val’Cessari and religious sects

Will double check, but generally no. Sects aren’t based on individual temple but on pantheons (or interpretations of pantheons). If you are Mother Church you should still be safe from Mother Church casters even if many would raise eyebrows if you started telling stories oh Liani. The Mother Church still has stories about the Gentlest Member of the Pantheon which was eaten by Umor.

Hello,

Liani is indeed part of the Pantheon and is looked upon as a victim/martyr who was destroyed by the abomination of the Other/One Who Must Not be Named (Umor is what the elorii called him).

As such, she is known but not really venerated by the Mother Church, i.e. no priests are tasked with spreading Her word, except for the High Holiday known as “Ascendere” or the Festival of the One Thousand Victories, where the triumph of the Pantheon over the Other and the elorii gods as well the ascendency of Man over Arcanis (slightly an over exaggeration, but you know…)

So in other words, no – smite or that type of Cant would not affect val’Cessari.

Further question (similar to the Ghost Scale issue).

What is the Favoured Skill, Weapon and Armour of Lianna? And are Devout talents available?

Also does Divine Spell Casting have the same ‘redirection’ that elemental Elorii are forced to use? Or is DSC right out for Lianna?

My guess is that none of those are applicable because, despite being part of the Pantheon, she is not worshipped since she is “dead”. (The quotes are because Henry is a tricksy man with who knows what stories tucked inside his devious mind). Thus, the church would not develop favored weapons, armor, or specific cants for her worship.

Agreed.

Also remember that that the Mother Church and its derivatives (Khitani, Canceri, M.O.C.) all stem from the convocation of the divine where the individual temples did a partial reintegration within the refereeing of the Mother Church authority. There would have been no Temple to Liani so there is no favored skill or armor proficiency.