In a few moments I'll be uploading the following, significant, changes
to the shrine system.



- All current non-master shrines will be destroyed.
- Each non-city area in Aetolia will only be able to support TWO shrines
of each order - one major and one minor. In addition to this, it will be
impossible to raise a shrine within the sewers (or equivalent) of a
city.
- When a shrine is built, it's size will be automatically determined -
if you have no other shrines in the area, the shrine will be a major
shrine. If you have a major shrine within the area, it will be a minor
shrine.
- Orders will be able to build up to three shrines within a city. These
will automatically be built as minor shrines.
- Each order will only be able to have a maximum of 60 shrines. This
total does not count the Master Shrine, nor any shrines located within a
city.

- Shrine Powers have been split into Major and Minor powers. This will
be reflected on your ORDER PRIVS. Major Shrine Powers may only be used
at Major Shrines and Minor Shrine Powers may only be used at Minor
Shrines. Any shrine power without this specification can be used
wherever is appropriate.
- Seed, Canonize and Decanonize have been removed as they are no longer
required.
- Shrine influence now only extends to adjacent rooms of the shrine.
- The energy cost of many abilities has been altered to a more suitable
level.
- The following new powers have been added: Ambrosia, Boon, Encompass,
Deconstruct, Rest, Retribution, Shielding, Status and Vitality. These
powers will be monitored over the next few weeks and changes will be
made as appropriate.

- The Slayer Holy War has been disabled.
- The victory condition for Shrine Wars now requires the destruction of
all of the opposing order's shrines, not counting the Master Shrine nor
any shrines within a city. Major shrines can not be defiled while a
minor shrine exists in the same area.
- The victory conditions for Total Wars are the same as a Shrine War, or
obtaining 40 "kill points", whichever occurs first.

Additionally, defiling outside of Holy Wars has been disabled.


Penned by my hand on the 21st of Slyphian, in the year 293 MA.