you’re in nae frame of mind fr’ this.” Ropes of blue light twine themselves around the Cleric’s arms, tying off at their wrists. 

 

↭ A brilliant, singular bead of pale blue shines at the tip of Cameron’s right index finger, casting harsh shadows across the room. Taking a silver-bound book from their belt, the Cleric places the bead on the cover, and watches as it fills the intricate patterns set into their Gavel, causing the book to open, threads of white and blue unspooling from the pages.

 

↭ Cameron gathered several of such threads in a cat’s cradle held between their hands, and carefully lays it over the drunk’s head, as if it were a veil. For a few moments, it glittered in place, before seeping into the man’s mind and body. First of all, it’d cure any mundane or magical sickness - hangover included - and provide respite from any mental afflictions affecting the man. “There. Now we cn’ have a civil conversation, aye?”

 

Redlines

 

• Rejuvenate may only be used in a non-combative scenario, requiring [3] emotes where a cleric shines Tahariae’s light upon a target to cleanse them of their affliction. 

 

• Use-charges for Rejuvenate scales from 2-5 uses per OOC day from T2-T5.

 

• Rejuvenate is only capable of cleansing mental afflictions, poisons and diseases at [T3]. This spell is NOT capable of purging any persisting curses, which require [Purity’s Sanction]. Permanent mental afflictions are only temporarily warded off, and may NOT be purged permanently.

Bless [T3] [Non-Combative]

Tahariae’s blessing may be shared by wielders of His light, allowing cantrip effects to their users as boons for the righteous and protection for the innocent.

Spoiler

Mᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄꜱ:

Clerics may share a fraction of Tahariae’s righteous light within a trinket as a blessing. A remnant of holy alteration once mastered by clerics of old, blessings now are restricted to accessories, baubles and objects no larger than a chestplate. A cleric may only make [1] blessing per OOC month, with blessed items requiring ST signage. 

 

Blessings currently available to a cleric are as follows, inherited from a lineage believed to date back to the halcyon days of the first Clerical Order of Aegis.

 

❖ Thrym’s Piety: 

The item is granted the boundless faith once harboured by Thrym Silverfist for the Staglord, causing it to radiate a gentle, comforting light that fortifies them ONCE against magical curse of dark or deific nature. Over [2] emotes of prayer invoking Tahariae's name, its enchantment can be activated once a day, causing a torch-like glow to emanate from the object as the blessing becomes active for the duration of the encounter (or [1] narrative hour).

 

❖ Purity’s Image:

The item becomes blemishless and emits an aura of purity as it becomes preserved in its optimal condition, rendering it immune to any forms of deterioration or dirtying from gore and grit. This does not increase its durability in any form, though against sources of dark or deific corruption the item is nigh unbreakable.

 

The item rejects any other forms of magical enchantment, and when adorned as an accessory causes any form of bleeding experienced by the bearer to be marginally slowed, their wounds less gorey and brutal. The target still experiences the full extent of pain and is equally susceptible to critical wounds, albeit its accompanying blood-loss takes place slower than it normally would. 

 

❖ Silverblade’s Justice:

The item becomes a reflection of the dogmatic justice championed by Braxis Silverblade, leader of the first Clerical Order. In the face of perceived injustice the item grants the user a clarity of mind which allows them to better distinguish right from wrong. Conforming wholly to the beliefs originally held by the target, the item feels marginally heavier, as if burdened by the weight of justice. 

 

In a combative encounter, the Silverblade's Justice may be called upon via [1] emote of prayer to Tahariae, enchanting the bearer's weapon with an aurum effect of [1] time use. The item loses its blessing following this encounter and becomes mundane, requiring a /use as it is absolved of its duties.

 

Eᴍᴏᴛᴇ Exᴀᴍᴘʟᴇꜱ: 

↭ Hyacinthia clasped both her hands in priestly prayer. She looked over upon the noble knight, who had come to the Tahariaean Temple before an Apostate hunt for the Staglord’s blessing. She acknowledged his vows and uttered. “Blessed Lord of Purity and Justice, I beseech thee this request.. Grant this brave soul the Silverblade’s Justice, so that he may prevail against the dark and terrible.”

 

↭ A divine light shone upon the knight from above, basking him in a silvery warmth. He felt the convictions of a justiciar, a renewed resolve for his coming battle. During this encounter, he would be able to call upon the Silverblade’s Justice over [2] emotes, granting the first successful strike of their weapon an aurum-like effect as it becomes enwreathed in light. This blessing would last [1] OOC day from now.

 

Redlines

 

• Bless may only be used in a non-combative scenario, where the cleric infuses Tahariae’s light within an object for a ‘blessing’ . Though there is no set emote count for this, at least [2] emotes of roleplay are expected for this spell.

 

• All objects imbued with a blessing carry a faint glow as an indication of their divine-blessed nature, any further aesthetics beyond this is left to the cleric’s discretion, such as the object taking up a marblescent appearance, the manifestation of Aengulic runes, and so forth.  

 

• A cleric may only perform [1] blessing every OOC month.

 

• Enchantments provided by Bless are compatible with Hallowed Gavels, and are the ONLY form of enchantment compatible with Hallowed Gavels.

 

• Revealed Apostates may not utilize the active effects of ANY blessings, though this may not be used as a means of metagaming their condition. 

 

• Thrym’s Piety is considered to last ONE combative encounter or ONE narrative hour (whichever comes first), grants [1] time protection against a dark or deific CURSE (defined as a curse) that is attempted to be applied on the target. The torchlight granted by Thrym's Piety is not blinding by any means, and simply acts as an immediate source of illumination.

 

• Purity’s Image used as a blessing does not increase the object’s baseline durability in any form and only grants it resilience against deterioration, dirtying. and dark or deific magic. The slowed bleeding provided by Purity’s Image does NOT grant the target immunity to dying from blood loss or critical wounds, and only slows its effects by an emote. Against items or spells that incur bloodloss such as Blood Magic's weeping weapons or Azhl, the effects are mutually cancelling and results in bloodloss as normal.

 

• Silverblade’s Justice does not influence the target’s pre-existing beliefs in any form, insteading conforming to them to allow the target to better distinguish between what they consider is right or wrong. 

 

• The combative aurum effect provided by Silverblade’s Justice is activated by the target over [1] emote, and provides a [1] time aurum enchantment to the weapon that they are using for that encounter. The item reverts to mundanity after the encounter and must be /used to consume the ST-signature.

 

Iɴᴄᴀɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ

Iɴᴄᴀɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴄᴏꜱᴛ [1] ᴢᴇᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴜꜱᴇ. Aʟʟ ᴇᴍᴏᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴᴄʟᴜꜱɪᴠᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.

Sacred Projectile [T2] [Combative]

To deliver divine judgement unto the Apostate, a Cleric may manifest piercing darts of light to sunder their opponents, or to act in self defence against wayward souls.

Spoiler

Mᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄꜱ:

Sacred Projectile is the most basic combative spell available to a cleric, where they weave Tahariae’s light over [3] emotes into the form of a translucent, shortbow-speed projectile that pierces a target and any semblance of natural armor. Instead of drawing blood this projectile leaves an ethereal and searing wound, akin to a first-degree burn. Sacred Projectile can be held back for [2] emotes before it is considered wasted. This projectile is considered arrow-sized and its form may be aesthetically altered by clerics for the same effects. 

 

At [T4], a cleric may infuse this projectile with either Tahariae’s purity or justice with [1] additional emote for the following effects:

❖ Purity: The projectile becomes ethereal and half-tangible, radiant like the purity it embodies. It loses any semblance of force but purifies anything it touches. This purification manifests as pseudo-abjuration against dark or deific magic it comes into contact with, shearing through and negating any form of protective barrier cast by these magics such as mysticism walling and azdrazi wards. Against revealed Impures it possesses piercing force equivalent to an shortbow, feeling akin to a hot iron.

