Olympia: The Age of Gods PBEM (Oct 4 2000)
Time to learn: 21 days. NPs to learn: 1.
Eres is the God of Sea and Wind. He appears to his followers as a tall, strongly built man of advancing years, with a wild mane of white hair. Priests of Eres typically build their temples near the sea and often serve on sailing ships. It is said that a ship with a Priest of Eres on it will never capsize or be lost in a storm. Certainly it is true that Priests of Eres have saved many a ship with their powerful prayers to control the weather.
Temples to Eres must be built in ocean provinces (on islands), or in coastal provinces next to the ocean. Attempts to consecrate temples elsewhere will fail.
The following unteachable skills may be studied directly once Church of Eres is known:
num skill time to learn --- ----- ------------- 2030 Fierce wind four weeks 2031 Dissipate storm four weeks 2032 Renew storm strength four weeks 2033 Storm fury four weeks 2034 Seize control of storm four weeks 2035 Fog of death four weeks 2036 Summon rain four weeks 2037 Summon wind four weeks 2038 Summon fog four weeks 2039 Direct storm four weeks 2040 Summon Water Elemental four weeks
Note that upon learning Church of Eres [2000], a noble will also automatically be given knowledge of Basic Religion [3500], and can immediately begin learning those prayers.