Performing rituals and sacrifices to receive blessings are a vital part of an Orlanthi clan's life. Although the gods cannot interfere physically in the lives of mortals, they can and will provide many powerful boons to their worshipers.
Learning the Rituals[]
It has been ages since the gods walked the earth alongside the mortals, and the proper rituals of worship have long since been forgotten. Your clan will need to sacrifice to learn each god's mysteries anew.
To do this, simply go to the magic screen (
), select the god, "Mysteries", then choose the amount of cows or goods you wish to sacrifice.
Sacrificing does not use up any magic points, but it does take up 1 turn, and, of course, whatever you decided to sacrifice.
Receiving Blessings[]
In order to get into the good graces of one of the gods, and receive their blessings, you must:
- Sacrifice goods or cows to the god in question
- Perform their heroquest
Temporary Blessings[]
More often than not, you will want to sacrifice to get a particular blessing, for a short period of time. If your clan knows the ritual, you can sacrifice directly to get that blessing, by selecting it instead of mysteries. Temporary blessings last 1 year (from the time you sacrificed for it).
Permanent Blessings[]
In order to have a blessing constantly active, you will need to build a shrine (or temple, to have several permanant blessings) to the god. Shrines support 1 permanent blessing, Temples 2, and Great Temples 3. Beware, you will not only have to pay up front to get the temple, there is also an annual maintenance cost!
List of All Known Blessings[]
| God | Blessing | Description | Affects | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancestors | Divination | Answers questions (about the land and possible curses) | People | |
| Ancestors | Protection | Defends against hostile spirits | People | |
| Ancestors | Summons of Evil | Summons ancient enemies in order to defeat them | Diplomacy/War | |
| Barntar | Plowsong | Allows oxen to plow more crops | Crops | Reduce the number of oxen needed to plow a hide from 2 to 1.6 |
| Barntar | Vigor | Lets farmers work more productively | Crops | |
| Chalana Arroy | Curing | Hastens recovery of sick people | People | |
| Chalana Arroy | Healing | Hastens recovery of wounded people | People | |
| Chalana Arroy | Hope | Improves the people's morale | People | |
| Chalana Arroy | Resurrection | Restores the dead to life | People | |
| Elmal | Horsefriend | Prolongs the life of horses | Herds | |
| Elmal | Shield | Reduces the number of deaths and wounds among weaponthanes | War | |
| Elmal | Steadfast | Improves chances when defending | War | |
| Elmal | Sun | Helps ripen the crops | Crops | |
| Ernalda | Bless Children | Increases the fertility of women | People | |
| Ernalda | Bless Crops | Improves crop yield, especially of barley | Crops | |
| Ernalda | Preserve | Helps preserve food against spoilage | Crops | |
| Ernalda | Swine Blessing | Increases the fertility of sows | Herds | |
| Eurmal | Bless | Blesses the clan | People | |
| Eurmal | Curse | Curses another clan | Diplomacy/War | |
| Humakt | Battle Luck | Improves chance of winning a battle | War | |
| Humakt | Morale | Improves the ability of warriors in battle | War | |
| Humakt | Oath | Seals bonds between clans | Diplomacy | |
| Humakt | Truesword | Weaponthanes fight with the strength of two | War | |
| Issaries | Market | Improves the profit of the market | Trade | |
| Issaries | Silvertongue | Helps traders and negotiators | Trade | |
| Issaries | Spare Grain | Obtains extra food via trade | Trade | |
| Issaries | Trading | Improves the profit of trading missions | Trade | |
| Kero Fin | Maternal Ward | Prevents children from getting sick | People | |
| Lhankor Mhy | Clan Lore | Helps divine the truth | People | |
| Lhankor Mhy | Divination | Answers questions (about other clans) | Diplomacy | |
| Lhankor Mhy | Lawspeaker | Aids in legal cases; ensures that the clan mood isn't soured by unresolved disputes | People | |
| Lhankor Mhy | Literacy | Helps dealings with other clans | Diplomacy | |
| Malia* | Cause Plague | Sends a plague to another clan's tula | Diplomacy/War (Dangerous) | |
| Malia* | Curing | Restores sick people to health | People (Dangerous) | |
| Malia* | Immunity | Grants immunity from a plague | People (Dangerous) | |
| Maran Gor | Blast Earth | Curses another clan's fields | Diplomacy/War | |
| Maran Gor | Earthblood | Improves the fertility of fields when people are killed on them | Crops | |
| Odayla | Friend of Yinkin | Reduces food spoilage due to rats and vermin | Crops | |
| Odayla | Sureshot | Improves hunting yield | Hunting | |
| Odayla | Tracking | Helps find things | Exploration/Trade | |
| Orlanth | Lightning | Deals out more wounds in battle | War | |
| Orlanth | Rain | Helps raise crops | Crops | |
| Orlanth | Thunderstone | Improves the effectiveness of skirmishers | War | |
| Orlanth | Woad | Reduces the number of deaths and wounds among farmers | War | |
| Tarard Riel | Watchfulness | Improves the effectiveness of our patrols | War | |
| Uralda | Calf Blessing | Increases the fertillity of cows | Herds | |
| Uralda | Milk Blessing | Increases the yield of cows | Herds | |
| Urox | Berserker | Increases the chance of victory, with more deaths and wounds on both sides | War | |
| Urox | Sense Chaos | Helps warn against chaos incursions | War | |
| Urox | Smite Chaos | Improves chances of fighting against chaos | War | |
| Vinga | Fyrdwomen | Allows the women to defend the tula | War | |
| Vinga | Pathfinder | Enhances explorers | Exploration/Trade | |
| Wind Spirits | Listening Wind | Helps us coordinate our maneuvers when we raid | War | |
| Wind Spirits | Seeing Wind | Keeps a watchful eye on the activities of foes and rivals | Diplomacy/War | |
| Wind Spirits | Understanding Wind | Helps all worshippers of Orlanth and Vinga | People |
* Malia is an "evil" goddess, part of the Unholy Trio. Sacrificing to her will hurt your reputation, and may cause unintended consequences. Use her blessings with caution.