❖ Justice: The projectile becomes enchanted with scriptures of law, its light volatile and crackling like a persecuting decree. This projectile is tangible and carries force equivalent to a crank crossbow bolt. Targets struck by this projectile become unable to take an offensive action in the next emote as they are fettered by Tahariae’s divine probation.

 

Eᴍᴏᴛᴇ Exᴀᴍᴘʟᴇꜱ: 

↭ Kialandi lifts a hand, her left grasping a staff-like Gavel adorned with a Lightstone fixture shaped alike to a stag’s antlers. Pure, shimmering light of a blanched hue alights her form.

 

↭ “May Your light manifest, Lord of Justice, to defend your holdings - And sunder the Apostate!” Calls the robed Archpriest, a lucent white dart forming in her free hand, snaking veins of silver crawling up her wrist and towards her palm. Kialandi moves now at a walking pace, circling about the courtyard as she assesses the ongoing battle.

 

↭ Tapping her Gavel’s tip against the conjured projectile, Kialandi allows crackling blue energy to lace it, miniscule, glowing text forming at the dart’s centre. “. . .And may Your light cast judgement on the impure.” She adds, clutching the sacred dart and drawing her arm up, as if to throw it.

 

↭ Kialandi’s hand snaps forwards and downwards, releasing the bolt then as it sped towards the Azdrazi’s chest, bearing the speed and force of a crank crossbow’s bolt - it’d cause pain alike to a first-degree burn, and without regard to the Nephilim’s natural armor. Too would chains of blue scripture burst from the embedded projectile, preventing the being from committing an offensive action for their next emote.

 

Rᴇᴅʟɪɴᴇꜱ:

⬢ Sacred Projectile is a combative spell cast over [3] emotes, where a cleric weaves their light into the form of a translucent projectile that travels at shortbow speed towards a target. At [T4] a cleric may spend an additional emote infusing either purity or justice into this projectile for additional effects, which must be telegraphed in the emote before its final cast. All forms of Sacred Projectile possess shortbow range as defined by techlock.

⬢ For clarity, natural armor is considered any naturally-existing form of armor upon a CA or a creature, such as scales on a dragon, the menhir-skin of an Eidola, the boneplating of an Inferi, and so forth. Armor that may be worn by CAs or creatures is NOT natural armor.

⬢ All projectiles are required to directly pierce the target for its searing effects to take effect. Furthermore the extent of penetration for Sacred Projectile is equivalent to that of an arrow (or a crank crossbow should it be augmented), meaning it does NOT have unconditional armor penetration against Impures.

⬢ Purity projectiles fully bypass and cleanse any shield-like defenses manifested by dark and deific magic, and only these magics - it is fully ineffectual against anything else. Its arrow-like piercing effect is conditional on the target being an Impures, and the projectile has NO piercing effect against anyone else. 

⬢ Justice projectiles travel at the speed of a crank crossbow bolt and possess the same force as such. Targets struck by this spell cannot take directly offensive actions such as making an attack, continuing to charge up a spell, and so forth. This effect does NOT stack with other instances of Justice projectiles, requiring a [1] emote period AFTER the effects of its probation to take place again.

Preservation [T3] [Combative]

A Cleric may find themselves embroiled in battle, their allies wounded and in risk of mortal danger. In the midst of these perils, Tahariae’s light may be utilised to staunch bleeding and stabilise wounds to save the life of another.

Spoiler

Mᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄꜱ:

A battle-ready form of Restoration, using Preservation requires the cleric to remain within arm’s reach of a target, where an orb of Tahariae’s light is manifested upon their palm over [4] emotes. This orb of light gradually infuses itself within minor and moderate wounds suffered by the target over the duration of its cast, temporarily sealing them for the encounter and numbing its pain for a duration of [4] emotes after cast. Any stabilized wounds reopen should the target re-engages in battle.

 

At [T4], a cleric may alternatively use this spell to stabilize a singular major wound over the same duration. A cleric may only apply Preservation on a target once, and casting it upon them again constitutes “replacing” the buff. Being struck by Voidal magic of [T4] or above negates the pain-dulling effect imparted by Preservation as Tahariae’s influence is dampened by the incidence of magic.  

 

Eᴍᴏᴛᴇ Exᴀᴍᴘʟᴇꜱ: 

↭ Fiolr steps towards the injured guard who had backed away from some intruders, drawing a silver orb from his belt - it had been adorned with runes, and now bore a gleaming, cobalt aura of fierce geometric lines “I implore you - stay out of battle for just this moment.”

↭ The cleric moves to grasp his Gavel, threads of pure radiance seeping from the relic and latching onto the warrior’s form - especially bright where she’d been injured.  All minor and moderate wounds he suffered began glowing with radiant blue light.

↭ The threads of light tighten around the injuries like a bandage, the bleeding beginning to slow. A soothing, minty sensation spread from the wounds, a blessed relief from the otherwise searing pain.

↭ “There.” Finishes Fiolr. The light fades, leaving white-glowing marks where each injury was - stabilised, staunched, and numbed for [4] emotes. ↭ “You’ll be alright for the time being - but do not overexert yourself.” He’d step off towards the developing battle, a cold light entering his eyes as he beholds the Apostate intruders.

 

Rᴇᴅʟɪɴᴇꜱ:

⬢ Preservation is a combative spell cast over [4] emotes, where a cleric manifests an orb of Tahariae’s light upon their palm and gradually infuses it into physical wounds of an adjacent target.

⬢ Any pain experienced by wounds is considered to gradually dissipate over the course of the spell, before the [4] emote pain-dulling effect on these wounds fully takes place after the final cast emote. This pain-dulling effect ONLY applies to the wounds that have been healed.

⬢ Voidal magic of [T4] and above will negate the residual pain-dulling effect imparted by Preservation upon the healed wound.

⬢ Preservation only heals wounds that have been suffered by the target before the start of its cast. Should the target take any further wounds during the spell’s cast these new wounds will NOT be healed.

Beatify [T4] [Combative]

In defence of the Pure, and in searing judgement of the Apostate, a Cleric may conjure the Staglord’s divine presence unto the battlefield, blessing the virtuous and damning their foes.

Spoiler

Mᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄꜱ:

A cleric calls upon Tahariae’s radiance to sanctify ONE target over [3] emotes, which grants divine protection to allies [Benediction] and delivers divine retribution to enemies [Retribution]. This spell can be channeled further upon the target for [3] emotes maximum, adding [+1] Zeal to its cost and limiting the cleric to walking pace. 

 

❖ Benediction is the allied variant of this spell, where Tahariae’s presence manifests in the world as a ray of light that surrounds ONE allied target with divine aura, cleansing all forms of dark and deific magic currently afflicting a target such as ongoing malflame burns, necromantic tethers, mysticism enervates and so forth. 

» Should Benediction be continuously channelled beyond its cast emote, Tahariae’s grace empowers the target as his justiciar, negating the next magical attack from an Impure that strikes the target which dispels the blessing. The only exception to this is Voidal magic of [T4] and above, which bypasses this magical protection even should it be cast by an Apostate.

❖ Retribution is the offensive variation of this spell, where Tahariae’s justice descends upon ONE target as they are condemned and weakened by his purifying light. Their strength is capped to descendant-levels and their armor class is decreased by a tier, i.e. medium armor acts as light armor, and light armor behaves the same. These effects persist for [3] emotes following the initial cast.

» Should Retribution be continuously channelled beyond its cast emote on an Impure, Tahariae’s justice suffocates any dark and deific magic so that an additional emote is required to cast them. The armor reduction effect is extended through this duration and only fades [3] emotes after the end of channeling.

 

Eᴍᴏᴛᴇ Exᴀᴍᴘʟᴇꜱ: 

↭ Cameron comes to a stop, outfitted in bleached gambeson adorned with silver thread. Quickly, they took a silverbound tome from a place at their belt, opening it and allowing sapphire light to spill unto their figure, creating a second-skin formed of blue flame. “Oi - y’ stay right where you are, y’ damned -” 

↭ Grasping at a thread of blue light, which thickened and glowed brighter as the Cleric focused upon it, Cameron lashed at the ground with the ‘whip’ - cracks of cerulean light spread towards the Darkstalker, before forming a symbol at their feet - an antlered stag. “Hold! Hold your fire jus’ a bit longer!” They call to their allies.

