Skydo, God of the Past

The God of the Past, Skydo stands on the back right corner of the Square of Judgement. He knows everything that has ever occurred in a person's life, and can answer any historical question placed to him by Kane. Skydo is the most concerned with the actions and intentions of an individual during his life.

Allies

Like his brother Gods, Skydo holds himself aloof from the other Gods. Only the other Gods of Death are likely to help him, if Skydo encounters some kind of trouble.

Enemies

Skydo has a millennia old and blood bitter disagreement with Kormath about the nature and use of knowledge. He, and by extension his servants, are pure scholars, dedicated to the preservation of knowledge for its own sake. Kormath's servants are engineers and applied scholars dedicated to using knowledge in the world and uninterested in things that do not have 'practical' value.

There is also some tension between Milearas and Skydo. Many myths claim to explain this tension, but the Gods involved are not commenting.

Priests

The Priests of Skydo are scholars and historians. They usually spend their times in libraries or places of learning, searching the old histories for lost bits of lore. A few are commanded by their God to go into the wilds, recording the stories of illiterate people so that they are not lost to the mortal world.

All of Skydo's servants are under direct orders to disrupt the activities of Kormath whenever possible. This can lead the normally scholarly priests of Skydo into direct conflict with the Dragon Rite, a war-like and deadly cult.

Required Skills

All Servants of Skydo are required to have three History or Lore skills as Vocational Skills. It is expected that they will also develop other areas of Lore.

Servant of Skydo Skill

The Servants of Skydo gain the following prayers and powers:

1. Prayer for Enlightenment, Prayer for Assistance, Potency
2. Postcognition, Prayer for Enlightenment, Potency
3. Protection from Death, Prayer for Enlightenment, Potency
4. Object Reading, Prayer for Assistance, Potency
5. Protection from Death, Prayer for Enlightenment, Potency
6. Unfettered Vision, Prayer for Fortification, Potency
7. Prayer for Presence, Prayer for Enlightenment, Potency
8. What is Past, Potency, Protection from Death
9. Protection from Death, Prayer for Intervention, Potency
10. Prayer for Fortification, Prayer for Enlightenment, Prayer for Consecration

Special Maneuvers

Skydo grants his priests the following special maneuvers:

• Object Reading - as the Personal Pattern Power, but the priest may use his Servant Potency rather than his Personal Potency or ISP.
• Postcognition - as the Personal Pattern Power, but the priest may use his Servant Potency rather than his Personal Potency or ISP.
• Unfettered Vision - enables the Priest to cast his vision anywhere within his Servant Potency in miles around him. Thus, a Priest with a Servant Potency of 20 would be able to see any activity within 20 miles of his person. The priest must make a Per check to focus in on a particular activity.
• What is Past - for the cost of one point of permanent Potency, the Servant may gain a permanent +10% bonus to any Lore or History skill. A priest of Skydo may use this maneuver as often as he likes, each time sacrificing a point of Potency for Skydo's knowledge.