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[[Main Page]] :: [[Useful links for beginners]] :: / '''{{PAGENAME}}''' '''Religion''' takes a very large role in Wurm Online, from creating enchanted items and casting offensive spells, to using rare and unique artifacts sent from the gods. Although it's entirely possible to have an enjoyable experience without religion, it can help to take away some of the monotony of day-to-day life for a Wurmian and provide an extra edge during combat.

There are In the beginning there were four [[gods]] in ; the world of Wurm Online: The three [[White_light|white light]] gods [[Fo]], [[Vynora]] , and [[Magranon]], and the [[Black Light|black light]] goddess god [[Libila]]. In more recent times, some Wurmians had succeeded in their efforts to ascend to godhood and for a brief time, Wurmians turned from the old gods to worship new ones. Thankfully, now the player gods have been proven false and religiously minded Wurmians have returned to worship the four original gods.

Some advantages of joining Following a [[:Category:Religion | religion]] are gives many bonuses to a player, the greatest of which is the ability to become a [[Priestpriest]] so you can cast .*'''[[:Category:Spells|spellsFollower]], the ability s''' receive bonuses to some of their skills when of becoming a appropriate faith and favor. 20 for faith and 10 for favor.*'''[[Champion player|championPriest]], and having domain bonuses while you are inside your god(dess)s'''s domain. Each god(dess) also has some specific advantages, see can cast powerful spells; destroying their wiki page for detailsenemy or imbuing items and weapons with special abilities.

To become a ==Worship=====Followers===[[followerFile:Religion_altars.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Player-made church]], you must Followers are those who have at least 1.5 [[body]]. You can then find decided to accept a religion into their lives and by doing so will trade a follower small number of that god(dess) restrictions in exchange for deity bonuses and ask them to [[convert]] you. You can also go to the [[Altar blessing of Three]] to join the white light gods, or the [[Bone Altar]] if you want the black light goddess [[Libila]]their god.

* There is an are two ways in which a Wurmian may become a follower of a god; by being [[convert]]ed by a current follower or by starting on a pilgrimage to one of the special altars: the [[Altar of Three on ]] for white light gods or the Chaos server[[Bone Altar]] for black light. You can only follow Becoming a white light follower will provide small bonuses whilst in the domain of the respective god if you and will also open the path to future abilities through priesthood. Many Wurmians are on the Freedom Islesfollowers and enjoy their life without ever considering becoming a priest.:'''Read more''': [[Follower]] | [[Convert]] | [[Altar of Three]] | [[Bone Altar]] | [[God]]

* There is both an Altar of Three and ===Priests===Once a Bone Alter on the Elevation serverfollower has decided to give their full devotion to a god they may seek out another priest to request promotion. In exchange for priesthood they agree to give up certain abilities that would not favour their god, such as digging, mining, or theft. You can Each god will punish their respective followers or priests for engaging in activities they do not agree with however not all gods follow any of the gods if you are in the Epic clustersame ideals; for example some may permit mining while others may not.

Note that if you join All priests gain the ability to conjure [[Libilaspell]], you automatically join s. The knowledge available to them depends on their [[Horde of the Summonedfaith]], and all which of the gods they've devoted themselves to. Casting these spells uses up their pool of [[favor]]. They also gain reduced [[White Lightstamina]] kingdoms will become your enemiesdrain whilst on terrain favoured by their deity.:'''Read more''': [[Priest]] | [[Spells]] | [[Alignment]] | [[Faith]] | [[Favor]]

NOTE==Domains==[[File: It was previously stated you need 1 alignment Wooden altar.png|200px|thumb|right|A wooden altar|link=Wooden altar]]The domain of a god provides bonuses to convert - This has been tested all their followers and proven falsepriests.* Camberme An [[altar]] provides a portal from which a god may funnel their domain into the lands of Wurm and Griebo tested on Pristine with also a brand new alternate account. A body was butchered place where followers may [[pray]] or [[sacrifice]] in respect to bring alignment to zero and tree cut to bring body to 1.5. The Stats were checked and rechecked before conversion. Conversion was succesful at 1.51 body and zero alignmenttheir deity.

==Priest and spells==Spellcasting is limited Whilst in the domain of your deity any follower or priest will receive a small bonus to some of their skills, such as [[priestfighting]]skill: these bonuses vary between gods. The strength of the bonus is affected by many variables such as the follower's faith and [[Champion player|champion]]salignment, the distance from the altar and its quality.

To cast The distance of influence for a spell as a priest/champion, you'll need to have a certain [[faith]] domain depends entirely on the quality and [[favor]] with your [[Gods altar| Godtype of altars]]nearby. The highest quality, and have therefore most influential, will control the domain in the area.:'''Read more''': [[statuetteAltar]] of your god active. Depending on the spell, you can then right click a person, item or wound to cast a spell on it.

Different gods give different [[:Category:spells|spells]].  ==Faith and Favor==To gain [[faith]], you will need to [[praying | pray]] at an [[altar]] of your [[Gods|god]]. You can pray 5 times a day with at least 20 minutes apart to gain [[faith]] and has diminishing returns on how much faith you gain per prayer. Faith is limited to 30 as a normal follower, you will have to become a [[priest]] to gain more. Note that all spells and most bonuses require more than 30 faith.  Favor is used up while casting spells, but regains automatically. The maximum of favor you can have is equal to your current faith level. ==Domain Animals of the gods==Altars create a domain of a god. When you are in this domain and you are a champion of your god, you receive tiny bonuses, including a fighting bonus. These domain bonuses are not the same for each religion. The amount of the bonus is affected by many things, including your faith, alignment, distance to altars, and quality of the altars. If there are several domains overlapping, only the most influential domain will give the domain bonus. The type of bonus is not the same for each god. The QL (and type?) of the [[altar]] makes it overpower another domain. == Stamina drain ==Priests with high faith (60-70?) are inspired in their deities favored terrains, and have less stamina drain there. [[Vynora]] followers get the bonus on roads, [[Magranon]] on rock, [[Fo]] on grass, dirt and trees, and [[Libila]] followers on [[mycelium]]. == Animals of the gods ==

== See also Skills & Characteristics==* Religion ===Subskills===* [[GodsChanneling]] and [[Kingdom]]s* [[Faith]] and [[FavorExorcism]]* Normal [[Altar]]s, the [[Bone Altar]] and the [[Altar of ThreePrayer]]* [[Priest]]s and [[Champion player|ChampionPreaching]]s