Favor of the Gods

The Favor of the Gods refers to the Gods of Tyria focusing their attention on the game world in which you are playing. There are five territories in the game right now: North America, Europe, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan/Macao/Hong Kong. The Favor of the Gods shifts from one territory to another based on their prowess in PvP battle against each other.

What does it mean?
In game terms, if your territory has the Favor of the Gods, you will be able to interact with the avatars of these gods (accessible through the god's statue) in the game:
 * In cities and outposts, this means you will be able to speak to the avatar of a god. In some cases, these avatars have quests to offer such as the Avatar of Dwayna in Sardelac Sanitarium and Druid's Overlook.
 * In explorable areas, this means you will be able to speak to an avatar of a god and make an offering. Making an offering will enable you to get blessings from the gods.
 * Most importantly though, in the Temple of the Ages, speaking to an avatar and making an offering will take you to the Realms of the Gods. These realms offer a wealth of experience and great loot.

What does it look like?
There are a few ways to tell if your territory has the Favor of the Gods:
 * If you have the Temple of the Ages or Hero's Ascent on your map, then travel to either. Upon entering, a green note on your chat window will inform you which territory has the favor.
 * If you keep an eye on your chat window at any time (in outposts or adventuring) you will see occassional green-colored announcements about which territory has succeeded in taking the favor, is about to take it or has maintained it.
 * If you go to any place that has a statue of one of the gods, you will see that the statue is either alive or dim.

Note: If your territory has the favor according to these indicators but you do not see an avatar or minion next to the statue, then step towards the statue and type: "/kneel". This will cause the avatar to appear.

How do I get it?
The Favor of the Gods is only obtained by winning battles in the Hall of Heroes. A territory must win five times in a row in the Hall of Heroes in order to shift the Favor to itself.

What if I lose it?
The Favor of the gods is only lost after the 5th win of another territory. During the span of the 5 victories, the territory that has the favor maintains it.

Whenever the Favor is taken away from your territory and you are near a statue of a god, you will hear a loud crack and the statue will go back to its dim state.

If you are in one of the Realms of the Gods and the Favor is taken away, you will not be thrown out of that realm. You will be able to continue exploring until you leave or your party is wiped out.