Sacrifice of the Flesh

Sacrifice of the Flesh
Sacrifice a Follower in the name of the Cult and reap the rewards
Overview
Effect(s)	Sacrifice a Follower to grow your strength and unlock new abilities and weapons. Higher level Followers will be more valuable when sacrificed.
Cost	1 Follower, 75 Bone
Cooldown	7 days
Requires	Unlocked by The One Who Waits
Technical
ID	UpgradeSystem/Ritual_Sacrifice

Sacrifice of the Flesh is a ritual in Cult of the Lamb.

Description

Rituals. Sacrifices a follower in exchange for rewards. -10 Faith, or +20 Faith with "Belief in Sacrifice" trait.

Sacrificing a follower grants three resources: Sermon points, Bone, and Follower Meat. A level 1 follower grants 40% of the sermon bar, with each level granting an additional 20%, and the amount is capped at 100%.

Spoiler Alert! This section contains spoilers of the game. Upon the defeat of The One Who Waits, sacrificing the follower with either the Light or Dark Necklace will allow you to obtain Baal and Aym respectively. However, the follower wearing said necklace cannot be resurrected by this way.

Strategy

On the Afterlife doctrines, two traits benefit sacrifice: the Belief in Sacrifice Trait and the Good Die Young Trait. By applying both doctrines and regularly performing sermons and blessings in order to accumulate high loyalty, one can garner elders with high loyalty that can then be sacrificed for considerable gains while also granting +30 faith, negating any faith penalties of followers with the Against Sacrifice Trait.