Spirituality (skill)

Spirituality is an art centered around three primary components: the spiritual mace, the shield, and the guardian angel. The trained Luminary employs all three in order to enact the Light's will and fight for the Age of Dawn.

The mace is an ordinary mace, empowered by Spirit - it deals magical rather than mundane damage, and can be used to direct the Luminary's righteous powers in other, more sophisticated ways.

The shield is a complement to the mace, allowing the Luminary to cast several spells of Light. More mundanely, it can be used to deliver crushing, stunning blows.

The guardian angel is a creature of Spirit, and the Luminary's steadfast companion. It acts in a primarily defensive, supporting capacity, but is capable of terrible feats of violence. Additionally, angels maintain a strict antipathy toward beings of Chaos, and can sense their unnatural presences even at great distances.

Skill	Rank	Percent	Description
Summon	Inept	0%	Summon your angel to your side.
Touch	Inept	0%	Assess the power of your angel.
Mace	Novice	0%	Summon a spiritual mace to aid you.
Shine	Novice	0%	Cause your guardian angel to radiate light.
Call	Apprentice	0%	Call your mace to you when you have lost it.
Symbols	Apprentice	0%	Paint your shield with the holy symbol of a God.
Sear	Apprentice	0%	Order your angel to sear an unlucky player.
Aura	Capable	0%	Your angel will shield you with an aura of protection.
Panic	Capable	50%	Get the angel to cause terror in a chosen victim.
Fortify	Adept	0%	Boost your angel's power with your own health.
Watch	Adept	20%	Have your angel keep watch on your enemies.
Smash	Adept	40%	Deal a crushing blow to one of your opponent's limbs.
Rest	Adept	60%	Causes your angel to conserve her power.
Strike	Adept	80%	A simple attack with your shield.
Drain	Skilled	0%	Gain health from your angel.
Seek	Skilled	50%	Have your angel report on another person.
Mindread	Gifted	0%	Your angel reports to you on local conversations.
Beckon	Gifted	25%	Draws in people from adjacent locations.
Crush	Gifted	50%	Strike at your foes limbs with mace and shield.
Judgement	Gifted	75%	Pass a sentence of death upon the evil.
Strip	Expert	0%	Order your angel to strip a defence from a heretic.
Ripples	Expert	25%	Your angel watches for chaos ripples.
Facesmash	Expert	50%	Smash your shield into your foe's face.
Ward	Expert	75%	Cause fear in most chaos entities.
Chasten	Virtuoso	0%	Deal a mind-numbing blow to an enemy.
Battle	Virtuoso	25%	Command your angel to follow your directives.
Presences	Virtuoso	50%	Searches out all in the local area.
Crash	Virtuoso	50%	Crash your shield into your foe's head.
Trace	Virtuoso	75%	Have your angel report on someones movement.
Sap	Fabled	0%	Order your angel to sap the mental strength of an enemy.
Incarnation	Fabled	33%	Draw forth the power of the Gods.
Punch	Fabled	50%	Punch your shield into your foe's stomach.
Care	Fabled	66%	Have your angel care for your physical well-being.
Spiritwrack	Mythical	0%	Your angel will torture the spirit of your enemies.
Refuge	Mythical	17%	Have your angel transport you to a place of safety.
Empathy	Mythical	34%	Have your angel heal you regularly.
Power	Mythical	50%	Increase your angels power through use of mana.
Slam	Mythical	50%	Slam your shield into your foe's chest.
Sacrifice	Mythical	67%	Full restoration of self at great cost to your angel.
Corporality	Mythical	84%	Prevent those who would mist away
Absolve	Transcendent	0%	Command your angel to tear the soul from your enemy.
Overwhelm	Transcendent	0%	Overwhelm your opponent with a devestating combo.

Summon
Syntax:	ANGEL SUMMON ANGEL FADE ANGEL CEASE <power>
Description:	ANGEL SUMMON will call your angel to your side. When your angel has not been summoned, she will be resting invisible, though always near you. ANGEL FADE will cause your angel to fade back into obscurity. ANGEL CEASE will end any active powers you might have.

