Demi Power
Ervenian Era, 1051 AB
Demi powers, also known as Demigods or Half-Gods are the one rank above the least powerful deities of any pantheon. Deities hold the rank of demipower when they first are elevated to divine status, when they have just returned from the dead, when they share a portfolio or an element
of their portfolio with a power of the upper echelons of divine rank, and when they simply do not have a large enough following to gain greater stature. Frequently, demipowers are mortals who have earned divine status or powers who are very strong among only a small group of people, They have the following powers:
Shapeshifting: Demipowers can change only into animate objects appropriate to their nature and portfolios. Their new form is an average example of the creature (with the addition of some superficial deific "special effects", perhaps).
Planar Travel: Unlike other powers, demipowers can travel between planes only via magical spells and devices. Because of this limitation, they tend to remain on one plane more than any of the other types of powers.
Sensing Ability: Demipowers have the ability to know what is happening within one mile of themselves, any of their own worshipers, or any of their holy objects. They can also extend their senses to know what is happening within one mile of where anyone or anything that speaks one of their names or titles currently is for an hour after the name is spoken. This sensing ability can be blocked by the conscious effort of powers of equal stature or the unconscious desires of those of greater stature.
Creation: Demipowers also cannot create or duplicate any object out of nothing. They must rely on information that they gather through their sensing abilities to try and find any object that they desire that already exists, or use their own time and effort to create it from raw materials or to find a being that can do so for them. Often demipowers have alliances with intermediate or greater powers that allow them to rely on their more powerful friends for assistance with the creation of objects.
Life and Death: Demipowers share the ability to raise any previously living mortal being from the dead. They can do this at will no matter what the current condition of the body but must have either an avatar or a holy relic present in the location of the body to raise it.
Multitasks: Demipowers can perform any two tasks at once without penalty. In rare cases, the physical form they select may limit this further, but that is seldom the case.
Avatars: Most demipowers can use but one avatar at a time. If this avatar is destroyed, they require one full year to fashion another. Some demipowers are unable to employ avatars or choose not to do so.
Shapeshifting: Demipowers can change only into animate objects appropriate to their nature and portfolios. Their new form is an average example of the creature (with the addition of some superficial deific "special effects", perhaps).
Planar Travel: Unlike other powers, demipowers can travel between planes only via magical spells and devices. Because of this limitation, they tend to remain on one plane more than any of the other types of powers.
Sensing Ability: Demipowers have the ability to know what is happening within one mile of themselves, any of their own worshipers, or any of their holy objects. They can also extend their senses to know what is happening within one mile of where anyone or anything that speaks one of their names or titles currently is for an hour after the name is spoken. This sensing ability can be blocked by the conscious effort of powers of equal stature or the unconscious desires of those of greater stature.
Creation: Demipowers also cannot create or duplicate any object out of nothing. They must rely on information that they gather through their sensing abilities to try and find any object that they desire that already exists, or use their own time and effort to create it from raw materials or to find a being that can do so for them. Often demipowers have alliances with intermediate or greater powers that allow them to rely on their more powerful friends for assistance with the creation of objects.
Life and Death: Demipowers share the ability to raise any previously living mortal being from the dead. They can do this at will no matter what the current condition of the body but must have either an avatar or a holy relic present in the location of the body to raise it.
Multitasks: Demipowers can perform any two tasks at once without penalty. In rare cases, the physical form they select may limit this further, but that is seldom the case.
Avatars: Most demipowers can use but one avatar at a time. If this avatar is destroyed, they require one full year to fashion another. Some demipowers are unable to employ avatars or choose not to do so.
Requirements
Rank 1–5: These entities, called demigods, are the weakest of the genuine deities. A demigod can grant spells and perform a few deeds that are beyond mortal capabilities, such as hearing a grasshopper from a mile away. A demigod has anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand devoted mortal worshipers and may receive veneration or respect from many more. A demigod controls a small godly realm (usually on an Outer Plane) and has minor control over a portfolio that includes one or more aspects of mortal existence. A demigod might be very accomplished in a single skill or a group of related skills, might gain combat advantages in special circumstances, or might be able to bring about minor changes in reality itself related to the deity’s portfolio. For example, a demigod of thieves might be able to change a stolen item so that it is no longer recognizable.
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