:;shen, erlang

[Varos Talantos]

Erlang Shen God of Knowledge Erlang Shen is the God of Wisdom and Intelligence. He is often never seen, hiding in his library eternally studying. He enjoys reading, studying every thing he can to learn every thing. The humans have worshiped and begged for his knowledge, very few ever got a response. For only a handful were intelligent and respectful enough to be given the knowledge they asked for. He has helped humans in their wars and expanding their technology. Hero/Heroine of Erlang Shen Those who please Erlang Shen significantly might become a Hero/Heroine of Erlang Shen; that is, they will be granted blessings that vary by tier. Each tier of this nature is progressively more beneficial than the last, and past blessings are retained. Those who attain the fifth tier as a Hero/Heroine of Erlang Shen are very powerful indeed, fighting for the glory of their God with abilities that approach Godliness in and of themselves. Intellectual - The first tier of official favor has been gained from Erlang Shen. They will have a tattoo of a Owl, they gain slightly more intelligence to aid them in their quest for wisdom.The +5 Intelligence goes beyond what the maximum capacity for the species is. Oracle - The second tier of official favor has been gained from Erlang Shen. Those whom have reached the tier of ‘Oracle’ have the power of the previous tier. The Oracle have been marked with a tattoo of a Open book. They have the ability to touch any book, magazine, parchment, anything with words written on its pages and instantly know the entire thing. Clairvoyant - The third tier of official favor has been gained from Erlang Shen. Those whom have reached the tier of ‘Clairvoyant’ have been marked with a tattoo of closed eyes. They have the benefits of the prior tiers and have the ability to talk to people through telepathy. They have the ability to talk to any person, no matter how far away they are from each other as long as they know their true form. The telepathy is two ways, but must be initiated by the Clairvoyant. Prophet - The fourth tier of official favor has been gained from Erlang Shen. They have been marked with a tattoo of a open book, every time one looks at it they will see a different page each time.They have the benefits attained at the prior three tiers, and the ability to learn abilities faster. The Prophet will gain any ability at a lower cost of 10 points. Diviner - The fifth and final tier of official favor has been gained from Erlang Shen. Those whom have reached the tier of ‘Diviner’ have been marked with a tattoo of a scroll. They have the benefits attained at the prior four tiers and the ability of teleporting to the library whenever they wish. Each time the Diviner uses the ability they will instantly be teleported to the libraries main hall. This can be used to easily travel between all worlds. The Diviner are the beloved of Erlang Shen and killing one could bring on the wrath of Erlang Shen his self. Extreme caution should be taken if you find yourself at odds with a Diviner. Accursed of Erlang Shen Those who anger Erlang Shen significantly might become Accursed; that is, they will be inflicted with curses that vary by tier. Each tier of the Accursed is progressively more dangerous than the last. Those who attain the fifth tier of the Accursed generally have very short life expectancies. Unintelligent – The first tier of the Accursed has been cast by Erlang Shen. Those whom anger the God are inflicted with a loss of intelligence. Aphasia - The second tier of the Accursed has been cast by Erlang Shen. The Accursed of Erlang Shen will have the inability to read or write. Infallible - The third tier of the Accursed has been cast by Erlang Shen. They are cursed with unnatural need to always be right no matter if they are blatantly wrong or not. No matter the subject the accursed will always have to fight against the other person's decision. Inquisitive - The fourth tier of the Accursed has been cast by Erlang Shen. The Inquisitive is cursed with overwhelming curiosity, no matter if they know it will be deadly or not they will have to sooth their curiosity by doing it. Amnesia - The fifth and final tier of the Accursed has been cast by Erlang Shen. The Accursed have lost all of their memories except for what has occurred that day, they do not know who they are or where they are. Those who manage to anger Erlang Shen to such an extent are wanted dead by the God who cursed them and doing so would gain one favor from Erlang Shen. Hysteria When the prayer 'Hysteria' is communed by a follower of Erlang Shen, the affected will believe they know how to do nothing, read, write, eat or sleep.