| Symbol of the Proselyte (340)
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| Mnemonic
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[SYMBOL]
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| Base Duration
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3 charges
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| Added Duration
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1 charge per (SL, Blessings skill/50)
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| Span
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Refreshable
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| Offensive Magic - Enhancement
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| Subtype
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Spiritual CS / Bolt AS
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| Enhancement
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+5 Spiritual CS/Bolt AS + Special
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| Availability
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All
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Symbol of the Proselyte is a tool for clerics to convert new followers to their flock and to punish the unrepentant. By using a portion of their spirit, a cleric is able to imbue (add charges to) a holy symbol with the blessing of their patron arkati (for the purpose of this article, the cleric who made the symbol is referred to as the "creator"). The symbol can then be worn and activated via CHANT {item} to impart a bonus to the user's next attack spell. Symbols can also be refreshed with additional charges by casting at the symbol again.
The bonus to spiritual casting strength (CS) or bolt attack strength (AS) is:
If the attack is made against a target of the symbol creator's opposing alignment, an additional bonus equal to the creator's trunc(Wisdom (WIS) bonus ÷ 3) is applied (e.g., the Wisdom bonus is activated with Lorminstra symbols for attacks against the undead). Generally, the bonus applies to Liabo-aligned deity symbols with attacks against undead targets and Lornon-aligned with attacks vs living targets.
Also, when an attack is made, it will have a Truehand effect. The use of the symbols is available to ALL characters. Each use of CHANT will deplete 1 charge from the symbol.
Training in Spiritual Lore, Blessings can add additional charges to the 3 base charges imbued into the holy symbol.
Clerics, and paladins, may APPRAISE a symbol to determine if it is a valid holy symbol. Casting 340 at a symbol will attempt to convert it.
- Example
A Lorminstra cleric with an 18 INF bonus and 25 WIS bonus imbues a holy symbol with spell 340. She then chants<symbol> and casts spell Smite (302) at a ghostly pooka (undead). The bonus to her casting strength would be:
- (5 + trunc(INF bonus 18/2) + trunc(WIS bonus 25/3) = +22 CS
She would also receive the 50 + d50 Truehand effect to the endroll.
If she had cast Holy Bolt (306) at a great black boar (living) she would lose the WIS bonus benefit and her bolt bonus would be:
- 5 + (INF bonus 18/2) = +14 AS, while still having the Truehand effect.
The INF and WIS bonuses are based on the stats of the cleric who imbues the symbol with spell 340. If the cleric has enhanced INF and/or WIS stats when the spell is cast, then the enhanced stats are used to calculate the CS/AS bonus.
Each cast of the spell costs 40 mana and 2 spirit points to imbue a symbol. It is strongly recommended that the creator check their mana and spirit status via HEALTH prior to casting the spell to prevent nerve damage or spirit death.
Holy Symbols
A cleric can only cast 340 on a holy symbol of their god (the arkati or lesser spirit to which they are converted). Holy symbols are generally available at Category:cleric shops. Most shops do not have a complete selection of holy symbols. The holy symbol store on the Firebird has a holy symbol for every god a player can worship (except possibly Ghezresh).
An unconverted or Other converted cleric must find a holy symbol dedicated to Other in order to use 340; one example is the glass spiral talisman in Relocated Reverence.
A cleric that has forsaken the gods must find a holy symbol dedicated to "no god" in order to use 340. These are quite rare but some examples exist.
In addition, clerics are able to create unlimited holy symbols of their deity at DragonSpine Fane, which can be reached via the Ancient Passage in Zul Logoth. Clerics who have selected OTHER as their chosen deity can obtain symbols at the unnamed obelisk in the Chamber of the Grey. Completing an Intercession also provides the pilgrim with a holy symbol identical to the one that can be created at Dragonspine Fane, though this is not a practical way to create holy symbols.
Items that have, or are altered to have, appropriate descriptions for a holy symbol can be marked as a holy symbol by a merchant. This can be applied to items that are already scripted, and those items can have 340 applied. Consult your individual arkati page for iconography appropriate to the arkati you want your symbol dedicated to.
Being a holy symbol, even one with 340 applied, does not make an item functional.
Clerics and paladins can use APPRAISE to identify whether an item is a holy symbol and to which god it is holy.
Using a Symbol of the Proselyte
Once a holy symbol has been empowered with 340, it can be activated by typing CHANT <symbol>. A symbol must be worn to be chanted at. You do not need to be converted to the same arkati to activate a symbol.
Activating the symbol provides a buff that lasts for 30 seconds and boosts the next spell cast.
Activating a symbol attunes you to it for ten minutes, preventing you from activating any other symbol for that period.
