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''Humble yourself before five of twelve Gods. The faithful will not choose their gods - rather, the gods will choose them. Begin by performing a Ritual of Humility, by yourself, at a common altar. Place candles on the left and right pillars, signifying enlightenment. Place a small diamond on the left focus to provide clarity, and a jug of water on the right focus, showing purity of spirit. Light the candles in the order placed. Further instruction will come to those enlightened.'' - UWorship Test description  
 
''Humble yourself before five of twelve Gods. The faithful will not choose their gods - rather, the gods will choose them. Begin by performing a Ritual of Humility, by yourself, at a common altar. Place candles on the left and right pillars, signifying enlightenment. Place a small diamond on the left focus to provide clarity, and a jug of water on the right focus, showing purity of spirit. Light the candles in the order placed. Further instruction will come to those enlightened.'' - UWorship Test description  
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You have to at least level 17 for the Test of the Humble Priests.  Visit any UWorship and sign up for the test, then collect two candles, a small diamond, one water in jugs and head to a nearby altar to determine which gods you'll need to satisfy.
  
 
== Determining Your Gods ==
 
== Determining Your Gods ==
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Stand behind the altar and look toward it so that your right and left are the same as the altar's right and left.
  
 
   1. Place a candle on the left pillar
 
   1. Place a candle on the left pillar
 
   2. Place a candle on the right pillar
 
   2. Place a candle on the right pillar
   3. Place a small diamond on the left focus
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   3. Place a small diamond on the left focus (plate in left hand of statue)
   4. Place a water in jugs on the right focus
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   4. Place a water in jugs on the right focus (plate in right hand of statue)
 
   5. Light the left pillar candle
 
   5. Light the left pillar candle
 
   6. Light the right pillar candle
 
   6. Light the right pillar candle
 
   7. Meditate  
 
   7. Meditate  
  
You'll get a vision of five Gods if the ritual works correctly (if not, clear the altar, meditate and repeat the ritual - also check that you've signed up for the Test, and note that the directions refer to the ''statue's'' left/right). Your Gods will be chosen from Amun, Geb, Hathor, Heket, Maat, Nut, Ptah, Set, Sobek, Tayet, Tefnut and Thoth. Your Gods will not change if you redo the ritual.  
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If you did the ritual correctly, you'll get a vision telling you which five gods you need to please.  Otherwise, you can remove the items from the altar, meditate to clear the altar and then try the ritual again.  The gods don't change if you redo the ritual.  Once the ritual is complete, you can check the assigned gods via Tests->Test of the Humble Priests->Show My Progress. Note: The ritual will consume both candles.
  
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== Forming a Devotional Group ==
  
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Devotional Groups require five players that have been assigned the same god.  Players who already completed the test or a devotional group for a specific god can redo the groups to help other players.
  
== Forming a Devotional Group ==
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Once you assemble a group of five players, one person should form the group via Tests->Test of the Humble Priests->Form a Devotional Group.  Each of the other four players then have to click on the first player and ask to join the group.  You are each assigned a priest number in the order that you joined.
Once you know the gods you have to satisfy, you should pick one and find four other people with the same god to form a devotional group. One person forms the group (Tests->Test of the Humble Priests menu) and the others in the group click on him/her to join.
 
  
Each person will be given a priest number based on the order in which they joined the group.  Instructions for each player will appear in a window and these instructions only stay on the screen for a few minutesPress the the 'clipboard' button to record the instructions so that you can paste them into chat.
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Once the group is complete, all five players will receive popups with slightly different instructions.  Use the clipboard button to record the instructions as the popups windows will eventually auto close.
  
The instructions have two sections.  The first section is shared among all priests and never changes from god to god or priest to priest. Here is the text:
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The first section of each popup is identical for all five priests and just lists the steps for the ritual.  The second section starts with "special instructions here" and differs from priest to priest.
  
