The Network
The Network is the original name for the hive mind created by Dina, the Martyr, which was used during the early years of its expansion.
The Network is a web of people and incorporeal souls who are connected spiritually to the Martyr and her mission. Here are a few things we know about it:
- Network members can even avoid death, as Dina and Officers can resurrect any Network member without a requisite spell slot. This resurrection saps some of the Network's magical energy.
- Officers are rare, a handful of Dina-chosen individuals who can wield a fraction of her power.
- The Network moves as one, though Dina has immense influence over what they think. Officers also have a larger localized influence.
- The Martyr Network relies on siphoned life energy for their miracles. Life energy can be taken from any living thing, and so far the Network prefers draining basic units of life such as plants or bugs which have a less obvious moral cost than animals or people.
- Life energy's easiest use is for healing: the Network heals all of its members ambiently, and can use its power to heal non-members as well. Healing can be for sickness, wounds, starvation, and even basic tiredness or thirst. The most advanced form of this kind of healing is generating entirely new bodies for fallen Network members (this cannot be done for those outside the Network).
- Healing does come with a suffering cost as well: the suffering of the wound is borne by the Network and directed towards those leading it.
Type
Religious, Divine Host
Notable Members
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