Power Defined after 3

(Game Related Post)

At the end of the Third age the God of mortality was created, and this formed a line in power between god and mortal. From this point on, Mortal could not become god, and god could not become mortal. It should be noted, that although this rule was created as a universal truth, there are some interesting exceptions.

The Empress - As a mortal can no longer contain the power of a god directly, the powers of the empress of the continent were stripped, although only temporarily. The god Sorlah created a new mantle, the mantle of the Empress and bestowed it upon the Empress. The Mantle can only be worn by one selected by the God Sorlah, and so the balance of Empress over the land still exists. It should be noted however, that although the mantle is quite powerful, it is nowhere near the power that the empress once had. (All rituals involving the empress are still in effect. The mantle shifts every fifty years, the mantle bestows youth to the empress through her reign etc)

The First Empress - It appears that the first empress and current ruler of lichus was not effected by the change in the universal law, leading some to believe she may be considered a god like entity. Although still considerably powerful, the First Empress has still yet to use that power on her opposition.

FallenShields - The Fallenshields were promised more power for aiding in the ascension of Indeera, though upon there ascension they realized the power over there blessing was cut, as divine power could not be directly invested into a mortal. To correct this mistake, Indeera created a mantle of the Fallenshields bestowed upon each blood related or adopted member into the direct noble family of the fallenshields, which would allow them the ability to contain a portion of a gods essence and evolve from that. Not only did she create the means for them to retain there old power, she also bestowed a blessing upon each fallenshield born, that blessing being the creation of a second god seed. In this way, Indeera fulfilled her promise by doubling the potential power of an individual fallenshield. (Note, because of this, many fallenshields also look even more monstrous than before due to the combination of two powers within there form)

Age of Creation versus the new laws - Like all universal laws, those things from the age of creation seem immune to any new universal laws. Monsters from the Age of Creation still house the blessings of the gods, as do some strange artifacts and places.

Deific Boons - Deific power has not been banned from mortal existence. Priests can still cast spells, and gods can still bestow there blessing upon an individual, however that blessing cannot be contained power, but must be manifested as an effect or ability bestowed upon the person. No longer can a mortal hold or contain the direct deific energy of a god. That honor is allowed only to the gods themselves.

Demigods - In essence, there are none. All demigods of less than deific power were promoted and changed into powerful angels. Lesser gods were promoted into full fledged god hood.

Undeath - Always opposed an interesting topic, Undeath is a unique case, as it is now tied to the essence of a god. What is known, is that undead need there god seed to fuel there own existence, and thus could not gain deific power or mantles.

Research - Regardless of the Universal Truths that exist, there are always exceptions and ways around them, and thinks to pioneers in magical research, and the creation of a new god dedicated just to that, there will undoubtedly be many avenues to once again pursue the ability to capture and control the power of a god directly.