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   |Guild info on patriarch of shirija. A omicron level unraveller guild. |   
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   |                              [Level 01]                              |   
   |                  New Skills: true belief in shirija                  |   
   |                              [Level 02]                              |   
   |                    New Skills: ritual circle lore                    |   
   |                              [Level 03]                              |   
   |                   New Spells: ritual of protection                   |   
   |                              [Level 04]                              |   
   |                     New Spells: ritual of death                      |   
   |                              [Level 05]                              |   
   |                        New Skills: philosophy                        |   
   |                              [Level 06]                              |   
   |                    New Spells: ritual of torture                     |   
   |                              [Level 07]                              |   
   |                    New Skills: draw ritual circle                    |   
   |                              [Level 10]                              |   
   |                      New Spells: coming of age                       |   
   |                              [Level 11]                              |   
   |                    New Spells: ritual of draining                    |   
   |                              [Level 12]                              |   
   |                    New Spells: ritual of binding                     |   
   |                              [Level 13]                              |   
   |                  New Spells: ritual of incarnation                   |   
   |                              [Level 15]                              |   
   |                     New Spells: will of the gods                     |   
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   |              Required guilds needed to join this guild:              |   
   |                     Maxxed in servant of lloth.                      |   
   |                    Maxxed in servant of shirija.                     |   
   |                     Maxxed in servant of talakh.                     |   
   |                    Maxxed in servant of mordulak.                    |   
   |            Members of the following guilds can not join:             |   
   |       primate of lloth, sword of talakh and elder of mordulak.       |   
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The high priests of %^BOLD%^%^BLACK%^Shirija%^RESET%^, known as Patriarchs or Matriarchs, are an aloof bunch, keeping mostly to themselves, and the priests of the other evil gods. Their main function is to perform rituals with those of the other dieties to the detriment of the world around them.

While they are all 'patriarchs', there is one High Patriarch, the prime of the order. This, er, lucky soul, while more favoured of %^BOLD%^%^BLACK%^Shirija%^RESET%^ herself, is distinctly less favoured by his lesser companions, any of whom may challenge him (%^BOLD%^challenge in circle%^RESET%^) when performing a ritual with him.



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Help on skill          :  True belief in shirija
Guild Level            :  Omicron
Skill type             :  Mastery
Base Experience Cost   :  2920
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To conquer death you must... ***BZZTTT*** wrong answer! One cannot conquer
death! It is a hopeless, fruitless goal.  Of course, having realized this,
having whole-heartedly and completely given up all hope, the highest of the high
of the caste of Shirija gain special favor, and are more potent when using any
of her blessings.  This is absolutely essential when starting any ritual for
which Shirja is the primary patron, and helps a great deal for any of her lesser
spells too.
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Created By             :  Daneel
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It can be trained up to 20 percent of your skill max at level 1.
It can be trained up to 30 percent of your skill max at level 3.
It can be trained up to 50 percent of your skill max at level 5.
It can be trained up to 60 percent of your skill max at level 7.
It can be trained up to 70 percent of your skill max at level 9.
It can be trained up to 80 percent of your skill max at level 11.
It can be trained up to 90 percent of your skill max at level 13.
It can be trained up to 100 percent of your skill max at level 15.
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Help on skill          :  Ritual circle lore
Guild Level            :  Omicron
Skill type             :  Mastery
Base Experience Cost   :  3037
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This skill helps with the drawing and use of ritual circles, as used in most all
the ritual spells available to top harmers.
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Created By             :  Daneel
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It can be trained up to 10 percent of your skill max at level 2.
It can be trained up to 20 percent of your skill max at level 3.
It can be trained up to 30 percent of your skill max at level 4.
It can be trained up to 40 percent of your skill max at level 5.
It can be trained up to 50 percent of your skill max at level 6.
It can be trained up to 60 percent of your skill max at level 7.
It can be trained up to 70 percent of your skill max at level 8.
It can be trained up to 80 percent of your skill max at level 9.
It can be trained up to 90 percent of your skill max at level 10.
It can be trained up to 100 percent of your skill max at level 11.
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Help on spell          :  Ritual of protection
Guild Level            :  Omicron
Spell type             :  Special
Sp Cost                :  1022
Casting time           :  1 round
Affecting skills       :  true belief in mordulak
Affecting stats        :  wis
Base Experience Cost   :  1656
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This simplest of rituals provides significant protection to its target from all
manner of good-intentioned creatures.  Of course, any protection granted by
Mordulak will protect from Mordulak's favorite injuries too.

This ritual's effects can be stacked.

