Resurrection

## Resurrection Fees

The Ailluin were once considered immortal. Their exceptional magic and Ultima mastery had lead to an early discovery of Resurrection. They believed this was a gift from the Goddess, for them to remain alive to one day meet with her when she wakes. And yet, they sealed the spell away a thousand years ago in fear of any other race getting ahold of this power, fearful of wars erupting and never-ending strife.

Still, the persistent Evacrestians continued to yearn for an extension to their lives. Even in death, at times, souls would refuse to return to Evacrest; the Goddess. Tenacious Evacrestians managed to recreate the spell-- albeit incomplete and still flawed. Only under specific conditions can a person be resurrected.

* The person must not have died from natural causes or old age.
* The person must have recently died. The longer they are dead, the harder it is to resurrect them.
* The person’s soul must be intact and not shattered or in a compromised state.
* Resurrection may only be performed by a certified veteran arch priest or sage.
* Adventurers who possess a ‘**Phoenix Stone**’ upon death will be teleported instantly to a chapel.

Some find the act of resurrection ‘unnatural’ and a sin. It has become quite the norm these days-- to a point where adventurers may grow reliant on it so long as they have access to chapels/churches and the appropriate fees. Each chapel may resurrect differently. On an altar or with a magic circle on sacred ground. This is environmentally dependent and can vary based on different holy practices. The spell is the only thing that remains consistent, but means of executing it may vary. These days, adventurers tend to carry a ‘Phoenix Stone’ around just in case. Though...the feeling of dying and death itself has never been pleasant.

When characters die and are resurrected, they are resurrected back to the physical state they were in before they were injured/killed. Think of it as restoring yourself to that save point before you died (in terms of physical health.) So, if a character is terminally ill but murdered, then resurrected, they would be brought back to life still with that illness since that was their state before they died.

If a character loses a limb in the midst of battle and dies, a few things can happen here!
If they possess a [**Phoenix Stone**], they will be teleported to a chapel where they will be resurrected. The [**Phoenix Stone**] teleports the main body, so it's a possibility a character may leave that severed limb behind if it is no longer making close contact with their body; if it is not in the vicinity. For example, if that limb was chopped off and went flying into a tree... it's not coming with you. The character in question would resurrect without that limb.

If they are carried to a chapel to be resurrected by their peers, make sure no one leaves their severed limb behind! However, if you wish for your character to somehow re-attach those limbs through magical means or even replace those limbs with prosthetics, that may be possible too.

**Rules:**

* If your character ‘dies’ in an Event RP, you will automatically have to pay 2% of your total gold if you wish to resurrect them.
* Your character may ‘die’ and be resurrected multiple times, you won’t have to pay unless they ‘die’ within Event RPs.
* HOWEVER, if you wish to canonically and over the span of months have your character be ‘dead/inactive’ from a private RP/HC with a chance of resurrection in the group, you must pay 2% of your gold when you do decide to resurrect them.
* If you don’t wish to resurrect them, they will still take up a character slot but remain ‘dead/inactive’.
* In RPs, when characters die and resurrect, they must pay a fee to the chapel (IC). This fee is pretty hefty!

## Soul Shattering [Permanent Death]

Soul shattering is a permanent death. A death which can never be resurrected, as it should be. It is where one’s soul completely breaks, achieved only by physically wounding and ‘killing’ the person, then destroying their soul through overloading the deceased with raw and destructive magic. In some cases, the energy of a soul being overcharged has a chance to destroy the person’s corpse as well. It will be as though the person’s existence had been deleted…

*“You have to die first, and how that feels depends on the person. But after that it's cold and silent. Empty. Do you even have thoughts anymore as you're dead? Then, hope. A brief moment where you feel something. Which quickly overwhelms and turns into pain and pain and pain. Your whole self is unravelling, no longer being able to think nor act nor hope. You can only feel everything at once and all you know now is that this is the end where no sanctuary would be met. You 're dismantled from the inside out, what made you, you- is being ripped apart and destroyed.”*

Currently, the subject at hand is still being looked at and observed by Evas council mages. Yet it is stated by those who seek answers, that the depth of understanding an Evacrestian’s soul spans deeper and deeper the more one delves.

* **If you wish to have your character permanently deceased, please NOTE the group about it. You may only soul break a character ONCE every SIX MONTHS.**
* **This is Perma Death, which means if you decide upon this, you CANNOT continue to play said chosen character in the group any longer.**
* You will have to make a new character to replace that slot if your existing and only character is permanently deceased. You will have to buy a [**Character Slot**] in the [Shop]. Information surrounding character death or replacements can be viewed there.

**Inheritance:**

* Every PixelQuests member will eventually be able to make 4 total characters.
	+ A Primary Playable Character, a Secondary Playable Character, and 2 NPCs.
	+ Primary and Secondary characters will be able to Rank up. NPCs do not have ranks.
* When your Primary reaches Rank 7, they will earn the [**Mentor**] perk. The [**Mentor**] perk allows a Secondary to start from HALF of what your Primary’s current rank is. If you wait until your Primary is Rank 20 and make your Secondary then, your Secondary will be Rank 10. This works in reverse as well. If your Secondary Playable Character is Rank 7 and above, and you decide to kill off or replace your Primary Character, your NEW Primary Character will start from half of your Secondary’s Rank & Rep.
* **If you have more questions about these concepts, feel free to note the group.**