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mechanic
Smite
The divine penalty a god can inflict on a champion who refuses an order.
Story so far
Explained by Rosetta as part of the Champion of Nekhebit arrangement. Should the goddess want her champion to do something, she can order it done, and the champion must comply or face smite. This is the mechanism that makes the champion title, in Rosetta's words, not too unlike Conscription — though with a good deal more autonomy for Princess Donut.
Role
The enforcement mechanism behind a god's commands to their champion.
Relationships
Champion of Nekhebit — The title whose obligations smite enforces.
Nekhebit — The goddess who can invoke it against Donut.
Sources — 3 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 58
- The punishment a deity visits on an adherent who leaves their grace, and a visible sign of past worship.
Chapter 67
- The divine punishment Carl considers accepting for the first time rather than stay caught between two gods.
Chapter 91
- The divine penalty a god can inflict on a champion who refuses an order.