Mordulak is, of course, prime in this ritual, and at least one other god must be
represented.
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Created By             :  Daneel
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Help on spell          :  Ritual of death
Guild Level            :  Omicron
Spell type             :  Special
Sp Cost                :  1316
Casting time           :  1 round
Affecting skills       :  true belief in shirija
Affecting stats        :  wis
Base Experience Cost   :  2366
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This ritual causes its target to die, instantly, upon its completion.  It is, of
course, easier to do on already weakened subjects.
Shirija, Goddess of Death, is of course prime in this ritual; at least one other
god must be represented.
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Created By             :  Daneel
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Help on skill          :  Philosophy
Guild Level            :  Omicron
Skill type             :  Protection
Protection category    :  General
Average duration       :  Average
Number of stacks       :  1
Ep Cost                :  584
Using time             :  8 rounds
Base Experience Cost   :  1718
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Reflecting for a while on the deeper philosophies of life, many high priests
have come to the realization that killing is inherently evil! This isn't such a
novel idea, of course, but few philosophers in the past have considered it a
desirable thing.
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Created By             :  Daneel
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Help on spell          :  Ritual of torture
Guild Level            :  Omicron
Spell type             :  Special
Sp Cost                :  1022
Casting time           :  1 round
Affecting skills       :  true belief in mordulak
Affecting stats        :  wis
Base Experience Cost   :  1656
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This ritual causes immense amounts of pain and agony in the target.   Of course,
since this spell embodies Mordulak's ideal of torture, information is just not
an objective - the pain is an end in and of itself.  It will, incidentally, also
cause immeasurable damage too - though if that happens to kill them, that
doesn't necessarily mean their pain has ended.

Mordulak is, of course, the primary god for this ritual, and at least two other
gods must be represented.
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Created By             :  Daneel
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Help on skill          :  Draw ritual circle
Guild Level            :  Omicron
Skill type             :  Miscellaneous
Ep Cost                :  266
Using time             :  1 round
Base Experience Cost   :  1375
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A ritual circle is needed for any of the ritual circle spells.  It should have
one point for each of the evil gods.  Skill in the worship of each god is
helpful in drawing the place in the circle for that god.  High priests are even
more effective at drawing the place of their god, though not inordinately so;
basic worship ability is more important.
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Created By             :  Daneel
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Help on spell          :  Coming of age
Guild Level            :  Omicron
Spell type             :  Special
Sp Cost                :  1022
Casting time           :  1 round
Affecting stats        :  wis
Base Experience Cost   :  2011
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When an acolyte has been deemed worthy by the brotherhood of the malicious, he
or she may be given the position permanently.  They must already be an acolyte
for this ritual to work, and the god of whom they are an acolyte is prime in the
ritual.  At least three priests are needed to enact this ritual.
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Created By             :  Daneel
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Help on spell          :  Ritual of draining
Guild Level            :  Omicron
Spell type             :  Special
Sp Cost                :  1022
Casting time           :  1 round
Affecting skills       :  true belief in shirija
Affecting stats        :  wis
Base Experience Cost   :  1656
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This ritual drains the vital forces - health, magic, and endurance - of all
enemies in the room into the target, until death occurs.
Shirija is prime in this ritual, and at least two other gods must be
represented.
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Created By             :  Daneel
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Help on spell          :  Ritual of binding
Guild Level            :  Omicron
Spell type             :  Special
Sp Cost                :  1022
Casting time           :  1 round
Affecting skills       :  true belief in lloth
Affecting stats        :  wis
Base Experience Cost   :  1656
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This ritual binds all potential enemies so that they can not move, nor really
fight in any way.  It will not, however, prevent spellcasting.

Lloth is prime in this ritual, and at least one other god must be represented.
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Created By             :  Daneel
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Help on spell          :  Ritual of incarnation
Guild Level            :  Omicron
Spell type             :  Special
Sp Cost                :  936
Casting time           :  1 round
Affecting skills       :  true belief in talakh
Affecting stats        :  wis
Base Experience Cost   :  1537
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This ritual calls Talakh himself to incarnate, not in the harmer (who, we all
admit, is pretty wimpy), but in the target of the circle - hopefully someone
worth his time!

Talakh is prime in this ritual, and at least one other god must be represented.
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Created By             :  Daneel
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Help on spell          :  Will of the gods
Guild Level            :  Omicron
Spell type             :  Special
Sp Cost                :  1022
Casting time           :  1 round
Affecting stats        :  wis
Base Experience Cost   :  1656
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With this ritual, a group of harmers can ask the gods to visit their will upon
the mortal world, generally to the detriment of the world at large, and the
benefit of the priests performing the ritual.  Their is no prime god for this
ritual - all the evil gods are importuned equally, and there must be a
representative for each god.
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Created By             :  Daneel
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