Tempus

Characteristics

• Theme: War
• Prefers: Wolves
• Despises: Giants
• Class Restrictions: Barbarians & Warriors Only.

Tempus, somewhat like Grishnakh, stands apart from the rest of the Deity system.

• Tempus was created in 2006 in lieu of the Barbarian class, and was initially Barbarian-Only. (See: news 597)
  • In 2014 Tempus was expanded to allow Warriors as well. (See: news 1017)
  • A month later, the Tempuran Slash skill was added (See: news 1022)
• As such, he stands apart from the other deities and is not related to their systems.
  • There is no Deity Mob in the game you can visit
    • As such, you cannot create Renamed Sigils or Super Sigils.
  • There are no Priest mobs

Devotion to Tempus is effectively now tied to the usage of the Tempuran Slash skill.

Benefits

Deity	Sigil Stat (+1)	Max Favor Resist	Max Favor Affect	Mid Favor Affect	Low Favor Affect	Sigil Rename	Super Sigil	Extra Crap
Tempus	Str	Paralysis	Berserker Rage	Fleetfoot	?	None	None

Also, he will cast sanctuary on you if you visit his Likeness at 'loved' favor.

Favor

• Gain Favor: Killing, Killing Giants, Sacrificing Corpses.
• Lose Favor: Using Magic, Flee, Die.

Location & Naos

Destination	Connecting Area	Directions
Likeness	Northern Plains	nw;#2 w;#4 n;e;look painting;op n;n;#28 w;#2 s;#4 e;ne;n
Naos	The Village of Tar'pa Cithm (Barb only)	From Barb Recall: w;#2 n;nw;w;n;nw;#4 n

Notes:

• Tempus himself doesn't technically exist in the game.
  • There is a 'Likeness of Tempus' in Northern Plains that's basssiccaaalllllyyy him, but not really.
  • He will cast sanctuary on you if you visit at 'loved' favor.
• For Barbs, there's a shrine inside the village (northernmost room) that functions as a Naos.

Tempuran Slash

This skill is an attack that requires you to be wielding a long sword type weapon. Note that this means Barbs who want to T-Slash cannot simultaneously Rend.

• This skill is acquired via a quest.
  • Kickoff in The Wilds, Barbarian Village section, at Delmak
  • Requires killing the Basilisk in the Wilds and handing the gem to Delmak.

Dyr's Hot Take

Seems like Tempus is now just used to make Tempuran Slash Warriors. I'm not sure why Warriors are preferred for this over Barbs, but perhaps because Smash sucks so this gives them a bump, whereas Barbs rend is fine on its own.

Anyhow, in my experience Tempuran Slash warriors were far more popular several years ago, in that 2014-2020 era, and I haven't seen any in action on any runs since then. Now that we have Prestige options for Warriors, as well as the Smash Arms making Smash better, it seems Tempuran Slash has lost popularity among the player base.

Personally, I never even bothered with it, cuz I'm fat and lazy.

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