* Lamp of Faith
This evocation allows a Devil to detect the presence of mortals or other demons
in her vicinity by causing their store of Faith to flare like a beacon that
only she can see. Individuals glow with a pale blue light, varying in intensity
depending on the strength of their Faith, while non-living objects lose colour,
fading into dark silhouettes. With enough skill, the Devil can even see through
doors and walls, though this is obviously more difficult. Lasts a few seconds.
Torment: Monstrous Devils receive the opposite effect of this evocation; their
eyes see only those individuals whose souls have become so hollowed out by
their evil acts that they are literal voids of spiritual energy. These soulless
individuals appear to the demon as patches of blackness against the dark background
of the physical world.
** Send Vision
In their former role as the Creator's divine Heralds, the Namaru were often
called upon to convey God's messages across the length and breadth of the
cosmos, delivering Heaven's commands as potent visions that filled a Celestial's
mind with images of majesty and wonder. After the Fall, the Devils still made
extensive use of this lore, communicating detailed orders to their subordinates
in the rebel host or smiting their foes with frightening visions of infernal
wrath. The vision fills the recipient's mind like an illusion or a waking
dream, playing out whatever scene the sender wishes to convey in the blink
of an eye. Sending more of a message is more difficult. The evocation works
upon demons and mortals alike.
Torment: Monstrous demons use this evocation to shock or frighten their foes
in battle. The sender can affect a number of targets, as long as they're all
within line of sight. The terrifying visions of infernal wrath actually inflict
damage upon their opponents, which cannot be soaked, and may lead to derangements
in the target.
*** Pillar of Faith
Throughout the birth of the cosmos and the early days of Paradise, the Heralds
were at the forefront of every major effort mandated by Heaven, bolstering
the energies of other celestials wherever necessary. As long as the Devil
knows a demon's Celestial or True Name and can draw line of sight to him,
he may bolster the demon's evoking powers with his own Faith, making the evoking
much easier to accomplish. It cannot be stacked by evoking multiple times
on a single target, and only works for the single next evocation by the target.
Torment: Monstrous demons may use this evocation only to block or negate the
efforts of another. Again, the Devil must know the target's Celestial or True
Name to perform this evocation.
**** The Fire of Heaven
This evocation allows the Devil to channel her Faith as a withering blast
of pure white fire, smiting her target with the wrath of a fallen angel. Effective
up to a range of several feet, this devastating attack deals out aggravated
damage.
Torment: Monstrous demons are unable to focus the fiery power of their Faith
in a concentrated bolt. It erupts from them in all directions as a storm of
raging energy instead. When a high-Torment demon uses this evocation, the
infernal fire strikes everything within a few yards of the demon with aggravated
damage.
***** Hand of Faith
The mandate of the first Celestial House was to act as the voice of the Creator
and to ensure that His Grand Design was fulfilled within the bounds of angelic
free will. If one of the Celestials deviated too far from the Creator's design
in the process of Creation, the Heralds were able to manipulate the evocation
as it happened, modifying the outcome to within acceptable limits. Although
this mandate was rarely enforced, this evocation more than any other spawned
the tendency of the other Houses to jealously guard their prerogatives and
regard the Heralds with no small amount of resentment. An extremely difficult
evocation to use (and more so in combat), and rightfully powerful, it requires
the evoker to know either the target's Celestial or True Name. If successful,
the Devil can alter the evocation's target and effects as if she were the
one using the power.
Torment: Monstrous Devils are not able to manipulate other demons' evocations,
but they can cause evocations targeted at them to rebound and affect their
initiators. Again, the Devil must know the initiator's Celestial or True Name
to perform this evocation.