Post by mao on Jun 24, 2017 13:56:13 GMT -5
THE BEGINNING
During the 4th struggle against the Star Whales, in the Kuthrii Empires' desperation, turned to the most fickle of magics, time. Many very powerful time spells were cast simultaneously, in a futile attempt at turning back the Whales. This is one of many left over remnants of this time magic.
AVACYIA
See, there was this priestess and as the mighty time magics were being cast, she herself was casting, a little too close to what was happening. As the time spells bounced uselessly off the Star Whales, she was struck by one of them. The priestess is now stuck in an endless loop of casting her spell over and over again. In fact she has been in the same spot , casting the same spell for over 20,000 years. In a very strange by product of this, in each tiny time loop, she successfully casts the spell. A lot of myths and legends have sprung up around her, absolutely none of them are true. Presently a church has been built around her . Attempts to read her mind only reveal the mental component of the spell she is casting. Oh and by the way avacia is not her name, it is the first word of the verbal component of the spell she is casting.
THE SPELL
It is a spell that gives the recipient the ability to cast the following spells on there own: cure wounds( as the lowest power level), magic weapon (+1 to weapon receiving, one combat encounter duration) and foretell ( enabling the recipient of asking one yes or no question of the game master, with a 80% chance of accuracy, 10 combat rounds casting time). She is literally casting this spell every combat round of every day. You may not receive a second "helping" until you have cast all the spells. They will stay in your head until cast.
OVER THE LAST FEW THOUSAND YEARS..........
As she is permanently stuck and it is fairly easy to figure out what she is doing. Her location at the mouth of a major river makes her discovery a near certainty of every Whale Cycle. A cult, church, holy man or whatever almost always springs up.......
THE CURRENT CULT
Ok, the ones who eventually come to control her have very little to go on, so the organizations that spring up mostly mimic this one.The founders of the present church of Bishop Avayia, have focused in on the actual spell as the basis for their theology and the three "priestly" orders that have sprung from it
The cult is controlled by the three"lesser" bishops, who each in turn control one of the branches. Access to the priestess is strictly controlled and very few have even the faintest of ideas of what is going on. These "lesser" bishops' positions are hereditary.
The doctrine of the cult is contained in a 23 volume "holy book" that has centuries of built up contradictions and self serving bull. It is completely incomprehensible, and the cult itself doesnt pay attention to it
THE ORDER OF HEALING
Focusing on the cure spell, these missionaries job is to go among the poor and helpless spreading their cures, for a price. In reality only those with the cash will receive a healing, but they talk a really good game of helping the helpless
THE ORDER OF THE SWORD\
It is the job of these missionaries to convert the unfaithful at sword point. This branch is exceedingly obnoxious and unpopular.
THE ORDER OF THE VISION
Foretell is cast only for the powerful in an attempt to control the upper classes.
The cult is just plain rude.
During the 4th struggle against the Star Whales, in the Kuthrii Empires' desperation, turned to the most fickle of magics, time. Many very powerful time spells were cast simultaneously, in a futile attempt at turning back the Whales. This is one of many left over remnants of this time magic.
AVACYIA
See, there was this priestess and as the mighty time magics were being cast, she herself was casting, a little too close to what was happening. As the time spells bounced uselessly off the Star Whales, she was struck by one of them. The priestess is now stuck in an endless loop of casting her spell over and over again. In fact she has been in the same spot , casting the same spell for over 20,000 years. In a very strange by product of this, in each tiny time loop, she successfully casts the spell. A lot of myths and legends have sprung up around her, absolutely none of them are true. Presently a church has been built around her . Attempts to read her mind only reveal the mental component of the spell she is casting. Oh and by the way avacia is not her name, it is the first word of the verbal component of the spell she is casting.
THE SPELL
It is a spell that gives the recipient the ability to cast the following spells on there own: cure wounds( as the lowest power level), magic weapon (+1 to weapon receiving, one combat encounter duration) and foretell ( enabling the recipient of asking one yes or no question of the game master, with a 80% chance of accuracy, 10 combat rounds casting time). She is literally casting this spell every combat round of every day. You may not receive a second "helping" until you have cast all the spells. They will stay in your head until cast.
OVER THE LAST FEW THOUSAND YEARS..........
As she is permanently stuck and it is fairly easy to figure out what she is doing. Her location at the mouth of a major river makes her discovery a near certainty of every Whale Cycle. A cult, church, holy man or whatever almost always springs up.......
THE CURRENT CULT
Ok, the ones who eventually come to control her have very little to go on, so the organizations that spring up mostly mimic this one.The founders of the present church of Bishop Avayia, have focused in on the actual spell as the basis for their theology and the three "priestly" orders that have sprung from it
The cult is controlled by the three"lesser" bishops, who each in turn control one of the branches. Access to the priestess is strictly controlled and very few have even the faintest of ideas of what is going on. These "lesser" bishops' positions are hereditary.
The doctrine of the cult is contained in a 23 volume "holy book" that has centuries of built up contradictions and self serving bull. It is completely incomprehensible, and the cult itself doesnt pay attention to it
THE ORDER OF HEALING
Focusing on the cure spell, these missionaries job is to go among the poor and helpless spreading their cures, for a price. In reality only those with the cash will receive a healing, but they talk a really good game of helping the helpless
THE ORDER OF THE SWORD\
It is the job of these missionaries to convert the unfaithful at sword point. This branch is exceedingly obnoxious and unpopular.
THE ORDER OF THE VISION
Foretell is cast only for the powerful in an attempt to control the upper classes.
The cult is just plain rude.