↭ The warpriest snaps their book shut then - and the cracks vanish, leaving only the stag’s symbol to track the moving undead. Moments pass, and then - it explodes upwards in a burst of pale blue, searing at their armor and reducing it by a tier in effectiveness. 

 

Rᴇᴅʟɪɴᴇꜱ:

⬢ Beatify is a combative spell cast over [3] emotes, and may be channelled for [3] more for [+1] Zeal. This spell manifests as a ray of divine light shining upon a target in both forms.

⬢ Benediction and Retribution may only be used on ONE allied target and ONE enemy target for a given combative encounter, and no further.

⬢ Channeling Benediction/Retribution limits the cleric to walking pace and requires them to maintain a constant channel, meaning they may not take any other actions or lose their connection during this time. 

⬢ Benediction only negates ONE dark or deific spell while it is channelled, which uses up the channel and dispels the spell upon doing so. 

⬢ Retribution being used on a heavy armor target causes them to be reduced to medium armor, but retains its movement limitations. The descendant-strength cap upon the target applies to any strength augmentations they may place upon themselves. Retribution lasts [3] emotes after the spell has been cast, or after its channel has concluded.

Consecration [T4] [Combative]

A cleric heralds Tahariae’s cleansing light into the form of a sacred ward, resilient against the malice of the dark and the scourges of the daemonic. 

Spoiler

Mᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄꜱ:

Over [3] emotes a cleric may weave a magical ward wrought of their light to shield a [1x2] area for ONE allied target. This spell has a range of [16] meters and limits the cleric to walking pace, requiring them to maintain sight of the target they are protecting to maintain the ward. As this ward is magical in nature, it is only able to protect a cleric or their target against ONE physical strike possessing equivalent force to the swing of a weapon, though it is fully resilient to any projectiles and spells wrought from dark and deific magic. 

 

Clerics reaching [T5] are able to manifest this ward in a greater form over [4] emotes, which causes it to take up the form of a dome that extends a [2] meter radius and height centered on themselves. This grants protection against THREE physical strikes instead of one, and also lasts [4] emotes.

 

Both forms of Consecration are not physically tangible by any means, but feel like hot iron to any Blemished and revealed Apostates coming into contact with it. 

 

Voidal magic [T4] and above coming into contact with this ward constitutes a “physical strike”, capable of breaking through wards and domes with ease. Voidal spells below [T4] are negated as usual.

 

Eᴍᴏᴛᴇ Exᴀᴍᴘʟᴇꜱ: 

↭ Kialandi regards the approaching Nephilim with a stern glance, her form alighting in blanched radiance. Already, numerous veins of silver traced about her face and arms, and as she established her Aengulic connection - Apostates within six metres of her would instantly recognise the Archpriest as a cleric of her patron’s vitriolic judgement.

↭ Pacing backwards some, she stops, kneeling and placing a hand over her heart in prayer. Her eyes close, and the symbol of a stag sears into the ground below her, radiating thin beams of light upwards. 

↭ As the Azdrazi made his swing, it was stopped midair, centimetres from Kialandi’s skull. A shimmering, silver disturbance shone around the cruel, bone-crushing end, as an ethereal, silver-armored Judge of Tahariae’s Court, arm flung outwards, acting as a WARD against the hammer’s end. 

 

Rᴇᴅʟɪɴᴇꜱ:

⬢ Consecration is a combative spell cast over [3] emotes to form a [1x2] ward, or [4] emotes to form a [2] meter radius dome, where a cleric weaves their light into either of these forms. 

⬢ Consecration has absolute protection against any dark or deific magic which are wholly negated by its defenses, albeit weak to physical strikes, only being able to withstand [1] strike as a ward and [3] strikes as a dome. Against greater dark or deific beings in event scenarios beyond CA strength, the resilience of Consecration is entirely dependent on the ET.

⬢ The searing effect of Consecration does NOT translate to any real damage. It is only an incredibly painful sensation for any Blemished and Apostate who comes into physical contact with the ward itself. 

⬢ Consecration must be continuously channeled by the cleric to maintain, limiting the cleric to walking pace and requiring them to maintain their connection. A cleric may not attack, defend, or make any other actions beyond movement while Consecration is being maintained.

Mɪʀᴀᴄʟᴇꜱ

The apotheosis of a cleric’s divine prerogative, the purest of feats and most righteous of justice, Miracles are invocations of the Aengul of Purity and Justice’s chiefest aspects, incarnations of his clemency and insight. A cleric, upon reaching [T5], may choose to learn ONE of the following FOUR spells, each representing the pinnacle of a fragment of Tahariae’s will. To call upon a Miracle is to be favored by the Staglord through duty and service, requiring a cleric to currently possess Tahariae’s Favor to perform any of these spells. 

 

» Miracles are marked on a cleric’s [MA] upon being chosen. [TA] clerics have the innate ability to teach all available miracles upon acceptance but are naturally unable to use miracles beyond their chosen one. 

 

» Miracles can be swapped ONCE every [3] months should a cleric wish to change their mind on their choice of miracle via SREQ.

 

Eᴀᴄʜ ᴍɪʀᴀᴄʟᴇ ᴄᴏꜱᴛꜱ ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀꜱᴛ [3] ᴢᴇᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴜꜱᴇ, ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪꜰɪᴇᴅ ꜰᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄꜱ. Aʟʟ ᴇᴍᴏᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴᴄʟᴜꜱɪᴠᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.

 

 

[Purity] Immaculate Invocation

Purity incarnate, Tahariae’s purification and his blanching embrace. Once dubbed the Flames of Reckoning, Immaculate Invocation is the projection of a cleric’s illuminated soul into a stream of pristine and radiant light of indiscriminate cleansing.

Spoiler

 

 

Mᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄꜱ:

A cleric may, over [4] emotes, manifest a roaring and glistening torrent of their light that cleanses indiscriminately and reduces targets into marblescent stone. The cleric is limited to walking pace when charging and casting the spell, creating a surging stream of light from either their hand or their Gavel with a range of [8] blocks and a width of [1] block.

 

Casting [Immaculate Invocation] immediately adds [3] Zeal to a cleric and lasts [3] additional emotes after cast. Sustaining it any further requires [1] Zeal for every additional emote, meaning a [T5] cleric may cast this spell for [6] emotes MAXIMUM from full Zeal. 

 

This spell cleanses and thus negates any Apostate projectiles it comes into contact with, and gradually overpowers dark and deific stream spells such as Naztherak malflame and Nephilim flamethrowers upon contact. Shield spells weaved from dark and deific magic are dispelled after [1] emote of collision.

 

When coming into sustained contact with a target, they experience a searing and petrifying effect over [4] consecutive emotes as they are gradually reduced to their “purest” form, manifesting as follows:

❖ The first and second emotes imparts a painful sensation under the skin akin to a first-degree burns as exposed flesh begins to pale. 

❖ The third emote entails surface-level petrification as flesh transforms into marble, resulting in the loss of limb function upon the exposed area. 

❖ The fourth emote is complete petrification as the target fully succumbs to the purifying influence of Tahariae’s light, they perish as they are reduced to a bleached, statue-like husk of their form.

Revealed Apostates experience the effects of [Immaculate Invocation] in a literal sense as their flesh (or any equivalent matter) undergoes immediate ignition from white or blue flames that inflict second-degree burns and leave radiant scars upon them. These burns do NOT ignite flammable material and only the Apostate themselves and may be smothered like any mundane fire. Instead of experiencing complete petrification upon the final emote the Apostate is reduced to inert ash, cleansed fully from the world.

 

[OOC Note]: Immaculate invocation requires a cleric to invest [3] Zeal (starts exhaustion) and [4] consecutive emotes in total to fully cleanse a target up to lethality, which is HALF the Zeal cost a [T5] can bear, i.e. [6] Zeal total with a casting implement.