''<name of god>'' has called to you, the ''<number>'' humble priest!
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Each god requires slightly different items for their ritual but all humble priest groups will need incense and moss.
      First Priest lights the Flame of Humility.
 
      First Priest burns specially prepared incense.
 
      First Priest completes a sacrifice at the altar, resulting in Sacrificial Ashes.
 
      Second Priest completes the Ritual of Humility using the Sacrificial Ashes.
 
      Third Priest performs the Emotional Devotions in order.
 
      Fourth Priest crumbles Moss in a holy location.
 
      Fifth priest recites a Blessing of Humility.
 
  
The second section of the instructions are unique to each priest and god but have the following format:
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The specific type of incense and moss, as well as the emote sequence and blessing of humility, is determined by the priest (priest 1) who formed the devotional group.  If the popup instructions require incense or moss that is unavailable, then disband the group and have a different player form a new group.  There is no harm or time limit to disbanding and forming humble priest groups so many different players can test their requirements one after the other.  If you get stuck, use the link at the bottom of this page to look for 'easy priests'.
  
  Special Instructions:
 
    ''special instructions here''
 
      The Blessing should contain at least one of these phrases:
 
      list of phrases, possibly none
 
      But ''<name of god>'' will be insulted by any of these phrases:
 
      list of phrases, possibly none
 
  Commit these words to memory - visions are fleeting!
 
  
It is a good idea to copy (use the 'clipboard' button on the popup) these instructions to a text editor for later reference.
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== Performing the Ritual ==
  
The requirements (incense, moss, emote sequence (Emotional Devotions), and Blessing of Humility) are set by whoever is Priest 1 (the group creator) and are repeatableThe group can be reformed by the same priest even with different members and you'll get the same requirements every time.
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Each priest performs specific steps.  Once you have determined who will be priest one and have the moss, incense and other items needed for the ritual, then you should decide which priests will do the other steps and have them join the group in the proper orderTravel to a humble priest altar for you god and verify that there is an incense burner at the altar.
  
Since a person can repeat a devotion to a God many times, even with different groups, it may be worth finding people with easy requirements for each God to help people through the ritual easily. If you have an especially easy requirement for a God and are willing to help other groups, add your name and requirements to Easygoing Priests.
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'''Priest One''' <br>
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Priest One forms the group. Once the group is assembled and all materials are collected, wait until all five priests are within a few steps of the altar, then click on the altar and light the flame of humility.  Next light the incense.  It is not necessary to get a whiff of the incense before moving to the next task.
  
 
Incense has five attributes: quality, adjective, positive stat, negative stat, and scent. The gods will give you a requirement for three of these attributes - the other two attributes can be anything (e.g. a requirement of "Quality 245+, speed enhancing, giddy feeling" would be fulfilled by an incense of 300 quality, clove scent, giddy feeling, speed enhancing, forgetfulness inducing). Moss similarly can have multiple stats (dry, fuzzy, slimy, reticulated, etc.), but the Gods only require two specific ones - any extra attributes are fine.
 
Incense has five attributes: quality, adjective, positive stat, negative stat, and scent. The gods will give you a requirement for three of these attributes - the other two attributes can be anything (e.g. a requirement of "Quality 245+, speed enhancing, giddy feeling" would be fulfilled by an incense of 300 quality, clove scent, giddy feeling, speed enhancing, forgetfulness inducing). Moss similarly can have multiple stats (dry, fuzzy, slimy, reticulated, etc.), but the Gods only require two specific ones - any extra attributes are fine.
  
