Rites

Zazie's Nightmare

The Highlord torments Zazie nightly, each dream more terrifying than the last. You have methods to temporarily soothe the god's demands, easing her suffering. Other approaches might eliminate the problem entirely.

ID: 5000576

Type: None

Tips: None

Duration: 1 days

Waits For: 1 days

Marked as New Only on First Occurrence: 0

Starts Automatically: No

Triggers Result Automatically: No

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This rite has no actions when the wait expires.

Slots

Slot #1
The god's patience is Zazie's life countdown

Locks: Yes

Is Key: No

Is Empty: No

Is Enemy: No

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Prior

The matter is resolved; no further action necessary.

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Regular

Power Lost
Badriyyah cannot assist Zazie - she has exhausted all her borrowed powers from the Cultic Gods in securing your freedom.

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You Obtained the Bait
Zazie lacks the spiritual fortitude to harness a god's power. You would make a far more suitable vessel for such a covenant, with superior skills to negotiate favorable terms.

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Divine Revival
The Testament to Bygone Oaths works like a balm on the agitated god, rekindling memories of Their golden age when countless worshippers knelt before Him. Human devotion and desire act like an intoxicating poison to divine beings - destructive yet irresistibly addictive.

The Highlord now ceases tormenting Zazie, willing to wait for the grand feast you've promised Him.

Forget the Sultan's precious seed! In her gratitude, Zazie has eagerly offered a more private tribute of your own essence... Who knows? Perhaps these seeds will one day grow into something royal.

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A More Terrible God
Knowing how to defeat a god. In an intimate encounter, revealing to Zazie's deity the god inside your heart—desire, ambition, and fear mere links among them. Compared to your illusion, the Highlord seemed weak—a dim star—how long since it drank mortal's dreams? No surprise it pressured Zazie so. Embracing, entering Zazie, the god inside you pursues through her soul, consuming the weakened astral spirit. That night, under twinkling stars, thunder roared over clear skies, causing roses throughout the capital to wither, former dynasty loyalists dying from nightmarish fright, Polaris dimming substantially. Afterwards, Zazie curious, felt on your chest—half doubting her curse's resolution—realizing your harsher torment... After pledging rewards and assistance, she fled in anxiety.

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Holy Quarry
Badriyyah's eyes ignite with excitement at your words.

"The Highlord of the Highlands! For millennia He ruled as supreme god before the Purists drove Him away. I knew He would seek return... What if we summon Him only to destroy Him?"

...Deicide?

You hesitate momentarily. "Don't falter now," she urges with growing intensity. "The Highlord is merely a Star-Souled - an exceptionally powerful star, yes, but still just a star! No one knows which precisely. My masters in the darkness will aid us in this hunt. Imagine the power we could extract from His pretentious skull... The Master will reward us generously, perhaps even hasten His coming!"

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A True Purification
Iman raises a skeptical eyebrow as he examines you.

"You claim the Highlord has infiltrated the Sultan's harem? Ah... those ancient rose gardens that recently bloomed - now it makes sense. The Purist and his faithful will cleanse this false god with all our strength; it is our sacred duty."

When you inquire about purifying something so intangible, he explains: "Each Star-Souled corresponds to a specific star. By tracking its earthly manifestations, we can calculate its celestial position. Once located, the God of Immaculate Purity himself will cleanse this wayward star with divine flame.

"You find yourself wondering how many celestial entities the Purists have blocked from reaching our world through such methods, but... Iman's expression makes it clear he has no desire to discuss the matter further.

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Hidden Penance
Iman makes a shallow cut across Zazie's foot. This ritualistic punishment serves as treatment, temporarily weakening the Highlord's influence within her. However, he warns that until this heretical god is permanently banished, the concubine's nightmares will persist...

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Sacred Mark
With practiced precision, Badriyyah tattoos a tiny sigil behind Zazie's left ear - the only place she can conceal it from the Sultan's scrutiny. This offers merely temporary protection; meanwhile, Badriyyah repeatedly presses Zazie to reveal the god's true name. Her unusual interest in this particular god hasn't escaped your notice.

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Power Lost
Badriyyah cannot assist Zazie - she has exhausted all her borrowed powers from the Cultic Gods in securing your freedom.

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Patience Shattered
Zazie kneels reverently before the Highlord's damaged bust... Through this act of worship, she temporarily regains a measure of the god's favor - though this merely postpones the inevitable.

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Divine Vengeance
Your strategy awakens the Highlord's memories of the Sultan's family - those who allied with the Purist Order to overthrow Their favored dynasty! During that kingdom's fall, the overwhelming surge of devotion, desire and madness poisoned Him so severely They could neither ascend to the stars nor fully manifest on earth. For now, at least, Zazie's nightmares have transformed into visions of the Sultan's torture - almost a pleasant dream for her.

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Stirring Divinity
The Testament to Bygone Oaths works like a balm on the agitated god, rekindling memories of Their golden age when countless worshippers knelt before Him. Human devotion and desire act like an intoxicating poison to divine beings - destructive yet irresistibly addictive... But your covenant remains incomplete; many former worshippers have yet to pledge themselves. Hurry! The god's patience wanes with each passing moment!

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