God touch
In Avendar, the gods offer a certain background presence to the lives of all people. Some find themselves touched in ways that profoundly affect their lives, typically leaving a visible mark. This is commonly manifested at birth, but can occur at later points in life. Most consider this a sign of the god's favour, but may simply represent a passing interest. That said, if one so marked profoundly displeases a god, or is chosen as an exemplar of another god's faith, the mark will be removed.
Creating a character with a god touch costs 3 trains upon character generation, but they may be earned for free in play through good roleplay. One may only have a god touch from a single deity. Should the mark be removed for any reason, any cost will not be refunded.
The effects of these touches are as follows:
| Deity | Effect |
|---|---|
| Aeoleri | +4 Charisma |
| Serachel | Your aura never appears redder than faint red, regardless of actual resonance. |
| Alil | Your wisdom score will always be equal to two less than your current charisma. |
| Chadraln | +10% mana regeneration speed. |
| Jalassa | Unarmed damage is calculated as if the masterwork weapon flag were applied. |
| Alajial | -22 armour class; aggressive monsters will cease to be aggressive ten levels sooner than normal. |
| Jolinn | Water-based healing is 10% more effective on you. |
| Lilune | +4 Intelligence |
| Dolgrael | +4 Strength |
| Fenthira | +4 Constitution |
| Sythrak | Unarmed attacks deal fire damage. |
| Sitheus | Unarmed attacks deal disease damage. |
| Girikha | Bonus lightning damage (maximum 12 points) on all melee attacks. |
| Calaera | +7% damage against all evil opponents. |
| Rystaia | -10 saves vs negative. |
| Vaialos | Vaialos is dead, unable to mark anyone. |
| Elar | +1hp per level 50% of the time; natural magic healing is 10% more effective on you. |
| Lielqan | Your bite attacks are more effective; you do not suffer the penalties imposed by the Gamaloth domain, should they apply. |
| Ayaunj | You receive an additional 20% discount when making purchases. This stacks with haggle. |
| Bayyal | +10 resist fire, -10 resist cold. |
| Tzajai | +4 Luck |
| Arkhural | +7% damage against all good-aligned targets. |
| Ashur | Ashur does not care to mark mortals. |
| Rveyelhi | +12% damage against all chaotic targets. |
| Iandir | -66 armour class. |
| Enirra | Your karma is always treated as if it was 25% of its actual value. |