Touch
Syntax:	ANGEL TOUCH
Description:	Using this ability, you will be able to assess the current power of your Angel. When she runs out of power, she will be forced to disappear and regain power.

Mace
Syntax:	SUMMON MACE SMITE <target>
Description:	Using your inherent link to the spirit world, you may summon a spiritual mace, with which to smite down your enemies. Damage to a player will be partially dependent on his or her alignment level, with more damage accruing to those who believe more strongly in your power. Note that your spiritual mace can be used with the targeting abilities in weaponry.

Shine
Syntax:	ANGEL SHINE
Description:	Your Angel will begin radiating a blinding light, which will prevent anyone nearby from glancing into your location.

Call
Syntax:	CALL MACE
Description:	Through sheer willpower, you will be able to summon your mace to you if you have lost it.

Symbols
Syntax:	PAINT SHIELD <god>
Description:	This ability will allow you to paint your shield with the symbol of a god. The gods and inks required are: - Auresae: 1 goldink, 1 redink. - Damariel: 1 goldink, 1 yellowink. - Dhar: 1 goldink, 1 purpleink. - Haern: 1 goldink, 1 greenink. - Lleis: 1 goldink, 1 blueink. These symbols will imbue different bonuses, however you can only have one at a time. The bonuses are: - Auresae: Reduces Spark consumption for Illumination by 15%. - Damariel: Devotion Truth will act like an eye sigil. - Dhar: When below 25% health, you will resist attacks by 10%. - Haern: Provides a small bonus to endurance regeneration. - Lleis: Provides a small bonus to willpower regeneration. To replace an old symbol, simply paint the new one you'd like.

Sear
Syntax:	ANGEL SEAR <player>
Description:	With this ability, you may command your guardian angel to sear a player with intense heat, causing their body temperature to rise drastically.

Aura
Syntax:	ANGEL AURA <player - optional>
Description:	This ability will cause your angel to raise a magical shield (like the tattoo), of whomever you choose. If you do not specify anyone, then it will raise a shield around you.

Panic
Syntax:	ANGEL PANIC <player>
Description:	With this ability, you may command your angel to strike fear into the heart of another player.

Fortify
Syntax:	ANGEL FORTIFY
Description:	Using this ability, you may replenish your angel's power at a cost of some of your health.

Watch
Syntax:	ANGEL WATCH
Description:	When you turn on this ability, your angel will begin reporting on the movements of your enemies when they are near to you.

Smash
Syntax:	SMASH <right/left> <arm/leg> <player>
Description:	This ability will allow you to crush one of your opponents arms or legs with your mace, rendering it useless.

Rest
Syntax:	ANGEL REST
Description:	Many abilities that you may use with your Angel will cause a regular drain on her power. This ability will cause your Angel to cease doing these things and rest.

Strike
Syntax:	SHIELD STRIKE <target>
Description:	A simple strike with your shield, causing paralysis.

Drain
Syntax:	ANGEL DRAIN
Description:	Your Angel stands ready to sacrifice even her very essence for your benefit. This ability will replenish some of your health at a cost to her.

Seek
Syntax:	ANGEL SEEK <player>
Description:	This ability will cause your angel to report on the whereabouts of the selected player, his or her health and mana levels, and who is with him or her.

Mindread
Syntax:	ANGEL MINDREAD
Description:	This ability will cause your angel to report to you any tells that players in the room with you receive.

Beckon
Syntax:	ANGEL BECKON <player - optional>
Description:	This ability will cause your angel to draw all those in adjacent locations to your location. If you target a specific player (who must be in an adjacent location), then it will draw only that player in. If the player(s) being drawn in can't move normally, then angel beckon will do nothing.

Crush
Syntax:	SHIELD CRUSH <target> <LEFTLEG|RIGHTLEG|LEFTARM|RIGHTARM><LEFTLEG|RIGHTLEG|LEFTARM|RIGHTARM>
Description:	A swift combination of shield and mace designed to crush your opponent's limbs.

Judgement
Syntax:	JUDGE <player>
Description:	With your spiritual mace, you may judge that a player has committed a crime punishable by death, and attempt to deal out your sentence. This ability takes some time to work.