The Blessing of Humility has to be constructed from the phrases given to different priestsEach priest should paste their instructions into main and choose one (and ONLY one -- including two phrases from any one priest will fail the blessing) of the required phrases after verifying that none of the other priests have reported that phrase as offensive to the godDo not include any punctuation in the blessingCapitalization doesn't matter.   
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Finally, click on the altar and make your sacrifice.  The items you sacrifice will be consumed and "sacrificial ashes" will show up in your inventory.  Hand these ashes to priest two.
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'''Priest Two''' <br>
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Priest two waits until they receive the sacrificial ashes from the first priest and then travels to a nearby common altar to perform a ceremony.  There's no time limit for performing a ceremony but it's quicker if you visit the altar before the groups starts and set waypointsTravel via waypoints, expedition points or spousewarp won't affect the ceremony.
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Once priest two is at the altar, stand behind it and face toward it so that your right side is the same as the statue's right side.  Then place a candle on the left pillar followed by a candle on the right pillar.  Next put item one (see chart below) on the left foci followed by item two on the right foci.  Then light the '''right''' candle followed by the left candle.  Note that you are lighting the candles in reverse order of how you placed them.  Once both candles are light, click on the common altar and sprinkle the sacrificial ashes on it.  Then extinguish the right candle followed by the left candle.  Finally, meditate on the altar.
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If you did the ceremony correctly, you'll get a small popup window giving you a vision of five priests at an altar.  You can now safely remove the items from the focus and return to the groupIf you made any mistakes, you won't get the vision and you'll have to retrieve the items from the altar, meditate on it to clear it, then travel back to the group and start all over again.
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'''Priest Three''' <br>
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When the group was first formed, the third priest should have received special instructions listing five emotes to be done in a specific order.  The five emotes are 'Command me from Heaven', 'Take my Blood', 'Show me mercy', 'Enter my Soul', 'Share my Joy' but the order they need to be done will vary based on the first priest.
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Priest three has to wait until priest two returns from the ceremony at the common altarThen you have to perform the five emotes (via self->Emote) in the correct orderIf the emotes are done in the wrong order or if any of the other priests do any emotes, the group will fail and have to reform and start over.
  
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'''Priest Four''' <br>
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Priest four has to wait until priest three finishes all his or her emotes, then travel to a location satisfying the specific god (see table below) and crumble the moss (via Tests->Tests of the Humble Priest->Crumble Moss).  If you crumble the moss at the wrong location or crumble more than one moss, the group will fail and have to start over.  It's important for priest four to check their inventory prior to crumbling the moss.  If they crumble the moss correctly, the amount of moss in inventory will decrease by one.  ''Do not crumble a second moss.''
  
== Fixed Requirements ==
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'''Priest Five''' <br>
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Priest five has to wait until priest four returns from crumbling the moss, then performs the blessing of humility (via Tests->Test of the Humble Priest->Recite a Blessing of Humility).
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The blessing is made up of phrases given to the other priests in the special instructions section of their popups and has to be assembled from those phrases.  The other priests will be told the blessing "should contain at least one of these phrases" (followed by one or more phrases) and "will be insulted by these phrases" (followed by one or more phrases).  ''Only pick one'' phrase from each priest and verify that the phrase is not included in the insult section.  The combined blessing should be copied so that it can be pasted during the ceremony.  It's a good idea to work out the blessing prior to starting the ceremony and paste it into main so the other priests can all confirm it.  Do not add any punctuation to the blessing.  Capitalization doesn't matter.
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== End of Ritual ==
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If you performed the entire ritual correctly, you'll get a popup indicating success.  If you fail at any step, you'll get a popup that the god wasn't pleased.  This means you'll have to reform the group and start again.  Each try will use up one incense and may also use one sacrificial item, one moss, and two candles (if you got that far).  It's a good idea to bring several of each to a ritual ceremony.
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When you have completed a devotion to all five of your Gods, you may seek the blessing of one of those Gods. This choice can only be made once and cannot be changed. When a God has blessed you, you have the power to bless another person, once per day.
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Attribute modifications seem to stack with grilled fish, incense, and tower bonuses, and last about 1 hour.
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== Table of Gods ==
  
 
Some parts of the devotion are always the same for a god - the sacrifice and the Ritual of Humility. Incense, moss, and the Blessing of Humility required are dependent on the first priest.
 
