Favor of the Gods

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The Favour 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: America, Europe, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan/Macao/Hong Kong. The Favour 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 Favour 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 towns 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 (NPC) 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.
 * It has been suggested that Favour affects drop rate of loot, although this is currently unproven.
 * Most importantly though, in the Temple of the Ages, Zin Ku Corridor and Chantry of Secrets, 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.

Note: If your territory has the Favour of the Gods but you do not see an avatar next to the statue, step near the statue and type /kneel. This summons the Avatar of that god.

What does it look like?
There are a few ways to tell if your territory has the Favour of the Gods:
 * If you have the Temple of the Ages, Zin Ku Corridor, Chantry of Secrets or Heroes' Ascent on your map, travel to any one. Upon entering those areas, a green note on your chat window informs you which territory has the favour.
 * 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 favour, is about to take it or has maintained it, based on what region the winning team in Hall of Heroes is from.
 * If you go to any place that has a statue of one of the gods, you can tell from the appearance of the statue. For a description of how each statue looks with and without favour as well as screen shots, see the article: God's statue.

How do I get it?
The Favour 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 Favour to itself.

What if I lose it?
The Favour of the gods is only lost after the 5th consecutive win of another territory. During the span of the 5 victories, the territory that has the favour maintains it. If two other territories take turns defeating each other, then even if your territory has not had a single victory for over 10 battles, your territory will still not lose Favour.

Whenever the Favour 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 Favour 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.