Thank you very much for all the supplemental material! This helped us out a lot with informing our decision. Unfortunately, after sorting through everything, we must conclude that what you've submitted does not qualify for a rise to Fog's tier 3.
First of all, we do want to acknowledge that a lot of work went into this. It's very clear that you gave it your all, and we applaud it. This was a delightful player event that got a lot of engagement. For that reason, we highly encourage you to link this feast once again when aiming for the Priest tier in the future. As we've said before, for the rise to Priest, cumulative actions will become very important.
Now, to explain why it does not work for this tier. As we have told you in the past, to qualify for tier 3, the Fog would like to see her followers get their hands dirty. And we mean dirty. The character must be the one to take the initiative, and it must be for the Fog, not for personal gain or revenge. This latter bit means that already, we must disqualify Maya leading the charge against the Vandarans and using her powers on them, because, as she states in the IC log, this action was not taken for the Fog, it was taken to protect Merain and the humans living in it (who the Fog does not care about).
This means we must instead turn our attention to the feast itself- which was indeed dedicated to the Fog- and the actions taken within. While we can give you a more detailed list if you ask for it, the short version is that the impression we got is this: the angle the feast took in practice was fostering harmony, maternal (protective) feelings and monster-human mutual benefit. We have stated clearly what the Fog rewards, and the direction taken in the IC log is not in line with it. The intent of the character who wishes to tier up plays a very important part here, not just the results as seen through the eyes of others. It's important to keep in mind that there is no nice way to rise in either god's ranks, but the Fog especially calls for open intimidation and fear in Her name, with no way to say "it's for the greater good, the harm was morally justified." Again, we can give you more detail about why the feast didn't meet the requirements if you desire, but the best advice we can give you is to have Maya bare her teeth more- not for the sake of Merain, but for the Fog and her desire to see humanity suffer. In a nutshell, the Fog loves her children, but she hates humans more, and human misery is more important to her than monster comfort. She won't punish comforting monsters, but she rewards terrorizing humans.
As an additional note, because we feel the need to clarify: the impressions of other player characters do not count towards tier ups. How they feel about this is not relevant. What is relevant is how Maya herself feels about their impressions. If indeed her friends are drifting away from her, then we would like to see Maya herself acknowledge this loss, this sacrifice, this need to put the Fog above those she was once close to.
We hope this helps you, and we truly do want to encourage you to keep trying. We think Maya would make a wonderful tier 3 (and above) Fog follower, and in recognition of your hard work we have offered far more specific guidance to you than is our usual practice! We truly do want to see her, and you, succeed. However, it must be done in accordance with the Fog's core goals and beliefs. She does not want peace, she wants misery, and she rewards harming and frightening humans, living without needing them or their conventional rules, and acting impulsively and violently against them.
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First of all, we do want to acknowledge that a lot of work went into this. It's very clear that you gave it your all, and we applaud it. This was a delightful player event that got a lot of engagement. For that reason, we highly encourage you to link this feast once again when aiming for the Priest tier in the future. As we've said before, for the rise to Priest, cumulative actions will become very important.
Now, to explain why it does not work for this tier. As we have told you in the past, to qualify for tier 3, the Fog would like to see her followers get their hands dirty. And we mean dirty. The character must be the one to take the initiative, and it must be for the Fog, not for personal gain or revenge. This latter bit means that already, we must disqualify Maya leading the charge against the Vandarans and using her powers on them, because, as she states in the IC log, this action was not taken for the Fog, it was taken to protect Merain and the humans living in it (who the Fog does not care about).
This means we must instead turn our attention to the feast itself- which was indeed dedicated to the Fog- and the actions taken within. While we can give you a more detailed list if you ask for it, the short version is that the impression we got is this: the angle the feast took in practice was fostering harmony, maternal (protective) feelings and monster-human mutual benefit. We have stated clearly what the Fog rewards, and the direction taken in the IC log is not in line with it. The intent of the character who wishes to tier up plays a very important part here, not just the results as seen through the eyes of others. It's important to keep in mind that there is no nice way to rise in either god's ranks, but the Fog especially calls for open intimidation and fear in Her name, with no way to say "it's for the greater good, the harm was morally justified." Again, we can give you more detail about why the feast didn't meet the requirements if you desire, but the best advice we can give you is to have Maya bare her teeth more- not for the sake of Merain, but for the Fog and her desire to see humanity suffer. In a nutshell, the Fog loves her children, but she hates humans more, and human misery is more important to her than monster comfort. She won't punish comforting monsters, but she rewards terrorizing humans.
As an additional note, because we feel the need to clarify: the impressions of other player characters do not count towards tier ups. How they feel about this is not relevant. What is relevant is how Maya herself feels about their impressions. If indeed her friends are drifting away from her, then we would like to see Maya herself acknowledge this loss, this sacrifice, this need to put the Fog above those she was once close to.
We hope this helps you, and we truly do want to encourage you to keep trying. We think Maya would make a wonderful tier 3 (and above) Fog follower, and in recognition of your hard work we have offered far more specific guidance to you than is our usual practice! We truly do want to see her, and you, succeed. However, it must be done in accordance with the Fog's core goals and beliefs. She does not want peace, she wants misery, and she rewards harming and frightening humans, living without needing them or their conventional rules, and acting impulsively and violently against them.