Panashea

A burned shaman lights an effigy with the darkening lights of desert sky. It burns, crumbling away to reveal ash with greater insight. He looks to the horizon, hoping to find his students capable for the task.

Bloodied hands revel in the coming age.

Time and time again the same banner rises. A bloodied orc rises.

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The issue is the soul mechanics of the different magics. Even if they are labeled as Deity on the forums, Tahariae wouldn't have the ability to affect all of them uniformly. I understand if all of these deity magics followed similar ideas on how they affected the soul, but they don't. Farseers, Witchdoctor, and Lutauman, and Haruspex don't have a soul connection for Tahariae to deem impure so that kind of shaman wouldn't work. Tahariae would have no idea what Spirits a shaman uses, or even if their soul is pacted to one. If Tahariae can base these labels on seeing soul-connections to deities (I.E able to identify a shaman with a soul pact), and label it the same they would a Corcuituira, a soul curse- then I would be able to curse anyone with shamanism and make them impure as well, since its the same form of soul corruption. This would be true of any soul curse/blessing, and not just shamanism's effects.

Shamanism, Naztherak, heralds, mystic wailing, I think some voidal enchantments also have auditory requirements as well. The last part I'm referring to is that Tah isn't the only entity capable of affecting souls, other Aengudaemonic/similarly powered beings should also be able to undo/affect Tah's influence over things- the writing makes it sound absolute. You have a redline that states: They may not be broken prematurely by the Cleric willing them to cease being present or anything else beyond destruction. This makes it sound like they can't be destroyed by other magics or other magics don't have a significant influence over them. If Bastions are filled with divine magic or capable of emitting divine energy, then they would be susceptible to more magics then just voidal or blunt strikes for them being destroyed. Things like Eidola have weakness to dragonsflame for similar reason, Azdrazi have their corruption units, and Templar are weak to curses and so on. The magic wouldn't change if those abilities were condensed, it'd mostly just save forum space and confusion. Lay On Hands, Calming Rains, and Battlemend are all healing (mental and physical) abilities. Much like Blood Magic's Seal, it could just be written as one ability with different effects depending on Tier and people involved. Leverage doesn't really have anything to do with Purity or Justice which is why I kinda see it as unnecessary. Templars, Shamans, Druids, Heralds, Palmreaders, and so on are all labeled under the same term but none of them have the same requirements or affects on their soul, so it doesn't make sense that it affects so many different magic users so broadly- thats why I would describe it as anti-magic. If it's just about being blessed, does me blessing someone as a Farseer mean they count as deific? Lutauman or Haruspex don't even have traditional soul-pacts, nor would an Aengul be able to see them for the other subtypes. If a shaman counted as "Impure", or Herald, or other blessings/curses from magic then wouldn't their blessings or curses also mark targets since it affects their soul the same way a shaman's pact does?

Shouldn't there be other weaknesses then, I.e curses of the soul or corruption of the vessel? How do curses or afflictions from other magics affect the ability to cast clericism? There are a lot of different magics that can harm descendant souls. Something should happen when Blightpurge fails, maybe they can choose from one of the Judgment options? Silence is always better than severance, why would lowering their tier matter when I could just prevent them from casting a lot of their spells all together? I also think there should be ways to cure this or lessen the effect. Generally if an Aengudaemon is striking someone's soul, other Aengudaemons/influences should also be able to affect it. Bastions should be weak to alchemy, elemental magics, and other means of destruction/severing, especially if they're being repositioned/used in game as a defensive option. Other magics should be able to target them to weaken a cleric's potential. I think the stun that Palisades already have can serve as a Since clerics can share Bastions representing all the movement and actions they have might be really hard as soon as more than 1 cleric enters a fight and there's no easy block representation. I'm really unsure how feasible as a mechanic this would generally be, but other magics have summons. I think there's a lot in this submission that could be toned down or reduced, Leverage is already part of blood magic ensorcellment with way more caveats, and since Clerics are compatible I dont think it's necessary. I think Lay on Hands, Calming Rains and Healing Wounds could also be combined into a singular spell increased by multiple Clerics. I think the combative spells are better balanced than the other rewrites of this, but the labeling of Impure and some of the lore feats of this go outside the range of Tah's abilities. You'd have to remake someone's soul in the case of Cursed Children, and with every deific magic and their associated feats I'm unsure why they're all grouped together when they have different requirements and effects on their soul. I think limiting the scope of this pretty heavily would make more sense, as well as giving the magic more of a distinction then being so versatile at canceling out/inhibiting all other magic users outside of voidal. Very iffy about disconnecting people given LOTC's reputation and abuses, but this is pretty standard with most deific magics. Very jealous that aengudaemon magics get more love, but I think with some narrowing of the scope, abilities, and scraping some of the soul lore inconsistencies and you'd have a solid piece.

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Ghoraza walked beneath the sallow sky, his feet dragging against the rust-hued dust. It clung to his skin, to his robes, to the grooves of his scarred palms. He had seen the truth, and the truth was mortality. Mortality was no curse. It was the one divinity that all could grasp. Krug had saved all who lived now, and the shaman’s path was with him. Ghoraza invoked the heart of the blackened shrine and the Spirit of Metal called to him. Its voice rang through the obsidian chamber, sharp as shattering steel, cold as a wintered blade. It did not whisper. It did not plead. It commanded. THE SPIRIT OF METAL Bind to me, King of Bone. Take into your marrow the weight of the elemental. Become more than crimson, more than ivory. Become as I am, and know POWER! THE SPIRIT OF METAL What is your mortality but slow failure? You clutch at death like a babe at its mother’s breast, thinking her gentle. Fool. Death is no caress. It is the bite of the axe, the hunger of rust, the final hush before oblivion. Bind to me, and I will make you more. More than flesh, more than breath, more than a thing that bleeds. Ghoraza’s heart thundered against the cage of his ribs. His fingers curled into fists. He saw his kin in the dark of his mind. Uruks, proud and strong, shattered beneath the march of time. No glory waited in the soil. Only hollowed silence. His breath came sharp and ragged. Power. The word was a curse, an allure, a hunger deep as the roots of the world. He felt the brand before he saw it, searing into his chest like a molten chain. He snarled, back arching, fingers clawing at the empty air. It did not burn like fire. It burned like frost, creeping and pitiless. The voice of the Spirit wrapped around him, lilting and cruel. THE SPIRIT OF METAL You have bound yourself in the links of the ages. No rust shall claim you. No rot shall hollow your bones. But know this, child of Krug. You kneel not before mortality, but before me. And I do not let go.

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Ghoraza heads to the Grub Core, seeking to aid his kin in festivities.

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I've made mineimator animations for my clan, and hopefully will make more for the orcs. I definitely think some consideration should be taken to supporting smaller communities on the server get recognition, so many of the videos have just been human/bandit rp.