Some parts of the devotion are always the same for a god - the sacrifice and the Ritual of Humility. Incense, moss, and the Blessing of Humility required are dependent on the first priest.
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! God !! Sacrifice !! Left focus !! Right focus !! Where the moss should be crumbled
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! God !! Sacrificial Item !! Left foci !! Right foci !! Where the moss should be crumbled !! Test Reward Blessings
 
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| Amun || 49 Onions || Gold || Silver || On or by a citizen that has not passed any initiations
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| Amun || 49 Onions || Gold || Silver || On or by a citizen that has not passed any initiations || +3 focus, one extra veggie seed per blessing
 
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| Geb || 7 flint || Silt || Clay || On dirt (dust?)
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| Geb || 7 flint || Silt || Clay || On dirt || +3 speed
 
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| Hathor || 1 wine (10%+ alc) || Female rabbit || Hen || Near a Ceremonial Tasting Table
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| Hathor || 1 wine (10%+ alc) || Female rabbit || Hen || Near a Ceremonial Tasting Table || No stat increase, 10 glasses per bottle of wine
 
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| Heket || 7 tadpole || Egg || Tadpole || Near a wild-growing mushroom
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| Heket || 7 tadpole || Egg || Tadpole || Near a wild-growing mushroom || x2 shroom harvest
 
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| Maat || 1 Ibis feather || Camel milk || Honey || Voting booth
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| Maat || 1 Ibis feather || Camel milk || Honey || Voting booth || +3 perception
 
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| Nut || 7 Star || Medium Diamond || Medium Sapphire || On top of a Mountain
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| Nut || 7 Star || Medium Diamond || Medium Sapphire || On top of a Mountain || Creates a Night Emitter which turns day into night for a limited time only (60-90 minutes?)
 
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| Ptah || 7 jug || Charcoal || Copper Wire || On Clay
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| Ptah || 7 jug || Charcoal || Copper Wire || On Clay || +3 str, gather 2 clay per click/water (also gives two flint on flint spots)
 
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| Set || 7 glass rod || Cactus sap || Sand spore || By a pyramid
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| Set || 7 glass rod || Cactus sap || Sand spore || By a pyramid || +1 foc and a one time Push of all limestone blocks within ~10 coords
 
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| Sobek || 7 abdju fish || Leather || Iron || While riding a ferry
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| Sobek || 7 abdju fish || Leather || Iron || While riding a ferry || +3 dex
 
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| Tayet || 7 clay lamp || Canvas || Linen || On grass near water
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| Tayet || 7 clay lamp || Canvas || Linen || On grass near water || +3 end, half weave time
 
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| Tefnut || 7 salt || Water jug || Pepper '''seed''' || Aqueduct
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| Tefnut || 7 salt || Water in jug || Pepper '''seed''' || Aqueduct || +3 con
 
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| Thoth || 7 papy seed || Papy paper || Ink || Nile bank
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| Thoth || 7 papy seed || Papy paper || Ink || Nile bank where papyrus can be grown || unknown
 
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== Performing the Devotions ==
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== Tips for Devotions ==
  
 
Checklist of things to do before starting:
 
Checklist of things to do before starting:
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** Sacrifice materials (see chart above)
 
** Sacrifice materials (see chart above)
 
* Arrange a means of coordinating between the priests - you need to tell one another when you're done on a particular part of the ritual.
 
* Arrange a means of coordinating between the priests - you need to tell one another when you're done on a particular part of the ritual.
 
Be prepared for this process to take some time, especially if your Priest 1 has not led a group with this god before. It takes time to work out all the details to ensure success. Be patient; the hardest part of this test is getting everyone in place at once and keeping one's cool when things go wrong. Any failure dissolves the group. The requirements will stay the same at the next attempt if the group is formed by the same person (even after failing midway through the rituals). There appears to be no timer.
 
 
The first priest lights the Flame of Humility by clicking on the Humble Priests altar for the appropriate God. Everyone must be present at the altar when the flame is first lit (the range is very short, <5 coords). A little flame will light on the altar. Burn the required incense in a Windproof Incense Burner (self -> projects menu) - 1 incense is used. The first priest then makes a sacrifice on the altar and will get ashes (goes direct to inventory). The ashes should be given to the second priest.
 
