Religion

Olympia: The Age of Gods PBEM (Oct 4 2000)

### 3.3.12: Religion

        Be Thou my vision, oh Lord of my heart
        Nought be all else to me, save that thou art
        Thou my best thought in day and in night
        Waking or sleeping, Thou presence my light

           Mary E. Byrne

There are eight religions in Olympia, corresponding to the eight sons of Sol that remained faithful during the Rebellion (see Appendix - Mythology of Olympia). Priests of these religions gather followers and are rewarded with holy energy (called ``piety'') that can be used to perform various religious miracles.

Because magic was taught to mankind by Tor and the other rebellious sons of Sol, priests are fundamentally opposed to the practice of magic. Once a noble learns a religion skill, he can never study magic. Similarly, a priest's follower cannot learn magic skills. Priests also refuse to stack with magicians, and compete with them in assembling the Staff of the Sun (see Staff of the Sun).

- The Eight Religions
- Becoming a Priest
- Miracles
- Piety
- Followers
- Special Religious Troops
- Holy Symbols
- Holy Plants
- Temples
- Miscellaneous Notes