Devotion is a statistic that only those with the skill of Devotion possess. To see how much Devotion you have, you may PERFORM ENLIGHTENMENT. Most of the Devotion abilities cost a certain amount of devotion points, and the amount will generally be shown in the help files on the individual abilities.
Gaining Devotion
Gaining more devotion points happens automatically. Once an Imperian month, a person with the skill of Devotion gets a base amount of devotion points.
Rites
Devotional rites are created using PERFORM RITE OF <type>. You can also use PERFORM RITE ALL [WARDING] to perform all rites known to you at once. If WARDING is specified as an additional parameter, it will be used instead of the Piety rite.
Skill Table
| Name | Rank | Percent | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enlightenment | Inept | 0% | Look into your soul. |
| Hands | Novice | 0% | Lay hands on a person to heal him. |
| Parting | Apprentice | 0% | Water will pull apart to make way for your blessed self. |
| Truth | Capable | 20% | Dispel illusions with the power of your devotion. |
| Rites | Capable | 60% | List what rites are active. |
| Sustenance | Adept | 0% | Your faith will provide for you. |
| Inspiration | Adept | 25% | Gain an infusion of divinely-inspired strength. |
| Bliss | Adept | 50% | Give a player a glimpse of paradise. |
| Frostshield | Adept | 75% | Bestow frost protection upon the believers. |
| Pilgrimage | Skilled | 0% | Travel to a someone in a Rite of Pilgrimage. |
| Celerity | Skilled | 25% | Provide the blessing of fast movement. |
| Lastrites | Skilled | 33% | Pray for the redemption of the dead. |
| Demoncalm | Skilled | 66% | Attack the foul nature of a demon entity, pacifying it. |
| Peace | Gifted | 0% | Give peace of soul to someone. |
| Warding | Gifted | 33% | Drive your enemies off with overwhelming fear. |
| Force | Gifted | 66% | Make a player follow your wish. |
| Piety | Expert | 0% | Bind those around you with the force of ultimate piety. |
| Penance | Expert | 20% | Impose a penance upon a sinner. |
| Dazzle | Expert | 40% | Confuse and dazzle an opponent. |
| Thermalshield | Expert | 50% | Bestow thermal protection upon the believers. |
| Renewal | Expert | 60% | Extend the duration of your rites. |
| Condemnation | Expert | 80% | Punish your foes with their own sins. |
| Allsight | Virtuoso | 0% | Gain insight into all movement into and out of holy areas. |
| Healing | Virtuoso | 22% | A powerful healing ability. |
| being | Virtuoso | 44% | A rite to keep those nearby fed and rested. |
| Pause | Virtuoso | 50% | Preserve your holy Rites. |
| Convocation | Virtuoso | 66% | Call to you someone in a Rite of Convocation. |
| Revitalization | Virtuoso | 88% | A rite to heal health and mana. |
| Earthshield | Fabled | 0% | Bestow the Earthshield upon the believers. |
| Deliverance | Fabled | 9% | Deliver a target unto you. |
| Seance | Fabled | 22% | Send out a spiritual call to alternate planes. |
| Cleansing | Fabled | 36% | Rid your enemies of their unclean aspects. |
| Lustration | Inept | 0% | Purify your forging ores against that which might taint it. |
| Prayer | Fabled | 54% | Pray for the salvation of your congregation. |
| Consumption | Fabled | 63% | Consume your rites and restore your devotion. |
| Banishment | Fabled | 72% | Send the unholy demons back to their hell. |
| Imbibe | Fabled | 81% | Destroy the blasphemous totems of magick. |
| Consecration | Mythical | 0% | Pray to the gods to bless the land. |
| Resurrection | Mythical | 23% | Grant life anew to a slain believer. |
| Convergence | Mythical | 38% | Summon your existing rites in the land to your side. |
| Absolution | Mythical | 46% | Grant absolution to an afflicted victim. |
| Damnation | Mythical | 53% | Curse the eternal soul of your victim. |
| Flare | Inept | 0% | Cause your rites to inflict pain upon your enemies. |
| Bracing | Mythical | 69% | Ignore commands that act against your will. |
| Bloodsworn | Mythical | 84% | Bond with another via a blood oath. |
| Redemption | Transcendent | 100% | Call on the gods to save thy soul. |