Editing Sphere

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A '''sphere''' is an aspect where a being has influence. [[Deity|Deities]], [[demon]]s, [[megabeast]]s, [[semi-megabeast]]s, [[forgotten beast]]s and [[titan]]s are aligned to spheres. [[Civilization]]s have sphere alignments as well.

==Understanding spheres==
A being such as a deity, demon or megabeast may come to represent or epitomize certain things like emotions, qualities, terrain, and items. They are called "spheres". As an example from real-world mythology, the Greek goddess [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena Athena] is goddess in the "spheres" of wisdom, warfare, handicrafts and reason.

Gods and adored megabeasts can grant secrets related to their spheres. In unmodded DF, this means that death gods can teach the secret of life and death to worshipers, turning them into [[necromancer]]s.

Dwarves and other creatures will come to worship certain "powerful beings" and as such will follow that religion, and have a relationship with that "deity".

All megabeasts and semi-megabeasts are associated with defined, unchanging spheres, which influence their names and titles:
*[[Bronze colossus]]: Metals, strength, war
*[[Cyclops]]: Light, longevity, minerals, strength, thunder
*[[Dragon]]: Fire, wealth
*[[Ettin]]: Speech, strength
*[[Giant]]: Food, strength
*[[Hydra]]: Muck, rebirth, strength
*[[Minotaur]]: Caverns, chaos, darkness, deformity, strength
*[[Roc]]: Sky, wind, hunting

==Available spheres==

According to Toady:

:''Spheres have a parent/child list, a friend list, and a preclude list.  A deity has either one or two base spheres, and then they pick friends of those spheres, while never choosing a precluded or parent/child sphere of any of the spheres they already have.  I tried to be pretty lax with the preclude list so that interesting relationships could pop up.''


As extracted from the [[string dump]], the spheres available are [[40d:sphere|unchanged from 40d]]; their relationships with each other may also be unchanged.

Available sphere tokens are:

{| {{prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#999999"
! Sphere
! Friend spheres
! Parent/child spheres
! Precluded spheres
|-
| AGRICULTURE || FOOD, FERTILITY, RAIN ||  || 
|-
| ANIMALS || PLANTS || NATURE  || 
|-
| ART || INSPIRATION, BEAUTY || DANCE, MUSIC, PAINTING, <BR>POETRY, SONG || 
|-
| BALANCE ||  ||  || 
|-
| BEAUTY || ART ||  || BLIGHT, DEFORMITY, DISEASE, MUCK 
|-
| BIRTH || CHILDREN, CREATION, FAMILY, MARRIAGE, <BR>PREGNANCY, REBIRTH, YOUTH ||  || 
|-
| BLIGHT || DISEASE, DEATH ||  || BEAUTY, FOOD, FERTILITY, HEALING
|-
| BOUNDARIES ||  || COASTS || 
|-
| CAVERNS || MOUNTAINS, EARTH ||  || 
|-
| CHAOS || WAR ||  || DISCIPLINE, ORDER, LAWS
|-
| CHARITY || GENEROSITY, SACRIFICE ||  || JEALOUSY
|-
| CHILDREN || BIRTH, FAMILY, YOUTH, PREGNANCY ||   || 
|-
| COASTS || LAKES, OCEANS || BOUNDARIES   || 
|-
| CONSOLATION ||  ||  || MISERY
|-
| COURAGE ||  || VALOR || 
|-
| CRAFTS || CREATION, LABOR, METALS ||  || 
|-
| CREATION || CRAFTS, BIRTH, PREGNANCY, REBIRTH ||  || 
|-
| DANCE || FESTIVALS, MUSIC, REVELRY || ART  || 
|-
| DARKNESS || NIGHT ||  || DAWN, DAY, LIGHT, TWILIGHT, SUN
|-
| DAWN || SUN, TWILIGHT ||  || NIGHT, DAY, DARKNESS
|-
| DAY || LIGHT, SUN ||  || DARKNESS, NIGHT, DAWN, DUSK, <BR>DREAMS, NIGHTMARES, TWILIGHT
|-
| DEATH || BLIGHT, DISEASE, MURDER, REBIRTH, SUICIDE, WAR ||  || HEALING, LONGEVITY, YOUTH
|-
| DEFORMITY || DISEASE ||  || BEAUTY
|-
| DEPRAVITY || LUST ||  || LAWS
|-
| DISCIPLINE || LAWS, ORDER ||  || CHAOS
|-
| DISEASE || BLIGHT, DEATH, DEFORMITY ||  || BEAUTY, HEALING
|-
| DREAMS || NIGHT, NIGHTMARES ||  || DAY
|-
| DUSK || TWILIGHT ||  || NIGHT, DAY
|-
| DUTY || ORDER ||  || 
|-
| EARTH || CAVERNS, MOUNTAINS, VOLCANOS || METALS, MINERALS, SALT || 
|-
| FAMILY || BIRTH, CHILDREN, MARRIAGE, PREGNANCY ||  || 
|-
| FAME || RUMORS ||  || SILENCE
|-
| FATE ||  ||  || LUCK
|-
| FERTILITY || AGRICULTURE, FOOD, RAIN ||  || BLIGHT
|-
| FESTIVALS || DANCE, MUSIC, REVELRY, SONG ||  || MISERY
|-
| FIRE || METALS, SUN, VOLCANOS ||  || WATER, OCEANS, LAKES, RIVERS
|-
| FISH || OCEANS, LAKES, RIVERS, WATER || NATURE, ANIMALS  || 
|-
| FISHING || FISH, HUNTING ||  || 
|-
| FOOD || AGRICULTURE, FERTILITY ||  || BLIGHT
|-
| FORGIVENESS || MERCY ||  || REVENGE
|-
| FORTRESSES || WAR ||  || 
|-
| FREEDOM ||  ||  || ORDER
|-
| GAMBLING || GAMES, LUCK ||  || 
|-
| GAMES || GAMBLING, LUCK ||  || 
|-
| GENEROSITY || CHARITY, SACRIFICE ||  || 
|-
| HAPPINESS || REVELRY ||  || MISERY
|-
| HEALING ||  ||  || DISEASE, BLIGHT, DEATH
|-
| HOSPITALITY ||  ||  || 
|-
| HUNTING || FISHING ||  || 
|-
| INSPIRATION || ART, PAINTING, POETRY ||  || 
|-
| JEALOUSY ||  ||  || CHARITY
|-
| JEWELS || MINERALS, WEALTH ||  || 
|-
| JUSTICE || LAWS ||  || 
|-
| LABOR || CRAFTS ||  || 
|-
| LAKES || COASTS, FISH, OCEANS, RIVERS || WATER || FIRE
|-
| LAWS || DISCIPLINE, JUSTICE, OATHS, ORDER ||  || CHAOS, DEPRAVITY, MURDER, THEFT
|-
| LIES || TREACHERY, TRICKERY ||  || TRUTH
|-
| LIGHT || DAY, RAINBOWS, SUN ||  || DARKNESS, TWILIGHT
|-
| LIGHTNING || RAIN, STORMS, THUNDER || WEATHER 
|-
| LONGEVITY || YOUTH ||  || DEATH
|-
| LOVE ||  ||  || 
|-
| LOYALTY || OATHS ||  || TREACHERY
|-
| LUCK || GAMBLING, GAMES ||  || FATE
|-
