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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BalazarIago" data-source="post: 2227306" data-attributes="member: 31750">I am sorry if anyone took offense at my comments.  They were not meant to be a personal attack or to belittle anyones skills as a roleplayer. As for answers to your questions.  I guess it would have to depend on how much work the Deity put into the day to day running of His church.  Or would He leave such administra to the heirarchy of the Church or even to some of his Celestials.  The way I rule it, is that Divine magic is supplied by the Deity, but he is rather busy and can't be bothered to pay too much attention on how that power is used.  However, the use of those powers are policed.  1st, 2nd and 3rd level spells are policed by the Church.  They monitor the lower level spells because there are so many Priests below 7th level and it is easier for them.  4th and 5th level spells are monitored by the Celestial body of the Deity.  They make sure sure that the powers are not wasted or misused.  Level 6 and level 7 spells are monitored by the Deity.  I don't suspect that there are very many priests of this level and if a priest of this level is tapping into that much power, the Deity is going to take notice. That being said, the trials and tribulations of a low level priest might not register with the Deity, but the Church will most likely handle it all.  As to whether or not Lathander would take a hand in this, hard to say.  Would want to know why Lathander turned his back on this priest in the first place.  I doubt that if the Deity was not interested in saving the priest earlier, then He may not care what happens to the Priest now. How long.  That is hard to say.  I might not put a time restriction on when the transition finally occurs, but when the Priest does something, or says something.  Basically, when the priest has an epiphany.  You can do all the right things, say all the right things, but you still have to feel it in your soul.</blockquote>

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