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You are free to go that route if you like, but you do not have to. I would rather give everyone maximum freedom when it comes to abilities.
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[@SavOrhchid]

Here's an edit to this, since I forgot about this when I wrote my response this morning. Your powers should be based on/inspired by your emotional bond more than anything, such as a teacher/student relationship in which the teacher is a support mage who buffs up the student. You are free to take the gods into account, but they are more of a religious backdrop than anything. The emotional bond matters more for character power stuff.