When ever you have a God involved, there are bound to be people who worship them. And if there are worshipers, there will be priests. But some priests aren't just there to tell about what their God believes, but feel one with their God, so much so, the God takes them as their Devoted and grants them special powers.
A Devoted is, by default, the head of the order of their God, though more often then not, they do not lead but spread their God's faith by traveling. But if they were to appear at a temple for their God, the Devoted would be greeted with joy and allowed every comfort.
As an example, the Devoted of Aiyana shows their tie to their God in many ways. One is their true and unblemished love to someone. If they are protecting their love or the principles of Aiyana they often will be surrounded by a purplish glow, purple motes, or in the most extreme conditions, iridescent unicorns. They can heal their love with a thought (though not themselves, that's how Aiyana's magic works) and can protect the innocent with shields of magic.
Devoted are given lots of power, along with the ability to live a longer then normal life, but normally they burn out quickly, sometimes to the regret of their God or Goddess. Gods don't always have a Devoted, because they want one who exemplifies their ethos and sometimes that is hard to find even those among their own priests. Also, a God or Goddess may see fit to use the Devoted as an avatar from time to time, which most would find as a blessing. There has been a few Devoted from time to time who have though the Gods were just being a pain in the butt.
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