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 three territories in the game right now: America, Korea and Europe. 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 (or minions) of these gods (found by their statues) 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 a morale boost or increase your health and energy regenration.
 * 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 been to the Temple of the Ages or the Tomb of the Primeval Kings, 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:
 * The statue of Dwayna will either be erect with water running between its pieces or will be a pile of rubble.
 * The statue of Balthazar will be burning with flame if your territory holds the Favor, otherwise it will be just stone.
 * The statue of Grenth will have white mist flowing from it or it will be a regular stone statue.
 * The statue of Melandru (a tree) will have water flowing through it or will be dead without water.
 * The statue of Lyssa will have a golden light (with glittering sparks falling) at the base and her figure will be lit with a white light. Without the favor, the statue will be dim and there will be thorns engulfing her figure.

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 six 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 sixth win of another territory. During the span of the six 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.