 
Second priest takes the ashes and goes alone to a nearby common altar (using Navigation/Expedition travel works) to perform the Ritual of Humility:
 
 
* Place candles on the pillars, left to right.
 
* Place a Silt and a Clay (or whatever your god's foci materials are) on the foci, left to right.
 
* Light the candles, right to left, then sprinkle the Sacrificial Ashes.
 
* Extinguish the candles, right to left, then Meditate.
 
 
Note: Our group failed this, didn't notice the reverse of the candle order from when you place them (left to right) when you light them (right to left). Candles are consumed if done correctly. The second priest will get a popup when his ceremony is completed, and can then take the remaining materials and return to the group at the gods altar.
 
 
The third priest will have a selection of new emotes under his/her emote menu. At the appropriate time, these should be performed in the order given in the third priest's special instructions. Any other group member performing the emotes (you all get the option), doing them at the wrong time, or doing them in the wrong order will fail the group. The new emotes are:
 
 
* Command me from Heaven
 
* Take my Blood
 
* Show me mercy
 
* Enter my Soul
 
* Share my Joy
 
 
The fourth priest should crumble moss by standing in the appropriate place (e.g. on dirt) and click Tests->Test of the Humble Priests->Crumble Moss. There is no popup or other indication of success. Crumbling moss twice will fail the group.
 
 
The fifth priest recites a Blessing of Humility when all group members are back at the altar by clicking Tests -> Test of the Humble Priests -> Recite a Blessing of Humility, then entering an appropriate prayer into the edit box that appears - not by chatting it in Main. The prayer should include all the phrases that are required but not any of the ones that will insult the God (check everyone's special instructions for these). Be careful; the instructions can say "must have two or more". If it says "at least one", and you have two good options, choose ONLY one of them (yes, this is a bug). Choosing both will counts as a blasphemous phrase. The prayer appears in Main for the group members to see. Reciting the prayer too early or when one or more group members aren't near the altar will fail the group.
 
 
If all went well, you'll all get a popup saying that your devotional group has pleased your God.  Note that you can still form devotional groups for and please that God again, allowing you to help others.  If you failed at any time, extinguish the flame on the altar and the incense before reforming the group.
 
 
== Tips ==
 
 
Since it's the character initiating the group that determines the required incense and moss (which can often be very hard to produce), and since it has been proven that a character can repeat the ceremony, it would be wise to keep track of who has easy requirement for each god. You can do so here : Easygoing Priests.
 
 
Priest 4 has the easiest task since they just have to crumble moss.  This is a good job for someone new to the test.  Priest 2 usually has the toughest task since they need to perform a complex ritual. 
 
 
== Passing ==
 
 
When you have completed a devotion to all five of your Gods, you may seek the blessing of one of those Gods. This choice can only be made once and cannot be changed. When a God has blessed you, you have the power to bless another person, once per day.
 
 
Attribute modifications seem to stack with grilled fish, incense, and tower bonuses, and last about 1 hour.
 
 
'''NOTE''': It appears that the gods' bonuses have a tendency to be based on their requirements. Amun requires 49 onions, and gives an extra seed; Heket requires the moss to be crumbled upon a shroom, and gives extra mushrooms; Ptah requires clay, and gives clay; and Set requires a pyramid to crumble on, and lets you push limestone blocks. Perhaps we should test Thoth for higher papyrus yields, and Sobek for fishing? -Sedelyan
 
 
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! God !! Blessing
 
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| Amun || +3 focus and a one off extra seed per blessing*
 
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| Geb || +3 speed
 
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| Hathor || No stat increase, 10 glasses per bottle of wine
 
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| Heket || No stat increase, x2 shroom harvest (Tested and disproved by my blessees - Nopar King)
 
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| Maat || +3 per
 
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| Nut || Creates a Night Emitter which turns day into night for a limited time only (60-90 minutes?)
 
