Acolyta
The Acolyta are one of the three noble professions in society, namely fulfilling the First Need of Man: To serve and be judged by the Gods (Honor the Gods). They are involved in community affairs such as healing, sanctuary, spiritual safety, and happiness - the ease of suffering from within.
What’s involved in this job?
- Religious and judicial authority in settlements (infrastructure)
- Execution of holidays, tithing, and arbiters for exchequer (urban planning)
- Understanding of humours, bonesetting, and appropriate birth/marriage/death rites (healer-psychopomp)
- Organizing and executing community spiritual relief (priesthoods and shrines)
- Setting trends and oracles for major events (seer, oracles)
What qualifications and skills are needed?
- Each rank requires specific amounts of field experience at different leadership levels
- Everything after Novice rank requires an initiation into a guild
- There are particular certifications for skills depending on the guild you are initiated into
- Many certifications are considered "hard skills" such as offensive metaphysics, arcane technology, and chemistry/alchemy
- Other certifications are "soft skils" such as seership, suffering relief, and diplomacy (particularly in arbitration and political forecasting)
What are the perks?
- The higher you go in rank, the better you become and the more power you exercise
- This is a very arcane and primordial vocation at higher ranks, and people often become vissionaries
- They allow for a less offensive but important position in the communities
- It is a deeply spiritual vocation suited to those with sensitivities or disabilities which limit their mobility or strength
- It is a highly intuitive and creative vocation
And finally, what’s the risk?
- Often develop mental health issues or full on disabilities due to the wear on their nervous system
- Also, this is the most common stream for those with Silicon Sickness to go into
- They have access to the most arcane of the magic and science, which can be incredibly destructive if misused and difficult to police fully
- If there is widespread destruction, the priests are the first to be sacrificed and in war, the doctors are targeted first
Type
Arcane
Famous in the Field
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