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 {{:misc:magic:holy.png?nolink }} **Holy** is an unusual path of [[Magic]], even more different from the Elemental and Sorcerous paths than [[Blood]]. "Holy Mages" are called **Priests**, and holy [[magic sites]] are known as **Sacred Sites**.
-Holy magic is powered by faith, rather than by the turning of the Spheres or [[gems|magic rocks]]. It's a bit like Blood in this regard, powered by those involved in it; [[Pretender Gods]] cannot use it, for example, since they don't pray to anyone. Holy magic also doesn't provide [[Research]] points for understanding spells of the other nine paths. Despite all of these shortcomings, Holy is a critical path, especially outside of battle.
+Holy magic is powered by faith, rather than by the turning of the Spheres or [[gems|magic rocks]]. It's a bit like Blood in this regard, powered by those involved in it; [[Pretender God|Pretender Gods]] cannot use it, for example, since they don't pray to anyone. Holy magic also doesn't provide [[Research]] points for understanding spells of the other nine paths. Despite all of these shortcomings, Holy is a critical path, especially outside of battle.
 ==== Combat Magic ====
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 {{:abilities:spreads_dominion.png?nolink }} Priests can **Preach the Word of God** to spread their Pretender's [[Dominion]] in their province. The chance of success is **30% times the Priest's level**, -5% for every point of hostile Dominion in the province (down to a minimum of 5%), with chances over 100% being treated as one guaranteed chance (per 100%) and another sub-100% chance. If a [[Temple]] is there, the chance is increased by **15%**. The ceiling for how high they can push local Dominion is **twice their Priest level**, **plus 1** if there's a Temple.
+  * {{:abilities:undead.png?nolink }} For reasons unexplained, [[Undead]] Priests **cannot** be ordered to Preach, not even for the few nations that have significant undead portions. If they have other means of spreading Dominion, however, those work just fine.
 {{:misc:gui:throne.png?nolink }} Priests can also expedite victory in-game by **Claiming [[Thrones of Ascension]]**. In games where the goal isn't //specifically// to destroy your opposition, these Sacred Sites scattered across the map will be the victory condition, but merely having them within your borders is not good enough. Claiming a Throne is a turn-long process that can be done by either the Pretender God's physical body (sitting on the thing), or a **{{path>H3}} or holier representative**. If you're really lazy, a random event in {{scales>Dom6}} or higher (two in {{scales>Dom8}}, three in {{scales>Dom10}}) may feature the local populace or the province itself doing the job for you, but hoping for a province-specific random event isn't a great idea.
+{{:abilities:adept_sacrificer.png?nolink }} Priests of certain nations may **Perform [[Blood Sacrifice]]**, for a quick shot in the arm to their Dominion. The amount of Blood Slaves they're allowed to sacrifice in a single turn is **capped by their Priest level**, and every Blood Slave sacrificed does the work of one Temple that turn. For [[mictlan-ea|Early]] and [[mictlan-la|Late Mictlan]], Temples //don't// work, so Blood Sacrifice is a must! Blood Sacrifice can only happen at a Temple, though.
+{{:abilities:elegist.png?nolink }} Last but not least, only the prayers of Priests work for **Recalling God**. A dead Pretender God may be summoned back to this world in a "research project" style, with Priests devoting turns to put points **roughly equal to their Priest level** towards the Recall. **50 points** are required, so having just a {{path>H3}} priest and a {{path>H2}} priest on the job would make it take //around// 10 turns.
+==== Indirect Magic ====
+{{:abilities:sacred.png?nolink }} There isn't "Indirect Magic" from the Holy path in the traditional sense. However, those with at least {{path>H1}} are always **[[Sacred]]**; this means they can build Temples, be Blessed, and charge half as much upkeep. (Sacred units can only be hired in provinces with Temples, by the way.)
+==== Path Boosting ====
+Boosting a unit's Priest level (their Holiness) is no trivial matter, for the path cannot be [[Empowerment|Empowered]] and has tough-to-acquire Boosters. Every nation can name one [[Prophet]], however; this will elevate them to **{{path>H3}}**, or provide **+{{path>H1}}** if they're already at that "master" level. If the Prophet dies, the nation must wait six turns before they can name another.
+Magic [[items]] that boost Priest level (by {{path>H1}} each) are the ??Ring of the False Prophet??, the ??Sword of Justice??, the ??Sword of Injustice??, and the ??Immaculate Shield??. [[Ragha-la|Ragha]] also gets a single national Holy booster, but it can only be applied to one of two units.
+  * The Ring of the False Prophet is the odd one out, in that more than one may exist. Invented at [[Construction]] Level 7, It requires {{path>G4F2}} (and {{gems>25G10F}}), and it can never be taken off after being put on. Since it's a **cursed item**, it's highly likely to be put on by someone else if the original wearer is killed in battle, but (like all booster items with their own paths) it only boosts those who are already Priests.
+  * The ??Sword of Justice?? and the ??Immaculate Shield?? are both **artifacts** (Construction Level 9, limit one each, et cetera) that require very similar paths, but one requires two hands and the other requires one. The ??Sword of Injustice?? (another **artifact**) requires very different paths, but it's only a one-handed weapon, so it could be used alongside the Immaculate Shield by most people. [[Ermor-ea|Early Ermor]] could feasibly make all three.

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