(All of this information is taken from Sandy Peterson's Sorcery Rules and is his
copyright).
MALKION (First Prophet of the Invisible God)
This culture founder is the most important figure in Malkionism. He saw the face of the
creator, taught men and women their places through the institution of the caste structure,
invented sorcery, and performed many heroic deeds. The central book of Malkionism is
called The Book of Malkion, and attributed to his authorship. Some say he could not have
written it all, for it contains an account of his death and afterlife, and events in
Glorantha after his death. The pious know that he prophesied all these things. The Book
contains the tenets of Malkionism, and its early history.
Malkion's Blessing (1 POW): Malkion can be invoked for one of three
purposes:
- When casting a spell, Malkion can be invoked to reduce the spell's MP
cost to 0. The spell goes off at the caster's DEX SR.
- Once a year, during Sacred Time, a supplicant can name a sorcerous
Art, which he then acquires.
- This third blessing can only be invoked by a consecrated king.
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ROKAR'S BLESSING: it costs only 1 POW to gain Rokar as a saint and
invoking his blessing has no POW cost. His blessing is to give a devotee a feeling of
harmony and satisfaction with his or her lot in life. Even in bad times the devotee knows
that upon his of her death Rokar will reveal that it has all been worthwhile, and will
show them the path to the eternal happiness of Solace in Glory.
Peracles is interested in receiving the following blessings (OK, so
this is thinking waaaay ahead).
SAINTS
To gain a saint as a Patron, you must spend a certain amount of POW.
This can be sacrificed over a period of time, and need not be done all at once. Once the
saint is a Patron, you can invoke him at will and receive his blessing. It costs 1 POW
each time a saint is invoked (usually). The Blessing normally occurs on SR 1 of the round
of invocation. A Saint's Blessing can normally not be dispelled magically. A person can
have more than one saint as a Patron, and can invoke more than one simultaneously. (A
temporal effect lasts until the following daybreak.)
SAINT GOERY one of the Four Apostles of the Castle Coast. Only a
wizard may invoke Goery
Goery's Blessing (4 POW, temporal): the user becomes able to attack
a spirit in spirit combat simply by touching the person it is possessing. It allows
exorcism if the user is victorious.
ST. HRESTOL -- founder of modern Malkionism.
Hrestol's Blessing (3 POW): When invoked, the supplicant's POW
doubles, and remains thus for a full day. At the end of the day, POW drops back to normal,
but MPs may remain higher than the user's POW.
ST. NOMIA -- patron of knowledge. Nomia, the She-Hermit of Hrelar
Amali, dwelt in a cave and supposedly taught the arts of magic to both Hrestol and Arkat.
Some folk believe that Arkat must have been taught by the original Nomia's descendant,
feeling that the saint's apparent longevity seems too Brithinish.
Nomia's Blessing (3 POW): The user's mind is expanded. For the next
week, all research & experience checks automatically succeed, plus the amount of
increase is always the maximum possible (this last also applies to training). Thus, if the
user does research in Mace Attack, and invokes Nomia's Blessing, not only does he
automatically increase, he gets 4 full points.
ST. RACEEN -- patron of sorcery. Raceen was a convert from among the
mortal Malkioni of the Dawn era. A paragon of Progressionalism, he began as a peasant and
eventually became a Magus. He settled in Sog City, and was martyred there by the Brithini.
Raceen's Blessing (7 POW): Invoked only when a sorcery spell is
cast. The user gets to add his INT to the permitted Art total used in the spell at no
additional MP cost. For instance, if he has an INT of 17, and knows Venom 70%, he could
use up to 24 Art levels in a casting of Venom.
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