Pantheon: Orraya

Pantheon: Orraya

Orraya is the main deity of knowledge and magic.

Orraya

Greater deity
Alignment: Neutral

Symbol: crystal ball glowing with blue light

Home plane: Outlands

Portfolio: magic, arcane knowledge, balance

Domain (-30%): meta spells, knowledge spells

Worshipers: wizards, sorcerers, philosophers, sages

Orraya is a contemplative, but powerful goddess worshipped by seekers of arcane knowledge. Orraya believes magic to be an unlimited resource that balances the world. Magic can solve all problems, but one has to know how to handle it. When the balance is disrupted, somebody has his magical powers awakened to grant him a chance to bring the world back to its balanced state. Orraya usually appears as an eternally young woman wearing a long dark blue robe.

            Dogma: Magic is the balancing power independent of its nature – arcane, divine, psychic, or other. A worshipper must not reject a person asking him to teach him magical arts. Hiding knowledge from other worshipers of Orraya is not a sin, but a deed that deserves no respect. A worshipper must try to assume a neutral position and preserve inner balance, avoiding extremist or radical movements.

DEITY-SPECIFIC SPELLS

Assay Spell Resistance

Keywords: Resisted (Will).

Full Cost: 28 points for level 1 + 1 point/additional level.

Casting Roll: Will.

Range: Unlimited.

Duration: 3 minutes.

This prayer removes (2 x spell level) levels of Magic Resistance (p. B67) with any modifiers from the subject. Note that this spell has a divine nature – Magic Resistance does not apply its bonus against it.

Statistics: Affliction 1 (Will; Based on Will, +20%; Costs 1 FP, -5%; Divine, -10%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Malediction 2, +150%; Negated Advantage, Magic Resistance 2, Improved, +10%; No Signature, +20%; Requires Magic Words, -10%) [28]. Additional levels add more Negated Advantage, Magic Resistance 2, Improved (+10%) [+1].

Orraya’s Blessing

Keywords: Buff.

Full Cost: 16 points.

Casting Roll: None. Use Innate Attack (Gaze) to aim.

Range: 100 yards.

Duration: 3 minutes.

This prayer bolsters the subject’s magical powers against direct attacks. The subject gets +5 to resist Neutralize Magic (GURPS Powers, p. 97) attempts, and rolls at +5 when he attempts to “burn through” Static (Magic) (GURPS Powers, p. 98) with the Resistible limitation.

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Orraya’s Blessing, +50%; Costs 1 FP, -5%; Divine, -10%; Fixed Duration, +0%; Increased 1/2D, 10x, +15%; No Signature, +20%; Requires Magic Words, -10%) [16]. Note: “Orraya’s Blessing” is Protected Power (Magic; Divine, +0%) [5].

Orraya’s Revelation

Keywords: Information.

Full Cost: 30 points.

Casting Roll: None.

Range: Touch.

Duration: Instantaneous.

This prayer reveals supernatural abilities of the subject. The caster knows the power source of the abilities, known spells (for Sorcery and Magery), levels and modifiers for Sorcerous Empowerment, Magery, levels of appropriate Talents. This reveals supernatural abilities of all power sources – arcane, divine, nature, psychic, psionic, etc. If the caster is not familiar with the revealed abilities, the GM will provide a clue, for example, “some kind of a protection spell”.

The prayer works only if the caster makes contact with the subject’s skin, or through light clothing at most. Any DR or rigid covering that prevents him from feeling the contact will stop the effect.

Statistics: Detect (Supernatural Abilities; Analysis, +100%; Analysis Only, -50%; Costs 2 FP, -10%; Divine, -10%; Requires Magic Words, -10%; Touch-Based, -20%) [30].