Apocalyptia (skill)

In order to maintain vigil over the Sorcerer-Kings, the Earthen of Azvosh are joined in purpose and in mind, a psychic link known as the Dirge. Timeless and immutable, within the verses of this reverential hymn and song of war exist the collective memories of the Earthen: all of time and life and history immortalised in the forever song.

Drawing upon the sacred text known as the Apocalyptia, the Earthcaller lends their voice to the unending Earthen Dirge, commanding the psychic verses to not only elicit priestly invocations but to mercilessly condemn their faithless foes to agony unspeakable should they transgress. For without war, we are nothing.

The full text of the Apocalyptia can be found upon the five great monoliths across Sapience.

Skill	Rank	Percent	Description
Fervour	Inept	0 %	Without strength, we are nothing.
Reinforce	Inept	49 %	Find succour in stone.
Diverge	Novice	0 %	Sundered in twain by the might of earth.
Revelation	Novice	50 %	All shall bear witness.
Verses	Apprentice	0 %	Its words were turned loose.
Providence	Apprentice	50 %	Know its grace and taste its bounty.
Battlehymn	Capable	0 %	Power and might did flow forth.
Euphoria	Capable	50 %	Exult in the glory of war.
Earthcall	Adept	0 %	The footfall of armies mustered.
Execration	Adept	50 %	May impurity be scoured from the sacred lands.
Proscription	Skilled	0 %	May the faithless repent or be broken.
Lull	Skilled	33 %	To staunch the wounds and mend the skein.
Wardance	Skilled	50 %	In remembrance of the Great Father's conquest of old.
Resolute	Gifted	0 %	With hearts of stone and minds of steel.
Ground	Gifted	0 %	We would never again kneel.
Reckoning	Gifted	33 %	And it will be the End.
Hysteria	Gifted	66 %	Gibbering madness is their lot.
Enervation	Expert	0 %	And they would know only weakness and torment.
Censor	Expert	33 %	Voices stilled to loath quiescence.
Constitution	Expert	50 %	The will of the Earthen is unyielding.
Transgressions	Expert	66 %	Vigilant without refrain.
Ordain	Virtuoso	0 %	Enforce the will of the earth.
Sentencing	Virtuoso	33 %	Summoned to face judgement before the earth.
Empowerment	Virtuoso	66 %	And so the Earth provided.
Marshal	Fabled	0 %	Gather the warbands and sound the clarion call.
Primordial	Fabled	66 %	All shall return to Chaos.
Imperishable	Mythical	0 %	The strong prevail, and the weak are remade by the earth.
Libation	Mythical	50 %	And thus the earth shall have its due.
Eternity	Mythical	75 %	May we never know peace.
Imprisonment	Transcendent	0 %	Bound in blood, bound in bone.