| LUST || DEPRAVITY ||  || 
|-
| MARRIAGE || BIRTH, FAMILY, OATHS, PREGNANCY ||  || 
|-
| MERCY || FORGIVENESS ||  || REVENGE
|-
| METALS || CRAFTS, FIRE, MINERALS || EARTH  || 
|-
| MINERALS || JEWELS, METALS || EARTH  || 
|-
| MISERY || TORTURE ||  || CONSOLATION, FESTIVALS, <BR>REVELRY, HAPPINESS
|-
| MIST ||  ||  || 
|-
| MOON || NIGHT, SKY ||  || 
|-
| MOUNTAINS || CAVERNS, EARTH, VOLCANOS ||  || 
|-
| MUCK ||  ||  || BEAUTY
|-
| MURDER || DEATH ||  || LAWS
|-
| MUSIC || DANCE, FESTIVALS, REVELRY, SONG || ART || SILENCE
|-
| NATURE || RAIN, SUN, WATER, WEATHER || ANIMALS, FISH, PLANTS, TREES || 
|-
| NIGHT || DARKNESS, DREAMS, MOON, NIGHTMARES, STARS ||  || DAY, DAWN, DUSK, TWILIGHT
|-
| NIGHTMARES || DREAMS, NIGHT ||  || DAY
|-
| OATHS || LAWS, LOYALTY, MARRIAGE ||  || TREACHERY
|-
| OCEANS || COASTS, FISH, LAKES, RIVERS, SALT || WATER || FIRE
|-
| ORDER || DISCIPLINE, DUTY, LAWS ||  || CHAOS, FREEDOM
|-
| PAINTING || INSPIRATION || ART  || 
|-
| PEACE ||  ||  || 
|-
| PERSUASION || POETRY, SPEECH ||  || 
|-
| PLANTS || ANIMALS, RAIN || NATURE  || 
|-
| POETRY || INSPIRATION, PERSUASION, SONG, WRITING || ART  || 
|-
| PREGNANCY || BIRTH, CHILDREN, CREATION, FAMILY, MARRIAGE ||  || 
|-
| RAIN || AGRICULTURE, FERTILITY, LIGHTNING, NATURE, PLANTS, <BR>RAINBOWS, STORMS, THUNDER, TREES || WATER, WEATHER  || 
|-
| RAINBOWS || LIGHT, RAIN, SKY || WEATHER  || 
|-
| REBIRTH || BIRTH, CREATION, DEATH ||   || 
|-
| REVELRY || DANCE, FESTIVALS, HAPPINESS, MUSIC, SONG ||  || MISERY
|-
| REVENGE ||  ||  || FORGIVENESS, MERCY
|-
| RIVERS || FISH, LAKES, OCEANS || WATER || FIRE
|-
| RULERSHIP ||  ||  || 
|-
| RUMORS || FAME ||  || 
|-
| SACRIFICE || CHARITY, GENEROSITY ||  || WEALTH
|-
| SALT || OCEANS || EARTH  || 
|-
| SCHOLARSHIP || WISDOM, WRITING ||  || 
|-
| SEASONS ||  ||  || 
|-
| SILENCE ||  ||  || FAME, MUSIC
|-
| SKY || MOON, RAINBOWS, SUN, STARS, WEATHER, WIND ||   || 
|-
| SONG || FESTIVALS, MUSIC, POETRY, REVELRY || ART  || 
|-
| SPEECH || PERSUASION ||  || 
|-
| STARS || NIGHT, SKY ||  || 
|-
| STORMS || LIGHTNING, RAIN, THUNDER || WEATHER  || 
|-
| STRENGTH ||  ||  || 
|-
| SUICIDE || DEATH ||  || 
|-
| SUN || DAWN, DAY, FIRE, LIGHT, NATURE, SKY ||  || DARKNESS
|-
| THEFT ||  ||  || LAWS, TRADE
|-
| THRALLDOM ||  ||  || 
|-
| THUNDER || LIGHTNING, RAIN, STORMS || WEATHER  || 
|-
| TORTURE || MISERY ||  || 
|-
| TRADE || WEALTH ||  || THEFT
|-
| TRAVELERS ||  ||  || 
|-
| TREACHERY || LIES, TRICKERY ||  || LOYALTY, OATHS
|-
| TREES || RAIN || NATURE, PLANTS  || 
|-
| TRICKERY || LIES, TREACHERY ||  || TRUTH
|-
| TRUTH ||  ||  || LIES, TRICKERY
|-
| TWILIGHT || DAWN, DUSK ||  || LIGHT, DARKNESS, DAY, NIGHT
|-
| VALOR || WAR || COURAGE  || 
|-
| VICTORY || WAR ||  || 
|-
| VOLCANOS || EARTH, FIRE, MOUNTAINS ||  || 
|-
| WAR || CHAOS, DEATH, FORTRESSES, VALOR, VICTORY ||  || 
|-
| WATER || FISH, NATURE || LAKES, OCEANS, RIVERS, RAIN || FIRE
|-
| WEALTH || JEWELS, TRADE ||  || SACRIFICE
|-
| WEATHER || NATURE, SKY || LIGHTNING, RAIN, RAINBOWS, <BR>STORMS, THUNDER, WIND || 
|-
| WIND || SKY || WEATHER  || 
|-
| WISDOM || SCHOLARSHIP ||  || 
|-
| WRITING || POETRY, SCHOLARSHIP ||  || 
|-
| YOUTH || BIRTH, CHILDREN, LONGEVITY ||  || DEATH
|}