 

Eᴍᴏᴛᴇ Exᴀᴍᴘʟᴇꜱ: 

↭ Hyacinthia looked at the encroaching infernal with a merciful look, the gavel-staff she held in her hand rising upwards. Rays of silver shimmer across her form, invoked by her prayer to the Staglord, “O’ Lord of Purity, cleanse this tainted being with your light, so that they may reach salvation!”  

 

↭ A wisp of light dawned at the end of the cleric’s cudgel, which was poised towards the lumbering paleknight. Her hand trembled, quivering as she focused upon it. 

 

↭ The silver swirling at the staff’s end radiated, endowed with a further vigor as it continued to amass, Hyacinthia steading her aim upon the damned knight. 

 

↭ Light finally sprung from Hyacinthia’s cudgel, coalesced into a torrent that seared at the twisted flesh of the brute, beginning to pale it as pain akin to first-degree burns wracked at it. Hyacinthia felt a wave of aching duress descend upon her, huffing as she tried to catch her breath in the midst of the spell.

 

Rᴇᴅʟɪɴᴇꜱ:

⬢ Immaculate Invocation is a combative [T5] miracle that requires Tahariae’s Favor, [4] emotes and [3] Zeal to cast. This spell involves the cleric gradually manifesting a swirling current of light within their palm or at the tip of their Gavel that grows in vigor and volatility before releasing it as a streaming current at a target.

⬢ This spell can be sustained for [3] emotes after casting by a cleric and has a [8] block range, restricting them to walking pace over its entire course. 

⬢ The effects outlined for Immaculate Invocation require [4] consecutive emotes upon the target to reach lethality. This means that should the target raise a shield, disrupt its course with a natural barrier or go beyond the spell’s [6] block range, the stacking pauses. Should they remain untouched for [2] emotes, the stacks fully reset as the spell’s influence fades away.

⬢ The spell-negating effect of Immaculate Invocation ONLY applies to dark and deific magic, it does not have any effect on anything else. 

⬢ The ignition effect upon Apostates is limited to any form of exposed flesh or matter innate to their nature, it does not spread to flammable and mundane objects they may be wearing. The exceptions to this rule are materials of a corrupt nature, namely Rokodra and Morion. 

⬢ HEAVY ARMOR protects the target from the full lethality effect as it impedes the influence of Immaculate Invocation’s purifying light. The maximal extent of effects possible is the disabling of limbs after three emotes of consecutive contact in the same region.

⬢ In event scenarios with ET consent, Immaculate invocation can be charged for an additional emote to manifest in its greater form where a cleric instead manifests a grand stream of light with a range of [16] blocks and a width of [2] blocks.

[Purity] Intervention

A figment of Tahariae’s mercy, his loathing for the plagues that ail the world, intervention is a feat of boundless benevolence, where a priest may save the life of another at a great cost. 

Spoiler

Mᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄꜱ:

Intervention is a miracle representing Tahariae’s desire for physical purity, where a cleric may, over [4] emotes, save the life of another at the brink of death. A cleric incarnates their connection to Tahariae into the form of radiating, spindling threads of light that envelop the target to preserve them under Tahariae’s grace. In a similar vein, the resurrected and stabilized target sequently becomes immune to all non-lethal attacks so they may be taken to safety. Naturally, the success of this spell is consensual on the target themselves, who must be OOCly consenting for Intervention to be successful.

 

This spell requires [3] Zeal and may only be used on a given target ONCE, placing the cleric on a [1] month cooldown from using this spell again. All wounds suffered by the target are immediately put into stasis as they fall into a comatose state for [3] OOC hours, experiencing the intervention as a divine miracle from Tahariae who manifests as a stag within their mind. The thematic details of this vision varies depending on the target, though must heed to the idea that Tahariae is granting them a second chance. Should Intervention be attempted on an Apostate not known to the cleric, the spell does NOT take effect, the target instead seen as accepting their fate of death and the intervention “unsuccessful.”

 

Eᴍᴏᴛᴇ Exᴀᴍᴘʟᴇꜱ: (Using Intervention with Tahariae’s Favor)

↭ “No, Cifera… no.“ Aglaea, wreathed still in phantom flames of white, paced quickly to the huntress’ side, unheeding now of the shards that once were a Pale Lord. A victory well earned, but marred by the Cleric’s ally taking a grievous, life-ending wound. “Not today, not-” They pause as they finally register the rush of divine favor flowing through their connection, strengthening them - and allowing access to this life-saving miracle. They raise a hand upwards, a bolt of ruler-straight radiance crackling into their palm, containing pure, healing light.

↭ The ‘spear’ of radiance grew, taking on the form of a doctor’s sigil - a staff, adorned with two serpents twining around one end. Aglaea’s eyes close as they pour what is left of their strength into the spell, brightening its glow. As the man’s death throes begin to weaken, so does the miracle grow in strength.

↭ With a short huff, Aglaea presses the staff into the hunter’s chest, a beacon for one of Tahariae’s Judges to form unto the mortal plane. Garbed in robes of white and platemail of silver, it regards the warpriestess, then the hunter, with a neutral, almost uninterested gaze. 

↭ Then, the Judge stretches out a hand to the fallen man, and beams of white splay from each of his wounds, rotating about in a wild flurry before resolving in a brilliant flash, which fades to reveal the Judge demanifested and the hunter’s breathing steadied, denying the Pale Lord its posthumous victory. He’d be comatose for 3 OOC hours, during which he’d receive a vision of Tahariae as a stag, his wounds frozen - allowing, perhaps, for him to be rushed to a clinic and treated.

 

Rᴇᴅʟɪɴᴇꜱ:

⬢ Intervention is a combative [T5] miracle that requires Tahariae’s Favor, [4] emotes and [3] Zeal to cast. This spell involves the cleric manifesting threads of light that envelopes their intended target, putting them into a stasis that radiates the color of their light. 

⬢ Intervention may only be used on an OOCly consenting target, and a target may only ever be revived ONCE by this spell. It is the cleric’s responsibility that this ONE-TIME use is communicated clearly to the target before consent is given. The [1] month cooldown of this spell must also be honoured by the cleric.

⬢ Intervention may be used in combative and non-combative scenarios.

⬢ Using this spell on a dying Apostate unknowingly takes no visible effect, the target instead seen as accepted death UNLESS they are saved by some other means before fully dying.

⬢ Intervention may be interrupted should the target suffer any wound beyond moderate during the duration of its cast OR if the spellcast is disrupted in some form such as the cleric being disconnected.

[Justice] Summon Judge

The prerogative of a justiciar, a cleric may call upon a judge of the Gilded Court to serve as a temporary ally and arbiter in dispensing Tahariae’s ideals. The incarnated judge is believed to be a spiritual reflection of the cleric’s nature, an image of their consummate form.

Spoiler

Mᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄꜱ:

A cleric may summon an angelic judge of the Gilded Court over [3] emotes and [3] zeal that remains hovering [1] meter above the ground and behind the cleric in a half-ethereal form. All judges are considered to be amorphous, humanoid outlines of either white or blue light only half-tangible on the mortal plane as projections, lasting [3] emotes. They are highly susceptible to physical attacks, capable of being destroyed by anything equivalent or greater in force than a sword-swing, or the shot of an arrow that directly strikes their form (or disconnects a cleric).

 

The traits of the judge are defined by their:

❖ Appearance: This may be an angelic, humanoid form that aesthetically appears to don some form of armor, robes or attire. 

❖ Weapon: A basic and generic weapon such as a sword, spear, bow, mace, and so forth. They may only deal exclusively slashing, piercing, or blunt damage and cannot be anything more advanced than their generic archetypes.

The traits above must be specified by the cleric themselves via the creation of an ST signed item known as a “Writ of Judgement”, a divinely-blessed scroll or sheet of paper spiritually ‘signed’ by the cleric detailing the Judge’s NAME, APPEARANCE and WEAPON. This is considered soul-bound and unique to the cleric, and is required for casting this spell.

