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Altars in Wurm are primarily used to [[praying|pray]] at to gain [[Faith]]. Another use of altars is [[sacrificing]]. === Domain === Altars also create the domain of the gods. You know when you're in such a domain when you get the message "You feel the presence of <god>". When you first build an altar in an area without a domain, you will receive the message: "The domain of <God> now has reached this place." The Domain with the greatest "power" takes effect, and only 1 domain can be in an area. The "power" and size of a domain is controlled by the quality of the altar, for example a 10ql golden altar will have 18 tiles radius, 50ql - 57 tiles, 90ql - about 96 tiles, a stone altar of 21.97ql has 24 tiles radius. The domain seems to get weaker the further it is from the altar and might get overpowered by another god's domain. It should also be noted that a few altars are still "bugged" as they were made before the recent domain changes. (5 June 2012 - [http://wurmonline.tumblr.com/post/24462560831/faith-zone-changes-achievement-bugfix faith-zone-changes-achievement-bugfix]). Domains get updated approximately 5 minutes after a server is restarted, so focus for a small period of time after a restart, there are no domains. A new altar's domain can take around 5 minutes to update, and a domain change can take up to 10 minutes. When you are in the domain of your [[Godsreligion|Godreligious]] and have at least 10 faith, you'll get certain bonusesrituals, including a [[fighting]] bonus. The amount of the bonus is affected by a great number of things, such as faith, [[alignment]], the type of the altar (see below), the distance to the altar, the [[qualitypraying]] of the altar, and if you're a [[Champion player|Champion]].  Priests also get several bonuses from altars, including a bonus of up to 20% to successfully cast a spell, and an increase Wurm diety in order to the chance of casting a higher strength enchant spell. You can have 1 domain below ground and 1 other above ground without them affecting each other. Underground altars will still give their bonuses above ground. For example, underground gain religious [[Libila]] altars will spawn mycelium above ground. However, you will not receive the domain message moving through these underground altars. === Creation ===If you are trying to make an altar for a Priest of a different religion, i.e. you are a black lighter and your priest is Vynora, you can build the altar, and have your priest put the last piece of the altar on by unclicking faithful and attaching the last piece. Works for wooden and stone altars. === Destroying an altar ===If you desecrate an altar of your deity you stop following that god and have your faith and favor reset to 0. [[Exorcism]] xp is gained. The altar is removed from the game. Before desecrating, it should be noted that mayors and everyone with [[Settlement#Permissions|'destroy' permissionsacrificing]] are able to equip a maul and have a minimum of 10 faith. Right click an altar to select the destroy (or desecrate) option. Do not desecrate your deity's altar unless you are certain you want to deal with the faith and favor resets.There are no known penalties for destroying an altar on deed if you are the mayor. == Types of altars ==There are four types of altars. Wooden altars are the worst type, gold altars are the best type. The metal altars can be created inside each others domain, while the stone and wooden altars cannot. However, you can move a finished stone altar into another domain. Domains do not cross the cave/above-ground layers, so you can have one domain underground and another on the surface. this can be an easy way to get several types of altars in one spot - create them below ground and push them above as you make them (or vice-versa). '''NOTE''': Only stone sltars can be moved from the tile they were crated on; wooden and metal altars can be rotated, but not moved. Metal altars seem to give gifts goods and [[potion]] more frequentlyanimals.

<gallery widths="150px" heights== Special "150px">Image:Stone altar.png|stone altarImage:Wooden altar.png|wooden altarImage:Silver altar.png|silver altarImage:Gold altar.png|golden altar</gallery> There are also two special types of altars ===on PvP servers which are not craftable by players:

== See also Domain ==:* [[Religion]]The domain of a deity provides bonuses to all their followers, priests and champions. An altar provides a portal from which a deity may funnel their domain into the lands of Wurm and also a place where followers may pray or sacrifice in respect to their deity.

== Tips ==To find When standing on a local Altar:tile in the domain of your deity any follower, priest or champion will receive a small bonus to some of their skills, such as fighting skill. These bonuses vary between gods. The strength of the bonus is affected by many variables such as the follower's faith and alignment, the distance from the altar, and the altar's QL. The material type of an altar has no effect on domain influence or bonuses; it is strictly cosmetic.

Hit 'escape' key to open up The distance of influence for a domain depends entirely on the menu QL of nearby altar(s). The highest quality, Click on spell effectsand therefore most influential, will control the domain in the area.

The power In the below example, an altar of the faith bonus will go up as you closer to the '''F'''o and an altarof '''M'''agranon are within 4 tiles of each other. The resulting domain influence for each tile is pictured.

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Far from == Destroying an altar ==It is possible to destroy an altar via the "desecration" action. To desecrate an altar of your own faith, you must go "unfaithful" in the action bar. If you desecrate an altar of your deity you stop following that god and have your faith and favor reset to 0. [[Exorcism]] skill is 12 and at it gained. The altar is 55removed from the game.

The type, god , type and Quality of the You can also bash an Altar with a maul or similar item to destroy an altar does not change these values.

== Images Note ==<gallery widths="150px" heights="150px">Image:Stone * Any items placed on the altar do not get sacrificed - only items placed inside the altardo.png|stone altarImage:Wooden * Rarity in altars adds faith bonus and improves alignment gains in sermons. Faith bonus for altarrarity is an extra 1% for rare, 2% for supreme, and 3% for fantastic.png|wooden While with normal status, an altarImagegives 4 alignment gain, rarity is as follows:Silver altar5 for rare, 6 for supreme, and 7 for fantastic.png|silver * [[Sacrificing]] items at an altarImage:Gold requires one to have at least 10 faith with the deity that the altarbelongs to.png|golden altar</gallery>== See also ==* [[Religion]]* [[Priest]]