Blessing Effects

This is based off the initial magic levels of a Nation/Themes pretender. This is hardwired into your nation and even if you Empower your Pretender or your Pretender dies and the value is changed for his magic, the blessing will stay the same as when the Pretender was created.

ALL - Morale +3

Fire 4 - Attack Skill +2
Fire 6 - Attack Skill +3
Fire 8 - Attack Skill +4
Fire 9 - Flaming Weapons (8 Armor Piercing Fire Damage added to weapons)
Fire 10 - Attack Skill +5

Air 4 - Air Shield (20%)
Air 5 - Air Shield (30%)
Air 6 - Air Shield (40%)
Air 7 - Air Shield (50%)
Air 8 - Air Shield (60%)
Air 9 - Shock resistance (75%), Air Shield (70%)
Air 10 - Air Shield (80%)

Water 4 - Defense Skill +2
Water 6 - Defense Skill +3
Water 8 - Defense Skill +4
Water 9 - "Heroic" Quickness (+50% Increase in Action Points, allows two attacks/casts)
Water 10 - Defense Skill +5

Earth 4 - Reinvigoration 2
Earth 6 - Reinvigoration 3
Earth 8 - Reinvigoration 4
Earth 9 - Protection +4 (Natural Protection)
Earth 10 - Reinvigoration 5

Astral 4 - Magic Resistance +1 (Max 18)
Astral 6 - Magic Resistance +2
Astral 8 - Magic Resistance +3
Astral 9 - Twist Fate (Completely avoid first hit on the unit)
Astral 10 - Magic Resistance +4

Death 4 - Lesser Fear -3
Death 6 - Lesser Fear -2
Death 8 - Lesser Fear -1
Death 9 - Life after Death (Non-undead units who die are animated as souless and retain most of their abilities (magic paths) but lose their resistances [Fire, shock, cold, poison]), Cause Fear* (Undead beings only)
Death 10 - Cause Fear +1 (Even for Living Units)

Nature 4 - Berserk +1
Nature 6 - Berserk +2
Nature 8 - Berserk +3
Nature 9 - Regeneration, Poison Resistance (50%)
Nature 10 - Berserk +4

Blood 4 - Strength +2
Blood 6 - Strength +3
Blood 8 - Strength +4
Blood 9 - Death Curse (The unit that kills the blessed unit will be *Cursed* as the spell of the same name)
Blood 10 - Strength +5

Starting Spells

Mictian (Base) - Bind Fiend (2 Blood), Bind Spine Devil (2 Blood)
Abysia (Base and Blood of Humans) - Flare (3 Fire)
Atlantian (Base) - Friendly Currents (2 Water)
Pythium (Base) - Communion Master (1 Astral), Communion Slave (1 Astral)
Pythium (Serpent Cult) - Horned Serpents (1 Nature)
Arcoscephale (Base)- Astral Window (2 Astral)
Machaka (Base) - Seven Year Fever (1 Nature, 1 Fire), Blindness (1 Fire)
R'lyeh (Base) - Mind Burn (2 Astral)
Man (Base and Last of the Tuatha) - Soothing Song (All "Song" 1 Nature), Healing Song, Song of Bravery, Sleep (2 Nature)
Pangaea (Base and New Era) - Tune of Fear (All "Tune" 1 Nature), Tune of Growth, Tune of Dancing Death, Panic (2 Nature)
Pangaea (Carrion Woods) - Carrion Lord (3 Nature, 2 Death), Carrion Lady (2 Nature, 1 Death), Carrion Centaur (1 Nature, 1 Death)
Ulm (Base and Iron Faith) - Legions of Steel (3 Earth)
Ulm (Black Forest) - Sanguine Heritage (3 Death, 3 Blood)
C'tis (Base) - Terror (3 Death)
C'tis (Desert Tombs) - Revive Tomb Consort (1 Death), Revive Tomb Priest (2 Death), Revive Tomb King (3 Death), Terror (3 Death)
C'tis (Miasma) - Summon Bog Beast (2 Nature, 2 Water), Terror (3 Death)
Caelum (Base and Return of the Raptors) - Wind Guide (2 Air)
Marignon (Base, Fires of the Faith, Conquerors of the Sea) - Holy Pyre (2 Fire)
Marignon (Diabolical Faith) - Bind Harlequin (1 Blood)
Vanheim (Base) - Phantasmal Warrior (1 Air)
Vanheim (Midgard) - Ghost Wolves (3 Air)
Vanheim (Helheim) - Phantasmal Warrior (1 Air), Reanimation (1 Death)
Jotunheim (Base) - Reanimation (1 Death), Curse (1 Astral, 1 Nature)
Jotunheim (Niefelheim) - Illwinter (5 Blood, 2 Water), Breath of Winter (2 Water)
Jotunheim (Utgard) - Luck (1 Astral), Curse (1 Astral, 1 Nature)
Ermor (Base) - Body Ethereal (1 Astral)
Ermor (Ashen Empire) - Revive Lictor, Censar, Bishop, Acolyte, Wailing Lady, Spectator (2 Death), Revive Arch Bishop, Dusk Elder (3 Death), Raise Skeletons (2 Death)
Ermor (Soul Gate) - Dark Knowledge (1 Death), Revive Wailing Lady, Spectator, Shadow Tribune (2 Death), Revive Dusk Elder, Wraith Centurion (3 Death), Revive Wraith Senator (4 Death), Revive Wraith Consul (5 Death)
T'ien Ch'i (Base) - Celestial Soldiers (2 Air, 1 Astral), Celestial Servant (1 Earth, 1 Astral), Flight (2 Air)
T'ien Ch'i (Spring and Autumn) - Demon of Heavenly Rivers (1 Water, 1 Astral), Demon of Heavenly Fires (1 Fire, 1 Astral), Spirit Mastery (1 Death), Flight (2 Air)
T'ien Ch'i (Barbarian Kings) - Celestial Soldiers (2 Air, 1 Astral), Celestial Servant (1 Earth, 1 Astral), Spirit Mastery (1 Death), Flight (2 Air)

Disclaimer: Any initial spell selection can be edited by custom scenarios or maps created by fan or developers. These are merely the default standard.

[ March 02, 2004, 06:34: Message edited by: Zen ]