Fervour	Without strength, we are nothing
Syntax:	DIRGE FERVOUR [target]
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Details:	Fervour is the resource that fuels many of your abilities in Apocalyptia. By invoking this verse of the eternal song, you may scrutinise the intensity of your fervour, or that of another.
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Reinforce	Find succour in stone
Syntax:	DIRGE REINFORCE [target]
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Details:	Fervour cost: 150 The Earthen cannot falter, for in failure lies the doom of worlds. Should you or another be injured in glorious battle, you may call upon the earth for succour and healing. As your skill in Apocalyptia rises, the earth's grace will become stronger, and will heal a random affliction as well if the target is not yourself. If your patient is a fellow Earthcaller, their wounds will close more quickly. Healing will have no effect upon the foul Duamvi, and be lessened against any who do not share your Tether.
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Diverge	Sundered in twain by the might of earth
Syntax:	DIRGE DIVERGE <direction>
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Details:	Fervour cost: 100 As the great warbands of Azvosh Rakar did rend the land, so too can you command the earth to splinter, diverting water away from the specified direction.
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Revelation	All shall bear witness
Syntax:	DIRGE REVELATION
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Details:	Fervour cost: 100 Azvosh eternal and brutality incarnate. By cleaving t'ward this fundamental truth, the Dirge shall banish falsehood and reveal illusions for what they are to you. There is a chance your truth will fade after seeing through an illusion.
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Verses	Its words were turned loose
Syntax:	VERSES
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Details:	You may now discern any active verses which have been sung into existence at your location.
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Providence	Know its grace and taste its bounty
Syntax:	DIRGE VERSE OF PROVIDENCE
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Details:	Fervour cost: 1500 Those who keep faith in the earth shall suffer neither hunger nor thirst, for the bounty of Azvosh will provide for its own. With a bowl in your possession, invoking this verse of the Dirge will fill it with bone broth and you will know great sustenance. The earth does not surrender its gifts frivolously, however, and you may not request sustenance again without first showing patience.
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Battlehymn	Power and might did flow forth
Syntax:	DIRGE BATTLEHYMN
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Details:	Fervour cost: 750 By singing one of the mythical battle hymns of Azvosh Rakar, your body shall become a vessel of the unforgiving earth. Drink from the overflowing cup of its unfathomable might and grow powerful with increased strength.
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Euphoria	Exult in the glory of war
Syntax:	DIRGE EUPHORIA [target]
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Details:	Fervour cost: 200 The Earthen are the people of war, and by invoking the memories of ancient battles, the Dirge shall bestow a glimpse of true glory upon yourself or your target. Willpower and endurance shall be restored, so potent is the euphoric revelry. The effects will fade after a certain amount of time, or until the target is attacked.
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Earthcall	The footfall of armies mustered
Syntax:	DIRGE VERSE OF EARTHCALL DIRGE EARTHCALL <target>
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Details:	Fervour cost: 500 to create the verse, 750 for the act of travel When the drums of war sound across the great expanse, none can resist the call to battle. Bring forth this verse within a location and, should you find yourself separated from the soldiers of your mighty warband, you may travel to any who stand within it. Upon arrival, any allies in the location will be healed by a small amount of health and mana.
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Execration	May impurity be scoured from the sacred lands
Syntax:	DIRGE EXECRATION <target>
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Details:	Fervour cost: 250 Raw strength is the signature characteristic of the Earthen, and a demonstration of such is a simple feat. By calling on this verse of the eternal song, you may assail your pitiful foe with a blast of shadow energy, imposing more damage upon them should midnight grip the land. Most magical barriers shall be powerless to withstand your assault, rendered ineffectual by so potent and focused a strike.
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Proscription	May the faithless repent or be broken
Syntax:	DIRGE PROSCRIPTION <chaos entity>
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Details:	Fervour cost: 750 Servants of disorder have no place among the sublime perfection of the earth. None shall you suffer to roam free, and this verse will force them to submit for a period of time.
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Lull	To staunch the wounds and mend the skein
Syntax:	DIRGE LULL <target>
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Details:	Fervour cost: 150 As the Sorcerer Kings of old were sapped of their power and will, so too shall your target be struck down by the curse of peace.
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Wardance	In remembrance of the Great Father's conquest of old
Syntax:	DIRGE WARDANCE
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Details:	Mightiest of all the Gods, the Great Father did bring conquest to the ancient foes of old and subjugate them to His supernal will. Dance the dance of spears and swords before a holy shrine and be renewed of fervour. For all are but extensions of the Immortal Earth.
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Resolute	With hearts of stone and minds of steel
Syntax:	DIRGE VERSE OF RESOLUTE
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Details:	Fervour cost: 200 You are a jailer of the accursed; your solemn duty is without end. Resolute you must remain, and so shall this verse of the Dirge repel fatigue and turn back hunger while you stand within its embrace. So crucial is your vigilance that this verse will linger for longer than all others when invoked.
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Ground	We would never again kneel
Syntax:	DIRGE GROUND
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Details:	Fervour cost: 900 To be one with the earth is to enjoy strength unconquerable, and by drawing upon your unshakeable resolve, the earth shall anchor you in place. While you remain standing you will be nigh immovable, a true bulwark of stone and sand. To release the anchor you must call upon this verse a second time, and the earth shall set you free.
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Reckoning	And it will be the End
Syntax:	DIRGE RECKONING <target>