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| Ptah || +3 str, gather 2 clay per click/water (also gives two flint on flint spots)
 
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| Set || +1 foc and a one time Push of all limestone blocks within ~10 coords
 
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| Sobek || +3 dex
 
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| Tayet || +3 end, half weave time
 
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| Tefnut || +3 con Doesn't increase salt cooking in kettle, doesn't increase veggie yields near aqueducts
 
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| Thoth || No stat increase, benefits still undetermined
 
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* Tested and works on Cabbage, Carrot, Cucumber, Eggplant, Peppers and Watermelon
 
  
 
== Useful Links ==
 
== Useful Links ==
 
* [[Map of Altars | Common Altars]]<br>
 
* [[Map of Altars | Common Altars]]<br>
 
* [[Atlas/Amunet/Humble_Priests_Altar | Humble Priest Altars ]]<br>
 
* [[Atlas/Amunet/Humble_Priests_Altar | Humble Priest Altars ]]<br>
* [[Test_of_the_Humble_Priests/Players_Gods | Gods that each player has ]]
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* [[Test_of_the_Humble_Priests/Players_Gods | Gods that each player has ]]<br>
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* NEW GUILD:[[Guilds/Humble_Priests_Devotional Groups | Humble_Priests_of_Devotional Groups]]
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* [[Guilds/Humble_Priests_of_Egypt | Humble_Priest_Player_Progress]]
  
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* OLD GUILD = can't apply here anymore[[Guilds/Humble_Priests_of_Egypt | Humble_Priests_of_Egypt]]
  
  
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== Demonstrate Knowledge of the Test of the Humble Priests ==
 
To open the Test of the Humble Priests you require:
 
*1 900+ Quality Incense
 
*1 Green Moss
 
*1 8%+ Alcohol Wine
 
*1 Any Pyrotechnics Star
 
*1 Pepper Seed
 
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  Test of the  
Humble Priests
Discipline
Requirements
Principles
  • Candle on the Left Pillar of an Altar
  • Candle of the Right Pillar
  • Small Diamond on the Left Focus
  • Water on the Right Focus
  • Light the Left Candle
  • Light the Right Candle
  • Meditate, with all steps having been done in order
  • Join or form a Devotional Group
Demonstration
  • Demonstrated by ?? in ?? on ??.


Humble yourself before five of twelve Gods. The faithful will not choose their gods - rather, the gods will choose them. Begin by performing a Ritual of Humility, by yourself, at a common altar. Place candles on the left and right pillars, signifying enlightenment. Place a small diamond on the left focus to provide clarity, and a jug of water on the right focus, showing purity of spirit. Light the candles in the order placed. Further instruction will come to those enlightened. - UWorship Test description


You have to at least level 17 for the Test of the Humble Priests. Visit any UWorship and sign up for the test, then collect two candles, a small diamond, one water in jugs and head to a nearby altar to determine which gods you'll need to satisfy.

Determining Your Gods

Stand behind the altar and look toward it so that your right and left are the same as the altar's right and left.

  1. Place a candle on the left pillar
  2. Place a candle on the right pillar
  3. Place a small diamond on the left focus (plate in left hand of statue)
  4. Place a water in jugs on the right focus (plate in right hand of statue)
  5. Light the left pillar candle
  6. Light the right pillar candle
  7. Meditate 

If you did the ritual correctly, you'll get a vision telling you which five gods you need to please. Otherwise, you can remove the items from the altar, meditate to clear the altar and then try the ritual again. The gods don't change if you redo the ritual. Once the ritual is complete, you can check the assigned gods via Tests->Test of the Humble Priests->Show My Progress. Note: The ritual will consume both candles.

Forming a Devotional Group

Devotional Groups require five players that have been assigned the same god. Players who already completed the test or a devotional group for a specific god can redo the groups to help other players.

