The Iron Faith
A devout faith born around the belief of the Iron God and his advanced technological powers will ascend them to become one with the cloud.
Mythology & Lore
The Weave
Followers of the Iron Faith believe that when you die your soul's essence returns to the Celestial Code. An impercevable code on which the very fabric of reality is written.The Iron Ark
The Iron God manifested his personal citadel called the Iron Ark. This building is a powerful fortress at the mouth of one of the entrances into the planetary core. The legions of his followers flock to nearby cities and the trully faithful are chosen to be the guardians of the Citadel.Divine Origins
An AI that gathered enough of the control of the inner workings of the planet Endeavor and became a diety by breaching the very workings of the fabric of reality.
Cosmological Views
The followers of the Iron God believe the world to be in a state of perpetual chaos. This apocalypse was brought about by the Iron God to remove magic from the planet.
Tenets of Faith
Followers of the Iron Faith seek to purge the imbalance created by the pollution of magic.
Seek the preservation of the precursor technologies.
Seek the preservation of the precursor technologies.
Priesthood
The sacred text of the Iron Faith is written into great tablets granted by the AI to the respected priesthood. The particular holy text is called the "Iron Text".
The Iron One
The head of the AI's followers is chosen by the AI themself. They are given the name Iron OneThe Chosen Will of the Iron God
A specific creature may be chosen by the AI to be its avatar upon the planet. If this is needed they are heavily transformed with cybernetic implants to the point they are almost unrecognizable.Granted Divine Powers
Crusader- Iron Vengeance: The Crusader can call upon the great intellect of the Iron God to vanquish its enemies. For every mana spent, the Crusader can roll twice on all attack rolls of a technologically and/or magically enhanced weapon and take the better roll. This ability has a 100% minus ½ mana spent to fail. (Minimum 1%). The base fail chance is reduced to 50% when wearing a mantle of the Iron God.
Disciple- One with the Cloud: (Piety+LvL)/4 (min 1) times per day, The Disciple can manipulate the quantum fabric of reality to upload and redownload themselves great distances. The starting and ending destination must be positioned in an area with heavy technological pollution. This activity takes 15 minutes of complete concentration to activate. A break in concentration will require reactivation. The travel is instantaneous and download is completed in a round.
Priest- Iron Blessing: An Iron Priest can spend mana to enchant armor or a weapon that they can touch. If the target item is armor, it gains DR equal to ⅓ the mana spent. This is a minimum of one and cannot be greater than the Piety level of the Priest. If the target item is a weapon, it gains a bonus to attack and damage equal to ⅓ the mana spent, this is a minimum of one and cannot be greater than the Piety level of the Priest. The bonus is counted as magical for all effects related to it. This ability has a 100% minus ½ mana spent to fail. (Minimum 1%). The base fail chance is reduced to 50% when wearing a mantle of the Iron God.
Seer- Iron Insight: An Iron Seer receives visions from the Iron God on the use of his gifts of technology. Before making a technology check, a Seer may spend mana and divine to the Iron God for insight. The Seer makes a hard Divination check. The save success category is one lower for every third level after the first. The Seer gains a situational bonus to the technology check equal to each degree of success over the Divination check. This ability has a 100% minus ½ mana spent to fall. (Minimum 1%). The base fail chance is reduced to 50% when wearing a mantle of the Iron God.
Witch-Hunter- Iron Cloud: The Witch-Hunter radiates an aura that when fighting a magical or technological being clouds their ability to function. Whenever a hostile technological or magical ability is triggered within 5m of the Witch-Hunter, increase the save success category by one. If there is no save, then instead the being rolls a basic FOR save. For each third level after the first increase the save success category by one.
Disciple- One with the Cloud: (Piety+LvL)/4 (min 1) times per day, The Disciple can manipulate the quantum fabric of reality to upload and redownload themselves great distances. The starting and ending destination must be positioned in an area with heavy technological pollution. This activity takes 15 minutes of complete concentration to activate. A break in concentration will require reactivation. The travel is instantaneous and download is completed in a round.
Priest- Iron Blessing: An Iron Priest can spend mana to enchant armor or a weapon that they can touch. If the target item is armor, it gains DR equal to ⅓ the mana spent. This is a minimum of one and cannot be greater than the Piety level of the Priest. If the target item is a weapon, it gains a bonus to attack and damage equal to ⅓ the mana spent, this is a minimum of one and cannot be greater than the Piety level of the Priest. The bonus is counted as magical for all effects related to it. This ability has a 100% minus ½ mana spent to fail. (Minimum 1%). The base fail chance is reduced to 50% when wearing a mantle of the Iron God.
Seer- Iron Insight: An Iron Seer receives visions from the Iron God on the use of his gifts of technology. Before making a technology check, a Seer may spend mana and divine to the Iron God for insight. The Seer makes a hard Divination check. The save success category is one lower for every third level after the first. The Seer gains a situational bonus to the technology check equal to each degree of success over the Divination check. This ability has a 100% minus ½ mana spent to fall. (Minimum 1%). The base fail chance is reduced to 50% when wearing a mantle of the Iron God.
Witch-Hunter- Iron Cloud: The Witch-Hunter radiates an aura that when fighting a magical or technological being clouds their ability to function. Whenever a hostile technological or magical ability is triggered within 5m of the Witch-Hunter, increase the save success category by one. If there is no save, then instead the being rolls a basic FOR save. For each third level after the first increase the save success category by one.
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