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Details:	Fervour cost: 600 Open the mind of your accursed foe, that they may look upon the unknowable empty and be granted a vision of the fate that awaits should you fail your duty. The weak cannot withstand prolonged exposure, and they will be struck down with debilitating maladies. Afflictions include: vomiting, dizziness, epilepsy, confusion, slickness, hallucinations, stupidity, and vertigo.
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Hysteria	Gibbering madness is their lot
Syntax:	DIRGE HYSTERIA <target>
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Details:	Fervour cost: 250 All with an affinity to earth have felt the touch of insanity brush against their minds. You may harness this madness and direct it at your wretched foe, atrophying their mind as confusion and dizziness take hold.
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Enervation	And they would know only weakness and torment
Syntax:	DIRGE VERSE OF ENERVATION
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Details:	Fervour cost: 600 The strength of the Sorcerer Kings must be kept sapped to slake the thirst of ages. By wielding a tithe of the earth's power, you may command the Dirge to leave behind an echo of this terrible sentence. Enemies who remain within it shall be assailed with shadow damage or drained of mana as they taste but a sample of the earth's vengeance.
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Censor	Voices stilled to loath quiescence
Syntax:	DIRGE CENSOR <verse/ALL>
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Details:	Though the song of war is an eternal one, not all its verses befit all situations. By invoking this ability, you may end all your verses of a certain type that exist in the world, or still them all entirely.
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Constitution	The will of the Earthen is unyielding
Syntax:	DIRGE CONSTITUTION
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Details:	Fervour cost: 100 It is said that the atrocities of war would turn the stomachs of all who look upon the carnage of the battlefield. By beseeching the earth for enhanced constitution, your gut shall never know the nausea endured by lesser beings.
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Transgressions	Vigilant without refrain
Syntax:	DIRGE VERSE OF TRANSGRESSIONS
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Details:	Fervour cost: 300 Ever must we cast our gaze upon the inscrutable empty and maintain watch over an insidious, unrelenting foe. While this verse persists, enemies who trespass upon your hallowed ground shall alert you of their coming.
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Ordain	Enforce the will of the earth
Syntax:	DIRGE ORDAIN <target> <command>
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Details:	Fervour cost: 2000 The minds of the faithless are easily bent to your implacable will. Call forth the verse of ordination, and your foe shall obey your command. Magical barriers will be no obstacle to the earth, its solemn will be done.
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Sentencing	Summoned to face judgement before the earth
Syntax:	DIRGE VERSE OF SENTENCING DIRGE SENTENCE <target>
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Details:	Fervour cost: 1000 to create the verse, 100 for the summoning Those who trespass against the earth shall not go unpunished. Any who remain within the location of this manifested verse may be summoned and after a short delay, will stand before you to face judgement. The density defence shall forestall your imminent sentencing, though the attempt will remove it from the accused. Should you fail six times, the verse shall fade and be no more.
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Empowerment	And so the Earth provided
Syntax:	DIRGE VERSE OF EMPOWERMENT
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Details:	Fervour cost: 600 The earth must remain pure, free of taint and toxins that would mar its fathomless perfection. While you or your allies stand within the Verse of Empowerment, afflictions shall on occasion be driven from your bodies.
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Marshal	Gather the warbands and sound the clarion call
Syntax:	DIRGE MARSHAL <target>
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Details:	Fervour cost: 1200 The warbands of Azvosh Rakar are mighty indeed, and though you cannot match their legendary throngs, this verse of the Dirge shall resound across the continent and allow you to summon an allied soldier to your side.
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Primordial	All shall return to Chaos
Syntax:	DIRGE VERSE OF PRIMORDIAL
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Details:	Fervour cost: 750 The consequence for failure is oblivion, and it must never come to pass. By bringing forth the death knell of the worldspine, your verse will periodically destroy an unprotected entity of chaos and return it to the primordial whence it came.
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Imperishable	The strong prevail, and the weak are remade by the earth
Syntax:	DIRGE IMPERISHABLE <target>
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Details:	Fervour cost: 1000 If you are not strong, then you are dead. Should one of the faithful fall, you may remake them in the mould of the earth, granting them a chance at redemption on the field of battle. Their corpse must be in your possession in order to enact this verse, and should they fail to accept your offering in a timely manner, the body shall crumble to dust.
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Libation	And thus the earth shall have its due
Syntax:	DIRGE VERSE OF LIBATION
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Details:	Fervour cost: 2000 The earth must be fed, for it is a vast and hungry beast, pitiless and cold. While this verse lingers, the corpses of all who fall shall be swallowed by the jaws of Azvosh, and be denied revival. None are exempt from the blood price, and the earth will feast indiscriminately, even on one of its own.
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Eternity	May we never know peace
Syntax:	DIRGE VERSE OF ETERNITY DIRGE ETERNITY
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Details:	Fervour cost: 500 for the verse creation, 250 for the summoning Battle unending is the dream of the Earthen, and so shall it be made manifest. By focusing your energies and extending your fervour outwards, all active verses that linger amidst a Verse of Eternity will be brought to you. And war shall reap its harvest evermore.
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Imprisonment	Bound in blood, bound in bone
Syntax:	DIRGE VERSE OF IMPRISONMENT
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Details:	Fervour cost: 1000 From blood and bone is the everlasting prison of the damned forged. You may attempt to fashion a gaol of your own making through this verse of the Dirge. The earth will attempt to hold your foes in place and deny them escape for as long as the shackle abides. The chance that this will occur varies: Chance Requirement ============================ 20% - If you have broken your vigil and fled the scene of their incarceration. 60% - If you stand present and command a corporeal form. 80% - If your foe suffers from six or more afflictions and you stand before them whole.
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