Olympia: The Age of Gods PBEM (May 4 1999)
Be Thou my vision, oh Lord of my heart Nought be all else to me, save that thou art Thou my best thought in day and in night Waking or sleeping, Thou presence my light Mary E. Byrne
There are eight religions in Olympia, corresponding to the eight sons of Sol that remained faithful during the Rebellion (see Appendix - Mythology of Olympia). Priests of these religions gather followers and are rewarded with holy energy (called ``piety'') that can be used to perform various religious miracles.
Because magic was taught to mankind by Tor and the other rebellious sons of Sol, priests are fundamentally opposed to the practice of magic. Once a faction elects to study religion, it can never study magic. Priests also refuse to stack with magicians, and compete with them in assembling the Staff of the Sun (see Staff of the Sun).