 

The cleric is limited to walking pace for the duration of the spell, and the judge above strikes enemies with peak HUMAN strength, the properties of the weapon they wield entirely equivalent to their mundane counterparts with an additional searing effect equivalent to aurum. Attacks delivered by a judge must be explicitly commanded by the cleric (they CANNOT double action), releasing a wave of light that carries the attack up to [6] blocks from the cleric if unimpeded. Should a cleric charge a judge’s attack over [2] emotes, it manifests as a larger arc stretching [2] meters across. The judge may block or parry a singular attack that endangers the cleric, though this demanifests them entirely. 

 

Eᴍᴏᴛᴇ Exᴀᴍᴘʟᴇꜱ:

↭ Jingyuan, clasping at his gavel, invoked the divinity of his Lord with a short, meager prayer. Motes of silver light shined from his form, endowing it with radiance. 

↭ Further recitations came from Jingyuan, with the cleric pulling a scroll of paper from his side, that same light as before congealing around it. 

↭ The Writ unraveled into threads of light, coalescing behind him to form a silver-clad figure which held a glaive within its grasp, reminiscent of those that dwell within Tahariae's halls.

↭ With a swift command, the Judge behind Jingyuan delivers a swing of its glaive at his command, traveling [6] blocks to strike at the shambling undead.

 

Rᴇᴅʟɪɴᴇꜱ:

⬢ Summon Judge is a combative [T5] miracle that requires Tahariae’s Favor, [3] emotes and [3] Zeal to cast. This spell involves the cleric using their Writ of Judgement to incarnate an angelic judge of Tahariae’s Court as a summon, manifesting in the world as an amorphous, humanoid entity of light. This spell lasts [3] emotes after cast.

⬢ A cleric must make an ST-signed “Writ of Judgement” to use this spell, detailing the NAME, APPEARANCE and WEAPON of the Judge, and OOCly detailing the Creator that this Writ is bound to. In the rare case where a cleric wishes to pass this onto another cleric, they may unbind their Writ and grant it to their successor. The cleric may then create a new Writ for themselves or remain without. This item may only be made ONCE.

⬢ The summoned judge hovers [1] block above the ground and directly behind the cleric, susceptible to being manifested by ANY direct attack equivalent in force to a sword-swing or an arrow. This also means the cleric requires additional space for the judge and should they be forcefully knocked into a corner, the Judge will demanifest. 

⬢ Judges may only have GENERIC weapons of their archetype, such as swords, spears, maces, and so forth. No HEMA-larping Bec-de-Corbins that can do piercing and blunt damage, etc. A judge carrying a bow or any weapon requiring more than ONE emote to use will naturally adhere to techlock guidelines.

⬢ Once again, a Judge may NOT be used to double-action. A cleric must be commanding them in the turns where the judge is used.

⬢ A Judge is demanifested by any direct blow carrying force equivalent or greater than sword swing, the shot of an arrow, or if the cleric is knocked away and runs out of space.

[Justice] Prophet’s Revelation

Tahariae’s insight revealed as a truth equal-parts beautiful and austere. A cleric creates a grand nexus of light imposing the laws of the Gilded Codex upon a world transiently reverted to mundanity.

Spoiler

Mᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄꜱ:

Prophet’s Revelation involves the cleric, over [5] emotes and [3] Zeal, summoning a radiant orb of purifying light that incarnates Tahariae’s divine law upon the world, rendering his visions of purity a reality. This creates an orb [1] meter in diameter above the cleric for [4] emotes, inflicting mounting lethargy upon all targets in a [8] meter radius. Within this radius manifests lightborne runes and scriptures of the Gilded Court, clearly delineating the spell’s domain of influence. 

 

Non-allied targets within this range fall under the duress of its influence as follows: 

❖ The first emote is a growing sensation of heat upon skin from proximity to the orb, a slight fatigue that causes actions to feel more lethargic than before.

❖ The second emote accumulates strain upon their physical capabilities, causing all targets to be reduced to half-strength. 

❖ The third emote is severe exhaustion, rendering them incapable of taking any actions.

❖ The fourth emote entails complete unconsciousness as they fall completely to the weight of Tahariae’s oppressive purity and vindictive justice.

 

The presence of Tahariae’s laws imposes a divine probation on the use of ANY magic (including Clericism) within this [6] meter radius, where all sources of dark and deific corruption such as malflame, necromantic blights, and other curse-like effects are HALTED (not cleansed) during this duration. As an absolute form of negation this includes Voidal spells of [T4] and above, which may NOT bypass this restriction.

 

Eᴍᴏᴛᴇ Exᴀᴍᴘʟᴇꜱ:

↭ Tribios looked upon the apostate shambling towards her, pity filling her gaze as she uttered a short prayer to the Staglord above, his will manifesting as swathes of light shining across her body. 

↭ Her palm upturned, as if weighing something unseen in her grasp. A mote of silver light sprouted from it, meager and growing with each passing moment. 

↭ The light shifted, warbling to congeal into a sphere, laden with lightborne runes of the divinity. Tribios lofted her hand higher, continuing to embolden the light of Tahariae held within her grasp. 

↭ A further incantation was offered to those undead which grew nearer, the orb nearly reaching its culmination as Tribios readied herself. 

↭ Finally, as the apostates finally drew close, Tribios let the orb soar above her, shining as an incarnation of the Staglord’s will. Light and scriptures born of his Court surged from it, filling a [6] block radius around her, inflicting a malaise and meager heat unto those that ventured towards her. 

 

Rᴇᴅʟɪɴᴇꜱ:

⬢ Prophet’s Revelation is a combative [T5] miracle that requires Tahariae’s Favor, [5] emotes and [3] Zeal to cast, centered on the cleric with a [8] meter radius range. This spell involves the cleric summoning a large orb of light above them stretching a [1] meter diameter that gradually manifests lightborne scriptures of Tahariae’s laws in the spell’s effective radius.

⬢ ALL forms of magic are silenced in this radius, subject to Tahariae’s vision of mundanity. This includes Clericism. Magical projectiles or spells coming from outside of this radius are also NEGATED upon entry. This includes voidal magic, which may NOT bypass these restrictions.

⬢ Should a target escape the spell's radius before the fourth emote, they will require [2] emotes to recover from its effects.

⬢ The cleric is limited to walking-pace for the entire duration of charging this spell, and must remain STATIONARY while sustaining it. Naturally anything capable of disconnecting a cleric during its charge, or displacing the cleric while it is being sustained will interrupt this spell. 

⬢ The orb manifested by this spell may not be thrown nor does it have any innate effects beyond those specified for its area of effect.

Rɪᴛᴜᴀʟꜱ

Light’s Bastion [T3] [2 Clerics] 

To ward is to protect, to protect is to uphold Justice within the premises of the foreign. Through unison and prayer, Tahariae’s clerics may enchant and bless an object to place within a residence to protect it from the foul. 

Spoiler

Mᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄꜱ:

Light’s Bastion is a ritual which permits a pair of Clerics to come together and bless a charm to place upon a residence to prevent it from Apostate influences, protecting said residence to some degree, requiring consent from the homeowner/landowner. Through a freeform rite, the pair of Clerics may sanctify an object no larger than [1x1x1] meters in size and mount it upon a wall or pedestal, necessitating a sign be placed down that is [ST Signed]. The object’s direct protection lasts for [2] OOC weeks, or until it is broken– over this period of time, the residence itself cannot be corrupted, afflicted, or warped by any Apostate magics; this includes Naztherak Cursed Idols, land-corruption rites, or being a ghost’s place of haunting. Whilst the object is mounted, invisible beings will always be revealed within its premises, forced to show themselves and stop haunting the premises.

 

The object can be broken always within [2] melee hits, after which its effects instantly cease. Even though its protective effects may only last for up to [2] OOC weeks post-creation, the object will continue to give a passive feeling of mental ‘warmth’ to all non-Apostate beings which gaze upon it.

