Outer Disciples are Mortal characters that have not passed the Foundation stage of their Cultivation. Without Promotion, these individuals do not possess any internal Qi, Inspiration, or ability to perform the common tasks of Inner Disciples such as crafting Artifacts, Alchemy, and visiting areas of the World Map through Adventures.
Work[]
Outer Disciples perform simple Tasks within a player's Sect. Their Five Attributes, Backgrounds and Skill Level determine their ability to perform Skills as well as the quality or yield of produced Items. Inner Disciples are unable to perform these tasks, making it highly recommended to have at least one Outer Disciple.
Promotion[]
An Outer Disciple immediately transforms into an Inner Disciple after finishing their Foundation. Their skills are transformed and transferred into inner disciples ones, depending of the type of cultivation they promoted with. It is at this stage that they must choose a Law to practice, which for Xiandao Cultivators determines what Element their cultivation is associated with, and how their cultivation will progress. An Outer Disciple can only choose between the Laws unlocked by the Sect. Laws will be better or worse suited to a character based on their Five Attributes.
Dissatisfaction[]
In certain circumstances, Outer Disciples may grow dissatisfied with the sect[1]. This is caused by being victim to or witnessing an Evil Miracle being cast[2], or by witnessing other Outer Disciples defecting. Dissatisfaction takes the form of a Moodlet stacking up to 10 times:
| Title | Value | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unhappy | -4 per stack (-40 max) | 6,000s (10 days) | I'm not so satisfied with the way things are... |
The events adding Dissatisfaction depend on their relationship with the victim (or being the victim themselves). Dissatisfaction is measured by stacks to the "Unhappy" Moodlet. When the Moodlet expires, Dissatisfaction is reset to zero.
| Miracles | Dissatisfaction | Relationship | Moodlet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Title | Description | |||
| 1 | None / Enemy | -8 | Witness to a Terrifying Experience | I witnessed something terrifying happen to [TXT]. | |
| 3 | Friend | -15 | Feeling Bad for a Friend | I'm quite worried after seeing such a terrifying experience happen to my friend, [TXT]. | |
| 4 | Family | -15 | Feeling Bad for a Family Member | I witnessed something terrible happen to my [TXT]... How could this happen? | |
| 4 | Self | -25 | Terrifying Experience | How could he have treated me like that? | |
| 5 | Lover / Crush | -20 | Feeling Bad for a Lover | I'm quite worried after seeing such a terrifying experience happen to my friend, [TXT]. | |
| 2 | None / Enemy | -8 | Witness to a Terrifying Experience | I witnessed something terrifying happen to [TXT]. | |
| 6 | Friend | -15 | Feeling Bad for a Friend | I'm quite worried after seeing such a terrifying experience happen to my friend, [TXT]. | |
| 8 | Family | -15 | Feeling Bad for a Family Member | I witnessed something terrible happen to my [TXT]... How could this happen? | |
| 10 | Lover / Crush | -20 | Feeling Bad for a Lover | I'm quite worried after seeing such a terrifying experience happen to my friend, [TXT]. | |
| 10 | Self | -25 | Terrifying Experience | How could he have treated me like that? | |
Defection[]
Upon reaching 10 points of Dissatisfaction through the "Unhappy" moodlet reaching the maximum stack of 10, the Outer Disciple decides to leave randomly in the future[3]. Once that point is reached it is not possible to change their mind. Each second during a "Sleep" hour in the Work Schedule Planner, there's a 0.5% chance the disciple leaves[4].
This removes the disciple from the sect, lowers your sect's Reputation by 50, and also increases Dissatisfaction for the other members of your sect and gives them an additional Moodlet, depending on their relationship with the defector. It may therefore be beneficial to either expel or kill the dissatisfied Outer Disciple prior to their Defection triggering, in order to prevent further Defections:
| Relationship | Dissatisfaction | Moodlet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Title | Description | ||
| Family | 15 | -25 | Family Member has Defected | My [TXT] has defected from the Sect, why...? |
| Lover / Crush | 15 | -25 | Lover's Defection | My [TXT] has defected from the Sect, why...? |
| Friend | 10 | -15 | A Friend has Defected | My [TXT] has defected from the Sect, why...? |
| None | 1 | -8 | Defector | Someone has defected from the Sect... |
| Enemy | 0 | 15 | Enemy's Defection | [TXT] ran off? Looks like a hint was finally taken. |