Favor

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Favor is the currency of the Order of Voln used to both advance to a higher rank or power its symbols. It is bestowed upon members by the Pantheon of Liabo Arkati and is gained by freeing (killing) undead or witnessing their release from their accursed plight.

Gaining Favor

When a member of the Order of Voln bears witness to the release of an undead creature, that member receives favor.

A Master (rank 26 member) of the Order of Voln can also use the globe to obtain favor if he or she does not currently have any. One must KNEEL (verb), TOUCH (verb), and KISS (verb) the globe to obtain this favor. This grants about half a revolution (approximately 500 units) of favor and consumes one deed.

Favor Messaging

You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself from the <UNDEAD'S> body as it rises, disappearing into the heavens.

Calculating Favor Gained

The amount of favor gained from releasing an undead is both character and creature level based.

Formula

round up((Character Level ÷ 15) × creature level) = Units of Favor

Note: This formula assumes a solo kill on a freshly genned undead. Less favor is gained when either observing the release or partially contributing to the kill.

Voln masters receive 30% and non-masters 20% favor when observing the release of an undead but not contributing any damage. It is not necessary to be grouped with the character/s who are actually doing the damage. It is also not necessary for the releaser to be a Voln member.

Example: A voln master, level 40, observes the release of a level 15 wraith. If the voln master had killed the creature solo, he/she would have gained (40 ÷ 15) × 15 = 40 favor. By just observing another character release the undead, he/she gains 40 × .30 = 12 favor. A level 40 non-master would have gained 40 × .20 = 8 favor.

Examples

1. Lvl 3 character, Lvl 3 undead
(3 ÷ 15) × 3 = 1 favor

2. Lvl 15 character, Lvl 10 undead
(15 ÷ 15) × 10 = 10 favor

3. Lvl 30 character, Lvl 30 undead
(30 ÷ 15) × 30 = 60 favor

4. Lvl 75 character, Lvl 80 undead
(75 ÷ 15) × 80 = 400 favor

5. Lvl 100 character, Lvl 100 undead
(100 ÷ 15) × 100 = 667 favor

Measuring Accumulated Favor

Located in the Master's Hall of the Wehnimer's Landing Voln monastery is a globe. By touching this globe, a Voln Master will receive a reading, measured in revolutions, of his/her approximate available favor. Each count or revolution represents 1000 favor. A member, whose favor exceeds 1,000,000 units, will receive messaging indicating that the number of revolutions is too many to count. There is a stored favor cap, but according to a GM's response, this cap is an extraordinarily high number and probably hasn't been reached by any character.

Advancement Favor Cost

The following table includes the formula for calculating the minimum favor required to obtain each Voln step. The term level² refers to the character's level and is read as level squared.

For example, level² for a level 20 character is 20 × 20 = 400 and the favor necessary to advance from step 25 to step 26 is:

2500 + (20² × 45) ÷ 3)) = 8500 favor

Step	Symbol Name	Arkati	Favor Cost
1	Symbol of Recognition	Tonis	None
2	Symbol of Blessing	Eonak	100 + (( level2 × 5 ) ÷ 3 )
3	Symbol of Thought	Oleani	200 + (( level2 × 5 ) ÷ 3 )
4	Symbol of Diminishment	Cholen	300 + (( level2 × 5 ) ÷ 3 )
5	Symbol of Courage	Jastev	400 + (( level2 × 10 ) ÷ 3 )
6	Symbol of Protection	Imaera	500 + (( level2 × 10 ) ÷ 3 )
7	Symbol of Submission	Charl	600 + (( level2 × 10 ) ÷ 3 )
8	Kai's Strike	Kai	700 + (( level2 × 15 ) ÷ 3 )
9	Symbol of Holiness	Phoen	800 + (( level2 × 15 ) ÷ 3 )
10	Symbol of Recall	Lorminstra	900 + (( level2 × 15 ) ÷ 3 )
11	Symbol of Sleep	Ronan	1000 + (( level2 × 20 ) ÷ 3 )
12	Symbol of Transcendence	Lumnis	1100 + (( level2 × 20 ) ÷ 3 )
13	Symbol of Mana	Koar	1200 + (( level2 × 20 ) ÷ 3 )
14	Symbol of Sight	Tonis	1300 + (( level2 × 25 ) ÷ 3 )
15	Symbol of Retribution	Eonak	1400 + (( level2 × 25 ) ÷ 3 )
16	Symbol of Supremacy	Oleani	1500 + (( level2 × 25 ) ÷ 3 )
17	Symbol of Restoration	Cholen	1600 + (( level2 × 30 ) ÷ 3 )
18	Symbol of Need	Jastev	1700 + (( level2 × 30 ) ÷ 3 )
19	Symbol of Renewal	Imaera	1800 + (( level2 × 30 ) ÷ 3 )
20	Symbol of Disruption	Charl	1900 + (( level2 × 35 ) ÷ 3 )
21	Kai's Smite	Kai	2000 + (( level2 × 35 ) ÷ 3 )
22	Symbol of Turning	Phoen	2100 + (( level2 × 35 ) ÷ 3 )
23	Symbol of Preservation	Lorminstra	2200 + (( level2 × 40 ) ÷ 3 )
24	Symbol of Dreams	Ronan	2300 + (( level2 × 40 ) ÷ 3 )
25	Symbol of Return	Lumnis	2400 + (( level2 × 40 ) ÷ 3 )
26	Symbol of Seeking	Koar	2500 + (( level2 × 45 ) ÷ 3 )

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Special Acknowledgment

The inner workings of favor has been a many-year mystery to the player base. Special thanks goes to Tillmen of (Gemstone 4 Player's Corner) and http://www.lichproject.org/ who was able to piece together this puzzle.