 

The classification of a 'residence' is any building enclosed with walls on all sides alongside a floor, with it being at maximum a [20x20x20] zone. If a structure were to be larger than this, it would only consecrate up to one room within the aforementioned boundaries.

 

Rᴇᴅʟɪɴᴇꜱ:

⬢ Light’s Bastion is a freeform ritual that takes place over [3] emotes, and necessitates [2] Clerics to perform. A cleric is capped to [3] bastions at a given time.

⬢ Light’s Bastion augments an item that becomes fixed at the place of creation, either mounted on a wall or placed upon a pedestal or table, where it becomes affixed until destroyed. It takes [2] melee hits to destroy the object, after which its effects cease to function.

⬢ The object created by Light’s Bastion proteccts the residence it has been set up within from Apostate influences, preventing it from being corrupted or affected by any Apostate magics or their side effects, such as Cursed Idols, land-corruption rites, or being a ghost’s bound location of haunting. All invisible creatures are forced to reveal themselves within its premises, or are forcefully shoved out if they attempt to enter.

⬢ The deific nature of the object protecting a residence MUST be clearly visible to those within a residence.

⬢ The duration of the above effects lasts for solely [2] OOC weeks post-creation, though the object always gives a feeling of mental ‘warmth’ that soothes the nerves of non-Apostates which gaze upon it as a sort of ‘good vibes’ sensation.

 

Purity’s Sanction [T3] [2-4 Clerics]

To cleanse and purify are two of the core abilities that Clerics hold– it is only logical, therefore, that they are capable of performing both with incredible power, given suitable assistance in the rite. 

Spoiler

Mᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄꜱ:

Purity’s Sanction is a ritual which permits a group of Clerics to come together before an object, individual, or structure which is inherently ‘impure’ or cursed to be so by Tahariae’s standards, and through their unity liberate and purge it of all that makes it impure. The rite scales as follows:

☱ [Tᴡᴏ Cʟᴇʀɪᴄꜱ]

❖ Blemished/Apostate Enchantments, Necromantic Pestilences & Curses, Cursed Idols, Naztherak Boons & Banes, Nephilim Boons

☲ [Tʜʀᴇᴇ Cʟᴇʀɪᴄꜱ]

❖ Blemished/Apostate Structures, Descendant Curses (Corcitura I-II, Lycanthropy I-II), Seer Cultivation 

☴ [Fᴏᴜʀ Cʟᴇʀɪᴄꜱ]

❖ Blemished/Apostate Relics (with [ST] approval & oversight), Late-Stage Curses (Corcitura III, Lycanthropy III), Cursed Children

 

Blemished/Apostate Enchantments, Structures, and Relics are all items, structures, and important objects enchanted or altered by any magics directly associated with the Blemished and Apostate as specified in the [Gilded Codex]. Blemished/Apostate Relics may only undergo this rite via [ST] approval and oversight, which often defaults to approval from either [ST Management] and/or [Lore Masters].

 

Curing a Blueprint-warping Curse such as Cursed Children or Tier III Lycanthropes require additional reagents to suppress the curses upon their form upon the [4] Clerics whom perform the ritual, as follows:

❖ Cursed Children – A vial of [3] counts of Rakir.

❖ Tier III Lycanthropes – A tuft of Lycan hair.

Upon performing this ritual on a Cursed Child, the curse upon their soul can only be suppressed, not outright purified. By undergoing this ritual, the sanctioning transmutes and purifies the reagents into a Purifying Amulet- an ST-signed artifact which suppresses the physical manifestation of these curses. So long as the Amulet is adorned by the Cursed Child, the physical attributes of their curse aren’t present- yet if it is taken off willingly or destroyed, the curse becomes physically manifest oncemore.

 

Upon performing this ritual on a Lycanthrope, so long as they don the Purifying Amulet they do not suffer from the mental effects of Lycanthropy, nor are they able to transform into their Lycan form whilst donning it.

 

Rᴇᴅʟɪɴᴇꜱ:

⬢ Purity’s Sanction is a freeform ritual that takes place over [3] emotes minimum, and necessitates any number of Clerics from [2-4], with its potency scaling with every additional Cleric. Emote counts required also scales with the number of clerics, going from [3] emotes to [5] emotes.

⬢ Purity’s Sanction done upon an individual needs OOC consent, yet not IRP consent in order to perform.

⬢ Purity’s Sanction done upon those who would be otherwise incurable inflicts Tahariae’s judgement upon them. This is irremovable without a [MArt], and bars them from learning any Apostate [MAs] nor [CAs], even after death. This form of blessing marks their soul with Tahariae’s soulclaim, rendering them a member of Tahariae’s court postmortem, and incapable of gaining any post-mortem [CA].

⬢ Purity’s Sanction, when performed upon Cursed Children, necessitates [3] counts of Rakir to be consumed and purified into a Purifying Amulet, an item which so long as the Cursed Child adorns it, physically suppresses the manifestation of their curse. When used upon a Tier III Lycanthrope, it similarly needs [1] tuft of Lycan fur (aquirable from a player Lycan).
⬢ Purifying Amulets given to Cursed Children or Lycanthropes will only work on the intended target who went through the rite of judgement. Amulets of this nature must note the IGN and Persona’s name on the item.

 

Judgement [T4] [3 Clerics] 

A group of Clerics may deliver judgement upon a defeated Apostate, creating a soul-bound affliction which may change depending on the will of the judges. Perhaps, the powers of judgement may prove sufficient to turn even the most black-hearted individuals.

Spoiler

Mᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄꜱ:

Judgement is a ritual which inflicts a punishment-verdict upon an Apostate who has been bound and captured, as an alternative to directly killing them. Through the impartation of their blessing not upon the Apostate’s bodily vessel, yet rather on their soul itself, it imparts one of the three judgements, chosen as per consensus of the 3 Clerics partaking within the ritual- which lasts for [7] OOC days.

☱ [Pᴇɴɪᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ]

❖ The Apostate shall feel as if their connection to whatever marked them has been suppressed, and as if muffled- whilst it does not revert the alterations of the Apostate’s self, soul, mind, nor impede their actual bond, it rather adds upon their mentality the dread-riddled feeling that every thought, action, and word they speak or partake within are being judged. During this period of time, they are incredibly averse to combative interaction, and may only perform defensive actions when within combat.

☲ [Sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀɴᴄᴇ]

❖ In similar macabre fashion to Tahariae’s relics of yore, the blessing may impart upon an Apostate a violent and otherworldly torment which racks and pains their form for the length of the curse, weakening their potency for casting their magics. During this time period, if the target bears any [MAs], the maximum [Tɪᴇʀ] of spells that the Apostate could cast is lowered by [1], or if they are a [CA], per-spell connection takes [1] further emote.

☴ [Sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ]

❖ Imparting the Apostate’s soul with a muffling censor, this variant renders the target incapable of verbally speaking above #q for the duration of the judgement. Rather, attempts to do so above this volume would cause pangs of holy agony to swathe across their head. Sign language or other means of communication are still permissible.
 

If the target of Judgement OOCly consents, the punishment of Judgement may be extended beyond the [7] OOC days to any extent that the victim so wishes. Judgement may solely be done upon an Apostate who has been captured and restrained, requiring all [3] emotes to be done in a freeform fashion uninterrupted in order to impart the target with the verdict. This verdict ceases to be if the Apostate is killed within the same encounter or an encounter immediately succeeding when the verdict was dealt, but continues to linger upon the soul if killed in any other form.

 

Rᴇᴅʟɪɴᴇꜱ:

⬢ Judgement is a freeform ritual that takes place over [3] emotes, where [3] Clerics come together to inflict Judgement upon an Apostate, which creates a binding punishment upon the target for [7] OOC days.

⬢ Judgement’s punishment is chosen from one of the three options under IRP consensus of the Clerics.

⬢ Penitence does not actually prevent casting or cut any Apostate connection, yet rather makes the Apostate feel as if said connection has been muffled and make them averse to combative interaction.