Lore Benefit
Training in Spiritual Lore, Blessings will add additional charges when the spell is successfully cast at an appropriate item. With 50 Blessings Lore skill (10 ranks), the item will have 4 total charges (the initial 3 plus 1 bonus charge).
| Spiritual Lore, Blessings ranks |
0 |
10 |
24 |
50 |
100 |
150 |
200 |
250
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| Total charges |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10
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Spell Circles
The following spiritual based spell circles receive the full benefits from 340:
The following hybrid spiritual spell circles receive half benefits from 340:
- Sorcerer Base - Sorcerers are considered to be spiritualist hybrids.
The following elemental based spell circles will only receive the Truehand effect:
Truehand Effect
Similar to the CMAN Truehand, a benefit of this spell is that it changes the standard attack d100 roll to a (+50 + d50) roll. This ensures that the endroll outcome will be 25 points higher, on average, than the normal d100 roll.
- d100 average outcome = 50.5 with a 1%, CS spell, fumble rate
- +50 + d50 average outcome = 75.5 (0% fumble rate)
Although elementalists do not get the +5 CS or INF bonus to their warding attacks, they still receive the Truehand effect when using a symbol.
Example:
This example demonstrates the average difference in the endroll outcome between a d100 roll and a +50 + d50 roll.
- CS: +360 - TD: +257 + CvA: +20 + d100: +50 == +173
- CS: +360 - TD: +257 + CvA: +20 + 50 + d50: +25 == +198
Messaging
>prep 340
You raise your hand while murmuring a soft orison, focusing on the Symbol of the Proselyte spell...
Your spell is ready.
>cast
You gesture.
This cast message changes based upon your CONVERT status. See table below.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
>chant symbol
This chant message changes based upon your CONVERT status. See table below.
>incant 201
You trace a sign while beseeching the spirits to empower you with the Calm spell...
Your spell is ready.
You gesture at a giant rat.
CS: +344 - TD: +3 + CvA: +25 + 50 + d50: +29 == +445
Warding failed!
A calm washes over a giant rat.
The divine power suffusing your actions wanes, leaving you bereft of <Arkati/Spirit>'s aid.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
When casting this spell, the messaging will be different depending upon the caster's CONVERT-chosen deity, except with the rare exception Well of Life (308) where it instead detects the target's deity. Expand the chart below to see all known possibilities. Any missing information can be added at the deity messaging page.
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Messaging
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| Pantheon of Liabo
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| Charl
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- [Cast] You rest your hand atop your Charl symbol. A roiling wave of light crashes over your hand, and the symbol, bathing both in a wash of blue and green.
- [Chant] You chant a reverent orison and lightly clasp your emerald trident talisman. A rush of divine power washes over you. Your talisman pulses once and you feel the power of Charl gathering within you like a storm.
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| Cholen
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant]
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| Eonak
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant]
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| Imaera
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- [Cast] You rest your hand atop your amber doe talisman. A glow grows, slowly but surely, and both your hand and the talisman are bathed in a fresh green light, the color of unfurling leaves.
- [Chant] You chant a reverent orison and lightly clasp your amber doe talisman. A rush of divine power washes over you. Your talisman pulses once and you feel the generative power of Imaera growing within you.
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| Jastev
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant]
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| Kai
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant]
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| Koar
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant] You chant a reverent orison and lightly clasp your crown symbol. A rush of divine power washes over you. Your symbol pulses once and you feel the might of Koar overtake you.
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| Lorminstra
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- [Cast] You rest your hand atop your banded onyx key symbol. The edges of your hand go black, and from the core of the symbol shines a golden light. The effect is not unlike light through a keyhole.
- [Chant] You chant a reverent orison and lightly clasp your banded onyx key symbol. A rush of divine power washes over you. Your symbol pulses once and you feel the eternal watchfulness of Lorminstra staring through your eyes.
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| Lumnis
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant]
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| Oleani
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- [Cast] You rest your hand atop your ruby heart symbol. Within the symbol, a roseate light blooms, growing to cover your entire hand.
- [Chant] You chant a reverent orison and lightly clasp your ruby heart symbol. A rush of divine power washes over you. Your symbol pulses once and you feel the warmth of Oleani's love within you.
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| Phoen
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- [Cast] You rest your hand atop your golden sunburst talisman. The surface of the talisman flares with a bright golden light, which spreads out in a sunburst pattern across the back of your hand.
- [Chant] You chant a reverent orison and lightly clasp your golden sunburst talisman. A rush of divine power washes over you. Your talisman pulses once and you feel the blazing light of Phoen fill you.
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| Ronan
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- [Cast] You rest your hand atop your ebony symbol of Ronan. A shadow falls over your hand, and the symbol of Ronan, though a few pinpricks of starry brightness shine through.
- [Chant] You chant a reverent orison and lightly clasp your obsidian sword symbol. A rush of divine power washes over you. Your symbol pulses once and you feel the sleeping might of Ronan awake within you.
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| Tonis
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant]
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| Pantheon of Lornon
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| Andelas
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant]
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| Eorgina
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- [Cast] You rest your hand atop your HOLY SYMBOL. Heatless flames, crackling crimson and gold and orange, writhe between your fingers and across the surface of the HOLY SYMBOL.
