22.5 The role of a divine patron and mortal follower.

In your travels through Avalon and during your maturing process, you will come into regular contact with many of the divinities, often those whose ideals are similar to your own. To aid your progression and to ensure that on your behalf there exists a voice to cry against injustices that you have suffered, you would be advised to think hard about choosing one of the Gods as the patron to your cause. To do this you must speak to the deity, or the high priest of that deity, and humble yourself before them. Should they accept you as a possible follower, they will instruct you in how best you may be embraced in to the Order. Type HELP PATRONS for a list of those deities who have chosen to offer themselves as potential patrons, while HELP followed by the name of a deity should provide you with what information the divinity has chosen to give about themselves. Once you have chosen a patron, type PATRON followed by the name of the deity you wish to follow. Assuming they agree, you will have chosen your lifelong patron. Should you wish to discard your patron and risk their wrath, type UNPATRON followed by the name of the deity.

As you will find yourself also coming in to contact with immortals who do not sympathise with your goals, you are likely to find that a patron is invaluable in preventing other deities from burdening you with their wrath. Alone, you cannot hope to fight against the active disfavour of a divine being, but with another immortal on your side, you need only worry about the other mortals. Hence a patron can become a deciding factor in your success; in your instruction of the ways of the land, and in your protection. Once inside an order, type FOLLOWERS to see the others who have chosen the same deity as their patron.

Two methods exist for communicating directly to the divinities of Avalon. The first is through the WISH command, whereby you can wish messages to be heard by all the Gods. The second is through the PRAY command. You can pray in any temple or place of holy significance, and your prayer will be heard by the deity whose powers resides there - either immediately, if they are playing Avalon at the time, or when they next return.