⬢ Severance lowers the maximum [Tɪᴇʀ] of [MA] spells that the Apostate could cast is lowered by [1] for the duration of the curse, whilst imparting upon them a constant torment, and [CAs] require [1] extra emote per spell-connection for their magic.

⬢ Silence renders all forms of spoken communication impossible by the afflicted individual. Words of power (words incanted in order to utilize spells, enchantments, and rituals) are not barred by this- Tahariae's blessing, muted by the long distance it travels from the Aengudaemon himself, cannot bar the words of power as direct as the incanting of a Naztherak or Herald efficiently.

⬢ A person can only be under [1] Judgement effect at a time. Utilizing this rite in bad faith, such as camping someone on respawn, is grounds for the Cleric to be stripped of their MA and permanently blacklisted from the magic.

 

Rest in Peace [T5] [3 Clerics] 

All deserve a chance to be unshackled, to pass on as true mortals– unallieviated by the misdoings and ill-made choices of their lives. Clerics may offer forth a pathway to one who is perishing, sending them upon an unblemished route.

Spoiler

Mᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄꜱ:

Rest in Peace is a ritual which permits a group of Clerics to come together before a dying Blemished or Apostate, and bless their soul to permit them to move on to an afterlife unafflicted by the meddling of the deities. Individuals absolved to a different postmortem fate who undergo Rest in Peace will instead go to the afterlife of their respective race and origin, via Tahariae’s ultimate act of mercy. Individuals who would not have a respective afterlife would instead be at the throes of fate- ending up either within Moz'strimoza, the Elysian Wastes, or Ebriates at a gamble of souls. Depending on the [Tɪᴇʀ V] spell that the individual leading the ritual has, it will bear differing visual elements, as follows:

 

☱ [Immaculate Invocation]

❖ The Apostate’s cadaver is immolated in a swathe of white-and-blue holy fire, searing and purging the soul from its accursed flesh.

☲ [Intervention / Prophet’s Revelation]

❖ Tahariae’s grace manifests as billowing ribbons of pious light, surging from the Cleric’s palms, wrapping about and purging the Apostate.

☴ [Summon Judge]

❖ The cleric bids forth their Judge, which, armed with Tahariae’s grace, embraces the Apostate’s soul, exhuming it and granting salvation.

 

Rᴇᴅʟɪɴᴇꜱ:

⬢ Rest in Peace is a freeform ritual that takes place over [3] emotes, where [3] Clerics come together to help pass on an Apostate’s soul to a more benevolent ending.

⬢ Rest in Peace requires OOC consent to use, and purges the soul from whatever binds it has been set to as it [PK]s– it sends their soul to the standard of where their race would otherwise go to if it hadn’t been altered. If the soul would have nowhere to go, it would be tossed up to either drift towards Moz'strimosa, Ebriaetes, or the Elysian wastes. People blessed by Rest in Peace become unreachable via any means of contacting the afterlife such as seances.

⬢ Rest in Peace’s aesthetics are based on the [Tɪᴇʀ V] spell that the individual leading it bears, and has no mechanical effect beyond the aesthetic visuals it creates.

Tɪᴇʀ Pʀᴏɢʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ

Tier 1 - Ordainment

Spoiler

A fledgling cleric who has just been attuned to Tahariae’s light. At this stage their light necessitates a prayer to call upon for only the purposes of healing, with any further manipulation a hardship to bear. 

 

»   Prayer casting

»   [0] Zeal

»   Priest Healing spells available: Restoration (Lesser)

 

Lasts 1 week.

 

Tier 2 - Devotion

Spoiler

A novice cleric gains greater mastery over their healing light as they become able to mend wounds beyond physical tangibility, granting a peace of mind to those suffering mental ailments. Throughout this stage they also begin glimpsing the most rudimentary spell of War Clericism, sacred projectile, as they learn how to weave their light into viable forms.

 

»   Prayer casting

»   [2] Zeal

»   Priest Healing spells available: Restoration (Lesser), Rejuvenate

»   Incantations available: Sacred Projectile

 

Lasts 2 weeks.

 

 

Tier 3 - Anointment

Spoiler

A journeyman cleric has mastered all forms of Priest Healing through their ability to heal, rejuvenate and bless those suffering physical and mental ailments of their body and mind. Tahariae’s light may be manipulated with ease, as clerics of this tier are able to call upon Tahariae’s healing light in the midst of combat to save lives.

 

It is at this point that clerics are taught the tools they require to step beyond Tahariae’s benevolence and embrace their duty as his justiciars to purge the world’s blights; they may perform rituals to purge curses and protect homes. 

 

In light of these newfound responsibilities, they are often instructed by an Elder Cleric as a form of ‘trial’ to gather reagents and materials to create a Hallowed Gavel - a casting implement which stabilizes the zealous light that burns them from within through overuse. 

 

»   Prayer casting

»   [3] Zeal

»   Priest Healing spells available: Restoration (Lesser, Greater), Rejuvenate, Bless (Prayers)

»   Incantations available: Sacred Projectile, Preservation

»   Rituals available: Purity’s Sanction, Light’s Bastion

 

Lasts 4 weeks after a [Hallowed Gavel] has been made.

 

Tier 4 - Sanctification

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As a cleric nears the pinnacle of their prowess, they find that as their connection to their Patron Aengul deepens, so too may their appearance as they begin to mantle Purity and Justice entirely. Expert clerics undergo optional aesthetic alterations, where their skin may appear paler and their eyes the color of Tahariae’s light as they adopt the desired image of their Lord. Their mastery over Tahariae’s light is impeccable, and they are able to tap into his ritualistic ichor for greater means of healing. 

 

»   Prayer casting, may use ‘silent-casting’

»   [4] Zeal

»   All Priest Healing spells available: Restoration (Lesser, Greater), Rejuvenate, Bless (Prayers)

»   All Incantations available: Sacred Projectile, Preservation, Beatify, Consecration

»   Rituals available: Purity’s Sanction, Light’s Bastion, Judgement

 

Lasts 9 weeks and requires either the Accessions of the Priest or the Trials of the Venator to be completed.

 

☱ Accessions of the Priest:

 

»   The cleric has written a treatise on Tahariae’s purity and his teachings, either as an MC tome or a forum post.

»   The cleric has gained Tahariae’s favor ONCE through purifying blight from the world, as detailed in “Cleansing Corruption” in the [Greater Deeds] section.

»  Completing the Accessions of the Priest allows a cleric to choose between the two [Purity] aligned Miracles upon progressing to [T5].

 

☱ Trials of the Venator:

 

»   The cleric has written a treatise on Tahariae’s justice and their interpretation of such a topic, either as an MC tome or a forum post.

»   The cleric has gained Tahariae’s favor ONCE through purging the Apostate from the world, as detailed in “Purging the Apostate” in the [Greater Deeds] section.

»   Completing the Trials of the Venator allows a cleric to choose between the two [Justice] aligned Miracles upon progressing to [T5].

 

⬢ Previously attained instances of Tahariae’s favor do not count towards this trial, and requires the cleric to have gained Tahariae’s favor through either of the specified means during [T4].

⬢ These trials are considered the minimum requirements to advance to Tier 5, and are often paired with tasks and deeds involving feats of purity or justice that are at the discretion of the teacher.

 

Tier 5 - Exaltation

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An Elder cleric has seen over a decade of servitude, their light fully radiant and their ritualistic grasp over Tahariae's ichor immaculate. They have claimed their Patron’s foremost gift to mortalkind, a fraction of his aspects manifested as a Miracle, and hold an understanding of all available rituals to deliver the Staglord’s will upon the world. Their purity shines true and their convictions clear, often erring towards the benevolence of priesthood in aiding those needy, or the sanctioning of justiciars against the Apostate. 

 

Beyond continuing their eternal duty of dispensing purity and justice, Elder Clerics hold the sacred task of seeking future clerics for the continuance of Tahariae’s vision. They are eligible for a [TA], which furthermore grants them the ability to create Temples of their patron Aengul. 

 

»   Prayer casting, may use ‘silent-casting’

»   [5] Zeal

»   All Priest Healing spells available.

