A Divine Quest is an form of Worship that makes an Offering of the Followers service; Often some sort of Pilgrimage is part of this. Materials, time, money, etc. all spent on a quest has no compensation other than in the further glorification of the Divine Principal in who’s name the character quests. Formal quests may stipulate some expected reward by a Principal Entity (divine or not) such as Blessings (Divine Favor), and Elan is automatically accumulated in recognition of the service itself. Incidental improvements to the questors’ life or condition may be promised, such as Community or Institutional recognition and benefits that may be attached, are not guaranteed, whereas in a simple quest they tend to be.
Surging Quest: A Divine Principal may often collect the Elan their followers gain (who willingly give up claim on it) as temporary power in furtherance of a goal or milestone only their power can unlock. These are often based on the portents of prophecy, and have dire or deep ramifications to the setting they are tied to.