Detection Family (Corruption of the Detection Family)

Progression	Tier:1	Tier:2	Tier:3	Tier:4
1	Detection	Defiled Detection	Unholy Detection	Piercing Eyes
2	Discernment	Defiled Discernment	Unholy Discernment
3	Asylum	Defiled Asylum	Unholy Asylum

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Detection

Detection extends the range at which other Spirits are sensed to 14”. In addition, the Ministering Spirit knows the general direction and distance and the relative strength of each spirit sensed individually. Relative strength is measured as the difference between the Power of the sensing character and the Rank/Power of the elohim being sensed. The highest categories of difference will only come into play when sensing the total holy or unholy presence inside a Dominion.

A difference of:

• less than 3 is Equal
• 3-6 is Slight
• 7-11 is Significant
• 12-20 is Substantial
• 21-39 is Major
• 40-79 is Great
• 80-143 is Overwhelming
• 122 or more is Prevailing

Differences in Tier will always be sensed as weaker or stronger, even if they are within a range that would be equal.

Defiled Detection extends the Sensing Range even further out to 21”. Unholy Detection extends the Sensing Range out to 28”. It also reveals the presence and very general direction and distance of Tier:4 elohim anywhere in the entire region. This general sense of Tier:4’s extends even through the boundaries of Dominions.

	Class	Allotment	Effect
Detection	Affecting Ongoing Self	Fixed 7	extends Sense range to 14” reveals general location & strength
Defiled Detection		14	extends Sense range to 21” reveals general location & strength
Unholy Detection		28	extends Sense range to 28” reveals general location & strength reveals Tier:4 in larger region

Discernment

Discernment grants the Ministering Spirit +7 to Perceive for Intentional Perception Checks (does not improve Incidental Perception). The Ministering Spirit can also attempt to Perceive information that may not normally be perceptible, such as the Target's knowledge of Maneuvers, Spiritual Effects, Songs, or anything else the Ministering Spirit may view as potentially pertinent. In addition, the Ministering Spirit can attempt to Perceive information in an “if….then” style to gain knowledge that could help them predict the likely actions or reactions of the discerned.

Defiled Discernment increases the Intentional Perception bonus to +14. Unholy Discernment increases the Intentional Perception bonus to +21.

	Class	Allotment	Effect
Discernment	Affecting Ongoing Self	Fixed 7	+7 to Intentional Perception Checks can Perceive normally imperceptible things
Defiled Discernment		14	+14 to Intentional Perception Checks can Perceive normally imperceptible things
Unholy Discernment		28	+21 to Intentional Perception Checks can Perceive normally imperceptible things

Asylum

Asylum causes Tier:1 holy elohim to ignore the Ministering Spirit. They are still technically aware of the Ministering Spirit's presence, but it doesn’t register as significant to them (similar to a leaf blowing by). Striking or using Bondage, Barrier, or any Spiritual Effect in the Article or Presence Family (except the first Cycle of Vile Countenance) cancels this Spiritual Effect. Aggressive actions also cancel this Spiritual Effect. (Ex. A Warrior is guarding a prison cell. While in Asylum, the Ministering Spirit opens the cell door. The Warrior then moves to secure the door once more. Trying to resist this happening in any way would be considered an aggressive action.) 

While in Asylum, the Ministering Spirit’s Magnitude does still count toward Area Influence. Their Magnitude also still counts toward helping allies resist negative Melee Influence, but does not count toward adding positive Melee Influence. Initiating a Strike while in Asylum makes the Ministering Spirit’s current Turn a Surprise Segment vs. all affected enemy Targets. A Target Surprised this way will not be Exposed for the first Strike, and no Swiftness Check is made. Asylum does not protect the Ministering Spirit from Songs or any other things that affect all unholy elohim within Range and do not directly target the Ministering Spirit. 

Defiled Asylum causes up to Tier:2 good to ignore the Ministering Spirit. Unholy Asylum causes up to Tier:3 good to ignore the Ministering Spirit.

	Class	Allotment	Effect
Asylum	Affecting Ongoing Self	Fixed 40	Tier:1 holy elohim ignore the Ministering Spirit
Defiled Asylum		80	Tier:2 good and lower ignore the Ministering Spirit
Unholy Asylum		120	Tier:3 good and lower ignore the Ministering Spirit

Piercing Eyes

Piercing Eyes causes many eyes to form, covering the Ministering Spirit. The Ministering Spirit has Boon:3 on all Incidental and Intentional Perception Checks. All Strikes made by the Ministering Spirit have Boon:1. All Strikes made against the Ministering Spirit have Bane:1. The Ministering Spirit has Boon:1 when making Resist Checks and Resist Checks vs. them have Bane:1. Finally, the Ministering Spirit gains Boon:1 on all their Social Interactions and Social Interactions vs. them have Bane:1.

	Class	Allotment	Effect
Eyes of Insight	Manifesting Ongoing Self	Fixed 144	Boon:3 for Checks to Perceive Boon:1 to Strikes Bane:1 to Strikes against the Ministering Spirit Boon:1 to Resist Checks Bane:1 to Resist Checks against the Ministering Spirit Boon:1 to all Social Checks Bane:1 to all Social Checks against the Ministering Spirit