Strip
Syntax:	ANGEL STRIP <player>
Description:	With this ability, you may order your angel to strip a defence from a player. It will work through a magical shield.

Ripples
Syntax:	ANGEL RIPPLES
Description:	With this ability, you will be able to see a list of all chaos entities currently on the Prime Material Plane.

Facesmash
Syntax:	SHIELD FACESMASH <target>
Description:	Smash your shield into your target's face, causing them to become berserk while cleansing their blindness.

Ward
Syntax:	ANGEL WARD
Description:	Ward will cause all Chaos Entities in the room to have to fight to maintain their composure. If they fail, they will flee in fear.

Chasten
Syntax:	CHASTEN <player> [<affliction>]
Description:	Warriors of The Light require many methods to discourage the darker natures of many of Aetolia's inhabitants. Chasten will allow you to disrupt a player's mental processes, inflicting one of the following afflictions upon him or her: Anorexia, Stupidity, Paranoia, Loneliness, Recklessness or Masochism. Chasten requires only that you have mental equilibrium to use it. If used while you do not posses physical balance, however, the increased difficulty of doing so will prevent you from hiding the affliction from the target. If your target has all of these afflictions, Chasten will cause damage to him or her.

Battle
Syntax:	ANGEL BATTLE <affliction> <target>
Description:	Your bond with your guardian angel is now so strong that it will follow your every command on the field of battle. You are now able to order your angel to afflict your opponent with a variety of afflictions. While this will not require or use your equilibrium or balance, your angel will require a short time to recover before being able to do so again. You may choose from the following afflictions: Anorexia, Stupidity, Impatience, Vertigo, Sensitivity, or Self-Pity.

Presences
Syntax:	ANGEL PRESENCES
Description:	Using this ability, you will be able to gain information on the status of the other people in the same area as you.

Crash
Syntax:	SHIELD CRASH <target>
Description:	Crash your shield into your foe's head, disrupting their mental equilibrium.

Trace
Syntax:	ANGEL TRACE <player>
Description:	With trace, your angel will report on each movement of the selected player, within the local area.

Sap
Syntax:	ANGEL SAP <player>
Description:	This ability will cause your angel to drain the mana of your opponent.

Punch
Syntax:	SHIELD PUNCH <target>
Description:	Punch your shield into your opponent's stomach, causing weariness.

Care
Syntax:	ANGEL CARE
Description:	This passive ability will cause your Angel to regularly heal your afflictions, at a significant cost of power to her.

Spiritwrack
Syntax:	ANGEL SPIRITWRACK <player> ANGEL CEASE SPIRITWRACK
Description:	This ability will set your angel attacking the very spirit of your target, afflicting him or her with Anorexia, Stupidity, Impatience, Vertigo, Sensitivity, or Self-Pity on a constant basis. If your target has all of these afflictions, your angel will begin to sap his or her mana. Note that this drains angel power while on.

Refuge
Syntax:	ANGEL REFUGE
Description:	Using this ability, you may order your Angel to take you to Nirvana.

Empathy
Syntax:	ANGEL EMPATHY
Description:	With this passive ability, your Angel will regularly heal your physical wounds.

Slam
Syntax:	SHIELD SLAM <target>
Description:	Slam your shield into your foe's chest, causing asthma and reducing their ability to clot their blood.

Power
Syntax:	ANGEL POWER
Description:	Restore power to your angel at the cost of your own.

Sacrifice
Syntax:	ANGEL SACRIFICE
Description:	Though it will cost her greatly, your Angel will make the massive sacrifice required to restore you fully in both mind and body.

Corporality
Syntax:	ANGEL CORPORALITY
Description:	With this passive ability on, no one will be able to take a non-corporal form while near you.

Absolve
Syntax:	ANGEL ABSOLVE <player>
Description:	Using this most powerful of Angelic abilities, your Angel will rip the very soul from your enemy. Be warned though, your enemy must be on less than one-half of his maximum mana.

Overwhelm
Syntax:	SHIELD OVERWHELM <target>
Description:	Only usable on a target who is prone, this attack will deal a vicious amount of damage and bleeding and will leave them with weakened senses. Due to the overwhelming nature of the skill, the aura of rebounding has zero effect against it.