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This is a priest-only command.  It consecrates an item to your deity, so it can be used for things such as [[Remember Place]] and [[Divine Guard]]/[[Divine Sentinel]]. This has to be done at the High altar of your deity (although Hattites can use any high altar), and you will also need to be within [[alignment]]. It takes 50gps to consecrate an item, and you need to have at least 150 bonus in [[faith.rituals.special]] to have a chance of success. The command itself is learned at guild level 50.

[[Faith rods]] must be consecrated to your deity before you can use them.  However, unless all rituals in a rod are imprinted, consecrating it will make them disappear.

==Failures==
You need to have [[pray]]ed enough, and recently enough, to do this.  This is what's going on when you get a result like this:
{{Prebox|You begin to perform the ceremony of consecration.
You attempt to contact Gapp but His attention seems to be elsewhere.}}

A failure due to lack of skill, on the other hand, looks like this:
{{Prebox|You begin to perform the ceremony of consecration.
You clear your mind and focus on the glory of Sek.
<br>You attempt to consecrate the pair of baggy trousers but Sek seems to be far away.}}

It's also impossible to consecrate certain items.  [[Holy relic]]s and the ''wearable'' versions of [[holy symbol]]s can't be consecrated (attempting to do so, however, will still use up gp).
{{Prebox|The relic shivers but refuses to budge, its condensed belief too strong to alter with a blessing.}}

Living things can't be consecrated, either.  Attempting to uses no gp.
{{Prebox|The scruffy tabby cat struggles and manages to avoid being consecrated.}}

Finally, of course, you won't be able to consecrate something if it's either already consecrated to your deity, or if it's consecrated generically.
{{Prebox|Your small block of holy incense (consecrated) has already been consecrated to Sandelfon.}}

==See also==
*[[See Consecration]]

[[Category:Commands]]