Divine Mana

Divine mana is human red mana harvested, stabilized, and redistributed by the Partage. It is not a third biological color. Its golden appearance marks Archon's transformation of the power, not another inheritance carried by human bodies.

Harvest and Transformation

The Partage takes blood, spell slots, and caster level from a human source. Consecrated water carries the harvest to Archon or a center of the network, where blood and impurities are removed and the remaining power is transformed. The Partage creates no mana: every gift it grants was taken elsewhere.

First Partage performs this exchange through a local circuit. Partage turns the Ark's waters into a network that harvests and redistributes power across a civilization. Their spell entries define the ordeal of the source and the limits of each operation.

A Distributed Source

A Cleric's divine caster level is granted by the Partage rather than produced by an attribute. Distance, damaged waterways, isolation, abjuration, and the destruction of consecrated water can weaken or sever that gift. Rank and proximity to the network govern how much power is offered; the recipient's Charisma governs how much can be borne.

The divine reserve is especially stable:

Slots = 6 per spell level + ½ Intelligence.

Unless a spell says otherwise, divine slots recover through ordinary rest. The Cleric of Archon chapter defines divine caster level, ranks, spell mastery, and the class's complete progression.

Liturgies

Divine formulas are precise liturgies rather than the complex visualizations of Cerberan sorcery. This makes them easier to reproduce, but their catalog is narrower. It began with Archon's conjurations, healing, and the operations required by the Partage; Archon and the Censors later converted other spells.

Divine magic heals directly and holds effects more easily than low-level red sorcery. It also depends on an institution. A Cleric can lose access because a distant aqueduct was destroyed, a Censor withdrew the gift, or the Partage itself ceased to function. The history and social cost of that network belong to The Ark.

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