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Divine Guardian

A divine guardian is an ethereal creature bonded by Xanth to any mortal she wishes to protect. They are normally invisible, having no physical form, but appear when their ward is in danger. They are also a direct, spiritual line to Xanth and so having one makes it much more likely that your prayers will be heard.

Because they have no physical form of their own, guardians can only manifest according to the bond they share with their ward. Thus, the first time they manifest, they pluck an image from the mind of their protectee of whichever animal they can best visualise, and that form becomes their permanent representation. (In other words, players get to choose out-of-character how their character's guardian appears, but this will be their permanent form while visible from then on. As a result, you will also need to fill out the NPC form from the application template for them, most especially the physical description.)

Guardians do not interact with their wards. They are not pets, and nor are they meant to be treated as such. The only time they are even visible is when their ward is in danger.

While this is a skill, the fee to upgrade is in Karma rather than skill points. It costs 500KP to set up the initial bond with the creature, which includes the first level free. Further upgrades will then cost 100KP each. Once the bond is forged, it is permanent.

Available to:

• Anyone. However, this skill costs Karma and so Xanth would not assign a guardian to those who have earned her distrust. Please consider this before attempting to purchase this skill and discuss it with me beforehand so we can work around any potential problems.
  • requires Divine Shield in order to gain the shield boost, but no pre-requisites otherwise.

Level 1

• The guardian doubles the strength of Divine Shield while manifested (up to a maximum of 100%).
• The guardian will summon Xanth automatically should their protectee require resurrection, even if their ward is unconscious or already dead (still requires out-of-character notification).
• Having a guardian will reduce the Karma required for divine healing by 10%.

Level 2

• The guardian triples the strength of Divine Shield while manifested (up to a maximum of 100%).
• The guardian doubles the time a Divine Shield will last while manifested.
• The guardian will summon Xanth automatically should their protectee require resurrection, even if their ward is unconscious or already dead (still requires out-of-character notification).
• The guardian will attempt to trap an attacker in a bubble of energy until their protectee can flee. However, they will release this bubble immediately should their ward use it to gain an offensive advantage, and it will not last more than 1 minute in any event.
• Having a guardian will reduce the Karma required for divine healing by 25%.

Level 3

• The guardian quadruples the strength of the Divine Shield while manifested, up to 100%.
• The guardian triples the time a Divine Shield will last while manifested.
• The guardian will summon Xanth automatically should their protectee require resurrection, even if their ward is unconscious or already dead (still requires out-of-character notification).
• Having a guardian will reduce the Karma required for a resurrection by 30%.
• The guardian will attempt to trap an attacker in a bubble of energy until their protectee can flee. However, they will release this bubble immediately should their ward use it to gain an offensive advantage, and it will not last more than 3 minutes in any event.
• Having a guardian will reduce the Karma required for divine healing by 50%.