»   All Incantations available.

»   All Rituals available.

»   May learn a Miracle of their choice.

 

Eligible for a [TA], which requires the cleric to be taught connection and have gained Tahariae’s favor at least thrice throughout their progression.

 

 

 

Credits

knghtArtoria (Author)

Trinnsane (Favor System)

Hodgeling (Vibechecker)

meowmaxer (Consultation + Emote Examples)

StingyParrot (Consultation + Emote Examples)

Pallodium (Rituals + Formatting)

SacredSource (Proofreading)

References

Tahariae Lore

Original Clericism Lore

 

Lore Detox

Spoiler

 

Im going insane

 

 

 

clericbowl summary

 

 

 

[Hodgeling 403]

HOLY moly...

Edited June 13, 2025 by Hodgeling

[lemonke 6014]

Thanks, grandfather me pls?

[Nen 347]

holy based

[meowmaxer 766]

https://youtu.be/loWA5o1RdTY?si=e7X6rkhxufPekr9U

[StingyParrot 1595]

me.

[Zonty 994]

https://youtu.be/nwuW98yLsgY?si=a5_cp26j32K7xnjT

[Reckless Banzai Screamer 15456]

Yessss goooood, kill the djinn kill Jenny yesssss

[Random 1690]

10 minutes ago, Reckless Banzai Screamer said:

Yessss goooood, kill the djinn kill Jenny yesssss

Evil creatures who dare grant wishes to descendants, when all a descendant truly needs is Tahariae’s guiding light 😤

[MonteGiant 891]

Let me baptise bruddas wit these handz Johan please

 

[PrimnyaQuorum 3998]

40 minutes ago, Johann said:

» Voidal Mages

 

idk why this keeps popping up; if voidal magic doesnt afflict the soul, why does every ma/ca that looks at the soul frown at void magic like it can effect it. if base voidal magic does afflict the soul in some tangible way ig thats fine

 

42 minutes ago, Johann said:

Alchemical Beings and Worldly Abominations: Homunculi, Animati, Machine Spirits, Klones, Soulbound Golems

I do not really understand the Alchemy part of this, to a extent; Animati are made from signs and symbols and metal. They are entirely natural things iirc. A Klone, despite being weak to aurum for some reason while not having a tainted/altered soul, are equally made from signs and symbols. If Tah is against alchemy ok cool but the OOC stated here:

 

44 minutes ago, Johann said:

Apostate are defined as any form of altered soul due to dark or daemonic magic, or alternatively, serve them directly. Beings that escape or severely warp the natural order, such as alchemical beings and voidborn, and use magics that are cosmologically profane are also included. 

How is a standard automaton breaking the natural order? Everything else I get, even klones to a extent but its just a potion in a metal shell. I think the klone part is just blantantly ignoring how aurum works in favor of mandatory grimdarking but /shrug

 

52 minutes ago, Johann said:

Soul-warped CAs such as Machine Spirits, Klones and Azdrazi are incompatible with Clericism.

klones do not have warped souls. 

 

1 hour ago, Johann said:

Clerics using Gavels to cast are resilient to any sound-based disconnection effect

Does this apply to ALL sound based DCs or mundane ones? 

1 hour ago, Johann said:

empowers their connection so that they may only be disconnected by direct strikes inflicting blunt force the strength of a mace, or suffering the equivalent of a moderate wound.

Does this mean Clerics now cannot be anti-magically DC'd for having this thing or is it just implied at this point. Also its a bit odd imo to specify theyre now immune to sound-based DCs when they never were described to have one.

 

1 hour ago, Johann said:

❖ Purging the Apostate: Where a cleric kills an Apostate through a combative encounter and purges them from the world. This includes event encounters against Apostate-classification monsters.

 

50/50 tbh - its a cool mechanic but i fear it will promote murderhoboing anything impure As fast as possible for free enchant

 

1 hour ago, Johann said:

⬢ A cleric below [T4] requires a SPOKEN prayer to connect to Tahariae’s power. Clerics [T4] and above are able to ‘silent connect’, where this requirement is waived and they may summon their light at will.

I think there should still be some OOC indication that theyve connected if its not present already; I can forsee people trying to cheese this like they already do void.

 

1 hour ago, Johann said:

While held together by Tahariae’s glistening, light-infused waters the limb acclimates over the course of [1] OOC week, gradually mended by divine power over [3] OOC days during which it is reduced to half-strength.

This feels a little oddly worded; does the entire process take a week, where its 3 days to reaffix the limb and the remaining 4 where its half strength?

 

1 hour ago, Johann said:

Apostates do not experience this effect, scorned fully by Tahariae who casts an ever-vengeful gaze upon them as if they do not belong.

Does this effect show visibly on apostates, or is this internal and not REQUIRED to be visibly obvious? As a general question, if someone is a Blemished & Apostate [I.E Voidal Machine Spirit] how would that work? What takes priority?

 

1 hour ago, Johann said:

At a baseline, this spell cleanses any mental afflictions both mundane and magical which gradually subside from the target’s mind, replaced with coherence and clarity. 

 

How would this work for someone carrying something like a cursed idol - would this reset the effects or just pause them?

 

1 hour ago, Johann said:

where they weave Tahariae’s light over [3] emotes into the form of a translucent, arrow-speed projectile

Shortbow or Longbow arrow speed?

 

1 hour ago, Johann said:

❖ Purity: The projectile becomes ethereal and half-tangible, radiant like the purity it embodies. It loses any semblance of force but purifies anything it touches. This purification manifests as absolute penetration against dark or daemonic magic it comes into contact with, shearing through and negating any form of protective barrier cast by these magics such as mysticism walling and azdrazi wards. Against revealed Apostates it possesses piercing force equivalent to an arrow, feeling akin to a hot iron and halving their strength in that limb.

❖ Justice: The projectile becomes enchanted with scriptures of law, its light volatile and crackling like a persecuting decree. This projectile is tangible and carries force equivalent to a crank crossbow bolt. Targets struck by this projectile become unable to take an offensive action in the next emote as they are fettered by Tahariae’s divine probation.

On purity, again, longbow or shortbow? I won't make a note elsewhere if it pops up but would be nice to know which arrow speed

 

For purity, just because it can pen any dark barrier does not mean it grants the cleric truesight/the ability to know where a target is behind a opaque barrier right?

 

1 hour ago, Johann said:

⬢ The searing effect of Consecration does NOT translate to any real damage. It is only an incredibly painful sensation for any Apostate who comes into physical contact with the ward itself. 

Would this pain meet the criteria for pain-based DCs on voidal/dark magics?

 

1 hour ago, Johann said:

⬢ The summoned judge hovers [1] block above the ground and directly behind the cleric, susceptible to being manifested by ANY direct attack equivalent in force to a sword-swing or an arrow. This also means the cleric requires additional space for the judge and should they be forcefully knocked into a corner, the Judge will demanifest. 

I'm not sure if this is supposed to be DEMANFIESTED if the cleric's judge is attacked/cleric runs out of space?

 

 

This is up there as one of my favorites in the cleric bowl I think some terms just need specifying honestly. I question some of the OHK abilities but them being 9-10 emotes sorta relegates them to event only or just stupid darkspawn getting owed for not looking at da glowy spellcaster

 

[Frisket 4537]

YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

[Wand 1220]

Gavels you say

 

In seriousness, im seeing some things in here getting covered that other writes might have missed, best of luck at the stag party

[Random 1690]

1 hour ago, PrimnyaQuorum said:

How is a standard automaton breaking the natural order? Everything else I get, even klones to a extent but its just a potion in a metal shell. I think the klone part is just blantantly ignoring how aurum works in favor of mandatory grimdarking but /shrug

Was wondering the same at first, but I’m pretty sure this is based on the part of animatii lore where it’s hinted to have been given to mortals by the daemon of invention Garumdir(?)

Also klones are evil

[PrimnyaQuorum 3998]

23 minutes ago, Dr Random K. said:

Also klones are evil

propoganda by big lector. go read aurum redlines