Cheibriados the Contemplative

''Cheibriados is a god who meditates on the mystery of time. Those who choose to follow this deity's path will learn to eschew unnecessary haste, slow down both themselves and others, and hurt those who refuse to slow down. Especially devout followers may even temporarily abandon the flow of time and its needless disturbances.''

Cheibriados the Contemplative is a God in Dungeon Crawl.

Cheibriados is the Slow God. To gain piety with Cheibriados, followers must kill creatures that are faster than themselves and lose piety by speeding themselves up. Followers have their metabolism lowered (allowing them to eat less often), are given the ability to slow their opponents, and eventually slow time.

Players often avoid using Cheibriados as the slow placed upon them makes a single misstep far more punishing than if they had picked a different god. However, Chei grants huge stat boosts and the ability to Slouch, which means that smart players can cover their weaknesses while taking advantage of his powerful gifts.

Abilities

 * Bend Time - A reliable Area of Effect slow.
 * Temporal Distortion - makes monsters skip ahead of time.
 * Slouch - an incredibly powerful area of effect move that deals damage to all enemies in Line of Sight depending on their speed (in relation to the caster). This costs a LOT of piety, and should only be used as a panic button or if the situation is very profitable (for example, in a room full of hasted Elves).
 * Step from Time - Moves the player out of time, causing time to move forward. Monsters may wander off and even fall asleep.

In-Game Description
''Followers of Cheibriados move more slowly as they gain favour, and are rewarded for killing creatures who are faster than they are. Moving too quickly or using magically hastened weapons is frowned upon. Cheibriados rewards the faithful with a slowed metabolism, the power to slow other creatures, the power to distort the flow of time, the power to harm those who move more quickly than they do, and, finally, the ability to step out of the flow of time entirely.''