Leviathan
Mother of Lies
Princess of Envy Leviathan (a.k.a. לִוְיָתָן)
Summary
"צער גורם לשנאה".Divine Domains
Envy, Covetousness, Deprivation, Misfortune, Secrets
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Temple Bonuses
Those who reside in a realm "blessed" by a Temple to Leviathan are naturally duplicitous and misleading. The populace keeps more secrets, reveals less, and eventually grow greatly suspicious of each other. All creatures in such a realm gain a bonus to Deception checks determined by the level of the temple. At the final level, creatures must pass a Composure check to tell the truth at all.- Level 1: Deception +40
- Level 2: Deception +120
- Level 3: Deception +240; Composure 180
List of Blessings
Those Who Have: Through this gift, the blessed is more easily able to determine the strengths of others, so as to more effectively covet them. The bearer gains a bonus to Insight equal to their Elan level with Leviathan. When attempting to determine another creature's strengths or power, rather than intentions, this bonus is doubled.Cost: 5 | Requirements: Elan 10 Schadenfreude: Those who worship Leviathan take pleasure in the failures and misfortune of others. Whenever another creature rolls a fumble within view of the blessed, the bearer of this gift regains 1 fatigue. If already at maximum fatigue, they gain a +20 all-action bonus for one turn instead.
Cost: 10 | Requirements: Elan 20 Sense Ability: This gift allows the holder to sense the approximate amount of power possessed by those around them. The value of this ability is understood as a abstract numerical value, a "level" of expertise that can be measured against the blessed's own.
Cost: 5 | Requirements: Elan 30 Motivated by Envy: The holder of this blessing finds it intolerable that anyone would be more capable, powerful, or possess more than they do. Whenever attempting an opposed check in which they possess a weaker ability than their opponent, the blessed gains a bonus equal to their Elan with Leviathan.
Cost: 10 | Requirements: Elan 40 What I Ought to Have: Upon reaching this level of synchronization with Leviathan, the user can sense more details about the powers possessed by those around them and how those powers compare with their own. The bonus from Those Who Have now applies to Magic Appraisal, Psychic Appraisal, and Martial Appraisal as well as Insight.
Cost: 5 | Requirements: Elan 40, Those Who Have Irshya (Touch): The holder of this blessing is so offended by the success of others that they have developed the ability to seal away certain powers with a touch. Upon witnessing and identifying a particular skill (including Secondary Abilities, specific spells, psychic powers, ki abilities, ki techniques, martial arts, and style modules), the bearer of this gift may seal it away with a successful touch. The victim of this power receives no initial resistance check, but after a single full turn, may attempt Magic Resistance each turn thereafter to free themselves from the effect. The difficulty of this check is equal to the bearer's presence plus their Elan level with Leviathan. Elan abilities may not be sealed in this way, and only one power may be sealed per person. Once subjected to this power, the victim becomes immune to it until the dawning of the next day.
Cost: 15 | Requirements: Elan 50 Keeper of Secrets: At this level of synchronization with the Mother of Lies, the blessed will not give up their secrets, no matter how much pressure is placed upon them. In mechanical terms, the bearer of this gift may automatically attain Zen level difficulty on Composure or Withstand Pain checks to avoid giving up information when under duress, even if they are not able to achieve Zen otherwise.
Cost: 5 | Requirements: Elan 50 Smug Condescension: Little pleases a worshiper of Leviathan more than being privy to information which their enemies believe is hidden. If the bearer of this gift possesses a piece of knowledge that another party believes is secret, even if the other creature is unaware of this fact, the bearer gains a +40 bonus to all opposed checks made against that party.
Cost: 10 | Requirements: Elan 60 Irshya (Speech): The holder of this gift may seal an identified power by speaking it aloud with their voice. So long as the intended victim is within earshot and can clearly hear the bearer, they are immediately subjected to the effects of Irshya.
Cost: 10 | Requirements: Elan 70, Irshya (Touch) Sense Status: It is not always enough to know the personal powers of those one covets. Upon reaching this level of Elan with Leviathan, the bearer of this gift can innately sense another creature's social status, any titles they may possess, and whom they serve. This ability functions even if the other party is disguised, under the effects of illusion magic, or otherwise effecting deception.
Cost: 10 | Requirements: Elan 70, Sense Ability Irshya (Sight): As the bearer of this gift draws closer to Leviathan, they no longer even need to speak to seal away the powers of others. Irshya may now be used upon any individual within the blessed's sight. Activating this ability remains an active action.
Cost: 10 | Requirements: Elan 80, Irshya (Speech) Irshya (True): The holder of this gift allows their covetousness to blossom into true loathing. Those inflicted with Irshya may no longer make resistance checks until one turn for each 20 points of Elan the bearer possesses with Leviathan have passed.
Cost: 15 | Requirements: Elan 90, Irshya (Sight) Invidia: The Chosen of Leviathan cannot suffer to be lesser than anyone around them. At this level of power, they possess the ability to enforce this inferiority upon all those more powerful than they. Any creature engaging in an opposed check and who possesses a higher respective ability than the Chosen of Leviathan is automatically treated as fumbling with a 1, regardless of the actual result of their roll. No resistance is possible against this power, but it only affects the first roll for any given action. Abilities which allow a character to reroll their result are not subject to this effect.
Cost: 10 | Requirement: Elan 100
Sample Elan Modifiers
Elan Below 50:
Obscuring the truth: +2Showing condescension: +2
Taking actions motivated by envy: +3
Sabotaging those more powerful or successful: +5
Destroying another creature's capabilities: +8
Elan Above 50:
Keeping a secret under duress: +1Leveraging secret information for power: +3
Destroying another creature's capabilities: +3
Ruining another creature's status: +5
Negatives:
Destroying a demon of Envy: -2Celebrating the accomplishments of others: -3
Ignoring one's own envious feelings: -5
Freely giving up a secret: -5
Helping another attain power or status greater than one's own: -10
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