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| Devoting ones life to following the teachings of a more powerful entity is not to the liking of everybody. Giving up your individual needs to further the needs of other beings, following goals that might conflict with your own, and complying with rules that may get you killed if a difficult road to follow. In most cultures they are called clerics, priests, paladins, friars, monks, or shaman. These titles do not set down any difference in their relationship with their deity, only solidify their own position within the society. | Devoting ones life to following the teachings of a more powerful entity is not to the liking of everybody. Giving up your individual needs to further the needs of other beings, following goals that might conflict with your own, and complying with rules that may get you killed if a difficult road to follow. In most cultures they are called clerics, priests, paladins, friars, monks, or shaman. These titles do not set down any difference in their relationship with their deity, only solidify their own position within the society. | ||
| - | What makes a follower more than the mortals around them is the investiture link that connects them with their deity. This link acts as a direct connection between a deity's deva and the follower. This link means that more energy can be given and taken from the follower that other mortal souls. Because of the link the follower can act as a gatherer of spiritual energy that is directed at their deity and hold that energy until they pass it one in the form of song, prayer, verse, or whatever ritual their belief is based around. In the opposite direction a deva can send down more energy through the link which the follower can then direct at the people they wish to have its effects. This is far more effecient that taking the time to find all mortal souls who are currently directing spiritual energy at the deva's patron and then directing some energy to supporting them as well. | + | What makes a follower more than the mortals around them is the investiture link that connects them with their deity. This link acts as a direct connection between a deity's deva and the follower. This link means that more energy can be given and taken from the follower that other [[lore:mortal soul|mortal souls]]. Because of the link the follower can act as a gatherer of spiritual energy that is directed at their deity and hold that energy until they pass it one in the form of song, prayer, verse, or whatever ritual their belief is based around. In the opposite direction a deva can send down more energy through the link which the follower can then direct at the people they wish to have its effects. This is far more efficient that taking the time to find all mortal souls who are currently directing spiritual energy at the deva's patron and then directing some energy to supporting them as well. |
| Finally because a mortal is a repository of spiritual energy at rest during most of their lives, a skilled follower can help that mortal shape that energy in a manner that is most suited to their own deity. The more closely aligned the mortal's belief structure is to the follower the easier this is to accomplish. In the same manner a mortal who has a very weak set of beliefs can often be manipulated into giving up their own spiritual energy to a strongly convicted follower. | Finally because a mortal is a repository of spiritual energy at rest during most of their lives, a skilled follower can help that mortal shape that energy in a manner that is most suited to their own deity. The more closely aligned the mortal's belief structure is to the follower the easier this is to accomplish. In the same manner a mortal who has a very weak set of beliefs can often be manipulated into giving up their own spiritual energy to a strongly convicted follower. | ||