Once you assemble a group of five players, one person should form the group via Tests->Test of the Humble Priests->Form a Devotional Group. Each of the other four players then have to click on the first player and ask to join the group. You are each assigned a priest number in the order that you joined.

Once the group is complete, all five players will receive popups with slightly different instructions. Use the clipboard button to record the instructions as the popups windows will eventually auto close.

The first section of each popup is identical for all five priests and just lists the steps for the ritual. The second section starts with "special instructions here" and differs from priest to priest.

Each god requires slightly different items for their ritual but all humble priest groups will need incense and moss.

The specific type of incense and moss, as well as the emote sequence and blessing of humility, is determined by the priest (priest 1) who formed the devotional group. If the popup instructions require incense or moss that is unavailable, then disband the group and have a different player form a new group. There is no harm or time limit to disbanding and forming humble priest groups so many different players can test their requirements one after the other. If you get stuck, use the link at the bottom of this page to look for 'easy priests'.


Performing the Ritual

Each priest performs specific steps. Once you have determined who will be priest one and have the moss, incense and other items needed for the ritual, then you should decide which priests will do the other steps and have them join the group in the proper order. Travel to a humble priest altar for you god and verify that there is an incense burner at the altar.

Priest One
Priest One forms the group. Once the group is assembled and all materials are collected, wait until all five priests are within a few steps of the altar, then click on the altar and light the flame of humility. Next light the incense. It is not necessary to get a whiff of the incense before moving to the next task.

Incense has five attributes: quality, adjective, positive stat, negative stat, and scent. The gods will give you a requirement for three of these attributes - the other two attributes can be anything (e.g. a requirement of "Quality 245+, speed enhancing, giddy feeling" would be fulfilled by an incense of 300 quality, clove scent, giddy feeling, speed enhancing, forgetfulness inducing). Moss similarly can have multiple stats (dry, fuzzy, slimy, reticulated, etc.), but the Gods only require two specific ones - any extra attributes are fine.

Finally, click on the altar and make your sacrifice. The items you sacrifice will be consumed and "sacrificial ashes" will show up in your inventory. Hand these ashes to priest two.

Priest Two
Priest two waits until they receive the sacrificial ashes from the first priest and then travels to a nearby common altar to perform a ceremony. There's no time limit for performing a ceremony but it's quicker if you visit the altar before the groups starts and set waypoints. Travel via waypoints, expedition points or spousewarp won't affect the ceremony.

Once priest two is at the altar, stand behind it and face toward it so that your right side is the same as the statue's right side. Then place a candle on the left pillar followed by a candle on the right pillar. Next put item one (see chart below) on the left foci followed by item two on the right foci. Then light the right candle followed by the left candle. Note that you are lighting the candles in reverse order of how you placed them. Once both candles are light, click on the common altar and sprinkle the sacrificial ashes on it. Then extinguish the right candle followed by the left candle. Finally, meditate on the altar.

If you did the ceremony correctly, you'll get a small popup window giving you a vision of five priests at an altar. You can now safely remove the items from the focus and return to the group. If you made any mistakes, you won't get the vision and you'll have to retrieve the items from the altar, meditate on it to clear it, then travel back to the group and start all over again.

Priest Three
When the group was first formed, the third priest should have received special instructions listing five emotes to be done in a specific order. The five emotes are 'Command me from Heaven', 'Take my Blood', 'Show me mercy', 'Enter my Soul', 'Share my Joy' but the order they need to be done will vary based on the first priest.

Priest three has to wait until priest two returns from the ceremony at the common altar. Then you have to perform the five emotes (via self->Emote) in the correct order. If the emotes are done in the wrong order or if any of the other priests do any emotes, the group will fail and have to reform and start over.

Priest Four
Priest four has to wait until priest three finishes all his or her emotes, then travel to a location satisfying the specific god (see table below) and crumble the moss (via Tests->Tests of the Humble Priest->Crumble Moss). If you crumble the moss at the wrong location or crumble more than one moss, the group will fail and have to start over. It's important for priest four to check their inventory prior to crumbling the moss. If they crumble the moss correctly, the amount of moss in inventory will decrease by one. Do not crumble a second moss.