- [Chant] You chant a reverent orison and lightly clasp your silver vaalin censer. A rush of divine power washes over you. Your censer pulses once and you feel the majesty of Eorgina driving you, like a wall of flames licking at your back.
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| Fash'lo'nae
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant]
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| Ivas
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- [Cast] You rest your hand atop your aventurine Ivas symbol. A diffuse cloud of greenish light forms a haze around your hand, and around the symbol. The light has a smoky, particulate cast.
- [Chant] You chant a reverent orison and lightly clasp your aventurine Ivas symbol. A rush of divine power washes over you. Your symbol pulses once and you feel the lust of Ivas filling your heart.
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| Luukos
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant]
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| Marlu
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- [Cast] You rest your hand atop your {item}. Both suddenly go black and your fingers clench into a painful claw, the edges of the talisman pressing hard into your flesh.
- [Chant] You chant a reverent orison and lightly clasp your Marlu symbol. A rush of divine power washes over you. Your symbol pulses once and you feel possessed by the destructive, demonic force of Marlu.
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| Mularos
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- [Cast] You rest your hand atop your Mularos symbol. Spears of steely silver light pierce your palm, penetrating the surface of the symbol. A faint crimson glow lingers.
- [Chant] You chant a reverent orison and lightly clasp your Mularos symbol. A rush of divine power washes over you. Your symbol pulses once and you feel Mularos within you, his presence and the suffering of the world condensed into your heart. Later The divine power suffusing your actions wanes, leaving you bereft of Mularos' aid.
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| Sheru
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant]
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| V'tull
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant]
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| Pantheon of Neutrality
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| Gosaena
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- [Cast] You rest your hand atop your Gosaena talisman. A shadow envelops your hand, and the talisman. The effect is a sudden aging, as every line and imperfection in your skin, and on the surface of the talisman, is suddenly apparent.
- [Chant] You chant a reverent orison and lightly clasp your Gosaena talisman. A rush of divine power washes over you. Your talisman pulses once and you feel the quiet of Gosaena steeling your nerves.
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| Zelia
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- [Cast] You rest your hand atop your moonstone pendant. A radiant glow illuminates your hand, and the pendant, in a silver light. No wait, now it's pink. Orange? Purple? The color shifts, rapidly, without any discernable pattern.
- [Chant] You chant a reverent orison and lightly clasp your moonstone pendant. A rush of divine power washes over you. Your pendant pulses once and you feel the presence of Zelia. That's disconcerting.
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| Lesser Spirits
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| Aeia
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant]
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| Amasalen
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant]
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| Arachne
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant]
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| Ghezresh
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant]
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| The Huntress
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant]
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| Jaston
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant]
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| Kuon
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant] You chant a reverent orison and lightly clasp your holy symbol. A rush of divine power washes over you. Your symbol pulses once and you feel the comforting presence of Kuon within you, like a healing balm.
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- [Chant]
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| Laethe
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- [Cast] You rest your hand atop your dreamstone rose symbol. The symbol blooms suddenly and swiftly with a heavily thorned black ethereal rose. The petals of the blossom are quickly shed, however, each one falling away in a burst of purple sparks.
- [Chant] You chant a reverent orison and lightly clasp your dreamstone rose symbol. A rush of divine power washes over you. Your symbol pulses once and you feel Laethe's sense of loss like a blow.
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| Leya
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant]
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| Niima
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant]
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| Onar
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- [Cast] You rest your hand atop your white skull symbol. A flash of light illuminates all of the bones beneath your flesh and every edge of the symbol.
- [Chant] You chant a reverent orison and lightly clasp your white skull symbol. A rush of divine power washes over you. Your symbol pulses once and you feel the cold, calculated drive of Onar guiding you.
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| Tilamaire
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- [Cast] You rest your hand atop your note symbol. A golden glow winds its way out of the center of the symbol, each mote of light a distinct and shining note in the air.
- [Chant] You chant a reverent orison and lightly clasp your note symbol. A rush of divine power washes over you. Your symbol pulses once and you feel the song within your heart quicken with the presence of Tilamaire.
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| Voaris
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- [Cast] You rest your hand atop your Voaris symbol. The symbol blooms suddenly and swiftly with a velvety yellow ethereal rose. The petals of the blossom spread, then fall away slowly, each one dissolving into golden sparks.
- [Chant] You chant a reverent orison and lightly clasp your Voaris symbol. A rush of divine power washes over you. Your symbol pulses once and you feel Voaris within you, daring you to act.
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| Voln
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- You rest your hand atop your onyx shield talisman. A blinding glow shields your hand, and the talisman, in a perfectly white, impenetrable, light.
- [Chant] You chant a reverent orison and lightly clasp your onyx shield talisman. A rush of divine power washes over you. Your talisman pulses once and you feel the presence of Voln within you, bolstering your resolve.
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| Other
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| Other
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- [Cast] This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
- [Chant]
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