     === Melkor Bauglir ===

    Melkor Bauglir is Morgoth, the Dark Enemy. He once was the most powerful
    of the Valar. His most faithful followers are those of the class Dark Priest.

    The benefits of Worshipping Melkor Bauglir
     1. As you increase your piety, Melkor will grant boosts to your strength,
        constitution and charisma and will decrease intelligence and wisdom.
     2. As a follower of Melkor you are resistant to fire.
     3. If you are praying, Melkor may make you invisible and immune to fire.
     4. If you are praying, Melkor may cast Curse on your foes when you melee them.
     5. If you are praying, Melkor likes it when you kill monsters.
     6. If you are praying, Melkor *likes* it when you kill monsters that are
        aligned with good.
     7. Melkor likes the sacrifice of corpses and books at his altars.
     8. Melkor likes the permanent sacrifice of your own health at his altars.
     9. Melkor hates elves.
    10. Melkor grants access to the Udun school of magic.
    11. Melkor can summon undead and demons to help you when your life goes down.

    The disadvantages of Worshipping Melkor Bauglir
    1. Your piety decreases with time.
    2. Your piety decreases with time even more if you are praying.
    3. He will completely abandon you if you destroy The One Ring.
    Melkor Bauglir's Magic
    Worshipping Melkor Bauglir gives the adventurer access to a set of special
    spells that come directly from the hands of Melkor. These spells use your piety
    to cast rather than your spellpoints, and the level of spells that Melkor will
    permit you to use is determined by your Prayer skill - how skillful you are
    in asking for his help without offending him!

    There is a special book - called the "Corrupted Tome of Melkor" which
    contains instructions for the procedure for each of the prayers Melkor will
    grant. There are three prayers all told, which are:
    1. Curse (Level 1)
       It curses a monster, reducing its melee power
       At level 5 it can be auto-casted (with no piety cost) while fighting
       At level 15 it also reduces armor
       At level 25 it also reduces speed
       At level 35 it also reduces max life (but it is never fatal)
    2. Corpse Explosion (Level 10)
       It makes corpses in an area around you explode for a percent of their hit
       points as damage
    3. Mind Steal (Level 20)
       It allows your spirit to temporarily leave your own body, which will
       be vulnerable, to control one of your enemies body

    Each of these spells can be increased in level both by improving your Prayer
    skill, and by improving your Spell-power skill.

    In addition to his specific magic, Melkor will also assist with your ability to
    use some magic from the "standard" schools, in relation to how skilled you
    are at Prayer. This school is as follows:
        Mind School at 1/3 the Prayer skill level.

    Melkor also grants all of his followers access to the Udun school of magic,
    but only powerful mages are able to cast all of its spells.

    The spells from these schools are all cast using your normal spellpoints.