Priest Five
Priest five has to wait until priest four returns from crumbling the moss, then performs the blessing of humility (via Tests->Test of the Humble Priest->Recite a Blessing of Humility).

The blessing is made up of phrases given to the other priests in the special instructions section of their popups and has to be assembled from those phrases. The other priests will be told the blessing "should contain at least one of these phrases" (followed by one or more phrases) and "will be insulted by these phrases" (followed by one or more phrases). Only pick one phrase from each priest and verify that the phrase is not included in the insult section. The combined blessing should be copied so that it can be pasted during the ceremony. It's a good idea to work out the blessing prior to starting the ceremony and paste it into main so the other priests can all confirm it. Do not add any punctuation to the blessing. Capitalization doesn't matter.

End of Ritual

If you performed the entire ritual correctly, you'll get a popup indicating success. If you fail at any step, you'll get a popup that the god wasn't pleased. This means you'll have to reform the group and start again. Each try will use up one incense and may also use one sacrificial item, one moss, and two candles (if you got that far). It's a good idea to bring several of each to a ritual ceremony.

When you have completed a devotion to all five of your Gods, you may seek the blessing of one of those Gods. This choice can only be made once and cannot be changed. When a God has blessed you, you have the power to bless another person, once per day.

Attribute modifications seem to stack with grilled fish, incense, and tower bonuses, and last about 1 hour.


Table of Gods

Some parts of the devotion are always the same for a god - the sacrifice and the Ritual of Humility. Incense, moss, and the Blessing of Humility required are dependent on the first priest.

God Sacrificial Item Left foci Right foci Where the moss should be crumbled Test Reward Blessings
Amun 49 Onions Gold Silver On or by a citizen that has not passed any initiations +3 focus, one extra veggie seed per blessing
Geb 7 flint Silt Clay On dirt +3 speed
Hathor 1 wine (10%+ alc) Female rabbit Hen Near a Ceremonial Tasting Table No stat increase, 10 glasses per bottle of wine
Heket 7 tadpole Egg Tadpole Near a wild-growing mushroom x2 shroom harvest
Maat 1 Ibis feather Camel milk Honey Voting booth +3 perception
Nut 7 Star Medium Diamond Medium Sapphire On top of a Mountain Creates a Night Emitter which turns day into night for a limited time only (60-90 minutes?)
Ptah 7 jug Charcoal Copper Wire On Clay +3 str, gather 2 clay per click/water (also gives two flint on flint spots)
Set 7 glass rod Cactus sap Sand spore By a pyramid +1 foc and a one time Push of all limestone blocks within ~10 coords
Sobek 7 abdju fish Leather Iron While riding a ferry +3 dex
Tayet 7 clay lamp Canvas Linen On grass near water +3 end, half weave time
Tefnut 7 salt Water in jug Pepper seed Aqueduct +3 con
Thoth 7 papy seed Papy paper Ink Nile bank where papyrus can be grown unknown

Tips for Devotions

Checklist of things to do before starting:

  • Choose a Humble Priest altar near any other requirements, if possible (e.g. water you can ferry across for Sobek).
  • Check that there is a Windproof Incense Burner at the Humble Priest altar and that it is publicly usable (many of them have them already).
  • Locate a common altar for Priest 2.
    • Priest 2 might want to set a nav point there. (Consider clearing the common altar before the ceremony just in case.)
  • Gather your materials (enough for several attempts in case things go wrong):
    • Incense (each attempt uses one)
    • Moss (each attempt uses one)
    • Foci materials for your god (reusable - see chart above)
    • Candles (each attempt uses two)
    • Sacrifice materials (see chart above)
  • Arrange a means of coordinating between the priests - you need to tell one another when you're done on a particular part of the ritual.

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