Lesser deity A lesser deity was a type of deity ranked below an intermediate deity or a greater deity . They were , however , above demigod s in the ranking of powers . Follower Base . A lesser deity had thousands to ten thousands of followers , this was a general rule of thumb for the two factors , that determined a deity ' s status was not only the number but the devotion of the followers Abilities . Being a lesser deity gave some abilities among others immortality . Lesser Deities could granted spells to their divine spellcasters , and gave the cleric s access to the abilities and spells of their domain s . They were also capable of casting the spells of these domains as often as they wanted and also to use the abilities of these for a certain number of times . Senses . Lesser deities could use their mundane senses to sense things over a distance of several miles . They were also capable of sensing , regardless of planar boundaries , that and where an event that concerned their portfolios and at least five hundred people was happening but not what exactly , and retained the sense for a number of tendays . Once sensed , they could remotely sense what exactly was happening . They did so by centering their senses around their followers , sites or objects dedicated to them or a place where their names or one of their titles was said , in this case with a time limit and frame of one hour , and sense things as though he was standing there . Communication . Lesser Deities could speak and read any language , including nonverbal languages . They could speak with their voice to anyone within several miles and create a telepathic link with people , follower or not , who lingered within proximity - scale is counted in miles - to a site dedicated to him . This link could be maintained for as long as they wished . Movements . Deities could move fast on land . Lesser Deities could also cast " plane shift " and " greater teleport " to carry only themselves alongside a limited amount of weight as often as they wanted , Base Abilities - Utility . Divinity heightened their learned basic abilities and lesser deities could choose to conduct an activity without fluctuation , regarding the result , under every circumstances . Limited to activities tied to his portfolio , they were capable of conducting such activities in rapid succession in a single moment , though these activities were limited to five and in difficulties . Base Abilities - Offensive . Divinity heightened their abilities to strike more accurately , reliably and harder . Gods aligned their attacks to a philosophy to breach their enemies ’ resistances if such aligned attacks could breach it . Base Abilities - Defensive . Being a deity gave additional protection against physical attacks , for example it was close to impossible to kill a lesser deity with one strike . Divine energy made it harder for attacks to hit them at all , and even when hit , only weapons enchanted with magic of the epic scope could hurt them at all or at least without problems . This divinity also heightened their physical resilience , reflexes and strengthened his will and made them work more reliable . Other defensive abilities were an innate spell resistance and and a large number of immunities , such as against forceful physical change , including disintegration , and mind addling , sapping of vitality or physical and mental capabilities , poison , diseases , various immobilizing effects that came from forceful sleep , paralysis or simple stun , magical imprisoning or banishing , magical instant death . Deities could have more individual immunities , and all were completely immune against acid , cold temperatures and electricity . They also owned a rather limited resistance against fire . Magical Abilities . Divinity augmented magical abilities . Deities also owned an aura , that allowed them to strike fascination or fear and also bolster or crush the resolve of people . As mentioned above , deities were also capable of casting the spells of their domains as often as they wanted and also to use the abilities of these for a certain number of times .