Purpose: to erect a statue in the likeness of an individual god or goddess by way of permanently and publicly honouring their name and realm.
The "statue" festival is a series of five ritual stages and its completion results in the permanent creation of a statue; a permanent fixture in the location of the festival enactment. This statue will be a likeness in honour of a particular God or Goddess. These statues provide power for the divinity and act as focal points for their presence and realm. It is the godly statue most commonly targeted by iconoclasts (see HELP ICONOCLASM).
Offerings required from each congregation member: single batch of ten of any metal; dead body/named CCC or 100 fine fabrics (silk, wool, quality cotton); invoking of all spirits or blackroot from non-spiritual types; sketching of five core ritual shapes or offering of runes/diamond equivalent shape.
Purpose: creates a holy icon depicting a specific deity as a permanent relic possessing religious powers of a transcendent nature.
The "icon" festival is the more simple and undemanding, requiring a congregation of just three plus the presiding priest. Successful completion will create an icon dedicated to a specific deity: a holy relic object you can carry around and - when wielded - imbues the wielder with certain protections, enhances certain skills and acts as a continuous glorification of the chosen God or Goddess.
Offerings required from each congregation member: two hundred gold coins; twenty piece of wood or dyes commodity; invoking of full spiritual entourage or offering of blackroot for non-spiritual types; offering of ten leather or ten marble slabs (as a single batch).
See HELP FESTIVALS for overall info on the religious festivals with a list of those available to the priesthood and their purpose/effect on the land.
