085 - Patrons

DIVINE PATRON

The Divines. Gods and goddesses, deities that exist like hinge points and critical nodes embedded in the fabric of creation. They exist on macro and micro scales, from local small-gods of a shrine of limited scope, to the greater gods governing time throughout the aetheric sphere- a local multiverse- or even those governing functions across a plurality of spheres.
They're to one extent or another contract workers with Celestials, having working relations at an arms length. Celestials tend to like to work through intermediaries when feasible, whether operating through saints or sages, or indeed through gods. Something about choices, anyway, so in come the Divines, that together operate the levers that run the world and reach above and beyond the reach of us witches. A major function of gods lies in the management of souls, working afterlives save for those fallen to void or earned a mysterious ticket through the pearly gates.

Mechanically speaking, you will be able to choose a Divine Patron. You are free to imagine your Patron yourself, they are not minutely detailed-, instead it must confirm YOUR Alignment with the PANTHEON of your choice, your Patron will be of this chosen Pantheon. Though the term Pantheon is applied, it's a broad strokes alignment and each may have a multitude of pantheons or individual beings within it, and they may not all get along with each other.

The Pantheons are: ORDER. NEUTRALITY. CHAOS. If you choose ORDER or CHAOS, you may take Neutrality to Tier 2. If you choose NEUTRALITY, you may take both ORDER and CHAOS at Tier 1. To increase your Tier with a Pantheon from 1 to 2, you must complete the First quest, then to move from 2 to 3 you must take the 2nd quest. You can only take the 2nd quest of your own Pantheon but may take the 1st quest of any pantheon you have T1 access to.

As you increase your Tier with a patron they give you access to their Divine Boons associated with the tier. Once you have access to a Tier, you may make 1 selection for free. Warlocks get to make an extra free choice in Tier 1 and 2 of their primary patron's divine boons. Any patrons taken by a Warlock must at least be allied with who their "Warlock patron" is, if it isn't them directly. You cannot take a Patron if you are in opposition to the Tenets of their Pantheon, and lose benefits if you lose favor, but they can be regained with effort. After your free boon, you may purchase additional boons from that tier.

Each purchase is 5RP +5RP per TIER, i.e.: 5🟢, 10🟡, 15🟣RP. Neutrality has two flavors of Wonder and Vice, but it's none the less the same Pantheon for this sake

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