Test of Ritual Mummification

The Test of Ritual Mummification
(Test - Worship)
Level Required
	Level 12 and Perfuming skill
Demonstration
	Demonstrated by Eugenius on July 3, 2018


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Assist the Scientists at the Great University of Worship in the care of the recently deceased. Form a ritual group to prepare the body for the afterlife physically and spiritually and lay them to rest in a sanctified Ka Tomb.

Test Description

Form a ritual group with 3 other priest. The lead priest may obtain a cadaver from the Great University of worship and each Priest then helps to prepare the body for the afterlife. After preparations are approved by the university mortician, each Priest will then be given part of the burial ritual. Each priest must perform the entire ritual in the correct order at the specified altar to prepare the spirit for the afterlife. Finally the deceased is laid to rest in a sanctified Ka Tomb. Complete 7 rituals to advance.

Principles

Physically and spiritually prepare the recently deceased for the afterlife.

Create some Embalming Fluid
Weave a bandage on a loom
Perform one full ritual (does not require a Ka Tomb which has passed the test)

Test Details

(Note, this is being assembled from memory, by a player who last participated in the test about 6 months ago. Please edit for accuracy, thank you! Peacefulness)

Part One: Preparing the Cadaver for Burial

All participants must have started the Test of Ritual Mummification at a University of Worship.
Priest 1 starts a group. Priests 2-4 click on Priest 1 to join. The order in which they are accepted determines which priest they are.
Priest 1 requests a cadaver at the University of Worship. At this time, they will receive a pop-up with the details of the four steps that need to be completed to prepare the cadaver for burial. This is a good time to evaluate whether the specific materials are available, before they return to camp with the cadaver. Through their test menu, Priest 1 treats the cadaver with up to 100 db of salt and passes it to Priest 2.
Priest 2 embalms the cadaver through their test menu. The embalming fluid is made from three specific ingredients, at a Kitchen, under its Recipes menu. It takes 10 minutes to cook. After embalming the cadaver they hand it to Priest 3.
Priest 3 scents the cadaver with one db of Simple Perfume. It is made from a specific citrus, at a Kitchen, through its Recipes menu and takes 10 minutes to cook. Once the cadaver is perfumed, they pass it to Priest 4.
Priest 4 wraps the cadaver, through their test menu, using up to 20 Bandages. Each bandage is made from 5,000 thread at a loom. Then Priest 4 passes it back to Priest 1.
Priest 1 returns to the University of Worship with the mummified cadaver and presents it to the Scientists for approval. If all steps have been done exactly as prescribed, the group will be given the details of the ritual to be completed for part two of the test.

Part Two: The Ritual

In their test menu, each priest in the group will receive one part of a four-part ritual. The group must figure out what order the parts need to be done in. Generally, Priest 1 does the "experimenting" and then Priest 2 does all four parts, followed by Priest 3 doing all four parts, and finally Priest 4 doing all four parts.

First, the group must gather the needed materials, and then meet at a specified common altar to perform the ritual. They will need:

The four prayers, exactly as stated in their instructions. Some groups find it helpful to build four common signs at the altar. The priest with the prayers will carefully type one prayer on each sign, and then each priest can copy the sign text to their clipboard and paste it into Main at the appropriate time.
The materials to build one Spirit Brasier at the common altar, plus at least 20 db of the Spirits required. Extra Spirits are recommended, if possible.
Four sets of sacrificial items. The test can call for almost any items that a player can carry in their inventory.
Four pieces of incense (preferably more), at or above the quality called for, and with certain attributes.

When determining the proper order of the four steps, some strategy can be used. Priest 1 must receive a flyaway after each step before Priest 2 starts.

Figure out what the first step of the ritual needs to be. After completing the first step, there will be a flyaway. It can sometimes be delayed, so give it time.
- Start with the prayer. Check every part of it carefully. It must be accurate in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and spaces.
- If there is no flyaway after the prayer, then try to sacrifice the item by clicking on the altar. If the Sacrifice is step one, it will be removed from inventory. If it is still in inventory, then something else needs to be done first.

Demonstration

Test of Ka needs to be opened.
To open the Test of Ritual Mummification you require:

5000 Thread
100 Oil
10 Ink
10 Lime
10 Ash
10 Royal Jelly
1 of each Spirit type, any quality (Rock, Wood, Worm, Grain, Grass, Fruit, Vegetable, Mineral, Fish)
10 Any incense
100 Salt
10 Any Perfume

Attempts at starting the test of Ritual Mummification:

Level 20 player, Initiate of Worship. "You do not possess the necessary skills to start the Test of Ritual Mummification."
Level 20 player, Initiate of Worship, has Ritual Item Construction (level 1). "You do not possess the necessary skills to start the Test of Ritual Mummification."
Level 20 player, Initiate of Worship, has Ritual Item Construction (level 1), has learned Perfuming: Test started successfully.

The Tale 7 wiki states that a player needs to be at least Level 12 and know the perfuming technology. This is consistent with the above attempts at starting the test in Tale 8.